A Letter to My Younger Remote Viewing Self
What I wish I’d known when I began my journey
My route through Remote Viewing has been as straight as a fish hook.
Around 2010, I came across references to Project Stargate somewhere on the internet. With the help of the comparatively primitive wind-up Google of the day, I stumbled across, and learned, The Farsight Institute’s Scientific Remote Viewing (SRV). I read extensively about Pat Price, and Extended Remote Viewing (ERV). I acquainted myself with the Hawaiian method (HRGV). All this before mastering Technical Remote Viewing (TRV) to professional grade. And I have endlessly flirted with acquiring Controlled Remote Viewing (CRV) over the intervening years.
Here’s what I wish my younger Remote Viewing self knew way back then. I hope it helps today’s novice viewers.
Dear Me, circa 2010,
You are about to embark on a fascinating journey, but keep the following in mind:
Learn what Remote Viewing is and what it’s not. Compare it to Out of Body, Astral Projection, Clairvoyance, and other similar experiences. Remote Viewing is a rigorous and tested protocol emerging from The Stanford Research Institute in the 1970s. You will learn that there is no quick and dirty form of Remote Viewing and that resulting accuracy is worth the investment of education. If you come across courses on YouTube offering to teach you Remote Viewing in 10 minutes, run!
Get a sense of the Remote Viewing landscape: Remote Viewing types, their founders and development histories; their uses, strengths, and weaknesses. Read 3 or 4 good history books detailing Project Stargate and its development: Phenomena by Annie Jacobsen is a good start. See how the various methods fit within the history. Then realize that Remote Viewing is an evolving thing. The leading edge may be different from where most people think.
Get a handle on existing Remote Viewing communities. There are more now than there were in 2010. Perspective on Remote Viewing is important and this comes from watching what people are saying, doing, and deploying as cutting edge uses.
Take a quality Remote Viewing course. You will read the CRV manual for too long, thinking something will rub off. The CRV manual was written years after the fact from memory by Paul H. Smith. It’s a wonderful document, but it’s not a how-to guide. Ever tried to change your printer toner using a parts reference guide? You get the idea. Take a quality video course or in-person training. Like martial arts or learning to dance, some things are best learned by watching.
Cast a wide net and find as many courses as you can. Compare them carefully; in-person, on-line, or DVD training makes little difference. But make sure you choose a course with extended support or community mentorship. You will find in training that noticing the psychic Signal Line comes quickly but becoming consistently good is sped up by a guiding hand.
Don’t be afraid to learn more than one form of Remote Viewing. There is some debate about this point, but I feel, like being bilingual, one will not mess with another.
Build community relationships early and often. Form or join a study/practice group early and stick with it to get mentorship. Find people who are a little bit ahead of you in skill and experience.
Solicit informational interviews with professional Remote Viewers. This will help you determine career potential and pitfalls.
Model successful Remote Viewing businesses. See what others are doing, what works, and what doesn’t.
Don’t camp out too long on the legacy of Remote Viewing. Things evolve. If better methods or applications emerge don’t be afraid to migrate. You can always go back. Abandoning the safety of credibility from historical methods takes guts.
Be aware of how much hand-writing Remote Viewing entails. If you have wrist pain, carpal tunnel, or similar conditions, most forms of Remote Viewing may not be for you.
Get a quality scanner and make sure you know how to use and clean it. Scanning and sharing session work is key to working in teams, and vertical dust lines can make your work look sloppy.
Be aware that you may need to involve another person. Many forms of Remote Viewing require a Monitor to direct and guide follow-on movements. TRV does not, making it very flexible and portable.
Be patient. You will improve with practice. In fact, one of your sessions about how to improve your Remote Viewing abilities will say as much.
And finally, Commit to quality. Practice Remote Viewing with rigor. Grow into new applications but don’t let imagination run wild.
By Brian Lightfoot, Director of Standard Remote Viewing where they offer training, services, and publish a newsletter of Remote Viewing project research and future predictions.
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