Prof. Jeffrey Kripal explores the unexplainable phenomena that are the sparks that might spawn entire religions. His intellectual journey includes receiving his books as information streams from the future, his early years at a loving Catholic seminary, exploring the supernormal at Esalen, and how we are all conduits for the huge cultural stories which we also get to shape.
His university site:
His books:
https://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-John-Kripal/e/B001IODIT2
(this episode includes an afterword with a rundown of all of Dr. Kripal’s books)
Mysticism, the Supernormal & Books from the Future with Dr. Jeffrey Kripal