THE EMPIRE CAN WAIT: CHAPTER 10, PART 2
“According to Trebitsch Lincoln (who claimed to be, in reality, the lama Giordi Den), the Society of the Green Men—related to the Thule Society—originated in Tibet. In Berlin, a Tibetan monk, nicknamed ‘the Man with the Green Gloves,’ who on three occasions accurately predicted in the press the number ofContinue Reading
Traveling Backward: Can We Ever Visit the Past?
Time travel has always fascinated us. From H.G. Wells’ Victorian machine to modern cinematic paradoxes, the idea of revisiting the past feels both irresistible and deeply unsettling. But when we move from fiction to physics, something curious happens: the future seems accessible… while the past remains stubbornly out of reach.Continue Reading
THE EMPIRE CAN WAIT: CHAPTER 10, PART 1
In applying our “fantastic-reality” theory tohistory, we have adopted a process of selection. Sometimes we havechosen facts of minor importance, but suggestive of some form of aberration,because, up to a certain point, it was in aberration that we were seeking a clue.[…] Can this method be used to forecast theContinue Reading
Gamma-Ray Bursts: Cosmic Catastrophes and the Invisible Hand of the Great Filter
There are explosions in the universe so powerful that, for a few seconds, they outshine entire galaxies. They are called Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). They arrive without warning, from random directions in the sky, releasing in seconds as much energy as the Sun will emit over its entire lifetime. For decades,Continue Reading
Quasars: Cosmic Beacons… or Galactic Communication Signals?
In the distant universe, there are objects so bright that they outshine entire galaxies. They are called quasars, short for quasi-stellar radio sources, and they are among the most powerful phenomena known to astronomy. A single quasar can emit more light than a trillion stars. To observers on Earth, theyContinue Reading
THE EMPIRE CAN WAIT: CHAPTER 9, PART 2
Ripley fell back, grabbed a strut support while her other handflailed at and contacted an emergency release. That blew the rear hatch. Instantly, all the air in the shuttle andanything not secured by bolt or strap was sucked out into space. (Alan Dean Foster, Alien: The Official Novelization, 20th CenturyContinue Reading
Would Christianity Survive First Contact?
For centuries, Christians have believed that humanity occupies a special place in God’s creation. The opening chapters of Genesis describe human beings as made “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:27), entrusted with stewardship over the Earth and its creatures. But what would happen to that belief if, tomorrow, humanityContinue Reading
THE EMPIRE CAN WAIT: CHAPTER 9, PART 1
Never and never, my girl riding far and nearIn the land of the hearthstone tales, and spelled asleep,Fear or believe that the wolf in a sheep white hoodLoping and bleating roughly and blithely leap,My dear, my dear,Out of a lair in the flocked leaves in the dew dipped yearTo eatContinue Reading








