This aspect of the experiment fascinates and frustrates me. As a scientist, I can only record what the affects of what I see. I can attest that the VR machine works because I've tried it myself. But RV--remote viewing--is entirely based on on believing that it works. I have seen the results from the CIA experiments, some of which are eyebrow-raising in their accuracy, but still, the reliance on one source for information without verification makes an experiment liable to mistakes and false misteps.
However, the Brain Entrainment Machine brings in the possibility of an observer, a monitor who could "share" the remote viewing experience. Jed McNeil and Helen Roston have shown that this is not just a possibility. In layman's terms, she "sees;" he confirms. The experiment now has another source for verification.
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Here is another segment of my recent interview with Helen Roston:
Do you feel Jed McNeil's presence when you're remote viewing?
"Sometimes. He echos my thoughts sometimes."
Echo? Can you elaborate?
"Okay, it's hard to explain. He doesn't echo my thoughts, but when I see something and am registering it, he says it before, or at the same time, I do. It's a bit weird. He tells me that he sees through my eyes. Bleagh, that kind of sounds like some Linda Blair thing, doesn't it?"
Entity possession is a good way to describe it.
(laughs)
"Entity possession? Is that what happens to Armando when he talks funny?" (laughs some more) "Sorry, doc, but your turn of phrase always cracks me up. So does Armando's, actually, but the scary thing is, I understand his more than I do yours. Ahh...where were we...entity possession."
(pause)
"I take it back. It's nothing like a Linda Blair thing because I'm in control of the situation. In an entity possession sitch, the entity would be moving me while my body flops helplessly. You know, like that scene when Linda Blair's head gets turned all around."
(frowns) "You think, doc, if I should worry if I open my mouth and Jed's voice comes out instead?"
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I haven't known Helen Roston for long but I recognize her ability to bring humor into a discussion. It is a knack that others find very intriguing, especially her monitor.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Helen and Virtual Reality
I realize that the questions I asked previously could be difficult for a layperson to answer. But sometimes, I think the simplest understanding of a difficult matter can be helpful to a scientist and other observers.
What is immersive virtual reality to you?
In terms of labeling new ways to learn, "immersion" is relatively new to many people. It's a term linguists use to learn a language quickly, to immerse into words and terms, using tapes, visuals, and simulated environments.
To be "immersed" in virtual reality, therefore, is to be placed in a simulated environment that would provoke the brain, and therefore, sense of self, which include all the natural senses, in an artificial projection. In simple terms, it is a manipulation of reality.
This is not a new thing in our society. Online gamer, modern day virtual reality tours of houses, virtual libraries--these are reflections of what we could do through VR. Immersive virtual reality is, of course, many steps further.
I hope this gives you some understanding of what Hell and Jed experiences.
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I asked this of Helen Roston not too long ago:
How do you differentiate what you feel in virtual reality with what you feel in real life, Hell?
"I don't. The part of me that understands that I'm in VR is very conscious that it is VR, but everything feels like real life. The sense of space is the same. The sense of time, though, appears to be somewhat different, but I don't know because the few times in VR, I haven't been really checking time. I was...distracted."
Learning about VR and what it can do can certainly make one lose time while one is immersed in it.
"Umm...that too. But, you know what I mean. I've never been in there alone."
Ah, Agent McNeil has always been there too. I believe it's to get used to being together while undergoing the brain wave entrainment.
(Pause)
"Right."
Do you feel comfortable with Agent McNeil's training?
"No."
Why?
"He tests me."
But that's to be expected, right? I'm told the training sessions can be quite vigorous so that I can monitor your heart rate and blood pressure changes.
"Is that what he told you?"
Maybe you can tell me exactly what you don't feel comfortable about. I know Jed likes to take risks, even during training sessions. I'll remind him that some activities can be put off till later, when you're more used to him.
Silence.
"Hey, doc? It's a lot more complicated than you think."
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Helen Roston gives me more information than Jed McNeil, but even she cannot be prodded about certain things. As a scientist, I can only speculate how far the monitor is pushing his operative.
What is immersive virtual reality to you?
In terms of labeling new ways to learn, "immersion" is relatively new to many people. It's a term linguists use to learn a language quickly, to immerse into words and terms, using tapes, visuals, and simulated environments.
To be "immersed" in virtual reality, therefore, is to be placed in a simulated environment that would provoke the brain, and therefore, sense of self, which include all the natural senses, in an artificial projection. In simple terms, it is a manipulation of reality.
This is not a new thing in our society. Online gamer, modern day virtual reality tours of houses, virtual libraries--these are reflections of what we could do through VR. Immersive virtual reality is, of course, many steps further.
I hope this gives you some understanding of what Hell and Jed experiences.
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I asked this of Helen Roston not too long ago:
How do you differentiate what you feel in virtual reality with what you feel in real life, Hell?
"I don't. The part of me that understands that I'm in VR is very conscious that it is VR, but everything feels like real life. The sense of space is the same. The sense of time, though, appears to be somewhat different, but I don't know because the few times in VR, I haven't been really checking time. I was...distracted."
Learning about VR and what it can do can certainly make one lose time while one is immersed in it.
"Umm...that too. But, you know what I mean. I've never been in there alone."
Ah, Agent McNeil has always been there too. I believe it's to get used to being together while undergoing the brain wave entrainment.
(Pause)
"Right."
Do you feel comfortable with Agent McNeil's training?
"No."
Why?
"He tests me."
But that's to be expected, right? I'm told the training sessions can be quite vigorous so that I can monitor your heart rate and blood pressure changes.
"Is that what he told you?"
Maybe you can tell me exactly what you don't feel comfortable about. I know Jed likes to take risks, even during training sessions. I'll remind him that some activities can be put off till later, when you're more used to him.
Silence.
"Hey, doc? It's a lot more complicated than you think."
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Helen Roston gives me more information than Jed McNeil, but even she cannot be prodded about certain things. As a scientist, I can only speculate how far the monitor is pushing his operative.
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