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	The '''Integratron''' is a dome-shaped structure constructed out of plywood and fiberglass by ]. He built the structure in ], USA as a "rejuvenation machine" supposedly following instructions provided by visitors from the planet ].
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			\| caption = The Integratron in October, 2017
			\| location = 2477 Belfield Boulevard, ]
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			The '''Integratron''' is a {{convert\|38\|ft\|m}} tall <!-- (Appears to be only 28 ft tall?{{Explain\|date=March 2020}})--> ] structure with a diameter of {{convert\|55\|ft\|m}} designed by ] and ] ]. Van Tassel claimed the Integratron was capable of ], ] and ]. He built the structure in ] (near ]), following instructions that Van Tassel vehemently claimed were provided directly to him by visitors from the planet ]. The Integratron machine was started in 1957, the structure erected in 1959. It was financed predominantly by donations, including funds from ].<ref name=Sun /><ref name="CUW">{{cite web \|last1=Van Tassel \|first1=G.W. \|title=Proceedings of the College of Universal Wisdom. Volume 9, Number 1. December 1969. \|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/177601516/Proceedings-Vol-09-No-01-Oct-Nov-Dec-1969-George-Van-Tassel \|website=scribd.com \|publisher=Ministry of Universal Wisdom, Inc. \|accessdate=3 May 2018}}</ref>

			After Van Tassel's death in 1978, the building had a series of owners (and was left in various states of disrepair) before sisters Joanne, Nancy, and Patty Karl bought it in the early 2000s. The sisters promote the Integratron as an "acoustically perfect structure", and offer "sound baths" they describe as "...meditation-like sessions accompanied by tones from 22 quartz crystal bowls, creating binaural beats for relaxation and rejuvenation".<ref name=Sun>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050820/LIFESTYLES0801/508200310/1050 \|title=Built for time travel, dome now enjoying renaissance: Visitors view dome as health and spirituality center \|newspaper=] \|first=Michelle \|last=Theriault \|date=August 20, 2005 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120125719/http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20050820%2FLIFESTYLES0801%2F508200310%2F1050 \|archivedate=November 20, 2005 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The building is now a part of the National Historic Register, and continues to be stewarded by the Karl sisters and their adult children.

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	] was a former aircraft mechanic and flight inspector who moved ~~out~~ to ] ] to operate an airport and inn. ~~During his time~~ there, he ~~supposedly~~ began meditating under ], which the ] of the area held ~~to be~~ sacred. In ] ~~of ]~~, Van Tassel claimed ~~that~~ he had been contacted both telepathically and later in person by ~~Venusians~~, who gave him a technique to rejuvenate human cell ~~tissues~~. ~~Van Tassel, acting~~ on these instructions, began constructing the Integratron in 1954.		George Van Tassel was a former aircraft mechanic and flight inspector who moved to ]'s ] to operate an airport and inn. While there, he began meditating under ], which the ] of the area held sacred. In August 1953, Van Tassel claimed he had been contacted both telepathically and later in person by people from space, who gave him a technique to rejuvenate human cell tissue. Acting on these instructions, Van Tassel began constructing the Integratron in 1954. Construction costs were partly paid for by an annual series of successful UFO conventions, the ''Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions'', which continued for nearly 25 years. The main structure's construction was complete circa 1959, but Van Tassel continued to work on the device until his sudden death in 1978.<ref name=Sun />
	Construction costs were paid for by an annual series of successful ] conventions, the ''Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions'', which contineud for nearly 25 years. Van Tassel was clearly inspired by earlier

	1950s ] ]. Construction of the Integratron was supposedly complete in ], but Van Tassel contined to make minor modifications until his sudden death in ].
			==Claims==
			According to Van Tassel, the Integratron's workings rely on the generation of strong "intermittent magnetic fields" resulting in the generation of ] in the form of a ] and negative air ionization inside the building. The Integratron is based on the Multiple Wave Oscillator, invented by ], a combination of a ] ] and a ] that generates ] electromagnetic frequencies (EMF). Van Tassel speculated that ] affects ], and believed that every biological cell has a unique ] EMF. According to van Tassel, the generation of strong ultra wideband EMF by the Integratron "resonates" with the cell's frequency and "recharges" the cellular structure as if it were an electrical battery. Van Tassel claimed that human cells "rejuvenated" while inside the structure. Van Tassel also claimed the Integratron is intentionally constructed atop a powerful ] anomaly and its construction is entirely of non-] materials, the equivalent to a modern ].<ref name="CUW" />

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		⚫	==Modern uses==
			After Van Tassel died, there was a proposal to turn the Integratron into a ], but that plan was never realized. The Integratron's new owners operate it as a tourist attraction and offer "sound baths" where groups of people are "exposed to harmonic sound frequencies" produced by ] bowls, claimed to have a deep calming effect. According to one of the structure's ]s, the Integratron is an "acoustically perfect sound chamber".<ref>{{cite web \|last1=McManis \|first1=Sam \|title=Discoveries: Integratron near Joshua Tree has cool vibe \|url=http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/living/travel/sam-mcmanis/article2577098.html \|website=Sacbee.com \|publisher=] \|accessdate=3 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=Sun />

			The Integratron was added to the ] in April 2018.<ref><!--Use the item # to find the listing. A search for Integratron does not render a listing. --></ref>

			The English indie rock band ] recorded part of their song "Secret Door" at the Integratron in 2008.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Fullerton \|first1=Jamie \|title=Arctic Monkeys recorded bit of 'Humbug' at 'mad desert structure \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-380-1308068 \|website=NME \|publisher=Time, Inc. \|accessdate=3 May 2018}}</ref>

			== See also ==
	The Integratron, despite being built without nails, survived a magnitude-7.3 earthquake in 1992.
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	==~~Theory~~==		==References==
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	The workings of the Integratron, according to Van Tassel, supposedly rely chiefly on two principles. The first principle involves the occult ] of domes, and their ability to concentrate mystical "energies" within the earth. The Integratron is also said to be constructed atop a powerful "energy vortex". According to adherents of this belief, the dome-shape naturally concentrates the energies of the vortex for the benefit of users. Also, the building is said to borrow design cues from the ] of ] and the King's Chamber of the ], both of which were thought by some occultists to have similar "energy focussing" properties.
	The second part of the theory centers around the belief that human beings are truly ] in nature. It is believed by some occultists that, though each individual has his unique personal "wavelength," the multiple wavelengths of energy put out by "focussing and concentrating devices" such as the Integratron will find a "resonance" with the individual's basic harmonic frequency and "re-charge" his cellular structure, as if he were a battery. Such completely metaphorical scenarios are often encountered in ].

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⚫	==Modern ~~Uses~~==
		⚫	* {{Official website\|http://www.integratron.com/}}
	After van Tassel died, the Integratron was "orphaned." There was a proposal to turn it into a ] in the 1980s, but nothing ever came of the plans. In time, new ownership came along and now operates the Integratron as a tourist attraction. In addition, they allow "scientific" study of the structure and promote yet another occult practice known as a "sound bath". In the "sound bath," one is exposed to harmonic sound frequencies produced by bowls made of ], which is said to have a deep calming effect. The Integratron website claims "it is the only all-], acoustically perfect sound chamber in the U.S."
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			* {{cite news\|url=http://www.desertsun.com/article/20060714/NEWS0806/102160027/0/\|title=UFO history packed up\|newspaper=]\|first=Michelle\|last=Mitchell\|date=July 13, 2006\|access-date=March 29, 2015\|archive-date=March 31, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331005237/http://www.desertsun.com/article/20060714/NEWS0806/102160027/0\|url-status=dead}}
			* {{cite web\|url=http://webspace.utexas.edu/cokerwr/www/index.html/sbrothers.shtml\|title=We Have Contact!\|website=University of Texas\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709092250/https://webspace.utexas.edu/cokerwr/www/index.html/sbrothers.shtml\|archivedate=July 9, 2011}} – on 1950s contactees, including Van Tassel
			* {{Skeptoid \| id=4833 \| number=833 \| date=24 May 2022 \| title=The Secrets of the Integratron \| access-date=24 May 2022}}

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United States historic place


Integratron
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Integratron in October, 2017
Location	2477 Belfield Boulevard, Landers, California
Coordinates	34°17′40″N 116°24′13″W / 34.29444°N 116.40361°W / 34.29444; -116.40361
Built	1960
Architect	George Van Tassel, Howard P. Hess
NRHP reference No.	100002317
Added to NRHP	April 23, 2018

34°17′39″N 116°24′14″W / 34.2943°N 116.4038°W / 34.2943; -116.4038 (Integratron)

The Integratron is a 38 feet (12 m) tall cupola structure with a diameter of 55 feet (17 m) designed by ufologist and contactee George Van Tassel. Van Tassel claimed the Integratron was capable of rejuvenation, anti-gravity and time travel. He built the structure in Landers, California (near Joshua Tree), following instructions that Van Tassel vehemently claimed were provided directly to him by visitors from the planet Venus. The Integratron machine was started in 1957, the structure erected in 1959. It was financed predominantly by donations, including funds from Howard Hughes.

After Van Tassel's death in 1978, the building had a series of owners (and was left in various states of disrepair) before sisters Joanne, Nancy, and Patty Karl bought it in the early 2000s. The sisters promote the Integratron as an "acoustically perfect structure", and offer "sound baths" they describe as "...meditation-like sessions accompanied by tones from 22 quartz crystal bowls, creating binaural beats for relaxation and rejuvenation". The building is now a part of the National Historic Register, and continues to be stewarded by the Karl sisters and their adult children.

Construction

Ceiling of the Integratron, January 2012

George Van Tassel was a former aircraft mechanic and flight inspector who moved to California's Mojave Desert to operate an airport and inn. While there, he began meditating under Giant Rock, which the Native Americans of the area held sacred. In August 1953, Van Tassel claimed he had been contacted both telepathically and later in person by people from space, who gave him a technique to rejuvenate human cell tissue. Acting on these instructions, Van Tassel began constructing the Integratron in 1954. Construction costs were partly paid for by an annual series of successful UFO conventions, the Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions, which continued for nearly 25 years. The main structure's construction was complete circa 1959, but Van Tassel continued to work on the device until his sudden death in 1978.

Claims

According to Van Tassel, the Integratron's workings rely on the generation of strong "intermittent magnetic fields" resulting in the generation of plasma in the form of a coronal discharge and negative air ionization inside the building. The Integratron is based on the Multiple Wave Oscillator, invented by Georges Lakhovsky, a combination of a high voltage Tesla coil and a split-ring resonator that generates ultra wideband electromagnetic frequencies (EMF). Van Tassel speculated that electromagnetism affects biological cells, and believed that every biological cell has a unique resonant EMF. According to van Tassel, the generation of strong ultra wideband EMF by the Integratron "resonates" with the cell's frequency and "recharges" the cellular structure as if it were an electrical battery. Van Tassel claimed that human cells "rejuvenated" while inside the structure. Van Tassel also claimed the Integratron is intentionally constructed atop a powerful geomagnetic anomaly and its construction is entirely of non-ferromagnetic materials, the equivalent to a modern radome.

Modern uses

After Van Tassel died, there was a proposal to turn the Integratron into a disco, but that plan was never realized. The Integratron's new owners operate it as a tourist attraction and offer "sound baths" where groups of people are "exposed to harmonic sound frequencies" produced by quartz bowls, claimed to have a deep calming effect. According to one of the structure's docents, the Integratron is an "acoustically perfect sound chamber".

The Integratron was added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 2018.

The English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys recorded part of their song "Secret Door" at the Integratron in 2008.

References

^ Theriault, Michelle (August 20, 2005). "Built for time travel, dome now enjoying renaissance: Visitors view dome as health and spirituality center". The Desert Sun. Archived from the original on November 20, 2005.
^ Van Tassel, G.W. "Proceedings of the College of Universal Wisdom. Volume 9, Number 1. December 1969". scribd.com. Ministry of Universal Wisdom, Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
McManis, Sam. "Discoveries: Integratron near Joshua Tree has cool vibe". Sacbee.com. The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
NPS National Register search for item #100002317
Fullerton, Jamie. "Arctic Monkeys recorded bit of 'Humbug' at 'mad desert structure". NME. Time, Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

External links

Official website
George Van Tassel – When Stars Look Down (1976)
Mitchell, Michelle (July 13, 2006). "UFO history packed up". The Desert Sun. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
"We Have Contact!". University of Texas. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. – on 1950s contactees, including Van Tassel
Dunning, Brian (24 May 2022). "Skeptoid #833: The Secrets of the Integratron". Skeptoid. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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