Inside the CIA’s Psychic Spy Program | Stargate

Project Stargate, a two-decade-long military intelligence operation, utilized remote viewing to gain strategic advantages during the Cold War, raising profound questions about ontology and the nature of reality. While skeptics often dismiss the program as a misuse of taxpayer funds, the sustained investment by major powers like the U.S., Soviet Union, and China suggests the existence of verifiable, albeit inexplicable, phenomena. Scholar Jeff Kripal notes that the program’s termination may have stemmed from religious opposition to perceived "demonic" practices rather than a lack of operational success. Discussions center on whether remote viewing functions through physicalist mechanisms, such as entropy-driven signals, or via non-local consciousness. Compelling evidence, including accurate sketches of hidden structures and nuclear test sites, challenges conventional scientific paradigms, forcing a re-evaluation of how intelligence agencies and secular institutions engage with the paranormal.