IMAGINE there is a Cosmic Institution that functions as the equivalent of a Library containing all of the most valuable and seminal documents that have been created within the Milky Way Galaxy. "Star Maker’s Apprentice" is included in that Library. Its stature is not based on a mere assertion of literary beauty or stylistic innovation. What accounts for its election is its unanticipated, astounding content.
The fact that "Star Maker’s Apprentice" is not universally known among Humanity as of the year 2011 is a result of a few factors.
First, there has been a very limited distribution of the document. It has only been released for sale to the general public in September, 2010. Previously, the book has only been available at the relatively clandestine location of feedbooks.com on the Internet, where it has been downloaded over 10,700 times as of August 2011.
Second, representatives of governments, religions, and numerous instruments of the Establishment Machine who have been made aware of its existence have worked to suppress its distribution, due to the revolutionary effect that its message could evoke if received under the appropriate circumstances.
Third, the information is so disruptive to the ordinary thought patterns of a very large percentage of the hometown species that very few of the Planet’s natives comprehend the new knowledge without serious emotional and intellectual distress. "Star Maker’s Apprentice" upsets most people who read it and understand what it is saying about its Author, and about the nature of reality. Consequently, cognitive dissonance results. At first, almost everyone will experience difficulty believing that it is true, and therefore attempt to ignore its message and its repercussions. However, as the late psychedelic spokesperson Terence McKenna observed, "If the Truth is told in a manner that can be understood, eventually it will be believed."
Fourth, there is a gulf of cultural alienation that exists between the Author, a higher–dimensional creature masquerading as a member of the planet's dominant species, and his intended audience; a select group of that species, Homo sapiens. On the cusp of a revolutionary breakthrough, these restless domesticated primates are trapped in a techno–barbaric culture, but poised to experience an initiation into a transition beyond SpaceTime. Motives have been sometimes misconstrued, and communication has been excruciatingly difficult at times.
Lastly, following a slowly unfolding strategic pattern, this is the manner in which the existence of this particular Fundamental Species Document was designed to emerge.
You have before you the opportunity to access one of the three documents created by a member of the species Homo sapiens that resides in The Milky Way Galactic Library of Distinction. The two other selections are both creations of the late, great, W. Olaf Stapledon; "Star Maker" and "Last And First Men".
Make of it what you will.
In the very near future, audio versions of "Star Maker's Apprentice", "Star Maker", and "Last And First Men" will be made freely available to interested Fellow Travelers.
Please send email to "ambassadorzot@gmail.com" to stay tuned and be informed of further information and announcements.
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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:34:19 +0100
On January 27th, 2012, with the intent to more accurately set the tone for the remainder of the work, I finished uploading a substantial expansion (over five hundred words) to the second half of Chapter One.
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:34:18 +0200
On October 20, 2010, I updated all of the expanded Chapters and Sections of Star Maker's Apprentice that are included in this free version of the book.
Because Feedbooks.com uses the epub format for uploading text, and does not permit the inclusion of any graphical content, I also placed a message at the bottom of a few Chapters which includes the Internet URL where all of the book's photos and graphics can be viewed.