A Conversation with Jean Colemont: Comments on my essays on David Bohm

On August 12, 2007, I had about an hour long internet chat with Jean Colemont. Jean described a very practical and yet ingenious way to experiment with "psi sending" (telepathy) and "remote viewing" (and non-local healing). Jean's idea could also be seen as a fun workshop exercise for groups and individuals--and would be a way to demonstrate the concept of non-locality talked about in my interview with Stanley Krippner. Jean's idea also ties in with the work of Rupert Sheldrake (morphogenetic fields) and Larry Dossey's idea of non-local healing. Please pardon my relative lack of focus as I've been up all night working on these blog entries and other Internet networking.

The essay on "A Further Clarification of Ullman's New Abode" is especially for people like Jean, who has read extensively on the topics it addresses--since some of what this essay deals with is rather obscure. So if any of you see Jean on-line, you might ask him about his views.

Jean said that he wrote to Rupert Sheldrake about his experimental device, and Sheldrake sort of shrugged him off. Rupert is a very kind and caring individual, but he has changed much since I first met him in Santa Rosa, California. Rupert presented the first chapter of his book "Presence of the Past" at the 1988 International Transpersonal Psychology conference--and I had read this book while I was living in Kirchberg am Weschel, Austria--waiting to hear if I would be accepted to begin my doctoral work at The Union Institute and University. I was accepted, returned to the USA, (began digging an even deeper grave of student loans) and was off to talk with Sheldrake. After Rupert's lecture we hung out for three hours, attending a lecture by Fred Alan Wolf--another long story for another day. During one of these hours Rupert was taking care of his new baby while his wife, Jill Purse, gave a lecture on "the healing resonance of sound." Jill is an amazing vocalist.

But as time went on Rupert's fame grew (much to his and Jill's delight), but this also means he has less time to hang-out with people from the audiences he now lectures to. I was fortunate to meet him at the beginning of his career. Stanley Krippner's name came up a few times during my conversation today with Jean Colemont, and Jean asked me if I could introduce him to Stanley Krippner. I would certainly do this, but there are conditions. In December of 2004 Krippner came to Lincoln, Nebraska to spend four days with me and to do some lectures. One event was also an open-ended conversation with Krippner in a local Coffee House--and the admission was totally free. All people had to do was buy a $1.05 cup of coffee and they could participate. But only 12 people showed up. It was during this time that I conducted my Interview with Krippner, that is posted on on Blog. So the people that did attend were able to spend some very personal time with Krippner, something that people in San Francisco where Stanley lives rarely are able to do. This is because Krippner is extraordinarily busy--he receives at least 200 emails a day--and answers most of them--but does so by getting right to the point--Krippner is an expert in the one-liner reply just to keep the conversation going. Stan is also 77, and his a very precious resource.

Plus I pointed out to Jean Colemont that I first met Stanley Krippner in 1984; and that it took me until 2003 before we started presenting together at conferences--19 years of networking--plus all the money to travel to conferences where he was presenting. This is what it takes to be doing the kind of writing I'm doing today--and I've had to give up quite a bit of what most people call a "normal life" to accomplish this. Now I am not complaining, just explaining--life takes hard work, but if you're really wanting to pursue your interests no barrier is too great. More as it comes, Mark A. Schroll