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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" on the instructions of 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 began meditating under a giant boulder that the Native Americans of the area held to be sacred. In August of 1953, Mr. van Tassel claimed that he was contacted by Venusians, who gave him a technique to rejuvenate human cell tissues. Mr. van Tassel, acting on these instructions, began constructing the Integraton in 1954. Construction costs were paid for by a series of successful UFO conventions. The building was eventually finished before Mr. van Tassel died in 1978.
Theory
The workings of the Integretron rely chiefly on two principles. The first principle involves the sacred geometry of domes, and their ability to concentrate "energies" within the earth. The Integretron is said to be constructed atop a powerful "energy vortex". According to adherents of this theory, the dome-shape naturally concentrates the energies of this 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 to have similar properties. The second part of the theory has yet to be implemented. This theory centers around the idea that human beings are truly electrical in nature. By using a device called the "Lakhovsky Multi-Wave Oscillator", electromagnetic energy along a variety of wavelengths enters the body. It is believed that, though each individual has his unique wavelength, the multiple wavelengths of energy put out will exploit 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 not popular. There was a proposal to turn it into a Disco in the 1980s, but nothing ever came of it. 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 another 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."