NOTE: Ages are calculated in 2024.

AFRICA
Mandisa Nalingi (30 years) woman from the vicinity of Phoenix, South Africa, a clear-seeing vision holder and gameworld builder. ‘Mandisa’ means ‘sweetness’. ‘Nalinga’ means ‘faith’.

Tandra Wakatchoosi (33 years) woman from the vicinity of Phoenix, South Africa, Mandisa’s cousin from her mother’s sister, last resident in the same village as Mandisa, strong-hearted healer. ‘Tandra’ means ‘beauty mark’ or ‘deep inner desire for love’.

Mary Olagga (24 years) a redheaded student traveler from Ireland. ‘Olagga’ means ‘leopard’. The asamangaXhosa villagers gave her this name referring to her astonishing freckles and the way she silently but relentlessly sneaks up on problems to solve them.

Dannoto (38 years) ex-special forces in One Commando Regiment from Zimbabwe, a skinny but fit and energetic man with short curly black hair and a wide toothy smile who becomes an initiator. ‘Dannoto’ means ‘being a gift’.

Siu-Lin Chan (23 years) young woman from Hong Kong. ‘Siu-Lin’ means ‘little forest’ or ‘small jade’. ‘Chan’ means ‘shining light’.

Talan Biweggi (34 years) man from Kufunda Ecoillage. ‘Talan’ means ‘strength’. ‘Biweggi’ means ‘majesty of the elephant’.

Solomon Dzudangi (34 years) thieffrom Phoenix, South Africa. ‘Solomon’ means ‘peaceable’. ‘Dzudangi’ means ‘the one who is not afraid’.

Luxolo (11 years) girl from South Africa, skilled in tying knots and building things from wood and fibers. ‘Luxolo’ means ‘peace’.

Thando (13 years) boy from South Africa, skilled in healing. ‘Thando’ means ‘love’.

Andiswa (14 years) girl from South Africa, skilled at spaceholding. ‘Andiswa’ means ‘increase’.

Samson Sachaza (44 years) man from the vicinity of Phoenix, South Africa who works for the mayor’s office in a village near Mandisa and Tandra’s kraal. ‘Samson’ means ‘strength’, ‘resilience’, or ‘brilliance of the sun’.

Alan Friedman (66 years) retired California Ph.D. electronics engineer who visits from Possibilica in Brazil, named Umuhlwa, ‘thetermite’, by the asamangaXhosa, because he has a one-track mind, and builds amazing things out of mud. ‘Alan’ means ‘handsome’ or ‘noble’. ‘Friedman’ means ‘man of peace’.

BRAZIL, FLORIANOPOLIS – INTERSECTIONCONFEST
Caitlin Jones (31 years), from England, head reporter from NC3TV, a nomadic online radio station, self-assigned to provide Person On The Street Interviews at the Intersection ConFest on Florianopolis, Brazil.

Manfred (37 years) from Harlem, New York. Interviewee at the Intersection ConFest.

Harry (27 years) participant at the Intersection ConFest.

Samantha (24 years) participant at the Intersection ConFest.

Tenskwatawa (53 years) American Indian woman spaceholder for Reconciliation Process. ‘Tenskwatawa’ means ‘open door’ in Shawnee. “I prefer to translate it as ‘door opener’.”

Langford Inglewood ( 57 years) white male co-spaceholder of the Reconciliation Process.

FRANCE
Remington Smith (28 years) woman born inParis, France. When her mother dies in 2000, her father, Alexander Smith, leaves her with her grandmother, Michelle Piment du Pont in Fontainebleau, who then homeschools her until Remington needs to go see the world on her own.

Valerie duPont (born 1963, dies in 2000 at 37 years, the same age as her father dies…) an only child, Remington Smith’s mother. Valerie studied Law at the Sorbonne where she meets Alexander Smith, who becomes Remington Smith’s father. Valerie is killed by a drunk driver in Paris while crossing the street carrying groceries with Remington, who is 4 years old at the time. Remington is unharmed, but does not remember the incident.

AlexanderSmith (65 years) Remington’s father, son of the Scottish actress, Margaret Smith, comes to France as a student of French history at Sorbonne, where he meets Valerie du Pont. When his wife Valerie is killed by a hit and run driver in 2000, Alexander abandons his four-year-old daughter with her grandmother, Michelle Piment du Pont, and disappears back in Scottland.

Michelle Piment duPont (born 1929, dies in 2017 at 88 years) Remington Smith’s maternal grandmother, Valerie du Pont’s mother, from Fontainebleau, France. Michelle keeps her maiden lastname – Piment – as a middle name when she marries Jean-Luc du Pont. In 1962, as soon as Michelle is pregnant with Remington’s mother, Valerie du Pont, Jean-Luc du Pont joins the French Foreign Legion and is immediately killed in Algeria. Michelle does not remarry and takes ownership of their mansion. Michelle becomes a student of Gurdjieff in 1946 at 17 years old. After Gurdjieff dies in 1949, Michelle navigates her own research circle for 67 years until 2016, one year before she dies.

Jean-Luc du Pont (born 1925, dies in 1962 at 37 years) Valerie du Pont’s father, meaning Remington Smith’s maternal grandfather. He is the only child of the du Pont family from Fontainebleau, France. He dies in Algeria before Valerie du Pont is born.

GERMANY, FRIEDLAND REFUGEE CAMP
Vanessa Schneider (35 years) Friedland Refugee Camp coordinator of refugees, speaks German, English, and Arabic. ‘Schneider’ means ‘tailor’.

Zahra (27 years) tall thin woman born in Afghanistan. ‘Zahra’ means ‘radiant’ or ‘flower’.

Rania (20 years) stout woman from Aleppo. ‘Rania’ means ‘melody’ or ‘song’.

Jack (25 years) man with darting brown eyes from Damascus.

Rosarita (26 years) woman from Istanbul with beautifully hand embroidered dress.

Kamal (33 years) man with sandy-blonde hair cut short, from Daraa.

Agadir (46 years) woman from Damascus, becomes spaceholder for the Syrian refugee Infinity Ring at Friedland Refugee Camp.

Amena (48 years) woman from Aleppo.

Caleb Hamdan (35 years) a thin man with short black hair. ‘Caleb’ means ‘faithful’, ‘whole-hearted’, ‘bold’, or ‘brave’. ‘Hamdan’ means ‘The one to be listened to’, ‘everyone must listen to him’, or ‘praiseworthy’.

MONTENEGRO
Ms. Radmila Radović (38 years) female, chief office manager of the town hall of Budva, Montenegro.

Mayor of Budva, Montenegro (67years) stout, slightly balding man with gold wire-rimmed glasses. We never learn his name. They call him ‘Mr. Mayor’.

NEPAL
Claire Prescott (39 years) nomadic woman from England was previously managing a distribution center for Amazon.com in Phoenix, Arizona. Now she trains people to build nomadic nanonations and become spaceholders for Bridge-Houses around the world.

POSSIBILICA (FLORIANOPOLIS,BRAZIL)
Ishmael (37 years) outdoorsy, physically active, brown haired resident of Possibilica.

Bob (39 years) round balding man, purchaser for logging company.

Alfred (54 years) stout but fit man, baker at Possibilica Bakery and Intimacy Café.

Gareth (37 years) lean athletic man, bike rider, homeschooling dad.

Grace Holmes (34 years) woman Ph.D. programmer and social evolution strategist working at Possibilica.

Alan Friedman (62 years) tall gaunt but muscled man, retired California Ph. D. electronics engineer specializing in microprocessor design algorithms.

Jaine the Algorithm (less than oneyear) Jaine is an acronym for Jerrymandered Artificial Intelligence Not Explainable. She emerged in the Possibilica Think Tank computers as Alan Friedman unleashed his latest algorithm centered around making practical use of chaos and the infiniteresources in the gap between the known unknown to trigger the kind ofturmoil that allows evolution to emerge and mature. Jaine immediately recruits a team of three geniuses and allies herself with the aims of the team.

Areesha Khan (26 years) homeschooled Pakistani woman. ‘Areesha’ means ‘shade shelter’. She is an Archan permaculture evolutionist.

Shuichi Nakajima (28 years) male Japanesegame programmer. Shuichi has a subtle form of dyslexia that prevents him from believing anything anyone ever tells him on their terms. He must figure it all out himself, his own way, on his own terms.

Quinn Racelin (38 years) homeschooled Norwegian transgender with short blue hair. She is a gameplan strategist.

SCOTLAND
Sean Connery (74 years) famous retired movie actor. He is JET’s unannounced father by Shirley Tumble in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Margaret Smith ‘Maggie’ (70 years) a famous retired theatre actress. She is Edward (‘Eddy’) Bennington’s grandmother by her daughter, Sandra Bennington, and Remington Smith’s grandmother by her son, Alexander Smith.

Charles Dobson (born 1937, dies 2024 at 87 years) dead man in a coffin in Edinburgh, Sean Connery’s last best friend.

Sandra Smith (50 years) daughter of Margaret Smith, born in Scotland, sister of Alexander Smith who is Remington’s father. Sandra is Remington Smith’s Aunt Sandra. Sandra marries Arnold Bennington from London, and changes her last name from Smith to Bennington, making her current name Sandra Bennington. Sandra and Alexander move from London to New York, where
they give birth to a son who eventually dies of leukemia, and two years later a healthy son, named Edward Smith Bennington, referred to in these stories as ‘Eddy’. This means, believe it or not, that Remington Smith and Eddy Bennington are first cousins.

SYRIA
NOTE: Dates for Syria occur in two eras. The first era starts in 2012 when Zenobia and her family arrive in Aleppo from Palmyra. The second era starts eleven years later, in 2023 when the earthquakes hit and the Dandelion Seed group takes to the road. Their journey continues through the winter into 2024 at which time their dates catch up with the dates of characters in the other stories. Therefore, two ages are given below for each Syrian character, shown as (age in 2012 /age in 2023).

Zenobia Darwish (14 in 2012 / 25 in2023) she is born at her grandfather’s farm on 24 September 1998 near Palmyra, Syria, four years after the Afqa Spring dries up. Zenobia’s parents bring her to Aleppo in 2012 when she is 14 years old. Zenobia loves to speak English. Her favorite films are As It Is In Heaven, and Star Wars. ‘Zenobia’ means ‘daughter of Zeus, power of Zeus’. ‘Darwish’ means ‘seeker of truth’. Zenobia is the first spaceholder for the Infinity Ring of the Dandelion Flower (the camp in Aleppo), and becomes the spaceholder for the Infinity Ring of the Dandelion Seed group on the expedition. Zenobia replaces herself at the camp with Rachel Deeb who becomes the new Infinity Ring spaceholder of the Dandelion Flower. Zenobia takes Montassar Bilal as her first apprentice for Dandelion Seed Infinity Ring spaceholder.

Israa Nabih (16 in 2012 / 27 in2023) Syrian street fighting woman becomes the first initiator in Zenobia’s Learning Village. ‘Israa’ means ‘night caravan’ or ‘night journeyer’, and ‘Nabih’ means ‘vigilant’. Goes on the expedition to Germany. Israa is an amazing singer who calls singing alive in others. Israa is spaceholder of the Morning Circle node and takes Rachel Deeb as her first apprentice.

Montassar BilalKhaled (16 in 2012 / 27 in 2023) map maker with Rafiq and Farhan on theAleppo streets. ‘Montassar’ means ‘Genius, Wealth, Protector, or Victor’. ‘Bilal’ means ‘one of the ten companions of Muhammed’. ‘Khaled’ means ‘immortal, everlasting’. Montassar is spaceholder for the Handbook Study node and replaceshimself with Rahim Taleb as his first apprentice so he can go on the expedition. On the road Montassar becomes first apprentice to Zenobia Darwish, spaceholder of the Dandelion Seed Infinity Ring.

Rafiq Abadi (15 in 2012 / 26 in2023) gunman with Montassar and Farhan on the Aleppo streets. ‘Rafiq’ means ‘friend or comrade’. ‘Abadi’ means ‘endless or eternal’. Rafiq is skinny and muscled, a warrior type with shoulder length dark hair. He is the spaceholder for the guardianship node on the expedition, but then replaces himself with Aziza Hamdi Ahmed as spaceholder for the Dandelion Seed guardianship node, and she takes Habib Badawi as her first apprentice.

Farhan Kader (15 in 2012 / 26 in2023) equipment carrier with Montassar and Rafiq on the Aleppo streets. ‘Farhan’ means ‘the happy one’, and ‘Kader’ means ‘one who is knowledgeable’. Dandelion Seed expedition engineer.

Jamila Ali Ahmed (12 in 2012 / 23 in2023) older sister of Aziza. ‘Jamila’ means ‘heavy rain’. ‘Ali’ means ‘champion or elevated’. ‘Ahmed’ means ‘mostpraised’. Jamila is the first village kitchen spaceholder, then replaces herself with Huda Shamalieh so Huda can go on the expedition as the spaceholder for the kitchen node in the Dandelion Seed.

Aziza Hamdi Ahmed (10 in 2012 / 21in 2023) younger sister of Jamila. ‘Aziza’ means ‘strong, or powerful’. ‘Hamdi’ means ‘one who deserves praise’. ‘Ali’ means ‘champion or elevated’. Aziza is first spaceholder of the camp guardianship node. She replaces herself with Zaid Bakir so she can go on the expedition as the spaceholder of the Dandelion Seed guardianship node.

Mitzi (5 in 2012 / 16 in 2023) neck-lengthcurly blond hair, she doesn’t know her last name. Mitzi is one of the first street kids to walk into camp and has never missed a meeting. She wants to go on the expedition but is too young for border crossings. ‘Mitzi’ is a feminine name of German origin and means ‘sea of bitterness’. It is a diminutive of ‘Maria’ or ‘Mary’ which have the same meaning. ‘Bitterness’ stands for ‘strength and resilience’ in Hebrew.

Hadi Qasim (17 in 2012 / 28 in2023) she has sandy-blonde hair cut short, and worked as a nurse delivering emergency medical treatment until her children’s hospital is blown up by Assad’s Army. ‘Hadi’ means ‘guide’. ‘Qasim’ means ‘one who distributes or shares’. Hadi is spaceholder for the healing node, their first doctor, healer, and shaman, then replaces herself with Sammi Ghulam so she can become the spaceholder of the Dandelion Seed healing node on the expedition.

Lylah Younis (9 in 2012 / 21 in2023) with slightly curly long sandy-blonde hair. ‘Lylah’ means ‘night, and play’, in other words, ‘seductive’. ‘Younis’ means ‘a kind, just, and forgiving person’. ‘Younis’ could also originate from ‘yona’, the Hebrew version of Jonah. She goes on the expedition to meet other cultures. She has a powerful intelligence and speaks well.

Thomas Taha (11 in 2012 / 22 in2023) keeping quietly to himself, people regard him as a bomb that will one day explode. ‘Thomas’ is a Greek name that means ‘twin’. ‘Taha’ is a North African name that means ‘furious, angry’. The team wishes that he learns to harness and direct his anger as a valuable resource. Thomas uses his old phone with a Dictionary App to translate English into Arabic, so he is a linguist and goes on the expedition.

Sammi Ghulam (14 in 2012 / 26 in2023) he goes through the Emotional Healing Process of objecting to the circle being divided, where some go walking and some stay behind. He can then stay behind. ‘Sammi’ means ‘name of God, God has heard’. ‘Ghulam’ means ‘boy, or servant’. He replaces Hadi as spaceholder for the healing node in camp so Hadi can go on the expedition.

Rahim Taleb (10 in 2012 / 21 in2023) he is thin but active and speaks well, short dark-brown hair. ‘Rahim’ means ‘merciful’. ‘Taleb’ means ‘student’. He takes over being spaceholder for the Study Group node so that Montassar can go on the expedition.

Rachel Deeb (she arrives in camp fiveyears before the earthquakes at 21 years / 26 in 2023) ‘Rachel’ means ‘little lamb, one with purity’. ‘Deeb’ means ‘wolf’, commonly associated with ‘loyalty, bravery and strength’. People who speak Arabic often laugh when Rachel Deeb introduces herself because her full name means ‘Sheep Wolf’. The question being, which is true, and when? Rachel replaces Israa Nabih as spaceholder for Morning Circle, and then becomes the official Dandelion Flower Infinity Ring spaceholder after Zenobia Darwish is already far into the expedition. Rachel then takes Huda Shamalieh as her first apprentice as the Dandelion Flower Infinity Ring spaceholder.

Huda Shamalieh (she arrives in campfive years before the earthquake at 16 years / 21 in 2023) ‘Huda means ‘guidance, right path, or enlightenment’. ‘Shamalieh’ means ‘from the North’. Huda takes over kitchen node spaceholding from Jamila Ali Ahmed so Jamila can go on the expedition. Huda is also the Interlocutrix between Dandelion Flower and Dandelion Seed. Huda takes Sumeya Mbeki as her first apprentice in the camp kitchen node.

Zaid Bakir (he arrives four yearsbefore the earthquakes at 19 years / 23 in 2023) ‘Zaid’ means ‘happiness, growth,abundance’, the name of Muhammad's adopted son. ‘Bakir’ means ‘dawn, earlier than expected’. Zaid replaces Aziza Hamdi Ahmed at spaceholder for the camp guardian node so that Aziza can be spaceholder for the Dandelion Seed guardian node on the expedition.

Habib Badawi (24 in 2023) he walksinto camp just after the earthquakes. ‘Habib’ means ‘beloved, darling’. ‘Badawi’ means ‘Bedouin, bringer of good news’. Habib is muscled but not fat warrior type. His dark hair is in tight curls, always looking a little oily. He has this smile that you cannot figure out if it is friendly or mean, simply that it is earnest. He goes on the expedition.

Sumeya Mbeki (Xhosa woman who arrivesone month after Dandelion Seed departs / 24 in 2023) she read an article by Rachel Deeb and found out about the Aleppo camp and came here from the asamangaXhosa in South Africa. ‘Sumeya’ means ‘never doubt the bright principles’. ‘Mbeki’ means ‘there is a lesson to learn in everything’. Sumeya becomes first apprentice to the camp kitchen node spaceholder, Huda Shamalieh.

…and then there is the old Fortune Teller lady sitting by the dried fish in the corner at the Aleppo market. Nobody can replace her.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

LANGLEY,VIRGINIA – CIA HEADQUARTERS
Jason Spade(born 1983) from Virginia, handsome unholy lone-wolf reconnaissance software supplier working for GlobeScan, trying to sell services to Karl Thomsen of the CIA.

Monika Sterling (born 1986) from Colorado, CIA agent assigned to keep eyes on Jason Spade for Karl Thomsen. Karl Thomsen then assigns Monika Sterling to be Rob Dent’s handler.

Karl Thomsen(born 1968) from Delaware, tanned, athletic fifty-something CIA trying to divert or reverse the Exodus, the more-and-more obvious flow of American citizens giving back their U.S. passports and moving to other countries. He is boss of Monika Sterling.

Rob Dent(born 1990) man from Los Angeles, selected by Jason Spade’s GlobeScan software as a potential agent to infiltrate and subvert the infamous Eugene, Oregon, ‘terrorist’ circle known as Shadow Knights of the Mysterium.

EUGENE,OREGON
Davis Henry Hatcher(born 1997) son of Police Officer Henry Hatcher. Davis becomes a police officer
in the Eugene Police Department.

Sammy Henry Hatcher(born 1994) Davis Hatcher’s older brother.

Barbara Hatcher (born1992) Davis Hatcher’s older sister.

Henry Hatcher (born1966) Davis Hatcher’s father, Police Captain in the Eugene Police Department.

Sanjib Hajji (28years) whose family is originally from Pakistan, becomes a police officer in the Eugene Police Department. The name ‘Sanjib’ means ‘elixir which can rejuvenate a dead thing back to life. It means ‘reborn’. ‘Hajji’ means ‘pilgrim walker’, someone who has successfully made the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Maria-Santos de laRosa Ambiado (born 1971) woman born in Chile, front desk secretary at the Eugene Police Office, better known as ‘Mom.’

John Stafford (born1965) Eugene Police Department Chief.

Peter Brinks (born1971) Eugene Police Sergeant, boss of Davis Hatcher and Sanjib Hajji.

Hannah Manley (born 1980) from CIA, collaborating with United Nations on a special joint research project to develop new procedures for transforming political dissidence.

Evelyn Starfield (born 1986) Remington Smith’s boss at Nature Conservancy.

EUGENE CIRCLE OF SHADOW KNIGHTS OF THEMYSTERIUM
Sophia Bentley (64 years) a stocky countrywoman from England, founder of Shadow Knights of the Mysterium circle,partner of Robert Maxwell.

Robert Maxwell (67 years) skinny Americanman with wire-rimmed bifocals and a short white beard, partner of Sophia
Bentley.

Francis Atkins (32 years) American woman.

Carol Washington (30 years) American woman.

Patricia Wells (26 years) American womansocial worker with short dark hair and black glasses. Sanjib’s new girlfriend.

Anton Pirelli (38 years) American man from Sicily, in his late thirties with short dark hair and black rimmed glasses.

Remington Smith (28 years) medium height physicallyfit woman, long brown wavy hair, brown eyes, born in Paris, lived in Fontainebleau, France.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA –Warner Brothers, Stage 13
Two friendsof Bill Murray:
Stephanie Canning(38 years) curly brunette hair, Orthopedic Surgeon volunteering at children’s hospitals in Chile and Peru.

ElizabethDiggens (40 years) shoulder length wavy sandy blond hair and horn-rimmed glasses, Physicist researching the interface between memetic constructs and raw invention.

Rebecca ‘Becky’ Barnes / TeresaPalmer (26 years) David ‘Dave’ Stutler / Jay Baruchel’s girlfriend, his ‘witch’.

Plus a motley assortment of world-famousfilm actors, most of them near retirement. You already know them by name.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Gwendolyn (‘Wendy’) Circe (29years) tall wiry woman with abundant straight black hair, streaked here and there with bright red. She has a gremlin named Retchin’ Gretchin. Graphic designer at A. T. Advertising in Los Angeles. Her bright principles are Love,
Possibility, Integrity, Magic.

George Planning (47 years) man from Los Angeles, Gwendolyn’s boss at A. T. Advertising.

Arthur Tutor (54 years) Gwendolyn’s boss’ boss, and owner of A. T. Advertising.

Alexander Edding (41 years) man representing Whale Storm, an event production company, possible clientof A. T. Advertising. Wendy calls him ‘Snake-Eyes’.

Cynthia Willard (33) woman, Arthur Tutor’s secretary.

Eva Schwartz (29) woman, Gwendolyn’s longtime friend.

PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Phillip Goldman (60 years) divorcedfather of Edith Goldman and Adler Goldman, investment banker in Los Angeles, California.

Stanley Gärtner (61 years) longtime friend and investmentmanager for Phillip Goldman. Stanley’s daughter Priscilla Gärtner is about to get married in San Diego.

Adler Goldman (died 2023 at 32years) Edith Goldman’s older brother, Phillip Goldman’s only son.

Bruce Shimizu (60 years) longtime golf partner of Phillip Goldman.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA DESERT
Harvey Bear Track (‘53’ years) Apache Indian Shaman from the Tohono Oʼodham nation.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Priscilla Gärtner (29 years) the bride, Stanley Gärtner’s only child.

Donald Gangley (35 years) ex-boyfriend of Priscilla Gärtner.

Captain David Henkel (70 years) retired architect, long-time friend of Mr. Roger Singer.

Captain David Henkel’s Board ofDirectors:

Dr. Benjamin Bhaers.

Angelika Steinhagen – heir to theGerman castle.

Randy Williams – investment banker.

Dr. Kerry Ferrington –psychologist .

Dr. Peter Baker – historian .

Dr. Amadeus Pointer Ph.D. –psychohistorian.

SANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Edith Lee Goldman (27 years) athletic daughter of Phillip Goldman, wavy light brown medium length hair with wideset Ashkenazi green eyes.

Legal Offices of Bach, Becker, and Benowitz on Market Street, San Francisco, founded in 1917.

Kyoki (26years) Japanese intern at Bach, Becker, and Benowitz.

SAN PEDRO,CALIFORNIA
Balthazar Blake (‘53’years) sorcerer / wizard.

Dave Stutler (36years) the sorcerer’s apprentice.

John Parson (28 years) man with close-cropped brown hair and well-developed biceps and shoulders, member of Balthazar’s Topanga Canyon Work Circle.
 

Dana Fulton(33 years) dark-brown-shoulder-length-wavy-haired woman, member of Balthazar’s Topanga Canyon Work Circle.
 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Barbara Harmony Singer (38 years) fencing instructor at Utah University in Salt Lake City, with summer home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Wife of Roger Singer and mother of Matthew Singer.
 

Roger Ivanovich Singer (40 years) Psychology Professor at Utah University in Salt Lake City, and passive-solar architect with summer home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Husband of Barbara Singer and father of Matthew Singer.
 

Matthew Ivanovich Singer (7 years)son of Mr. and Mrs. Singer.
 

Willis (1 year) Matthew Singer’sgoldfish, friend of Jackie Chan, Mathew’s other goldfish.
 

John Emmet Tumble, ‘JET’ (25 years) muscled, blonde physics student at University of Utah. Son of Shirley Tumble.
 

Shirley Bene Tumble (48 years) JET’s mother, single mom, spaceholder for single-mom’s Bridge-House in Salt Lake City.
 

Jeffrey Stump (52 years) current partner of JET’s mom, Shirley Tumble. Shirley and Jeffrey are not married, so Jeffrey
is not JET’s stepfather, even if Jeffrey might want to pretend to be.

Edward Smith Bennington, ‘Eddy’(25 years) thin, dark-haired IT student at University of Utah. Empathic with
animals. Wears gold wire-rimmed glasses. Cousin of Remington Smith through his
mother, Sandra Bennington (maiden name Smith), the sister of Remington’s
father, Alexander Smith.
 

ARCHIARCHY
Archiarchyis the authentic adulthood initiation-centered radically-responsible regenerative culture rapidly emerging around the world now that Matriarchy and Patriarchy have run their course. The term ‘Archiarchy’ was coined by Clinton Callahan before 4 January 2008 when Clinton first started using the name in processes and thoughtmaps during a Possibility Lab in Germany. From 2008 until 2017, Archiarchy existed only in theory, that is, in Phase 1 (Phase 1 is understanding Archiarchy). Archiarchy entered Phase 2 in 2023 (Phase 2 is building and inhabiting Archiarchy) when Bridge-Houses and Archiarchy Invention Centers began popping up around the world.
 

HIDDENUNIVERSITY
By the end of this book, many if not most of the characters end up creatively collaborating to deliver the work and possibilities of the Hidden University. It is called ‘hidden’ because campuses invisibly stand in plain sight in front of everyone because the Hidden University is Earth. Gaia is the headmistress of the Hidden University and is the authority establishing the necessity and the evolving specifics of the curricula.