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Journey Through Time Back to 1978
Jeff Mishlove
In 1978, this photo of me was taken by my new wife, Janelle Barlow, in the San Francisco apartment on Lake Street where we lived with a magnificent view out our bay window of the... More »
Logic and Poetry of Psi
Jeff Mishlove
Logic and Poetry [From Chapter Two of Psi Development Systems ] Prescientific psi training processes have involved a wide variety of social contexts and techniques, from shamanistic and prophetic indulgences through yogic asceticism. Among the... More »
Prescientific Psi Development
Jeff Mishlove
The Prescientific Traditions [From Chapter Two of Psi Development Systems ] Ancient humankind accepted implicitly the mind's desire to interact magically with the environment. According to Frazer (1935), "Whatever doubts science may entertain as to... More »
Psychic Development in Anthroposophy
Jeff Mishlove
The Goetheanum , Headquarters of the Anthroposophical Society, Dornach, Switzerland Anthroposophy [From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ] The Anthroposophical Society (from the Greek words anthropos and sophia, "man" and "wisdom") was founded in... More »
Psychic Development in Theosophy
Jeff Mishlove
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky as painted by Manly P. Hall Theosophy [From Chapter Three of Psi Development Systems ] The Theosophical Society was founded in 1875 by Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky , who declared herself to... More »
Developing Shamanic Powers
Jeff Mishlove
Opening the Sacred Bundle , painting by Howard Terpning, 1994 Shamanism [From Chapter Two of Psi Development Systems ] Perhaps the oldest traditions involving possible psychic training methods relate to the practices of tribal shamanism... More »
ESP and Ceremonial Magic
Jeff Mishlove
Ceremonial Magic [From Chapter Two of Psi Development Systems ] Magical rituals are an intrinsic part of shamanism, divination, yoga, Buddhism, Sufism, Judaism, and Christianity. One of the four classic vedas, or earliest scriptures, of... More »
Psychic Cultivation in Sufism
Jeff Mishlove
Sufism [From Chapter Two of Psi Development Systems ] Insights as to the practices of the Sufi orders that relate to psi training may be gleaned from Trimingham (1971), who states, "In the ordinary way... More »
Prophecy & Kabbalah
Jeff Mishlove
The Prophet Elijah Judaism [From Chapter Two of Psi Development Systems ] The biblical Hebrew word for prophet is nabi (plural, nebiim ) . Max Weber (1921/1952) suggests that the word is derived from the... More »
ESP and Divination
Jeff Mishlove
Giotto, Adoration of the Magi Divination [From Chapter Two of Psi Development Systems ] A vast variety of methods were used in ancient Mesopotamia for divination . The future was viewed in the livers and... More »
Jeffrey Mishlove
March 2008