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category: Psi Phenomenon
created: 2025-07-23
description: Remote perturbation is a term used in parapsychology to describe the
  act of disturbing or altering a physical system through mental influence.
summary: Remote Perturbation (RP) is a parapsychology term for mentally disturbing
  or altering a physical system, a form of psychokinesis that was studied under U.S.
  government-funded programs including STARGATE.
tags:
- concept
- psi
- psychokinesis
title: Remote Perturbation
updated: 2025-07-23
---

[Remote Perturbation](/concepts/remote-perturbation/) (RP) is a term used in [Parapsychology](/concepts/parapsychology/) to describe the specific act of disturbing or altering a physical system through mental influence. It is a form of [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 Action](/concepts/remote-action/) (RA), which is a broader term for the influence of a person's mind on a physical system without direct interaction.[^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.