Ingo Swann

A Closer Look

This site presents the life, work, and ideas of Ingo Swann: artist, researcher, and pioneer of Controlled Remote Viewing.

You can explore his books, research, and creative work using the sections above for a deeper introduction.

If you’re here, you’ve probably heard pieces of Ingo’s story: his role in pioneering Remote Viewing, his work with scientists and intelligence agencies, and his lifelong exploration of human perception.

But behind the headlines and the speculation was a full human being: thoughtful, disciplined, creative, and often misunderstood.

Ingo devoted his life to investigating one of the most overlooked dimensions of human experience: perceptual awareness systems, the internal mechanisms through which we sense, interpret, and respond to information beyond our ordinary focus. His work was never about mysticism for its own sake. It was about how perception actually works, and how it can be studied, trained, and understood with rigor.

As with many figures whose work crosses disciplinary and institutional boundaries, Ingo’s legacy has at times been shaped by the priorities, frameworks, and narratives of those interpreting his work. While these perspectives may offer valuable insight within their own contexts, they do not always reflect Ingo’s intentions, methods, or the full breadth of his thinking.

This site exists to restore a creator-centered view, one that presents Ingo on his own terms, placing his voice, his discipline, and his lived philosophy at the center of his own legacy.

Seen in this light, his work belongs not to sensational narratives, but to a broader inquiry into human perception: how it functions, how it can be developed, and what it reveals about the nature of awareness itself.

Ingo was also, first and always, an artist. Long before his research work became widely known, he had established a distinctive visual language rooted in symbolism, perception, and disciplined attention. His works are held in major collections including the American Visionary Art Museum and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

His papers and primary materials are preserved at the University of West Georgia, which serves as the central repository for his intellectual and creative archive.

Here, we present a fuller picture:

An artist with powerful visual intuition
A researcher who worked closely with scientists at Stanford Research Institute (SRI)
A methodologist who helped shape Controlled Remote Viewing (CRV)
A theorist investigating how human perception operates on subtle levels

If you’ve only encountered the dramatic stories, you’re welcome here.
If you’re curious, skeptical, or simply interested in understanding what really happened, you’re welcome here too.

The goal of this site is simple: to present Ingo as he truly was, not as a caricature, not as a myth, but as a pioneering thinker whose work deserves clarity, context, and thoughtful engagement.

Thank you for being part of this discovery.

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Context

The Context section offers a deeper look at Ingo’s life, ideas, and intellectual framework, providing context for his creative work and research. It brings together biographical material, influences, and key principles that shaped his thinking.

It also includes information on his archives, legacy, and the preservation and interpretation of his work within a broader historical and cultural context.

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Works

The Works section brings together Ingo’s books, writings, and visual art. Titles such as Everybody’s Guide to Natural ESP, Penetration, and The Great Apparitions of Mary reflect the range of his thinking, from practical instruction to deeper explorations of perception and consciousness.

It also includes his paintings and symbolic imagery, showing how his creative work developed alongside his research.

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CRV

The CRV section traces the development of Controlled Remote Viewing (CRV), from Ingo’s early perceptual experiments in the 1970s to its refinement as a structured, multi-stage method during his work at Stanford Research Institute (SRI).

It includes his original writings, manuals, and examples, offering a clear view of how the method was developed and how he understood it as a natural human capability.

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Explorations

The Explorations section brings together Ingo’s investigations into planetary environments, UFO/UAP phenomena, and non-human intelligences. These experiences emerged as he pushed perception beyond familiar limits and explored how awareness responds in unfamiliar contexts.

It includes writings and accounts that place these observations within his broader research.

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Ingo Swann

Artist | Researcher | Pioneer of Human Perception

A Closer Look

Directory

Context

Works

CRV

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