I would like to propose a target for those who are interested in
OOB: out of body experiences
AP: astral projection (if you believe that where you visit is on the earthly plane), or
RV: remote viewing
This is, in some sense, a "test," but also an opportunity for both "sides" to learn more about these phenomena.
A few basic points:
[1] The target is located in a public place. I don't live there, so there is no "privacy" problem.
[2] You can do whatever mapping and aerial searches you like, since the target feature will only read from the ground. Obviously, somebody could mount
an expedition, but I doubt anybody will, and we are on the honor system.
[3] The target avoids the sterility of a number or playing card, and yet retains considerable objectivity. It is "humanly meaningful," but not
"personal to me."
[4] There will be no feedback from me, even if a correct answer is posted. The target is open through May 21, and will be revealed here sometime
during May 22, UCT.
[5] Your task is to describe the target, which is a single compact physical object. This is a "short answer question." It requires at least one
sentence to describe the target, neither a single word (not one that I know anyway), nor a Russian novel, either.
It would be fine to supplement an answer with "how I got that story" material, and anything else that you might have experienced along the way.
However, only your specific short description of the target will be evaluated. So, please "circle your answer."
[6] It is a given of the problem that the target is located in a walkable woods. So, the answer is not a description of the woods, nor is the target a
tree, bush, blade of grass, trail marker, etc. The target is a persistent feature, that is, I have no idea whether at any given time, a discarded
piece of litter might be at the site, what animals may be passing through, whether there is any pooled rainwater, a dead racoon, ... these are not the
target if you happen to see any.
Where the target is
Legally: on private land posted as being open to the public, and in regular use as a recreational footpath.
Geographically:
1] Download or look at (full size):
s370.photobucket.com...
[2] In www.bing.com > maps, search
silk farm road & dunbarton road concord nh
Choose Aerial, then choose Bird's eye view.
The target is east of the intersection of the roads. Move the little hand icon until the terrain matches what you see in the picture which you
downloaded in Step 1.
[3] The red arrow in the picture you downloaded indicates an unpaved path into the woods. The path runs alongside the excavation, separated from it by
trees. The path begins from a paved road leading to the excavation.
The target is about 500 feet down the path, in the woods, in the general vicinity of the red circle shown in the picture. Probably towards the top of
the circle.
[4] Download or look at (full size):
s370.photobucket.com...
This photo was taken while I was standing next to the target. It is on my right, out of frame. If I were to turn 90 degress, there it would be,
immediately in front of me.
There is no need to take any steps at all to see it in close-up, and there would be no doubt that "it" is the target. Of course, as with almost any
real physical object, taking some few steps about, in order to view the object from more than one perspective, might help you to formulate your
description.
Through the trees on the right side of this photo, you can just make out the extra brightness that is the two trailers you see from above in the Step
1 photo. That may help you coordinate the aerial and ground views.
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So, there you have it. What is the target?
In the meantime, discussion of what makes a good target, both from skeptical and practitioner perspectives, would be appreciated.