musicians of old

Chapter 70 "The Illusory Man"

"Illusionary Man Secret Technique?" Fan Ning frowned deeply.

It sounds like something similar to a secret ritual.

But it doesn't look like it?

According to the investigation information Roy brought to him, Mr. Anton was inspired by some extreme means, and then when he was promoted to a knowledgeable person, he was deprived of the "light of first acquaintance" and became insane.

"What is its ultimate purpose? Is it used to absorb people's spirit and soul? In the description, are there any strange key words involved, such as the Lord of Witness, phase, ritual vessel?" Fan Ning tried to confirm.

"Not very clear; no; not found in the text for the time being."

Sheeran shook her head and denied Fanning's three questions in succession.

"According to the opera singer and spiritual practitioner 'Ban Shuwa', the 'Phantom Man's Mystery' was acquired in a 'hidden corner deep in the dreamland' during his journey. Its principle is to call oneself powerful Concentration and vivid imagination, continue to fabricate facts that do not exist at all, and bring something that should only exist in the imagination of the mind to life!"

This sounds a bit outlandish.
But Fan Ning repeatedly compared it with the previous information in his mind, and he really didn't feel any connection with the content of the literature mentioned by the Bologna School.

"Then what happened later, did he succeed in trying?" Fanning continued to ask.

"Well, that's right." Sheeran nodded slightly.

"In the long poem, the operatic 'Banchois' plans to give a name, smell, voice, shape, character, character, and even past experience to a non-existent thing. Following that acquisition method, he imagines Practiced, but at first nothing came out, it just felt like setting up a character for your own script."

"However, he insisted on following this method and continued to experience a series of special meditation, spiritual practice and secret experience. About half a year later, at dusk, he heard the voice of 'that existence' in his mind for the first time! "

This is an illusion caused by too much imagination, right? When Fanning heard this, his expression was very strange.

Sheeran turned over a page of the translation manuscript again, and continued to narrate:
"The unexpected surprise made 'Ban Suwa' feel refreshed. He tried to talk to the voice in his head. At first, it was only a weak response, and it was difficult to communicate effectively, but later it became clearer and more logical. That The character reflected by the voice is consistent with the traits I imagined, and more importantly, it is indeed an independent personality!"

"At this time, 'Ban Shuwa' was sure that he had really successfully concretized the 'phantom man' that did not exist in the real world. He communicated regularly with the 'phantom man' in his mind, and It plays the music, and the 'phantom' says it can hear it, and gives its own feedback."

"But later, 'Ban Suwa' noticed some disturbing changes in this 'phantom'"

Sheeran flipped through the pages of his own manuscript.

"It began to appear directly in the field of vision as distorted black shadows, grotesque silhouettes, or hazy fog shapes. Its movements began to wriggle unconsciously at first, and gradually acquired individuality. It would float, walk, climb, look left and right, and bend over. Laughing, crying, and what's even more frightening is that at first its face still fits its own setting, and then it gradually deviates from imagination and becomes clear and ugly."

"The last concretized existence began to gradually materialize. It can push down objects, open doors and windows, and kick away stones. It will leave bruises on itself. It even appeared as a 'friend' in 'Ban Suwa' ' social occasion."

"The opera singer finally realized the seriousness of the matter. Fortunately, although the 'Phantom Man' is showing signs of gradually getting out of control, its behavioral ability and character motivation are still generally within the framework of the opera singer's original imagination, and have not yet reached It is completely arbitrary. While using this principle to check and balance, he secretly seeks external assistance."

"It is recorded in the poem that 'Ban Shuwa' met a secular monk who claimed to be an 'initiator' in the Western Continent. Under his relief, 'Ban Shuwa' gave up the plan to open 'a certain pricey door' He spent more than a year meditating, and forcibly regressed the materialized "Phantom Man" back to the concrete stage, shrinking step by step into thick fog, black shadows, silhouettes, and then back to smells and sounds, and finally disappeared completely in his mind inside."

"It sounds like a near-miss death experience." Fan Ning sat back on the sofa and commented, "Then what happens later?"

"Later, he still went crazy." Sheeran's crisp voice was also tinged with fear at this moment.

"His personality and cognition have shifted, and he gradually regretted it. He felt that he should not kill the "personal life" he created, and his aesthetics gradually distorted, thinking that all the handsome men and women around him were dirty illusions, Only the 'Phantom' is a real and beautiful thing..."

"The original words of the poem record, 'With reverence and remorse, he opened the hot blood vessel, drowned himself in the basin of blood, seeking the last glimpse of the real birth...', the last narrative perspective change of the long poem, the keynote It also tends to be heavy, and the exile monk 'initiator' warns of the dangers of pursuing knowledge and senses, pointing out that 'some doors are paradox traps' and should not be forced to 'open at a non-specific time period'."

After Sheeran finished speaking, she pressed down the ten or so pages of translation, sat down beside Fanning, and leaned against him: "Caroun, to be honest, I'm a little scared."

"It's normal, I'm terrified when I hear this." Fan Ning smiled wryly, "However, this is something that those who know are exposed to day and night. If you really want to enter this mysterious field in the future, this kind of atmosphere will accompany you all day long." you."

Sheeran bit her lips: "Well, I was afraid when I was translating by myself before, but it got better after you came."

Fan Ning tapped a few fingers on the armrest as if playing a piano, his eyes revealed a thoughtful look.

The characteristics of the madness of "Ban Shuwa" and the warnings of the monks in the poem are actually more in line with Du Pont's previous explanation of the risks and costs of studying "hidden knowledge".

"Concealed knowledge" is the rule of invoking invisible power, and it is also the shadow that will always hang over the world of those who know, although through the appropriate transmission form and the protection of the corresponding secret rituals, it can reduce its direct damage to the spirit...

But after all, the researchers have accepted the "hidden knowledge", and they will always be there. The changes they have on cognition, personality and values ​​are subtle and irreversible.

So far, Fanning has not heard of any way to fundamentally avoid risks.

He made a decision: "Siran, from now on you stop sorting out the appendix, and teach me Turangalian and several other common languages ​​​​in historical research. When the time is right, you may take some protection When it comes to sexual measures, come and translate and sort out together, well, Joan can also join as a helper, and she can also get started directly."

"Language language" Fanning repeated the word repeatedly, and suddenly had an idea.

"By the way, you just said that the language used in the appendix includes Guchaniz?"

"Hmm."

"Where is it, let me see."

(End of this chapter)