Jonathan Zap

Biography:

Jonathan Zap graduated from Ursinus College with honors in Philosophy and English and received his Masters degree in English from NYU. He is an author, teacher, and philosopher. He has written extensively on human evolution and contemporary mythology. He was recently featured in two DVDs, Prophecy and the End of Time, a dialog between Jonathan and Mayan scholar John Major Jenkins about the nature of prophecy and the 2012 end date, and Looking Toward the Event Horizon, in which he discusses his research into the metamorphosis of the human species. Jonathan has an extensive background in Jungian psychology, paranormal research and dream interpretation. For twenty-seven years he has been using the tools of Jungian psychology to study popular culture, contemporary mythology, and dreams for evidence that we are getting signals form the collective unconscious about the nature of a quantum evolutionary event approaching the human species.

Past Shows:

	Mind Parasites
	Monday August 14, 2006

Philosopher and paranormal investigator Jonathan Zap presented the concept that "mind parasites" (a term first coined in a sci-fi novel by Colin Wilson) could be feeding off the energy of humans and instigating their baser instincts. There are more parasites than any other type of species, and Zap pointed out that the mind parasites could exist in a dimension we aren't ordinarily aware of.Presenting his personal encounter with mind parasites was the visionary artist Alex Grey who joined the show for a half-hour. During a group LSD experience in the 1970's, he vividly saw beings from above feasting on their energy. The beings, he believed, were actually orchestrating chaotic behavior from the group. The incident led Grey to see humans as part of "an energetic food chain." Humans aren't even at the top of the food chain-- the mind parasites are, added Zap. Grey made the painting Deities and Demons Drinking from the Milky Pool (see below) based on the episode.The ancient ... More
Host: George Noory

	Dreams, Prophecy & Evolution
	Monday March 7, 2005

Author, teacher, and philosopherJonathan Zap shared intriguing ideas about prophecy, end times and the future of humankind. He noted that many past seers who predicted the end of the world erred on their timelines because they had anxiety over their own personal death or "event horizon." A follower of the works of Carl Jung, Zap believes that the powerful human psyche is the "source of our greatest accomplishments" but also our greatest perils. Further, he suggested we are approaching a "singularity archetype" that could signal a new phase in human evolution.This might involve a process he dubbed "Homo Gestalt" (from the Theodore Sturgeon sci-fi novel More Than Human) in which a person's consciousness might be "fantastically expanded" by merging their individual identity with others. We've reached the end of egocentric development, Zap declared. Dreams, he continued, are an important part of our existence, and if you're not remembering them, you're missing "a whole aspect of y ... More
Host: George Noory