Navigating Consciousness with Rupert Sheldrake
Episodes
125 episodes
Science, Spirituality & the Practices That Transform Us, with Dr. Jessica Harland
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0_Lkku3QH-cWhat if gratitude isn't just good manners, but measurably changes your wellbeing? What if the medieval Christians were right about nature being alive, and we've spent the last 400 years gett...
How do Animals Predict Natural Disasters? London Society for Psychical Research
For more see Rupert’s Substack article on this topic👉 https://rupertsheldrake.substack.com/p/animal-warnings-of-earthquakesRecorded on November 4, 2017 at the Society for Psychical Research in London. When disasters str...
Consciousness and the Mysteries of Everyday Life – How the Light Gets In Festival
What if the “weird” feelings we shrug off—being watched, knowing who’s calling, waking seconds before an alarm—aren’t glitches but signals? In this talk, given at the How The Light Gets In festival, September 21st, 2025, Rupert Sheldrake argues...
Ancestors and Pilgrimages, with Bishop Marc Andrus at Hollyhock
A dialogue on praying for ancestors and on pilgrimage: Hollyhock, Cortes Island, BC; August, 2016. See Rupert’s Substack for the Latest articles and early access to videos👉 https://rupertsheldrake.substack.com...
Detoxifying Christianity, with Bishop Marc Andrus at Grace Cathedral
For many people, Christianity is like a toxic brand. Why is this so and what can be done about it? A dialogue with Marc Andrus, the Bishop of California, at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco; September, 2015.See Rupert’s Substack for t...
What is a blessing? Is it just wishing someone well, or is there more to it? ...with Marc Andrus
A dialogue with Marc Andrus, former Bishop of California, at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, in August of 2016.See Rupert’s Substack for the Latest articles and early access to videos👉 https://rupertsheldrake.substack.c...
What Insights Can Psychedelic Experiences Give Us? University of York
Watch on Substackhttps://open.substack.com/pub/rupertsheldrake/p/psychedelic-experiences-what-insightsThis is a talk I gave recently to the Drug Science and Bioscience Societies at the University of York.I first became inter...
Spiritual Practices and Transformative Experiences in a Scientific Age
A talk delivered to the Conference of the International Network for the Study of Spirituality, University of Northampton, UK in June 2025.The INSS is a unique international network for people interested in bringing the study of spiritual...
God in Nature and Nature in God - Panentheism
In this talk, Rupert Sheldrake explores panentheism—the idea that the divine is not separate from the world but present throughout it, while also transcending it. With the grip of mechanistic materialism loosening, Rupert invites us to reconsid...
Reconnecting With Religious Roots, with Bishop Marc Andrus
A dialogue with Marc Andrus, former Bishop of California, at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. Our ancestors’ lives from birth to death were shaped and structured by spiritual traditions but today many people are no longer connected to religious ...
The Healing Power of Animals, with Bishop Marc Andrus at Grace Cathedral
A dialogue with Marc Andrus, former Bishop of California, at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. Many people who keep pets have experienced their ability to comfort and heal. There is now a pet therapy movement where people take dogs an...
Is Christianity a victim of its own success? with Bishop Marc Andrus at Grace Cathedral
A dialogue with Marc Andrus, former Bishop of California, at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. European civilisation has been shaped in many ways by its Christian heritage. In the Middle Ages the Church started schools, universities and hospitals...
Holy Days and Festivals, with Bishop Marc Andrus at Grace Cathedral
Many traditions include holy days or ‘holidays’ as days of festivity to celebrate and many traditional festivals revolve around the cycles of creation including solar and lunar cycles, harvests, death and rebirth. Festivals help connect i...
All Souls Day, with Bishop Marc Andrus at Grace Cathedral
A dialogue with Marc Andrus, former Bishop of California, at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. All Souls Day — the day of the dead — falls on November 2, and is particularly spectacular in Mexico. Hallowe'en, or All Hallows' Eve, is the eve of th...
Rethinking Education: From Passive Learning to Holistic Understanding with Dr. James Mannion
In this episode of the "Rethinking Education" podcast, I join Dr. James Mannion to explore the state of modern education and its implications for science and spirituality. We discuss the dominance of the passive voice in science education, the ...
Consciousness, Temples, Mysticism, and Science, with Praveen Mohan
In this episode, I join Praveen Mohan to explore the deep connections between science, consciousness, and spirituality. We delve into the purpose of ancient temples, the resurgence of pilgrimage in both India and Europe, and the implications of...
Finding God in Nature and Consciousness; from the Realizing God Online Summit
In this interview with Dr. Marc Stollreiter for the Realizing God Online Summit, Rupert Sheldrake shares his journey from atheism to spiritual awakening, discussing the intersection of science and spirituality, the power of prayer, and the revi...
Vision Quests, with Marc Andrus, Bishop of California
Many cultures have rites of passage, especially for people entering adulthood. Among many Native American communities boys often underwent a vision quest by going out into the wilderness alone and fasting. Rites of passage for girls...
Fields as Formal Causes, with David Bentley Hart
Watch the talk: https://youtu.be/dU0NIU5d4BIIn this conversation, Rupert Sheldrake and David Bentley Hart delve into the concept of fields in physics, discussing their nature as non-material formative causes and their historical context...
Dying, Death and Beyond, with Satish Kumar & Guy Hayward
Watch the talk: https://youtu.be/j91Er2Zh3j4Join Satish Kumar and Rupert Sheldrake in an expansive conversation covering death, reincarnation, the afterlife, cycles, intentional dying, NDEs and more. Hosted by Guy Hayward, this discussi...
The Power of Chanting: Exploring Sonic Resonance and Morphic Fields
Watch the full talk: https://iai.tv/video/discovering-the-world-beyond-science-rupert-sheldrakeDive into the fascinating world of chanting and its profound impact on personal and collective resonance. In this enlightening talk, we explo...
The Nature of Phantom Limbs
Video: https://youtu.be/v0i1xc-khTQAfter the amputation of a limb, most amputees experience a phantom limb in the place where their limb used to be. Subjectively, these phantoms feel real even though they do not behave like normal limbs...
Anatheism: Rediscovering God in a Secular Age
March 20th, 2024 St. James's Church, LondonVideo: https://youtu.be/QuicgRaE7E8In this talk, Rupert Sheldrake explores the theme of finding God again, in an increasingly secular society. Drawing from personal experiences in India and...
Presentiment: Waking Before Alarms, Making Millions Through Day Trading
Most people have had the experience of waking soon before an alarm clock goes off and some can even wake before a specified time without an alarm. The usual assumption is that this depends on an exquisitely sensitive time sense, but Rupert argu...