APERTURE
Remote Viewing Magazine
36
EDITORIAL
by Jana Rogge
FEATURED ARTICLES
The Story of Ingo Swann’s Book Penetration by Tom McNear
The Bread Pudding School of Advancement by Jana Rogge, Paul H. Smith, Bill Ray
The Chinese Hitchhiker and Virtue by Richard Wickes
My Experience with Pam Coronado’s Complete Psychic Detective Series by Srinivas Jonna
INTERVIEWS
Pioneering the Paranormal by Angela Thompson Smith
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Celebrating 50 Years, and Praying for 500 More by Amy Beth Katz
2022 IRVA Conference – Remote Viewing Beyond Borders by Coral Carte
SERIES
Women of Remote Viewing by Patty Gallagher
New Thinking Allowed—Remote Viewers interviewed by Jeffrey Mishlove
NEWS
Dr. Janet Lee Mitchell Obituary by Diane Dyann
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EDITORIAL
by Jana Rogge
FEATURE ARTICLES
Operational Precognitive Remote Viewing by Julia Ashley, Lily Efflorescence
Here be Dragons by Jana Rogge
Ingo’s Ideograms at the Master’s Level by Tom McNear
Application of the Metamemory Theory on RV by Renaud Evrard
Forensic Art and Remote Viewing by Sandra Hilleard
HISTORY
Historic and Archival Committee by Angela Thompson Smith
BOOKS
Associative Remote Viewing by Debra L. Katz & Jon Knowles
NEWS
A Letter From The President by Debra Lynne Katz, Ph.D.
SERIES
Women of Remote Viewing by Patty Gallagher
New Thinking Allowed—Remote Viewers interviewed by Jeffrey Mishlove
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EDITORIAL
50 Years by Jana Rogge
FEATURE ARTICLES
50 Years Remote Viewing History by Hal Puthoff
50 Years After by Russell Targ
50 Year History Of Applied Rv Projects by D. L. Katz
Can We Heal The Earth With Intuition? J. Mossbridge & J. Vivanco
IRVA Research Unit (IRU) by D. L. Katz
ARV time delay and judging protocols by Teresa Fendley and Tom Atwater.
BOOKS
Fragments of the Book Anomalies by Sandra Hilleard
The Windy Song – A Story of Reincarnation by Ingo Swann
Penetration Special Edition – Updated by Ingo Swann
The Foundations Of Controlled Remote Viewing – Editors: T. McNear, P. Smith
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
The 2021 IRVA Remote Viewing Conference by Vance West
NEWS
A Letter From The President by Debra Lynne Katz, Ph.D.
IRVA Officer’s Messages by Dale E. Graff , John Cook and Pam Coronado
The Ingo Swann Research Fellowship 2022 – Blynne Olivieri
2021 Warcollier Prize Winner
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FEATURE ARTICLES
IRVA Needed to Exist by Paul Smith
David Hathcock by Christie Negri
Opening the Storage Locker by Angela T. Smith
PEAR Lab by Angela T. Smith
Cryptoviewing by Daz Smith
Warcollier Award by Dale Graff
IRVA IRU by Dale Graff & Debra Katz
REVIEW
2020 Online Conference by John Cook
TASKING & RESPONSES
An Interview with Janet Mitchell by Paul Smith
WEBSITE
IRVA Website Update by Jon Noble
IRVA COMMUNITY PRINCIPLES
by Jon Noble
RV HISTORY
Gone but not Forgotten by Angela T. Smith
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FEATURE ARTICLE
REMOTE VIEWING TWINS WITH AUTISM by Gail Clayton Husick
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
2018 IRVA/SSE CONFERENCE by John Cook
TASKINGS AND RESPONSES
AN INTEREVIEW WITH Jeffrey Mishlove, Ph.D. by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
RV TRIBUTE
GROVER CLEVLAND BACKSTER, JR. by John P. Stahler
CIA STAR GATE ARCHIVES
ALBERT EINSTEIN by Paul H. Smith
CIA STAR GATE ARCHIVES WESTMINSTER ABBEY by Melvin “Mel” Riley
RV RESEARCH
JOINING THE SEARCH TEAM by Angela T. Smith, Ph.D.
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RV RESEARCH
DREAMS AND REMOTE VIEWING by Dale E. Graff
RV HISTORY
I REMEMBER Hella Hammid by Russell Targ
RV RESEARCH
AMELIA EARHART REDUX by Angela T. Smith, Ph.D.
REVIEW
THE LOWE FILES by Shane Ivie
CIA STAR GATE ARCHIVES
ABANDONED RUINS OF BAM, IRAN by Leonard “Lyn” Buchanan
RV HISTORY
MEETING BOB MONROE by F. Holmes “Skip” Atwater
RV HISTORY
A SOUL RESCUE by F. Holmes “Skip” Atwater
TASKING & RESPONSES
HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER? by Angela T. Smith, Ph.D.
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RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
THE ANALYST by Leonard “Lyn” Buchanan
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
AN INTERVIEW WITH Thomas “Tom” McNear by Cheryle L. Hopton
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
ADVANCED CRV Useful Tips and Tricks by John P. Stahler
THINKING CRITICALLY
ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR REMOTE VIEWERS by the IRVA Board of Directors
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
WINNING THE PSYCHIC SPY CONTEST by Michael Rinaldi
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
DREAMS by Glenn B. Wheaton
TASKING & RESPONSES
HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER? by Leonard “Lyn” Buchanan
REVIEW
PHENOMENA by William P. Eigles
29
FEATURE ARTICLE
VERONICUBE by David Barnes
RV HISTORY
SYNCHRONICITY by the Editors of Aperture
CONFERENCE REVIEW
IRVA 2016 by John G. Kruth
CIA STAR GATE ARCHIVES
STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR by Paul H. Smith
REVIEW
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO REMOTE VIEWING by Shane Ivie
RV HISTORY
SOUTH OF SCIENCE by Primasita Menor
RV RESEARCH
THE PSYCHIC SPY CONTEST by Leonard “Lyn” Buchanan
REVIEW
TRUE VIEW by Leonard “Lyn” Buchanan
28
FEATURE ARTICLE
THE CASE FOR EXTENDED REMOTE VIEWING by William Ray
RV HISTORY
MIND TO MIND by Ingo Swann
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
AN INTERVIEW WITH MEL RILEY by Jed Bendix
CIA STAR GATE ARCHIVES
WESTMINSTER BURYING GROUNDS & STONEHENGE by Melvin Riley
REVIEW
ESP WARS by Angela T. Smith, Ph.D.
RV HISTORY
I REMEMBER by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
REVIEW
SEER by Shane Ivie
RV RESEARCH
TRANSCONTINENTAL REMOTE VIEWING by Marilyn Schlitz & Elmar Gruber
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RV HISTORY
PROJECT STAR GATE by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
2015 IRVA CONFERENCE by Gary Kilpatrick
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
PERCEIVE IN 3-D by Leonard (Lyn) Buchanan
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
AN INTERVIEW WITH Glenn B. Wheaton by Cheryle L. Hopton
CIA STAR GATE ARCHIVES
OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING & CERTIFICATION SITES
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
RV HISTORY
REVIEW
THE SECRET LIFE OF URI GELLER: CIA MASTERSPY?
by Angela T. Smith, Ph.D
26
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
AN INTERVIEW WITH Harold Puthoff, Ph.D. by Jed Bendix
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
THE PROJECT MANAGER by Gary Kilpatrick
FEEDBACK
SIGNAL FLAGS AND ARCTIC ICE by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
INTERMEDIATE CRV by John P. Stahler
RV HISTORY
I REMEMBER by Leonard (Lyn) Buchanan
CIA STARGATE ARCHIVES
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND & MARS SESSION
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
TEMPORAL ASSUMPTIONS By Debra Duggan-Takagi
THE WARCOLLIER PRIZE
EXPLORATIONS INTO REMOTE VIEWING MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS by Lance W. Beem & Debra L. Katz
Best of Aperture
FEATURE ARTICLE
Remote Viewing at SRI in the 1970s: A Memoir by Russell Targ
THINKING CRITICALLY
On Pseudo-Skepticism by Marcello Truzzi, Ph.D.
RESEARCH
Analyzing the Mind of a Gifted Remote Viewer:
A Respected Researcher Vets the Brain of Ingo Swann
by Michael O’Bannon, Ph.D.
FEEDBACK
Science, Not Magic: A Response to Recent Comments on the
U.S. Government’s Remote Viewing Program by Paul H. Smith
FEATURE ARTICLE
The Truth Is Out There . . . Finally! by Paul H. Smith
FEATURE ARTICLE
How I Became A Remote Viewer (Part I) by Robert J. Durant
RESEARCH
Concerning Target Displacement by Stephan A. Schwartz
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
Perceiving Images in RV by Lyn Buchanan and Paul H. Smith
25
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
RV HISTORY
UFOs AND REMOTE VIEWING by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
BEGINNING CRV by John P. Stahler
RV ONLINE
TARGET PRACTICE Creating an Online RV Group by Cheryle L. Hopton
RV HISTORY
I REMEMBER by Angela T. Smith, Ph.D.
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
AN INTERVIEW WITH Sandy Ray by Jed Bendix
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
DRAWING HUMAN TARGETS by Christopher Barbour
RV RESEARCH
THE OPTIMUM WINNING HORSE By Shane Ivie
24
FEATURE ARTICLE
THE ORIGINS OF ARV by Stephan A. Schwartz
FORENSIC REMOTE VIEWING
NATURAL REMOTE VIEWING by Shane Ivie
IN MEMORIAM
ROBERT J. DURANT
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
DEVELOPING AN RV TEAM by Debra Duggan-Takagi
RV RESEARCH
ACCESSING NONLOCAL INFORMATION by Dominique Surel, Ph.D.
RV HISTORY
I REMEMBER by William “Bill” Ray
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
USING A WHITE BOARD by Glenn B. Wheaton
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
AN INTERVIEW WITH PAUL H. SMITH, Ph.D. by Jed Bendix
RV CONFERENCE
IRVA 2014 Conference
23
FEATURE ARTICLE
THE HIGGS BOSON REMOTE-VIEWING SESSION
Searching for the GOD Particle by Dick Allgire
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
PROBING IDEOGRAMS Tapping the Signal Line by Nancy C. Jeane
RV RESEARCH
VIEWING THE FUTURE A Pilot Study with an Error-Detecting Protocol by Russell Targ, Jane Katra, Dean Brown, and Wenden Wiegand
ARV CONFERENCE
APPLIED PRECOGNITION CONFERENCE
RV ONLINE
APERTURE LIBRARY Video List and Links
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
AN INTERVIEW WITH RUSSELL TARGby Jed Bendix
RV RESEARCH
REMOTE VIEWING THE OUTCOME OF THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
22
FEATURE ARTICLE
TARGET-A-DAY – The Journey Back by Dick Allgire
IN MEMORIAM
INGO SWANN (1933 – 2013) The Father of Remote Viewing by Paul H. Smith
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
LAS VEGAS 2012 40 Years of Remote Viewing
RV RESEARCH
STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Tom McNear’s Remote Viewing Session Data by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
HOW DO YOU ADD LAYERS OF PERCEPTION TO YOUR SESSION?
by Pam Coronado
REVIEW
THE REALITY OF ESP by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
AN INTERVIEW WITH Lyn Buchanan by Jed Bendix
21
FEATURE ARTICLE
OUTBOUNDER 2012 by Dick Allgire
FEATURE
OUTBOUNDER
CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH
A PHYSICIST’S VIEW OF PSYCHIC ABILITIES
by Russell Targ
RV METHODOLOGIES
EXTENDED REMOTE VIEWING by Angela T. Smith, Ph.D.
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
REMOTE VIEWING ON THE ASYMMETRIC BATTLEFIELD
by Primasita Seery
RV ONLINE
RV TARGET RESOURCES
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM (BILL) RAY by Jed Bendix
20
FEATURE ARTICLE
THE HEMI-SYNC® EFFECT by F. Holmes “Skip” Atwater
RV METHODOLOGIES
ASSOCIATIVE REMOTE VIEWING by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
RV TRAINING & TECHNIQUES
MEDITATION by Mark Berger
REVIEW
TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE by Cheryle Hopton
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
LAS VEGAS 2011 by the Editors of Aperture
IMPROVING RV
MONITORING by William “Bill” Ray
19
FEATURE ARTICLE
FORENSIC Remote Viewing: The Mackenzie Cowell Murder Case
by Debra Duggan-Takagi andDick Allgire
CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTS PARIS 2011 by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH
Conscious Realism and the Mind-Body Problem by Donald D. Hoffman, Ph.D.
REVIEW
The Gold Leaf Lady by Angela Thompson Smith, Ph.D.
RV RESEARCH
My PEAR Experiment by William F. Higgins
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
Meetings with the Matrix: The Supermind of Creation by James Channon
18
FEATURE ARTICLE
IRVA 2010 Remote Viewing Conference by the Editors of Aperture
THINKING CRITICALLY
Remote Viewing Protocol: The 2010 IRVA Conference Panel Discussion
by David Hathcock
CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH
Conscious Realism and the Mind-Body Problem by Donald D. Hoffman, Ph.D.
REVIEW
Parapsychology and the Skeptics by Paul H. Smith, Ph.D.
RV DEVELOPMENTS
Ethical Guidelines for Remote Viewers by the IRVA Board of Directors
IRVA NEWS
17
FEATURE ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart: Beyond the 7th Horizon by Glenn B. Wheaton
RV TRAINING AND TECHNIQUES
Clearing the Energy Stream by Paul O'Connor
RV IN THE REAL WORLD
The Case of the Missing Bunny by Melvin L. Morse, M.D.
REVIEW
The ESP Enigma by Paul H. Smith, PH.D.
IN MEMORIUM
Shelia Massey by the Editors of Aperture
RV RESEARCH
Remote Viewing in a Group Setting, by Russel Targ and Jane E. Katra
IRVA NEWS
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
Interview with Joe McMoneagle by Jed Bendix
16
FEATURE ARTICLE
Successful Associative Remote Viewing
by Leonard (Lyn) Buchanan
RV RESEARCH
The CRV-REG Study
by John P. Stahler
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
An Interview with Dale E. Graff
by Jed Bendix
REVIEW
OUTSIDE the GATES of SCIENCE: Why It’s Time for
the Paranormal to Come In From the Cold
by Paul H. Smith
IRVA’s 10th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
by Paul H. Smith
15
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
IRVA’s 10th Anniversary
by Paul H. Smith
RV TRAINING
Remote-Viewing Analysis
by Dick Allgire
OBITUARY
Senator Claiborne Pell by Paul H. Smith
with contributions from Dale E. Graff
TRIBUTE
Senator Claiborne Pell
by C.B. Scott Jones, Ph.D., Commander, USN (Ret.)
REVIEW
The Men Who Stare At Goats
by Glenn B. Wheaton
14
FEATURE ARTICLE
Roba Kia by Colonel T.C. Skanchy, USAF (Ret.)
RV TRAINING
The Challenge for IRVA by Bill Stroud, Ph.D.
REVIEW
Encyclopedia Horrifica The Terrifying TRUTH!
About Vampires, Ghosts Monsters, and More
by Cheryle Hopton
REVIEW
The Men Who Stare At Goats by Paul H. Smith
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
Indiana Jones Discovers Remote Viewing
by Steve Hammons
OBITUARY
George McMullen—A Legendary Figure in Remote Viewing Dies
by Stephan A. Schwartz
13
RV NEWS
New Remote Viewing Practice Targets—Targets of the Week
by The Editors
FEATURE ARTICLE
2006 Remote Viewing Conference Review by Adam White
RESEARCH
PEAR, R.I.P.by Robert Durant
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
Right- or Left-Hand Preferences in Remote Viewing
by Angela Thompson Smith, Ph.D.
REVIEW
Worker in the Light: Unlock Your Five Senses
and Liberate Your Limitless Potential
by Skye Turell
REVIEW
Link by Robert J. Durant
12
RV NEWS
2006 RVConference Highlights
by The Editors
FEATURE ARTICLE
The Rings of Saturn Predictions Verified
by Angela Thompson Smith, Ph.D.
EDITOR’S COMMENT
Who’s Who in the Aperture Zoo
by William P. Eigles
REVIEW
Focus on TV Psychicsby Skye Turell
REVIEW
The Gift: ESP, The Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People by Skye Turell
REVIEW
Biographies of the TV Psychics by Skye Turell
11
FEATURE ARTICLE
How I Became A Remote Viewer (Part II)
by R. J. Durant
RV RESEARCH
Taming Your Stray Cats: Dealing with Resistance in CRV
by Bill Stroud, Ph.D.
REVIEW
SUSPECT ZERO
by Skye Turell
REVIEW
Mind-Reach: Scientists Look at Psychic Abilities
by Paul H. Smith
REVIEW
Unseen Forces: A Remote-Viewing Action Adventure
by Skye Turell
10
RESEARCH
Concerning Target Displacement
by Stephan A. Schwartz
FEATURE ARTICLE
How I Became A Remote Viewer (Part I)
by R. J. Durant
REVIEW
Reading the Enemy’s Mind
by Jim Schnabel
REVIEW
Limitless MIND: A Guide to Remote Viewing
and Transformation of Consciousness
by William P. Eigles
EDITOR’S COMMENT
Remote Viewing on eBay
by Skye Turell
09
FEATURE ARTICLE
The 2004 IRVA Conference in Las Vegas
by Robert Durant with Paul Rivera
RV IN THE NEWS
How Did Hollywood End Up in My Backyard?
by Paul H. Smith
REVIEW
Mind at Large: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Symposia
on the Nature of Extrasensory Perception (Studies in Consciousness)
by Christine Simmonds
REVIEW
The Psychic Fiction of Martha C. Lawrence
by Skye Turell
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
Deep Mind Probe
by The Editors
08
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
A Modern Mental Martial Art
by Stephan A. Schwartz
FEATURE ARTICLE
The Truth Is Out There . . . Finally!
by Paul H. Smith
REVIEW
Positive Energy: An Interview with Judith Orloff, M.D.
by Skye Turell
REVIEW
Suspect Zero
by Skye Turell
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
Enhancing Remote Viewing with Hypnosis
by Katie Rhodes, Ph.D.
07
SCIENCE, NOT MAGIC
A Response to Recent Comments on the
U.S.Government’s Remote Viewing Program
by Paul H. Smith, Maj. USA (ret.)
FEATURE ARTICLE
Remote Viewing Finds Saddam Hussein Before His Capture
Seminar students identify the fugitive leader
and his whereabouts ahead of time.
Adapted from Venture Inward magazine (March 2004)
REVIEW
Skip Atwater’s Remote Viewing Practicum by Fran Theis
REVIEW
Mind in Matter: New Directions in Psi Research by William P. Eigles
RV RESEARCH
The Essential Overlap Matrix: An Extension For A Remote-Viewing Tool
by Bill Stroud, Ph. D.
FEED BACK
A Response to Questions by Lyn Buchanan
06
FEATURE ARTICLE
A.R.E.’s Remote Viewing Conference in Virginia Beach
by Frank DeMarco
RV RESEARCH
The Essential Overlap Matrix: An Extension For A Remote-Viewing Tool
by Bill Stroud, Ph. D.
REVIEW
Stephan Schwartz’s Seminar on The Science of Remote Viewing
by Fran Theis
TASKINGS & RESPONSES
A reader questions Jim Schnable’s apparent bias in favor
of one particular method of remote viewing
FEEDBACK
Response to Dr. Michael O’Bannon’s article in Vol. 1:3&4
by Robert Durant
05
IRVA CHAPTER NEWS
First Local Chapter of IRVA Formed
FEATURE ARTICLE
An Interview with IRVA Director Stephan Schwartz About the
Upcoming RVConference sponsored by the A.R.E., Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2003
REVIEW
The Seventh Sense by Lyn Buchanan
Paraview Pocket Books, NY, 2003
by Dale E. Graff, M.S. (Physics)
REVIEW
Psychic Detectives, 1-800 Missing, & The Dead Zone (The Hunt)
by Skye Turell
TASKINGS & RESPONSEs (Q & A)
by Palyne “PJ” Gaenir
IRVA NEWS
Upcoming Remote Viewing Conference
03|04
FEATURE ARTICLE
Searching for the Universal Matrix in Metaphysics by H. E. Puthoff, Ph.D.
CONFERENCE REVIEW
The 2002 IRVA Conference – A Personal
View and RV Retrospective By Gene Troy, Major, U.S. Army (Ret.)
FEATURE ARTICLE
Remote Viewing with Children by Eliot Jacobsen
REVIEW
Psychic Criminology: A Guide for Using Psychics in Investigations by Whitney S. Hibbard, Raymond W. Worring, and Richard Brennan
by Skye Turell
REVIEW
PSYCHICS: The Investigators and Spies Who Use Paranormal Powers
by William P. Eigles
RESEARCH NEWS
Analyzing the Mind of a Gifted Remote Viewer: A Respected Researcher Vets the Brain of Ingo Swann by Michael O’Bannon, Ph.D.
IN MEMORIAM
Marcello Truzzi
02
FEATURE ARTICLE
The Annual Remote Viewing Conferences: How It All Began
by William P. Eigles
TASKINGS & RESPONSES (Q & A)
What is Associative Remote Viewing?
by Greg Kolodziejzyk
RV HISTORY
A Brief Time Line of Remote Viewing History
Compiled by Paul H. Smith
RESEARCH NEWS
Brainwave Study of Remote Viewers
by R. Michael O’Bannon, Ph.D.
THINKING CRITICALLY
On Pseudo-Skepticism
A Commentary by Marcello Truzzi
ARTICLE
Review of Remote Viewing Secrets: A Handbookby Joe McMoneagle
by Skye Turell
01
FEATURE ARTICLE
Remote Viewing at Stanford Research Institute in the 1970s:
A Memoir by Russell Targ
IN MEMORIAM
Patrick H. Price: A Psychic Treasure
THINKING CRITICALLY
Extraordinary Claim? Move the Goal Posts!
A Commentary by Patrick Huyghe
REVIEW
Captain of My Ship, Master of My Soul:
Living With Guidance by F. Holmes Atwater
Review by Shelia Massey
RESEARCH NEWS
Remote Viewing Study
by Angela Thompson Smith, Ph.D.
RV IN THE NEWS
History Channel Documents Remote Viewing History
by Cindy Waite