Governments around the world have spent decades searching for ancient relics said to hold unimaginable power. From lost cities buried beneath the sands to hidden monasteries deep in the Himalayas, their missions stretched across the globe.

And it really happened. Declassified documents show military-backed efforts to recover sacred objects, train psychic spies, and investigate theories once written off as myth.

In this episode, we uncover the strange and terrifying history of world powers racing to find magic weapons, spiritual technology, and ancient secrets that could have reshaped history.