IJHC July, 2025 Table of Contents Volume 25, No. 3
Editorial Musings – AI and ChatGPT
Dr. Kendra Gaines, Editor-in-Chief, IJHC When I am asked about my reaction to AI and ChatGPT, I get quiet, usually because the question makes me grumpy. I don’t like to impose my rare grumpiness on others, so silence seems like the best alternative. But it has been a few years now that I’ve been considering
AI as the Mirror of Human Consciousness
Igor Nazarov¹, Ph.D., Caitlin A. Connor2, DAOM, PGDip, AMP, EHP-C Artificial intelligence systems in healthcare function as sophisticated mirrors of human consciousness-based information processing patterns, revealing the layered architecture of how embodied consciousness accesses universal knowledge repositories. This study demonstrates that AI effectiveness depends fundamentally on the consciousness development level of healthcare professionals using these
The State of the Energy Healing Practitioner Community in the USA in 2025
Melinda H. Connor, D.D., Ph.D., AMP, FAM, EHP-C Beverly Rubik, Ph.D. Ann L. Baldwin, PhD. Ann Marie Chaisson, MD, EHP-C David R. Comings, Ph.D., EHP-C Paul H. Smith, PhD. Betsy E. Lehrfeld, JD Wayne Miller Energy healing practices, also called “biofield” (human energy field) practices, are an extremely diverse group of complementary, and/or integrative health
AI and Health Sciences Research: Handing Out the Keys to the Cookie Jar
Caitlin A. Connor, DAOM, PG Dip, AMP There has been an explosion in AI services and materials recently. There have been executive orders given so that AI companies cannot experience legal issues. However, someone forgot that as the AI systems scraped information from scientific publications of various types, anything in medicine can be used to
Obituary – Dr. William Bengston, Ph.D.
William (Bill) F. Bengston, passed away peacefully at his home on April 16, 2025, at the age of 75 surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife Margaret, his two children Brian & Elizabeth along with their spouses, four grandchildren, as well as his brother and sister. Bill was a man of immense humor,
Obituary – Dr. Robert Gilbert, Ph.D.
William (Bill) F. Bengston, passed away peacefully at his home on April 16, 2025, at the age of 75 surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife Margaret, his two children Brian & Elizabeth along with their spouses, four grandchildren, as well as his brother and sister. Bill was a man of immense humor,