Evidence & Encounters – Two Paths to Exploring the Unexplained

The Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) invites you to join us in Westminster, Colorado—located between Denver and Boulder—for our 44th Annual Conference. This year’s theme, Evidence & Encounters, explores two complementary approaches to frontier science:

  • Evidence – grounded in empirical data, rigorous analysis, and theoretical insight
  • Encounters – based on personal experiences that challenge conventional scientific paradigms

Together, these tracks aim to deepen our understanding of anomalous phenomena, their cross-disciplinary relevance, and their potential real-world impact.

Dean Radin is this year’s Dinsdale Award recipient and Helané Wahbeh will present Qualitative Structure and Meaning in Prospective Trance-Channeled Communications Attributed to Extraterrestrial Intelligences.

Evidence & Encounters
Two Paths to Exploring the Unexplained

Westminster, CO, USA
June 17 – 21, 2026

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This event is hosted by the The Society for Scientific Exploration. Please visit their page for more information.

Dean Radin, MS, PhD

Dean Radin, MS, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Associated Distinguished Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He was awarded an Honorary DSc in yoga research from S-VYASA. Before joining the research staff at IONS in 2001, he held appointments at AT&T Bell Labs, Princeton University, University of Edinburgh, and SRI International. Dr. Radin is author or coauthor of hundreds of technical articles, some 145 peer-reviewed journal articles, four dozen book chapters, and four best-selling, popular books. He has given over 750 invited presentations and interviews for government, military, business, scientific, and other groups around the world.

Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR

Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Wahbeh is clinically trained as a naturopathic physician and research trained with a Master of Clinical Research and two post-doctoral research fellowships. She has published on and spoken internationally about her studies on complementary and alternative medicine, mind-body medicine, extended human capacities, stress, posttraumatic stress disorder and their relationships to physiology, health, and healing. Dr. Wahbeh is especially known for her research around — and noetic approach to — channeling.

 

Aura-Reading Technologies: Behind the Curtain

This presentation offers a high-level, accessible examination of commercially available aura-reading technologies that are currently attracting interest (e.g., BioWell), with the underlying science explained clearly and without jargon. It outlines how these devices operate, the types of signals they actually capture, and how software algorithms transform those signals into visual representations often described as auras.

A central theme is the distinction between what these devices measure and what practitioners of intuitive approaches report. The technologies rely on indirect measurements—physiological and environmental variables that are subsequently interpreted algorithmically—whereas human sensitives describe direct perceptual experiences. Importantly, this distinction does not diminish the potential value or utility of the device-based measurements; rather, it helps situate them accurately within a broader framework of sensing, interpretation, and meaning-making.

The presentation emphasizes placing these technologies in their proper scientific and conceptual context, clarifying both their capabilities and their limits. The final segment is dedicated to discussion with students, with particular attention to how device-based measures and human perception differ, how they might complement one another, and how to engage thoughtfully with critiques.

The aim is to invite thoughtful dialogue and equip students with a scientifically informed understanding of aura-reading technologies, so they can engage client questions with clarity, accuracy, and professional confidence.

Aura-Reading Technologies: Behind the Curtain

Online
July 10, 2026 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT

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This event is hosted by the Academy of Intuition Medicine. Please visit their page for more information.

Garret Yount, PhD

Garret Yount, PhD, is a molecular neurobiologist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) where his research focuses on laboratory-based models of exceptional human abilities. He obtained his BS from the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the Pennsylvania State University and his PhD from the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He began his formal studies in consciousness research with a small grant from the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1995, which allowed him to work with biofield practitioners and spiritual healers in the laboratory. Since then, Dr. Yount has conducted carefully controlled laboratory experiments with spiritual healers and biofield practitioners from around the world, including China, Brazil, Canada, USA, Japan, India, Russia, Hungary, and Sri Lanka, and was fortunate to be among the first scientists to be awarded a Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health to study energy healing. He is the author of many peer-reviewed scientific papers and the book Why Vibes Matter: Understand Your Energy and Learn How to Use it Wisely.

 

Biofields and Energy Work

Join Society for Scientific Exploration and IONS Scientist Garret Yount for an “energizing” interactive presentation on the frontier science and application of biofields.

Why Attend?

●    Learn about science’s current understanding of biofields

●    Discover where energy “vibes” come from and how they affect us

●    Gain practical tools and techniques to help you attune to your own bioenergies and vibes and how to influence them in the wisest possible way

Biofields and Energy Work
SSE’s “Encounters” Webinar

Online
April 21, 2026 | 11:00 am CDT

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This event is hosted by the Society for Scientific Exploration. Please visit their page for more information.

Garret Yount, PhD

Garret Yount, PhD, is a molecular neurobiologist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) where his research focuses on laboratory-based models of exceptional human abilities. He obtained his BS from the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the Pennsylvania State University and his PhD from the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He began his formal studies in consciousness research with a small grant from the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1995, which allowed him to work with biofield practitioners and spiritual healers in the laboratory. Since then, Dr. Yount has conducted carefully controlled laboratory experiments with spiritual healers and biofield practitioners from around the world, including China, Brazil, Canada, USA, Japan, India, Russia, Hungary, and Sri Lanka, and was fortunate to be among the first scientists to be awarded a Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health to study energy healing. He is the author of many peer-reviewed scientific papers and the book Why Vibes Matter: Understand Your Energy and Learn How to Use it Wisely.

The International Forum on Consciousness

Join BTC Institute at The 2026 International Forum on Consciousness, as they explore the many ways intelligence and awareness manifest beyond conventional cognition. The theme centers on other ways of knowing—forms of perception and insight that emerge through intuition, embodiment, neurodiversity, animal and plant cognition, indigenous and Eastern contemplative traditions, altered states, and even emerging artificial intelligence.

Chief Scientist Dean Radin and IONS Fellow Cassandra Vieten are expected to present at this symposium.

What to expect:

  • Engaging panels and keynotes with leading scientists, clinicians, and contemplative practitioners exploring neurodivergent cognition, anomalous perception, interspecies awareness, and altered states
  • Immersive experiences that move beyond the intellectual into embodied and contemplative ways of knowing
  • Meaningful connections within a community committed to expanding our understanding of consciousness

The 2026 International Forum on Consciousness
Unspoken Intelligence

Fitchburg, WI
May 21 – 22, 2026

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This event is hosted by the BTC Institute. Please visit their page for more information.

Dean Radin, MS, PhD

Dean Radin, MS, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Associated Distinguished Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He was awarded an Honorary DSc in yoga research from S-VYASA. Before joining the research staff at IONS in 2001, he held appointments at AT&T Bell Labs, Princeton University, University of Edinburgh, and SRI International. Dr. Radin is author or coauthor of hundreds of technical articles, some 145 peer-reviewed journal articles, four dozen book chapters, and four best-selling, popular books. He has given over 750 invited presentations and interviews for government, military, business, scientific, and other groups around the world.

Cassandra Vieten is Executive Director of the John W. Brick Foundation, Scholar-in-Residence at the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at the University of California, San Diego, and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, where she worked for 18 years in successive roles as Scientist, Director of Research, CEO, and President from 2013-2019. She is a psychologist, mind-body medicine researcher, author of numerous articles in scientific journals, and an internationally recognized keynote speaker.

Behind and Beyond the Brain

From April 8 to 11, Casa do Médico in Porto will once again host this biannual meeting that brings together researchers supported by the Bial Foundation and international experts in neuroscience and parapsychology. The 15th edition will be dedicated to the fascinating theme “End-of-Life Experiences”, addressing from the end-of-life processes and moments to the end-of-life beliefs and impacts.

Humans, perhaps uniquely amongst animals, understand that their life will inevitably come to an end. Death is probably the only experience that is universal. It is also singular, for it is an experience that marks an irreversible transition. Near-death experiences, however, leave a profound mark on the people who lived it. Such experiences raise many questions: Should we think of death as an instant, or as a process? How can we – or how should we – prepare for death? What do we know about the biological processes that lead to and that occur during dying? How do different cultures approach death? And should our experience of death change the way in which we think about reality?

Such questions, despite the universal character of death, have thus far largely remained outside the scope of scientific enquiry – an omission that the 15th “Behind and Beyond the Brain” Symposium of the Bial Foundation will aim to address by gathering prominent neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers to engage them in a profoundly interdisciplinary dialogue over the course of a rich program extending over three days.

Behind and Beyond the Brain

Porto, Portugal
April 6 – 11, 2026

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This event is hosted by the Bial Foundation. Please visit their page for more information.

The Art and Science of Channeling Deep Inner Wisdom

A 7-Module On-Demand Video Training

The Shift Network and IONS invite you to the course, The Art and Science of Channeling Deep Inner Wisdom. 

In this revealing 7-module course, IONS Director of Research Dr. Helané Wahbeh shares fascinating research and case studies that validate the channeling and intuitive experiences that are available to all of us. Learn the characteristics of your own personal Noetic Signature™ — the unique way you access and express this kind of information and energy, whether through intuition, telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, precognition, or other abilities.

Helané will help you understand how to be your own channeler. You’ll learn to know what is in your highest and best interest — and trust your ability to make decisions that are good for you — in each and every moment.

Experience a transformational and profoundly energizing 7-module journey to explore the big questions around consciousness, extended human capacities, and your own noetic potential.

The Art and Science of Channeling Deep Inner Wisdom
How to Establish Trust With Your Higher Guidance & Divine Knowing

This event is hosted by The Shift Network. Please visit their website for more information.

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER AT The Shift network’S WEBSITE

If you have any questions, please visit The Shift Network’s support page or contact support@theshiftnetwork.com

Best Channeling Practices

A 7-Module On-Demand Video Training With 4 Live Q&As

Last Q&A is September 22!

The Shift Network and IONS invite you to the course, Best Channeling Pratices, Experience & Develop Your Own Unique Process for Receiving Messages From Higher Guidance. 

In this 11-part transformational course, IONS Director of Research Dr. Helané Wahbeh dives deeper into psychic phenomena and the process of channeling, and ways to discern that the information you’re receiving is true. Learn to establish a channeling practice for yourself and others that’s in alignment with your Noetic Signature™ and everyone’s highest good.

Helané will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you’ll need to cultivate your own channeling practice, learning and practicing a variety of methods and techniques to enhance your connection to your inner wisdom.

Join Helané in a transformational journey to explore the big questions around consciousness, extended human capacities, and your own noetic potential.

Best Channeling Practices
Experience & Develop Your Own Unique Process for Receiving Messages From
Higher Guidance

This event is hosted by The Shift Network. Please visit their website for more information.

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER AT The Shift network’S WEBSITE

If you have any questions, please visit The Shift Network’s support page or contact support@theshiftnetwork.com

Reality Transformation Gathering

Do you want to shift into your desired reality and feel truly aligned and empowered?

The problem is that the world is chaotic and filled with conflicting information, making it difficult to uncover the true nature of reality. This leaves many feeling stuck, disconnected, and unable to manifest their dreams.

This is why the Reality Transformation Gathering was organized. Experts will share groundbreaking insights from both cutting-edge science and ancient wisdom traditions to help you shift into your desired reality. Don’t miss IONS Director of Research Helané Wahbeh.

Reality Transformation Gathering

Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science to Shift Into Your Desired Reality
Free & ONLINE | May 12 – 17, 2025

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This event is hosted by Sacred Planet. Please visit their website for more information.

Science of Consciousness Conference & The Festival of Consciousness

The Science of Consciousness (TSC) is an interdisciplinary conference emphasizing broad and rigorous approaches to all aspects of the study and understanding of consciousness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, biology, quantum physics, cosmology, meditation and altered states, AI/machine consciousness, culture and experiential phenomenology.

Thomas Brophy, Dean Radin, Helané Wahbeh, Arnaud Delorme, Garret Yount, and many more will be presenting at the conference.

The Science of Consciousness Conference
July 6-11, 2025
Barcelona

This event is hosted by The Science of Consciousness. Please visit their website for more information, including livestream tickets.

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The Conference followed by and in concert with The Festival of Consciousness (FoC) 

Life is constantly evolving and human beings are part of it. Within this constant evolution we are always called to transformation. This transformation occurs by transcending current levels of consciousness. To achieve this, knowledge, discernment and self-exploration have become fundamental tools. These are creative ways to use awareness. We are conscious beings.

The Festival of Consciousness (FoC) has as its fundamental purpose: to participate in the natural process of human evolution, promoting its transformation, promoting knowledge, discernment and self-exploration.

Theme for 2025: I AM NOT WHAT I AM

When Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello declares “I am not what I am,” he unveils a paradox that resonates deeply with our identity: what we are in essence may not match what we appear to be or believe ourselves to be. This statement invites us to question the limits of the self, our identity, and reality itself. What if what we believe ourselves to be, and how we perceive our existence, is only a limited fraction of something much vaster?

I AM NOT WHAT I AM calls us to engage in an introspective and exploratory exercise: to broaden our perspective, challenge the boundaries of what we consider real, open doors, and extend our horizons… It invites us to venture into discovering a self that transcends the filters of this immediate reality. A timeless and non-spatial SELF. An exercise of de-identification, expansion, and discovery that leads us to ask: What are we, if we are not what we believe ourselves to be?

The Festival of Consciousness
July 11 – 13, 2025
CCIB Barcelona

This event is hosted by The Festival of Consciousness Association. Please visit their website for more information.

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The Art & Science of Channeling Deep Inner Wisdom

A 7-Module On-Demand Video Training With 4 Live Q&As

Last Q&A is May 5th!

The Shift Network and IONS invite you to the course, The Art & Science of Channeling Deep Inner Wisdom, How to Establish Trust With Your Higher Guidance and Divine Inner Knowing.

In this revealing course, IONS Director of Research Dr. Helané Wahbeh shares fascinating research and case studies that validate the channeling and intuitive experiences that are available to us all.

You’ll learn energetic clearing techniques and experience guided visualization and breath-focused meditations to help you ground into the earth and connect to the heavens — to enhance your vessel as a conduit of deep, inner wisdom.

You’ll explore new evidence and theories and experience meditation and channeling practices.

You’ll also learn the characteristics of your own personal Noetic Signature™ — the unique way you access and express this kind of information and energy, whether through intuition, telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, precognition, or other abilities.

By the end of the program, you’ll understand how to be your own channeler. You’ll learn to know what is in your highest and best interest — and trust your ability to make decisions that are good for you — in each and every moment.

Join Helané in a transformational and profoundly energizing  journey, to explore the big questions around consciousness, extended human capacities, and your own noetic potential.

The Art & Science of Channeling Deep Inner Wisdom
How to Establish Trust With Your Higher Guidance and Divine Inner Knowing.

This event is hosted by The Shift Network. Please visit their website for more information.

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER AT The Shift network’S WEBSITE

If you have any questions, please visit The Shift Network’s support page or contact support@theshiftnetwork.com

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