The following questions were submitted to James by a member of the original WingMakers public Forum.
Although they are not part of the three Q and A sessions, I have included them because James' answers provide helpful information about the "nuts and bolts" aspect of getting the WingMakers material into the public domain.
[NOTE: All comments in this indented block format and smaller font are my own. John Berges.]
Member posted June 01, 2001 01:27 PM
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I just got this from James. I have cut and pasted it as I received it in pdf format.
Here it is, a Q&A session I sent him from a few weeks back:
Dear ,
Thank you for your interest in these materials.
I'll be brief in response to your questions, but not to be evasive or incomplete, I'm just extremely short on time. I hope you understand. Now, on to your questions.
Question: Why did you decide to publish your work through Mark Hempel at the South Bay Group, as you have not met him personally?
Answer: My associate, Sarah, knew of Mark through a mutual contact. He was recommended as someone who was discrete and trustworthy, and possessed the technical skills necessary to launch and maintain the website, as well as the other technical projects that will be introduced in the future. I also wanted to publish through an individual like Mark, instead of a company, in order to ensure total control over the project.
Question: How can you entrust such a large piece of work to a total stranger - someone who's integrity is unknown to you?
Answer: I think I mostly answered this question in my previous response, but I'll add that I have trust in people who perform consistently over time. I watched how Mark handled everything from the very start, and it wasn't until 6 months into the relationship that I began to entrust him with significant responsibility. He earned my trust, it wasn't instantly granted.
Question: What is the purpose of introducing Sarah de Rosnay as a 'middle man' between yourself and Mark?
Answer: Sarah enables me to concentrate on content creation and teaching. She also answers much of the mail I receive and supports Mark in his work on the front-lines.
Question: Why does the website and poster contain a bogus photo of the entrance to Ancient Arrow, in reality it is Slot Canyon?
Note that the WingMakers web site has gone through several design changes since the date of this question and many of the original design elements are no longer on the site or have been re-arranged. I believe the photo in question can be found at the beginning of the Introduction to the WingMakers, which explains the plot of the Ancient Arrow Project novel.
Answer: Since the Ancient Arrow site is a fictional setting, it required a sense of place. This photo of Slot Canyon seemed the best available at depicting the ambience of the place. I'm sure you understand that if I had wanted to create an authentic sense of place, it wouldn't have been difficult to do so with digital photography. There were elements of the story that were purposely under-developed in order to keep the story in the realm of a mythology, and not a real-life series of events. These would include the place photographs, artifacts, and some of the storyline itself. I was well aware that these elements would be discovered for what they are. And I am aware that there are some who feel a disappointment in this reality, but it is only because the real light of the WingMakers has not fallen on the ground and illumined it. It still hangs in the air, traveling to a destination that is yet unseen.
Question: For what reason is the material a mixture of truth and disinformation? What purpose does it serve to do this?
Answer: Remember that I am creating a mythological story that contains a philosophical system that is being externalized at this time for the next three generations of humanity. This mythology is a Tributary Zone (which you are well aware of), and it must be encapsulated in multiple media in order to attract the new generations who will require it. Because it has multiple media, and the original content from whence it comes is not of this earth, it requires augmentation. This augmentation is a storyline that threads together the real Transition Zone characteristics (e.g., philosophy, metaphysics, glyph language, poetry, music, and art), with the mythological elements of the ACIO and Ancient Arrow mystery. It was considered eons ago that a philosophical, text-based treatise was not the appropriate catalyst for the generations of the 21st century.
Question: Is the story factually correct, apart from places, names and dates?
Answer: The story I assume you're referring to is the ACIO and Ancient Arrow site. This part of the story is based on fact. I won't divulge how I know these things, but it certainly isn't difficult to ascertain if you've studied the story in any detail. There are techniques that can be applied to secure the information.
Question: Why is the material to be released over the next 11 years, and not immediately?
Answer: The Tributary Zones exist in a dimension of space/time that is largely inaccessible to our human senses. They require translation. This translation requires time. I am one man. I do not have a staff of helpers on earth that assist me in this translation. This is one reason. The other reason is that this information is designed for a technology platform that isn't yet available. It will be released and enjoy a sizable market penetration in about ten years.
However, the most important reason is that it could unbalance certain people of this time if they were to immerse in the complete information set. This is one of the most vexing issues of bringing these Tributary Zones to a material conclusion: how to bring them into materialization without unbalancing the population they were not intended for. This is one reason why there is no marketing or promotion behind the WingMakers' website. It is completely organic, and it will remain this way until its gestation is complete in about 11 years.
Question: All we get from govt.'s is half-truths about UFOs, aliens, cover-up's etc. Isn't this just more of the same?
Answer: The WingMakers' information set isn't intended to be a revelation about the government suppression of UFOs and extraterrestrials. There's ample information about this already, and there are more focused and competent organizations researching this arena than I.
The WingMakers' material is concerned with the human discovery of the human soul in irrefutable, scientific terms. This is its exclusive focal point.
All the other elements be they of the story or art or mathematics are designed to be catalytic to those who will come in the future to make this discovery manifest and enduring. It is to these this material is dedicated, and it will draw them as assuredly as a magnificent tree draws the eagle to nest.
Here James is referring to the Grand Portal discovery and those who will contribute to that discovery.
