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jclabe
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 		moon card (tarot)
although, note the possibility that the moon is reversed (face looking up instead of down), and the dogs seem to be facing out rather than in . . . (could just be perspective) . . .

this *could* signify the upside down card in the tarot deck, which implies an interpretation which goes in the *opposite* direction of the norm . . .

perhaps *not* a lunatic, *not* insane, etc . . . something horribly wrong happened? people were committed w/o cause?

just an idea . . .

PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:15 pm
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herichon
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 		CMH timeline
Found this while poking around, maybe it will be useful background info:

Cambridge State Hospital - Important Dates & Trends

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Simulacra
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 		Re: moon card (tarot)
jclabe wrote:
although, note the possibility that the moon is reversed (face looking up instead of down), and the dogs seem to be facing out rather than in . . . (could just be perspective) . . .

this *could* signify the upside down card in the tarot deck, which implies an interpretation which goes in the *opposite* direction of the norm . . .

perhaps *not* a lunatic, *not* insane, etc . . . something horribly wrong happened? people were committed w/o cause?

just an idea . . .


Perhaps. The Moon looks quite different in different decks. I happen for example to have a copy of deck from the 17th century at home, where the Moon simply looks like it does on the sky: round.
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dmax
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 		Cross posting: identifying the holes in the pictures, one of which is included in the dream projector site:

http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=48270#48270

They're part of the steam tunnel system. Check the map. Used for transporting people, too. And who knows what other evil purposes they served.............

PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 12:45 am
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reefer
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 		Letter typed out
I didnt know where to place this, so I'll put it here:
I have typed out the letter found here:
http://cambridgementalhospital.com/images/records/Letter1.gif
It might be utterly useless but you never know.

Quote:

March 7, 1928

Dear Edward,

No asylum for the insane in this country, has been so fortunate to be
regarded as an honestly administered charity, as has Cambridge Mental
Hospital. It has been fulfilling its obligation of charity with as
little difficulty as possible on the score of human afflication for a
number of years.

The separate counts of the forthcoming indictment may be lessered to
a few general points. It is alleged that te patients are not treated
with consistent kindness; that management is abusive and barbarous;
that obedience is enforced by blows of harsh handling; that affressive
behavior is met by the discipline of showerbaths, or imprisonment in
dark dungeons; that they are neglected when ill; that they have fouled
and inadequate food ; that their friends are not permitted to visit
them and finally, that to help the schemes of interested relatives,
persons are deprived of their freedom under a mere pretense of insanity.

No doubt these allegations are entirely bassless, and it will not be
hard to explain their origin. Some of it comes from the ordinary
feelings and conventions of our nature, and some from causes of a
peculiar character. The isolation to which patients are subjected,
by withdrawing them from constant attention, involves the hospital
in an air of mystery which excites the imagination and arouses the
fears of the ignorant and naive. Any appearance of secrecy, very
naturally, gives ries to the suspicion of wrongdoing, and so the
very measures designed to promote the rehabilitation of the patient,
are regarded as indications of an administration that will not bear
the scrutiny.

The most abundant source this distrust of asylum, is the
communications of patients themselves, made all the more compelling
for falling, as they usually do, on willing ears. That the stories of
the insane, as well as those who are discharged from asylum partially
restored, exhibit every appearance of sincerity and plausability, is
well known to us, but it is also well known that no characteristics
are so common among the insane as a complete disregard for the truth,
and a feeling of hostility towards those who had any part in regulating
their movements and thwarting their fancies. It is not odd, therefore,
that they should defile the institution whose charity they enjoyed,
nor is it strange that such abuse should be taken as the truthful
expression of fact. It is not in human nature to listen to an
articulate and circumstantial account of maltreatment, without
allowing it to make an impression, even though a personal experience
with the speaker mahe shown him unworthy of credit. Such plain,
forward, and touching statements are assumed to have some shadow in
fact, and thus many friend or relatives give a nod to a patient's
tale of abuse. The family of patients tend to be exacting and
fault-finding, never contented that enough is done for the patient
(though in truth this may be infinitely more than they ever did
themselves), and exercise no restraint or feeling of gratitude from
free and copious expressions of their dissatisfaction.


PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:40 am
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Cinemaniac
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 		Notice the notice
I was looking a little more closely at the "Notice" posted on the CMH site

http://www.cambridgementalhospital.com/notice.html

and I noticed that throughout the "notice" the typewriter that was used had raised the letter "o" and dropped the letter "d" on only some of the words. The "d"s are dropped in every word that contains the letter "d". However, I thought that it was weird that some of the "o" letters weren't raised and discovered that the words below had normal "o"s.

"NOTICE TO ALL STAFF:" yields ----> TO

"It has come to my attention..." yields ----> to

"It has come to my attention..." also yields ----> attention

"This is unsafe both for the patients" yields ----> for

"...patients known to security..." yields ----> to

"...but the safety of both patents..." yieds ----> of

Now, could these words mean numbers?

TO=2
to=2
for=4
to=2

Then we're left with attention and of.

I noticed that on the Patient Intake Records page

http://www.cambridgementalhospital.com/pir.html

that some of the patient numbers ended in 2's and 4's.

For example... Madeline Smith is patient #10422

Does anyone think that I'm on to something here or should I be committed to CMH myself? Screwy

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weyrdchic
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 		Yes, I *am* alive! Really! (And can actually contribute something right now. Shocked )

Quote:
although, note the possibility that the moon is reversed (face looking up instead of down), and the dogs seem to be facing out rather than in . . . (could just be perspective) . . .

this *could* signify the upside down card in the tarot deck, which implies an interpretation which goes in the *opposite* direction of the norm . . .


More often, Tarot reversal doesn't mean the opposite, so much as that something is keeping the meaning of the card from coming to fruition. For instance, if the Moon card is reversed, you might be becoming ruled by your instincts but you're having trouble accepting it or struggling to suppress it.

I've also heard that The Moon can mean the collective unconscious, if that means anything.
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monty
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 		Re: Notice the notice
Cinemaniac wrote:
Does anyone think that I'm on to something here or should I be committed to CMH myself? Screwy


Hahaha I wouldn't recommed it. Razz

I checked the whole document for words with raised or lowered letters...here they are in order (don't think i missed any):

NOTICE
come
become
found
wandering
grounds
without
proper
supervision
both
hospital
immediaterly
Ward
supervisors
conduct
headcount
hourly
unaccounted
for
reported
immediately
to
thorough
initiated
who
found
wards
placed
to
including
lockdown
ward
used
to
Ward
known
and
sorry
come
both
cannot
continue
orders
force
improvements
Edward
Hose
Director
Cambridge
Hospital

Something else....there's a spelling mistake in the letter. Dr. House uses the word 'immediately' twice, but the first instance is spelled 'immediaterly'.

What could an intentional spelling mistake mean?

PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:47 am
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Clopin
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 		Bear in mind that old typewriters often misplaced letters a bit higher or lower. If the metal pin with that letter was a little damaged. However we have to keep everything open, just want to play Advocate of the Devil :p
Maybe we have to check "typewriter" fonts whether they do that automatically?
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XyzzySqrl
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Quote:
What could an intentional spelling mistake mean?


There's a spelling error in the Patient Intake Record too, where it refers to one intake as "age unkown".

PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:52 am
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 		The tarotcard of the moon also means collectiveness, as well as collective blindness/unconsciusness (forgive my spelling, english is not my native tongue).

[SPEC] Could be a hint to us that we are missing something important, could also be a hint, as was speculated earlier, that patients were committed without reasons to CMH.

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thebass1125
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 		Cambridge drawings
I'm new to ARGs so please bear with me:

Looking at the drawings on the Cambridge site, two things caught my attention:

There is a drawing

http://www.cambridgementalhospital.com/patients2.html

that is exactly the same as a pic

http://www.cambridgementalhospital.com/bloodyhands.html

you all probably saw it but I just figured the connection should be put on the record.

The second thing is that the moon drawing

http://www.cambridgementalhospital.com/patients4.html

has the same color scheme as a part of this pic in the top right of deadpoems

http://www.deadpoems.com/index-3.html


I also think that most of these poems probably have a message in them, but thats just a guess.

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dishboy
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 		Re: Cambridge drawings
thebass1125 wrote:
I'm new to ARGs so please bear with me:

Looking at the drawings on the Cambridge site, two things caught my attention:

There is a drawing

http://www.cambridgementalhospital.com/patients2.html

that is exactly the same as a pic

http://www.cambridgementalhospital.com/bloodyhands.html

you all probably saw it but I just figured the connection should be put on the record.

The second thing is that the moon drawing

http://www.cambridgementalhospital.com/patients4.html

has the same color scheme as a part of this pic in the top right of deadpoems

http://www.deadpoems.com/index-3.html


I also think that most of these poems probably have a message in them, but thats just a guess.



I hate to do this to you on your first post, but:

Trout

In case you don't know, this is a "trout", and it means "I respect what you've found and your opinion, but you should know that this has already been discussed or covered elsewhere."

Remember to use the search feature before posting. I did a simple search for "bloody hands" and found this thread:

http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4908&highlight=bloody+hands

which you'll see already talks about your first point. As to your second point: I don't think I've seen it mentioned before...

(wow, I haven't trouted in a long time... feels weird...)
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MrvnMouse
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 		http://cambridgementalhospital.com/doors.html

If you look at the graphiti inside the door just above the red acm graffiti, it says "Focault " with a drawing of something underneath it. Now, after watching the dream projector, and the dream which concentrated hard on focault, I find this a little more than coincidental.

I may be pulling at straws here, but that just really caught my eye.

Smile

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blag
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 		Here's the image that MrvnMouse is talking about with contrast improved, perspective corrected etc.

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