What is the Dharma logo?

The DHARMA Initiative is represented by a series of distinct eight-sided logos, based on the traditional Taoist Bagua or pa kua (“eight trigrams” in Chinese). One is believed to be a general logo, representing the Initiative as a whole.

Who is the owner of DHARMA Initiative?

The DHARMA Initiative was founded by Gerald and Karen DeGroot, with funding from Alvar Hanso. Over time members would be recruited and brought to the island to staff the various DHARMA Initiative stations located on the island.

What are all the Dharma stations?

See also

v • d • e The DHARMA Initiative
Stations	The Hydra • The Arrow • The Swan • The Flame • The Pearl • The Orchid • The Staff • The Looking Glass • The Tempest • The Lamp Post
Research	Meteorology • Psychology • Parapsychology • Zoology • Electromagnetism • Utopian Social Engineering • The Valenzetti Equation

Is the DHARMA Initiative in lost real?

The Dharma Initiative, also written DHARMA (Department of Heuristics and Research on Material Applications), is a fictional research project featured in the television series Lost. It was introduced in the second season episode “Orientation”.

What is the orchid in Lost?

The Orchid was the name given to a DHARMA Initiative station dedicated to exotic matter research, namely time travel, under the guise of being a botanical research station.

What was the point of the Pearl lost?

The Pearl was DHARMA Initiative station number 5. The purpose of the station ostensibly appeared to be the video surveillance of the inhabitants of the Swan station, but it was later implied that station was actually an elaborate psychological experiment being carried out on the Pearl’s own staff.

What does the Orchid station do?

The Orchid uses a particle accelerator to open a wormhole that is used for time/space travel. This is the “frozen wheel” – particle accelerators need to be cooled to operate (they use superconducting magnets).