In 1972, a CIA agent walked into a room in Stanford, California, carrying a sealed envelope. Inside was a set of coordinates - latitude and longitude numbers that pointed to a location thousands of miles away. The agent handed the envelope to a man named Ingo Swann and said, "Tell me what's there."
Swann had no idea where the coordinates led. He had no maps, no photos, no information of any kind. He simply sat quietly, closed his eyes, and described what he "saw." He spoke of a large building with a distinctive roof, a tower nearby, and specific geographical features. When the CIA opened the envelope and checked the location, they found that Swann had described their secret Soviet military installation with uncanny accuracy - right down to details that weren't visible in satellite photos.
This wasn't magic. It wasn't a lucky guess. It was remote viewing - a scientifically-studied ability to access information from distant locations using consciousness alone. And for over 20 years, the U.S. government spent millions of dollars researching it through programs with code names like Stargate, Grill Flame, and Sun Streak.
The Birth of Psychic Espionage
The story begins in the 1970s when the CIA learned that the Soviet Union was spending enormous resources on "psychotronic" research - attempting to harness psychic abilities for military and intelligence purposes. Not to be outdone, the CIA launched its own program, initially called "Scanate" (Scan by Coordinate).
The program was based on a simple but revolutionary premise: consciousness can access information non-locally, bypassing the limitations of space and time. If true, this would be the ultimate intelligence gathering tool - no satellite could see what was inside a sealed building, no spy could penetrate a guarded facility, but consciousness might be able to "see" anything, anywhere, instantly.
The CIA recruited Ingo Swann, a New York artist who had demonstrated remarkable psychic abilities. Working with physicists at Stanford Research Institute (SRI), Swann helped develop a protocol for remote viewing that could be taught to others and tested scientifically.
The SRI Protocol
The remote viewing protocol developed at SRI was designed to eliminate fraud and produce verifiable results. Viewers worked in isolation, given only coordinates (random numbers assigned to targets). They described what they "saw" while monitors recorded everything. Later, independent judges compared the viewers' descriptions to the actual targets, rating the accuracy without knowing which was which.
Declassified Success Stories
The remote viewing program produced numerous successes that have been declassified and documented:
The Soviet Submarine: In 1979, remote viewer Joe McMoneagle described a secret Soviet submarine under construction. He detailed its size, shape, and unique features - including a novel propulsion system. Months later, satellite photos confirmed the existence of the Typhoon-class submarine, the largest ever built, with characteristics matching McMoneagle's description.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis: During the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis, remote viewers provided information about the location and condition of hostages that later proved accurate, including details about the interior of the buildings where they were held.
The Downed Soviet Bomber: In 1976, a Soviet Tu-22 bomber crashed in the African desert. Remote viewers described the location with enough accuracy that search teams found the wreckage within days, recovering valuable intelligence about Soviet technology.
The Mars Anomaly: In perhaps the most bizarre session, remote viewers were given coordinates on Mars (without being told they were Martian coordinates). They described pyramidal structures, vast underground complexes, and evidence of ancient civilization - descriptions that continue to intrigue researchers today.
The Science Behind Remote Viewing
Bentov studied the remote viewing phenomenon extensively and proposed a scientific explanation based on his consciousness mechanics model. He suggested that remote viewing works through several interconnected mechanisms:
- Non-local consciousness: Consciousness isn't confined to the brain but extends throughout the quantum field, allowing it to access information anywhere
- Holographic information access: The brain stores and accesses information holographically, meaning any part can access information about the whole - including non-local targets
- Quantum resonance: The viewer's consciousness resonates with the target location through quantum entanglement, creating an information bridge
- Temporal flexibility: Remote viewing can access not just present locations but past and future states as well, explaining precognitive remote viewing successes
"Remote viewing is not paranormal. It is normal consciousness operating without the artificial constraints we have been taught to impose upon it. We are all naturally non-local beings." - Itzhak Bentov
Declassified Psychic Research
Official government documentation
Phenomena
The secret history of the U.S. government's investigations into extrasensory perception and psychokinesis, including detailed coverage of remote viewing programs.
Limitless Mind
A guide to remote viewing and transformation of human consciousness by the Stanford physicist who co-developed the remote viewing protocol.
The Reality of ESP
A physicist's proof of psychic abilities, including remote viewing research and scientific validation of ESP phenomena.
Remote Viewing Protocols and Training
One of the most significant achievements of the remote viewing program was developing protocols that could be taught to virtually anyone. Bentov studied these methods and identified the key elements:
Coordinate remote viewing (CRV): The viewer is given only random numbers (the coordinates) and asked to describe the target. This eliminates analytical overlay - the mind's tendency to guess or analyze rather than perceive directly.
Extended remote viewing (ERV): Viewers enter a light trance state and allow impressions to flow naturally, often producing more detailed and accurate information.
Basic principles: Successful remote viewing requires:
- Quiet mind: Reducing mental chatter to allow subtle impressions to surface
- Non-judgmental awareness: Accepting impressions without analyzing or filtering them
- Systematic description: Reporting all sensory information - sights, sounds, smells, textures, emotions
- Feedback loop: Comparing results to actual targets to improve accuracy over time
The Stargate Program and Beyond
The CIA's Stargate program ran from 1978 to 1995, involving dozens of remote viewers and producing thousands of sessions. While much of the program remains classified, declassified documents reveal both successes and failures.
The program was reportedly shut down in 1995 after a CIA review concluded that while remote viewing produced "statistically significant" results, it wasn't reliable enough for intelligence work. However, many participants and researchers dispute this conclusion, claiming that political pressure and skepticism, not lack of results, led to the program's termination.
Since declassification, many former participants have gone public with their experiences. Their accounts suggest that remote viewing was far more successful than the official story indicates, with viewers reportedly locating hostages, describing secret weapons, and even predicting future events.
The Soviet Connection
Declassified documents reveal that the U.S. remote viewing program was launched in response to Soviet psychotronic research. The Soviets reportedly had over 20,000 researchers working on psychic phenomena, and the CIA feared a "psychic gap" similar to the space race. This suggests that both superpowers took remote viewing seriously enough to invest heavily in it.
Modern Remote Viewing Applications
Despite the official end of government programs, remote viewing research continues in both private and academic settings:
Archaeological remote viewing: Viewers have successfully described ancient sites and artifacts, sometimes providing information that later archaeological work confirmed.
Medical remote viewing: Some practitioners use remote viewing to assess health conditions, describing internal anatomy and pathology with surprising accuracy.
Business intelligence: Private companies reportedly use remote viewing for competitive intelligence, though this remains controversial and largely unverified.
Space exploration: Some researchers have attempted to use remote viewing to explore distant planets and celestial phenomena, with mixed but intriguing results.
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Awakening the Third Eye
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The Implications of Remote Viewing
If remote viewing is real - and the evidence suggests it is - it changes everything about our understanding of consciousness and reality:
Consciousness is non-local: Your awareness isn't confined to your brain or body. It can access information anywhere in space and time.
Space and time are illusions: The ability to access distant locations instantly suggests that space is not a barrier to consciousness. Precognitive remote viewing suggests time is also more flexible than we think.
We are all connected: Remote viewing implies that all locations, people, and events are connected through a field of consciousness that anyone can access.
Reality is information: If consciousness can access any information, then reality itself may be fundamentally informational rather than material.
Human potential is unlimited: Remote viewing suggests that psychic abilities are not special gifts but natural human capacities that can be developed with training.
The remote viewing research conducted by the CIA and other government agencies represents one of the most significant - and most secret - scientific investigations in history. It provides empirical evidence that consciousness can transcend the limitations of space and time, accessing information that should be impossible to obtain through conventional means.
Whether you choose to develop remote viewing abilities yourself or simply appreciate the profound implications of this research, one thing is clear: consciousness is far more powerful and mysterious than mainstream science has acknowledged. The ability to see without eyes, to know without being told, and to access any information in the universe may be your birthright as a conscious being.
The watchers have been watched. The secrets have been revealed. And the truth is stranger - and more wonderful - than fiction.