I just signed up, and found this interesting thread. It’s been many years since I read Phillip’s books, and I remember only vaguely, well, I was always devouring sci-fi when I was younger. But one of the things that once made me feel like I was going crazy, was I actually saw physical reality being altered, and apparently went about an hour back in time myself (long story). This area has a quite unusual history, once upon a time, I think some very powerful shamans were here. I’ve looked into that history through anthropology. I also once stumbled upon a secret gov’t. installation here (not a good thing to do) and I think it may have something to do with a thing the Nazis were working on called “the bell”, a device that supposedly can alter the fabric of space-time. Friends who were with me saw some of this stuff too, so I’m pretty darn sure I wasn’t delusional or anything, unless we ALL were! The German scientist who worked on “the bell” was named Gerlock, oddly enough, I think I am related to him. My great-grandmother was also a Gerlock, from the same area in Germany. Anyone who has info on the “bell” project, I would love to hear from you!