On February 4, 1974, members of the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped nineteen-year-old newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley, California apartment. Desperate to find her, the police called physicist Russell Targ and Pat Price, a psychic retired police commissioner. As Price turned the pages of the police mug book filled with hundreds of photos, suddenly he pointed to one of them and announced, 'That's the ringleader.' The man was Donald DeFreeze, who was indeed subsequently so identified. Price also described the type and location of the kidnap car, enabling the police to find it within minutes. That remarkable event is one reason Targ believes in ESP. Another occurred when his group made $120,000 by forecasting for nine weeks in a row the changes in the silver-commodity futures market
As a scientist, Targ demands proof. His experience is based on two decades of investigations at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), which he cofounded with physicist Harold Puthoff in 1972. This twenty-million dollar program launched during the Cold War was supported by the CIA, NASA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Army and Air Force Intelligence. The experiments they conducted routinely presented results could have happened by chance less than once in a million. Targ describes four types of experiments: Remote Viewing, in which a person describes places and events independent of space and time. For example, while in California Price drew to scale a Soviet weapons factory at Semipalitinsk with great accuracy later confirmed by Satellite photography. In another remote viewing, Targ accurately sketched an airport in San Andreas, Columbia himself.Distant Mental Influence, where the thoughts of the experimenter can positively or negatively affect the physiology (heart rate, skin resistance, etc.) of a distant person.
Whole field isolation, where someone in a state of sensory isolation accurately describes the visual experiences of someone else in another placePrecognition and retrocausality, showing that the future can affect the past. That is, the elephant you see on television in the morning can be the cause of your having dreamed about elephants the previous night.
Final chapters present evidence for survival after death; explain how ESP works based on the Buddhist/Hindu view of our selves as nonlocal, eternal awareness; discuss the ethics of exercising psychic abilities, and show us how to explore ESP ourselves. 'I am convinced,' Targ says, 'that most people can learn to move from their ordinary mind to one not obstructed by conventional barriers of space and time. Who would not want to try that?'
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As a scientist, Targ demands proof. His experience is based on two decades of investigations at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), which he cofounded with physicist Harold Puthoff in 1972. This twenty-million dollar program launched during the Cold War was supported by the CIA, NASA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Army and Air Force Intelligence. The experiments they conducted routinely presented results could have happened by chance less than once in a million. Targ describes four types of experiments: Remote Viewing, in which a person describes places and events independent of space and time. For example, while in California Price drew to scale a Soviet weapons factory at Semipalitinsk with great accuracy later confirmed by Satellite photography. In another remote viewing, Targ accurately sketched an airport in San Andreas, Columbia himself.Distant Mental Influence, where the thoughts of the experimenter can positively or negatively affect the physiology (heart rate, skin resistance, etc.) of a distant person.
Whole field isolation, where someone in a state of sensory isolation accurately describes the visual experiences of someone else in another placePrecognition and retrocausality, showing that the future can affect the past. That is, the elephant you see on television in the morning can be the cause of your having dreamed about elephants the previous night.
Final chapters present evidence for survival after death; explain how ESP works based on the Buddhist/Hindu view of our selves as nonlocal, eternal awareness; discuss the ethics of exercising psychic abilities, and show us how to explore ESP ourselves. 'I am convinced,' Targ says, 'that most people can learn to move from their ordinary mind to one not obstructed by conventional barriers of space and time. Who would not want to try that?'
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On February 4, 1974, members of the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped nineteen-year-old newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst from her Berkeley, California apartment. Desperate to find her, the police called physicist Russell Targ and Pat Price, a psychic retired police commissioner. As Price turned the pages of the police mug book filled with hundreds of photos, suddenly h...more
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Oct 12, 2014Mark Mortensen rated it liked it
This book published in 2012 was written in textbook form for both skeptics and believers of extrasensory perception. The topic of ESP psychic abilities also spans PSI, metaphysics and clairvoyance.
Author Russell Targ’s father William served as editor-in-chief of G.P. Putnam’s Sons and published their most popular single novel “The Godfather”. Russell’s wife Joan Fisher Targ was the sister of world chess champion Bobby Fisher. Russell Targ, now 80 years old has his own unique mind and as a physic...more
Author Russell Targ’s father William served as editor-in-chief of G.P. Putnam’s Sons and published their most popular single novel “The Godfather”. Russell’s wife Joan Fisher Targ was the sister of world chess champion Bobby Fisher. Russell Targ, now 80 years old has his own unique mind and as a physic...more
I've seen lots of references to Russel Targ's work over the years but just recently I read this, his latest work. I am so glad I did.
If you ever want to read some of the most important information about paranormal abilities ever written, this is the book for you. Here Targ details the rigidly controlled scientific experiments he has conducted over the years that prove the existence of psychic powers. In his book he describes in detail working with top notch psychics under laboratory conditions t...more
If you ever want to read some of the most important information about paranormal abilities ever written, this is the book for you. Here Targ details the rigidly controlled scientific experiments he has conducted over the years that prove the existence of psychic powers. In his book he describes in detail working with top notch psychics under laboratory conditions t...more
Jun 07, 2017Bálint rated it liked it · review of another edition
I found Russell Targ's banned TED talk and got curious. This book is definitely interesting, but I expected a bit more science-y approach. Now, my statistical knowledge is very very far from being good, but I think they somehow flipped over the 'rejecting the null hypothesis' approach, but it may be just me.
Also, the whole topic was of interest to Russell personally from childhood. So I think here the personal and professional sides are mixing and every time in favour of the other. So that is a...more
Also, the whole topic was of interest to Russell personally from childhood. So I think here the personal and professional sides are mixing and every time in favour of the other. So that is a...more
OMG!....This book is a must read for both non-believers and believers of Psychic abilities, has Russel Targ have provided statistical evidence from studies funded by the CIA and NASA to prove its existence for nearly 40 years.
Aug 21, 2019Hahnjoon Yang rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Essential read for newcomers to ESP and the mind as a timeless spaceless one
I'm new to this subject. I saw some videos of Targ on Youtube and thought it was worth investigating. I think the book does a good job of providing the most recent and comprehensive overview of the psy phenomenon in a form accessible to the average reader. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to expand hisher mental and spiritual horizon.
I'm new to this subject. I saw some videos of Targ on Youtube and thought it was worth investigating. I think the book does a good job of providing the most recent and comprehensive overview of the psy phenomenon in a form accessible to the average reader. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to expand hisher mental and spiritual horizon.
Nov 20, 2018Alp rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
ESP and Beyond
If you have a little pinch of curiosity about ESP , this book will open the doors to it without doubt. One chapter is about how to practice remote viewing, other chapters are about experiments done by Targ himself and also other scientists. If you want to go deeper on subject, there are many book recommendations not only about ESP but also on other subjects from astral projection to Buddhism.
If you have a little pinch of curiosity about ESP , this book will open the doors to it without doubt. One chapter is about how to practice remote viewing, other chapters are about experiments done by Targ himself and also other scientists. If you want to go deeper on subject, there are many book recommendations not only about ESP but also on other subjects from astral projection to Buddhism.
amazing book. must read
Jan 31, 2018Antonio Wolf rated it liked it
Had you asked me just a month before I started reading this book if I believed in the very possibility of remote viewing (the central form explored in this book) I would have laughed and said it was simply impossible. Yes, I thought and believed there was ample evidence for the existence of a very subtle 'extended mind' which could be conceivably be explained as a function of EM fields generated in the brain, but this was something limited to a small field. I could have then to an extent even go...more
The Reality of ESP: A Physicist’s Proof of Psychic Abilities, presents statistical evidence ESP is real. Physicist Russell Targ introduces the reader to ESP or Remote Viewing (RV) presenting cases and scientific research. In his own words Targ states, 'Proof establishes knowledge or the truth of a conclusion'. For decades, Targ has produced significant scientific research on the nature of consciousness. He describes amazing feats of psychic ability, such as, identifying the kidnapper Patricia He...more
Oct 04, 2014Frank rated it really liked it
This book is an account of the author's work with ESP in an academic and practical setting in the form of his own experiences in working with remote viewing in the Stargate program, which was funded by the CIA, Army intelligence and other agencies over 23 years.
The book also covers various scientific studies into psychic functioning or ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) from all over the world with details about the statistical results of these.
The book is a deeply fascinating read with just the r...more
The book also covers various scientific studies into psychic functioning or ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) from all over the world with details about the statistical results of these.
The book is a deeply fascinating read with just the r...more
Jul 23, 2015Vinit Nayak rated it it was ok
Not sure how I feel about this book. I really like the fact that it's written by a scientist and from the beginning he says that because of the controversial nature of the subject, don't take anything on faith but just look at the results. And he feeds us so many results from all of his studies, it's overwhelming and a little boring at times.
After a while you realize it's trial after trial of something crazy related to ESP which is bound to end up with successful results. I wish he'd said more a...more
After a while you realize it's trial after trial of something crazy related to ESP which is bound to end up with successful results. I wish he'd said more a...more
Jul 23, 2015Vishal rated it it was amazing
Ever wonder if ESP is real? And if you might have some in yourself? Ever had a premonition or dream that predicted the future? Or felt like someone was watching you, only to discover that someone was? Ever wonder if government agencies like the CIA have ever harnessed this power? Ever ponder what other dimensions might be present in this life that we're unaware of? Ever curious about what consciousness really is, and what it means when people say that all consciousness is one? This and more can...more
Targ presents sound, compelling evidence to support his ideas. I think the whole topic is very intriguing, but some people may not feel so comfortable talking about it. It could totally shake your world view if you choose to accept the proof he gives. I'm looking more into Buddhism now because I'm inclined to think that all the experiments with super high statistical significance surely cannot just be due to coincidence. I'm excited to learn meditation so that I might be able to successfully per...more
This book did a great job describing the in-depth studies done by gov't funded projects to both research and utilize this subject. Reading this book will make you rethink the nature of reality. To find the truth, one must move beyond the area of comfort, and follow the facts wherever they lead. If you are able to read this book without bias you may find that reality is much different than you have been led to believe.
For anybody who has ever wondered if ESP is really real, in this book you have the definitive answer. Author Russell Targ presents his years of research into such talents as remote viewing and healing abilities to show that not only is ESP real, it is attainable by all. He presents ESP in the light of quantum physics with humor and intellect. Highly recommended read!
Jun 10, 2017Wendy Gillespie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Dr. Targ knows his subject. One of the pioneers in psi research, he has devoted decades of stringent research protocol to understanding the power of the human mind. He has worked with the military on the development of remote viewing, and personally trained some of their best subjects. A phenomenal read !
Nov 08, 2012Walt rated it really liked it
Quite convincing. A good book for skeptics to read.
excellent read
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Russell Targ was born in Chicago on April 11, 1934. He is an American physicist and author, ESP researcher and pioneer in the earliest development of the laser.
Targ received a Bachelor of Science in physics from Queens College in 1954 and did graduate work in physics at Columbia University. He received two National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards for inventions and contributions in las...more
Targ received a Bachelor of Science in physics from Queens College in 1954 and did graduate work in physics at Columbia University. He received two National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards for inventions and contributions in las...more