Background
Hella Hammid was born on July 15, 1921 in Germany.
Hella Hammid was born on July 15, 1921 in Germany.
Hella Hammid studied at the now defunct Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1940-1941.
Hella Hammid was a freelance photojournalism her work having appeared in such publications as Life, Ebony, Town &) Country and The New York Times. She also handled camerawork for several films of Maya Deren: A Study in Choreography for the Camera (1945), Ritual in Transfigured Time (1945) and At Land (1944).
Hella Hammid was also a remote viewer who worked with Russell Targ and Harold E. Puthoff at SRI International doing work for the CIA. She also worked with Stephan A. Schwartz on The Alexandria Project, considered to be psychic archaeology.
Hella Hammid participated in the first Gateway Voyage program offered by Robert Monroe, founder of The Monroe Institute, that was held at the Esalen Institute at Big Sur in 1973.