Reading the Enemy's Mind: Inside Star Gate:
America's Psychic Espionage Program
by Paul Smith
I just finished reading this and its a great book to read if you want to know the history behind the military RV program. The author goes into massive detail about his time spent in the military with Remote Viewing. He covers the history of RV and knows most of the original RVers.
He talks about the "hits" and the 'misses". In other words, he's not trying to convince the reader that RV really works, he's just telling the facts. (and the facts are fascinating). I've been reading some other books on RV (Captain of My Ship, Master of My Soul by F. H. Atwater, and Psychic Warrior by D. Morehouse, among others) and I like this book the best so far.
Smith is a really good writer and focuses on telling the story of RV. (Unlike Atwater who keeps talking about how its all part of the masterplan. Or Morehouse, who goes into way too much detail about his marriage, etc.) Smith stays focused on RV and that's what the reader gets - the whole story and history of RV. And he backs up his tale with tons of end notes.
He also breaks down the remote viewing stages into various chapters which give us an idea of just how long it took to learn each stage. (It makes me wonder how anyone can learn RV from the CDs that Ed Dames is selling in which he takes viewers through the first 4 stages in the first lesson.)
The author has also really done his homework in writing this book. Even though he was part of the RV training in the military, he doesn't rely just on his memory to tell the story: he gets input from other people who were involved, refers to documents now declassified, and has obviously done extensive research by reading other people's books and published papers and articles on RV.
Its a well-rounded, big book (over 600 pages) that goes into great detail about the history, training stages, military politics surrounding RV, and the various characters involved. And he gives the reader lots of detailed information about the RV sessions themselves. A must read if you're interested in those aspects of RV.
If you want to know about the history and characters involved in the U.S. military's RV program, this is THE book to read.
He talks about the "hits" and the 'misses". In other words, he's not trying to convince the reader that RV really works, he's just telling the facts. (and the facts are fascinating). I've been reading some other books on RV (Captain of My Ship, Master of My Soul by F. H. Atwater, and Psychic Warrior by D. Morehouse, among others) and I like this book the best so far.
Smith is a really good writer and focuses on telling the story of RV. (Unlike Atwater who keeps talking about how its all part of the masterplan. Or Morehouse, who goes into way too much detail about his marriage, etc.) Smith stays focused on RV and that's what the reader gets - the whole story and history of RV. And he backs up his tale with tons of end notes.
He also breaks down the remote viewing stages into various chapters which give us an idea of just how long it took to learn each stage. (It makes me wonder how anyone can learn RV from the CDs that Ed Dames is selling in which he takes viewers through the first 4 stages in the first lesson.)
The author has also really done his homework in writing this book. Even though he was part of the RV training in the military, he doesn't rely just on his memory to tell the story: he gets input from other people who were involved, refers to documents now declassified, and has obviously done extensive research by reading other people's books and published papers and articles on RV.
Its a well-rounded, big book (over 600 pages) that goes into great detail about the history, training stages, military politics surrounding RV, and the various characters involved. And he gives the reader lots of detailed information about the RV sessions themselves. A must read if you're interested in those aspects of RV.
If you want to know about the history and characters involved in the U.S. military's RV program, this is THE book to read.
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