New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove Apr 12, 2026 James Tunney, LLM, is an Irish barrister and author of The Mystery of the Trapped Light: Mystical Thoughts in the Dark Age of Scientism plus The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines for Spiritual Evolution; also TechBondAge: Slavery of the Human Spirit, Human Entrance to Transhumanism: Machine Merger and the End of Humanity, and AI-Govnerveance: Care and Possession in Dustopia. His most recent book is Trotsky vs Jesus: Battle of the AI-Millennium. His website is https://www.jamestunney.com/ James explores the deep mystical roots of the Carmelite Order, tracing its lineage from the prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel through centuries of Christian contemplative practice. He examines key figures such as Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross, highlighting themes like the “dark night of the soul,” divine intimacy, and the interior experience of God. Tunney reveals how Carmelite spirituality integrates discipline, symbolism, and inner transformation into one of the most enduring mystical traditions in the Western world. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:02 Overview of Carmelite mysticism 00:06:06 Mystical foundations and Tunney’s path 00:08:30 Carmelite tradition and western mysticism 00:11:42 Mount Carmel and Elijah symbolism 00:18:13 Interior experience of the divine 00:24:24 Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross 00:28:10 Dark night of the soul explained 00:37:14 Levitation and mystical phenomena 01:12:30 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 March 20, 2026)
