IAC Blog (English)

Waking Physical Immobility

2012-02-05T16:00:00.000-08:00

Objective:

The objective is to increase psychomotor control using a technique that consists on sitting down immobile and comfortably in an armchair during three uninterrupted hours staring at any point in a white, plain and uniform area (wall or material). During this time, you must avoid any physical movement except from the natural breath, avoiding to cough, to swallow, to blink, to scratch, etc.

The technique contributes to holosomatic self-control and to the development of consciential attributes such as mental focus.

Self-research requires a deeper observation that can be hindered by the interference of physical sensations. In our daily life we do not perceive the supremacy of physical sensations over our consciousness.

Preparations:

It is important to seat comfortably in the armchair, using pillows, if necessary, in order to avoid inconvenient muscular tensions.

Try to wear comfortable clothes suitable to the ambient temperature. Avoid covering yourself with blankets or linen to prevent additional stimuli to the immobile soma.

Use an alarm-clock and place it out of sight so that you do not get distracted with the time.

During the technique, as long as you remain motionless, you can ponder about personal matters, mobilize consciential energies and explore paraperceptions.

Even if you are unable to remain motionless during the whole three hours, we recommend you to take advantage of the propitious energetic field by continuing the exercise.

Benefits of WPI technique.

Promotes a clearer perception of the chain of thoughts, sentiments and energies (thosenes).
Favours the volitive control of physical and consciential attributes.
Enables a greater control over one-self, anxiety, mental focus, the cerebellum, the physical body (soma) and volitive action with the subtler vehicles (holochakra, psichosoma and mentalsoma).
Facilitates lucid projections; the conscious control of the soma leads to an access to the psichosoma, to a discoincience from the soma and to a projection.
Increases self-awareness, favouring a deeper understanding of one-self. Is an excellent technique for self-confrontation.
Psicomotor control; the physical body commanded by the mind.
The WPI is specially indicated for the youth who normally have more difficulty in controlling the soma and maintaining mental focus.

Paraperceptions during the technique:

Among the paraperceptions that this technique can provide are: discoincidences, continuous energetic showers, exteriorization of energies, vibrational states provoqued by the helpers, perceptions of extraphysical consciousnesses, perception of one-self as a consciousness and not only as a intraphysical consciousness, to experience the power of the Tho from the thosene, retrocognitions, panoramic vision of one-self existence, etc.

Laboratory of WPI (Campus)

IAC Campus has already its first research laboratory of available for anyone willing to immerse in self-knowledge.

As we explained in the previous issue, the research laboratories are independent buildings with optimized resourses for the for area of study for which it is dedicated to.

Original article - http://www.iacworld.net/offices/mad/IACelera/IACelera_14_Junio.htm#English

Projectiology’s Contributions to Psychological Interventions

2012-01-21T17:00:00.000-08:00

By Lissia Pinheiro

The study of psychological phenomena is already itself a challenge to the conventional science, since “thoughts, reactions and the general behavior of human beings are composed of so many variables, that it is difficult arranging them into patterns, identifying them, controlling them and foreseeing them (Vieira, 1999, p. 945). Therefore, these variables related to human beings are not exact.

In the fields of parapsychology and of projectiology, it is not possible to make measurements with instruments, graphs and/or tables in the research, because we are faced with the universe of the psyche, that goes beyond the condition of the physical laws already known.

Therefore, projective phenomena must be studied with the methodology of proper research. In addition, when it comes to consciousnesness, the study is even more complex, because there is nothing to put in a test tube or to dissect for research. That is why we study the consciousness, ego, or self by its manifestations through the holosoma and according to the new model, a Consciential Paradigm.

Techniques are used as a tool for self-research and can be developed in accordance with the profile of the investigator. Without any dogmatic or religious beliefs, it is on the contrary, based on reflection through the principle of disbelief, abandoning all mystic, repressive and sacral acts.

In the treatise of Projectiology (Vieira, 1999, p. 961 - 965), several surveys are mentioned which show some scientific finds in this field of study. One of it will be quoted here because of its relationship with what is being presented:

In 1980, the psychiatrists Glen O. Gabbard, Fowler C. Jones e Stuart W. Twemlow, teachers of the University of Topeka, Kansas, in the United States of America, sent questionnaire to a randomly selected 420 people (with physical and mental health, higher level of education, not hooked on drugs ) about the experience of the consciousness outside the body.

Of these, 339 responded, allowing the researchers to establish some of the main features of the phenomena: 85% have described the experience of very pleasant; 43% regarded the projection with awareness the most important element to their lives; 94% have said that a projection is more real than the dream; 66% felt that their existence has changed after the event.

These researchers make sharp distinction between the conscious projection and pathological sates of depersonalization, the morbid autoscopy and schizophrenic syndromes.

Therefore, the science of projectiology can contribute to psychology as a tool for the psychologist as an agent of assistance. Through this new paradigm we can see the patient within a broader context. As follows:

· Somatic Aspects: Refers to the attributes of the physical and biological body. In some cases, patients need psychiatric support in addiction to psychotherapy with medication to stabilize and /or improve their clinical condition.

· Energetic Aspects: Refers to the energosoma (holochakra). There are several causes of the energy gap and energy blockages. Although the psychologist knows energetic techniques that can help in the process, it is not taught during the therapeutic session. It is up to the therapist to use energetic techniques – in an assertive and anonymous action.

· Emotional Aspects: Refers to psychosoma or emotional body. Through the development of parapsychism and increased acuity and discernment, the data identification that leads to the diagnostic framework through the association of evidence becomes facilitated, optimizing the standard procedures for this purpose. The psychologist can identify, where possible, even problems with extraphysical root cause. In these cases, the treatment uses the usual tools for intervention, seeking to focus on the human problem and self-healing. However, the therapist may have silent actions within the multidimensional process.

· Mentalsomatic Aspects : Constructive actions of self balancing are conducted through academic tools to the restructuring of the individual, the biggest paradigmatic difference is in the overview of the inter-functional relationship in the vehicles of manifestation of consciousness. That is, the functional or dysfunctional association between: soma, energosoma, psychosoma, and mentalsoma.

The existing conditions submitted to the psychologist in his office pertaining to the field of psychology, should be treated as the basis of this science in the eyes of the patient. This attitude gives the necessary exemption to the work of psychologists regardless of their cultural background, beliefs and personal values.

The same is considered in science, where the “scientist has to be impartial, without the right to refuse, without consideration, the fulfillment of the obligation to eliminate all the alternative hypotheses capable of explaining a phenomenon, whatever it may be, wherever it may originate from. (Vieira, 1999, p. 945).

We can quote some examples where action can be studied by the psychologist through the knowledge of projectiology:

1- Origin of the problem may go beyond the period of birth, for example, a condition experienced in another life; event happened centuries ago.

2- The different levels of energy de-compensation with different causes, for example: energy imbalance of the individual; de-compensation due to an influence of extraphysical consciousness; extraphysical needy companies; de-compensation due to intraphysical consciousness, needy human companions and even an unbalance caused by oneself.

3- Healthy and unhealthy extraphysical influences and their consequences in people’s life.

Self-improvement by going deep into self-knowledge helps in the work of the psychologist’s intervention, through the pursuit of Holosomatic Homeostasis – Balance of all Vehicles of Manifestation of the Consciousness. Looking at the therapist, he or she cannot have just the role of road signpost, but he can use the acquired knowledge to his or her own advantage, using Theorice – Theory and Practice. The need for self-research is essential to a well-prepared assistance. Our evolution is continuous as is the improvement and enhancement of the therapist. Through self-inquiry, increases in intraconsciential recycling lead toward full maturity. Self-research reveals and discloses information about the self, allowing the recognition of experiences and emotional scarring (when necessary) which give greater autonomy in approaches during the assistance process.

A key tool to investigate this issue deeper is conscious projection, allowing the person to check in locus, information about itself and intra- and extraphyciscal relationships, among other things.

A point of close contact between the projectiology and psychology is the study of fear (thanatophobia). The conscious projection is an important tool to gradually ease the action of the person in the extraphysical dimension, increasing its overall view of the world around them. The development of lucid projectability can serve as a tool to assist their patients and reach a higher level of personal security, self-control and self-knowledge.

The psychologist with the knowledge of projectiology can keep up with the demand of the assistance. It is ideal to avoid apriori assumptions regarding variables that go beyond the conventional science.

A tool that assists in personal development can be self-conscientiometry, i.e. the analytical measurement of their own consciential reality. This self-mapping is important because it highlights the identification of the main developed traits – strengths or positive traits -and the main missing or immature points – weak or negative traits and missing attributes. The more realistic one can see oneself, it becomes less difficult to do this with others in the process of diagnosis, to further assist in self-confrontation of the difficulties presented by the patient.

Because with number of patients, energetic, physical, emotional and mental wear can occur, we can observe symptoms such as: physical and mental exhaustion, neck pain, muscle stiffness, a series of symptoms that we can attribute to the lack of sympathetic dissimilation. Always performing sympathetic dissimilation can help to minimize these symptoms, offering wellness and balance of holosoma of the therapist.

This type of procedure and the others presented in this article can be made silently, anonymously, without drawing attention. The facts lead the research and we can see improvement in some patients because they can think, use the discernment, use cognition in its own behalf through the development in the use of mentalsoma. When the patient thinks better, it helps the intervention process and vice versa.

Human relations tend to improve as people become more tolerant, less conflictive, stop complaining and stop being victims of the events around them or people, becoming more proactive and responsible for their actions. The psychologist who has this attitude of constantly seeking self-awareness and self-mastery carries it into psychology appointments, enabling patients to have more motivation to seek their own self-knowledge; then, the psychologist becomes a tool in this process of seeking by the patient, with the patient driving the entire process as the main agent.

Bibliographical References:

VIEIRA, Waldo. Projeciologia: panorama das experiências da consciência fora do corpo humano. 4. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Instituto Internacional de Projeciologia e Conscienciologia, 1999, páginas 944 a 947 e 963.

VIEIRA, Waldo. O que é a Conscienciologia. 1. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Instituto Internacional de Projeciologia, 1994.

VIEIRA, Waldo. 700 Experimentos da Conscienciologia. 1. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Instituto Internacional de Projeciologia, 1994.

About the author: Lissia Pinheiro is an instructor and volunteer at IAC Lisbon office.

Extraphysical helpers

2011-12-30T14:57:00.000-08:00

Nanci Trivellato

Have you ever felt an invisible presence or a force that seemed to help you in certain moments of your life?

This concept of a guardian angel or a spiritual guide is accepted in many cultures. From the indigenous people to the New Age studies, there is a belief and a growing interest in knowing more about these more evolved beings, and in having a closer connection with them. Nevertheless, this is not merely a belief, but a reality possible to be verified by oneself, without any type of credo, brainwashing, dogma, submission, hypnosis, or anything of the sort.

In more recent and advanced investigations of the consciousness, scholars have explored the possibility of the contact of consciousnesses who are not of a physical nature. The sciences of Projectiology and Conscientiology study these possibilities that until recently had been described merely as mystic or religious. Our proposed area of study at the IAC is to learn more about ourselves, beyond this physical life. What happens to us after our death? We study this topic and the capacity of knowing this more subtle reality through conscious projections. In other words, if we leave the physical body, we will have an out-of-body experience (also known as astral projection) which will give us insights on the reality of life after death, and most important, we will have the opportunity of meeting with our “spiritual guides.”

In the field of Projectiology, we study the lucid consciousnesses who help us, and they are known as “helpers.” Helpers are beings like us, with an appearance similar to ours. The difference is that they are in a state of lucidity greater than ours and have the task of giving us energetic and thosenic support.

Nevertheless, these consciousnesses are not angels. They are lucid, subtle and positive, but like us, they are consciousnesses also in a process of evolution. This notion of thinking on helpers as if they were angels with wings is truthfully an archetype created by mystic and religious beliefs.

There are helpers with different levels of evolution and different specialties. In fact, there are different levels of hierarchies for helpers.

Persons who have a more complex life task, who are in a position or have a work which requires a greater responsibility over others and that have the task of assistance and clarification, will probably have more helpers or a strong connection with certain helpers.

It is important to stress that the extraphysical helpers are individuals who will be reborn here on this physical plane, just like us. They are not perfect, but they do have a level of lucidity and equilibrium generally more advanced than ours. There is no need for sacredness. It is also important to stress that if we had the capacity to remain lucid outside the physical body, we would also be able to meet with our helper, speak with him, ask questions, etc. Moreover, we can have direct contact with them, depending solely on our ability, control, and evolutionary level.

Unfortunately, the great majority of persons do not perceive their helpers and the energies emitted by them. Many are so involved in daily life and its problems that they connect much more with the ill consciousnesses and unstable energies which surround them, than with the energies or inspirations of their helpers which are more impartial and rational.

Thus, how is your level of perception of your helpers and your contact with them? Would you like to feel and contact your helper? Make this objective a goal for yourself when you are out of your body, during sleep. Do not forget that you can increase and develop your parapsychic abilities. There are studies done on this. These are not only things select gifted people or psychics are able to do, as it was believed until recently. Extrasensory perceptions and out-of-body experiences (astral projection or astral travel) are normal, natural phenomena which one is able to learn, develop, and use in our daily life to expand the equilibrium and evolutionary level.

Commentary: Of Oxytocin and Evolution

2011-12-08T16:56:00.000-08:00

by Nelson Abreu

A researcher recently share a fascinating TED talk on oxytocin and its relationship to trust and morality.

The talk concludes that only mammals release oxytocin. The researcher wondered whether, on a planet where lizards evolved to the evolutionary level of humans, emotional relations and bonding - and thus the way that cosmoethics is expressed - would be different just because of this biological difference.

Firstly, thank you for such a neat question. In my view, emotional relations and bonding can be expressed extraphysically in the absence of a soma, let alone oxytocin. It is interesting that it correlates, physically, with these capacities and that those are expressed more in mammals. That points to, at least in our planet, consciousness evolutoin in terms of emotional evolution is more expressed in mammals with oxytocin being more the result than the cause? This would seem more in line with consciousness driving biological evolution than the reverse.

Related to this concept, I recommend the work of Alfred Russell Wallace, co-discoverer of biological evolution with Darwin, but marginalized by history due to his views that questioned the Newtonian-Cartesian paradigm that attempting to reduce spirit or self away from the picture. Wallace, who developed an active interest in psychical phenomena and faculties, thought that natural selection cannot account for other faculties like mathematical, artistic, and musical genius, wit, humor, and “metaphysical musings.” He also believed that the raison d'être of the universe was the development of the human spirit (Wallace 1889).

The Phenomenon of Man by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the Jesuist priest and paleontologist who co-discovered of the Peking Man, offers an visionary perspective on the matter, tracing a progression from geogenesis, to biogenesis, to psychogenesis, toward noosgenesis (global consciousness) and predicted a unified and conscious Earth itself (gaia, the Internet). TheJofC issue 3 also featured an interesting article on this subject by Mark Siffer (Consciousness and the Anthropic Principle).

As we can see, it is not an entirely original idea, but I have called this, in previous works,conscientiomotor evolution. Conscientiomotor evolution proposes that biological evolution is driven by or is a reflection of the evolution of the non-physical consciousness. As the consciousness principle becomes more advanced, it stimulates the creation of a physical corpus more suitable to its kinetic, emotional, and mental capabilities. The biasing of random processes, exploiting the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics, could be the interface of consciousness (through bioenergy or qi) with physical events (genes and neurons).

The common thread of these concepts is that while genes, neurotransmitters, and other physical information and control systems affect our physical behavior, our cosmoethics, sentiments, and all faculties that makes us a consciousness are in constant evolution but are not caused by these physical elements, which are but a gross representation of a deeper pattern that pervades the universe - physical and multidimensional: consciousness itself and its eternal push toward greater complexity and interconnectedness.

Nelson Abreu, B.S. Electrical Engineering, is a volunteer at International Academy of Consciousness - Florida Educational Center and contributing author of Filters & Reflections: Perspectives on Reality (ICRL Press 2009).

Consciential Evolution: Personal Effort and Prioritization

2011-11-10T12:55:00.000-08:00

Nanci Trivellato

The evolutionary (growth) process of the consciousness is a complex theme. Measures of the consciousness’ level have been, up to now, mostly restricted to the IQ and EQ tests.

Proposed by Conscientiology, the conscientiogram is a diagnostic exam designed to help evaluate the level of evolution of a consciousness - abilities and limitations, or personal strong and weak traits. The conscientiogram takes into account consciential energies (bioenergies), levels of cosmoethics, attributes of the vehicles of manifestation (bodies), intelligences, past lives, and multi-dimensional lucidity. It constitutes, then, a much broader evaluation. Through this test, we can propose the theory of the main evolutionary levels.

The underlying principle is that the consciousness evolves in an ample and integral sense, and not simply in the genetic and physical sense as some conventional researchers defend. We evolve internally as well: we mature, remain more lucid and with a wider vision, we expand our ethics, and increase our self-cognition and self-control.

Evolution requires change. Nothing evolves without change. In the case of human beings, the majority of changes depend on their will. It is important that one remains motivated to confront the intimate truth of his personal processes, which should be improved throughout the physical existences. It is possible to modify virtually everything in life. Desire, a positive attitude, and disposition are necessary in order to overcome obstacles. Our "struggles" are in reality barriers resulting from sick patterns that we have inside ourselves, in our intra-consciential reality. As a consequence, these internal changes require personal efforts. The strength of the personality (ego?) comes about through centuries, in acts of determination and ethics which polish off the character.

We are constructing our future with each second. What we are living through now is a result of our patterns of thought, sentiments, and attitudes of our past — our thosenes. This obviously includes the past of this life and of our previous lives. Life is the way we make it – a product of what we ourselves generate and create. An indisputable reality: it does not matter where we go, we are always with ourselves. We can never succeed in running from ourselves. As a result of this, our lives are made in accordance with our intimate state. We can be in a beautiful and pleasant place, but if we are not internally satisfied, no external comfort can compensate. Living a happy life with nothing but wisdom and fraternity is a sign of higher evolution. Evolution is very democratic. The same rules apply to everybody.

In general, people become overly involved in life, they start living like robots, without taking charge of the direction which their existence is going. The great majority of the population is guided solely by life’s intra-physical necessities, appointments and frivolous social engagements.

The act of lucid prioritization is one of the most difficult things in evolution, since it requires a high level of lucidity and discernment. For instance, how will you, dear reader, use your time next weekend? Do you merely kill time, or do you decide to utilize time productively in your favor and in favor of other consciousnesses? Evolution is the prioritization of time. The more personal organization the individual has, the more chance there is of accomplishing what is important to the person. Unfortunately, there are many people who live their whole life without the realization that time passes – their most noble and lucid prospects and objectives are cast aside to make room for the trivial superficialities of everyday life. Evidently, the logical conclusion is: stronger and more determined consciousnesses, who make the most lucid use of time, evolve faster.

With the expansion of lucidity and maturity, our capacity for consciential analysis also becomes amplified. Through mutual and self-examination, as well as through lucid, controlled out-of-body experiences (astral projection or astral travel), we will perceive that there are different levels of evolution of the consciousness. Many studies and different lines of thought have proposed that more evolved consciousness exist, like the idea of "masters" or "angels", proposed by some schools of thought. This intends to tentatively discover an evolutionary model for humanity. Unfortunately, however, in making these tentative discoveries, those schools use models based on old superstitious, mystic or religious concepts or ideas, since there is no experimentation or refutation. It is amazing to notice how badly society and the media represent evolved consciousnesses. We have, for instance, many movies that we could analyze and through which it can be verified very easily that the “evolutionary-comatose-humankind level” understands and personify much better non-lucid, pathological consciousnesses than evolved, lucid consciousness. Even applying the mitigating factors that Hollywood deserves, we could mention, for instance, "Powder" vs. "Spawn."

A pertinent question, then, is it possible to discuss and study evolutionary levels of the consciousness without a mystical focus? For us, researchers at IAC, this possibility is a reality. The lucid out-of-body experiences (astral projection) and the conscientiogram are a fundamental tool in these investigations.

We verify that some points are key in evolution, such as mastery of bioenergies, extraphysical lucidity, and the understanding and use of cosmoethics. Those consciousnesses who understand these themes, demonstrate that they have had some type of previous knowledge about this field.

Based on the conscientiogram, developed by Waldo Vieira, we can divide, in a didactic and systematic manner, the types of personalities which represent each evolutionary group. According to Conscientiology, the main levels of evolution, in an increasing order, are: evolutionary para-comatose, pre-intrusion-free, existential recycler, existential inverter, veteran projector, lucid energizer, permanent-total intrusion-free, veteran helper, evolutionary orienter, and serenissimus. Following the serenissimus we have the free consciousness, which exists in a different cycle of evolution than ours.

Unfortunately, the great majority of the population on this planet does not have enough comprehension on multidimensional life, evolution and the order of the universe. This lack of comprehension hinders them with living with wisdom and intelligently utilizing the positive opportunities that life offers. On this level, which is the most basic in human evolution, the individual lives in a more instinctive manner, guided by emotions. It is the condition we refer to as existential robotization. His life has become like a zombie’s, without the performance of conscious projections. This personality is called the evolutionary para-comatose.

The term evolutionary para-comatose signifies a person who is in a comatose state regarding its (potential for) evolution. In other words, this person has no lucidity about its series of existences, nor the autonomy of its extra-physical life. They have no conscious projections at all. They have exclusively unconscious projections. This category is where possibly 90% of the population lies. These consciousnesses work in order to survive, procreate, and seek pleasures; but beyond this, there is no self-evolutionary awareness. In general, this group does not have experiences with relation to their past lives, or they do not admit they do. Others, even though believing in reincarnation, do not live in a manner which takes advantage of life to develop themselves, their surroundings and relationships, in order to make a better future for everybody.

In this case, the objectives of the person revolve around egotistical and instinctive interests. What happens with others is not as important. In other words, the individual has a preoccupation with his comfort, his money, his belongings, his family, his well-being, his beliefs, his power, etc. And these are the reasons that have motivated the wars in this planet. Fundamentally, prioritizations of this person are immediate, based on conquests which will only be useful in this life. They subconsciously do not believe that physical life will end, that everyone dies, and that it would be wiser to take advantage of life to better oneself from the inside. Thus, wherever we go, we take our development with us. It is possible for us to rid ourselves of many things, but not of our knowledge or who we are.

The second type of evolutionary personality, called pre-intrusion-free consciousness, is characterized by their interests in matters related to more "subtle" realities or psychic perceptions of the consciousness. They begin by searching for the truth and knowledge in life, yet they do not have their own personal experiences in order to promote their search with criteria. They are thus like butterflies. They go from place to place in their studies, accepting everything they hear, without judging whether the information is valid or is simply not logical, superficial or ridiculous. Their projections, when they happen, are mostly semi-conscious or are very related to their lives and limited by their intra-physical beliefs. Anyone who begins a personal search to understand non-physical reality and to answer the most intimate questions regarding evolution should have criteria in order to analyze everything that is found, but this is not the case of the pre-intrusion free.

Although there is a lot of brain-washing and fraud in the populist para-normal claims, there are also several fields of study that are serious and appropriate. Nevertheless, the pre-intrusion-free consciousness does not yet have the discernment in order to judge the difference. He has more curiosity than he has personal experience and knowledge.

The next personality which we come across in the study of evolutionary levels is called existential recyclers. These are persons that effectively apply their spiritual knowledge in their lives. They no longer feel the necessity to visit several places of mystic study because they rely on their knowledge and personal experience, and use critical analysis of information which is presented to them. They do not need rituals and are not dependent on a person or institution in order to remain positive. Existential recyclers place more value on logic and real development rather than on the sideshow and dramatic exterior of the psychic that is superficial or deceptive. They try to act a bit more positively and productively each time in life. So, they try to do their best in order to develop themselves and help others develop as well.

Conscious projections are more common for these persons who base their values on experiences and personal principles, instead of having only blind beliefs, without personal verification. Personal experience and self-control is an important stage in the development of the individual because it brings deeper knowledge to the consciousness.

On this level, the person tries to recycle, or fix, his life in order to take the most advantage of and gain the most development out of the opportunities. This is why this personality is called existential recycler. He does not only prioritize physical development, but also invests his time and energy into spiritual, extraphysical, and consciential evolution. They try to be more positive, live on better terms with themselves, and overcome their limitations.

These existential recyclers, on the other hand, often become aware or discover, in their adult years, that they had an existential program or plan of tasks, for this life. In other words, the individual already has his career, job, spouse, or kids, and thus, when he discovers the importance of multi-dimensional awareness, he tries to do the best in order to apply his energies in his personal development in this direction, while trying to take care of all the other responsibilities which he is already committed to in life.

Other than merely having an inspiration about his existential program, the existential recycler recycles his whole life, or partially changes it in order to execute his original life program (a plan that was plotted before birth into present life, while still in a condition of a broader awareness). Meanwhile, however, he still has to maintain a balance between the house, family, work, etc. As a consequence of this, many times the changes are complex to make, though always possible. This situation occurs because the individual has "awoken" late in realizing he had had an existential program.

Just as we knew our existential program before birth, we also know it here in the physical life, although most of the times on an unconscious level. Let us ponder, how would a life be conducted if an individual, from a very young age, chose to invest his energies and time in order to accomplish his existential program? The capacity to make prioritizations will be high for this individual. He or she will utilize his or her time, opportunities, and potentials in order to develop in favor of the completion of their program. We give the name existential inverter to the personality who is in this condition.

Existential inverters choose their professions and activities according to the necessity of their life plan. They do not get involved in situations that are unnecessary. They select their mate with discernment, based on affection, profound affinity, and mainly in the help that one can give each other in order to evolve and mutually comply with their existential programs.

Likewise, the existential inverter follows the plan for his program without straying from his purpose, and does not become involved with tasks based solely on impulse or emotion. What he elects for this life is the direction of his existential program. This is an irrefutable signal of his effort and will-power to remain loyal to his original program, even if he is not lucid of the overall panoramic view.

The feeling of doing what is planned for one’s own life is a very pleasant sensation. The person feels the motivation for living, that existence has a purpose. There is a sensation of intimate peace and tranquility in knowing that one is doing his part for his evolution and the evolution of other consciousnesses.

The more advanced existential programs have the goal of helping humanity on a larger scale. In this case, there is a high level of fraternity. Altruism is an important characteristic one should have in order to complete its existential program.

The existential inverter personality, although not a large percentage of society, exists in considerable numbers. There are existential inverters known throughout history. In the IAC we have more than 100 investigators around 25 years of age, who are existential inverters, planning their lives with rationality in order to accelerate their own evolution and that of others.

The next personality in the evolutionary scale is the veteran lucid projector, or the individual who has vast control of his out-of-body experiences (astral projection). This individual uses conscious projections as a continuation (or addition, extension) of his life, taking advantage of this moment to have experiences, acquire knowledge, and assist other persons, whether they be extra-physical or projected intra-physical consciousnesses. With the experience and development acquired through these practices, this consciousness progresses to the next personality on this scale of evolutionary levels, which is called lucid energizer. The individual in this level has such a high stage of ethics, energetic control, and fraternity that he/she continually acts as an energizer in order to help other persons. He practices advanced manipulations of energies for the purpose of assistance.

As a consequence of the accumulation of experiences, in and out of the body, and the increase in acquired energy potentials by way of the realized assistances, the lucid energizer reaches a point of quality and mastery of energies in which he no longer suffers from energetic intrusion nor any loss of balance. The personality in this level, who always maintains a clean psychosphere, or personal energetic field, is called a total-intrusion-free consciousness.

The total-intrusion-frees are capable of performing assistance, i.e., helping persons and places on a deep level, without suffering any negative repercussions from having "entered" into the unbalanced energies of other consciousnesses, whether they are intra-physical or extra-physical.

After this level, through the experiences and cosmoethics manifested until this point, we find the consciousnesses who have developed their fraternity to a very high degree, which they actualize 100% of the time, in and out of the body, with the goal of assisting other people. This personality is known as veteran helper. These consciousnesses assist and support, from the extra-physical dimension, those who are in need and have productive plans for their lives. The veteran helpers are consciousnesses who, beyond good intentions, have an advanced level of discernment to know what is best in each situation. The helpers aid, but do not interfere with the free will of the individuals. There are several names used for referring to consciousnesses who help extraphysically, but none of them express the correct concept or description of the extraphisical helpers. We can mention, for example, the expressions: guardian angel, protector, mentor, guide, etc. One should never confuse a blind guide (good intention without discernment nor awareness) for a helper. Blind guides are limited non-physical people, far from having the evolutionary level of a veteran helper, who has already acquired experience and sufficient development in order to have a more cosmoethical performance.

These veteran helpers are, of course, evolving as everything else is. They will expand their level even more. With the greatest development of their mental body and an even more advanced discernment, the consciousness evolves into a level called evolutiologist or evolutionary orientor. The evolutiologists are consciousnesses who have a much broader view of reality and know us profoundly and participate in the decisions regarding the life programs of others in the previous levels. They have a task to supervise a group of intra-physical and extra-physical consciousnesses, who have energetic bonds (known as karma) with each other. These consciousnesses that are related among each other form a large group called groupkarma. The consciousnesses who we meet throughout this life and that we have met in past lives are (often) members of our groupkarma. The evolutiologists profoundly know the relationships of all the persons of this group, and also have knowledge of the existential program of every single one of them. We could say, in a simplified manner, that an evolutiologist is the helper of the whole groupkarma, composed of thousands of people. The evolutionary orienters are hierarchically like the helpers of helpers. One step beyond the evolutionary orienters we have the level which represents the most evolved consciousnesses among human consciousnesses, called Homo sapiens serenissimus. They are named this because although they are humans, they are at a level of evolution, bio-energetics, cosmoethics, and self-control which distinguishes them from other consciousnesses. Their strongest and most noticeable characteristic is their serenity.

The consciousnesses known as serenissimus can be recognized through conscious projections. Here in the physical life, they disguise themselves so they will not be identified. This occurs because of the immaturity of humanity, which demonstrates itself to be incapable of finding and recognizing superior evolutionary consciousnesses without creating a myth. The immaturity of human beings made - and still makes - gurus (leaders of followers) out of several consciousnesses who stand out in history, and made saints many for not scientifically understanding their "paranormal" abilities. As a result of this, the serenissimus maintains his anonymity in the physical life, since they are not interested in being idolized. They are against the idea of gurus and in favor of peace, liberty of expression, and evolution; all of us, one day, whether it be in 2,000 or 20,000 years, will be a serenissimus. Until then, it is not necessary, nor mature, to create an idol of the more evolved consciousnesses.

The serenissimus assists a large group, sustaining the energies of the population, like helpers of entire continents. Extraphysically, there is a hierarchical evolutionary chain, where the Homo sapiens serenissimus are at the highest level. After this level, another stage, or evolutionary cycle, begins. The consciousnesses here are called free consciousnesses, and they do not reborn physically any more. Through conscious extra-physical projections of psychosoma and mentalsoma, we are able to verify many studies and theories. Beyond merely sightseeing we can acquire information, contributing to rationally, objectively and scientifically understanding human nature.

Note: This is article is based on the treatise 700 Conscientiology Experiments, written by Waldo Vieira, M.D. The theory of the Homo sapiens serenissimus has been developed by Waldo Vieira, M.D., and it was presented in several Universities, so far irrefutable.

Subjective Phenomena of Projectiology

2011-10-25T14:53:00.000-07:00

Nanci Trivellato

We sometimes observe that some people believe that the study of Projectiology only refers to out-of-body experiences or astral projections (also known as astral travel). Nevertheless, the reality is that there are a series of phenomena which are related to the out-of-body experience which are also areas of study in Projectiology.

The reason for giving more priority to the study of conscious projections is the importance that it holds. Of all the paranormal phenomena, the out-of-body experience is the most advanced and the one which allows for more personal growth, justifying all the time invested in its investigation. Nevertheless, the other events are also interesting and have many positive consequences. When we train ourselves to control and extend our projections, we are automatically developing the capacity to perceive and manage these other phenomena, which are derived, in one way or another, from the projections. Let us cite some of these phenomena of subjective character, starting with clairvoyance.

Clairvoyance: It is the visual perception an individual captures from a more subtle reality than the physical dimension. A person with developed clairvoyance has the capacity to see persons, situations or objects which are not of the physical nature. The most common types of clairvoyant activities are: when a person sees, on a normal day, while totally awake, consciousnesses which have passed through the physical death; when one sees energies or auras around a certain person or object; or when extraphysical images are perceived while falling asleep.

Clairaudience: This phenomenon occurs when an individual has the capacity to hear sounds pertinent to other dimensions. They sometimes hear someone in moments of silence and tranquility, or sometimes noises are heard which are not physical. It can be possible for someone to hear their own extraphysical helper when getting ready for sleep.

Waking state nonalignment: There is a sensation when we are slightly detached from the physical body which is characterized by a temporary loss of concentration on the physical universe, slowed reflexes, the person sometimes feels as if walking on clouds, and others. This state is called waking state nonalignment. Many times, people perceive this as soon as they wake up in the morning, but they are not totally attached to their physical body. This is a state which can be controlled and it is common among conscious projectors.

Cosmic consciousness: This is a state of expansion of the consciousness, where there is an increase in lucidity beyond the normal for the individual. One feels connected with the whole universe in a state of deep peace. This has been studied at length throughout history and has been called many things such as samadhi, satori, nirvana, ecstasy, cosmoconsciousness, illumination, and others.

Projective catalepsy: This is a common phenomenon which occurs while one is leaving or returning to the physical body during sleep. The most common description is the feeling of paralysis, without the ability to move, even while awake. This is a benign and natural phenomenon which could be taken advantage of in order to leave the body.

Intuition: It is the ability characterized by the capture of ideas without the normal process of rational thought. The most important thing about intuition is for one to maintain discernment in order to judge the level of information received. The most advantageous type of intuition is the one we have outside our physical body, since in this condition, we are able to absorb more advanced, subtle, and positive ideas.

Psychometry: This phenomenon has been studied extensively by scientists from many different countries. Psychometry is the capacity, which more sensitive human beings possess, that enables them to read a record of information which is implanted in an object through the energies that this object has. For example, a person with sufficient psychometric powers can take an object, such as a watch from some unknown person, and start to describe the owner of the watch, only through the contact of the physical object.

Retrocognition: This is the capacity one has of recuperating one’s integral memory, the memories of past lives and the periods between lives. We will not go into detail here, since we have a whole chapter dedicated to explaining this phenomenon which is of interests to so many these days.

Precognition: This is the condition in which the individual has an insight into situations which are about to happen in the future. There are dreams which are precognitary; in other words, during the dream, the person has a vision of something that will happen. This could also occur while one is awake, and more importantly, it occurs in a more advanced state when one is outside the physical body. It is important to clarify that nothing is 100% established. Everything can be changed. The situation is that some things have a larger probability of happening, while others are less probable and in consequence, easier to change.

Déjà vu: A very common phenomenon. déjà vu, or already seen, is when a person goes to a place, for example, for the first time and has the certainty, a while later, of knowing it or of having been there before. This phenomenon occurs primarily due to conscious projections or out-of-body experiences which the person had, but does not remember. Many times one sees things out of the body and only remembers them when physically seen later on. Nevertheless, there is a type of mental stress that gives the person the impression of having lived through certain situations that occur. It is important to clarify that the phenomenon of déjà vu has nothing to do with these cases of stress. The real déjà vu is a different type of perception from this last one and it is less common.

The most important and interesting thing to observe is that these perceptions, when they are well understood, bring the person a sense of wisdom greater than usual, along with a sensation of confidence and well-being. The person will utilize much more what is called the sixth sense. Everything should happen in a tranquil and controlled manner, with the individual in plain control of his lucidity and mental clarity.

If someone has perceptions of this type and does not know how to control them – feeling anger towards them – the person should definitely inform itself with the proper information, in order to be more knowledgeable on the topic and be at equilibrium with its extrasensory perceptions.

Ambivalent Phenomena of Projectiology

2011-09-29T23:52:00.000-07:00

Nanci Trivellato & Wagner Alegretti

There are many types of phenomena and paranormal activities, but some of them, like regression and clairvoyance, for example, are subjective phenomena. Thus, they cannot be seen and occur inside of the person’s own microuniverse. We have previously analyzed these intimate phenomena of the consciousness, so we will concentrate on the objective, or ambivalent phenomena, which can be seen or proven. We can cite several of them. For example:

Materialization: This is a well known phenomenon in which a paranormal performs the materialization of objects which were before “non-existent,” and turns them totally visible. There are various registered cases studied on the topic of materialization. Some of the names that are better known in this field are: Rudy Schneider and Madam d’Esperance. To realize a phenomenon such as this one, the psychic should have control over a type of bioenergy called ectoplasm.

Telekinesis: Telekinesis is a phenomenon in which the person is able to move objects and transform the structure of physical things without touching them, in other words, using only the strength of its bioenergies. Diverse laboratory experiments, primarily in Russia, have been performed in order to verify this phenomenon which is today accepted. One of the best known psychics in the field of telekinesis is Uri Gueler, seen often on television, bending spoons, moving the hands on a watch, etc. Nevertheless, there have been many others who perform telekinesis which have been studied with results greater than those of Uri Gueler.

Bilocation: This is the phenomenon in which a person can occupy two places at the same time. Some individuals who performed bilocations in ancient times were considered to be saints, as if they had performed a miracle. This phenomenon occurs because the extraphysical body exits the physical body and in a certain place, turns itself dense and materializes, and is able to be seen by others, for example: Padre Pio and the Master of the Krya Yoga Babaji.

Parateleportation: This phenomenon is very curious. It occurs when a person dematerializes in a certain place and materializes in another. A paranormal who was very competent lived in San Pablo, Brazil, called Carmine Mirabelli, performed a teleportation as an investigative experiment. A group of students asked him to sit in an armchair and they tied him to the chair. He was told to transport from one room to the other. After a certain time, they opened the door to the room and Mirabelli had disappeared. All of them started to look all over the house for him. He was found in the basement, tied to the chair in the same way they had left him. So, there was a translocation of the person (and the armchair) from one environment to the other. There have been many cases registered of persons who have ended up in another place in a matter of seconds, with no idea on how they got there. Nevertheless, this is a rare phenomenon.

Poltergeist: A very talked about condition, poltergeist is a phenomenon in which physical events occur in a strange manner, generally related with a person, family, or house. There are poltergeists in which the objects are thrown in the air and fall on the house, in other cases objects spontaneously combust, and there are also situations in which objects fly through the house until they fall into something. This phenomenon is generated by extraphysical consciousnesses, or disencarnated beings, which use ectoplasm from physical consciousnesses to generate the physical effects.

Suspended animation: This phenomenon was very developed in India until the decade of the 1950’s. The individual would enter into a type of trance or hibernation with the purpose of being buried alive. Authorities and reporters came to observe the event. The Hindu was left buried, as if he were a corpse, up to a month, when others would come and take him out of the ground and he would resume normal activities. This phenomenon was prohibited because in various cases persons died during the period in which they were buried. Nevertheless, many succeeded and were registered and studied at length. Some scientists think that it may be possible to apply this method to long space travel in the future.

Psychic surgery: There have been many investigations done on this type of surgery. Have you heard of this? In this phenomenon, a surgery is performed without a scalpel or anesthesia, but it is a real surgery, where the person is opened; the surgeon takes out, with his own hands, the problem the person has, and later the tissue is repaired. This is all done without pain or loss of blood. The best examples are Tony Agpaua, from the Philippines, and Jose Arigó, from Brazil. There are many cases in history of miracle cures, even in the Bible. In truth, these are cases of paranormal cures, well-studied, which can now be understood in a scientific manner, not a mystic one.

Ectoplasm: It is the dense energy almost material, utilized to realize the great majority of phenomena with physical effects, in other words, phenomena which generate reactions in the physical matter. Persons with a great deal of ectoplasm and with control to generate at will these effects are very rare. In general, persons which have a great deal of ectoplasm have no knowledge of this, and many times suffer small happenings which are unexplainable in their lives, such as random noises, things that break without reason, objects which fall without anyone touching them, and others.

These are some of the better known objective phenomena. It is wise to know the manifestations of the consciousness, since this is part of our evolution.

Benefits of the conscious projection (astral projection)

2011-09-20T02:51:00.000-07:00

Nanci Trivellato

In our courses and conferences, one of the most common questions we get is on the topic of benefits of the out-of-body experiences. This experience, also known as astral projection, is very rich in terms of possibilities and benefits. For example, let us look at the most common cases:

Access to other planes of reality – The out-of-body experience permits one to reach other realities, or dimensions, beyond the physical plane. For example, we can go to the place where we used to live before entering into this present lifetime, and we can also see the place where we will go after the physical death.

Encounters with other persons who have passed away – Obviously, if it possible to visit these places, it is then also possible to meet and speak with persons whom have already passed away, including those who we knew in our life.

Direct interview with the extraphysical guide – These guides, also known as mentors, guardian angels, protectors, or simply helpers, are consciousnesses who live in the astral dimension, but accompany us with the goal of helping us. In general, the great majority of people today are not able to perceive the presence of these beings. If one leaves the body, one can see their helper and hold a discussion with him.

Understanding of and loss of fear of death - When we find ourselves lucid outside the body, we realize by ourselves, without any brain washing or mystic belief that death does not exist. Actually, outside the physical body, we will be exactly the same, with the same evolutionary level, except that we will not have the necessity to breathe, eat, etc. because these are functions exclusive to the physical, animal body. With the verifications made through personal experiences that death does not exist, one will completely lose their fear of death, since it will be proven that no one dies.

Assistance of other consciousnesses – With the knowledge and control acquired through out-of-body experiences (i.e. astral projection, astral travel), we learn to utilize our own energies in favor of other beings. This occurs through lucid and conscious transmission of therapeutic energies. This donation of energies can be made outside the body when one nears another with the intention of helping them.

Recall of past lives – With the accumulation of astral projections, the person begins to have spontaneous, healthy recollections of past lives. This information can help us know ourselves better, overcome certain traumas, self-cure certain illnesses, and expand our sense of fraternity and universalism.

Increase of parapsychic abilities – The control and experience that comes from projections naturally expands the psychic capacities or personal extrasensory perceptions.

Identification of the purpose of one’s personal life – Discovering the main purpose of this life. Through a conscious projection, we can recall or identify our established mission for the current life.

Acceleration of maturity and awakening – With the knowledge of life gained through the study of astral dimensions, we increase our level of consciential maturity, also accelerating our spiritual evolution and avoiding the loss of one third of our life sleeping.

Energetic equilibrium and energetic defenses – The individual’s energy field is at its strongest when it is expanded and at equilibrium. With this, the consciousness is more liberated from intruders, obsessions, or energetic intrusions that are many times suffered due to the energetic invasions of other extraphysical consciousnesses. This state of equilibrium with one’s own energies produces many benefits in the physical and mental disposition and in the psychological equilibrium of persons.

The equilibrium of the energetic field is a characteristic of our overall well-being, control of negative stress, increase in self-confidence and emotional balance, amplification of intellectual capacities, and expansion of self-knowledge. One can learn to manage and control one’s own energies by applying different techniques and experiences.

Bioenergies: A Vital Component of Human Existence

2011-09-09T12:46:00.000-07:00

by Sandie Gustus & Nanci Trivellato

What is bioenergy?

Bioenergy is one of many known terms used to describe the energy field that envelops every living being. A non-physical energy, it has nevertheless been identified and acknowledged throughout the ages by different cultures in different parts of the world. The yogis in India call it prana , Chinese acupuncturists know it as chi and modern day psychics refer to it as aura. Other expressions commonly used to describe this type of energy include immanent energy, subtle energy, vital energy, magnetic energy and universal energy.

Many studies have already been undertaken and others are currently in progress to better understand bioenergy (prana, chi, subtle energy). Attempts have also been made to develop instruments and other means of registering it. Kirlian photography for example, a technique that was discovered by accident in 1939, shows that when a high-voltage electric field is applied to an object placed on a photographic plate, an image of the signals emitted by the object is generated. This image is said to be a physical representation of the object's aura.

Among other experiments performed in this field, many noteworthy investigations into bioenergies have been led by the Russians. Results of their research showed that individuals can utilize their own bioenergies for self-healing or to heal another person, to move an object without touching it, or to engage in a telepathic or mental transmission of information.

Other researchers into parapsychic phenomena have concluded that this type of energy is an essential component of a whole range of occurrences such as acupressure, acupuncture, the bending of metal at will, dematerializations and rematerializations, ectoplasmy, homeopathy, poltergeist activities, teleportation and psychic surgery.

Despite some modest success in creating instruments capable of recording bioenergy (prana, chi), it remains largely too subtle to be measured with any precision by scientific equipment. The most efficient tool for this purpose is the sensitivity of the human being. Given that humans have the inherent capacity to detect and analyze the bioenergy fields (aura, energetic body, etheric double) generated by others, they are invaluable research tools in experiments of this nature.

Bioenergy is responsible for the sustenance of human life. Our bioenergetic body connects us to our astral body and replenishes us with the energies necessary for our overall vitality and health.

Interacting with the bioenergies of other people and of the environments around us

Our energy field (aura) is not static. It constantly absorbs and externalizes (or exteriorizes) energies in a process of exchange with other living beings and with the environment. An example of this with which we are all familiar is when our physical, psychological or mental disposition shifts as a result of coming into contact with another person.

Another simple example that illustrates the fluid disposition of our energy field (aura) is when we exchange energies with nature. Have you noticed that sometimes when a person looks at or touches a plant in a certain way, it wilts? This is because some people's bioenergies are intrinsically negative so when they touch a plant they drain it of its energies and it becomes ill. At the other end of the scale are those people who have a ‘green thumb' when it comes to plants. The ‘green thumb' is a substantiated phenomenon that relates directly to a type of personal bioenergy (or aura / charka's energy) that is agreeable to and compatible with plants.

The energy field that we create around us is also changeable in terms of variables such as the level of equilibrium and the intensity and flexibility of the energies which may be active and loose, or inert and blocked, for example. When our outlook is even and we feel strong and confident, our energies are generally more expanded and stable. When our temperament is erratic, it affects our energetic pattern which becomes similarly entropic and perhaps weaker.

As our energetic field is open, flexible and ‘porous' then unless we have good awareness and control of our energies, we are subject to the influence of the energies of the people and environments around us. Conversely, regardless of our level of awareness, we also affect, to varying degrees, the energetic fields of the people and places we encounter in our everyday lives.

As bioenergy is a neutral force in and of itself, it is the thoughts and sentiments driven by such factors as intentions and ethics that, applied to the bioenergy by each individual, determine whether their energetic influence over others is positive or negative.

Certainly, it is within the capacity of all of us to learn to become aware of and to assess the quality of our energies, to control them, and to perform self-diagnosis and therapy when necessary. With practice, it is also within our reach to attain a level of mastery of our bioenergies that will enable us to increase our extrasensory perceptions and to create a kind of high frequency vibration in our chakras that works as an energetic defence.

Encounters with bioenergies that are not compatible with ours

When we share affinities with others, in terms of our thoughts, sentiments, interests and intentions we have an affinity of energies. Therefore we feel well in their company even if our shared affinities are less than positive. When there is no common denominator however, we may feel tired, irritable or even sick around certain people.

People who are not accustomed to working consciously with their bioenergies perceive their level of compatibility with another's energies through simple reactions such as instant distrust or the feeling of recognizing someone they have just met. Another example of an unconscious reaction to the bioenergies of others is when we assimilate the emotions or physical ailments of someone we are spending time with and quite literally take on board whatever they are feeling, be it euphoria, depression, grief, agitation or physical pain.

With regards to locations, they carry the energies associated with and/or generated by the activities taking place there today, in addition to those that have taken place there throughout the course of history. For example, people sometimes feel unwell visiting various tourist locations, unaware that these are the former sites of human sacrifices, war, carnage or public executions, or meeting places where rituals and curses were performed. The energy of these environments and of the objects that have remained there throughout time usually carries ‘energetic remnants' of the fear and suffering experienced there. This can affect more energetically sensitive individuals.

You can similarly imagine then, how the energies of an abattoir, a prison or a torture chamber might be. On the other hand, an untouched wilderness area would be an ideal place to absorb energies.

Often times, subtle maladies that have no apparent cause are the result of exactly these types of intrusions of energies that are not compatible with ours, into our own energy field via one of our chakras. Physical ailments caused by bioenergies destabilized in such a way are termed ‘psychosomatic illnesses' by the medical field.

Factors that may enhance our energetic performance

Fortunately, a lack of awareness of our bioenergies (how they affect and are affected by those of others) is a condition that can be reversed. There are measures we can take to improve the level of control we have over our energies.

Energetic control can be greatly improved with regular training. There are useful exercises we can do to develop our control of and sensitivity to bioenergies. These include:

Absorption of energies: the act of interiorizing energies in order to replenish ourselves.
Exteriorization of energies: the conscious donation of our energy to improve the energetic quality of the environment around us and to assist individuals in need.
Vibrational state : the installation of a peak frequency vibration of our bioenergy that expands our psychic awareness and promotes energetic cleansing and protection. The vibrational state is the condition of maximal and simultaneous dynamisation of the chakras, promoted by the conscious mobilization of one's energies up and down the body. The controlled use of the vibrational state has significant consequences. It enables us to neutralize unwanted influences and intrusions (that we have either knowingly or unknowingly come into contact with) , and to play therefore a more active, decisive role in our lives. This in turn stimulates personal maturation and evolutionary growth.

The vibrational state is a technique from which thousands of people are currently reaping benefits. The best way to verify this information is to install the vibrational state when you find yourself in a challenging situation, for example, when dealing with an aggressive customer, defending yourself in an argument, making your point in a hostile meeting, or experiencing any other situation in which you are being imposed upon energetically.

It is worth noting here that everyone has the capacity to work consciously with bioenergies in these ways. It is not necessary to have a particular aptitude or to be especially sensitive.

Another measure that promotes the development of energetic control is to cultivate consistency in our thoughts and sentiments. Although this is not a simple task, the regular practice of direct bioenergy techniques greatly assists in establishing a level of equilibrium of our physical, emotional and mental bodies.

The quality of our thoughts and intentions also plays a crucial role in determining the quality of our energies. When our thoughts and intentions are negative for example, the flow of energies from certain chakras may be blocked.

The most important factor of all, however, is willpower. It would be very difficult to improve our energetic performance via any of the above techniques without a degree of personal discipline and effort. It must be emphasized that moving energies is very real, not imagined. No amount of visualisation will ever be sufficient to install a vibrational state, for example. The key to success in this type of endeavour is to remain physically relaxed, to block any interference from the external environment and to actively focus on moving bioenergy through the application of will.

The benefits of controlling bioenergies are numerous. People experience general equilibrium and wellbeing, lower levels of stress, heightened awareness of what is happening around them on a moment to moment basis and expanded self-confidence. Control of bioenergies is also a key factor in producing lucid out-of-body experiences (or OBEs / astral travels / astral projections).

REFERENCE

• Vieira W., “Projectiology,” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2002)

GLOSSARY

• Bioenergy: chi, qi, prana, vital energy, chakra's energy, subtle energy, personal energy

• Bioenergetic field: aura, energetic body, etheric double

Vibrational State: Interview with Wagner Alegretti

2011-08-27T17:50:00.000-07:00

Movie Review: Inception

2011-05-07T12:40:00.000-07:00

by Kim McCaul

The blockbuster movie Inception combines breathtaking and highly innovative action with a complex psychological plot. Its focus is a team of ‘oneiric mercenaries’ who specialise in entering people’s subconscious through ‘joint dreaming’ for the purpose of stealing valuable information – an advanced form of industrial espionage. This mental theft is called ‘extraction.’ Soon they are given a task most think is impossible. Rather than extract information from a subject’s mind, they are to ‘plant’ an idea that will lead to a particular business decision. This form of mental manipulation is what’s called ‘inception.’

The movie does not seek to make a particular psychological or spiritual point, but it touches on many issues relevant to both psychology and spirituality. At one level, the approach of the film is purely materialistic. Dreams are the creations of people’s subconscious, and the many people who inhabit the places visited on dream journeys are merely ‘projections’ of the dreamers mind. In other words, they are not real, independent consciousnesses. This is good because they get slaughtered in large numbers. As the inceptors try and crack their target’s subconscious, the ‘projections’ function as a form of mental self-defence. As they sense the intrusive presence of the inceptors they seek to defend their mental space by the fairly mundane means of weapons, guns and fists. Where the movie does move into the metaphysical arena, is the manner in which dreamers increasingly question the essential nature of the real world. Is it the waking state that is real or is it the dream state with all its creative potential?

The film does not really explore or explain the technical manner in which it is possible for people to share each other’s dreams. From a conscientiological perspective a ‘shared dream’ is never a dream, but a shared projection by 2 or more consciousnesses. Projection here of course, does not have the psychological meaning it has in Inception, but refers to consciousness projecting out of the physical body in another, more subtle body (also known as astral projection, or out-of-body experience). Dreams are inter-neural events, and while we might be able to track the cerebral activity they produce on CT-scans, we cannot share them the same way we share going for a walk together. Projections of the consciousness can be shared in just that way. They are extracorporeal events that take to us to non-physical dimensions, populated by real, non-physical people. Interestingly, there are numerous parallels between the dream experiences of the characters in Inception and the extraphysical experiences of consciousness.

Just like the people representing subconscious ‘projections’ in the movie, the real non-physical people in extraphysical dimensions may sense the difference of the person who is having an out-of-body experience and become curious about them. And just as the dreamers in the movie have the ability to create the dreamscape, and sometimes involuntarily introduce unresolved psychological issues, so when we are projected outside the body our thoughts can turn into tangible creations (morphothosenes also known as ‘thought forms’) and our conditionings, beliefs and fantasies can influence our experience and distort our perception of the extraphysical reality in which we may be manifesting. Just as some of the dreamers in Inception don’t realise that they are dreaming, most people, most of the time, don’t realise when they are projected.

A key premise of the movie is that inception, the planting of an idea in someone’s mind, is a highly difficult undertaking. Yet, in our everyday reality this actually takes place more often than we realise. From a purely physical and psychological perspective there is an extensive literature on propaganda, advertising and brain-washing. Many of the ideas we might most closely identify with as our own, may in fact have been planted there by others: our parents, our peer-group, our culture. From a multidimensional perspective it goes even further. It is possible, and indeed common, for non-physical people (extraphysical consciousnesses) to give us ideas that then appear to us to be our own. This can happen while we are projected at night; we may wake up with new insights without realising where they come from (this may be why people often like to ‘sleep on things’). It can also happen while we are awake; most of us are unaware of the non-physical consciousnesses who surround us at all times and may ‘whisper something into our ear’ (telepathically). Such implanted ideas can be negative and intrusive; but they can also be positive and assistential, such as when a depressed person suddenly glimpses a new mental vista of possibility and future that removes the haze of depression and instils new hope and optimism. ‘Helpers’ (serene, mature, developed, lucid non-physical people) can sow great seeds of inspiration and evolutionary productivity.

I thoroughly enjoyed Inception, but the real world of multidimensional consciousness is much more elaborate and complex than that of the dreamscapes portrayed in the movie and yet awaits a film maker to truly tackle it in depth.

Kim McCaul is a volunteer instructor with the IAC based in Adelaide, Australia. He has been studying conscientiology since 1997. Kim is an anthropologist who works in the applied area of Australian Aboriginal affairs.

Out of Body Experience - Commentary on Science Friday Feature

2011-04-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

"Scientists have used tricks of the brain to change how people see themselves, even getting research subjects to accept a third arm as a 'real' part of their bodies. Henrik Ehrsson, author of an article about the work in the journal PLoS One, discusses why" in National Public Radio's Science Friday.

Many have cited this research as evidence that the out-of-body experience is illusory. The illusion of seeing your own body from a distance is a nice virtual-reality trick and makes for an interesting study - but this is not a study on OBE. During OBE, the individual can actually feel as if they "project" from the body, with a number of sensations often associated to this "take off," and they actually feel like they are in a different body. They do not always look back at the physical body. If they did, it would not mimic the motions of the body they are currently perceiving, as it would be motionless and in a practically vegetative sleep state. Also, OBE's and NDE's have been documented in congenitally blind individuals and it typically takes place when the eyes are shut and the body is practically asleep, as aforementioned.

Clearly, Dr. Ehrsson's team is composed of highly competent and creative neuroscience researchers, but they do necessarily not know what is an out-of-body experience; it is not clear whether they have read the available scholarly and anecdotal literature describing the phenomenology. This is a good example of why scientists interested in this subject must have their own experiences. There are safe, reliable methods for inducing OBE's on a periodic basis, enabling ground-breaking research.

Even when you figure electromagnetic or other induction of OBE experiences (assuming it even is an OBE which involves a whole complex of phenomenology), it does not prove that the OBE is an illusory experience; else sight and other senses would be said to be illusory and without any objective basis as well. On the other hand, there are interesting studies suggesting consciousness can operate and make observations at a distance or when the brain is virtually inactive, during OBE's, Near-Death Experiences, or remote viewing. Despite a number of successful studies, this is not proven "beyond a shadow of a doubt" and it is not widely accepted -- but enough data is out there to warrant open-minded investigation.

In related studies, sleep paralysis was found to be correlated to out-of-body experience - a finding that comes as no surprise to the OBE practioner and previously identified in a research survey by Nanci Trivellato, MSc and Wagner Alegretti of International Academy of Consciousness. Correlation, however, is not causation. Not every OBE is associated with sleep paralysis. Not every sleep paralysis episode results in an OBE. Sleep paralysis does occur some times when an individual has a spontaneous or will-induced OBE. Even when an OBE is triggered by physical stimulus, it does not invalidate the OBE as a multidimensional or extraphysical phenomenon. Once again, the proof is in the pudding, as they say. Have your own experiences! IAC's award-winning training, such as the Consciousness Development Program, is available around the world.

Nelson Abreu, B.S. Electrical Engineering, is a scholar at International Academy of Consciousness - Florida Educational Center and contributing author of Filters & Reflections: Perspectives on Reality (ICRL Press 2009).

RETROCOGNITIONS: An investigation into memories of past lives and the periods between lives

2011-02-23T19:49:00.000-08:00

An article published on 16/02/2011 in Paradigm Shift

By Wagner Alegretti

Alegretti’s interest in non-physical manifestations of the consciousness started with his own experiences of spontaneous conscious projection, which began when he was 10. By the time he was 19 he had developed the ability to produce lucid out-of-body experiences largely at will.

This book is a technical-scientific analysis based on Alegretti’s work in the sciences of Projectiology and Conscientiology over a period of eight years. It studies retrocognitions that occur during out-of-the-body experiences and their relation to other types of perceptions. It also discusses recollections of the periods between one human life and the next – retrocognitions in which the person can access important information regarding the goals we are programmed to accomplish in this life.

Alegretti has written this book using the terminology familiar to teachers and students of Conscientology, and as such it is a major classification of a whole range of associated experiences. Generally these experiences are referred to by a hotchpotch of names taken from a variety of groups and cultures both modern and ancient, and as such can be confusing. One person’s interpretation of “aura” maybe very different to some one else’s – while two seemly different terms can mean the same thing. Conscientology appears to have started with a clean slate and re-named each experience in such a logical manner that there can be no confusion as to what the terms mean. Where appropriate Alegretti has also given the names in common usage allowing us something familiar to cling to along the way. Chakra is one of the few existing names that seem to have found a place in this study.

This is not light reading by any means and there are no case studies included. It presents the whole arena of past lives, OBE’s and a myriad of other psychic phenomena in a coherent and logical manner. For those wishing to understand these processes intellectually this book is a must have source of reference to well documented experiences.

Review by Claire Williams

Published by the International Academy of Consciousness (IAC)

www.iacworld.org

ISBN: 0-9702131-6-6

The greatest journey of all

2011-02-19T08:36:00.000-08:00

Have you ever had an out-of-body experience? Then chances are you’re not alone as this intriguing phenomenon is more common than you may think ...

by Analaura Trivellato

Among parapsychic (i.e. paranormal) phenomena one of the most intriguing is the so-called Out-of-Body Experience (OBE). OBEs are universal and research studies indicate that they are not an experience that only the ‘initiated’ or especially gifted people can have, we’re all capable of it and as you read on you may even realise you’ve already had one!

OBE is often referred to as astral travel or astral projection and normally occurs during sleep, when the consciousness (soul, spirit or individual’s essence) leaves the body and visits subtler dimensions of existence. Think this sounds familiar? Many people confuse OBEs with dreams but it’s important to make the differentiation – an OBE is the separation or detachment of our consciousness from our physical body, whereas dreaming is a series of images and emotions we experience while we sleep which can have us believe we’ve gone on a great journey. Some OBEs may be mixed with dream components – in this case they are known as semi-conscious projections or lucid dreams.

Have you had the kind of ‘dream’ that is vivid, seems real, logical; it is somehow different from a regular dream? Perhaps then you’ve already had a semi-conscious OBE! Of course it’s difficult to be sure.

Some of the most obvious differences between dreams and OBEs can help you determine whether you’ve astrally projected:

During a dream thought is illogical or bizarre, differing then from OBEs in which thoughts are clear
In a dream, reasoning capacity is diminished while in an OBE intellectual capacity may even surpass the state you are experiencing right now
During dreams we are passive spectators, mere observers of events that happen beyond our control. In an OBE, we take an active role in the occurrences
Astral projectors may see their physical body from outside of it, which is impossible in a dream
During OBEs we use, to varying degrees, our mental attributes, such as our decision-making ability, memory, rationality, critical analysis, will, logical thinking, comparison-making ability, among others. The more you make use of those attributes more lucid you are!

One of the most effective techniques to be lucid outside the body is to practise being more aware and lucid while in the waking state. Let’s try something: are you aware of what you are thinking and feeling right now? For example, are you curious about the OBE, skeptical, excited, afraid or anxious? It is worth mentioning that we all have dreams every night, but sometimes we don’t recollect them. The same is true for OBEs. It is important to maintain our lucidity while experiencing an OBE and then recall the experiences upon returning to the body - the OBE is a self-convincing phenomenon and can be a life-changing experience.

Let’s talk about some benefits of having OBEs:

When you have a lucid OBE you will inevitably notice that you are NOT your physical body. This realisation can break down the illusion of who you think you are - cultural background, profession, gender, and all factors of this life won’t be able to describe your essence. This knowledge also brings about a new school of thought – if we are not our physical bodies then we must be something else, something more. Having an OBE can produce a shift in thinking and a change in your principles and values from a materialistic point of view to a more all-embracing one. Having experienced astral travel first hand we can begin to see that our body is simply a tool we use to define who we are. We can begin to understand that the real essence of a person lies in their consciousness and the physical body is merely something to wrap it up in. With astral travel we can make the leap to understanding that while our physical body will die some day, our consciousness will survive.

Experiencing an OBE naturally leads us to lose our fear of death. During an OBE you may have an encounter with loved ones who have passed away. In your relaxed state this would not scare you or seem odd - everything occurs without drama or suffering, as the experience is permeated by a deeper understanding of our (and their) condition. Once the reality of the non-physical dimension of life is unveiled by personal experience, the person might spontaneously engage in a reprioritisation of life. Through OBE experiences you might have a greater understanding of what is truly relevant and what is nice or desirable but not really important. It’s certainly not uncommon for astral projectors (including those who have had near-death experiences) to become more ethical and start valuing time in a different way. Having a commitment to fulfill certain tasks is an inner feeling that many of us have. It may be translated as a feeling of having ‘something more’ to do in this life or that there is ‘something missing’ in our lives. However you choose to describe it the feeling is the same – the need to do more, be more, experience more.

For this reason the OBE can be a very useful tool for identifying our life purpose, the reason why we are here. The sort of OBE in which we gain information about our life purpose is commonly helped along by non-physical mentors or helpers. This is because they already know our life purpose. In some cases they may have even helped us plan, prior to our birth, a set of tasks that were challenging, but certainly doable. It is interesting to mention that, in the same way we may be assisted by a helper outside the body, we can also provide assistance to other consciousnesses that may be in distress or with lower lucidity than us. The assistance is normally done through our bioenergies which carry information about the consciousness’s ideas, thoughts, feelings and emotions. In other words, your bioenergies reflect everything that you intrinsically are.

Bioenergies are responsible for the majority of the sensations we have when leaving and returning to the body during astral projections. Numbness, feelings of weightlessness, swelling sensations, rocking sensations, hearing sounds that seem to come from inside the head, vibrations sweeping up and down the body, falling sensations (sometimes followed by a ‘jerk’), and sensations of sleep paralysis, are some of the most common sensations that precede the departure from the body. It is vital to understand and master bioenergies because they are a key factor in gaining more emotional balance (both inside and outside the physical body), and therefore in facilitating awareness outside the body.

There are many misconceptions and fears surrounding OBEs – and these fears may be preventing us from experiencing astral travel in the first place. But for you to gain the most value from this great journey you need to understand that you are more than your physical being – your hair colour, your height - these attributes don’t define you but your consciousness does. The most common worry is that the astral traveler may get lost outside of the body or die during an OBE, but no evidence of this has ever been revealed. In fact, returning to the body is much easier than you might imagine and probably even easier than leaving the body in the first place. Returning happens so easily that the biggest challenge of more experienced projectors is to find methods for staying projected for longer periods. When the non-physical body detaches from the physical body, part of the bioenergies remain in the physical body while part go with the subtle non-physical body, forming an energetic ‘thread’ known as the silver cord. These energies then vitalise both the physical body and the non-physical body and keep them permanently connected to each other; therefore there is no risk of not returning to the body or of dying.

Some people worry about being harmed during an OBE. The non-physical body we use to visit other dimensions is invulnerable to any type of peril or harm. This invulnerability, nonetheless, is relative, as due to our own conditionings and expectations we may feel or interpret something as harmful or painful, but it is not a real pain.

So how can you help yourself to experience the wonder of astral travel? One of the simplest techniques for leaving the body, devised by renowned Brazilian consciousness researcher, Dr. Waldo Vieira, is called mental saturation. This easy technique is designed to saturate the mind with the positive idea of having a lucid OBE. This has to be done over a certain period of time, usually around three to four weeks, to produce consistent results. This is a healthy, consciously self-induced conditioning. Many things can be done in order to generate mental saturation. A simple and effective way is to ask yourself several times during the day: “Am I sleeping or awake?” and stop yourself from answering them automatically but rather truly consider your response. You may find yourself asking the very same question while outside of the body and this will result in the realisation that you are outside the body in that moment, turning your semi-conscious projection into a conscious, lucid one.

Life is to be fully embraced to have new experiences, new discoveries, and an OBE can be one of the richest and most enlightening experiences you will ever have the pleasure to enjoy.

More information:

Analaura Trivellato is a linguist and psychologist. She has been a researcher and instructor since 1993, currently volunteering at the London office of the International Academy of Consciousness (IAC) which conducts research primarily into the consciousness, the OBE phenomenon, and bioenergy. For details of IAC courses, including free introductory seminars and the Consciousness Development Program, or information on IAC books, videos and the Campus Friends Programme, Email: london@iacworld.org; Tel: 020 7723 0544 or visit: www.iacworld.org

Decisions, Decisions...

2011-02-02T11:21:00.000-08:00

Although it may seem ironic, zebras' black and white stripes actually serve as camouflage. Since they generally travel together in large numbers, their main predators, lions, often cannot select one zebra within a herd and are instead confused by a hypnotic play of colors before them. Thus, they hold off their pursuits until they can clearly distinguish a single zebra. Interestingly, this dilemma easily translates into the realm of decision making.

Like a hungry lion before a herd of zebras, how many times have you had to make a decision only to be overwhelmed by a seemingly endless array of choices? Or been faced with the daunting task of trying to successfully weigh numerous considerations against each other? Perhaps you “sit on the fence” and refrain from making any decision whatsoever in such situations, hoping that things will become clearer with time. In turning either left or right at the proverbial “fork in the road”, remaining undecided at the fork undoubtedly introduces a third choice, that is, not actively making a decision at all. This reminds me of an old song that says “if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice”.

Although indecision can seem like a safer bet when faced with an apparent 50% chance of making a bad decision, personal growth is largely sacrificed and thus, serious stagnation may result! In addition, valuable feedback is lost. Feedback can reinforce a good decision and lead to more of the same, while improving decision making and provoking learning following a bad decision. Oddly enough, indecision does serve a deeper purpose, however flawed. It can effectively mask feelings such as anxiety or apathy, and/or impede us from accepting responsibility for decisions that we might make erroneously. In more extreme cases, this can even develop into a fear of making decisions altogether, i.e., decidophobia.

So then how do you go about overcoming this tendency to put off decisions? First of all, it can be useful to reflect on the potential consequences of not actively making a choice. Ask yourself: how much time, money, energy, opportunity, assistance, etc. will be wasted by not making said decision? Is this in the best interest of you, other consciousnesses (both intraphysical and extraphysical), and the greater good? It is also imperative to contemplate the worst thing that could happen if you make the wrong decision. Are the consequences really that severe? These are all factors that need to be considered when facing a decision.

by Jack Grabon - IAC New York

Published in the Fall 2008 ebulletin:

http://www.iacworld.net/offices/nyc/ebulletin/fall/commentary.html)

OBE and Overcoming of Fear and its Political Influence

2011-01-26T08:13:00.000-08:00

Jeff Greenberg, a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, Sheldon Solomon (Skidmore College) and Tom Pyszczynski (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs) are the originators of Terror Management Theory, which helps explain why humans react the way they do to the threat of death, and how this reaction influences their post-threat cognition and emotion. Their current research, featured in the December 2004 issue of the journal Psychological Science, suggests that the threat of death increases the appeal of charismatic leaders due to the need for psychological security.

The scientists asked subjects to think about their own death or a control topic and then read campaign statements of three hypothetical political candidates: charismatic, task-oriented, or relationship-oriented. Following a reminder of death, there was an almost 800 percent increase for the charismatic style but not the others.

A similar report by Solomon and Landau published in the September 2004 Personality and Social Science Bulletin indicates that reminders of death or of terrorism increase support for leaders and their policies. According to Solomon, "The original impetus for this research was to study how people's political preferences change as a function of their psychological state. I am reminded of Freud's notion that we need to make conscious the unconscious. Our research shows that unconscious thoughts of death can have a great effect on people's political choices."

According to these studies, repeated death-related messages can be an effective election strategy for leaders who emphasize the greatness of their own nation and the need to eradicate the threatening evil around it – a heroic, patriotic victory over enemies of a nation’s values and its way of life. They emphasize the importance of monitoring efforts by candidates to capitalize on fear-mongering and to use their rationality to harmonize their emotional reactions. But is there something that we can do about the fear of death itself, which is the source of this vulnerability to political manipulation and coercion?

The fear of death can stem from the presence and certainty of death and the uncertainty of what follows, since no one returns to tell the story. However, most of those who have had near-death experiences lose fear of death and undergo a series of other positive behavioral transformations afterwards. But no one in their right mind would prescribe intentionally predisposing yourself to car accidents, electric shocks, drowning and other such NDE-triggering accidents. People have the ability to have conscious, intentional out-of-body experiences (OBE) when consistently applying healthy psychological or bioenergetic (related to control of chi) techniques. The OBE allows one to temporarily preview the non-physical (spiritual) dimension where we come from, that we visit at night – mostly unconsciously – and to where we will eventually return. Both experiences empower the individual to replace belief of life after death with actual knowledge.

Article by Nelson Abreu, IAC Miami

OBE Research

2011-01-19T08:05:00.000-08:00

One of the first researchers to perform laboratorial experiments on the OBE was psychologist Dr. Charles Theodore Tart (1937 - ). In 1966, he invited a young projector to participate in a series of experiments in the sleep laboratory of the University of California - Davis. The historical projectiological experiments took four nights in which the projector - "Miss Z" - was to lay down and try to exit the physical body, while connected to a series of devices that measured her physiological conditions. The objective of the experiments was the identification of a quasi-randomly generated five-digit number, approximately 1.5 meters above her head (impossible to be physically observed).

From Monday to Wednesday, the projector reported having seen the clock while floating out of body. At the times informed by her, the devices demonstrated unusual brain-wave patterns. An absence of rapid-eye movements (REM) was also observed. On Wednesday night, Miss Z identified the target number: 25132. The brain-wave pattern during conscious projection was different from the patterns during waking state, sleep and other altered states of consciousness (an expression proposed by Tart himself).

Between 1965 and 1966, the same pioneer researcher studied Robert Allan Monroe in 8 occasions in the Electroencephalographical Laboratory of the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia. Equipment like EEG, ECG, and EOG was employed, much to the discomfort of the projector. Monroe was asked to read a 5-digit, quasi-random number on a shelf placed 2 meters above the floor.

During the first seven nights, he was not successful. On the eight night, he had two brief lateral projections. On the first one he witnessed some strangers talking at an unknown place at a distance, fact which could not be confirmed. However, on the second occasion, Monroe correctly described, outside the room, the woman technician and a man, later identified as her husband.The ocular movements were slower than in regular sleep. The Stage I brain wave pattern, typical of natural sleep with dreams, was observed almost immediately after Monroe laid down – an extremely rare event, as this stage normally occurs after 80 to 90 minutes of sleep without dreams. The heart rate was between 65 and 75 beats per minute.

A study by Janet Lee Mitchell (American Society for Psychical Research, ASPR) and Karlis Osis on the traveling clairvoyance of surrealist painter and writer Ingo Swann resulted in 8 of 8 correct target observations with 1 in 40,000 probability for a chance occurrence. When Swann reported his vision was outside of his body, there was loss of electrical activity and faster brain wave impulses in the visual areas in the occipital lobes. During this state, there was great drop in alpha activity in the right hemisphere than the left, which other organic functions remained normal.

Osis also carried out a “fly-in” experiment with around 100 projectors who had as a target a small office in the fourth floor of ASPR, where they were to inspect four target objects (unknown to them, to be observed in a certain time frame and angle of observation). Only 15% of them reached this office. Osis did not think the results of this experiment were significant, because event the best projectors often described objects in terms of their form and colors and not as material things with their exact names. This experiment demonstrates the hypothesis that the process of information acquisition or cognition during projection of the consciousness is different from what would be expected from physical experience and even from common extrasensory perception.

There were, however, interesting observations. Some, like a projector from Toronto who observed a fire in a nearby block, got sidetracked by other things along the way. Others saw the objects with distortions, or reported circular or global vision (seeing in all directions simultaneously). A barrier placed on the table to separate the different targets was seen as transparent by many of them.

Alexander Tanous related that his awareness traveled several times from Portland (Maine) to the target locale during the experiment. Not only did he correctly observe the objects and shape of the table, but also noted a tea cup, which indeed was unintentionally left there by another researcher. Elwood Babbitt also described the target correctly in his third fly-in from Massachusetts. He also correctly drew the shape and location of a broad, small plant, a painting, and small sculpture of a smiling girl. Teddy Marmoreo of Toronto projected to the site at night before the experiment and saw Osis sleeping at ASPR – an account which was confirmed.

In 1977, Robert Lyle Morris and Stuart Harary of Duke University carried out an inventive experiment. From the University of California – Santa Barbara, Harary (his body connected to various physiological devices) was to visit Spirit, his two-month old cat, whose movements in a cage were detected by sensors at Duke. Sharp behavioral difference was observed when the projector was out of body and near the cat, which became passive, calm, without meowing as if it was seeing or feeling Harary’s presence. When he wasn’t projected, Spirit was continuously trying to exit the cage it was in and meowed 37 times. The results were considered p=.01. Simple telepathy was excluded through a false projection, where Harary simply imagined the occurrence. In posterior studies where the animal did not have affinity with Harary the results were insignificant.

In 1979, Karlis Osis and Donna McCormick verified that a projector correctly identified a random optical target, in a locked room replete of sensors, 114 of 197 (57.87%) trials in 20 sessions. During these 114 “hits,” kinetic effects were observed demonstrating the presence of something subtle but nonetheless physical.

Related to the OBE, the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) Laboratory Precognitive Remote Perception (PRP) studies in 1987 already contained 334 formal trials obtained by some 40 “percipients”, who generated written descriptions of an unknown geographical target where the “agent” was located before, during, or after the description. Then, they were to fill out a check sheet of questions for later analytical judging. Results have varied from “photographic precision,” to partial correspondence of environment and/or components, to completely inaccurate. Major geometrical distortions, differences in emphasis of parts of the scene, progression from accurate to inaccurate description or vice-versa are not uncommon. Brenda Dunne and Dr. Robert Jahn therefore created a more systematic quantitative assessment procedure. The one that combined effectiveness with simplicity the best was through a list of thirty statistically weighted, binary descriptor questions.

Together with Rodrigo Medeiros, Patricia Sousa runs the Image Target Project, an experiment that invites people from all over the world to drop by a locked room at IAC - Miami with a computer monitor displaying a picture. The picture is randomly selected by a computer. A similar experiment series by Wagner Alegretti and Nanci Trivellato, Projective Field, brings dozens of projectors together to a ballroom for a weekend of eight OBE attempts. After several editions, these experiments have captured relatively rare but uncanny OBE and remote viewing observations of photographic precision. A similar pilot study with physical objects and physiological monitoring at the University of São Paulo’s sleep laboratory with lucid projectors of the Center for Higher Studies of the Consciousness was recently televised on Globo Reporter (“Projeção Astral”).

Information complied by Nelson Abreu - Volunteer, IAC Miami

IAC New York: Consciential Derepression with Jeffrey Lloyd

2010-12-18T06:04:00.000-08:00

Derepression means freeing ourselves from being restricted to institutions, ideas, gurus, idolizations, material possessions, personal weaknesses, and psychological crutches. This thematic seminar examines a wide range of mechanisms that can repress, restrict and impede people and their lucidity. By trying to understand how and why our repressions exist, and how we are affected by them, we set ourselves on the path to be free of them and attain full personal/spiritual balance.

Topics include:

• Derepression & lucidity
• Derepression & free-will
• Derepression & universalism
• Derepression & groups
• Internal & external factors
• Ways to attain holosomatic homeostasis (full spiritual balance)
• Practical techniques to accelerate personal Derepression

Date: Friday, January 7^th, 2011
Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm
Place: IAC New York Office

Registration Information:

Phone:

(212) 867-0807

(800) 778-3778

In Person:

151 West 46th Street Suite 1202 (between 6th & 7th Avenue)

New York, NY 10036

Mon - Fri, 3 - 8pm

Pricing:

IAC Members

$49

Non-Members

$59

Day of Course

$65

Jeffrey Lloyd is a Sydney based IT Consultant and former Executive Director of the International Academy of Consciousness Sydney Office. He has been researching consciousness extensively for more than a decade.

Synchronicity

2010-12-11T09:16:00.000-08:00

by Jack Grabon - IAC New York

Think about how many times you have had things happen to you that seemed like coincidences. If you have ever considered the odds of those chance encounters or unlikely sequences of events occurring as they did, then it probably boggled your mind. Perhaps it even led you to wonder what forces might be at play to produce them. Carl Jung referred to such meaningfully related events as synchronicities. Although they can seem almost magical, there are indeed rational explanations behind them. I will use a simple example from my own life to illustrate.

One evening, I was spending time with a friend and the topic of spirituality came up. The conversation eventually turned to past lives. My friend told me that she had read a well-known book on the subject but could not recall its title. As she briefly summarized it, I realized that I had read the same book. Ironically enough, I could not immediately remember its title until later that evening. The following morning, I left my apartment to take care of something, via the usual route. As I walked by a popular coffee shop, a small plastic crate near the front door caught my attention. Inside were a few books. This peculiarity piqued my curiosity, as I love books. While there were only three books in the crate, the frontmost book was the very book that my friend and I were discussing the night prior! I proceeded into the coffee shop to inquire if they were selling these books, but learned that they were not and had no idea who had left them there.

In the occurrence above, my friend and I had both been drawn to that particular past life book due to our affinity with the subject. However, non-physical spirit guides may have also lent a hand. Such entities do not inhabit physical bodies and naturally have more lucidity than the living. Drawing on the example above, let us suppose that my friend and I had known each other in a past life, did not know this, and needed to find out in order to work through some past issues. Knowing all of this, non-physical guides could have inspired the person who left the books to do so at that particular time and place, or subtly encouraged my friend to mention the book when she did. Unless they were particularly perceptive, both parties would have likely interpreted the inspiration or encouragement as their own thoughts and feelings when in fact they came from without.

Consider that synchronicities are like mirrors. They can reveal much about us by whom or what we attract into our lives. The best known ways to increase their frequency is by recording them as they occur, ongoing self-improvement, living our purpose, and effective energetic self-defense and perceptivity. This allows us to maintain resonance with more positive people, places, and things in both physical and non-physical dimensions.

Jack Grabon is a volunteer at IAC New York.

Interview with Author Malu Balona

2010-12-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

An interview with Malu Balona, author of Foreigner's Syndrome & Self-Healing through Reconciliation, on a program on TV Complexis.

This interview is in Portuguese, with English Subtitles.

These books are currently available in Portuguese and Spanish and are in process of translation to English.

The Soul’s Innate Principles: Cosmoethics

2010-12-03T08:56:00.000-08:00

by Analaura Trivellato, IAC London

“To be or not to be…” Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a timeless representation of human complexity.

Many academic studies have been dedicated to the aim of trying to establish ‘normative ethics’, where the ideal conduct standards would be clearly defined; and documentary series have been dedicated to foment debate and shedding light on dilemmas such as abortion, euthanasia, parent’s rights, forced marriage, and cultural differences. An ongoing BBC radio programme called Inside the Ethics Committee illustrates the challenges faced daily in many professional areas.

Modern ethics have roots in roughly 2500 years of discussions prompted by thinkers such as Lao-Tse and Confucius in China or Plato and Socrates in Greece. While moral precepts follow mostly historical and social establishments that form a body of duties that a given society requires of its members, ethics focuses on a much broader perspective of life’s “right or wrong” decision making.

Just like a verdict must take into consideration all possible angles of a given situation so that the outcome allows for the best possible development of the case, the specifics of each case are critical points of ethical dilemmas. However, the complexity of Earth’s morals is nothing compared to multi-dimensional ethics, called cosmoethics in conscientiological studies. Whilst ethics takes into consideration the complete social (e.g., cultural, psychological, and educational) context of each case, cosmoethics implies an analysis from a even broader perspective, taking into account previous life’s circumstances and the possible effects exerted by extra-physical beings and subtle energies. Because it is so all-encompassing, cosmoethics is applied in any culture, world or dimension.

Since cosmoethics is so broad and complex, individuals must apply lucidity and discernment; therefore, logically, the more aware one is of the physical and spiritual dimensions, the more one will be able to grasp each case’s details and come to a better decision of how to act.

The truth is: maturing internally and becoming a higher being involves acquiring heightened non-physical abilities and awareness, which, in turn, will render greater cosmoethics. What we have learned throughout all of our previous existences is- what makes us who we are today and defines the quality and strength of our personal principles – i.e., our cosmoethics. This explains how some individuals, even when under the most adverse situations and hard upbringing, stay loyal to noble standards of conduct.

All human beings who ponder the meaning of life and value correctness are interested in ethics. All readers of this vehicle are probably in this group.

The ideal measure of a consciousness’ degree of evolutionary is its cosmoethics, but then again, who is lucid enough to establish such criteria? The best way is to achieve greater self-knowledge and extrasensory awareness in order to perform self-evaluation and take steps that favour one’s own evolution.

A critical element to achieve such multidimensional awareness is experiencing firsthand and understanding the extraphysical dimensions of life, from where we came, and to where we will return after passing. For this purpose, a great tool is provided by the out-of-body experience , as it provides us with means to see ourselves ‘in spirit form’, free from the masks and regular “amnesia” that we experience in physical lives.

For this reason, the conscious astral projection – a natural phenomenon that can be experienced by virtually anyone – is such a valuable pursuit. Among other possibilities, it allows one to identify cosmic ‘cause and effect laws,’ expand psychic abilities, and acquire knowledge about extra-physical components of life.

Progressing in learning from extraphysical experiences can advance our understanding of cosmoethics and, in a positive feedback loop, the more we apply cosmoethics in our multidimensional life, the more spiritual freedom [and responsibility] we get.

How would society be if most people could experience lucid out-of-body experiences? Often, people who pass through this experience - start valuing time and life in a wiser way, respecting others more, changing priorities for the better, and being more responsible and ethical. Many renew their entire lives and leave aside society’s conventions and adopt standard of principles that are aligned with the idea that everything matters, including one’s wishes, as in the energetic or spiritual dimensions everything is an objective act. The indisputable fact that we are not merely our physical bodies and brains guides their thoughts. Hence, they start understanding life through a different perspective, a different paradigm.

OBEs inevitably lead to higher standards and a greater balance and wisdom. This help us improve psychic abilities and overall understanding of the evolutionary process in which we are inserted. It generates a sense of immortality and, as a consequence, responsibility for the repercussions of one’s attitudes on one’s own life, on others (either physical or non-physical beings) as well as on one’s future lives. This naturally makes people more cosmoethical.

It is not only our actions or observable behaviour that are considered in cosmoethics, but also the thoughts and intention behind them. Doing or not doing something exclusively because there is a law imposed on us is not ideal, but it is the lesser of two evils, due to lack of cosmoethics on the part of some.

Thoughts and feelings carry energies, these three elements can’t be dissociated in our level of evolution. This creates a type of energy that forms a concept called thosene in conscientiological terminology (thoughts + sentiments + energy). Our bio-energy per se is neutral, but our thoughts and feelings will qualify it. This explains why sometimes we feel affected by other people even though there is no physical action from their part their energies reach us.

If our thoughts affect other people, then our thoughts, our individual paradigm, our system of reference used to interpret and understand the universe, will, consequently, interfere on the relationships we establish, making them more (or less) cosmoethical. But cosmoethics is not a set of unchangeable rules of conduct. All living beings evolve continuously (even if unaware of it or very slowly; therefore, our personal principles and values need to be revised and re-analysed constantly as they change as we evolve.

This adds another layer of complexity to cosmoethics, as it is not a mere philosophical speculation. Here we have two aspects to consider:

(a) is to understand intellectually the concept of cosmoethics (multidimensional uprightness, cosmic morals that goes beyond social/physical conventions), and

(b) is to apply it, to live according to it, to abide by it. This is what we call theorice, the union of theory and practice, the coherence to align things you say and do to what you think and know.

Some people can study, understand and even promote a very elegant theory, but not necessarily apply it to their own lives. Once one understands cosmoethics, one still has the free will to apply it or not. When someone betrays or bends their own principles and values acquired through many lives, they do a kind of self-sabotage, which we call self-corruption.

As a general rule one should focus on the greatest good for the greatest number. Once a person has a higher level of cosmoethics it is natural and effortless to apply it. There is no crisis, doubts or attempt to take personal advantage; only peace of mind and the certainty of applying the best of one’s knowledge and wisdom at the given time. As a rule of thumb, following one’s real principles is the best course of action, but this has to be indubitably genuine, something coming from the core of one’s micro-universe.

We have to dare to apply the utmost level of correctness despite any kind of influence or pressure. We are the only ones responsible for our actions and thoughts. We can’t change others’ evolutionary level against their will, but we can always improve our own and provide them with assistance to improve theirs.

We can definitely live more cosmoethically than we do; and it is an entirely personal decision independent from external circumstances. Each individual that chases this goal with determination and loyalty to their own principles will be an example to others and will give his/her share of contribution to raise the average level of cosmoethics on this planet.

Analaura Trivellato is an Instructor at the IAC London office. This article was originally published in Italian here

Psychology & Paranormal Phenomena

2010-11-28T20:13:00.000-08:00

Article by IAC New York Volunteer Jack Grabon

Conventional psychology has typically shunned perceptions and experiences that do not neatly fit into its paradigm. Phenomena such as clairaudience, seeing 'ghosts', feeling or sensing presences are typically labeled as auditory, visual, and tactile hallucinations, respectively. Intuitions may be regarded as delusions while out-of-body experiences may be considered a type of dissociation. With such off-putting labels and the stigma that often comes with them, many who have had these kinds of experiences have kept them private in order to avoid ridicule, ostracization, or even persecution and hospitalization. But although such paranormal, parapsychological, spiritual or exceptional human experiences (EHE’s) may be suggestive of pathology according to the current scientific paradigm, psychology does not necessarily consider them to be disorders per se, especially when such experiences can be life enhancing.

Psychology is governed by the rules of conventional science which ultimately rest upon the assumption of materialism. That is, if a phenomenon cannot somehow be physically measured or quantified, science considers it too subjective or hearsay and not worthy of study. One of the primary tools used to diagnose pathology in psychology is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders IV, or DSM-IV. Although this text contains collections of symptoms that are characteristic of various pathological disorders, these alone are generally not sufficient to warrant a diagnosis. Symptoms would also have to cause either clinically significant distress or impairment with one’s social, occupational, or other important area(s) of functioning. For instance, if one was having out-of-body experiences while continually able to take care of oneself, maintain employment, and continue usual socialization with family members and friends, then a conclusive diagnosis could not be made and one could even be considered normal. Unfortunately, conventional psychology completely overlooks the fact that parapsychological experiences can better one’s life.

Those who have had paranormal experiences have reported an improvement their lives in a multitude of ways. Returning to the example of out-of-body experiences, a single experience alone can show one that death is not the end of existence, thereby shedding one’s fear of death. Among other things, it can help one see the interconnectivity of life, improve one’s ethics and sense of altruism, increase one’s understanding of both physical and non-physical reality, etc. As a result, the individual will be apt to feel happier and more fulfilled in life which may positively impact others. Notwithstanding these benefits, it is not until such experiences are more openly accepted, discussed and more comprehensively studied by the greater population that a paradigm shift will occur within the mainstream scientific community.

By questioning the current scientific paradigm, we can expose its flaws and ultimately improve upon it. It will eventually become outdated and be replaced by a more encompassing paradigm, one that includes parapsychological phenomena. Paranormal experiences will thus be shown to be quite normal and beneficial in many ways and the quality of people's lives will greatly improve. A revolution in science will breed an evolution in psychology. It is up to us to pave the way for this to occur by developing ourselves to have more experiences, by questioning the status quo, by more openly talking about our experiences and by educating ourselves through the wealth of information that already exists (but is disregarded) on these subjects.

Originally published in the IAC New York Fall 2009 eBulletin

Bioenergy

2010-11-20T10:28:00.000-08:00

For conscientiology there are basically two elements: consciousness and energy. Conscientiology understand consciousness as the active principle that gives rise to thoughts and feelings, transforming them into actions. All consciousness has a field of bioenergy that surrounds it, this field is the holochakra.

We make permanent exchanges of energy through it. Energy enters and leaves in an interactive process. We normally donate and absorb energy in a daily basis, which compensates or decompensate us.

The source of all energy is Immanent Energy.

What is Immanent Energy?

It is the primary energy, vibrating, invisible, completely impersonal; present in all objects or physical realities, interpenetrating the whole universe, too subtle to be detected by technology. Every consciousness absorbs, externalizes, captures, modifies, and therefore projects this Immanent Energy.

We can find different types and states of energy in nature, for example:

Geothermal energy: energy from the earth, also known as telluric.
Hydropower: Energy from water.
Phytoenergy: Energy from plants.
Aeroenergy: Energy from the air.

When we get closer to nature, we have a great chance to experiment with different types of energy. We can capture the energy of a plant, of a tree, of the water, of a simple rock or a pebble through the development of personal energy sensitivity.

The consciousness transforms this Immanent Energy into Consciential Energy through the imprinting of its own thoughts, emotions and energy (thosene).

What is Consciential Energy?

Consciential Energy represents the whole of our more frequent thoughts and emotions.

It is our business card, responsible for some human qualities such as physical attractiveness, charisma, charm, personal magnetism, etc., And also responsible for our preferences in relationships by the degree of affinity to these E.C.

This article was originally published in IACelera tu evolucion. Copyrights IAC Madrid office 2005.

Holosoma

2010-11-08T10:34:00.000-08:00

What is the Holosoma?

It is the combination of vehicles of manifestation of consciousness. Remember the example of Russian dolls in a previous post?

The different bodies are energy, from the densest to the more subtle and the conscientiousness use them as a tool to evolve. However, the conscientiousness is not energy.

Soma:

Soma or physical body is the densest and most visible from the intraphysical state. It is the home for the five senses, our window to the intraphysical dimension. It claims such a dedication in our daily lives that we tend to identify with it; up to the point that we end up thinking that we are this body. But it is only a tool that we discard after death.

Holochakra:

Is the energetic body, responsible for energy exchanges with the environment and with other consciousness. Is the link between soma and psychosoma; it keeps them both embedded during wakefulness and provokes their separation during relaxation and projection states.

The holochakra permeates the physical body inside and out and joins it through thousands of vortices or chakras. When the soma and psychosoma are separated into a projection, the holochakra stretches forming the "silver cord." Physical death is the breaking of this connection.

Psychosoma:

The psychosoma is also called astral body. It is the body responsible for emotions. It is the vehicle through which the consciousness expresses itself after physical death and for most of OBE’s.

It normally looks the same as the physical body, even though among its attributes are the transfiguration (1), or the ability to change shape and appearance, permeability (2) or the ability of trespassing physical objects, invisibility (2), the ability to fly (1) and to visit impossible places to the soma.

(1) Examples of transfiguration and flight can be seen in the film "Beyond Dreams"

(2) Examples of permeability and invisibility can be seen in "Ghost"

Mentalsoma:

Mental body. Is the body of insight and rationality. It is responsible for the noblest emotions. It is based in the parabrain (psychosoma brain).

It does not have a definite shape. Its connection with the psychosoma is through the "golden chain." The phenomenon of Cosmoconsciousness, also known as nirvana, satori, samadhi is a kind of projection of mentalsoma.

The mentalsoma is the seat of consciousness.

This article was originally published in IACelera tu evolucion. Copyrights IAC Madrid office 2004.

IAC New York - Cosmoethics

2010-10-24T10:16:00.000-07:00

Cosmoethics, or ethics of the cosmos which go beyond the physical world, define one's evolutionary level, and are the cornerstone of consciential (spiritual) growth. They consist of principles that reflect an elevated intentionality and multidimensional wisdom, being the "moral code" followed by our helpers (spirit guides)and other highly evolved consciousnesses (i.e. those who are on their final series of physical lives).

Many students of conscious evolution seek out methods or practices that will bring about peace, inner harmony, well-being and a better life. Beyond any technique or practice, cosmoethics - living out of one's deepest sense of integrity and self-knowledge - is truly the key to a more harmonious existence. When we improve our cosmoethics we improve all of our relationships, with others, with our reality, and ultimately ourselves.

Examples and case studies will be presented to help the study and understanding of cosmoethics. As a natural consequence, the course also examines individual and collective moral corruption. Students will have the opportunity to explore life's ambiguities (not everything is black and white) and be guided to come into terms with their way of seeing and interpreting reality and with their way of manifesting.

Note: This is the first time this specific course will be offered in New York, and it may not be offered again for up to 5 years. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn more about one of the most crucial aspects of consciential evolution.

On Sunday, December 5th, 2010

from 11am to 6:30pm (includes break)

at IAC New York Office

For More Information & registration please call (212) 867-0807 or (800) 778-3778 or by email newyork@iacworld.org.
You can also visit our office 151 West 46th Street Suite 1202 (between 6th & 7th Avenue)Mon - Fri, 3 - 8pm
*Get 10% off when you sign up for this class & Mastering the Vibrational State class together.

About the Instructor: Wagner Alegretti has presented on the subject of cosmoethics at several universities and congresses around the world, including the International Earth Summit - 1992 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). In response to an increasing demand for information on the topic, Mr. Alegretti developed this course to provide more insight into these “laws” of our multidimensional reality. The course is the result of both extensive research and firsthand experience of the extraphysical dimension (through out-of-body experiences).

IAC New York - The Vibrational State

2010-10-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

MASTERING THE VIBRATIONAL STATE: An in-depth study and guided training workshop.

The vibrational state (VS) is the most fundamental instrument that has been identified to date for enabling individuals to take greater control over their energetic bodies. Given this fact, this provides students with tools to gain lucid bioenergetic and parapsychic self-control, as it explains the modus operandi and effects of the VS, dissecting each bioenergetic component that must be mastered in order to reach control over this important and remarkable personal phenomenon.

The course focus on the elements of the VS (i.e., its attributes or properties). Providing knowledge of those attributes will grant students resources for a biofeedback process, which will favor their mastering the willful installation of the VS.

The course also has a large practical component, during which participants are trained to identify, sense and take control over each of the VS technique attributes by practicing the technique of the Voluntary Energetic Longitudinal Oscillation (VELO), also know as the Closed Circuit of Energies. Each attribute is trained separately, based on applied strategic tips, to help students results.

After each of the 21 attributes have been run through, one by one, they are gradually applied in specific combinations and in a specific sequence, until the student performs a technique session that involves all the aspects to be controlled. This approach aims to help the participant to understand the vibrational state better and a higher success rate in installing it.

Dissecting the VS into its attributes is a brand-new concept that can also improve understanding of the VS. The information presented derives from over 5 years of research performed directly by the instructor during the private energetic evaluations of the Goal: Intrusionlessness course.

On Saturday, December 4th, 2010

from 10am to 7:30pm (includes break)

at IAC New York Office

Pre-requisite: CDP Module 2

For More Information & registration please call (212) 867-0807 or (800) 778-3778 or by email newyork@iacworld.org.

You can also visit our office 151 West 46th Street Suite 1202 (between 6th & 7th Avenue) Mon - Fri, 3 - 8pm

*Get 10% off when you sign up for this class & Cosmoethics class together.

About the Instructor: Nanci Trivellato M.A., is presently the Scientific Director of the IAC, and has been a researcher and instructor within Consciousness studies since 1992. A respected independent researcher, Trivellato began having lucid projections and other psychic experiences at age 7, and has expertise in the areas of non-physical perception, synchronicity, chakras, and human energetic fields. Trivellato has been interviewed by magazines, newspapers, and periodicals of global distribution, such as People (South Africa); Chicago Tribune (USA); The Sun (USA); The Miami Herald (USA) and numerous other periodicals in many different states of both Brazil and the USA. In collaboration with partner and research colleague Wagner Alegretti, she is currently developing the Energogram, a systematized way in which a person can evaluate personal bioenergetic development. She is also the editor of the Journal of Conscientiology, and is authoring a book on the development of chakras, which will include original research.

IAC Miami - The Vibrational State Project & Other October Activites

2010-10-17T18:06:00.000-07:00

We have put together an exciting new project for our Sponsor / Major membership meeting of IAC, Florida Educational Center: The Vibrational State Project. And we have decided to open the doors to everyone so they can join this project as well. Pre-requisite to take part in this project is to have completed CDP Module 2.

Basic Membership and up qualifies for re-taking CDP Modules! CDP Module 3 is going on next weekend as well. Classes 1 and 3 are 1 to 3:30 PM (Discussion with Bioenergy Practical at the end) and Classes 2 and 4 (OBE Session) are 4 to 6:30 PM.

We also have Bioenergy Workout on Tuesday at 7 PM (English) and Sunday at 9:30 AM (Spanish).

The Vibrational State Project:

The Vibrational State project aims to continue the work we started in Nanci Trivellato's "Mastering the Vibrational State" Course we had in March. When you sign up for this project, you can attend the membership meeting on Saturday, 23rd of October at 7pm. These are the benefits you will receive:

A booklet with instructions to track your VELO attempts throughout the day. This booklet will help you monitor, analyze and help you get into the habit of doing energy work throughout the day.
Daily reminders to attempt installing Vibrational States, via email or as a text message reminder to your cellphone for 20 days
$5 discount on a Vibrational State Laboratory session at the IAC Florida Center
An opportunity to meet with an instructor after the 20th day, to discuss about the progress

If you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, please sign up for this project by emailing us at florida@iacworld.org or calling (305) 668-4668. If you call to sign up, please make sure to mention "Vibrational State project in May". Advance registration is absolutely required to take part in this project. The deadline to register is Wednesday, 20th of October at 8 PM.

Major Members & Sponsor Members - Free !* click here to register for membership

Basic Member - Special Offer: participate in this project and get an automatic upgrade to Major Membership $ 25 - Click here to register online

Associate Members & Non-members - $ 55 - Click here to register online

*Note - Please note Major Members & Sponsor members will be able to take part in this project for free however, we would like to request you to make a donation of $ 7 to cover the cost of the booklet.

We hope you take advantage of this opportunity and take part in this project.

Best Energies,

IAC Florida Volunteer team

Interview on Out-of-Body Experience research

2010-10-17T06:47:00.000-07:00

One of IAC Florida's instructors, Nelson Abreu, gave an interview to Swedish parapsychologist Dr. JJ Lumsden for his Paranormal and Parapsychology Blog. Here is an excerpt of the interview:

Interview with Nelson Abreu: Researching Out of Body Experiences

Nelson Abreu is a Power Systems Engineer based in Florida, USA. Nelson was an intern at the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, is a contributing author on “Filters and Reflections: Perspectives on Reality” from International Consciousness Research Laboratories, and is a volunteer lecturer and researcher with the International Academy of Consciousness. Nelson’s research speciality is Out of Body Experiences.

Q : Nelson, let’s start with you. I understand you were an intern at the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) Laboratory. What can you tell us about your time there?

A: I was fortunate enough to have Brenda Dunne and Robert Jahn as mentors. They were very supportive of my student club at the University of Florida, where they lectured on a couple of occasions. I got to experience the PEAR Laboratory — the random mechanical cascade, the water fountain, the robot, the pendulum, and other stochastic devices that were similarly affected by the users intention, despite their divergent properties — before it closed its doors after 3 decades of ground-breaking research on anomalous consciousness-machine interactions and remote perception. Bob and Brenda are so well read, articulate, and possess a rare balance of objectivity and desire to understand and explore the subjective.

The statistical anomalies that draw your attention at first were already great achievements of science. However, what makes these researchers so exceptional is that they are really trying to understand consciousness itself not just the phenomena. And they have been brave enough to go beyond the conventional paradigm in such an institution as Princeton, but also beyond the essentially materialistic epistemology that defines much of parapsychology. They have now moved the work to a new phase as International Consciousness Research Laboratories and have just finished a sequel to Margins of Reality. I was also honoured to contribute to a recent ICRL anthology entitled Filters and Reflections: Perspectives on Reality, where I was able to weave my research on out-of-body experience and with PEAR’s.

Q: These days your research interests centre upon Out of Body Experiences. Clearly, a scientific research program into such a phenomenon can prove challenging. What are the current approaches, protocols and difficulties that researchers face?

A: Few would question whether we dream. When it comes to OBEs, it isn’t so, since very few people have the experience with some frequency. One of the ways we address this is by training individuals to have experiences more often, rather than “waiting” for spontaneous ones. Until 16 years of age, I do not recall having a single ‘projection’ of consciousness or an OBE. Through training, I began having more and more experiences.

Now, suppose that we have a group of highly talented projectors. What does the researcher do? He or she can ask them about their experiences - and IAC’s survey (by Wagner Alegretti and Nanci Trivellato) is one of the most extensive ever. The researcher could ask them to observe a remote target as has been done in two IAC experiment programs, and ASPR’s classic “fly in” experiment. However, unless the researcher has his/her own repeated, fully-lucid, fully-recalled, validated experiences, one could always find a way to dismiss the information. And even if one is very open-minded, how will the researcher truly understand the phenomenon without experiencing it?

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IAC returns to Gainesville!

2010-10-14T13:48:00.000-07:00

IAC began activities in Gainesville, Florida in 2003, with instructor Patricia Sousa's presentation on Out-of-Body Experience in Colloquium on Consciousness Studies, organized by University of Florida student organization Science of Self Club. From 2003 to 2005, IAC Florida and New York instructors presented a number of lectures in and around the campus, including guest talks for the Psychology Department course "Non-Local Consciousness" taught by Dr. Barbara Welsch and sponsored by the UF Center for Spirituality and Health.

More recently, we returned in the Fall 2009 to lecture at Dr. Welsch's course and this Fall for free seminars and energy courses at the public library, Sweetwater Park, and the Seraphim Center. We look forward to returning in the Spring of 2011 with leisure courses at University of Florida, more short courses throughout town, and the return of the award-winning Consciousness Development Program: IAC's flagship course on out-of-body experience, bioenergy, and spiritual development.

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If you are interested in receiving more information and updates regarding the upcoming activities in Gainesville, please email us at gainesville@iacworld.org

Projectiological Phenomena

2010-10-08T23:45:00.000-07:00

In Projectiology and Conscientiology experiences are more valuable than a thousand theories. The experience itself gives us confidence and purges brain washings and conditionings of the environment, being capable of eliminating fears, mysticisms and romanticisms.

In this new paradigm, the consciential paradigm, personal experience is a greatly decisive and evidential tool for all parapsychic phenomena. Any person can develop perceptions, capabilities and self-control to lucidly experience these phenomena.

The projective phenomena are the parapsychic events subject of study of the Projectiology. The most important projective phenomenon is the out-of-body experience, it is the one that provides the greater personal development by allowing the direct contact with the multidimensionality, to obtain information about the existential program, to meet more evolved consciousnesses and even to access information about previous lives.

There is a fundamental classification common to all projectiologic phenomena: the ambivalent and the subjective. Every classification restrains, since in practice the consciousness is considered a whole and every actions related to it have deep interactions and influence themselves mutually, but, for the particular purpose of study and analisys of these phenomena, this classification is useful.

The subjective projective phenomenon takes place more frequently in the inner microuniverse of the consciousness and with the manifestation vehicles of the parcially or totally projected consciential projectors, relegating the influence of the environment to a secondary role.

Synonym: internal projective phenomenon.

There are 22 main subjective projective phenomena connected essentially with the psychosphere or the holothosene of the human projector or of the projected intraphysical consciousness. Among the most common are: consciential self-bilocation, extraphysical clairvoyance, projective déjá-vu, near-death experience, extraphysical retrocognitions and projective panoramic vision.

The ambivalent phenomenon takes place inside the consciousness of the projector, projected or not, but has important repercussions out of the consciential microuniverse of the consciouness.

Synonym: external projective phenomenon.

There are 32 main ambivalent projective phenomena connected with the human consciousness, wether projected or not, and with the participation of the intraphysical consciousness, wether in the waking physical state or projected, with an extraphysical environment. Some of them are: ectoplasmy, travelling clairvoyance, extraphysical telepathy, projective poltergeist, projective psychophony and psychography, transfiguration of the psychosoma.

Formal investigation as well as self-experimentation of the out-of-body experience and correlated phenomena allow for a better understanding about our nature as consciousnesses. By being able to lucidly leave the body, we are capable to answer for ourselves fundamental questions about life, such as: “Who am I?”, “What am I doing here?”, “Is there something else besides physical life?”, Does biological death mean the end of existence?”, ...

This article was originally published in IACelera tu evolucion. Copyrights IAC Madrid office 2005.

What is Conscientiology & Projectiology?

2010-10-02T11:37:00.000-07:00

Conscientiology is the science that studies the consciousness, commonly known as ego, soul, essence, etc. Conscientiology is more comprehensive than traditional psychology because its scope of investigation extends beyond the boundaries of physical reality, encompassing issues such as multidimensional manifestation, holosoma (non-physical bodies), and serial existences (the continual process of individual death and subsequent rebirth).

Conscientiological studies are based on scientific principles, consensus, bibliographical research, and self-experimentation.

The word Conscientiology originates from the word ‘consciousness’, hence conscientiology is the scientific study of the consciousness. The term ‘consciousness’ here is used as a synonym for intelligent principle (popularly referred to as self, soul, spirit). Therefore, in conscientiological writings, the article “the” is intentionally used before “consciousness” in order to convey the meaning of individual essence per se and not the state of consciousness as in being lucid or aware.

Projectiology is the science that studies the manifestations of the consciousness in three distinctive states: the physical, the non-physical and the projected states. The main focus of projectiology is researching the phenomenon of the out-of-body experience (OBE) also known as astral projection, astral travel, and projection of the consciousness.

Projectiology theoretically and practically analyzes all of the aspects and consequences of the out-of body experience and other paranormal phenomena. These phenomena are primarily studied as sources of self-knowledge.

Projectiology emphasizes the cosmoethical use of any paranormal phenomena, including the out-of-body experience, all of which should be developed according to a persons most ethical internal principles.

The word Projectiology originates from the root word ‘projection’, as in ‘astral projection’ or ‘projection of the consciousness’, in this sense used to convey the fact of the consciousness projecting itself or its energies outside of the physical body. Hence projectiology is the scientific study of projections of the consciousness.

Like any other science, Conscientiology and Projectiology have a philosophical foundation or paradigm: Consciential Paradigm.

New scientific methodologies and techniques are required to enable the study of the consciousness. It is not possible to study the consciousness through the use of classic methodologies or devices. This is because no matter how sophisticated they may be, physical instruments can, at best, measure physiological alterations, which are merely indirect consequences of the actions of the consciousness being observed.

The basis of the consciential paradigm is that the consciousness itself is the most effective tool to study the consciousness. This inevitably leads to participative research, where the researcher serves as his or her own research subject, while the daily circumstances, both inside and outside the body, serve as his or her laboratory.

It is evident to those who experience lucid out-of-body experiences that the consciousness transcends the physical brain, as the OBEer (or conscious projector) is aware and active while outside the temporarily dormant physical body. According to the consciential paradigm, the consciousness is recognized as being the center or source of intelligence and individuality, something far beyond physical energy and matter. We consider the consciousness, then, to be something much more transcendental than physical awareness.

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This article was originally published in IACelera tu evolucion. Copyrights IAC Madrid office 2005.

Projectarium: Out-of_Body Experience Lab

2010-09-27T09:17:00.000-07:00

The projectarium is one of the most important constructions of IAC Research Campus and it’s situated in Alentejo, Portugal.

The Projectarium project consists on creating an environment specifically optimized for the productions of the projections of the consciousness ( out-of-body experiences ) and other parapsychic phenomena.

The projectarium was designed in such a way as to maximize reduction of sensorial stimuli, promoting deeper relaxation and disconnection from the physical environment. Such conditions favour concentration and the attainment of physical transcendence, supporting parapsychic experience.

Tne planning of such an environment takes into consideration multidisciplinary concepts concerning both physical and energetic elements.

The laboratory for these psychic experiments will be composed of a completely spherical structure of 10 metres diameter, connected to a semi-spherical building by a translucent corridor.

The self-experimenter will lie prone in the centre of the building. As the ‘ gravitational hinge’ of the environment , the self-experimenter will be able to fell him or herself as the epicentre of the parapsychic process he or she is about to induce.

The dimensions of the sphere are based on Vieria’s theory of the extraphysical sphere of energy. According to this theory, the energetic field of the individual who is conscious outside of the body has an average 4-metes radius. Another important factor regarding the dimensions of the Projectarium is that an environment with substantial proportions such as this (compared to the normal ambiences we are used to) helps reduce tension due to unjustified concerns of possible collision with physical objects during take-off produced by psychological conditioning.

A space with the appropriate shape and dimensions will thus be created to promote two simultaneous and contradictory perceptions in the self-experimenter: the feeling of being the focus or center and at the same time the expansion of his or her perceptions to the limit of the sphere and beyond it.

An anti-acoustic material will be used in the interior of the building, ensuring maximum reduction of auditory stimulation, allowing improved relaxation and ease of focus of the attention.

A diffused light will illuminate the interior, preventing perception of its source and eliminating shadows.

These measures will also prevent the individual from having perception of distance or defining a point on which to fix his or her vision.

The platform supporting the bed will feature an anti-vibrational constructions of glass allowing the individual to experience a sense of “floating” in the environment. The self-experimenter will lie prone with his or her head (location of the pineal gland) and will coincide with the center of the sphere –shaped laboratory.

The mattress and set of pillows will be of a material that adjusts automatically to the weight of the experimenter’s body allowing maximum physical comfort and optimizing relaxation and maintenance of mental concentration.

The laboratory is provided with the following equipment: air conditioning, ionizer, thermometer, barometer, intercom, hygrometer, night vision camera, infrared and ultraviolets detectors.

The environment will also be equipped with control instruments and a sound and image system so that an assistant located in an isolated room nearby can monitor the experiment.

This semi-spherical construction will serve as a support area and will hold a reception area, a laboratory support room, and a chamber where the targets objects can be placed along with toilets and an individual preparation chamber.

The Individual Preparation Chamber will act as a dressing room for the experimenter and will also be used by the individual to takes notes or complete a ‘report’ regarding his or her experiences.

The Experimental Target Room will have an element (object or image) for the experimenter to perceive through their OBE. In the case of this research project, a computer will be used to randomly select an image to be perceived by the experimenter in the laboratory.

The accumulation of thosenic pattern will give rise to an increasingly well-established and strengthening the energetic field in the laboratory as more and more experiments are conducted within it.

To read more about the Projectarium click here

If you are interested in visiting the IAC Campus and taking a lab, please contact:

Email:

campus@iacworld.org

Telephone:

+351 268 959 148

+351 918 797 924

Fax:

+351 268 950 053

This article was originally published in IACelera tu evolucion. Copyrights IAC Madrid office 2005.

Astral Projection / Out-of-Body Experience

2010-09-19T10:08:00.000-07:00

What is Astral Projection?

Astral Projection is the separation of the consciousness from the vehicles of manifestation (or bodies), produced by changes in the frequencies of vibration or energy of these vehicles. As we are able to project every night, astral projection is a natural process inherent to all human beings.

How does it occur?

Our bodies have different structures and densities. During the day (when we are awake) these bodies remain embedded, one within another, like Russian dolls. However, when we fall asleep, there is a natural energetic ease that predisposes the Psychosoma (or Astral Body, which is a duplicate of the physical body but more subtle) to break free and move away.

Why does it occur?

The physical body needs to revitalize every night, and the Psychosoma is its energetic battery; the farther away it is from the physical body, the better it recharges the energy. When the Psychosoma returns, it revitalizes the physical body.

You might ask yourself, “What is the source of energy?”

Where is the energy?

The energy of the universe – also called the “Immanent Energy” – is the source of the energy of the Psychosoma. It is a neutral, unprocessed energy that is absorbed and transferred to the physical body by the Psychosoma.

This article is a translation of the original article published in IACelera tu evolucion in May 2004. Copyrights IAC Madrid office 2004.

Frequently asked questions about OBEs - An interview

2010-09-07T19:23:00.000-07:00

IAC Florida Instructor Nelson Abreu gave an interview to Vlad Moskovski's blog "Meditation secrets revealed" in October 2009. Below is an excerpt from it:

Q: What is an out of body experience?

A: An out of body experience (obe) is when the consciousness, meaning the individual himself, makes a transition from operating with his – her physical body to operating with the astral. Another way to put it is that person transitions from the physical, everyday reality into a parallel but different dimension. This dimension is more subtle than ours, but always there. It remains invisible to many of us because we lack the psychical perception to see into it.

Projecting into this parallel dimension is temporary, it can last from a few seconds to a couple of hours in rare cases, but inevitably we must return to the physical body. The process of moving into the astral dimension is dependant on the energetic connection between the physical and the astral body. This connection, sometimes called the silver cord, allows us to travel into the astral dimension and keeps our two bodies connected and safe. It also allows energy and information to flow between the two bodies.

Out of body experiences never causes the severing of the silver cord, but physical death is a process that involves the de-activation of the silver cord and could be called a “final projection.”

We tend to think of astral projection or out of body experiences as something supernatural and separate from the physical life. Something that only gifted or psychic people can do, but we all have this ability and go through this separation every night when we sleep and dream.

Q: What is the difference between dreaming and having an OBE?

A: The major difference is that dreams are illusory creations of the brain, whereas the obe is real, in the sense that it can be objectively shared with others like physical life. The average person goes through a partial disconnection while sleeping. When we dream, our astral body hovers just slightly above the physical body. What is missing is the awareness and intention to fully project out. Even in a lucid dream, there is still a range of lucidity and some people are able to use the lucid dream as a springboard to go into an obe. The realness of the obe experience, makes it self evident that it is different from a dream. Out of body experiences become as real as our daily lives.

Q: What are the benefits, why would somebody want to try this?

To read the full interview, click here >>

Retrocognitions - Interview with IAC president Wagner Alegretti

2010-08-19T20:33:00.000-07:00

Wagner Alegretti, an electronic engineer, is the president of the International Academy of Consciousness (IAC). He was one of the founders of the IIPC* in Brazil and a member of its board of directors for 5 years. He has been actively researching and instructing projectiology and conscientiology since 1985. Mr. Alegretti is the author of the book Retrocognitions: An investigation into memories of past lives and the periods between lives.

This is an interview he did with Science & Consciousness TV show in Brazil.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

News from IAC Australia - Course: Consciential Derepression

2010-08-18T15:39:00.000-07:00

IAC Australia presents:

Date: Saturday 28 August, 2010
Time: 6pm - 9pm

Place: Fullarton Park Community Centre, 411 Fullarton Rd, Fullarton, Adelaide, Australia
Pricing: Standard Fee $60, At the Door $70

This thematic seminar examines a wide range of subtle and not so subtle mechanisms that can repress, restrict and impede people and their lucidity. These mechanisms, although frequently sustained by society, are mostly generated by personal weak-traits and a lack of personal rationality and discernment.

By trying to understand how and why our repressions exist, and how we are affected by them, we set ourselves on the path to be free of them now and into the future.

Various practical techniques and ideas will be offered that can be used to assist in the process of conscious derepression and attainment of holosomatic homeostasis, or the balance of our set of bodies.

DEREPRESSION is to free ourselves from slavery to institutions, material goods, certain ideas, gurus, idolisation, consciential weak-traits, and consciential crutches. It involves organizing and developing our consciential micro-universe so we are able to lucidly manifest ourselves in a healthy, rational, discerning and evolutionary constructive way.

For all bookings or enquiries contact us on (02) 9966 4283

Click here for more details of IAC Adelaide

Our Evolution - Course in Miami

2010-08-10T12:42:00.000-07:00

This short-thematic course is based on Waldo Vieira's book “Our Evolution”. This book responds to these five classic philosophical questions as well as more than 100 others. The author analyzes evolution beyond philosophical inquiry and even the scope of biology.

The book focuses on evolution of the consciousness - our personal world.Our evolutionary process has progressed over thousands of years.

Life after life, we accumulate numerous experiences and knowledge that results in our present state: complex consciousnesses who are full of nuances.Transcending societal superficiality, this book has a profound, yet objective and practical, approach. It shows how to optimize our performance in this life and even prepare for our next existence.

It is not by chance that we have a certain family or friends, for example. Also, when we are reborn and what we realize in this life are not randomly determined. We prepare for our impending physical existence in the non-physical dimension before being rebornonto this planet. If we are truly the result of what we construct in our evolutionary progression, which is conquered step-by-step, let us work towards engendering a more agile and aware rhythm in Our Evolution.

The book is included with Registration!

Advance Registration

Members - $49.00 Click here to register online

Non Members - $59.00 Click here to register online

At-the-door Registration

Members - $59.00

Non members - $65.00

In English

Saturday, 28th of August from 1:00 - 4:00 pm

In Spanish

Sunday, 29th of August from 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Please call if you have any questions or to register: (305) 668-4668

Psychometry Workshop in Miami

2010-08-09T12:22:00.000-07:00

Come sharpen your paraperception!

Parapsychic Development Workshop

Psychometry Workshop

Psychometry is the faculty whereby one obtains information about a person, place or object, regardless of distance, through non-physical (psychic) means. In this 3-hour experiential workshop you will explore and experience the psychic faculty of psychometry through a series of practical exercises, theory, and discussion.

In this “hands-on” workshop, the focus will be on OBJECTIVE sensing.

All students will have the opportunity to apply and enhance their skills in bioenergetics and parapsychism in a series of psychometric experiments.

In this workshop students will:
Attempt to psychically perceive characteristics of hidden objects;
Learn to distinguish psychic perceptions from non-psychic perceptions;
Increase your level of psychic sensitivity and psychometric skill in a scientific and technical manner;
Develop your ability to record and analyze perceptions, enhancing your capacities as a self-researcher.

PRE-REQUISITE: CDP Module 2

Sunday, 15th of August

from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Register Online:

Members - $40,

Non-Members - $45

Call for registration (305) 668 - 4668

Free Introductory Lecture online

2010-08-08T16:35:00.000-07:00

Please enjoy this lecture on Out-of-Body Experience and Spiritual Evolution:-

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Please visit the website www.iacworld.org to find out how you can reach an office closest to you and participate in the free lectures & events.

Oasis project - IAC Campus

2010-07-25T12:36:00.000-07:00

A place where one day you can feel the subtle Mediterranean breeze only to feel the strong Atlantic winds the next. A place where the golden tones from the hay hills can dazzle your eyes until you are immersed in a deep reflective state and you find yourself contemplating the future of this planet; there is much history here. This vast History works in our favor.......

The IAC research campus is located on National Highway 18, Km 236. It is nestled between Queen Isabel of Aragon’s Castle in Estremoz, whom with great moral authority prevented the Battle of Alvalade and years later a war which was settled with an important Peace Treaty between Seville and Evoramonte. It was here where a Peace Treaty titled “Evoramonte’s Agreement” put an end to the civil war between absolutists and liberals.

Besides this historic background, other elements also make this place special. The people who inhabited these regions were people who dedicated their lives to pacifism. These groups left very positive energetic traces which many say can be felt to this day.

It is at this eastern point in Portugal, where the tone of the people is one of hospitality which carries a slight accent from neighboring Spain; a fusion of fraternal cultures can be heard every time they greet a visitor:

"Welcome to Alentejo!"

A land with many legends to be shared, like the one where the spirit of a nun, who once lived in this area, emerges everyday at dusk to protect the town of Evoramonte and to watch over her lover’s sleep. Or the legend of Queen Isabel the Saint, who would hand out roses and they would become pieces of bread as they were placed in the hands of the starving poor.

The area of the Iberian Peninsula, is encrusted in the confluence of two bioclimatic regions with a heterogeneous weather and isolation caused by the proximity to the Pyrenees. The result is an exclusive and vast diversity of unique habitats and animals found nowhere else in the world.

Between 2071 and 2100, the Peninsula’s temperature is projected to increase from two to six degrees Centigrade during the summer and two to three degrees in the winter. These results have been recorded in the Regional Evaluation Account of Climatic Alterations "Clima en España: pasado, presente y futuro", researched by the Red Temática CLIVAR- Spain.

The Iberian Peninsula continues to be one of the most affected areas by the ongoing global warming. As a result, the local temperature will increase three times more than the rest of the world and up to fifty percent more than the rest of the northern hemisphere.

Due to this delicate and complex edafological situation, the IAC campus occupies an area measuring 9.8 hectares, 20% of which have been designated as an Ecological Reserve. Many excellent results from biological investments have been obtained due to the responsible and restorative relationship established with the biodiversity of the region, for instance:

Reforestation of native, fruit-bearing, exotic and fully adapted species.
Using ecological products to systematically correct the land’s pH levels.
Exclusive cultivation with vegetable substrates taking advantage of the herbal residues found in the area.
Organized planning for a drop by drop watering system to economize water.
Vegetative coverings using leguminous plants to increase the soil’s Nitrogen levels.
Recycling of organic waste by composting, recycling materials made of plastic, metal, paper and glass. The land previously deplorable is now becoming an OASIS.

The ground is basically made up of sedimentary rocks with variable proportions in terms of impurities (some are quite hard making it difficult for any root to penetrate them) and lack water. Besides these already difficult conditions, there are rigorous winters, with much rain and strong winds, alternating with very dry summers reaching average temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius.

Our objective is to become an ecological reference throughout the region. We want locals, as well as travelers and visitors, to stop and admire this immense green spot with exuberant flora and fauna sitting in the middle of this beautiful, yet arid, golden region of Alentejo.

Ever since the Environmental Project Oasis began in 2005, the biodiversity of the Campus has visibly increased. This fact confirms that our actions are coherent and consistent with some of the principles pertinent to a Profound Ecology, and it encourages us to continue working in that same direction.

The Environmental Project Oasis counts entirely on the manual labor of volunteers and must generate and administer its own financial resources. In order to continue with the next phases of this project of biodiversity restoration, we require financial contributions from people and/or organizations concerned with the future of life in a more harmonious planet.

The funds collected will make the next priorities of the Environmental Project a truly viable enterprise:

Purchase of a deposit to gather rain water (6,000 Euros including installation)
Finish the natural acoustic barrier with more than 700 individual species of Cupressocyparis leilandii (21, 0000. Euros including a watering system)
Replace the watering system controllers and existing droppers for professional ones (1,435.00 Euros)
Increase the number of trees for more than 100 individual ones within the next 2 years (21,000.00 including a watering system)
Build gardens around the current buildings (approx. 8,000.00 Euros)
Hire manual labor for general maintenance (4,500.00 Euros per year)
Cultivation of organic products, plague control, correction of the soil’s pH levels and the removal of harmful weeds (3,000.00 Euros per year)
Construction of an ecological pond to provide water to wild animals (1,000.00 Euros)

Click here to read about the Oasis project on our website.

Reduce your carbon footprint!

If you would like to contribute to this endeavor, please contact us via email: oasis@iacworld.org

Rosalba Teodora – Oasis Project Coordinator.

Campus IAC

Phone: + 351 26 895 9148

Fax: + 351 26 895 0053

News from IAC Campus - The Main Rest Area Project

2010-07-24T11:07:00.000-07:00

INTRODUCTION

The Main Rest Area project is aiming to create new outdoor areas where nature can interact with appropriate infrastructures, resulting in spatial diversity within the IAC Campus. The idea is to take advantage of the natural environment’s exceptional beauty in order to facilitate a greater social and bioenergetic exchange.

REST AREA

This will be a rest area where people can benefit from nature in a pleasant and relaxing environment, a comfortable place where they can chat, read a book, ponder or even have a picnic. All while promoting the conservation of all natural assets, education in nature, biodiversity, etc.

The project will include the following structures:

Wooden Pergolas
Wooden Tables
Wooden Benches
Small water stream for water circulation
A water fall with a small pond
Water deposits
Construction of walk-ways
Signs

PERGOLAS

Initially this Main Rest Area will be equipped with 3 wooden pergolas designed with original curved shapes to create a more suitable space for its users. There will also be a wooden table and benches within each pergola.

The goal is to facilitate a greater integration between the person and the IAC Campus, nature and all its immanent energy.

WATER STREAMS AND WATERFALL

A small water stream and waterfall will be constructed to help circulate the water. Overall, this will promote a more humid condition, favoring the growth of vegetation and improving the surrounding environment.

The installation of a water pumping system will allow for constant recirculation.

WATER DEPOSITS

The deposits will collect and store rain water on one side of the events hall, this way we will also be contributing to the reusing of the hydraulic resources. Two deposits with an initial capacity of 13, 0000 L will be installed. An automatic pump will re-circulate the water through the streams and will be recollected back into the deposits.

BUDGET

MAIN REST AREA - IAC CAMPUS
Budget
Description	Unit/Price	Uds	Total
Pergolas	2.902,50	3	8.707,50 €
Benches	360,00	3	1.080,00 €
Water deposits	7.200,00	2	14.400,00 €
Water cannals	9.600,00	1	9.600,00 €
Preparation of land and pathways	2.400,00	1	2.400,00 €
TOTAL			36.187,50 €

If you would like to contribute to this project, please make your donation:

PHASES
As a way of implementing certain elements of the project, the completion of it has been planned in three phases so as to shorten the time before the space can be used and enjoyed by visitors, students and researchers while at the IAC Campus.
Phases:

A Pergola with its table and benches, plus initial walkways (Approx. 4,000 euros)
Water deposits and streams, finishing walkways (Approx. 24,000 euros)
Two remaining Pergolas with tables and benches (Approx. 8,000 euros)

COMMITMENT

We at the IAC are very committed and looking forward to the completion of this project in order to offer everyone a space where they can enjoy the IAC Campus in a different way.

IAC Campus Development Department

Gerardo Teus

campusdir@iacworld.org

Welcome

2010-07-05T10:46:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our blog!

IAC – the International Academy of Consciousness is a non-profit research and education organization dedicated to investigating consciousness and helping, everyone who is willing, reach their human potential. This blog is for any inquiring individual, who has pondered on their existence, questioned the established human paradigms, is open minded on multiple levels or simply curious and interested in one or the total sum of the following subjects.

Paranormal phenomena
Psychic phenomena
Energy (chi, prana, subtle energy)
Out-of-body experiences (astral projection, astral traveling)
Retrocognitions (past-life memories)
Spirit Guides
Non-Physical Planes (other dimensions)
Karma
Self-awareness
Personal Evolution
Life after Death
Life’s Purpose (existential program)

At IAC, one of our main points of study is the development of psychic, energetic abilities especially lucid projections also known as; out-of-body experiences (OBE’s) astral traveling or astral projection. An OBE is very different from a regular dream. During a lucid out-of-body experience, we can visit loved ones who have moved on, communicate with spiritual guides, find out about our life mission, lose the fear of death and many other things to promote our spiritual growth. A lucid projection can be an extremely useful tool which can provide valuable information to help us further our self-understanding, our inner and outer realities both in the intraphysical and extraphysical dimensions.

One of the main objectives of the IAC is to catalyze the global evolution of human beings through promoting an ever-increasing understanding about the nature of the consciousness (individual essence). In the past 10 years we have been teaching self-awareness while outside the body to tens of thousands of students throughout the world. This year we are looking forward to celebrating our tenth year anniversary by setting goals like helping even more people reach their full evolutionary potential. With this blog we are launching one of the many initiatives to open up our lines of communication with the global-viral community.

Visit our blog regularly to read the latest :

Updates from all IAC offices around the world.
Articles on related topics
Research Studies
Social commentaries and much more

Join us and see for yourself how all the material in this blog originates from a different perspective of human reality. We are stepping outside the established paradigms and presenting information from a Consciential point of view.

We at the IAC certainly do not hold the absolute truth on any of the subjects we study. In fact, in every classroom of every city, in any event we take part in; you will always see the following sign posted very visibly:

“Don’t believe in anything you hear. Experiment, have your own experiences”.

Because of this principle, we look forward to use this blog as an open forum for exchange of ideas and interaction with our readers. We cordially invite you to share your comments, experiences and questions regarding these not so publicly discussed yet essential matters.

To read more about the IAC click here

If you want to learn more about the topics we discuss in this blog and you are wondering where to get started, click here.

Thank you for visiting and we hope you stop by again soon.