The Golem
of Prague
Hundreds of years ago, a being of immense strength was constructed in Prague, fuelled with an important purpose – to protect its citizens against incoming dangers.
Today, the Golem reawakens – recursing into its modern form, stronger than ever, prepared to face the attempted Alien ingression into Prague during its Orion Meganomaly on May 16!
Our Golem is a manifestation of our collective strength of resistance — a creation of our unity of purpose and the vision of the objective that we aim to achieve — capturing Prague for the Resistance, on a scale that hasn't been seen in Ingress since the old glory days!
As Golem has no soul of its own, it is shaped & powered by all of us, amazing Resistance agents — our determination and dreams that reflect in this mighty construct. On May 16, we will stand together in the majestic Old Town of Prague, and fight for the defense of humanity!
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See you in Prague on May 16!
In the late 16th century, in the shadow of the Vltava river, Rabbi Loew looked upon a shapeless mound of river mud and sought to Create a Life Force. Accompanied by two assistants representing Fire and Air — with himself representing Water — the Rabbi walked seven times around the clay to warm the earth. Through these ancient incantations, he created a life from a lifeless matter, molding a silent giant to serve as a Protector, to Defend the people of Prague in case of emergency, standing as a towering wall between the vulnerable and the encroaching darkness.
To wake the giant, the Rabbi had to write the word Emet אמת — Truth — on his forehead, and then deactivate him by hiding the first letter, which creates the word Met מת — Death. This ritual was repeated every Friday.
The Golem's Strong Body was to be feared, although physical strength without purpose — the Strong Mind to lead the muscle — can bring more trouble than benefit. In his daily life, the Golem was a literal-minded servant; once, when asked to "bring water" from the well, he nearly flooded the Rabbi's house because he had no mind to tell him when to stop. In another story, the Czech fairytale The Emperor and the Golem, the clever baker uses the Golem to labour in the bakery and provide free bread for everyone — showing that without a mind to guide it, the body is merely a tool for whoever holds the magical Shem HaMephorash.
Like the ghost of the White Lady, the Banshee, or a Vampire, the Golem is undead — he does not have a Soul. He is not a living being; his life force is only borrowed. He can be brought to Live Again, and again, on Repeat, as long as the word Truth is carved into his forehead. But even a cycle may have a breaking point.
The Golem is a creature of the Past, an Old guardian of the people of Prague whose story we shall not forget, yet his power was too volatile for the world of men. One Friday evening, as the sun was setting, the Golem went into a destructive frenzy, uprooting trees and smashing houses. Rabbi Loew was inside the Old-New Synagogue when he was interrupted by the screams from the street.
The Rabbi rushed out and, in a moment of great risk, performed the ritual one last time. He reached for the forehead of his creation and took back the divine spark. In that heavy silence, there was no life anymore; for once, Death Ended All.
If you ever find yourself at the Old-New Synagogue, look at the stairs. Legend says that after Rabbi Loew ended the Golem's life, he forbade anyone from entering the attic for centuries. In the 18th century, a brave Rabbi named Ezekiel Landau went up there to see if the clay remains still existed; he returned pale and trembling, ordering the stairs removed and the door walled up forever. Even during the dark days of the 20th century, it is said a Nazi agent tried to breach that sacred attic, only to meet a mysterious and sudden end — proving that even in silence, the Golem remains a guardian of Prague.