American Alchemy with Jesse Michels This CIA Scientist Led Alien Contact Ceremonies for Elites
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May 1, 2026 
Greg Mallozzi, documentary filmmaker and researcher behind Mind Traveler, explores mid-century scientist Andrea Puharich. He recounts clandestine labs, trance channeling of an entity called the Nine, and bizarre tech like tooth implants and inaudible neural devices. He also traces links to intelligence agencies, Uri Geller, and alleged staged UFO encounters.
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Elite Patrons Gave Parapsychology Legitimacy And Access
- Early Roundtable attracted blue-blood patrons (Astor, DuPont, Forbes) and top scientists, creating an elite network receptive to paranormal experiments that later intersected with intelligence operations.
- That social cachet helped Puharich secure funding and influence beyond typical parapsychology circles.
1952 New Year Seance Brought Elites Into The Nine
- A 1952–53 New Year's seance at Roundtable included nine attendees from American high society (Forbes, Astor, Bell helicopter inventor Arthur Young) who claimed to act as agents for the Nine.
- That meeting later became central to conspiratorial links between Puharich's circle and JFK assassination narratives.
Intellectron Operated As A Science Front For Secret Research
- Intellectron presented as biomedical research but functioned as an intelligence-linked front that pursued directed-RF hearing, implants, and possibly mind-control tests during the early 1960s.
- Documents show AEC grants and agency contracts; photographic and film fragments record experiments despite gaps in formal archives.
