He claims to have engaged in "yogic flying" (a mental-physical exercise involving hopping while cross-legged)[4][5] at the Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa in 1992.

[7] Among a variety of controversial topics, Brown has claimed to apply remote viewing to the study of multiple realities, the nonlinearity of time, planetary phenomena, extraterrestrial life, UFOs, Atlantis, and even Jesus Christ.

"[11] Robert Baker writing in the Skeptical Inquirer came to the conclusion that Brown's beliefs from remote viewing about alien civilizations is a case of self-deception.

[12] In Remote Viewing: The Science and Theory of Nonphysical Perception, Courtney Brown's work has garnered recognition from prominent scientists.

Fred Alan Wolf, described it as foundational for academic studies in "subjective physics" and linked it to quantum theory, while Daryl J. Bem, praised the book for its exploration of remote viewing's creative potential.