Near Death Experiences
What’s the difference between St. Joan of Arc’s visions of St. Michael and a schizophrenic who hears angelic voices? In Western culture, one is sainthood; the other, psychosis. Why the difference? La Pucelle First, some history. Joan of Arc (1412-1431; aka Jeanne d’Arc in her native France) - was branded a witch and burned at the stake before she was named a saint. Her heavenly visions, battles, trial, execution, and […]
Welcome back, folks! This week on the show, my friend Martin Ferretti joins me to analyze psychoanalyst, Carl Jung's legendary self-therapy journals: The Red and Black Books. Both released after his death, The Red Book represents a sizable portion of the Black Books' contents. Large, leather-bound, and full of beautifully haunting paintings and calligraphy of his innermost spiritual turmoil, Jung's Red Book is truly something like a magical tome written […]
Does consciousness affect physics - and by extension, the universe - we inhabit? Many scientists and spiritual leaders say “yes.” The Physicist Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder is a researcher, musician, author, and theoretical physicist. Her work focuses on the intersection of consciousness and the physical laws of the universe - and she believes them to be inextricably intertwined. The Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Master and Nobel Peace Prize […]
Therapeutic ketamine treatments for pain, depression, or anxiety are often accompanied by music for a more powerful, moving healing experience. There is a stereotype that psychedelic music and medicine are the province of hippies, but today's doctors, neuroscientists, and researchers are getting on board the hippie jams bus, and for good reason. Supportive Soothing Two types of music are typically used in therapeutic ketamine treatments: rich instrumentals or natural, […]
In this episode of Black Hoodie Alchemy, we talk about a few different things, the largest portion of focus being on Todd Murphy and Michael Persinger's peer reviewed scientific study of reincarnation. Published in the Journal of Near Death Studies over 20 years ago, titled "The Structure and Function of Near-Death Experiences: An Algorithmic Reincarnation Hypothesis", this is a truly empirical look into forming a cogent hypothesis to actually explain […]
Starting March 14th 6pm PST, I'll be hosting my very own radio show/podcast entitled BLACK HOODIE ALCHEMY for the FRINGE FM. Once it begins, it will air once a week on Monday evenings, and will last for an hour. After its broadcast, it will be released the following day as a podcast on all streaming platforms. To listen to it air, just go the Fringe.fm and click the PLAY button in the top right corner […]
In November, I was invited onto Seriah Azkath's long-running radio show, Where Did the Road Go? Known for his deep interests in the paranormal, unexplainable and psychological, Seriah and his guest-host Taylor Bell (host of The Green Lion) were kind enough to read my latest book Hunt Manual: 21st Century Demonology & Forteana, and they had great things to say about it. Â Their reads of the book made for […]
After over a year of writing this manuscript, I have decided to release my next book, Hunt Manual: 21st Century Demonology & Forteana on Halloween 2021. Special thanks to Martin Ferretti (host of The Alchemical Mind) for editing the book, and to Eric Millar (of Outlet Press) for creating the cover art that I love so much. PRE-ORDER HUNT MANUAL HERE For those that are familiar with Dive Manual, it […]
Graham Nicholls was a recent guest on Lighting The Void and discussed with Joe Rupe 17 reasons Lucid Dreams and OBEs are different.
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