David Spangler has been a teacher of spiritual potentials since 1964.  From 1970 to 1973 he was co-director of the Findhorn Foundation Community.  He is a Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association.  He is a co-founder of the Lorian Association, a spiritual educational foundation, and a director of the Lorian Center for Incarnational Spirituality.  His work involves enabling individuals to embody the innate spirituality of their incarnations. He is the author of over 30 books, including

Journey Into Fire

Apprenticed To Spirit: The Education of a Soul

Subtle Worlds: An Explorer's Field Notes

Facing the Future

He writes a free monthly email essay called “David’s Desk”.  He also writes a quarterly esoteric journal of his work and explorations with the subtle worlds titled Views from the Borderland.  In recent years, this work has brought him into contact with the Sidhe, the “Elven” cousins of Humanity.  He describes his experiences in a book Conversations with the Sidhe and through a special card deck—Card Deck of the Sidhe, which he created with Jeremy Berg with inspiration and guidance from their Sidhe contacts.    Information about his journal, David’s Desk, online courses, books, and workshops can be found at Lorian.org. David is happily married with four adult children.

Interview conducted 10/15/2016.

Discussion about this interview in the Batgap Community Forum.

Transcript of this interview

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump

00:03:36 - Exploring Subtle Realms and Beings

00:08:53 - Subtle Perception and Spiritual Development

00:14:41 - The Incarnational Process

00:20:10 - The Challenges of Incarnation and Soul Individuality

00:25:05 - The Multidimensionality of the Soul

00:29:24 - The Soul's Sphere of Activity

00:34:17 - Exploring the Subtle Realms Through Peer Review

00:39:57 - Exploring the Reality of Subtle Realms

00:43:48 - Perception and Belief

00:47:40 - Paradigm Shifts: From Flat-Earthers to Subtle Worlds

00:51:54 - The Need for Animal Protein

00:55:28 - A Vision of Incarnate Spirituality

01:00:03 - The Appearance of John, a Subtle Being

01:05:15 - The Sacredness of Incarnation and the Subtle Worlds

01:10:03 - Collaboration and Diversity in Working Groups

01:12:52 - Collaboration with Evolved Beings

01:15:35 - Horizontal versus Vertical Spirituality

01:18:13 - Misunderstandings and Tension on the Psychic Visit

01:21:05 - Honoring Higher Beings

01:24:18 - Senior and Radiant Beings

01:27:30 - Devic Beings and Human Gatherings

01:31:09 - The Influence of Angels on Energy Fields

01:34:46 - Planetary Deva and Ensouling Life

01:39:38 - The Potential for Change within Negative Organizations

01:46:40 - Creating Blowback and Immunity

01:51:05 - The Cleansing Effect of Meditating Together

01:55:49 - The Paper Towel Theory of Creation

02:01:17 - Cultivating Subtle Awareness

02:06:16 - Receiving Information from the Subtle Worlds

02:11:37 - Mr. Potato Head

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