Harbingers
This article was supposed to be about the strange goings on in the weird
little town of Casadaga Florida. Casadaga was established over a 100 years
ago by psychics as a "spiritual center' and their annual psychic fair this
week seemed like the perfect time to visit the town. But the story became
a lot bigger than that mainly because I wasn't the first Barnes to visit
Casadaga Florida. Adam beat me to it. Just 2 weeks before he died Adam
spent a few days in the town searching for some answers. I think I found out
a few of the answers that he was looking for. But now I'm trying to unravel
what the questions were. It's obvious that Adam knew a lot more then he
ever told me.
Casadaga Florida
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On the surface Casadaga looks normal. Or just about as normal as a town
full of psychics can look. It's only when I started poking around that I
discovered that the town ain't exactly what it seems. I've always taken
psychics and their ability with a grain of salt. Now I know different.
Because for whatever reason the founders of the town settled down smack dab
in the middle of some of the strangest stuff ever to grace this ball of mud
we call planet earth. They drew up their plans, built a town, and never
even knew they were right on top of a fight between good and evil.
Oh it seems like some of the citizens knew what was going on. Resident
author Wilson Ashcroft certainly had his ideas inspired by the local version
of reality. He even wrote a horror novel called "The Harbingers" that was
based on what he was seeing. You could call it an expose of the evils that
surrounded the town. Unfortunately, the rest of the reading public called
it trash and it was soon forgotten by everyone but Ashcroft. Before his
death he use to stand outside on the streets of his beloved town and give
away Xeroxed copies of the book to anyone that would take it. Ashcroft was
convinced the book was important and tried to keep it words circulating in
the minds of readers until he died. Adam was also convinced that the work
was important. So important that he promised Ashcroft that he would help
him get his work out on the World Wide Web. Course those plans got put on
hold when Adam decided to commit suicide.
I know this article seems rambling so let me acknowledge the problem right
here. It's not easy for me to discuss this one with you. This subject was
important to Adam and whenever I think about him I get all angry and upset
at once. The facts tend to get blurred and hidden behind a veil of emotions
and I don't think too straight. Maybe I should try and start over again and
tell exactly what happened.
It seems like Adam knew about the existence of these invisible creatures
that Ashcroft has labeled the Harbingers. Don't ask me to explain what they
are, I really can't tell you. Are they from another dimension? Are they
from hell? I dunno, but it's evident that they were up to no good in
Casadaga. The long and the short of it is that Ashcroft's book was based on
fact. That these Harbingers aren't part of the local flora and fauna and
when they cross over from where ever they come from the first thing they do
is hop onto someone and act as a combination parasite and controlling force.
They make you do bad things. All kinds of bad things from fights with your
significant other all the way up to attempted murder. As long as it's evil
it doesn't matter to them. I'm not sure what the purposes of these evil
acts are. Maybe they feed off of the emotions that are based in evil and
misdeeds. Again, I dunno. I was never much good at science and I didn't
stick around them long enough to dissect one and see what makes it tick.
All I can tell you is that these invisible creatures are real and that
Casadaga has a severe case of Harbinger infestation.
But what could I do about this? Something like this was more along the job
descriptions of quantum physicists and Catholic priests instead of a guy
that runs a website based on the wacky happenings of the paranormal. But
even convincing my friends of what I was knew was hard enough. I can't even
begin to imagine trying to explain it to the real adults of this world.
Nope, if something was to be done then it was going to have to be done by
me. (As stupid and silly and self pompous as that sounds.)
But just like he used to do when we were kids, Adam was there to give me a
hand. He must have had the same thoughts as I about the invasion force of
these Harbingers and he had snooped around until he met Ashcroft. For
whatever reason Ashcroft knew of the existence of these creatures as well
and he had published his findings in that god-awful horror book. The funny
thing is, the book acted as a weapon against these things. The mere
knowledge of their existence acts as a weapon against them. By publishing
his book, Ashcroft was able to keep the creatures at bay and keep the town
safe. That's why even after the book went out of print you could still find
him out on the streets of Casadaga giving Xeroxed copies of it away. As
long as the knowledge was held in the public's mind then the creatures have
no power over us. But now that he was dead, the creatures were once again
able to roam free. The book no longer bound them because the information it
contained was no longer known.
But Adam had a plan for that and Lan and I took up where he left off. We
got the knowledge out to the world. Not by issuing a book that no one will
read. No, we transferred the power of the written word straight out in the
Internet, just like Adam wanted. Even as you read this there's a computer
server dedicated to sending these words of power out to the World Wide Web
where they are transferred in an endless loop. The knowledge is out there
and it's enough to stop these Harbinger suckers dead in their tracks.
From Adam's research tapes of Casadaga
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I know this all sounds crazy and I don't expect most of you to believe me.
In some ways that's ok cause the story is really a personal one to begin
with. Adam had this knowledge right before he died and I know that it
relates to his suicide in some way. Looking over Adam's reference video
tape about the town gives me the feeling that these creatures are just the
tip of some paranormal iceberg waiting out there in the darkness. Maybe
Adam was able to look further and see what the rest of the iceberg was made
of. Maybe the knowledge drove him over the edge. Still for some reason I
don't think that Adam killed himself for no reason at all. He had some dark
purpose behind his actions and I've only scratched the surface of what he
was up to.
Besides the obvious question is; where did these creatures come from and
what else is out there with them?
sources
Still of Adam Barnes by Adam Barnes
All other photos and video by Derek Barnes.
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