What if your consciousness could travel beyond your body—into other dimensions, past lives, or even alternate timelines? In this episode, we explore the mind-bending world of the CIA’s Gateway Project and the work of Robert Monroe and his Monroe Institute (deep in the Appalachian mountains), where sound frequencies and meditation were used to unlock the mysteries of the universe. Yes, this was a real, government-funded exploration of astral projection, energy manipulation, and multidimensional consciousness.

We talk about alternate planes from the “Looosh Farm” to the “Serpent Corridor”, and what the CIA documents say about reality potentially being a hologram. You’ll hear accounts of out of body experiences, encountering guardian spirits and being watched by something with glowing red eyes after a Gateway session. Other stories include feeling pulled into planes, sudden awareness of past lives, and profound emotional shifts that last for years.

Is it meditation? Is it science? Is it witchcraft? Maybe all three. This one will have you questioning everything — and possibly shopping for recliners to try the Gateway Tapes yourself.

Resources from the episode:

ANALYSIS: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/cia-rdp96-00788r001700210016-5.pdf 

GATEWAY PROJECT:

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270006-0.pdf

WORKBOOK:

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/cia-rdp96-00788r001700210023-7.pdf

Listen: Try the Gateway Experience on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1d4yzJmd1qabjJbut6OoOb?si=d5914d5f8aaa48ca 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QMFzXNb5Gu9OfMvWqHpsLzxNeM7uH1LC

Watch the video version here.

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New Episodes are released every Sunday at 12am PST/3am EST (the witching hour, of course). Corinne and Sabrina hand select a couple of paranormal encounters from our inbox to read in each episode, from demons, to cryptids, to aliens, to creepy kids... the list goes on and on. If you have a story of your own that you'd like us to share on an upcoming episode, we invite you to email them to us! 

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