The following publication includes reports of Altered World Events, and additional anomalies, that have been approved by F.B.C. Director Zachariah Trench for the benefit of Bureau employees. While the report classifications have been downgraded, they maintain their internal classifications and are not approved for public disclosure.
Introduction
Altered World Events (A.W.E.s) are paranatural events investigated by the Federal Bureau of Control. These events occur as the result of paranatural forces influencing ordinary reality. The term “A.W.E.” refers broadly to any sort of major paranatural occurrence the Bureau investigates, including the manifestation of Altered Items or Objects of Power, the emergence of a Threshold, discovery of an Anomalous Entity, or other unexplained phenomena — often related to alternate dimensions or the human collective unconscious.
Nature
The term “Altered World Event” is used broadly by the F.B.C. to refer to any noteworthy paranatural occurrence. The majority of observed paranatural phenomena are influenced by psychological forces, including the Jungian concepts of collective unconscious, synchronicity, and archetypes. A.W.E.s are violations in the known laws of consensus reality that correlate to these psychic forces. Due to the broadness of the term, there are a variety of different phenomena which the Bureau classifies as A.W.E.s, including the creation of Altered Items or Objects of Power (i.e. Albany, NY, 2006), the discovery of a Place of Power (i.e. Butte, MT, 1992), the emergence of a Threshold between two dimensions (i.e. Bright Falls, WA, 2010), or other unexplained events related to paranatural forces (i.e. Havana, Cuba, 2017).
It is believed that most if not all AWEs are the result of forces from other dimensions influencing ordinary reality. These respective relations appear to be governed by resonance, a classification of frequencies and energies existing beyond standard physical models of reality. Entities composed of, generating, or benefiting from resonance may make use of AWEs or their byproducts to gain a foothold in reality for their own purposes.
Notable A.W.E.s
| ID | Event Date | Event Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWE-17 | 9/23/1992 | Butte, Montana |
| AWE-18 | 06/17/1993 | n/a |
| AWE-24 | 08/30/2002 – 09/14/2002 | Ordinary, Wisconsin |
| AWE-29 | 02/08/2006 | Albany, New York |
| AWE-35 | 09/01/2010 – 09/14/2010 | Bright Falls, Washington |
| AWE-46 | 05/04/2016 | Sterling, Colorado |
| AWE-48 | 09/23/2017 | Havana, Cuba |
| AWE-51 | 12/21/2019 | Torrance, California |