DAWN OF THE NEW AEON Edited by Allen Mackey
DAWN OF THE NEW AEON compiled by Melissa Brand
Part One: Immanentiin! t"e Esc"aton #osmic #oincidence #ontrol #enter Board
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Directors Miskatonic %ni&ersity Ark"am' MA ()*+( ,eptember -.' )**/ 0e&ias Markle P1O1 Bo2 )+/#"ickas"a' O3 +.(.. Dear 0e&ias' Ha&en4t Ha&en4t "eard $rom $rom yo5 in a 6"ile1 Ho6 is e&eryt"in! e&eryt"in! in yo5r yo5r neck o$ o$ t"e 6oods 6oods77 More 8para 8paranorma normal9 l9 acti&ity acti&ity t"an t"an 5s5al7 5s5al7 Here' Here' t"in!s aren4t aren4t so !ood1 !ood1 I4m certain certain t"at by no6 yo5 are a6are a6are o$ t"e alarmin! trend o$ on!oin! extrinsic di extrinsic dist5rbances1 st5rbances1 eports "a&e been been tricklin! in $rom all corners o$ t"e !lobe concernin! t"is rene6ed acti&ity1 acti&ity1 T"e best best mindsd o$ o$ t"e #### #### "a&e been 6arnin! 6arnin! 5s o$ an impendin! doom' t"e likes o$ 6"ic" t"e 6orld "asn4t seen since time
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ec Pro>ectt ?' I t"ink t"ey t"ey called called it@ 6ill pale in si!ni$icance to T"e reat A6akenin!' t"e telepat"s are sayin!' and I belie&e t"em1 T"e mind parasites' t"e reat Old Ones' are slo6ly re!ainin! conscio5sness and t"e starstones are not as e$$ecti&e as be$ore1 In $act' most o$ t"e damned t"in!s are 5seless=at least t"e d5plicated onesC t"e ori!inal Mnaran stars $rom ,a5di Arabia still a$$ord a little protection1 Worst o$ all' it seems t"at t"e prime member o$ t"e reat Old Ones=at least "ere "ere on Eart"=is already a6ake1 Peter Dit"ers' one o$ o5r best telepat"s' recently &iolated all codes and re!5lations and mental mentally ly probed probed t"e dept"s dept"s o$ 4lye" 4lye"11 He operate operated d on "is o6nC o6nC I certainly certainly 6o5ld 6o5ld not "a&e "a&e a5t"orie a5t"orie s5c" an e2perim e2periment ent T"e poor 6retc" is not 5ite insane1 Instit5tionalied' all "e can do no6 is !ibber' “He is awake . . . he is awake . . .” o&er .” o&er and o&er in "is padded cell1 cell1 Ho6 Ho6 "ideo5 "ideo5sly sly alien alien #t"5l #t"5l"54 "54ss mind m5st m5st be be T"e incid incident ent ser&es to stren!t"en my secret resol&e to eradicate t"e 6orld o$ t"eir $ilt" b5t I "a&e no $ait" in o5r potential potential to do >5st t"at1 A$ter all' t"ey made made 5s We can4t e&en e&en destroy destroy o5r o6n $alse $alse idols idols and reli!ion reli!ionsC sC 6"at makes anyone t"ink t"at 6e can destroy o5r true makers7 et' in o5r s5preme <8di&ine9@ "5man arro!ance' 6e 6ill attempt to $ind a 6ay1 B5t' arro!ant or not' 6e m5st con5er and banis" t"em
destr5ction o$ "is 8secret seed'9 #t"ylla And yo5 remember 6"at "appened t"en' ri!"t7 Ark"am 6as nearly destroyed T"e $ierce storms lasted $or t"ree days' s5rprisin! t"e meteorolo!ists at t"e 5ni&ersity' 6"o "ad no indication o$ t"e attack1 It took Miskatonic se&eral years to reb5ild its $acilities and mo&e $rom its temporary "ome in 5tland' ermont1 T"in!s are comin! to a "ead' it no6 seems1 T"is year4s storm season is a dark indication o$ their potential1 It4s almost like t"ey are testin! t"eir stren!t"' stretc"in! t"eir psyc"ic limbs a$ter t"eir lon! sleep o$ stran!e aeons1 1 1 1 It doesn4t "elp t"at t"ere are !ro5ps o5t t"ere aidin! t"e OO in t"eir depart5re $rom somnamb5lance1 O5r a!ents "a&e been keepin! a closer eye on t"em t"an 5s5al1 T"e most dan!ero5s ect Ark"am' 5s' and se&eral ot"ers1 ,ome branc"es o$ t"e %1 ,1 o&ernment "a&e !otten in on t"e actC $or instance' a len!t"y list o$ books is c5rrently in circ5lation' $or t"e p5rpose o$ renderin! speci$ic $iction' non$iction and occ5lt titles 5nobtainable to t"e !eneral p5blic 6"ile t"e proOO !ro5ps $i!"t $or t"e #onstit5tional ri!"ts o$ t"e a&ailability o$ t"e material1 ,o5nds 6eird' proOO !ro5ps lobbyin! $or t"e First Amendment1 1 1 1 I t"ink it4s $air to say t"at most o$ t"e primary antiOO or!aniations are $anatic and' in some cases' e&en $ascist in nat5re1 As yo5 kno6' 6e
psyc"e: remo&e t"e OO and 6e become less t"an 6e are no61 Or simple cease to e2ist1 T"e sit5ation is partic5larly delicate beca5se 6e can4t add more o$ t"eir in$l5ence 6it"o5t s"i$tin! t"e "5man conscio5s le&elC i$ so' 6e 6ill be c"an!ed in some incalc5lable manner $ore&er1 And I can4t say t"at 6o5ld necessarily be a !ood t"in!1 et' I 6ant to 6in t"e str5!!le1 We m5st $ind t"e balance' t"e best 6ay to deal 6it" t"e sit5ation and still retain o5r "5manity1 We need o5r o6n minds= In $act' t"e &ery nat5re o$ t"e researc" and co&ert operations t"at t"ese !ro5ps embark 5pon=alon! 6it" t"ere &ery a6areness o$ t"e OO=seems to be a ma>or $actor in T"e reat A6akenin!1 In a 6ay' 6e4re responsible $or t"e ne6 crisis1 J5st t"ink' i$ 6e "adn4t been en!a!ed in o5r researc" and "ad le$t t"em alone' t"e OO mi!"t "a&e sl5mbered $or cent5ries lon!er1 ,till' 6e need o5r o6n minds= and I 6ill not back do6n $rom t"e opport5nity $or 5s to $inally be $ree as a species1 T"e oppressi&e control str5ct5re o$ t"e 6orld "as been 5nconscio5sly in$l5enced by t"e mind parasites $rom t"e &ery be!innin! o$ "5man ci&iliastionC brin! t"at str5ct5re do6n=or alter it in con$ormity 6it" our 6ill=and 6e4ll be on o5r o6n
on t"e day t"at it ceases takin! itsel$ so serio5sly19 A ne6Gen B5dd"ist koan' I belie&e1 ,o' t"at said' 6"o can tell 6"at a b5nc" o$ ma!ical and political anarc"ists 6ill e&ent5ally 6ind 5p ali!nin! 6it"7 For all 6e kno6' everythin co5ld be >5st a bi! elaborate >oke to t"em1 And i$ t"e Discordians pro&e to be inimical to t"e OO' can 6e be certain t"at t"ey 6ill remain so $or lon!7 A$ter all' T"e reat A6akenin! 6ill brin! t"eir $a&orite element into 5ni&ersal prominence: #"aos1 All t"at aside' t"e #### 6ill certainly "a&e its "ands $5ll 6it" t"is ne6 loomin! t"reat1 I kno6 t"is is t"e 6ron! attit5de = t"is is bet6een yo5 and meC don4t breat"e a 6orld o$ t"is to t"e ot"ers = b5t I don4t t"ink 6e4ll s5r&i&e t"e ne2t collecti&e onsla5!"t1 Or i$ "5manity does s5r&i&e' it 6ill some"o6 be altered 1 1 1 1 I $ear t"at o5r time as t"e ri!"t$5l or nat5ral 8masters9 elly7 A relati&ely simple li$e $orm' as Dr1 Mor!an "as pointed o5t years a!o' be$ore "e split $rom Miskatonic1 ,ome"o6' t"e process !ot o5t o$ t"e #rinoid4s
"ands' as it 6ere' and li$e e&ol&ed t"ro5!" nat5ral selection into 6"at it is presently1 And so' not only did t"ey some"o6 create t"e $irst domestic or!anisms' b5t t"ey also de&ised 8T"e Web o$ 0i$e19 No6 on to "5mans1 T"e $irst "ominids 6ere a6are o$ t"e sl5mberin! Old Ones aro5nd=and 6it"in=t"em1 T"e dormant alien presences' dead b5t dreamin!' dist5rbed t"eir ne6$o5nd state o$ conscio5sness1 O$ co5rse' t"e reptile brain=t"at part o$ t"e brain 6e in"erited $rom t"e reptiles=s5pplied t"em and all ot"er animals 6it" t"e s5r&i&al imp5lse' so t"ey co5ld e$$ecti&ely i!nore t"e br5nt o$ t"e OO dreamsendin!s1 At t"e same time' t"e early "5mans 6ere co!niant o$ t"eir o6n minds' as 6ell as t"e constant dan!er posed by t"e "ostile en&ironment1 T"e b5ddin! collecti&e 5nconscio5s 6as e&en t"en c"ar!ed 6it" innate psyc"ic ener!y1 T"ese $orces' 6"ic" m5st "a&e seemed s5pernat5ral to t"ese abori!inal men and 6omen' sparked and !5ided t"e $irst s"amans1 W"ile early "5mans str5!!led to s5r&i&e' t"ey related to t"e encompassin! $orces o$ nat5re in terms t"ey co5ld 5nderstand1 ,imply p5t' &ario5s aspects o$ nat5re became re&ered as deities1 H5mans comm5nicated 6it" nat5re on t"eir o6n terms' speakin! t"ro5!" certain members o$ t"eir tribe or comm5nity 6"o 6ere c"osen to be s"amans' t"e "ealers o$ t"e !ro5p1 T"e "ealer 6as t"e mediator bet6een t"e people and t"e en&ironment1 T"e s"aman 5s5ally isolated "imsel$=most early s"amans 6ere male' as yo5 kno6=$rom t"eir respecti&e !ro5ps to de&elop t"eir abilities1 W"et"er t"ey conscio5sly realied it or not
$5rt"er a6ay $rom nat5re' lost t"eir "armony 6it" it' as it 6ere1 T"e kno6led!e o$ t"e psyc"ic $orces became dil5ted' inco"erent1 To directly 5ote Dr1 #arroll: 8ods' spirits' and s5perstition 5neasily $illed t"e !aps created by loss o$ nat5ral kno6led!e and "5manity4s e2pandin! a6areness o$ its o6n mind19 T"is ine&itably set "5man mental e&ol5tion back by se&eral t"o5sand years1 Instead o$ lookin! inward $or 8di&inity9
T"is 8tr5e9 reli!ion is $airly ne6 to t"e o&erall "istorical pict5re' yet is 6as t"e $irst and 8real9 reli!ion' its $ollo6ers 6o5ld like 5s to belie&e Despite its illo!ical $actors' t"e basic idealo!y o$ #"ristianity is !ood' t"en tenets admirable1 0et4s $ace it' t"e concept o$ not killin!' stealin!' etc1' are 6ort"y o$ $ollo6in!=b5t do yo5 need reliion to tell yo5 t"ese t"in!s7 I t"ink not1 I$ a person doesn4t already kno6 t"ese t"in!s 1 1 1 6ell' t"en somet"in! is 6ron! 6it" t"at person ,ynaptic dama!e' maybe1 <,orry' 0e&ias' $or t"e stron!ly opinionated &ie6s in t"is makes"i$t "istory1 I 6as tremendo5sly impressed 6it" t"e seminars o$ "5manism !i&en by Dr1 #1H1 Wilson "ere at Miskatonic a $e6 years back1 Pl5s I4m an independent' liberalminded 6oman@ <8W"at7 Is man merely a mistake o$ od4s7 Or od merely a mistake o$ man4s7=Nietsc"e' !he !wiliht of the "dols1@ T"e present Aeon is At"eistic1 Nietsc"e did "is part to "elp to liberate "5manity by spreadin! t"e 8Deat" o$ od9 p"ilosop"y1 T"e deity concept ine&itably breeds sterility in t"e indi&id5alC 6"en one relies on e2ternal $orces t"at do not e2ist $or inte!ral actions' one loses con$idence in t"e sel$' t"e indi&id5al1 Ind5strialism and scienti$ic pro!ress "a&e 5s"ered in t"is ne6 a!e1 Aside $rom bein! an o5tri!"t re>ection o$ monot"eism' at"eism ad&ocates t"e pro!ress o$ science <6"ile monot"eism stead$astly opposes science=8I!norance is bliss9=t"e monot"eists 6o5ld rat"er li&e in t"eir s"allo6 6orlds o$ $antasy and sel$del5sion rat"er t"an e2perience t"e enli!"tenment o$ kno6led!e=T"5s spoke Garat"5stra@1 By t"e 6ay' Nietsc"e=6"o symbolically died in )*((=said t"at t"is cent5ry 6o5ld be con$ronted 6it" c"aos and t"e Abyss1 He 6as ri!"t1 No6 all t"e ma>or branc"es o$ p"ilosop"y a!ree 6it" Nietsc"e on many points' most notably "is &erdict t"at t"ere is no 8tr5e reality19 E&eryt"in! is relati&e and s5b>ecti&e to t"e obser&erC 6e all kno6 t"at t"e O$$icial #onsens5s eality o$ t"e pop5lar media and t"e !o&ernment is a s"am1 T"e Establis"ment "as t"e po6er to dro6n o5t t"e si!nals it does not 6ant to recei&e1 T"is is t"e same Establis"ment t"at con$iscated t"e p5blis"ed 6ork and pri&ate notebooks o$ Dr1 Wil"elm eic" and t"re6 t"em into an incinerator1 eic" 6as sentenced to a len!t"y 5st $or c"allen!in! t"e con&entional &ie6s o$ science 6it" "is radical or!one ener!y concepts1 !he deeper you look into the #byss, the deeper the #byss looks into you. Notice' too' t"at t"e Aeons s"orten as time passes1 T"e
At"eistic Aeon be!an se&eral "5ndred years a!o' t"e Monot"eistic Aeon t6o to t"ree t"o5sand years back' 6"ile t"e Pa!en Aeon be!an 6it" t"e da6n o$ ci&iliation and t"e ,"amanistic Aeon "ad its !enesis 6it" t"e birt" o$ "5manity1 No6 t"e $i$t" Aeon is on t"e "orion1 Is t"at !ood or bad' or are t"ose terms too abstract to de$ine t"e ne6 a!e to come7 As "5mans become more psyc"ically sensiti&e' so do t"e reat Old Ones become co!niant o$ o5r increased potential to disco&er and o&ert"ro6 t"em en masse1 B5t I $ear t"at o5r &ery psyc"ic a6areness' en masse' may be responsible $or t"eir e&ent5al release T"at "as been anot"er t"eory o$ mind $or some time no61 And no6=no6 t"at t"e stars are becomin! 8ri!"t'9 t"e constellations and !ala2ies nearin! t"eir predetermined positions' >52taposed 6it" o5t b5ddin! a6areness o$ t"e "it"erto 5ntapped po6er 6it"in t"e psyc"e' t"ey co5ld 6ipe 5s o5t be$ore 6e can tr5ly "ope to 5nderstand t"em We "a&e a "ard str5!!le a"ead o$ 5s1 T"e Aeon o$ #t"5l"5 is nearly "ere1 It is really coincidental to note t"at Aleister #ro6ley=t"e 8reat Beast9 "imsel$=recei&ed or in&ented t"e contents o$ !he Book of the $aw < $iber #l vel $eis@ in #airo' )*(1 He claimed t"at "e 6as !5ided by t"e spirit $rom t"e Abyss named Ai6ass1 5d!ment day 6ill come' and soon' most people t"ink1 8And let od pass >5d!ment on all t"e li&in! and dead19 E&en Ed!ar #ayce' dreamscryer in$erior' predicted t"at so5t"ern #ali$ornia 6o5ld sink
into t"e Paci$ic Ocean in )**+1 Doomsday1 Arma!eddon1 T"e apocalypse1 es' it is close 1 1 1 in a sense1 T"e ne6 millenni5m' t"at is1 B5t t"en' apocalyptic t5rmoil s5rro5nded t"e da6nin! o$ t"e year )(((1 One $amo5s le!end "as it t"at at t"e stroke o$ midni!"t' Jan5ary )' )(((' t"e entire co5ntry o$ Iceland con&erted to #"ristianity' d5e to apocalyptic an2iety=as i$ reli!ion co5ld sa&e t"em1 A $alse sense o$ sec5rity is all it co5ld pro&ide1 ,o t"e year -((( is s5pposed to be cataclysmic $or Mot"er Eart" and Her 5n!rate$5l c"ildren1 We4ll see1 Personally' I4m more concerned 6it" 6"at "5mans 6ill do to t"e planet and eac" ot"er more t"an I am 6it" nat5ral disasters1 On t"e ot"er "and' 6e mi!"t "a&e a ,0IM c"ance to o&ercome and 6"elm t"e OO1 Ha&e yo5 e&er "eard o$ morp"o!enics7 In case yo5 "a&en4t' I4ll $ill yo5 in1 Dr1 #1M1 Wilson de&eloped t"e basic "ypot"esis o$ t"is ne6 branc" o$ science $rom Abra"am Maslo6=yes' t"e psyc"olo!ist=and 5pert ,"eldrake' a biolo!ist1 All "ealt"y people are s5b>ect to 6"at Maslo6 called t"e 8peak e2perience19 T"is is a moment o$ b5bblin! "appiness' complete e5p"oria1 For most people' peak e2periences are $e6 and $ar bet6een' occ5rrin! only at random=and e&eryone e2periences t"is p"enomenon di$$erently1 B5t Dr1 Wilson post5lates t"at it can be ind5ced at 6ill1 Accordin! to "im' 8T"ere are a !reat many simple tec"ni5es $or ind5cin! t"e peak e2perience and t"e most basic met"od is al6ays t"e same: to deliberately !enerate 8inner tension'9 $ollo6ed immediately by rela2ation19 ,"eldrake 6rote in "is contro&ersial book # %ew &cience of $ife t"at e&ol5tion mi!"t be sli!"tly di$$erent t"an con&entional biolo!ists accept=instead o$ occ5rrin! t"ro5!" c"an!es in t"e !enes' ,"eldrake states t"at t"ere is a simpler and m5c" 5icker met"od' 6"ic" "e calls 8morp"ic resonance19 For instance' t"ere 6as one s5bstance t"at 6as e2tremely di$$ic5lt to crystallie in t"e laboratory1 Ho6e&er' 6"en one laboratory "ad s5cceeded in crystalliin! t"e s5bstance' t"e same t"in! occ5rred aro5nd t"e 6orld1 T"e possibility o$ scientists 5nkno6in!ly carryin! min5te $ra!ments in t"eir clot"es to t"e ot"er labs 6as dismissed early on in t"e in&esti!ation1 T"e crystals 6ere 8learnin!9 $rom eac" ot"er Ho67 Morp"ic resonance1 T"e scienti$ic e2planation is deeply in&ol&ed 6it" p"ysics' "a&in! to do 6it" t"e alteration o$ electrons 1 1 1 b5t I4m a p"ilosop"er' not a p"ysicist1 T"is also seems to 6ork on animals=incl5din! "5mans1 One
monkey on an isolated island near Japan disco&ered an easier and more e$$icient 6ay to eat s6eet potatoes1 ,oon a$ter6ard' monkeys on t"e mainland learned t"e trick=and t"ey "ad no contact 6it" t"e primates on t"e island1 T"e e&idence o$ morp"ic resonance in t"e crystals r5les o5t t"e possibility o$ telepat"y1 ect' to repro!ram t"e ne5ral circ5its' to depro!ram t"e indi&id5al $rom t"e oppressi&e conditionin! o$ society@1 Dr1 Wilson is c5rrently e2plorin! t"is tantaliin! possibility1 ,o t"ere is "ope' a$ter all' 0e&ias1 I >5st "a&e to keep remindin! mysel$1 We "a&e t"e ability to eit"er enric" o5r 6orld or 5tterly destroy it1 We no6 "a&e t"e keys to t"e codes t"at !o&ern e&eryt"in! in o5r 5ni&erse: 5ant5m' !enetic and synaptic codes1 T"ro5!" t"e 5nderstandin! o$ t"ese codes 6e are not only t"e 8masters9 o$ o5r o6n e&ol5tion b5t also o$ t"e e&ol5tion o$ all matter' li$e and t"o5!"t1 0ike t"e la6s o$ p"ysics <6"ic" are 5npredictable@ are t"e la6s o$ e&ol5tionC t"5s 6e cannot tell $or certain 6"at is in o5r $5t5re1 We are no6 teeterin! in t"at $ine balanceC too m5c" emp"asis on eit"er side' $rom o5tsel&es or t"e OO
t"e $ormidable occ5lt collection in o5r reno6n Pabodie 0ibrary and t"e 5ant5m science o$ today=b5t it4ll "ope$5lly !i&e yo5 somet"in! to t"ink abo5t1 To !i&e credit 6"ere it4s d5' I 6as also inspired to 6rite beca5se o$ Dr1 William ,e6ardC I4&e enclosed an e2cerpt o$ a disc5ssion on "is indicators o$ a ne6 aeon1 I4d like to "ear yo5r reaction to t"e o5tline1 And yo5r "elp 6it" t"e c5rrent potential crisis 6o5ld really appreciated1 IF yo5 "a&e any ideas abo5t "o6 to deal 6it" t"e da6nin! ne6 a!e' I4d lo&e to "ear t"em1 T"ank yo5 a!ain1 0et t"ine o6n Will by t"e 0a6 o$ 0a6s I4ll be in to5c" a!ain soon1 ,incerely' Melissa Brand' #osmic #oincidence #ontrol #enter Board o$ Directors
DAWN OF THE NEW AEON compiled by Melissa Brand
Part T6o: T"e reat A6akenin! Addend5m: ,orry' 0e&ias' I almost $or!ot to incl5de t"ese e2cerpts $rom o5r $iles' compiled by o5r telepat"s and dreamscryers in t"e 5ant5m P"ysics Department o&er t"e past year1 And t"ese are only a $e6 e2amples o$ literally t"o5sands t"at 6e "a&e T"is is my e&idence o$ T"e reat A6akenin! e6elry' all $ake@ 6orriedly st5died t"e Tarot arran!ement be$ore "er1 For t"e t"ird
time in a ro6' t"e readin! 6as t"e same' desite "er "a&in! $i2ed t"e deck to read ot"er6ise1 Her middlea!ed client <$at po6dered $ace' c5rled platin5m "air' diamond earrin!s' ele!ant per$5me' elaborately ob&io5s make5p=too m5c" cosmetic detail@ stared across t"e table at "er1 8Is anyt"in! 6ron!79 s"e asked' 5ncertainty in "er &oice1 Madam Frey !lanced 5p and' breakin! a $ort5netellin! tradition' admitted' 8T"e $5t5re bodes no !ood1 For anyone' it looks like= b5t 1 1 19 ,"e stopped and reac"ed 5nder t"e table' 6it"dra6in! a do! eared book on Tarot interpretation 5nior at oyceton %ni&ersity=a liberal arts instit5tion in Bra&in!' Minnesota=$rantically slapped somber "5ed colors on $i&e can&asses at once' 6orkin! 6it" a speed and skill t"at "e "ad ne&er be$ore e2"ibited' mo&in! like one possessed1 He had to paint t"e scenes "e 6as 6orkin! on' "e 6as compelled by anot"er 6ill' it seemed1 Prior to t"at moment' eac" o$ "is paintin!s "ad taken at least a 6eek to compose and 6ere o$ a di$$erent s5b>ect matter alto!et"er1 T"ese ne6 6orks 6ere p"antasma!oric &istas o$ a5atic ni!"tmare: 6eeds"ro5ded ocean dept"s' cra6lin! blots o$ ooe' t5mbled masonry and less certain t"in!s1 He co5ldn4t !et t"e ima!es ri!"t' "e complained to a $riend' 6"o 6ondered 6"ere Parker4s ne6 $o5nd inspiration "ad come $rom1 A mo&ie or T s"o6' maybe7 Parker said t"at t"e scenes come to "im in "orrori$ic ni!"tmares' increasin! 6it" intensity eac" ni!"t1 His last can&as o$ p"oto!rap"ic 5ality' entitled 8T"e Deep 0ord A6akens'9 depicted a bloated tentacle"eaded creat5re peerin! $rom t"e con$ines o$ an oddly an!led door6ay1 T"e stones aro5nd t"e door6ay 6ere adorned 6it" representations o$ t"e s5n' t"e stars' t"e moon1 T"e entire scene 6as bat"ed in a lambent !reen !lo6' $or all t"e 6orld like t"e mo&ement o$ certain a5roras1 Worst o$ all 6ere t"e !larin! eyes' neon yello61
T"e paintin! dist5rbed Brian4s $riends' promptin! "im to "ide it1 T"e dreams 6ere !ettin! 6orse' 6orkin! 5p to a clima2 t"at "e didn4t 6ant to 6itness b5ildin! 1 1 1 T"e s5dden inspiration ended 6"en "e slit "is 6rists in a $it o$ depression1 T"e $inal paintin! "as yet to be $o5nd1 5n!les ob in more t"an a mont"C in $act' it 6as "er $irst day back on t"e >ob' as it 6ere1 Most >o"ns pre$er a !ood' 5ick lay' b5t not t"is one1 He "ad insisted s"e !o do6n on "im1 Okay' so s"e 6ent do6n1 ,"e !a&e little t"o5!"t to t"e man4s !roans o$ pleas5re= t"e act didn4t do anyt"in! $or "er' t"e se25al t"rill 6as
"e 6o5ld come and t"at 6o5ld be t"e end o$ it1 B5t no' t"e bastard didn4tC "e appeared to merely become more ri!id1 ,eein! t"at it 6o5ld take e2tra e$$ort' s"e de$tly 6orked t"e sali&al5bricated or!an' strokin! it 5p and do6n 6it" one "and 6"ile contin5in! to $ondle t"e en!or!ed !lans 6it" "er ton!5e1 8J5st like lickin! an ice cream cone'9 "er older sister "ad told "er an eternity a!o' in "er $ormati&e teen years1 ,"e "ad practiced on all "er male $riends 5ntil s"e "ad de&eloped a $ormidable talent1 In "i!" sc"ool s"e 6as called ,ara" ,5ck or' by t"e more intelli!ent st5dents' ,ara" Fellatio1 Fellation 6asn4t "er only talentC s"e "ad many more1 T"e act o$ pleasin! men=and in some cases' 6omen= kept "er mind o$$ t"e ni!"tmares t"at "ad pla!5ed "er 6eekly since t"e onset o$ p5berty1 T"e dreams= =s"e t6itc"ed at t"e brie$ recollection o$ t"e dreams' 6"ic" in&ol5ntarily bro5!"t to mind t"e ne6er' more terrible ni!"tmares' t"e ones t"at sleepin! pills and ille!al dr5!s co5ldn4t pre&ent1 T"ey 6ere $ar more de$ined no6' "ad been $or o&er a mont"=b5t no' s"e co5ldn4t <6o5ldn4t@ recall t"em' not no6' not 6"ile 6orkin!1 T"at dream reality s"o5ldn4t intr5de on "er 6ork realityC s"e "ad decided t"at lon! a!o1 ,"e $elt like se&eral di$$erent people' all separate yet 5nited1 ,"e re$5sed to dred!e t"e dreams into t"e 5pper le&els o$ memory' 6o5ld keep t"em b5ried1 1 1 1 T"e man 6rit"ed aro5nd t"e pistonlike motion o$ "ere mo5t"' "is $les" 5i&erin! 6it" b5ildin! clima21 Ner&es t6itc"ed spasmodicallyC "is le$t le! l5rc"ed a!ainst "er s"o5lder1 All o$ 6"ic" indicated to ,ara" t"at "e 6as almost read to blo6=$inally Bobbin! "er "ead $aster' s5ckin! "arder' 5p and do6n' 5p and do6n' meetin! t"e re$le2 action o$ "is "ips=>erkin!' t6itc"in!=ea!er to complete t"e act1 ,"e 6as considerin! 6"et"er to spit or s6allo6 6"en it "appened1 T"e ri!id b5lbs"aped !lans abr5ptly e2ploded' $illin! "er mo5t" 6it" a salty !5s" o$ !enetic material1 ,alty 1 1 1 !5s" 1 1 1 $l5id 1 1 1 ,5ddenly s"e remembered t"e s5ppressed memory = T"e sea=t"e salty 6ater=in "er mo5t"=t"e 6ebbed "ands' !raspin!=cl5tc"in!=cold' cold "ands' r5bbery=od so cold=$ro!like $orms=!ills=s6immin! $ast' t"e sea n5mbs "er body' p5llin! "er 6it" t"em in t"e 6ater=t"e salty sea=n5mb=!reen $o! bello6s $rom an island' $res"ly risen=m5d' black ooe $rom t"e ocean bottom= =T5rnin! to !ae at "er 6it" b5l!in! eyes' speakin! to eac" ot"er 6it" croaks' !5tt5ral1 T"e cold t"in!s=look' no6 look' yo5
m5st= =To6erin!' it to6ers' a s"amblin!=t"in!=!reasy' monstro5s beyond belie$' lon! $acial tentacles las"in! 6ildly1 Waitin! at t"e 6ater4s ed!e1 Wadin! be$ore a titantic >5mble o$ black 6eedc"oked masonry' still partially s5bmer!ed1 %nder6ater city7 W"at' Atlantis7 Flo6in! ri&ers o$ dark m5d=ooe=branc" $rom t"e 5pper peak o$ t"e isle1 ,eein! "er' t"e t"in!4s red eyes $lare bri!"ter1 It raises its b5lbo5s "ead' dead !rey $les" ripplin!' serpentine beard 6a&erin!' $illin! "er so5ld 6it" loat"in!= T"e sea=t"e salty 6ater=in "er mo5t"= =A scream o$ 6"ite "ot a!ony pierced t"e "otel room1 T"e man knocked ,ara" across t"e room and do5bled o&erC s"e let t"e se&ered l5mp o$ sine6y $les" drop $rom "er mo5t"' retc"in! !o5ts o$ blood' "orri$ied as t"e tentacle$aced t"in! seeped to6ard "er1 1 1 1 ects' 6"ile t"ey dream abo5t t"eir #lose Enco5nters o$ t"e T"ird 3ind1 Dr1 Ismael is o$ t"e opinion t"at t"e 8abd5ctees9 are act5ally reli&in! t"e 8birt" e2perience9=6"en an in$ant is bro5!"t into t"e 6orld' s5rro5nded by 5n$oc5ssed $i!5res and intense li!"t' prodded by needles' etc1 T"e memories o$ t"e "ospital and masked sta$$ are distorted and con$5sed 6it" t"e pop5lar %FO ima!es $rom t"e collecti&e 5nconscio5s1 Dr1 Moore "as anot"er t"eory1 W"ile in t"e EM state' certain people are s5sceptible to t"e dreamsendin!s o$ t"e OO and act5ally 5nder!o O5to$Body E2periences' &isitin! sites o$ pi&otal interest to t"e OO
"5man=do' 5nkno6in!ly1 T"e OBE can be per$ormed 5nder lab conditions' tri!!ered at 6ill by a speci$ic branc" o$ T"e 5ant5m Psyc"ics Department: t"e dreamscryers1 T"is ne6 tec"nolo!y is a ma>or step in o5r e2tensi&e OO st5dies1 a!!ed bo5lder at t"e ed!e=and dissol&ed it1 As it did' atomied &apor ble6 o5t o$ its top' c"5rnin! t"e 6ater' a s"rill 6"istle' re&erberatin!= =T"at 6as 6"en Daniel 6oke' 5n"in!ed' t"e piercin! note reso5ndin! in "is ears1 #leanse1 T"e s"o!!ot" 6as a cleanser' a protector=o$ 6"at7 W"y7 Ho6 many o$ t"e t"in!s are t"ere7 W"ere=
5mble o$ inco"erent t"o5!"ts' "as been $or a 6"ile1 A stroll 6ill "elp "er 5n6ind1 ,till' despite t"e apparent serenity o$ t"e scene=t"e so$tly lappin! $oamy 6a&es' t"e !ibbo5s moon t"at bat"es "er in its radiance' t"e briny sprin! breee=s"e $eels an 5ne2plainable tension in t"e air' a taste o$ 1 1 1 dan!er7 0ookin! aro5nd' s"e determines to "er satis$action t"at s"e is 5ite alone=5ntil s"e "ears t"e "ea&y floppin $oot$alls $rom t"e &icinity o$ t"e 6ater1 Fri!"tened' s"e r5ns t"e opposite direction' 6"en a lar!e 6ebbed "and 6raps itsel$ o&er "er $ace' co&erin! "er mo5t"' a s"arp $is" stenc" pierces "er nostrils as s"e is p5lled to t"e sand1 T"ere' 6it" "er limbs pinned' s"e $eels "ere le!s bein! pried apart' $eels 6it" s"5dderin! "orror t"e pondero5s 6ei!"t o$ t"e r5bbery body pressin! do6n on "er and a "ard cla6 tearin! t"e s6immin! tr5nks o$$ "er 6aist and a mammot" $ri!id ob>ect enterin! "er= Ho5rs later=it m5st "a&e been "o5rs' t"e s5n is risin!=s"e becomes co"erent1 obs o$ t"ick' sticky $l5id are smeared bet6een "er le!s' dryin!1 ,"e "5rts' "er 6oman"ood is de$iled' it ac"es' t"robbin! 6it" d5ll pain' t"robbin!= Back "ome1 ,"o6er1 Was"in! t"e marine e$$l5&i5m $rom "er $les" and mind' still in s"ock1 0ater1 #alls t"e ,an Pedro Police Department1 =Well' miss' 6e4ll do 6"at 6e can t"e b5tc" $emale &oice said on t"e ot"er end o$ t"e line1 o5rs is t"e nint" rape o$ t"at sort t"is mont"1 Don4t yo5 read t"e papers7 =No' I don4t screams #andace' be$ore s5cc5mbin! to t"e b5rnin! $r5stration o$ t"e instant' collapsin! to t"e $loor in a dead $aint1 Tracin! t"e call is no problem1 T"e ne2t ni!"t' released $rom t"e care o$ a local p"ysician' s"e 6alks to t"e beac" a!ain' to6ard t"e 6ater and doesn4t stop 5ntil t"e ocean is in "er l5n!s and s"e cannot breat"e=
Item: K(* 5bilantly repeated by di$$erent people1 W"o' Jes5s7 reat' a plane load o$ od !ro5pies1 ,tran!e as t"at 6as' it 6as not"in! compared to t"e latest $li!"t1 T"e entire plane 6as sat5rated 6it" t"e mon!rel "orde' o&er6"elmin! in its intensity1 People o$ e&ery racial e2traction sat e2citedly in place' some in loose 6"ite robes tied at t"e 6aist 6it" a pl5s" !reen ribbon1 Impatience e25ded $rom t"e !ro5p in a "eady 6a&e1 E&en more be6ilderin! ti Pierre 6as t"e si!nat5re son! o$ t"e entire con!re!ation=t"ey m5st "a&e been some biarre c5lt=t"at 6as c"anted in t"e same nonsensical syllables' o&er and o&er' t"eir monotono5s r"yt"m dri&in! "im mad 6it" an!er1 Ho6e&er' more t"an an!er' Pierre $elt $ear1 He 6as a$raid1 Terribly a$raid1
a bl5r1 Aro5nd "im' 6alls painted black1 Diabolical m5rals1 Boa constrictor in a li!"ted bo2 on a kitc"en table1 An accomplis"ed m5sician' "e ne&er strikes an 5ndesired key' e&eryt"in! is note per$ect1 T"e piece is impro&ised' made 5p on t"e spot $or t"e occasion=b5t "e "as it c"arted in "is "ead
called Ic"t"yic o5t" per$ormed at t"e &en5e1 T"at ni!"t' .+ a5dience members died' apparently o$ dro6nin!1 Police 6ere ba$$led by a nonsensical >5mble o$ 6ords $o5nd spray painted on one 6all: 8PH4N0%I M0W4NAFH #TH%0H% 40EH WAH4NA0'9 and attrib5ted t"e !ra$$iti to !an! or c5lt acti&ity1 In an 5nprecedented s"ort amo5nt o$ time' t"e mana!ement o$ T"e #t"5l"5 #l5b 6on se&eral le!al battles and reopened on t"e $irst o$ J5ne1 T"e ra&ers lined 5p $or t"ree blocks to attend t"e openin!' 6"ic" $eat5red t"e li&e act Psyc"ic T' 6ell kno6n in acid"o5se circles1 An 5ncorroborated r5mor is t"at important o$$icials in&esti!atin! t"e le!al disp5tes 6ere bribed into silence or inacti&ity 6it" lar!e !old bricks' pres5mably $rom Innsmo5t"' 6"ere t"e proprietors o$ t"e cl5b are $rom1 < ave %ews and !rips' ,5mmer' )**/@ Item: +;) 5st last 5arter in some places
T"e rene6ed interest in t"e paranormalocc5lt is triple t"at o$ t"e )*K(s1 5estion: W"at does t"is rene6ed interest in t"e occ5lt si!ni$y7 Ans6er: A6areness1 O$ one kind or anot"er1 < Paan %ews and 2iews 3uarterly' ,prin! )**/@ Item: +*)
80et4s not $or!et o5r psyc"ics' ,"o5na1
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$ore6arned 5s o$ t"e Black Island4s imminent rise lon! be$ore t"e Fo5ndation4s e5ipment detected any a!itation19 Dr1 ,e6ard: 8T"e ,anbo5rne Instit5te "as cond5ct 5ite a $e6 e2periments in t"at partic5lar area1 T"e Black Island=or t"e 5ppermost tip o$ 4lye"=6as s5bmer!ed only $i&e mont"s a!o' 6"en 6e 6ere last t"ere1 T"e "i!"est peak bein! a mere t6o "5ndred $at"oms belo6 t"e s5r$ace1 As yo5 kno6' t"e sea t"ere is normally t6o t"o5sand $at"oms deepC in t"e Paci$icAntarctic id!e' t"e 5s5al dept" is t"ree t"o5sand $at"oms1 T"e stim5lation o$ marine li$e in t"e &icinity o$ t"e "i!"est peak 6as more $e&eris" t"an on pre&io5s e2peditions1 W"at 6e "a&e no6 is a mon5mental opport5nity $or researc"=b5t 6e m5t proceed 6it" t"e 5tmost o$ ca5tion1 I remember all too 6ell 6"at "appened to ot"er teams in&esti!atin! t"e Black Island1 1 1 19 Joy ,tirner: 80ike t"e Jo"ansen party' Dr1 ,e6ard79 Dr1 ,e6ard: 8Well' yes' t"em1 B5t I mean t"e parties t"at 6ent into t"e area act5ally lookin! $or 4lye"1 o5 kno6' t"e Jo"ansen part disco&ered t"e island p5rely by mistake1 No' I4m re$errin! mainly to t"e $irst Wilmart" Fo5ndation e2pedition yo5 mentioned' Ms1 Harrison=9 ,"o5na Harrison: 8Please' call me ,"o5na19 Dr1 ,e6ard: 8ery 6ell' t"en=,"o5na1 T"at earlier e2pedition met 6it" $ail5re' i$ I remember correctly1 T"ey sent do6n a di&in! bell laden 6it" 5nder6ater cameras and tape recorders and promptly lost it1 ,eas"o!!ot"' I belie&e19 Melissa Brand: 8ea"' t"at4s ri!"t1 Incidentally' at t"at same time' t"e #### 6as in&esti!atin! t"e Deep beyond t"e Isle o$ t"e ,acred ,tone #ities19 Dr1 ,e6ard: 8A" Ponape Or' rat"er' a s5bmarine c"asm o$$ t"e coast o$ Ponape1 I4m not $amiliar 6it" t"at speci$ic operationC "o6 did it !o79 Melissa Brand:
8It4s really simple1
Based on t"e stren!t" o$
p"oto!rap"s o$ t"e Ponape $i!5rine o$ Got"Ommo!=yes' Dr1 ,e6ard' t"e &ery same ob>ect t"at ,anbo5rne once "o5sed=6e e2plored t"e Deep1 I4m not s5rprised t"at yo5 "a&en4t "eard o$ t"e operation' t"o5!"' 6e like to be secreti&e at times = $ar more so t"an some o$ o5r contemporaries1 Any6ay' d5rin! t"at o5tin! 6e not only $o5nd Got" Ommo!4s restin! place' b5t 6ere deterred $rom $5rt"er probin! by "ordes o$ "is ser&itors=9 Dr1 ,e6ard:
8T"e 5!!ya
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Melissa Brand: 8,o did 6e1 At $irst1 A$ter $5rt"er consideration' "o6e&er' and 6it" t"e aid o$ Dr1 Francis Mor!an4s notes' 6e "a&e c"an!ed o5r opinion o$ t"em1 T"ey are simply anot"er li$e $orm 6it" as m5c" ri!"t to li&e as any o$ E&ol5tion4s creat5res' incl5din! t"e Deep Ones19 Dr1 ,e6ard:
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alerie Hicks: 8,o' to pick 5p 6"ere Melissa le$t o$$' since I 6as "eadin! t"at mission' 6e did not attempt to destroy Got"Ommo!4s tomb' b5t 6e did come o5t a"ead any6ay1 We $o5nd some crystals embedded in t"e $ace o$ t"e r5ins' and a$ter a stren5o5s str5!!le 6it" t"e 5!!ya=in 6"ic" 6e barely le$t intact=6e collected samples o$ t"em1 T"e crystals "a&e amain! properties t"at kept o5t scientists b5sy $or a decade1 8We4&e also searc"ed $or 4t"o!t"a4s so5t"ern 4lye"an pro&ince o$ "e' b5t 6ere not s5ccess$5l1 T"e t"ird o$ #t"5l"54s 8,ons'9 "antanot"oa' is also 6ell obsc5red $rom o5r sensors at t"e moment1 I can say t"at #"5rc"6ard4s M5&ian book and notes are' $or t"e most part' 5nreliable 1 1 1 r5bbis"' really9 Dr1 ,e6ard: 8#"5rc"6ard 6as one o$ my c"ild"ood idols' so to speak1 B5t yes' I see 6"ere yo54re comin! $rom1 ,anbo5rne "as done its s"are o$ researc" concernin! "is material and I am $orced to a!ree 6it" yo51 8Back to t"e Black Island and its so5t"ern pro&ince "e' 6"ic" is also on t"e rise1 I $eel t"at some preempti&e action is re5ired1 T"e Black Island "as s5r$aced at least "al$ a doen times in t"is cent5ry alone=probably more t"an it "as risen in t"e past t"o5sand years1 T"at alone is si!ni$icant1 All e&idence o$ seismic and &olcanic stress
in t"e re!ion is $airly recent in ori!in1 For instance' t"e Jo"ansen Narrati&e states t"at "e and "is arty st5mbled across 4lye" in )*-+1 In )*+' Operation Ponape' led by Pro$essor ,"re6b5ry' located t"e Black Island and attempted to eradicate it=alon! 6it" #t"5l"5=6it" an atom bomb1 ,ome o$ t"e island 6as &aporied' b5t not m5c"1 In $act' no real dama!e co5ld later be detectedC t"at tells t"e stren!t" o$ t"e black stone o$ t"e city1 #t"5l"5 "ad a6akened partially $rom "is aeonlon! sl5mber and 6as on t"e s5r$ace o$ "is temple at t"e moment o$ impact=nat5rally' a mere 6eapon cannot destroy "im1 His body can reconstit5te itsel$' e&en a$ter &aporiation1 8T"en' d5rin! t"e late )*K(4s' t"e Black Island "ad s5r$aced once more' t"e res5lt bein! t"at t"e dreams o$ #t"5l"5 and "is kind "ad a pro$o5nd e$$ect on "5manity1 And no6' a!ain1 Eac" incident "as "ad common elements: s5dden o5tbreaks o$ c5lt acti&ity' dist5rbances in mental instit5tions' "i!" concentrations o$ ille!al dr5! 5se=no o$$ense meant I kno6 t"e ####4s ori!ins 0et4s see' $reakis" 6eat"er patternsC more s5nspot acti&ity t"an 5s5al' res5ltin! in radio and tele&ision inter$erence t"e 6orld o&er1 andom m5rders' complete 6it" br5tal m5tilations' are $airly ro5tine1 Formerly dormant &olcanoes "a&e s5ddenly become acti&eC seismolo!ists !enerally report ma>or s"i$ts in t"e tectonic plates1 E&en increased %FO si!"tin!s are commonly reported d5rin! t"ese times1 Need I point o5 t"at t"e alle!ed os6ell %FO do6nin! occ5rred in )*+7 8T"e recent "5rricane season is a stron! indication o$ t"eir control o&er 6eat"er1 Not to mention t"at t"e s5icide rate "as increased dramatically1 #attle m5tilations are also on t"e 5p6ard spiral' seemin!ly replacin! 8co6 tippin!9 in r5ral areas as a pastime1 T"e FBI is no6 in&ol&ed in a crackdo6n o$ all kno6n socalled apocalypse c5lts'4 t"ose "atemon!er !ro5ps t"at preac" t"e end time messa!e14 T"e $ascist ri!"t6in! militias "ad been t"oro5!"ly in$iltrated' lon! be$ore t"e Okla"oma #ity bombin! o$ April )*' )**/1 T"e Antio&ernment sentimentalities o$ t"ese !ro5ps pose a more immediate t"reat t"an T"e reat A6akenin!' beca5se i$ t"ey "a&e t"eir 6ay' "5manity 6ill re&ert to t"e barbaric mannerisms o$ t"e 5ltrari!"t #"ristian $actions like alp" eed4s #"ristian #oalition1 Not"in! co5ld be more dan!ero5s1 8We m5st 5nit to pre&ent or at least "inder t"is comin! apocalypse1 1 1 19
Board@ Item: ;(. o $olklore' one celestial star' t"e ori!in o$ t"e tribe' 6ill c"oose a spokesperson to represent "is or "er o6n people1 oy as t"ey adorn "er $ence 6it" o$$erin!s o$ sa!e' tobacco and dream catc"ers1 Her birt" 6as predicted by #"ie$ #ray Horse in t"e );*(s1 A !reat e&ent "as "appened' b5t 6"at does it mean7 In t"e #"erokee tradition' si!"tin! o$ t"e 6"ite $eral deer si!ni$ies c"an!e1 T"is small deer is also a portent o$ c"an!e $or se&eral tribes1 #"an!e1 T"e endi$timeas6ekno6it1 Transition1 Need t"e c"an!e be &iolent' t5rb5lent7 No1 T"in!s are 6indin! to an end' t"at is certain1 Anyone 6it" a modic5m o$ psyc"ic ability can sense t"at1 Anyone 6"o can read t"e si!ns o$ t"e present can !5ess t"e co5rse o$ t"e $5t5re1 B5t t"e transition doesn4t mean absol5te destr5ction1 It >5st means trans$ormation1 A s"i$t in t"e balance o$ po6er: $rom An!lo back to t"e darkskinned peoples1 T"e #### Department o$ #5lt5res Formerly 3no6n as ,a&a!es predicts t"is co5rse in con>5nction 6it"
t"e 5ant5m Psyc"ics1 No 6onder t"e An!lo people "a&e s5c" an instilled $ear o$ t"e 8apocalypse19 T"ey s"o5ld be a$raid1 T"e Da6n o$ t"e Ne6 Aeon is 5pon 5s1
First p5blis"ed: -thulhu -ultus ' )**K1
