PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE USE OF THE FOUR-STATE ELECTRONIC RANDOM STIMULUS GENERATOR

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This document is a personal observation on the use of the Four-State Electronic Random Stimulus Generator (ESP machine) from the CIA's Stargate program. The author notes that their observations are based on their own experience and may not be applicable to others. They acknowledge that additional work is needed in understanding ESP phenomena. The author describes the perceptual processes involved in using the ESP machine as delicate, transient, and ephemeral, yet unmistakably real. They mention a learning process of finding internal cues that allow them to make perceptually based choices. After approximately 1000 trials, five dominant perceptual modes emerged. The document was prepared by a policy research analyst at SRI who was a high-scoring subject.

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Body:  Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP9640787R000700090017-0
 PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE USE OF THE FOUR-STATE
 ELECTRONIC RANDOM STIMULUS GENERATOR "
 The following notes are based solely upon my experience and I there-
 fore make no claim that they are generalizable to other persons.  Since
 I 'am still learning about ESP phenomena,  I am confident that additional
 work in this area will expand, modify,   and refine the perceptual processes
 discussed below.    While I have tried to describe these experiential
 processes with as much precision as possible,  the use of seemingly precise
 language should not leave the impression that the perceptions themselves
 were equally precise.  To the contrary,  I found these perceptions to be
 delicate,  transient and ephemeral--and yet,  at the same time--and somewhat
 surprisingly--unmistakably real.
 1.    Perceptual Processes
 Working with the ESP machine proved to be a venture into unfamiliar.
 perceptual territory which functioned according to new and different
 rules.   It took some time (five hours or so with the ESP machine) to begin
 to learn not only which perceptual processes would work but,  equally
 important which would not work.   There was clearly a learning process
 in finding those delicate and subtle internal cues that would allow me
 to make perceptually based choices.  After approximately 1000 trials
 with the ESP machine,  five dominant perceptual modes emerged.   Subsequent
 Prepared by                    .  a policy research analyst at SRI,  who was
 a high-scoring subject (p