G’day, my name is Gilbert Holmes. Gilbo is my stage name. I’ve lived in south east Queensland for almost all of my 51 years. From Ireland and England, we’ve called Australia home for 150 years. I have one beloved child.

Troubled youth, I dropped out of school and drifted. There were some studies in natural medicine, some activist work with various causes. After a while, I settled into a career with carpentry, but my focus has always been elsewhere.

At 16, I had a vision of yin/yang polarity, which I built up into the theory of everything; the Wheels of Time.

From polarity: the one religion with many names and no set rules, which is always now and comes through each of us as we do our best in each circumstance. Straight path, middle way, Tao, etc, an ideal, living balance has been described repeatedly by history’s greatest teachers.

With polarity, I also worked to describe an ideal society. Centralised/ decentralised, cooperative/competitive etc. My private reflections and studies were eventually supplemented with economics and political science from the University of Queensland.

That done in 2016, needing a job, I took the logical course of action. I summarised my religious message and global political program into the ‘Confucio Multidorm Hyper Fantastico’, announced myself as a prophet and launched my campaign for an inaugural world presidency. I guess there were a few awkward weeks there, but I was confident in both the content and my ability to stay the course.

So I was on track, but then a shocking vision from Jesus. This held a simple idea, 666 is a 2/3 waveform, but it sent me back into study mode for another 7 years. I scoured the sacred texts for references to number and shape, studied geometry, colour and number theory as I try to piece together a ‘great riddle’ that has occupied some of the most incredible minds in history. You will scarcely believe I am serious with that material.

Personally I am a normal bloke. The prophet to president thing is just what I do for a job. I’ve got guitars and drums. A normal bloke, but with whatever I’ve got, I’m here to give it a crack. Can polarity and balance support a ‘great work’ of building a grand and peaceful global society? You’ll have to be the judge!

Last year I tested the waters as an independent candidate for Brisbane mayor. This year I am going for the federal senate. Baby steps for now...

…with images of the ‘Wheels’.