| In Russia, before the revolution that put Stalin in power, | | | | experiments, in 1971 Edgar Mitchell made 150 different |
| scientists were eagerly studying the use of hypnotism | | | | attempts during the Apollo 14 mission to the moon to |
| and parapsychology. Throughout the thirties, these | | | | send his thoughts back to earth. The results proved |
| experiments continued but ceased abruptly when | | | | that it was possible to transmit thoughts through the |
| Stalin took power. The Soviet Union banned study of | | | | vastness of space. Edgar Mitchell later started the |
| para-psychology as an attempt to undermine the | | | | Institute of Noetic Sciences. |
| doctrines of the state. During the cold war in the 1960's, | | | | During the studies into parapsychology, Russians |
| a story in "Science and Life", a French magazine, | | | | gathered up much of the German studies conducted |
| reported that the United States was employing | | | | during WWII. The Natzi's were vigilant into the study of |
| experiments in telepathy to communicate with | | | | the occult and mysticism. One influence was actually a |
| submarines. This story shook the military awake and | | | | Russian female known as Madame Blavatsky who is |
| again, the USSR was in the race to learn of the | | | | given recognition as the leader in the "new age" |
| paranormal. | | | | movement. |
| The Soviets began to use all means at their disposal, | | | | There was a huge public race to outer space in the |
| to not only achieve the same results they believed the | | | | 60's and 70's but few knew of the race to inner space |
| Americans were after but also find new ways to use | | | | between the two cold war factions. Russia |
| and teach psychic ability. Even though the Soviet | | | | experimented in remote viewing and telekinesis in a |
| scientist, Professor L.L.Vasilev, continuously published | | | | haphazard fashion. Many of those that learned the PSI |
| articles earlier, it wasn't until the report of the American | | | | technique used breathing techniques derived from |
| telepathy study, did the Soviet Union take stock in the | | | | Yoga. |
| possible uses of PSI potential for the military. They | | | | Victor Adamenko, a member of the Soviet biophysical |
| regrouped and began studies all through the country | | | | team, trained people in the art of telekinesis using |
| and in Czechoslovakia. | | | | hypnosis and a dialectric cube as a source of energy. |
| The experiments studied not just telepathy but also | | | | Eventually these people learned to charge their own |
| clairvoyance, bionics, dowsing, hypnotism and | | | | body and eliminate the need for the aids. |
| telekinesis. There were other studies and all geared to | | | | One of the most important studies came from A. S. |
| military use. The benefit of dowsing in military action | | | | Roman, a physician whose credentials are impeccable. |
| actually became clear during the Vietnam conflict | | | | He studied psychic self-regulation and found that you |
| when the United States military forces used it to find | | | | could influence your body with thought. None of the |
| the tunnels and caches of the Vietcong. | | | | subjects trained received selection based on any |
| Both the United States and Russia studied telepathic | | | | particular skills, which means that the ability to learn PSI |
| messages as a back up method of communication for | | | | is within the reach of all. It simply takes practice and |
| astronauts. While the Soviets first attempted the | | | | the right training to shorten the time to the ultimate goal. |