Ladies Of The Labyrinth

You can find one of the limited edition Labyrinths I made on eBay this week.  My username is skymetalsmith, and I will be posting more eBay auctions throughout the day.  As always, there is quite a story behind this piece.  For a brief period of time, I assisted The First Baptist Church of Granville OH construct a 30 foot diameter canvas replica of the Charte Cathedral Labyrinth.  In addition to the construction of the Granville Labyrinth, I made several of these 50 cent size medallions for the Ladies involved with the project.  The experience was overwhelmingly confusing to me at the time, and only makes sense today because of the obvious masonic roots of the symbol.  I had no access to the internet at the time, but in the years since then have come to understand my trials and tribulations as an encounter with cultists.  Thankfully, I got away from them before I could be pulled into any of their traps.  I realize that these people were deluded and do not seem to know that the secret of their religion results in the worship of Lucifer whom they believe is the one true god.  They were and are elitists who promote The New World Order.  They are dangerous in that their purpose is to bring about a highly reduced population on earth, centralized world government...and of course, they believe they will be permitted to live, while the majority of the rest of the population will be sacrificed.  They were pretty "hoity toity" as my kin folk would say.  I have never been so happy to be done with a project and the people associated with the project in my life.  I have no idea if the 30 foot canvas labyrinth we made sill exists.  I do know, the revisionists have done everything to wipe my name off their project, changed the church "cult" name at least once.  Supposedly there is a concrete labyrinth at Denison University near Swazey Chapel.  I seriously do not know, as I stopped believing a word of our local paper many years ago.

   

What would Durga Do?

There was a great tradition among the Cheyenne dog soldiers… They would get a tanned rope, called a dog rope…and a picket pin that’s used to stake horses to the ground. They would attach the picket pin to the sash, the dog rope, that was attached to them. And then in battle they would drive the picket stake into the ground. And that was done as a mark of resolve. Because once it’s driven, you can’t leave until either you’re dead or you’re relieved by another dog soldier or the battle’s over and everyone is safe. So the question I ask people is…where will you drive your picket pin? Where will you stake yourself out and say I’m not going to retreat any more?
Derrick Jensen, Endgame

I could not do a traditional Thanksgiving this year after contemplating what a "revisionist" holiday it has come to be.  I grew up with the pilgrim stories like everyone else, family ritual turkey meal....like everyone else.  I ran away from home one Thanksgiving and spent Thanksgiving with a family in Buffalo New York.  I admit that it felt weird.  There was absolutely no abuse!  I am grateful for the kindness and good times that people have shared with me throughout my journey on this earth plane.  You know who you are good people.  I thought of you yesterday.

I am not going to run from my abusers while I am here in Newark.  That cult is alive, well, and thriving.  They are recreating the history of the labyrinth that I helped construct in 1996.  I guess they need a false history in order to reset the trap!  They are still removing books from the libraries so that women (mostly) do not have access to knowledge.  Not a single book remains on the subject of ritualistic abuse from the 90's!  Most of the books I read back then have been stolen or discarded.  In their place....books that would victimize the person seeking that knowledge.  It is insidious.  I am lucky that I already read and know what I need to know.  After you know what you know, you know....you know?  You can quote me on that.

At the suggestion of librarian's (plaural) I began making an outline for a book that I am going to write.  In doing so I realized that I have two books at the very least that are trying to surface.  Two outlines, for two books.  One book about the process of metalsmithing and the other about the specifics of the local chapter and schematics of ritual abuse, and my experience strength and hope as a survivor.
Recently, I read in two books that I own that copper was first used in 8000 BC.  These are giants in the field of jewelry design.  But it just is not so.  They have pulled up copper implements, and ornaments out of the local mounds here in Ohio that predate that!  I can imagine that one metalsmith quoted the other metalsmith in his book and therefore we have two important books with revised history!  I can see how it happens.  I can also see how it can be manipulated to happen.  The other day I purchased a law book that is specific to Ohio Rules of Law 2010 in the discard room.  Having spent so many hours at the law reference table I knew that the book I paid a quarter for was more current than the reference books upstairs.  So the cult has someone working diligently at both the Newark and Granville library that is getting rid of books.  That was happening in 1999 when I left Licking County.

So in answer to Derrick Jenson's original quote at the beginning of this blog today.  My two books in outline form are my picket pin.  The message to the current cult members is pretty clear...I will work on what is in front of me first and foremost.  If you send more of your shithead members after me to torture me further....I will work on the book about your cult with the link analysis to go with.  If you leave me the hell alone I will work on the jewelry book.  It is up to you.  I have one of your members in a monkey trap right now in Columbus.  She is a pedophile.  I hate them.  You sent her after me to torture me.  I knew it, but I could never prove it.  I am not letting her go.  I am not walking away from exposing her in court, and I am going to enjoy beating the snot out of her legally.  She can thank you for that.  If I were you I would punish her for being so obvious.  Remember she made a video of the Granville Labyrinth.  She has created writing the references it.  I will be submitting some of her writing about my participation in the Labyrinth project in court on the 20th.  That will make it a public record...one that is in opposition to your recent local newspaper story.  You have careless members...too flamboyant.....to grandiose...too greedy.  You will have to do better than the plasticine witches next time.  But hey.....listen here, there better not be a next time.  I think this library needs some more books on ritual abuse and the connection to Granville Ohio so as people will stay out of your little theme park village, and maybe not use the hospital, or the local lawyers.  Yeah....you have lots at stake, but trying to control all information is over the top....not subtle enough.  Tricks are for kids....silly rabbit.

Revisionism Or Poor Journalism?

The recent news that Denison University has built a new concrete labyrinth with grant money did not escape my attention because of the article in The Newark Advocate passed on to me by a librarian who remembered me because he bought one of my sterling silver labyrinths for his wife 10 years ago.  According to the article, this fella (who I never heard of) that headed up the recent project moved to Granville 3 years ago where he helped what was once The First Baptist Church construct a portable labyrinth.  That is either an out and out lie, or a misquote as I was there in the mid 90's at what was then (really) First Baptist Church, and we made the portable labyrinth way back then...NOT 3 YEARS AGO!  What is more astonishing to me is that I don't remember this fellow at all, and I was involved in every aspect of the project.  I was on all the committees. I did the artwork.  I designed T-Shirts, and Sterling Silver medallions and jewelry to promote the project and raise the money to purchase the plans.  I was there from ground zero, and was even quoted in the Advocate at the time.
I have only had the new article for a few days, but I managed to pull out some silver and gold labyrinths that I made and have kept, and I know I can lay my hands on both the old newspaper article about the project from the mid 90's as well as the molds and templates.
This could be a marketing opportunity for me I realize, but I remember how mean that church was by the time I left the project.  I am told they were kicked out of the Baptist Convention, so that explains the wording in the article "what once was First Baptist Church".  As I recall they were revisionists way back then, and I would guess are revisionists now as well.  I have no idea why they would try to make a new false history of the portable labyrinth that is only 3 years old instead of over 10 years old, except that maybe they think they can finally make some money off of it!  From what I can see, after being away for 10 years is that Granville has the look and feel of a theme park small town...so maybe they can re-promote the old labyrinth, and new people can take the credit for it.  That would be very much like the folks I remember from First Baptist Church mid 90s.  Up to their old tricks.  Thankfully, some of us are still around that can correct the errors whether they are intentional (revisionist) or not!
I can't wait to see what marketing products they come up with.  Since the bookstore on Campus features items less than $30, it is doubtful that my USA made labyrinths would fit into the game plan.  I would guess there isn't anything in that bookstore that is not made in China, and maybe not anything in the whole town not made in China either!
I met Nesley (the landlord I am counter suing in court this month) in Granville.  I was never sure whether she left Willow Moon Circle (First Baptist Church) out of loyalty to me, or was sent after me to spy on my activities after I left.  I confess I still do not know.  Certainly, she has more in common with the do nothing, outsource it, sell it cheap from China (even if it is poison) crowd I met in Granville when doing the labyrinth project.  Even then, they would sacrifice quality for profit.  I can see how I was in the way and not really the artist they wanted for the project.  They wanted my artwork, my dedication, and time, but they wanted me to just give it to them so they could cheapen it.
"Oh but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now".  Maybe when I am finished with dismantling Nesley on the 15th, I will put my labyrinths on eBay or something.