By Kelly Jad'on

Dreams, intuition, and other psychic phenomenon have been considered heretical theories in the West until only recently.  Skeptics still abound on the paranormal subject.  Dan Brown’s recent book, The Lost Symbol, (Doubleday/ 2009) has carried the idea of consciousness out of the shadows of the occult, pushing it into the limelight of legitimacy.  Brown refers to it as Noetic Science.  Though The Lost Symbol is fiction, Brown’s research into the science shows that it is much more than mere whimsical philosophy.  The author refers to IONS (The Institute of Noetic Sciences), which explores variations of intuitive consciousness, or a kind of “inner knowing.”  Studies involving intuition, reason, and the senses seek to relate inner knowing to the outside world.  Those who write about the subject include Larry Dossey, Allan Hamilton, Rupert Sheldrake, and Dean Radin.

Another organization which has studied the psychic realm is the United States government.  During the Cold War with the USSR, the U.S. embarked on an undisclosed program secretly known as Project Stargate.  Run out of the Department of Defense, its purpose included finding a physical basis (quantum physics) for and determining the accuracy of remote-viewing.  Incidentally, the Russians operated their own remote-viewing program during this time as well.  Later applications included the DEA, Secret Service, the Customs Department, and other intelligence groups.  Fascinating work was completed, astounding its Director, Dale E. Graff!

Since its closure and public exposure by Ted Koppel on Nightline, Dale Graff has continued his own personal journey into the world of psi. He has explored ESP, Precognitive Dreaming and Synchronicity.

Graff’s first book, Tracks in the Psychic Wilderness, details experiences both with Stargate participants and those of his own.  What Graff uncovered within himself is what he believes in inside all of us, if only we’d raise our awareness and become alert to innate capabilities.

In 1989, I was embarking on a flight from the now defunct Jak Tar Village, a Bahamian tourist oasis, to West Palm Beach, Florida.  The resort owned and operated its own airplanes, in this case a World War II troop mover, which had a narrow back entrance and no air conditioning.  I’d had a case of food poisoning during my stay and wasn’t feeling too well standing in a boarding line out on the tarmac under the tropical sun.  Suddenly, the plane’s left engine roared to life.  For some odd reason, it didn’t sound “right” to me.  (I know nothing of engines, nor of planes, but I made my observation known to my husband.) A somewhat superstitious man, he became a little alarmed as I decided upon the seating—in the front of the aircraft.  (He’d wanted to sit next to the only exit, but I’d passed it by, allowing for an out of shape woman to sit in that place instead.)

I should have gone with my intuition. Shortly after we were airborne and out over the shark-infested waters of the warmer portion of the Atlantic, that left engine caught on fire.  Sitting in the front, I was one of the few to notice the flames and smoke first.  The Coast Guard was called in.  While they circled our plane, which flew at a lower and lower altitude, women cried, life jackets were donned, and the inexperienced flight attendant tried to remain calm.  Fortunately, that type of plane was able to fly with only one engine.  Skimming housetops, we coasted onto the receiving tarmac at the West Palm Beach airport.  Many emergency vehicles awaited our arrival.  The second engine died out there on the runway. 

How did I know about the problem with the plane?  I’m not sure, but I believe it has something to do with precognition and intuition.  And I’ll be that Dale Graff knows why.

Tracks in the Psychic Wilderness (Element Books/ 2000) goes beyond observation and reporting of mind-boggling phenomena, Graff includes a chapter which explains how to improve your own psychic abilities.  From remote-viewing at home to tracking psi dreams, and experiencing synchronicities, the former Director of Stargate explains which signposts to read and tells the reader what he may expect. Graff writes, "Like a muscle, the more we exercise it, the more we not only improve our own mental and physical responses, but also add that achievement to the consciousness field at large."

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