Remote Viewing and Psychic Spies

If Russian spies are experimenting with telepathy, and having success with these experiments, perhaps we need to look into this and do our own experiments with telepathy and other paranormal phenomena. That is the sentiment that spawned top secret U.S. "psychic spy" experiments with "Remote Viewing." These paranormal research programs had many names; the most well-known is STAR GATE. Other names included SCANATE and SUN STREAK, but no matter the name, they all had the same purpose--to develop psychic spies.

According to many sources, near the end of the 1960's U.S. intelligence operatives reported that the Soviets were heavily involved in paranormal (psychotronic) research. The Soviet spies had apparently been experimenting with psychic espionage for some time. Around 1969, U.S. intelligence communities began funding paranormal research programs. These programs were geared toward learning more about remote viewing and implement it in an intelligence-gathering setting.

That the United States intelligence community ever got involved in this may seem odd at first glance. However, the reasons that U.S. spy agencies developed such an interest in psychic spying are not difficult to understand. There was real concern that the Soviets knew something we did not. The Soviet intelligence community was spending significant amounts of money on paranormal (dubbed "psychotronic") programs and had been for some time. It was assumed that the Soviet spy community must have had some success with psychic spying and possibly other paranormal activities as well, and that these successes were why the Soviet government continued to fund paranormal research.

If psychic spying proved possible, the benefit to U.S. intelligence was very clear. The ability to infiltrate enemy borders unseen, without putting intelligence sources at risk for a blown cover, would hold unspeakable value. It is easy to imagine why the intelligence community would be drawn to the prospect of retrieving data through remote viewing.

Experiments in telepathy are as old as the hills. Experiments in controlled remote viewing (RV), in a military intelligence setting, using strict protocols, are not so old. Researchers spent significant time and effort creating specialized RV protocols. Remote viewing experiments conducted for spy purposes were seriously, and strictly, handled to rule out variables that could interfere with accuracy. The renowned remote viewer, Joseph McMoneagle, explains remote viewing protocol in his book, "Remote Viewing Secrets: A Handbook." McMoneagle is one of the most well-known "psychic spies" who participated in the top secret remote viewing programs and this book provides an interesting journey into the program's history.

If you are interested in reading more about remote viewing, I should tell you that McMoneagle's books are by no means the only books written on the subject. Russel Targ, Paul Smith, and others involved in the top secret remote viewing programs have also written accounts of their experiences. In addition to writing books, many of the original psychic spies continue remote viewing work and research.

An article about remote viewing would not be complete without mentioning another renowned remote viewer--Ingo Swann. Ingo Swann worked closely with researchers at Stanford Research Institute to create an RV method called SCANATE. Earlier RV research methods involved sending a person, acting as a "beacon," out to the target site. SCANATE used geographical coordinates instead of a beacon. At the end of this article I have provided a link (biomindsuperpowers) to an article describing SCANATE methodology and protocol in greater detail.

Two other techniques used in remote viewing include the following: the first is the primary technique most people think of when they think of remote viewing, or telepathy. The viewer is in a mild meditative state and psychically connects with a target ( the target is the subject/place to be viewed). In this state, the remote viewer is relaxed and the mind is calm but alert. The viewer tries to describe the "target" and is encouraged to sketch what he is seeing. Another form of remote viewing, according to FAS, used automatic writing and/or channeling--this form was more controversial.

Funding for remote viewing continued for over two decades. Although STAR GATE was made public in 1995, some aspects of paranormal research, aspects perhaps vital for a thorough understanding of psychic spying, remain classified as of this writing. Many things about the remote viewing experiments, and other related experiments, may never be known but by those directly involved.

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) reported that around 20 million dollars had been spent on remote viewing and other paranormal research during the life cycle of the programs. According to the FAS website*, after evaluating STAR GATE, "CIA concluded that there was no case in which ESP had provided data used to guide intelligence operations."

However, other reports have stated that remote viewers had, in many cases, provided data very helpful to intelligence operations. Was the CIA's public conclusion simply a smokescreen? And should U.S. Intelligence agencies ever fund RV, or other paranormal, experiments? What if proof existed that remote viewing did provide important information? Would such proof change your mind (for or against)?

Sources and Links of Interest:

* http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/stargate.htm

http://www.mceagle.com/

http://www.scientificexploration.org/

http://www.biomindsuperpowers.com/Pages/CIA-InitiatedRV.html