((Editors Comments in double parentheses - Homer)) THE ORIGIN OF VISTAG CLR - 1 7 February 1994 Copyright (C) 1994 Joe Harrington Redistribution rights granted for non commercial purposes. VISTAG (Volunteers In Service To A Galaxy) has its root in an era that predates the creation of the physical universe. Time being a variable measure of duration peculiar to a specific solar system, expressions of years are pointless. The Home Universe was a state of existence which defies description in human terms. It was a universe of Truth, Logic, pure Communication, Love and Creation. Bodies as known to Mankind were unknown and unnecessary. Religions, Races, Gender and other labels were non- existent. Existence was as beings of pure radiant light, unfettered by physical form. But it was not a Perfect State. As to whether all beings have their origin in the Home Universe is unclear. However, memories of the Home Universe appear to be ingrained in the hearts of Humanity, and fragments of Home have appeared in the oral and written traditions of Mankind since the dawn of time. Across the planet, Homesickness is pandemic. Following the co-creation of the physical universe, a series of events lead to a dwindling spiral of catastrophic events that occurred in the Home Universe. The impact was of such magnitude that the memory of the details became blurred in those present. There were a division of viewpoints concerning the actions that lead up to the series of disasters. Both sides suffered tremendous losses. Home was rapidly becoming a barren Universe. Beings now found themselves floundering in a physical universe. The divisions that arose in the Home Universe continued in the new universe and spread throughout all creations. Beings from a non- physical world now found it necessary to identify with physical forms to serve as reference points in a increasingly hostile universe. Some became so infatuated with the physical forms and became confused and identified themselves as the forms, rather then the co- creators of the forms. Some sought to exploit the confusion and impose dominion by proclaiming themselves as Gods of the Confused Ones. Thus began the enslavement of Free Beings. There were those who thought the Gods were free to exercise dominion over the Confused Ones. And there were those who felt that the enslavement of another violated a tenet of the Code Of Honor of the Home Universe, that all beings would be eternally free and never involuntarily subservient to another. Throughout the entire universe tremendous conflicts arose concerning the freedom of Confused Beings. Unspeakable treachery and methods of dominating others came into being. Weapons of mass destruction devastated entire galaxies. VISTAG was an autonomous branch of the A-3 Guild and operated under the auspices of the Supreme Commander of The Guild. The Guild was formed to correct the injustice caused by the actions of the Gods, and restore the Code Of Honor. VISTAG members were Masters in their chosen field of Service and executed oaths of eternal allegiance to the Guild. Volunteers served throughout the galaxies and assisted planets inhabited by confused beings, whose cultures and civilizations had been degraded by the activities of the Gods who later abandoned them. VISTAG was never a military organization and planetary governments were often hostile to volunteers who served in small teams. Great wars waged and volunteers often found themselves stranded on dying planets. Some broke faith with the Guild and joined in the endless conflicts against the Gods. Others merged into the races of the planetary populations and became confused ones. Others, considered "un- reformable" by the planetary governments dominated by the Gods were captured, electronically re-indoctrinated, and scattered throughout the galaxies, many to this sector of the galaxy, and planet Earth. In Feb 1986, the A-3 Guild formed a inter-galactic coalition in pursuit of the organizational purpose. On 17 Feb 1991, the Supreme Commander of the A-3 issued a directive calling for the re-activation of VISTAG. On earth, the mission shall be known as the Expanded Horizons Project. The prime purpose is the recovery of the all former VISTAG members and the restoration of Justice to the physical universe. NOTICE TO ALL FORMER MEMBER OF VISTAG: ORGANIZATION IN PROCESS OF RE-ACTIVATING. IF THIS MESSAGE REKINDLES YOUR MEMORY, I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU. SECTOR COORDINATOR VISTAG A-3 GUILD JOE HARRINGTON harrington_j-smtc@nova.novanet.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Homer Wilson Smith This file may be found at homer@rahul.net ftp.rahul.net/pub/homer/act/clr1.memo Posted to usenet newsgroup: alt.clearing.technology