Extrasensory perception – the ability to receive information beyond the five physical senses – can be effectively developed. However, it is done fastest, most safely, and most efficiently not in solitude, but in a group environment under the guidance of someone with experience, such as a live online remote viewing course. If you have ever had a spontaneous experience you couldn’t explain – an intuitive hunch that came true, a sense of being “outside yourself,” or an insight unavailable through ordinary senses – and felt disoriented rather than fascinated, this article is written for you.

What Is Extrasensory Perception and Why Are More and More People Beginning to Experience It?

Extrasensory perception (ESP) is the ability to acquire information outside the channels of known senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Commonly called the sixth sense, it encompasses phenomena such as intuition, telepathy, clairvoyance, and more advanced forms like Remote Viewing and out-of-body experience (OOBE).

The evolution of human consciousness has not stopped at the level of five senses. More and more people – often completely unexpectedly, without seeking such experiences – are beginning to receive impulses, insights, and signals that don’t fit within everyday perception. This is neither coincidence nor aberration. It is a natural stage in the expansion of human consciousness, which for millennia proceeded subliminally – in dreams, intuitive hunches, and mystical experiences – and today is increasingly entering conscious everyday life.

The problem is that neither school nor family typically prepares us for such moments. And this is precisely where the real challenge begins.

Why Do First Extrasensory Experiences Tend to Disorient Rather Than Fascinate?

My first spontaneous out-of-body experience (OOBE) occurred in the second half of the 1990s. I was alone with that experience – fascinating, but completely incomprehensible. No one close to me was able to explain what was happening. Some reacted with a smile of disbelief, others with concern.

The Internet was still in its infancy. Discussion groups offered a semblance of contact, but I mostly encountered people just as lost as I was. For years I searched in solitude, analyzing, verifying, trying to make sense of what I had experienced.

This is a very characteristic pattern – and it applies to most people who spontaneously open to extrasensory perception. The disorientation comes from a simple fact: there is no frame of reference, no knowledge, and no one who understands.

We are social beings. We understand reality by verifying it with other people. When something eludes shared interpretive frameworks – uncertainty and even fear arise. Yet those same experiences, understood and grounded in the appropriate context, can become sources of profound fascination and genuine development.

Why Is Developing Extrasensory Perception in Solitude So Difficult?

Solo practice has serious limitations. Here is why it often ends in stagnation or abandonment of the subject:

• No verification – without an external reference point, it is difficult to distinguish authentic perceptions from projections of one’s own mind.
• No feedback – you don’t know whether your experiences are accurate, typical, or need correction.
• Risk of misinterpretation – analyzing unusual states of consciousness alone, without knowledge of the subject, can lead to incorrect conclusions.
• Motivation – progress in solitude is slower, and without group support it is easier to lose continuity of practice.
• Sense of isolation – experiences that cannot be discussed with anyone who truly understands can produce feelings of loneliness and alienation.

What we can achieve quickly and safely in the right environment, we learn on our own over years – if at all.

Are the Internet and Large Discussion Groups Enough to Learn ESP?

At a certain stage – yes, but only briefly. Large forums, social media groups, and YouTube channels can create a sense of not being alone. And that is a value not to be underestimated.

But there is a serious trap. Large, open communities operate by the logic of chaos. Advice flows from people at very different levels of knowledge and experience. Information from someone who is themselves still searching for answers cannot replace expert knowledge. Moreover – incorrect guidance at this stage can not only slow development but actually disrupt it.

Text-based contact in a large group has another limitation: it is shallow. It does not build real relationships. It does not give a sense of genuine shared experience. Today, with access to video conferencing and tools enabling real-time online meetings, we can do far more – and do it better.

How Does Extrasensory Perception Actually Work in a Group Context?

Research on extrasensory perception – including Remote Viewing experiments conducted under programs such as Stargate, conducted at Stanford Research Institute – has long pointed to something important: the environment and structure of a session have a critical impact on the quality and reliability of results.

Remote Viewing is a method for activating and verifying extrasensory perception that rests on a strict scientific protocol. One of its foundations is the division of roles: a perceiver and a monitor who runs the session without revealing the target. This design eliminates one of the greatest pitfalls – analytical thinking triggered during the act of perception itself.

In practice, when working with others:

• One person’s progress strengthens the whole group – even if someone else had the clearest experience that day, the entire group benefits from that information.
• Verification becomes possible – session results can be compared, confronted, and discussed in the context of a target that was previously unknown to all participants.
• Integration is deeper – people build real relationships in small teams, not in anonymous crowds.
• Sense of meaning grows – knowing that others experience similar things brings relief and opens space for authentic exploration.

What Format of ESP Training Produces the Best Results?

From over twenty years of experience working with people developing extrasensory perception, the answer is clear: small groups under the guidance of an experienced facilitator.

Why small groups? Because each participant receives full attention – they don’t get lost in a crowd. The dynamics of a small group favor authentic integration. Individual correction and personalization of the process are possible. Session results are verifiable under conditions that rule out coincidence.

Working with groups of around five people is not an arbitrary choice. It is the optimal environment in which extrasensory perception can be explored rigorously, and each participant contributes their unique perspective. Even if only one person had a clearer perception on a given day – the others can draw knowledge and understanding from that, because they operate as a coherent team of investigators.

The Social Dimension of Extrasensory Perception

There is a pattern I have observed for years: people who learn extrasensory perception in a group make progress many times faster than those who practice alone – even when the latter have more time for exercises.

Why? Because extrasensory perception is not just a technique. It is a change in the way we relate to information – both that which flows from outside and that which comes from deep within one’s own mind. This change occurs most effectively in a safe, understanding environment where we can openly share what we perceive, without fear of judgment.

The solitary seeker often doesn’t know where the boundary lies between authentic perception and projection of their own beliefs. In a group – especially in a well-run Remote Viewing session – that boundary becomes tangible. Results speak for themselves, without the need to take anything on faith.

This is precisely the value that no forum, no book, and no app can replace.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions About Extrasensory Perception

Can everyone develop extrasensory perception? Yes. Extrasensory perception is not the exclusive gift of a few chosen individuals. Remote Viewing research has shown that the vast majority of people are able to obtain verifiable results within the first month of regular practice – provided it is conducted in the right way and under the right conditions.

Does developing ESP require spirituality or faith? No. Remote Viewing as a method rests on a scientific protocol and is empirically verifiable. Session results are measured objectively – without reference to religious or spiritual beliefs. Healthy skepticism is not only welcome but actively encouraged.

How long does learning extrasensory perception take? First verifiable experiences often appear during the very first shared sessions – which can be a breakthrough moment even for people who have long been interested in the topic but never had the chance to test it under controlled conditions. Deeper work with extrasensory perception is an extended process, but the first concrete results don’t have to wait months.

Can ESP training begin online, without an in-person meeting? Yes, and effectively – provided the classes take place via live video conference rather than text-only contact. The group dynamic, direct communication, and ability to conduct live sessions make online learning equally effective as in-person.

How does Remote Viewing differ from other methods of developing the sixth sense? Remote Viewing is distinguished above all by the verifiability of results – the session target is unknown to the perceiver and evaluated objectively after it ends. This eliminates the most common objection to extrasensory perception: that it rests on suggestion or autosuggestion. In RV the result either matches or it doesn’t – there is no room for vague interpretation.

Sources and Further Reading

• Targ, R., & Puthoff, H. (1974). Information Transmission under Conditions of Sensory Shielding. Nature, 251, 602-607.
• Bem, D. J., & Honorton, C. (1994). Does Psi Exist? Replicable Evidence for an Anomalous Process of Information Transfer. Psychological Bulletin, 115(1), 4-18.
• Tart, C. T. (2009). The End of Materialism. New Harbinger Publications.
• Buchanan, L. (2003). The Seventh Sense: The Secrets of Remote Viewing as Told by a Psychic Spy for the U.S. Military. Paraview Pocket Books.
• Radin, D. (2006). Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality. Paraview Pocket Books.

Jakub Qba Niegowski – Extrasensory Awareness Development Specialist