The New Paradigm
vol. II, Number 12

[What follows is the third in a series of [originally seven, now eight] essays on what I eventually began calling the "WingMakers Myth." The revised "Table of Contents" for the series now stands as stated below.]

• "Ancient Arrow, Part I," vol. II #10, 4/12/99: "first contact," a preliminary overview and first impression of the WingMakers' Web site;

• "Ancient Arrow, Part II," vol. II #11, 4/22/99: examination of the possibility the WingMakers material may be an elaborate hoax;

• "Ancient Arrow, Part III," vol. II #12, which follows directly: an extended e-mail exchange with Karen Mills in Nelson, New Zealand on some of the implications of the WingMakers' Philosophy;

• "WingMakers, Revisited, Part I," vol. IV #5, 1/11/01: after 21 months, attention is returned to the "WingMakers Myth," prompted by new disclosures;

• "WingMakers, Revisited, Part II," vol. IV #7, 3/9/01: a "review," or description, of a CD-ROM "E-book" titled WingMakers First Source Volume I, commercially available through the WingMakers' Web site;

• "WingMakers, Revisited, Part III," vol. IV #8, 3/22/01: a deeper analysis of the WingMakers' Cosmology;

• "WingMakers, Revisited, Part IV," vol. IV #9, 3/31/01: discussion of some of the implications of OLIN Technology (One Language Intelligent Networks), cryptography, cryptanalysis, and some "Constructive Recommendations" for improvements in forthcoming First Source CD-ROMs.

• "Ancient Arrow, Part IV," 8/20/03: Takes up yet again the meaning and import of WingMakers^TM: The Ancient Arrow Project, prompted by a brief e-mail message.

[Continued from "Ancient Arrow, Part II"]

Dear Friends,

The preceding two editions of The New Paradigm have been the occasion of a rather extensive exchange of correspondence between Karen Mills in Nelson, New Zealand, and myself in Beaver, Washington, U.S.A.; and we thought an edited anthology of our conversation might be of interest to other Subscribers. Following is a digest of our conversation.

Wednesday, 14 April, 1999 16:16 Karen wrote:

Dear Harmon,

I am most impressed with the WingMakers philosophy. It is amazing how it ties in with things I have been taught by my higher self over the last six months. Especially the importance of connecting to Source Intelligence, as a sovereign being, and knowing that we are that sovereign being, and don't need hierarchy to help (or limit) us.

The Philosophy of the WingMakers is full of hope, inspiration and empowerment of all of us. Their words sit so right with me, and I look forward to the next exciting installment!

I apologize for not sending messages before this. I have been having so many experiences which I find really difficult to put into words. This is mainly to do with time and space reality, and understanding that we are but holograms on this plane, that the ego self (personality) is responsible for our physical bodies and experience on Earth - i.e. our thoughts create absolutely everything. The challenge is to bypass (transform) this personality and align with the soul so that it is the soul that is creating for us completely.

Of course we know this intellectually, but the experiences I have been having have formed these concepts into deep knowing and feeling which is quite profound.

Interestingly, I have also become very aware that what we need to achieve is a relationship with the God within (Source Intelligence). I have often over the last few weeks tried to talk about this with some of my friends but with little response. This is exactly what the WingMakers explain in relationship through gratitude.

"Whom I am?"

I've searched the plains of silence to find out whom I am
I've moved from past to present to understand the plan
I've taken many bodies, I've lived and loved and died
I've tried to climb the mountain and trust the Lord to guide

But looking in the mirror, I see my war-torn face
I am but a reflection of every creed and race
I'm simply a creation of every conscious thought
Spinning in an astral mass in which I feel I'm caught

My lives are just illusions, for now they matter not
In spite of many truths revealed, my own become my lot
Though I am made of matter, dust from Creations call
The 'person' that I think I am does not exist at all.

-Love Karen

Wednesday, 14 April, 1999 22:39 Harmon wrote:

Dear Karen,

Your letter brings me great joy; your poetry has much in common with that of the WingMakers, which if you haven't gotten around to reading yet, I'm sure you will enjoy when you do. I share your profound resonance with the WingMakers' Philosophy; it seems to have lifted to a much higher arc the ideas I have been struggling to articulate in The New Paradigm. Maybe we're WingMakers too! Even as I attempt to articulate these thoughts, though, I must agree with the WingMakers when they say,

"Source Reality, hidden behind language, has gradually become 'illuminated' by the prophets of your world, and has thus, taken on the image of language, rather than the expression of its compelling features. Language is the purveyor of limitation. It is the pawn of tyranny and entrapment. Virtually all entities within the time-space universe desire to preserve a dependence upon a hierarchy that stretches between the individual and the compelling features of Source Reality. It is the hierarchy that utilizes language as a form of structural limitation, though in relative terms, it can appear to be liberating and empowering.

"Source Reality is the dwelling place of Prime Creator, and it dances outside of the constructs of any language. It is complete within itself, and has a singular purpose of demonstrating the collective potential of all species within the Universe of Wholeness. It is the archetype of perfection. It is the standard bearer of each entity's innate design and ultimate destiny. ITS essence is so far beyond conception, that the human instrument's tendency is to resort to the language of externals--and ultimately the hierarchy--to define Source Reality." [third & fourth paragraph of "The Shifting Models of Existence"]

Nevertheless, the wigmakers words strike me with a profundity and resonance I have seldom experienced. Two other sources of similarly resonant thoughts have come to my attention fairly recently:

• Bringers of the Dawn: Teachings from the Pleiadians by Barbara Marciniak, Bear & Company Publishing, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1992. This is a "channeled" work with much in common with the Philosophy of the WingMakers; including the claim of a Pleiadian connection.

• Conversations with God: an uncommon dialogue by Neale Donald Walsch, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1995. So far I have only read the first of three books of this material, but have found strong resonance with everything I have so far read.

Prior to encountering the WingMakers I had been thinking in terms pretty much limited to the sphere of Earth, possibly the Solar System as an arena for future eventualities. The perspective of the WingMakers, however, is truly Cosmic and broadens the scope of attention exponentially; yet they come across as the kind of warm-hearted Human Beings one would like to meet and get to know intimately. Their poetry, music, art, are all very Human, approachable and immediate, and achingly sensitive. Does it seem so to you?

I think the challenge I am facing at this time is to move beyond what is for me the comfortable realm of words and concepts, into the relative terra incognita of practice and application. Have you any thoughts about ways in which "new paradigm" consciousness, or Sovereign Integral consciousness might be effectively grounded in the mundane practice of daily life? If all these good philosophical concepts are really as valuable as they seem, should they not manifest in the crucible of daily life as a more elevated approach to life; profounder relationships with those immediately around us; a greater sense of joie de vivre from moment to moment? Perhaps the WingMakers' art, poetry and music provide non-verbal tools for facilitating such transformations.

Well, Karen, it's too bad there are seemingly so few people with whom such things may be freely discussed and shared; but then it's mighty nice we have the Internet and e-mail with which to convert the wide Earth into a cozy little neighborhood. If you have any insights to share about the WingMakers, you may surely share them with me. I'm thinking maybe the WingMakers warrant more than a single article, and if people would come forth with a variety of perspectives, perhaps a very interesting forum could develop. I, for one, have always enjoyed reading your "stuff;" and I can assure you, Karen, You certainly do exist! Here are some lines, maybe, from across the gulfs of space-time:

"The Language of Innocence"

When a river is frozen,
underneath remains a current.
When the sky is absent of color
beneath the globe another world comes to light.
When my heart is alone
somewhere another heart beats my name
in code that only paradise can hear.

Is my heart deaf
or is there no one
who can speak the language of innocence?
Innocence, when words
suffer meaning and gallop away in its presence.
I have seen it.
Felt it.
I have loosened its secrets in the blushing skin
when upturned eyes witness its home
and never turn away.
And never turn away.

There is this world
of slumbering hearts and hollow love,
but it cannot carry me to daylight.
My craving is so different
and it can never be turned away.

- WingMakers

I hope you have a sound card, speakers and RealAudio. If you do you can listen to some WingMaker music while you read the poem. They both come from Chamber 2 of the Ancient Arrow site. Maybe these forms are even more important and transforming than their Philosophy.

Love & Light,

Harmon

Thursday, 15 April, 1999 10:25 Harmon wrote:

P.S. to my note yesterday:

I forgot to mention to you yet a third source of resonant information that had slipped my mind. Attached are the latest contribution of the Beacons of Light Meditations in two connected e-mails I just received a few minutes ago. I think you'll agree they are pertinent to our discussions and discoveries of Who and What We Are.

Love & Light,

Harmon

Saturday, 17 April, 1999 04:19 Karen wrote:

Dear Harmon,

Thank you for your reply, and attachments. I appreciate the music, for I couldn't get the music from the site until I connected with that attachment. I don't know why.

The Lightworkers information I found very interesting, and feel that perhaps the healing of the future may well follow this procedure. To move into other time frames and change a traumatic scene. It is a bit like Tad James Time Line therapy.

Yes, I have read Bringers of the Dawn, and the three Conversations with God books, which I loved. It is true that Bringers of the Dawn has similar information to the Philosophy of the WingMakers, but the WingMakers have written in a way I find easier to comprehend. But it is a while since I read Bringers. Have you also read Barbara Marciniak's book Earth? For me the best book of all is God I Am by Peter Erbe. This is just brilliant.

Now here is my big question Harmon. The Hierarchy referred to by WingMakers. Let us look at what and who those ones we consider to be Hierarchy are? Obviously they are talking about the churches of the past. But what about the Masters who are held in such reverence? Do you think the Masters stand apart from that which the WingMakers call Hierarchy, or are they actually a part of it? I know it was clear that the Hierarchy are not 'negative' but part of Prime Creator's plan - but it is also clear that this is the control we are endeavouring to move away from. Your comments would be welcome.

WingMakers: "If we were to tell you about the fundamental misconceptions of your genetic mind you would not believe us. You would most definitely - even your most accomplished spiritual leaders - find us in contempt of much that you hold true and reasonable. You would feel fear in the face of our expression of Source Reality because it would be so clear to you how you have squandered your divine natures in favour of the entrapment of the genetic mind."

Wow what a powerful paragraph! I for one would be very willing to listen to what they have to say about the fundamental misconceptions of our genetic mind. Surely it is better to know............

Your comments: "If these concepts are as valuable as they seem, should they not manifest in the crucible of daily life". This is something I have been thinking about lately. You see, I am in a position at present where I am at home during the day and my children are at school. I am free to fill in my days as I wish, which I just love. I don't have to get up in the morning and go out into the 'big world' where the genetic mind is working so powerfully. Where I would be immersed in the energy of, not only many people, but air pollution and all types of machinery, digital equipment etc. etc. I feel that if I was out there my energy field would be shattered.

What is your situation Harmon? How do these people who work in this environment all day, and come home in the evening, with financial worries and 101 tasks to do, cope? How can they be expected to live the kind of truths we understand, and stay within that environment? Moreover, how can we raise the consciousness of this planet when such a high percentage of these people don't want to know anyway?

I ask myself if I struggle to live it now, how could I if I had to be 'out there'? We know of course that the answer lies in our thoughts, and the ability to 'disconnect' from the genetic mind. But it remains a concept only unless we can actually do it. I am finding it takes a lot of will power to do this, even in my 'sheltered' situation.

Have you had many comments about the WingMakers material? If there is a lot of interest in it I feel it would certainly be a good topic for another New Paradigm.

I have only just read the interview transcripts, as I began with the Glossary and Philosophy. The interviews certainly sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but interestingly the information given about the Federation, Martians living underground, and ETs interacting with the Governments tie in with information I have heard before. The Labyrinth group and 15 are fascinating reading, and especially the development of time travel. I must say I was rather horrified at the thought of the humanoid beings who, they predict, are coming in 2011. I guess it is a matter of using maximum discernment.

I wonder how long it will be before we get more of the philosophy. As for words being inadequate. Yes, we do know that. But they are an important 'tool' for now until we develop our other two senses and become multidimensional! Frankly, I can't wait!

Love and blessings,

Karen.

Monday, 19 April, 1999 11:52 Harmon wrote:

Dear Karen,

This is growing into quite a dialogue; maybe we should publish it, or an edited version, as a forthcoming New Paradigm? At your discretion. Think about it, and let me know how you feel.

You were particularly interested in my comments about the Hierarchy. My reading of the WingMakers material has greatly expanded the concept for me. Formerly I had been chafing against all hierarchical "authority" in this world, because I cannot find its legitimacy anywhere except in informed consent, which is not a major provision of any government on Earth. But the WingMakers claim - and this is corroborated in many sacred writings available to us - the Hierarchy fills Cosmos, and all worlds and solar systems are wired into it; and further, that its primary purpose is service. All this is highly plausible to me, and might be expected from the all-encompassing words, "As above, so below," and their converse.

The WingMakers imply that the entire Universe of Wholeness is engaged in an "experiment of transformation verses [sic] evolution. Evolution is the arduous and ongoing process of shifting positions within the hierarchy--always assessing your present position in relation to a new one that beckons you. Transformation is simply the recognition that there are accelerated pathways that bypass the hierarchy leading to sovereign mastership rather than interdependent saviorship, and that these new pathways can be accessed through direct experience of the equality tone-vibration that is present within all entities." ["The Shifting Models of Existence"]

Which leads me in turn to speculate that what we are experiencing now locally on Earth is part of a much larger, Cosmic process, in which the Hierarchy is undergoing a metamorphosis necessitated by the rapidly spreading realization that Source is directly accessible to each Individual. This idea energized the following few paragraphs I wrote to another tnp Subscriber, not in relation specifically to the WingMakers, but to something he had sent me about restoring America to a solid Constitutional basis. I happen to think the U.S. Constitution is a milestone in the path of Human development; but this is what I wrote in response to that particular issue:

"By the way, in reply to the more recent communication you sent me on the 'Restoration 2000 Campaign,' I sympathize with the spirit of the stated objectives, but I don't think they go far enough. That is, I don't think returning to a Constitutional foundation is adequate to the problems that many well-intentioned people are addressing at this time. As noble and inspiring as it is, the Constitution too is a document crafted by 'other men.' By aligning 'myself' (whomsoever 'myself' happens in the instance to be) with the Constitution, 'I' am putting 'my' trust in the words and works of 'others' to secure for 'me' 'my unalienable rights.' This is an abrogation of MY Cosmic Responsibility, and is compromising to MY Sovereign Cosmic Liberty.

"On the contrary I find myself having to stand solely upon the Cosmically irrefutable fact of MY Cosmic Existence, nothing more, nothing less. I AM. Full stop. That is a Cosmic Truth and an intentional 'Act of God.' There I begin and end, and nobody, and nothing, is qualified in the 'length and breadth of the universe' to intervene, against My Intentional Will, in any part of MY Existence: not the Constitution, not the Bible, not any 'government,' 'church' or hierarchical apparatus of any kind; not the 'County Government,' 'State Government,' 'Federal Government,' 'United Nations,' 'Galactic Federation,' 'Universal Federation of Galactic Civilizations,' or what have you. None of any such can claim the smallest particle of responsibility for, or authority over MY Existence, which is the sole, exclusive province of Me and 'God:' two Parts of a single Whole connected by an infinitely short, unbreakable and irrefutable line of Light and Life: the Existence We equally share.

"Unfortunately, in our world there is no space provided for such a Person as Me to stand. The only space acknowledged in our culture, or in any culture on Earth or in Human history, is space 'at the discretion of others.' 'The deal' offered to every Human Being on Earth and in history, in every civilization, nation, province, township, street and house, is simply this: 'All this will I give you, if you will bow down and worship me.' Take it or.... Or what? No alternative is provided. There is no provision anywhere for a Man (or a Woman) to stand exclusively upon shim's own Sovereign Existence and Cosmic Relationship with 'God' - without any intermediary.

"Well, that's just too bad. For 'the System.' It's a fundamental error, a misconception of Cosmic proportions, and the reason no 'civilization' on Earth has ever worked properly or lasted more than a few insignificant centuries. Because there is, finally, no other ground upon which to stand, that is real, than upon that of One's own Sovereign Existence. One may play make-believe games 'till the end of the Earth; but until We, Individual by Individual, come to terms with the Cosmic Fact of each Our Own undeniable, undilutable, uncompromising existence in Sovereign relation with the Source of All That Is, we shall continue to dwell in illusions that shatter every time they run aground upon the immovable reefs of Our Existence. If Our 'civilizations,' Our 'systems,' Our 'governments,' Our 'churches,' Our 'administrative apparatus' of various names and descriptions have no provision in them for the one thing about Us that is real - so much the worse for our 'civilizations,' etc. They, not Us, will ultimately fall; and never a one that fails to acknowledge the uncompromising Sovereignty of the Individual without intermediaries of any kind will improve upon the endless procession of failed attempts that have preceded it.

"That is why I cannot put my heart into a campaign to restore the authority of the Constitution in America. The first attempt to do that, starting in 1776, was a noble effort; but it ran aground upon reality, and nothing will ever float the broken hulk again, just as nothing will ever resurrect the Roman Empire, or the Inca Empire, or Atlantis. But no matter what waves and tempests break upon Shim's immovable shores, nothing will ever finally submerge the Cosmic Sovereignty of the Individual. Empires may rise and fall, but...I AM!

"So sayeth Harmon.

"Love & Light"

This is the realization I am having, and I now suspect ("As below, so above") the whole Universe of Wholeness is having as well. I suppose even that wise saying, "As above, so below," and its converse, are thoroughly steeped in the "evolution / saviorship model," as the WingMakers have it; but the WingMakers say,

"There are entities who have woven their future existence with terra-earth and are destined to demonstrate the truth of Source equality among all entities at all levels of expression. It will become the fundamental purpose of the hierarchy to slowly remove these barriers to equality in such a way that the hierarchy appears to be the savior of consciousness rather than the guard of consciousness. There are those present who will ensure that the curtain falls swiftly for those who are ready to be equal with their Source, are willing to skirt the hierarchy's tangled pathways, and embrace their divinity as sovereign expressions of Source Reality." ["The Shifting Models of Existence"]

Yes, that is the dilemma facing all those with a vested interest in the Hierarchy: how to keep the Hierarchy afloat upon an incoming tide of realization that each Individual is connected directly with Source and has no need for hierarchical intervention. My guess is it cannot be done; the Hierarchy is destined ultimately to sink like a stone, for it does not sustain Life, but is rather sustained by the limited and limiting failure to understand the Cosmic equality of each Individual with Source. It is exactly this realization that has always been "blasphemous" to Hierarchy in all its forms; for it is simply true, but obviates the false foundation upon which Hierarchy has always stood.

Well, maybe that is a bit extreme of me. The WingMakers speak of a more moderate "synthesis model" which is probably closer to the final outcome than my rabid reaction to the deceptions of hierarchical control. After all, the Hierarchy isn't "bad;" it is merely prone to getting stuck because of the self-deceptions of the limited ego-perspective of three-dimensional Beings; and it fulfills valuable services for those who are similarly stuck and are consequently reliant in various degrees upon it. That includes all of Us until quite recently; but now some of Us are beginning to see through the veils spun by the Hierarchy, into a reality much richer in possibility than any We have heretofore imagined.

The Masters of whom you speak, including Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, etc. are in my understanding Individuals Who have realized Their Individual Sovereignty and equality with Source, just as We are doing now, "even as we speak." Such Masters have always taught, have They not, that, as Jesus put it, "Greater things than I have done, ye shall do;" in other words that Mastery is not just for the privileged few, but for every One.

Every such teaching, however, is a hemorrhage in the control apparatus of the Hierarchy, and is always plugged by the quick adoption of the teaching of the Master into the hierarchical system such that all must come to the Master and His teaching through the intermediary of the Hierarchy. That is what "churches" and "sects" and "cults" are: they at once teach and neutralize the essence of the teachings of the Masters, thereby keeping the hierarchical control apparatus intact.

We have now reached an historical juncture in Our development, as I see it - and the WingMakers confirm this - at which the realization of the Masters is being had on such a wide and prolific scale that the Hierarchy is no longer able to keep pace with it. They have been able to deal quite effectively with the teachings of Masters Who achieve prominence every few hundred years or so; but now when people are spontaneously having the same realizations every week, on every street in every town - throughout the Universe of Wholeness, to credit the WingMakers - it's an entirely different matter. "[T]he curtain falls swiftly for those who are ready to be equal with their Source, are willing to skirt the hierarchy's tangled pathways, and embrace their divinity as sovereign expressions of Source Reality."

My personal situation is in some ways similar to yours, inasmuch as I and my family have largely withdrawn from the so-called "real world" and have been living on a remote homestead for the past ten years. We have had the profound realizations of which I have been writing recently, I think largely as a result of taking this "retreat" which turns out instead to have been a very significant "advance." We are now in the process of reintegrating ourselves into the fabric of Human society, but this time on the basis of the realization that We are Masters of Self, and with the commitment to "teach" this lesson to any who similarly seek it. (I put "teach" in "quotes" because it too is an illusory hierarchical term: I don't think it is possible to "teach" anything to anybody; but it is possible for all of us to learn something of value from everybody and everything we encounter in Life.)

I suspect you have ordered your life as you have for the same reasons I have: you are actively seeking a higher understanding of "reality" than can be had in what is commonly accepted as "the real world." And I agree with you, it is not easily done, even in the artificial isolation we have contrived for ourselves. But there is a rapidly mounting momentum building, with the entire weight of the Universe of Wholeness behind it, which brings to us increasingly substantial confirmation of the validity of our private inspirations. Such confirmation comes in the form of disclosures like that of the WingMakers; various books we have read and mentioned to each other; and our discovery over time of one another, and that we are not making our discoveries after all in total isolation. The result is a delicious rush of excitement, discovery and confirmation: our respective visions are not the hallucinations of self-delusion or dementia, as we may have suspected, but are harbingers of an entirely new Human adventure in Cosmos!

I suppose, Karen, I could go on and on endlessly; but maybe we'd better save some for later. I hope I have addressed at least the bulk of concerns you raised in your letter. It is an indescribable pleasure for me to be able to discuss these matters with another of similar understanding and inclination, as we explore the first margins of an entirely "new" (to us) experience of "reality."

Love & Light,

Harmon

Friday, 23 April, 1999 01:14 Karen wrote:

Dear Harmon,

Thank you for your great reply. I am most impressed with the eloquence with which you write. Brilliant reply to the "restoration 2000 campaign"! So empowering!

Thank you too for the music attachments. I tried to tape some of the music, but there is such a lot of buzzing from the computer and monitor it wasn't very successful.

After considering deeply the question of the masters I came to the same conclusion. Of course they have achieved sovereign state through their own enlightenment, and their names have been used by the hierarchy. It would serve the hierarchy well to do this, using the teachings as they wish, and removing material that may be 'too inspiring' if you like.

I have just read your latest New Paradigm - thank you. You could not have put it better:

"This strikes me as a formidable intellectual / spiritual achievement, regardless where or when it originates, and the articulation of a liberating vision of what we Human Beings are and the destiny that can be ours. I call it more 'new paradigm' than The New Paradigm, and that's going some, for me. If it was written by a contemporary resident of Earth, I would sincerely like to meet shim, electronically or in person. Yes, Sir, I would definitely consider it a privilege to become personally acquainted with the Author of the WingMakers' Philosophy."

If it is a hoax it carries a magnificent message, and those with whom it resonates recognize a truth that lies deep within our hearts. I agree the music and poetry could have been composed today but it was designed to be discovered in our time. Does it matter from where it comes - the power of the message tells a story which resonates or it does not. I will connect with some of those sites later tonight.

Love and blessings,

Karen.

[Your friendly Editor here again...] This is where our correspondences had reached at the more or less arbitrary point we decided to go ahead and paste them together for The New Paradigm. Obviously the conversation isn't "finished" yet; maybe never will be. But such as it is, here anyway is a slice of it to share with you; and for you, if you wish, to share with others, or contribute to yourself, or both, or neither.

Love & Light,

-- Harmon
J. Harmon Grahn

[To be continued...21 months in the future...]

"Ancient Arrow, Part III"
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