Rey Hernandez is Executive Director of the Consciousness and Contact Research Institute (CCRI), a 501c3 academic research institute comprised of 15 Ph.D. academics and medical doctors whose mission is to explore the relationship between Consciousness, our Cosmology, and Contact with Non-Human Intelligence via the Contact Modalities.

Rey was previously one of the co-founders of The Dr. Edgar Mitchell FREE Foundation, a 501c3 academic research institute comprised of 12 Ph.D. academics and lay researchers who recently completed a 5-year comprehensive, worldwide, academic research study on UFO Contact Experiencers.  The late Apollo 14 Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the 6th man to walk on the Moon and the founder of the Institute for Noetic Sciences, and Dr. Rudy Schild, Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics at Harvard University, were two of FREE’s co-founders.

Rey graduated with honors from Rutgers College, was a Masters Candidate at Cornell University, and was a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California at Berkeley where he was the recipient of a National Science Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship.  He previously was a Professor for six years at the New School for Social Research and at the City University of New York.  He is currently an attorney with the US Dept. of Treasury in Miami, Florida.

Rey is one of three co-editors of the historic 820-page book titled “Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness & Contact with Non-Human Intelligence (Volume 1)”, which was based on FREE’s 5-year comprehensive academic research study on UFO-related contact experiencers.  He has also published in several peer-reviewed academic journals including the Journal of Consciousness Studies and the Journal of the Society for Scientific Exploration.  Rey’s new projects are a 3-volume book and a full feature science documentary titled “A Greater Reality:  The New Paradigm of Consciousness, the Paranormal, and the Contact Modalities”.

Rey’s email is:  [email protected]

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Summary and transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded August 31, 2019.

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump

00:04:55 - Edgar Mitchell's Interest in UFOs and Contact Experiences

00:10:20 - A miraculous encounter with angels

00:15:16 - Different Perspectives and Missing Time

00:19:33 - Angelic Visitations and UFO Encounters

00:24:04 - Witnessing a UFO with My Daughter

00:28:27 - Unexplained Sightings Above the House

00:32:45 - The Start of Paranormal Experiences

00:37:37 - Positive Effects of Contact with Non-Human Intelligence

00:42:22 - The Evolution of John Mack’s Research and the Shift in Perspectives

00:47:27 - Transformative and Positive Experiences

00:52:25 - Paranormal Experiences and Spiritual Messages

00:57:29 - Interconnected Contact Modalities within the UFO Field

01:01:59 - The Physical and Non-Physical Nature of Contact Modalities

01:06:54 - Comparisons between Near-Death Experiences and UFO Contact

01:10:56 - Interacting with Beings from Subtler Realms

01:15:09 - Exploring Consciousness and Diverse Experiences

01:19:04 - The tipping point of acceptance

01:23:41 - The Emergence of Non-Material Topics

01:27:32 - The Rise of Contact Modalities

01:31:52 - Awakening of Humanity and the Need for Spiritual Evolution

01:36:13 - The Team of Advisors

01:40:09 - Embracing all possibilities in the search for truth

01:44:29 - Unity and Consciousness in Ancient Texts

01:48:53 - The Unanswered Questions of Consciousness and Contact

01:52:28 - Dealing with Different Types of Entities

01:56:24 - Major Categories of Interactions with Beings

02:00:40 - The Transformation of Humanity

02:04:11 - A Downloaded Revelation

02:08:28 - Encounters with Non-Human Intelligence

02:12:29 - Thank you, Ray