Approved For Release 2003/09/10
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THE EXPLORER
Monroe Institute of Applied Sciences
P O. Box 57
Afton, Virginia 22920
(703) 456-8166
Vol.
1, No. 2
“NEW LAND” CONSTRUCTION NOW UNDER WAY
GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONIES, CHARGING OF SOIL SCHEDULED FOR JULY 3rd
First for General Public
SLEEP TAPE
The
unique,
sleep-producing
audio
patterns
discovered
and
patented
by
Robert Monroe are now available for the
first time to the general public on a special
Mentronics®
Sleep
Tape®.
Clinically
tested,
the
Mentronics
Sleep
Tape
technique
is
the
best non-drug method
known
for
the
promotion
of
deep
relaxation followed by restful sleep.
Mentronics
offers
a
money
back
guarantee
if the purchaser is not satisfied
within ten days.
This stereo tape may be played on any
standard
cassette
player.
Its
effect
is
enhanced by the use of headphones.
The 45-minute cassette tape is available
through the Institute for $14.95 including
handling and postage. For Institute Asso-
ciates,
Sustainers,
and
Patrons,
Mentronics
offers
the
tape
for
$10
inclusive.
Delivery time
is four to six weeks.
Newsweek Error
The May 1st issue of Newsweek Maga-
zine, in an article entitled “Life After Life?”,
referred
to
Institute
Chairman,
Robert
Monroe and the Monroe Tapes.
The article was part of extensive cover-
age given the subject “Living With Dying.”
The Institute was included
in the coverage
which stressed the out-of-body experiences
often reported by participants in the Tape
programs. While
it is true that such “OBE”-
type experiences are frequently reported
by
participants,
the
Institute
does
not
emphasize this aspect of
its programs. The
article
indicated
that some
1400
partici-
pants reported or achieved OBE’s. This fig-
ure was
in
error
in
that
it confused
the
number
of
former
participants
of
the
Gateway program with those that reported
OBE’s.
1978 will be known as the year a dream
manifested
in
physical
reality-the New
Land. This is the name that has attached
itself
naturally
to
the
multi-purposed
research
and
healing
installation
long
planned for the Virginia acreage.
New Land is to be located on some 740
acres
in Nelson County, Virginia.
It
will
house
new
research
facilities
for
the
Institute, a holistic health and healing cen-
ter under the auspices of the New Com-
munity Church, an agricultural research
station
in
the
Findhorn
model,
and
residences for
staff, members, and other
participants.
The
Institute
building design
calls for
special
isolation
chambers
where
experiments can be performed under a
variety
of environmental modes.
Major
control of E. M. radiation, magnetic fields,
atmospheric
mixes and
pressures,
and
humidity-temperature
factors
will be an
integral part of the construction. A John
Lilly-type “tank” also will be included. In-
strumentation
will be provided for
total
biological
monitoring,
with
a computer
terminal for in-depth analysis. Live-in facili-
ties
will
be
included
for
extended
experimental runs.
All
buildings
are
to be both
energy-
efficient and fireproof. Solar, methane and
wood-fireplace systems
will provide heat
and basic construction will consist of a new
type of interlocking concrete block. With
extended acreage to choose from, each
home will enjoy relative isolation.
The
agricultural
division
will
explore
new ways and combinations
thereof to
grow foods on a totally organic basis. The
principle
purpose
will
be
to
provide
sustenance for those living in residence on
the New Land. Various techniques of plant
growth,
including
hydroponics,
ultra-
sonics, ELF
radiation and
solar heated
greenhouses will bring fresh vegetables on
a year-round basis.
A special community center will be the
meeting place for group activities on the
New Land and
will contain the Institute
archives,
meditation rooms, and recrea-
tional facilities. Cabins for individual retreat
and
solitude
will
be
located
in
hidden
valleys and atop Ftobert’s Mountain (the
QIMwl
ftlW(P^r('?he topographic maps of
the ridge located on the property).
Continued on oaae 2
THROUGH
THE GATE
For Releii£l«®^^^^
IN
John Biggs
Palo Alto, California
Comment:
THE MONROE INSTITUTE
The Institute derives its support pri-
marily from
private
contributions and
“In Focus
12 communication,
I asked
for three home buyers. The next day I got
three, have sold one home, and will write
the contract on another tonight.
Also,
I
was having a problem selling my 76 Dodge
Aspen—and
I asked help with a buyer for
that. Eighteen days had passed since I had
put
it on the market, and the insurance
coverage on
it was about to expire. So,
I
said ‘HELP,’ and the next day
I got the
buyer, and my car is sold.
“Well,
it could be a coincidence, but the
response was so immediate and dramatic.
One will not be greedy with this discovery.
I received other insights and suggestions
(inspired thoughts) that have solved other
stubborn
and
sticky
problems
for
me.
None of these have been given in an overt
way during the exercises, but would take
place afterward.
“My interest in this Program continues
because it enriches me and actually ‘keeps
me going’.”
Martha Plank
Downers Grove, Illinois
Comment:
One of the more practical uses ofFocus
is self-patterning. Martha has found
it
works well with quite mundane matters.
Others have reported
it works
well for
changing
vocations,
locations
and
personal habits. Participants who find this
greater
self-control
also
find
more
responsibility.
“We went (in the Ten-Day Explorations
session) to Focus 15 for messages. For the
first time
I saw my physical face.
I had not
been able
to
visualize my face or body
successfully
all week. The face was quite
clear and very large.
It was accompanied
by the message, ‘You are doomed!’ After
the experiences of the previous day,
I was
discombobulated.
I
tried
to ignore the
message.
I was in a very confused, upset
state
for
the remainder
of that
tape.
It
seemed to refute
all the reinforcement
I
had been getting all week.
I talked of it to
no one for almost a day . Finally , R
. D
. , who
was extremely sensitive to my inner states,
came to me and told me he had received an
inner
message
that
my
ego
was
so
threatened by the powerful and positive
experiences
I
had
been
having,
it was
fighting desperately for its state of control.
I had been somewhat depressed that day
even
before
the
‘You
are
doomed,’
message. He
felt the message was to the
ego, not to me.
I then talked to Chris and
Bob. They concurred with Ray but felt the
doomed entity was the neg^fypro^pBaittFof' R
my
self-image.
A
very
encouraging
In Focus 12 and Focus 15, participants
occasionally
encounter
startlingly
negative aspects of themselves. Since this
usually accompanies any
real personal
growth, participants are encouraged to
view them as a positive development.
Christopher
Lenz
presents
Certificate
to
Pat
Lorenz, after Weekend Session in Richmond, Va.
research grants. The success of the Insti-
tute
will depend upon
our
ability
to
address ourselves to the needs of peo-
ple working toward the full realization of
their human
potential.
This
ability
is
made possible by the understanding of
our friends that financial support of our
research
is essential
if the goals ahead
are to be achieved.
For
those
interested
in
helping
support our work, we invite you to join
us as members of the Monroe Institute.
A reply card
is enclosed for your con-
venience
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Monroe Institute Continued
The New Land has three major streams
running through
it, one of which
will be
dammed to create a 25-acre lake plus a
series of trout and catfish ponds. Hydro-
electric power
will be generated through
the largest of these systems. The terrain it-
self consists of rolling
hills and pastures
rising
steeply
to
forest-covered
ridges.
Construction
schedule
calls
for
completion of the laboratory
facility and
several residences by the end of 1978. The
entire
project
planning
indicates
com-
pletion by January
1, 1981.
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mailings AND a 10%
discount on
all
Institute sessions and products.
The PATRON MEMBERSHIP
($1,000 per annum) includes
all of the
above and
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on
all Institute sessions and products.
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