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[El_Smacko]

[SvenVikson]

[Reila]

[ASD]

The Yggdrasil bit is extremely interesting. The SM lore indicates that he is able to move around in forests and can camouflage himself to a degree because of his branch-like limbs. Anyone think something similar to SM might be mentioned in Norse mythology as well?

Hm... in Dav's video, he mentioned something about 'is he in our world or are we in his'... after reading about Yggdrasil, I learned that according to Norse mythology, that tree unites 9 worlds... one of them is called Niflheim:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niflheim

[gintonico]

Okay, so you're talking about a magic tree in a $200 suit with a bunch of extra sleeves? I don't know man. Cthulhu goes shirtless for a reason ya know

[ASD]

[TheNightmareComplex]

I'd rather entertain the idea that the suit is part of Slender's body, not just a suit. Does fit with the shape-shifting aspect. Also, maybe the graphite was on Logan's fingers when he tried to pull it from Josh; Maybe Logan had his graphite-y fingers on it when Josh jerked it away. IF that happened.

[morscata12]

Crazy theory time!

Much of the journal seems to deal with where Slender Man comes from. Is he an intruder into our world, or do his victims enter his world instead? This is where Yggdrasil - the world tree - comes into play. Yggdrasil is essentially the framework, the connective tissue, of our world/universe. The roots extend into three separate dimensions apart from our own.

Between JAF and MH, two people have gone "insane" and are now missing/dead (Matt and Alex), and one has dabbled in insanity (Logan). This seems extremely significant to the story. In many stories, insanity means someone is seeing our world in a different way...such that they seem to be existing in a separate plane from the rest of us. Maybe they see things that shouldn't be, maybe they know things that aren't true to the rest of us. What if Matt, Alex, and Logan saw a separate side of things - some sort of Shadow Realm?

Though Slender Man seems to be killing his prey, it is odd that he would go through all the trouble to essentially woo them to his side. What if he is facilitating a full transfer to the Shadow Realm for those who seek him out? It may end in death in our realm, but the physical body shouldn't be able to exist in multiple planes of existence at the same time.

Alex filmed himself for unknown reasons - was he gathering evidence that this Shadow Realm was real? Perhaps Matt and Logan drew to gather evidence in their own way, documenting their understanding of the new life Slender Man was offering.

[morscata12]

Other thoughts:
- SM isn't Yggdrasil, but he may be using it, living in it, or a part of it.
- The Old Tree (Yggdrasil) grows as the giant slips free. Reminds me of the movie/novel It (with Yggdrasil taking the place of the Dark Tower, and SM taking the place of It).
- The dates in June are far out of the scope of the jafool blog (which started in July). These were written after the fact.
- June 25 is the post date for MH Entry 4, and June 23 is the post date for MH Entry 3. June 22 does not correlate to any MH entry, so the dates probably do not correlate to MH. June 22-24 seems to be the date range
- The drawing in the egg is interesting. Looks like a red light hung off the roof of the egg.
- The wing was drawn by Matt (check the post "It's Like Christmas...")
- In the "Your Move" image, Logan erased some of Matt's scribbles to create holes for his letters (like totheark). From what I could tell, this is the only time Logan took an eraser to Matt's sketches - his other work was purely additive.
- The "HIM" face was given a smudgy mouth, sketched eyes, and red eyebrows. If it's SM's face, then maybe his face exists independently from his body (and cannot be captured on film). Besides, to use his "voice", he should have a mouth.

[chaos]

*snaps fingers*
I HAVE IT

slender man must actually be cabadath, and yggdrasil is his tree



seriously though
if i remember correctly, norse mythology has quite a few "planes"

[msheadwound]

I decided to look at the roman numerals on the corners of pages to see if they were referencing any of the actual MH entries. It doesn't look like this will amount to anything, but I thought I'd share anyway.

* The highest roman numeral used in the notebook is VIII, and totheark started posting responses to MH on Entry #9 (Regards). NINE is also written out in the notebook. This would be interesting in light of the second-to-last used page in the notebook seeming to emulate TOT's THEREWASM0RE message.


*III/Entry #3: III is found on the page with the message "NO NO"/"YES YES" written in two different color inks. it is also found on the page with the clock face (I can't tell what time the clock is meant to read. Could read 1:55 or 11:10 or something else.) and the neat handwriting which says "he knew." Entry #3 was posted on June 23rd, which is referenced once (possibly twice) in Matt's notebook. ("june 23 - HUNTER IDENTIFIED", and later "23 sighting").

Entry #3 has a sequence (Night) in which the face of Alex's watch is turned toward the camera while he is using his computer, although I can't make out the time on it. It is night time. A later sequence (day) shows Alex in the same room at another time looking out the window. He is not wearing a watch this time, but his cellphone rings/alarm goes off at around 1:56 in the clip.


*VIII/Entry #8: VIII also appears on two pages: one has a figure of SM surrounded by darkness. The neat handwriting reads "does he intrude in our world". The other page is the one reading "june 23 - hunter identified" and SLENDERMAN. Entry #8 shows Alex drawing on paper in a manner similar to what we see in the notebook. None of the images from MH really match up with the notebook. (July 12)

* I/Entry #1: The picture of two people at a tree with YGGDRASIL written on the tree in green ink. The entry is the first time J sees SM on video, but it is not the first time Alex saw him. (June 20)

* V/Entry #5: A picture of SM's face drawn by Matt; Logan added in red eyes. Entry #5 is the only entry referenced by roman numeral with someone other than Alex or SM in it. (June 29)

* VI/Entry #6: Page contains theres, wheres, "why must I dream your life?" and "I knew his voice." J thinks Entry #6 is a continuation of #1. There is no audio. (July 4)


Other Possibilities That have nothing to do with MH
As other people have suggested, the roman numerals may be a reading order for the pages in question (although I'm not sure what to do about the duplicate numbers).

They may also be some sort of code, although 8 6 3 5 8 1 3 doesn't amount to much to me (HFCEHAC). It's possible there's something involving the roman numeral added to or subtracted from the physical page number that would produce a sequence that made sense when converted to letters.

Three other items seem to appear specifically placed in the lower right hand corner of pages: the word CONTACT, an arrow, and the word NOW.

[Nonmetals Nerd]

[Sirdangolot5]

^^^^^^^^^^

FUCKING GENIUS


Btw, the dates appear to be tracking Matt's adventures, not Logan's.

In late-ish June, he becomes obsessed with SM.

By the end of June, he actually CONTACTS SM without dying (This is news)

On July 3rd, the second encounter. SM kills Matt's squad...

[msheadwound]

[Nonmetals Nerd]

Reverse Lookup.

Unpublished
(215) 863-5813

This number is a landline based in Philadelphia, PA and is unpublished.

So... Who wants to give it a try?