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This blog was originally published on November 27, 2020 during the pandemic. Many may be able to relate to the uncertainty of the current times. We hope you enjoy this recipe.

For a quarter of a century, I had the honor of serving in leadership positions at IONS, exploring the vast and mysterious dimensions of human consciousness. With the remarkable team of scientists, my work has spanned many topics. One study that was close to my heart involved an experiment with bonded couples, one of whom had cancer. The healthy partner was invited to learn compassionate intention in order to send love to their partner in another room. Our results were published in a peer reviewed journal (Radin et al., 2008) as well as being featured in popular media. 

Mediumship and channeling have been around for centuries and involve practitioners acting as a bridge to apparently communicate with the deceased or other forms of intelligence by entering altered states of consciousness. While Western culture often questions its legitimacy, these practices are seeing growing public interest and are becoming big business, with psychic services, including mediumship, generating a whopping $2.2 billion in 2021 alone.

“Telepathy” is a word used to describe purported information obtained by one individual from another, supposedly through “mind-to-mind” contact. It is one manifestation of the events that parapsychologists refer to as potential “psi phenomena” — anomalous (or unexplained) interchanges of information or influence that appear to exist apart from currently identified physical mechanisms. Other manifestations of “psi” include clairvoyance (reported anomalous perception of information), precognition (reported anomalous perception of future events), and psychokinesis (reported anomalous influence on objects or organisms). Considerable overlap exists, especially between telepathy and clairvoyance. For example, Carlos claimed to dream of a gift that Maria, who lived overseas, had decided to buy him for his birthday. Was this a possible instance of telepathy? Or could Carlos have had clairvoyant knowledge of Maria’s thought processes? Or was it merely a coincidence?

I’m writing this series on the Dark Night of the Soul — or what I’m now calling the Phoenix Era — for a few reasons. One reason is to suggest re-naming the Dark Night of the Soul to something that is a bit more hopeful. The darkness of self-transformation ultimately brings light, so redubbing it as ‘The Phoenix Era’ emphasizes the part where you re-emerge from the ashes renewed.

Creativity is a unique and complex aspect of human nature that can manifest in countless ways, from artistic expression to scientific innovation and practical problem-solving. Whether it’s painting a masterpiece, inventing a groundbreaking technology, or finding a clever solution to a common problem, creativity touches every part of our lives. 

Three finalists selected for their groundbreaking work in non-local consciousness research will be recognized at the Institute of Noetic Sciences’ special event, Breaking the Boundaries of the Brain.

Can intention affect the growth of human stem cells? That was the question behind this popular IONS study we’re highlighting.

Have you ever entered a room and felt like there was tension in the air? Or, on the contrary, was the atmosphere pleasant?

Last time, I wrote about the Dark Night of the Soul – or what I’m now calling the Phoenix Era – which is the death-rebirth period when you deconstruct your old self. I was specifically writing about the crisis that ensues when you flip a worldview, embark on a spiritual path, and work on healing personal trauma, but this can be applied to any life experience that transforms you and requires time for psychological and emotional restructuring to find yourself again.