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Mark Yagdon

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Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

And the Nazi interest in the Ark is both fueled by ideological and some of these practical motives. So ideologically, appropriating a central symbol of Jewish heritage would have been a powerful propaganda tool, undermining Jewish identity while claiming to find favor for the Nazi cause. Practically, some Nazi leaders believed that ancient relics might actually have a real power.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

And the Nazi interest in the Ark is both fueled by ideological and some of these practical motives. So ideologically, appropriating a central symbol of Jewish heritage would have been a powerful propaganda tool, undermining Jewish identity while claiming to find favor for the Nazi cause. Practically, some Nazi leaders believed that ancient relics might actually have a real power.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

And this blend of like pseudo-science, archaeology, occultism, and antisemitism led to a climate where these expeditions for legendary treasures were not only tolerated, but encouraged by some members within the regime. I mean, by the end of his life, it seems like Hitler kind of was over it with a lot of this occult stuff, but Himmler held strong.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

And this blend of like pseudo-science, archaeology, occultism, and antisemitism led to a climate where these expeditions for legendary treasures were not only tolerated, but encouraged by some members within the regime. I mean, by the end of his life, it seems like Hitler kind of was over it with a lot of this occult stuff, but Himmler held strong.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

He even developed a castle at this place called Wevelsburg, where he was trying to house all of these different relics, and it was also a training center for many of the SS. While the Ark of the Covenant was never found or credibly pursued by the Nazis, their broader obsession remains somewhat well-documented within many of the many of the documents that we have.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

He even developed a castle at this place called Wevelsburg, where he was trying to house all of these different relics, and it was also a training center for many of the SS. While the Ark of the Covenant was never found or credibly pursued by the Nazis, their broader obsession remains somewhat well-documented within many of the many of the documents that we have.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

I actually did an episode on this with a scholar named Eric Kurlander, who wrote a book detailing a lot of the strange Nazi obsession with the occult. But the Nazis weren't the last ones. Turns out in 1988, the CIA carried out an experiment using individuals who possess what they call remote viewing.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

I actually did an episode on this with a scholar named Eric Kurlander, who wrote a book detailing a lot of the strange Nazi obsession with the occult. But the Nazis weren't the last ones. Turns out in 1988, the CIA carried out an experiment using individuals who possess what they call remote viewing.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

These are, you know, sort of psychic abilities, you could say, to receive information about distant locations or events or people through this extrasensory perception, basically being able to see through walls or even across large distances just by basically meditating and tapping into some type of psychic ability.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

These are, you know, sort of psychic abilities, you could say, to receive information about distant locations or events or people through this extrasensory perception, basically being able to see through walls or even across large distances just by basically meditating and tapping into some type of psychic ability.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

This is popularized through movies like Stranger Things that kind of show this girl, Eleven, being able to see different places and see what's happening in not only our realm, but other realms through these psychic abilities. And it seems like the CIA has some type of strange fascination with remote viewing and used it on the Ark of the Covenant.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

This is popularized through movies like Stranger Things that kind of show this girl, Eleven, being able to see different places and see what's happening in not only our realm, but other realms through these psychic abilities. And it seems like the CIA has some type of strange fascination with remote viewing and used it on the Ark of the Covenant.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

In one of the experiments, a person identified only as remote viewer 032 was given coordinates to a location on an unknown target. Without being told what the target was, he began to describe a container. which, according to the document, matches the descriptions of the Ark of the Covenant.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

In one of the experiments, a person identified only as remote viewer 032 was given coordinates to a location on an unknown target. Without being told what the target was, he began to describe a container. which, according to the document, matches the descriptions of the Ark of the Covenant.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

One of the most fascinating details in the document says that the target is protected by entities and can only be opened by those authorized to do so. This container will not open until the proper time arrives. The viewer even warned that anyone who tries to force it open or break into it would be destroyed by these unknown people.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

One of the most fascinating details in the document says that the target is protected by entities and can only be opened by those authorized to do so. This container will not open until the proper time arrives. The viewer even warned that anyone who tries to force it open or break into it would be destroyed by these unknown people.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

entities that guard it using a force unknown to us so i'm pulling up some of the documents right here this comes from cia.gov why this is published i have no idea but it says here that the date of the session is the 5th of december 1988 And it says in the evaluation with viewer 032, it says the viewer attained excellent site contact, doing very well.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

entities that guard it using a force unknown to us so i'm pulling up some of the documents right here this comes from cia.gov why this is published i have no idea but it says here that the date of the session is the 5th of december 1988 And it says in the evaluation with viewer 032, it says the viewer attained excellent site contact, doing very well.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

The viewer exhibits the ability to keep AOL to a minimum, having been careful with editing, though. This does not seem to be a problem at this time, just something to watch for. It goes on to state that the target is a container. This container has another container inside of it. The target is fashioned of wood, gold, and silver.

Camp Gagnon
Why The Ark of Covenant is Extremely Controversial

The viewer exhibits the ability to keep AOL to a minimum, having been careful with editing, though. This does not seem to be a problem at this time, just something to watch for. It goes on to state that the target is a container. This container has another container inside of it. The target is fashioned of wood, gold, and silver.