Description:
Joseph McMoneagle—legendary Remote Viewer 001 from the U.S. Army’s top-secret Stargate Project—joins Matt Beall Limitless for a mind-expanding conversation that spans decades of classified research and consciousness exploration.
McMoneagle reveals how he was recruited into the world of psychic espionage, shares details of Soviet remote viewing programs, and explains the mechanics behind how remote viewing actually works. From verified out-of-body experiences to astonishing sessions viewing ancient sites, lost civilizations, and even Mars, his insights challenge the limits of what we think is possible.
We also dive deep into time—viewing the past and future, questioning humanity’s origins, and exploring the spiritual and religious implications of what he’s seen. Along the way, Joe addresses skeptics, shares post-career revelations, and discusses his collaboration with British intelligence figure Hartleigh Trent.
This is not just a conversation—it’s a portal into hidden knowledge and the unexplained.
Episode Timeline:
00:00:00 Introductions
00:16:07 Becoming a Remote Viewer
00:34:09 Soviet Remote Viewing
00:40:15 How does it work?
00:49:11 Out of Body Experience
01:13:04 Viewing the Past & Future
01:26:54 Ancient Sites & Structures
01:40:15 Mars
01:55:02 Post Career Remote Viewing
02:06:19 Detractors
02:16:06 Starting a Remote View
02:28:06 Hartleigh Trent
02:34:44 Wild Situation
02:41:15 How long have we been here?
02:46:19 Religion
02:51:10 Where did we come from?
03:02:44 Closing
Key Takeaways
Background and Introduction
• Joe McMoneagle's Role: Joe McMoneagle, remote viewer #001 for the U.S. government's Project Stargate, is a key figure in CIA's psychic research program.
• Project Stargate: A real CIA program that employed psychics for intelligence gathering, running for 23 years.
• Guest Introduction: McMoneagle is honored as a guest, discussing his career and experiences in remote viewing.
• Personal Background: Grew up in a tough Miami slum, protecting his sisters from gangs, which shaped his situational awareness.
• Early Psychic Awareness: Realized psychic abilities at age 4-5, describing it as heightened situational awareness.
Remote Viewing Explained
• Definition of Remote Viewing: A protocol-based skill involving blind reporting on targets without prior information.
• Protocol Strictness: Requires complete blindness to the target, with no hints or cues, to avoid reading others' reactions.
• Psychic vs. Remote Viewer: Remote viewers can be psychics, but psychics cannot claim to be remote viewers without protocol adherence.
• Ego's Role: Ego involvement hinders remote viewing accuracy; minimizing ego is crucial for success.
• Sensory Input: Remote viewing relies on senses like smell, taste, and touch, not primarily visual imagery.
McMoneagle’s Recruitment and Training
• Recruitment Process: Selected from 130 candidates, narrowed to 30, then to a core group of six for Project Stargate.
• Initial Skepticism: McMoneagle initially resisted joining, fearing it would be a career killer due to its controversial nature.
• Stanford Research Institute (SRI): Tested at SRI, achieving five first-place matches in six remote viewings, a record.
• Random Target Selection: Targets chosen via random number generators to ensure blindness, e.g., outbounders visiting random locations.
• Military Context: McMoneagle was an advisor to a three-star general, tasked to assess psychic functioning as a potential threat.
Project Stargate’s Scope and Impact
• Program Duration: Ran for 23 years, funded annually based on successes and failures reported to the Senate Select Subcommittee for Intelligence.
• Multiple Agencies: Supported 15 major U.S. intelligence agencies, including NSA, Secret Service, and five presidents.
• Core Team: Initially six remote viewers, expanding to a maximum of 22, with about 18 true remote viewers.
• Success Rate: Approximately 65-75% success rate, with 25-35% of attempts resulting in total failure.
• Declassified Backing: CIA has released documents confirming Project Stargate’s existence and McMoneagle’s involvement.
Soviet Psychic Efforts
• Soviet Program: Preceded U.S. efforts, focusing on psychic experiments, not formal remote viewing.
• Mouse Experiment: Soviets targeted mice to raise anxiety, claiming success, but flawed due to the experimenter's influence.
• Targeting U.S. Officials: Attempted to psychically induce anxiety in U.S. congressmen and military figures, but failed.
• Soviet Psychic Profile: Their top psychic was a 25-year-old female tank commander from Chechnya, selected from combat.
• Joint Experiment: McMoneagle and the Soviet psychic produced near-identical butterfly wing drawings in deprivation chambers.
Remote Viewing Process
• Starting a Session: Begins with a blank mind, focusing on the target (e.g., an envelope with a question) without preconceptions.
• Physical Setup: Comfortable setting, often a gray room to minimize distractions, though McMoneagle adapted to noise.
• Drawing Targets: Uses pencil and paper to sketch sensory impressions, not literal visuals, e.g., buildings or landscapes.
• Intent’s Role: Shared intent (e.g., finding a missing child) powers successful outcomes, while conflicting intents hinder.
• Subconscious Communication: The subconscious borrows from the conscious mind, often misrepresenting targets (e.g., septic system as a pool).
• Initial Skepticism: McMoneagle initially resisted joining, fearing it would be a career killer due to its controversial nature.
• Stanford Research Institute (SRI): Tested at SRI, achieving five first-place matches in six remote viewings, a record.
• Random Target Selection: Targets chosen via random number generators to ensure blindness, e.g., outbounders visiting random locations.
• Military Context: McMoneagle was an advisor to a three-star general, tasked to assess psychic functioning as a potential threat.
Project Stargate’s Scope and Impact
• Program Duration: Ran for 23 years, funded annually based on successes and failures reported to the Senate Select Subcommittee for Intelligence.
• Multiple Agencies: Supported 15 major U.S. intelligence agencies, including NSA, Secret Service, and five presidents.
• Core Team: Initially six remote viewers, expanding to a maximum of 22, with about 18 true remote viewers.
• Success Rate: Approximately 65-75% success rate, with 25-35% of attempts resulting in total failure.
• Declassified Backing: CIA has released documents confirming Project Stargate’s existence and McMoneagle’s involvement.
Soviet Psychic Efforts
• Soviet Program: Preceded U.S. efforts, focusing on psychic experiments, not formal remote viewing.
• Mouse Experiment: Soviets targeted mice to raise anxiety, claiming success, but flawed due to the experimenter's influence.
• Targeting U.S. Officials: Attempted to psychically induce anxiety in U.S. congressmen and military figures, but failed.
• Soviet Psychic Profile: Their top psychic was a 25-year-old female tank commander from Chechnya, selected from combat.
• Joint Experiment: McMoneagle and the Soviet psychic produced near-identical butterfly wing drawings in deprivation chambers.
Remote Viewing Process
• Starting a Session: Begins with a blank mind, focusing on the target (e.g., an envelope with a question) without preconceptions.
• Physical Setup: Comfortable setting, often a gray room to minimize distractions, though McMoneagle adapted to noise.
• Drawing Targets: Uses pencil and paper to sketch sensory impressions, not literal visuals, e.g., buildings or landscapes.
• Intent’s Role: Shared intent (e.g., finding a missing child) powers successful outcomes, while conflicting intents hinder.
• Subconscious Communication: The subconscious borrows from the conscious mind, often misrepresenting targets (e.g., septic system as a pool).
Actionable Insights for Remote Viewing
• Practice Regularly: McMoneagle did 1-2 viewings daily to hone subconscious-conscious communication.
• Challenge Subconscious: Question initial impressions (e.g., test smell or taste) to refine accuracy.
• Minimize Ego: Avoid judgment or blame to maintain clarity, as ego distorts perceptions.
• Adapt to Conditions: Train in noisy or stressful environments to build resilience, unlike ideal lab settings.
• Use Blind Protocols: Ensure no prior knowledge of the target to maintain integrity, avoiding external cues.
Notable Experiences
• Out-of-Body Experience: In 1970, McMoneagle was poisoned, leading to a profound out-of-body experience, enhancing his abilities.
• Hostage Crisis Monitoring: Monitored Iran hostages for 14 months, reporting on health, welfare, and unrelated activities like stolen vehicles.
• Pentagon Confrontation: Convinced a skeptical colonel of his psychic abilities by revealing personal details about his wife.
• Mars 1 Million BC: Tasked by the Department of Defense to remote view Mars 1 million years ago, highlighting the program’s experimental scope.
• Russian Submarine: Accurately described the Typhoon submarine years before its existence was confirmed, validated by a Soviet general.
Challenges and Criticisms
• Detractors’ Claims: Critics allege cherry-picking drawings or external sources, which McMoneagle refutes with transparent records.
• Wikipedia Inaccuracies: McMoneagle notes Wikipedia’s unreliability, as it contains falsehoods about his work.
• Public Failures: A failed viewing in Japan before 32 million viewers was due to the target’s negative energy, teaching him to accept responsibility.
• Stress and Mortality: Most original six viewers died, likely from stress, with McMoneagle as the last or near-last survivor.
• Military Skepticism: Some military officials dismissed psychic work, fearing career repercussions or disbelief in its efficacy.
Scientific and Philosophical Insights
• Unknown Mechanism: Despite 1.6 million words of scientific research, the mechanism of remote viewing remains unknown.
• Non-Electromagnetic: Tests in submarines confirmed remote viewing isn’t electromagnetic, ruling out conventional explanations.
• Intent-Driven Results: Pure intent (e.g., saving a life) yields better results than mixed or selfish motives.
• Time Manipulation: Viewing the past is easier due to familiar concepts, while future viewing is challenging due to uncertainty.
• Out-of-Sequence Viewing: Pre-drawing targets before random selection increases accuracy, as it eliminates external intents.
Historical and Archaeological Views
• Human Origins: McMoneagle believes humans have existed for 30 million years, citing Forbidden Archaeology by Cremo and Thompson.
• Ancient Civilizations: Evidence of seven civilizations in a Tigris-Euphrates cave, with jewelry-making dating back 88,000 years.
• Declining Societies: Deeper archaeological layers show more sophisticated artifacts, suggesting societal regression.
• Human Bones Absence: Suggests dinosaur predation or misidentification explains the lack of ancient human bones.
• Historical Inaccuracy: History is written by winners, often distorting truth, as taught in schools.
Spiritual and Ethical Perspectives
• Good vs. Evil: Believes in equal forces of good and evil incarnate, with ethical remote viewing fostering growth.
• Spiritual Energy: Senses positive and negative energies in environments, like haunted places.
• Religion’s Role: Views all religions as sharing a core message from prophets, corrupted by power and money.
• God as Algorithm: Suggests God might be an ordering algorithm, not necessarily a deity, aligning with nature’s creation.
• Nature Worship: Prefers communing with nature (e.g., forests) over organized religion for spiritual connection.
Environmental and Societal Concerns
• Humans as Aliens: Argues humans act like aliens by destructively exploiting Earth, unlike animals that preserve their habitats.
• Earth’s Revenge: Warns that Earth, as an entity, may retaliate against human destruction, already showing signs.
• Toxic Pollution: Highlights poisons, chemicals, and pesticides as greater threats than CO2 or climate fluctuations.
• Empathy Deficit: Laments humanity’s lack of empathy, driven by ego, harming collective survival.
• Sustainable Living: Advocates honoring Earth by giving back, not just taking resources.
Practical Applications
• Missing Persons: Remote viewing excels in finding missing children due to unified intent.
• Hostage Rescue: Provided critical details (e.g., rose garden smell) to locate hostages in seconds.
• Intelligence Gathering: Used to describe distant targets, like outer planets, years before photographic confirmation.
• Demonstrations: Performed 51 blind remote viewings on TV in seven countries, proving its reliability.
• Training Others: Teaches at the Monroe Institute, guaranteeing students discover their remote viewing potential.
Personal Anecdotes
• Vietnam War: Heard voices guiding him, saving his life, unlike others who ignored similar instincts.
• Childhood Gangs: As the “token white kid,” his speed made him a gang recruitment target, honing his instincts.
• Poisoning Incident: Nearly died in a guest house, experiencing repeated in-and-out-of-body states during resuscitation.
• Hartley Trent: A Navy photo interpreter and skilled remote viewer, known for detail and ability to pause/resume sessions.
• Angela Ford: An automatic writer who joined Stargate, using writing to distract ego for clearer viewings.
Program Challenges
• Unopened Research: 15-20 SRI research packets with improvement suggestions were ignored by Stargate leaders.
• Science vs. Intelligence: Mistrust between scientists and intelligence collectors hindered program development.
• Career Risks: Psychic work was politically risky, isolating McMoneagle from military peers.
• Program Closure: Ended in 1995, with McMoneagle fired from SAIC, moving to fundamental research labs.
• Burnout Risk: After 48 years, McMoneagle experienced burnout, emphasizing the need for high-value targets.
Cultural Observations
• Japanese Approach: Japanese audiences demand live demonstrations, valuing accountability for success or failure.
• Responsibility Culture: In Japan, McMoneagle’s admission of failure was respected, unlike others blaming external factors.
• Soviet Flaws: Soviet psychic experiments failed due to unrecognized biases, unlike U.S. protocol rigor.
• Military Culture: Punitive approaches (e.g., collective punishment) mirror societal overreactions, like gun control debates.
• Historical Bias: School-taught history is often inaccurate, ignoring evidence of ancient human activity.
Broader Implications
• Psychic Survival: Psychic abilities were vital for early humans, warning of dangers like predators.
• Modern Disconnection: Ego and lack of empathy disconnect humans from intuitive, survival-based instincts.
• Power and Money: Corrupt religion, science, and policy, distorting truth for control.
• Infrastructure Needs: Societal demands (e.g., education) require fair taxation, not entitlement.
• Gun Control Nuance: Supports control to prevent harm but recognizes practical needs, like farmers managing wild pigs.
Specific Statistics
• Program Funding: Approved for 23 years by the Senate, based on annual performance reviews.
• Viewer Numbers: Maximum 22 participants, with 18 true remote viewers.
• SRI Test Results: McMoneagle scored five first-place and one near-first-place match in six viewings.
• TV Demonstrations: 51 blind viewings across seven countries, with transparent records.
• Soviet Mice Experiment: Involved 104 psychics targeting 24 mice, with three near-perfect trials.
Final Reflections
• Life’s Purpose: McMoneagle sees remote viewing as a tool for positive impact, like saving lives, not personal gain.
• Humanity’s Flaw: Ego-driven destruction threatens Earth, requiring a shift to empathy and sustainability.
• Scientific Mystery: Remote viewing’s mechanism remains unsolved, but its efficacy is undeniable with proper protocols.
• Legacy: As the last Stargate survivor, McMoneagle continues teaching and researching, advocating for truth.
• Call to Action: Urges humans to respect Earth, prioritize empathy, and question historical narratives for a better future.
Notes
• Practice Regularly: McMoneagle did 1-2 viewings daily to hone subconscious-conscious communication.
• Challenge Subconscious: Question initial impressions (e.g., test smell or taste) to refine accuracy.
• Minimize Ego: Avoid judgment or blame to maintain clarity, as ego distorts perceptions.
• Adapt to Conditions: Train in noisy or stressful environments to build resilience, unlike ideal lab settings.
• Use Blind Protocols: Ensure no prior knowledge of the target to maintain integrity, avoiding external cues.
Notable Experiences
• Out-of-Body Experience: In 1970, McMoneagle was poisoned, leading to a profound out-of-body experience, enhancing his abilities.
• Hostage Crisis Monitoring: Monitored Iran hostages for 14 months, reporting on health, welfare, and unrelated activities like stolen vehicles.
• Pentagon Confrontation: Convinced a skeptical colonel of his psychic abilities by revealing personal details about his wife.
• Mars 1 Million BC: Tasked by the Department of Defense to remote view Mars 1 million years ago, highlighting the program’s experimental scope.
• Russian Submarine: Accurately described the Typhoon submarine years before its existence was confirmed, validated by a Soviet general.
Challenges and Criticisms
• Detractors’ Claims: Critics allege cherry-picking drawings or external sources, which McMoneagle refutes with transparent records.
• Wikipedia Inaccuracies: McMoneagle notes Wikipedia’s unreliability, as it contains falsehoods about his work.
• Public Failures: A failed viewing in Japan before 32 million viewers was due to the target’s negative energy, teaching him to accept responsibility.
• Stress and Mortality: Most original six viewers died, likely from stress, with McMoneagle as the last or near-last survivor.
• Military Skepticism: Some military officials dismissed psychic work, fearing career repercussions or disbelief in its efficacy.
Scientific and Philosophical Insights
• Unknown Mechanism: Despite 1.6 million words of scientific research, the mechanism of remote viewing remains unknown.
• Non-Electromagnetic: Tests in submarines confirmed remote viewing isn’t electromagnetic, ruling out conventional explanations.
• Intent-Driven Results: Pure intent (e.g., saving a life) yields better results than mixed or selfish motives.
• Time Manipulation: Viewing the past is easier due to familiar concepts, while future viewing is challenging due to uncertainty.
• Out-of-Sequence Viewing: Pre-drawing targets before random selection increases accuracy, as it eliminates external intents.
Historical and Archaeological Views
• Human Origins: McMoneagle believes humans have existed for 30 million years, citing Forbidden Archaeology by Cremo and Thompson.
• Ancient Civilizations: Evidence of seven civilizations in a Tigris-Euphrates cave, with jewelry-making dating back 88,000 years.
• Declining Societies: Deeper archaeological layers show more sophisticated artifacts, suggesting societal regression.
• Human Bones Absence: Suggests dinosaur predation or misidentification explains the lack of ancient human bones.
• Historical Inaccuracy: History is written by winners, often distorting truth, as taught in schools.
Spiritual and Ethical Perspectives
• Good vs. Evil: Believes in equal forces of good and evil incarnate, with ethical remote viewing fostering growth.
• Spiritual Energy: Senses positive and negative energies in environments, like haunted places.
• Religion’s Role: Views all religions as sharing a core message from prophets, corrupted by power and money.
• God as Algorithm: Suggests God might be an ordering algorithm, not necessarily a deity, aligning with nature’s creation.
• Nature Worship: Prefers communing with nature (e.g., forests) over organized religion for spiritual connection.
Environmental and Societal Concerns
• Humans as Aliens: Argues humans act like aliens by destructively exploiting Earth, unlike animals that preserve their habitats.
• Earth’s Revenge: Warns that Earth, as an entity, may retaliate against human destruction, already showing signs.
• Toxic Pollution: Highlights poisons, chemicals, and pesticides as greater threats than CO2 or climate fluctuations.
• Empathy Deficit: Laments humanity’s lack of empathy, driven by ego, harming collective survival.
• Sustainable Living: Advocates honoring Earth by giving back, not just taking resources.
Practical Applications
• Missing Persons: Remote viewing excels in finding missing children due to unified intent.
• Hostage Rescue: Provided critical details (e.g., rose garden smell) to locate hostages in seconds.
• Intelligence Gathering: Used to describe distant targets, like outer planets, years before photographic confirmation.
• Demonstrations: Performed 51 blind remote viewings on TV in seven countries, proving its reliability.
• Training Others: Teaches at the Monroe Institute, guaranteeing students discover their remote viewing potential.
Personal Anecdotes
• Vietnam War: Heard voices guiding him, saving his life, unlike others who ignored similar instincts.
• Childhood Gangs: As the “token white kid,” his speed made him a gang recruitment target, honing his instincts.
• Poisoning Incident: Nearly died in a guest house, experiencing repeated in-and-out-of-body states during resuscitation.
• Hartley Trent: A Navy photo interpreter and skilled remote viewer, known for detail and ability to pause/resume sessions.
• Angela Ford: An automatic writer who joined Stargate, using writing to distract ego for clearer viewings.
Program Challenges
• Unopened Research: 15-20 SRI research packets with improvement suggestions were ignored by Stargate leaders.
• Science vs. Intelligence: Mistrust between scientists and intelligence collectors hindered program development.
• Career Risks: Psychic work was politically risky, isolating McMoneagle from military peers.
• Program Closure: Ended in 1995, with McMoneagle fired from SAIC, moving to fundamental research labs.
• Burnout Risk: After 48 years, McMoneagle experienced burnout, emphasizing the need for high-value targets.
Cultural Observations
• Japanese Approach: Japanese audiences demand live demonstrations, valuing accountability for success or failure.
• Responsibility Culture: In Japan, McMoneagle’s admission of failure was respected, unlike others blaming external factors.
• Soviet Flaws: Soviet psychic experiments failed due to unrecognized biases, unlike U.S. protocol rigor.
• Military Culture: Punitive approaches (e.g., collective punishment) mirror societal overreactions, like gun control debates.
• Historical Bias: School-taught history is often inaccurate, ignoring evidence of ancient human activity.
Broader Implications
• Psychic Survival: Psychic abilities were vital for early humans, warning of dangers like predators.
• Modern Disconnection: Ego and lack of empathy disconnect humans from intuitive, survival-based instincts.
• Power and Money: Corrupt religion, science, and policy, distorting truth for control.
• Infrastructure Needs: Societal demands (e.g., education) require fair taxation, not entitlement.
• Gun Control Nuance: Supports control to prevent harm but recognizes practical needs, like farmers managing wild pigs.
Specific Statistics
• Program Funding: Approved for 23 years by the Senate, based on annual performance reviews.
• Viewer Numbers: Maximum 22 participants, with 18 true remote viewers.
• SRI Test Results: McMoneagle scored five first-place and one near-first-place match in six viewings.
• TV Demonstrations: 51 blind viewings across seven countries, with transparent records.
• Soviet Mice Experiment: Involved 104 psychics targeting 24 mice, with three near-perfect trials.
Final Reflections
• Life’s Purpose: McMoneagle sees remote viewing as a tool for positive impact, like saving lives, not personal gain.
• Humanity’s Flaw: Ego-driven destruction threatens Earth, requiring a shift to empathy and sustainability.
• Scientific Mystery: Remote viewing’s mechanism remains unsolved, but its efficacy is undeniable with proper protocols.
• Legacy: As the last Stargate survivor, McMoneagle continues teaching and researching, advocating for truth.
• Call to Action: Urges humans to respect Earth, prioritize empathy, and question historical narratives for a better future.
Notes
• The transcript does not explicitly mention McMoneagle remote viewing the pyramids’ construction, suggesting the video title may be misleading or refer to a minor, untranscribed segment.
• The discussion focuses heavily on McMoneagle’s experiences, Project Stargate’s operations, and broader philosophical views, with actionable insights for remote viewing practice.
• Crucial statistics, like the 23-year funding and 65-75% success rate, underscore the program’s credibility despite detractors.
This summary captures the essence of the 3-hour conversation, emphasizing McMoneagle’s expertise, the program’s impact, and his worldview.
• The discussion focuses heavily on McMoneagle’s experiences, Project Stargate’s operations, and broader philosophical views, with actionable insights for remote viewing practice.
• Crucial statistics, like the 23-year funding and 65-75% success rate, underscore the program’s credibility despite detractors.
This summary captures the essence of the 3-hour conversation, emphasizing McMoneagle’s expertise, the program’s impact, and his worldview.
