The Network seeks to provide a forum for pursuing truth, wherever it leads, to widen the intellectual horizons of science and of society as a whole, to stimulate research at the frontiers of human knowledge and experience, and to make the results of such research more widely known through its educational programmes. The Network is committed to no dogma or creed. It encourages intellectual discernment and is wary of the ill-founded and sensational claims of 'pseudo-science'. In asking searching questions about the nature of life and the role of the human being, the Network abides by its guidelines of open-minded, rigorous thinking and care for others at all times. Our Aims are:

• To provide a safe forum for the critical and open minded discussion of ideas that go beyond conventional paradigms in science, medicine and philosophy
• To integrate intuitive insights with rational analysis in our investigations
• To encourage a respect for Earth and community which emphasizes a spiritual and holistic approach
• To challenge the adequacy of "scientific materialism" as an exclusive basis for knowledge and values

Our guiding values are:

• Open-mindedness
• Rigorous and critical thinking
• Responsibility and care for others and the Earth