Discover Remote Viewing

About Remote Viewing

Remote viewing (RV) is the attempt to use extrasensory perception (ESP) to gain information about a distant unseen target. Serious scientific research into ESP began in the 1930s when J.B. Rhine at Duke University began systematic experiments on telepathy and clairvoyance using card-guessing tests.

An important turning point came during the Cold War when the U.S. government began to explore unconventional methods of intelligence gathering. In 1972, the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in California, led by physicists Harold Puthoff and Russell Targ, began investigating remote viewing using controlled procedures, with funding from the CIA and later the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

This research led to Project Stargate, a U.S. Army unit based out of Fort Meade, Maryland, and involved military personnel trained to perform remote viewing tasks for potential intelligence applications. The work remained classified for much of the project’s duration. One of their early and most famous test subjects was Ingo Swann, an artist and self-described psychic, who played a critical role in developing remote viewing protocols. Project Stargate officially ended around 1995 after evaluations seemed to show that RV had no practical value for intelligence gathering.

Despite official disbandment and methodological critiques from many scientists, remote viewing continues to have a following in civilian and private sectors. Former military viewers like Joseph McMoneagle and Leonard (Lyn) Buchanan have published books and teach remote viewing to the public based on protocols developed at SRI. Some academic researchers also continue to test remote viewing under controlled conditions.

Several different remote viewing protocols have been used for research and training. In the early 'Outbounder Protocol' used at SRI, a colleague was sent to an undisclosed randomly selected location at a prearranged time. The remote viewer, isolated in a separate facility, would then attempt to describe the location. Later, more controlled scientific protocols used static targets (e.g., photographs) which were randomly selected from a large target pool. These 'Local Target Protocols' typically used a double-blind methodology in which neither the remote viewer nor the experimenter knew which target had been selected. After the session, the remote viewer's descriptions were assessed for accuracy by independent judges who were shown several possible targets and (without being told the actual target) rated the descriptions against each possibility.

A recent large-scale meta‐analysis of previous remote viewing studies (Tressoldi & Katz, 2023) revealed clear evidence of performance above chance expectation. These authors conclude that '[a]fter more than 50 years of investigation into extrasensory perception, remote-viewing experimental protocols appear to be the most efficient for both experimental and practical applications' (p.467).

About our Remote Viewing Trainer

The Psychic Science Remote Viewing Training App (below) is designed to allow you to practice and gain experience of remote viewing. It is uses a 'Local Target' protocol in which a photograph of a location somewhere in the world is randomly selected from a large pool of potential targets (currently more than 750). The photograph will remain hidden from view during the RV session.

Your task is to attempt to gain impressions that match features in the target photograph and that, in theory, could help to identify the rough (or exact) location.

Guidelines for how to attempt your remote viewing sessions are given below. We recommend that you allow up to 20 minutes for each session and that you do not attempt more than two sessions a day (which should be at least an hour apart).

After you have completed a session, you will be shown the target photograph. You can also click on the image to open up a Wikipedia page giving more information about the location. You can then compare your impressions with the actual target.

Although our training app is not intended for scientific research and does not provide an objective assessment of the accuracy of your impressions, it is hoped that by providing experience of remote viewing, it will help to develop any potential abilities that you may have in this area. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful.

Remote Viewing Guidelines

Experience suggests the following as the most effective approach for a remote viewing session.

Stage 1 - Settle and focus (up to 5 mins)

• Relax, but focus on the task ahead.
  
  
• Set aside any expectations (e.g. of success or failure).
  
  
• Do not try to guess or 'figure out' the target. The target pool includes locations from all over the world and no one country or region is especially favored.
  
  
• Once you are composed, focus your attention inwards.
  
  
• Let images, feelings and sensations arise spontaneously.
  
  
• Be honest about the impressions you may (or may not) receive. Do not censor your experiences and do not 'try' to imagine things.
  
  
• Close your eyes if you find this helpful, or you can simply watch the screen.
  
  
• Try to avoid distractions, and do not talk to anyone during the session.

Stage 2 - Attend and describe (up to 15 mins)

Use a voice recorder to record your impressions as they arise, or write and sketch them on a sheet of paper. Crude sketches will do - don't try to be neat or artistic. Typing on a keyboard is not recommended.

Pay attention to (and record) any of the following experiences.

• Sensations
  
  
  • Physical sensations - e.g., hot/cold, rough/smooth, hard/soft. Also any experience of nausea, or changes in your breathing or physical tension.
    
    
  • Visual impressions - e.g., shapes, colors, patterns, textures, light/dark, objects, people.
    
    
  • Auditory impressions - e.g., sounds, voices, music, noise/silence.
    
    
  • Smell and taste - e.g., scents, fragrances, odors, flavors.
    
    
  • Scale and scope - e.g., large/small, inside/outside, urban/rural, above/below, near/far, ancient/modern, peopled/unoccupied.
    
    
  
  
• Feelings and emotions
  
  
  • Calm/anxious.
    
    
  • Happy/sad.
    
    
  • Exciting/boring.

Stage 3 - Summarize

After the session (but before you view the target), write a summary of your main impressions.

• What stood out most strongly?
  
  
• What kind of location do you think this may be?
  
  
• If possible, try to guess its whereabouts (e.g., continent, country, region, city).
  
  

Stage 4 - Assess

After you have viewed and studied the revealed target photo (and, optionally, the associated Wikipedia page) write down your overall assessment of the session.

• How do you feel the session went?
  
  
• How closely do you think your impressions matched the target?
  
  
• What did you learn from the session?
  
  
• What changes might you make for your next session?

General recommendations

If you wish to use our remote viewing training app on a regular basis, we strongly recommend that you keep a journal of your experiences - buy a notebook (blank pages are best) and record your sessions there.

If you have any especially interesting or successful sessions, you might like to post your experience (anonymously if you prefer) in the Comments section below. You can also post any general thoughts or ideas. All comments will be moderated before approval.