BUSTED! "Spiritual" Remote Viewer
By PSI TECH Staff
Technical Remote Viewing is real. It really works. The Pentagon really did spend $20 million on its secret psychic spy unit, and then in an unprecedented move in military history, handed the operational unit off to PSI TECH in 1989. For the last 14 years PSI TECH has been the protector of the technology, developing and refining it to its present level of capability.
Much of the public became familiar with PSI TECH and remote viewing circa 1995, when ABC News broadcast a story highlighting portions of the government program. Since then a slew of self-professed psychics and charlatans have jumped on to the remote viewing bandwagon, claiming what they do is "remote viewing." Some even claim they were part of the secret pentagon program, just to line their pockets and profit from the public's fascination with this amazing technology.
For the past two years, journalist Royce J. Myers III has investigated and challenged many of these talking heads and has exposed their false claims on his website at: www.ufowatchdog.com. He has profiled many of the frauds in UFO-logy along with several self-professed psychics and "remote viewers." His website spotlights charlatans who have grabbed national attention by making outrageous claims to sell books and bogus training courses to trusting radio audiences.
In 2001, Royce debuted a detailed investigative report on one Sean David Morton who makes numerous claims. Among them, he professes to be an expert remote viewer who was trained in the program at SRI. He also began selling his training courses in "Spiritual Remote Viewing."
I couldn't help but laugh at that one because to a real remote viewer that would be the equivalent of trying to peddle "spiritual bicycle riding." It was obvious to us that he really knew nothing about the actual RV protocols.
Two years after the report was displayed and disseminated on the Internet via UFOwatchdog.com, Royce was served with a one million dollar lawsuit which claimed that the report he published online about Morton's claims was entirely untrue.
Royce's web host provider was also named as a
co-defendant, which resulted in the abrupt removal of his site
(UFOWatchDog.com) from the Internet. A recent hearing took place in a
Southern California courtroom where the lawsuit was dismissed. Mr. Morton
was apparently unable to provide the court with any evidence of his claims,
thus vindicating the author and publisher. (We noticed that Royce has
wisely changed his internet provider as well.)
OK… so what does any of this have to do with Technical Remote Viewing? Since the early 1990s, when PSI TECH made remote viewing a public term, a flurry of self-promoters like Sean David Morton have come out of the woodwork, to capitalize on the concept of remote viewing. Many psychics and charlatans immediately latched on to the term remote viewing to garner credibility from the scientific acceptance of a program that got its start in the confines of military intelligence.
Morton is no exception. He hopped onto the bandwagon to profit from the concept of remote viewing like so many others. The particular brand he professes to teach, was completely fabricated (Spiritual Remote Viewing.) His claims of affiliation with the government's RV program have been categorically denied by the creators and progenitors of the program. In fact, there is no evidence that Morton has even been trained in remote viewing at all. It is PSI TECH's opinion that there are many others out there peddling their shams; like Gerald O'Donnell and Glenn Wheaton who think they can fool the public by just making false claims of clandestine government remote viewing backgrounds.
So why should you care? As a PSI TECH trainee and Technical Remote Viewing participant you are in danger of being lumped into a growing number of frauds and charlatans who give the term "remote viewing" a fictitious image. That's why its important that you understand the difference. Just because someone uses the term "remote viewing" doesn't mean that is what they are doing. Many that we have seen peddling their products today do not actually have a clue about what it is or how it works.
PSI TECH invites skeptics and encourages challenging questions. We present you with the real deal. Technical Remote Viewing, the same skill that was discovered and utilized in the Defense Intelligence Agency's remote viewing unit. A learned technology with no frills. One that, like language, anyone who applies himself/herself can learn effectively. The best remote viewers are the ones who remote view the most. There's no magic. It's that simple but the results can be mind boggling as everyone who comes though our doors discovers.
PSI TECH's mission is to keep the technology pure and accessible and if that means knocking charlatans down and stripping gurus of their robes, that is what we will do. You'll see, as we do, when you are on the side of truth there is nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Here's a quick recap of core aspects of the case…. (To read the entire story at UfoWatchDog.com, visit http://www.ufowatchdog.com/morton1.html.)
Lies, Lies & More Lies
The investigative report begins with Royce's examination of Morton's family history claims. Morton claims that his father was a decorated Korean Conflict fighter ace, a member of the original astronaut program at NASA, and a test pilot who worked at Area 51, the secret (albeit now famous) military base. According to Morton's father, those claims are untrue. Morton claims his mother was an undercover agent for the FBI. According to Royce, his Mother's spokesperson has no knowledge of it.
Royce also investigated Morton's many education and career background claims. Morton claims to have an Advanced degree in drama from the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Arts. According to Royce's research: Not true. Morton says he produced and wrote trailers for the films To Live And Die In LA and 2010: Odyssey Two. According to Royce: not true. Morton's biography also states that Morton was a consultant and researcher for the program Unsolved Mysteries. According to Royce's research, also not true.
What 'Bout Them Aliens?
Morton claims to be an Area 51 expert where he charges folks to witness UFOs flying around. According to Morton, "On a good night--and I've been out there with friends of mine camping--on a good night the sky will just rip open with these things. You'll see anywhere between twenty to forty objects in a night."
Here is what one of his "associates" had to say about the experience: "It was a ******g joke. Excuse the language, but Sean poured on the theatrics and had people believing that airplanes and satellites were UFOs. When I pointed this out to him in front of the group that went out on the tour, Sean got this dead serious look on his face and exclaimed, 'That's what they want you to think! Don't you get it?' I thought I was going to puke, totally insane. The guy is the biggest con I've ever met. I was working with the guy and he still charged me for the tour.
Morton claims he was part of S.R.I.'s (Stanford Research Institute) original experiments in remote viewing. Is this a fact or Morton fiction? According to UFOWatchDog.com they have a signed letter from Dr. Puthoff, the founder and director of the program, who states, "I can state unequivocally that he was not part of the program, that his allegation is false."
Morton Files Lawsuit
Morton fights back. In 2000, Morton's webmaster alleged that people associated with UFOWatchDog are child molesters listed in criminal databases and are involved in pornography. Outraged at this false and malicious allegation, Royce demanded an apology, but one was not forthcoming. Then in 2002 Morton filed a million dollar libel suit, alleging that all information pertaining to him published by Royce Myers was "false." UFOWatchDog filed a motion earlier this year to have the lawsuit dismissed. The motion was just granted last month. The judge has thrown out the case and UFOWatchDog was awarded its attorney fees. According to Attorney Carol A. Sobel for UFOWatchDog, Morton had "not submitted a shred of evidence to prove the falsity of even a single one of the alleged defamatory statements he claims…". (For complete details on the case and more of Sean David Morton's story, visit http://www.ufowatchdog.com/lawsuit2.html.)
The standards to become a skilled Technical Remote Viewer are extremely high. Although almost anyone can be trained to become a Technical Remote Viewer, very few become skilled at it because it requires so much hard work and dedication. The frauds and charlatans muddy the water with their lies and deception and this damages our industry and further confuses an already confused public. This is an opportunity to point out one such example. Caveat Emptor.
