An Update.

Hello, and welcome back to The Illuminatium.

We want to apologize for our ab

sence, as well as catch you up on what we have been working on.

The power of myth is an incredible thing.

The Bible. The Quran. The Bhagavad Gita.

All examples of powerful tools of information dissemination.

For thousands of years, humanity has used story, symbolism, mythology, and parable to explore some of its deepest questions about Consciousness, existence, morality, suffering, and our place within reality.

Our initial test run of the information we have provided has been received with open arms and open Minds.

That response, in conjunction with the considerations of myth, led us to consider another way of presenting these ideas.

We are currently developing a multi-book fictional series that will exist alongside The Illuminatium.

The material presented within the Illuminatium explores these concepts directly.

The books will explore many of those same ideas through character, mythology, symbolism, and story.

Set within a grounded modern world and told through the perspective of a first responder - drawing from over a decade of real-world experience - the series will gradually explore many of the subjects we have discussed here - from consciousness and meditation to the nature of reality, suffering, energy, non-human intelligence, and the deeper questions surrounding human existence.

The fiction is not intended to replace The Illuminatium.

It is another way into it.

Another lens through which these ideas can be explored.

As the first book moves closer to completion, regular posting here will begin again. We will also begin sharing occasional updates about the series and the ideas behind it.

To everyone who has continued reading, following, subscribing, and finding this project during the silence:

Thank you.

There is much more to come.

As always, questions and discussion are welcome.

-The Collective