Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Chris McKinnell is the grandson of Ed and Lorraine Warren. He experienced his first paranormal case at the age of 16, working with his grandfather. For the past four decades, he has worked on thousands of cases in 18 different countries on six continents. Like his grandparents, he does not charge for his work and never has. Chris is author of The Warren Legacy: What the Paranormal Reveals About Consciousness and Reality. His website is chrismckinnell.com
Chris reflects on his decades of international paranormal investigation and how his views have evolved beyond traditional demonology. He explores the role of human consciousness, emotion, and belief in shaping paranormal phenomena, suggesting that many experiences arise from psychic or psychological origins rather than external entities. Emphasizing empowerment over fear, McKinnell calls for a shift toward scientific inquiry and a more nuanced understanding of the paranormal.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:52 Early experiences and case types
00:09:44 First poltergeist case in Massachusetts
00:14:09 Reinterpreting past investigations
00:18:38 Media portrayals and Warren legacy
00:22:45 Scientific parapsychology and consciousness
00:27:22 Rituals belief and global traditions
00:32:02 Ongoing contact and spiritual experiences
00:36:19 Annabelle and manifestation theory
00:45:48 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 Sunday, April 26, 2026)
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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.
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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 itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031.
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 bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf.
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
Chris McKinnell is the grandson of Ed and Lorraine Warren. He experienced his first paranormal case at the age of 16, working with his grandfather. For the past four decades, he has worked on thousands of cases in 18 different countries on six continents. Like his grandparents, he does not charge for his work and never has. Chris is author of The Warren Legacy: What the Paranormal Reveals About Consciousness and Reality. His website is chrismckinnell.com
Chris reflects on his decades of international paranormal investigation and how his views have evolved beyond traditional demonology. He explores the role of human consciousness, emotion, and belief in shaping paranormal phenomena, suggesting that many experiences arise from psychic or psychological origins rather than external entities. Emphasizing empowerment over fear, McKinnell calls for a shift toward scientific inquiry and a more nuanced understanding of the paranormal.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:52 Early experiences and case types
00:09:44 First poltergeist case in Massachusetts
00:14:09 Reinterpreting past investigations
00:18:38 Media portrayals and Warren legacy
00:22:45 Scientific parapsychology and consciousness
00:27:22 Rituals belief and global traditions
00:32:02 Ongoing contact and spiritual experiences
00:36:19 Annabelle and manifestation theory
00:45:48 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 Sunday, April 26, 2026)
For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.htm.
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 itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031.
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 bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf.
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
