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Crystal Oscillation Machine

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Jason Garamund's Psychic Transmitter

Jason Garamund, Circle Founder & Medium Garamund's fascination with radio transmission started during his high school years. His parents enrolled him in multiple summer camps to explore the theoretical inventions being developed by scientists. Jason performed exceptionally well. His parents were delighted and had high expectations for him to establish a wireless service and radio station at the Seasway Resort, but Jason had different visions. Even though the Garamunds were aware of Jason's clairvoyance, they did not believe in paranormal explanations or uses.   Jason became a parapsychological researcher, but kept it a secret. His exceptional inventions were only known by a handful of friends and his brother, Lenny Garamund. Sharing his constructs was not the wisest choice. His machines were stolen and repurposed by collaborators for gruesome purposes. Nonetheless, he carried on constructing and improving his experimental machines for the rest of his life.   The most recent Psychic Transmitter he constructed combines scientific and metaphysical elements. The purpose behind the creation of the Crystal Oscillation Machine was to ensure accuracy. With age, Jason, like any other person, started experiencing memory lapses.
His “Amos,” named after a clay golem who shared his process was to "never ever forget." To maximize results, ensure all memories are layered and updated regularly.
Astrolabe Controlled Typing Machine, circa 1907

Jason's Amos Project

Jason's Amos Project by ROD w/Midjourney


Utility

Jason Garamund appreciated the lore that goes with the original clay golem. He believed in its ability to layer memories that could be accessed. He wanted to merge the science he learned during his experimental radio camps with mystical rituals and incantations that establish contact with the living and the dead. For thousands of years sound waves were used with drums and echo to communicate, but the waves were consistently interrupted by intentional and unintentional forces. Jason set up his tower workshop to use a ritual he learned during his association with the Gazers Circle he often visited. They told him about a group of zealots, who broke through the veil to accomplish misdeeds. The The Order of Shadows were shapeshifters, who never stepped back into the atmospheric world without a disguise.Their flock of Orfiens were ritually trained to simultaneously walk among the dead and the living. To accomplish their feat the Shadows used arcane lighting to focus their Orfien stooges.
Jason filled his tower with incantation candles while fitting the parts for his machine. A cacophony of chatter ceased. He listened carefully. Not even his heart could be heard beating until the mystical symbols he gathered slid into a single beam of light. The symbols contained the life force of his deceased wife. Instead of receiving a written answer from Cathaleen, the keys began to write automatically across the paper he fed into it. Cathaleen was not the writer. A note concerning the machine's limitation was signed by Milo Klein.
Jason's Continuing Attempt to Connect

Jason Garamund's Automatic Writer

Jason Garamund's Automatic Writer by ROD w/Midjourney

Disclaimer: Amos is is cabled for use with only one transmitting receiving. Without the being prompted by a registered users, stranger responses wil not generate. Milo Klein is the slab's recent keeper. Timing is based on astrolabe surety and the reduction of interference. A Candela Ward must be lit for the system to work
— Amos Intelligence.

Interference
  • Steam powered train or transit systems that use voltaic piles that provide consistent heat for boilers.
  • Electrical devices such as motors, generators, and power lines can generate electromagnetic fields.
  • Atmospheric conditions such as lightning and solar storms can also create interference.
  • Two or more radio transmitters are operating on the same frequency, they can interfere with each other.
  Jason Garamund spent the months between January 1, 1907 and July 19, 1907 to eliminate the interference he continued to find with "Amos." He was called away to save his brother Lenny's stable. He returned on July 23. He continued to make transmission attempts beginning the morning of July 24, 1907.  
Inventor Alterations
  • Shielded cables block electromagnetic fields.
  • Changing the frequency of the radio transmission can help to avoid interference.
  • Using directional antennas used to focus the radio signal toward the Perimeter Sink.

The Wonder of Crystals and Stability

Orchid Crystal

Orchid Crystal by Ruby O'Degee w/Midjourney

The size, shape, and material properties of crystals determine their natural resonant frequency. Changes in track bump noise and screams from a passenger train have no effect on the stability of this resonant frequency. This stability provides a precise reference frequency for various devices. Embedded with a crystal, an astrolabe built into the speaking receiver of a medium’s typing machine regulates the accuracy of the resonance that holds the crystal.   The feedback loop in a crystal oscillator circuit amplifies crystal vibrations, enabling oscillation at its resonant frequency and eliminating interference across long distances. Jason had a hard time finding the wired property known as piesozing, so he had to buy an expensive kit with a crystal oscillator circuit. The stability and precision of the frequency is made possible by the crystal's high M factor.   Jason Garamund and his wife Cathaleen Garamund, whom he was eager to contact, produced a variety of investigative inventions for sale to their friends and secret society members. Jason believed Milo Klein, Paleoseismologist Klein had contacted him through a feedback loop he didn't comprehend. After days of searching for a collaborator familiar with Milo Klein, he found out that this person had been reading his books and articles for years. In Milo's writings, there could be grimoires that he might have given to Cathaleen. His spirit photography played a role in establishing his professional reputation. Jason was intrigued by spirit photography. He was determined to reach him.


Cover image: Orca Odyssey, an Arcane Prophecy by ROD w/Midjourney
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Jan 6, 2024 23:15 by Emily Armstrong

Really cool article, loved the story of Jason and Cathaleen! Great style in this world and hyped to see some homebrew content for Candela Obscura, can't wait to dig in and read more!

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Jan 7, 2024 13:45 by Ruby O'Degee

Thank you for commenting. Yes, I am working on several Candela Obscura scenarios. I need to sorta, kinda complete one. Jason and Cathaleen's story is a catalyst story, so it's nice you chose this one for comment.

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Jan 17, 2024 01:30 by Marc Zipper

Really cool article excellent story about Jason and love the Psychic Transmitter

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Jan 17, 2024 13:32 by Ruby O'Degee

Thank you for your comment about the psychic transmitter. Jason appreciates your interest in him too. Milo (long since dead) is working hard to publish the full story.

Stories that keep me guessing about where the monsters are hiding. Under my bed or in my head?