# What Happens When You Leave Your Body (According to the CIA)

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Podcast: [artificially aware](https://stenobird.com/podcast/artificially-aware-7276027)
Published: 2026-06-21T20:53:00+00:00
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## Resource

In 1983, a military analyst was asked to evaluate whether human consciousness could leave the body. His 29-page report was classified immediately — and one page is still missing.This video walks through the full CIA Gateway Process report — the physics model that explains consciousness as a signal independent of the brain, the map of awareness states from Focus 10 through the Absolute, and the missing page that has never been declassified.Source: "Analysis and Assessment of the Gateway Process" by Lt. Col. Wayne McDonnell (1983), written for the Central Intelligence Agency. Declassified under FOIA. Available in the CIA Reading Room.0:00 — Introduction7:59 — The Cold War Inside Your Head9:54 — The Analyst in the Dark15:42 — The Architecture18:24 — The Edge22:02 — Page 2524:27 — The Reframe#CIAGateway #GatewayProcess #Consciousness #OutOfBodyExperience #MonroeInstitute #HemiSync #DeclassifiedBecome a member of this channel to enjoy benefits:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh6gJYYFDueIzAk_Jn6SmZw/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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