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“I take it you will need these products delivered to you in Prague?” Mackenzie asked, already having anticipated Arnold's plan.

“Yes. In Prague, my dear friend.” Arnold raised his glass of champagne, toasting his host. “To my dear friend Mackenzie Hardy the Third and the continued health and prosperity of the Illuminati for the benefit of all mankind.”

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

ARRIVING IN STYLE

G
EORGE, WAKE UP,” Arnie whispered to George with a gentle poke in his ribs.

George blinked his eyes and Arnie continued. “We are going to be landing in about ten minutes. I need to brief you before the BMW sedan from Mcely picks us up.”

George blearily looked around the interior of Arnie's private G5 and momentarily forgot where he was. Then he realized he was on Arnie's plane, a plane he had flown on many times since becoming the ex-president of the United States. But initially, he still did not recall why he was on the plane.

“Huh?” a sleepy George Bush yawned. “Where are we?”

“We're about to touch down for our meetings with the inner circle behind Project Wake Up at Chateau Mcely. Jim Cusumano has sent a car to pick us up. I want this to go smoothly, and I want to be sure you remember why we are here,” Arnie reminded George in a tone all too familiar to George ever since his college days in Skull and Bones. Arnie was not pleased and he expected George to pay attention.

“I remember, all right. You want me to introduce you to the members of Project Wake Up whom you have not previously met
and present you as a potential donor of an additional hundred million dollars,” George recalled, pleased that he did indeed remember what he was supposed to do.

“Exactly.” Arnie smiled, though still not pleased. “But what else do you need to tell them?”

“Only that before you can give such a large donation you need to do additional due diligence to be sure that those monies will be spent properly and that all accounting will be handled according to international law,” George parroted.

“Yes. Good. Just be sure to explain that it is only because of you that I am willing to be so generous and that because of that you feel a personal responsibility to ensure that the due diligence will include sharing even the most confidential information about Project Wake Up,” Arnie emphasized.

“No problem, Arnie,” George confirmed. “As usual, your requests are logical and I can see no reason why they won't open the kimono to you. I'm still not sure why this is all so damn important. To me this just seems like one more do-gooder group with a half-cocked idea that is never going to amount to anything anyway.”

“George, these do-gooders are starting to attract serious attention. I just flew back from Dublin and I saw demonstrations there fueled by that Full Feminine Power Now woman and her Project Wake Up buddies.” Arnie, seeing George looking startled, lightened up his tone and reassured him. “Just leave the thinking to me and I'm sure our trip to Mcely will be successful.”

Harold the Hilarious woke up and sensed that he had overslept. He caught the tail end of George's conversation with Arnold Wheeler and realized that the moment of truth was quickly coming toward him. He knew from their previous conversations that Arnie was intent on destroying Project Wake Up by any means necessary. Harry had developed his own plan to confront Arnie and get him to actually be a supporter and not a saboteur of Project Wake Up. If he could achieve that goal, he was certain that Arnie could change the entire structure of negative thought forms that the
Illuminati were creating on Earth 769. However, Harry realized that was a big “if.”

Just as Arnie had predicted, as soon as the G5 touched down, a sleek BMW pulled up to the plane's door and a chauffeur helped George and Arnie and bodyguard Eugene Green with their bags and escorted them to their seats in the car.

After a drive of less than an hour, the BMW came to a stop in front of the large, exquisitely restored dwelling. As soon as they entered the front door, Jim and Inéz Cusumano descended the staircase and received them, first George and then Arnie, with polite hugs.

“So glad to see you again, Arnold,” Jim greeted. “I was not sure you were really all that committed to Project Wake Up at our first meeting, but I am pleased that you are willing to explore partnering with us.”

Turning to George, Jim continued, “I know you have visited us before, but I have never had a chance to talk privately with you. I think you are key to the success of Project Wake Up.”

“You flatter me,” George responded. “Other than snagging a deer or two for my down-home Texas barbecue, I'm not key to anything anymore.”

“Be that as it may, we are grateful you have joined us. Please let us ensure that you have everything you might need to enjoy the Chateau,” Inéz, standing next to Jim, interjected. “You both must be tired. Let Walter show you to your rooms. We have organized a light snack at nine o'clock this evening to give you each a few hours to rest before meeting the other directors of Project Wake Up.”

“That is so thoughtful,” Arnie remarked with his usual canned sincerity. “I do enjoy visiting Chateau Mcely. I have such fond memories of the excellent food and service that I receive each time I stay.”

Inéz was pleased by this response. “As a repeat visitor you must know about the special efforts that we make year round to ensure that the gardens remain pristine. If there is time tomorrow, I want to be sure to show you some of the improvements we have made in the meditation garden.”

“Oh yes, I will definitely want to take a walk in the meditation garden with you tomorrow,” Arnie affirmed. “As beautiful as the Chateau is, the garden is really the high point for me when I visit.”

“Well, until nine in the private dining hall,” Inéz concluded as Harry/George and Arnold made their way up the main staircase to their rooms.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

A PLEASANT CONVERSATION

A
BIGAIL/BARBARA WENT STRAIGHT for the chocolate bonbons that were laid out on the table in the formal dining room. A combination of fresh raw and cooked vegetables, caviar and toast points, mini filet mignons for those who had not yet eaten dinner, and other choice delicacies had been prepared by the excellent chefs at Chateau Mcely.

Between mouthfuls of chocolate, Abigail/Barbara addressed Harry/ George. “Oh, so wonderful to meet you, President Bush. The last time I met a president was Dwight Eisenhower when I was just a young girl. I remember asking him, ‘What is the meaning of our new technological powers in terms of future benefits to the planet?' and I was horrified when he commented, ‘I don't know.' That brief encounter has propelled my life purpose, as I have dedicated all my energy to exploring exactly what we should be doing with our tremendous technological know-how. Now, for the first time in my life, thanks to Project Wake Up, we may be coming close to providing a suitable answer.”

“Fascinating,” George mumbled, feigning interest that he did not really feel. “Let me introduce you to my good friend Arnold Wheeler.”

“This is actually our second meeting, though we never got a chance to talk,” Arnie told George and they greeted Barbara with a warm handshake. “They tell me that you are responsible for the entire concept of Project Wake Up.”

“I can't take all the credit, but much of Project Wake Up is based on my original idea of creating a peace room and synergy engine that can be available through the Internet to all of humanity. Originally, I saw the peace room as a government project, but with the communications revolution it seems we can now avoid governments altogether and just go straight to the people.” Abigail/Barbara beamed with enthusiasm.

“Yes, no real need for government involvement anymore, I guess,” Arnie conceded, well aware that this was the very prospect he was hoping to avoid. Controlling a few hundred government heads and multinational corporations was a lot easier than controlling a billion or more people with direct access to a peace room or synergy engine. “Of course, some governmental control will still be necessary to implement your primary Project Wake Up initiatives, I suppose,” Arnie offered.

“Not necessarily,” chimed in Horatio Rhinegold, who was just walking into the dining room with his wife, Natalie.

“Pleasure to see you, Horatio,” Arnie greeted. “And wonderful to see you again, Natalie, as well.”

“Yes. Last time we were with you was in Aspen at the beginning of the ski season. All is going well, I trust?”

“Yes,” Arnie said, not really wanting to talk to more California types. “Let me introduce you to George. I do not believe you and he have met.”

Jim and Inéz Cusumano, Otto Goerden and his wife, Nina, Eve as Barbara's traveling companion and secretary, Jack and Inga Canfield, and Gayle Newhouse joined the group in the dining room. The thirteen people present, lacking only Randall Jenkins, who was unable to attend this third and hopefully final organizational meeting before full implementation of Project Wake Up, constituted the full board of directors, with the addition of George Bush and Arnold Wheeler, who were attending not as directors but as major potential donors.

“I was so sorry to hear that Randall could not be with us on this trip. I so enjoy his enthusiasm and ability to make quick connections as we evolve Project Wake Up,” Jim commented to Gayle.

“Yes, he is disappointed he could not join us, but his older brother just suffered a massive stroke and he felt he needed to be there for his nephews just in case things get worse,” Gayle explained.

Jim nodded in commiseration, then turned to the table at large. “Let's get down to business. I am delighted that you could all attend on such relatively short notice. Our agenda for the two days is to finalize our plans for reaching up to one billion people with Project Wake Up in the next thirty days. Thanks to George, Arnold Wheeler has decided to join us and may be willing to make an immediate donation of up to a hundred million dollars so that we can implement our plans immediately. Arnold, I think almost everyone knows you, but please introduce yourself and let us know what information you will need in order to finalize your pledge.”

“I'm really just a real estate developer. I specialize in taking over distressed properties, cleaning them up, and reselling them,” Arnold began, bowing his head in humility. “Fortunately, God has smiled upon me and we have created great wealth. We funded our own charitable trust—the Arnold and Elizabeth Wheeler Foundation— to support worthy causes. When George told me about Project Wake Up, it sounded like a wonderful opportunity to make a difference. We have been active with the United Way, St. Jude Hospital, and many other philanthropic causes, but never with an organization like Project Wake Up.” He opened his hands slightly, indicating that what he needed to know was no big deal. “My questions are really those that my foundation board is going to ask. Why Project Wake Up and what evidence do we have, if any, that it can really make a difference? We know when we pay for medical research that lives are likely to be saved, but with Project Wake Up we are not sure what tangible results we will be able to monitor to see if the project has been successful or not—and perhaps just as important, if our money is being used in the best possible fashion.”

“Fine questions,” Jim concurred. “I'm not sure who is best to field them, but perhaps we should start with Jack.”

“As you may or may not know, Arnold, I have dedicated my life to teaching people how to identify their true destiny and purpose. As vital as it may be to take physical action to develop new medicines to cure diseases and save lives, it is equally vital to teach people to develop inner mastery so that they can achieve their own personal goals on a daily basis. Project Wake Up is the first major initiative I have seen to attempt to bring this information to hundreds of millions of people instantly. My own training institute has reached tens of thousands of individuals, but to teach tens of millions of people with similar ideas is for me a dream come true. I know that real change starts on the inside and I am certain that the impact of Project Wake Up can be massive. Based on my own research, changing the very nature of human nature is not only possible but imminently feasible,” Jack explained.

“You really think you can change the nature of human nature just with words and ideas?” Arnold asked.

“Yes. I am certain of it,” Jack responded.

“If I may interrupt, let me respond as well,” chimed in Gayle. “I have worked with Jack for many years, and he is in part responsible for my own work in writing
Full Feminine Power Now
. When writing my book I took some of the techniques that I had learned from Jack as well as the new information I learned from Otto in his
Book of the Dream
to demonstrate how simple it is to actually change human behavior.”

“It is one thing to change human behavior, but Jack and the rest of you are talking about changing human nature. Isn't that a great leap?” asked Arnold.

“Not really,” responded Gayle. “My good friends at Synchronicity in Virginia have done studies showing that emotions and feelings can change physical outcomes in extraordinary ways. The future of our planet is going to be determined as much by our feelings and emotions and ideas as by technology itself. I am convinced that the technological breakthroughs of the past fifty years have positioned our planet to take an extraordinary leap into a more balanced and harmonic way of being. The key is going to come from the mindsets of our leaders and ourselves. For me, I can think of no better
way to achieve immediate results than what Barbara and others have proposed with Project Wake Up.”

Abigail/Barbara joined the conversation, hoping to further convince Arnold to participate.

“Gayle and Jack, thank you so much for your support and clear explication of why Project Wake Up is so important. For me, the most exciting aspect is that this is all so doable at this precise moment in time. For years I have dreamed of how we could use our technology to make a significant difference for good in the world. Too often, even when technology brings us comfort and ease through better cars, faster planes, and more rapid communication, we are ignoring the human impact of our technology. Too often it has been used for war and for destroying our environment in our striving for short-term profit and domination of others. It is time to change the mindset so that future uses of technology are focused on creating a world that works for all seven billion people on this planet, not just the fortunate one or two percent.”