David's guest this month is Chris M. Bache, Ph.D, professor emeritus in the department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University where he taught for 33 years. He is also adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Emeritus Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and on the Advisory Board of Grof Legacy Training. Chris’ passion has been the study of the philosophical implications of non-ordinary states of consciousness, especially psychedelic states. An award-winning teacher and international speaker, Chris has written four books: Lifecycles - a study of reincarnation in light of contemporary consciousness research; Dark Night, Early Dawn - a pioneering work in psychedelic philosophy; The Living Classroom - an exploration of collective fields of consciousness in teaching; and LSD and the Mind of the Universe - the story of his 20-year journey with LSD.

Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.

scientificandmedical.net

galileocommission.org

beyondthebrain.org

Works and links mentioned:

https://chrisbache.com/

https://chrisbache.com/BOOKS-1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Twenty-Cases-Suggestive-Reincarnation-Stevenson/dp/0813908728

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Stanislav-Grof/Realms-of-the-Human-Unconscious--Observations-from-LSD-Research/24081519

https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Science-Life-Hypothesis-Resonance/dp/0892815353/

Production: Martin Redfern

Artwork: Amber Haas

Music: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David's guest this month is Wendy Ellyatt, a Global Thinker and Change Agent who is actively promoting regenerative systems transformation across sectors. A long-term member of the Scientific and Medical Network, she is co-author of the Unitive Narrative, founder of the Flourish Project, co-founder of Living Cities Earth, a member of the SDG Thought Leaders Synergy Circle, development lead for the Unitive Wisdom and Unitive Education Collaborations, a Global Council member of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll), project lead for the Spirituality in Education Alliance UK (SIEUK) and an awardee of the Brahma Kumaris ‘100 Women of Spirit’.

Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.

scientificandmedical.net

galileocommission.org

beyondthebrain.org

Works and links mentioned:

https://www.wendyellyatt.com/

www.flourishproject.net

https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/15/4/42

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maria-Montessoris-Pedagogical-Anthropology-Montessori/dp/1528720741

https://www.patternlanguage.com/bookstore/nature-of-order.html

Production: Martin Redfern

Artwork: Amber Haas

Music: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

William Keepin, PhD, is a mathematical physicist with extensive training in contemplative meditation and transpersonal psychology. His research on sustainable energy to mitigate climate change influenced international environmental policy, and he was a whistleblower in nuclear science policy. Will co-founded Gender Equity and Reconciliation International which has conducted 300 trainings in 14 countries on gender equality, and also Satyana Institute which organizes conferences to bring contemplative mystics together across the religions and science. His books include Belonging to God: Science, Spirituality, and a Universal Path of Divine Love (2016), and Gender Equity and Reconciliation: Thirty Years of Healing the Most Ancient Wound in the Human Family (2023).

.Imaginal Inspirations is hosted by David Lorimer, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network and Chair of the Galileo Commission, an academic movement dedicated to expanding the evidence base of a science of consciousness. Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, which is the Greek symbol for the soul. These cells are dormant in the caterpillar but at a critical point of development they create the new form and structure which becomes the butterfly.

scientificandmedical.net

galileocommission.org

beyondthebrain.org

Works and links mentioned:

https://www.eomega.org/workshops/teachers/william-keepin

https://www.permanentpublications.co.uk/william-keepin/

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/think-on-these-things-book-j-krishnamurti-9780060916091?

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/emerson-s-essays-the-first-and-second-series-complete-nature-self-reliance-friendship-compensation-oversoul-and-other-gre-ralph-waldo-emerson/2796945?ean=9781387780525

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-art-of-loving-erich-fromm/302574?ean=9780062138927

Production: Martin Redfern

Artwork: Amber Haas

Music: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone