Occult Symbolism and Pop Culture with Isaac Weishaupt

MKULTRA Pt 2: CIA's Satanic Black Magic Ops, Assassinations & Brainwashing Doctors!

Jan 20, 2026
Dive into the chilling world of MKULTRA and its darker corners. Discover the role of key figures like Sidney Gottlieb and Ewan Cameron, whose experiments echo Orwellian themes of control. Explore occult connections in Operation OFTEN, where the CIA dabbled in black magic and psychics. Hear about the assassination manual and Frank Olson's suspicious death. This fascinating examination reveals the sinister goals of turning humans into programmable machines and the lengths to which intelligence agencies went to cover their tracks.
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ADVICE

Listen To Part One First

  • Isaac recommends listeners review part one first to get the official MKUltra background before deep dives.
  • He frames this episode as a focused extract from Gordon Thomas's Secrets and Lies.
ANECDOTE

Frank Olson's Death And The Exhumation

  • Isaac recounts Frank Olson's death and Eric Olson's later exhumation that showed bludgeoning consistent with an assassination manual.
  • The story illustrates how MKUltra ties to clandestine killings and later family investigations.
INSIGHT

Goal: Programmable, Obedient Humans

  • William Buckley warned Sidney Gottlieb aimed to turn ordinary people into obedient, forgetful killers through mind control.
  • That claim links MKUltra ambitions to radical behavior modification and programmable obedience.
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