Things started badly; I became very confused
and disoriented after coming out of Canary Wharf station by the wrong exit. I
waited outside the wrong building for a while. I had to send texts and find another
meeting place, a big store that we could both see from where we were standing.
Now I know that many people have problems
finding their way around the area, especially when visiting it for the first
time. They rightly say that the signposting is inadequate and the multiplicity
of levels and station exits makes navigation difficult.
The tall corporate buildings and their huge entrance
halls with all the plate glass and marble look much the same at ground level,
which doesn’t help either.
Although I have been to Canary Wharf several
times, I always have trouble finding my way around - even with a map. It is as
if something inside me is reset and I go back to square one each time I go
there: previous visits have done nothing to familiarise me with the area. My
inner compass often goes haywire; I set off in the wrong direction and
sometimes get so lost that it takes a while to get back on track.
The time of year may have been a factor, yet
I have had problems navigating the area even when not affected by seasonal
depression.
There must be a huge concentration of WiFi in
the area, and I am strongly affected in a bad way by such things. I can’t work
in modern offices, and I am not alone:
Prince Charles said of the Canary Wharf Tower on national television,
"I personally would go mad if I had to work in a place like that".
The whole area is soulless with very modern
buildings and the same old shop and restaurant names, and that too has a
negative effect.
If the obvious and rational explanations for the bad effects seem inadequate, there are some good conspiracy theories about the Tower.
If the obvious and rational explanations for the bad effects seem inadequate, there are some good conspiracy theories about the Tower.
Conspiracy and the Canary Wharf Tower
There is a pyramid on top of the Tower. Some
people believe this is a sign that the skyscraper is owned by the Illuminati,
who are using it for sinister purposes!
There is a blinking light on the top - to stop aeroplanes crashing into it; sometimes
the light is red, sometimes white. Some people see it as a winking eye and are
reminded of the Dark Tower in the Lord of the Rings.
Maybe the pyramid beams out scrambling
signals that cause me to lose my sense of direction; being even more
susceptible than usual when my resistance is low would explain the recent
confusion.
The combination of an obelisk and a nearby
dome is of interest to many conspiracy investigators. The Canary Wharf Tower is
paired with the O2 dome in nearby Greenwich, where we find the 0 degrees
longitude meridian, and they are connected by a tunnel for tube trains under
the Thames.
Canary Wharf and the future
One option is to avoid the area as much as
possible in future.
Another option is to spend a lot of time there,
make my own navigational notes, get really accustomed to the area and attempt
to learn once and for all how to find my way around.
A compromise is to go there for a special
event or two.
The Winter Light Festival is being held in
January. The whole of Canary Wharf and surrounding areas will be illuminated.
One installation is called Angels of Freedom, which sounds promising.
Darkness is an extra obstacle - it might seem
like asking for trouble to go there in the evening - but I should be able to see
much of the show and the layout of the area from the top of a bus. If I do walk
around, I should be safe from getting lost again if I keep the bus stops in
sight.
I will definitely go if the weather is fine.
I hope that the light show is just entertainment and not part of some evil
Illuminati ritual!
The Canary Wharf Tower by day and illumined
at night:
The O2 Dome with the Canary Wharf Tower in
the background:
