Article Two: The Syndicate

In my first post I briefly touched upon a secret group that sought to keep this secret world from coming to public knowledge, and now I will speak more about them in this article.

First of all, who are they and what do they want? They’re a group of humans, (and, I believe, other beings), called simply, “The Syndicate.” They have a specific mark they like to use to identify each other with now I’m not much of an artist but it looks sort of like this:

            

Does it mean anything? Quite possibly, but for now all we need to know is that it identifies them.

As mentioned before The Syndicate is an organization who seeks to control information of the secret world: the real world from reaching the populace. The, “mundane,” is what their name for people outside of the know. To do this they abduct, and remove the memories from people who have experienced things from the ”real,” world, through magical or through technological means: considering who picked up the person.

This is when I interview people I will always hide their identities: for if The Syndicate were to ever find out who’ve experienced such things that person would be abducted and they’d continue to live in ignorance.

There are three sections of The Syndicate: the Magicians, The Janitors and the Technomancers. The Magicians, as their name suggests, use magic. Magic in the real world, is not as quick as movies and books make it out to be. There are rituals and various other things that need to be upheld, else it would not work. They are usually the people who work in the, “office,” of The Syndicate. The Janitors do the, “cleanup,” work. They get rid of leaks and the people making them, they also are the ones who abduct the people who see into their world. And lastly are the Technomancers.

The Technomancers are the computer whizzes you only hear about in movies: the hackers and the programmers. They do things that are almost like magic with computers and technology.

How do I know of this? I was a part of the Syndicate for a couple of years. I was a Janitor and I have abducted people and helped wipe their memories. And I betrayed them. Me and a few others betrayed them.  

Again, if you have any stories of the unnatural you’d like to tell, feel free to contact me at the places mentioned on my contact page.

Article 1: Something in the Mirror?

“It just sort of crawled through it,” Diego Gutierrez*, a senior at Porterville High School said. “That’s the best way to describe it.”

“Where did you see it?” I asked him.

“At my school.” He answered.

“Of course, we already established that: but where at your school.”

“You know those old buildings that are like outside the gates where the football team practices?” I nodded, “It was in there.” His hands were making exaggerated motions.

“What time did you see it?”

“Like almost midnight. I was walking home from my friend’s place.”

“Can you describe it and what it was doing?” I asked, curious to see if it matched up with the details I have gotten from other interviews.

“As I was saying just a little while ago. It was just crawling through the glass.”

“Through the glass?” I asked, feigning incredulously.

“I know it sounds weird but that’s the truth.” He shot back.

“It’s just hard to believe is all. Go on. What did it look like?”

“Like a turtle--well not a turtle, like a turtle-person if that makes sense?” He looked at me curiously, as if I were to know.

“Yeah, that makes sense.”

“Well yeah, it was green and small, like kid size. It was crawling...or swimming...through the window.”

“Do you mean it was coming through  the window?”

“No. It was in the window, like a reflection, you know? But it was moving. Nothing was around me. It looked at me and sort of...vanished.”

“Alright, that’s all I needed to know, thank you, Diego.” I dismissed him.

What Diego was describing matched up with the descriptions I’ve gotten from various people who either have gone to the High School or have worked at the high school for many years. A janitor, a local business owner and a couple of students claimed to have seen the same thing, always in different locations in the school and always the same description: a human with turtle like qualities and extremely short, and always, “swimming,” through glass surfaces: be they bathroom mirrors or windows, and always in older parts of the school.  

What they’re describing almost perfectly matches the details of a Japanese Water Spirit known as the Kappa:

  (Pictured above: a Kappa according to Japanese Folklore) Source: Wikipedia.

Is it a Kappa, however? This writer says no. Why not? Because these spirits are usually associated with rivers and lakes and other large bodies of water.

What could the people be seeing, then? Are they hallucinating due to stress or are they simply seeing things? These questions cannot be answered. The only thing that can be certain is that people have reported seeing it for a long time and will, more than likely, continue to see it.

*Name changed to protect identity.

An Introduction: Welcome to Enlightenment.

Now, where to start with all of this? Porterville California is a hot-spot for the weird, the extra ordinary, the paranormal. A lot of you might not know this: or maybe you do, but why is this, you ask? And why does it seem like it’s being hidden? These, and many more questions, will be answered as this, “series,” progresses.

For the why. Porterville California: a small, rural area in the Central Valley of California is an intersection for three major ley lines that cut through the United States:

              (Pictured here: Ley Lines in California).

Ley lines, in the occult, are essentially lines of power. Where two or more cross there will be an outbreak of the paranormal. Keep in mind, Porterville has three lines crossing in her.

While this seems interesting and all, why would I write to you, the good people of Porterville, about this? Well, to get the truth out, of course. You see, there’s a group out there trying to suppress the truth about the Paranormal, and they’re right under your noses. They've hidden among you, assimilated and they work effortlessly to insure this secret world does not reveal itself to us mundanes

Just by saying this I am putting myself in grave danger but I shall not stop this noble crusade to bring truth to the people of Porterville, and, hopefully eventually the entire world.

Through this series I hope to reveal the truth to you: both of the “secret world” of Porterville California and of the strange happenings that happen all around you without your knowledge.

Now, you may find yourself asking, what could I do if I have a story I’d like to tell? Well, here’s my contact information: all of it is secure.

These are your stories, citizens of Porterville California. Welcome to your first steps on the path towards Enlightenment.  

Contact Information.

If you have your own story to tell please contact me at:

https://twitter.com/PortervilleMyth
Portervillemyths@gmail.com
porterville.myths on Skype.