Joe McMoneagle - CIA's Project Stargate | SRS #95

Origins

The origins of the Stargate Program reveal a complex evolution marked by numerous codenames and administrative shifts. Joe McMoneagle recounts how the program began as "Gondola Wish" and underwent several name changes, including "Grill Flame" and "Center Lane," due to public exposure and internal challenges 1. He explains that the program's management was eventually transferred to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) due to funding and operational issues 1. Despite its secrecy, the program faced scrutiny, leading to its eventual concealment by the CIA 1.

The CIA said, no, we're not going to do that...because you, Congress has just raked us over the coals for two years over the project.

--- Joe McMoneagle

McMoneagle also shares his initial recruitment into the program, highlighting the skepticism and intrigue surrounding psychic phenomena at the time 2.

   

Training

Training for remote viewing in the Stargate Program was an experimental process, heavily reliant on practice and overcoming personal barriers. McMoneagle describes how the initial training involved repetitive exercises to improve skills, as there was no established method for teaching remote viewing 3. He emphasizes the challenge of managing one's ego, which often interfered with the ability to accurately perform remote viewing tasks 3.

You can't have an ego and do remote feeling.

--- Joe McMoneagle

Additionally, McMoneagle shares his skepticism and gradual understanding of remote viewing, which was initially met with doubt but eventually led to significant insights and predictions 4.

   

Challenges

The operational challenges of the Stargate Program were multifaceted, involving both internal skepticism and external political pressures. McMoneagle discusses how the CIA's reluctance to fully embrace the program was due to political risks associated with psychic phenomena 5. Despite statistical evidence supporting the program's efficacy, internal biases led to its eventual shutdown 5.

Nobody wants to be caught dead standing next to a psychic. It's political dynamite.

--- Joe McMoneagle

He also recounts a specific mission involving a kidnapping case in Italy, where the use of psychic information led to both successes and public scandals, highlighting the complexities and controversies of operational deployment 6.