As part of my parapsychology Ph.D. schooling, I conducted an experiment to determine whether people can use psychic powers to describe data that's present in computers. My work was an extension of clairvoyance research conducted by the U.S. government during the 1970s and 1980s.
Between October 23 and November 6, 2022, 146 members of the public tried to use their psychic skills to sense randomly chosen information stored in distant computers. For many participants around the world, this experiment was their first paranormal experience, which was very exciting.
The outcome was successful. Participants were able to use clairvoyance to describe specific details about pictures, video clips, ATM PIN numbers, and passphrases stored in computers that were located in Los Angeles. The results were obvious to the naked eye and statistically significant.
About The Psychic Experiment
Since the 1970s, scientific studies have offered compelling evidence that paranormal abilities are real. These included remote viewing, which is the ability to receive details about people, places, or things located thousands of miles away.
However, these studies didn't answer whether clairvoyant abilities also extend to digital information. Remote viewers can describe details about buildings located in enemy territory — but can they also "see" data stored in computers? Is "psychic hacking" possible?
The Psychic Experiment's goal was to determine whether people can psychically sense the data that is stored in computers far away, and with accuracy exceeding what should be possible by chance alone.
To learn more about ESP and remote viewing, check out:
- The Reality of ESP by Russell Targ
- Project Stargate and Remote Viewing Technology: The CIA’s Files on Psychic Spying by Axel Balthazar (Ed.)
- Remote Viewing by David Morehouse
- Anomalous Cognition: Remote Viewing Research and Theory by Edwin C. May
- ESP Wars: East & West by E. May, V. Rubel, J. McMoneagle, and L. Auerbach
- Remote Viewing Secrets by Joseph McMoneagle
Here's a short video about the experiment:
Results & Data
The experiment results were published in my doctoral dissertation (see abstract here) and presented at the 42nd Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) conference in 2024, where I showed how remote viewers could potentially steal secrets from (supposedly) secure computers. You can watch the video of my live presentation below or on YouTube:
You can download my dissertation here (about 9MB, PDF) which contains all of the experiment's data and sources.
The SSE conference presentation relied on additional sources that weren't included in the dissertation. Some of these might be useful reading if you're exploring practical applications of remote viewing. You can find the additional sources in PDF format here.
If you're a writer or researcher and want to cite the dissertation, here's the full citation:
Wichmann, S. Psychic Hacking: Using Remote Viewing to Steal Computer Data [dissertation]. Sept. 28, 2023. University of Sedona, Arizona. Results presented at the Proceedings of the Society for Scientific Exploration, online, Sept. 27-29, 2023. https://www.psychicexperiment.org. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13931149
About Scotch Wichmann (that's me!)
I've been doing experiments with psychic powers, ghosts, and related topics for decades after seeing my first ghost when I was 6 years old. Over the years I've been haunted by spirits, witnessed psychic phenomena, seen UFOs, and encountered other wild things Science can't fully
Now I'm a parapsychologist, similar to the scientists in the movie Ghostbusters who studied ESP, messy demons, and other supernatural phenomena. I conduct experiments involving the paranormal and ancient magical practices to study how these intersect with cognition, technology, healing, and the arts.
You'll also find me hacking, doing performance art, writing books, or practising Shamanism.
If you're a fan of paranormal adventures, let's connect!
All the best,
Scotch Wichmann <nukekiller@gmail.com>
Paranormal Researcher & Occultist
Los Angeles