David's guest this month is Jan Pilotti MD, who studied mathematics and theoretical physics and earned a B.Sc. at Stockholm’s University Sweden. As a young student he discovered a possibility of mathematically extending Einstein’s theory of relativity to include superluminal Lorentz transformations in a six-dimensional Minkowskian spacetime, with three space and three “timelike” dimensions. This was 1971 and long before string theory assumed more space dimensions. So, he didn’t get any support for the idea of more dimensions and left theoretical physics without finishing any Ph.D. dissertation.

Ironically a mystical experience at a summer camp with a communist group opened him up to the Soul of the Universe. He started to meditate and then studied at medical school. Soon he found Raymond Moody’s book Life after Life and thought that NDE perhaps was related to the extra spacetime dimensions. He has edited and written about NDEs and OBEs in a Swedish book of readings in 1982 and in 1987 in another Swedish book he started to present the idea of Conscious spacetime. He is also M.D. and has worked as a child- and adolescent psychiatrist, mainly with family and trauma therapy.

After retirement he returned to studying physics and consciousness. In English he has published Conscious Spacetime. An outline to experiential monism in The Mystery of Consciousness. Essays on spacetime, Evolution and Well-being. Ed. I. Fredriksson. McFarland 2014. And in a conference book on physics 2020 published a chapter How Minkowski Could Have Discovered Superluminal Lorentz Transformations and six Dimensional Spacetime. where, in mathematical detail, he shows how Einstein, Minkowski, Pauli and many others missed superluminal Lorentz transformations and six dimensions and a possible connection to both quantum theory and consciousness. He is currently an affiliated member of Institute for Foundational Studies

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.drpilotti.info/eng/

https://www.academia.edu/114149181

https://www.academia.edu/109869489

https://www.minkowskiinstitute.com/mip/books/2019conf.html

https://galileocommission.org/jan-pilotti-conscious-experiences-everywhere-besides-in-the-brain/

Raymond Moody Life after Life https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/life-after-life-dr-raymond-moody/1465195?ean=9780712602730

The Soul of the Universe by Gustaf Stromberg https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31944716880

Production: Martin Redfern

Artwork: Amber Haas

Music: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

Peter Russell is a leading thinker on consciousness and contemporary spirituality. He coined the term "global brain" with his 1980's bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the impact it would have on humanity. He is the author of twelve other books, including Waking Up in Time, From Science to God, and most recently Letting Go of Nothing and Forgiving Humanity.

He studied theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science at the University of Cambridge, and meditation and Eastern Philosophy in India. In the 1980s pioneered the introduction of personal growth programs to corporations.

His mission is to distill the essential wisdom on human consciousness found in the world’s various spiritual traditions, and to disseminate their teachings on self-liberation in contemporary and compelling ways.

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.peterrussell.com/index.php

Books by Peter Russell

https://www.peterrussell.com/forgivinghumanity/index.php

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/letting-go-of-nothing-relax-your-mind-and-discover-the-wonder-of-your-true-nature-peter-russell/6005459?ean=9781608687657

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-global-brain-the-awakening-earth-in-a-new-century-peter-russell/4793001?ean=9780863156168

https://www.waterstones.com/book/from-science-to-god/peter-russell/9781577314943

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Systems-James-Grier-Miller/dp/0070420157

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/gaia-a-new-look-at-life-on-earth-james-lovelock/2091134?ean=9780198784883

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-upanishads-juan-mascaro/2467576?ean=9780140441635

Production: Martin Redfern

Artwork: Amber Haas

Music: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone

David's Guest today is Dr Harrie Salman, a philosopher of culture and a traveller who speaks nine European languages and who has lectured at a number of universities. In September 1986, he founded the Rembrandt Foundation for the study of Central European Culture, for which he organised about 30 conferences at the University of Leiden (until 1993). Between 1989 and 2003 he spent about 18 months in the countries of the former Soviet Union, doing research on Russian culture and giving lectures and seminars. Between 1990 and 2001, he taught courses on ‘Science and Culture in Central Europe’ at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Prague, Czech Republic. From 1993 to 2019 he taught courses on Anthroposophy at the department of Art Therapy at the State University of professional education in Leiden, Holland.

His 26 books and numerous articles, published in many languages, deal with aspects of cultural history, social development and Dutch regional history. His books include publications on European culture (Die Heilung Europas), Russian culture (De onzichtbare stad), Anthroposophy and the White Brotherhood (The Social World as Mystery Center, The Rising of the Inner Sun, Peter Deunov, Valentin Tomberg, and Rudolf Steiner), global economy (Stolen Wealth) and social issues (De Corona Epidemie, The Great Reset). Since 1981, he has been giving lectures, seminars and workshops internationally on questions of social and cultural development, psychology and spirituality, the cultures of Central Europe and Russia, and economic systems.

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:

Books by Harrie Salman https://www.hive.co.uk/Search/Keyword?keyword=Harrie%20Salman&productType=1

Ivan Illich: Medical Nemesis https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Ivan-Illich/Limits-to-Medicine--Medical-Nemesis---The-Expropriation-of-Health/20896819

Steiner: Christianity as Mystical Fact https://archive.org/details/christianityasmy00stei/page/n5/mode/2up

Deunov: The Wellspring of Good https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9789544743161/Wellspring-Good-Words-Master-Peter-9544743162/plp

Production: Martin Redfern

Artwork: Amber Haas

Music: Life is a River, by Magnus Moone