In Russia, before the revolution that put Stalin in power, scientists enthusiastically studied the use of hypnotism and parapsychology. Throughout the 1930s, these experiments continued but stopped abruptly when Stalin seized power. The Soviet Union banned the study of parapsychology as an attempt to undermine the doctrines of the state. During the Cold War in the 1960s, a story in “Science and Life”, a French magazine, reported that the United States was using experiments in telepathy to communicate with submarines. This story woke up the military and, once again, the USSR was in the race to learn the paranormal.
The Soviets began to use every means at their disposal, not only to achieve the same results that they believed the Americans were seeking, but also to find new ways to use and teach psychic ability. Despite the fact that the Soviet scientist, Professor LLVasilev, published articles continuously before, it was not until the report of the American telepathy study that the Soviet Union took stock of the possible uses of the potential of PSI for the armed forces. They regrouped and began studies throughout the country and in Czechoslovakia.
The experiments studied not only telepathy, but also clairvoyance, bionics, dowsing, hypnotism, and telekinesis. There were other studies and all oriented to military use. The benefit of dowsing in military action became apparent during the Vietnam conflict when it was used by US military forces to find Vietcong tunnels and hideouts.
Both the United States and Russia studied telepathic messages as a backup communication method for astronauts. While the Soviets first attempted the experiments, in 1971 Edgar Mitchell made 150 different attempts during the Apollo 14 mission to the moon to send his thoughts back to earth. The results showed that it was possible to transmit thoughts across the vastness of space. Edgar Mitchell later founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
During the studies on parapsychology, the Russians collected much of the German studies conducted during World War II. The Natzi were attentive to the study of the occult and mysticism. One influence was actually a Russian woman known as Madame Blavatsky who is recognized as a leader in the “new age” movement.
There was a great public race to outer space in the 1960s and ’70s, but few knew of the race to inner space between the two Cold War factions. Russia experimented with remote viewing and telekinesis on a random basis. Many of those who learned the PSI technique used breathing techniques derived from Yoga.
Victor Adamenko, a member of the Soviet biophysical team, trained people in the art of telekinesis using hypnosis and a dielectric cube as a power source. Eventually these people learned to charge their own bodies and eliminate the need for aids.
One of the most important studies came from AS Roman, a physician whose credentials are impeccable. He studied psychic self-regulation and discovered that he could influence his body with thought. None of the trained subjects received a particular skill-based selection, which means that the ability to learn PSI is available to everyone. It just takes practice and the right training to shorten the time to the end goal.
