On this episode of Neon Galactic, I’m joined by comedian, author, podcaster and mystic Jeremy Vaeni, whose several books use humor and insight to frame the bizarre and often mystifying experiences that have punctuated his life.

Vaeni was featured prominently in “How To Think Impossibly,” the most recent book by Rice University Professor Jeffrey Kripal, who names Vaeni as one of his teachers in the art of embracing and understanding the impossible.

Kripal, who has been featured on this show multiple times, is to my mind the pre-eminent thinker on the UFO/NHI subject.

He celebrates Vaeni’s dissection of the phenomenon, and his arrival at a non-dualistic, or monist, interpretation for the seemingly absurd menu of often conflicting phenomena.

In this conversation, we discuss Vaeni’s experiences, the road that led him to a spiritual interpretation, his critique of figures like Stanford scientist Garry Nolan and others, as well as his eventual discovery of Jiddu Krishnamurti as the key to understanding himself and the universe.

We also discuss the role trauma played in keying off these experiences, and why he doesn’t believe experiencers are chosen for any physical difference in their brains or bodies.

Vaeni, a long-time podcaster and talk show host, even turns the tables on me and asks how I’ve arrived at my interpretation, such as it is, of the phenomenon.

Overall, this was a challenging and fruitful conversation. Please enjoy!!

To learn more about Vaeni and what he’s currently up to:

https://jayvay.wordpress.com

To buy his books:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jeremy+vaeni&crid=37X6I3UIVML41&sprefix=jeremy+vaeni%2Caps%2C178&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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