Journal 3

Journal #3 is a cryptic journal owned by both Dipper Pines and Stan Pines (in the form of a copy), and was located in an elaborate hiding spot in the Gravity Falls forest. It is the third and presumably final installment in a series of books preceded by both Journal 1 (owned by Stan Pines) and Journal 2 (formerly owned by Gideon Gleeful, currently owned by Stan). It contains an encyclopedic collection of information on the variety of paranormal and supernatural creatures living in Gravity Falls.

History


Over thirty years prior to Dipper and Mabel's arrival in Gravity Falls, the mysterious and unknown author of the journals recorded and compilied a list of all the creatures and paranormal entities inhabiting the town, following his completion of Journal 2 and 1. Fearful he was being watched by malevolent forces, the author hid his three books in separate and elaborate locations around Gravity Falls, hoping to keep the knowledge needed to activate the Universe portal away from the forces of evil. Designing a security mechanism hidden above his bunker, the author kept Journal 3 hidden for years until his strange disappearance.



The journal is found by Dipper in "Tourist Trapped," when he unknowingly locates the author's artificial metal tree in the forest. Activating a switch that revealed its hiding chamber, he immediately relocates to the Mystery Shack, and uses Journal 3's  information to believe that Mabel's newfound boyfriend "Norman" is in fact a zombie. During his investigation, he discovers that Norman is actually a disguise fabricated by a group of gnomes, to which the journal has no knowledge of defeating. Following their defeat, he uses the blank pages of Journal 3 to document his own adventures with the town, learning to trust some of the town's residents.

Journal 3 continues to assist Dipper in his encounters with the supernatural, including guiding him into a cave behind a waterfall in "The Legend of the Gobblewonker," during which he, Mabel and Soos flee from Old Man McGucket's Gobblewonker.

In "Headhunters," Dipper flips through a few pages at the scene of Wax Stan's murder, and is seen reading it at the living room table after Mabel returns from her first date with Gideon Gleeful in "The Hand That Rocks the Mabel." Dipper shows the page on ghosts to Mabel in the gift shop in "The Inconveniencing," and later to Wendy Corduroy and her friends.

Journal 3 returns in "Irrational Treasure," the twins read about the town law stating it is legal to marry woodpeckers, and later, after Pacifica Northwest teases Mabel, read about and investigate the possibility of Nathaniel Northwest, alleged town founder and great-great grandfather of Pacifica, being a fraud.

Dipper reads about height-altering crystals in "Little Dipper," wishing to use them to make himself taller, and checks on its position in his vest pocket as Gideon Gleeful interrogates him about how he came upon the crystals. Later, Dipper uses the journal to help him catch a Gremloblin in  " Boss Mabel . "

In "Bottomless Pit!," Mabel, who reads it for the first time in the series, uses the journal to uncover the Truth Telling Teeth. Dipper is seen reading the floating eyeballs and giant vampire bats pages of the journal in " Land Before Swine, "  and uses it to follow Bill Cipher into Stan's mindscape " Dreamscaperers ."

Journal 3 plays a key role in Dipper and Mabel's plan to reclaim the Mystery Shack's deed in "Gideon Rises," eventually agreeing to ally with the gnomes. When the plot fails, 3 falls into Gideon's hands, who believes he has found Journal 1, but quickly learns of the presence of a third journal, and hunts the twins with the Gideon-bot. After a fight, the robot is explodes, and Dipper relocates 3 in the rubble. Back in the shack, the twins agree to reveal the journal to Stan, who feigns disbelief in the book's contents, and confiscates it to create new attractions. In reality, Stan hides the journal within his laboratory alongside Journal 2 and 1, having collected all three. Now in possession of the knowledge he requires, Stan activates the Universe portal, hidden deep within the catacombs of the Mystery Shack.

Following the portal's activation, Stan photocopies Journal 3's contents before returning it to his nephew, allowing him to continue to explore its secrets in "Scary-oke." After the arrival of Agent Powers and Trigger, Dipper attempts to reveal the paranormal information of 3, much to Stan's chagrin. Despite their disbelief, a curse from the journal is accidentally invoked, and a horde of zombies is raised that crash the Mystery Shack is Back party. During the attack, the Pines learn that some of the journal has been written in invisible ink revealed by blacklight, allowing them to learn the weakness of zombies.

Trust No One and Wheel page


In invisible ink it is revealed the wheel is some kind of puzzle the author was trying to figure out. Sections of the wheel are filled in. And the author drew a frowny face in the middle. They makes a note underneath that is underlined several times. On the left page the words 'TRUST NO ONE' has been circled.

Barf Fairy
While looking for ideas to defeat Gideon in the journal, Dipper mentions a page describing a "barf fairy."

Bill Cipher
Left page: These is a symbol cipher cryptogram on the same place of the page where Bill's name is written. It translates to "LIAR MONSTER SNAPPY DRESSER" Underneath an illustration of Bill is a message crossed out in red.

Right page:

Following page:

The Blind Eye

 * Main: Blind Eye Society

There are two known pages about the Blind Eye Society, though the text just calls it "The Blind Eye". Underneath the drawing of an eye with a red x through it there is a substitution cipher that translates to: "IF MY SUSPICIONS ARE CORRECT, THIS IS THE WORK OF FIDDLEFORD. DOES HE REALLY HAVE TO GO TO SUCH GREAT LENGTHS TO FORGET"

The page page on the left includes a sketch of one of a robed society member, including the text "there it is again!" with an arrow pointing to the symbol on the member's hood.

Right page:

Floating Eyeballs


Under black light further information is revealed in invisible ink. Over the word 'EYEBALLS' they author wrote 'NONSENSE.' They also crossed out the eyeball doodle in the corner of the page.

Giant Vampire Bats
In invisible ink it is revealed that the Vampire Bats are actually fruit bats. Over the word 'VAMPIRE' the author wrote 'FRUIT.' They sketched out a pear and grapes on either side of the bat illustration. And crossed out the eyes of the bat head drawing. Over the detailed notes they wrote a new message which is underlined.

Gnomes
In "Gideon Rises," it's shown that Dipper has filled the weakness part with "leaf blowers" and scratched out the question mark at the end.

Gremloblin
If you look into his eyes you can see your worst nightmares.

Hiding spot
The page is an illustration of the tree Dipper originally found journal #3 nearby of. And the switch box that was inside the tree that opened the compartment in the ground. The corner of the page has the words "Hiding Spot?" but under blacklight more firmly states "My Hiding Spot." The blacklight reveals more to the illustration, showing a hidden staircase that winds around the tree, and a warning pointing down to a bunker under the tree's roots. A small eye has been doodled on the screen of the mechanism that opened  3' s compartment.

The accompanying page on the left has a binary code. Under blacklight it shows the symbol of the Blindeye Society. The symbol was first revealed when putting together all six page pieces from "Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained." The binary decodes to: "PUT ALL SIX PIECES TOGETHER!"

Island Head Beast

 * Main: Island Head Beast



Machine page

 * See also: Universe portal

Near the center of the book is a two page spread which is part of a larger schematic on the Universe portal. These pages are part of a larger algorithm needed to start the portal. There is a message in the left corner describing what the portal does. Initially, before the show was ready to reveal the code, there was a binary code: 0100101000011010 which meant "J." The proper message translates to "THE PORTAL WHEN COMPLETED WILL OPEN A GATEWAY TO INFINITE NEW WORLDS AND HERALD A NEW ERA IN MANKIND’S UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE. PLUS, IT WILL PROBABLY GET GIRLS TO START TALKING TO ME FINALLY."

Nathaniel Northwest conspiracy

 * Main: Nathaniel Northwest



Leprecorn
When Dipper showed the government agents his journal, this page was seen but the two quickly dismiss Dipper’s claim. There are two codes on its pages, they're both ceaser ciphers. The one on the left page translates to "WATCH OUT" and the one the right page translates to "KILL ME PLEASE."

The one on the left page near the bottom reads:

Right page:

The Undead


In invisible Ink:

Security Room
The Security Room is a room in the author's bunker which leads to the lab area. The walls slowly close in on the person who steps on the middle pad and the right symbols must be pressed in order for the lab door to appear. The journal shows the correct code under black light.

Spells
The Spells page includes a spell to awaken the dead, as noted on the accompanying left page. Although the book says "Daminium," Dipper reads it as "Domnius." The spell roughly translates to "Bodies rise, devil dominion, world change (or world master)."

Right page:

Squash with a Human Face and Emotions
While looking for ideas to defeat Gideon, Dipper calls this page "Butternut squash with a human face and emotions" instead of just "squash." The code besides the page's title translates to "DON'T EAT HIM."

Stomach-Faced Duck
When Dipper showed the government agents his journal, this page was seen but the two quickly dismiss Dipper’s claim.

Truth Telling Teeth

 * Main: Truth Telling Teeth



On the right page is a map of where the tree is.

Dipper's Pages
The left page has a few words cut off and a drawing of a Mystery Shack bumper sticker:

Right page:

Miscellaneous information
These are snippets gathered from the book, but a page hasn't been specified.


 * There is a cave behind the waterfall in Lake Gravity Falls.


 * In Gravity Falls it used to be legal to marry woodpeckers.


 * One page contains the cure for zombification; the only details stated are that it involves lots of formaldehyde and cinnamon.

Eyepiece
Just inside the front cover, the book has an eyepiece (possibly a monocle) attached to the journal via a cord. Its purpose is unknown and it has been used as a bookmark by Dipper as seen in "Irrational Treasure." This eyepiece separates book 3's appearance from book 1 and 2.

Secret of the Journals
In order to properly complete the device, one must posses all three journals. Apparently, the author believed if constructed, the result could be catastrophic, so they made sure the journals were well hidden safe distance from each other, also placing a warning to whom ever finds the journal: "TRUST NO ONE!"

But Dipper allowed Stan to learn of his possession of the journal, who then took it to activate a device using the combined algorithm of all three books.

Appearance
Journal #3 has the main color of burgundy and has various rips and tears on the cover due to age, it has two gold lines on its spine and all four of its corners are gold. In the middle of the book there is a gold hand with six fingers and the number 3 in the middle. On the back, it shows various alchemist symbols.

Trivia

 * In an early promo that aired on Disney Channel, the gnome page had a creepier but fairly more accurate drawing of a gnome.
 * This version of the gnome drawing is used in the replica journal that came with the Gravity Falls: Six Strange Tales DVD.
 * Until "Gideon Rises," only books 3 (in Dipper's possession) and 2 (in Gideon's possession) had been seen, implying but never outright confirming the existence of Journal 1. In "Gideon Rises," 1 was revealed to be owned by Stan.
 * The hand on the cover has alternated from six to five fingers.
 * Random alchemist symbols of "fusion," "pulverize," "solution," "dryness," "extraction," "composition," "digestion," "coagulation," "reverberation," and "reduction" appear throughout the pages.
 * Together, "composition," "pulverize," "digestion," and "fusion" is the code Stan uses to enter his secret laboratory.
 * Dipper's handwritten pages are the only revealed page to have lines on it.
 * Both "3" and "Journal 2" have pages on zombies as seen and heard in "Tourist Trapped" and "Little Dipper," respectively.
 * In addition, they both have pages on Bill Cipher.
 * 3 shows signs of neglect that show of its storage underground. When it was first seen, it was layered with dust, and 2 has small tears on the cover, while 1 is in a worse state, as it has larger tears.
 * The maze page in "Little Dipper" and "Gideon Rises" has different symbols in it. This was done to hide the code, until it was ready to be revealed.

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