The Gateway Process is a collection of techniques, practices, and methods taught by the Monroe Institute for achieving altered states of consciousness up to and including out-of-body experiences.  In practice, it’s composed of a set of audio recordings that induce deep relaxation, mental clarity and focus, and an opening up to new experiential possibilities.

The author of this paper gives a tremendous amount of insight into the mechanics of how and why he believes the Gateway Process works, states several claims by others who have achieved those states of consciousness, yet curiously never discusses whether or not he himself had any of the described experiences.  Anyhow, he gives a very thorough background for the Gateway Process by using and explaining concepts from physics, quantum mechanics, theoretical physics, and by discussing related means for achieving altered states of consciousness such as hypnosis and transcendental meditation. 

The Gateway Process centers around “tapes” that induce “Hemisphere-Synchronization” in the brain of their listeners.  Once the left and right brain are in sync, then the tapes begin to gradually increase the frequency (energy level) of the sounds which lead directly to an increase in the functioning frequencies of the brain and consciousness.  This makes the mind more sensitive to (and resonant with) “higher planes” of existence.  That is, as normal human beings we all only perceive objects and energies which are similar in frequency to the naturally emitted frequencies of our own consciousness.  For most of us, that means physical reality.  However, by raising the frequency/energy-levels of our consciousness, we may begin to see beyond the limits of the physical and deeper into the sea of vibrations, energies, and frequencies which constitute the entire universe.

I was very impressed with this paper over all.  Though I felt the author had an over-reliance on one scientists (Itzhak Bentov) for most of his scientific models (biological, cosmological, physical, and non-physical), it still made a whole lot of sense to someone like me who has been searching for the Truth through science and spirituality for decades.  I think this paper is well worth the time and effort needed to read it.

I give this paper a 3 because I didn't see any hugely credible sources in the references, although, we all know that there are none in this field. 

In the near future, I will further investigate the Gateway Process, experiment with some of its methods, and report my findings and experiences on this site. 

Some of the “tapes” are already available on youtube.