As a novice, it was suggested that I do research at certain forums for discussions on the ego before approaching this topic. I decided not to do so. I will, however, submit definitions from dictionary.com:

1. the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves

of others and from objects of its thought.

2. Psychoanalysis . the part of the psychic apparatus that experiences and reacts to the outside world and thus mediates between the primitive drives of the id and the demands of the social and physical environment.

3. egotism; conceit; self-importance.

4. self-esteem or self-image; feelings.

5. ( Philosophy )

a. the enduring and conscious element that knows experience.

b. Scholasticism . the complete person comprising both body and soul.

If we have the ability to distinguish ourselves from other people, as per definition

one, we all have an ego. It is inherent in us, and we cannot divorce ourselves from it. It is part of us, as much as our soul, for it is our identity. More on this later.

The psychoanalytical definition of ego-as-mediator between inner drives and the

social and physical environment has a lot to do with problems encountered in remote viewing. The purpose of having a neutral setting in which to perform remote viewing is to minimize some of these problems. Can you RV while someone is staring at you? Can you RV if you are scrunched up on your couch scribbling on a notepad while your back aches? Unless you are an expert, probably not. You will not have the concentration to do well at RV if you are being distracted by such awkward situations.

Definitions three and four are very important! Who among us has never said of someone that they are full of self-importance or conceited beyond belief? And who among us thinks that s/he has absolutely no self-esteem or feelings? Both of these are simply constructs of definition number one. We feel we are “better” or “worse” than others, comparing ourselves continuously on scales the parameters of which change constantly throughout our lives.

The philosophical definition as stated above is perhaps the most useful definition

for the purposes of remote viewing. To be aware is to perceive is to experience, body and soul.  RV is an experience of data acquisition and transcription. With perception comes experience; remote viewing is just perception from a different “antenna” than we usually use, ie, the five senses. There must be just enough ego to be able to “tune the antenna”, after all, and record the impressions we get.

Back to definition number one, and by extension, numbers three and four. The ego is the sum of our thoughts, feelings, intentions and judgments. What preconceived notions do you have when committing yourself to setting up a remote viewing session? And how can this affect your performance?

Almost all preconceived notions, in my opinion, are deleterious to performance in RV! You must be able to FORGET, completely, that you are a student or a teacher, that you are basic or advanced, that you are alone or in a room with others, that you feel good or bad or happy or sad about anything. The only preconceived notions that I feel promote the remote viewing experience are that you are an antenna and you have the means to record what impressions you receive, namely, pen and paper and language for descriptions.

Biggest of all, according to experienced remote viewers, is you must not even expect an outcome! Even merely expecting an outcome can stimulate your unconscious mind to say, “well, something HAS to happen so I’ll throw some things in there just to make sure”. Do not do it! Do not write something down just because you feel like you MUST write something down! If your antenna isn’t turned on, then whacking it with your expectations won’t turn it on. You must wait for the feeling of what I feel is a type of “harmonic resonance“, that your antenna is in attunement with the target. Once you actually experience impressions, THEN you may jot them down, but not until then! Until then, you must be totally unconcerned about an outcome at all. Your only concern is truth. Focus on the truth!

The truth is, once you start to understand the feel of your antenna when it’s on, the remote viewing sessions you perform will flow with an intensity that will -- hopefully later -- astonish you! Be in the moment, at the target site, and dismiss every emotion you have about your performance thus far. Don’t let any thoughts about yourself intrude upon you in any way. And if they do, simply dismiss them, AOL them, and get back to your forward momentum.

My personal opinion is that you must be willing to dismiss your entire life up until now in order to remote view. If you are richer than rich and always wear just the right clothes and jewels, can you set aside the totality of your self-importance enough to do a remote viewing session? If you are some big-wig scientist working for alphabet agencies who want to know if remote viewing really works, can you ignore all those societal pressures enough to effectively perform the experiment often enough to develop real skill? Even if you have done hundreds of remote viewing sessions and scored highly on all of them, can you set aside those previous successes in order to only POSSIBLY succeed in the next session? The point is, we all have ego, but can you set it aside?

Hey, anything is possible. Perhaps I can even get rid of my preconceived notions about ego!

-- Article by Genny.