About this episode
Russell Targ , co-founder of Stanford Research Institute's legendary psychic research program, reveals the secret world of government-sponsored remote viewing operations. As the physicist who developed remote viewing protocols for the CIA and military intelligence agencies, Targ shares fascinating details about psychic espionage during the Cold War. He explains how remote viewers successfully located Soviet submarines, described foreign military installations, and provided actionable intelligence that amazed agency directors. The program ran for over two decades, producing remarkable results that convinced skeptical intelligence officials of psychic phenomena's reality. Targ discusses famous sessions where remote viewers accurately described distant targets, including classified facilities and hidden objects. He addresses the scientific methodology behind controlled remote viewing and how ordinary people can develop these abilities. The conversation explores the intersection of consciousness and physics, touching on quantum mechanics and the nature of psychic perception. Targ reveals why the program was eventually shut down despite its successes and addresses common misconceptions about ESP research. This episode provides unprecedented insight into one of the military's most closely guarded secrets and demonstrates how psychic abilities have been weaponized by intelligence agencies.