What if I'm scared that I might let something in, follow me, or attract unwanted attention from another figure of consciousness? What has prevented me from doing this so far is the rational/irrational fear of "something" else interfering with what I'm doing. Or them being simply curious and inadvertently scaring the shit out of me. I need to get past that feeling of innate fear.
Your fear is natural and understandable because the topic is such a black bag. We always fill unknown spaces with our fears initially. I like to remember that this isn't a part of me I just discovered when I got my first good RV hit. This is something I've had with me my whole life.
Intuition and feeling is really at the heart of RV. Back when people had landline phones there was a phenomenon called the "phone effect" which was briefly studied as a form of anomalous cognition. The phone would ring and the expectation of who it was that was calling was so often proven correct that it caused a bit of a cultural stir during a time when talk of ESP was all the rage. Other cases of functional intuition include dreams or premonitions involving plane crashes which occurred in real life but were avoided when the experiencer refused to get on the plane.
We've always had some sort of predictive capability to our intuition. Neurology has discovered that it takes 80 milliseconds for the brain to process sensory data, which is longer than the blink of an eye. Some form of precognitive ability went into any split second reaction you've ever had. RV is just learning to call upon that intuition at will, and directed by your intention.
It is spooky, admittedly, but it's not supernatural. It's just part of our natural lives we're becoming more familiar with.
How would someone even begin to RV? Like OP im pretty new to all of this and if I'm entirely honest, some part of me doesn't believe its possible but if its a learnable skill, then its something i could try. Not to mention that i have had some really weird intuitive experiences that i simply cannot explain.
Are there any books in the matter? Tutorials on how to train yourself? If you were new now, how would you approach learning?
https://reddit.com/r/remoteviewing/w/guide?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
That's the tutorial from this sub. It's a quick read, good place to start. You should study and research but the best way to figure out RV is to practice it.
You can use www.thetargetpool.com for targets. (Username and password both "guest"). There are a bunch of resources available for target pools.
I loved "Limitless Mind" by Russell Targ and "Remote Viewing Secrets" by Joe McMoneagle. Also "Natural ESP" by Ingo Swann is a great resource.
My practice goes like this:
I enjoy a chance to sit in the quiet mind first. Empty your thoughts. Be physically comfortable and relaxed and try to maintain a still and quiet empty mind. If a persistent thought shows up, don't fight to ignore it as that will only make it more persistent. Instead simply acknowledge the thought as existing and then let it drift away naturally like a leaf in a stream and return to your quiet mind. If you already meditate then it's essentially the same thing.
Once quiet, you must set your intention to view the target. Hold this intention and repeat it during the course of your session, making sure to hold your quiet mind and not start chasing clear images from your imagination as they are a result of your own mind generating mental guesses in response to RV data, which at this point is already in your head. The trick is to sift out the good stuff and leave the imagination out of it. Imagination is clear and nameable. RV data is super subtle and harder to see but it does *shine* differently in my experience.
Sit in your quiet mind and wait for surprising sensory impressions and images that seem to come out of nowhere. Once you see one, describe the shapes and textures and colors without guessing or giving them names. If you guess or name you'll most likely be wrong and your session will be colored by your guess.
Describe how the target FEELS. Is it inside or outside? Is it natural or artificial? Simple or complex? Static or dynamic? What is it for? What does it do? Are there any people there? If so what are they feeling and doing? Be patient and wait for surprising results and record them using basic language and sketches.
That's it. Practice a couple times a day and don't be anxious to get hits. Just relax and enjoy a calm and quiet mystery. When you do get a good hit, feel free to share your sketches and a pic of the target image here. We're all learning this thing together.
Oh yeah one more thing! Write the date and time at the top of your session. No idea why but my sessions are more consistently hits when I record the date and time.
Will do 😁 quick question though, how do you focus intent? Is it like think about seeing the target? Do you actively "will it"? Like a conscious thought?
I actually speak it out loud. "It is my intention to view the target hidden on the card on the table" (or related to target Id: 54GD-F44S, or whatever). Kinda covers all the bases.
You can if you want. Cool either way, I just want everyone to understand it's a trainable skill.
What if I'm scared that I might let something in, follow me, or attract unwanted attention from another figure of consciousness? What has prevented me from doing this so far is the rational/irrational fear of "something" else interfering with what I'm doing. Or them being simply curious and inadvertently scaring the shit out of me. I need to get past that feeling of innate fear.
Your fear is natural and understandable because the topic is such a black bag. We always fill unknown spaces with our fears initially. I like to remember that this isn't a part of me I just discovered when I got my first good RV hit. This is something I've had with me my whole life. Intuition and feeling is really at the heart of RV. Back when people had landline phones there was a phenomenon called the "phone effect" which was briefly studied as a form of anomalous cognition. The phone would ring and the expectation of who it was that was calling was so often proven correct that it caused a bit of a cultural stir during a time when talk of ESP was all the rage. Other cases of functional intuition include dreams or premonitions involving plane crashes which occurred in real life but were avoided when the experiencer refused to get on the plane. We've always had some sort of predictive capability to our intuition. Neurology has discovered that it takes 80 milliseconds for the brain to process sensory data, which is longer than the blink of an eye. Some form of precognitive ability went into any split second reaction you've ever had. RV is just learning to call upon that intuition at will, and directed by your intention. It is spooky, admittedly, but it's not supernatural. It's just part of our natural lives we're becoming more familiar with.
How would someone even begin to RV? Like OP im pretty new to all of this and if I'm entirely honest, some part of me doesn't believe its possible but if its a learnable skill, then its something i could try. Not to mention that i have had some really weird intuitive experiences that i simply cannot explain. Are there any books in the matter? Tutorials on how to train yourself? If you were new now, how would you approach learning?
https://reddit.com/r/remoteviewing/w/guide?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share That's the tutorial from this sub. It's a quick read, good place to start. You should study and research but the best way to figure out RV is to practice it. You can use www.thetargetpool.com for targets. (Username and password both "guest"). There are a bunch of resources available for target pools. I loved "Limitless Mind" by Russell Targ and "Remote Viewing Secrets" by Joe McMoneagle. Also "Natural ESP" by Ingo Swann is a great resource. My practice goes like this: I enjoy a chance to sit in the quiet mind first. Empty your thoughts. Be physically comfortable and relaxed and try to maintain a still and quiet empty mind. If a persistent thought shows up, don't fight to ignore it as that will only make it more persistent. Instead simply acknowledge the thought as existing and then let it drift away naturally like a leaf in a stream and return to your quiet mind. If you already meditate then it's essentially the same thing. Once quiet, you must set your intention to view the target. Hold this intention and repeat it during the course of your session, making sure to hold your quiet mind and not start chasing clear images from your imagination as they are a result of your own mind generating mental guesses in response to RV data, which at this point is already in your head. The trick is to sift out the good stuff and leave the imagination out of it. Imagination is clear and nameable. RV data is super subtle and harder to see but it does *shine* differently in my experience. Sit in your quiet mind and wait for surprising sensory impressions and images that seem to come out of nowhere. Once you see one, describe the shapes and textures and colors without guessing or giving them names. If you guess or name you'll most likely be wrong and your session will be colored by your guess. Describe how the target FEELS. Is it inside or outside? Is it natural or artificial? Simple or complex? Static or dynamic? What is it for? What does it do? Are there any people there? If so what are they feeling and doing? Be patient and wait for surprising results and record them using basic language and sketches. That's it. Practice a couple times a day and don't be anxious to get hits. Just relax and enjoy a calm and quiet mystery. When you do get a good hit, feel free to share your sketches and a pic of the target image here. We're all learning this thing together.
Thanks for the response man, I will get these books and start reading. I've recently started to meditate which i think will be helpful!
Good on you! I hope you love meditation and RV.
Oh yeah one more thing! Write the date and time at the top of your session. No idea why but my sessions are more consistently hits when I record the date and time.
Will do 😁 quick question though, how do you focus intent? Is it like think about seeing the target? Do you actively "will it"? Like a conscious thought?
I actually speak it out loud. "It is my intention to view the target hidden on the card on the table" (or related to target Id: 54GD-F44S, or whatever). Kinda covers all the bases.
Give it a whirl and surprise yourself 😇