“The use of SOS signs by Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan shows they were looking for help in revealing hidden truths to the public.”
One of the most common ways to send a message undetected is to put it in plain sight, buried just slightly under a thin layer of subtext or cryptography. In this book, the author outlines the various ways that science writers and prominent twentieth-century thinkers, Isaac Asimov and Carl Sagan, have used code and, particularly, anagrams to convey hidden messages about information that has been obfuscated from people. Using the phenomenon of light found at the poles of both Earth and Mars as seen in space-based photographs, as well as an explanation and decoding of these messages, Carr shows an agreement between herself and these authors about the hollow nature of the planets, as well as the catastrophic consequences of a polar shift.
Chapters go into detail about NASA correspondence as well as her personal experience sending her books to Asimov during his lifetime, and the responses she received, both publicly and in the subtext. Individual lines of text, plot points, and character names are presented with a key to decipher how fictional examples tie into an obscured message by rearranging the letters of their names and considering the roles they play in an otherwise fictional setting. The geological and anthropological ramifications of not addressing the polar shift are studied in detail, with predictions of significant disasters and a change in lifestyle across the entire planet. In searching for the thin line between science fiction and science fact, these clues are offered up as definitive proof of a much larger concern in the years to come.
Utilizing decades of research and study, drawing on her previous writing, and presenting the coded messages the author has located in the texts of Asimov and Sagan, a thorough case is laid out for the argument of a hollow planet and the instability that occurs as a result of one. Throughout this scientific research and personal study, a series of coded and ciphered messages, found largely within the fiction of the two aforementioned writers, is presented and decoded to lend further credence to her findings. Readers already familiar with the works of these science and science-fiction titans will see the allusions and references more clearly, while those who may not be familiar will receive direct, straightforward explanations and introductions to help make sense of them.
What ends up being presented is a chilling and ominous conspiracy of silence that has continued for generations, putting potentially millions of lives at risk and taking intellectual agency away from people who might otherwise be able to use and act upon that information. Though the science discussed in this book can be complex and not the kind taught in schools or used every day, the author draws on a variety of sources and her own expertise to present it in a digestible, direct way. The only prerequisite to the ideas and riddles of this book is curiosity, and from there, readers can decide how far they want to take their research. This look at a desperate and grave concern that is invisible from within the mainstream is fascinating and concerning in equal measures.
