Hi, and welcome. If you're looking for a story, a dose of
the stranger than fiction side of the world we live in, then you've come
to the right place. We all look for those alien visitors. Some hope
for them, some do not, but we talk about it often. When
will they get here? Are they here? The ANSWER's not simple, and
some of it might not be what you expect. They call me the Ghost.
I'm an independent dark operative on the dark Web, taking on the mysterious
and outrageous jobs then no one else will or can, and this is one
of my adventures. Take a listen and enjoy. My guys, It's the
Ghost. How's everyone doing this fine Friday? Hope you're all doing great.
So I got some feedback on the last job that I shared with you guys
that you like hearing the full request, so I thought for this job,
i'd shared this one with you also. It came in at around two a
m. No one was up to get this at this time, but it
was definitely waiting for me. When I got up at about five forty five
a m. This guy got my attention and here's how the request read.
Dear Ghost, I hope this message finds you well. I am doctor Silas
Patterson, a seasoned archeologist and professor of ancient civilizations at Cambridge University. Throughout
my career, I have dedicated myself to revealing the secrets hidden within our past.
Yet I find myself at a loss in the face of a puzzle that
surpasses my understanding. During an expedition to a concealed location, our team discovered
an extraordinary artifact, a spherical object of unknown material bearing a complex constellation arrangement.
This artifact, which we've named with a cosmic globe, presents a three
dimensional map of celestial bodies unfamiliar to any of our astrophysicists. Its ancient age
and atypical astronomical depictions have baffled us, leading us to suspect we might be
looking at an artifact not of human origin. We've consulted numerous experts in the
fields of astronomy and archeology, but none have been able to decode the cryptic
celestial patterns etched on the sphere. I strongly believe this artifact may bear profound
implications, potentially revealing undisclosed truths about our universe or even extraterrestrial civilizations. After
hearing of your exceptional talents in solving unusual and inexplicable mysteries. I'm writing to
request your assistance in deciphering this celestial cipher. In return for your invaluable help,
I can offer you access to our resources alongside a suitable compensation for your
time and effort. More importantly, you will have the opportunity to partake in
a groundbreaking discovery that could forever reshape our understanding of the cosmos. If you
are inclined to accept this challenge, kindly respond via the secure channel. Your
expertise could be the missing piece in unraveling the secrets this ancient artifact holds eagerly
awaiting your positive response. Doctor Silas Patterson, this was quite the request.
I definitely know of this guy and the reputation that precedes him. I decide
I'm going to check this out, and I take Rider and Scarlet with me
to meet doctor Silas Patterson at his location. His office was located in the
Physics department of the prestigious University of Cambridge, which is where we were headed.
The atmosphere in the physics wing was very busy, as you can imagine,
very concentrated people. It was buzzing. It was like a hive of
intellectual pursuit that was both intense and focus, and you could feel that intensity
just walking through the place. A bit different when we got to doctor Patterson's
office. There we found a space that was a testament to the man himself,
an embodiment of his lifelong pursuit of knowledge and understanding. Books were stacked
on every available surface, while meticulously organized diagrams and mathematical equations adorned the walls.
The guy was constantly busy, constantly thinking. Now in the middle of
it all, behind a desk cluttered with scientific instruments and academic papers, sat
Doctor Silas Patterson, himself a man of undeniable intellect. His silver hair and
glasses just added to his look of distinguished wisdom. His keen gaze regarded us
as we walked in, and you could see this hint of anticipation and curiosity
glinting in his eyes. When we got there, he wanted us to come,
and he was glad we were there. I could see by the look
on his face that the guy was just excited to maybe get some answers to
whatever his mystery was. He stood up immediately welcomed us and extended his hand
to me for a handshake. His voice was steady and calm, but I
could definitely hear that undercurrent of excitement in his tone. We went through some
sort of initial awkward acknowledgment of each other talking about our accomplishments, but it
wasn't long before we dove into the topic at hand, and here is what
we learned. Doctor Silas Patterson always had a profound interest in ancient civilizations and
their technology, and you know it led him into that world. He established
many connections with other archaeologists and antiquarians around the world. Well. A few
years back, during a sabbatical from the University of Cambridge, doctor Patterson journeyed
to Peru, where he was invited to visit an ongoing excavation in the heart
of the Amazon Rainforest. The team there, led by a prominent Peruvian archeologist,
had uncovered an ancient site of unknown origin. The site did not match
the architectural or cultural footprint of any known civilization's indigenous to the region, and
that's its own thing. But while exploring this curious site, doctor Patterson was
shown an unusual artifact. It was this small seemingly metallic object that had been
found partially embedded in the heart of a giant ancient tree. The object was
remarkably smooth and had these strange inscriptions on the surface, inscriptions that did not
resemble any known language or symbolic system that we knew of. Despite its obvious
age, the artifact had an inexplicable sense of newness to it. Its surface
was unmarred by the passage of time, no corrosion, no wear and tear,
as if it defied the aging process. Well drawn to its peculiarity,
doctor Patterson requested permission to study the object. Recognizing his academic reputation and his
passion for understanding the mysteries of the past, the archeological team agreed in trusting
him with this artifact. Upon returning to Cambridge, doctor Patterson found that the
strange artifact was more than it appeared as he thought. He felt that there
was more to it than it being merely this metallic object with a weird inscription
on it. Did it do something? Did it hold information? He couldn't
be sure, but he did know for sure that it was more than just
a metal ball. Okay, it was Patterson's belief that this was of extraterrestrial
origin, but he couldn't be sure. It just seemed to be more than
a man made won't anything. He kept those opinions to himself for the most
part until now, and I asked him, why is he so certain that
this object shouldn't be filed away as an ancient artifact or may be considered as
something that was actually produced today. Well, he ran his hand through his
thinning hairy, leaned back in his chair and he explained more. He talked
about how when they first discovered the globe it did seem like nothing more than
a peculiar artifact. However, he started noticing its intricate details, the markings,
and the faint glow it emitted at times. The pattern. It was
all too advanced, he said, too intricate for any civilization known to us.
He tried again with his colleagues, he said, at the University of
Cambridge, and they were astounded naturally by the object, but most dismissed it
again as an extraordinary piece of ancient art. There were some that went along
with Patterson's theory that maybe it could be a tool that was used for astronomical
observations. But nobody really wanted to get into it. Nobody really wanted to
commit. Anyone that doctor Patterson talked to it seemed ended up in a deadlock.
The patterns were too complex and did not correlate with any known mathematical or
astronomical models. Some experts thought it could be a strange sort of map,
but to where no one could tell, and no one wanted the risk that
seemed to come with this thing. So when no one else would support doctor
Patterson's ideas, he still believed it was more than just an ancient artifact.
This was a piece of technology. He was convinced something far more advanced than
what we could create. He really did feel it was alien But of course,
making such a bold claim without substantial proof was frowned upon, to say
the least, in his world. If he talked about it anymore with any
of his colleagues, he feared he would firmly be dismissed. They would see
it as only speculation coming from an aging researcher, undermining any credibility that he
has. So that's how we ended up with us. Now, after our
introduction to everything, we end up following doctor Patterson through the University's maze like
corridors, passing by countless displays of ancient artifacts and cutting at research equipment.
The whole place was a blend of history and the present progression that Cambridge University
was known for. The objects seemed to be in the right place, but
there were so many questions. Was it old? Was it new? How
could anyone know for sure? Well, that's what we were doing there.
Hopefully we could help him find out. Silas took us to a high security
facility within the university. I mean, nothing special from the outside, just
gray stone, no windows, a great place to conduct research without raising a
bunch of suspicions or unwanted attention. To get inside, doctor Patterson placed his
hand on this biometric scanner and it lit up with this blue glow, and
then the heavy metal door in front of us unlatched with a soft hiss,
revealing an interior that looked like a fusion of a high tech lab and a
museum exhibit. I'd say you never could have guessed it was even there.
It was a very unassuming building. The room we were in was lined with
a myriad of artifacts encased in glass relics from various excavations, but we weren't
there to really browse all of that, right. The centerpiece of the room
was what caught our attention. There was this large globe shaped containment unit that
had this glow, this crazy, almost eerie luminescence to it. Based on
everything that we knew already from doctor Patterson, we knew that that was our
object. After doctor Patterson punched in a sequence of commands on a nearby control
panel, the whole room dimmed, and the payment unit in the center we
could see it was emitting this pulsating glow. Suspended within it was the cosmic
globe sitting there, shimmering with this captivating iridescence. And this was a moment,
guys. Just the sight of this thing put us in a state.
It had this beauty about it, like the thing held some kind of old
promise to it, like it meant something or had some kind of secret.
We looked at it and it was strange, how old yet new this thing
seemed. It looked new, but something about it just felt old. And
the closer we got to it, this feeling rose up through our chests.
It was a feeling of excitement. We didn't know why it was there,
but we all felt it. We were drawn to this thing, and in
our experience, we know that there's a reason for that. Doctor Patterson gestured
toward the globe, acknowledging that, yes, this is what he's been talking
about. We spent the next hour or so in that room with doctor Patterson,
and he had a lot to say. He elaborated on the cosmic globes,
intriguing characteristics, the advanced technology employed to study it, and his theories
about its potential extraterrestrial origin, something he found others weren't exactly interested in.
And you know, guys, you think it'd be easy, really easy to
find people that are interested in discussing your ideas about ets or aliens and objects
that you might have, But it isn't exactly that easy, especially when you're
someone in a more important position. Somehow, people feel that it could jeopardize
their career or their position. So sometimes unless they see something right away that
grabs them and they fall and believe that they can prove it's of alien origin,
a lot of times they just want to walk away. And that's what
was happening to doctor Patterson. It's surprising, but it happens more often than
you think. But okay, what was this thing? Well, this cosmic
globe, as he called it, was composed of a smooth metallic material that
had this slight iridescent sheen to it. Like I said, it reflected hues
of silver, blue, violet, just a bunch of different colors yellows under
the different lighting. And I mean doctor Patterson was right. This artifact has
a sleek design. There are no sharp edges or irregularities on its surface.
Instead, the object is perfectly smooth and seamless, as though crafted from a
single piece of metal. Now holding it, I found it to be heavy
for its size, indicating a density much greater than any common material that we'd
find in something else that size. What was this thing? Oh? We
were all thinking, you know, me, Scarlet and Rider. We were
wondering about that pull. We were feeling is it a good thing or a
bad thing? There we were with it, but we knew nothing about it
at that point. After meeting doctor Patterson, we now knew that we could
not take this thing from Cambridge, at least not yet to study it.
Patterson would need to set up some type of permissions for us to be in
some labs and things and I need to get my team together so that we
can look into this thing a bit more. He gets us set up,
no problem and approved, and I call in Frankie and Jagger to join us.
Harley would stay back at the warehouse. I have to fill in everybody
on what it is that Patterson already told us. And then Patterson ushered us
into this pretty large and isolated room within the hallowed walls of the university's research
center. This room, filled with more ancient artifacts and countless tomes of knowledge,
was to be our base of operations. We have the globe, some
supplies Frankie and Jagger brought and we get set up at least temporarily until we
can figure out what's going on here and what did we think? What were
our thoughts initially here. Well, our first theory was that if this was
something alien, maybe it was something left behind, like so many things that
we have found and learned about. It could be some sort of time capsule,
some sort of extraterrestrial time capsule containing maybe records of alien civilizations. Just
as humanity has sent out probes with records of our civilization, aliens might do
the same. The data could be encoded in the intricate shifting patterns, waiting
for a civilization advanced enough to decode them. Another idea was that this thing
could be some sort of signaling device. It could be a beacon of some
sort designed to send out a signal when it was activated. Perhaps the activation
is not merely touching or analyzing it, but maybe understanding the complex pattern it
displays. Now, in this scenario, the globe would be like a test
sending a signal back to it origin only when a sufficiently advanced civilization has found
it and solved its riddle. Or could be some kind of alien map.
The cosmic globe could be some type of map for something in the universe,
something that would require not just advanced knowledge of astronomy, but possibly an understanding
of the alien's perspective on the universe. Was it trying to tell us something?
These are all questions, unanswered questions, and we were just speculating at
that point, And I ask you, guys, take a minute, what
are your first instincts here? Do you have any ideas of what this thing
is? Take a minute and think about it. I can tell you we're
going to find out. And at that moment we dove right in. While
examining the globe under high resolution imagery, Silas and I made a startling discovery.
We noticed a pattern within the shifting designs inside that appeared to match constellations
that were found in our own night sky. When we superimposed an image of
the Milky Way on the globe surface, it was a near perfect match.
Again interesting, But what really caught our attention was an unfamiliar constellation that was
etched distinctly on the globe, a constellation not present in our own astronomical charts.
Now, some of this supports Silas's alien theory, but some of it
is new and surprising. We can't be sure what it means. We then
examine the globe under a powerful microscope, and in doing so it's Jagger that
makes another incredible discovery. He notices that the shifting patterns on the surface of
the sphere they seemed to be alive. It's as though they're moving of their
own accord. Now this is something new. At first, we're all thinking,
of course, that a metallic object like this would not possess lifelike qualities.
It couldn't. But as we observe the more closely, we all begin
to notice that the patterns seem to be shifting in an almost organic manner,
not mechanical. So what could explain this? What was it doing and doing
with intention? So we're talking and thinking, and right then we also begin
to notice something else that is equally perplexing. Whenever we touch the globe at
this point, we feel a strange, tingling sensation on our fingertips. So
now not only are we seeing odd and new things, we're now feeling something
from this globe, which leads us to another thought. When we first held
the globe, we felt nothing, But then after realizing a few things about
it, it's almost like we were given more to know about it, Like
one door opened another door. Were we being rewarded for our realizations? Well,
we couldn't be sure, but it sure seemed like it made you think
not only what this thing was, but who or what I suppose is behind
it. It was starting to feel like we were interacting with something in real
time instead of just figuring something out, almost like we were being watched.
You know that feeling a lot's sort of how we were starting to feel at
that point, and so we experimented. We set up an array of sensors
and touched the globe with a variety of different materials, recording the reaction of
the globe to each different contact, and with each test we found this sphere
seemed to react differently depending on this substance in contact with it. However,
the most striking reaction was that of human touch. The globe's energy emissions spiked
and the patterns changes were more dynamic. This led us to believe that the
artifact could somehow differentiate between an inanimate object and a living entity, making it
a smart object. While smarter, I suppose than we already thought it was.
There was more research to do. Scarlet, with her archaeological background,
focused on the globe simply as an artifact, comparing its patterns to known ancient
symbology. Writer worked with Harley back at the warehouse researching other civilizations, trying
to speculate on the nature and intent of whatever civilization left this here on Earth.
And meanwhile, Jagger and Frankie, with their specialized backgrounds, they studied
the geographic implications of the constellation that was etched on the globe. I worked
closely with Silas I can tell you this usually or most often, you know,
we're chasing something down that we know, or maybe we're being chased by
something that we know. But either way, we're in a situation where we
know a lot of what's going on, and in this case, we're really
starting out blind. So this took a while before we made any real breakthroughs
that started to put this together for us, But breakthroughs did come. Frankie
was manipulating the globe and doing different things to it to try to get a
reaction when he noticed a slight, almost imperceptible shift in the patterns. But
let me set this up for you. Remember Silas told us we would have
different tools and tech at our disposal as part of his research team, as
we were designated as to the university. Well, anyway, Cambridge has a
ton of great tools and things for learning and student discovery as well as research,
and we had access to a lot of it. And there was this
holographic star map that was part of Cambridge University's state of the art tools.
It's something that researchers at the university use for advanced research in astronomy and physics
and other related disciplines and it was super cool. Well, with this holographic
star map at our disposal, we were able to project and analyze stellar constellations,
planets, and galaxies in a fully immersive three D environment. Now,
because we noticed that the mapping on the globe was different from anything we as
humans head of over mapped out and documented ourselves, we wanted to do a
full on comparison, and that's exactly what we did with this technology. We
were able to cross reference celestial bodies that we found on the globe, and
in doing that, we found that when certain constellations in the holographic star map
aligned and matched with what the artifact was giving us, things started to happen.
So matching equals action, and a light bulb came on for all of
us all at once. This was not just a map, you know.
We were projecting from this cosmic globe, overlaying the maps with each other,
and it hit us this was a three D navigational tool sensitive to stellar alignments,
because that's what it was reacting to. I know it's complicated, but
what this means is that the cosmic globe isn't merely a static object that has
a map on it or in it. Instead, it's a highly sophisticated interactive
tool designed for navigation on an interstellar scale. Wow, And I mean,
if you're not quite sure what all that means. I'm referring by interstellar scale,
I'm referring to the vast distances and dimensions between different star systems in a
galaxy. So when we say something is on an interstellar scale, we're talking
about measurements that span the vast, nearly incomprehensible distances between stars. Okay,
so I hope that makes sense. Let me give you an example. Okay,
the distance from our solar system, our solar system to the nearest star
system is approximately four point two four light years. Now, one light year
is about five point eight eight trillion miles over nine trillion kilometers. So it's
huge. It's endless. And so when I'm talking about the cosmic globe is
a navigation tool on an interstellar scale, what I mean is that this device
is capable of providing guidance across these vast distances, potentially revealing pathways or connections
between distant star systems within our galaxy or perhaps even beyond. And the route
shifts as everything in the galaxy moves. And this is amazing because it means
that this globe is capable of recognizing and responding to the positions and movements of
celestial bodies in the universe. When certain stars or planets align in specific ways,
this globe is revealing different data, or it's responding differently. It shifts
its patterns, illuminating certain areas and revealing hidden symbols and messages. That is
the movement and changes we've been seeing things in different places means there's a different
route, right. Do you get that? So when you're looking at your
phone GPS, it knows where your car is, and depending on what's going
on with traffic in different things, it's trying to give you the smartest route,
right. So that's kind of what I'm talking about here. We are
literally looking at this thing like a universal navigational tool. The complexity of this
thing was staggering, and we all start to feel this kind of thrill.
I mean it was fear and excitement both as we were coming to realize the
magnitude of what we might be dealing with. Why would you have a universal
GPS if you will, Well, that could be explained if you were an
advanced universal traveler and they're out there. We humans just aren't there yet.
So It seems like something impossible, right, but yet it is. Either
way, we know that this all implies a level of technology and knowledge that's
far beyond what humans currently possess. So clearly Silas is correct in the fact
that this is of alien origin, and I believe that we are proving that
by what we're discovering and unlocking here. What I want to do now for
you guys is go back to some theories that I talked about earlier. Okay,
just so you guys can remember where we started. If you remember,
I talked about it being maybe something like a time capsule or signaling device should
anyone find it, or even an alien map of some kind. Right,
Well, now we're thinking that this globe sort of a combination of all of
those things. And I mean, there's so much to explain here, but
I think what I'll do is I'm just going to jump to a few of
the theories about aliens that hopefully we'll help make this all make more sense.
There are a lot of theories out there as to aliens being here on Earth,
if they have visited already, and or if they're here now, simple
enough, they are here or they aren't. Right, Well, It's not
always that simple. Have you guys heard of the Fermi paradox? If not,
It's the apparent contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial life and then the
lack of evidence or contact with these civilizations. This term was named after physicist
and Rico Fermi, who was famously asked during a conversation with his colleagues back
in nineteen fifty where is everybody? I mean, seems obvious there are other
planets, other beings, other intelligence. Well, given these assumptions, it
would seem that Earth should have already been visited by extraterrestrial aliens. Yet where's
the evidence. This discrepancy between our expectation that we should see evidence of alien
life and the fact that we do not is the Fermi paradox. Many have
proposed different solutions to this problem, as it were, but no one knows
anything for sure. There are a few hypotheses, though, that I want
to share with you guys today and just talk through. So One is the
Zoo theory. This attempts to answer the where are all the aliens? I
mean, given the age of the universe and the number of stars and planets
that we know of, we should have had contact with extraterrestrial civilizations by now,
but it seems that we haven't. So the zoo hypothesis suggests that alien
civilizations are intentionally avoiding contact with us, much like zookeepers avoid interfering with the
animals they care for. In other words, we're kind of in a galactic
zoo or maybe a wildlife sanctuary where the aliens are observing us without making their
presence known. They're just allowing us to develop and evolved naturally. Now second,
it's the prime directive. This is another proposed solution to the Fermi paradox,
similar to the zoo hypothesis. It's actually named after the guiding principle in
Star trek. It prohibits Starfleet personnel from interfering with the natural environment of alien
civilizations. If you're a trek Ee, you know this. The idea is
that advanced extraterrestrial civilizations may be following a similar principle, avoiding contact with less
developed civilizations like ours to avoid influencing our evolution and our culture. And then
you have the planetarium hypothesis, And this idea suggests that we live in a
simulation or planetarium created by an advanced alien civilization. The aliens control all the
information we receive about the universe, so we see exactly what they want us
to see. This could explain why we haven't detected any signs of alien life
because the aliens running the simulation have decided not to reveal themselves. I mean,
this also could make sense, right. And then there's the test hypothesis.
This is the idea that we're being tested by an advanced civilization to see
if we're ready for contact. The test could take many forms, forms like
our cosmic globe. The idea is that only when we have passed this test,
which might involve demonstrating that we can live peacefully or maybe achieve a certain
level of technological or social development, will the aliens make contact. Well,
Okay, after everything that we researched, talked out, and looked at,
we knew we knew exactly what This was a little bit of a combination,
but we were definitely in a test. That's what all this was. That's
what Patterson had a planted alien test. This would explain why we felt like
we were in the middle of some kind of game. We weren't just trying
to figure something out. This was intentional. They were trying to figure something
out about us, us humans. So now that made us look at this
cosmic globe in a different way. I mean, basically, if our theory
is correct, this cosmic globe was put or left here on Earth on purpose.
It was left for us to find. No doubt they will see what
we are able to figure out, and there's some determination maybe that they will
make because of it. Aliens are known to leave these tests right out there
in front of us. Most people would never even notice what they are or
care for that matter. But that's the test, isn't it. And that's
what we believe we have in front of us right then. And so since
we have made a decision on what we believe this is, we're going to
go with that decision. That's how we work. And I could tell you,
guys ours worth of experiments that we had done and the discussions we had
with Patterson and all of that that led up to this point, but like
all my jobs, we'd be sitting here for days probably. So we experimented,
we talked, we researched, we worked with a few other departments until
we got to this decision. And so that's where we are at this point,
So we take a really good look at it, and we sort of
are just watching all the swirling images and symbols of this globe. It's very
complex. The symbols intermittently appear and disappear. We start to pick up a
pattern looping over and over again, and this hinted heavily helping to confirm for
us that this was some sort of structured language. Was it a message?
If this is some kind of test, which we think it is, then
this must be a message that we are meant to figure out, or it
just wouldn't be there. So we get a hold of this portable well I
call it portable. It's a supercomputer as they call it at Cambridge that they
do move around to different departments. But it's a tool that they use to
process really large amounts of data and it can do it at an incredible speed.
So I want this tool, but I also have a special piece of
software of my own that I would like to use on this powerful machine.
I need something with enough power to handle linguistic analysis and decryption. And you
guys know that we have a special team of developers that we use for a
lot of our gadgets and tools. But we also have developers for different programs
in software, and we have a specially developed program that was put together just
for us for specialized linguistic analysis. Because we run into very weird things,
don't we. We call this the Crypto. It was designed to help us
analyze and break down unfamiliar languages based on pattern recognition, syntax mapping, and
other advanced linguistic algorithms. I mean, we're going to use the supercomputer in
combination with my program to help us decipher what we believe is an alien language.
I mean, humans are definitely capable of identifying patterns like this, but
this is going to help what we're trying to do go a lot faster.
And because their language is nothing like ours, we can only assume it's going
to help us. Our program will help us in analyzing the alien script by
rapidly processing the alien symbols that we're seeing. It will compare the patterns and
symbols to all known language structures. I wanted this program put together for this
very reason. We as humans communicate in a certain way, okay, no
matter what language you're using, So we have to have a program that could
work outside of this box to make sense of languages that are not put together
like ours here on Earth. So we get this all set up and we
hope that we can decipher whatever message is being put in front of us.
But like with all things, it's not as easy as it sounds, guys.
It never is. Some of the symbols that we were running across weren't
consistent, which caused a glitch in some things. It was as though one
symbol could be used in many different ways, and so we had to get
past that. I mean, things like that can be frustrating, but we
know that that's the point of this whole thing. We don't mind a challenge
because that's exactly what we do every single day, so we just stick to
it. We are able to confirmed that these symbols are in fact multidimensional and
context dependent. The meaning of each symbol can change based on its orientation,
which is a new concept for us. Right. That's one of those examples
where outside languages other than Earth, they use symbols and letters and things in
different ways to communicate something we don't do like that, not to that extreme.
The orientation, the position in a sentence and the relation to other symbols
around it, it all matters in this language, this language that we're looking
at and studying, it's far more complex than any human language anywhere here on
earth. Hence why I want in my program. Well, we worked with
our developers at one point actually because we needed a few tweaks to this awesome
program in order to handle all the multidimensional data. Now, in the end
we were able to make sense of their intricate linguistic structure. This whole process
of just trying to make sense of any of this language kind of made you
feel like you were cramming for a final in college or something. And that
was the theme of this whole job. It was a complete brain drain every
step of the way, but we did get through it. Obviously, once
we got through the reprogramming and things, we got to a pretty successful point
in the deciphering. We revealed a message that was very philosophical to us.
It painted a picture of how the aliens perceived the universe. And here's what
it's set. It was simple, stars, not destinations, but origins.
Wisdom lies in the quest. Seek unity with the stars, not dominion.
Now we didn't know what to expect, but this message fit pretty much anything
we could expect It was stressing the importance of seeking knowledge, recognizing one's place
in the universe. That one should strive for unity rather than control. That's
what I was saying, understanding overdominating. It also points to the next part
of the test, which has to be that map. How it all connects
we do not know quite yet, but we're taking it as it goes.
We think this is a combination of a couple of things, intelligence combined with
technology, both wisdom and advancement. We know humans are capable of both.
But where do we stand in this test? How will we fare? We
dive into that map next to try to find out and make sense of it
all. This map that we're looking at that is being projected out of this
globe, it's incredibly detailed. It's basically the most detailed multidimensional representation of the
universe that I've ever seen. And what's most interesting about it is that this
is the view as it would be seen through the eyes of whoever this mysterious
advanced civilization is that has put this test here. This map includes constellations and
different celestial bodies that are not on any man made map. Basically, it
has information that humankind does not even know about. And what we're getting from
the message that they gave us is that there should be unity within the cosmos.
We should be seeking understanding rather than control. You know, humans are
always looking at where we can go. But perhaps this is a message letting
us know that we need to understand what came before us, instead of only
thinking, you know, in the tunnel vision that we seem to have,
which is that we are the explorers and that we need to find out what's
going on what can be ours next. From a perspective of course, that
we are the most intelligent life out there and that we deserve to reach all
of these destinations and know everything. We're always looking at what planet we can
take over or inhabit, for example, rather than understanding what might have come
before us origins over destinations. The task, as it would seem, of
finding a certain path through the cosmos would then make sense. Hence the map
something to understand versus have control over the target path might represent this philosophy.
It could be the point here understanding and respecting the interconnectedness and the grandeur of
the universe, rather than treating it as a territory to be conquered. And
we know that the latter is what we hear about the most from the human
perspective. Again, things are starting to make sense here, even though it's
complicated, and so we get to work on the next level of this challenge.
You know, I kind of felt, you know, when we were
in this, like we were in a video game or something. Isn't that
sort of what it feels like. You know, you get through one level
and then you get to go to the next level, but you really don't
know what's going to happen. And in the end, that's pretty much the
situation we were in. So just picture on this celestial map, on this
globe. You can see it's multilayered little intricacies, the symbols and images that
are swirling and reforming themselves constantly. Now we're starting to make more sense to
us, pointing in the direction of creating this path that for some reason,
we're meant to find. Looking at things a little closer, we notice that
there's this group of celestial bodies in the map that seemed to be clustered together.
So we start manipulating things, zooming in to observe these particular systems,
and we find ourselves pretty amazed. When these systems are viewed from a certain
angle, the symbols from the alien language they started to overlay onto these stars
and this started to form this kind of complex network of different lines and nodes,
and we could tell that something was happening. We just weren't quite sure
what yet. You know, when you have those pictures you guys, that
you look at at first and it looks like nothing. Maybe you see them
as challenges on your social media, but when you really concentrate and your eyes
look at it just right, you can see the hidden picture inside. Maybe
it's numbers, something like that. That's what this was like. We were
connecting things by direction and intent, and it wasn't until we stepped back that
we saw that we were actually connecting things in a certain order that was meant
to tell us something. I mean, if you didn't focus, it all
just looked like a bunch of stuff swirling around. But there was actually a
point to it all in the order that we were being compelled to do these
things, there was a point to it. The map required alignment and we
had to facilitate that. And we knew at this point that specific stars and
planets need to be positioned in particular relation to each other to match the patterns
of the symbols. Each celestial body is, in essence, a piece of
an enormous three dimensional puzzle, and our next task here was to solve more
of it. So, borrowing some of the best in astronomy and physics at
Cambridge in combination with our newly deciphered language, we got to work. The
globe's interactive interface allowed us to rotate celestial bodies, change perspectives, and zoom
into galaxies, supernova nebulae, and I have to tell you, guys,
this thing had a level of detail that is unprecedented here on Earth. It
was crazy to work with all of this. It was a huge puzzle.
Each step leading us to the next little step. You couldn't step away for
a second. You had to pay attention to every single detail. So this
was a lot of work, but it was super cool to work at that
level. It was as if your eyes could see things that normally they could
not, Like the details, they're always out there, but normally we just
can't see it. That's what it felt like. We were given a special
vision into this, like we had special goggles on or something. But we
were just working with this thing, That's all it was, and we slowly
started to make progress. Each successful alignment that we accomplished, it would send
ripples of change through the cosmic map, revealing even more connections and patterns.
And this is all great, but again complete brain drain. I mean,
we worked non stop that entire night to get everything lined up according to all
the hints and clews that we were uncovering along the way. We manipulate the
last few celestial bodies into place, and for a moment, everything fell into
alignment. And believe me, you knew the moment we hit that last marker,
and in that fine a moment, the network of lines and nodes they
lit up brilliantly. And this was a pretty big display and a clear indication
that, yes, we had successfully navigated the celestial map in a way that
we were supposed to. And we were feeling pretty good right then. But
it didn't take long for it to hit us that we were not done yet.
Everything at that point and in that moment was intense. We were in
the middle of something now that we could not walk away from. Number One,
you felt a pressure and pull to finish it, but you also wanted
to. I mean, this challenge was real, and we each felt the
strong urge to face and complete that challenge. Now, after we knew we
had completed the map task, the globe emitted this really strong surge of energy,
if you can picture it. We were all very intently, you know,
looking at this cosmic globe, and we're watching the three D map for
all the changes, and then all of a sudden, we're momentarily blinded and
actually thrown backwards with an unexpected force that came out of this thing. Now
at first you'd think we'd be upset, you know, what is this,
but really we were all looking at each other. We had unlocked another level.
Somehow, we had done something right, and this thing was letting us
know that. And we believe that it was testing us on if we could
in fact follow directions, take on the challenges, and get things aligned like
we were being asked to. And we did that, and then this surge
of energy came. So at first we're put off. Then we're thinking,
okay, well that's a good thing. And I'm looking around at everybody and
we're actually all kind of happy. But then I noticed writer. She is
on the floor, lying there, motionless, and I also notice that she
has a pretty nasty gash on her forehead. Now I don't think there was
any intentional harm here, none of us thought that, but clearly hit something
on her way down or something like that. So I start to scramble to
my feet to try to see how she's doing, see if I can help
her. When I noticed that the cosmic globe is also reacting to the situation.
So there's this kind of force, right that's going around the room,
sort of pushing everything out, and that's what I'm fighting against to try to
get to ride her. But the closer I get to her, the easier
it starts to get for me to move around. And then we all start
to notice this light. It's like a beam that is now focused from the
cosmic globe shining onto rider. It's focused on her, so I kind of
stop my scramble and now we're all watching as this light surrounds her and it's
gently pulsating, almost like a heartbeat. I mean, that's what it seemed
like, this giant, healing heartbeat that closed in around her, and the
brightest part of the light was on her forehead and you could actually see her
wound begin to. I mean, the blood was actually clotting, the skin
was knitting itself back together, and it all happened without any of us doing
anything, and everything stayed this way until she was completely healed. And I
mean, I'm telling you, this was a pretty nasty cut. She would
have needed stitches and who knows what else, but this light, whatever it
was, it healed her right up. And so now at this point we're
back to taking a sigh of relief. This thing was working with us.
Clearly, it knew what we were doing every step of the way. We
were able to decipher and make sense of some of their language. We were
able to meet the challenges and get to the end goal of mapping out a
route that it was asking of us. So somehow it knew that we were
making progress. And as we're talking about this, more stuff starts to happen,
and so we knew at that moment, whatever this wanted from us,
it wasn't done. We notice another message that is starting to form out of
the symbols. Now, since we were able to decipher that other message,
we can only assume at this point that there's something else. Whatever this is
is trying to tell us. Once again, we are back at the deciphering
table, and I won't go through all of that, but what we did
find out it said was wisdom acknowledged. The path is seen, but the
journey is long. Patience in unity, courage in wisdom, and that's all
it said. But you know, can you guys see how mentally challenging this
whole thing was. I mean it took every cell in our brains, every
single minute it seemed to get through this job. What did that message mean?
We sat there looking at what we had just deciphered and transcribed, and
we sat there in silence for a minute. It took us a fe to
absorb what we were looking at and the profound implications of it. The statement
we just uncovered, the wisdom acknowledged statement was our next clue. It was
something for us to know, but it was also a clue as to what
to do next. It was a logical conclusion for all of us that the
star map could be a symbolic representation of this message, a puzzle that is
pointing us to connect celestial bodies. It's making a point. This is not
just a map showing you how to get somewhere. I mean it is that,
but it's also showing you how it all works together. We will have
to figure out the map next in order to know what this thing or this
species is trying to tell us. This is a true celestial jigsaw puzzle that
will reveal something in the end. Now, by relating the known astronomical data
to the symbols associated with each celestial body in the three D map, we
are able to find more patterns and sequences, similarities in the motion of planets
around stars or stars within a galaxy. And so there we are lining things
up, putting things together. When we notice these paths that were being pointed
to being directed to connect, these paths were creating, and the stars were
connecting. It's all creating a pattern that's starting to look like one of the
symbols we deciphered earlier, and sure enough it is. We realize that these
next alignments that we were being directed and challenged to put together, they actually
represented something. When you stepped back, like I told you earlier, with
those weird drawings and things, we have to step back or really adjust your
eye to see something. That's how this was. Again. When we stepped
back, we could see a symbol for sure that had formed and it was
all lit up till we got done, showing us that we had completed our
path. But what the symbol represented was unity, all connected by our lines
among the many different celestial bodies, and we all took a step back.
Silas was besides himself there. It was all of his thoughts and speculations now
revealing all it had to say right in front of us. We're all standing
there taking it all in, and then the globe gets active again. It
starts to emit this bright and brilliant light, and as it did that,
this heavy feeling came over all of us. We just knew this marked the
completion of this phase of the challenge. We also knew and felt it strongly
that this was our end, meaning this was as far as we were going
to get to go. And as soon as we acknowledge that, it triggers
what turns out to be the fine an event to all of this, what
was going to happen next. We had no idea, but we just had
that feeling, you know, in our gut, that wow, we just
worked so hard and as fast as we possibly could for so many hours straight,
but yet the feeling in our gut was that we had just hit a
brick wall. We couldn't explain it. It was just a feeling, and
that's what we were doing in that moment. We were all kind of talking
about how it felt like we had run a very long marathon only to find
out that we didn't win. We didn't even place. I mean, okay,
maybe we placed a little, but not enough to matter for mankind.
As we're absorbing our new realization, that's when it triggers the next move,
and the celestial map starts to transition again, and we all know that there's
something more meant for us, So we stop our own little chattering thoughts and
we focus back in on the cosmic globe and what it is projecting. As
the map is transitioning, we see the stars and galaxies all shift to form
what looks like an image of Earth. Again, you had to be set
back just a little to see what was really being projected out of all of
this, but we were, and we all start to see Earth. The
alien symbols begin to emerge around the Earth image, forming these visual representations of
various challenges and issues that we are and have been faced by humanity. We
saw wars, environmental destruction, inequality and things like that. All downers,
that's for sure. And there we were just standing there watching all of this,
feeling guilty basically on behalf of all of mankind. I mean, there
we were trying to face the tests, the challenges so that we can show
that humans are intelligent and that we are making progress. And although we were
able to accomplish that on the very tiny scale that we were on, we
in no way represented mankind as a whole. And they were right. They
were making it clear that they were very aware of the issues plaguing humanity.
And by them showing us all of this, even after we were successful in
what they gave us, it told us that this was all unfinished business.
These things were a proud requisite for first contact. I mean, sure,
we all want aliens to be here. We don't know why half of the
time, but we all say we want them here. But what do humans
do really to lay out the welcome met for other species? If we cannot
treat each other or our planet with kindness, why on earth would anyone want
to come here. That's the guilt that overwhelmed each and every one of us
in that room during that moment. It was almost an embarrassment. I mean
not sure if any of you have ever felt embarrassed on behalf of your own
entire planet before, but it didn't feel very good. We start making some
comments about this under our breath, and again we were noticed because right at
that time that we started discussing what we knew was going on, there was
this counter or some form of a progress bar that showed up under the three
D celestial map being shown to us. It included alien symbols that they had
now deciphered for us. They were deciphering it right in front of us.
They were clear for us to read, and they said unity, peace,
wisdom, and technological advancement. The counter is only partially filled, and the
message was clear humanity still has a long way to go. We felt defeated.
I have to say, we worked really hard to get to that point,
only to realize what in all honesty we already knew. Sure we get
visitors, and sure there are things going on, and we have to know
that there are a lot of intelligent life forms out there, but there are
those that don't think we are worthy, not yet, and this was one
of those. On the other end of this cosmic globe was one of those
species. The final message that we received before the cosmic globe powered down translated
to the stars will welcome you. And okay, at least that was decent.
There is still hope for mankind, or apparently this species thinks. So
with their final message complete, the cosmic globe does its final shutdown. We
start to hear that heavy heartbeat sound echo through the facility we are in,
and we took that as a sign that they care. We heard that sound
when they treated Rider, and we're hearing it again, and so we're taking
that as a gesture of kindness, letting us know that we are all leaving
on a good note. So that was good, and so you can picture
this. We're now in this dark lab room and our cosmic globe is no
longer active. I pick it up, I'm holding it. There's no reaction.
I handed off to doctor Patterson, and it's the same. It looks
like we have reached the point where, yes, we found the alien object,
and yes we completed its challenges, and yes we received the final message.
There was no more point to it, not that day. As doctor
Patterson put it, it would light up again some day at some point in
the future when maybe the aliens felt as though we would be ready for this
challenge again. One of my questions for doctor Patterson was what was he going
to do with the information now? I mean, we just learned of the
alien presence and challenges and things. Would he share his findings? His answer
was no, of course, I mean, I'm sharing them with you now.
He is aware of that. I'm sure he's listening to this story right
now. Side note, if you guys didn't know, I always give my
clients the heads up that I'll be sharing the tale of their job. We
always have an agreement that I am allowed to retell what happened. As most
of you know, I always get the okay because it's an amazing phenomenon.
But they all seem to know this that without even talking to each other,
that no matter what I tell you were put out there to the public,
there are very few that will actually believe. So if no one believes,
what's the danger? Right kind of like this job? I mean, if
no one fully believes and can actually respect what is out there, what do
we really think is going to happen? And like I said, I know
for a fact that we've already had alien visitors and I know there are aliens
here right now, but there are those that are just not going to come
because we are seen as a risk. At least right now, we are
still a risk. If mankind can find more stability, maybe others will come,
maybe others that want to share in our intelligence instead of sharing only their
intelligence with us. We have been known to work side by side with aliens,
and every species is different, just like the different sorts of humans we
have on earth. Do we admire this particular species here? I mean,
are they asking us things that cause us to self reflect in a good way?
And I mean, really, when we think of aliens not willing to
work with us because basically they're saying we're just not good enough. We accept
that for the most part, don't we. But if our neighbor said to
us, hey, you're not good enough, that would be a judgment we
just would not accept, right, It could be a lot of things in
our eyes. So what do we think of this? How is it we
can have more respect for an alien species than our neighbor. Just something to
think about. Actually hurts your head to think about it, doesn't it.
But it is a real thing that we live with every single day. For
me, I think I'll always understand why some aliens come and some don't.
This message we received on this job was clear. No matter how you look
at it, we as a collective unit are nowhere near ready to work with
anyone else like that. We can't stand together in our own cities and countries,
our towns, much less a planet for a species that cares about this
one detail. It is a major problem, and until we ourselves become more
unified, it will just stay this way. Those aliens waiting for our unified
strength are just going to have to continue to wait. At the end of
all of this, and as doctor Patterson packed away as cosmic globe, we
all kind of felt blank. There's nothing we can do to make our alien
relationships better on behalf of mankind, not us as a team. Mankind will
have to do that all on its own, which to us seems like an
overwhelming feat. Maybe someday we can all get there. Until then, I
think there are just certain beings that we're not going to get to meet.
It's unfortunate, but it is what it is. As doctor Patterson is wrapping
up and packing away the globe, he confirms with us that he will not
be sharing any of our breakthroughs on any sort of official level, not any
of it. If his top colleagues could not even accept the idea of the
cosmic globe itself, he'd be a fool to think they would accept anything that
happened in the research facility. And that's his thoughts on it. His best
option in order to secure more research in the future and his place at the
university was to just leave it alone. We know this happens with a lot
of information that humans as a whole learn and obtain, but again, it
just is what it is. And as things stay this way, so will
everything else, including our relationships with other beings out there. Doctor Patterson puts
a lock on the metal box at the globe is now packed in. It's
all ready for transport back to the storage facility at Cambridge. More alien news
and information just ready to be buried and put away for now. I will
always say for now, Right when does the future actually happen? According to
the messages we've received on this job, we have to stop thinking of only
ourselves. Not only do we think of ourselves as one race, and we
feel that we are very very important. It has reached an individual level.
We all think individually that we are more important than anything else and that our
immediate needs are the only things that matter. And as long as we keep
thinking this way, things will stay the same unless we completely destroy ourselves.
We have a lot of great opportunities out there, guys, and it's up
to us to get to a point where we can take advantage of them.
Working together is always better than working alone, and that's a great lesson to
take from this job, at least, you know, I think I mentioned
it, and if I didn't, you know, all of our jobs are
not always about high action and scary ghosts and things like that. This is
flat out reality, guys. Sometimes we really need to sit down and get
deep in research and figure things out. It's as much of a mental game
as it is a physical game, and it's just as important, if not
more important. Just something to remember. And that's all for this story today,
guys, this episode, But no there are many more stories to share.
Thank you for listening today to this job. I always appreciate you guys
taking the time to be here with me. And until next time, and
I will talk to you all soon.