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Originally posted by mountaingirl1111
If I see a picture of the exterior of a building and cannot see inside, how can I see inside of it and around the property that I cannot physically see from the picture? How can I spot certain objects in that place that were not shown or known to me afterwards? How can I see a picture of land and not know where it is at all, but can accurately portray historical information about it that the person giving it to me can verify afterwards with acutal, written historical information and personal experience?
Originally posted by mountaingirl1111
Here's the thing. Before RV was invented as a concept, back in the early part of the last century, it was a practice people used all the time. Maybe not many people, but it was done. All that guy did was make rules for it. Doesn't mean it didn't happen before. So, to think that this is some exclusive club of people following protocol, that all others who can view remotely aren't doing it, is wrong. This is like saying that people who prayed to God before organized religion came about weren't really praying, because religious texts weren't around yet to lay the groundwork down of how to do it and when to do it through priests, etc.
My guess is that you are a remote viewer who follows strict protocol and you were trained a certain way and taught to dismiss any variant of your method, which is why you cannot begin to accept the ideas of others, even if proven and documented.
Originally posted by firegoggles
Some people just don't like any ties to things that don't have that scientific ring to it
Originally posted by AlchemicalMonocular
Originally posted by mountaingirl1111
If I see a picture of the exterior of a building and cannot see inside, how can I see inside of it and around the property that I cannot physically see from the picture? How can I spot certain objects in that place that were not shown or known to me afterwards? How can I see a picture of land and not know where it is at all, but can accurately portray historical information about it that the person giving it to me can verify afterwards with acutal, written historical information and personal experience?
I have no idea. I don't understand the mechanics of psychic information collection, RV and don't know anyone who does.
Originally posted by mountaingirl1111
Here's the thing. Before RV was invented as a concept, back in the early part of the last century, it was a practice people used all the time. Maybe not many people, but it was done. All that guy did was make rules for it. Doesn't mean it didn't happen before. So, to think that this is some exclusive club of people following protocol, that all others who can view remotely aren't doing it, is wrong. This is like saying that people who prayed to God before organized religion came about weren't really praying, because religious texts weren't around yet to lay the groundwork down of how to do it and when to do it through priests, etc.
My guess is that you are a remote viewer who follows strict protocol and you were trained a certain way and taught to dismiss any variant of your method, which is why you cannot begin to accept the ideas of others, even if proven and documented.
I dismiss nothing and I can see you are not bothering to read my previous posts otherwise you would not say such a ludicrous and silly thing. I am also fluent in shamanism and shamanistic practices having spent considerable time with Terence McKenna in the 60s and 70s.
I know what RV is and what it is not. You are not performing RV according to any RV standards of value. Truth is simple.
Instead of fitting a round peg into a square hole, why not practice the RV protocols or simple revel in what you are? It appears only you are sensitive to what you must believe are shortcomings of your psychic abilities. That's a shame.
Ingo Swann was first and foremost a renowned psychic before he and others ever set the standards for RV at SRI. Why did he set RV standards? Because he knew that by doing so it elevated RV out of the realm of the kooky and too-be-disbelieved.
Originally posted by mountaingirl1111
Listen, I did read what you said. You did read what i wrote, but you did not understand its true content, either.
Originally posted by mountaingirl1111
I am not trying to convert anyone to a particular train of thought, but at the same time, I do not believe what i do to be in any way sub par to anything else or inferior, simply because it does not fit your opinion of its definition.
It is great you have met and trained with who you have said you have, but it does not change my personal experiences or change the way I view what I do and how i do it. I do not wish to squabble with you. I think it's great that you have such an affinity for what you do and what others close to you do. I just think that you should be more accepting of others here who have taken the time to explain to you what it is they do,
Originally posted by mountaingirl1111
...continuing to try to discuss this with you has made me feel defensive when I have no reason to be and I don't like feeling that way.
Originally posted by firegoggles
reply to post by mountaingirl1111
I have to chime in here and say that no one is doubting your ability but reading over this stuff you want to label looking at a photo and getting data from it that you shouldn't be able to know RV. While it is a small part of RV again I think your failing to totally understand the RV protocol.. If you can do what you say you can and your not using strict RV it allows too much error and imagination.. I would urge you to learn a very strict RV protocol because it would make you 100 times better at gathering information. And don't get me wrong I see what your saying and I'm not saying you are not getting some great data from looking at the photos. But thats not real RV as developed by the military. And yes I understand where your coming from in thinking that your doing a form of it. But you must understand millions of research went into how to perfect gathering that data with less mistakes and no imagination involved. If you would truly learn the REAL RV protocol and not just use one tiny part of it it sounds to me llke you would make an incredible RV'er. But again if your not following the protocol your only doing one tiny part of the RV as that was developed to be superior. Don't be defensive or offended please just give it a chance and study the protocol and you will totally understand that you were missing out and you would be amazed at your results after learning to follow the strict protocol...
Thanks!
Originally posted by mountaingirl1111
Thanks, Firegoggles, I get what you're saying. I wasn't off-put by the gist of what you're saying, just the tone of how it had been put to me. I appreciate your taking the time to jump in and put it to me in the way that you did. The thing is, I don't even do what I do regularly anymore, as I said, it has been a long time, years. If I were to want to get back into doing it, I would probably check out actual RV protocol. I'm not saying I won't, but at this point in my life, it's just not something I do. I find it incredibly draining, at the least what I would practice, and at times, it made me a little physically sick. I do just want to put across here that the use of actual photographs is really just an aid, it is not the act of the whole thing. I do understand what you mean by the potential for error, this is just what came naturally to me and worked for me and gave good, verifiable results with the parties concerned. It was because of this that I had wanted to apply for a spot in the ASU Veritas Program, but by the time I knew to contact them, they were shutting the program down and replacing it with the Windbridge program, something that was a bit different. The reason why was because I wanted to verify what I was doing in a strict and controlled setting.
Thanks, Firegoggles, I appreciate your comments and advice.