The Galactic Turkey and the creation of matter.

Note: Many new initiates into the Universal Church of Poultry Triumphant (UCPT) ask why the word “Galactic” is used instead of “Universal”. This is a valid question. When the revealed truth about The Galactic Turkey was first given to mankind, the concepts of “Galactic” and “Universal” were largely synonymous. “Galactic” was selected by the Prophet, and later upheld by the Council of Aintab (ca. 873 CE). All attempts to modify this have been officially labeled as heresy by the Church.

In the beginning there was a vast darkness. There was no matter, there was no motion, and there was no time. The only thing that existed within that darkness was pure energy. A small percentage of the energy in the universe (Note: Early texts say “galaxy” throughout, the change to “universe” here is considered orthodox by the UCPT) existed as fixed strands. These strands appeared thin, and gleaming, like “Golden Straw” laid out under the sun.

This network of strands overlapped and crossed, radiating outward from a central focus. At the middle of this focus there was a ring of darkness surrounding an intensely concentrated area of energy. Unimaginably brilliant, it was rounded, but not perfectly circular. Rather, it was oval in shape, egg-like, and it contained the balance of energy that existed in the universe until some time after “The Scattering” (see below). The surface of the energy, the “First Egg”, formed a virtual “shell”, not allowing any of the interior energy to escape. This entire constellation is commonly referred to by the faithful as the “Galactic Nest”.

For unknown reasons (see “The Great Gobbler” hypothesis) the First Egg “cracked” open, splitting to release from inside it a great torrent of seething energy that partially took material form, turning into¹ hydrogen gas (the “Prime Matter”). This gas spread out rapidly, moving some distance from the center of the Galactic Nest, and then slowed. The gravity of this newly formed nebula threatened to draw the Prime Matter back into the safety of the First Egg.

At that moment, when the very existence of matter in the universe hung in the balance, The Galactic Turkey burst forth from the First Egg and beat it's wings, driving the energy and matter further outward, disrupting the Golden Straw, and spreading the energy of this dramatic time/space event to the farthest reaches of the darkness.

This cataclysmic, cosmological event was the sole source of matter in the universe (at that time). This point can not be overstated. After the “Scattering of the Shards” (or simply, The Scattering²), there was not sufficient energy and/or matter in the universe to actually form what we see now. Certainly there were no stars or planets. At best there were some nebulae. According to calculations by Myristikos Iereus (1354 - 1398) and confirmed by modern scholars, there was less matter in the universe than we currently find in the Milky Way, Andromeda, and their respective satellite galaxies combined.

Many modern scientists mistakenly believe that stars are formed by the gradual accretion of matter and energy in a gas cloud, until it is condensed by gravity, ignited by it's own internal heat and pressure and it begins consuming it's own matter. Nothing could be further from the truth. Obviously, stars are enormous generators, throwing off energy and spitting out denser elements at amazing rates.

These same “modern scientists” don't recognize the paradox of their own theories. How can a star be consuming matter and creating matter at the same time? It's inconceivable! In their attempt to deny the truth, to avoid the divine revelation as give to the Prophet, they have closed their eyes, hearts, and minds to the answer that is in our sacred scriptures.

The answer to this riddle, and the true source of creation for new stars is actually, The Galactic Turkey!

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1: There have been some who believe that the shell of the First Egg actually held hydrogen gas inside of it, only releasing it when the integrity of the shell gave way. Yet others thought that the energy in the egg was transformed over time into hydrogen gas.

Both of these views are obviously false and are heretical. The transubstantiation of the energy into matter at the moment of the First Egg's cracking is of primary importance in the view of the Church. This is the singular miracle of creation, the moment where matter was created ex navitas.

Further, the fallacy behind the concept of a gradual transformation is illuminated when the thoughtful reader is reminded that there was no time before the First Egg cracked. The crack is literally the beginning of time, as we perceive it.

2: There are some who take exception with treating “The Scattering of the Shards” and “The Scattering” as synonymous. The opposing view argues that The Scattering began when the energy was released from the moment of cracking. Their hypothesis is that the Golden Straw was actually disturbed by the force of the release of energy and the simultaneous transubstantiation event. Only later, when The Galactic Turkey emerged, did the The Scattering of the Shards of the First Egg actually occur.

This author does not share the above stated view point.

The more traditionally held opinion is that the Galactic Nest was fully together, until the moment that The Galactic Turkey emerged, and that the only source of The Scattering was the great and holy wings of The Galactic Turkey.

In the interest of full and fair disclosure, the UCPT has not taken a position on this dispute, as of this writing.