END OF STAGE CRITIQUE FOR STAGE 4 TRAINING (FOR 025).

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• Publication Date: August 31, 1988
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DATE: 1 September, 1987
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ATTN OF: DT-S (018) SUBJECT: End of Stage critique for Stage 4 training (for 025).
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TO: DT-S (ATTN:
1. (S-SS) PERIOD OF TRAINING : 025 began Stage 4 lectures by
095 on July 1, 1988. s-on training on began July 8, 1988,
under the tutelage of was transferred to me (018) July 20,
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1988, and finished Stage 4 training August 31, 1988.
2. (S-SS) PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: During 025's Stage 4
training, the following accomplishments were made:
a. COLUMNS: A natural tendency to place perceptions in
incorrect columns was overcome to a major extent. Perceptions
still wind up in incorrect columns at times, but 025 now tends to
have a much higher sense of structural awareness, and catches
his/her own mistakes. Any further problems with this will be
overcome with experience, if 025 and monitors alike continue to
give immediate correction.
b. MOVEMENT: Movement exercises in space, time, and
concepts were performed. 025 did not have any problem with this
aspect of Stage 4 at any time.
c. PROBING FOR PERCEPTIONS: 025 learned to use Stage 3
results, Stage 4 perceptions, and the empty Stage 4 columns,
themselves for gaining further perceptions.
d. IMPACT:
1) EI: 025 had two targets in which the EI column
provided most of the major information. Results were good, and
provided 025 with a positive experience in using this column to
probe for emotions, attitudes, and site-specific information.
During these two sessions, 025 was shown the basic difference
between EI (emotions at the site, such as the target person's
feelings about themselves) and AI (RVer's emotions about the
site, such as the viewer's feelings about the target person), and
how they might often conflict.
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2) AI: 025 had four sessions on one specific target
which was selected partly for the purpose of providing the most
extreme AI experience (that is, one which is so objectionable to
the viewer that it is completely denied and therefore goes
undetected). Post session instruction showed 025 how to
recognize such mentally undetectable AI through physical
reactions and/or off-handed comments made during the session.
e. AOL/AOL SIGNAL: Constant attention was given
throughout all sessions to stress the importance of being able to
determine the difference between valid perceptions, analytic
overlay (AOL) and AOL SIGNAL (or AOL matching). Some progress
was made, but there are still many occurrences of the three major
problems indicated below. It should be noted that these same
three major problems plague the most experienced viewers, often
to the same degree as or greater than 025 is experiencing. These
three problems are:
1) The tendency to label valid perceptions as AOL,
"Just in case" they aren't right. This deals with the natural
tendency of all viewers to doubt their ability to do this kind of
work.
2) The tendency to label AOL SIGNAL perceptions as
AOL, and to break from the signal line. No valid rule of thumb
has been devised to accurately or consciously tell the
difference, but it was noted during 025's training that he/she
tends to continue writing down the page when labeling valid
perceptions, but tries to "go back up" higher on the page, where
other writing has already taken place, when objectifying an AOL.
This practice is also maintained during the labeling of
perceptions as AOL. A review of session transcripts shows that
valid perceptions or A/S perceptions which 025 has incorrectly
labeled as AOL tends to be written beside or higher on the page
than the other written EEI which precede them. 025 has not been
informed of this tendency, as it appears to be a valuable
analytic tool, and 025's awareness of it might prevent it in
future sessions.
3) The tendency to accept AOL's as valid perceptions.
There is no set rule of thumb for either the detection or the
resolution of this problem, and 025 has shown in Stage 4 training
to have neither a greater nor lesser tendency to make this
mistake than "more advanced" viewers.
f. REPORTING: 025's written session reports tend to be
run-on, single paragraph listings of session highlights, often
using incomplete sentences to indicate the impressions gained.
There is, at present, no "formal format" for session summaries,
since individual styles tend to impart such accurate reporting of
perceptions received. 025's individual style of reporting has
been completely satisfactory in this respect. Therefore, 025 was
briefed on a more formalized method of preparing session
summaries, but no requirement to adhere to a formalized style was
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g. FAILURE: Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of
training for a student is that of failure to properly achieve the
expected results. 025 had 2 sessions in which he/she apparently
"switched targets" mentally, getting the EEI for one session
which should have been gained for the other, and vice versa. 025
was appraised of the fact that even when proper EEI is gained, if
it is not gained in such a way that it will be reported for the
correct tasking, that session must be considered a failure. 025
was quick to see the logic behind this, and to understand and
agree that a failure had been made.
g. TARGET TYPES: 025 was given targets which would train
in the following types of perceptional awareness:
1) Awareness of Stage 2 perceptors (Physical
descriptions required) Target tasking of this type ranged from
general descriptors of battleships, down to detailed descriptors
of an astronaut's shoe sole.
2) Awareness of Dimensional perceptors. In this
respect, 025 was constantly reminded during sessions that Stage 4
dimensional perceptions are for gestaltic dimensionals only (i.e.
"large", "heavy"). Stage 6 is used for dimensional relationships
(i.e. "larger than...", "heavier than..."). 025 had the natural
tendency to try for dimensional relationships in Stage 4, and was
shown in post-session reviews each time, that such perceptions in
Stage 4 are usually incorrect, and often lead to AOL.
3) Aesthetic Impact awareness [see 2.b.2), above].
4) EI (Descriptions of target person's feelings,
emotions, etc.
5) Perceptions of Tangibles and Intangibles were
often confused. This is an area where further attention should
be given in future training.
6) AOL and A/S: see 2.e., above. Probably more
stress was placed on awareness of this one aspect of Stage 4
functioning than on any other. 025 quickly grew to accept the
idea that perceptions might as quickly come from imagination as
from the subconscious "signal line", and learned to question the
source of such perceptions, without losing confidence in his/her
work. In this respect, 025 learned an exceptional amount,
progressing rapidly and very well.
3. (S/SS) 025 has made progress very rapidly. 025 is
conscientious and dedicated to the mastery of this art. Further
experiences with the CRV method will certainly provide this
office with an excellent Remote Viewer. 025 is ready for Stage 5
& 6 training, having already reached experiences in Stage 4 which
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