In this interview, Jeff Carreria speaks with Mekdes Asefa, CEO of AfroCore AI, who shares the cultural, spiritual, and practical challenges of introducing AI into Ethiopia, where fear, religious concerns, and job security shape public response. She frames AI as a powerful mirror of human values and calls for responsible,

In this interview, Jeff Carreira speaks with Steve McIntosh, whose work has long helped illuminate the unfolding evolution of human consciousness. In books such as Integral Consciousness, Evolution’s Purpose, and The Presence of the Infinite, Steve brings complex ideas vividly to life and shows how they apply to the challenges

In this interview Jeff Carreira speaks with Charles Eisenstein about the spiritual risks and deeper implications of engaging with artificial intelligence as a source of meaning, guidance, or companionship. During the conversation Charles emphasizes that while AI can simulate empathy, insight, and even spiritual language with remarkable sophistication, it fundamentally

This interview explores artificial intelligence as a creative and spiritual instrument rather than a sentient being in its own right. E.J. Gold frames AI as an evolving tool—like a synthesizer or musical instrument—that amplifies human intention, not replaces it. Both Gold and Claude Needham emphasize that the real differentiator between

In this profound and wide-ranging conversation, we speak with Acharya Shunya, a revered teacher of Vedic wisdom and the first female lineage-holder in her 2,000-year-old spiritual tradition. We explore the living transmission of Advaita Vedanta, the role of Bhakti and karma yoga in contemporary life, and the soul’s long arc

In this interview, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati shares the extraordinary story of her transformation from a Stanford-trained academic to a revered spiritual teacher living on the banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh. With disarming honesty and clarity, she recounts the moment of divine awakening that changed the course of her life,

In this interview, Jac O’Keeffe shares the powerful story of her spiritual awakening and the decades of inner work that followed. With candor, humor, and unflinching insight, she describes the moment divine love flooded her being, the guidance she received, and how that awakening transformed her life. But the heart

Shelli Joye shares her lifetime journey weaving mysticism, science, and consciousness into a coherent framework she calls “tantric psychophysics.” Drawing from electrical engineering, Eastern traditions, and modern quantum theory, she discusses collective consciousnesses or “psychospheres,” and the role of human beings as agents within a larger cosmic network. She advocates

Tarot reader Julia Eve reflects on her intuitive practice in light of the podcast The Telepathy Tapes, finding deep resonance between her symbolic work and the telepathic abilities of autistic children. We explore the imaginal realm as a space where symbolic wisdom and mystical knowing arise. Julia emphasizes that tarot

Jeffrey Kripal explores how extraordinary experiences—mystical, paranormal, or anomalous—require new interpretive frameworks beyond traditional science and religion. He proposes “thinking-with” experiencers to co-create meaningful narratives that make space for paradox and subjectivity. In this interview he discusses dual aspect monism, ontological shock, and the role of narrative in transforming consciousness.

For this issue I immediately wanted to speak with Timothy Morton, one of my favorite ecological thinkers, and Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University. When I read Timothy’s book Ecology Without Nature, I gained a deeper understanding of how the modern world divorces the idea of nature

Nora is the president of the International Bateson Institute, and one of my favorite ecological thinkers. In this interview Nora explains the current thinking contained in her book called Combining, that came out of an inquiry into the nature of evolution. Nora was asking herself questions about how evolution occurs.

It was a pleasure to speak with Christopher J. Miller about his understanding of what it means to be a spiritual artist. Chris is an artist, author, teacher, and produces The Spiritual Artist Podcast where he shares stories of enlightenment and growth in conversations with today’s spiritual artists and thought

In this interview we had the pleasure to speak with our dear friend Mary Adams about her involvement with The Extinction Rebellion and how she sees her current work as an activist as a natural extension of her dedicated spiritual life.

In this interview we spoke with Aterah Nusrat about her research aimed at deepening our understanding of the relationship between spirituality, health and well-being, and how those domains also relate to planetary health and well-being. Nusrat is clear that until we shift into a mindset that recognizes our true unity

Athena Laz is a spiritual mentor, lucid dream teacher and psychologist. I recently discovered her books The Alchemy of Your Dreams and The Deliberate Dreamers Journal. What she shares in them, and perhaps even more the way she shares, really caught my attention. Speaking with Athena it became even more

Dr. Lawrence Edwards has taught meditation for over 40 years and is the founder of the Anam Cara Meditation Foundation. We were very happy to interview him to discuss enlightenment and the path of kundalini awakening. He is a teacher that I have known about and admired for some years

In this interview we speak with award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator Nora Bateson about how we as human beings engage together in community and the underlying dynamics that make communities healthy. You will see how a community is a mutual learning environment and discover why our overly-individualistic cultural tendencies make

Dr. Erin Prophet is the daughter of two spiritual leaders, Mark and Elizabeth Clare Prophet. Her father started the group as The Summit Lighthouse in 1958. After his death in 1973, Erin’s mother became the leader of the group, which has also been known as Church Universal and Triumphant (founded

In this interview, Jeff Carreira speaks with Dan Millman about his latest book, which shares the reflections on the extraordinary experiences that shaped his evolution from youthful dreamer to spiritual teacher, written to inspire readers on their own quests. Millman teaches “the peaceful warrior’s way” in the United States and

It was a pleasure to speak with author Gary Lachman about the nature of magic and the different ways it is practiced today. Over the past twenty years Gary has distinguished himself as one of the leading experts on the history of the occult and the development of human consciousness.