InPresence 0264: Forays into Hyperspace

Jeffrey Mishlove reflects on Forays into Hyperspace, the memoir of physicist and consciousness theorist Saul-Paul Sirag, a key figure in the San Francisco Bay Area consciousness movement of the 1970s–90s. Mishlove shares personal memories of their close friendship, their time at the Institute for the Study of Consciousness, and Sirag’s development of a higher-dimensional, mathematical approach to understanding consciousness. The discussion offers a rare insider’s view of a formative era linking physics, parapsychology, psychedelics, and the foundations of modern consciousness studies.

00:00:00 Introduction: Forays into hyperspace
00:01:46 Jeffrey Mishlove’s alter ego and the book’s origin
00:02:55 First meeting with Saul-Paul Sirag in 1971
00:04:30 Life milestones and shared history
00:05:27 Hyperspace & Sirag’s mathematical view of consciousness
00:06:29 Childhood, religion, and early hardships
00:08:27 Science, religion, and the meaning of his name
00:10:02 Arthur Young and the Institute for the Study of Consciousness
00:12:07 Bay Area consciousness, physics, and cultural figures
00:16:14 Conclusion: Why this memoir matters

Previous videos with Saul-Paul Sirag:
Consciousness and Hyperspace (original Thinking Allowed video): https://youtu.be/TtV7Zt9voSI
Exploring Hyperspace, Part 1 (original Thinking Allowed video): https://youtu.be/Gcg7sw110QE
Exploring Hyperspace, Part 2 (original Thinking Allowed video): https://youtu.be/z-hcahv7bJE
Physics and Consciousness: https://youtu.be/ilZkErDyIVM
Comparing Physical Theories of Consciousness: https://youtu.be/mvyYAuU5SaQ
Understanding Cosmology: https://youtu.be/iv3K8t47LDc
The Psychic Seventies: https://youtu.be/F3qg23DgVzs
Understanding Hyperspace: https://youtu.be/XrnOvMw-VXw
Understanding String Theory: https://youtu.be/V_R05h2mBp4
Physics and Consciousness: https://youtu.be/uyLc1E8qaPg

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He currently serves as Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science.

(Recorded on February 3, 2026)

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