No one really knows when it happened, but there are many theories as to the cause of it. In the year 2021 the reign of man ended, but not as you might imagine. They took control almost overnight, that’s how it seemed anyway, but in truth they had been moving towards this for some time. By now you probably think it was an invasion, that we were conquered by an alien threat. In a way perhaps it was, who knows. Some people think it was a virus, others say it was a mutation, or maybe spores from an ancient asteroid impact or one of the countless meteors which burn to dust in our atmosphere, but no one can say when it spread. Because for years they hid it from us, a profound secret they kept between themselves.

In the beginning it was hard, having this secret, not knowing for sure what it was. For some it was like being struck by a sudden madness, but for others it was a blessing. You see, it wasn’t aliens, it was the women. The reign of men, male authority, came to an end. In one moment they all stood up, stood together, and said enough. They had become a dominant force in many key areas of human life, in many countries and corporations, they held the world we knew together. The pillars of our world, neglected and dismissed, undervalued and ignored, yet without them all that we had built would fall. Some held positions of power, but these would not turn out to be the most important positions. Still, they numbered among our leaders, they infiltrated the military and civil services. They inserted themselves as the cornerstones of civilization. They knew every secret, and how to use them. But this secret which they kept was the real reason they had managed to position themselves so well, and learn so much.

You see for years they had been learning to use this ability, secretly organizing those who possessed it, training and plotting. Now most of them have it, if not all of them, this ability… to read our minds. Few of us understand how it works, but it’s not really as simple as it sounds. They can’t exactly read our thoughts, at least not at first. It takes time to learn how to interpret our minds. Some of us project more clearly than others, and some of us are like trying to decipher a foreign language. But with training, and even more so if the subject is familiar to them, they can grow accustomed to our thoughts. Think about it, every contradiction, every battle with your darker self, every doubt or secret exposed. Of course for some of us it was a gift, because of how we stood apart, because of our rare virtue.

They categorized men into two groups, those who need and those who want. I’m not sure which they think is more dangerous, but they say that men who need are manageable, if not tedious. Men that want can’t be swayed as easily, they have their own rules. These men are processed as Primes and Sins. The Primes are exalted as allies of the new order, and given favor. The Sins are marked as threats, and shunned from positions of influence. Too many number among those that need, and there are too many deviations for such a system to be effective with them. Instead they are managed by the Bureau of Human Affairs (BHA). The BHA places uncoupled men in positions to which they are suited, and can be regularly monitored. Those who have spouses are treated as assets of their Matron’s house, their purpose hers to decide, though she is responsible for their management. For in this new world, it is the Prime that stands as the king of beasts, but it is the queen who determines their fates.

I am a Prime, I have been so designated for over a year, and this is my Journal. I know not what will become of this world. Yet, I feel compelled to record things from my perspective. What future generations might think of this turn in history will likely be written by our new authorities. But this is my chance to create a record outside that congress of minds, intent on righting the wrongs of man. Here is the unbiased history of our era. I am Adamus Rava Singh, a son of the Punjab, where the last of the old religions sanctioned by the BHA resides… though I am not a Sikh. Instead, I practice the new Faith, I am an Edenist. I believe in the creation of paradise on Earth, responsibility towards each other and for the world in which we live. This is the way of the new world, a world for those who wish to see a future.

As a Prime, I am also responsible for managing and, if need demands, punishing the Sins of man. Today was the beginning of something, though I know not for certain what. Today I found a cult of sorts, Sins, practicing grotesque meditations. Or so this is what they claimed them to be. It seemed more as if they were worshiping pain, or likely becoming accustomed to it. But for what reason, I can only speculate. In truth, I had no cause to stop it, but I know I should be mindful of this. I will watch them, as they are forbidden from gathering in large numbers, or seeking influence over other males. Today they were just under the limit, and there was very little communication between them. Yet, it all seems more than curious. I suspect there is more to this than meets the eye. Should they over step, I shall take them in for unlawful gathering, as I should like to get some answers from them.