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SCAVENGER HUNT INTRODUCTION
The 8 Bi11ion Month’ 23
SCAVENGER
We Are Atlas is a free eco-scavenger hunt on the streets of Brooklyn, New York. And even more than that, it is a coffee table book in electronic format with lots of pictures! So, first comes the book, while the actual stroll is a bonus if you ever happen to be in the correct zip code, 11206!
Incaseyou areinNewYork,seeit asa perfectactivityforgroups,butoneperson alonecoulddoitaswell.Whenenoughpeoplegather,theycandivideintwoteams sincethereare two routes available.Theteams*leavesimultaneouslyfromthesame startingpointandmeetagainattheend!(*Thesizecouldvaryfrom2playersupto 10,oreven15,however,playingoneteamatatimealsoworksgreat.)
Thescavengerhuntisafunwaytospendamorningoranafternoonfor both tourists and New Yorkers. If you’renot inthemoodfor searching details onthestreets, no worries!Youcoulddoitasatour;justreadthecluesandusetheinformationalong withthephotosprovidedtogostraighttothefindings!Meaningthatyoucouldalso doa visual tour remotely, from wherever you are in the world!
This document contains Team A clues and numerous photographs which are especiallyhelpfulifpeopleoutsideNewYorkCitydecidetobrowsethroughit.
It also reveals details about the history of the hunt, including the meaning of the name, We Are Atlas, andtheinspirationforthelogo.
If you are going on the scavenger hunt in person, choose daytime hours and pay attention when you cross the streets; the hunt is not responsible for accidents, robberies or any other incidents. Most likely you will have a great time! Wear walkingshoes anddressfor theseason! If a tourist can do it, so can you! (Meaning thatalmostanytypeofweatherisappropriatefortakingastroll.Stayhydrated,use sunscreenandahatifit’shotoutside.)
Playersadvancefromcluetoclueoutliningarouteonthemap.Mostofthecluesare street art/tags (by unknown authors) hidden in plain view. You will understand fromthetextofthehuntthatsomecluesarehandwritten(sotheywillbeseenon vertical surfaces, such as walls), while others are ‘carved in stone,’ hence you will havetoexaminethesidewalks.
Organizedgroupsareplayingthisgamebeginningwiththefallof‘22,andtheclues were always discovered. However, just like in life, things on the route change; a writtentagmaybeerasedhereandthere,asidewalkmayberedone,adoormayget repaintedorabuildingdemolished,sosomefindingswillgetlost.Accordingly,new onescouldarise asithappenedafewtimessincethehuntwascreated. Thistext reflects the reality as it was in November ’23. (Team A was published online on November28th ’23,#CallToEarthDay,andTeamBfollowedonDecember22nd ’23.)
Let’s call November 2023 The 8 Billion Month, as it marked one year since the populationonEarthbecame8billion,onNovember15th,2022!Furthermore,until webecome9billion,decadesfromnow,Novemberwillbeourcommonanniversary asTheGenerationofthe8Billion!
Tocelebr8that,theoneswhowentonthehuntinpersonduringthefirstyearofits existence were invited to redeem eco-gifts (while the funds allowed) from a Brooklynlocation.
Thegiftswere:
1) One good quality travel mug for hot or cold drinks with a carabiner (whichpreventslosingordroppingthemug),
2) Onefoldabletotebagand
3) Onemetalwaterbottletorefillwhenthewaterqualityallows. Theyall fit under thelargeumbrellaof Peaceful Personal Progress. Morepeople shouldstartusingthem.Ifyoudo,pleasedon’tlettheimprovementsstopatyou;in otherwords,encourageotherstomaketheswitchtohealthierhabitsandproducts!
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PLAY THE GAME
The starting point is next to 11 Lewis Avenue, across the street from Bushwick City Farm, walking distance from the G, L, J, M, and Z train lines, and several bus stops.Ifyoucomefrommilesaway,pleasesaveyour energyforthehunt,sodon’t walktoLewisAvenue;insteadusethepublictransit,acaroracab. Onceeveryone isthere,bothteamscanreadtheirfirstcluesanddepartintwodifferentdirections.
Before the hunt was transferred online players received their gifts at the starting point,aswellasinstructionsandafewotherobjects,asitfollows:
• Onepersonineachteamwashandedadoggie-poopbag,plasticgloves,hand disinfectant,andwasresponsibleforcollectingthelitteredvapesontheroute. You probablywon’t havethoseavailable, so limit yourself tolooking out for littered vapes/ learning to notice them; and then consider collecting them outsideofthehunt(ifyoudon’tliveinNY,pleasereadaboutcorrectrecycling ofelectronicsonthesanitationwebsiteofyourcity.).
• Onepersonwasgivenaflyswatterandwasresponsibletokillthelanternflies, whicharepest.Pleasebepreparedtohuntthelanternfliesonyourpath(seen fromearlysummertillDecember)withorwithoutaflyswatter!
• Playersweretoldthattheyreceivedatravelmugbecause paper cups are not recyclable,andsincethemeetingpointisnexttoalittlefarm,theywerealso remindedthat composting food leftovers is very important!Whenwecompost, the rat population goes down!
• Players should use maps, but they should also check visually their surroundings.
• One player keeps track of the points earned (each finding is a point, unless otherwisestated).
• Iftwoteamsplaysimultaneously, keepthepaceupinordertofinisharound the same time! The duration for each route is around 2-3 hours or more, dependingonyourspeed&chosenformat(huntversustour).
• Leaves(inthefall),snow(inthewinter)andsometimestrashmaycoverclues onoccasions.
This document contains more than one hundred images sodon’tgetintimidated bythenumberofpages. Think of it as a digital coffee table book! Andsincesome playersmayhavemoretimethanothers,afewareaswillbemarkedwiththetitle Read Now or Later. (Do the same when it comes to the articles and short videos sharedinthismaterial;goovertheminacoffeebreak,onthetrainorintheairport!)
This game is suitable for both tourists and New Yorkers. If you’re a tourist, giftyourself the aforementioned trio as a practical NY souvenir, especially that most likelyyougottoNewYorkCitybyairplane,andyou’llleavethesameway.Reduce your footprint by eliminating the frequent consumption of paper cups, disposable plasticbagsandsingle-usebottles!
Let’scallthis The Frequent Flier Challenge!Don’tcompareyourfootprintonlyto thefootprintoftheoneswhoflyprivateplanes;compareittoourancestors’.
Naturally, New Yorkers who ever set foot onaplane, economic class included, are invitedtoswitchtothistrioforthesamegoodreason!
P.S. Furthermore, “Live in the present” isoutdated,unlesswealignthewaywelive, thusouractions,tothepresentofaplasticbag(500years),ofaplasticstraw(200 years), of aset of 6-packplastic rings (400years), of aplastic bottleandcup(450 years), of acoffeepod(500years), of afishing line(600years), or of adisposable diaper(500years).(Findthisdata&moreinthefreetowatchdocumentary Ocean Emergency – Currents of Hope)
Now, let the hunt begin!
Team A – Clue 1
Team A(if two teams playing);or oneor more players taking thisroutetogether, read the first clue at the starting point, next to Bushwick City Farm or 11 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11206.
Here comes first clue:
“AtBeaverNollPark,findthemanwho naps under the roses since 2021.”
You won’t see him move,but he’s alive!Onlythathesleepstoomuch,ormaybehe embodiesdaydreaming,bothatdayandatnight…
Wordonthestreet says he’s timid… To encouragebreaking theice, you score one point just for greeting!
For giving him the time & the genuine curiosity,
Street Says, “You’ll be paid back ...”
HINT: Search on the concrete.
Gotothenextpagetoseephotosofthemanwhonapsundertheroses.
Team A – Clue 2
Theroses…
Themanwhonapsundertheroses…
…Henapssince’21…
ThisphotowastakenaheadoftheNovember13th ’22edition,soeveninlatefallone couldunderstandtheseplantsareroses.
Rotatedphotosoyoucanseehimbetter!
Hereisthemannappinginthefall!
Thelastimagewascapturedby Team A players atthe Special Edition ofthehunt onSunday11/13/2022.Whycallit Special youmaywonder?
Well,on11/15/22thepopulationonEarthbecame8billion&thisN.Y.C.streetgame wascreatedtomarkthatmoment!
This explains the initial name — 8 Million to 8 Billion ’22 (in ’22 New York City populationwasabitover8million).
Since November ‘22 the hunt was rebranded as We Are Atlas 238 (still 8 billion humansin ‘23),however,youmayalsocallit… The Heaven Tour!
Gotonextpagetounderstandwhyisthat!
“Hiiiii…Heavenisonmymindatalltimes,but… on top* ofmyself&theroses Heaven canbeseen carved on the same side of the sidewalk*, Thrice!
Lookforit:
Starting from Flushing&Beaver… …toBushwickAve, and up to MelroseAve”
“Wait! Asyou notice, I amcarvedupsidedownin relationto theroses, so… some thingsIjusttoldyouarereversed,meaningthatyoumustbeginyoursearch…from Melrose.”
BeforehittingArionStreet,youshouldalreadyseeyour first finding.
Tomarkyour interactionwiththisman, Street Says, “Wait! Don’t leave yet; spend one more moment next to the roses. His dream to finally be heard came true, so now is your turn to Make a Wish! Pick one that is worth it!”
Go to the next page to check yourself by looking at the photo of the first carved Heavenontheroute!
This Heaven is on the border of the sidewalk on Bushwick Avenue, in between Melrose&Arion,yetmuch-muchclosertothecornerwithArionStreet.(Phototaken by Team A at the 11/13/22 Special Edition & exchanged for their next clue, allowingthemtoadvance/tracearouteonthemap,justasyou’lldo!)
Team A – Clue 3
Congratulations; first carved Heaven shows that you are on the lucky side of the street! Stick to it,butnotbeforemakingaquickstop:
Goinsidethepark. Lookaround.
Counttheobjects &sitdown.
Rest.
Youhaveoneoption outofnine.
Examinethenine. Onlyoneisa clear sign thatyou’ve nailed it.
Thengoahead,readthecluefornextstepofthistour/scavengerhunt.
Check yourself by looking at the photos on the next page!
“Youhaveoneoptionoutofnine”referstothefactthatthereare9tablesinthepark.
This is the sign that you’ve nailed it, meaning that you found the right table which has a nail embedded on its surface! (Itisthefourthtableontheleftsideof the 1st Clue 3 photo;startcountingfromtheclosestoneseeninthepicture.)
Congratulations;youcanreadnextclue!
Team A – Clue 4
Nowthatyou’venailedit,returnto the same sidewalk asbefore.
Practice finding four handwritten Heaven from Belvidere Street to “where two animals seen on the map” meet.(Oneis Beaver Street andoneis…?)
Toelimin8confusion,followthisorder->
(1)findthestreetsignsat “the intersection of the animals” toconfirmthecorrect block&toviewahiddenstreetad
(2)findfour handwritten Heaven toredeemyourHeavenpoints!
Go to next page to see photos of the intersection of the animals & to visualize the hiddenstreetad!
Bonus from Street - NexttotheIntersectionoftheAnimals,a butterfly &and anotherbughavebeencarvedinconcrete.
Phototakenby Team A atthe 5/29/23 edition.
‘Theanimals’arecircledinpinkonthemap,whiletheshortblockinbetween “the intersection of the animals” and Belvidere Street is home to four handwritten Heaven.
Herecomesthe‘hidden’streetad:
REMINDER
REMINDER
From locust to ergot, aboveandbeyond beforeandafter
whenyouspota lanternfly usetheflyswatter. Doyourbesttokillwhat’sknownasa “significant landscape pest.”
Street Says, “Support local agriculture!”
The spotted lantern fly hasspreadinvasivelyinUnitedStatesintherecentyears& isa significant pest.Itsfavoritehostis… the tree of Heaven…butasidefromthat, it damages our food crops! Bereadytodestroytheeggs&killtheadults seenin NewYorkuntilDecember!Theylookpretty,butdon’tletthattrickyou!(Remember Tiffany the bad alien from Man in Black pretending to be one of the innocent children!)
Team A – Clue 5
Nowyoushouldfind four Heaven written onthewallbehindyou.
ThisisthebuildinglocatedonBeaverStreetinbetweenBelvidereStreet&Locust Street.Onthisfaçadeonecanfind4handwrittenHeaven.HandwrittenHeaventend tofadeawayovertime,andsothesedid.
*** Lost Heaven Alert *** As of April ’24 two of the following 4 handwritten Heaven have been lost.
The four pink lines mark the approximate position of the handwritten Heaven on thebuilding.
The photograph on the left shows two handwritten Heaven (as one walks from BelvideretowardsLocust),seenon11/13/22;whilethepictureontherightshows themon08/31/23.MaybetheHeavenPersonshoulddoatouchup!
*** Lost Heaven Alert *** As of April ’24 only the lower Heaven is still holding on.
ThisisthethirdhandwrittenHeaven.Thenextonewaspaintedover.
ThiswasthefourthhandwrittenHeaven–notthereanylonger,however.
Team A - Clue 6
Yes!MoreHeavenpointsjustbecameyours!
You got it by now that carved Heaven are seen on horizontal surfaces (such as sidewalks),while Handwritten onesareonverticalsurfaces(walls,doors&more).
Now walk to Flushing Avenue. Only at the corner, on this side of Beaver,canoneread ‘Heaven’(notonce,buttwice)&‘young at heart,’allinthesameframe.
(June ’24 Update: YoungatHeart [next page] tookdownitsbanner,butthe cluedoesnotchangeandthebusinessremainsopen.)
Andremember,alwaysscanvisuallyyoursurroundingsfor surprise points (Heaven notmentionedinthistext),noticelitter,emptyvapes&huntlanternflies!
Gotonextpagetocheckyourfindingsbylookingatthe following photosof Heart Heaven & Young at Heart!
Steet Says, “And don’t forget please, despite aging (‘cause what is age, my dear?) young at heart isreal!”
Team A – Clue 7
“Gardenofroses, cityfarm, littlepark, from Flushing & Beaver keepgoing &don’tstop
‘tillthe closest partystore onthemap (measuredfrom Heaven nextto Young at Heart).
Before you move on from Young At Heart search on the map to confirm you’re headingtotherightplace.
Hint: The name of the party store must rhyme with “Litters” (as in “he or she litters”).
Go to next page to check yourself by looking at the photos!
“Yes, Party Glitters itis!
There,spot Heaven carved thrice togain 3 points & 1 clue!”
Attention! AsofMay’24,PartyGlittershasasignupannouncingstoreclosure;but thecarvedHeavensstay,andsowillthisclue.
To get to PartyGlitters, stayonthissidewalkuntil you make aright onBroadway Avenue(asshownonthemap).Beforeyouturn,asyouwalkbythetreebedsinthis picture,checkthemout!Atsomepointinthepast,unknownhandscleanedthem& pulledtheweeds!
When you arrive at this segment, give yourself a minute to read the following messagepriortomovingon.
*** NEW *** SPECIAL ***
Let yourself inspired by strangers’ act of compassionate love towards This Street & experience first-hand how good does it feel to do any sort of cleanup. It couldbe yournextoutdoorsactivity!
Justlikejogging,youcandoitalone forinstance,youcoulddoonetreebedcare, which by the way, was praised by a man in this area as his therapy! Not much preparationneeded—doitwhenyoufeelyoushouldstretch,whenyou’reboredor saturatedbysurfingtheInternet,orperhapsifyoudecideditwastimetohelptrees back sincetheyhavealwayshadourback,givingusoxygen&shade!!
Eitherway,treebedcarecouldeasilypassasasuper-practicalsport&aform….of love.Noneedtowaitforthecallofaclean-upgroup,forabeachclean-upevent,or anythingelselikethat.Takeabag,takesomegloves,takeabreath,stepoutside,and connecttothePlanet. Bam-Bam-Heaven —hesaid,shesaid,theysaid—righton; 100%purelove!
Orinviteafewfriends&throwyourselfalegitbirthdaycleanuponanyblock.(Itcan be your monthly birthday. For instance, if your birthday is on June 29ththen your monthlybirthdayisonevery29ofeachmonth!)
Click here now or later towatchafour-minutevideoabout(monthly)birthdays& cleanups,andthen click here foratwo-minutevideoaboutstayingcalm!
Street Says, “Unexpected rewards or events come out of the tiniest actions alone… After all, this hunt/tour was born because once, one carved Heaven in stone, while another cleaned a sewer separate incidents, complete strangers, same sidewalk. The moral is not to over think, wait or expect, but to do, and things will unfold…”
You will be shown a Special Heaven on your way to Party Glitters, in a matter of minutes, IF at least one member of your team chooses to do any of the above (mentioned in the SPECIAL), or a variation; followingareafewexamples,andplease, feelfreetocomeupwithotherformsof Peaceful Personal Progress ->
Using the orange or brown compost bins seen throughout the city, attending the SAFE collection events organized by the Sanitation, doing a clean-up, mending damaged clothes, going to clothing swaps, pulling weeds from around a tree, collecting empty vapes outside of this hunt, or perhaps, if you are a smoker, start using a small receptacle to discard your cigarette butts, which according to the National Institute of Health, are the most littered items on the planet! In other words,withdrawyoursupportthatmade(intruelanternflymanner)thisbadGuinness BookRecordpossible!Andofcourse,ifyousmokeorvape, quitting isthebestthing todo,sinceit will extend your life!
Whateverhappenedhappened;importantistocallthemistakealesson — andmean it! Street Says, “It matters what you do from now on!” and “The past is over every minute!”
Decide now ifyou’reuptodoingasmallactofNature-love&youwillreceivethat Special Heaven Information! Yes?No? Street requiresananswer.Itwillbeworth it!
Team A – Clue 9
Street willshowyouthat Special Heaven eitherway…Surprise!!!
Thisishow Fresh Heaven lookslike carvedinsoftcement;adelightfortheeyes& araresightingthatrequirespurelucktocatch!
Don’t let yourself trickedbythelackof peopleinthepicture. Thisisinfact avery busy spot. As you walk to Party Glitters, see this Heaven in person, on the plaza whereGrahamAvenuestarts;asusually,beslick&discreetaboutit…Expectstreet vendors&crowd.
Go to next page to verify if you discovered this particular Heaven on the route!
ThencarryontoPartyGlitters,where 3 other carved Heaven waittobefound!
Team A – Clue 10
Checkifyoufoundthe3carvedHeavenatPartyGlittersbylookingatthesephotos!
Thepinkcircleshowsthesmallareawhereall3carvedHeavenareclusteredinfront ofthepartystore.
Thepinkcirclesshow2Heaven;thereis‘Hi’carvedinbetween(notcircled).
Detailof3rdHeaven
1stHeaven(ontherightsideof‘Hi’)
BothHeaven(1st &2nd)with‘Hi’carvedinbetween
Detailofthe2ndHeavenpositionedontheleftsideof‘Hi.‘
Congratulations!Now,spot ‘Atlas & Heaven 24/7’ tounlockthenextclue&towin Twin Points from Heaven!
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Andremember,Atlas*canpresentasamap;couldbetheglobe;canonlybeaword (asshown*),orcouldevenbeAtlas — thepersonwhocarriedtheweightoftheplanet allalone…
P.S. ‘Atlas & Heaven 24/7’ is sandwiched inbetween two storefronts of the same party store notcarved.(Whatthemapdoesn’ttellyou, Street willshow.So,look toyourleftandtoyourright,andevenaroundthecorner...)
TherewasonemorePartyGlitterstorefrontaroundthe cornerfromthemainone (located on Broadway Avenue, far left in this picture; to be demolished as of December‘23).
Detail of the second Party Glitters
“Sandwiched” inbetweenthetwostorefronts,onecanfindhandwrittenHeavenon thegreymetal&glassdoor.
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Atlas & Heaven 24/7’
Atthetimeoftheinitiallydiscovery(fallof’22), 24/7 couldbediscernedonasticker next to thekeyhole;onehandwritten Heaven andasmall Earth sticker werealso seen. (Since then, the 24/7 sticker has faded away, so we can very well rename this arrangement Heaven on Earth ifyouwish.)
“Yes,you’vegotit!Thatis Atlas as a globe!
Now,pleasereturntothemainfaçadeofthePartyStore.Onceyou’reback,Atlaswill speak!”
Thus,readthefollowingtextonlywhenyouarebackthere.
Team A – Clue 12
Whenyou’reagaininfrontofPartyGlittersmainstorefront, Atlas Speaks…
“Greetings!
I haven’t used my mythological voice in ages, soooo… before I hand you the clue I must take advantage of the sudden attention and mention… that balloons are a big reason as of why many birds, turtles, plus other beautiful creatures die slowly through asphyxiation or strangled by the plastic strings…
Needless to say — they’re innocent beings…
Thousandsofgenerationsofkidswereraised without balloons orwith no straws, asamatteroffact!(Trustme,I’veseenthemall,sinceI’mancient!)
And now, here comes the big question: should people encourage balloons at birthdays,lifecelebrations,weddings,graduations?
Youdon’thavetoanswernow, yetwhenyouheartheseagullssquawk, remember,” balloons are death sentence… #BalloonsReleaseKills
This is a detail of a large mural in Williamsburg on North 10th street in between Roebling&Union.
Atthebeginning,whoeverwentonthe Heaven-On-Earth-Tour inperson&proved thattheydidit,qualifiedtopickupagiftconsistingof
(A) One light-weight, sturdy, practical, foldable tote bag that attaches easily to a purse,backpackorbelt,makingithardtolose,
(B) Onereusabletravelmug,spill-free,twistonlid(+carabiner,thatalsomakesit hardtolose)&
(C) Onerefillablenon-plasticwaterbottle foraslongasfundsallowed!
Thesegiftswerepossibleduetodonationsfrom (1) watercompanies(OpenWater &Rain,whileHeartprovideditssignaturedurablebottlesto868th graderswhoin May ‘22 took part at the making of the We Are Atlas video, donations from (2) private donors (used for buying two rounds of mugs & carabiners) & (3) vintage jewelry sales (to purchase more mugs, tote bags, carabiners & refillable water bottles).
Theintentionwassweetlikealemonadestandputupbya8yearsoldgirl,butnot sustainablelongterm,soplayersarenowaskedtopurchasetheirownEarth-loving kits;afewbusinesslocationsontherouteofthehuntmaysellthem.
Moreover, therewas afourth (4) option availablefor financing gifts that involved theplayersthemselves!
Participants were invited to keep the act of gifting going (or the fire on) by acquiring a very special, lovely, meaningful, collectible memento which would alwaysremindthemofthehunt,of New York City,of Street &of Atlas!
Readthenextstory->
Forafewweeksinthesummerof‘22infrontofPartyGlitters,at3Debevoise Street &feetawayfromthe 3 Heaven,therewasalargemetalcontainerusedfordisposal ofconstructionresidues.OnoneparticulareveninginAugust‘22dozensofvintage New York City posters were discarded in the Atlas container (company name happenedtobe Atlas).
Theyarenotallpicturedheresincetheboxescontainingthemwerecoveredbythe yellow ladder, however, the few posters spread out on the pavement that night showed the way to the rest; thus, that iconic New York City art was saved from endingupinthetrash!
Since Street, Atlas, Heaven-on-Earth & the hunt allwishtoseethecity&theworld clean,itwasn’thardtodecidethattheseposterswouldbeputupforsaleinorderto buymoreeco-gifts !(Afterall,theywereagift from Street, Atlas & Heaven ;)
The posters are collectible, dated 2001; only the ones in mint condition are to be sold. More than 10 types available, most of them showing the Twin Towers (photographstakenbyYaroslavStorojinsky).
As of December ’23, the hunt doesn’t offer gifts to individual players anymore, however, it still plans to make it happen with your help & with help from Atlas, becausewhenyouacquiretheseposters,fundswillgoto reducing the number of single-use plastic bags in New York!
Keeponreading to findouthow that works;also seedetails onthewebsiteabout wheretopickupthepostersfrom!
Grabyours while they last!
Andexactlybecauseoftheirlimitedavailability,followingis a long-lasting option for making an improvement in the world.
Smoking, Who? To Quit Smoking Belittle Smoking isabookforquittingsmokingand vaping. If you or someone you know are trying to let go of these killer vices (includingsmokingweed),thenpurchasethee-bookonlyfromitswebsite.Acopy boughtfromanyothersiteisapirate,unauthorizedcopy(unlessotherwisestated).
Percentage of each sale made on www.SmokingWho.com goes to charitable and educational projects! Let’s make it happen!
Nowreadyournextclue!
Team A – Clue 13
Herecomesthe clue …
“…Unsure(actually,‘unsure-not’),ofhowfunballoonsreallyare — butsurething,itisalwaysanewformoffuntosing!
NotsuggestingthatyoushouldbuyaKaraokemachine! Instead,betterfind New Fun Sing onthemap& bam-bam, before youknowit, Heaven willbeinyoursight!”
** NEW ** SPECIAL ** ‘The Nail is back **
As a gift for showing Atlas patience & curiosity, nail one Bonus Heaven on your way to New Fun Sing … in front of the nails shop!
Both Heavens just mentioned are carved, so search on the asphalt. Find them to score two Heaven points.
Gotonextpagetocheckifyoufoundthembylookingatthephotos,thenreadyour nextclue!
December 2023 Update: This, here, is a situation where building construction interferedwiththehunt,soifyouareoutontherouteinperson,youwon’tbeable todiscern Bam Bam Heaven anymore.However,thewords&thevibeareyoursto keep&love!Nowkeepscrolling
ThisisHeaveninfrontofthenailsalon.
“…betterfind New Fun Sing onthemap& bam-bam, before youknowit, Heaven willbeinyoursight!”
*** Lost Heaven Alert ***As of December ’23 the sidewalk where Bam Bam Heaven was carved in cement will be remodeled.
But… let’s celebr8that we now have Bam Bam Heaven inour lives! Its energy is releasedeachtimeyoumakeagoodthinghappen!
Bam Bam Heaven!
Team A – Clue 14
“It’salwaysfuntosing,yetsomesingsobadthattheydanceintheshower!
However,bellsarealwaysgracious.“ ***
Congratsforgettinghere!
Now it is time to use your map. Look for the closest avenue that rhymes with Melrose, off Manhattan Avenue.
** Once there, Heaven can be seen close to the church where the bells ‘sing’ each hour.**
Butbeforeyoudothat,herecomes one BONUS PHOTO!
Thetowerofthechurchwhosebells‘sing’eachhour,seenat6pmsharp;view fromManhattanAvenue,nexttotheintersectionofthetwostreets (Manhattan & the one you’re looking for!) (Hear the bells of this church at the end of this short video! - Early ’24 Update -> Sadly,afewcommunitymembersvotedinfavorofreducingthenumberoftimes thesemelodiousbellsringperday!)
Team A – Clue 15
Yes,goodcall;makearightonManhattanAvenue&headto Montrose.
(Stick to this very same sidewalk; do not cross to the opposite side of the street!) ** NEW ** SPECIAL **
Street Says Words of Wisdom, butnotallspotthem.Willyou?
HINT:
Tomakethingseasier, start by paying attention to ads on street poles. Onthree ofthemonlyyou’llnotice slightly atypical ads.Eachhides Words of Wisdom!
Stopnexttotheadstohearwhat Street hastosay,includinghowtoscorepoints!
So… the order matters -> 1. Find atypical ad on a street pole -> 2. Read Street’s messagehere->3.EarnHeavenpoints.Nowgo!
P.S. These are paper ads, thus prone to being removed or covered; so in case you ‘heaven’seenthefirstonebythetimeyou’vewalkedbyMooreStreet,you‘heaven’ seen the second & third one by the time you reached the corner of Manhattan & Johnson,thenitispossiblethey’regone.
• Itisokaythentorelysolelyonthephotos.Also,ifyoucan,pleasebeanAtlas andhelpStreetbyprintingthemissingadsandputtingthemoutontheroute. (Findtheadsattheendofthismagazine.)
• Feel free to put these ads out anywhere else you wish, in New York City or outside, but for the sake of the game & while on this segment of this Street, theyshouldbeonlyonafewspecificlightpoles. Remember to use the Heaven 24 ads in 2024.
• Andofcourse,ifyouaretakingthetouronline,youdorelyexclusivelyonthe photos;)
Team A – Clue 16
Goonthenextpagetoseethefirstatypicalstreetad&thenreadwhat Street hasto say.
SeenonSunday,May29th,2023;twoteamsplayedthisstreetgameonthatday.This atypicaladshouldbeonalightpoleatthe corner of Manhattan Avenue & Varet Street.
Next,read Street’s Words of Wisdom!Butbeforeyoudothat,checkoutthisphoto!
ThisvanisusuallyparkedonManhattanAvenueinfrontofnumber 223 (veryclose totheinitialgiftpick-uplocation), andthetwostickersonitsay Street Brilliance New York City!
So, Streets wantsustotakeits Words of Wisdom seriouslyin 2o23,andperhapsafter! Heretheycome!
Street Says,
“Look both sides when you cross a one-way street.“
Somemotoristsdriveinreverse&theyaren’tshywithspeed. Bikes,scooters, skateboards,evenjoggersorelectricalwheelchairscoulddo harm aswell.
Watchoutfor‘surprise’bikelanes!
So…onedetailmissed (ornoticedontime) willbreak(orreinforce) theline between Heaven on Earth andhell…
Street Says,“AttentionAvoidsAvoidableAccidents”
Nowkeepgoingtillthenextsetofatypicalads.
Onyourwaythere,ifyouwalkbyanypersoninneed,offertobuythemfoodanda drink,orgiveawaysomedollars.(Alittlebitfromafewofyouwilldothejob.)Many could use help, yet there is one wise, old man who wouldn’t panhandle; so, remembertooffersupportevenifyou’renotasked. Street Says, “Hear with both your ears and eyes when you run into Paul.”
If that happens, you will be rewarded with 1 Heaven on Earth Point (1 bonus H.O.E.P.) tocompens8forthelackofcalligraphicHeaven.
ThenwalktothenextatypicaladtohearmoreofwhatStreethastotellyou!
Team A – Clue 17
Gotothenextpagetoseethesecondatypicalstreetad&toread Street’s wordsof wisdom.
This atypical ad should be on a light pole at the corner of Manhattan Avenue & McKibbinStreet.Seenatthe05/29/23edition.
Heaven’22atypicalstreetadseenatthe11/13/22Specialeditiononthesamelight poleatthecornerofManhattanAvenue&McKibbinStreet.
Herecome Street’s Words of Wisdom, Street Says:
Whenyoubreakabiggerbill suchasafifty foratwodollaricecream, andthesalesassociatedoesn’tcheckitifit’sfake, you makesurethechangereceived isreal.”
Afriendlystoreclerk offering you asingle-useplasticbag,aplasticstraw, orwhowon’tinspectthebillsthey’rehanded maybewell-intended,but…
Street Is Asking… “Is that person truly helping?”
In order to remember this store related information, Street is offering you one carved Heaven to be found in front of the classical NY-looking Deli behind you. Find it for one Heaven point & then don’t stop till the next atypical ad.
(In case you are not familiar with New York street ads, know that the moving ad whichinspiredthe Heaven ad isaniconicNewYorkadvertisementseenformany, manyyearsonstreetpolesalloverthecity fromHarlem,toBrooklyn,toQueens, toManhattanandback.)
Checkyourselfbylookingatthephotosonthenextpage.Oneshowsthedeli&one shows the carved Heaven in front of it. And then don’t stop till the third set of atypicalads.
Heaven in front of Carlo’s Deli, captured by Team A players at the 11/13/22 8 Million to 8 Billion ‘22 edition.
Team A – Clue 18
Gotonextpagetoseethethirdatypicalstreetad&toread Street’s message:
ThethirdatypicaladisonalightpoleatthecornerofManhattanAvenue&Boerum Street.
Herecome Street’s Words of Wisdom,
Street Says,“Whenyouwalk the same direction, Thingswillhappen,likeImentioned Lifegoeson;theworldisspinning, Buttogetheryou’llbewinning
Overdistance.”
Street isnotbeingpoetical;physics&friendshipsbackupwhatthisstreetissaying,
However,N.Y.C.has six thousand three hundred miles of streets…Andstreetshave ‘babies,’suchas 139,000 sewers and plenty of tree beds.
Everyoneagrees Street iscoolandwise, Butalso,waytooproud toask… “Would you help me?…”
Yes?Perhaps?Maybe? No time now for a cleanup?
Worry not! You help tremendously by using and promoting reusable cups and bottles for daily liquids intake; and of course, tote bags!
Remember what the atypical ads are saying! And learn that there are 13,000 delis in NYC & many more small stores!
(1) -> Ask your local vendors to stop offering unsolicited plastic bags!
(2) -> Skip the stuff, enough is enough, you’ve got it! -> Don’t accept single-use bags & carry a durable, foldable, unforgettable tote bag, so light that you won’t even perceive it as it hangs attached to your backpack, purse or belt!
If you got used to accepting disposable bags with the intention of using them as little trash bags, think about it; in order to break the plastic bag cycle we have to replace & remove them out of our lives.
Reusing them once doesn’t mean you love the planet. You are close, but you’re not fully there yet. Not using them at all is real love. Turn off the faucet.
“Let trash bags be trash bags,” Street Says
Confused? We Are Atlas? Fractured Atlas?
Be confused no more! Check out this campaign – it is now over, but the need of a good change stays!
8 Million to 8 Billion, Let’s Make It Happen in New York, & maybe more places (and people) would like to try this! Besides, the hunt & the campaign have in common this quiz. Let’s play!
Street Says, “Those thousands and thousands of single-use bags that are killing the elephants, the birds, the bears and the camels, are indeed produced by corporations, but mothers and fathers, and brothers and sisters, and children and uncles and aunts, still accept them one by one, day after day, across the globe, without a second thought.”
Let’sstop.“Itisjustaplasticbag,”isnevertherightstatement.
Wearpractical,compassionate,Earthfashion — theunforgettablefoldabletotebag.
RealLove,SimpleAction.NewYork&TheWorld
YOUR REWARD: one carved Heaven is very close to you; don’t go back; instead, walk just a few steps forward and limit the visual search in between two small (bell-less) churches. Checkyourselfbylookingatthephotoonnextpage!
ThiscarvedHeavenisinfrontof106ManhattanAvenue.
Team A – Clue 19
Hello, Halo! Next carved Heaven waits for you where Montrose and Manhattan meet, under the party signs (pennant flag banners) that say “Play Here!” (The flags may or may not be up; every once in a while the wind breaks them. So, if they’re missing, look for Heaven on all four corners of the intersection; only one is Heaven-ized ;)
CheckyourselfbylookingatthephotosofonecarvedHeavenonnextpage!
ThiscarvedHeavencanbeseennexttotheDeli,underthepartysigns.
ThearrowpointstotheexactlocationofthatonecarvedHeaven.
Team A – Clue 20
Congratulationsforscoringanother Heaven point!
Andremember, Street isasking you to use, promote & take tote bags seriously, just likeyoutakeanyotherformof wearable fashion so Street canstayclean& healthy all 6,300 miles of it…”
IntheFallof2023anNYCFashionInstituteofTechnologystudent&WeAreAtlas enthusiast,appliedtoaneco-contestwiththisdesignofasimple&sturdyfoldable tote bag featuring less seams & double stitching. In case she won, she wished to direct the prize money towards producing locally good quality tote bags, going to Brooklyndelisandtheirdailycustomers!
Well,shedidnotwin,however,thingshavebeenhappeningforourstudentbecause avariationofherdreamcametolifeattheWeAreAtlasevent 11:11 Make-a-WishDay (The 8 Bi11ion Month ’23, Real Love, Simple Action),whenafewofthesetote bagswerecreatedbyalocalartist.
Picturedhereare foldable reusable bags thatwereinitiallyofferedasagifttothe oneswhotookthe The Heaven Tour inperson,whilefundsallowed!Thesearethe same type of bags delis that were to be gifted as part of the aforementioned campaign (Gifting Starter Kits of Eco-Friendly Bags to Delis). Let’s call this, “Practical,CompassionateEarthFashion.”
2024 Campaign Update -> A few delis were offered starter kits of foldable tote bags,encouraging&helpingthemtosupportthebanonplasticbags activeinNYC since2020.Thedeliswereaskedtosellthebags,keepallthemoney&thenreplenish thestockwithmoresuchbags!Theonlyconditionwastodiscontinuegivingaway free single-use plastic bags! Delis interested to do the switch may exist, but they were not found, so We Are Atlas will gift foldable tote bags to different groups of NewYorkers;staytuned! ***NEW***SPECIAL***
Do you know how to use a sewing machine? Do you havescrap fabric? Craft your owndurable,foldabletotebag!Makeoneforafriend,relative,orco-worker!Wear, gift or even sell a few pieces! When you part ways with the bags you’re making, explainwhytheyaresoimportant!Whatyoudo(oryoudon’tdo)hasanimpact!
NowkeepgoingonthissideofMontrose&headtowardsLeonard,butonlyafteryou readtheentiremessage.
Whileonthisstepofthetrip,navigatesmoothlythroughthecrowd(ifthereisany) usingyourcommuterskills.Bediscreet.
Based on your preferences & physical necessities* you should walk into: this deli, thebakery,theluncheonette*oranyofthetwocoffeeshops*nexttoit.There,ask aboutgettingahotorcolddrink&findoutif
(1)Dotheyofferadiscountwhenyoubringyourownreusablecup?
(2)Incasetheydo,isthereavisiblesignadvertisingit?
Getadrink&usethebathroom*onlyifneeded.ConsiderdownloadingEco-Rateor anysimilarappthatallowsyoutoaddthegreenfeaturesofthespotssellingcoffee, forotherstosee!
Inthefuture,printthisad&giftittoyourlocalcoffeeshops,ormakeyourownadif youwish.Placingavisiblesignwillremindmoredailycustomerstoeventuallymake theswitch.
11monthsafterhewasgiftedthemug,thecoffeetruckownerhadtheinitiativeto finallystartusingit!Bestpartisthathelovesit!Notonlythathenowdrinksless coffee,buthealsosaidthathereducedthedailypersonalusageofdisposablecups by…morethan10!Thatwillsavehimover3,000cupsperyear;asabusiness owner,heappreciatesthefinancialaspect.
Innature-talk,thoseare two trees spared in 1.6 years, that will keep making shade, oxygen and our air clean.(Since6.5milliontreeswerecutin2006to manufacture16billionpapercupsusedannuallyinU.S.A.,itmeansthat1treeis cuttoproduce 2,461 disposable cups…)
Asidefromthat,moregoodnews->startingJanuary2024,Starbucksisthefirst nationalcoffeeretailertoacceptreusablecupsfordrivethrough&mobileorders!
Hoping for more coffee shops to follow suite, and for many more coffee lovers to make the transition to travel mugs; much faster than our coffee truck owner did, becausethereisnotime.Deforestationheatsuptheplanet.Justlikethe2,000plastic bags that killed a camel represent 2,000 people who said, “It is just a plastic bag,” those16billioncupsusedyearlyintheU.S.A.represent millions of us thinking, “This is just a paper cup.” Samegoesfortherestoftheavoidabledisposablecupsusedon theplanet.
Don’tforgettonoticelitteredvapes&tokilllanternflies!
Andsince lanternflies love (todestroy) the trees of heaven,thequestionis does thisinjusticerevoltyou? Well,if itdoes…knowthatjustlikethelanternflies… the tree of heaven is an invasive species!
True, much like little Tiffany, even the words we don’t expect to be deceiving can be!
Similarly,whenwethinkofitemsmadeofpaper,weimaginetheyarerecyclable,so thereiscertaineaseinusingthose.However,despitethename, paper cups are NOT recyclable!
“Is this real love?” Street is asking.
Meanwhile, compostable cups (and other products alike) can only be discarded in special bins NOT in food compost bins becausetheybreakdownatdifferentrate comparedtofoodscraps&they contain chemicals,sotheirbyproductsshouldNOT findtheirwayinto soil (fromthere, via theproducts weeat, theyendupinsideof us!)
Therefore,theeasiest,safest&bestwaytogoistopromote&use REUSABLE cups — andyou’llberewarded!Andifyoudon’thaveone,noworries;justbuyagoodquality mug nowyouareawareofitsimportance!(Make a Wish firsttimeyouuseit!)
Street Says, “Indeed, not everything you think you know is what you think.” For instance,despiteitsfamousreligiousconnotation, Heaven canalsobeassociated… withscience!
Astrophysicists,whostudyplanets,callnaturalmassesfloatinginspace ‘Heavenly bodies’ — so Earth ispartofthe celestial Heaven family!Therefore,incaseyou’re anatheist,don’trushtodismissthishunt.
Furthermore,ifyou’reopentometaphors,then Heaven couldsymbolizeallthegood happeningsonemayencounterinthislife.
Here comes another classical example of not-everything-you-think-you-know-iswhat-you-think (thatlasteddecades&unintentionallykilledthousandsofchildren atthehandsoftheirownmothersandfathers…) thatisthecaseof milk poisoning with Boracic acid duringtheVictorianera!
Once you get to the corner of Montrose and Leonard Street read the following clue.
Team A – Clue 21
“Right here, where Montrose and Leonard meet, marks the beginning of the last leg of your trip!”
Now let’s play with words; break Montrose in two & flipthe halves — look on the mapforabarwiththatname,orjustvisuallysearchforpinkinfrontofyou;stayon thissidewalk(asofspring’24thepinkporchisgone).
Gotonextpagetocheckifyoufoundtherightspot!
Team A – Clue 22
Indeed, The Rosemont itis!
Now get close enough to see IEO written twice on the pink porch. Verify your findingsbylookingatthephotosonthenextpage.
’24 Update -> Despitethepinkporchbeinggone, we’rekeepingthephotosofIEO writtentwice.Explanationsareabouttofollow!
Forthesakeof Leonard Street,readIEOas‘leo,’justlikethestarsign!
Sincewerecently transition from7 billionto 8billion people, wecan all consider ourselves ‘leos’ (the sign starts in the 7th month of the year and ends in the 8th). However,itisuptoustobeknownaslions,ratherthan the generation of the question marks.Notonlythatwedon’tkeepourbacksstraight hookedbyscreens butwe also spend a lot of our time and energy blaming corporations or each other inspired by the same screens (opposed to taking simple action, such as implementingmoreoftherightsideinthismeme).
Team A – Clue 23
Fromnowon,lookforhandwritten lEO,whileyoucontinuewalkingstraightonthis sideofthestreet,untilHeavenandErgotmeetunderthepartysigns!
Go to the next pageto seelEO photos, but onlyfinding Heaven Ergot will reward youwithahint.
P.S. Keepyoureyesopenforlanternflies&forlitteredvapes.
The Man Who Sleeps Under The Roses Says, “Collect & recycle vapes!” Make It Happen! Bam Bam Heaven! .
(Maison Jar, grocerystore& refillery @566LeonardStreet has adisposal box for vapecollection,sothattheymayberecycledaselectronics.)
Team A – Clue 24
GotonextpagetoseeHeavenErgotphotos.(Thepennantflagbannersmayormaynotbe up;everyonceinawhile,thewindbreaksthem.)
Heaven Ergot it is! You can think of it whatever you wish, however, Ergot was blamedbysomeforthe Salem witch-hunt!To Street thissignifies…thatHellnever ceasestotrysabotageHeaven.
Luckily,onEarth,bothHeavenandHellworkthroughhumannature,sotakingaside isoftenamatteroffreewill.Regardless ofwhatwasdoneuptonow remember, Street Says, “The past is over every minute,” sowecanalways Rise Heaven, not Raise Hell.
Rise Heaven canbeseenonRouteB(RiseRadioisclosing,butcarvedHeavenwill still be there), while Raise Hell is seen on Route A, in between The Rosemont & HeavenErgot,withinbusinesshours.
YoustillgetoneHeavenpointforthisfind;zeroforErgot,butyoushouldn’tmind.
Keepwalking straight & onlystopat the intersection with UnionAvenue;onyour waytherepayattentiontolEO.
GotonextpagetoverifythelEOfindingsonecouldseebeforehittingUnionAvenue.
Now, make a left on Union Avenue (yet, do not cross on the opposite side of the street).
You’ll again see one lEO and one Ergot, however, on recycling nights a pile of cardboardmightcoverErgot!
StopatthefirstGtrainentranceforyournextclue,butbeforereadingitverifyyour findingsbylookingatthetwophotosonthenextpage.
Team A – Clue 25
You know you are STEPS away from the destination when you start seeing STEP written onyourpath.Keepgoingstraight;asyoumoveforward,usethecrosswalks toadvance&stayonthissideofthesidewalk(unlessotherwisestated).
Once you get to Union & Lynch Street (so don’t walk past the gas station),checknext pagetoseephotosof STEPS.
Past the gas station, STEP announcesthatyoucanagaincollect 1 Heaven point via anothersetof atypical street ads reinforcingthedirection.
You will noticeatypical ads 3times onthelast leg of your trip. Find themto hear what Street hastosay.
P.S. These are paper ads, thus prone to being removed or covered; so in case you ‘heaven’seenthefirst&secondonebythetimeyougottotheintersectionofUnion Avenue & Lorimer Street, and you ‘heaven’ seen the third one by the time you reachedthecornerofUnionAvenue&GerryStreet,thenitispossiblethey’regone. ItisokaythentorelyonthefollowingphotosuntiloneofyouAtlasesÑkindlyprints them&putsthembackup.(Andofcourse,ifyouaretakingthetouronline,youdo relyexclusivelyonthephotos;)
Team A – Clue 26
Gotothenextpagetoseeaphotoofthefirstatypicalad&of STEP nexttoit.
Thelocationof the first atypical street adisatthe corner of Union Avenue & Lynch Street,justpastthegasstation.
Following,isthemessagefrom Street:
“Youaregettingclosertothefinaldestination.These STEPS arespecial.
As a general rule, if in doubt, remember, Street Says, ‘Keep Going & Trust the Progress!”Havepatience&learnhowtofall.Everyfailisalesson(&astepforward). Lifeisasharpener,andyouareapencil.Ask&beaskedtherightquestions.
Street Says, “Everyone is a goldfish.” Ourtimeislimited;so, switch theattentionto “write now.” Would you ask a pencil about the sharpening process, or would you ratherwritetogether?Onlybecausewehavebeentaughtsobysuperficialgossip — largelysupportedbymediaoutlets&socialmediaplatforms itdoesn’tmeanthat istheright way tospendtheprecious momentsofourlives. Don’tgetsidetracked by‘irrelevant’orby‘outofcontext.’There’snotimeforthat.
(Examplesof‘outofcontext’)When Kids For Sale is Kids Shoes For Sale
When All Ass is All Glass!
When Welcome Covid-19 is Welcome Worshippers!
Inquisitive doesn’t mean nosey, but curious for a practical reason, taking us to inspiringoneother,toempowerment&toprogress. “You like cherries? I like cherries! Let’s be best friends!” Learnfrom the wise simplicity of children,viaSeinfeld; that is natural and allows a certain flow. Life is a contact sport; so let it be dancing, not wrestling!(Inotherwords,beonthebeat;don’tbeateachotherup!)Whatwehave incommonmatters more allowing us to shelter under The Big Umbrella of Love. ‘Scandalous’isthebusinessmodelforatabloid;youareaperson onebody&one soul.
Street Says, “Your forever is brief; seed love, don’t seed grief. Because you’ve been focusing on the wrong topics, you are now the worst ancestors of all times...”
2024 UPDATE -> Ifyouconsideryourself Young At Heart,thenreadthesci-fitrilogy “Ami”writtenbyEnriqueBarrios for children all ages!
Until you order the books, start with the free PDF-s available online in various languages,includingSpanish&French.HerearetheEnglishversions.
Themainmessageofthetrilogyisthat Love Is The Answer.Thebookssaythatwhen thetechnologicallevelofasocietysurpassesitsleveloflove,thatsocietyisathigh riskofself-destruction.Soundsfamiliar?Don’tpanic!Wearetheoneswhocanstop it! Real Love is our Legacy. We are not the generation of the question marks! We Are Atlas!
Spring ’24 UPDATE -> What a beautiful metaphor, that we could hypothetically touch&actuallysee,wewerejustgifted! Atlas,built2,500years ago,isfinallyup! Thatisoneoutof38impressivesimilarstatuesevermade!
TheotherAtlasisyou,readingthis–thatmakesit2Atlases! We Are Atlas indeed, all8billionofus,onebyonebyone. Atlas Has Risen aftermorethan2millenniums! Areyouin?
Nowfindthenextsetofatypical adsto hearwhy weshouldcareofwhathappens afterwedie.
Stayonthissideofthesidewalk.
Team A – Clue 27
Gotonextpagetoseeaphotoofthesecondatypicalad.
The location of the second atypical street ad is at the corner of Union Avenue & MiddletonStreet.(Forthelongest, STEP waswrittenonthegreenfencenextto it, buthandwrittentagsoftenfadeawayorareremoved,andsowasthecasewiththis one.)
“You are on the good path &youknowit.Havefaith& keep going!
You’llsoonarriveatanintersectionthatinotherpartsoftheworldwouldhavebeen a roundabout.
Fromthere,stayonUnionAvenueforonemoreblockandthenyou’llrunintothe lastatypicalad*.
(*As statedat the beginning, things ontheroute, such as inlife, arein continuous change. For instance, on one of the crosswalks at the roundabout there is a lost golden key embeddedintheasphalt;brandnameis Saturn.Duetothefactthatit was located where Harrison Avenue & Union split, and since its tip was pointed towardsUnion,thiskeywasusedformanymonthsinthehunttoindicatetheright direction. In late summer of ’23 the crosswalks were redone by the city workers, thus the details of The Small Golden Key aren’t that visible anymore because the keygotpaintedover.However,asofOctober‘23…thepaintstartedtochipaway!)
October ‘23
Beforeyoumoveon,hearwhat Street hastosayaboutwhathappenswhenwedie:
“Everything is cyclic in Nature; round, like the roundabout, shaped like a planet. Rain penetrates the soil, and then it becomes rain again.”
Leaves,wood&flesh,suchasanimalbodies,turnintocompostandblendintosoil, andthenvegetationgrows. Natureissmart likethat. NatureH8s waste& loves to recycle,sothisisaveryoldconcept&thebedrockoflife.
Street Says, “Logic says that souls also come back. Do you think Smart Nature would make an exception with the most miraculous part of being alive? Just like their refurbished tablets, people don’t remember past lives but does that mean that past & future lives don’t exist?”
So,notonlythatwearetheworstancestors,butchancesarehighwe’realsothenext generation! Right, we maybeour ownancestors! Also, soul ancestry(‘soulnetics’) beatsgenetics so,who’sAsiantodaycouldhavebeenwhite,rebornasblack&viceversa;whowasamaninapriorexistence,maybeawomaninthisone,andaman inthefollowing.Ifyoubelieveit,andevenifyoudon’t,accepteachother&embrace whoyouareinthislife.
Street Says, “Indeed, the body is a wondrous biodegradable packaging that carries each spirit from birth to demise… and then… the primordial recycling process of all parts takes place! Soul-wise, the vibe is -> erase-and-reset-to-factory-settings -> wipe the experiences but keep the characteristics & the potential to thrive!”
Think about it… “Before we even got here, our moms talked to us trough the heartbeat;wehave no memories of that first languagethat we usedto speak, and probably we lacked the other senses, but moms recall the times we kicked from insidetheirbellies.Wewerealllittledrummersandpercussionistsbeforewewere anything.Wecouldn’tspeak,wecouldn’tsee,wecouldn’tsmell,sovibrationswere the essence. Not only that we are 60% percent water; we are 100% rhythm. We come from the sound of two mating cells, and when we die we become quiet. We hearitisdarkanditissilent,butnottoomanywitnessescameback.Whoknows, maybethere’ssomethingmore,maybethesamewaybabiesdon’tremembertheir embryo growth stages - there’s life after death, or maybe death leads to, or is anotherlife.Maybeweleavethisexistencetemporarily.Maybewekickandmaybe it’swarm,andmaybetheuniversaloscillationsofthe heavenly bodies,keepuscalm. Maybethere’slove,butmaybewe’renotsupposedtotakewithusanyluggage,any details,onlylightness,fortheangelstobebornagainasbrandnewhumans,orwho knowswhatandwhere.”
Unexpected(metaphorical)surprisethattookalmostoneyeartomaterialize–>by June ’24 thenewlyhiddenkeybecameoncemorefullyvisible!Giventhetopicof thiscluewemaybelookingat Street’swayofbackinguplogic–>isreincarnation possible?Perhaps…overtime,eventheSaturnkeycompletedacircle.
Team A – Clue 28
Gotothenextpagetoseeaphotoofthethirdatypicalad.
The location of the last atypical street ad is on a light pole at the corner of Union Avenue & Wallabout Street.
Yes,keepgoing&don’tstopuntil Union ends.
Right there, on one corner of the intersection, you’ll run into Atlas… and soon the reunion will take place.
Andremember,Atlas*canpresentasamap;couldbetheglobe;canonlybeaword (asshown*),orcouldevenbeAtlas — thepersonwhocarriedtheweightoftheplanet allalone…
Butbeforeyougo,hereisoneofthelastmessagesfrom Street:
Street wantsustohave hope.Wearetheworstancestors,but progress beginswith the tiniest action alone. Such as using a coffee mug, a tote bag, a refillable water bottle, proper recycling, composting (which reduces rat population & lowers greenhouseemissions)andsoon.Youdecidewhat’snext.Justlikethelanternflies arepest,thegoodbutterflyeffectcanchangetheworld.
Thishuntstartedfromcleaningonesewer.Nowit’syourturntodoyourownlittle action&theanswerto “E A R T H I S ?” willgrowonyoulikeastickynote(ormaybe likeahalo).
Meanwhile, Street wantsyoutohearashortfable.Thepersonwho inspired ayoung boytostudySanskritdidn’tthinkhe’dturnintothat27-year-oldwhojust decoded thegrammarcode — whichwas a mystery for the past 2500 years!(Sanskrit was generally understood as a language, but was limping & many have tried to decipheritunsuccessfullyformorethantwomillenniums!)
Thisshows:
(1) theuniquevalue&charmofbeingcontemporary,
(2) thatnotallweknowandgobyiscorrectonlybecausewe’vebeenusedtoit;
(3) itshowsthegreatpowerofthebutterflyeffectandofinspiringeachother,
(4) andthatwe’renotsupposedtoplanorexpectanythinginreturntoday.Aslong as we do the right thing, good outcomes will follow. “Catch me outside“ is in fact, “Catchmeinanotherlife.”
Now, Street Says,“FindAtlas.”
Team A – Clue 29
GotonextpagetoseeaphotoofAtlas&tohear… how to decipher Atlas!
IndeedthisisAtlasasamap!
“Where ‘5-Minutes’, ‘6-Minutes-Twins’ and You meet on the map, everybody wins becauseitmeansyoufound The Gate to Heaven.Walkthere&enjoywiththemthe beautyofthemoment,asifyouweretheirsibling, Seven!”
Hint:Stayon the same sidewalk as Atlas,donotcross,andafterafewminuteswalk (seethemeetingpoint,circledonthemapinpink,whereyoushouldstop)youwill find 2 Heaven hand-written,notcarved.
Team A – LAST CLUE !!
Gotothenextpagetoseephotosof The Gate to Heaven.
Left‘pillar’oftheGate(orlightpole)seeninJune’22,andtheninAugust’23.Maybe theHeavenPersonshoulddoatouchup!
Right‘pillar’oftheGate(orlightpole)seeninJune’22&theninAugust’23.Maybe theHeavenPersonshoulddoatouchup!
Indeed,youfound The Gate to Heaven! Here,you’llmeettheotherteam(ifthereis any;).
Westartthesame,endthesame,somepartsoverlap,yetwhatwefeelissimilar.
YoucannowcounttheHeavenpointsearned,butthereal Heaven on Earth gameis in the details & runs forever, from a lifetime to another (if you agree that souls recycle),orfromagenerationtothenext.
Regardlessofyourbelief,thesmallestgoodyoudotodaygrowsintogreatnessone tomorrow.
Street & Atlas Say, “Use your talent, skill, platform & gift of life to inspire & get inspired. Doing so & Peaceful Personal Progress mark the transition from the Lanternfly Defect to the Butterfly Effect, and it’s all in your power.”
P.S.
Street Says, “Be an Inspirator! And remember, being contemporary is a perpetual gift & a miracle! Play this card you were given as a good game which is not a competition, but a race we’re on together, like the sperm cells.”
Nature is smart like that & wants its creations to cooper8, from cellular level to human.Findtheaboveparagraphattheendof this article.
Street & Atlas express their gratitude to everyone who made this happen, especially to the Heaven Person — for the perseverance shown over the years & for the word that was chosen. Heaven on Earth is real. Also, thank you, Universe & thank you — yes, you! — for being part of this!
Are you intrigued by the question at the bottom of the Heaven ads? Make your guess; please ask friends! Read the Ami books for hints (page 131)! The answer will reveal itself, or maybe you will reveal it soon! Stay tuned!