yippee!! so, pages unturned (frequently just called "pages") has gone through a few iterations (originally it was going to be a web series, then a book, and now a podcast), but it's about a college student who, after losing a couple of friends unexpectedly, gets caught up in the supernatural world that is behind those friends' deaths.
ELSIE
Entry number 7, part 1: a collection of possible references to the Caliensi in historical texts, as compiled by Cecil Page. Date of compilation: March 9th to April 17th, 2001. Date of recording for thesis: September 2nd, 2023.
Recorder’s note: I have not yet checked the veracity of my father’s references. While I have heard of a small number of the texts he mentions in this compilation, most of them are unfamiliar to me. I will research the texts listed and record a follow-up of my findings later on.
(Elsie reads.)
Antonio Moretti, in his 1721 text “Angels, Demons, and Spirits,” translated by Sophia Lombard in 1984, speaks of “a race of beings--neither demon, nor angel--who traveled from one world to our own.” He goes on to describe them as “haunted by unspeakable shame” and “capable of molding the clay of the universe to their desires, and thus capable of molding man.” He also called them a “mockery” of the Christian God, and stated that those who worshipped them deserved to have their “homes burned and wives stolen.”
(No longer reading.)
Yikes. Anyway…
(Reading again.)
Sélène Lavande-Moureaux, in her 1928 sermon at the final meeting of the short-lived Parisian cult Les Dieux Oubliés, said: “We are the children of the white-eyed kings, the outcasts who conquered the sky above our heads and the earth beneath our feet. We hear their call on the wind, and we heed it. Do not forget, my sisters and my brothers, that we, like them, were made to rule. Tonight I want you to follow me as I leave this city, so that we, like them, can create a new world.” I feel it is important to note that, after Lavande-Moureaux’s speech, she and fourteen other members of the cult committed suicide by drowning themselves in the Seine.
(Pause.)
Deputy Sheriff Jack Bly, in an entry of his personal journal dated 22nd of November, 1845, wrote: “There’s a stranger in town. Tall, fair-haired and dark-eyed. She says her name’s Moira--no family name. She wandered in from the north, clutching a white stone. It’s perfectly round, with a hole in the center like a bullet passed clean through. She takes it with her everywhere she goes, and if you ask about it she tells you it’s from the creators. Not the God we worship here, no--she says the gods she follows were driven from their home and forced to create a new one. She calls them conquerors, and swears they’re coming back for her. Pastor Dunn hasn’t taken too kindly to her ravings.”
(Pause.)
Wooseok Han titled his 2000 series of oil paintings “The Conquerors.” Each painting, while unique, depicted the same subject: a cluster of wide, bloodshot eyes with white irises and pale eyelashes. Within the irises there are faint reflections of swords, shackles, and other conquest-related items. When asked if this series was inspired by white colonialism, Han apparently replied, “The conquests of humans echo those of our predecessors.”
(No longer reading.)
…Interesting! This is quite a departure from what I’ve found of my father’s work so far. These entries make me quite hopeful--with dates, direct quotes, and names, I have the opportunity to dig deeper with a lot less guesswork on my part. I’m sure my father already sifted through other works from the people he listed, but more could have always come to light in the past twenty years.
I’ll record the rest of the entries in this compilation later. I want some time to think about the ones I’ve read so far.
