New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove Jun 15, 2026 Mitch Horowitz is the author of many books on esoterica, spirituality, mysticism and the occult. Among his titles are The Seeker’s Guide to the Secret Teachings of All Ages, The Miracle Club, One Simple Idea, and Occult America. His website is https://mitchhorowitz.com/. He recently wrote an article evaluating the legacy of James Randi that can be viewed at https://boingboing.net/2020/10/26/the…. Here he explains why, in his opinion, the sociologist Marcello Truzzi chose to label The Amazing Randi and others associated with the American “skeptical” movement as “pseudoskeptics”. He sheds light on the parallels between deliberate ignorance of facts in discussions of the paranormal and of politics. He points out how Randi and other “skeptics” have actually stifled scientific investigations into the paranormal. This activity actually resulted in Jeffrey Mishlove’s favorable lawsuit settlement in 1986. Articles about James Randi’s “million dollar challenge” as referenced in this video can be found at: https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/ar…https://www.dailygrail.com/2008/02/th… 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 November 10, 2020)
Category Archives: Mysticism
Platonic Mysticism and Plotinus with Arthur Versluis
New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove Jun 14, 2026 Arthur Versluis is Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. Among his many books are American Gnosis: Political Religion and Transcendence, American Gurus, Magic and Mysticism: An Introduction to Western Esotericism, The New Inquisitions: Heretic-Hunting and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Totalitarianism, Wisdom’s Children: A Christian Esoteric Tradition, American Transcendentalism and Asian Religions, and Alchemical Lightwork: A Guide to Creating Cultures of Light and Spiritual Awakening. He is the editor of JSR: Journal for the Study of Radicalism. He is also the founding president of Hieros, a nonprofit focused on spirituality and cultural renewal. This conversation is based on his book Platonic Mysticism. Arthur discusses the Platonic mystical tradition from Plato through Plotinus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Christian mysticism, and the American Transcendentalists. He explores the contemplative path of realizing truth, the concepts of transcendence, emanation, and the One, while examining how mystical traditions have been marginalized within modern academic culture. Versluis also considers the future of contemplative science and the possibility of integrating ancient wisdom with contemporary approaches to consciousness research. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:06 Platonic mysticism and the eclipse of Plato 00:10:43 Mystery traditions and the roots of neoplatonism 00:16:05 Contemplative practice and the via negativa 00:26:13 Emanation, archetypes and consciousness 00:35:32 Dionysius the Areopagite and Christian mysticism 00:46:07 The eclipse of mysticism in modern academia 00:51:10 Literature, art and the flowering of transcendence 00:58:44 Contemplative science and consciousness studies 01:05:34 Conclusion (Recorded on May 26, 2026)
He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal
Johnathan Bi May 4, 2026 An interview with Jeff Kripal on comparative religion. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr… Companion interviews: Uncovering the CIA’s Secret Weapon: Psychic Spies: • Uncovering the CIA’s Secret Weapon: Psychi… The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: • The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Myst… Timestamps: 00:00 0. Introduction 04:07 1. Against Western Monotheism 33:58 2. Against Eastern Religion 52:50 3. Against Materialism 1:23:11 4. Fraudulent Miracles? 1:31:52 5. Dual Aspect Monism 1:49:47 6. The Historicity of Miracles 1:55:39 7. The Ethics of Mysticism