Tracks in the Psychic Wilderness: An Exploration of ESP, Remote Viewing, Precognitive Dreaming and Synchronicity

by Dale E. Graff

Join an aerospace engineer and physicist on his journey of discovery from the world of science and technology to the realm of parapsychological phenomena. In this riveting odyssey, Dale Graff shares his experiences as the director of the highly classified Project Stargate--a U.S. government program founded during the Cold War to research the applications of remote viewing, the as-yet unexplained mental ability to access information without using our physical senses. With the ability to "remote view" refined, U.S agents would be better able to gather important data with far less risk to their lives. As he presents vignettes from his professional and personal explorations, his transition to a new perspective of reality unfolds, offering inspiration to those interested in searching for their own "tracks in the psychic wilderness." Practical lessons are included to help you develop your powers of remote viewing and precognitive dreaming and to recognize synchronicity in your life.

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

Reviews

[Salsadancer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a "how-to" book, not a tv wizzard wanting to wow anybody, Dale Graff presents his experiences and observations in a personable, low-key manner. But make no mistake, he directed high level research, trained, witnessed and experienced "psi" phenomena in a scientific environment. I appreciated his well-grounded approach.

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting read about the government's project Stargate, which investigated the concept of remote viewing, and other psychic (psi) phenomena that the author has experienced and studied. Though a little dry at times (this coming from someone who almost never reads non-fiction for fun), most of the book is spent telling anecdotes about different successful experiments and experiences with psi phenomena. I will say that I was a little disappointed by how easily everyone described in this book seemed to excel on their first try. About halfway through reading this, I tried a psi dreaming experiment of my own and came nowhere near my target with any of the many components of my dream. Additionally, most of what is reported in this book is personal stories, which are difficult to back up by doing further research. I do want to believe in what he is writing, although I did do a quick google search of Project Stargate and the Wikipedia article indicated suspicions of falsified results. I like to believe the author would have no motivation to write this book if he were simply filling it with falsified stories, but I also learned from my reading of the book Sybil last year that not all books presented as non-fiction actually offer realistic portrayals of events. Therefore, I must take this with a grain of salt, though I do hope that the described phenomena are real and that I may have better luck in experiencing them someday.

[Iroquois · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the first books to really explain things, and have a scientific background to back up different psychic hypothesis and experiences. I found it fascinating as well as helpful when it describes the differences between what are essentially 3 types of "psi dreams".
AND the author, who worked with NASA and remote viewing, talks about how you can prepare yourself to have more precognitive dreams.

[Peter A. Lio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some interesting ideas and some good anecdotes… Nothing earth shattering, or really different than a number of the other similar books, but still good to have this perspective.

[Korin: A Crone Running Amok · Rating 3 out of 5]

Graff, recalls his time with project Stargate, part of the US Military's psychic program. An interesting remembrance.

[Gerald · Rating 1 out of 5]

How can a book about such a potentially fascinating - and world-altering - subject be so colossally boring? Graff is a bureaucrat-scientist who has written too many dry white papers and colorless memos to be engaging as a teller of these tales.