Remote Viewing
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By ProfOzone
- Remote Viewing
- Created: Feb 22, 2007
- Last updated: Aug 13, 2008
- After episode: 3.9: Stranger in a Strange Land
- Status: Current
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This theory is based on B. F. Skinner and Carl Jung by ProfOzone. You may wish to read it before continuing.
At least one crash survivor, Walt, exhibited extraordinary abilities and he was eventually taken. It’s possible that all of the other abductees either had such abilities or showed evidence of latent ones.
— ProfOzone
“Remote viewing” is a classic subject of inquiry among parapsychologists. It would seem likely that it would pop up in the “Lost” mythos eventually, and perhaps it’s done so in the form of the “voices” that are sometimes heard when nobody appears to be present, and also in the strange “watchers” often spotted in the show.
At least one crash survivor, Walt, exhibited extraordinary abilities and he was eventually taken. It’s possible that all of the other abductees either had such abilities or showed evidence of latent ones. (Was Walt using something like remote viewing when he communicated with his father via the computer in the Swan Station?) Perhaps presently they are being trained and utilized by the Others. I doubt they are being used so much for surveillance. Their “watching” activity is likely still in the “training mode”. Their ultimate job, I’m guessing, will be to help the Others see the future and avoid the catastrophe that is looming in the near future of humankind (per the Valenzetti Equation).
This leads to an interesting question: When Jack actually saw the “watchers” and talked to them (while he was in the cage in 3.8), what mental state was he in? Is there something unique about Jack’s ability to see them?
Key characters
| Short Name | Full Name | Episodes | Theories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt | Walter “Walt” Lloyd | 2.2, 1.14 | 345 |
You bring up some good points. IMO, it could also account for the whispers, which I do not believe is the same as the Smoke monster. If being trained for such activities, not all are likely to be appreciative of their new status (the mental equivalent of sneaking out of the house after the adults have gone to bed?)
Right. And I’d forgotten that Walt appeared to people while he was still missing. He was soaking wet in those instances… not sure what the significance of that was, exactly. But he was obviously not a willing participant in whatever was going on.
Prof: I assume you mean the viewing is possible not only within the hatches…?