Bill Roll Lecture, 2023

Helané Wahbeh is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University, and president of the Parapsychological Association. 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.

The 2023 Bill Roll Lecture is entitled, "The Science of Channeling"

Abstract:
The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), a research center and direct-experience laboratory, has been at the forefront of the scientific investigation of consciousness for more than 50 years. Founded by astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the mission of IONS is to reveal the interconnected nature of reality through scientific exploration and personal discovery. Building on decades of previous work others have done at IONS and elsewhere, Dr. Wahbeh organized the IONS Channeling Research Program. Channeling has been recorded throughout written history, from the Delphi Oracle in Greece to various ancient traditions in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. However, channeling practices are not just a thing of history. Surveys show us that channeling is ubiquitous globally. Channeling is a universal human experience. The IONS Channeling Research Program aims to answer six research questions:
1. What do we already know from published and unpublished resources about channeling?
2. How common is channeling, and what are its characteristics?
3. How does channeling work?
4. Are there defining characteristics of someone who channels easily?
5. Can we verify the information?
6. Is the content useful?
Dr. Wahbeh will share the progress IONS has made in answering these crucial questions. As part of the program, a series of studies were conducted on the Noetic Signature. Dr. Wahbeh will also discuss these studies, what the Noetic Signature means, and the 12 characteristics that define it.

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