The Sport of Remote Viewing: As Told by a Minor Leaguer<\/p>
Lyrysa Smith<\/p>
Remote viewing (RV) is real. We have data, evidence, studies, and transcripts that show that it works — a lot of the time. Could RV work more of the time if we could better understand how a remote viewer senses it? I\u2019ve had beginner\u2019s luck and major slumps. I\u2019ll show you some hits and misses. I\u2019m trying to get more hits and fewer misses.<\/p>
It\u2019s accepted that most remote viewers experience beginner\u2019s luck and then settle into a batting average. My first session of RV, I didn\u2019t know what I was doing. I thought, \u201cWhat the heck? Let\u2019s give it a try.\u201d When Garret Moddel learned that I was a good hypnosis subject, he had a hunch. He explained RV to me in a few minutes. I got three targets, and I got three home runs. I was batting 1000.<\/p>
But like baseball, RV is full of vicissitudes. My next at-bats were kinda-hits and a bunch of strikeouts. Right away, my challenge became consistency. That\u2019s confusing and frustrating. And it is also exciting, because I\u2019m committed. The next home run can happen the next time I\u2019m up. But how do I prepare myself to get a hit?<\/p>
I\u2019m a former competitive swimmer. I trained for RV like an athlete. Practice more, get coached, work hard. I took RV classes, read books and papers, sought advice, and I still practice yoga and meditation. I learned several RV methods, but inconsistency remains.<\/p>
I understand that even the best achievers fail. It\u2019s part of the game. I study my own sessions to derive some inkling of what works for me. What did the hit feel like on the way to getting the target right? What did the kinda-hit or miss feel like? Are there any clues in my confidence or stress levels? I\u2019ll share those transcripts and how they felt.<\/p>
Perhaps we need a better way to decipher a hit in RV. The judging is tricky and often subjective. The best hitters in baseball average 3 out of 10. Ty Cobb holds the record with .366. If remote viewers get hits 3.5 times out of 10 attempts (and many do better than that), then mainstream science should finally agree that psi is valid. Personally, like in baseball, I believe there\u2019s value in the base hits of RV, and the home runs.<\/p>
I\u2019m seeking to bring beginner\u2019s luck every time I go to bat. If I\u2019m open and willing, can I capture a beginner\u2019s mind anytime? Maybe the fluctuations aren\u2019t always due to my ability. Is the psychic force a steady stream or does it wane? Maybe the psychic pitcher throws curveballs?<\/p>
Perhaps the magic of beginner\u2019s luck is whimsy, unawareness, just swinging for the fences with no preconceived notions. Simply describe the first thing that pops into mind. I\u2019m curious. I love to have the image surprise me. Sometimes it works. Like hitting a small round object coming at you at 100 mph with a wooden stick less than 3 inches wide.<\/p>
Lyrysa Smith is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, having worked at ABC News, PBS, A&E, the History Channel, and others, and recently a caregiver. She is the author of A Normal Life: A Sister\u2019s Odyssey Through Brain Injury, which tells the story of her older sister\u2019s severe brain injury from carbon monoxide poisoning and its impact on the family. Lyrysa also writes about science, health, the environment, nature, and ordinary people with extraordinary stories. An English major at Stanford, she studied at the University of Zimbabwe while working in Southern Africa. Website and blog: lyrysasmith.com.<\/p>
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