What is remote viewing? It's a psychic ability that lets you see people, places and objects even though you can't actually 'see' them with your physical eyes. That is, you can't see them by normal means, but you can use your psychic ability, which is innate, and train it to see things even though you're not actually there physically to see them with your eyes.

Remote viewing is not the same thing as an out-of-body experience. Out-of-body experience is called astral traveling and it's the act of your ethereal essence, or your spirit leaving your body and traveling to a place away from where your physical body is.

Remote viewing is more like dowsing, where you're using your own mind's power to find whatever it is that you're seeking. The remote viewer actually uses a type of ESP to find whatever he's seeking.

Every human being has some kind of psychic ability that may or may not be latent. Some people may indeed use psychic ability freely as adults, but others have not been able to fully access their psychic ability when younger. It's perhaps not surprising that we only use about 10% of our brains capacity, with the remaining 90% idle and unused, untrained and untapped instead of being used to its full potential.

Imagine being able to focus your mind and be reassured that your kids are okay when they're away from home. This kind of peace of mind is invaluable.

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.

Try these remote-viewing techniques for yourself.

*Find a quiet place to sit where there are few distractions. Close your eyes and allow yourself to relax.

*Through your nose, breathe deeply, relaxing as you do so. It may be easier to control your breathing if you press your tongue to the roof of your mouth lightly. This will also help keep you from the natural propensity to yawn as you do this.

*Be willing to suspend any disbelief in remote viewing at least for the time being. Being willing to believe that remote viewing is indeed possible is a big part of any success you will have doing it. As you fall into an ever more deeply relaxed state, remind yourself that you are indeed capable of viewing places, events or people that you cannot physically see with your eyes at the present moment.

*Try something simple to get you started. For example, you could see yourself in your mind's eye as though you were standing in front of yourself in your relaxed state and looking back toward this relaxed self. It can be hard at first to allow your mind to see yourself in this manner, but with patience, you can do so. When you do achieve success and see yourself in this angle as others also truly see you, it will be a very pleasant and wonderful surprise for you.

*Once you've mastered viewing yourself from this type of remote perspective, broaden the perspective of your remote viewing eye and try to see something a little farther away that is nonetheless a location you are very familiar with. Perhaps you can remotely view a familiar location such as a friend's or family member's home. As you scan around the room, take note of things that are distinctively out of place or otherwise not 'as usual,' such as books on the coffee table or dishes in the sink. When you can, call a friend or family member and confirm what you saw in your remote viewing. It's important that you do this, because affirming your accuracy will help cement just how capable you are of remote viewing. It's also a testament to what your mind really can do once you challenge it a little bit.

You can also change these remote-viewing exercises so that you can get feedback much more quickly. Have a friend or family member sit in another room of your home, out of your line of sight. Ask him or her to repeat some simple motion, such as waving a hand, twirling a strand of hair, etc. sit quietly and use remote viewing to see if you can see the action being performed. When it's done, ask whether or not your results were correct.

You may also find that once you've spent some time practicing remote viewing techniques, it's much easier to get into a relaxed state than it has been previously. That's because this is very much like the 'trancelike' state people can access when they are being hypnotized. Under hypnosis, you are still very much awake, but your body is very relaxed and you are much more easily able to tap into your subconscious mind.

Especially when we first began to practice her psychic abilities, we can get in touch with them much more easily through our subconscious minds. The more you can practice doing remote viewing, the easier it will be and the better you'll do at it.