Joseph Rael, whose Picuris Pueblo Indian sacred name translates to Beautiful Painted Arrow, is a visionary, poet, and creator of sacred sounds. He is author of Beautiful Painted Arrow and Being and Vibration.
Joseph discusses the Tiwa language of the Pueblo Indians and its capacity for apprehending all of life as a metaphor for sacred reality. He recalls the visionary experiences of his childhood and developes his philosophical perspective that all physical manifestation is a consequence of vibrations from eternity. He describes his work creating sound chambers for peace throughout the world.
In part two, Rael presents many Tiwa chants and songs, describing their meaning and use. He elaborates on the deeper meaning of such concepts as work, commitment, choice, clarity, purity, transformation and higher consciousness.

Ram Dass probes deeply into the nature of helping relationships. He suggests that when we see deeply into each human being, no matter how desperate the situation, we are able to honor and learn from them. If we view ourselves as the "helper," we become trapped in the prison of our own self-image -- and this interferes with genuine compassion.
Ram Dass' own path has led him to look for God in every person and situation. Following this path, his life of service has included working with refugees, with the blind, and with the dying. In this moving, two-part program, he examines the delicate state of awareness in which one acts compassionately for social change while also accepting the world exactly as it is.
Ram Dass (a.k.a. Richard Alpert, Ph.D.) is a spiritual teacher and author of Be Here Now, The Only Dance There Is, The Psychedelic Experience (co-authored with Ralph Metzner , Grist for the Mill (co-authored with Stephen Levine, Journey of Awakening, Miracle of Love and How Can I Help.

The Indian way of life is a life in harmony with nature. In this far ranging talk, Rolling Thunder contrasts this with the notion of mankind as dominator over nature. He describes the natural powers of native peoples which emerge from an attunement with nature. These include the ability to communicate with plants and animals, telepathic interactions with each other, and the ability to make rain. He describes his role as a healer using shamanistic methods and also describes his journeys to the worlds of spirits.
At the time of this program Rolling Thunder was visiting the San Francisco Bay Area to perform rain ceremonies to help end a drought. Two evenings before the interview he performed a lightning dance. That night, the entire region was surprised by thunder and lightning storm lasting for several hours -- an event which occurs only rarely in the San Francisco area.
Rolling Thunder, a native Cherokee Indian, is an inter-tribal medicine man. He is the subject of a book titled Rolling Thunder by Doug Boyd. He has been an inspiration and influence to such cultural figures as Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead.

Mental imagery, says physician Martin Rossman, can provide a valuable adjunct to traditional medicine. On one hand, imagery offers an opportunity for patients to discover the emotional stories behind their symptoms. Actively, imagery can be used to mobilize the body's healing resources to alleviate symptoms. Imagery can be used to dialogue with one's symptoms and to interact with an "inner advisor" who can provide personal health guidance.
Dr. Rossman emphasizes the importance of the patient taking an active role in the healing process, rather than being passive recipient of scientific medicine. He demonstrates how you can use mental imagery to relax your body and guides you in a meditation to contact your own "inner advisor." (A program in two parts)
Martin Rossman, M.D., is founder and director of the Center for Collaborative Medicine in Mill Valley, California. He is Clinical Associate at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco and a scientific advisor to the Institute for the Advancement of Health in New York City. He is the author of Healing Yourself.

Modern psychoanalysis and existential therapy view human beings as essentially creatures of alienation in a hostile universe. Roszak suggests that a psychology that fails to examine ecological relationships is incomplete. He points to the anthropic principle in cosmology as providing a central place for human beings in the universe. The Gaia hypothesis in systems theory evokes lyrical poetry in suggesting that the planet itself may be viewed as a conscious, self-regulating being.
Roszak proposes that in our psychological depths we are deeply connected with nature. He suggests that a greater balance in our relationship with nature will naturally accompany healthier relationships between the genders and greater individual psychological health.
Theodore Roszak, Ph.D., is professor of history at California State University, Hayward. He is author of numerous books including Where The Wasteland Ends, The Making of A Counterculture, Person Planet, The Cult of Information and The Voice of The Earth.

Psychological integration takes place in association with release of tension in the body. In part one of this two-part program, Ilana Rubenfeld describes how she learned to "listen with her hands" to the language of the body. She developed her unique synergy approach, when she discovered that neither body work nor psychotherapy alone were able to address the whole person. The Rubenfeld Synergy Method incorporates elements of the Alexander technique, the Feldenkreis technique, gestalt psychotherapy and Ericksonian hypnosis into one unique psychotherapeutic modality.
In the hour-long second part, Ilana demonstrates her unique synergy method. In so doing, she points out that the practitioner must be mindful of their own body while working, so as not to incorporate the tensions and pains of those with whom they work. She discusses the deceptive simplicity of her method and the commitment required for training in Rubenfeld Synergy.
Ilana Rubenfeld is the founder and director of the Rubenfeld Synergy Center in Manhattan. Originally she was trained as a musical conductor, working with Leopold Stowkowski at the Julliard School of Music. She has practiced the Rubenfeld Synergy Method for over thirty years, and in the past fifteen years has trained over three hundred practitioners.

Within each patient is a wisdom that can be accessed to facilitate the healing process. In the first part of this two part program Dr. O. Carl Simonton discusses in a very moving way his own personal struggle with the illness and death of his father. He suggests the need to distinguish when it is appropriate to prepare for death and when we should fight to live. He discusses the difference between healthy and unhealthy belief systems.
In part two, Dr. Simonton suggests that no patient should be asked to face this issue before they are willing and ready. Then he leads a guided meditation exercise designed to visualize the dying process. He points out that the purpose of facing death is not to die, but to live more fully. Then he leads another guided meditation exercise designed to access the natural healing wisdom within each of us.
O. Carl Simonton, M.D., an oncologist, is director of the Simonton Cancer Center. He is a pioneer in the use of mental imagery with cancer patients, and is co-author of Getting Well Again and The Healing Journey.

Jungian analysis focuses on unconscious archetypes that operate beneath our cultural conditioning. Transformation, says June Singer, must emerge from within, apart from any preconceptions of the analyst. In this revealing two-part program, Dr. Singer presents the theory and practice of Carl G. Jung's analytic psychology. Describing a dream from Jung's own childhood, she explains how he developed his notion that sexual imagery represents the creative spiritual force. She also discusses the "collective unconscious" and Jung's theories of individuation and personality types.
June Singer, Ph.D., is a practicing Jungian analyst a founder of the C. G. Jung Institute in Chicago. She is author of The Unholy Bible: A Psychological Interpretation of William Blake, Androgeny, Energies of Love and Boundaries of the Soul: The Practice of Jung's Psychology.

Underneath the apparent separation of individuals there is a level of unity and interconnectedness. True liberation, suggests Kathleen Speeth, involves attaining an awareness of this level. In Part I of this program, Dr. Speeth enters into an intensive dialogue on the nature and meaning of liberation as viewed in both eastern and western traditions.
In Part II, Dr. Speeth focuses on our tendency to sabotage ourselves -- to act against our own best interests. She maintains that a distinction can be drawn between inner weaknesses for which we may forgive ourselves and those inner criminal impulses toward which we must remain forever vigilant.
Kathleen Speeth, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and co-editor (with Daniel Goleman) of The Essential Psychologies. She is author of The Gurdjieff Work and Gurdjieff: Seeker After Truth. She is a faculty member of the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology in Menlo Park, California.

What is the nature of the Self? In this intriguing program, Dr. Hal Stone proposes that we are not unitary beings, but that we consist of many autonomous sub-personalities and energy complexes. These express themselves as voices in our minds. Some of these voices are "primary personalities" which we normally consider ourselves. Other voices are "disowned" parts of ourselves which we typically project on to other people. Total self- understanding, says Dr. Stone, must include a detached awareness of both the primary and disowned parts of ourselves.
In Part II he describes how he discovered the "Voice Dialogue" method of contacting his own sub-personalities. The process, as it has evolved, includes elements of gestalt therapy, psychosynthesis, psychodrama, transactional analysis and Jungian analysis. Dr. Stone describes various sub-personalities such as the "protector-controller," the "pusher" and the "critic." The Voice Dialogue technique is demonstrated with Jeffrey Mishlove and Dr. Stone each taking a turn as therapeutic subject.
Hal Stone, Ph.D., is author of Embracing Heaven and Earth and co-author, with his wife Dr. Sidra Winkelman, of Embracing Our Selves and Embracing Each Other. He and Dr. Winkelman are developers of the "Voice Dialogue" psychotherapeutic process.