The DHARMA Initiative
The stations, the orientation films and the people behind the island experiments.
The mark: An octagon around a hatch wheel. Our own drawing, not the Initiative logo.
Contains spoilers for the whole series.
- Arrow Orientation Film - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
The Arrow station orientation film, and what it says about the station's defenses.
- Category:Stations - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
An index of the DHARMA Initiative's research stations on the Island.
- DHARMA Initiative Overview - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
The 1970s research group founded by Gerald and Karen DeGroot.
- DHARMA Initiative Bus Model Replica ↗
Great Canadian Model Builders Web Page · Article · thegreatcanadianmodelbuilderswebpage.blogspot.com
The 1968 VW van DHARMA workers drove, as it shows up in model-building circles.
- DHARMA Initiative Stations Index ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
The stations, their electromagnetic fields and the hatches, in one place.
- DHARMA Logos & Octagonal Station Badges ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
A visual guide to the station logos and the Bagua trigram design behind them.
- Dharma Stations Community Analysis ↗
Reddit r/lost · Fan discussion · reddit.com
Fans work out station locations, power and underground connections.
- Karen DeGroot Biography - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
Background on Karen DeGroot, who co-founded the DHARMA Initiative with Hanso Foundation backing.
- LOST - DHARMA Orientation Video: The Orchid ↗
YouTube · Video · youtube.com
Dr. Edgar Halliwax explains the Orchid's experiments with exotic matter and time shifting.
- LOST - DHARMA Orientation Video: Welcome To The Island ↗
YouTube · Video · youtube.com
The welcome film that introduces DHARMA recruits to the Hanso Foundation's research.
- LOST - The Sri Lanka Video ↗
YouTube · Video · youtube.com
A hidden orientation clip that shows Alvar Hanso and where the Valenzetti Equation came from.
- Mysteries Of The Universe - The DHARMA Initiative ↗
YouTube · Video · youtube.com
A mockumentary series on theories about what happened to the DHARMA Initiative.
- Room 23 - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
The Hydra Island room where Karl and Walt were conditioned.
- Sri Lanka Video - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
A transcript and notes on the Sri Lanka orientation video from 2006.
- Sri Lanka Background - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
Why Sri Lanka matters to the story of DHARMA's funding.
- Swan Orientation Film - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
A transcript and notes on Dr. Marvin Candle's orientation film for the Swan.
- The Pearl - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
The Pearl, the station where DHARMA watched people's behavior.
- The Swan - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
The Swan's computer, the button and how it held back the electromagnetic energy.
- Valenzetti Equation - Lostpedia ↗
Lostpedia · Wiki page · lostpedia.fandom.com
The formula built on 4 8 15 16 23 42, said to predict when humanity ends.
- Were the Numbers Ever Changed in the Valenzetti Equation? ↗
Reddit r/lost · Fan discussion · reddit.com
A fan thread asking whether DHARMA ever managed to change the numbers in the equation.
- Why Did the Others Put Karl in Room 23? ↗
Movies & TV Stack Exchange · Fan discussion · movies.stackexchange.com
A debate about the conditioning technology in Room 23.
