The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Thursday, October 1, 2026
After George Van Tassel's death, his family, including Michael Aquino and his mother Nancy Carl, took over the Integratron. While not a rejuvenation machine, they now offer "sound bath" experiences using crystal bowls in the structure's acoustically unique chamber. These sessions are said to have a calming, meditative effect.
“This is Michael Aquino. He and his mom and his aunts and really the whole family, they are involved in keeping George Van Tassel's project going.”
“So in 2000, the Carl sisters ended up buying the Integratron, and they actually realized that it really did have some magical properties.”
“It's not exactly the rejuvenation machine that Sulganda or George Van Tassel had in mind. But, It's definitely something. There's always potential for these sounds, these vibrations to just... take you out somewhere, you know?”