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       -- CHAPTER 2: COSMIC HISTORY -----------------------------------------
       
       We have come down through a long series of universes.  All of the more
       advanced sources  seem to be aware  of this, most notably  the Tibetan
       scriptures and L.  Ron Hubbard's investigations of  1952.  However, no
       one  has ever  provided  a  detailed description  of  the sequence  or
       characteristics of these  universes.  If we have indeed  fallen from a
       godlike state, then the universes  themselves must follow some sort of
       a dwindling progression and the  mechanics of that decay must reflect,
       on the whole, how we have come to be in the state that we are in.
       
       This  document will  attempt  to  sketch out  the  broad outlines  and
       provide a  context which will  hopefully support further  research.  I
       cannot  guarantee  that all  the  information  given here  is  exactly
       correct.  The best I can do is to say that I think it comes reasonably
       close.  But  of one  thing I am  certain, the picture  can be  no less
       complex than that presented here.  If I  have erred, it is on the side
       of missing  things rather than  putting too much there.   Nothing less
       would serve to explain the degree to which we have fallen.
       
       Before  embarking  on an  actual  discussion  of  the history,  it  is
       important to define my usage of the word "universe" because it is used
       in many sloppy ways in the field of metaphysics.
       
       By universe, I mean a complete system of space and time.  And for this
       discussion, I  mean specifically those large  agreed-upon universes in
       which we all have lived.
       
       There is not  a one-to-one mapping between the points  in space within
       one universe and those in another.   A universe can have more than one
       3  dimensional plane  and can  also  have other  3 dimensional  spaces
       (bubbles or pockets) tied to it.   These are all considered to be part
       of the same universe because there is a mapping of points and there is
       a correspondence of  time and there is a carry  over of physical laws.
       But truly  separate universes do not  tie together in a  direct manner
       and do  not have  identical laws.   Note that  you can  setup transfer
       points  between separate  universes,  but these  are arbitrary  points
       linked together without any correlation.
       
       The current universe  is one of very strict physical  laws and is best
       characterized as a  highly mechanical MEST (Matter / Energy  / Space /
       Time) oriented  creation.  The immediately preceding  universe was one
       of Magic  where physical laws  were not quite  as solid.  Just  as the
       literature of science fiction hints at  the flavor of our life in this
       universe, the literature  of fantasy hints at the nature  of the Magic
       universe.  But even  the magic universe was quite  physical and highly
       structured  in  its own  context.   As  we  work backwards  from  this
       universe, we see that each  preceding universe was slightly less solid
       and more conducive  to thought until we reach the  earliest ones where
       the Thetan  (Spirit / that  which thinks)  is senior and  the physical
       aspects are trivial things that can be modified by the merest whim.
       
       Let  us now  go all  the way  back and  set the  stage for  the entire
       procession of universes.
       
       (1. INTRODUCTION)
       
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        2. IN THE BEGINNING
        3. THE DANCE OF CREATION
        4. THE WOMB
        5. THE JEWEL OF KNOWLEDGE
        6. WE BEGIN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
        7. THE REALITY WARS
        8. THE EARLY CAPABILITIES AND ABBERATIONS
        9. THE MIS-ALIGNED SPACES
       10. THE AGREEMENTS UNIVERSE
       
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       11. HOME UNIVERSE
       12. THE PENALTY UNIVERSES OF THE HOME UNIVERSE ERA
       13. THE FALL OF HOME UNIVERSE
       14. THE GAMES UNIVERSE
       15. THE MOTION UNIVERSE
       16. THE SYMBOLS UNIVERSE
       17. THE THOUGHT OR THETA UNIVERSE
       18. THE THETA - MEST WARS
       19. THE CONFLICTS (or MEST) UNIVERSE
       20. THE MAGIC UNIVERSE
       21. THE CURRENT PHYSICAL (or Space Opera) UNIVERSE
       22. THE MUD UNIVERSE
       23. WHERE ARE WE NOW
       24. SUMMARY