What is Remote Viewing?
Remote viewing is a structured protocol for perceiving distant or hidden targets using only the mind. Developed by scientists and studied by the US government for over 20 years.
Definition of remote viewing
Remote viewing (RV) is a mental faculty that allows a perceiver (a "viewer") to describe or give details about a target that is inaccessible to normal senses due to distance, time, or shielding.
Unlike random guessing or imagination, remote viewing follows specific protocols designed to separate genuine psychic perception from analytical overlay, imagination, and wishful thinking. The structured approach makes it possible to measure and verify results scientifically.
What it is
- Structured psychic perception protocol
- Scientifically studied phenomenon
- Trainable skill for most people
What it's not
- ✕Random guessing or cold reading
- ✕Pure imagination or visualization
- ✕Astral projection or out-of-body experience
Scientific history
Remote viewing was developed in the 1970s at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) by physicists Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ. Their research, funded by various U.S. intelligence agencies, demonstrated that certain individuals could accurately describe remote locations and objects.
The research eventually led to the classified Stargate Project, a secret U.S. Army unit that employed psychics (remote viewers) for intelligence gathering. When declassified in 1995, the program revealed 20+ years of operational remote viewing.
Key finding: A 1995 review by statistician Jessica Utts concluded that "the statistical results of the studies examined are far beyond what is expected by chance... it would be wise to address what makes [remote viewing] work."
How remote viewing works
Remote viewing follows a specific protocol to ensure the viewer has no prior knowledge of the target, creating "blind" conditions that make the results scientifically meaningful.
Target selection
A tasker selects a target (person, place, object, or event) and assigns it a random coordinate number.
Blind viewing
The viewer receives only the coordinate and begins describing impressions without knowing what the target is.
Recording impressions
The viewer records drawings, written descriptions, and sensory data—shapes, colors, textures, emotions.
Target reveal
Only after completing the session is the actual target revealed for comparison.
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