Friday the 13th Spooky Action at a Distance: An Evening of Nonlocal Consciousness, Quantum Randomness, & AI
Join us this Friday the 13th for an evening exploring whether our thoughts and intentions have the power to shape chaos. In this talk and hands-on workshop, we’ll learn about psi (anomalous cognition and action) and how consciousness may influence the physical world, including the quantum randomness that drives AI. Einstein dismissed quantum entanglement as “spooky action at a distance.” Psi research asks a spookier question: can the mind itself act at a distance? Together, we’ll put that question to a live test.
About the evening
Damon Abraham, founder of Nonlocal Minds, will give a short presentation on psi research at the intersection of consciousness and technology. He’ll cover how AI opens new ways to run consciousness experiments at scale, and what his own research program has found so far.
We’ll walk through and demo Pertho Lab, an experimental app in which a hardware quantum random number generator (QRNG) drives an AI image generator. The app supports telepathy, remote viewing, precognition, and collective-intention (“psiForm”) sessions, and each result is scored automatically against a large database of images.
The second half is a participatory workshop led by clinical hypnotherapist Munjal Shah. Munjal’s working theory is that the autonomic nervous system is the seat of the subconscious mind, and that hypnotic trance, an intensely focused state of mind, gives us direct access to it. He’ll guide the room into trance, drawing on hypnotic induction, breathwork, and guided imagery to shift the group out of ordinary waking awareness. Then, as a group, we’ll hold a shared intention while the QRNG-driven system generates images in real time, exploring how different states of collective consciousness may influence the physical world. We’ll look at the results together and discuss any meaningful synchronicities that emerge.
No experience is needed. Bring curiosity and an open, skeptical mind.
Learn more about Pertho Lab and join the waitlist at nonlocalminds.com
Learn more about Hypnosis Foundry at hypnosisfoundry.com
Agenda
6:00 Arrival and introductions
6:30 Talk: psi, consciousness, and AI (Damon Abraham) followed by Guided relaxation and visualization (Munjal Shah)
8:00 Live group intention trials
8:50 Results, discussion, and Q&A and social
About the presenters
Damon Abraham, PhD is a researcher, mad scientist, and builder working where psychology, AI, human-computer interaction, and consciousness meet. He is Principal Research Scientist at Entangled.org and founder of Nonlocal Minds, where he develops AI-based tools for studying anomalous cognition. He has published several research articles spanning psychology and parapsychology. His most recent collaboration, a University of Virginia study of out-of-body experiences published in Explore (2026), was covered by ScienceAlert, CBS19, and 29News, among others.
Munjal Shah, MA is a San Francisco-based Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist who runs Hypnosis Foundry, where he works with people struggling with anxiety, trauma, insomnia, chronic pain, phobias, and addiction. He trained in psychology and chemistry at Northwestern, where he published independent chemistry research, and holds an MA in Psychological Sciences from CIIS. His clinical experience suggests that trance, by acting on the autonomic nervous system and unlocking cognitive flexibility, can re-engineer the mind in a manner that presents as briefer and more intensive than traditional talk therapy. He is the resident hypnotist for the Modernist Club and a venture partner at HF0, a leading AI incubator.
About Vitalium
Vitalium is a modern system of internal and external energy cultivation rooted in the sacred secret Shaolin Nei Jing Yi Zhi Chan lineage. Drawing from centuries-old traditions of Qigong practice, the system translates classical internal training into a structured and accessible approach for contemporary practitioners.
Through disciplined stance work, breath training, and energetic development, Vitalium explores how internal cultivation can strengthen vitality, sharpen awareness, and support whole-body balance.
In addition to personal training, the practice includes Vitalium Energy Healing, in which experienced practitioners apply cultivated energy to support others in relieving discomfort, restoring mobility, and improving overall energetic balance
Vitalium functions both as a training system and as a growing community dedicated to exploring human potential, longevity, and mindful vitality.
Details
📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 · 6-10PM
📍 Modernist Venture Club
🎟 $35 (complimentary for Modernist & Vitalium/CEX Members)
Join the Pertho Lab waitlist at nonlocalminds.com