"Careful observation is the only key to true and complete awareness."
The DHARMA Initiative (Department of Heuristics And Research on Material Applications Initiative)is a multidisciplinary research collective dedicated to improving the human condition through innovative scientific research. Created in 1970 by Gerald and Karen DeGroot, and officially canceled in 1987 due to unknown causes, although recent activity indicates that DHARMA Initiative research is again being conducted. It is not known whether this is a new development, or if DHARMA research has unofficially continued in secret all along.
The DHARMA Initiative was funded by Alvar Hanso and the Hanso Foundation, a Danish scientific reasearch company. According to an interview with Hugh McIntyre, Communications Director of the Hanso Foundation; "The DHARMA Initiative was canceled in 1987, we cut off its funding, we ended that project." When asked about the nature of the project, he responded with "Well, frankly, because of proprietary interests with the technology, I can't talk about that specifically."
Information on both the DHARMA Initiative and the Hanso Foundation is scarce and hard to come by, due to the intense secrecy practiced by both parties. What follows is the result of approximately 4 years of research by myself, and others.
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On behalf of the DHARMA Initiative, Octagon Global Recruiting is currently seeking volunteers to contribute to an important new research project in San Diego, California, July 24-27, 2008.
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A job listing recently appeared on Monster.com as well. Apparently, the DHARMA Initiative was seeking to hire a dancer, but the position seems to have been filled.
See the job listing on Monster.com here
*SORRY, BUT THE MONSTER JOB LISTING SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED*
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If you were at SDCC 2008 and took the DHARMA Recruitment test, please share your experiences with us.
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- I filled out a contract and I sat in a chair next to what looked like a portapotty. I was called inside. They hooked up a microphone to my shirt, took my application and asked me to choose a test. I chose Europa. Another option had been highlighted. He nodded and asked why I chose that particular test. I said because it sounded like Europe which was somewhere I had never been. He handed back my application with my application number facing the camera. The other guy handed me a pair of headphones and said that if I at any time feel uncomfortable, to take them off. They said to relax and just answer with the first thing that popped into my head to the series of questions. They started up the Europa test. The computer asked me if I was ready to begin. I said yes. It said to speak louder a few times. I answered the questions. At one point, there were voices in the headphones. I couldn't understand. I passed the test and got a Dharma ID card. It is nontransferable.
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The Hanso Foundation
The Hanso Foundation, backers of the DHARMA Initiative, are currently hiring international positions. Read more at hansocareers.com and help us find the truth from the inside!
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The Rachel Blake Videos
Rachel Blake is a beautifully gifted young woman, and it is little surprise that she managed to secure a prestigious job working for the Widmore Corporation when barely out of her teen years. After her mother's death, Rachel wondered how a single parent could have afforded her daughter's first-class education, and began to look at her finances. She discovered that her education had been paid for by a mysterious trust fund, the money for which had been donated by the Hanso Foundation. Intrigued by this, Blake quit her job (receiving a healthy severance package) and began to investigate the corporation, consequently realizing that they were involved in corruption of the worst kind. With new resolve, Rachel decided to continue her investigation of the company by travelling to their headquarters in Copenhagen, at the same time exposing them for what they truly are to the world.
Under the guise of the hacker "Persephone", Rachel sabotaged the Hanso Foundation website through flash hacks, exposing truths about their dealings. She then moved on to publish blogs and videos on her investigations, culminating in her publishing a video which would "tear the Foundation apart".
Read more about Rachel Blake and her investigation here.
Under the guise of the hacker "Persephone", Rachel sabotaged the Hanso Foundation website through flash hacks, exposing truths about their dealings. She then moved on to publish blogs and videos on her investigations, culminating in her publishing a video which would "tear the Foundation apart".
Read more about Rachel Blake and her investigation here.
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The "Sri Lanka" Video
Rachel Blake shot this video while in Sri Lanka in mid-July 2006. She claimed that the information revealed is so damaging that "it will tear The Hanso Foundation apart." She deemed it too risky to reveal in its entirety, so she chose to distribute fragments hidden throughout the internet, and accessed via clues and glyphs. One was required to locate codes to enter on the website hansoexposed.com, and each code revealed its accompanying video fragment. However the fragments were not revealed in the correct order, so needed to be sequenced. The final fragment was revealed on September 8, 2006.
Here I present the fully sequenced version of the video.
Here I present the fully sequenced version of the video.
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The Jerry Hoffitt Films
The story is that In 1965, Hanso Industries hired industrial filmmaker Jerry Hoffitt to produce a film about their work in research science and the establishment of the Hanso Foundation. This film has recently been rediscovered in a locked desk drawer in the former home of Jerry Hoffitt's deceased wife.
The authenticity of this film has not been confirmed.
Read the alleged story of the film's rediscovery here
Read theories on this and other DHARMA/Hanso videos here
The authenticity of this film has not been confirmed.
Read the alleged story of the film's rediscovery here
Read theories on this and other DHARMA/Hanso videos here
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Unconfirmed DHARMA Films
There has been much disinformation circulated regarding the DHARMA Initiative, much more so since the advent of the Internet. Many false videos have been uploaded, and Hanso/DHARMA's secrecy, it is very difficult to confirm the authenticity of any film or video. Based on much of their content, the following videos are believed to be fake.
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DHARMA Initiative Research Stations
Confirmed Stations on "The Island"
Read more about the DHARMA Initiative Research Stations and "The Island" at http://www.squidoo.com/DHARMAINITIATIVEstationsThe DHARMA Initiative conducted its research and activities on a tropical island (at an undisclosed location) through a series of stations. They all have (or have had) power (from the Tempest) and a water supply, as well as various kinds of equipment (e.g. machinery, living quarters, computers, medical equipment, etc). Each facility has its own, octagon-shaped logo.
It is known from the orientation films that there were at least six stations in 1980. However, a total of eight different stations have already been located, suggesting that either additional stations (and possibly additional films) were made after 1980, and/or that an unknown number of stations without associated films exist in addition to those with films.
Confirmed Stations include:
The Arrow
The Swan
The Flame
The Pearl
The Orchid
The Staff
The Hydra
The Looking Glass
The Tempest
Read more about the DHARMA Initiative Research Stations and "The Island" at http://www.squidoo.com/DHARMAINITIATIVEstations
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Interesting and Useful DHARMA Initiative Links
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- Printable labels for many DHARMA Initiative products
- DHARMA Font
- DHARMA Initiative Logo font
- DHARMA Visual Tour
- A visual tour of 7 DHARMA Stations on "The Island"
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