In Memoriam: Tai'lahr
OpenUru.org, along with the rest of the Mystonline community, is mourning the loss of Tai'lahr on October 16th, 2019.
Rest in Peace, friend.
Mysterium
This page is being created specifically for use as a collection of resources for Tai'lahr's project, "History of the Called." It is intended to be a historical list of any and all Mysterium-related fan pages & websites ever created. Some websites may have no information other than where it was discovered. If more information can be found, including a link to a current or archived page, the original reference can be removed. [1]
Current / Recent Information
Mysterium is a weekend long Myst fan convention held annually during the summer, usually late July or early August.
From the current website: "In 2000, a group of Myst fans decided to organize a meet-up in Spokane, Washington, home of Cyan Worlds, Inc. What was initially planned as an informal gathering ultimately ballooned into a weekend-long event attended by over 200 people, with t-shirts, a catered lunch, and a tour of Cyan Worlds headquarters. Since then, Mysterium has traveled the country, visiting almost a dozen cities, and returning to Spokane periodically with Cyan Worlds as a gracious co-host. Now in its second decade, Mysterium has become a community tradition, and a sort of annual reunion."
From 2009 website: "Mysterium was created in 2000, when long-time community member Scraper and several fellow friends / Myst fans decided to meet up in person. The decision was made to visit Spokane, and maybe sneak in a tour of Cyan while they were there. The event ended up ballooning into a 200+ person, weekend-long event that was so popular, the community – both those who could and couldn’t attend the inaugural year – virtually demanded a repeat performance. Since then, Mysterium has been held annually in cities across North America, and is now entering its 10th year. Below are links to information about various past Mysteriums (or Mysteria, depending on your Classical inclinations). This section will grow as the Historical Committee is able to shift into main gear; until then, there’s a wealth of info about Mysterium 2008 in the links above to whet your appetite for 2009." archived page, July 6, 2009
- Google+ - Mysterium - The Myst Fan Gathering - current link
- MagCloud - Mysterium Convention (Mysterium) - current link
- Publications from the annual event for sale.
Past Organizing Sites
- Complete Guide to Mysterium, The - archived page, February 10, 2004
- Information about events from 2000 - 2003. Also known as "All Things Mysterium." Included on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004 with the name, Scraper.[1]
- Official Mysterium Website, The - archived page, April 24, 2001
- Mysterium 2001 website.
- Mysterium 2002 Webboards - archived page, January 5, 2002
- Forum for planning 2002 event as well as a new website.
- Official Mysterium Site, The - archived page, May 1, 2002, archived page, February 13, 2004, archived page, September 17, 2008
- Website for events 2002 - 2007. Included on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004 with the notation, "The Mysterium Planning Committee."[1]
- Mysterium.net
- Captures from previous years - archived page, July 23, 2008, archived page, April 24, 2009, November 9, 2010, archived page, May 8, 2011, archived page, August 8, 2011, archived page, August 8, 2012, archived page, June 20, 2013,
- Official EuroMysterium Site, The - current link, archived page, May 10, 2004
- Site for 2002 - ? events. Included on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004 with the notation, "The EuroMysterium Planning Committee."[1]
- Mystralia - archived page, November 14, 2004, archived page, 2008
- Site for the 2004 - 2006 Australia and New Zealand events.
- UnMysterium - archived page, February 1, 2011
- Website to report news from the annual Mysterium event (2000 - 2003) for those not attending. Included on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004 with the name, Kha'tie.[1]
- Falling Man Group - current link
- A link from Eleri's August 07, 2011 blog post with the explanation:
MYSTERIUM 2012: If you haven't been paying close attention, you probably missed that there was, indeed, a Mysterium this year**. The well attended and superfun gathering just wrapped up today with the announcement that Mysterium 2012 will be next summer in Seattle, WA; and that Mysterium itself is will now be under the umbrella of the Falling Man Group not-for-profit organization. Snazzy stuff! **long story, not worth rehashing, all props to the Boston crowd for pulling this together.[2]
Photos, Videos, Posts & Reports
- Guild of Greeters' Mysterium forum section - current link
- lon's page of Mysterium - archived page, March 6, 2005
- lonelyto25's Mysterium site with reports & photos from events of 2000 - 2004.
- Riven Unofficial Home Page, Mysterium page - archived page, October 3, 2001
- Information about the first two events in 2000 & 2001.
2000 Photos & Reports
- Mysterium (Cyan's page) - archived page, August 16, 2000
- Written by Jeff ? (the page includes a link called, "Ryan and I" and the photo it links to is titled, "jeff&ryan").
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2000 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event. No photos visible.
- Adventure Gamer - Articles - Mysterium 2000 - archived page, April 7, 2001
- August 31, 2000 article by Michelle Poutre'-Ehr.
- Ben Drechsel's Mysterium Photos - archived page, December 17, 2001
- Codebreaker's Mysterium Photos - archived page, October 31, 2000
- Includes photos from Mysterium, the Spokane area, and ... a puzzle.
- lonelyto25's Mysterium page - page, February 8, 2005
- Matt2 (Tris Chambers) Mysterium 2000 - archived page, October 6, 2001
- Mihshehl (Michelle) Images from Mysterium 2000 - archived page, April 19, 2001
- Photos don't appear.
- Oscelot's Mysterium page - archived page, June 7, 2002
- Peter Hargreaves' Mysterium 2000 report - archived page, December 17, 2001
- Detailed report of visit to Cyan HQ and photos.
- Riven Unofficial Home Page Mysterium 2000 page - archived page, December 2, 2001
- Comprehensive report & photos by Jim Stephenson.
- Scraper's Mysterium - archived page, October 13, 2002
- A poem, "Mysterium" to sum up the event, and a photo of Cyan's building.
- tokzic - page not found
- Veovix's Mysterium - archived page, April 22, 2001
2001 Photos & Reports
- The Official Mysterium 2001 Website - Highlights - archived page, August 4, 2002
- Includes photos, itinerary, and clipping from local newspaper.
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2001 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
- Mysterium 2001 (RAWA page) - current link
- Includes a photo of RAWA & Zandi with explorers.
- Alahmnat's Mysterium 2001 - current link, archived page, September 8, 2014
- lonelyto25's Mysterium 2001 - archived page, March 8, 2005
2002 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2002 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
- lonelyto25's Mysterium 2002 - archived page, March 8, 2005
- Mysterium 2002 (FahrmBoy's Report) - archived page, April 7, 2004
- Listed under Mysterium Sites as "2002 Diary - FahrmBoy" on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004.[1]
- Mysterium 2002 (Salar's Journal) - archived page, October 10, 2003
- Listed under Mysterium Sites as "2002 Photos - Salar" on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004.[1]
- Mysterium 2002 (Ti'ana Katarina's website) - archived page, February 5, 2003
- Listed under Mysterium Sites as "2002 Photos - Ti'ana Katarina" on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004.[1]
- Mysterium 2002 Photos (Marcel Paans) - archived page, February 16, 2004
- Listed under Mysterium Sites as "2002 Photos - Marcel Paans" on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004.[1]
- Mysterium Con 2002 : Philadelphia, PA : July 19th - 22nd - archived page October 14, 2002
- Listed under Mysterium Sites as "2002 Photos, etc. - Leesa" on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004.[1]
2003 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2003 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
- Alahmnat's Mysterium 2003 Report - current link, archived page, February 20, 2005
- Lehsa - (L Benden / elledeegee)'s Mysterium 2003 Images - archived page, September 19, 2003
- lonelyto25's Mysterium 2002 - archived page, March 8, 2005
- Veovix's Mysterium page - archived page, March 20, 2004
2004 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2004 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
- Abstract Penguin, Mysterium 2004 Photos - archived page, November 20, 2008
- Deg's website.
- CAGrayWolf's Mysterium-2004 Album
- current link, archived page, August 29, 2014
- Jennee Girvin's blog, Mysterium 2004 - Toronto - current link, archived page, September 30, 2004
- (Lehsa?) Note - the archived page shows a photo.
- Lehsa's MYSTERIUM 2004 BLOG - archive page, September 4, 2004
- lonelyto25's Mysterium 2002 - archived page, March 8, 2005
2005 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2005 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
- The 2005 Mysterium Pictures Thread - current link
- MYSTcommunity forum thread about event where several people posted links to photos, but most of the links are broken, now.
- Abstract Penguin, Mysterium 2005 Photos - archived page, January 6, 2009
- Deg's website.
- Frodo / Starbuc's Mysterium 2005 Album
- current link
- MPaans' 2005 photos
- current link
2006 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2006 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
- Mysterium 2006 Picture Thread! - current link
- MYSTcommunity forum thread about event where several people posted links to photos, but most of the links are broken, now.
- Mysterium 2006 Group Photo
- current link (link is listed as "Rand" on Eleri's blog)
- Abstract Penguin, Mysterium 2006 Photos - archived page, January 6, 2009
- Deg's website.
- CAGrayWolf's Mysterium-2006 Album
- current link, archived page, August 29, 2014
- CCN
- broken link
- Eleri's Mysterium 2006 photos
- no current link, archived link, August 12, 2006
Fallstar - broken link - Link found on Eleri's blog.
- Face in the Door
- broken link
- Guild of Greeters
- http://www.greetersguild.com/blog/photos/archives/cat_2006.php
- June Shaputis's Mysterium 2006 Album
- current link
- Karl Kauffman's (CavernDweller) Mysterium2006 Album
- current link (link is listed as Thend on Eleri's blog)
- K'laamas' Mysterium '06 Photos
- current link
- Lehsa - (L Benden / elledeegee)'s Mysterium 2006 album - current link, archived page, August 24, 2006
- Moiety Jean
- List of Photobucket links.
Ran (JM) - broken link - Link found on Eleri's blog.
- Saxy - Mysterium 2006
- current link
Taba & Vid - broken link - Link found on Eleri's blog.
- Zadok
- broken link
- Zadok Index of public images, Mysterium 2006 - archived page, August 28, 2004
- List of JPGs, but links are broken.
- Spokane Public Radio
- Cyan Worlds - Uru Live Pilgrimage - current link:Aug 07, 2006 audio report by Doug Nadvornick on the annual event.
2007 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2007 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
2008 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2008 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
2009 Photos & Reports
- Massively by Joystiq: Mysterium registration open for URU Live fans - current link
- April 14, 2009 article by Krystalle Voecks.
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2009 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
- Dimension-Traveler: Calumon's Journal 8/9/09 - current link
- DimensionTravelerCalumon's (Christian Ramage) Mysterium 2009 photo album - current link
- Mysterium 2009, Saturday (Aug. 1st) live video caps - current link, archived page, September 9, 2014
- Page of stills from Mysterium live feed on Aloys' website.
2010 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2010 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
2011 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2011 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
2012 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2012 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
2013 Photos & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2013 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event. No photos visible.
- YouTube - Mysterium 2013 - current link:
2014 Photos, Videos, & Reports
- Flickr: The Mysterium 2014 Pool - current link
- Flickr group set up to collect photos from various attendees to the event.
- Mysterium 2014 - YouTube current link
Other sites with the Mysterium name
- MYSTerium.ch (English) - archived page, December 10, 2005
- Included on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004 with the name, Jurg Schaeppi.[1]
- MYSTerium.ch (German) - archived page, February 1, 2004
- Included on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004 with the name, Jurg Schaeppi.[1]
- MysteriumHouse Comics - archived page, January 2, 2004
- Created by lonelyto25 (Richard Pratt). Included on Cyan Worlds ~ Fan Site Links page of February 19, 2004.[1]