Neon Galactic with James Faulk – Détails, épisodes et analyse

On this episode of Neon Galactic, through our third interview with Jeffrey Kripal of Rice University, we come as close as we ever have to finding answers around the various stripes of anomalous phenomenon we have long been covering.

Kripal is perhaps the most influential thinker working today in the broad and often confused study of the anomalous. He’s written several books, but his most recent – “How To Think Impossibly” – is an urgent and convincing call for people to reconsider reality and take more seriously the message being communicated by the uncanny and strange. 

In this chat, we discuss the book, and its assertions that the anomalous represents two co-equal principles – firstly, that the human is in fact a composite being, one aspect as the conscious, personal ego, and the other a deeper and more connected being, a figment of the all. The human as two.

Secondly, Kripal argues that dual aspect monism is the most rigorous and coherent approach to explaining reality while leaving all of people’s experiences on the table.

It is an ontology that argues reality is at root one thing, with two predominant aspects: the material, and immaterial consciousness. They are fundamentally the same, yet remain contrasting expressions of the whole. 

We also discuss the role of imagination in connecting humanity with the broader truth of what is. Kripal argues that the various shades of the phenomenon are different ways that the whole deploys to make us rethink our place in the universe, and how we conceive of ourselves within it.

His vision does not preclude the existence of other beings and entities, yet they too would be creatures of this broader reality, and perhaps better able to grok its complexity. Imagination is the mechanism of contact, and realization. 

Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University.

According to his bio on the Rice University website, his current work includes the articulation of a New Comparativism that puts “the impossible” back on the table; a robust and even conversation between the sciences and the humanities; and the mapping of an emergent mythology or “Super Story” within paranormal communities and through individual visionaries.

His efforts have led to the establishment of the Archivers of the Impossible, a vast collection of experiencer narratives and related materials that capture the diversity of anomalous human experience.

To purchase his books:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jeffrey+kripal&crid=PJAGRLX5CKRL&sprefix=jeffrey+kripal%2Caps%2C174&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

To learn more about the Archives of the Impossible, visit the website:

https://impossiblearchives.rice.edu/

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On this episode of Neon Galactic, we interview the man perhaps most responsible for bringing extraordinary human capabilities out of the darkness of ignorance and superstition and into the light of science.

Dr. Dean Radin has worked for decades to apply scientific rigor and hard science to the subject of psi phenomenon.

Through his own experimental work, and his analysis of the decades worth of previous experimentation, Radin has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that humanity can gain information about reality, the future, and themselves through mechanisms that lay outside of the physical senses.

He’s written several important books on these and related issues, and has just finished another. 

In this conversation we talk about the nature of psi phenomenon, the limitations of materialism, and the fact that while such an approach hasn’t explained extraordinary human abilities, it has proven powerful and absolutely necessary for the continued success of our civilization and species.

The goal, he says, should not be to abandon materialism, but rather to expand our perspective and realize that the greater truths of science will involve old paradigms and a new one that will transcend and include all our previous successes.

We discuss which ontology he believes explains the efficacy of psi phenomenon, and how meditation and other forms of mental discipline and spiritual exploration are seemingly an important part of accessing these often latent human capacities. 

Radin is chief scientist at the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) and Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. 

His original career track as a concert violinist shifted into science after earning a degree in electrical engineering, magna cum laude and with honors in physics, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and then an MS in electrical engineering and a PhD in psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 

For a decade he worked on advanced research and development at AT&T Bell Laboratories and GTE Laboratories. For over three decades he has been engaged in research on the frontiers of consciousness. Before joining the research staff at IONS in 2001, he held appointments at Princeton University, SRI International, and other academic and industrial facilities.

He has been invited to speak to such entities as Merck, Google, Johnson & Johnson, and Rabobank.

His government talks have included the US Navy, US Army, the Naval Postgraduate School, DARPA, the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (India), the International Center for Leadership and Governance (Malaysia), and the Australian Leadership Retreat (Australia). 

In 2017 he was named one of the 100 most inspiring people in the world by the German magazine, OOOM, and as of 2021 his filmography on IMDB lists his appearances in 26 different documentaries.

To learn more about his work:

www.ions.org

To purchase his books:

www.amazon.com/s?k=Dean+Radin&crid=2I21XTZIG6076&sprefix=dean+radin%2Caps%2C160&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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On this episode of Neon Galactic, we interview security specialist Kaleb Bench from the History Channel’s hit show, The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, about his work on the property, his many anomalous experiences there, the overall investigation into that strangeness, and his relationship with other crew members, as well as ranch owner Brandon Fugal. As the brother-in-law of ranch Superintendent Thomas Winterton, Bench was brought in early work security at the ranch, and describes several incidents where inexplicable events unfolded around him, including some that left him injured and concerned about his general health. In particular, Bench relates how a recent episode of the show – one that involved a young calf blinded by an energetic and unexplained phenomenon – mirrored his own injuries. He also reveals several sightings by him that have largely gone under the radar. Bench describes his own spiritual journey, independent of the show, and wonders whether his experience with spirituality primed him for connection with whatever intelligence is behind the many occurrences on the ranch. We also discuss how the crew has bonded over the past several seasons, and how each member of the crew is a respected individual with much to offer the overall investigation. In the interview, I mention my previous interview with cast member Travis Taylor. Here is the link to that 2022 interview: https://youtu.be/8jR2rX1WvCI?si=Ajl_JMoe-mrMEvlC To join the Skinwalker Ranch insider community: https://join.skinwalker-ranch.com/ ———————- Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed 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 @kalebbench #skinwalker #skinwalkerranch #UAP #UFO #space #aliens #angels #demons #magic #occult #trauma #ufo #consciousness #phenomenon #NDE #technology

On this episode of Neon Galactic, we sit down with ufological royalty -- Paul Hynek, son of legendary ufologist J. Allen Hynek, who joins us to talk about his father's legacy, his experiences with DMT, his thoughts on the nature and intent of non-human intelligences, and how AI represents both an opportunity and a threat to the human species.

Hynek is an entrepreneur and futurist, a transhumanist and movie producer. He has an MBA from Wharton, and works as an adjunct professor of finance and accounting at Pepperdine University.

In addition to fostering the genesis and growth of thousands of software and tech start-ups, he’s been instrumental in the making of such films as Avatar, Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Tintin, Real Steel, Warcraft, and The Hobbit, as well as the video games Halo and Call of Duty.

His interests seem to include both the woo aspects of ufology, how the phenomenon may include and intersect with metaphysical notions of being and existence, as well as a robust and practical interest in the technology.

We discuss Hynek's belief that humans will eventually upload their consciousness into computers and thereby achieve immortality, as well as the mechanisms that could make that possible.

We also discuss Hynek's role in a company that's seeking to extend human life, and how his interest in the company came about through his own participation in early trials.

Hynek also describes his other passion -- Bitcoin and blockchain technology -- and how humanity's discovery and use of that tech may have been the trigger that ignited humanity's apparently ongoing contact experience with NHI. Hynek believes that NHI to be post biological.

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On this episode of Neon Galactic, we interview Dr. Stephen Finley from Louisiana State University about the complexities of race and the UFO/UAP/NHI phenomenon. Finley studied at Rice University under Jeffrey Kripal, and offers a challenging yet vitally important perspective into how anomalous experiences manifest to the African American community, and how they read and interpret the various themes and details presented by NHI. We discuss the notion that the UFO subject appeals mostly to white people, an argument he demolishes. Finley lists several prominent black experiencers, while also outlining how these experiences differ from stereotyped contact and what those difference might mean. We also discuss the white supremacist origins of some UFO lore, through William Dudley Pelley, George Adamski and others, and how that connection can present barriers to people of color looking to engage with the topic. We consider the relationship between the African American community and the U.S. Government -- a continuum of mistreatment stretching from experimentation and 3/5ths personhood to the prison industrial complex and Cointelpro -- and how that history might complicate notions of governmental disclosure. While the phenomenon seems to be pushing humanity to recognize and consider different ways of learning and knowing, it's precisely those ways of knowing that have been obfuscated and ignored by a broader white and materialist culture. To buy Finley's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stephen-C.-Finley/author/B0BK2NKP7T?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_7&qid=1720211010&sr=8-7&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true ——————— Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed 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 #racism #egregorial #daemon #reincarnation #psychadelics #UAP #UFO #space #aliens #magic #occult #trauma #ufo #consciousness #phenomenon #NDE #technology #ethics #

In this series of Neon Galactic interviews, KEET-TV attended the 2024 Contact in the Desert event in Indian Wells, CA, to chat with several folks who represent the leading edge of radical thinking in the subjects of artificial intelligence, NHI, UFOs, and more. This is Part IV, the final installment of four interviews conducted at the event, which was held between May 30 and June 3 of 2024. Ever since his encounter with The Visitors in 1985, Whitley Strieber has become a kind of Rorschach Test for how people view reality. His bestselling book, “Communion,” exploded on the scene in the later 1980s, and the appearance of that alien mugshot on the cover touched something deep inside people, spurring an outpouring of letters and stories that are even now proving themselves vitally important as part of Rice University’s Archive of the Impossible. While many may have initially laughed at Strieber’s story, especially as it later became a low-brow cable TV punchline, he never wavered in describing what he perceived as the truth of his experience, and indeed, has continued to invite people along to read about his many encounters and experiences so that together we could explore what it all means for humanity, and the world. He’s published a number of books on the subject, and remained open and transparent even as the ridicule ultimately led to him losing a home and a successful career writing horror novels. And for many fellow experiencers, Strieber’s account offered them opportunity and support to come forward with their own stories and begin the slow process of healing. He’s never claimed to know precisely what it was he experienced, or what it may mean about reality, aliens, science, or the dead. He chooses instead to simply take his and other experiencers’ stories seriously, leaving them on the table for analysis and insight, while making sure to avoid easy explanations and convenient generalities. In this conversation, we discuss Strieber’s life, his experiences, and how his loving relationship with his deceased wife Anne shaped his life, his career, and his thinking – perhaps even more so after her death. Above all, here we get a sense of the profound love and respect Strieber had for her and vice versa. A love affair that spans the cosmos. We also talk about his upcoming book, and what aspects of the phenomenon it will cover. We discuss how Strieber’s interest in spirituality – G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky, in particular – may have sparked his initial contact. Like many in the dialogue surrounding UFOs and NHI, Strieber senses something big in the offing for the human race, and we discuss how individual people can work on themselves to help ensure that their individuality – in the occult sense – survives dissolution after death. To learn more about Strieber, shop for his books, or listen to his amazing and long-running podcast, ‘DreamLand,’ visit: www.unknowncountry.com ‘Dreamland’ can be found wherever you get your podcasts. To find out more about this conference: https://contactinthedesert.com/ ———————- Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed 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 @WhitleyStrieber #communion #abduction #reincarnation #psychadelics #UAP #UFO #space #aliens #magic #occult #trauma #ufo #consciousness #phenomenon #NDE #technology #ethics #Contactinthedesert #CITD #AI #archivesoftheimpossible

In this series of Neon Galactic interviews, KEET-TV attended the 2024 Contact in the Desert event in Indian Wells, CA, to chat with several folks who represent the leading edge of radical thinking in the subjects of artificial intelligence, NHI, UFOs, and more. This is Part III of four interviews conducted at the event, which was held between May 30 and June 3 of 2024. Anyone who is paying attention to the UFO/UAP/NHI conversation these days will be familiar with the work of Jay Christopher King from The Experiencer Group and Kelly Chase from The UFO Rabbit Hole Podcast. They have become prominent in the community and in the surrounding discussion because of their passion, their intelligence, and their curiosity, and for helping to place the UFO issue front and center in a world largely distracted by materialism. Partnering up with Jordan Flowers, the pair formed Ontocalypse Productions, which premiered its debut series pilot at this year's Contact in the Desert. In this conversation, we discuss the process of making "The Beyond: UFOs and a New Reality," and how important it is to rethink who and what we are as a species given the neglected reality of UFOs, NHI, and sundry. We also discuss the role of UFO conferences such as CITD, and how toxic online troll culture has at times hampered the discussion of these ideas on social media. Chase and King also point out that supporting folks who've had anomalous experiences is key to promoting disclosure and helping people process those events. To purchase Chase's book, "The UFO Rabbit Hole," visit: https://us.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BJ7KRSBF?ingress=0&visitId=ead67ba5-ab6b-4ac8-819e-2f37225aa6c4 linktr.ee/uforabbithole The UFO Rabbit Hole Podcast can be found wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about Ontocalypse Productions, visit: https://ontocalypse.com/ To learn more about The Experiencer Group, visit: https://www.tegmembers.com/ Special thanks to the organizers, presenters and attendees of this year’s Contact in the Desert, especially media wrangler and UAP expert Dan Harary. To find out more about this conference: https://contactinthedesert.com/ ———————- Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed 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 @jaycking78 @ufo_rabbit_hole #ontocalypse #reincarnation #psychadelics #UAP #UFO #space #aliens #magic #occult #trauma #ufo #consciousness #phenomenon #NDE #technology #ethics #Contactinthedesert #CITD #AI

In this series of Neon Galactic interviews, KEET-TV attended the 2024 Contact in the Desert event in Indian Wells, CA, to chat with several folks who represent the leading edge of radical thinking in the subjects of artificial intelligence, NHI, UFOs, and more. This is Part II of four interviews conducted at the event, which was held between May 30 and June 3 of 2024. Anthony Peake has written a number of books dealing with a range of topics that challenge preconceived and materialistic notions of reality. His wide expertise and deep thinking merge concepts and details from a number of sources to produce a uniquely pragmatic and sensible approach to the existential questions and conundrums facing humanity. With early sources and influences ranging from "The Sky People" by Brinsley Le Poer Trench and British series "Man Myth and Magic," to Jacques Vallee’s "Passport to Magonia" and John Keel’s "Operation Trojan Horse," Peake from the beginning was an avid intellectual explorer who sought to push boundaries and make sense of the universe. While his early career focused on economics, the sociology of religion, and Italian Renaissance art, by the year 2000 he’d decided to focus on putting much of what he’d learned and come to believe into book form, in what later became his first volume, “Cheating the Ferryman.” It was a distillation of all his areas of interest, quantum physics, neurology, ancient myths, altered-states of consciousness and the mystery of death. Thanks to the help of Professor Bruce Greyson of the University of Virginia, an article based upon Peake’s “Cheating the Ferryman” hypothesis was to appear in the Winter 2004 edition of the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the academic periodical of the International Association of Near-Death Studies (IANDS). A few months later, in early 2005, British publishing house Arcturus bought the rights to the book and, a year later, and after a substantial re-write, it was published as, “Is There Life After Death – The Extraordinary Science of What Happens When We Die.” More than 60,000 copies have since been sold, and the volume has been translated into various foreign language editions including Spanish, Russian and Polish. In this conversation, we discuss Peake’s notions of the human soul and how every conscious being has two abiding centers of identity within, a daemon that represents the being’s higher self – which transcends and unites our earthly incarnations – and an avatar-like personality that is bound to only one life cycle. We also discuss Peake’s conception of reincarnation, and the presence in this universe of egregorials, creations of consciousness that over time can gain the autonomy and power to manifest independently of their creators. The tulpa-like entities could, according to Peake, potentially explain everything from UFOs and poltergeists to fairies and even some cryptids To learn more about Anthony Peake and his research, visit: www.anthonypeake.com To find out more about this conference: https://contactinthedesert.com/ ———————- Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed 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 @Itladian01 #egregorial #daemon #reincarnation #psychadelics #UAP #UFO #space #aliens #magic #occult #trauma #ufo #consciousness #phenomenon #NDE #technology #ethics #Contactinthedesert #CITD #AI

In this series of Neon Galactic interviews, KEET-TV attended the 2024 Contact in the Desert event in Indian Wells, CA, to chat with several folks who represent the leading edge of radical thinking in the subjects of artificial intelligence, NHI, UFOs, and more. This is Part I of four interviews conducted at the event, which was held between May 30 and June 3, 2024. Matthew James Bailey is a well-known savant in the area of artificial intelligence. His broad expertise has been recognized by the private sector and governments throughout the world, who consult with Bailey on various issues, including the ethics of AI development. According to his bio, Bailey has been classified by the U.S. government as “A Person of Extraordinary Ability” (self-sponsored) for his influential work in the “Internet of Things” and for innovation more broadly. This prestigious recognition is for those who have attained an exceptional level of achievement in their field of expertise. Bailey has been a World Technology Network award nominee. Previous winners have included such visionaries as Elon Musk, Sir Tim Berners Lee (inventor of the World Wide Web), and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Originally from England, Matthew James Bailey currently lives in the United States where he enjoys writing and consulting globally with clients in the public and private sectors. He is co-chair of a national Artificial Intelligence-Smart City-Super Computing Cluster that is part of the Global City Teams Challenge. In this conversation we discuss the possible risk and benefits to AI, humanity’s role in the universe, the nature of cosmic and spiritual evolution, and how the presence of a divine spirit in all things drives a continual evolution back to the source of all things. How do philosophy, spirituality, technology, ethics. innovation, and wonder combine to create humanity's impending reality? To find out more about his latest book, “Inventing World 3.0," visit: https://aiethics.world You can find out more here: http://matthewjamesbailey.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjbailey/ Special thanks to the organizers, presenters and attendees of this year’s Contact in the Desert, especially media wrangler and UFO researcher Dan Harary. To find out more about this conference: https://contactinthedesert.com/ ———————- Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed 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 #Contactinthedesert #CITD #AI #artificialintelligence #neongalactic #psychadelics #UAP #UFO #space #aliens #magic #occult #trauma #ufo #consciousness #phenomenon #NDE #technology #ethics

In this episode of Neon Galactic, co-host Dr. Chris Avis and I interview Dr. Pamela Kryskow and Graham Walker from Roots To Thrive, an innovative Canadian therapy program that deploys visionary psychedelic medicine to address a range of ailments. According to its website, Roots To Thrive describes itself as a living curriculum that is designed to reconnect humanity to its true nature, to each other, and to all that is. “From this secure and embodied place, we remember who we are, the abundance of resources around us, and our innate capacity for healing,” it reads. The organization was founded in 2019, and is Canada’s first and only multidisciplinary, non-profit health care practice to legally offer evidence-informed, multi-week, group therapy programs that use a community of practice model, uniquely designed to address trauma and to promote resilience, and to also include the option of psilocybin-assisted and ketamine-assisted individual and group therapy. In this conversation, we discuss the transformative power of psychedelic treatments and how the organization unites those experiences with an enlivened sense of community and ritual to heal people. Such visionary experiences and related group work helps participants transcend the limits and isolation of most modern lifestyles and find a deeper sense of meaning and connectedness. People often reset themselves and become more open to the possibilities of spirit and community. Dr. Christopher Avis is a physics instructor and climatologist from Camosun College in British Columbia, who had his worldview transformed after taking ketamine as part of a treatment program for depression at Roots To Thrive. Pamela Kryskow is a medical doctor with an extensive CV surrounding psychedelic research and treatment. She is the medical lead for the Roots To Thrive program, and founding board member of the Psychedelic Association of Canada and the medical chair of the Vancouver Island University Post Graduate Certificate in Psychedelic Medicine assisted Therapy. Graham Walker is a clinical counselor and the Roots To Thrive alumni facilitator. To learn more, visit www.rootstothrive.com, or www.psychedelicassociation.net ———————- Music Credits: Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04 Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProd Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01 Licensed 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 #neongalactic #psychedelicscience #ketamine #UAP #space #aliens #magic #occult #trauma #ufo #consciousness #phenomenon #ghosts #afterlife #psilocybin #entheogen