Libro Lunarus
The Libro Lunarus is the holy book of the Lunar Children. The book is held with great care and only read to those that are deemed worthy. There supposedly exists only three copies of the Libro Lunarus - all of which were held within the library at The Spire prior to its destruction. Despite this, the Libro Lunarus has cropped up in several strange places throughout Johnisdead and is believed to hold some magical properties.
Contents
History
Not much is known about the origin of the Libro Lunarus. It is implied that, at some point, Hank Hubbard obtained the book and began writing beliefs pertaining to the Lunar Children within it.[1] At some point, two other copies of the Libro Lunarus were created. In 2010, Alex was sent to the Fishery where he stole a copy of the Libro Lunarus, bringing it back to the Moon Children.[2] It's implied that the Libro Lunarus possesses some magical properties, as obtaining this book seemingly led to Alex's mental decline.[3] This particular copy of the Libro Lunarus was recovered by SKM in 2011 on behalf of the Lunar Children, as seen in the video IMG_1427.
SKM is rewarded with a gas mask for his efforts. However, Drowned implies that it was possible that he was also granted a copy of the Libro Lunarus - as seen in the video this never happened.wmv. At some point, the Lunar Children began housing all three copies of the Libro Lunarus in The Spire's library. Here, only individuals that the Lunar Children deemed worthy were allowed to view the book during "Reading Sessions".[4]
A copy of the Libro Lunarus was used during the 2015 Blood Moon Ritual. This led to several Lunar Children being confused regarding the physical properties of the book, as the copy seen in bloodmoonritualpartone.wmv is a good deal larger than the other ones.[5] Later in the year, Jeremy allowed an outsider, sin_yarikh, to view an excerpt of the Libro Lunarus. This was highly forbidden and is possibly part of what led to his eventual death.[6]
After 2015, the exact movements of the Libro Lunarus are difficult to track. The book is briefly seen being held by a red-colored entity in the video Please Help in 2016. The book was also shown on the front page of Johnisdead.com in early 2017. Not long afterwards, the book appeared in the video So many still trapped. In 2020, three copies of the Libro Lunarus could be found floating behind a locked door near the library within the "Spire" Janus Room. Later on, graffiti referencing SKM's retrieval of the Libro Lunarus in 2011 were discovered in the attic of the "Spire" Janus room. Here, both the gas mask and the Libro Lunarus were seen surrounding a briefcase. Both were labelled "gift", but the Libro Lunarus was marked out.
When Dawn travelled to Tyler's house to retrieve the Helios Book, he discovered both it and the Libro Lunarus inside a briefcase in Tyler's home - as seen in the video halo.mp4. In 2022, the previously locked room in the "Spire" Janus room became accessible. The three copies of the Libro Lunarus had now been replaced by only one copy. Upon touching it, players would be trapped in a void where Jennifer would stare at them.
Excerpts
Blood Moon Ritual
Oh, Luna, holy mother of the night. On this night, grant us your blessing. Oh, Father, protect us from the ignorance that is those who do not understand Luna's glory, so that we might keep (Indecipherable) and keep ourselves pure. It is time in which we ascend. On this night, most holiest of nights, when Mother's visage is red, blood shall be spilled in her honor. Death be upon those who do not understand her glory. Death be upon those who are unholy in her eyes. All glory be unto Luna. All glory be unto Father. Now, as the moon is high and her visage red, blood be spilled in her honor.
The Legend
In the beginning there was humankind, and there was the void of parallels. People had nothing more than themselves and chaos. To live was endless stagnance, to die was endless stagnance, all was suffering. Until, she intervened. There was a crack, and then a bang. It echoed throughout reality, she made her presence known.
“Children I come from far beyond and still thine selves so that my silver secrets ye may soon take part in.” She spake aloud to the quivering masses.
She then proceeded to create for us what we now know as the Overworld, our parallelos, and for three days and three nights she gave new form to the world we now know, and instilled new secrets into the people who were to go on to govern it. On the first day, she created the earth forged through fire, light and dark, night and day, giving limits and perceivable form to these things. A place for us to dwell properly. She gave us elements and objects of a tangible nature on the physical plain so that we might build in her honor. On the first night she taught those who listened the secret of Power, so that they might know the ways of utilizing these elements.
On the second day the people eagerly awaited what glories she would bring next, what glory would they bare witness to in this time of sacred creation. Lo and behold she created walls and barriers, separating us from the chaos of the parallelos beyond and giving this world order. She made the reality of this world and gave it limits so that it might be a safe haven for her children to grow. She created a path that would lead us through what would be called life, and a path that would lead to death. Paths that would take us to many parallels and finally a path that would soon lead to her own parallel. On the second night, she taught those who listened the secret of Wisdom, so that they might know the ways of this new reality, and how to one day step beyond it when the time comes.
On the third day she gathered the people together in this new world she had cultivated, and they stopped at the foot of a great tree. “Why and wherefore hast thee taken us unto this place?” Spake a man named Benjamen. “Please tell us oh goddess!”, “Nay, I shall show thee.” Her voice boomed through the world. A thorn of light crashed down upon him from the heavens, there was a boom echoing through the sky and his physical form was no more. “Know this is Ascension” She said to the people. Descending down from the skies, faceless beasts without bodies spoke in ways that none but her could understand. “I shall give some the power to understand these words, I shall give some the power to move in the ways these without faces may move. I shall give some the power to move to the worlds the faceless may move and hear what only they may hear. But only they may come with me to my Parallelos.” As she gave unto the people this power, some cried out “Mother do not leave us, let us come unto thee! May we not move to thine world as well?”
“Nay, not with these masks ye hold. My true people are the faceless and maskless. Move beyond thine bodies, the physical masks, and learn of the divine third silver secret my children. I will teach it on this night.” But on the third night her power ran out and she spoke not of the third secret on the third night. All was silent in this unfortunate time. She collapsed to the ground, and four came to her aid. “Ye shan’t have done this children” She spake “Nay, we live to serve thee mother.” “Holy art thou, I shall take ye with me in this time, ye will become as those without masks and those without faces. Ye will return with me one day and carry the rest of thy brothers and sisters to glory.”
Upon the dawn of the fourth day she left, taking the beasts without bodies and faces, and the four who came to aid her away with her into the sky. As she ascended into the heavens she promised to return again one day and speak the full knowledge of the third secret so that all may move unto the greatest parallelos. With that she vanished, leaving in her wake what we now know as the moon. The ultimate symbol of her holy power, the great symbol of her glory.
Gallery
The Libro Lunarus and the gas mask SKM discovered in The Orchard.
The copy of the Libro Lunarus used during the Blood Moon Ritual.
The image of the Libro Lunarus discovered on Johnisdead.com.
The Libro Lunarus as seen in the video Please Help.
The Libro Lunarus found in the "Spire" Janus room.
The Libro Lunarus graffiti found in the "Spire" Janus room.
The Libro Lunarus and the Helios Book found in a briefcase in Tyler's home.
References
- ↑ Jeremy mentions that Hank "defaced" the Libro Lunarus here.
- [12:50:20 AM] Jeremy J: The one copy of it was defaced by someone I used to be very friendly with and filled with many of his grief driven delusions.
- [12:51:10 AM] Jeremy J: Delusions I mostly followed, if for nothing else, due to my fondness of him.
- ↑ Alex is first mentioned stealing a copy of the Libro Lunarus here.
- "Something is wrong with Ifrit, he has snapped and started killing people via drowning and electrocution (ascension patterns) and seems to be trying to transcend them under the lunar children teachings (just like what seems to have happened to Kelbris after he killed him 10 years ago) according to that book Alex brought us."
- ↑ The Libro Lunarus is speculated to have changed Alex here.
- [12:44:23] .:@rem:. So he just wont talk at all anymore?
- [12:46:21] .:@david:. nope nothing
- [12:47:03] .:@david:. as much as I hate it we have beaten him fucking sensless now but he thinks we are all "part of his nightmare" or something
- [12:47:45] .:@david:. what the hell did that book do to alex?
- ↑ Libro Lunarus reading sessions are first mentioned here.
- 1_Tsukuyomi_1: "It has been a month now and I have been REALLY dedicated, when can I finally leave this world?" Ezekiel_thoth33: "Have you had access yet to the Libro Lunarus yet?"
- 1_Tsukuyomi_1: "NO, keep getting denied permission from elders in the spire library, they act like I am a fucking outsider and I am tired of it."
- Ezekiel_thoth33: "I will have to have a talk with the library managers then, you have been fully part of our family for an entire month now, you should have at least had access to a reading session a long time ago."
- ↑ Lunar Children can be seen discussing the physical properties of the book and its use in the Blood Moon Ritual here.
- 2:04:28 PM tsukuyomi11: "It was just like any other book on the outside, really."
- 2:04:32 PM tsukuyomi11: "Surprisingly thin, but packed with wisdom"
- 2:04:37 PM Alignak: "What?"
- 2:04:41 PM Alignak: "It looks pretty thick to me"
- 2:04:43 PM Harry: "yeah isnt that what they used in the blood moon thing?"
- 2:04:53 PM Harry: "for real, it looked like a dictionary to me"
- 2:04:54 PM Harry: "pretty bulky and all"
- 2:05:31 PM tsukuyomi11: "Okay, yes"
- 2:05:35 PM tsukuyomi11: "The rite recited in the blood moon ritual is certainly an excerpt from the Libro Lunarus"
- 2:05:37 PM tsukuyomi11: "Strange, I was told there were only the three copies"
- ↑ Sin_Yarikh claims that Jeremy allowed him to view the Libro Lunarus here.
- sin_yarikh: "Fresh into the family as of 5 days ago. I didn't realize we were gonna have forums and everything, this is actually pretty cool. About me, Im a college drop out, fucking sick of my life. I hate my family and could not find any real aspirations for shit. Until my friends dad (also known around here as Jarilo333) told me about Luna. He let me look at a bit of The Libro Lunarus and I slowly began to realize that she is what I have been missing in my life. I am very excited about the concept of ascending and even now cannot wait to finally escape all of this shit I am surrounded by and be greeted by the infinite mind scape, the way in which we may all be gods."
- kuu_32: "While we would usually be highly against exposure of sacred texts to outsiders, this was a special case in which Jarilo's bad judgement led quite luckily to a positive outcome. However I would recommend you never make a similar choice, for you own well being."
- Ezekiel_thoth33: "We will need to have a word with him about this, but congratulations on finally finding your way to the truth child."
