By Steve Hammons
Once, it was a closely-guarded and classified program that included scientists, military personnel, the intelligence community and civilians with certain natural talents and abilities. It came to be known as Project STAR GATE.
Today, millions of Americans and people around the world are
familiar with Project STAR GATE's concept of “remote viewing,” an approach to
information-gathering, discovery and understanding using human consciousness.
And more people will learn about remote viewing at the
annual conference held by the International Remote Viewing Association (IRVA)
Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29 at the Green Valley Ranch Hotel, Spa and
Casino in Henderson, Nevada.
The IRVA Conference 2014 will feature many speakers familiar
with the scientific, defense and human potential aspects of remote viewing.
Like intuition, gut instincts, hunches and possibly some
dreams and visions, remote viewing attempts to use the alleged “sixth sense”
and extrasensory perception (ESP). Remote viewing taps into interesting and
sometimes amazing areas of human consciousness that we are learning more about.
Reputable remote viewing training programs have now trained
thousands of people to use their consciousness in advanced ways, and maybe also
ancient ways. And millions of other people around the world have heard about,
read about or have some understanding of the concepts involved in remote
viewing.
The 2009 movie “The Men Who Stare at Goats” also introduced
many people to the concepts of remote viewing and other leading-edge research.
The film poked fun at some of the innovative and forward-leaning military
efforts and research projects, but it also contained many grains of truth that
informed audiences in meaningful ways. “Goats” stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges helped tell
a very important story.
SCIENCE MEETS TRANSCENDENCE
The keynote speaker at this year’s IRVA conference is Eben
Alexander, MD, the neurosurgeon who chronicled his fascinating near-death
experience (NDE) in the best-selling non-fiction book “Proof of Heaven – A
Neurosurgeon’s Journey Into the Afterlife.” His book about the far realms of
human consciousness and another reality has resonated with millions of readers.
Alexander’s keynote address is titled “Profound Mystery of Consciousness: The Hard
Problem and the Quantum Enigma.”
The master of ceremonies is Bill Ray, who has 47 years of
service to the U.S. Army under his belt, many of those years in the
intelligence field. Ray was part of Project STAR GATE from 1984 to 1987 and
received remote viewing training with the program.
George Noory, U.S. Navy veteran and host of the top late-night
radio show in the U.S., Coast to Coast AM, will moderate a panel discussion on
“Fate vs. Free Will.”
Other speakers include former Project STAR GATE remote
viewer Paul Smith, PhD, author of the book "Reading
the Enemy’s Mind" and a retired Army major; researcher and writer Angela Thompson Smith, PhD; Glenn Wheaton, former Army non-commissioned officer and co-founder of the
Hawaii Remote Viewing Guild; and Russell Targ, PhD, one of the early Project
STAR GATE scientists.
Several other fascinating speakers will examine the many
angles of discoveries and questions related to remote viewing and the potential
of human consciousness. These experts include Pam Coronado, Christopher
Barbour, John Kortum, John G. Kruth, Nancy Du Tertre, Graham Nicolls, Debra
Lynne Katz, MSW, Lori Williams, Alexis Poquiz and Marty Rosenblatt.
And, of course, the annual PK Party will be held to
demonstrate the alleged use of psychokinesis (PK) to bend spoons using
consciousness – “Kids of all ages welcome!” says the conference website.
COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE
Phenomena like remote viewing used to be called “anomalous
cognition,” anomalous meaning inconsistent with what is usual, normal and
expected, and cognition meaning conscious mental activities involved in thinking,
understanding, learning and remembering.
Now, we might tend to regard intuition, gut instincts, ESP
and remote viewing as natural, normal parts of human consciousness. Drawing a
parallel to “complementary medicine” and “integrative medicine,” remote viewing
and similar phenomena might be thought of as “complementary cognition” and “integrative
perception.”
We know now that there are practical applications for this
human capacity, not only in the defense and intelligence areas, but also in
public health and safety, health care, education, creative activities and a
wide range of human endeavors.
And, many believe that we are rediscovering and becoming
familiar with a human trait that is actually ancient and basic. Our long-ago
ancestors needed robust “situation awareness” to survive. In fact, all
creatures do. Could sixth-sense awareness be a survival mechanism just like
many other characteristics we possess?
Cultures like Native Americans found value in various kinds
of consciousness such as dreams, visions and signs. Can these, too, be forms of a sixth sense?
The five senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste
are only part of the story. Thinking with our logical minds and biological
brains only takes us so far. When we listen to our hearts, we are probably more
on target.
And when we combine our experiences through physical, sensory,
mental, emotional, spiritual and sixth-sense awareness, maybe we will make
significant progress, reach a tipping point and make a breakthrough in human
consciousness.
The IRVA Conference 2014 is sure to be a step in the right
direction.
For more information, visit the IRVA Conference 2014 website and the main IRVA website.
For more information, visit the IRVA Conference 2014 website and the main IRVA website.