In this deeply personal and wide-ranging episode of Dead Hand Radio, host Andrew Hall welcomes Russell Pickering, a trained remote viewer and experiencer of lifelong paranormal and UFO-related phenomena. The conversation explores Russell’s journey from early childhood experiences with non-human entities, through military service, and into professional-level remote viewing.
Russell recounts vivid memories of his first encounter at age four with a being resembling a “small gray,” and describes a series of terrifying encounters that continued into his teenage years. He shares how these events drove him to explore spirituality, psychology, and ultimately, remote viewing, where he trained under Ed Dames and later completed advanced certification with Paul H. Smith, a former military remote viewer from the Stargate program.
The episode also covers Russell’s real-world remote viewing projects, including work for Gail Husick’s team and Angela Thompson Smith, and a high-profile session used in an episode of Gaia TV focused on ancient architecture. A highlight includes his Project 8200 presentation on underground alien bases, which connects multiple decades of remote viewing data to modern-day accounts of mysterious low-frequency hums and UFO sightings. Russell’s YouTube channel, Direct Perception, hosts this eye-opening research.
Additional themes include spirit encounters during his time as a firefighter, the psychological toll of anomalous experiences, the importance of blind protocols in CRV, and the personal cost—and motivation—behind his ongoing commitment to disclosure.
Highlight Moments:
- First encounter with a gray entity at age 4 (Christmas Eve 1965)
- Remote viewing sessions used on Gaia TV
- Paranormal incident on a C-130 at Mildenhall AFB
- Project 8200’s links to global hums and UFO activity
- Russell’s declaration to fight for truth and disclosure at any cost
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