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category: Psi Phenomenon
created: 2025-07-23
description: Temporal displacement in remote viewing refers to the phenomenon where
  a psychic perceives a target in a different time period (past or future) than the
  present moment.
summary: Temporal Displacement in Remote Viewing refers to the phenomenon where a
  psychic perceives a target in a different time period (past or future) than the
  present moment.
tags:
- concept
- psi
- remoteviewing
title: Temporal Displacement
updated: 2025-07-23
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[Temporal Displacement](/concepts/temporal-displacement/) in [Remote Viewing](/concepts/remote-viewing/) refers to the phenomenon where a psychic perceives a target in a different time period (past or future) than the present moment. This can manifest as a remote viewer describing a location as it existed years ago, or even as it might exist in the future ([Precognition](/concepts/precognition/)).[^1]

[Pat Price](/people/pat-price/) demonstrated temporal displacement during a remote viewing session of a North African embassy, where he described the building as a dormitory or hospital from an earlier time period, without a large iron gate that existed in the present. This phenomenon highlights the complex and often unpredictable nature of psychic perception, where the boundaries of time can appear fluid.[^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.