Subtle Energies of Alien Abduction

I wrote this paper in the Subtle Bodies II course within the Integral Noetic Science program at CIHS. What is alien abduction, why is it relevant, and how does it relate with subtle energy systems? Subtle energy systems refers to personal experiences that are known through subtle senses like intuition, imagination, spiritual vision, astral projection, [Read more…]

Subtle Energies of Alien Abduction

Ethical concerns about psionics, UAP studies, and experiencer research at CIHS

In March, 2024, I entered a crisis of faith regarding UAP Disclosure, which lead to significant ethical concerns about UAP/experiencer research at my school, the California Institute for Human Sciences. In August, 2024, I raised concerns to my program director Sean Esbjorn-Hargens by presenting a 200 page document about my concerns, who advised me to [Read more…]

Ethical concerns about psionics, UAP studies, and experiencer research at CIHS

SETI and HICE/CE-5

Lucid dreams and dream telepathy may be a tool for intentional SETISETI stands for the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence and is the name of a scientific movement and institute dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.  The basic notion is that there may be intelligent and technological life like we know it in the universe, [Read more…]

SETI and HICE/CE-5

Entity Encounters

Entity encounters are real and dreamlike at the same timeHumans have encountered spiritual or paranormal entities for all of history.  Around 25% of people report feeling a presence in their bedroom at night, while around 10% of people report sleep paralysis and out of body experiences, and around 8% of people report strange body marks [Read more…]

Entity Encounters

Western Esotericism

An irrational resolution to the Fermi ParadoxWestern Esotericism refers to traditions of philosophy and spiritual practice that include ceremonial magic and find their roots in the synthesis of many ancient Western cultures.  Interaction with spiritual beings like angels, demons, elements, and spirits is central to Western Esoteric practices and lore.There is a rich history of [Read more…]

Western Esotericism

Hypnosis

Something more meaningful than memory retrievalHypnosis is very controversial.  On the one hand, many abductees believe it can prove that space aliens kidnapped them.  On the other hand, many scientists demonstrate it is an unreliable means of memory retrieval.  The abductees and abduction researchers aren’t uneducated and value science, so why do so many people [Read more…]

Hypnosis