Never Fear Never Give Up by BJ Neblett

 Never Fear Never Give Up by BJ Neblett

I have often quipped that "The trouble with writers is they aren't as smart as their characters." Cleaver saying notwithstanding, I have come to believe in my own words. Many of you already know of my writing habits and how I listen to my characters tell their tale. I believe that many great writers produce works in much the same manner. And I am constantly amazed at the wisdom of my characters when I read over what I have just written... or better put, what I have just transcribed. You can read many of these bits of wisdom right here, as from time to time I post some of my character's quotes.

While working on chapter four of Planet Alt-Sete-Nine: War Of The Wizards, the third book in my contemporary speculative fiction series Planet Alt-Sete-Nine, I was privy to some sage advice administered by a pair of wizards. The advice they shared with me has great importance and impact on the world we live in today, a world marked with frustrations at nearly every turn. Yes, there is a light at the end of the long dark tunnel, and we will emerge a bit worse for the wear but better for it. Yet, we sometimes spend so much time concerned about the why, that we often stumble trying to get through the what.

Here we are reminded by the Grand Mage Illume of the greater powers over which we have no control: 

"Change, sired by the unexpected and spawned by chance, remains nature's single greatest mystery, its secrets jealously guarded."

Change is inevitable. Be it good or bad or indifferent; deliberate or accidental or unaccountable, change is the single biggest driving force in our lives. We fight it, but in the end, we must surrender to its capricious whims.

But fear not. There is a grand purpose to the universe. And though we may wander at times, we are all on the proper track. In the words of the Great Wizard Inhodu: 

"Our destinies were set in the heavens long before the suns and stars were born. You must remember that everything has its purpose, and everything happens for a reason. I am here for a reason. As are you, and you and you. Each person’s purpose is as different as the individual pursuing it. Yet they all point to a single grand reason. Every occurrence is a link in a chain of events, constantly moving towards the grand purpose. It is a purpose much greater than any of us.  Sometimes an occurrence causes a break in the chain. You may alter your future, choose a different path. But your destiny is set and cannot be changed. It is the nature of things to right themselves and to continue. Destiny will win out.”

So fear not my friend. Choose your future and keep your eye on your destiny. You are on the right path, though it may not seem so at times. Never fear and never give up. We will all get through this together.

Peace

BJ

Dodecahedron Universe or The Twelve Dodecaverses Explained by BJ Neblett

Dodecahedron Universe or The Twelve Dodecaverses Explained

by BJ Neblett

© 2020 by BJ Neblett

And now for something completely different! This is how sci-fi/fantasy writer's minds work when they aren't writing.

Ready for some late-night musings and ramblings? Ok, here goes, but if it keeps you up at night or gets you into arguments I'm not responsible!

The universe, as we know and understand it, is a series of dodecahedrons. There are a total of twelve dodecahedrons, each ‘floating’ inside one another, much the same as Russian Nesting Dolls.

Each dodecahedron has 12 faces, 20 vertices or ‘points’, and 30 edges.

Each of the 12 dodecahedrons is a ‘Dodecaverse’.

Each ‘Dodecaverse’ is of a malleable type consistency, changeable and expandable, while still retaining the basic dodecahedron shape. They ‘float’ in space and may bump into one another.

Each face is a separate universe unto itself, as known to those inhabiting that ‘universe’.

Each of these individual universes are a ‘Twelthverse’.

12 ‘twelthverses’ make up one dodecaverse

There are 12 dodecaverses each with 12 ‘twelthverses’ for a total of 144 ‘twelthverses’.

Each dodecaverse has 30 edges. This is the area where 2 twelthverses touch.

There are 12 dodecaverses each with 30 edges for a total of 360 edges.

Each dodecaverse also has 20 vertices or points. This is where 3 twelthverses come together.

There are 12 dodecaverses each with 20 vertices for a total of 240 vertices or points.

Each edge and point is an area where 2 or 3 twelthverses come together, and thus a place where one may cross over into a different universe or twelthverse.

On each dodecaverse there are 50 areas of crossover or ‘Intraverse’ (20 vertices or points and 30 edges). Intraverse travel may be possible.

Also, as each dodecaverse floats inside of the other, they sometimes encounter one another. This contact provides a bridge to cross between dodecaverses, called Interverse. Interverse travel may also be possible.

Dodecaverses are numbered 1 through 12 from the inside out.

Our own universe, or twelthverse, as we know it, is located on the 6^th dodecaverse, on Twelthverse-6-Three.

From our vantage point, we are constantly looking ‘in’ or ‘into’ our dodecaverse, Dodecaverse-Six. We have yet to learn to look out or outside of our dodecaverse towards Dodecaverses 7 through 12.

The planets, stars, suns, and other bodies visible to us from our place in Twelthverse-6-Three are all part of our twelthverse.

All the dodecaverses are expanding at similar, but non-equal, non-constant rates. New dodecaverses may form inside the smallest or Dodecaverse-1. There may already be other dodecaverses within Dodecaverse One too small for us to comprehend. ie: Expanding Universe Theory.

At the beginning or Big Bang, Dodecaverse-1 (as we know it today) was formed by expanding waves of cosmic material. These waves continue to this day, causing the dodecaverses to expand and creating new ones. ie: Big Bang Theory 

Confused yet?

This is an expanded view for clarity. Each dodecaverse 'fits' inside the next. And relative sizing is for example only as well.

Theory:

1)  The other 11 twelthverses on our dodecaverse (Dodecaverse-6) may be considered as different dimensions within the same dodecaverse. These dimensions may be anywhere from similar or parallel, to different or non-parallel from our own dimension. It is quite possible that the further away from one’s home twelthverse into other twelthverses or dimensions, the more dissimilar they may become. The five twelthverses bordering our own (Twelthverses-6-One, 6-Two, 6-Four, 6-Five, 6-Six) may be only slightly different from ours, with each differing from the other. The other twelthverses which do not border ours (Twelthverse-6-Seven, 6-Eight, 6-Nine, 6-Ten, 6-Eleven, 6-Twelve) would be much more dissimilar from ours, with each being different from the other, but slightly alike the ones they touch.

2)    The other dodecaverses ‘inside’ of our own may represent our past, each one a step, linear or non-linear, further back then the other. Dodecaverse-1 being further into our past than Dodecaverse-5. As we move further into our future, the passage of time as we understand it, more dodecaverses are formed within what we know at this moment in time as Dodecaverse-1.

3)  It is possible, if a future does exist simultaneously with our present, that the ‘outer’ dodecaverses (Dodecaverse-7 through 12) is that future. The nearest, Dodecaverse-7 being a near future and the furthest, Dodecaverse-12 being the distant future.

Ok, I warned you. Questions? Comments? Please feel free to comment below. If I have any more sleepless revelations I'll be sure to let you know!