RV Glossary

When your conscious mind tries to "name" or interpret raw impressions before the full signal comes through.

AOL is the biggest obstacle in remote viewing. Your logical mind wants to label things ("It's a boat!") rather than describe raw perceptions ("metallic, curved, water nearby"). Recognizing and setting aside AOLs is a core RV skill.

A protocol for predicting future binary outcomes by associating each possibility with a distinct target image.

In ARV, two different images are assigned to two possible outcomes (e.g., Team A wins vs Team B wins). The viewer describes which image they perceive before the event, and the match determines the prediction.

A random identifier assigned to a target to help keep a session blind and keep records organized.

The coordinate/TRN contains no target information. In RVLab it functions as a reference number that ties a capture to a later reveal and analysis.

A structured, stage-based protocol for remote viewing developed by Ingo Swann at Stanford Research Institute.

CRV was designed as a teachable methodology with defined stages: Ideogram, Sensory Data, Sketch, Intangibles, and advanced stages. The "controlled" aspect refers to the structured format that reduces analytical interference.

An experimental setup where neither the viewer nor the immediate facilitator knows the target.

Double-blind conditions prevent unconscious cueing when humans are involved. In RVLab, receiver-mode sessions can be run so no human sees the target until reveal (system-generated hidden targets). In AI-as-Viewer sessions, the model is blind but the person providing ground truth is not—this is closer to single-blind.

A remote viewing method using deeper altered states, often involving lying down and extended session times.

Unlike CRV's structured approach, ERV relies on deeper trance states similar to hypnosis or meditation. Sessions typically last longer and may produce more narrative-style impressions.

Revealing the actual target after a session to compare against viewer impressions.

Feedback is essential for learning. It helps viewers calibrate their signal, recognize their personal AOL patterns, and improve correlation over time.

Providing information about the target before or during the session, which can contaminate results.

Even subtle cues can front-load a session. The antidote is blinding: keep target information out of the capture phase and lock outputs before reveal. Double-blind designs are strongest when humans are involved because neither the viewer nor the immediate facilitator knows the target during capture.

The overall sense or general impression of a target (e.g., "manmade structure," "natural place," "biological").

Gestalt impressions are typically received first and provide a basic categorization of the target. They emerge from the ideogram phase and help frame subsequent sensory data collection.

An impression that accurately matches an element of the actual target.

Hits can be literal (describing the exact color or shape) or conceptual (perceiving "water" when the target is a swimming pool). Quality and specificity of hits varies.

A spontaneous mark or squiggle made immediately upon receiving the coordinate, representing the first flash of signal.

Ideograms are made quickly, before the conscious mind can interfere. Some RV methods interpret the mark as a cue for broad categories (e.g., water vs structure), but interpretation is subjective and varies by viewer.

Abstract impressions about purpose, emotion, meaning, or significance of the target.

Later in a session, viewers may perceive intangible qualities: "feels important," "sense of urgency," "something being built." These are valid data but more prone to AOL contamination.

An impression that does not correspond to any element of the actual target.

Misses are normal and expected. Analyzing misses helps identify AOL patterns, imagination intrusions, and areas for practice improvement.

A trained guide who assists the viewer during a session, prompting for more data without leading.

Monitors help viewers stay on track, manage AOL, and probe deeper into impressions. They must be careful not to lead or contaminate the session with their own knowledge.

Basic perceptual impressions: colors, textures, temperatures, sounds, smells—without interpretation.

Sensory data forms the core of RV impressions. "Cold, metallic, blue-gray, smooth" is sensory data. "It's a refrigerator" is interpretation (AOL). The distinction is crucial.

A complete remote viewing attempt, from coordinate receipt through data collection to feedback.

Sessions vary in length from a few minutes to over an hour. The key is maintaining protocol and avoiding analytical interference throughout.

A practitioner term for the felt difference between useful impressions and mental noise (imagination, assumptions, or over-analysis).

In research terms, treat “signal line” as a subjective experience. Blinded feedback and repeated sessions are how you calibrate what tends to correspond vs. what tends to be noise.

The research institution where remote viewing protocols were developed in the 1970s-80s.

Physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff, along with Ingo Swann, conducted pioneering RV research at SRI under government contract. SRI (now SRI International) was independent of Stanford University.

The U.S. government's classified remote viewing research and operations program (1978-1995).

STARGATE and its predecessors (SCANATE, GRILL FLAME, CENTER LANE, SUN STREAK) spent $20M+ over two decades investigating remote viewing for intelligence purposes. Declassified in 1995.

The person who selects targets, generates coordinates, and maintains the blind protocol.

In traditional RV, the tasker knows the target but the viewer does not. The tasker is responsible for maintaining proper blinding and providing feedback after the session.

The person performing the remote viewing session, perceiving and recording impressions about an unknown target.

Viewers work blind to the target and focus on describing raw perceptions rather than interpreting them. Skill develops through practice and feedback.