Extraordinary experiences require exceptional support Our global network of Providers share a common passion: supporting Experiencers through the unique turns of their extraordinary paths. WHAT IS OPUS? The Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support (OPUS) was founded in the United States in 1994 in order to educate and support people having unusual or anomalous personal experiences. Such experiences may include extraordinary states of consciousness, spiritual or parapsychological phenomenon, close encounters with non-human entities, and / or UFO/UAP activity. ​ Through our network, OPUS connects individuals with professionals in an array of mental and medical health fields who are willing and able to work with and/or believe in the nature of these events. Today, after more than twenty-five years of being a centralized connector and resource , OPUS continues to offer support for experiencers, their friends and family, and professional providers, worldwide. OPUS PROVIDER NETWORK A COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT EXPERIENCERS You would be joining an excellent organization that helps one educate, explore, and work through issues pertaining to paranormal events with people that are trustworthy, kind, and well trained. It is also a safe place to meet other like minded people with whom you can share your experiences, questions, and concerns. June Steiner, PhD, CHT OPUS Provider since 1996 In 1991, the Roper survey on “unusual personal experiences,” conducted by John Mack, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard University, suggested that “hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of American men, women and children may have experienced UFO abductions, or abduction-related phenomena.” ​ Today, more than thirty years later, the reports of paranormal, anomalous and extraterrestrial experiences continue to proliferate around the world, especially as government bodies and institutions work to remove the stigma that has long been associated with acknowledging the reality of these events. In this environment, we believe that the need to support Experiencers can only grow. As such, the team at OPUS works to find and screen qualified professionals and connect them to this growing group. ​ Additionally, OPUS works to support our professionals - by facilitating connections and developing educational opportunities - so that Providers can draw upon the resources they need in order to offer quality care in a rapidly evolving environment. PROVIDER TESTIMONIALS "I am happy to be a part of the OPUS Provider Network for many years now for their part in providing outreach to those who are in need of support. Over the years, OPUS has referred clients to me who are seeking answers to their partial memories since childhood of possible UFO abduction. I encourage all providers to join the OPUS Network..." -Yvonne R. Smith, C.Ht, Yvonne Smith Hypnotherapist "I am an experiencer and never felt safe relating my story to other people. Given I had my experience at a young age, I lived most my life without the sort of release and comfort that comes from sharing difficult stories. That all changed when in my 40s, I shared my experience with a fellow provider. It was such a relief to finally say that something happened and though I don't understand it, I want to make peace with it. That's why I want to help others. [Applying to OPUS] was a very warm and natural process. I've felt incredibly supported and professionally respected in the process. For anyone considering supporting Experiencers and joining [OPUS] it is a worthy cause and an opportunity to serve a marginalized population." -Claude Robinson, Robinson Psychological Services APPLY NOW HOW IT WORKS The OPUS Provider Network consists of professionals who have completed the OPUS application process and who are interested and able to receive Experiencer referrals . ​ To apply, complete an application, with supporting documentation. The OPUS team will conduct a reference check and committee review. We currently accept applications from all classifications of mental and medical health fields, including, but not limited to, hypnotherapists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, licensed counselors and social workers, and medical professionals . Once approved, providers are included in the Provider Referral List utilized by our team members when responding to Experiencer support requests, free of charge. Providers also receive OPUS Provider Network communications, and are included in events and additional opportunities. To find out more, or to begin the OPUS Provider Network application process, please complete our Provider Request Form or contact us directly . APPLY NOW

Interview Series Welcome to the OPUS Interview Series. Come with our founder Les Velez as he is invited into the personal space of some of the greatest minds on consciousness, experiencer incidents and human evolution. These are never before seen interviews! Below is just a sample of some of the videos on our Interview Series YouTube Channel. Head over to Youtube to see them all and don't forget to subscribe for the latest! Visit Youtube Channel Pamela Nance Pamela Nance is an Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Paranormal & UFO Researcher and Explorer of Higher Consciousness - Her PPT presentation on The methodology of paranormal archaeology can be downloaded here . Preston Dennett Preston Dennett began investigating UFOs and the paranormal in 1986 when he discovered that his family, friends and co-workers were having dramatic unexplained encounters. Since then, he has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and investigated a wide variety of paranormal phenomena. He is a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a ghost hunter, a paranormal researcher, and the author of 28 books and more than 100 articles on UFOs and the paranormal. Matthew Roberts Matthew Roberts is a former US Navy Service member and author of the book Initiated: UAP. Dreams, Depression, Delusions, Shadow People,Psychosis, Sleep Paralysis, and Pandemics. Matthew spent sixteen years in the US Navy as a cryptologic technician and analyst. He was stationed onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2015 during the now infamous Gimbal event. In March of 2017 he transferred to the Office of Naval Intelligence as an analyst with the Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center which is the birthplace of the now public UP Task Force. While working at the Office of Naval Intelligence he began having follow on experiences with the phenomenon which he documents in his book Initiated. As a result of his experiences he decided to end his sixteen year career in Naval Intelligence in march of 2020. Geraldine Orozco Geraldine provides insight as to how DNA is the currency of the past, present and future and how consciousness plays an important role. A life changing contact experience in 2013 resulted in the activation of psychic abilities. In 2017 she underwent several hypnotic regressions with vetted therapists. Regressions uncovered a life-long history of abduction and participation in human hybridization, with 24 hybrid children as the result. She is now dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge of hybridization programs and research of the commonly held dogma of the human genetic timeline, historical record and human structure. Lynn Monet Lynn Monet is the world renowned Author of Omnipresent, Omnipresent; What Happened Next? And the soon to be released, "Colors of Heaven Beginnings Never End." Lynn is a paranormal consultant and lecturer specializing in hauntings and afterlife. She is an empath with the ability to see frequencies inter-dimensionally many cannot. She has been a nurse for over 20 years most of which has been in end of life care, management and geriatrics. She also has a degree in Biological science. Lynn has been a guest on many radio podcasts worldwide. lynnmonet.com . "Omnipresent What Happened Next," is my newest release. Colors of Heaven Beginnings Never End will be coming out between December 15, 2021 and February 2021. Yvonne Smith Yvonne began researching the UFO phenomenon in the late 1980s, and in 1988 (after 2 years of studies and 1000 hours of internships received her certification from the California Hypnosis Motivation Institute. In 1990 she expanded her practice to include "abductees," assisting them and encouraging them to work through and cope with their PTSD. Many of her subjects are referred to her by physicians and psychologists who believe Yvonne's expertise can benefit their patients. Stephen Bassett Stephen Bassett is the executive director of Paradigm Research Group (PRG) founded in 1996 to end a government imposed embargo on the truth behind extraterrestrial related phenomena. He has spoken to audiences around the world about the implications of "Disclosure!' -the formal confirmation by heads of state of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. He has given over 1200 radio and television interviews and PRG's advocacy work has been extensively covered by national and international media including being featured on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, the Washington Post and the New York Times. In 2013 PRG organized a "Citizen Hearing on Disclosure" at the National Press Club in Washington. In November of 2014 PRG launched a two year political initiatives out of Washington, DC that injected the ET issue into the 2016 presidential campaign. PRG recently launched a new exopolitical podcast out of Washington, DC -the DisclosureWire -based in the National Press Building two blocks from the White House. Bassett has appeared in many documentary films and his lectures and interviews are well represented on YouTube. Terry Lovelace - Experiencer Don't miss the incredable interview with Terry Lovelace! "If you’re curious about my abduction and what qualifies me to speak with authority about such an esoteric topic, it began on a camping trip. In 1977, I was a 22-year-old staff sergeant in the United States Air Force. My friend Toby and I went on a two-night camping trip to an Arkansas State park known as Devils Den. ...." Melinda Leslie MELINDA LESLIE is an investigator in the field of Ufology with 30 years of experience. For over 9 years she has been the Owner of UFO Sighting Tours in Sedona, Arizona. Melinda is a UFO abductee and has been public with her own extraterrestrial and covert-ops human abduction experiences for 28 years and is considered by many to be the authority on a military and intelligence agency involvement in UFO abduction cases (a.k.a. MILABS). Both her research and personal experiences have been featured in 25 books by prominent authors in these fields. Melinda is on the OPUS Advisory Board as a consulting expert in UFO sightings, both paranormal and ET experiences, and the covert human agency involvement in abduction cases (MILABS). Darcy Weir & Gary King A former Lawyer, who once ran a private detective agency in London, Gary King first encountered the crop circles in 1997. He was immediately captivated by the sheer scale and beauty of the designs... Darcy Weir is an independent documentary filmmaker from Canada... His film covers UFO disclosure and Crop Circles. He also published a remastered version of an earlier film about Phil Schneider, underground bases and secret space. His most recent film out this month is “Crop Circle Realities”. Patricia Monna - Psychic Patricia Monna is an Internationally known Psychic Medium, Remote Viewer and Founder of Psychic Awareness Retreats. Patricia has dedicated her time and expertise to local and International law enforcement agencies from around the world, to help locate missing persons and bring closure to victims of homicide, kidnapping or unexplained disappearances. In addition to locating missing persons, Patricia teaches psychic development, guided meditations and meets privately with clients from around the globe. Linda Moulton Howe Linda Moulton Howe, Reporter & Editor of Earthfiles is an American investigative journalist and Regional Emmy award-winning documentary film maker best known for her work as a ufologist and advocate of a variety of conspiracy theories, including her investigation of cattle mutilations and conclusion that they are performed by extraterrestrials.

Membership Pin Limited Edition Membership Pin The Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support is proud to offer to the general public (for the first time) our limited edition Black & Gold Membership Pin. The sometimes disturbing nature of anomalous experiences might lead an individual to seek professional help, but because these experiences often fall outside the realm of what is considered “normal” there is sometimes a lack of professionals willing to work with these issues. OPUS has recognized the need for a clearinghouse where an experiencer can receive assistance in choosing a professional who is knowledgeable about a particular experience in question. When appropriate, OPUS refers experiencers to physicians, licensed mental health practitioners, consultants, investigators, and alternative assistance. OPUS also refers to support groups where experiencers can share feelings and concerns without fear of ridicule or embarrassment, while learning to accept and cope with what has happened and move towards a healthy way of dealing with it. In the event that a support group does not exist in an experiencer’s location, OPUS has established an “on line” support group that can be accessed by the members 24/7. OPUS is a non-profit tax-exempt corporation formed for the public good and is recognized by the I.R.S. under section 501© 3. Its activities are guided by an executive council, headed by June Steiner PhD., C.H.T., around which is created the larger network of volunteers, mental and medical practitioners, and other experts in various fields. So please join our team in spreading the word (and wearing your pin) that OPUS is here to provide help to those experiencing these anomalous events and we look forward to hearing from you and working with you in this important endeavor. Purchase the Pin and Support OPUS for $30 (US) Limited Edition

ABOUT US At OPUS, we welcome Experiencers of every kind of phenomena as well as their friends and loved ones, professional providers, and all interested parties who are committed to remaining open about these mysteries and to supporting the individuals who are courageous enough to acknowledge them. HISTORY & MISSION OPUS, the Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support, is a not-for-profit organization created in 1994 to offer support and education to individuals having unusual, paranormal or anomalous personal experiences. Since that time, what began as a small group of dedicated individuals has grown into a network of professionals, and a thriving community of Experiencers, that is worldwide. We assist each Experiencer in their unique journey. Depending on the individual’s desires and needs, OPUS provides connections to fellow Experiencers, and to a growing array of professionals and partner organizations in a variety of fields who are experienced, open-minded, and most of all, supportive. Ultimately, we believe in the healing power of an environment in which Experiencers are heard, believed, validated and understood. Though the phenomena are incredible, we find the individuals who are capable of perceiving these things even more extraordinary. With each person who walks the challenging and ultimately rewarding path of integration, we believe the intra- and interpersonal methods with which humanity will move into the universe are being built. We exist to support Experiencers in this journey as, later, it is possible that they will support all of us in ours. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS OPUS collaborates with a variety of trusted and professional organizations in the arenas of paranormal and anomalous activities. ​ CERO (Close Encounter Research Organization) ACCET (Academy of Clinical Close Encounter Therapists) JEMI (John Mack Institute) Intruders Foundation Parapsychological Association Kundalini Suppo rt Network Kundalini Awakening Now Spiritual Emergence Network IMHU (Integrative Mental Health University) UPAMed (UAP Medical Coalition) OPUS BOARD Les Velez, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder Les Velez has led OPUS for more than twenty-five years, from the organization’s initial inception through more than two decades of building connections across the industry, ultimately forming the OPUS Network. Les is also the author of The Unknown Other and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact , which explores the mystery of non-human intelligences through a series of first-hand accounts of extraterrestrial encounters from OPUS Community Members. (All proceeds go directly to OPUS). Les is frequently interviewed on the topic of paranormal phenomena, on shows such as Grant Cameron's The Paranormal Consciousness Podcast and Whitley Strieber's The Unknown Country Podcast. Formerly, Les was the Vice President of Luscombe Engineering, a Silicon-Valley manufacturer’s representative company. He also previously served as Assistant State Director for MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network, in Northern California and as an Abduction Specialist, MUFON International. Les served as an officer in the United States Army Field Artillery Branch after graduating from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Ruben Uriarte, VP and Treasurer Ruben Uriarte is MUFON’s Northern California State Director and Deputy Director for International Investigations/Activities. Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon, such as Ancient Aliens (2009), The Unexplained Files (2013) and the Cosmic Café Show (2014). He has been co-authoring a series of books with Noe Torres about major UFO crash incidents that have occurred along the Southwestern United States border with Mexico. Michael Buchele, M.D., Medical Consultant Michael J. Buchele, MD, is a Hospitalist in Internal Medicine, additionally boarded in Emergency Medicine. Michael has interests in alternative and complementary medicine, as well as parapsychology, serving on the Board of Directors of HMF (Health Medicine Forum), the Board of Directors of ISC (The Institute for the Study of Consciousness), and is a member ISSSEEM (Alliance of Global Consciousness) and IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences). In an effort to balance his “believer” and “skeptic” sides, Michael is also a member of the Bay Area Skeptics and the Society of American Magicians (to learn how the illusions are performed). He worked with Arthur Young at the Institute for the Study of Consciousness in Berkeley, until Young’s death in 1995. Arthur Young was the inventor of the Bell Helicopter, and the author of “The Reflexive Universe” and “The Geometry of Meaning,” which outlined his Theory of (Evolutionary) Process. Michael received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Mark Commerford, Chief Counsel Mark Commerford practiced law for 46 years starting in 1974 and ending in 2020 when he went on inactive status. He obtained his B.A. in Criminology from U.C. Berkeley in 1970. He got his J.D. degree from the University of San Francisco Law School in 1973. Starting in 1974 he spent five years working as the Deputy City Attorney for the City of Concord, California. He was also appointed as a judicial arbitrator for Contra Costa County Superior Court. From 1982 through 2010 he spent a total of 25 years working as a 0905 series Attorney Advisor for the U.S. military at three bases (McClellan AFB, Concord Naval Weapons Station, Travis AFB) before retiring from federal service in 2010. While at McClellan, he was appointed as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney twice to help defend the Air Force from toxic tort and medical malpractice claims that he had worked on earlier. While at Concord Naval Weapons Station, he received the Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. At each of these government positions he got experience representing the city and/or the military at state and/or federal appellate levels. He also represented his employers at arbitrations and before administrative agencies such as the Federal Labor Relations Authority and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mark Commerford is one of the original board members of OPUS, drafting its articles of incorporation, bylaws, and obtaining its tax-exempt status in 1994. He has been studying about UFOs and the paranormal since 1958. He has had two consciously recalled UFO related experiences. He has also studied the reverse speech phenomenon and has become adept at documenting it and interpreting it with regard to public figures and experiencers. Garret Moore, Secretary and Graphic Design Garret Moore has deep expertise in creative commercial arts and media, including graphic design, illustration, photo-illustration, and general CGI. Garret has many years of experience in hands-on visual development for leading science and technical institutions, such as NASA and SETI. His projects have included Mars Mission Helmet concept HUD Designs, test bed visualization for Orbital Crop Growth and Life Support Systems, as well as design projects for major planetariums. As a science illustrator, astronomical artist, and a MUFON field investigator, he also applies his visual abilities towards helping to understand UFO/ Alien issues. As an experiencer, he is familiar with th e effects and impacts of contact and sightings. Garret’s life-long interests include cultural and spiritual practice, technology, sciences, astronomical and anthropological subjects and how human awareness and consciousness are evolving. Garret@MooreandMooreArts.com https://garretmoore.myportfolio.com/ Jason Wolf, Chief Technology Officer Jason is an author, engineer, strategist and award-winning design leader who creates products and services for clients on a global scale. Currently, Jason provides creative direction for Artificial Intelligence Systems at Vianai , an artificial intelligence startup. Previously, Jason’s experience includes work at companies such as Industrial Light & Magic , Macromedia , CKS Partners , MARCHFirst , Apple , Pixar , IDEO , SAP Labs , Microsoft , and Infosys . Jason has studied physics, artificial intelligence and design at MIT, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Stanford University, respectively. Russ Scalpone, Research Director Russell W. Scalpone, Ph.D., is a Consulting Psychologist, an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University, and Managing Director of his own firm, The Scalpone Group, LLC. His work over the past 40 years has entailed survey research, consulting, and training to optimize individual and organizational performance. Previously, he was an adjunct graduate faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School. He has held positions within three Fortune 500 companies, and served as Corporate Director for one of the largest not-for-profit health care delivery systems in the U.S. Most recently, he served as a board member for the Edgar Mitchell Foundation For Research Into Extraterrestrial and Extraordinary Encounters (FREE), and assisted in analyzing and interpreting data from a global survey of 3200 experiencers, that is, individuals who reported contact with nonhuman intelligence. This work resulted in a journal article “A Study on Reported Contact with Non-Human Intelligence Associated with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,” co-authored with Rey Hernandez, Bob Davis, and Rudy Schild, that was published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration. Russ holds a B.A. degree from The University of Southern California, an M.A. from California State University, and a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University, all degrees in Psychology. www.ideasforinnovators.com June Steiner, PhD, C.H.T. PhD. in Altered States Work with Physical and Emotional Pain - C.H.T. Clinical Hypnotherapist - MA in Transpersonal Psychology - Psychotherapist in private practice (www.junesteinerphdhypnotherapist .com) for 35 years, specializing in helping experiencers recall, process, integrate and accept their Anomalous events - Family Crisis Mediator - Fellow in the National Center for Crisis Management - Consultant to MUFON - 30 years experience in fields of paranormal, anomalous, shamanic, and mystery school.Educator, Lecturer, and workshop leader in fields of paranormal, hypnosis, conflict resolution, stress reduction, visualization and intention, communication skills, shamanism, and relationships and a lifetime experiencer of ufo and other extraordinary events. Geraldine Orozco, C.H.T., Media Consultant Geraldine Orozco is an Intuitive DNA Reprogrammer, Ascension Coach, radio host, artist international speaker and youtuber. As a Certified Hypnotherapist, Neuro Linguistic Practitioner (NLP), Quantum Energy Practitioner, Meditation Master (MT), a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Therapist (MBSR) and Quigong Master, Geraldine brings a veritable wealth of skills and experience to her one-on-one, group and corporate programs. Geraldine provides insight as to how DNA is the currency of the past, present and future and how consciousness plays an important role. A life changing contact experience in 2013 resulted in the activation of psychic abilities. In 2017 she underwent several hypnotic regressions with vetted therapists. Regressions uncovered a life-long history of abduction and participation in human hybridization, with 24 hybrid children as the result. She is now dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge of hybridization programs and research of the commonly held dogma of the human genetic timeline, historical record and human structure. Geraldine's story is now part of a 16 time winning documentary called ”Extraordinary The Seeding, ” which focuses on the Human ET Hybridization Program www.GeraldineOrozco.com www. Hirehealing.com www. HybridMother.com www.youtube.com/@GeraldineOrozco Gwen Farrell, Experiencer Support Team Gwen is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Regression Therapist specializing in Experiencer Therapy, past UFO field investigator, consultant and CE-5 researcher who has worked with alien abductees/contactee groups online and at conferences for over 13 years. She works with the OPUS Experiencer Support Team and is author of numerous articles and two books in the field of human-ET contact. Her book, Forbidden Questions: A Guide to Human-ET Contact, is available on amazon.com. Katie Weiss, Strategic Projects Katie Weiss has more than twenty years of experience working at the intersection of business and highly technical teams, developing strategy, data products, communications and educational programs. Katie's work has spanned early stage startups to global brands and aerospace companies. In addition to her work in technology strategy, Katie channels messages from a collection of extra-sensory, non-physical entities she calls The Chorus. Today, Katie and The Chorus discuss many of the topics related to Human Awakening in their celebrated podcast, Our Next Existence , and in their first book, The Book of Human Awakeni ng . ​ https://KatieAndTheChorus.com OPUS ADVISORY BOARD Linda Moulton Howe Linda Moulton Howe is an award-winning investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, author, and speaker whose nearly 50-year career has continued to push boundaries in the topics of science, medicine, the environment and Earth mysteries, including UFO/UAP phenomena and other high strangeness. Linda produces, reports and edits the award-winning Science, Environment and Real X-Files news website, Earthfiles.com. Linda also hosts a popular weekly Earthfiles YouTube livestream that breaks important news about science, the environment and Real X-files. In 2016, Linda was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Conscious Life Expo and The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens TV series in which Linda has been interviewed for all fourteen seasons up to 2020. Linda is currently working on a new History Channel program, The Unexplained. Richard Lang Mr. Lang held a more than 20 year corporate career as a senior vice president in the brokerage and the trust investment division of commercial banks. Post 9/11, he temporarily left his banking career to serve as a special deputy with the U.S. Marshal service. He worked with the U.S. Dept. Of Homeland Security as a federal liaison for law enforcement, interfacing with airlines and airport authorities. He was a member of the anti-terrorist advisory council board (organized by the U.S. Attorney's office) and was a frequent speaker on terrorism. He became a certified field investigator with MUFON, eventually appointed as chief investigator for both Virginia and North Carolina. He was one of the original 6 members of the MUFON star team and the first manager of the team. In 2009 Richard managed the BAASS /MUFON SIP project that was facilitated through Bigelow aerospace and funded by the defense intelligence agency. At that time this was the most advanced, funded, rapid response UFO/UAP investigative team in the world. He is the author of two books on the subject of UFO investigation which are being used by organizations and state chapters to train people who are interested in UFO investigation. In 2008 he was showcased as the lead investigator in the Discovery Channel TV series “Close Encounters.” He has been interviewed numerous times on podcasts and radio shows, as well as 3 times on Coast To Coast AM with George Knapp. He is currently writing a book to help police officers and emergency first responders contend with close encounter events, dealing with experiencers and abduction cases involving extraterrestrial contact. Yvonne Smith Certified Hypnotherapist, author and lecturer, Yvonne has helped many victims of post traumatic stress work through their anxiety. She notes that many subjects, during their regressive hypnotherapy sessions, describe alien abduction trauma. Lecturing at universities and at many American and international UFO conferences. Laurie McDonald Laurie McDonald, is a graduate of the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute of Sacramento and was a member of the teaching staff at the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Effective Speaking and Human Relations courses, is a member of the Sacramento Institute of Noetic Sciences and is on the mental health referral list for organizations such as Passages of Malibu addiction center, MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) and was the past president of OPUS (Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support). Her passion has been teaching life skills for self actualization and in conjunction with her hypnotherapy practice conducts personal empowerment workshops. Laurie is A.C.H.E. accredited and has been a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist since 1995. Melinda Leslie Melinda Leslie is an investigator in the field of Ufology with 30 years of experience. For over 9 years she has been the Owner of UFO Sighting Tours in Sedona, Arizona. Melinda is a UFO abductee and has been public with her own extraterrestrial and covert-ops human abduction experiences for 28 years and is considered by many to be the authority on a military and intelligence agency involvement in UFO abduction cases (a.k.a. MILABS). Both her research and personal experiences have been featured in 25 books by prominent authors in these fields. Melinda is on the OPUS Advisory Board as a consulting expert in UFO sightings, both paranormal and ET experiences, and the covert human agency involvement in abduction cases (MILABS). Terry Lovelace Lawyer, retired former State's Attorney for Vermont, author of "Incident at Devils Den" and Advisory Board member of OPUS Daniel Stubbings Dr Daniel R. Stubbings is a registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professionals Council (UK), a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a registered Psychologist with the Australian Healthcare Professionals Regulation Agency and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). Dr Stubbings is a Principal Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University on several degree programs. He has a growing portfolio of research that is expanding into the topic of unidentified anomalous phenomenon. Dr. Stubbings also works as a highly specialized psychologist in cancer and palliative care in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg National Health Service UK. Prior to this Dr Stubbings spent seven years working in secure mental health settings. He is currently networking with academics and experiencers to apply his knowledge of the psychological sciences and psychotherapy to the UAP/UFO issue EXPERIENCER SUPPORT TEAM (EST) Gwen Farrell Gwen is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Regression Therapist specializing in Experiencer Therapy, past UFO field investigator, consultant and CE-5 researcher who has worked with alien abductees/contactee groups online and at conferences for over 13 years. She works with the OPUS Experiencer Support Team and is author of numerous articles and two books in the field of human-ET contact. Her book, Forbidden Questions: A Guide to Human-ET Contact, is available on amazon.com. Aleta DeBee While working with Experiencers for over 7 years, Aleta has faced some of their fundamental questions, like why we are here, how we are related to visitors from other places, times, and dimensions. The “paranormal” and the ET visitors are linked, but how? Plus, the big question of “why me?” These questions are central to our survival and growth. Through contact with the unknown entities and energies, our Experiencers will help us to better understand who we really are. They are taking this journey of discovery for us all. Daniel Hall Dan is a retired college educator, He has an interest in UFOs, cryptids and ghosts and teaches community ed classes in each. He also co-hosts a podcast on the paranormal Madeleine ("Mady") Tobias Madeleine (Mady) Tobias, MS RN CS retired in 2012 from the Veterans Administration after 18 years of working with veterans with PTSD. She has been supporting Experiencers since 2016 and has written books about cults (Captive Hearts/Captive Minds ), and her experiences with ETs in Dogs, God, and UFOs . Denise Stoner Denise Stoner is proud to have been a part of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) Experiencer Resource Team (ERT) working under and was Assistant Director of Abduction Research, to Director Dr. George Medich. She also held the State Director position of FL. ​ She co-authored and published her first book “The Alien Abduction Files” released in May of 2013 She holds educational forums both public and private gatherings for abduction experiencers. Denise has an educational background in business and psychology, and is a certified hypnotist specializing in regressive hypnosis. Her “retirement” from the Federal Government - after spending 12 years with the US Navy doing background investigations for new recruits wanting to enter the Nuclear Power School - has allowed her to expand her work with UFO research and investigation. Denise has appeared on TV to include the Travel Channel, PBS Weird Florida with Charlie Carlson, and been a guest on many radio shows. Denise is currently moving forward with some exciting new projects including work she is doing in the field of Past Lives involving possible abductions along with paranormal experiences and how they might all connect in past to present history. Dale Sobotka Dale Sobotka, M.D.(retired), was Founder and Medical Director of Pacific Stress Medicine, P.S. He conducted a private practice in general adult psychiatry for over 30 years in the Seattle-Everett, Washington area before retiring in 2020. Since approximately 1989, he has had the privilege of interviewing, and where needed, working with, nearly 100 individuals having reports of alien abduction or contact experiences. Additionally, he has worked with many others over the years who have had concerns about a variety of “paranormal” experiences. Collaborating with several other like-minded healthcare professionals in the Seattle area, he has given numerous educational presentations to various physician groups having to do with the psychological and medical aspects of paranormal and UFO/UAP-related experiences. Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he has also been a member of the American Psychiatric Association, Washington State Medical Association, Washington State Psychiatric Association; and served as President of the Snohomish County Medical Society in the year 2000. As a member of the Experiencer Support Team, Dr. Sobotka provides educational consultation (nonclinical), for EST associates responding to Support Requests. Russ Azbill Russell (Russ) Azbill has been a MUFON field investigator and paranormal investigator for more than a decade. In addition, he assisted experiencers with MUFON's Experiencer Resource Team (ERT) before coming to the OPUS Experiencer Support Team (EST). As a result of his work in investigating UFOs and the paranormal, Russ has appeared as a subject expert in both categories on multiple radio and television shows throughout the years. SUPPORT OPUS OPUS is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization which relies on the support of our volunteers and the generosity of our community to conduct our work. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! Donate here (link). The Unknown Other and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact by Les Velez, Co-Founder of OPUS In The Unknown Other, author, chairman and co-founder of OPUS, Les Velez, weaves together the history of OPUS, perspectives on newly released UFO/UAP information presented by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and first-hand accounts from Experiencers of encounters with non-human intelligences. These thought-provoking parallels suggest that, with greater acceptance of the phenomena and the growing number individuals experiencing them, perhaps more will finally be understood. Forward by Linda Moulton Howe, creator of Earthfiles. All proceeds go directly to OPUS. “The Unknown Other and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact is a must-read for ufologists, experiencers, and those close to them, and, perhaps most importantly, for those healthy skeptics who are searching for hard evidence as they consider these in many ways dark and disturbing phenomena.” - Joey Madia “Most of the abduction stories I had never heard of before and were unusually unique. Gives you much more food for thought!!!” - Frank Alexander BUY NOW OPUS STORE Proceeds from the sale of our merchandise directly support the work of OPUS. Check out our pin, apparel and accessories. Thank you for your support! SHOP NOW

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RESEARCH & EDUCATION OPUS conducts independent research, and develops educational videos and articles, in order to support Experiencers, their families, and the work of paranormal and anomalous professionals. OPUS RESEARCH OMEGA-3 STUDY Revelation or Revolution -- A Comparative Study of Abductees/Experiencers & Community Comparison Control Participants Robert B. LeLieuvre, Lester Velez, & Michael Freeman DOWNLOAD PDF This study titled "Omega 3: Revelation or Revolution" by Robert B. LeLieuvre, Lester Velez, and Michael Freeman explores the experiences of abductees/experiencers compared to community comparison control participants. The authors reference previous research that compared Near-Death experiences with UFO encounters and found similarities in antecedent life experiences and consequences of these encounters, as well as in the control groups for each type of experience. They suggest that encounter-prone personalities may result from heightened sensitivity to altered states, early paranormal experiences, childhood conflict and trauma, leading to dissociation as a coping mechanism. The study aims to investigate neurological factors along with the variables studied in previous research to better understand abductees/experiencers using convenience samples." OMEGA-4 STUDY Phase 1: Survey of Therapists Whose Clients Report Contact with Nonhuman Intelligent Beings (NHIBs) Robert Scalpone, Lester Velez DOWNLOAD PDF Over the past few decades, numerous studies have aimed to understand the psychology of individuals who claim contact with nonhuman intelligent beings (NHIBs), involving abduction and medical examinations by these beings. Despite the potential trauma associated with such encounters, researchers have generally found no evidence of pervasive mental health issues or social marginality in those reporting contact. Various psychogenic explanations, like false memory syndrome, sleep paralysis, and childhood trauma, have been tested and rejected as causes of these experiences. Instead, individuals who report contact with NHIBs may undergo an "ontological shock," akin to near-death experiences, leading to lasting changes in attitudes, values, and behavior. Their reality perspective may be permanently altered, and they may develop interests in extraterrestrial life, spirituality, and higher consciousness. The Omega-4 Study was undertaken to explore how experiencers successfully cope with and integrate these extraordinary and traumatic experiences into their lives. Phase 1 of the study involved surveying therapists and support group facilitators to gain insight into the experiencer population's perceptions and needs and to determine their willingness to refer clients for further research on their contact experiences and related outcomes. OPUS VIDEOS OPUS creates video interviews with experts in the fields of consciousness, experiencer incidents, and human evolution. Some are never before seen interviews! To view our complete catalog, visit our YouTube Channel. GO TO YOUTUBE Linda Moulton Howe: Cattle mutilations, UFOs and Conspiracy Theories Linda Moulton Howe is an American investigative journalist and Regional Emmy award-winning documentary film maker best known for her work as a ufologist and advocate of a variety of conspiracy theories, including her investigation of cattle mutilations and conclusion that they are performed by extraterrestrials. Host of Truth Hunters on Gaia - https://www.gaia.com/series/truth-hunter Yvonne Smith: Hypnotherapy for Healing PTSD and Experiencer Support Yvonne Smith, in 1990, received her certification from the California Hypnosis Motivation Institute. She immediately began to work with PTSD victims, assisting them and encouraging them to work through and cope with their PTSD. Observing that many of her subjects were describing a pattern of alien abduction and other close encounter experiences, in 1991 Yvonne founded Close Encounter Resource Organization (CERO) which provides personal attention and maintains active monthly support group meetings where PTSD victims share their thoughts and feelings about their unusual experiences. John Ramirez: Ex-CIA Member, Inner Workings of Government and CIA Ex CIA member, John Ramirez reveals very interesting facts about the inner workings of the government and the CIA. What they do or do not know. Melinda Leslie: Military Abductions and MiLABS Melinda Leslie is an investigator in the field of Ufology with 30 years of experience. For over 9 years she has been the Owner of UFO Sighting Tours in Sedona, Arizona. Melinda is a UFO abductee and has been public with her own extraterrestrial and covert-ops human abduction experiences for 28 years and is considered by many to be the authority on a military and intelligence agency involvement in UFO abduction cases (a.k.a. MILABS). Both her research and personal experiences have been featured in 25 books by prominent authors in these fields. Melinda is on the OPUS Advisory Board as a consulting expert in UFO sightings, both paranormal and ET experiences, and the covert human agency involvement in abduction cases (MILABS). Terry Lovelace: Personal Abduction Story With Proof Terry Lovelace, a retired lawyer and former Assistant Attorney General, had an extraordinary abduction experience at Devil's Den, a state park in northwestern Arkansas. Geraldine Orozco: Hybrids, Children, and Abductions Geraldine provides insight as to how DNA is the currency of the past, present and future and how consciousness plays an important role. A life changing contact experience in 2013 resulted in the activation of psychic abilities. In 2017 she underwent several hypnotic regressions with vetted therapists. Regressions uncovered a life-long history of abduction and participation in human hybridization, with 24 hybrid children as the result. She is now dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge of hybridization programs and research of the commonly held dogma of the human genetic timeline, historical record and human structure. ​ She is a Radio host, Artist, Intl Speaker and Youtuber you can Schedule a one on one session for Hypnotherapy at Geraldineorozco.com ​ Geraldine's story is now part of a 16 time winning documentary called ”Extraordinary The Seeding” - Focused on the Human ET Hybridization Program PARTNER VIDEOS OPUS often shares educational videos made by our team members, volunteers, or partner organizations. Melinda Leslie: Covert Reverse-Engineering of Extraterrestrial Abductees In this UFO Denmark presentation, Melinda Leslie , OPUS Advisory Board Member, discusses how covert human agencies are reverse-engineering extraterrestrial abductees for information to be used in both extraterrestrial (ET) technology and covert-ops personnel development programs. Also called MILABs (military abductions) these experiences are abundant with evidence. Melinda has documented detailed accounts of covert human agency abduction experiences and the covert-ops’ attempt to learn the ET’s technology, motives, abductee genetics and psi (paranormal or psychic) abilities through these events. Melinda’s lectures on the subject always include startling new developments, hard evidence, and detailed experiences never shared before. Marcie Klevens, MA, LMHC: Helping and Supporting People Traumatized by Paranormal Encounters Marcie Klevens, lifelong experiencer, OPUS Experiencer Support Team Associate, and a mental health counselor, created this introductory overview of methods for help those who have experienced ontological shock as a result of a paranormal encounter. OPUS ARTICLES EXPERIENCER 101 SERIES Why Me? by Gwen Farrell It’s likely that thousands of humans have had contact with ETs and don’t remember it or choose not to acknowledge it. Experiencers are unique, and regardless of the nature of their contact, most of them want to know why ETs chose them rather than someone else. DOWNLOAD PDF Type of Phenomenological/Extraordinary Experiences That Occur In Our World by June R Steiner, PhD, CHT Some examples of phenomenological/extra-ordinary events are found in the UFO Encounter, the Near Death Experience, Spiritual Crisis/Emergence, Kundulini, and the Shamanic Journey. These experiences range from the ecstatic to the profoundly traumatic, and regardless of where they lie on the spectrum are generally life-shaking or changing. DOWNLOAD PDF Should I Get Therapy for My Contact Experiences? by Gwen Farrell While all human-ET contact events share similarities, each experience is as individual as the person who experiences it. Here are some ways to evaluate whether or not therapy would be beneficial, and when might be the optimal time. DOWNLOAD PDF Categories of UFO Experience by June R Steiner, PhD, CHT A compilation of various UFO resources including a categorization of UFO experiences, the PACTS model of of abductee/contactee experience, and major challenges facing the experiencer. DOWNLOAD PDF Are All Contact Experiences Like Mine? by Gwen Farrell While the vast number of human-ET contact scenarios are similar in some aspects, no two are exactly the same. Each human experiencer is an individual who perceives and processes his or her contact through their own brain and personality that are unlike any other brain and personality in the Universe. DOWNLOAD PDF How Can I Communicate With ETs? by Gwen Farrell This question is arising more and more frequently from scientists, researchers and investigators who are convinced of the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial beings and who want to take the next step of communicating with them. And yet, despite the growing interest in the subject, this may still be the most controversial of all the forbidden questions. DOWNLOAD PDF Hypnotherapy for Understanding Otherworldly Encounters by Hadley Middleton In an interview for New! Magazine, OPUS Advisory Board Member and hypnotherapist Laurie McDonald shares her Experiencer journey and her passion for helping Experiencers. DOWNLOAD PDF PROVIDER TOOLS Therapeutic Methods for Facilitating and Assisting in the Recall, Understanding, Processing, and Integration of a UFO Experience while Reducing Accompanying Trauma/Anxiety by June R Steiner, PhD, CHT List of therapeutic methods that have been shown to assist Experiencers in the recall of events, while reducing accompanying trauma or anxiety. DOWNLOAD PDF Discussion of Anomalous Experiences and the Importance of Assisting Individuals in Processing, Integrating, and Utilizing the Experience by June R Steiner, PhD, CHT Discussion of, and resource list for, creating a supportive, safe, and non-judgmental environment that allows time and space to recall, process, and integrate as much of the event as possible. DOWNLOAD PDF Bridging Realities in Anomalous Support Groups by June R Steiner, PhD, CHT Guided/mentored Support Groups offer a place for experiencers to safely share with others what has happened to them, how they feel about it, and to discover that others have had similar and perhaps identical events. Here we discuss the different types of support groups and how to create a safe container for them. DOWNLOAD PDF A Therapeutic and Spiritual Approach to Working With Experiencers by June R Steiner, PhD, CHT List of short and long term approaches for assisting individuals with the spiritual emergencies that are often catalyzed by paranormal or anomalous events. DOWNLOAD PDF ET PHENOMENA Who Are The Greys and Why Are They Here? by Judy Carroll “Greys” is just another term for the ETs known as “Zetas”, and is used for the simple reason that many of them are grey in color, but neither term is really correct. What else do we know about them? DOWNLOAD PDF The Human Ladder by Judy Carroll I have been an experiencer of contact with the extraterrestrial and inter-dimensional beings known popularly as “Greys”, or “Zetas”, since childhood back in the early 1950s. One of the most important messages I have received as in 2001, on what the Zetas refer to as the “Human Ladder”. DOWNLOAD PDF Sleep Paralysis During ET Encounters by Judy Carroll The phenomenon scientists label as “sleep paralysis” has been described by many people undergoing encounter experiences with ETs. I share my experiences with, and understanding of, sleep paralysis based on my experiences of abduction since early childhood. DOWNLOAD PDF The Phenomenon Has Been Given Public Legitimacy by Dr. Daniel Robert Stubbings In this article from EDGE Science, #51, December 2022, OPUS Advisory Board Member, Dr. Stubbings reviews the progress to date in giving the UAP/UFO and abduction phenomena public legitimacy. DOWNLOAD PDF SUPPORT OPUS OPUS is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization which relies on the support of our volunteers and the generosity of our community to conduct our work. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! Donate here (link). The Unknown Other and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact by Les Velez, Co-Founder of OPUS In The Unknown Other, author, chairman and co-founder of OPUS, Les Velez, weaves together the history of OPUS, perspectives on newly released UFO/UAP information presented by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and first-hand accounts from Experiencers of encounters with non-human intelligences. These thought-provoking parallels suggest that, with greater acceptance of the phenomena and the growing number individuals experiencing them, perhaps more will finally be understood. Forward by Linda Moulton Howe, creator of Earthfiles. All proceeds go directly to OPUS. “The Unknown Other and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact is a must-read for ufologists, experiencers, and those close to them, and, perhaps most importantly, for those healthy skeptics who are searching for hard evidence as they consider these in many ways dark and disturbing phenomena.” - Joey Madia “Most of the abduction stories I had never heard of before and were unusually unique. Gives you much more food for thought!!!” - Frank Alexander BUY NOW OPUS STORE Proceeds from the sale of our merchandise directly support the work of OPUS. Check out our pin, apparel and accessories. Thank you for your support! SHOP NOW

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President's Welcome Letter THE PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Welcome to the OPUS website. Here you will find the kind of open-mindedness and support that is not common in this paranormal field. For over 30 years OPUS with its team of professionals has given experiencers the kind of support that they need along with connections to fellow experiencers and a growing array of professionals and partner organizations in a variety of fields. As OPUS continues to evolve it is our sincere hope and desire that we can continue to provide the kind of services that experiencers need and want. As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization we depend on donations to be able to provide the kind of services we offer, so if you can, we very much appreciate any help in this regard. May you have a positive experience with us and thank you for being here. Sincerely, Les Velez Co-founder and Chairman OPUS Mail OPUS Mission

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We believe you. Let’s discover together what’s next. For more than 25 years, OPUS has provided support to Experiencers of every kind of paranormal and anomalous phenomena. WELCOME OPUS, the Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support , is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit organization created in 1994 to offer support and education to individuals having unusual, paranormal, or anomalous personal experiences. Since that time, what began as a small group of dedicated individuals has grown into a network of professionals, and a thriving community of Experiencers, that is worldwide. ​ OPUS, since 1994, has been helping people that have had paranormal experiences by providing a confidential online support group and referrals to mental health practitioners and hypnotherapists. I would highly recommend their services. Linda Moulton Howe Reporter and Editor, Earthfiles.com OPUS Advisory Board WHAT OPUS PROVIDES Have you, or someone you love, had an experience? OPUS can help with the important first steps. CONSULTATION (Optional) Free initial consultation with an expert to find the best matches for your needs. ​ To learn more, visit our Experiencer page . PRACTITIONER REFERRALS To mental health practitioners, hypnotherapists, and partner organizations in our global network, who are all supportive of Experiencers. ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP ​ ​Invitation to join t he OPUS confidential, online Support Group of fellow Experiencers, and get a list of additional Support Grou ps. EDUCATION OPUS is one of few 501(c)3 organizations in the world which funds and conducts independent research , as well as creates educational materials, to support Experiencers, their families, and professionals. To learn more, visit our Education page . EXPERTISE The OPUS Board, Advisory Board and Experiencer Support Team (EST) include some of the most knowledgeable and dedicated individuals in the field of paranormal and anomalous activity today . T o learn more, visit the About Us page . BEGIN NOW ​ ​ Complete a Support Reque st Form and we will be in touch within 72 hours. GET SUPPORT If this is an emergency and you are in need of immediate assistance, dial 988 to reach the nationwide crisis hotline. OPUS TESTIMONIALS NORBERTO PELLICCI OPUS Support Group Member since 2004 OPUS gives us a safe place to describe our experiences without any fear of ridicule, but more importantly, it gives me (and us) a place to receive encouragement and support by others who truly understand what I’ve been through. KATHY OPUS Support Group Member since 2010 It’s been a complete pleasure to interact with the members. I definitely enjoy the meetings whether in person or remotely…I actually wish that everyone could have a paranormal experience sometime in their life. Such experiences knock down the walls we put up around our thinking regarding what’s possible. UAP/UFO WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS INCREASE "We can't be afraid of asking questions and we can't be afraid of the truth." Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA) Subcommittee on National Security, The Border, and Foreign Affairs Hearing on UAP July 26, 2023 The United States government continues to expand protections for, and investigations in, reports of UAP/UFO craft, and reverse engineering programs. As the stigma of reporting these topics continues to be removed, OPUS expects that additional individuals will feel greater agency to come forward and acknowledge their own experiences. We wholeheartedly support this effort, and are working to expand our network of providers to assist these individuals and their families. The Unknown Other and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact by Les Velez, Co-Founder of OPUS In The Unknown Other, author, chairman and co-founder of OPUS, Les Velez, weaves together the history of OPUS, perspectives on newly released UFO/UAP information presented by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and first-hand accounts from Experiencers of encounters with non-human intelligences. These thought-provoking parallels suggest that, with greater acceptance of the phenomena and the growing number individuals experiencing them, perhaps more will finally be understood. Forward by Linda Moulton Howe, creator of Earthfiles. All proceeds go directly to OPUS. “The Unknown Other and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact is a must-read for ufologists, experiencers, and those close to them, and, perhaps most importantly, for those healthy skeptics who are searching for hard evidence as they consider these in many ways dark and disturbing phenomena.” - Joey Madia “Most of the abduction stories I had never heard of before and were unusually unique. Gives you much more food for thought!!!” - Frank Alexander BUY NOW SUPPORT THE WORK OF OPUS OPUS is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization which relies on the support of our volunteers and the generosity of our community to conduct our work. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! Donate to OPUS .

OPUS Mission & History Our Background The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences. Such experiences may include extraordinary states of consciousness, spiritual or parapsychological phenomenon, close encounters with non-human entities, and / or UFO activity. OPUS, through its educational services and position of neutrality, provides a safe and caring meeting place for people and groups with the intention of working together to further our overall knowledge in these areas and better support people to integrate their anomalous experiences into everyday life. You can read more about this on our Experiencer Support page. June Steiner Support Offierings Les Velez Welcome, OPUS Mission Les Velez The History of OPUS Welcome Note

OPUS Board Members Les Velez Chairman of the Board, Co-founder Vice President of Luscombe Engineering, a Silicon-Valley manufacturer’s representative company. Previously served as Assistant State Director for MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network, in Northern California and as an Abduction Specialist, MUFON International. Previously served as an officer in the United States Army Field Artillery Branch. Graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Jason Wolf Board Member, CTO MIT - Physics, MIT Sloan - Artificial intelligence - Academy of Art - Multimedia Visual Effects & Design, Stanford D.School, Author, Experiencer, Designer, Engineer and Strategists - Jason is an award winning design leader who creates meaningful and effective products and experiences for clients on a global scale. Experience includes companies such as Industrial Light & Magic , Macromedia , CKS Partners , MARCHFirst , Apple , Pixar , IDEO , SAP Labs , Microsoft , Infosys and Viana i (AI Startup) June Steiner C.H.T. Board Member & Past President PhD. in Altered States Work with Physical and Emotional Pain - C.H.T. Clinical Hypnotherapist - MA in Transpersonal Psychology - Psychotherapist in private practice (www.junesteinerphdhypnotherapist .com) for 35 years, specializing in helping experiencers recall, process, integrate and accept their Anomalous events - Family Crisis Mediator - Fellow in the National Center for Crisis Management - Consultant to MUFON - 30 years experience in fields of paranormal, anomalous, shamanic, and mystery school.Educator, Lecturer, and workshop leader in fields of paranormal, hypnosis, conflict resolution, stress reduction, visualization and intention, communication skills, shamanism, and relationships and a lifetime experiencer of ufo and other extraordinary events. Geraldine Orozco Board Member Certified Hypnotherapist, C.H.T, — Neuro Linguistic Practitioner N.L.P, Pranic Energy Practitioner — Quantum Energy Practitioner Meditation Master M.T — Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Therapist, M.B.S.R. Qigong Master — Shamanic Energy medicine Founder & CEO of San Francisco based - Bay Area Meditation which offers Intl. virtual corporate meditation programs. Founder & CEO - Hirehealing.com —Virtual holistic and intuitive wellness nexus and social directory Founder HybridMother.com – Intl. Research and Support Group for experiencers, Hybrid parents and ID Phenomena. Geraldine provides insight as to how DNA is the currency of the past, present and future and how consciousness plays an important role. A life changing contact experience in 2013 resulted in the activation of psychic abilities. In 2017 she underwent several hypnotic regressions with vetted therapists. Regressions uncovered a life-long history of abduction and participation in human hybridization, with 24 hybrid children as the result. She is now dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge of hybridization programs and research of the commonly held dogma of the human genetic timeline, historical record and human structure. She is a Radio host, Artist, Intl Speaker and Youtuber you can Schedule a one on one session for Hypnotherapy at Geraldineorozco.com ​ Geraldine's story is now part of a 16 time winning documentary called ”Extraordinary The Seeding ” - Focused on the Human ET Hybridization Program Michael J. Buchele M.D. Board Member Michael J. Buchele, MD, majored in microbiology and minored in chemistry and physics in college, became an MD at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, became Boarded in Internal Medicine, and later Boarded in Emergency Medicine, the latter in which he worked until 2009, and now he works as a Hospitalist in Internal Medicine. He has an interest in Alternative and Complementary Medicine, and he is a member of the Board of Directors of the HMF (Health Medicine Forum) in Walnut Creek, CA. He has an interest in parapsychology, is a member of ISSSEEM and IONS, and is on the Board of Directors of ISC (The Institute for the Study of Consciousness) and on the Board of Directors of OPUS (Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support). However, he tries to balance his Fox Mulder “Believer” side on these “X-Files” topics, with his Dana Scully “Skeptic” side, by also being a member of the Bay Area Skeptics, and the Society of American Magicians (not to be a performer, but to learn how the illusions are performed). He worked with Arthur Young at the Institute for the Study of Consciousness in Berkeley, until Young’s death in 1995. Arthur Young was the inventor of the Bell Helicopter, and the author of “The Reflexive Universe” and “The Geometry of Meaning,” which outlined his Theory of (Evolutionary) Process. Mark Commerford Board Member Mark Commerford is one of the original board members for OPUS, drafting its articles of incorporation, bylaws, and obtaining its tax exempt status. He has been an attorney since 1974 and recently retired from his position as a civilian attorney for the Air Force. He has been studying about UFOs and the paranormal since 1958. He has had two consciously recalled UFO related experiences. He has also studied the reverse speech phenomenon and become adept at documenting and interpreting it with regard to public figures and experiencers. Ruben Uriarte Board Member, VP Treasurer He is MUFON’s Northern California State Director and Deputy Director for International Investigations/Activities. Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon. He has been co-authoring a series of books with Noe Torres about major UFO crash incidents that have occurred along the Southwestern United States border with Mexico. Russell W. Scalpone Board Member Russell W. Scalpone, Ph.D. is a Consulting Psychologist, an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University, and until recently, an adjunct graduate faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin Business School. He has held positions within three Fortune 500 companies, and most recently, served as Corporate Director for one of the largest not-for-profit health care delivery systems in the U.S. His work over the past 40 years has entailed survey research, consulting, and training to optimize individual and organizational performance, and has taught creativity & Innovation at Northwestern for 16 years. He holds a B.A. degree from The University of Southern California, an M.A. from California State University, and a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University, all degrees in Psychology. He currently serves as Managing Director of his own firm, The Scalpone Group, LLC. His website is www.ideasforinnovators.com . Russ’ research interests include studying the organizational capabilities that make a firm successful at innovation, as well as the factors affecting human creativity and consciousness expansion. Most recently, he served as a board member for the Edgar Mitchell Foundation For Research Into Extraterrestrial and Extraordinary Encounters (FREE), and assisted in analyzing and interpreting data from a global survey of 3200 experiencers, that is, individuals who reported contact with nonhuman intelligence. This work resulted in a journal article A Study on Reported Contact with Non-Human Intelligence Associated with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, co-authored with Rey Hernandez, Bob Davis, and Rudy Schild, that was published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration. Garret Moore Board Member Garret Moore - has had a long informal interest and study in the general and new sciences, and the study of non-ordinary and anomalous experience. As a science illustrator, astronomical artist, and a Mufon field investigator, he also applies his visual abilities helping to understand UFO/ Alien issues. As an experiencer, he is familiar with effects and impacts of contact and sightings as well as the implications of any gleaned knowledge for our society and technology. Garret is also focused on the deeper implications in the understanding of our universe and human experience. Lifelong studies of cultural and spiritual practice, technology, sciences, astronomical and anthropological subjects and how awareness and human consciousness are evolving are central to his interests. Garret is also focused on education and facilitating visual communication on this knowledge and the many subjects whenever possible. With Garret’s hands-on in visual development for leading science and technical institutions such as NASA, for Mars Mission Helmet concept HUD Designs, and test bed visualization for Orbital Crop Growth and Life Support Systems, SETI projects for major planetariums and other science entities demonstrates a competence of experience with formal space sciences and exploratory thought. Gwen Farrell Board Member & Experiencer Support Team Gwen is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Regression Therapist specializing in Experiencer Therapy, past UFO field investigator, consultant and CE-5 researcher who has worked with alien abductees/contactee groups online and at conferences for over 13 years. She works with the OPUS Experiencer Support Team and is author of numerous articles and two books in the field of human-ET contact. Her book, Forbidden Questions: A Guide to Human-ET Contact, is available on amazon.com. Katie Weiss Strategic Projects Katie Weiss has more than twenty years of experience working at the intersection of business and highly technical teams, developing strategy, data products, communications and educational programs. Katie's work has spanned early stage startups to global brands and aerospace companies. In addition to her work in technology strategy, Katie channels messages from a collection of extra-sensory, non-physical entities she calls The Chorus. Today, Katie and The Chorus discuss many of the topics related to Human Awakening in their celebrated podcast, Our Next Existence , and in their first book, The Book of Human Awakeni ng . Advisory Board Members Linda Moulton Howe Advisory Board Investigative reporter and editor Earthfiles.com . History Channels "Ancient Aliens". iHeart Premiere Radio Network Coast to Coast AM KGRA's Phenomenon Radio. Advisory Board member of OPUS. Laurie McDonald Advisory Board Laurie McDonald, is a graduate of the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute of Sacramento and was a member of the teaching staff at the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Effective Speaking and Human Relations courses, is a member of the Sacramento Institute of Noetic Sciences and is on the mental health referral list for organizations such as Passages of Malibu addiction center, MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) and the past president of OPUS (Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support). Her passion has been teaching life skills for self actualization and in conjunction with her hypnotherapy practice conducts personal empowerment workshops. Laurie is A.C.H.E. accredited and has been a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist since 1995. Yvonne Smith Advisory Board Certified Hypnotherapist, author and lecturer, Yvonne has helped many victims of post tramatic stress work through their anxiety. She notes that many subjects, during their regressive hypnotherapy sessions, describe alien abduction trauma. Lecturing at universities and at many American and international UFO conferences. An Advisory Board member of OPUS. Melinda Leslie Advisory Board Melinda Leslie is an investigator in the field of Ufology with 30 years of experience. For over 9 years she has been the Owner of UFO Sighting Tours in Sedona, Arizona. Melinda is a UFO abductee and has been public with her own extraterrestrial and covert-ops human abduction experiences for 28 years and is considered by many to be the authority on a military and intelligence agency involvement in UFO abduction cases (a.k.a. MILABS). Both her research and personal experiences have been featured in 25 books by prominent authors in these fields. Melinda is on the OPUS Advisory Board as a consulting expert in UFO sightings, both paranormal and ET experiences, and the covert human agency involvement in abduction cases (MILABS). Terry Lovelace Advisory Board Lawyer, retired former State's Attorney for Vermont, author of "Incident at Devils Den" and Advisory Board member of OPUS Richard Lang Advisory Board FAA licensed commercial pilot with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical studies from Embry Riddle aeronautical university in Florida. Mr. Lang enjoyed a successful career with more than 20 years in the corporate world as a senior vice president working in brokerage and the trust investment division of commercial banks. In the post 911 period he temporarily left his banking career to serve as a special deputy with the u. S. Marshal service. He worked with the U.S. Dept. Of Homeland Security as a federal liaison for law enforcement, interfacing with airlines and airport authorities. He was a member of the anti-terrorist advisory council board (organized by the U.S. Attorney's office) and frequently served as key speaker on terrorism at quarterly regional meetings. He belonged to the UFO organization MUFON and completed training to become a certified field investigator. He was eventually appointed as chief investigator for both virginia and north carolina. He was one of the original 6 members of the mufon star team and the first manager of the team. In 2009 Richard managed the BAASS /MUFON SIP project, that was facilitated through Bigelow aerospace and funded by the defense intelligence agency. At that time this was the most advanced, funded, rapid response ufo / uap investigative team in the world. He is the author of two books on the subject of ufo investigation which are being used by organizations and state chapters, to train people who are interested in ufo investigation. There are several chapters in these books about elevated states of human consciousness, multidimensional existences and the anti-physical aspects associated UFO / UAP events. He is currently writing a book that's designed to help police officers and emergency first responders contend with close encounter events, dealing with experiencers and abduction cases involving extraterrestrial contact. Hopefully this book will enlighten them about the phenomena or at least be aware of it. In 2008 he was showcased as the lead investigator in the discovery channel tv series "ufos over earth and later in canadas discovery channel tv series close encounters he has been interviewed numerous times on podcasts and radio shows, as well as 3 times on coast to coast am with George Knapp. Daniel Stubbings Advisory Board Dr Daniel R. Stubbings is a registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Care Professionals Council (UK), a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a registered Psychologist with the Australian Healthcare Professionals Regulation Agency and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). Dr Stubbings is a Principal Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University on several degree programs. He has a growing portfolio of research that is expanding into the topic of unidentified anomalous phenomenon. Dr. Stubbings also works as a highly specialized psychologist in cancer and palliative care in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg National Health Service UK. Prior to this Dr Stubbings spent seven years working in secure mental health settings. He is currently networking with academics and experiencers to apply his knowledge of the psychological sciences and psychotherapy to the UAP/UFO issue Experiencer Support Team Marcie Klevens Experiencer Support Team Marcie Klevens, MA, LMHC is a mental health counselor in Washington State who specializes in working with paranormal experiencers, as well as, people going through spiritual awakening. Marcie is trained in both hypnotherapy and Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which are both outstanding tools to help people recover memory and process and move through trauma. Marcie has done extensive research into the contact and other paranormal phenomena over the last twenty-five years, as she grappled with a lifetime of paranormal experiences. Being a life-long experiencer has enabled her to see first-hand the transformative nature of these and other non-ordinary experiences. Gwen Farrell Experiencer Support Team & Board Member Gwen is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Regression Therapist specializing in Experiencer Therapy, past UFO field investigator, consultant and CE-5 researcher who has worked with alien abductees/contactee groups online and at conferences for over 13 years. She works with the OPUS Experiencer Support Team and is author of numerous articles and two books in the field of human-ET contact. Her book, Forbidden Questions: A Guide to Human-ET Contact, is available on amazon.com. Daniel Hall Experiencer Support Team Dan is a retired college educator, He has an interest in UFOs, cryptids and ghosts and teaches community ed classes in each. He also co-hosts a podcast on the paranormal Robert M. BeHanna Experiencer Support Team Robert BeHanna is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master's degree in Community Counseling from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He also has a license through the state of Pennsylvania in drug and alcohol issues. Currently, he holds certifications in PTSD, trauma therapy and LGBTQI issues. Robert has been with Mufon for over 10 years as a member, field investigator, Past Experencer Research Team Member and a state section director in Pennsylvania. He has joined Opus earlier this year to help individual who have had experiences in the alien abduction phenomenon. His interest in UFO’s and alien abductions came at a young age after reading the book Intruders by Budd Hopkins. He enjoys reading books, sports and computers. Dale Sobotka Experiencer Support Team Dale Sobotka, M.D.(retired), was Founder and Medical Director of Pacific Stress Medicine, P.S. He conducted a private practice in general adult psychiatry for over 30 years in the Seattle-Everett, Washington area before retiring in 2020. Since approximately 1989, he has had the privilege of interviewing, and where needed, working with, nearly 100 individuals having reports of alien abduction or contact experiences. Additionally, he has worked with many others over the years who have had concerns about a variety of “paranormal” experiences. Collaborating with several other like-minded healthcare professionals in the Seattle area, he has given numerous educational presentations to various physician groups having to do with the psychological and medical aspects of paranormal and UFO/UAP-related experiences. Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he has also been a member of the American Psychiatric Association, Washington State Medical Association, Washington State Psychiatric Association; and served as President of the Snohomish County Medical Society in the year 2000. As a member of the Experiencer Support Team, Dr. Sobotka provides educational consultation (nonclinical), for EST associates responding to Support Requests. Denny Johnson Experiencer Support Team Denny Johnson has been researching and working with experiencers since 2016. He served as a certified field investigator for MUFON from 2016 to 2019. He was a member of MUFON’s Experiencer Resource team from 2019 until the end of 2021. He is currently consulting with experiencers for the OPUS Experiencer Support Team as well as the Alien Contact Team. Denny is a retired lawyer who spent his whole career working with clients in stressful situations, and he fully understands the need for confidentiality in these matters. Aleta DeBee Experiencer Support Team While working with Experiencers for over 7 years, Aleta has faced some of their fundamental questions, like why we are here, how we are related to visitors from other places, times, and dimensions. The “paranormal” and the ET visitors are linked, but how? Plus, the big question of “why me?” These questions are central to our survival and growth. Through contact with the unknown entities and energies, our Experiencers will help us to better understand who we really are. They are taking this journey of discovery for us all.