Do you know what remote viewing is? It's a psychic ability that allows you to see people, places and things that are not within range of your normal sight. That is, you can't see or hear what's going on by conventional means, but you can use your own natural psychic ability and learn how to see things without actually being there in person.

However, remote viewing is not the same as having an out of body experience. An out of body experience, also called 'astral travel,' is where you travel in spirit form directly to the place or event you're viewing.

Remote viewing is a type of psychic dowsing. That is, you, the viewer, are using your own psychic powers to 'see' what is you are trying to see. You as the remote viewer are using a kind of ESP to see what it is you want to see.

Every person has a type of latent psychic ability that we never learned to use properly as children. When you consider that most of us use about 10% of our brain capacity, there's still the other 90% of dormant brainpower that we aren't sure how to make use of.

Imagine what remote viewing can do for you. You could simply 'check in' and make sure your children were okay while at school or at a friend's house, for example, which gives you significant peace of mind as a parent. This type of security and peace is just one advantage to being able to use remote viewing; in fact, its benefits are priceless.

Remote viewing is different from other psychic abilities because anyone can learn how to become proficient in remote viewing. In fact, studies have shown that even so-called non-psychic people can easily use remote viewing once they've been taught to put themselves into a trancelike state sufficient enough to access it. And the results from this remote viewing were also very accurate.

Here are some basic remote viewing exercises for you to try:

*Find a quite place and make sure you're sitting comfortably. Close your eyes and tune out any distractions. It's best if you choose a room where there are no distractions at all.

*Allow your body to release all tension and relax. When your eyes are closed, you might feel the urge to yawn. Try pressing your tongue lightly against the roof of your mouth and breathe through your nose. You'll find the urge to yawn vanishes and you'll find it much easier to control your breathing

*It's important to put aside any feelings of negativity or cynicism and think positively about what you're doing. As your relaxed state deepened, you should resolve your belief that you are able to control your own mind to view the things you want to see.

*Start with something simple, so that you can test your abilities and show yourself that you're indeed capable of doing this kind of psychic viewing. For example, you could 'place yourself' in a standing position in front of the 'you' that is sitting relaxed in a chair. Now, look back over your shoulder at the 'relaxed' you, and see if you can see yourself sitting there. It can be a little trying it first to try to see yourself from this perspective, but patience is necessary. When you can finally see yourself from this position, it's a marvelous surprise.

*Once you can see yourself from this kind of relatively simple remote viewing perspective, make it a little bit more challenging. Pick a location that you're very familiar with but that is nonetheless some distance away from you. For example, perhaps you can use a family member or friend's home as the location you want to see. As you train your 'remote viewing' on this location, take note of anything that may not be as it normally is when you've been there before. Perhaps there are books stacked on the coffee table or some scattered toys on the floor. Make note of these 'out of place' things that make this particular view unique from any others you have seen previously. As soon as you get a chance, call and ask your friend or family member to confirm what you saw with your remote viewing. Confirming that your view was accurate is very important, because it will give you greater confidence in your ability to do this type of remote viewing.

If you have a friend who is willing, ask them to sit in a separate room and perform a simple action over and over. Allow yourself to fall into your trance-like relaxation and see if you can tell which action is being repeated. When you're done, ask your friend to verify what you saw.

After spending some time exercising and practicing your remote viewing techniques, you'll find that it's suddenly quicker to reach the level of deep relaxation you need to repeat it again and again. This deep trance state is similar to that of the relaxed state reached when people undergo hypnosis. You will still be wide awake at all times, but you've allowed yourself to relax so deeply that you're able to access your sub-conscious mind.

For many of us, it's much easier to access psychic abilities through our subconscious minds, so the more you practice techniques of remote viewing, the more skilled you will become at them.