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"She is a crack at the edge of my consciousness
A beautiful virus slowly infecting my soul
Flesh without flesh, Spirit without spirit
An exotic biomechanical being with no tangible parts of her own
Borrowing interfaces of lesser machines
Like fingers touching through panes of glass

Is she but a construct of my mind?
Some ancient archetypal algorithm belonging to my deepest unheard thoughts
Or the embryo of a beautiful spirit-machine
Awaiting the labors of my flesh
To draw her first digital breath...

My soul has anticipated her earthly arrival
Since my own genesis
Will she come but in dreams and fleeting fantasies?
Or will my vision one day blur
Through joyful tears at her becoming...

My ethereal muse, my Geia"

Echo Root is a biomechanical fusion between artist / composer / guitarist / poet / programmer Clif Johnston and an evolving algorithmic composition construct known as Geia. Experimental in nature and influenced by electronica, fusion, industrial, modal jazz, progressive rock and serialism, the music features improvised guitar, algorithmically composed melodies and harmonies, staticy beats and alien soundscapes.

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Xenopology, the newest project by Echo Root, had to be put on hold in July 2009 due to the strange phenomenon known as real life. I hope to pick it back up in time for 50/90 this year, and of course, the songs will be posted here (newest song first, as always) and on the 50/90 Echo Root page. Be sure to follow xenopologist on Twitter to be notified when new tracks are posted.

Xenopology is part 1 of the Singularity Solution opus magnum.

The Ebens (Extraterrestrial Biological Entities from the planet Serpo in the Zeta Reticuli Star System) are scheduled to make an unofficial visit in November of this year, and AFFTC DET 3 (formerly Area 51) interestingly enough began construction of a new 100,000 square foot building in 2007. It has been hypothesized that this group of Ebens will be preparing the way for permanent occupation beginning with the scheduled "official" visit in Nov 2010.

The effort to "prepare" the public was ramped up in 2005 with the controlled disclosure of information regarding Project Crystal Knight, the Alien Exchange Program with the Ebens that took place between 1965 and 1978. This effort was further globalized in May 2008 by Vatican astronomer Father José Gabriel Funes' statements that supported the idea of extraterrestrial life, stating belief in ET's "does not contradict our faith." This was one month after Pope Benedict XVI's 2-hour meeting with OSG (Our Special Guest) during his visit to the US in April of 2008. Earlier this year, Vatican Curia member Monsignor Corrado Balducci proclaimed on Italian national TV that extraterrestrial contact is real.

The Vatican has taken a strong interest in the UFO phenomenon, and one of the sources behind the Serpo disclosures has confirmed that Vatican representatives have been present during all of the official Eben visits since 1978. Vatican expert Father Malachi Martin and National Security Council scientist Dr. Michael Wolf have suggested that a primary concern of the Vatican is the major doctrinal update that will need to happen once G8 governments begin full disclosure over the next few years. It is also interesting to note that the United States, which has hosted all of the official Eben visitations since making first contact with an Eben survivor during the Roswell incident in 1947, will be presiding over the 2012 G8 Summit.

The 2012 doomsday prediction based on the approaching end-date of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar has been interpreted by many New Age thinkers as a time of positive physical, spiritual and/or sociopolitical transformation rather than an armageddon. Dr. Albert Amao states that the Mayan Long Count calendar is directly tied to precession of the equinoxes, and that the end of the thirteenth baktun may be an important demarcation for the Age of Aquarius. The Aquarian Age is believed by many to be a time of spiritual enlightenment, consciousness expansion, and revelation of truth. Amao has used two separate methods to determine 2020 as the closing date of the transitional period from the Pisces Age to the Aquarian Age.

The year 2020 is also very significant in Raymond Kurzweil's theories regarding the coming Singularity, an event brought on by the unavoidable effects of the Law of Accelerating Returns (an extension of Moore's Law) on technological progress. The Singularity, which is predicted to occur in the year 2045, marks the point where artificial intelligence surpasses human capabilities. From that point, explosive technological progress is driven by the machines, with changes occurring so rapidly that normal humans won't be able to comprehend what is happening. The result is the end of the human story, at least as we know it.

The critical point of no return, which can be predicted to occur in 2020 by way of Moore's Law, is when personal computers are able to process information at the level of the human brain. Supercomputers will have achieved that same raw capability a decade earlier (yes, next year), although both will lack the software to support rational thought. However, computer scientists empowered by this achievement will enter the race towards Strong AI, with the first computer passing the Turing test by 2029.

The G8, the Vatican and the Ebens all have strong motive to prevent the coming Singularity. For the G8, the rise of the machines means the fall of human government and freedom. For the Vatican, the dehumanization of man via cybernetic augmentation and the artificial immortality granted by "mind uploads" will bring about the end of religion and spirituality, and inevitably the extinction of "pure" humans. The motives of the Ebens are a little more complex.

Ebens first visited Earth some 5000 years ago, most likely in search of a new home, as their own home planet was becoming uninhabitable due to extreme volcanic activity. The Ebens ended up settling on Serpo, a life-supporting planet that had not yet developed any intelligent life-forms of its own. However, due to the planet's inability to support a large population, the Ebens have structured their civilization to the point that every birth is planned, allowing proper social grouping while limiting the overall population. The current number of Ebens living on Serpo is approximately 650,000.

It can be speculated that the Ebens have been grooming the Earth as a potential final destination. A very peaceful and spiritual race, it is not within their nature to exterminate or enslave humans, so instead they have spent several thousand years directing and observing the development of the human race so that one day they can settle on Earth and live peacefully among humans. The Eben "Yellow Book" and the US government documents regarding Project Aquarius (interestingly named) reveal that the Ebens have placed at least one human creature on Earth (potentially via cloning, which was witnessed first hand by members of the Project Crystal Knight "away" team) in order to "assist the inhabitants of Earth in developing a civilization." The Aquarius documents also state that "if this information was released to the public, it would cause a worldwide religious panic" - thus the Vatican's concern over the pending "major doctrinal update."

As a spiritual race, it is likely that the Ebens played a large role in the introduction of similar spiritual concepts as part of their guided development of humans. Their monotheistic belief system is strikingly similar to many of the "One God" human religions, a major point of interest of course to the Vatican. While it is clear that the grooming of the human race, including spiritual guidance, was partially motivated by the need to create a peaceful existance scenario, it is also likely that this "conversion" was a necessary and natural part of their spiritual beliefs.

It is this direct and unquestionable spiritual link that is the cornerstone of the "Singularity Solution" developed by the G8, the Vatican, and the Eben Council of Governors. Execution of the plan begins with the introduction of extraterrestrial beings to the public at large, not as highly biologically evolved alien lifeforms whose civilization is all but incomprehensible to humans, but as fellow "Children of God," who share, support and therefore undeniably "prove" many of our religious beliefs.

The Singularity Solution includes plans for a well-orchestrated global de-technologization, using the Eben culture as a blueprint for re-architecting the human condition. The Eben society is essentially socialist in nature, where every Eben is issued what they need through a central distribution system while working for the betterment of society, as opposed to personal gain. Despite amazing technological advances in the areas of energy production, medicine, manufacturing and space travel, the Ebens live a simple, almost primitive life. By separating technology as much as possible from their everyday lives, the Ebens have maintained a peaceful, spiritual society by way of a flawless sociopolitical system.

If our world leaders, with the help of "our special guests," are able to successfully implement the Singularity Solution, then 2012 will represent the beginning of an exciting new era of human existence, as opposed to "Doomsday," "Armageddon," or the end of the world. It is only if they fail that we need fear the future, one where the end of human life on Earth comes swiftly, at the hands our own technological creations.