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Are we truly in control of our minds — or are unseen forces at play? In this latest episode of Liminal News, I speak with Robert Falconer, author of "The Others Within Us", about trauma, spirit possession, and the porous nature of human consciousness.
Falconer brings decades of psychotherapeutic experience and a deep understanding of Internal Family Systems (IFS) to a conversation that dives into the taboo: psychic parasites, entity attachments, and the darker dimensions of the human psyche. We explore how early trauma opens people to non-human influences, why psychedelics amplify both healing and danger, and how culture wars may reflect large-scale spiritual possession.
📚 About Robert Falconer
Robert Falconer is a therapist, educator, and co-author of Many Minds, One Self (with Richard Schwartz, founder of IFS). His most recent work, The Others Within Us, explores the overlap of psychology and the paranormal, particularly in the context of healing from trauma.
🔗 Learn more: robertfalconer.us
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⏱ Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
1:08 - Falconer's background in trauma therapy
2:20 - The email that changed everything
4:15 - The porous mind: what modern psychology misses
7:00 - Spirit possession and IFS
9:17 - Differentiating trauma parts from outside entities
11:30 - Childhood trauma and psychic vulnerability
12:22 - Psychedelics and relational identity
13:50 - Inner healing intelligence vs. external interference
17:00 - Encounter with the Virgin Mary
20:00 - Culture wars and spiritual contamination
22:50 - Solzhenitsyn, McGilchrist, and the 3% theory
26:00 - Elon Musk and psychic amplification
29:10 - Can sociopaths heal?
32:20 - Possession trances and authoritarian drift
35:00 - Atomization and the Citadel Mind
38:15 - Martin Buber and I-Thou
40:00 - The urgency of collective intervention
44:00 - The spear of hatred
46:30 - Final reflections
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Are we truly in control of our minds — or are unseen forces at play? In this latest episode of Liminal News, I speak with Robert Falconer, author of "The Others Within Us", about trauma, spirit possession, and the porous nature of human consciousness.
Falconer brings decades of psychotherapeutic experience and a deep understanding of Internal Family Systems (IFS) to a conversation that dives into the taboo: psychic parasites, entity attachments, and the darker dimensions of the human psyche. We explore how early trauma opens people to non-human influences, why psychedelics amplify both healing and danger, and how culture wars may reflect large-scale spiritual possession.
📚 About Robert Falconer
Robert Falconer is a therapist, educator, and co-author of Many Minds, One Self (with Richard Schwartz, founder of IFS). His most recent work, The Others Within Us, explores the overlap of psychology and the paranormal, particularly in the context of healing from trauma.
🔗 Learn more: robertfalconer.us
👇 Chapters & Tags Below – Like, Comment, and Subscribe to support the channel!
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⏱ Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
1:08 - Falconer's background in trauma therapy
2:20 - The email that changed everything
4:15 - The porous mind: what modern psychology misses
7:00 - Spirit possession and IFS
9:17 - Differentiating trauma parts from outside entities
11:30 - Childhood trauma and psychic vulnerability
12:22 - Psychedelics and relational identity
13:50 - Inner healing intelligence vs. external interference
17:00 - Encounter with the Virgin Mary
20:00 - Culture wars and spiritual contamination
22:50 - Solzhenitsyn, McGilchrist, and the 3% theory
26:00 - Elon Musk and psychic amplification
29:10 - Can sociopaths heal?
32:20 - Possession trances and authoritarian drift
35:00 - Atomization and the Citadel Mind
38:15 - Martin Buber and I-Thou
40:00 - The urgency of collective intervention
44:00 - The spear of hatred
46:30 - Final reflections
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📚 Goodreads → goodreads.com/author/show/26172.Daniel_Pinchbeck
📚 Explore My Books
tinyurl.com/mrsmtpwv
🌐 Join Our Online Community, e-Courses, Seminars & more! – The Liminal Institute
https://www.liminal.news
🖥️ Official Website
pinchbeck.io
🎧 Also available on:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4dk2HIaOeosK7d4IEY7szb?si=47ada2ca4d6b4c48
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liminal-news-with-daniel-pinchbeck/id1541925540
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#RobertFalconer #IFS #SpiritPossession #LiminalNews #DanielPinchbeck #TraumaHealing #Psychedelics #EntityAttachment #PorousMind #Psychotherapy #Spirituality #CultureWars #Consciousness
