It is said that history is written by those who survive. True as this edict may be, the statement ignores the conditions and elements which combined to create the events recorded-the ingredients of the historical brew. The Carbon Cult delves into the lives of the last three generations of individuals dedicated to designing the unfolding of human events. Over four millennia, they had carved the template to which events had conformed; they added the catalysts; they implemented the critical turning points to adjust the trajectory of-humans today. One cannot speak of conspiracy theory unless this enduring cult occupies the top of the list.