Alexandra Bruce – This is an immensely intelligent and often humorous talk given by Russell Targ, physicist, author and a pioneer in the development of lasers. This talk produced a great sense of inner peace in me that I’d been lacking for some time and for those who could use that, I highly recommend that you watch it in its entirety.

Targ may be most well-known as the co-founder of the Stanford Research Institute’s (SRI) investigation into psychic abilities in the 1970s and 1980s.

His work with SRI in what was called “remote viewing”, has been published in numerous fiction and non-fiction books. His own most recent book is ‘The Reality of ESP: A Physicist’s Proof of Psychic Abilities’. Targ retired from Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space Co. as a senior staff scientist in 1976.

Targ’s basic instructions for tapping into our innate psychic awareness is to “Close your eyes, quiet your mind and describe the surprising images that appear in your awareness. Don’t try and name it, don’t try and guess. Just describe the surprising images.” Continue reading →