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Sometime early in 2009 a story called The Last Statue appeared at the website of literary agency Margaras Media. The author is unknown. The purpose is unknown.

The story is a lightly fictionalized and highly condensed tour of the dark occult-tinged underbelly of modern history, or perhaps we should say postmodern history. Every character name, every place name, every event has at least one if not more correlations with history as we know it. Or think we know it.

Much of the story is set at the tail end of the hippie generation and its ungraceful, sad and pathetic descent into what is only discussed in polite society with downward glances and whispered tones as "the 70's".

But right off the bat you notice that many of the character names come from an earlier time, a time in which the mystical and the rational were duking it out, It was the time of intellectual rebirth, but also a time of occult explorations. The time of Shakespeare and John Dee. It was the time of transition, in John Crowley's terms, from Aegypt to Egypt.

But there is, as they say, more to the story. Perhaps much more. Somehow, in ways not yet understood at all, the story has entwined itself with some very dark events of very recent history. The most prominent such event is the deaths of Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake. As it so happens, Theresa Duncan was onto something, or something was onto her. Her now-famous blog, The Wit of the Staircase, is riddled with hints, clues and allusions to...

...to something.

And whatever that something is, the Last Statue is pointing in the same direction.

Three of us have started on an adventure to unravel this incredibly complex story, and perhaps more will join us. Others may choose simply to watch our progress from the safety of the sidelines. Still others may wonder if the sidelines really are so safe, after all.

If you choose to join us, you can start right now. Here is all you need:

Equipment required:

One internet.
One open mind.
One library card (or Amazon account).
A pencil might be handy, too.

Skills required:

The ability to entertain several mutually contradictory hypotheses at the same time.
The ability to remain composed in times of emotional turmoil.
The ability to stay grounded when staring down the impossible.

Margaras Media Main Page
The Last Statue
Sad Iron Blues
Untermuyer's Blog
KidKenoma's Blog

Last Statue Preface
Last Statue Chapter One
Last Statue Chapter Two
Last Statue Chapter Three
Last Statue Chapter Four
Last Statue Chapter Five

This Wiki is an attempt to collate material related to The Last Statue. You will find many links within the story and also within other pages in this Wiki.

If you want to help edit this wiki, simply join wikispot (at the top right you will find the links). Please don't edit much until you are familiar with the material and have some basic understanding of wiki formatting. Some other guidelines:

For items that have one, unequivocal reference, the link may go to an outside source, such as Wikipedia.

When a word or phrase has several layers of relevance (such as a character name that is also the name of a historical figure) then a page within this wiki is linked with analysis of the various layers of meaning.

Under each page is a box for comments. We won't be able to have complex conversations this way but this can be used to suggest ideas or remark on unfinished tasks.

There is a talk page for each entry. The first time anyone hits the talk button, the opportunity to create a talk page for that entry is presented. This is a good place for longer discussions on a topic.

You may find links that go nowhere. This just means that someone thought an item deserved a page of its own but has not finished creating it yet.

Editors are asked to keep speculation on the entries themselves to a minimum. However, some speculation may receive enough confirmation that it deserves a place on the main entry. Please label any such speculation accordingly.

Ultimately, this is a collaborative effort to delve deeper into this mystery. We will keep doing what we think is working and change what doesn't work so well.