New Thinking • Mar 18, 2025 Chris Bache, PhD, is professor emeritus in the department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University in Ohio where he taught for 33 years. He is also adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Emeritus Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and on the Advisory Council of Grof Legacy Training. Chris is the author of Lifecycles: Reincarnation and the Web of Life; Dark Night, Early Dawn; The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness; and LSD and the Mind of the Universe: Diamonds from Heaven. His website is chrisbache.com. Chris delves into profound insights gained from his 73 LSD sessions spanning 20 years from 1979-1999. He discusses the shifting perception of psychedelics in society, the need for rigorous and safe protocols, and their potential for transformative, therapeutic, and spiritual uses. He explores themes of cosmic consciousness, the evolution of the collective psyche, and the future of humanity. Ultimately, he asserts that we are part of the divine as a unified single entity, contributing to a larger cosmic project. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:06 Renaissance of psychedelics 00:08:11 Sessions – set and setting 00:15:32 Meditation and contemplative practices 00:24:39 Cycle of death and rebirth 00:27:16 Pain, suffering, and letting go 00:33:28 Death, rebirth, and purification 00:40:10 What is dying? 00:59:17 Diamond Luminosity 01:05:35 The Beloved 01:19:59 Birth of the future human 01:29:11 Stopping LSD sessions 01:33:31 Trusting psychedelic experiences 01:40:19 Conclusion Edited subtitles for this video are available in Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. New Thinking Allowed CoHost, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, is an intuitive healer and health coach based in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the author of Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance With Relationships, Health, and Spirituality. Her website is https://emmyvadnais.com (Recorded on January 9, 2025)