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Everybody's Guide to Natural ESP: Unlocking the Extrasensory Power of Your Mind
In this milestone book, Ingo Swann guides the reader through revolutionary techniques he developed and tested in thousands of experiments, with startling results, for tapping ESP potential. His exciting new concepts of “mind mound,” “mind manifestation,” and the “ESP core” help readers demystify ESP and link this important inner reality to what is already known about dreams, memory, quantum physics, and human creativity. Swann shows how to become more receptive to the “deeper self” and make contact with the hidden reality in which ESP operates.
227 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1991
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October 3, 2013
Should be mandatory reading for everyone, I see now why all his books are so expensive, clearly someone does not want us to read these books.Natural ESP
July 6, 2022
This is a good introductory book into the nature and importance of ESP by whom many consider to be the father of controlled remote viewing. This book goes into the basic premise behind perceiving targets and the various challenges presented with doing such. Models are given to help understand the various layers of the psyche that function in different ways when trying to relay incoming information. Focus is given towards picture drawings since verbal recognition presents issues to parts of the psyche that overtake and confuse the other areas of focus and development. Many cited examples, stretching from the beginning of the practice up into the date of publication serve to illustrate the various ways the psyche perceives and pieces together information unknown to the viewer. This was a good and concise read.
August 19, 2019
Clearing up misconceptions
It's not everyday that you read a book that corrects and clarifies your previously held beliefs. This book does the correction partly to a small degree for me. To a great degree it's clarified concepts that I did not have a great understanding about. The author is not just gifted in their psychic abilities but is well versed in the study of the phenomena. That's what separates this book from many others. There's many presentations of experiments that yielded factual information to unbiased observers. The writing style is easy to understand which helps get the concepts across. This is not a book about how to activate psychic ability. There is some of that in the book but it's not the main thing. It's more about why psychic abilities are real. And why everyone has them. The degrees vary but with this you have a starting point on what you would have to do to use the information from most of these kinds of books. That is why I give book such a high rating.
It's not everyday that you read a book that corrects and clarifies your previously held beliefs. This book does the correction partly to a small degree for me. To a great degree it's clarified concepts that I did not have a great understanding about. The author is not just gifted in their psychic abilities but is well versed in the study of the phenomena. That's what separates this book from many others. There's many presentations of experiments that yielded factual information to unbiased observers. The writing style is easy to understand which helps get the concepts across. This is not a book about how to activate psychic ability. There is some of that in the book but it's not the main thing. It's more about why psychic abilities are real. And why everyone has them. The degrees vary but with this you have a starting point on what you would have to do to use the information from most of these kinds of books. That is why I give book such a high rating.
February 3, 2024
Hidden in Plain Sight
This book is a thoroughly scientific and well-founded proposal for individual to develop their bioenergetic potential. However, the climate is so, and Ingo Swann's name and aura are so, that only a select few will indeed even want to walk through that door, not in spite of it being displayed so wide in the open, but because it is. They will continue looking for procedures in self-defeating studies, and others still will keep banging their heads against the fiction they find in occult grimoires.
This book is a thoroughly scientific and well-founded proposal for individual to develop their bioenergetic potential. However, the climate is so, and Ingo Swann's name and aura are so, that only a select few will indeed even want to walk through that door, not in spite of it being displayed so wide in the open, but because it is. They will continue looking for procedures in self-defeating studies, and others still will keep banging their heads against the fiction they find in occult grimoires.
February 13, 2020
What I like about Ingo Swann is his unique take on the whole ESP phenomena (read Penetration for more). Very well explained, educational and concise. He isn't afraid of differentiating how much (almost everything) we don't know from what we really do know.
May 13, 2020
Need a map?
Great way to start or supplement a journey. If reality is perception, then the reality of the things stated in this book may become your new perception of world around you.
Great way to start or supplement a journey. If reality is perception, then the reality of the things stated in this book may become your new perception of world around you.
April 4, 2026
A fantastic introduction into the reality of extrasensory perception (ESP). It provides a framework for understanding and a basic methodology for conducting your own ESP experiments.
I would recommend reading it in conjunction with Dr. Simeon Hein’s “How Remote Viewing Works” lecture series on YouTube, which constitutes seven insightful ten-minute lectures on the topic. His YouTube username is @Fractalfriend.
The picture drawings in this book are amazing, with some dating back over 140 years, to the 1880s. Of particular interest is how the same set of mistakes manifest throughout the centuries. Ingo has assembled a list of categories under which these can be compiled:
Error contributions
Associations
Lack of fusion
Accuracies
Lack of fusion is an intriguing one as it speaks to how information is processed through extrasensory perception. Here, one will have all the correct elements down on the page, but without having “fused” together into a cohesive depiction of the target. It’s only once the target is revealed that one can see how each of the elements relates to each other.
The shared experience of these early common mistakes suggests there is a universality to this ability that is unaffected by the time or culture we grew up in, much like we learn to run by crawling and walking first. It is an innate ability for which we experience the same learning curve and obstacles at the outset of learning to utilise it effectively.
I highly suggest conducting some of your own experiments as the proof here is in the pudding. Everyone has access to this ability, and it is difficult to put into words how strange it is to see it in action for yourself the first time. Intellectually knowing about these things is no substitute for directly experiencing them.
Overall, a low-commitment read and a great introduction to the subject. I would recommend it to anyone interested remote viewing and extrasensory perception.
I would recommend reading it in conjunction with Dr. Simeon Hein’s “How Remote Viewing Works” lecture series on YouTube, which constitutes seven insightful ten-minute lectures on the topic. His YouTube username is @Fractalfriend.
The picture drawings in this book are amazing, with some dating back over 140 years, to the 1880s. Of particular interest is how the same set of mistakes manifest throughout the centuries. Ingo has assembled a list of categories under which these can be compiled:
Error contributions
Associations
Lack of fusion
Accuracies
Lack of fusion is an intriguing one as it speaks to how information is processed through extrasensory perception. Here, one will have all the correct elements down on the page, but without having “fused” together into a cohesive depiction of the target. It’s only once the target is revealed that one can see how each of the elements relates to each other.
The shared experience of these early common mistakes suggests there is a universality to this ability that is unaffected by the time or culture we grew up in, much like we learn to run by crawling and walking first. It is an innate ability for which we experience the same learning curve and obstacles at the outset of learning to utilise it effectively.
I highly suggest conducting some of your own experiments as the proof here is in the pudding. Everyone has access to this ability, and it is difficult to put into words how strange it is to see it in action for yourself the first time. Intellectually knowing about these things is no substitute for directly experiencing them.
Overall, a low-commitment read and a great introduction to the subject. I would recommend it to anyone interested remote viewing and extrasensory perception.
January 15, 2026
Pretty informative if you're into that sort of thing. I'm not the kind of person to pursue this sort of technique myself but it's cool knowing these avenues exist, and exercising one's "ESP-core" is pretty useful in practical ways that don't involve clairvoyant/remote-viewing practices. Not your new-agey "just open up your chakras and believe" sort of book, the author breaks down ESP in a pretty professional way.
April 22, 2026
In the first part of this book, the author, Ingo Swann, describes the model of ESP or PSI phenomena that he uses. He then goes on to the most substantial part of the book, which he devotes to methods by which anyone can develop such skills for themselves. He ends by giving some perspective on government and military involvement in the field. He is well-qualified to cover all of these topics because of his deep personal involvement.
November 20, 2022
Interesting and in depth
Ingo was involved with military psy projects. And was responsible for changes in the program that helped it greatly. A true student of the game and great resource!
Ingo was involved with military psy projects. And was responsible for changes in the program that helped it greatly. A true student of the game and great resource!
July 9, 2023
One of my first impressions while reading this book, was that the author comes across as being very intelligent. He obviously knows what he is talking about.
We all have the power ; we just need to learn not to let our ‘mind’ get in the way.
We all have the power ; we just need to learn not to let our ‘mind’ get in the way.
December 24, 2023
This book isn’t exactly what I was expecting, but it does make you believe everyone has ESP. We just need to believe and practice. Ingo gives you an outline on how to start. Remember simple is best and baby steps.
March 11, 2026
Great read
Interesting deep dive into the functioning of extrasensory perception And simple practices to activate it in the human.
He also includes A lengthy history on the study of extrasensory perception And how the Soviets were pioneers in the fields of bioenergetics.
Interesting deep dive into the functioning of extrasensory perception And simple practices to activate it in the human.
He also includes A lengthy history on the study of extrasensory perception And how the Soviets were pioneers in the fields of bioenergetics.
August 17, 2024
Parts of it were a hard read but other parts I loved. Not a page turner in some sections but totally a page turner at other parts.
February 12, 2026
Very good book
May 2, 2024
Basic and general
This book is a very basic and general account of remote viewing. The author's main concern is to position drawing as the vehicle for elicit pychic pperceptions. The book is informative but gets boring and repetitive. Ingo Swan style of writting is deep and a little bit heavy. The title is misleading because there is not such a thing as a guide. Also, I think although the information is useful is dated.
This book is a very basic and general account of remote viewing. The author's main concern is to position drawing as the vehicle for elicit pychic pperceptions. The book is informative but gets boring and repetitive. Ingo Swan style of writting is deep and a little bit heavy. The title is misleading because there is not such a thing as a guide. Also, I think although the information is useful is dated.
February 6, 2024
First read: I must admit, I have a pretty good success rate at some things when left alone. But the future is the real test.
Second read: Having read some other books on the subject, this one makes even more sense. One cannot expect pictures as if taken by a camera. It is best to simply draw what you do see. Just let go, relax, and record what shows up. Leave the concerns and interpretations for later. It's quite exciting when things match up, and they will once you're relaxed and receptive.
Third time 'round: I finally bought the book rather than taking it out of the library.
Ingo simply amazes me with his perceptions of what is happening when it happens.
Second read: Having read some other books on the subject, this one makes even more sense. One cannot expect pictures as if taken by a camera. It is best to simply draw what you do see. Just let go, relax, and record what shows up. Leave the concerns and interpretations for later. It's quite exciting when things match up, and they will once you're relaxed and receptive.
Third time 'round: I finally bought the book rather than taking it out of the library.
Ingo simply amazes me with his perceptions of what is happening when it happens.
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