The Martial Art of Remote Viewing
Michel Random states in the preface to his book, The Martial Arts, Swordsmanship, Kendo, Aikido, Judo, Karate; Octopus Books Limited, 1977:
Modern myths about superman, the invincible wrecker, constitute a dangerous temptation to stretch the energy bow to the point at which the string snaps, where the being literally explodes within. Even if such beings become commercial idols, objects of public acclaim, they are nevertheless still inarticulate puppets brought to life with artificial power and energy, who inevitably turn on each other because they have not been assimilated in real terms. Energy is what one makes of it. It can be a source of life or a source of death, a creation or destruction. There is no wisdom exclusive to budo and budo does not escape universal wisdom in which finality is neither retraction nor the drying up of the intellect but its totality and harmony. To be in this sense means to know, and to know is to add energy to energy, life to life, love to love. Such is the way of the universe.
When he wrote these words, he was addressing budo, or Way of the Warrior, in a martial art sense. However, having studied the martial arts as well as remote viewing for over twenty years, I have to say that remote viewing, at least as I have come to understand it, can be expressed in the very same manner.
Remote viewing is a way—RV'do[2]. It's a discipline, a science, and a technique containing certain principles that cannot, and should not, be diluted. As in the martial arts, the methods or styles that have come into play may be different, but the essential principles that underscore the foundations for its practice should not and cannot be changed.
These principles dictate that to be taught and taught well, one must not only learn those aspects that can be practiced through repetition under protocol, but also the more ephemeral realities which impact directly the fundamental rules of integrity that bind it all together. Practice is the mind's body being conditioned, and the philosophy or spirituality that supports this conditioning is the mind's soul.