"What I will be revealing in these columns will be the design of Perl 6. Or more accurately, the beginnings of that design, since the design process will certainly continue after I've had my initial say in the matter. I'm not omniscient, rumors to the contrary notwithstanding. This job of playing God is a little too big for me. Nevertheless, someone has to do it, so I'll try my best to fake it. And I'll expect all of you to help me out with the process of creating history. We all have to do our bit with free will."

--Larry Wall, Apocalypse 1

The Apocalypses have been summarized in the Synopsis, which are now the canonical source of Perl 6 wisdom. The Apocalypses are mainly of historical interest.

• Apocalypse 1 - "The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good"
• Apocalypse 2 - "Bits and Pieces"
• Apocalypse 3 - "Operators"
• Apocalypse 4 - "Syntax"
• Apocalypse 5 - "Pattern Matching"
• Apocalypse 6 - "Subroutines"
• Apocalypse 7 - "Formats" (see Exegesis 7)
• Apocalypse 12 - "Objects"