EXILED: Crooked Rose Woods

So the banner has changed to the image of the open door from last night’s IG story…

We haven’t heard anything from our friends who we assume went through that door last night…

Can we follow? And how?

Without knowing the situation they're in unfortunately there's no good actions to take.

But if someone wanted to try the door... I have an idea of where it's at.

blondie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 12:13 pm Can we follow? And how?

That doorway literally no longer exists.

Our portal moves, and will open again very soon.

Blessings.

lazysmartperson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 12:38 pm But if someone wanted to try the door... I have an idea of where it's at.

You know better than this, Kevin.

Do not open closed doors unless invited.

opulens wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:06 pm

blondie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 12:13 pm Can we follow? And how?

That doorway literally no longer exists.

Our portal moves, and will open again very soon.

Blessings.

Thought this might be the case but always worth asking the question…

Next question is… are our friends trapped on the other side?

opulens wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:06 pm
That doorway literally no longer exists.

Our portal moves, and will open again very soon.

Blessings.

Okay, so there are a million ways to interpret "literally" in this sentence. Most of them are simple.

But I WANT to believe they mean it ... Literally.

Because that should scare anyone in KC. It scares me because a door that can "literally" no longer exist and can move could open anywhere at any time.

Which, come to think of it, matches some discussions that popped up several days ago about how the current location was "chosen."

UnseenPresence wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:21 pm Because that should scare anyone in KC. It scares me because a door that can "literally" no longer exist and can move could open anywhere at any time.

Which, come to think of it, matches some discussions that popped up several days ago about how the current location was "chosen."

It can pop up anywhere.
But where does it lead?
What horrors can come through it?
If you go through, can you come back?

WHERE THE FRICK ARE OUR FRIENDS?!

This is giving me Wizard of Oz / Alice in Wonderland / Narnia vibes.

opulens wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:06 pm

blondie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 12:13 pm Can we follow? And how?

That doorway literally no longer exists.

Our portal moves, and will open again very soon.

Blessings.

The alternative take on this is that it's not like a portal that can transport people somewhere else, but that it's an actual doorway (or a metaphorical one) that serves as a portal into a ritual or rite of passage. Maybe something to prepare the KC folks for...whatever is coming next.

I found some connections between some of the research we were doing before and the event yesterday and the current silence period we seem to be in.

Like many secret societies, they hold initiation rites. Of which there are THREE levels. During the first one, the initiate takes this oath: "Are you willing to take upon yourself a solemn obligation to keep forever secret all that you may hear, see or be instructed in — an obligation that will in no way conflict with your creed or your conscience."

This was from the research on the Knights of Pythias that was done as part of the mystery box thread. Maybe part of the event was an initiation for them and if so they could have all been presented with a choice to take this oath, in this case it could be temporary or permanent who knows, but in any case we are witnessing the silence.

When I was looking more through the thread there were other similar mentions in the Sufism research as well that in reaching higher levels of initiation there is some amount of secrecy and more emphasis on fully believing in your teachers. Additionally in this research we talked about the story of Damon and Pythias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_and_Pythias which in some interpretations is presented more as a test of two friends and in the story involves one being willing to sacrifice oneself in some way in order for both to be set free. Of course, right now we have no way of knowing what happened last night but the parallels are certainly there and the pairs of two going through the event could imply some version of this test being carried out.

Or ya know maybe not at all but maybe this will spark some new interesting shapes to dig in

Almost all of the pairs had a relationship between the two (aside from Richard, of
Cammie and Matt (acquaintances?)
KC and Mart (married)
Kassidy and Clara (friends)
Richard (and ?)

I hope Richard didn't go solo... but if he did, I hope he knows just how strong he is for braving the Tempest alone.

cd3vane wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 2:56 pm I found some connections between some of the research we were doing before and the event yesterday and the current silence period we seem to be in.

Maybe part of the event was an initiation for them and if so they could have all been presented with a choice to take this oath, in this case it could be temporary or permanent who knows, but in any case we are witnessing the silence.

This is a really good take. It is interesting to consider the period of silence we already got from Cammie too— why was she allowed to return, and why is she now silent again? Perhaps to try and recruit further? Maybe we didn’t push her enough to share… We all seemed to just accept that she didn’t have much to say regarding her “deletion.”

I have a question for whomever is behind that door:

What are we missing? What is it you desire? What is it you fear?

Is Crooked Rose an idea? A place? A name?

My last year has been about opening myself to a myriad of ideas I have been ... resistant to before. But now I really see that quantum mechanics and magic combine, that religion works for those who believe it BECAUSE they believe it. That perception is reality, LITERALLY.

I have begun to think that the farther we see with our technology, the farther back in time our perception is impacting and creating that reality. Perhaps we will one day find that the entire universe only came into being because we saw it.

Or perhaps not. But your open door feels very much like the way the last year has been...from my perception.

So I am trying to look at this from wider, different perceptions. And I ask again:

What have we missed? What do we need to SEE to perceive things as your group does?

Is that door a choice? Or is it the opening of knowledge one finds when stepping out of our normal, safe area of view?

UnseenPresence wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:17 pm I have a question for whomever is behind that door:

Proceeds to ask 10 questions he knows we will not answer.

Blessings?

opulens wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:21 pm

UnseenPresence wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:17 pm I have a question for whomever is behind that door:

Proceeds to ask 10 questions he knows we will not answer.

Blessings?

I don't know what I don't know. That is the lesson for me in the last 18 months. Did I expect you to answer them? I didn't expect any outcome and allowed it to be what it would be.


Your group is cryptic. You ask if us but offer little clear in return, at least so far. You want attention and are opaque in what suffices. You get bored, you ask for more, you like creativity and free publicity.

All perfectly fine to do. I think at some point your actual desires and/or some clarity might bring you more attention and/or recruits. But I accept you doing whatever you wish to do.

I will continue to seek answers in whatever fashion is necessary.

UnseenPresence wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:40 pm You ask if us but offer little clear in return, at least so far.

Your lack of comprehension is not our priority.

When you feed a baby it may well spit your food out, or throw it on the floor, or not open its mouth at all. It doesn't understand where food comes from, it doesn't even know what it is.

We are here to fulfill our plans, not yours.

We will, however, continue to try and spoon feed you growth formula. Some of you are eating well.

Blessings.

opulens wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:58 pm
Your lack of comprehension is not our priority.

We are here to fulfill our plans, not yours.

We will, however, continue to try and spoon feed you growth formula. Some of you are eating well.

Blessings.

That was more useful than it might seem. I would thank you, but I understand that's unnecessary.

I see new paths..

opulens wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 4:58 pm
We will, however, continue to try and spoon feed you growth formula. Some of you are eating well.

Blessings.

I also find this comment specifically interesting. You feed animals well before a slaughter, too.

Locals should be careful. If it's not already too late for them.