Ideogram (I): The reflexive mark made on the paper as a result of the impingement of the signal on the autonomic nervous system and its subsequent transmittal through this system to the arm and hand muscles, which transfers it through the pen onto the paper.
[Smith, Paul H. Coordinate Remote Viewing. May 1986, DIA Manual]
An ideogram is the kinesthetic response of the viewer to his perception of the site. […] Without mastering the ideogramic process the trainee cannot proceed to subsequent stages. The ideogram is the foundation for all other stages in CRV. In CRV ideograms are produced in response to the reading of the coordinate of the site. This ideogram is produced as the viewer comes into contact with the signal line.
The ideogram is composed of three portions: I – the ideogram, A – the feeling/motion, B – the automatic analytical response
There are four types of ideograms: a. single / b. double / c. composite / d. multiple
[McNear, Tom. Coordinate Remote Viewing Stages I–VI and Beyond. February 1985, DIA]
In Stage 1, Swann taught that the ideogram (I), the feeling-motion (the A), and the semi-automatic analytical response (the B) emerge from the right-brained subconscious. The steps in this process are:
- Receive the coordinate (tasking number) (usually from the monitor sitting at the other end of the table).
- The signal impacts the limen (the threshold of one’s conscious awareness).
- The impact of the signal on the subconscious spontaneously moves to the hand/arm producing an ideogram on the paper.
- The viewer describes the feeling-motion she/he experienced as the ideogram was being produced. This is labeled with an uppercase A.
- The viewer perceives an automatic analytic response to the combination of the ideogram and the feeling-motion. This automatic analytic response is labeled with an uppercase B.
[McNear, Tom. Ingo’s Ideograms at the Master’s Level—What Ingo Swann Taught Me About His Ideograms. February 2023]