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Darcy Weir is a Canadian independent filmmaker known for producing and directing documentaries on UFOs, paranormal phenomena, and unexplained mysteries. He has created more than a dozen feature-length films. His website is occultjourneys.com
Darcy discusses the challenge of distinguishing genuine paranormal evidence from imaginative storytelling, focusing on the evolution of secret space program narratives within UFO culture. While affirming that many mysteries—including UFO encounters, abduction reports, and government secrecy—deserve serious investigation, he argues that extraordinary claims require verifiable evidence and warns against mythology replacing careful research. Weir explores the psychology of belief, the power of modern myths, and the importance of critical thinking while remaining open to authentic paranormal phenomena.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:51 Secret space mythology
00:14:27 Evidence and deception
00:21:39 Abduction investigations
00:28:42 Evaluating extraordinary claims
00:35:14 Mythology and belief
00:42:31 Egregors and modern myths
00:49:00 Financial consequences
00:56:46 Balancing skepticism
01:04:25 Conclusion
New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science.
(Recorded on June 11, 2026)
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To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n....
Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove's Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs....
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To order a copy of Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology, go to amzn.to/4oOUJLn
SECRET SPACE UFOs: Fastwalkers & Rise of the TR3B
youtube.com/watch?v=zIol5hApCfw&rco=1
youtu.be/iAW7N5Q7vv4?si=vx4JHpXz6uWHIUkp
DARK ALLIANCE: The Next Generation
tubitv.com/movies/100053908/dark-alliance-the-next-generation
PUERTO RICO’S UAP
youtube.com/watch?v=w9Qs3bJIDLQ
PASCAGOULA 73
youtube.com/show/SCf_vgYIAGbRro6iHBIlHB4g?season=1&sbp=CgEx
Darcy Weir is a Canadian independent filmmaker known for producing and directing documentaries on UFOs, paranormal phenomena, and unexplained mysteries. He has created more than a dozen feature-length films. His website is occultjourneys.com
Darcy discusses the challenge of distinguishing genuine paranormal evidence from imaginative storytelling, focusing on the evolution of secret space program narratives within UFO culture. While affirming that many mysteries—including UFO encounters, abduction reports, and government secrecy—deserve serious investigation, he argues that extraordinary claims require verifiable evidence and warns against mythology replacing careful research. Weir explores the psychology of belief, the power of modern myths, and the importance of critical thinking while remaining open to authentic paranormal phenomena.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:51 Secret space mythology
00:14:27 Evidence and deception
00:21:39 Abduction investigations
00:28:42 Evaluating extraordinary claims
00:35:14 Mythology and belief
00:42:31 Egregors and modern myths
00:49:00 Financial consequences
00:56:46 Balancing skepticism
01:04:25 Conclusion
New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science.
(Recorded on June 11, 2026)
For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listin....
Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine.
To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com
Check out New Thinking Allowed's AI chatbot. You can create a free account at awakin.ai/open/jeffreymishlove. When you enter the space, you will see that our chatbot is one of several you can interact with. While it is still a work in progress, it has been trained on 1,600 NTA transcripts. It can provide intelligent answers about the contents of our interviews. It's almost like having a conversation with Jeffrey Mishlove.
If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com.
To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n....
Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove's Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs....
You can help support our video productions while enjoying a good book. To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on amzn.to/3LzLA7Y (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.)
To order the second book in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series, Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to amzn.to/4aw2iyr
To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to amzn.to/3Y0VOVh
To order a copy of Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology, go to amzn.to/4oOUJLn
SECRET SPACE UFOs: Fastwalkers & Rise of the TR3B
youtube.com/watch?v=zIol5hApCfw&rco=1
youtu.be/iAW7N5Q7vv4?si=vx4JHpXz6uWHIUkp
DARK ALLIANCE: The Next Generation
tubitv.com/movies/100053908/dark-alliance-the-next-generation
PUERTO RICO’S UAP
youtube.com/watch?v=w9Qs3bJIDLQ
PASCAGOULA 73
youtube.com/show/SCf_vgYIAGbRro6iHBIlHB4g?season=1&sbp=CgEx
