1979 (WOD)

January

 * Technocratic influence in Iran hits a wall when its puppet dictator, the Shah, is ousted.

February

 * February 1: At the urging of the Ahl-i-Batin Paradise Garden, the Ayatollah Khomenei returns to Iran from exile.
 * February 11: The Ayatollah Khomenei resumes control of Iran. Technocratic agents are purged from the country.

March

 * Through to July, a handful of Qutbs step out of Ghayba and resume orchestrating Ahl-i-Batin affairs. At the urging of the Qutbs, the Batini approach the Taftâni and propose an alliance to help keep the "Technocracy Free Zone." As long as the Weavers stay out of cities, they have free rein in Iran.

October

 * Training of three Adepts of Mind as new Qutbs begins in Isfahan.

November

 * 63 hostages are taken from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran to protest Technocractic hegemony. The media spins in to look like simple political terrorism.