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Remote Action (RA) is a term used in Parapsychology to describe the influence of a person's mind on a physical system without direct interaction. It is a broader term for Psychokinesis (PK) and was used in the context of the U.S.

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Remote Action (RA) is a term used in Parapsychology to describe the influence of a person's mind on a physical system without direct interaction. It is a broader term for 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 (RP), which refers to the specific act of disturbing or altering a physical system through mental influence.1


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

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