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category: Psi Phenomenon
created: 2025-07-23
description: Mind-to-mind telepathy refers to the direct mental communication of thoughts,
  feelings, or ideas between individuals.
summary: Mind-to-mind telepathy is the direct mental communication of thoughts or
  feelings between individuals without conventional sensory channels, a subset of
  telepathy that was a core focus of Cold War parapsychology research programs.
tags:
- concept
- psi
- telepathy
title: Mind-to-Mind Telepathy
updated: 2025-07-23
---

[Mind-to-Mind Telepathy](/concepts/mind-to-mind-telepathy/) refers to the direct mental communication of thoughts, feelings, or ideas between individuals without the use of conventional sensory channels. It is a form of [Telepathy](/concepts/telepathy/) and a subject of study within [Parapsychology](/concepts/parapsychology/).[^1]

In the context of the *Phenomena* text, [Edgar Mitchell](/people/edgar-mitchell/), the Apollo 14 astronaut, conducted a secret mind-to-mind telepathy experiment during his Moon voyage. He acted as the sender, while a Swedish-born psychic named Olaf Johnson served as the receiver on Earth. This experiment, though its results were statistically close to chance, highlights the interest in exploring telepathy for long-distance communication, even in extreme environments like space.[^1]

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[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.