What Is FLOW?
Over manyl years, there has been ongoing debate among CRV instructors about the history of Controlled Remote Viewing, what “CRV” truly means, and what constitutes “the right way” to teach it.
FLOW is my answer to that debate.
FLOW is a contemporary evolution of Ingo Swann’s Controlled Remote Viewing. It retains Ingo’s core methodology, but incorporates a modern philosophy, a more personalised teaching style, and several refinements that have supported me throughout two decades as a paid remote viewer.
Why Is It Called FLOW?
Two reasons.
First, I wanted to step away from the alphabet soup of abbreviated RV methodologies and move beyond the military-era atmosphere that still clings to some forms of remote viewing.
Second, my experience has shown me that remote viewing is a fluid, creative process—something that expands, contracts, ebbs, and flows like a river. The name reflects its nature.
The Philosophy Behind FLOW
My own journey with CRV gradually evolved into what I now call FLOW. That journey mirrors a concept in Zen known as Ensō—a practice and symbol that has become the foundation and logo of this methodology.
An ensō is drawn in a single, expressive stroke. It is not corrected or adjusted. It captures the state and character of the practitioner in one continuous moment of creation.
This mirrors the ideogram process first created by Ingo Swann: a spontaneous mark born from intuition, movement, and direct contact with the subconscious.
In Zen, the act of drawing an ensō for self-realisation is called hitsuzendō—the “way of the brush.” Every Zen master’s ensō is unique. Their individuality is what gives the circle its life.
This is also the heart of FLOW:
you are encouraged to express your individuality within the structure of the method.
An ensō can be open or closed.
- An open ensō represents growth, movement, and the unfolding nature of all things.
- A closed ensō represents completeness and perfection.
FLOW embraces both: structure and freedom, discipline and expression. It is a method that adapts and evolves symbiotically with you, the practitioner.
How FLOW Differs From Traditional CRV
Many CRV practitioners still teach from a strictly military 1980s perspective, keeping rigidly to the letter of the original training protocols.
FLOW honours CRV’s origins but recognises that the remote viewer—and the world—has changed.
FLOW is:
- structured but not rigid
- intuitive but not chaotic
- guided but deeply personal
- rooted in CRV but infused with the philosophy of growth, creativity, individuality, and change
It’s a method built from Ingo Swann’s principles, yet designed to evolve with its practitioners rather than confine them.
A Final Word
There is no “perfect” or “correct” way to learn remote viewing.
Any method can work—what matters is finding the one that resonates with you.
FLOW is simply an alternative for those who want a structured approach combined with a modern, adaptive, and expressive philosophy.
Wherever your path leads, I wish you every success on your remote viewing journey.
I wish you all the very best on your RV journey.
Namaste!
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