Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Dr. Jeff Kripal of Rice University's Religious Studies dept. He's the author of several books that cover topics overlapping MonsterTalk's bailiwick including:\nThe Superhumanities\nThe Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge\n Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion\nThe Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained (co-authored with Whitley Streiber)\nand\nMutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal\n\ufeffThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/monstertalk and get on your way to being your best self.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices