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Institute of Noetic Sciences

At the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), we are inspired by the power of science to explain phenomena not previously understood, harnessing the best of the rational mind to make advances that further our knowledge and enhance our human experience. The mission of the Institute of Noetic Sciences is to reveal the interconnected nature of reality through scientific exploration and personal discovery. As scientists focused on what are common but not often understood phenomena, we are also aware of the vast historical records of wisdom practices that also speak to the mysteries and possibilities which allow us to access more of our human capacities. At IONS, our scientists apply the rigors of their respective disciplines to explore such phenomena, with a focus on understanding humanity’s inherent interconnectedness and the inner wisdom common to us all. Evidence from every domain—from medicine and technology, to education and business—demonstrates that when we access our innate knowing to gain clarity and discover deeper truths about ourselves, it fuels progress for everyone. Every day, the team at IONS is using the power of science to reveal the link between an individual’s inner wisdom, the interconnectedness which unites us all, and its power to enhance our lives. As a nonprofit organization, IONS research and experiential programs are funded by members and philanthropists who want to shape a world in which mind, consciousness, wisdom, and spirit, joined with the physical, make up the full human experience. For more information on donations and membership, visit noetic.org/givewww.noetic.org

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Nov 12, 2026

Kent ByeHOST
23:45
There's a long, long lineage.
Kent ByeHOST
23:47
I know I previously went to an Institute of Noetic Sciences conference and talked to a scholar there who was digging into different aspects of Indian philosophy.
Kent ByeHOST
23:56
And we had a really fascinating conversation about presence because I feel like the Indian philosophy and all these wide array of different kind of.
Kent ByeHOST
24:06
ideas and theories approaches frameworks i feel like there's a robust repository of thinking about this question for thousands of years now that probably back to the the vedas and maybe before that that really get into the the mechanics of consciousness and presence and so just curious to hear any of your thoughts in terms of the different types of uh you know repositories of frameworks that are available to think about what it means to be present both in immersive experiences but also in life in general.
Kade MoirHOST
3:12
And a research prize with a difference.
Kade MoirHOST
3:15
The Institute of Noetic Sciences has awarded $100,000 to a team led by anthropologist Peter Scafish, which will have experienced practitioners use meditation and intention to try to invite contact with UAP at a remote desert site while instruments record the sky.
Kade MoirHOST
3:33
The team says it will pre-register its methods, share its data openly and publish null results as well as positive ones.
Kade MoirHOST
3:40
The study starts in December, runs for a year and results are due in 2028.
SallyHOST
0:23
If you practice channeling, mediumship or deep intuitive work, you've likely finished a session, looked down at your notes and asked yourself a frustrating question.
SallyHOST
0:33
Was there authentic, non-local information and guidance from my higher self, spirit guides or loved ones in spirit? Or was that just my ego's self-talk, making things up to fill the silence? Today we are taking the guesswork out of that equation, grounded directly in the empirical best practice recommendations established by the Institute of Noetic Sciences for channelers, the Winbridge Research Centre for Mediums, and the hypnotherapeutic research of Dr Michael Newton into cell mechanics, We're examining how the brain's internal narrative engine hijacks intuitive states, why non-visual practitioners with aphantasia face unique operational doubts, and how to execute a rigorous post-session audit to clean your transmissive filter.
SallyHOST
1:23
Part 1.
SallyHOST
1:23
The biological hardware and software.

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SallyHOST
16:19
When it sinks lower, a greater measure of that pre-existing stream pours through into conscious awareness.
SallyHOST
16:26
1902 Noetic Quality In his 1902 work, The Varieties of Religious Experience, James defined the noetic quality, which comes from the Greek word noesis, describing states of direct and mediated inner knowing that carry an intrinsic sense of authority and absolute conviction, occurring when the brain's transmissive filter softens and allows deeper universal truths to flood into awareness.
SallyHOST
16:52
Institute of Noetic Sciences Research in Channeling.
SallyHOST
16:56
The Institute of Noetic Sciences, IONS, was founded in 1973 by Dr Edgar Mitchell, an Apollo 14 astronaut and MIT-trained aeronautical engineer who walked on the moon in 1971.
Pavel Ibarra MedaGUEST
23:59
the inquisition in the early um in the first uh millennium That was the Catholic Church persecuting people who they deemed witches.
Pavel Ibarra MedaGUEST
24:11
But the reality of it is that there was a study that was conducted by the Institute of Noetic Sciences where they did find that there is a gene that is prevalent amongst the majority of people around the world's population that proves that there is like a psi phenomena aspect to reality.
Pavel Ibarra MedaGUEST
24:32
And the absence of this gene it can be traced back to uh areas of Europe where the Inquisition happened that is a massive data point that not a lot of people pay attention to and I think is at the very center of this entire conversation the human aspect of it is at the very center
Stephen DienerHOST
24:55
And I guess maybe that's something that's, you know, the idea was that Skywatcher is maybe trying to tap into that, right? Using those psionic abilities that maybe we don't realize we have.
Stephen DienerHOST
25:37
Right.
Stephen DienerHOST
25:37
I got you.
Pavel Ibarra MedaGUEST
25:38
If you want to really look into the human potential movement and actual psi abilities, you probably go to the Institute of Noetic Sciences, as I said.
Pavel Ibarra MedaGUEST
25:48
Dr. Julian Mossbridge has some wonderful material on this stuff.
Diane BrandonGUEST
49:00
Then you have somebody like Edgar Mitchell, who was an astronaut, one of the first ones, and he looked down and saw Earth and voila, spiritual awakening.
Diane BrandonGUEST
49:15
He founded IONS, Institute of Noetic Sciences, as a result.
Diane BrandonGUEST
49:19
So it's like just one moment not only shifted his awareness, but also affected the rest of his life.
Wanako OberhuberHOST
49:30
Yeah, and that's the way it is for pretty much anything can shift your mind.
Richard SilbersteinGUEST
10:11
And what fascinated me is just the amazing increase in new findings, new phenomena, which I think shed light on the way consciousness and physics and the physical universe interact.
Richard SilbersteinGUEST
10:29
Some of the most fascinating work, well, there are many laboratories, but I'd say the Institute of Noetic Sciences has produced some of the most intriguing work on both the influence of focused intent on the behavior of photons in a double-slit experiment to things like precognition and pre-sentiment, being aware of events unconsciously.
Richard SilbersteinGUEST
10:54
Now, that's a bit of a contradiction in terms, but your physiological responses occurring prior to an unpredictable event And I thought, this is absolutely fascinating.
Richard SilbersteinGUEST
11:06
And I could just see the links with the neuroscience.
SallyHOST
0:18
I bring a clear, systematic and logical approach to spiritual topics.
SallyHOST
0:24
This episode examines the empirical best practice standards established by leading research institutions, specifically the Institute of Noetic Sciences IONS for Chandlers and the Winbridge Research Centre for Mediums.
SallyHOST
0:38
We will explore how a practitioner's autonomic nervous system baseline and internal filter directly dictate session accuracy and what objective standards are required to ensure safe, ethical and reliable practice.
SallyHOST
0:53
We'll look at this across seven core sections.
SallyHOST
1:05
The alternative transmission model.
SallyHOST
1:08
4.
SallyHOST
1:09
Institute of Noetic Sciences, IONS Research Interchanneling.
SallyHOST
1:14
Five, ION's best practice recommendations for channelers.
Gary LangleyHOST
8:56
and
Peter SmithGUEST
8:56
people would say to me what's that thing reiki rocky rocky um no it's reiki it's universal life force energy and it's a hands-on healing modality everyone knows what reiki is now yeah i had to explain it 25 years ago and i now don't you know there's there's incredible work being done by some fantastic institutions um you know IONS, the Institute of Noetic Sciences, they're doing great stuff.
Peter SmithGUEST
9:22
There's the Global Consciousness Project that's now under the HeartMath Institute.
Peter SmithGUEST
9:27
You know, you've got our work at Michael Newton Institute.
SallyHOST
1:02
Once you've done that, you can resume this episode.
SallyHOST
1:07
Research from both the Institute of Noetic Sciences and the Winbridge Research Centre proves that non-local accuracy depends on your biological baseline.
SallyHOST
1:19
If your nervous system is locked in sympathetic hyperarousal or dorsal vagal shutdown, internal biological noise floods your system.
SallyHOST
1:30
This causes your brain's default mode network, DMN, your brain's personal narrative generator and ego controller, to hijack the session with personal anxiety, ego projection or unneeded commentary.
StevenGUEST
64:44
So Gene Roddenberry is the guy who created Star Trek.
StevenGUEST
64:48
He was really good friends with Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the guy who created Ions, the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
StevenGUEST
64:54
And Gene Roddenberry is basically like full-blown New Ager, best friends with another New Ager.
StevenGUEST
65:01
And that whole thing with the Institute of Noetic Sciences, it's about also accessing your human potential and all that.
StevenGUEST
65:09
Have you ever looked at the Institute of Noetic Sciences? No.
AndrewHOST
65:13
No, but it's the human potential movement, right? Because that's literally what all – like I feel like all this stuff connects to the human potential movement.
AndrewHOST
65:20
It's just that, right, in different forms.

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