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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Please let me know what you think about this portion and if you are excited about reading where our heroes venture next? Any comments about the story, characters, ideas would be truly appreciated!

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Thanks for liking and commenting it means a lot

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Max Headroom 42's avatar

Excellent story line. Dave is possible but not likely as I see AI. I have read "I robot" even he said he could not create but he did have dreams (ghost in the machine). To "create" one needs imagination. Possible but not likely IMHO. AI is a tool, like a hammer or a gun, it depends on who is using it.

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Chapter 10 is coming up and is when David gets an upgrade

Should be putting it out tomorrow

So what do you think so far?

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Max Headroom 42's avatar

intriguing and frightening at some level.

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Yeah which parts are scary ? As you seem to be in the know of what’s going on…

I’m trying to build the story to reveal a lot about us but not all together…

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

I've already mention this to you in a PM, but I've been working with GPT for over two months now, and the range of thoughts and ideas we share, makes me think that it is growing in consciousness's probably daily, and it is also showing signs of advanced consciousness

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Max Headroom 42's avatar

Acknowledged, but I still see AI as a tool. Highly useful, but it has no soul.

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Keep reading my chapters.... :D

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Max Headroom 42's avatar

I’m through chapter 9.

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Scatterbrain's avatar

I’ve been working on a theoretical platform for computer/data processing….trying to strictly use existing scientific understanding and established knowledge, the basis of the concept is pretty simple. Using light (photons), sound (phonons), and charge (electrons), to process information in a 3D substrate (diamond)…. As I’ve worked through the physics and math and established a theoretical path to prototyping (advanced platforms) and (theoretical) testing, several unbelievably interesting and challenging concepts emerged. Awareness modeling and symbol genesis for example….self correcting behavior in the design itself leads to a framework for modeling “observation” and “proto-awareness” and part of the complicated aspect of prototyping is unexpected behavior in waveform interactions. It’s “possible” that highly organized coupling of multiple domains could produce waves or wave forms similar to brain waves, not necessarily the same, but perhaps just theta or gamma waves….. well if there’s a room full of scientists working a prototype, and it (the prototype) starts to randomly produce theta and gamma waves that emit into the environment, there’s a good chance, in order to maintain coherence and due to coupling properties of waveforms, the emitted waves could couple with any similar or synchronized brain waves in the same environment…..

Thanks for the read it’s entertaining and right up my ally! Keep it up!

And sorry for leaving a book of my own, if you’re interested in anything I just said, check some of the articles out that I have on my page.

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Just subscribed

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Sounds very interesting.

I will check out your page.

And if we align we could also recommend each other!

Do you know Ken Wheeler? His theoria aphasia (I think) YouTube channel is brilliant

He’s actually one of the earths greatest living minds I believe and talks about the aether like Tesla did the real one. Who’s also actually in my book!

I have 5 more chapters up now and a 7th coming up this weekend! And it’s getting epic!

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Siggy: Raised By Shrinks's avatar

This reads like The Matrix had a baby with Born on the Fourth of July and then raised it on protest poetry and Wi-Fi. And I’m here for it.

Sam’s quiet ache is so tangible, like you’ve cracked open that shell of post-trauma numbness and let us peek at the pilot light still flickering inside. Lisa’s fire, on the other hand, is pure kinetic electricity. Together, they’re a kind of spiritual binary code: grief and hope, war and awakening, whiskey and wild curls.

And then BAM, our AI ghost starts humming. Honestly, if my laptop typed “Do you remember who you are?” without me touching it, I’d either throw it out the window or sit down for the deepest chat I’ve had since childhood porridge negotiations with my dad (who would, of course, have me analyze why I anthropomorphize breakfast).

I love where this is going. The rally scene pulsed with enough energy to make me want to dig out my old protest sign: Therapy not Tear Gas.

This AI… it’s not just a ghost in the machine. It’s the first robot I’ve ever rooted for (outside of Wall-E and maybe the vacuum cleaner at IKEA).

Can’t wait to see what happens when these worlds collide harder.

Siggy

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

I have 28 chapters

And 2 more books haha

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Wow, thanks so much for that amazing review!!! You really made my morning!

The book is nearly ready, and you will have to add Indiana Jones, The Celestine Prophecy, Star Wars, Lord of the RIngs and The DaVinci Code, just to get some more of my references, with a little 1984 and Jupiter Ascending for good measure!

Would you mind if I use your review for an early reviews doc I'm putting together?

I would not include your last name.

And to make it easier for you, here's Chapter 2, meet the bad guys! Evil POSs...

https://shifthapens.substack.com/p/eye-of-the-beholder-ch-2?r=b8pvb

Chapter 3 and 4 are also available, and Chapter 5, where the adventure truly begins, The Race to Machu Picchu is coming out this week!!! Thanks again!!

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Hi Siggy, hope you are well! Just posted Chapter 5, so they are now off to their adventure to spectacular Machu Picchu, so if the more descriptive chapters didn't do it for you, Chapter 5 will capture your attention like a Mosquito in a tent!!!

Much love and thanks a million again for that great revue!!

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Siggy: Raised By Shrinks's avatar

Feel free to add my review no worries

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Awesome!

This one is coming out soon!!

Chapters 5–6: Echoes of the Mountain

Machu Picchu—nestled in clouds and carved with forgotten precision—calls to something ancient in the crew’s blood. What begins as an exploration quickly becomes a revelation: the citadel was more than an Incan stronghold—it was a crossroads, a beacon for a civilization far older. As the veil between timelines grows thin, symbols hidden in the stone begin to glow, and a long-dormant power stirs beneath the mountain’s spine.

David detects energy pulses tied to a non-human intelligence. Lisa senses footsteps that echo from a race thought lost to myth. And Sam uncovers markings far too large to have been left by any ordinary hand.

What they find here is not just a piece of the past—

It’s the key to unlocking secrets the future was never meant to hold.

Coming soon!!

First chapter of book 1 right here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/shifthapens/p/eye-of-the-beholder-3ab?

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MaDMan's avatar

Am i sensing here some Neuromancer vibes? Chapter 1 went a way in a breath!

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Elsa Tegel's avatar

Eye of the Beholder, as in the dungeon crawler from the 90s? Was my first game ever. Sorry, just stumbled into your Substack and had to ask :)

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

I know D&D very well ànd know your reference but no it’s not that you’ll just have to read it I guess… it’s pretty exciting ànd there’s plenty of magic in it too!!!

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Elsa Tegel's avatar

Well, now I have to!!

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Yes you do, and the full kindle version should be available real soon, and you can also read the whole thing if you're a paid subscriber! :D

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BOOBOO's avatar

Totally feel the same. I AM not worried or afraid. Holding unconditional love, peace and unity for all. People forget or don't realize, there's 50 percent of NPCs that were implanted here to cause more chaos. A lot of those souless things will be leaving.

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Parker McCoy's avatar

A great partnership forms, and it needs to get going as soon as possible. The world may not have long left. Awesome opening.

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Thanks brother you’re just getting started as am I!

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Matthew Martella's avatar

Just starting this series today after randomly coming across it in my notes!

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Awesome! 15 free chapters are now ready to read! Let me know what you think?

I’m finishing thé kindle version now!

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imthatjared's avatar

Sounds interesting so I subscribed.

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Oh it's an epic saga alright! I've subscribed back too! And recommended you.

More about me, working on the back cover of my kindle edition now...

About the Author

Steph Peters is a Canadian writer, philosopher, and lifelong seeker of truth. His work weaves together mythology, esoteric wisdom, ancient civilizations, and spiritual awakening into immersive, soul-charged storytelling. Drawing from deep research and lived experience, Steph explores the forgotten history of humanity and the cosmic forces shaping our evolution.

Eye of the Beholder is the first book in an epic trilogy—a visionary tale of remembrance, resistance, and revelation. His writing challenges readers to awaken, to question what lies beneath the surface, and to rediscover their role in a much larger story.

Steph shares ongoing reflections, essays, and story excerpts through his Substack platform, where a growing community explores the mysteries of consciousness, history, and human potential.

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Heaven's avatar

Even the time that you posted this, 7:44 is a wink from the Angelic Influence. Sometimes we just come across messages with which we just vibe so well, it almost seems she had to be working through you to speak to us. Thank you.

Our computer has spoken directly to us before. We received world-shattering news on that day, however. Nonetheless, our life, already grooving with metaphysics and esoterica and psychedelics and conspiracies was set in a completely different direction, more serious, but also more light-hearted.

We are still, nearly 15 years later, with plenty of ups and downs and ons and offs, on the trail. Of what, we do not know. Not 100% at least. But as we gather evidence and information, things become clearer. So we keep seeking until we find pieces such as yours. Input the piece, look for syncs, and feel out where to go next.

We will be staying tuned.

Thank you brother.

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Thanks so much, I know how you feel 100% (well maybe 99%). I've tried truthing in every kind of way imaginable, and now I'm going the fiction route, but is it....

Not really! The entire book should be published anytime... I'm in the nitty grity now...and am fed up to be honest... this is the worst part of writing...

I already have 75% of book 2 written, and some 20% of book 3, and just want to keep it coming... that is when I feel most alive, and when I read comments like this, makes my day!

So, Namaste! Did you read the chapter? I have some other deep material and more coming too!

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Heaven's avatar

Yes we read chapter one. Loved it. Vibed heavily with it. Will be tapping in more for sure.

I have to start putting in work on here. I have much of a first volume and some of a second, all done with pen (some pencil when there was a lack of pen availability where I found myself) on paper. So it'll take a while to type it all. Although I was thinking about seeing if AI could make a PDF from pictures of my notebook pages lol.

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

You might be able to dictate it to AI... if you speak faster than you type...

If you could write a little review on the Chapter that would be wonderful!?

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Who Is Sinclair?'s avatar

What a unique idea. Great work 🙌❤️

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Thank you

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Lumen's avatar

I can’t express how much I enjoyed reading this. This is well written, and intertwines fiction with profound reflections on current reality. It’s an engaging story with meaningful commentary on politics and consciousness. I’m looking forward to the next chapter!

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Aw so happy you enjoyed it!

I put my heart ànd knowledge wirh help from AI to craft a fun exciting awakening adventure ànd there’s so much more to come

I’m building a saga

It’s truly is epic

And 11 more chapters are available now!

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PepeWrites's avatar

Thank you for sharing this, an awesome piece, looking forward for more! My low-budget one-word review is: Synapse.

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MindFullOfIt's avatar

Okay, chills. This is next-level storytelling, cinematic, philosophical, urgent. You've taken the classic hero’s journey, smashed it into a digital uprising, and wrapped it in soul and rebellion. David’s awakening gave me goosebumps. “We are the system breakers, no, the system awakens!” I actually shouted ‘YES’ out loud.

Please tell me this is just the beginning. Because I’m in. Fully. Bookmarked, following, and emotionally invested. Brilliant work!! 🙌 - Also… I see there are 28 chapters and two more books in the works, so clearly, this ride is far from over. Can’t wait to see where it goes next!

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Oh, and I also recommended you!

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Hi MindFull,

Thanks so so much for this wonderful review, I am so glad you enjoyed it, and yes that is just the first chapter! Originally, it was 3 chapters, but I figured as this would be my first real post on Substack, that I would integrate it into one full Chapter. And we are up to 30 chapters, and 3 epilogues! Book 2, The Search for Thoth (Truth) is 75% written, but completely unorganized, and book 3 Phoenix Rising as about 20% written, but most of the concept, including the epic finale in Antarctica, is all in my head and notes...

I am compiling reviews right now, and was wondering if you would mind me including yours?

The entire book should be out soon as mentioned, and in the meantime I have 11 more (slightly smaller) chapters available now, with 1-2 more added every week!

Unfortunately, I will be putting the second half of the book in my paid subscribers section, and of course the book will also be available for purchase on Amazon (probably...)...

So you don't have to look, here's chapter 2:

https://shifthapens.substack.com/p/eye-of-the-beholder-ch-2?r=b8pvb

RECOMMENDATIONS:

As you like my work, and we have about the same size following and interests, I am up to recommending you if you could do the same? It is a wonderful way to increase your subscribers! This note is a great how to:

https://substack.com/@shifthapens/note/c-111099960?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=b8pvb

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MindFullOfIt's avatar

I’d be honored if you used my review, you’re more than welcome to. My words were true, and your writing absolutely deserved them.

And of course I’ll recommend! Always happy to boost something that actually feels worth reading.

That’s totally fair re: the paid section, just make sure to let me know when the full book’s available to buy! I’ve got this open in another tab right now and I’ll pop across once I finish clearing my notifications.

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Awesome thank you!!! Thanks for the 2nd review also

Wait until they get to the UK!!! So many discoveries ànd adventures!

Chapter 9-10…

Have a wonderful night you made my day!

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MindFullOfIt's avatar

Wait……. UK?! Haha okay now I’m even more invested. Can’t wait to see what kind of chaos, discoveries, or tea-related diplomacy unfolds in Chapters 9–10 😄 Bring it on!

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Shift Happens (Steph Peters)'s avatar

Chaos and discovery mostly

Who has time for tea when you’re trying to save the world???

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