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History:
Jack
Kirby: I took
my screenplay to Jack
with my visions of
a stadium-sized central
communications complex.
A massive turning
wheel called Raga
topped by a great
crystal which condenses
the planet's electro-magnetic
gravity and is the
energy source of Heaven.
The wheel emits "AUM"
sounds and distributes
these electronic energies
to the Temples around
the world through
a floating Planetary
replica held by a
giant hand. The gods
watch the temples
of Earth along several
tiers of TV monitors,
detection devices,
holographic video-phone
projectors and weather
control instrumentation.
The walls are covered
with massive TV screens.
Demi-gods, cyborgs
and men hover about,
hoping to increase
their rank in planetary
control.
Well,
look what Jack came
up with! Two drawings,
The Raga Wheel and
The Hand of Shiva,
which, together, form
the 48" x 20"
Planetary Control
Room (Interior), as
it was sold at Sotheby's
in 1993 for $10,000 to the CEO of a comic book company.
Lord of Light:
In the Novel,
there is nothing called
the Planetary Control
Room. Descriptions
of it first appeared
in the Lord of Light
screenplay. I got
the idea from Roger's
scenario in the beginning
of the novel where
Sam, in the guise
of Prince Siddhartha,
enters a holy temple.
Announcing his wish
to speak with Brahma,
Sam is told by a local
priest, "all
may pray to God, my
son." But Sam
replies to the amazed
Priest, "No thanks.
I just want to use
your telephone."
This inner sanctum's
holy secret was none
other than a large
TV screen hooked up
to Heaven, by which
the Gods communed
to their priests.
Science Fiction
Land:
Raga Wheel
Vortex - 200+
foot ferris wheel
with Flasing Lasers
and Hypnotic Sounds
revolves through the
roof the the Control
room, giving a bird's-eye
view of the vast theme
park, SFL
The Levitation
Chamber is
a huge cube which
has all the continents
of Earth painted around
it. Children shall
vbe able to enter
and, because of special
air pressure currents,
be able to float around
freely through the
enclosed space as
if they wre in zero
gravity.
Hand of Shiva
Ride - Hollow
and allows visitors
to travel through
its interiors
SFL Theme Park
Video Screens -
Elevators take visitors
up the walls of the
Planetary Control
Room to view the myriads
of TV monitors, which
will show live and
pre-recorded documentaries
of what is going on
around the world
Operators and
Androids shall
be positioned everywhere
and all be costumed
in full military regalia
as were the Gods of
the film, Lord of
Light
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