The Evolution of Project MKULTRA
” . .. With the CIA and National Security Council firmly established, the first in a series of covert brain-washing programs was initiated by the Navy in the fall of 1947. Project CHATTER was developed in response to the Sovietâs âsuccessesâ through the use of âtruth drugs.â This rationale, however was simply a cover story if the program were to be exposed. The research focused on the identification and testing of such drugs for use in interrogations and the recruitment of agents.[5] The project was officially terminated in 1953.
The CIA decided to expand their efforts in the area of behavior modification, with the advent of Project BLUEBIRD, approved by director Allen Dulles in 1950. Its objectives were to;
(1) discover a means of conditioning personnel to prevent unauthorized extraction of information from them by known means,
(2) investigate the possibility of control of an individual by application of special interrogation techniques,
(3) investigate memory enhancement and
(4) establish defensive means for preventing hostile control of agency personnel.
In August 1951, Project BLUE BIRD was renamed Project ARTICHOKE, which evaluated offensive uses of interrogation techniques, including hypnosis and drugs The program ceased in 1956. Three years prior to the halt of Project ARTICHOKE, Project MKULTRA came into existence on April 13, 1953 along the lines proposed by Richard Helms, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI) with the rationale of establishing a âspecial funding mechanism of extreme sensitivity.â[6]
The hypothetical etymology of âMKâ may possibly stand for âMind Kontrolle.â The obvious translation of the German word âKontrolleâ into English is âcontrol.â[7]
A host of German doctors, procured from the post war Nazi talent pool, were an invaluable asset toward the development of MKULTRA. The correlation between the concentration camp experiments and the numerous sub-projects of MKULTRA are clearly evident. The various avenues used to control human behavior under MKULTRA included radiation, electroshock, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, graphology, harassment substances and paramilitary devices and materials âLSDâ being the most widely dispensed âmaterialâ. A special procedure, designated MKDELTA, was established to govern the use of MKULTRA abroad. MKULTRA/DELTA materials were used for harassment, discrediting or disabling purposes.[8]
Of the 149 subprojects under the umbrella of MKULTRA having been identified, Project MONARCH, officially begun by the U.S. Army in the early 1960âs (although unofficially implemented much earlier) appears to be the most prominent and is still classified as TOP SECRET for âNational Securityâ reasons.[9]
MONARCH may have culminated from MKSEARCH subprojects, such as operation SPELLBINDER, which was set up to create âsleeperâ assassins (i e. âManchurian candidatesâ) who could be activated upon receiving a key word or phrase while in a post-hypnotic trance. Operation OFTEN, a study which attempted to harness the power of occultic forces was possibly one of several cover programs to hide the insidious reality of Project MONARCH. . . “
Definition and Description
The name MONARCH is not necessarily defined within the context of royal nobility, but rather refers to the monarch butterfly. When a person is undergoing trauma induced by electroshock, a feeling of light-headedness is evidenced; as if one is floating or fluttering like a butterfly. There is also a symbolic representation pertaining to the transformation or metamorphosis of this beautiful insect: from a caterpillar to a cocoon (dormancy, inactivity ), to a butterfly (new creation) which will return to its point of origin. Such is the migratory pattern that makes this species unique.
Occultic symbolism may give additional insight into the true meaning Psyche is the word for both âsoulâ and âbutterflyâ coming from the belief that human souls become butterflies while searching for a new reincarnation. [10]
Some ancient mystical groups, such as the Gnostics, saw the butterfly as a symbol of corrupt flesh. The âAngel of Deathâ (remember Mengele?) in Gnostic art works was portrayed crushing the butterfly.[11] A marionette is a puppet that is attached to strings and is controlled by the puppet master, hence MONARCH programming is also referred to as the âMarionette Syndrome.â
âImperial Conditioningâ is another term used, while some mental health therapists know it as âConditioned Stimulus Response Sequences.â
Project MONARCH could be best described as a form of structured dissociation and occultic integration, in order to compartmentalize the mind into multiple personalities within a systematic framework.
During this process, a Satanic ritual, usually including Cabalistic mysticism, is performed with the purpose of attaching a particular demon or group of demons to the corresponding alter(s).
Of course, most skeptics would view this as simply a means to enhance trauma within the victim. negating any irrational belief that demonic possession actually occurs.” . . .