Institute of Noetic Sciences IONS Scientists’ Favorite Experiments IONS Scientists’ Favorite Experiments Published on June 6, 2018 Share
Spiritual Guidance & Military Remote ViewingwithSkip Atwater April 12, 2024Here he reviews many lesser known details concerning how the United States Army initiated and sustained a remote viewing program.
Balancing the MindwithChris Niebauer April 17, 2024Chris shares his research into left and right-brain processing and the value of understanding these differences. He suggests we’ve gotten ourselves into a thinking problem and we’re under the illusion that we can think our way out using more thinking.
The Merits of a Vegan DietwithGina Carr April 5, 2024Here she discusses her own personal journal and provides an overview of the merits of the vegan lifestyle.
Waking UpwithCharley Tart April 13, 2024Our normal waking state of consciousness can be likened to being “asleep” in comparison to other states of awareness we might attain. In this intriguing discussion, psychologist Charles Tart, PhD, author of Altered States of Consciousness and Waking Up, suggests that we can begin to “wake up” by allowing our awareness to become conscious of itself. This [...]
Remote Viewing 3.0withJana Rogge March 15, 2024Here she reviews the history of remote viewing and shares much information concerning her current research and applied projects. She points out that most remote viewing clients request confidentiality so, while she reveals much, there is much that cannot be revealed.
Addiction, Attachment, and CrisiswithChristina Grof (1941 – 2014) May 11, 2024The late Christina Grof describes her own struggle to overcome alcoholism and suggests that the impulse that leads to addictive behavior stems from our yearning for spiritual union. Crises of spiritual opening, she says, may often look like episodes of acute psychosis and are often difficult and even painful. Unlike psychosis, however, such crises can [...]
The Scientific Search for the Soul, Part 2,withFrancis Crick March 2, 2024A noted scientist discusses free will, consciousness, attention and memory and their relationship to the human nervous system. In a wide ranging discussion, Crick points out that the hypothesis that the brain is the seat of consciousness has not yet been proven.
The Artist Francis BaconwithJames Tunney November 12, 2021Here he explores the artistic and intellectual complexities of Francis Bacon (1909 – 1992), one of the most successful artists of the twentieth centuries who paintings have sold for more than $100 million. He points out that Bacon found inspiration in the spiritualist literature and possibly functioned mediumistically himself. Tunney also focuses on Bacon’s artwork [...]
Cultivating EcstasywithBill Pfeiffer October 11, 2021Here he discusses the value of indigenous and shamanistic wisdom. He describes his work with native Americans as well as shamans across the world. He emphasizes the importance of approaching these traditions with both respect and permission. He points to the significance of current discussions about cultural appropriation. He also describes the role of entheogens [...]