John E. Fetzer was a radio pioneer who built a telecommunications and communications empire and was the sole owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1961 to 1983. Behind the scenes, he was a seeker who believed that happiness, positivity, and peace on earth could be found through a pathway to higher intelligence. His enlightened efforts laid the groundwork for the birth of New Age. The Fetzer Institute continues the ground-breaking work of this timeless soul. John E. Fetzer: The Quest for the New Age – Interview with Brian C. Wilson and Bruce Fetzer This is an age-old quest going back to the philosopher-scientists of ancient Greece and other civilizations in antiquity. The 20th Century’s New Age, as it is called, was thought to have been birthed in California and other progressive thinking communities.  What most are not aware of is that it was the Midwest that was the first cradle of advanced spiritual expansion and in the forefront of this quest was a successful media mogul and venerated owner of a baseball team. John E. Fetzer, born in 1901, was a radio pioneer who built a telecommunications and communications empire and was the sole owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1961 to 1983. Behind the scenes, he was a seeker who believed that happiness, positivity, and peace on earth could be found through a pathway to higher intelligence. He used his resources to fund this quest with research studies including Stanford, Duke and Princeton and the groundbreaking research of JB Rhine into ESP. This hidden quest is being revealed for the first time by Fetzer biographer Brian C. Wilson, and Fetzer’s grand-nephew, Bruce Fetzer.  Brian C. Wilson is a professor of American religious history in the department of comparative religion at Western Michigan University.  He’s the author of Dr. John Harvey...

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