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created: 2025-07-22
updated: 2025-07-22
title: Robert Monroe
tags:
  - person
  - consciousness
  - researcher
description: Robert Monroe was an American businessman and explorer of human consciousness, known for his out-of-body experiences and the founding of The Monroe Institute.
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[[Robert Monroe]] was an American businessman and explorer of human consciousness. He is known for his extensive personal experiences with out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and for founding [[Monroe Institute|The Monroe Institute]], a non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration of human consciousness through various techniques, including Hemi-Sync audio technology. While not directly involved in the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], his work and institute became a post-military career path for figures like [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]], who became president of the Institute.[^1]

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[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.