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Out-of-Body Experience

An Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) is a sensation of consciousness leaving the physical body. It is a phenomenon often reported by individuals with Psi abilities or those undergoing Near-Death Experience.

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An Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) is a sensation of consciousness leaving the physical body. It is a phenomenon often reported by individuals with psychic abilities or those undergoing near-death experiences. OBEs are a subject of study within Parapsychology.1

In the context of the Remote Viewers narrative, several key figures reported experiencing OBEs:

  • Skip Atwater had out-of-body experiences as a teenager, sometimes using this ability to "float" to distant locations, which contributed to his interest in the paranormal.1

  • Ingo Swann claimed to have OBEs and even used them to view objects hidden in a laboratory, which was one of the feats that brought him to the attention of Hal Puthoff at SRI.1

  • Pat Price also had OBEs, which he claimed to use for psychic spying, drifting around the globe at night to perceive events. His ability to perform "Scanex" (scanning-extended) remote viewing, an eyes-closed altered-state form of psychic spying, is related to OBEs.1

  • Joe McMoneagle experienced a profound OBE during his near-death experience in 1970, where he found himself standing upright, looking down at his physical, dying body. This experience significantly enhanced his psychic abilities.1


  1. Schnabel, Jim. Remote Viewers. Dell, 1997.

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