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category: Psi Phenomenon
created: 2025-07-23
description: Remote action is a term used in parapsychology to describe the influence
  of a person's mind on a physical system without direct interaction.
summary: Remote Action (RA) is a parapsychology term for psychokinetic mental influence
  on physical systems without contact, used by U.S. government researchers as a formal
  operational category alongside remote viewing in STARGATE-era programs.
tags:
- concept
- psi
- psychokinesis
title: Remote Action
updated: 2025-07-23
---

[Remote Action](/concepts/remote-action/) (RA) is a term used in [Parapsychology](/concepts/parapsychology/) to describe the influence of a person's mind on a physical system without direct interaction. It is a broader term for [Psychokinesis](/concepts/psychokinesis/) (PK) and was used in the context of the U.S. government's psychic research programs to describe the potential for individuals to affect physical objects or systems from a distance.[^1]

The term was often used in conjunction with [Remote Perturbation](/concepts/remote-perturbation/) (RP), which refers to the specific act of disturbing or altering a physical system through mental influence.[^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.