Video Summary - What Causes The Massive Depopulation by 2040 That Lyn Buchanan Saw in 1998 (Episode 105)?

Overview

This episode is a Q&A with Lyn Buchanan, who responds to Reddit questions about remote viewing, future predictions, large-scale depopulation, and related paranormal/ET themes. His central claims include:

The future can be viewed but is changeable.
His 1998 remote-viewing work foresaw catastrophic, “man-made natural” disruptions beginning around 2020, escalating toward extreme population reduction by mid-century.
Remote viewing and psychic ability are tools humans can develop, though they are difficult to control with certainty.

1) How remote viewing can be “wrong” (and how the future changes)

Buchanan argues that remote viewing produces a prediction based on conditions at the time of the session. If people act on the information, events may shift—so the viewer can appear “wrong.”

Illustrative analogies

The arrest example: If you predict a criminal will be at a bar at 9:00, and police arrest them, then at 9:00 the outcome is jail—not the bar—so the prediction “fails” relative to the final result.
A post-9/11 case: He describes providing time/location details about a terrorist attack that were intercepted successfully. However, an additional predicted component—crop-spraying—“never happened,” because acting on the prediction changed the path.

“Rock vs. bug” model (pond of time)

He uses a “pond of time” metaphor:

“Bug” events are changeable: intervention pushes the timeline away.
“Rocks” are events that cannot be altered “no matter what,” such as major unpreventable catastrophes (he cites 9/11 and an Earth-impact/comet scenario).

He also suggests that accuracy may vary depending on time distance from the event: accuracy could improve again beyond a certain point (contrasting chaotic change with “rock” events).

2) Causes of a massive depopulation (2040 framing)

Buchanan says he was tasked in 1998 with retrieving “the future of the US.” He describes a scenario spanning 2020–2040:

Around 2020, a 20-year period of disasters begins, characterized as “man-made natural disasters.”
By the end of that period, he claims about 75% of the US population (and “generally the world”) dies—leaving roughly 25% as a remnant.

Claimed societal restructuring

Cities and schools empty first, with more home education
Communication becomes technology-mediated rather than interpersonal
Governments and economic systems transform
People become more self-sufficient

What he claims are “man-made natural” disaster mechanisms

He argues the term can include both intentional and unintentional actions:

Water extraction / land development (example mechanism): He claims large-scale groundwater extraction and land development reduce water availability and contribute to cascading climate/environmental effects.
Pandemics (COVID-19 claim): He argues COVID-19 was a laboratory virus, claiming that a wet-market origin would require too many implausible steps. He associates this with proximity to Wuhan, links it to research funding/context, and suggests suppression or stigma prevented open discussion.
Warfare shifting toward “nature as a weapon”: He suggests conventional weapons (guns/tanks/missiles) become less central as weather modification and earthquake mechanisms grow in importance. He mentions alleged “earthquake weapons” and claims at least one broadcast about testing was scrubbed.
A volcanic-collapse / tsunami scenario (geopolitical-natural weapon framing): He claims a fractured volcanic feature near the Canary Islands (referencing La Palma) could collapse under targeted earthquake/torrential rain conditions, producing a tsunami that could devastate Florida/East Coast areas up to a large inland distance. He emphasizes geological risk and references USGS to support plausibility of collapse-related consequences, while treating the “weaponization” element as tied to remote viewing/expectation.

“Rock vs. bug” applied to 2020–2040

Buchanan also connects this to the 2012 “disaster” panic:

He says no single singular catastrophe happens in 2012
He frames 2012 as a turning point:
- before it, some future paths could be prevented
- after it, the timeline “downward” accelerates toward a “rock” state that cannot be stopped
He further claims the period implies a split: both “genius children” and more “sickly children,” suggesting altered traits among survivors.

3) What happens after depopulation (post-2040)

After 2040, Buchanan states the remnant demands:

More honest governance and fair economics
Increased social separation
Greater reliance on technology for communication

He also claims:

Average IQ rises over time because higher-IQ individuals survive and reproduce more, producing a higher-IQ society.

Counterpoint trend he mentions

He claims the number of epileptic children rises (he cites an approximately “six times” increase for both “high IQ” and epilepsy rates in current birth cohorts), suggesting a dichotomy rather than direct causation.

4) Remote viewing, psychedelics, and mental state

Buchanan says psychoactive substances (including psychedelics) are generally adverse to remote viewing accuracy, based on studies he references.
He proposes a learning/performance idea: Your best performance comes in the mental/physical condition you learned in. For example, if you learned while intoxicated, you perform best while intoxicated.
He does not claim definitive data specifically on psychedelics, but aligns with the notion that “out of normal” substances can harm performance.

5) “What’s in the box?” and UFO/anti-gravity speculation

He discusses recurring UFO stories involving objects with unclear propulsion:

He references the Japanese itsurobune “empty ship” story (a visitor carries a box; no motor is seen)
He brings up Edward Leedskalnin and Coral Castle, claiming leverage/block-lifting with no obvious mechanical explanation

His view on UFO propulsion

He speculates magnetic components and an “anti-gravity situation”
He suggests UFO flight may involve magnetic interaction with Earth:
- flying near irregular magnetic fields could cause crashes
- getting away from the field could allow stable flight He links this to observed behavior such as “slow then shoots upward”

He also expresses belief in elements of Bob Lazar’s account (as presented in the episode), while acknowledging uncertainty/disinformation in recovered materials.

6) Remote influence / subconscious manipulation

Buchanan claims most people (he states “99.99999%”) cannot defend against remote/subconscious influence, likening it to subliminals that affect the mind without awareness.

Aside from avoiding exposure (e.g., not “going into the store”), he suggests little real protection exists.
He also claims people can influence one another through intense thoughts/emotions and intuition.

7) DEAGEL 2025 and depopulation forecasts

He discusses DEAGEL as corroborating context:

He suggests it predicts dramatic US and allied depopulation (he cites figures like the US dropping from roughly 330M to about 100M).
He argues depopulation mechanisms in such frameworks may not require nuclear war; weather, starvation, crop destruction, and similar factors could be sufficient.
He contrasts this with his remote-viewing assumption that nuclear war would disrupt communications more severely (e.g., via EMP), whereas his scenario involves ongoing technology/communications.

8) “Safe spot” living and practical preparedness

Buchanan explains why he lives in New Mexico, particularly near Cloudcroft/Alamogordo:

abundant sunshine and solar power
personal water supply plans
emphasis on off-grid resilience

He claims the region is:

relatively stable geologically
less exposed to tsunami risk

He also describes building a remote-viewing training ranch near White Sands Missile Range, including plans for training classes/retreats and online courses.

9) Determinism, free will, and “time works” (rock/between-rocks model)

He rejects the idea that everything about time is fully understood (“everything you’ve ever learned about time, scratch it”).
He maintains determinism only for “rocks” (things that happen regardless).
For events between those fixed points, he asserts free will operates—framed as a Calvinist-like predestination + free will blend: humans can choose actions, but ultimate outcomes still converge.

10) After death: structured remote-viewing claims

Buchanan describes controlled blind sessions about what happens after death and reports four categories:

“Heaven” Happiness; loved ones sometimes present
“Hell” Absolute darkness/horror; he says nightmares followed
Reincarnation into younger children Often around 12–13
“Wink out” / cease existing

Additional claims:

He says he did not observe ghosts
He reports no correlation between outcomes and the subject’s religious beliefs
Reincarnating subjects tended to show a preteen age, not only infants (though he acknowledges stories of babies reporting past lives exist)

11) ET/psychic matrix and motivations

He describes remote-viewing tasks comparing ET involvement with human psychic ability.

His “matrix” categories

Friendly vs. enemy
More/less/equal psychic compared to humans

He says:

Friendly, non-psychic types come for trade
Friendly, more-psychic types want humans to develop psychic ability
Enemy, more-psychic types want humans removed/wiped out

Why “unfriendly, more-psychic” entities haven’t finished the job (his theory)

He claims enemy psychic influence lacks range and requires being “right over you,” while humans’ weak psychic ability has a broad range across space/time. Thus, once humans extend outward into space, the balance may shift.

12) Practical application of remote viewing

He argues remote viewing should be applied to solvable human problems.

Example he gives: remote viewing about rising gasoline prices leading to a strategy of targeting/boycotting top oil companies sequentially to reduce prices.

Presenters / Contributors

Lyn Buchanan (main presenter)

What Causes The Massive Depopulation by 2040 That Lyn Buchanan Saw in 1998 (Episode 105)?

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