Imaginal cells are responsible for the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly, 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.In the podcast series Imaginal Inspirations, David Lorimer talks to transformational authors and scientists about the experiences, people and books that have shaped their life and work.LinksScientific and Medical Network: https://scientificandmedical.netGalileo Commission: https://galileocommission.org

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David&#39;s guest this month is Dr Sophia Trevenna, who at 30, was an agnostic mechanical engineer — until her intuition cracked open. She spent the next decades living entirely by intuition, testing it like a scientist: following signs, dreams and Higher Guidance to create businesses, earn her PhD focused on conscious business and channel the Guides and Angels of Fortune 500 leaders and hundreds of CEOs in 25+ countries. She shares all she’s learned in five books and her podcast, Fireside Wisdom.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. Do try  our other Podcast, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a>Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://www.drsophiatrevenna.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.drsophiatrevenna.com/</a><a href="https://www.drsophiatrevenna.com/books" rel="nofollow">https://www.drsophiatrevenna.com/books</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYvBP1_aloi0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYvBP1_aloi0</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&keywords=Dolores+Cannon" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&amp;keywords=Dolores+Cannon</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/journey-of-souls-michael-newton/d6cdf33daeae2b4f?ean=9781567184853" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/journey-of-souls-michael-newton/d6cdf33daeae2b4f?ean=9781567184853</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&keywords=Brian+Weiss" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&amp;keywords=Brian+Weiss</a><h1>  </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Sophia Trevenna: Following Intuition

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David&#39;s guest this month is Dr Vasileios Basios, a senior researcher in the Physics of Complex Systems at the University of Brussels, with over 25 years of experience in research and coaching. His interdisciplinary work focuses on self-organisation, emergence in complex matter, complementarity and the foundations of complex systems.Mentored by Nobel laureates Ilya Prigogine and Grégoire Nicolis, Dr Basios received his Ph.D. from the University of Brussels after studying cybernetics with John S. Nicolis. His research interests include foundations of complexity science, emergence in complex matter, nonlinear dynamics and chaos in biological information processing, computability and the logic of extended Bayesian inference. Dr Basios has participated in several research initiatives, including the European Space Agency’s Complex Matter programme and EU projects such as Pythagoras I&amp;II and Thales I&amp;II.  He is deeply interested in the history of scientific ideas and their role in transforming science beyond the mechanistic worldview. His work aims to bring insights from complex systems science to consciousness studies, working towards an inclusive and self-reflexive interdisciplinary science of consciousness. In 2023, his research team received the inaugural Linda G. O’Bryant Noetic Sciences Research Prize for their study on detecting deviations from random activity as indicators of nonlocal consciousness correlates beyond the brain.Dr Basios serves in various capacities, including as a speaker for the Scientific &amp; Medical Network after a period as its co-Chair and board member, as a member of the Galileo Commission Steering Team, and as a Trustee of the International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ICRL). By contributing to complexity and consciousness research in a variety of formats, from podcasts to books to peer-reviewed papers, he aspires to advance knowledge in this evolving field._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. Do try  our other Podcast, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://paricenter.com/contributor/vasileios-basios/" rel="nofollow">https://paricenter.com/contributor/vasileios-basios/</a><a href="https://scientificandmedical.net/what-emerges-from-complexity-sciences/" rel="nofollow">https://scientificandmedical.net/what-emerges-from-complexity-sciences/</a><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=LHe9-VkAAAAJ" rel="nofollow">https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LHe9-VkAAAAJ&amp;hl=en</a><a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Chaos-Information-Processing-Paradoxical-Games-Legacy/31575946970/bd" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.co.uk/Chaos-Information-Processing-Paradoxical-Games-Legacy/31575946970/bd</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-sleepwalkers-a-history-of-man-s-changing-vision-of-the-universe-arthur-koestler/7f7ee7263782ee8d?bkshp-astro=t&ean=9780141394534" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-sleepwalkers-a-history-of-man-s-changing-vision-of-the-universe-arthur-koestler/7f7ee7263782ee8d?ean=9780141394534&amp;bkshp-astro=t</a><a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31744546419&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestandard-_-product_id%3DUK9780553346763USED-_-keyword%3D&dest=GBR&gad_campaignid=2039220669&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD3Y6gtHxPMiZwswMsWq4-mEmvbRc&gclid=CjwKCAjww-3VBhAcEiwAwUUIuyMNj5V9gRc14c70yCU9TmpY9DPGhiVfjqyO8AvVgIeGau3oe_2KWhoCZ7AQAvD_BwE&ref_=ps_ggl_2039220669" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31744546419&amp;dest=GBR&amp;ref_=ps_ggl_2039220669&amp;cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestandard-_-product_id=UK9780553346763USED-_-keyword=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=2039220669&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD3Y6gtHxPMiZwswMsWq4-mEmvbRc&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjww-3VBhAcEiwAwUUIuyMNj5V9gRc14c70yCU9TmpY9DPGhiVfjqyO8AvVgIeGau3oe_2KWhoCZ7AQAvD_BwE</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/plato-s-cosmology-the-timaeus-of-plato-francis-m-cornford/27ffa10854d96f02?bkshp-astro=t&ean=9780872203860" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/plato-s-cosmology-the-timaeus-of-plato-francis-m-cornford/27ffa10854d96f02?ean=9780872203860&amp;bkshp-astro=t</a><h1> </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Vasileios Basios: from complexity to consciousness

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David&#39;s guest this month is Christine Page MD. She has been described as a mystical physician and a pioneer in the field of holistic healthcare, promoting intuitive and innovative methods to achieve true healing into divine wholeness. She has been intuitive since birth and she sees herself as a messenger between the worlds, sharing wisdom as an international speaker and author of ten books. Her latest book is The Magic of Mother Nature, which offers practical ways to connect telepathically with Gaia and the natural world. 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. Do try our other Podcast, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://christinepage.com/" rel="nofollow">https://christinepage.com/</a><a href="https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/about-us/our-consultants/dr-christine-page/" rel="nofollow">https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/about-us/our-consultants/dr-christine-page/</a><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/184234/christine-page" rel="nofollow">https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/184234/christine-page</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/radionics-the-subtle-anatomy-of-man-david-v-tansley/bcc14d3a8c0c7929?bkshp-astro=t&ean=9780850320893" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/radionics-the-subtle-anatomy-of-man-david-v-tansley/bcc14d3a8c0c7929?ean=9780850320893&amp;bkshp-astro=t</a><a href="https://www.lucistrust.org/books/alice_bailey_books/read_first" rel="nofollow">https://www.lucistrust.org/books/alice_bailey_books/read_first</a><h1> </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Christine Page: Healing into Wholeness

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David&#39;s guest this month is Corina Angela, who is Noetic Intelligence Researcher working at the intersection of consciousness, non-ordinary cognition, somatic embodiment, and future innovation. With more than five decades of direct experiential inquiry, including scores of out-of-body experiences, several near-death experiences, lifelong NHI contact beginning in childhood, intuitive perception, telepathic communication, automatic writing, and expanded states of awareness, her work deeply researches and documents how consciousness becomes information, moves through discernment and embodiment, and is brought into physical form.In 2019, Corina received Transference: Connect to Your Soul-Self telepathically from Edgar Cayce and Gladys Davis Turner and channel-wrote the book within four months.She is the creator of The Transference Experience™, a facilitated experience for people who want to better understand what they are perceiving, trust their own inner knowing, and discover possibilities or experiences they may not be able to fully explain.Since 2020, Corina has also created The Chronicles of Corina Angela &amp; Nikola Tesla, an ongoing body of work published on Patreon documenting her communications, experiences, and exploration connected to Nikola Tesla, consciousness, intelligence, and future possibilities. 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. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="http://linktr.ee/corinaangelafuture" rel="nofollow">linktr.ee/corinaangelafuture</a>https://trinehealing.com/<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heal-your-body-the-mental-causes-for-physical-illness-and-the-metaphysical-way-to-overcome-them-louise-hay/425e7c13046603fe?bkshp-astro=t&ean=9780937611357" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heal-your-body-the-mental-causes-for-physical-illness-and-the-metaphysical-way-to-overcome-them-louise-hay/425e7c13046603fe?ean=9780937611357&amp;bkshp-astro=t</a><a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780918915030/Dream-Book-New-Edition-Symbols-0918915031/plp" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780918915030/Dream-Book-New-Edition-Symbols-0918915031/plp</a><h1> </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Corina Angela: Connecting

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David&#39;s guest this month is Arabella Thaïs, who is a transdisciplinary philosopher whose work explores the deep structure of reality. She earned a First-Class Honours degree in English Literature from the University of Bristol, followed by a Master’s in Modernism and Comparative Literature from University College London. She is currently completing her Ph.D. in philosophy and physics from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Alongside her academic work, Arabella runs The Temple—an online platform for philosophical education—and hosts The Cosmic Codex podcast. She is committed to the evolution of humanity, and her work explores the intersection of poetry, mathematics, beauty, and time, which she teaches at her school of consciousness &amp; self-realisation. She uses various aesthetic mediums – such as music, film, and experience design – in order to communicate ideas and propel human transformation. 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. Do try  Our other Podcast, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://www.arabellathais.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.arabellathais.com/</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZiHsFVsygckskvdZVW9ML" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZiHsFVsygckskvdZVW9ML</a><a href="https://kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/depth-cosmology-new-paradigm-physics/" rel="nofollow">https://kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/depth-cosmology-new-paradigm-physics/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/four-quartets-t-s-eliot/237356?ean=9780571068944&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/four-quartets-t-s-eliot/237356?ean=9780571068944&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-the-lighthouse-to-the-lighthouse-signature-editions-virginia-woolf/e4ce55676cda65ed?ean=9781435172869&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/to-the-lighthouse-to-the-lighthouse-signature-editions-virginia-woolf/e4ce55676cda65ed?ean=9781435172869&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-poetics-of-space-gaston-bachelard/3481541?ean=9780143107521&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-poetics-of-space-gaston-bachelard/3481541?ean=9780143107521&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/cosmos-and-psyche/richard-tarnas/9780452288591" rel="nofollow">https://www.waterstones.com/book/cosmos-and-psyche/richard-tarnas/9780452288591</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/being-and-time-martin-heidegger/56057?ean=9780061575594&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/being-and-time-martin-heidegger/56057?ean=9780061575594&amp;next=t</a><h1> </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Arabella Thais: Philosophy of Time

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David&#39;s guest this month is Fr. Seán ÓLaoire who was born in Ireland and earned a B.Sc. degree (major in Mathematics) from the National University of Ireland. Ordained a catholic priest in 1972, he spent 14 years working in Kenya.  He is multi-lingual and has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology; he is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice.  He is co-founder and the Spiritual Director of a non-denominational community called “Companions on the Journey” based in Palo Alto. He is the author of five books and co-author of a sixth:1. “Ukweli ni Nini?” (What is Truth?) – written and published in Swahili in 19832. “Spirits in Spacesuits”- published in 20033. “Souls on Safari” - published in 20064. “A Sensible God” – published in 20085. “Why?  What Your Life Is Telling You about Who You Are and Why You’re Here”         - published in 2013 (with Matthew McKay, PhD and Ralph Metzner, PhD) 6. ”Setting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We’ve Created in Our Own Image”- published in 2021 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.Do try  OUR PODCAST SERIES, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://spiritsinspacesuits.com/" rel="nofollow">https://spiritsinspacesuits.com/</a><a href="https://spiritsinspacesuits.com/books.html" rel="nofollow">https://spiritsinspacesuits.com/books.html</a><a href="https://companionsonthejourney.org/" rel="nofollow">https://companionsonthejourney.org/</a><a href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/irish-sagas-and-folk-tales-book-eileen-o-faolain-9780905169712?" rel="nofollow">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/irish-sagas-and-folk-tales-book-eileen-o-faolain-9780905169712?</a><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/beyond-the-brain/stanislav-grof/9780873958998" rel="nofollow">https://www.waterstones.com/book/beyond-the-brain/stanislav-grof/9780873958998</a> Production: Martin Redfern https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Seán ÓLaoire: Christ Consciousness

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David&#39;s guest this month is Dr Jude Currivan, who&#39;s a cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist, award-winning author and film maker, Evolutionary Leaders Circle council member, Associate Member of the Club of Rome and previously a senior UK-based international business woman. She has a Masters in Physics from the University of Oxford and PhD in Archaeology from the University of Reading in the UK and is a life-long researcher into the unitive nature of reality. Having travelled to over 80 countries, since 1998 she has been in service to collective and planetary healing and conscious evolution and co-founded WholeWorld-View in 2017 to further serve transformational change.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. Do try  OUR NEW PODCAST SERIES, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="http://www.judecurrivan.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.judecurrivan.com/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=jude+currivan" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=jude+currivan</a><a href="https://www.wholeworld-view.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wholeworld-view.org/</a><a href="https://mysticsandscientists.org/" rel="nofollow">https://mysticsandscientists.org/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-upanishads-valerie-j-roebuck/56a8af2e3836b053?ean=9780140447491&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-upanishads-valerie-j-roebuck/56a8af2e3836b053?ean=9780140447491&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lord-rings-single-v-p-aa-vv/6952052?ean=9780008537760&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lord-rings-single-v-p-aa-vv/6952052?ean=9780008537760&amp;next=t</a><h1> </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Jude Currivan: The Cosmology of Love

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David&#39;s guest this month is James Finley, Ph.D. who is faculty member of the Center for Action and Contemplation founded by Fr. Richard Rohr. Fr. Thomas Merton was Finley’s novice master and spiritual director while he was a monk at the Trappist monastery of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology and primarily works with people suffering from the long-term effects of internalized trauma and how contemplative prayer can increase their quality of life. He has written numerous books and currently hosts the podcast Turning to the Mystics. 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.Do try OUR NEW PODCAST SERIES, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://cac.org/about/cac-faculty/james-finley/" rel="nofollow">https://cac.org/about/cac-faculty/james-finley/</a><a href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/healing-path-book-james-finley-9781626985100?" rel="nofollow">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/healing-path-book-james-finley-9781626985100?</a><a href="https://cac.org/podcast/turning-to-the-mystics/" rel="nofollow">https://cac.org/podcast/turning-to-the-mystics/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/selected-writings-meister-eckhart/14568?ean=9780140433432&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/selected-writings-meister-eckhart/14568?ean=9780140433432&amp;next=t</a><h1> </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

James Finley: Action and Contemplation

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Alex Gómez-Marín is a physicist turned neuroscientist investigating human consciousness in the real world. He holds a degree in physics, a masters in biophysics, and PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Barcelona, followed by two postdoctoral fellowships as a neuroscientist at the EMBL Centre for Genomic Regulation and at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon. For the last decade Alex has been a principal investigator at the Institute of Neurosciences in Alicante, Spain, and director of the Behaviour of Organism Laboratory. He is currently a senior researcher there and an associate professor of the Spanish Research Council. He was director of the Pari Centre from 2022 to 2025. In 2023 he was awarded the Linda O&#39;Bryant research prize by the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He is currently a member of the advisory board of the Dutch Brain Interface Initiative and of the Bamberg Mathematical Consciousness Science Initiative. He is also executive editor of Robert Kuhn&#39;s the Landscape of Consciousness Website. Alex has published over a hundred articles in science journals, including Nature Neuroscience, Neuron and Science. He is also the author of The Science of the Last Threshold: a Journey to the Limits of Life, Death, and Consciousness, recently published in Spanish by Planeta. 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. Do listen to our podcast series &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform.<a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:Alex Gomez-Marin websites:<a href="https://alexgomezmarin.com/" rel="nofollow">https://alexgomezmarin.com/</a><a href="https://behavior-of-organisms.org/read-us/" rel="nofollow">https://behavior-of-organisms.org/read-us/</a>Alex&#39;s new book (in Spanish):<a href="https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-la-ciencia-del-ultimo-umbral/426278" rel="nofollow">https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-la-ciencia-del-ultimo-umbral/426278</a>Conversations with Rupert Sheldrake:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQNvVzO_W4Ey7PMrmkMtyG1kiOfdTjSUn" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQNvVzO_W4Ey7PMrmkMtyG1kiOfdTjSUn</a>Conversations with Iain McGilchrist:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqBHk3itxyPBWvU7N2ZNCRXpjzMStjgm6" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqBHk3itxyPBWvU7N2ZNCRXpjzMStjgm6</a>Conversations with Edi Bilimoria<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL4rGdOl4mCsLRxr-CNvzn4JDNkV9y6dk5&v=hfTXnMCtFTg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfTXnMCtFTg&amp;list=PL4rGdOl4mCsLRxr-CNvzn4JDNkV9y6dk5</a>Conversations at the Pari Center:<a href="https://paricenter.com/?s=Alex+Gomez-Marin" rel="nofollow">https://paricenter.com/?s=Alex+Gomez-Marin</a>Conversation at the Essentia Foundation:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7NIicE_h9w" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7NIicE_h9w</a>Conversation at the Institute of Arts and Ideas:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6OHF4mJvKY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6OHF4mJvKY</a> Recommended books:<a href="https://paricenter.com/alex-gomez-marin/" rel="nofollow">Sri Aurobindo&#39;s Savitri:</a><a href="https://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/sriaurobindo/downloadpdf.php?id=43" rel="nofollow">https://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/sriaurobindo/downloadpdf.php?id=43</a>Henri Bergson&#39;s Matter and Memory:<a href="https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/matterandmemory00berguoft/matterandmemory00berguoft.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/matterandmemory00berguoft/matterandmemory00berguoft.pdf</a>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Alex Gómez-Marín: From Physics to Consciousness

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David&#39;s guest this month is Professor Harald Walach,  a clinical psychologist, philosopher of science, and researcher at the interface between medicine, psychology and consciousness studies. He is a professorial research fellow with the Next Society Institute at Kazimieras Simonavicius University in Vilnius, Lithuania. He is founding director of the Change Health Science Institute in Basel, Switzerland, where he lives as a freelance scientist and author. He is author of more than 200 peer reviewed papers, 14 books, and 100 book chapters. He is one of the 100,000 most highly cited scientists worldwide. His recent work focuses on the role of spirituality and consciousness within science, for our health system and our culture. He is the author of the Galileo Commission Report and the recent GC Report on Transhumanism. 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.Do try  OUR NEW PODCAST SERIES, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform.<a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://galileocommission.org/report" rel="nofollow">https://galileocommission.org/report</a><a href="https://harald-walach.info/about-harald-walach/" rel="nofollow">https://harald-walach.info/about-harald-walach/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-ever-present-origin-jean-gebser/4089059?ean=9780821407691&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-ever-present-origin-jean-gebser/4089059?ean=9780821407691&amp;next=t</a>Harald with Michael Kapsner, singing Schumann <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDDMU_GYFFlog&start_radio=1&v=DMU_GYFFlog" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMU_GYFFlog&amp;list=RDDMU_GYFFlog&amp;start_radio=1</a> Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Harald Walach: From Science to Consciousness

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David&#39;s guest this month is  Dr Lorna Green. Lorna has been on the trail of metaphysics for a long time. She grew up in a household of a physicist, who could answer the kind of questions children ask. Her father&#39;s love was the stars, while hers was small animals and a fascination with life. What happened when a small wounded bird lying in her hands gradually stopped breathing and went stiff and cold? She wanted to understand life, and she followed my questions into the life sciences, first at McGill and then at Rockefeller University in New York in the 1960&#39;s--a heavy time to be in New York and in science (the code is cracked). In the heart of the life sciences, she discovered that science could not explain the universe, and she began the study of philosophy to find out the wider truth of things. By the time she was forty, she had picked up most of the learning of these times and went into a fourteen-year wilderness life to work the whole things out for herself. She made her first pass at a new metaphysics in her first book, Earth Age, a New Vision of God, the Human, and the Earth, in 1988, that came out in 1994. She has been working out a mystical vision ever since, something she now wants to share with you all, and will take it from there.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. Do try  OUR NEW PODCAST SERIES, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform.<a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a>Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://lornagreen.ca/" rel="nofollow">https://lornagreen.ca/</a><a href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/earth-age-book-lorna-green-9780595279548?" rel="nofollow">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/earth-age-book-lorna-green-9780595279548?</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/plato-s-phaedo-literally-translated-classic-reprint-plato-plato/9c49251cd1a2faba?ean=9780266747871&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/plato-s-phaedo-literally-translated-classic-reprint-plato-plato/9c49251cd1a2faba?ean=9780266747871&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/first-edition/Revolt-Against-Dualism-Inquiry-Concerning-Existence/30864969689/bd" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.co.uk/first-edition/Revolt-Against-Dualism-Inquiry-Concerning-Existence/30864969689/bd</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/seth-speaks-the-eternal-validity-of-the-soul-jane-roberts/eb95d37c746e27b2?ean=9781878424075&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/seth-speaks-the-eternal-validity-of-the-soul-jane-roberts/eb95d37c746e27b2?ean=9781878424075&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/handbook-of-neardeath-experiences-9780313358654/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/handbook-of-neardeath-experiences-9780313358654/</a><h1> </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Lorna Green: Consciousness is the key

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David&#39;s guest this month is  Kyriacos C. Markides, a native of Cyprus who is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Maine and author of ten books. Six of his books, including “THE MOUNTAIN OF SILENCE,” “GIFTS OF THE DESERT” and  “INNER RIVER” are on Christian mystics spiritual guides and elders of Eastern Christianity. Professor Markides is the recipient in 2002 of the best professor award in Arts and Sciences at the University of Maine and the 2006 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award of the same university. His latest book “THE ACCIDENTAL IMMIGRANT: A Quest for Spirit in a Skeptical Age” (Hamilton Books, 2021) is his capstone work.  He lives in Stillwater Maine with his wife Emily J. Markides, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Peace and Reconciliation Studies at the University of Maine. 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. WATCH OUT FOR OUR NEW PODCAST SERIES, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform.<a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://umaine.edu/sociology/faculty-and-staff/kyriacos-markides/" rel="nofollow">https://umaine.edu/sociology/faculty-and-staff/kyriacos-markides/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-accidental-immigrant-a-quest-for-spirit-in-a-skeptical-age-kyriacos-c-markides/77181ef925d13199?ean=9780761872870&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-accidental-immigrant-a-quest-for-spirit-in-a-skeptical-age-kyriacos-c-markides/77181ef925d13199?ean=9780761872870&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Kyriacos-Markides/The-Magus-of-Strovolos--The-Extraordinary-World-of-a-Spiritual-Healer/345160" rel="nofollow">https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Kyriacos-Markides/The-Magus-of-Strovolos--The-Extraordinary-World-of-a-Spiritual-Healer/345160</a><a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780385500920/Mountain-Silence-Search-Orthodox-Spirituality-0385500920/plp" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780385500920/Mountain-Silence-Search-Orthodox-Spirituality-0385500920/plp</a><a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31885480594&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestd_pcnew-_-product_id%3DIE9789607120199NEW-_-keyword%3D&dest=ie&gad_campaignid=21153210845&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD3Y6gtjpXF-1reN4L0H4IvCmdav&ref_=ps_ggl_21153210845" rel="nofollow">Wounded by Love: The Life and Wisdom of Saint Porphyrios</a><a href="https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.46550/page/n1/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">Sorokin: social and cultural dynamics</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/man-s-search-for-meaning-classic-editions-viktor-e-frankl/3000874?ean=9781846046384&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/man-s-search-for-meaning-classic-editions-viktor-e-frankl/3000874?ean=9781846046384&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://biblio.co.uk/book/anatomy-human-destructiveness-erich-fromm/" rel="nofollow">https://biblio.co.uk/book/anatomy-human-destructiveness-erich-fromm/</a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Saint-Silouan-Athonite-St-Sophrony-dp-0881416819/dp/0881416819/ref=dp_ob_image_bk" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Saint-Silouan-Athonite-St-Sophrony-dp-0881416819/dp/0881416819/ref=dp_ob_image_bk</a><h1> </h1>Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Kyriacos Markides: Mystical Sociology

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David&#39;s guest this month is Susan Plunket, who is a writer and Jungian psychologist in private practice in New York City. She received her doctorate from The New School for Social Research in 1989. She works with dreams as a form of transcendent consciousness. From 2006 to 2009 she served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jung Foundation. Currently, she is on the Advisory Board of Quadrant, the Journal of the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology. Her office is in Greenwich Village. Her most recent work is A Jungian Understanding of TranscendentExperiencesImaginal 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.WATCH OUT FOR OUR NEW PODCAST SERIES, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; now available on this platform.<a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://www.susanplunket.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.susanplunket.com/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/paranormal-perspectives-the-paranormal-experiences-of-a-jungian-psychologist-susan-plunket/f3e1f2a781465d50?ean=9781803415239&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/paranormal-perspectives-the-paranormal-experiences-of-a-jungian-psychologist-susan-plunket/f3e1f2a781465d50?ean=9781803415239&amp;next=t&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/memories-dreams-reflections-an-autobiography-carl-jung/13866?ean=9780006540274&next=t" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/memories-dreams-reflections-an-autobiography-carl-jung/13866?ean=9780006540274&amp;next=t</a><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/C-G-Jung/The-Red-Book--A-Readers-Edition/12780387?utm_campaign=196673&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=webgains&wgexpiry=1789683605&wgu=10671_196673_17581476055599_86aab37e13" rel="nofollow">https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/C-G-Jung/The-Red-Book--A-Readers-Edition/12780387?utm_source=webgains&amp;utm_medium=affiliates&amp;utm_campaign=196673&amp;wgu=10671_196673_17581476055599_86aab37e13&amp;wgexpiry=1789683605</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dgz83bhijM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dgz83bhijM</a><a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780963457455?gC=5a105e8b&gad_campaignid=20226739100&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADsTpAS56O6xsc6bf-mZxvo1kGhP-&gclid=CjwKCAjwlaTGBhANEiwAoRgXBXQSZPgILTKHxBnisWVFVLbnw7Fe8uKl9DLurGyhRYvEof0DBQIWcBoCI44QAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">Irina Tweedie Daughter of Fire</a>  Production: Martin Redfern <a href="https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beaconhillbroadcast.com/</a>Artwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Susan Plunket: One Consciousness

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David&#39;s guest this month is. is Max Vermans, Emeritus Professor (BSc PhD CPsychol FBPsS FAcSS) of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, currently focusing on Consciousness Studies, His main book Understanding Consciousness was short listed for the BPS book prize in 2001 and 2002 and he has over 130 publications in this area (over 100 on-line at <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max_Velmans" rel="nofollow">Research Gate</a> and <a href="http://goldsmiths.academia.edu/MaxVelmans" rel="nofollow">Academia.edu</a>). Max has given over 120 keynote addresses or plenary papers at conferences, In 1997 Max co-founded the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the BPS and has organised or helped to organise many conferences, workshops and symposia on consciousness, including international ones sponsored by the CIBA foundation (London), the Fetzer Institute (USA) and the Templeton Foundation (USA). From 2006 onwards he also founded Totnes Consciousness Café with visiting speakers at monthly meetings in Totnes, where he now lives. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of a number of journals including the Journal of Consciousness Studies, The Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research and Practice (American Psychological Association), Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, NeuroPsychoanalysis, and Journal of Parapsychology. 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. WATCH OUT FOR OUR NEW PODCAST SERIES, &#39;WISE SCIENTISTS&#39; coming soon on this platform. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/velmans/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/velmans/</a><a href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/understanding-consciousness-book-max-velmans-9780415224925?sku=" rel="nofollow">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/understanding-consciousness-book-max-velmans-9780415224925?sku</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-outsider-colin-wilson/1278674?ean=9780753814321" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-outsider-colin-wilson/1278674?ean=9780753814321</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-book-on-the-taboo-against-knowing-who-you-are-alan-watts/2435208?ean=9780285638532" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-book-on-the-taboo-against-knowing-who-you-are-alan-watts/2435208?ean=9780285638532</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sceptical-essays-bertrand-russell/3298077?ean=9780415325080" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sceptical-essays-bertrand-russell/3298077?ean=9780415325080</a> Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Max Velmans: Reflexive Monism

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David&#39;s guest this month is. is Peter Merry. Peter is passionate about helping humanity evolve at this time of profound global change. His work bridges emerging consciousness and practical innovation — combining wisdom, systems thinking, and entrepreneurial action to create real-world impact. Through Wyrd Technologies, he is pioneering consciousness-interactive technologies that enable us to remember our interconnectedness and engage with intelligence beyond the individual mind to address pressing challenges. He draws on decades of experience in societal transformation, Integral frameworks, and Spiral Dynamics to help organizations and governments navigate complexity and unlock evolutionary potential. Alongside my entrepreneurial work, he has authored four books — Evolutionary Leadership, Why Work?, Leading from the Field, and Volution — offering clarity and practical pathways for leaders and changemakers who want to navigate this era with deeper awareness. He also designs transformative educational experiences, such as the programmes offered through Ubiquity University that he co-founded. His personal expertise is in supporting leaders seeking deeper personal development and systemic impact. His passion is to act as a bridge between mainstream structures and frontier consciousness, translating pioneering ideas into grounded, actionable, life-enhancing solutions. He does what he can to walk the talk — purpose-driven, co-creative, ecologically engaged, committed to the never-ending personal development journey — and to inspire others to do the same. 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. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a>Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://petermerry.org/" rel="nofollow">https://petermerry.org/</a><a href="https://gowyrd.org/" rel="nofollow">https://gowyrd.org/</a><a href="https://www.ubiquityuniversity.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ubiquityuniversity.org/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/small-is-beautiful-a-study-of-economics-as-if-people-mattered-e-f-schumacher/14044?ean=9780099225614" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/small-is-beautiful-a-study-of-economics-as-if-people-mattered-e-f-schumacher/14044?ean=9780099225614</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-brief-history-of-everything-20th-anniversary-edition-ken-wilber/3666852?ean=9781611804522" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-brief-history-of-everything-20th-anniversary-edition-ken-wilber/3666852?ean=9781611804522</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-field-the-quest-for-the-secret-force-of-the-universe-lynne-mctaggart/3166647?ean=9780007145102" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-field-the-quest-for-the-secret-force-of-the-universe-lynne-mctaggart/3166647?ean=9780007145102</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/spiral-dynamics-mastering-values-leadership-and-change-de-beck/4345897?ean=9781405133562" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/spiral-dynamics-mastering-values-leadership-and-change-de-beck/4345897?ean=9781405133562</a> Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Peter Merry: Going Wyrd

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Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made by questioning answers.Bernie HeischDavid&#39;s guest this month is. is Marsha Sims, MM, which is Master of Music. She has a multidisciplinary background and years of experience interfacing with businesses, scientists and their projects. Her experience includes administrator and departmental secretary at Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory, where she organized PhD scientists, helped with presentations, did budget planning, etc. This is where she met her husband, Dr. Bernard Heisch, an astrophysicist. They&#39;ve been a team ever since. She was executive director for the Journal of Scientific Exploration for 10 years. She was administrator at the California Institute for Physics and Astrophysics under the direction of Dr. Bernard Heisch. There she assisted a small group of scientists who were doing cutting edge research on the zero point field, ZPF. She&#39;s currently the CEO of Jovian Corporation, which is a company started by Dr. Heisch that is continuing research on the ZPF and has some revolutionary ideas about extracting energy from this field. She and Dr. Heisch recently wrote The Miracle of Our Universe, A New View of Consciousness, God, Science and Reality, published by Newpage Books in 2023. In addition, She immerses herself in the music world, teaching music and singing opera. She&#39;s a member of the board and often performs for Verismo Opera. 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. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://www.marshasimsmusic.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.marshasimsmusic.com/</a><a href="https://www.verismoopera.org/about" rel="nofollow">https://www.verismoopera.org/about</a><a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Miracle-of-Our-Universe-by-Bernard-Haisch-Marsha-Sims/" rel="nofollow">https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Miracle-of-Our-Universe-by-Bernard-Haisch-Marsha-Sims/</a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Science-Behind-Miracles/dp/1617202797/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Science-Behind-Miracles/dp/1617202797/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/proof-of-heaven-a-neurosurgeon-s-journey-into-the-afterlife-iii-alexander-dr-eben/4237539?ean=9780749958794" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/proof-of-heaven-a-neurosurgeon-s-journey-into-the-afterlife-iii-alexander-dr-eben/4237539?ean=9780749958794</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-biology-of-belief-unleashing-the-power-of-consciousness-matter-miracles-bruce-h-lipton/3428386?ean=9781781805473" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-biology-of-belief-unleashing-the-power-of-consciousness-matter-miracles-bruce-h-lipton/3428386?ean=9781781805473</a><a href="https://journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse" rel="nofollow">https://journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/conversations-with-god-neale-donald-walsch/121807?ean=9780340693254" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/conversations-with-god-neale-donald-walsch/121807?ean=9780340693254</a>  Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Marsha Sims: Spirituality, Science and Music

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David&#39;s guest this month is Mattias Desmet who is a professor of clinical psychology in the Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences at Ghent University (Belgium) and a practicing psychoanalytic psychotherapist. He is the author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism explaining the nature of mass formation. His work has been discussed widely in the media, and his interviews have been viewed by millions of people around the world. His previous books include The Pursuit of Objectivity in Psychology and Lacan’s Logic of Subjectivity: A Walk on the Graph of Desire. Desmet is the author of over one hundred peer-reviewed academic papers. In 2018 he received the Evidence-Based Psychoanalytic Case Study Prize of the Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and in 2019 he received the Wim Trijsburg Prize of the Dutch Association of Psychotherapy. 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. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-psychopathology-of-everyday-life-sigmund-freud/567640?ean=9781609420192" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-psychopathology-of-everyday-life-sigmund-freud/567640?ean=9781609420192</a><a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lacan/" rel="nofollow">https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lacan/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-psychology-of-totalitarianism-mattias-desmet/6808436?ean=9781645022756" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-psychology-of-totalitarianism-mattias-desmet/6808436?ean=9781645022756</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/beyond-good-and-evil-friedrich-nietzsche/541688?ean=9781513266732" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/beyond-good-and-evil-friedrich-nietzsche/541688?ean=9781513266732</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-origins-of-totalitarianism-hannah-arendt/1266259?ean=9780241316757" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-origins-of-totalitarianism-hannah-arendt/1266259?ean=9780241316757</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-new-science-of-life-rupert-sheldrake/922041?ean=9781848310421" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-new-science-of-life-rupert-sheldrake/922041?ean=9781848310421</a> Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Mattias Desmet: Mass Formation

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David&#39;s guest this month is Robin Rose Saltonstall. Robin holds a PhD from the University of California San Francisco Medical School. She is an integrative health practitioner in Boulder, Colorado, USA, who focuses on the unique physical challenges and psychological developmental tasks facing individuals in the second half of life. She is an ecopsychologist, a Polyvagal-Informed therapist, and a professor of Climate Crisis and Ecopsychological Applications as well as Ecotoxicology for Viridis Graduate Institute (www.viridis.edu). Robin integrates neuroscience, Nature-based learning, depth psychology, art, and movement for living the second half of life.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. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://robinrosesaltonstall.com/about-me/" rel="nofollow">https://robinrosesaltonstall.com/about-me/</a><a href="https://www.40plusfitnessandhealth.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.40plusfitnessandhealth.com/</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=The+Little+Engine+That+Could" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=The+Little+Engine+That+Could</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/objectivity-lorraine-daston/3560686?ean=9781890951795" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/objectivity-lorraine-daston/3560686?ean=9781890951795</a><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/enlivenment-toward-a-poetics-for-the-anthropocene-andreas-weber/857124?ean=9780262536660" rel="nofollow">https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/enlivenment-toward-a-poetics-for-the-anthropocene-andreas-weber/857124?ean=9780262536660</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/581526.In_My_Own_Way" rel="nofollow">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/581526.In_My_Own_Way</a> Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Robin Saltonstall: In My Own Way



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David&#39;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.<a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a>Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://chrisbache.com/" rel="nofollow">https://chrisbache.com/</a><a href="https://chrisbache.com/BOOKS-1" rel="nofollow">https://chrisbache.com/BOOKS-1</a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Twenty-Cases-Suggestive-Reincarnation-Stevenson/dp/0813908728" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Twenty-Cases-Suggestive-Reincarnation-Stevenson/dp/0813908728</a><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Stanislav-Grof/Realms-of-the-Human-Unconscious--Observations-from-LSD-Research/24081519" rel="nofollow">https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Stanislav-Grof/Realms-of-the-Human-Unconscious--Observations-from-LSD-Research/24081519</a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Science-Life-Hypothesis-Resonance/dp/0892815353/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Science-Life-Hypothesis-Resonance/dp/0892815353/</a> Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Chris Bache: Diamond Light

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David&#39;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 <a href="https://sdgthoughtleaderscircle.org/unitive-new-narrative/" rel="nofollow">Unitive Narrative</a>, founder of the <a href="https://www.flourishproject.net/" rel="nofollow">Flourish Project</a>, co-founder of <a href="https://www.livingcities.earth/" rel="nofollow">Living Cities Earth,</a> a member of the <a href="https://sdgthoughtleaderscircle.org/" rel="nofollow">SDG Thought Leaders Synergy Circle</a>, development lead for the <a href="https://www.oursharedfuture.net/" rel="nofollow">Unitive Wisdom</a> and Unitive Education Collaborations, a Global Council member of the <a href="https://weall.org/" rel="nofollow">Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll),</a> project lead for the <a href="https://www.sieallianceuk.org/" rel="nofollow">Spirituality in Education Alliance UK (SIEUK)</a> and an awardee of the <a href="https://www.brahmakumaris.org/" rel="nofollow">Brahma Kumaris</a> ‘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. <a href="http://scientficandmedical.net/" rel="nofollow">scientificandmedical.net</a> <a href="http://www.galileocommission.org/" rel="nofollow">galileocommission.org</a><a href="http://www.beyondthebrain.org/" rel="nofollow">beyondthebrain.org</a> Works and links mentioned:<a href="https://www.wendyellyatt.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wendyellyatt.com/</a><a href="http://www.flourishproject.net/" rel="nofollow">www.flourishproject.net </a><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/15/4/42" rel="nofollow">https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/15/4/42</a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maria-Montessoris-Pedagogical-Anthropology-Montessori/dp/1528720741" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maria-Montessoris-Pedagogical-Anthropology-Montessori/dp/1528720741</a><a href="https://www.patternlanguage.com/bookstore/nature-of-order.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.patternlanguage.com/bookstore/nature-of-order.html</a> Production: Martin RedfernArtwork: Amber HaasMusic: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Wendy Ellyatt: Flourishing

In the podcast series Imaginal Inspirations, David Lorimer talks to transformational authors and scientists about the experiences, people and books that have shaped their life and work.