QUOTE(SandDunePsychonaut @ Jun 28 2006, 10:36 PM) [snapback]1250748[/snapback]
What's the difference between RV and AP/OBE???
I presume you feel like your consciousness is still in your body and you are viewing "remote" objects inside your head (with eyes closed?).
Yes. There is plenty of room for differences of opinion in the interpretation of those terms. My take on it is that Remote Viewing is a more generic term for psi. It encompasses all the psi phenomena except psychokenisis which is the only other broad category.
OBE/AP, clairvoyance, telepathy, precognition, mediumship, etc. are all forms of remote viewing. The distinction with OBE/AP is the high degree of separation from normal waking reality. The experience is immersive to the point of being the only, or almost only, thing you are aware of.
The term Remote Viewing was originally coined as a synonym for Clairvoyance but has been expanding to include the other forms of psi. The new term added legitimacy by creating a separation from the occult terminology. The updated term is Remote Perception. This change in the term describes the phenomena better because sight is not the only perception that occurs during sessions.