Unpacking The Eerie

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY REWIND - Psychedelic Nightmare Pt. 5

Welcome to our 5 year anniversary, 5-part series re-release! This month, we're bringing back Psychedelic Nightmare, a podcast series on the impact of the CIA's LSD-fueled experiments on mind control, MKUltra, & the domino effect it (in)directly created worldwide.  -------------------------------------------- Part 5: Tokyo's Christ cw: abuse, terrorism, sexual violence, death Our 5th and final part of this series covers Aum Shinrikyo, the cult responsible for the Tokyo Sarin Gas attacks of 1995 & it’s leader, Shoko Asahara. Here, we explore Shoko's childhood, the development of Aum Shinrinkyo while also delving deep into its doomsday conspiracies that combined a hodge-podge of religious philosophies with Nostradamus-esque beliefs. We touch Hinduism, malignant narcissism in cult leaders, and highlight survivor stories and PTSD from the subway attack which ended up killing 14 civilians and injuring over 5,000. You'll see how this story links back to all four others, creating an unlikely and disturbing tie that spans four decades, three cults and three countries while involving multiple government agencies and of course Albert Hoffman's Problem Child -- LSD.  References [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g8Xz07yyCla7jJw8bIOJAlcdw3UtV0NfPWHvhyTrszo/edit?usp=sharing] Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY REWIND - Psychedelic Nightmare Pt. 4

Welcome to our 5 year anniversary, 5-part series re-release! This month, we're bringing back Psychedelic Nightmare, a podcast series on the impact of the CIA's LSD-fueled experiments on mind control, MKUltra*, & the domino effect it (in)directly created worldwide.  ------------------- Part 4: Lovebomber Supreme This episode covers Charles Manson’s racist, LSD fueled* doomsday conspiracy and the young people he convinced to execute what we know now as the Tate Murders. Join us as we unpack the evolution of this cult, the CIA’s complicity, the dynamics of grooming, and how mainstream media consistently positions the murder of these Hollywood elite above the horror of Manson's white supremacist agenda. We also take some time to uplift the legacy of the Black Panther Party (who the cult unsuccessfully framed for these murders).  CW: grooming, abuse, murder, sexual assault, anti-Black racism Sources [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pm4FPo_rNfeMphQDMiaNpPNH68VDDWm25a2kmlq2Px0/edit] Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY REWIND - Psychedelic Nightmare Pt. 3

Welcome to our 5 year anniversary, 5-part series re-release! This month, we're bringing back Psychedelic Nightmare, a podcast series on the impact of the CIA's LSD-fueled experiments on mind control, MKUltra*, & the domino effect it (in)directly created worldwide.  --------------------------------- CULT: The Family/The Great White Brotherhood/Anne Hamilton Byrne cw: sexual assault, suicide, child abuse, ritual abuse After MKULTRA, dozens of cults emerged worldwide using LSD as a primary substance in maintaining power and control over their followers - The Family was  one of the first. In Part 3 of this series, we travel to the other side of the globe to unpack Australia’s most notorious cult – “The Family” (aka The Great White Brotherhood). In mid 1960’s Australia, this doomsday cult was formed by Anne Hamilton Byrne, a yoga teacher-turned-cult leader, who believed she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Here, we cover how this group came to be and highlight the eerie parallels between “The Family” and the CIA’s MKULTRA experiments. We also explore yoga as a philosophy, white supremacy in wellness communities & the impacts of betrayal trauma.   References [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bStD0PqyOYqtJWGPTmQlcI1nWnYGEYBrI2fPKhKw_fs/edit?usp=sharing] Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY REWIND - Psychedelic Nightmare Pt. 2

Welcome to our 5 year anniversary, 5-part series re-release! This month, we're bringing back Psychedelic Nightmare, a podcast series on the impact of the CIA's LSD-fueled experiments on mind control, MKUltra*, & the domino effect it (in)directly created worldwide.  ---------------- Part 2: So, Evil Bro  content warning: violence, torture, anti-black racism, mention of drugs  In part two of this series on MKUltra, you’ll learn more about the roll out of these LSD-fueled experiments and how they came to a close.We take a deeper look at the cruel intersections of racism and classism that guided these projects and the role(s) that criminalization/punishment played. We also highlight the stark contrast between the trauma and dehumanization experienced by unknowing “test subjects” in mental institutions and prisons, and the bohemian counter-culture cultivated by white beat writers who were willing participants of MK Ultra university experiments. You’ll also learn more about popular conspiracies tied to these experiments and the psychology behind conspiracy-based beliefs.  Check out Akshi's Interview on All Humans Are Human here [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YUhkKu47X8NYpqpmF9kru?si=a81811c1e15e413b]  References [https://docs.google.com/document/d/15nA9hDLuIDZgKVixG54mIvc6JFIi3UvftJsDsCYEddw/edit?usp=sharing] Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY REWIND - Psychedelic Nightmare Pt. 1

Welcome to our 5 year anniversary, 5-part series re-release! This month, we're bringing back Psychedelic Nightmare, a podcast series on the impact of the CIA's LSD-fueled experiments on mind control, MKUltra*, & the domino effect it (in)directly created worldwide.  ----------------------- Part 1: A Fucked Up Set & Settting  Back in 2022, we covered  MKULTRA, a secret CIA project so absurd and inhumane it was rumored to be a conspiracy theory until declassified documents and whistleblowers made their way to the public. Taking place between the early 1950s to the early 1970s, the CIA conducted hundreds of tortuous experiments were conducted on (mostly) unsuspecting human subjects under the name of Project MKULTRA. Sidney Gottlieb, the project lead's "Poisoner in Chief" aimed to develop strategies and identify drugs (such as LSD), that could be used for the purposes of “mind-control” (read: how can we psychologically torture, force confessions and manipulate the consciousness of the human mind?). In the first part of thi series, we dig in to Allan Memorial, one of the many institutions where these experiments took place & set the stage for MKUltra. Learn about how the Cold War and the Red Scare motivated the creation of this project, the discovery of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide and what the fuck is going on with Sidney in the first episode of Psychedelic Nightmare. content warning: gun violence, torture, homophobia, racism, drugs  Reach out to us with thoughts, comments, questions or collab requests! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1299307/fan_mail/new] Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak We’ll also be moving minisodes and parts of our series episodes so that they are only available on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/unpackingtheeerie]. If you’re interested and able, the lowest tier is $2/month. This helps us maintain hosting fees and the bare basics of keeping our podcast active. Appreciate your support!  Theme Song Title: Creepy Mood | Artist Name: Oleg Fedak Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/unpackingtheeerie] P.S. We're in the process of updating our intro and making edits to our episodes. You may notice inconsistencies as we do that!