Jason Gregory is an author, philosopher, and teacher with expertise in Eastern philosophy and spirituality, as well as a background in Western philosophy, comparative religion, psychology, cognitive science, metaphysics, and ancient cultures. In this interview, Gregory shares exercises to develop a peaceful mind and, as a result, a peaceful world.
In this interview, Dr. Zoh speaks with the esteemed Elder Malidoma Patrice Somé, Ph.D., just after the release of his powerful book, Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman. Dr. Somé shares his life story, from being taken from his village and brought to a Jesuit mission school, to his subsequent commitment to upholding and teaching the knowledge and wisdom of the Indigenous Dagara people, with a focus on the crucial importance of ritual, healing through ancestral connection, and community-making.
Dr. Bob interviews Dr. Matt McKay, clinical psychologist, founder of the Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinic, and author of the Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife. After grieving the tragic death of his son, Jordan, McKay discovered his own ability to communicate with the “other side.” McKay now shares what he’s learned from Jordan about the afterlife in hopes to soothe anxiety about death for those still on Earth.
Frequent guest of 21st Century Radio, Dr. Raymond Moody reviews the 7 aspects of “shared death experience.” These reflect common reports from people who experience a kind of empathic state of consciousness at the bedside of a dying loved one.
Ghost writer Arthur Myers chats with Dr. Bob during this 1990 21st Century Radio Halloween special. Myers clarifies the difference between a ghost and a poltergeist and shares his favorite haunted landmarks from around the US. Make sure to also check out his appearance just months prior to this interview in which he shares more ghostly tales about celebrity specters like Mae West, Judy Garland, and John Lennon!
Dr. Zoh interviews Caiyam Carroll (known as “Cain” at the time) about his book The Spiritual Practice of Walking, Standing, Sitting and Lying Down and what it means to live a truly integrated and embodied spiritual practice. Carroll emphasizes somatic awareness as a key to being a student of our human experience and allowing life to be our teacher.
Dr. Zoh sits down for another new interview to discuss paranormal experiences. The Hieronimuses discussed these throughout their years on the air with the aim of normalizing the human ability to sense things that are often hard to explain: apparitions of divine beings, guidance from ancestors long deceased, or images from a past lives, for example. Plus Zoh shares her own paranormal experience and what she’s learned about refining the extrasensory abilities that characterize such an occurrence.
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Dr. Daniel Foor is a ritualist and teacher whose work helps people of all backgrounds access ancestral medicine. Foor emphasizes the reclamation of ritual arts as a method to connect with our near and distant ancestors and thus make meaning of our current incarnation. In conversation with Dr. Zoh, Daniel provides a culturally rich framework for a relationship-centered pathway toward communal healing.
Jim B. Tucker, M.D. is Bonner-Lowry Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. Up until his retirement, he was Director of the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies, where he continued the work of Dr. Ian Stevenson with children who report memories of previous lives. In this interview, Tucker joins Dr. Zoh to share his research and discuss the confounding questions of life after death, the nature of consciousness, and what happens when we listen to children.