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Intuition through Time
What Does the Seer See?
A great deal of human activity is involved in anticipating the future, from predicting the next influenza strain to the expectations that underlie the placebo effect. Most models of anticipation take for granted that events unfold in a unidirectional flow of time, from past to future. Two experiments were conducted to test this assumption.
- Publications Scholarly Papers
- July 1, 2009
- 12 pages
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Intention Downloads Interview: Daniel Siegel (sample)
In this dialogue with former IONS President James O’Dea, Dr. Siegel discusses intention in the context of interpersonal neural biology.
- Audio Interviews
- 2007-06-12
- 00:03:00
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"Reinventing the Sacred" with Stuart Kauffman
Originally a medical doctor, author, and biology/physics/astronomy Professor at the University of Calgary, Stuart Kauffman guides us through an exploration of creativity in biology and human endeavors.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-07-01
- 01:17:22
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Electrodermal Presentiments of Future Emotions
Many people have experienced intuitive hunches or forebodings about future events that later turned out to be correct. Most such hunches can be attributed to unconscious inferences, others are undoubtedly coincidences, instances of selective memory, or due to forgotten expertise. However, sometimes a hunch seems so intrinsically unlikely and yet turns out to be valid, that one wonders whether such experiences, often on the edge of conscious awareness, might involve perception of future information.
- Publications Scholarly Papers
- 2004
- 21 pages
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Electrocortical Activity Prior to Unpredictable Stimuli in Meditators and Non-meditators
Advanced meditators occasionally report experiences of timelessness, or states of awareness that seem to transcend the usual boundaries of the subjective present. This study investigates this awareness in eight experienced meditators and eight matched controls by measuring 32 channels of EEG before, during, and after exposure to unpredictable light and sound stimuli.
- Publications Scholarly Papers
- September 2011
- 14 pages
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The Physical and Psychological Effects of Meditation
A Review of Contemporary Research
IONS' intent is to provide access to citations for all scientific research studies into meditation that have been published in English.
- Publications Bibliographies
- June 1997
- 286 pages
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Teleseminar with Sylvia Boorstein
Host Cassandra Vieten talks with author, psychologist, and spiritual teacher Sylvia Boorstein, who shares ways to bring spiritual practices into every day life. From standing in line at the grocery store to driving in heavy traffic, she suggests we repeat: “May I (“you” or a specific name) be peaceful; May I be happy; May I be free from suffering.”
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-03-11
- 00:59:40
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"Quantum Change" with William Miller
When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives
Dr. William Miller talks with host Cassandra Vieten about motivational interviewing used to identify conflicting motivations and how to move forward into life changes. Dr. Miller has studied the phenomenon of transformational changes, those that usually occur within a matter of hours and result in enduring and sometimes dramatic change in one's life and personality.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-04-22
- 00:54:48
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"Frontiers of the Heart" with Mitchell Krucoff
Dr. Mitchell Krucoff and host Marilyn Schlitz engage a thought-provoking discussion of noetic health care. After Dr. Krucoff's visit to a hospital in India, he was inspired to research the intangible. Why were the pediatric cardiology patients in India smiling? When children with severe heart problems didn't cry, he and his team wanted to know why.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2006-10-18
- 01:03:58
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"Natural Mindfulness" with John Astin
John Astin, co-director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Group, talks with host Marilyn Schlitz about bringing attention to attention.
- Audio Teleseminars
- 2008-02-20
- 01:07:07
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SUCCINCTLY LIST THE QUALITIES/OUTCOMES YOU BELIEVE or WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHARACTERIZE A PARADIGM SHIFT
There is a good deal of discussion about an anticipated or hoped for "paradigm shift." Are we hoping different things or are we somewhat on the same page with our ... -
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Education/Workshops/Conscious Aging Workshops
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Seeing the Future
Exploring Presentiment with Eye Gaze and Pupillary and Eye Dilation
- Principal Investigator
- Dean Radin, PhD
- Co-Investigator
- Ana Borges
Presentiment study using pupil dilation and eye-gaze.
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About/News@IONS/Sustainability
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Brendan O'Regan
Brendan O’Regan was the first Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, where he worked from 1975 until his death in 1992. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the National University of Ireland and a Master of Science degree in neurochemistry from Indiana University. Prior to joining the Institute of Noetic Sciences, he served as Research Coordinator for R. Buckminster Fuller, research consultant to Stanford Research Institute’s center for the Study of Social Policy, and consultant for BBC Television. He was appointed by the Fetzer Institute as a Fetzer Fellow to assist in guidance of their scientific, medical and educational programs. He was a member of the Commonwealth Clinic Advisory Board.
His first major research grant through the Institute of Noetic Sciences was to O. Carl Simonton and Stephanie Simonton for their early unorthodox treatment of cancer through the use of inner imagery; now the use of imagery as an adjunct therapy has been widely accepted. O’Regan’s research program on "Inner Mechanisms of the Healing Response" anticipated the now widely recognized area of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). The concept document and the initial treatment for the television program entitled The Heart of Healing were prepared by Brendan O’Regan and David Kennard. IONS' database on spontaneous remission and the publication of An Annotated Bibliography of Spontaneous Remission were produced under O’Regan’s direction.
Brendan’s contributions to the field of mind-body research were formally acknowledged by the Association for Humanistic Psychology with the Gerturde Enclow Award in 1989 and by the Rafael Foundation with the Rafael Award in 1991.
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Why do we fear change or transition?
Have you felt powerless around the need to make certain decisions? Has the fear of change or transition created concern, or an adverse effect on your life? If so, you ... -
The Flame of Love
The Flame of Love By Payam Ghassemlou On a daily basis, many of us spend a lot of time thinking about our life challenges. We think about all sorts of ...