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PSYCHOENERGETIC RESEARCH
For planning purposes,
a psychoenergetics research and
development program can be broken down into six separate
categories of interest.
These categories form a hierarchy
ranging from research on fundamental mechanisms to application
tasking.
1.
Fundamental Mechanisms
(experimental/theoretical)
2.
Phenomenological Properties
3.
Correlates (physical, psychological, physiological .. )
4.
Methodology
5.
Application Tasking
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6.
Management Functions
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Suggested project areas for each of these categories are listed
below.
1.
Fundamental Mechanisms: A number of models for
psychoenergetic functioning are under
consideration in the literature.
These include
electromagnetic (ELF ),
quantum mechanical (QM)
and multidimensional models,
An effort should
be made to explore these models with regard to
specific predictions that can be explored
experimentally.
a. Theory - - Develop the theoretical
structure,
specifically with regard to
defining experimental predictions.
b. Shielding - - In the course of
experimentation special efforts should be
made to determine possible shielding
effects of various environments (Faraday
cages,
submerged submarine,
etc.)
c. Propagation Mechanisms -
- Investigation
into the properties of signal transfer
should be undertaken to provide data on the
velocity of propagation.
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d. Distance Effects - - Comparative studies of
room-to-room versus laboratory-to-(e.g. )
space shuttle distances effects.
.
e. Quantum Systems PK (psychokinesis)
.... .
Basic scientific considerations suggest
that PK effects on fundamental quantum
systems
(photon, electron,
radioactive
decay) should be explored to gain
understanding of basic mechanisms.
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2.
Phenomenological Properties:
Independent of
basic understanding of the underlying mechanisms
of psychoenergetic functioning,
investigation
into such areas as population performance levels
as determined by mass screening),
spatial and temporal resolution,
the role played
by feedback,
etc.,
provide an observational
matrix of potential,
constraints,
and limits to
psychoenergetic performance.
a. Mass Screening - - Automated "call-in"
formats,
such as computer-monitored
"number- guessing" games should be carried
out to investigate lower limits as to
performance levels in the population at
large,
and also to provide large-scale
statistical information on distance
effects.
b. Spatial/Temporal Resolution Studies - - Use
of special targets (e.g., microdots,
strobeflash) to explore parameters of
psychoenergetic performance.
c. Targeting Methods - - Explore use of
various means of establishing
psychoenergetic contact with a target,
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map coordinates,
photos,
etc.
d. Feedback - - Vary feedback conditions to
determine necessity of feedback for either
psychological or physical reasons.
e. Search/Tracking - - Catalog and explore
various approaches to determining target
location by psychoenergetic means,
such as
statistical averaging of numbered-site
selections,
Cross-viemer correlated "map
dowsing," etc.
f. Psychokinesis,
Classical Systems
...
Quantify PK effects on large-scale
classical systems,
gravitometers,
magnetometersy
piezo- electric strain
gauges,
mechanical systems such as
gyroscopes,
etc.
g. Psychokinesis, Living Systems - - Quantify
PK effects on living systems,
@.9., . E.
Coli bacteria growth rate,
Nitella
organism response,
etc.
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3.
Correlates to Remote Sensing:
Experimentalinvestigation of the correlates to
remote sensing can provide tools for enhancing
the phenomena,
enable selection of individuals
who can manifest the phenomena,
and assist in
determining proper environmental conditions which
are conducive for the phenomena.
The major
correlates that me propose to investigate include
the following:
a. Physical - Physical correlates to remote
sensing involve the pertubation of physical
systems (e.g.
magnetometers,
strain
gauges,
etc.) in response to remote
sensing in the near environment.
This
would allow for the detection of remote
sensing at the target site,
and provide
accurate feedback information for enhancing
the phenomena.
b. Physiological - Physiological correlates to
remote sensing involve the physiological
reaction of the body of the participant to
correct remote sensing.
Included in the
possible correlates are GSR (Galvanic Skin
Response),
EMG,
EEG,
skin temperature,
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and voice response (audio analysis of
response ) ,
A correlation in this area
would allow the direct application of
standard bio-feedback technologies to
enhance the phenomena.
c. Psychological/Behavioral - Correlates
within this area involve personality and
behavioral variables,
and their
relationship to accomplished participants.
A correlation in this area would improve
our ability to select individuals for
participation in the research program.
d. Environmental - 1
Environmental correlates to
remote sensing involve overall performance
of a participant with regard to
environmental factors.
This include
variations of natural electromagnetic
radiation (ELF), composition of the air
(ion content,
water content,
etc. ) , and
composition of the near environment
including lighting,
noise,
and clutter.
Correlations here would provide data on
What is a psychoenergetic conducive
environment.
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4.
Methodologies:
Methodological research involves
areas that may not involve fundamental aspects of
psychoenergetic functioning,
however do pertain
to areas that relate to the success of any given
experiment.
Experiments in methodological
research involve statistical averaging techniques
to improve functioning,
assessment of the role
of feedback in experiments,
and the improvement
of remote sensing evaluation and quantification.
The research includes the following#
a. Associational Remote Viewing -- ARV is an
enhancement technique used in determining
the correct choice from a set of N
possibilities.
It uses a relatively
successful technique (remote viewing) to
address a difficult question;
namely,
the
one-in-N choice problem.
Success in ARV
would allow a single phenomena (RV) to be
used in many different kinds of problems.
b. Error Correction/Statistical Averaging
......
These numerical techniques are well known
in standard information transmission
technology.
Experiments would be
conducted to determine the degree to which
the same techniques can be applied to
psychoenergetic functioning.
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5.
Application Tasking:
Information derived from
the above studies should be integrated into
field-test studies involving potential
application tasks,
such as those listed below.
a. Selection - - Establish optimum profiles
for psychoenergetic performance based on
psycho- logical correlates studies,
etc.
b. Training - - Continue efforts begun over
the last decade in previous programs to
develop techniques to train high levels of
performance in special remote viewing
tasks.
c.
Production - - Apply psychoenergetic
talents to specific field tasks of interest
to the client community,
under their
control.
d. Evaluation - - Apply and compare various
evaluation methods developed in the program
to field tasks.
e.
Data Base Management - - Arrange that data
generated on the program through primary
and sub-contractors be made available for
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inde- pendent analysis,
distribution,
etc.,
on a computerized
data-base-management system.
Include,
as
part of this task,
establishment of data
base on field as a whole.
f. Countermeasures
Determine from
experimentation and data base whether
shielding or other factors can provide
countermeasures to psychoenergetic
performance as is determined to exist.
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6.
Management Functions:
It is clear that in other
areas of scientific research much of the normal
management functions such as literature searches
and conferencing are automated.
For these
functions,
productivity is directly related to
the degree of automation.
In particular,
there
are three areas of major concern for
psychoenergetic research:
a. Automating Literature Searches -- A number
of people in the field have current and
complete abstracted bibliographies of all
the parapsychological literature.
We
will implement this information in a
generally accessable database management
system,
and provide for the continuation
of its concurrency.
b.
Teleconference
Research progress is
directly dependent upon the degree of
communication among the researchers.
Through the use of computer networks,
and
off-the-shelf software,
it is now possible
to have active and useful conferences by
remote teleconferencing.
c. Conferences -- Although parapsychology
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conferences exist already,
we would
convene a semi-annual conference of the
active researchers for the sole purpose to
determine,
within the context of vigorous
scientific criticism,
a stable set of
psychoenergetic data.
If any theoretical
progress is to be made,
it must be based
upon stable data
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