He doesn't realize it, but on March 4, 2007, he starts travelling through cracks in spacetime in his sleep. His non-Euclidean wanderings bring him to the attention of Ecila Mason, who has been travelling in a similar manner since January 27th, 1926. On March 5, 2007, his father gives him his great-uncle's journal, he being the most likely to be able to make any sense of it; his great-uncle appears to have been studying non-Euclidean concepts and magic, and Josh is entranced; this will actually challenge his abilities!