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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT: Advanced Individual Training for CENTER LANE Personnel(U)
1. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) The first phase of advanced training for
CENTER LANE personnel began in March 1982, with in-house applica-
tion of the Discovery Series, produced by the Monroe Institute of
Applied Sciences (MIAS), Route 1, Box 175, Fqber, VA 22938. The
Discovery Series training involved the use of specially designed,
commercially available audio tapes which produced enhanced levels
of mental concentration (see Incl 1).
2. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) The second phase of training was initiated in
July 1982, with the Gateway Program, also from MIAS. The Gateway
Program (see Incl 2) involved sending project personnel for
resident training at MIAS. Project personnel were scheduled for
attendance along with members of the public. This phase of
advanced training further developed the ability of project
personnel to achieve enhanced levels of mental concentration,,
improved their target acquisition, and increased target resolution
during operational missions.
3. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) The next phase of advanced training for
CENTER LANE personnel will also involve the educational facilities
of MIAS . It is proposed that Robert A . Monroe, Founder and
Executive Director of MIAS,, be paid as a consultant to train
CENTER LANE personnel in the use of the patented Hemisync process
developed by Monroe. The purpose of this training is to enhance
the identified ability of selected CENTER LANE source personnel to
both acquire and describe information of intelligence interest
unavailable by any other collection method . Training will be
specifically tailored and designed to meet, the requirements of
this office and extend beyond the confines of the public program
currently offered at MIAS. Training is expected to last ten weeks
and will include:
a. Instruction in the use and application of nonintrusive bio-
monitoring equipment employed by the consultant.
b. Instruction in and the development of Hemisync tapes,
custom made for project sources.
C, Instruction in monitoring techniques used during the
Hemisync process.
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d. Instruction in the use of environmentally controlled areas
during the Hemisync process.
e. Instruction in the application and interpretation of
information reported through the use of the Hemisync process.
The consultant, Robert A. Monroe, will provide the following in
support of this training:
a. Custom made Hemisync tapes, developed during training, for'
exclusive use of CENTER LA14E personnel. These tapes will be
designed to enhance the demonstrated perceptual abilities of
source personnel and will become the property of this office.
b. Training facilities to include all equipment and supplies
required.
c. Food and lodging for the project personnel who will be
trained.
4. (C/NOFORN) Funding for this next phase of advanced training
will be from ICF in the amount of $24,400. This amount represents
the total cost of the training for two project personnel excluding
transportation which will be by government automobile. Funds for
this training are not otherwise available. Use of ICF precludes
the unauthorized disclosure of information classified SECRET/CL-4/
NOFORN under the CENTER LANE Special Access Program. Funds are
available.
5. (U) This action is not in contravention with AR 381-10.
6. (U) Robert A. Monroe was granted a SECRET security clearance
on 11 September 1980, by HQ, USAINSCOM. His DA Form 873 is
maintained by this office. He has executed a Consultant, Security
Agreement and has been a consultant to this office since 1978.
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2. as
3. Consultant Personal
Services Agreement
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Act1g CENTER LANE Project Manager
CLASSIFIED BY: Cdr, INSCOM
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P.O. Box 130 NoDys-lord, Virginia 22958-0130 Phone- 804-361-1500
RE/TKE DISCOVERY PROGRAM
A series of training exercises on six stereo cassette tapes with detailed
Guidance Manual contained in a special DISCOVERY book-album.
This is not merely a set, of lectures. Instead, it is a carefully designed
sequential program of actual methods and techniques that can be practiced and
achieved in the home environment.
PURPOSE
The DISCOVERY Program provides the SCriOUS explorer of human mind potentials
with a variety of tools that can be u-sed in his quest. When learned and applied,
these give the individual new awareness, knowledge, and underatanding of his own
self. They help one to perceive and control levels of his own consciousness
here-to-fore unavailable and/or unknown to him. They may. open other realities
and energy systems where new information and experiences may be obtained. They
can enhance measurably his creative processes and abilities.
DISCUSSION
The DISCOVERY training series is the product of a twenty-year research
effort by the staff of the Monroe Institute of Applied SsciE-nces . Many of the
techniques employed were originated by Robert Monroe, Founder dild Executive
Director of Lhe Institute. Mr. Monroe is the author of' the book JOURNEYS OUT OF
THE BODY, now a famous classic in the field and published in ii.x languages
world-wide.
The DISCOVERY training system employs a unique and exclusive means to syn-
chronize the hemispheric activity of' the human brain. This is achieved by a pat-
tern of sound waves which encourage a Frequency-.Following Response (FFR) in brain
electrical activity. Such sound patterns are varied in frequency to obtain
desired states of consciousness. The process is then applied binaurally
(different and independent signals in each car) wherein the FFR Bignal becomes
a "beat frequency",* which aids in the brain wave synchronization of the
hemispheres in both frequency and amplitude.
Very little is known as to the occurrence of such synchronized states in
typical human consciousness. A study ,.it the Menninger Fundation indicated the
ability of an experienced Zen Master to iaduce it at will, which may suggest it
is more prevalent than considered originally. Over the past six years, the
Monroe Institute has developed and tested specific "hemi-sync" applications with
several thousand participants through its Gateway Program. As'a result, it is
the leader in this newly-emerging field of' consciousness research.
The DISCOVERY Program utilizes fully this experience. It is in essence a
modification of the basic Gateway tCChni(ILIef. for in-home training, where the
factor of repetition-until-result can be maximized. Rarely an "instant" success,
it is rarely a "failure" when repeated consistently.
SPECIFICS
DISCOVERY ($95.00 including postage) Voiced by Robert Monroe
(To be used with stereo cassette player and headphones)
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THE GATEWAY VOYAGE PROCYRAM
PURPOSE@: Gateway dedicated to the development and exploration of human.
con.ciciouSTICIss. It is a system of exercises designe@k to aid the "individual
An the i-zrj-.)rovement of li-is own consciousness, so Lhat lie may know and understand
I.:,etter his higher self, that he may learn and experience profound areas of
(-,,-panded aw3reness, achieve and willfull "v control h:fs physical body and the
state, commitnicate witli and visit ol-her energy structures and realities.
HISTORY: Originally t-he M--500 Research Project, the present Gateway Program
is the result of ovei: 3,000 test exercises involving 1,932 participants, conducted
by Lhe, InsLitute over the past ton years. As@;Ist-hig An the development of the
[Irogram bave been reseni-rhers in rwiriy di-,cip"11nes from various parts of the
ct,)Iintry. Reports from participants are availablt, hA other Institute Bulletins.
M;Iny indicate significant, constructive changes in 1-ife attitudes and overview.
Tj,"CHNOLOGY: The basics of tire gateway training process are the. Frequency
Fol.lowing Response (FFR) and Hemispheric Synchron.1 zat ion (Hemi-Sync), created in
i.he clectrical. Patterns of the brain by the induction of specific sound pulses
both singly and binaurally into the huirmn auditory system. Robert Monroe was
,r11-,-11)[-ed a genuric for this rliethod and technique in 1.975, and assigned it to
Lhe TnstituLe. By bleriding and sequericing such solInd pUISCs, it is possible to
,@l j i I t I ic A [I (IA. vidual- t.o deve Is L i-t@ es of c'onsciotu,',riess riot ordinarily available to
imi, Evidence of this is sliown in biUiteral. EJ",C ';LLICHC@S WhiCh. Indicate the
-)w orms sweep
,,eneration of hi@,),Ii-ai,,iplit-ude riarr( -frequency w,,sive A.' ing throughout the
cori-ex in direct consequ(--!rice of such audlo signals,
PKACTICAL APPLICATION. The typical Gateway se@-.-.sion consists of a series of
COE,ducted pre-recordcd exe.,:-cises titAlizi.ng FFR, Henil.-Sync, and vocal guidance to
awhieve progressive staf-'es of consciousness. These are heard through stereo
,Ai.xiidphones while IT.). a relaxed position, urider thV SUPervision of Institute trainers
a!'d techllici,@.Itis. Reinforcement of' f-(.-@ed.bock ](:@nrriing of stich states is enhanded by
lectures, discut.-isioi-s, atid single inrerviCWS LlSf-r),- ,tandard accelerated learning
I cchniques. (;o@ils -Ire achievellient of Foctis 3 Olas ic 11(mil-Syric) , Focus 1.0 (Mind
aw-,11@e, body asleep) , FOCUS' .12 (Exr),@.irided aw@iretlcl,1@10 , Focus 15 (No-time) , and
@',wjis 21 (0ther ciier:gy systeins) .
P.,%RITICIPATION: The VOYAGE is 01)CTI t.o individuaIs who are intellectually curious
o r possess latent talents and subject to acceptarice by the Program
Director. The on-ly prerequisito is coiapleLioii of tho Catewl,ly Home Study
DISCOVERY Program which will be moL-Ied Lo you upon receipt of your $200.
0101-1-reftlTldlable) deposit. The Voy,.,iF,;e is conducted for seven days, from Saturday
--ht to Saturday 11o(
-n, a week later, at thu InstftoLe, C'eriLvr In Virginia. Room,
mc,@ils one year's Sustaining Membership are included in the tuition fee of $850.
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A COMMUNICATION FROM THE MONROE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCES
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THE HEMI-SYNC PROCESS
Perhaps the most significant mind-brain research in recent years
has been in the hemisphereic specialization. The consensus of several
hundred pages and studies generally supports the postulates of dominant
lef-;-. brain functions (lineal, verbal, analytic) and those of the right
brain (visual, spacial, synthesis). All concede the fact that our edu-
cational system and the fundamental values of our culture nurture heav-
ily such left brain dominance.
Synchronous or simultaneous brain wave patterns in both hemispheves
(HEMI-SYNC) apparently occurs infrequently in typical human consciousness,
and then for a few seconds at the most. Usually, activity shifts from
left to right hemisphere as the dominant area almost in a flicke'ring move-
ment according to the mental task at the moment.
By definition, hemispheric synchronization or coherence i's a state
of consciousness indicated by BEG forms in both hemispheres which are
simultaneously equal in amplitude and frequency. Due to the rare occur-
ence and short duration of such consciousness, there has been little
supportive instrumental measurement until recently. The best early study
was conducted by Elmer and Alyce Green at the Menninger Clinic, where a ,
subject with twenty years in Zen meditative training was tested extensive-
ly. Results showed that the subject could establish at will a hemi-sync
state, consistently and over fifteen minutes in length.
Through the use of audio stimulae to evoke an electrical frequency-
following response in the brain (FFR), as developed by the Institute,
and with the application of such signals in a beat-frequency mode (diff-
erential signals in each ear), research by the Institute has determined
workable methods and techniques that induce hemisphereic synchronization
or coherence in the human brain. This has.been verified and replicated
consistently both at the Institute and other facilities.
Thus for the first time, consciousness as represented and/or created
by the HEMI-SYNC state can be instigated, identified, and measured.
The full scope of HEMI-SYNC consciousness is yet to be determined.
Very little is known of its characteristics, value or utility other than
the preliminary work performed by the Institute. There is a growing be-
lief that meditation, moments of crisis, certain mental disciplines, in-
tense concentration, peak experiences, all represent varieties of such
consciousness. Conversely, hypnosis, drug-induced states, illness, an-
aesthesia, and like conditions do not,& Subsequent research may substaniate
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such belief, now that investigative tools are available.
IThe Institute has reached the following conclusions in relation
to the propagation and delineation of HEMI-SYNC consciousness,based
upon both anecdotal and bio-monitoring consensus from 4,823 experiments
among'1,280 volunteer participants over a five year period.
(1) The characteristics of such consciousness may be varied
directly in accordance with the signal or signals introduced.
(2) The re-introduction of such signal patterns evoke a repli-
cation of the original characteristics.
(3) Specific states of HEMI-SYNC consciousness can be learned
and re-established without the original stimulus much as the bio-
feedback process.
(4) HEMI-SYNC audio stimulus is not all-pervasive. It can be
rejected easily either subjectively or objectively.
(5) No significant or lasting contra -indicative effects have
been reported among the participants in the experimental series.
(6) Based upon the application of specific single and multiple
audio patterns, the following characteristics of HEMI-SYNC consciousness
have been noted
(A) Deep mental and physical relaxation.
(B) Sense of euphoria,. extending beyond stimulus.
(C) Single-pointed focus of attention.
(D) Increased utilization of memory patterns, at all levels.
(E) Higher suggestibility, but with greater acceptance or
rejection.
(F) Holistic problem solving and decision-making.
(G) Changes in overview, less restrictive, significantly broader
in scope.
(H) Major increase in creativity, ideas, with attendant appli-
cation.
(I) Measurable changes in muscular co-ordination.
(J) Permanent memory addition, by rote and self-synthesized
experience.
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The Institute is continuing to operate experimental programs in
the evaluation of effects produced by other audio patterns yet to be
investigated. Formal papers of such effort will be presented to appro-
priate groups at a future date.
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