80. Russell Targ – Physicist / Remote Viewing Pioneer / Former-CIA Researcher in ESP / Author – Moving Into Timeless Awareness Through Your Own Abilities
Russell Targ, a pioneering physicist and author, shares his fascinating journey from laser development to the forefront of remote viewing research at the Stanford Research Institute. He discusses non-local consciousness and the innate psychic abilities everyone possesses. Targ also reflects on his transformative experiences with remote viewing, precognitive dreams, and the importance of personal connections. He highlights unique applications of remote viewing, including its role in cognitive warfare and practical uses in various fields, all infused with a touch of humor and wisdom.
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Psychic Abilities Are Non-Local
Psychic abilities operate independently of space and time, showing non-local consciousness.
Remote viewing can describe distant or future events with consistent accuracy.
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ESP Machine Impresses NASA
Russell Targ built an ESP teaching machine on the side while pioneering lasers.
This machine impressed NASA officials, leading to funding for psychic ability research.
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Everyone Has Psychic Potential
Everyone has innate psychic abilities that can be accessed with guidance.
Remote viewing improves when participants quiet their minds and follow simple instructions.
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Do You See What I See?: Memoirs of a Blind Biker is Russell Targ's autobiography, offering a personal account of his life and career. The book intertwines his experiences as a pioneer in laser technology with his passionate pursuit of understanding psychic abilities. It details his work at the Stanford Research Institute, where he investigated remote viewing with the CIA's funding. Targ shares his personal insights into the nature of consciousness and the potential of human perception beyond the limitations of the physical senses. The book also explores his experiences with Buddhism and meditation, highlighting their influence on his scientific research and personal life. It's a captivating blend of scientific exploration, personal reflection, and spiritual insights.
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Mind Reach
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Russell joins us from his home in California. Born during the Great Depression, Russell spent his childhood in Chicago and then NYC. A gifted learner, Russell graduated highschool early and decided to study physics in College, setting the groundwork for his career as a scientist. But his real passion already laid elsewhere…. While becoming a pioneer in the 1950s and 1960s in laser development, Russell kept the fire of his passion burning. He was bent on understanding and studying Extrasensory perception (ESP) and built an actual machine for his research “on the side”. His work soon caught the interest of NASA and then of the CIA. In the early 1970s, he co-founded the Stanford Research Institute in San Francisco where the CIA fully funded him and his team to investigate the development of psychic abilities. Here he meticulously researched remote viewing and taught senior government officials and hand-picked US Army personnel how to develop their remote viewing skills. Since his research was finally declassified in the last 5 years, Russell has been free to discuss some of the extraordinary experiences as a Remote Viewer researcher and teacher. We talk non-local consciousness, timeless awareness, the “tugging” of the future, lucid dreaming - and untrammelled Milanese women. He has spent 50 years researching and teaching these abilities – abilities that he says are innate in each and every one of us.
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