etäluenta

Etäluenta, also known as remote viewing, is a term used to describe a purported psychic ability to perceive information about a distant or unseen target using extrasensory perception. Proponents suggest that etäluenta allows individuals to gain knowledge of people, places, objects, or events that are not accessible through the ordinary five senses. This information is often described as being received through mental imagery, feelings, or intuitive insights.

The concept of etäluenta gained significant attention in the latter half of the 20th century, particularly following research conducted by the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) and later by various government-funded projects, most notably in the United States. These programs aimed to explore the potential military or intelligence applications of psychic phenomena. Skeptics, however, often attribute the results observed in etäluenta experiments to chance, subjective interpretation, vague descriptions that can be retrospectively fitted to the target, or psychological phenomena like confabulation.

Scientific consensus generally regards etäluenta as a pseudoscience due to a lack of robust, repeatable evidence that meets rigorous scientific standards. Studies claiming positive results have often faced criticism regarding experimental design, statistical analysis, and potential for bias. Despite this, etäluenta continues to be a topic of interest within parapsychology and among individuals who believe in or practice it. Explanations for perceived successes often involve concepts like psychic energy, consciousness beyond the physical body, or subtle informational fields.