Abstract
Trance channeling is a widely reported but underexamined altered-state practice in which individuals convey information perceived as originating from nonhuman intelligences. This prospective study evaluated the feasibility of structured trance-channeling interviews and assessed semantic correspondence across channelers and purported extraterrestrial intelligences (ETIs). Three experienced channelers completed standardized interviews spanning 28 topical areas. Transcripts were analyzed using transformer-based sentence embeddings. All procedures were feasible. Semantic correspondence across channelers targeting the same ETI was moderate to high (0.65–0.79), while within-channeler correspondence across ETIs remained elevated after residualization (0.75–0.88). Findings demonstrate measurable internal organization in trance-channeled content without making ontological claims.
