How Remote Viewing & The Gateway Process Shattered a Memory Champion’s Worldview | Nelson Dellis
Sep 25, 2026 · 2h 6m
Summary
Memory champion Nelson Dellis recounts being recruited by a trading firm to use associative remote viewing for market prediction, leading to his first successful psychic hit. He discusses his journey from skepticism to belief, including a pivotal session where he accurately described a breaching whale. The episode also covers the history of the Stargate program, the development of remote viewing protocols by Ingo Swann, and the broader implications of consciousness and extrasensory perception.
Topics discussed
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Introduction to Nelson and the remote viewing story
Praise for Nelson's intellect
How Chris and Nelson connected via remote viewing
Nelson's initial reaction to Chris Ramsey's outreach
Overview of the remote viewing documentary project
Nelson's background as a memory athlete
Nelson's past projects and curious requests
The initial contact from the 'investing firm'
Training with the remote viewing coach
Early results and skepticism about the process
Weekly tasks and balancing with mountain climbing
Ethical concerns and payment in crypto
Nelson's mindset: seeking a cool story
Initial sessions feeling ridiculous
Achieving a 58% hit rate
Explaining different types of remote viewing
Ingo Swann and the history of remote viewing
Discussion of other remote viewing practitioners
Russell Targ, Hal Puthoff, and Uri Geller
Government use of remote viewing for intelligence
Ingo Swann's protocol and its evolution
Meeting a controversial remote viewer
Bias, feedback, and the nature of true remote viewing
Patreon promotion and exclusive content
Sports betting as a test for remote viewing
Methodology for binary outcome testing
Nelson's personal approach to associative remote viewing
Using predetermined objects for binary tasks
Scoring thresholds and passing results
Nelson's fluctuating belief and conviction
The search for meaning and consciousness
Deepening the remote viewing process
Describing the animal in the target image
Describing the ocean and weather details
Comparing the sketch to the actual photo
The uncanny nature of the successful hit
Learning to describe impressions without bias
Similarity between remote viewing and memory recall
Discussion on new age perspectives and spirits
The role of belief in improving outcomes
Memory techniques enhancing intuitive clarity
The spectrum of visualization ability
Automatic processes and the feeling of 'downloading'
The heady nature of discussing consciousness
Enhanced capacity to access external information
The turning point of the first big hit
Increased synchronicities in Nelson's life
Discussion with Chase Hughes on wisdom paths
Sharing stories with a physics friend
Critique of the Psy Games event atmosphere
Nelson's personal journey and skepticism
The whale session as a turning point
Continuing sports betting for data collection
Decision to attend the Monroe Institute retreat
Meditation and distant perception at Monroe
Hypnagogic states and clairaudient experiences
General experiences during the retreat
Arriving at the retreat and finding community
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Setting up a specific remote viewing test
The experience of seeing through the wall
Revealing the number and verifying the hit
Subjective aspects of the remote viewing experience
Specific details observed in the room
The surreal nature of the successful test
Discussion on out-of-body experiences
Nelson's OBE story at the Monroe retreat
The feeling of floating and weightlessness
Arriving in a familiar room during the OBE
The terror of the out-of-body experience
The sensation of lifting off the body
Debriefing and sharing the OBE story
Distinguishing OBEs from normal senses
Metacognition in subtle states of consciousness
Reflections on the nature of the mind
Plans to return to Monroe Institute
Applying Monroe techniques to memory championships
Using binaural beats for focus
Pavlovian response to meditation tools
The concept of the snake eating its tail
Flow state and automatic knowing in memory
The feeling of information being given
Discussion on non-local information access
Introduction to the Key of Solomon
Mechanisms of angelic intelligences and charts
Memory palaces and visualization techniques
Historical memory aids in Aboriginal tribes
Pattern recognition in memory charts
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Nelson's memory competition records
The core of memory techniques: visualization
Why pictures are easier to remember
The importance of good teaching and metaphors
Example: Memorizing a grocery list
Placing items in a memory palace
Continuing the memory palace example
Recalling the list from the memory palace
Memorizing 10,000 digits of pi
Breaking down large memory tasks
Natural location recognition in the brain
The need to teach memory techniques in schools
Nelson's recent competition results
Closing remarks and appreciation
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