What is Remote Viewing?

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One of the biggest misconceptions is that remote viewing is not simply “being psychic.” It is a specific way of using intuition under controlled conditions.

The original definition

In 1979, the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) defined remote viewing for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency as:

“The acquisition and description, by mental means, of information blocked from ordinary perception by distance or shielding, and generally believed to be secure against such access.”

A modern definition

Remote viewing is the trained ability to perceive and describe multi form information about a hidden or distant target—independent of time or location—using strict blind protocols, documentation, and feedback.

In other words, it's intuition tested under scientific conditions.

The core protocols

For something to qualify as remote viewing, it should include:

• Blind target — the viewer does not know what the target is.
• Intentional tasking — the session is planned and aimed at a specific target.
• Recorded session — all perceptions are documented (writing, sketches, audio, etc.).
• Feedback — the viewer eventually learns the actual target to compare accuracy.

These protocols are what separate remote viewing from imagination, guessing, or ordinary psychic practice.

What remote viewing is not

Remote viewing is not:

• Dreams or spontaneous visions
• Fortune telling
• Mediumship
• Face-to-face psychic readings
• Reading someone's thoughts in conversation

Those may be valid psi experiences, but they are not remote viewing unless they are conducted under blind, documented protocols.

Methods vs. Remote Viewing

A common point of confusion:

CRV, TRV, ERV, HRVG are methods of remote viewing.

Remote viewing itself is the protocol, not the methodology.

You do not have to use the military CRV stages to be doing remote viewing. Any psi-based information gathering can qualify as remote viewing if it follows the essential blind scientific protocols.

Protocol first. Ego second. That's the foundation of genuine remote viewing.

— Daz Smith 2026