Topic: Family Trees

Wan's friend revealed that the coordinates pointed to the location of Wan's great-great-grandfather. Despite knowing very little about his paternal lineage—other than his grandfather being an "angry bitter orphan"—Wan used genealogy databases to verify the information. This research allowed him to build out a comprehensive family tree and fill a significant void in his personal history.

Greg Carlwood reflects on his personal experience with ancestral research and the impact of the "Big Machine" on his family history. Gordon White explains the importance of "getting right" with ancestors, viewing oneself as the fountainhead of a vast lineage. He suggests that realizing the earth is alive and that one is supported by an "army of the dead" can materially improve a person's life.

Deceased individuals were cremated, and their ashes were placed at the roots of a family tree, such as an oak or palm. The Sun would then draw the soul from the ashes into the tree's sap and leaves, eventually releasing it back into the air to return to the "holy" hole at the North Pole, creating a closed biological loop.