ANSWER KEY
INTRODUCTION
PASSWORD
A: noanswer
The bold blue words denote ‘opposite Yes’, as well as the abbreviation for Answer with a blank.
No Answer - a.k.a. N/A.
DAY ONE
PASSWORD
A: candlemas
The blue words are - GroundHog Day, Origin, History, Term. If you type into Google you will see the answer - Candlemas. Also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, it falls on February 2nd (traditionally the 40th of and the conclusion of The Christmas-Epiphany season) and is a time when Christian faiths around the world bring candles to their church to be blessed and then used throughout the year. The candle symbolizes Jesus as he is referred to as The Light of The World. Candlemas became linked to weather because of an old English poem -
If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Come winter, have another flight.
If Candlemas bring clouds and rain,
Go winter, and come not again.
Germans expanded this concept by selecting an animal (originally the Badger) to determine the fate of spring - ie lots of light, the Badger sees its shadow and… well, you. This fun tradition was made famous in 1887 when settlers in Pennsylvania chose a Groundhog as a meteorologist.
DAY TWO
PASSWORD
A: secretidentity
The blue highlights - ‘Sin-Oh-Nim’, which is accompanied by ‘hidden persona’. So synonym of hidden persona.
The only via option that fits the character requirement is ‘secret identity’.
DAY THREE
PASSWORD
A: matthewtwentysixteen
The ‘first book of the New Testament’ is Matthew. The numbers are 2-0-1- and ‘double bronze’ or double 3rd place = 6… 2-0-1-6.
Matthew 20:16 ‘The last shall be first, and the first shall be last’. - is the conclusion of the parable of the workers in the vineyard - often a difficult passage for human nature to digest as it seems so unfair.
DAY FOUR
PASSWORD
A: toetheline
If you ‘follow the diagonal line’ in the chapter image it spells T-O-W and then the blue words appear ‘the line’. This idiom is often misspelled and misunderstood as ‘Tow the Line’. This expression means to accept the authority, principles, or policies of a particular group, especially under pressure. There are several disputed origins of this saying related to public school, the army, horse-racing, and bare knuckle boxing; however, the most likely origin of the term goes back to the wooden decked ships of the Royal Navy during the late 17th or early 18th century. Barefooted seamen had to stand at attention for inspection and had to line up on deck along the seams of the wooden planks, hence to "toe the line".
DAY FIVE
PASSWORD
A: caduceus
The blue reads ‘image confused with medical picture’… featured at the beginning of the chapter is the Caduceus. The Caduceus, in Greco-Egyptian mythology, is the staff carried by Hermes a messenger of the gods, conveyor of dreams, protector of merchants and thieves, and conductor of the dead to the world in the afterlife. This symbol is often misused on medical logos. Whereas, The Rod of Asclepius, (see World Health Organization emblem) is a logical option for medical advertisement as Asclepius is the son of Apollo — the Greek god of healing and medicine. Why the snake and the rod? This association has been linked to the biblical narrative of Moses leading the Israelite people through the desert when they are attacked by poisonous snakes - God tells Moses ‘Make a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole; and it will come to pass, that everyone that is bitten, when they see it, shall live.’ (See - Numbers 21:1-10). So it became a symbol of healing/life and foreshadows the coming of Christ.
DAY SIX
PASSWORD
A: ally
A ‘foe of my enemies’ is an ‘ally’. There is also a hard hint at the beginning of the chapter, as the legs of the image spells.. A, l, l, Y (remember; Brown might need to be turned upside down). The standard definition of an ally is - someone that is associated with another as a helper. With respect to social justice; an ally is someone whose personal commitment to fighting oppression and prejudice is reflected in their willingness to i) educate oneself about different identities and experiences ii) challenge one’s own discomfort and prejudices iii) learn and practice the skills of being someone in an alliance iv) take action to create interpersonal, societal and institutional change.
DAY SEVEN
PASSWORD
A: seven
The clues point you to the ‘table of contents’ then find the ‘missing shift key’. You will notice that starting at Day 1 going to Day 7 each day has a shift key symbol that correlates to the top of the number row on the keyboard… the symbols count backwards until ‘&’… aka 7… which is missing. Seven is a prime number that has significance in all religions since ancient times - ultimately representing wholeness, perfection, and God. Seven is also considered a lucky number and is the most popular/favourite for people around the world.
The number famously denotes… 7 days of creation, 7 days a week, 7 colours in the rainbow, 7 deadly sins, 7 seas, 7 continents, 7 heavens, and, of course, the 7 Dwarfs. Fun fact: it took quite a while to give the 7 Dwarfs names… originally on the list of potentials included Deafy, Dizzey, Wheezy, Baldy, Gabby, Sniffy, Lazy, Puffy, Stuffy, Tubby, Shorty, and Burpy.
The infamous seven year famine in Egypt, as described in Genesis, is part of the inspirational story of Joseph’s tragic beginnings as he was sold into slavery, wrongfully imprisoned, then catapulted to vizier (second in command to Pharaoh) where he masterfully managed the food crisis, saving countless lives.
DAY EIGHT
PASSWORD
A: sugar
The letters R-U-A-G-S are scrambled… unscramble to get SUGAR.
There is a heated debate about SUGAR being as addictive as cocaine - some scientists say the claim has a sense of truth, some say it’s nonsense - regardless, the drama is addicting. Sugar definitely has addictive properties as people enjoy the dopamine release it brings - when you’re hooked the refined nature of sugar has long-term health effects like obesity and diabetes. There are over 60 different names for SUGAR and basically 0 government guidelines on consumption of added sugar. SUGAR consumption has increased to say the least… North American has experienced the following trend…
The average person - amount per day
1800s - 22 grams/day
1900s - 110 grams/day
2000s - 225 grams/day
We’re living in a drug-fueled societal science experiment.
DAY NINE
PASSWORD
A: proverbstwelve
fifteen
The blue clues read ‘pro’ and ‘verb’ then ‘Look at the time’. This might be tricky if you don’t recall seeing a clock face on the front cover. When you refer to this image the time is 12:15.
In this proverb King Solomon (famous for his wisdom) suggests that the foolish are self-righteousness - they consider their ways right - trusting to carnal sense, corrupt reason, and a false judgment - having a high opinion of themselves and their own knowledge. They never ask after the truthful way, nor take the advice of others. Traversely, the wise question their own thinking and seek the instruction of God, as well as, godly men and women.
DAY TEN
PASSWORD
A: duhkha
The clues are Duh, K, Ha - but they have nothing to do with stupidity, potassium, or laughter. Rather, Duhkha or Dukkha is an important concept in Hinduism and Buddhism, commonly translated as "suffering", "pain", or "stress". It refers to the fundamental unsatisfactoriness and painfulness of mundane life. It is the first of the Four Noble Truths and it is one of the three marks of existence.
DAY ELEVEN
PASSWORD
A: seahorse
The clues are Boston, Chatham, Augusta, Halfway to Bermuda… horse. If you draw a line starting in Boston over to Chatham down to Augusta and across to halfway to Bermuda… you get the letter ‘C’… followed by horse - ‘C’ horse. A seahorse was used to describe the shape of the hippocampus in the brain (infact, hippocampus comes from two Greek words - one meaning horse and the other sea monster). The hippocampus is part of the limbic system and is responsible for short-term and long-term memory formation, as well as, spatial memory for navigation. Unfortunately, H.M. had most of his hippocampi removed during a bilateral medial temporal lobectomy to quell his seizures.
DAY TWELVE
PASSWORD
A: goodfriday
The clues ‘cross’ and ‘commemoration’ linked to Friday… is Good Friday - which is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday and Black Friday. Good Friday wasn’t so good I’d say… see HERE.
DAY THIRTEEN
PASSWORD
A: exclamationmark
The clues ‘beside LOVE’ and ‘less than, more than’ make sense if you review the table of contents section. There is an ‘exclamation mark’ beside LOVE and it is listed before less than which is one less than more than. One theory about the origin of the exclamation mark suggests it is from a Latin exclamation of joy, namely io, analogous to "hurray"; the graphical representation is believed to have originated in the Middle Ages; medieval copyists wrote the Latin word io at the end of a sentence, to indicate expression of joy. Over time, the i moved above the o; that o first became smaller, and (with time) a dot. The exclamation mark was first introduced into English printing in the 15th century to show emphasis, and was called the "sign of admiration’ or the "note of admiration".In the 1950s, secretarial dictation and typesetting manuals in America referred to the mark as "bang", perhaps from comic books where the ! appeared in dialogue balloons to represent a gun being fired.
Day fourteen - NO PASSWORD.
JUST REST.
Sabbath
DAY FIFTEEN
PASSWORD
A: insomnia
It is a sleep disorder that involves difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting quality sleep. There are three main types - transient insomnia (less than a week), acute insomnia (short term), and chronic insomnia (long term). Common causes of insomnia include: stress, an irregular sleep schedule, poor sleep habits, mental health disorders like anxiety and depression, physical illnesses, pain, medications, and neurological problems.
Day sixteen
Password
A: oddoneout
The expression ‘odd one out’ means a person or thing that is different from or kept apart from others that form a group or society. This concept is often internalized by individuals suffering from mental illness as they often feel not accepted by members of society because they are different from ‘normal’.
DAY SEVENTEEn
PASSWORD
A: wordsalad
The blue clues point to ‘Schizophrenia - Were - D - Appetizer’. If you simply combined ‘Were and D… you get ‘Word’. Typing this string of words into Google produces ‘Word Salad’. It is a confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words or phrases, most often associated with Schizophrenia.
Word Salad can present in different forms such as:
Clanging - speech pattern that follows rhyming or sound association
Graphorrhea - a written version of world salad
Logorrhea - excessive talking that is incoherent and compulsive
Receptive aphasia - fluent speech but without making sense