Richard Tarnas Round II -- Neon Galactic -- Episode 99
On this episode of Neon Galactic, I’m joined by my good friend David Stuss, a science educator from Camosun College in British Columbia, and a lifelong experiencer, to interview the brilliant cultural historian, author and astrologer Richard Tarnas, who is returning to the show for a follow-up to our initial conversation last year.Tarnas is the founding director of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Graduate Program at the California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco, and author of two brilliant books that have shaped my thinking around human history, and the nature of reality.“Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View” is a review of human intellectual endeavor in the western world from the ancients up to the 20th Century. “Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of New World View” lays out Tarnas’s argument for the efficacy of archetypal astrology, and plumbs deep history for examples of how those cosmic forces have played out in human society.In this conversation, we discuss the nature of archetypes, whether they’re capable of change, how they relate to human consciousness, and how they impact free will.We also discuss the current moment, and how it’s reflected in astrological conditions, and whether skeptics and experiencers are feasibly made such by their natal charts.Also, considering lessons from non-dual traditions worldwide, we examine whether contemplative growth and realization frees people from archetypal forces, or if that’s even possible.On the UFO subject, we consider how archetypes may shape or inform people’s encounters with NHI, and whether recent reports of the divine feminine represent an archetypal alarm meant to herd us back to a more balanced psyche.To learn more about his work, and read various essays on these and other topics, visit:https://cosmosandpsyche.com/———————-Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Neon Galactic is a production of PBS affiliate KEET-TV in Eureka, CA. Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. Public television can always use your support. On X:@jfrickingfaulk#stanislavgrof #astrology #history #culture #coincidence #synchronicity # philosophy #ethics #survival #UAP #UFO #space #aliens #magic #occult #trauma #ufo #consciousness #phenomenon #NDE #technology
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Jeremy Vaeni -- Neon Galactic -- Episode 98
On this episode of Neon Galactic, I’m joined by comedian, author, podcaster and mystic Jeremy Vaeni, whose several books use humor and insight to frame the bizarre and often mystifying experiences that have punctuated his life.Vaeni was featured prominently in “How To Think Impossibly,” the most recent book by Rice University Professor Jeffrey Kripal, who names Vaeni as one of his teachers in the art of embracing and understanding the impossible.Kripal, who has been featured on this show multiple times, is to my mind the pre-eminent thinker on the UFO/NHI subject.He celebrates Vaeni’s dissection of the phenomenon, and his arrival at a non-dualistic, or monist, interpretation for the seemingly absurd menu of often conflicting phenomena.In this conversation, we discuss Vaeni’s experiences, the road that led him to a spiritual interpretation, his critique of figures like Stanford scientist Garry Nolan and others, as well as his eventual discovery of Jiddu Krishnamurti as the key to understanding himself and the universe.We also discuss the role trauma played in keying off these experiences, and why he doesn’t believe experiencers are chosen for any physical difference in their brains or bodies.Vaeni, a long-time podcaster and talk show host, even turns the tables on me and asks how I’ve arrived at my interpretation, such as it is, of the phenomenon.Overall, this was a challenging and fruitful conversation. Please enjoy!!To learn more about Vaeni and what he’s currently up to:https://jayvay.wordpress.comTo buy his books:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jeremy+vaeni&crid=37X6I3UIVML41&sprefix=jeremy+vaeni%2Caps%2C178&ref=nb_sb_noss_1—————- Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Neon Galactic is a production of PBS affiliate KEET-TV in Eureka, CA. Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. Public television can always use your support. On X:@jfrickingfaulkOn Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.vaeni?mibextid=wwXIfr#kripal #krishnamurti #vaeni #ufo #spirituality #soul #neongalactic #UAP #space #aliens #philosophy #occult #manyworlds #multiverse #ufo #abduction# #consciousness #phenomenon #afterlife #NDE #psionics #initiation
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Lt. Col. John Blitch -- Neon Galactic -- Episode 97
On this episode of Neon Galactic, we sit down with retired Lt. Col. John Blitch, a warrior-scholar and experiencer who has come forward in recent months to attest to his extraordinary encounters and pursue disclosure.Blitch is a former commander of a Pershing II nuclear missile battery, a special forces commander, and an expert in robotics, human cognition, and computer science, having worked with the Defense Advanced Research Products Agency (DARPA) and the White House Office of Science and a Technology Policy.He is one of the highest-ranking officers ever to come forward as an experiencer of NHI contact.His experiences began in childhood, and include a bedroom visitation with a mantis being, as well as an apparent abduction and missing time while mountain biking. We discuss whether those experiences represent a malevolent intent, or something more complicated.He has become an advocate for increased transparency on this issue, and is working to support fellow service members who step forward.He is currently awaiting government review of two pending books, including one on his contact experiences.We discuss the nature of contact, the reasons some seem to get chosen for such experiences, the need for disclosure, the nature of consciousness, and how inspiration may be manifestation of deep connectivity.Blitch also describes for the first time how a fellow service member died in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988, and how he’d had a premonition that this was the case, compelling him to raise the alarm and alert his higher-ups well before the flight manifest became public. —---------------------- Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Neon Galactic is a production of PBS affiliate KEET-TV in Eureka, CA. Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. Public television can always use your support. On X:@jfrickingfaulk#ufo #mantis #nukes #spirituality #soul #neongalactic #UAP #space #aliens #philosophy #occult #manyworlds #multiverse #ufo #abduction# #consciousness #phenomenon #afterlife #NDE #psionics #initiation
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Nathan -- Neon Galactic -- Episode 96
On this episode of Neon Galactic, we interview Nathan from the Liminal Phrames and Call All Beings podcasts about his introduction into this topic, the nature of reality, and the search for deep metaphysical truths in the universe.Nathan has developed a reputation as one of the most thoughtful and probing personalities in the UFO/NHI subject.As in every conversation I’ve had with Nathan, the depth and sensitivity revealed is refreshing in a world addicted to certainty.From his past as a preacher’s son in the Baptist Church, through his seminary education, then his rejection of the pulpit, and ultimately beyond into the strange and wonderful realm of non-human intelligence, Nathan has developed a sophisticated set of ideas around being, around God as universal source, and around the need for meaning in people’s lives.We discuss how he discovered an interest in the UFO subject, and found himself on two of the most popular UFO podcasts.In this conversation we cover the current state of affairs in ufology, and how eq h person’s interpretative lens helps shape their conclusions around this topic and others.To learn more or listen to his prior work:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calling-all-beings/id1255392320https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liminal-phrames/id1603930773—————-Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Neon Galactic is a production of PBS affiliate KEET-TV in Eureka, CA. Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. Public television can always use your support. On X:@jfrickingfaulk@awaifsoul#ufo #spirituality #soul #neongalactic #UAP #space #aliens #philosophy #occult #manyworlds #multiverse #ufo #abduction# #consciousness #phenomenon #afterlife #NDE #psionics #initiation
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Zak Stein -- Neon Galactic -- Episode 95
On this episode of Neon Galactic, we interview author, philosopher, psychologist and integral theorist Zak Stein about human consciousness, the state of the world, and how the two interrelate.Stein is a widely sought-after and award-winning speaker on the future of education and contemporary issues in human development. He is a co-founder of the Center for World Philosophy and Religion, and his work has appeared in a number of academic journals including, American Psychologist, New Ideas in Psychology, Mind, Brain, and Education, Integral Review, the Journal of Philosophy of Education, and The Journal of Integral Theory and Practice.In this interview we discuss the nature of the meta-crisis now facing our species, a catastrophic merging of numerous crises that are demanding humanity develop new skills or potentially succumb. We also discuss the nature of human consciousness, the definition of religion, and how our modern assessment of value has become problematic. His approach to these conundrums, and that of his allies, seems to revolve in part around the acceptance of long-denied human capacities, the recognition of consciousness as a fundamental ingredient of reality, and the reinsertion of value as a guidepost for unfolding human experience.How does society move forward in unison when so many of us exist at different levels of consciousness? When the nature of value itself has become a source of endless conflict? And when our information ecosphere has become so polluted with disinformation, profiteering nonsense, and hatred?To learn more, visit:www.zakstein.orgAlso:https://worldphilosophyandreligion.org—-------------- Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license---Neon Galactic is a production of PBS affiliate KEET-TV in Eureka, CA. Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. Public television can always use your support. On X:@jfrickingfaulk@ConsilienceNews#metacrisis @integraltheory #jung #kenwilber #spirituality #soul #neongalactic #UAP #space #aliens #philosophy #occult #manyworlds #multiverse #ufo #abduction# #consciousness #phenomenon #afterlife #NDE #psionics #saturn #pluto #initiation
A production of PBS affiliate KEET-TV, in Eureka, CA. Interviews and such with fascinating folks on the leading edge of discovery around topics like UAPs, UFOs, NHI, Consciousness, psychedelics, NDEs, mysticism, psi, philosophy, technology, shamanism, esotericism, magick, meditation, and more. It’s time to re-enchant ourselves and realize the limits and pitfalls of strict materialism.
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