New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove May 28, 2026 Biological Systems, Health and Healing Richard Moss is a medical doctor who has been active as a spiritual guide and mentor for the past forty years, since I first met him. He is author of many books including How Shall I Live?, The I That Is We, The Mandala of Being, Inside-Out Healing. Today we will be discussing one of his early books, The Black Butterfly: An Invitation to Radical Aliveness that has recently been published in a new edition. His website is https://richardmoss.com/ Richard reflects on radical aliveness as a direct encounter with presence, love, and the dissolution of the egoic self. He recounts transformative mystical experiences, spontaneous healing phenomena, and the role of fear, suffering, and embodiment in awakening to deeper consciousness. Moss emphasizes that true transformation arises not from seeking external answers, but from surrendering fully to the present moment and learning to meet life with openness, compassion, and courage. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:40 Radical aliveness and spiritual awakening 00:07:32 Healing presence and field consciousness 00:16:34 Death consciousness and the soul 00:22:21 Transformation and ego dissolution 00:29:23 Miraculous healing and spontaneous remission 00:37:11 Perturbation versus transformation 00:43:32 Cancer consciousness and spiritual growth 00:48:17 Fear, inner guidance, and radical presence 00:59:33 Conclusion New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on May 7, 2026)