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The Reality of ESP: A Physicist's Proof of Psychic Abilities
On February 4, 1974, members of the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped nineteen-year-old newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley, California apartment. Desperate to find her, the police called physicist Russell Targ and Pat Price, a psychic retired police commissioner. As Price turned the pages of the police mug book filled with hundreds of photos, suddenly he pointed to one of them and announced, "That's the ringleader." The man was Donald DeFreeze, who was indeed subsequently so identified. Price also described the type and location of the kidnap car, enabling the police to find it within minutes. That remarkable event is one reason Targ believes in ESP. Another occurred when his group made $120,000 by forecasting for nine weeks in a row the changes in the silver-commodity futures market As a scientist, Targ demands proof. His experience is based on two decades of investigations at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), which he cofounded with physicist Harold Puthoff in 1972. This twenty-million dollar program launched during the Cold War was supported by the CIA, NASA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Army and Air Force Intelligence. The experiments they conducted routinely presented results could have happened by chance less than once in a million. Targ describes four types of
Final chapters present evidence for survival after death; explain how ESP works based on the Buddhist/Hindu view of our selves as nonlocal, eternal awareness; discuss the ethics of exercising psychic abilities,and show us how to explore ESP ourselves. "I am convinced," Targ says, "that most people can learn to move from their ordinary mind to one not obstructed by conventional barriers of space and time. Who would not want to try that?"
Final chapters present evidence for survival after death; explain how ESP works based on the Buddhist/Hindu view of our selves as nonlocal, eternal awareness; discuss the ethics of exercising psychic abilities,and show us how to explore ESP ourselves. "I am convinced," Targ says, "that most people can learn to move from their ordinary mind to one not obstructed by conventional barriers of space and time. Who would not want to try that?"
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First published March 27, 2012
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Russell Targ
17 books110 followersRussell Targ was born in Chicago on April 11, 1934. He is an American physicist and author, ESP researcher and pioneer in the earliest development of the laser.
Targ received a Bachelor of Science in physics from Queens College in 1954 and did graduate work in physics at Columbia University. He received two National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards for inventions and contributions in lasers and laser communications.
Targ is also an editor, publisher, songwriter, producer and teacher. In 1997 he retired from Lockheed Martin as a project manager and senior staff scientist, where he developed laser technology for airborne detection of wind shear and air turbulence. He has published more than a hundred papers on lasers, plasma physics, laser applications, electro-optics, and psychical research.
At the Stanford Research Institute in the 1970s and 1980s, Targ and his colleague Harold E. Puthoff co-founded a 23-year, $25-million program of research into psychic abilities and their operational use for the U.S. intelligence community, including the CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency and Army Intelligence. These abilities are referred to collectively as "remote viewing". Targ and Puthoff both expressed the belief that Uri Geller, retired police commissioner Pat Price and artist Ingo Swann all had genuine psychic abilities. They published their findings in Nature and the Proceedings of the IEEE. From 1972 to 1995 the program was classified SECRET and compartmentalized with Limited Access. That is to say, the program was not only classified, but every single person who was informed about the program had to personally sign a so-called bigot list, to acknowledge that they had been exposed to the program data.
Targ's autobiography, Do You See What I See: Memoirs of a Blind Biker, was published in 2008, and describes his life as a scientist and legally blind motorcyclist.
Targ lectures worldwide on remote viewing. He now resides in Palo Alto, California with his second wife, Patricia.
Targ's website presents videos demonstrating remote viewing at: www.espresearch.com.
Targ received a Bachelor of Science in physics from Queens College in 1954 and did graduate work in physics at Columbia University. He received two National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards for inventions and contributions in lasers and laser communications.
Targ is also an editor, publisher, songwriter, producer and teacher. In 1997 he retired from Lockheed Martin as a project manager and senior staff scientist, where he developed laser technology for airborne detection of wind shear and air turbulence. He has published more than a hundred papers on lasers, plasma physics, laser applications, electro-optics, and psychical research.
At the Stanford Research Institute in the 1970s and 1980s, Targ and his colleague Harold E. Puthoff co-founded a 23-year, $25-million program of research into psychic abilities and their operational use for the U.S. intelligence community, including the CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency and Army Intelligence. These abilities are referred to collectively as "remote viewing". Targ and Puthoff both expressed the belief that Uri Geller, retired police commissioner Pat Price and artist Ingo Swann all had genuine psychic abilities. They published their findings in Nature and the Proceedings of the IEEE. From 1972 to 1995 the program was classified SECRET and compartmentalized with Limited Access. That is to say, the program was not only classified, but every single person who was informed about the program had to personally sign a so-called bigot list, to acknowledge that they had been exposed to the program data.
Targ's autobiography, Do You See What I See: Memoirs of a Blind Biker, was published in 2008, and describes his life as a scientist and legally blind motorcyclist.
Targ lectures worldwide on remote viewing. He now resides in Palo Alto, California with his second wife, Patricia.
Targ's website presents videos demonstrating remote viewing at: www.espresearch.com.
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March 21, 2018
Had you asked me just a month before I started reading this book if I believed in the very possibility of remote viewing (the central form explored in this book) I would have laughed and said it was simply impossible. Yes, I thought and believed there was ample evidence for the existence of a very subtle "extended mind" which could be conceivably be explained as a function of EM fields generated in the brain, but this was something limited to a small field. I could have then to an extent even go so far as accept the link of very close individuals through some kind of brain quantum entanglement to explain the famous "mother's intuition."
Is this book decisive proof? No. Will it convince the skeptical? No. There is no "scientific" consensus on this, but then again scientific consensus is highly meaningless when one deals with a controversial topic such as this. Those adamant to not believe will not believe regardless of how ridiculous their denying hand waving "simple" explanations are. If one looks at the history of scientific developments it's nothing new that the old guard refuse to believe what is right in front of their faces until proof is overwhelming. Yes, I ended up looking at debunkings, and no I was not convinced by their conventional problematizing of the results. The best criticisms I noticed were about methodological considerations, but some of the stronger attacks were also weakened by the unrealistic demands on description and matching.
Is there evidence for ESP? Yes. Is there evidence for remote viewing? Yes. Do I >know< this? Of course not, I haven't done the thing. Being honest, what convinced me was not actually this book and its examples (though they are quite interesting and most of them I see no reason for someone to lie about), but rather two things: 1) the fact that the government spent 20 years secretly funding, studying, and using remote viewing, 2) certain individuals I have much intellectual respect for who affirmed the reality of such things. Regarding 1, yes, the government wastes money on a lot of stupid things, but the story of how this got any government research is quite fascinating; the project and funding were not given until proof was offered to the government that this phenomena was real—proof of seeing something that they should not be able to see, which started wild goose chase investigations afterward looking for possible information leaks. Is this by itself convincing? No.
While I think it ludicrous to believe it, I admit to the possibility that all individuals involved in these studies and experiments are all in on one of the largest and longest public lies and scientific scams. Being that I have more faith in humanity in general, such that not everything I find hard to believe is necessarily a conspiracy of fools or liars, I think there is something to this... I just don't know quite what 'this' is. Even those who claim to have done it and those who continue to do it for the most part make no claim to know just what this means about the human mind and its nature. Ultimately this capacity, if it is a real capacity, is so outrageous to the modern materialist mind that nothing short of experiencing it for itself will provide enough evidence to accept its reality.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence... or maybe, well, just plain evidence that can be proved to be tamper free and methodologically sound. Whether we believe this is possible or not is, for most of us, irrelevant. Truthfully, the only thing it changes is our worldview. It's not like you'll be winning a lottery with this—or maybe you will? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'll let you know if I ever personally find out.
Is this book decisive proof? No. Will it convince the skeptical? No. There is no "scientific" consensus on this, but then again scientific consensus is highly meaningless when one deals with a controversial topic such as this. Those adamant to not believe will not believe regardless of how ridiculous their denying hand waving "simple" explanations are. If one looks at the history of scientific developments it's nothing new that the old guard refuse to believe what is right in front of their faces until proof is overwhelming. Yes, I ended up looking at debunkings, and no I was not convinced by their conventional problematizing of the results. The best criticisms I noticed were about methodological considerations, but some of the stronger attacks were also weakened by the unrealistic demands on description and matching.
Is there evidence for ESP? Yes. Is there evidence for remote viewing? Yes. Do I >know< this? Of course not, I haven't done the thing. Being honest, what convinced me was not actually this book and its examples (though they are quite interesting and most of them I see no reason for someone to lie about), but rather two things: 1) the fact that the government spent 20 years secretly funding, studying, and using remote viewing, 2) certain individuals I have much intellectual respect for who affirmed the reality of such things. Regarding 1, yes, the government wastes money on a lot of stupid things, but the story of how this got any government research is quite fascinating; the project and funding were not given until proof was offered to the government that this phenomena was real—proof of seeing something that they should not be able to see, which started wild goose chase investigations afterward looking for possible information leaks. Is this by itself convincing? No.
While I think it ludicrous to believe it, I admit to the possibility that all individuals involved in these studies and experiments are all in on one of the largest and longest public lies and scientific scams. Being that I have more faith in humanity in general, such that not everything I find hard to believe is necessarily a conspiracy of fools or liars, I think there is something to this... I just don't know quite what 'this' is. Even those who claim to have done it and those who continue to do it for the most part make no claim to know just what this means about the human mind and its nature. Ultimately this capacity, if it is a real capacity, is so outrageous to the modern materialist mind that nothing short of experiencing it for itself will provide enough evidence to accept its reality.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence... or maybe, well, just plain evidence that can be proved to be tamper free and methodologically sound. Whether we believe this is possible or not is, for most of us, irrelevant. Truthfully, the only thing it changes is our worldview. It's not like you'll be winning a lottery with this—or maybe you will? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'll let you know if I ever personally find out.
January 22, 2013
I've seen lots of references to Russel Targ's work over the years but just recently I read this, his latest work. I am so glad I did.
If you ever want to read some of the most important information about paranormal abilities ever written, this is the book for you. Here Targ details the rigidly controlled scientific experiments he has conducted over the years that prove the existence of psychic powers. In his book he describes in detail working with top notch psychics under laboratory conditions that resulted in astounding statistics, statisitics that should change the minds of event the most ardent skeptics.
Most of Targs work involves remote viewing, where psychically talented and even average people are able to describe locations and even events at great distances. This includes finding people in hiding, super secret government facilities, a down Russian bomber in Africa and even the almost invisible rings of Jupiter before they were officially discovered. No wonder the CIA got interested in his efforts. In the end it was Targ and his associates who actually trained government operatives and the U.S military in such techniques while the USSR was doing the same type of thing.
Today, Targ conducts remote viewing training for the public. Yes, that's right. The man correctly believes we all have such latent abilities and he proves it time and again by training average people to do the extraordinary.
Definitely read the book and recommend it to others. You won't be sorry.
If you ever want to read some of the most important information about paranormal abilities ever written, this is the book for you. Here Targ details the rigidly controlled scientific experiments he has conducted over the years that prove the existence of psychic powers. In his book he describes in detail working with top notch psychics under laboratory conditions that resulted in astounding statistics, statisitics that should change the minds of event the most ardent skeptics.
Most of Targs work involves remote viewing, where psychically talented and even average people are able to describe locations and even events at great distances. This includes finding people in hiding, super secret government facilities, a down Russian bomber in Africa and even the almost invisible rings of Jupiter before they were officially discovered. No wonder the CIA got interested in his efforts. In the end it was Targ and his associates who actually trained government operatives and the U.S military in such techniques while the USSR was doing the same type of thing.
Today, Targ conducts remote viewing training for the public. Yes, that's right. The man correctly believes we all have such latent abilities and he proves it time and again by training average people to do the extraordinary.
Definitely read the book and recommend it to others. You won't be sorry.
August 9, 2016
This book published in 2012 was written in textbook form for both skeptics and believers of extrasensory perception. The topic of ESP psychic abilities also spans PSI, metaphysics and clairvoyance.
Author Russell Targ’s father William served as editor-in-chief of G.P. Putnam’s Sons and published their most popular single novel “The Godfather”. Russell’s wife Joan Fisher Targ was the sister of world chess champion Bobby Fisher. Russell Targ, now 80 years old has his own unique mind and as a physicist and parapsychologist he was an early pioneer in lasers. From 1972-1982 he joined the Stanford Research Institute studying “remote viewing”.
Remote viewing is the ability to remain stationary and visualize at will in one’s mind; territory, objects and activities in remote places sometimes at great distances around the globe. Sensory consciousness is vastly improved through an open mind, complete relaxation and blocking out contemporary clutter. Targ worked closely with individuals through experimental exercises. He details their observations and drawings that often closely resemble reality. The CIA, Pentagon and branches of the U.S. military had a strong interest in such research. Historically in 1974 a trained close friend provided early identification as to Patricia Hearst’s kidnapper.
Targ worked with the most gifted individuals but also taught common students in controlled experiments. The book ventures into an array of psychic topics beyond “remote viewing” including telepathy, intuition and reincarnation supported by personal testimony, specific cases cases, documentation, follow up, statistics and probabilities.
Targ includes some unique quotes including one by a more famous physicist.
“For us believing physicists, the distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one.” - Albert Einstein , March 21, 1955
Author Russell Targ’s father William served as editor-in-chief of G.P. Putnam’s Sons and published their most popular single novel “The Godfather”. Russell’s wife Joan Fisher Targ was the sister of world chess champion Bobby Fisher. Russell Targ, now 80 years old has his own unique mind and as a physicist and parapsychologist he was an early pioneer in lasers. From 1972-1982 he joined the Stanford Research Institute studying “remote viewing”.
Remote viewing is the ability to remain stationary and visualize at will in one’s mind; territory, objects and activities in remote places sometimes at great distances around the globe. Sensory consciousness is vastly improved through an open mind, complete relaxation and blocking out contemporary clutter. Targ worked closely with individuals through experimental exercises. He details their observations and drawings that often closely resemble reality. The CIA, Pentagon and branches of the U.S. military had a strong interest in such research. Historically in 1974 a trained close friend provided early identification as to Patricia Hearst’s kidnapper.
Targ worked with the most gifted individuals but also taught common students in controlled experiments. The book ventures into an array of psychic topics beyond “remote viewing” including telepathy, intuition and reincarnation supported by personal testimony, specific cases cases, documentation, follow up, statistics and probabilities.
Targ includes some unique quotes including one by a more famous physicist.
“For us believing physicists, the distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one.” - Albert Einstein , March 21, 1955
September 25, 2022
"After eliminating the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, is the truth." - Sherlock Holmes
I have an odd hobby of randomly reading declassified documents from the CIA Reading Room, so I had heard of Project Stargate, Ingo Swann and the research being done on remote viewing before. It had made me mildly curious but not enough to dig deeper at the time.
Then I stumbled across Russell Targ's banned Ted Talk. It is highly worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZ24...
It was after watching this video that my curiosity was reignited and I bought a copy of this book.
I was not disappointed. The Reality of ESP is a great overview of remote viewing, an introduction to some of the formal scientific research being done into psi phenomenon in general and provides instructions on how to give remote viewing a try yourself. It does not go too deep though plenty of references and recommendations are provided should you like to go deeper into the subject.
If you have any curiosity about ESP/psi phenomenon, I definitely recommend checking out Targ's YouTube video first. Then, if you'd like to learn more, give this book a try. Be sure to read with an open mind.
I have an odd hobby of randomly reading declassified documents from the CIA Reading Room, so I had heard of Project Stargate, Ingo Swann and the research being done on remote viewing before. It had made me mildly curious but not enough to dig deeper at the time.
Then I stumbled across Russell Targ's banned Ted Talk. It is highly worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZ24...
It was after watching this video that my curiosity was reignited and I bought a copy of this book.
I was not disappointed. The Reality of ESP is a great overview of remote viewing, an introduction to some of the formal scientific research being done into psi phenomenon in general and provides instructions on how to give remote viewing a try yourself. It does not go too deep though plenty of references and recommendations are provided should you like to go deeper into the subject.
If you have any curiosity about ESP/psi phenomenon, I definitely recommend checking out Targ's YouTube video first. Then, if you'd like to learn more, give this book a try. Be sure to read with an open mind.
June 7, 2017
I found Russell Targ's banned TED talk and got curious. This book is definitely interesting, but I expected a bit more science-y approach. Now, my statistical knowledge is very very far from being good, but I think they somehow flipped over the "rejecting the null hypothesis" approach, but it may be just me.
Also, the whole topic was of interest to Russell personally from childhood. So I think here the personal and professional sides are mixing and every time in favour of the other. So that is a bit dodgy. I can't argue with the math in the last chapters as I don't comprehend it. Still, it was a very interesting book and with so many statistical significance something must be in it.
Also, the whole topic was of interest to Russell personally from childhood. So I think here the personal and professional sides are mixing and every time in favour of the other. So that is a bit dodgy. I can't argue with the math in the last chapters as I don't comprehend it. Still, it was a very interesting book and with so many statistical significance something must be in it.
February 24, 2013
OMG!....This book is a must read for both non-believers and believers of Psychic abilities, has Russel Targ have provided statistical evidence from studies funded by the CIA and NASA to prove its existence for nearly 40 years.
January 27, 2020
Logically Mysterious
Few books have tried to explain the old mysteries in a logical fashion.
This one deserves to be read by any serous student of magic and its history.
Few books have tried to explain the old mysteries in a logical fashion.
This one deserves to be read by any serous student of magic and its history.
January 11, 2026
A fascinating book by a physicist and leading researcher in the U.S. government’s now-declassified remote viewing program.
The author presents compelling case studies and statistical evidence that, for many readers, eliminates any remaining doubt about the existence of psychic phenomena and our potential to harness them. He also offers clear explanations of the underlying physics behind these abilities, along with thoughtful insights into their profound philosophical implications.
As someone deeply intrigued by this topic, I found the book thoroughly engaging and highly enjoyable.
The author presents compelling case studies and statistical evidence that, for many readers, eliminates any remaining doubt about the existence of psychic phenomena and our potential to harness them. He also offers clear explanations of the underlying physics behind these abilities, along with thoughtful insights into their profound philosophical implications.
As someone deeply intrigued by this topic, I found the book thoroughly engaging and highly enjoyable.
November 20, 2018
ESP and Beyond
If you have a little pinch of curiosity about ESP , this book will open the doors to it without doubt. One chapter is about how to practice remote viewing, other chapters are about experiments done by Targ himself and also other scientists. If you want to go deeper on subject, there are many book recommendations not only about ESP but also on other subjects from astral projection to Buddhism.
If you have a little pinch of curiosity about ESP , this book will open the doors to it without doubt. One chapter is about how to practice remote viewing, other chapters are about experiments done by Targ himself and also other scientists. If you want to go deeper on subject, there are many book recommendations not only about ESP but also on other subjects from astral projection to Buddhism.
August 21, 2019
Essential read for newcomers to ESP and the mind as a timeless spaceless one
I'm new to this subject. I saw some videos of Targ on Youtube and thought it was worth investigating. I think the book does a good job of providing the most recent and comprehensive overview of the psy phenomenon in a form accessible to the average reader. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to expand hisher mental and spiritual horizon.
I'm new to this subject. I saw some videos of Targ on Youtube and thought it was worth investigating. I think the book does a good job of providing the most recent and comprehensive overview of the psy phenomenon in a form accessible to the average reader. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to expand hisher mental and spiritual horizon.
January 19, 2018
amazing book. must read
January 19, 2020
An absolutely incredible research of 40 years on this fascinating topic with a full back up of further reads.
March 5, 2020
Mindblowing! Absolutely mindblowing.
July 4, 2020
Great book
May 15, 2021
An interesting book though in parts it does get repetitive. But on the whole a very good book on ESP backed by scientific evidence. Highly recommended.
January 6, 2024
A mathematical and scientific explanation of ESP phenomena as well as detailed report of governamental backed experiments.
October 24, 2013
The Reality of ESP: A Physicist’s Proof of Psychic Abilities, presents statistical evidence ESP is real. Physicist Russell Targ introduces the reader to ESP or Remote Viewing (RV) presenting cases and scientific research. In his own words Targ states, "Proof establishes knowledge or the truth of a conclusion". For decades, Targ has produced significant scientific research on the nature of consciousness. He describes amazing feats of psychic ability, such as, identifying the kidnapper Patricia Hearst, locating a downed Russian aircraft, and specific remote viewing for the CIA and Army Intelligence. Phenomena such as mental influence and healing from a distance are introduced. Targ includes a section on reincarnation and the survival of identity after bodily death. He enlightens the reader with interesting research and cases in favor of the proposition that elements of a personality survive after death. The hypothesis that man can see into the distance and future has been written by Buddhist and Hindu's for the past twenty-five hundred years. Targ's scientific findings, examples, and explanations in terms of quantum approach of non-locality, remote viewing and pre-cognition should be confirmation to those who accept these concepts. Even non-believers may start to re-evaluate their opinions.
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October 19, 2014
This book is an account of the author's work with ESP in an academic and practical setting in the form of his own experiences in working with remote viewing in the Stargate program, which was funded by the CIA, Army intelligence and other agencies over 23 years.
The book also covers various scientific studies into psychic functioning or ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) from all over the world with details about the statistical results of these.
The book is a deeply fascinating read with just the right blend of hard science and the author's own spiritual experiences. It reads like fiction, but it is truly magic becoming real.
Who would have thought that many areas of psychic functioning such as "knowing when people are looking at you", "realising that something bad is about to happen", "predicting random events", etc. have been subjected to scientific studies with statistically measurable results, but they really have. The results of these studies points to the reality of such phenomena and that people in general have these kind of abilities, but in varying degrees just like some are better than others at skills like language, math, sports and playing music.
The book also covers various scientific studies into psychic functioning or ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) from all over the world with details about the statistical results of these.
The book is a deeply fascinating read with just the right blend of hard science and the author's own spiritual experiences. It reads like fiction, but it is truly magic becoming real.
Who would have thought that many areas of psychic functioning such as "knowing when people are looking at you", "realising that something bad is about to happen", "predicting random events", etc. have been subjected to scientific studies with statistically measurable results, but they really have. The results of these studies points to the reality of such phenomena and that people in general have these kind of abilities, but in varying degrees just like some are better than others at skills like language, math, sports and playing music.
March 14, 2016
Not sure how I feel about this book. I really like the fact that it's written by a scientist and from the beginning he says that because of the controversial nature of the subject, don't take anything on faith but just look at the results. And he feeds us so many results from all of his studies, it's overwhelming and a little boring at times.
After a while you realize it's trial after trial of something crazy related to ESP which is bound to end up with successful results. I wish he'd said more about the trails that weren't a success and maybe dive deep into why they weren't, especially since one of the takeaways is that everyone possesses the ability to do things like remote sensing (mainstream image of ESP).
So I'm not sure if I'm convinced after reading this book, but I'm definitely more open to it and really want to try some of the exercises Targ mentioned, mostly just to get some closure. However, I can't argue with data so I have little to no reason not to believe in ESP.
After a while you realize it's trial after trial of something crazy related to ESP which is bound to end up with successful results. I wish he'd said more about the trails that weren't a success and maybe dive deep into why they weren't, especially since one of the takeaways is that everyone possesses the ability to do things like remote sensing (mainstream image of ESP).
So I'm not sure if I'm convinced after reading this book, but I'm definitely more open to it and really want to try some of the exercises Targ mentioned, mostly just to get some closure. However, I can't argue with data so I have little to no reason not to believe in ESP.
October 19, 2021
Full of data, carefully designed experiments and a few discussions about why ostensible "scientists" can still reject the possibility of "non-local" perception and the like in the face of such evidence. That is, they are not "scientists," but rather dogmatists, who won't accept clear evidence when they see it. Interesting. This is a collection of earlier work, modified to focus on an audience of, perhaps, skeptics who may be amenable to examining data.
Those who've made up their minds in advance that it must be fraud and thus refuse to entertain new realities will not be convinced: zealots can't be convinced because zealots are not thinking beings. IMHO.
Those who've made up their minds in advance that it must be fraud and thus refuse to entertain new realities will not be convinced: zealots can't be convinced because zealots are not thinking beings. IMHO.
February 2, 2013
Targ presents sound, compelling evidence to support his ideas. I think the whole topic is very intriguing, but some people may not feel so comfortable talking about it. It could totally shake your world view if you choose to accept the proof he gives. I'm looking more into Buddhism now because I'm inclined to think that all the experiments with super high statistical significance surely cannot just be due to coincidence. I'm excited to learn meditation so that I might be able to successfully perform remote viewing.
July 24, 2015
Ever wonder if ESP is real? And if you might have some in yourself? Ever had a premonition or dream that predicted the future? Or felt like someone was watching you, only to discover that someone was? Ever wonder if government agencies like the CIA have ever harnessed this power? Ever ponder what other dimensions might be present in this life that we're unaware of? Ever curious about what consciousness really is, and what it means when people say that all consciousness is one? This and more can be found in this scientific exploration of this world of psychics and clairvoyance.
July 7, 2014
This book did a great job describing the in-depth studies done by gov't funded projects to both research and utilize this subject. Reading this book will make you rethink the nature of reality. To find the truth, one must move beyond the area of comfort, and follow the facts wherever they lead. If you are able to read this book without bias you may find that reality is much different than you have been led to believe.
September 15, 2013
For anybody who has ever wondered if ESP is really real, in this book you have the definitive answer. Author Russell Targ presents his years of research into such talents as remote viewing and healing abilities to show that not only is ESP real, it is attainable by all. He presents ESP in the light of quantum physics with humor and intellect. Highly recommended read!
August 8, 2017
Dr. Targ knows his subject. One of the pioneers in psi research, he has devoted decades of stringent research protocol to understanding the power of the human mind. He has worked with the military on the development of remote viewing, and personally trained some of their best subjects. A phenomenal read !
June 4, 2020
Confirmation that ESP is real
Written by a physicist, Dr. Russell Targ, who ran a program to investigate psychic abilities at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) for two decades, understandably, the book is full of empirical data.
Targ is a skilled storyteller who brings authenticity to a controversial subject. Thoroughly enjoyable reading.
Written by a physicist, Dr. Russell Targ, who ran a program to investigate psychic abilities at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) for two decades, understandably, the book is full of empirical data.
Targ is a skilled storyteller who brings authenticity to a controversial subject. Thoroughly enjoyable reading.
November 8, 2012
Quite convincing. A good book for skeptics to read.
March 30, 2013
excellent read
August 11, 2014
provocative and quite clear, actually.
January 8, 2019
Very good if you are into Remote viewing as this is the guy that was involved with the project.
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