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reference. Our planet, the Earth, is on a
Primary Point of Convergence of Dynamic Dimensions.
In other words, it is in an annular universe close to an Astral Meridian ,
a segment of a circle of primary energy, energy made by the universe, which attracts
the outermost armillary spheres, the Errants. The Errants are moving
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universes which travel along the Meridian.
The fact is that where these armillary spheres cross the astral meridian bits
continually break off the various continuums and different ethereal "moods" are
mixed together. These cosmic interferences happen quite often in Multiverse,
and few of the civilizations which live there are aware of this. But the point is
that microscopic events have microscopic effects - "cosmologically" speaking -
on our poor planet. Every time these interferences occur we can have intrusions.
Alternatively, the presences or energies which live on other planes of existence are
capable of coming into our dimension. Some of them are absolutely harmless and have
lived on our planet for millennia without disturbing us except for resulting in
legends about fantastic beings or animals (the Irish 'Little People', Scandinavian
Trolls, sirens, centaurs, the Cyclops and the Minotaur from Greek mythology,
the animal gods of Egyptian theology, the Yeti, the Phoenix, the Chimera, Chinese
dragons etc...).
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On the right is one of the oldest symbolic representations of the dynamic structure
of the
Whole.
The Earth, shown in the centre, is crossed by two straight parallel lines which go
through the sixty-three layers of the upper and lower worlds described in Hindu
mythology. The blurred background symbolizes infinite space made up of atomic
particles. This illustration from 2000 B.C. correctly interprets the
Dynamic Totality of the temporal space continuum which forms the Existent Whole.
The Earth is crossed by an Astral Meridian, one of the infinite primary circles of
energy which make up the supportive structure of the Multiverse. The numerous layers
of lower and upper worlds in the illustration symbolise the multiplicity of the
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On the left is a schematic drawing of the theoretical structure
of the Whole. It is easy to make out the framework of Astral Meridians and the
Annular Universes, areas of fixed space undisturbed by dimensional energy
flowing along the Meridians. The Earth is situated in one of these fixed universes
and is permanently positioned near an Astral Meridian. And so it goes through periods
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The Errants or moving universes are carried along the Astral Meridians by fluxes of
primary energy. As you can see in the diagram on the right, they cross and penetrate
the Annular Universes without interacting with them. Their presence is only noticeable
by means of altered states of consciousness, characteristic by those of the psychic
and the alienated.
Areas of turbulent dimensional energy flows or Knots
may form around the Astral Meridians.
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The figure on the left shows the original atom of Leadbetter and Besant -
"Occult Chemistry, 1908" - and is the one which comes closest to a schematic
drawing of a Node. Errants which get caught up in this vortex of energy every
now and then go near the Astral Meridian and come into contact with the Annular
Universes. In these cases the strong interference of dimensional energy causes
"breaks" between the different universes with exchanges of "ethereal moods" and
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turbulence for little more than 100,000 years. The intrusions and expulsions of
living beings and inanimate matter - the latter is always destroyed in the process -
happen very frequently. When interferences like these take place in downward vortices
we have «intrusions».
In the diagram on the right, a downward vortex involving our planet is highlighted, with the different distinct areas of intrusion marked by hermetic characters
distinguished according to their amplitude and duration. |
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Now let's see what things are like in the Microcosm.
Each of the different "zones of jurisdiction" on the Earth, where the dimensional
thresholds usually open up, is entrusted to a single
Bulwark who has to keep an eye on it so that no
obvious hostile intrusions take place. The city where Gea lives is one of these zones, a metropolis
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of amalgam of various European and North American cities. It has a river,
big bridges, a lovely green area in the middle but it isn't New York. It has large
parks on the outskirts with sequoia forests and deep canyons but it isn't Los Angeles
or San Francisco. Its police force is like the European ones, there are vast
communities of Indian and African immigrants, but it isn't Paris or London.
It may well not even be in our universe but on some parallel plane of existence,
where everything is similar to the things we know but isn't at all the same.
The historical setting
of Gea's story is that of the present day.
Gea's musical tastes are the same as those of today's teenagers, such as
ranging from classics Bruce Springsteen, Peter
Gabriel, Jaco Pastorius to emerging artists like Portishead, the Cranberries, Bjork.
Gea plasters her loft with posters of modern artists like
Keith Haring or Hassan Massoudy. The socio-
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political events
which accompany her adventures are those of our own society - a high rate of
immigration from poor countries, environmental problems, xenophobic intolerance,
violence against the weakest fringe groups of society, instrumental use of the
death penalty. Local and international events in our daily news are reflected in
Gea's stories. Even the "dimensional intruders" who make up the vast communities
hidden in the city's ghettoes are the imaginary counterpart of Italy's illegal
immigrant population who come to Europe in search of a better life.
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A crowd of thousands. And they're all trying to get into
our world. They're the "devils", the Enemy Race! |
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