Andy Thomas, co-organiser of the Glastonbury Symposium, discusses the origins and purpose of this long-running event.
In the first of an ongoing series of podcasts featuring material from or about the Glastonbury Symposium, Andy Thomas (pictured), who has been co-running the event for many years, illuminates its origins and intentions. Presented by Mell Turford, this 20-minute audio chat is a good concise introduction to what the Symposium is all about and why its mission to ‘Expand Your Horizons’ remains important in these times.
Recorded in the run-up to the 2024 event, Andy chats about the evolution of the Glastonbury Symposium from a small gathering focused on the crop circle mystery to a full conference covering a wide range of unexplained phenomena. Andy emphasises the importance of critical thinking, creativity, and community, and highlights the particular focuses of the event, including investigating paranormal mysteries, spirituality, health and new science, and mounting defences of freedom of expression to balance control agendas from those who would deny us the right to challenge orthodoxies.
Listen to the podcast below: