Institute of Noetic Sciences
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Abbreviation | IONS |
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Formation | June 1973 |
Founder | paranormal phenomena |
Headquarters | Petaluma, California, U.S. |
Website | https://noetic.org |
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The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) is an American non-profit
The Institute conducts research on topics such as
Headquartered outside Petaluma, California, the IONS is situated on a 200-acre (81 ha) campus that includes offices, a research laboratory and a retreat center (originally the campus of World College West).[12] Researchers associated with it include Dean Radin and Rupert Sheldrake.
History
Edgar Mitchell has reported that on his return to Earth, after the 1971
The word noetic derives from the Greek
... states of insight into depths of truth unplumbed by the discursive intellect. They are illuminations, revelations, full of significance and importance, all inarticulate though they remain; and as a rule they carry with them a curious sense of authority. ...[11]
The Institute figures prominently in The Lost Symbol, a 2009 work of fiction by best-selling author Dan Brown.[2][21] Twitter postings on the day before the book's release led Institute director Marilyn Schlitz to purchase the book and read it in one sitting. She told NPR that she found ten experiments conducted by the real-world Institute referred to in Brown's fictional account. NPR reported that after its publication "traffic to [the institute's] website ... increased twelvefold", applications for membership increased and "journalists from places like Dateline NBC — not to mention NPR ..." were seeking interviews with Schlitz.[22]
The Institute confers the Temple Award for Creative Altruism,[23][24][25] biennially.[26] The $25,000 award fund is divided among recipients selected by an independent jury.[26]
Research
Projects sponsored by the Institute include a bibliography on the physical and psychological effects of
According to The Roanoke Times, the Institute is "... devoted to exploring psychic phenomena and the role of consciousness in the cosmos."
The Roanoke Times also noted that co-founder Mitchell's assertions "... have often been criticized by skeptics."[3] Told "your research goes into a number of territories that are regarded with skepticism in some circles", Mitchell replied:
That's what's fun about it. We're breaking down barriers and finding things. That's what science is all about: new discovery. ... There's nothing that we have done or have demonstrated that doesn't have good science behind it. Skeptics be damned.[3]
The Institute is listed on Stephen Barrett's Quackwatch website, for its research on fringe topics.[28]
Documentaries and publications
In 1994, TBS broadcast a three-part, six-hour documentary based on work at the Institute, entitled The Heart of Healing and narrated by actress Jane Seymour.[29][30]
Since 2009, the Institute has published a semi-annual bulletin, The Noetic Post.[31] From 2003 to 2009, it published a quarterly magazine, Shift: At the Frontiers of Consciousness.[32]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9780761849469. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Contra Costa Times, 21 February 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d Allen, Mike,Space explorer touches down this weekend in Southwest Virginia, The Roanoke Times, 18 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013. Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kluger, Jeffrey (July 16, 2009). "40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing; Edgar Mitchell". Time magazine. p. 17. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ Paul N. Temple at the Institute of Noetic Sciences [dead link]
- ^ Paul N. Temple biography at BioGenesis Archived 2009-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Institute of Noetic Sciences. About: History of the Institute of Noetic Sciences Archived 2006-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISBN 978-0-307-98690-0
- ^ ISBN 978-0743276962
- ^ Institute of Noetic Sciences. Research: Programs from the Institute of Noetic Sciences Archived 2007-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Huffington Post, 21 September 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Institute of Noetic Sciences. About the Institute of Noetic Science Archived 2006-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Truman, Sarah E., Samadhi in Space – an Interview with Apollo 14 Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, ascent, Fall 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2015. "The experience in space was so powerful that when I got back to Earth I started digging into various literatures to try to understand what had happened. I found nothing in science literature but eventually discovered it in the Sanskrit of ancient India. The descriptions of samadhi, Savikalpa samadhi, were exactly what I felt: it is described as seeing things in their separateness, but experiencing them viscerally as a unity, as oneness, accompanied by ecstasy"
- ^ "Private Lunar ESP: An Interview with Edgar Mitchell".
- ^ Mitchell, Edgar, The Way of the Explorer, GP Putnam's Sons, 1996. "I wish to thank those who had faith in an idea that led to the founding of the Institute of Noetic Sciences: Henry Rolfs (deceased) and Zoe Rolfs, Richard Davis, Judith Skutch Whitson, Paul Temple, Phillip Lukin (deceased), and John White. And to those who came a bit later to carry the idea further: Osmond Crosby, Brendan O'Regan (deceased), Diane Brown Temple, and Willis Harman."
- ^ "Institute Of Noetic Sciences - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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- ^ Willis Harman, 1918-1997
- ^ "Weaving possibilities for a New Era". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ISBN 9780943951362.
- ISBN 978-0307950680
- ^ Hagerty, Barbara Bradley, Woman Reads Dan Brown Novel, Discovers Herself, NPR, 12 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Political author, social activist to speak at SJU College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University "Campus News" web page. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-57174-546-0
- ^ Distinguished Visiting Professor: Bill Milliken, Communities in Schools Founder[permanent dead link], Marymount University Campus News and Events webpage. Retrieved 6 October 2013,
- ^ a b IONS Grants and Awards web page Archived 2013-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Entangled Atoms: Dean Radin's research suggests that all separation is illusory". Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Barrett, Stephen. "Questionable Organizations: An Overview". Quackwatch. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- Sun-Sentinel, 26 October 1993. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Heart Healing Turner Publishing (1993)
- ^ "Newsletters - IONS Library - Institute of Noetic Studies". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Magazines - IONS Library - Institute of Noetic Studies". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.