I can't put it downFebruary 24, 2008 I'm not sure exactly what I expected when I ordered this book. It is well written, with a dry sense of humor and I can't seem to put it down.
I was pleased with the condition the book was in and that it was received in a timely manner.
I am appalled at the events described in this book...February 15, 2006 3 out of 33 found this review helpful
As a US citizen, I am both embarrassed and angry. I am embarrassed that anyone in the Federal government, and particularly anyone with ties to the military, would treat remote viewing with any credibility whatsoever. I am also angry that my tax dollars have been used to support programs of this type.
One does not have to be a "hard core skeptic" to understand that McConeagle has found a niche for himself deluding others about his so-called abilities. The basic difference between McConeagle and other charlatans is that (1) my tax money helped pay for his activities, and (2) his "work" may have influenced some important decisions.
No "psychic" or "remote viewer" has ever provided signficiant assistance in any criminal investigation. They simply stand back and make general assertions about the "accuracy" of their work after the fact. The same is true of MConeagle, who fails to offer shred of credible evidence that he has ever successfully performed remote viewing. He has hand-picked some events for which he can at least claim that there was some similarity between his "viewing" and the actual circumstances. It's amazing how a rough sketch can not only fit the profile of the superstructure of a sinking ship, but can also be interpreted as the collapsed walls of a multi-story building destroyed by a car bomb. As a matter of fact, I think it looks quite a bit like the unfinished Death Star from "Star Wars", too.
I'm giving this book one star instead of zero stars simply because I think that it's important for citizens to read this book and then take political action to ensure that programs like this are never funded again.
Excellent history of remote viewingJanuary 16, 2006 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure to meet Dr. Edwin May, who was involved in the remote viewing program at SRI. I had read Jim Schnabel's book on remote viewing, and asked Dr. May about it. He told me to read the "Stargate Chronicles" if I really wanted to know the history of what happened in those years.
While Schnabel's book chronicles the SRI side of remote viewing, McMoneagle's book covers the Fort Meade side. This is a very personal account of the Army's remote viewing program told from the viewpoint of the top remote viewer himself. While it is unlikely to convince the hardcore skeptic, it is an interesting and well-written account of a mental technology that deserves respect and further consideration.
Anyone interested in the topic of remote viewing should enjoy this book. Highly recommended.
I can see clearly now--the rain is gone...May 20, 2005 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the personal story (warts and all)of a man that can literally find lost people (in many cases for years) by "remote viewing" them (a government-funded, double blind studied --protocalled-- aproach). And much more. Mr. McMoneagle has several other books--and you should read them as well--but this one gives an inside...view...into the man, much of the process itself--and the life that brought him to this point. It takes courage to write a book like this. What if your life really were "an open book"? If you want to understand remote viewing--read this for the inside personal feel of what it felt like to be absolutely elemental in the original Govt. supported "Stargate" program. If you want to understand...more...complex human behavior--you might need to read this book. Ever turned...and made immediate eye contact with someone? READ THIS... Well, you get the idea!
Heather Raymond AND;
Henry Raymond Author, "The Third Kind of Midnight"
An excellent read on many levels.June 14, 2004 As a writer, McMoneagle is evolving and we get the benefit. All his books are worthwhile, I like the personal parts of MIND TREK especially, but this Memoirs is warm, rich and fluent, the kind of writing that makes you want to take time off life to soak in it. It's by far the most readable of his works.
The content is both fascinating and astonishing--one of the most honest books I've read. That covers the mean streets of Miami poverty, the bloody terror of two combat tours in Vietnam, the grueling (and oft mismanaged) psi used in government intelligence under nearly impossible conditions, the labor to document it for science despite politics personal and scientific, and the life, health and relationship fallout woven through the chaos of it all.
This is a story on many levels: Joe is one of those people who've been and done more in their life than most folks do in ten. It's not just his personal evolution but spiritual opening; not just psychic development but interpersonal maturing; it coalesces into a profound integrity and honor found in few humans.
