In this conversation about the many questions raised by quantum mechanics, natural philosopher, Michael Alan Prestwood goes into some detail about what is known, unknown and just speculation regarding superposition, entanglement, Schrödinger's cat, string theory, the multiverse and other things related to quantum mechanics. Michael also talks about how what has been proven in the quantum realm has lead to a wide range of speculations that may explain some of the quantum mysteries and how these s...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 30
Susan Lyons is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, and Board Certified Regression Therapist. Susan also teaches hypnotherapy through the HCH Institute. In this fascinating conversation, Susan reveals how she has helped clients recover memories from other lives that have healed issues experienced in this life. Susan also talks about quantum jumping, connecting with spirit guides and finding one's higher self. Susan stresses the importance of finding our true selves in order to free...
May 21, 2025•51 min•Ep. 29
Melanie Weller is a speaker, author, neurotheologist, and medical visionary. She is host of the Fearless Presence podcast and is known as the body whisperer for infusing her intuition and spirituality with amazing results into her work as a physical therapist. In this wonderfull conversation, Melanie shares from her vast knowledge and experience regarding the vagus nerve, and how our stories and experience of time can shape our health and well being. Through the application of science based prac...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 28
In this wonderful conversation, natural philosopher, Michael Alan Prestwood talks about how philosophers for thousands of years have shaped the way we think. Michael also shares some of the touchstone ideas detailed in his book "30 Philosophers: A New Look at Timeless Ideas ”, and how philosophers from the ancient world to recent times have developed critical thinking to approach living an authentic life. To see the many things Michael has to share regrading philosophy, science, critical thinkin...
Jan 30, 2025•54 min•Ep. 27
In this inspiring conversation, Regan Caruthers, author, spiritual mentor and inner life coach, talks about her new book "Tragic Magic, A Memoir" where she tells a life story of traumatic hardship and spiritual triumph as she reconnects with a divine inner knowing she had abandoned as a child. Regan joyfully shares her insights on becoming fearless and building a strong spiritual life while maintaining a healthy life in this world. To learn more about Regan Caruthers, go to the link below where ...
Jan 07, 2025•44 min•Ep. 26
Jennifer Lugris is an award winning and internationally published artist. Jennifer talks about how her work as an artist is catapulted by the stimulating perceptions and personal growth she experiences as a mother. Jennifer shares how being a child of immigrant parents from differing backgrounds has given her a unique and rare perspective. She also talks about the inspiration behind her book "Supermoms." Jennifer Lugirs' solo exhibitions include the Verge Center for the Arts in Sacramento, CA, R...
Nov 01, 2024•48 min•Ep. 25
Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry teaches comparative theology at the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary in Berkeley, California. Sharing his expertise in captivating and relatable stories, Pastor John tells how a revelation thousands of years ago began Zoroastrianism which founded religious principles that continued and developed through Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Pastor John explains how these religions influenced each other and changed over time to lay the path to where we are today....
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 24
In this wide ranging conversation, renowned alchemist and geomancer, Tommie Mercer, shares details of his life's work discovering how to collect the life force energy of the universe and then imbuing this energy into his finely crafted amulets and other tools. Tommie talks about dowsing and explains how to discover one's origins through the practice of the Bard's Gaze, and many other things regarding the nature of reality and who we are in the universe. If you'd like to contact Tommie Mercer to ...
Sep 27, 2024•46 min•Ep. 23
Dr. John Gray is a psychiatrist and synaptic biologist and an Associate Professor of Neurology at University of California Davis. Dr. Gray is also Associate Director for UC Davis Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics and Principal Investigator for the eponymous Gray Lab at UC Davis Center for Neuroscience. In this in depth conversation, Dr. Gray talks about his research in synaptic plasticity in the brain and the key role it plays in neuroplasticity, or how the brain can "rewire" itse...
Sep 12, 2024•56 min•Ep. 22
John Roedel is the internationally renowned author of "Hey God. Hey John. What Happens When God Writes Back" and is also a gifted poet who has published five books of poetry sharing his inner life in a way that is intimately relatable and refreshing. In this engrossing conversation, John talks about his personal crisis that tested his faith and led to an unexpected personal transformation. Among other things, John also talks about the importance of expressing our own authenticity and opening up ...
Aug 30, 2024•51 min•Ep. 21
John Creger is an education consultant providing professional development for Deepened Learning. He is co-founder of The Personal Creed Organization and author of "The Personal Creed Project and a New Vision of Learning". As a public school teacher, John has received several awards including the James Moffett Memorial Award for Teacher Research. In this inspiring conversation, John shares how an irrepressible desire to reach his students in a meaningful way led to experiments and discoveries in ...
Jun 16, 2024•51 min•Ep. 20
Joan Parisi Wilcox is the author of several books including "Masters of the Living Energy" about the mystical world of the Q'ero people of Peru. Joan shares a beautiful vision learned from Andean masters of how we are on a progressive journey expanding our personal growth and awareness while experiencing our relationship with a living and conscious cosmos. Among many things, Joan talks about Pachamama, our cosmic mother, and the Inka Seed that lives in each person as their divine potential. To l...
Jun 07, 2024•54 min•Ep. 19
Annie Blackstone teaches shamanic practices through the HCH Institute in Lafayette, California. She also teaches hypnotherapy and as a reiki master teaches reiki as well. Annie also offers ancestral healing, brainspotting, biofield tuning, and several other modalities in her work helping others. In this engrossing conversation, Annie shares the fundamentals of modern core shamanism and how learning these practices are helping many people become more open to the realities and helpful spirits of t...
May 17, 2024•44 min•Ep. 18
Regan Caruthers is the founder of the Aset Yoga and Wellness Center in Washington, Missouri where she practices as a spiritual mentor, inner life coach, and RYT 200 Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor. In this engaging conversation, Regan expands on the many facets of yoga and how disciplined practice can awaken a rich and fulfilling spiritual life. To learn more about Regan Caruthers and classes offered to elevate mind, body and spirit at the Aset Yoga and Wellness Center go to https://www.asetyoga...
May 11, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 17
Trung Cao is a masterful painter who is also a published scientific researcher. In this thought provoking conversation Trung shares how, since an early age, his irrepressible urge to understand the world around him has led to expressing his many questions and observations in his ongoing practice of art and science. Among many subjects, Trung elaborates on the inspirations behind his artwork, the neural networks involved with the creative process and how creative expression is essential to being ...
Apr 20, 2024•51 min•Ep. 16
Icasiana Hilda Barrs is a medicine woman, healer and spiritual guide. In this enlightening conversation, Icasiana shares her journey of how she broke through harmful beliefs and programming to become free of cancer and discovered her ability as a healer. In talking about her work of 25 years, she explains how she has learned to help others in their journey to find their own capacity for self healing and self mastery. To learn more about Icasiana Hilda Barrs and her work go to: https://www.behind...
Apr 13, 2024•53 min•Ep. 15
Miriam Marsolais Ph.D is a practicing psychotherapist and Jungian analyst. Miriam speaks from her experience and training about how a person can benefit from understanding and building on the relationship between one's waking consciousness and sleeping consciousness. She shares how her recovery from the trauma of a severe burn injury initiated her deep interest in Jungian psychology and led to her journey of helping others. Among other things, this intriguing conversation touches on the collecti...
Mar 20, 2024•54 min•Ep. 14
Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry teaches comparative theology at the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary in Berkeley, California. Listen as Pastor John explains soteriology, the study of salvation according to different religions. He offers fascinating details of how Native Traditions, Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Jainism all emerged in succession and how each have their own version of salvation. Pastor John's indepth knowledge and keen insight make for a delightful conversation with a...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 13
Venerable Geshe Tenzin Lekshey is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk from the Gaden Shartse Norling Monastery in Mundgod, South India. This conversation took place at the General Gomez Arts and Events Center in Auburn, California where Geshe Lekshey is visiting with a group of fellow monks who are making a Vajrasattva sand mandala for the Auburn community. Geshe Lekshey shares some of the basic concepts of Tibetan Buddhism and how their philosophy and practices help to clear the obstructions in the mind to...
Feb 23, 2024•56 min•Ep. 12
Baika Heaton is a Soto Zen Priest and is the founder of Complete Illumination Healing Arts in Lafayette, CA. In this uplifting conversation, Baika shares how she was led to Zen Buddhism early in her life and how that put her on the path to becoming the healer she is today. Baika talks about Reiki and Brainspotting, offers her insights on how to be present with someone at the end their life, and how she has relied on the "way seeking mind" that is present in all of us. To learn more about Baika H...
Feb 14, 2024•50 min•Ep. 11
Regan Caruthers is the founder of the Aset Yoga and Wellness Center in Washington, Missouri where she practices as a spiritual mentor, inner life coach, and RYT 200 Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor. In this fascinating conversation, Regan shares personal experiences in her spiritual journey and how an "awakening" led her to HeartMath, a science based system focused on the importance of the heart/mind connection. Regan also shares stories about how trusting her inner guidance has lead to a life of...
Feb 06, 2024•49 min•Ep. 10
Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry is a pastor in the United Church of Christ and is the author of more than 40 books on spirituality, theology and even some science fiction and fantasy. In this episode Pastor John has a fascinating in depth conversation with Allen about how mysticism and mystical experiences go hand in hand with spiritual growth in the Christian Faith. Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry currently teaches comparative theology at the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary in Berkeley, Cali...
Jan 10, 2024•54 min•Ep. 9
Scot Gresham-Lancaster shares stories and recordings from a lifetime of being an internationally recognized avant garde composer and innovator in sound design and sound technology. Scot talks about what is popularly known as sonification, he likes to call "listening to data". We listen to some amazing recordings as examples of his early pioneering in this amazing field. This episode was cut short by a technical snafu, so be sure to catch the continuation of our conversation in Part 2. For more i...
Dec 15, 2023•20 min•Ep. 4
In this continuation from Part 1 Scot Gresham-Lancaster talks about his current work. We hear the sounds of whales migrating off the coast of Maine and the sounds of a living tree. Scot talks about his current project of creating a musical performance based on data from trees. This is a fascinating conversation that touches on the modern question of when does sound become music. For more info about Scot Gresham-Lancaster and his work go to https://scot.greshamlancaster.com/ Leave your comments t...
Dec 15, 2023•30 min•Ep. 5
Debra Ingerson, producer/editor for KCBS radio in San Francisco has a conversation with Allen on the principles of unity and universal truths she has learned from being a long time follower of the Baha'i Faith and the practical applications for promoting peaceful coexistence in an evolving world. For more information about the Baha'i Faith go to https://www.bahai.us/ Leave your comments through the Podbean mobile app or email audibleriverpodcast@gmail.com Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" co...
Dec 01, 2023•41 min•Ep. 8
Anthropologist and mystic, Juan Nunez del Prado is the world's foremost expert on the Andean mystical traditions of the native Q'ero people of Peru. Juan talks about his discovery of a correlation between the Andean teachings and modern thinkers regarding progressive levels of human consciousness. Juan explains how understanding the different levels can help us understand our world and be guideposts for personal growth. To learn more about Juan Nunez del Prado and his work, you can find him on F...
Nov 15, 2023•51 min•Ep. 7
Acclaimed geomancer, Tommie Mercer is the founder and owner of Starchamber Products. Tommie talks about how, over the last 50 years, he has perfected a charging system that permanently restores natural life giving energy to water. Tommie's work is a great example of where science meets metaphysics. To find out more about Tommie Mercer and where to get the VEW water go to https://starchamberproducts.com/ Leave your comments through the Podbean mobile app or email audibleriverpodcast@gmail.com The...
Nov 11, 2023•41 min•Ep. 6
Ivan Nunez del Prado is an Altomisayoq Paqo and Master Teacher of the Qero lineage of Andean Mysticism. Ivan shares how the knowledge and practice of this path of the ancient Andean Incas can enhance one's awareness and experience of our connection to everything and everyone. To learn more about Ivan Nunez del Prado and his work, you can find him on Facebook or email him at semilladelinka@gmail.com Leave your comments through the Podbean mobile app or email audibleriverpodcast@gmail.com Theme mu...
Oct 23, 2023•45 min•Ep. 3
Venerable Lama Losang Samten is the spiritual director of Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia and master creator of sacred Tibetan sand mandalas. Lama Losang joyfully shares his knowledge and experience with sand mandalas including the creation of the first Tibetan sand mandala in the West. For more about Venerable Lama Losang Samten go to http://www.losangsamten.com/ Leave your comments through the Podbean mobile app or email audibleriverpodcast@gmail.com Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarin...
Oct 18, 2023•41 min•Ep. 2
Holly Holmes Meredith is director of HCH Institute which offers hypnotherapy training for therapeutic practitioners. In this conversation Holly talks with Allen in depth about psycho-spiritual therapy techniques and making a connection with one's Higher Self. For more about Holly Holmes-Meredith go to https://www.hypnotherapytraining.com/holly Leave your comments through the Podbean mobile app or email audibleriverpodcast@gmail.com Theme music "The Song Of The Ocarina" composed by Paul de Sennev...
Oct 13, 2023•40 min•Ep. 1
