College and University Syllabus for Remote Viewing

This is a suggested syllabus for a stand-alone undergraduate or graduate course in remote viewing focusing on RV theory as well as RV military and scientific applications history. The course may be taught as a lecture course or as a smaller seminar. This syllabus is placed in the public domain and may be used freely in the context of any college or university course with or without modification. This syllabus is only offered as a suggestion to promote further thought in remote-viewing related pedagogy. It is expected that all instructors will adapt these ideas to fit their own views on course development. In particular, instructors of graduate courses may wish to supplement the suggested reading lists below with others found in the remote viewing as well as the physics and math bibliographies.

Course Title: Remote Viewing — Its History, Science, and Theory

Course Description: This course introduces students to the subject of remote viewing. The course begins by treating remote viewing historically, starting with the early development efforts that were largely funded by the United Stated government. The course then addresses the science and theory of the remote-viewing phenomenon. In the third part of the course, remote viewing is examined philosophically, especially with respect to its potential impact on contemporary scientific paradigms.

Suggested Texts:

• Brown, Courtney. 2006. Remote Viewing: The Science and Theory of Nonphysical Perception. Atlanta, Georgia: Farsight Press.
• Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Second Edition. 1970. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
• McMoneagle, Joseph. 2000. Remote Viewing Secrets: A Handbook. Charlottesville, Virginia: Hampton Roads Publishing Company.
• Radin, Dean I. 2006. Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality. New York: Paraview Pocket Books
• Radin, Dean I. 1997. The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Reserve Readings:

• Bem, Daryl J., and Charles Honorton. 1994. Does Psi Exist?: Replicable Evidence for an Anomalous Process of Information Transfer. Psychological Bulletin, 115(1), 4-18.
• Goswami, Amit, with Richard E. Reed and Maggie Goswami. 1993. The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc.
• Kress, Kenneth A. 1999. Parapsychology In Intelligence: A Personal Review and Conclusions. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 13, 69-87.
• Mavromatis, Andreas. 1987. Hypnagogia: The Unique State of Consciousness Between Wakefulness and Sleep. New York: Routledge.
• May, Edwin C. 1996. The American Institutes for Research Review of the Department of Defense’s STAR GATE Program: A Commentary. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 10, 89-108.
• McMoneagle, Joseph. 1993. Mind Trek: Exploring Consciousness, Time, and Space Through Remote Viewing. Norfolk, Virginia: Hampton Roads Publishing Company.
• Puthoff, Harold E. 1996. CIA-Initiated Remote Viewing Program at Stanford Research Institute. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 10(1), 63-76.
• Schnabel, James. 1997. Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America’s Psychic Spies. New York: Dell.
• Schwartz, Gary E. R., William L. Simon (contributor), and Deepak Chopra (contributor). 2002. The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of Life After Death. New York: Atria Books.
• Utts, Jessica M. 1996. An Assessment of the Evidence for Psychic Functioning. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 10(1), 3-30.
• Warcollier, René. 2001. Mind to Mind. Charlottesville, Virginia: Hampton Roads Publishing Company.
• Wilber, Ken. 1977. The Spectrum of Consciousness. Wheaton, Ill.: The Theosophical Publishing House / Quest.
• Wolf, Fred Alan. 1988. Parallel Universes: The Search for Other Worlds. New York: Simon and Schuster.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Remote-viewing bibliography (RV only)
• Physics and mathematics bibliography (relevant to remote viewing)
• Reviews of many popular remote viewing books (external link)
• The CIA-sponsored review of U.S. government remote viewing research: "An Assessment of the Evidence of Psychic Functioning," by Professor Jessica Utts, (2) "Evaluation of Program on Anomalous Mental Phenomena," by Professor Ray Hyman, (3) Utts's reply to Hyman, (4) Response by Dr. Edwin May. (External links)
• Links to Various Internet Resources

WEEKLY OUTLINE

Weeks 1-4
Presentation and Discussion: The History of Remote-Viewing Research
Readings:

• McMoneagle, Joseph. 2000. Remote Viewing Secrets: A Handbook. Charlottesville, Virginia: Hampton Roads Publishing Company.
• Kress, Kenneth A. 1999. Parapsychology In Intelligence: A Personal Review and Conclusions. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 13, 69-87.
• May, Edwin C. 1996. The American Institutes for Research Review of the Department of Defense’s STAR GATE Program: A Commentary. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 10, 89-108.
• Puthoff, Harold E. 1996. CIA-Initiated Remote Viewing Program at Stanford Research Institute. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 10(1), 63-76.
• Schnabel, James. 1997. Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America’s Psychic Spies. New York: Dell.
• McMoneagle, Joseph. 1993. Mind Trek: Exploring Consciousness, Time, and Space Through Remote Viewing.
• Warcollier, René. 2001. Mind to Mind. Charlottesville, Virginia: Hampton Roads Publishing Company.
  

Weeks 5-8
Presentation and Discussion: The Science and Theory of Remote Viewing
Readings:

• Brown, Courtney. 2006. Remote Viewing: The Science and Theory of Nonphysical Perception. Atlanta, Georgia: Farsight Press.
• Radin, Dean I. 2006. Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality. New York: Paraview Pocket Books
• Radin, Dean I. 1997. The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
• Bem, Daryl J., and Charles Honorton. 1994. Does Psi Exist?: Replicable Evidence for an Anomalous Process of Information Transfer. Psychological Bulletin, 115(1), 4-18.
• Mavromatis, Andreas. 1987. Hypnagogia: The Unique State of Consciousness Between Wakefulness and Sleep. New York: Routledge.
• Utts, Jessica M. 1996. An Assessment of the Evidence for Psychic Functioning. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 10(1), 3-30.

Weeks 9-END
Presentation and Discussion: The Clash of Philosophy and Scientific Paradigms
Readings:

• Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Second Edition. 1970. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
• Schwartz, Gary E. R., William L. Simon (contributor), and Deepak Chopra (contributor). 2002. The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of Life After Death. New York: Atria Books.
• Wilber, Ken. 1977. The Spectrum of Consciousness. Wheaton, Ill.: The Theosophical Publishing House / Quest.
• Wolf, Fred Alan. 1988. Parallel Universes: The Search for Other Worlds. New York: Simon and Schuster.