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The Integratron is a dome-shaped structure constructed out of plywood and fiberglass by George Van Tassel. He built the structure in Landers, California, USA as a "rejuvenation machine" supposedly following instructions provided by visitors from the planet Venus.

Construction

George van Tassel was an aviation mechanic who moved out to California's Mojave Desert to operate an airport and inn. During his time there, he supposedly began meditating under a giant boulder that the Native Americans of the area held to be sacred. In August of 1953, Van Tassel claimed that he was 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 Integraton in 1954. Construction costs were paid for by a series of successful UFO conventions. Van Tassel was clearly inspired by earlier 1950s contactee George Adamski. The building was eventually finished before Van Tassel died in 1978.

Theory

The workings of the Integratron supposedly rely chiefly on two principles. The first principle involves the occult sacred geometry 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 Tabernacle of Moses and the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza, 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 electrical in nature. If one uses a mystical device called the "Lakhovsky Multi-Wave Oscillator", electromagnetic radiation of a variety of wavelengths supposedly enters the body. It is believed that, though each individual has his unique personal "wavelength," the multiple wavelengths of energy put out will find a "resonance" with the individual's basic harmonic frequency and "re-charge" his cellular structure, as if he were a battery.

Modern Uses

After van Tassel died, the Integratron was "orphaned." There was a proposal to turn it into a Disco 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 quartz. It is said to have a deep calming effect. The Integratron website claims "it is the only all-wood, acoustically perfect sound chamber in the U.S."

External sources

• The Integratron
• Article from The Desert Sun on the Integratron
• Article from The Desert Sun on Giant Rock
• Webpage on 1950s Contactees, including Van Tassel

• Mojave Desert