All of Ireland is speculating about the image a camera captured while inspecting a sewer. Aren't we all a tad bit squeamish about what might be down there?
See it here:
Irish CCTV Inspection Captures Creepy Sewer Image
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
An experiment beyond the grave: looking for answers AND objects
A group of seven individuals, four women and three men, are embarking upon an experiment to come up with some answers and hopefully, receive not only information but also physical objects from beyond the grave. I have been invited as an observing reporter to write about the happenings as this group meets to communicate with spirits whom they believe will at the least tell interesting stories as well as hopefully, be engaged in apporting items from other dimensions.
A similar group conducted experiments for several years in Europe with curious results. A documentary was produced about it. That group experienced items such as flowers appearing. Photographs were obtained of faces not physically present within the group. Messages were channeled.
Who are these current participants? The names and location will not be revealed. Fictitious names will be used to differentiate each one because no one is seeking to make a name for themselves, only the information received is important to be revealed publicly.
In case you are new to the term "apport," it refers to the transference of an article from one place to another, or an appearance of an article from an unknown source. The definition from Merriam-Webster is, "motion or production of an object by a spiritualist medium without apparent physical agency; also: the object so produced." Objects have notoriously been produced by scammers and hoaxers in history as proof of their psychic abilities. Flowers, fruits and other small objects could be tucked away in clothing to be set out when the time was right as if coming from beyond.
What is different about this group is that they will not conduct the meetings as a series of seances where table tipping and other stereotypical "psychic" maneuvers are sought and expected. The group includes those proficient as empaths, clairaudients, dowsers, channelers and sensitives to the extent that sessions can be conducted much like dialogues among friends. Hearing is acute enough that spirits do not have to resort to psychic acrobatics.
I refer you to the article I wrote about the happenings on Mt. Nebo. The group is hoping for greater results with updated methods.
An article about the initial meeting will be published soon on my Haunted Places topic at examiner.com. Updates on the rest of the meetings will appear on this blog. Check back or subscribe to keep up with the reports.
A similar group conducted experiments for several years in Europe with curious results. A documentary was produced about it. That group experienced items such as flowers appearing. Photographs were obtained of faces not physically present within the group. Messages were channeled.
Who are these current participants? The names and location will not be revealed. Fictitious names will be used to differentiate each one because no one is seeking to make a name for themselves, only the information received is important to be revealed publicly.
In case you are new to the term "apport," it refers to the transference of an article from one place to another, or an appearance of an article from an unknown source. The definition from Merriam-Webster is, "motion or production of an object by a spiritualist medium without apparent physical agency; also: the object so produced." Objects have notoriously been produced by scammers and hoaxers in history as proof of their psychic abilities. Flowers, fruits and other small objects could be tucked away in clothing to be set out when the time was right as if coming from beyond.
What is different about this group is that they will not conduct the meetings as a series of seances where table tipping and other stereotypical "psychic" maneuvers are sought and expected. The group includes those proficient as empaths, clairaudients, dowsers, channelers and sensitives to the extent that sessions can be conducted much like dialogues among friends. Hearing is acute enough that spirits do not have to resort to psychic acrobatics.
I refer you to the article I wrote about the happenings on Mt. Nebo. The group is hoping for greater results with updated methods.
An article about the initial meeting will be published soon on my Haunted Places topic at examiner.com. Updates on the rest of the meetings will appear on this blog. Check back or subscribe to keep up with the reports.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Are Pterodactyls still in existence?
Paul Nation wants to answer that question. Since 1994, Paul has been intrigued by reports of an unusual flying creature that lives in remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. Four trips into the jungle finally led him to see and videotape the bioluminescence that is credited to these creatures. Now, he is mounting an expedition to go where he has never gone before and attempt to solve this mystery once and for all.
Papua New Guinea is the 2nd largest island on earth and has appropriately been called "The Lost World" where previously unknown species of birds and other animals are sometimes discovered. Monsterquest Season Three in June, 2009, featured this creature which is called "Ropen" by the local people. Paul prefers to call it the Indava Bird after the native word for light.
First documented reports of this creature came in 1875 when a Mr. Smithurst, who was the engineer of a steamer voyaging up the Baxter River in New Guinea, spoke about a bird of seemingly unknown origin. He claimed it could pick up a kangaroo or a large turtle and fly off. The noise of its flapping wings sounded to him like a steam engine slowly pulling a long train. Mr. Smithurst also said that the wing span was anywhere from 16-18 ft. It had a dark brown body, white breast, long neck and long, straight beak.
Recent testimony about this creature reveals that what is being seen now are 30 ft. wing spans. These bizarre creatures live in the mountains and come down at night to feed. They have sharp teeth, and their bioluminescent body is said to sometimes glow red and other times, white. In times past, the creature was said to rob graves and feast upon human flesh. Natives would run waving their hands and screaming in order to scare them away and prevent children from being attacked.
Paul has videotaped lights which he feels are the Indava Bird's biolumenescence. Scientific tests of this video ruled out vehicles and camp fires as the source.
Here is your chance to participate in this project with this modern-day Indiana Jones and be the armchair discoverer that you always wanted to be. Paul's Indiegogo Fundraising Campaign is in full swing to raise $12,000 for this expedition. Click the link, contribute, and send him packing later this year for parts unknown. He will really appreciate that.
Read about Paul's exploits at his blog. Follow him on Facebook here.
Papua New Guinea is the 2nd largest island on earth and has appropriately been called "The Lost World" where previously unknown species of birds and other animals are sometimes discovered. Monsterquest Season Three in June, 2009, featured this creature which is called "Ropen" by the local people. Paul prefers to call it the Indava Bird after the native word for light.
First documented reports of this creature came in 1875 when a Mr. Smithurst, who was the engineer of a steamer voyaging up the Baxter River in New Guinea, spoke about a bird of seemingly unknown origin. He claimed it could pick up a kangaroo or a large turtle and fly off. The noise of its flapping wings sounded to him like a steam engine slowly pulling a long train. Mr. Smithurst also said that the wing span was anywhere from 16-18 ft. It had a dark brown body, white breast, long neck and long, straight beak.
Recent testimony about this creature reveals that what is being seen now are 30 ft. wing spans. These bizarre creatures live in the mountains and come down at night to feed. They have sharp teeth, and their bioluminescent body is said to sometimes glow red and other times, white. In times past, the creature was said to rob graves and feast upon human flesh. Natives would run waving their hands and screaming in order to scare them away and prevent children from being attacked.
Paul has videotaped lights which he feels are the Indava Bird's biolumenescence. Scientific tests of this video ruled out vehicles and camp fires as the source.
Here is your chance to participate in this project with this modern-day Indiana Jones and be the armchair discoverer that you always wanted to be. Paul's Indiegogo Fundraising Campaign is in full swing to raise $12,000 for this expedition. Click the link, contribute, and send him packing later this year for parts unknown. He will really appreciate that.
Read about Paul's exploits at his blog. Follow him on Facebook here.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Souls of the Asylum is available for advanced ordering
My friends, Doug and Berta Lockhart, have completed a book entitled "Souls of the Asylum." This is a compilation of channeled stories received from patients buried in the cemeteries of the old Athens Lunatic Asylum in Athens, Ohio. I was honored to be asked to write the Foreword of this book.
Whatever you might think about channeling, these stories are compelling. What is amazing about the writings is that Doug normally does not write in cursive. Yet his handwriting would change styles as he wrote these messages from beyond the grave. One spirit even moved his hand in an elaborate signature which is shown in the book.
Some of the stories have been verified by information stored in the archives of the Alden Library of Ohio University. The archivist was stunned that anyone could have known this information without looking at the records.
The graves in the cemeteries of this institution are mostly marked with only numbered stones. I am a member of the Friends of Athens Asylum Cemeteries which is a group of private citizens who are installing proper memorial markers with the names, birth dates, and death dates engraved upon them. These cemeteries are some of the most forlorn, loneliest burial grounds that you might encounter. No wonder those buried there seek to have their identities restored through the relating of their personal stories.
You can learn of the history of this institution and how you might help us identify the graves at this website.
Advance ordering of the book may be found here. Amazon and other websites will soon follow to sell the book.
Whatever you might think about channeling, these stories are compelling. What is amazing about the writings is that Doug normally does not write in cursive. Yet his handwriting would change styles as he wrote these messages from beyond the grave. One spirit even moved his hand in an elaborate signature which is shown in the book.
Some of the stories have been verified by information stored in the archives of the Alden Library of Ohio University. The archivist was stunned that anyone could have known this information without looking at the records.
The graves in the cemeteries of this institution are mostly marked with only numbered stones. I am a member of the Friends of Athens Asylum Cemeteries which is a group of private citizens who are installing proper memorial markers with the names, birth dates, and death dates engraved upon them. These cemeteries are some of the most forlorn, loneliest burial grounds that you might encounter. No wonder those buried there seek to have their identities restored through the relating of their personal stories.
You can learn of the history of this institution and how you might help us identify the graves at this website.
Advance ordering of the book may be found here. Amazon and other websites will soon follow to sell the book.
Monday, May 27, 2013
My article in Un-X News Magazine
A blog post that I originally posted for this blog has been modified into an article and published in the Un-X News Magazine. Margie Kay is the editor of this magazine and you can view her website at this link. The spring issue's theme is fairies and elemental spirits. My article is entitled "Grottoes, Fairies and Roses. You can get a copy of the magazine here.
Friday, March 1, 2013
You've never heard of Mt. Nebo but it really is bizarre and mysterious
My latest article at the Haunted Places topic on examiner.com is entitled "Spirits spoke on Mt. Nebo in 1853." Mt. Nebo has traditionally been known as the highest hill in elevation in Athens County, Ohio; however, geologists now know it is a few feet shorter than another hill in the county. But who quibbles about that? Mt. Nebo stands head and shoulders above a lot of high places in a paranormal reputation that you probably have never heard of. I certainly had not, but from the moment I did, I was intrigued. I just had to look into it and write an article.
I visited Ohio University's Robert E. and Jean R. Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections in Athens and perused their "spook file" which contains archived articles, etc., of the paranormal in Athens County. Their copy of Dr. J. Everett's 1853 book on this subject was a copy which was very hard to read. A search of the Internet turned up a readable copy in the online archives of the State Library of Ohio Rare Books.
I found it quite curious that in Everett's book, spirits are attributed with talking about electromagnetic energy as their means of manifesting as well as pulling matter together to materialize. I wonder if people in 1853 would have known about or even thought about such concepts in order to give credence in possibly defrauding the public in these events. Personally, I think something really bizarre did happen there. Dr. Everett put his reputation on the line in publishing his book. I always add the risk factor in on deciding whether someone is telling the truth or not. Skeptics risk nothing in merely saying something isn't so, but a person with a report is risking everything.
If you are not as intrigued now as I am, you really should be. You'll find my article here.
I visited Ohio University's Robert E. and Jean R. Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections in Athens and perused their "spook file" which contains archived articles, etc., of the paranormal in Athens County. Their copy of Dr. J. Everett's 1853 book on this subject was a copy which was very hard to read. A search of the Internet turned up a readable copy in the online archives of the State Library of Ohio Rare Books.
I found it quite curious that in Everett's book, spirits are attributed with talking about electromagnetic energy as their means of manifesting as well as pulling matter together to materialize. I wonder if people in 1853 would have known about or even thought about such concepts in order to give credence in possibly defrauding the public in these events. Personally, I think something really bizarre did happen there. Dr. Everett put his reputation on the line in publishing his book. I always add the risk factor in on deciding whether someone is telling the truth or not. Skeptics risk nothing in merely saying something isn't so, but a person with a report is risking everything.
If you are not as intrigued now as I am, you really should be. You'll find my article here.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Imagine there's no hoaxers, it's easy if you try
What would the world be like if there were no hoaxers manufacturing their misrepresentations, deceptions and falsifications? Well, you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
With that in mind, take a tour of the Museum of Hoaxes and get the lowdown on a whole lot of hoaxing going on through history. And hoaxing is still rampant. Recently, "alien" pictures came into my possession with the claim that they were taken sometime in August "on the Florida panhandle just above Eglin Air Force Base." I went into "seeking" mode to get at the truth. Take a look at these:
A savvy bunch of friends recognized these immediately as being the alien dummy used in an episode of the television program, Fact or Faked. So if you see these going around on the Internet, you'll know someone extracted still photos from the video.
I make NO accusation that any persons in this video had something to do with these photographs! I'm betting somebody just thought it would be great to see if they could fool someone into publishing these as real, and then they would come out revealing the source to discredit whatever publication the pictures were included in.
Nice try, hoaxers.
If people would put as much effort into finding the truth as they put into making up a hoax, we would have an easier time of investigating the mysteries of this world. There really are enough real mysteries to keep us occupied.
Sing it, John! Imagine there's no hoaxers . . .
With that in mind, take a tour of the Museum of Hoaxes and get the lowdown on a whole lot of hoaxing going on through history. And hoaxing is still rampant. Recently, "alien" pictures came into my possession with the claim that they were taken sometime in August "on the Florida panhandle just above Eglin Air Force Base." I went into "seeking" mode to get at the truth. Take a look at these:
I make NO accusation that any persons in this video had something to do with these photographs! I'm betting somebody just thought it would be great to see if they could fool someone into publishing these as real, and then they would come out revealing the source to discredit whatever publication the pictures were included in.
Nice try, hoaxers.
If people would put as much effort into finding the truth as they put into making up a hoax, we would have an easier time of investigating the mysteries of this world. There really are enough real mysteries to keep us occupied.
Sing it, John! Imagine there's no hoaxers . . .
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The strange case of Dr. David Lewis Anderson
Roughly during 2009-2010, a man by the name of Dr. David Lewis Anderson stepped forward into the public arena with compelling dialogue about time travel. Armed with a state-of-the-art website and a gift of soft-spoken, articulate communication which left his audiences spellbound, Dr. Anderson made the rounds of various radio shows. He also had a Facebook page.
Where is Dr. David Lewis Anderson today?
Nobody knows.
In fact, a search for his website at www.andersoninstitute.com comes up empty. The site is not even available on internet archive sites that I could find. His Facebook page is down. What is worse is that internet chitchat is saying Dr. Anderson MAY even be a fraud, a hoaxer, or a scammer.
I used to schedule radio shows during this time period, and I did schedule him to appear on our show. The interview turned out to be one of the best that we had done. We were flabbergasted at Dr. Anderson's report of research that he and his colleagues at the Anderson Institute were conducting. We hung on his every word. He also spoke of how time travel is being researched in many countries and making great gains. Since then, Dr. Anderson has been on such prestigious radio shows as Coast to Coast AM.
I attempted to reach Dr. Anderson after that interview to schedule another one for whenever his new CD was to come out, but communication broke down. He neither answered regarding the interview nor responded to a question I asked about time travel in another email. I also tried to reach him via Facebook. As time went on, Dr. Anderson completely disappeared from public view.
We are now left with the question, who is Dr. Anderson?
I found a copy of his bio that was taken from a page on the Anderson Institute’s website:
The Peswiki site documents Dr. Anderson’s harshest criticism. Yet on this page, two people maintain that they know him and he is an honorable man. Has Dr. Anderson been a victim of the usual disinformation agents?
One thing that stands out in my mind about what Dr. Anderson was promoting was ethical utilization of time travel technology. He spoke about the possibility of time wars where the threat of going back in time and changing something vital in an enemy country's history could cripple it in the future. If anything comes out of Dr. Anderson's assertions, I believe we should focus on the ethics of time manipulation. We know, however, that whenever humanity can do something, somebody, somewhere, WILL do it. Once the pandora's box of time travel is opened, in the wrong hands, we might wish it never had been.
One curious bit of information speculates that Dr. Anderson was the fulfillment of a prediction the Grand Delusion website reports as a "planetary whistleblower" who would emerge from the current period of U.S. financial collapse. Did someone bump off another whistleblower? Or is he in hiding? But if fraud, hoax, and scam accusations are correct, perhaps like a proverbial “pirate,” he may have gone under the radar and retired to someplace like a cattle ranch in Patagonia.
Where is Dr. David Lewis Anderson today?
Nobody knows.
In fact, a search for his website at www.andersoninstitute.com comes up empty. The site is not even available on internet archive sites that I could find. His Facebook page is down. What is worse is that internet chitchat is saying Dr. Anderson MAY even be a fraud, a hoaxer, or a scammer.
I used to schedule radio shows during this time period, and I did schedule him to appear on our show. The interview turned out to be one of the best that we had done. We were flabbergasted at Dr. Anderson's report of research that he and his colleagues at the Anderson Institute were conducting. We hung on his every word. He also spoke of how time travel is being researched in many countries and making great gains. Since then, Dr. Anderson has been on such prestigious radio shows as Coast to Coast AM.
I attempted to reach Dr. Anderson after that interview to schedule another one for whenever his new CD was to come out, but communication broke down. He neither answered regarding the interview nor responded to a question I asked about time travel in another email. I also tried to reach him via Facebook. As time went on, Dr. Anderson completely disappeared from public view.
We are now left with the question, who is Dr. Anderson?
I found a copy of his bio that was taken from a page on the Anderson Institute’s website:
World Genesis Foundation does exist, but I found no reference to Dr. David Lewis Anderson as President or CEO on their website. Dr. Anderson is not on the list of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors either. His audio CD is still being sold on Amazon. I have never listened to it; however, the one review on Amazon gives the CD a very low score. Several internet forums talk about Dr. Anderson, an example of which is here.David Lewis Anderson, born in Weirton, West Virginia, is a physicist whose interests are in space time physics, special relativity and global community service. Anderson received degrees in engineering, physics and philosophy as a student graduating with honors from West Virginia University, California State University, the Joint-Services Military College and the University of Minnesota.He was employed at a young age by the United States Air Force conducting advanced research and development at the prestigious Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert. He later founded an organization call the TTRC, an advanced time-technology research laboratory located on Long Island, New York in the United States of America. During that time he proposed several new detail on theories for reversing time at sub-light speeds and laid the foundations for what would later become known as time-warped field theory, an approach that modeled and described how to use the natural forces of inertial frame dragging for power generation and to create contained and controllable fields of closed time-like curves.Anderson provided one of the first comprehensive overviews of the historical views of time, time control and time travel in the documentary "Time Travel - Journeys into Time" His ideas were later applied for the development of high performance time reactor] systems for energy production and time technology research at what is known today as the Anderson Institute.Anderson is the President and CEO of Anderson Multinational LLC, the parent corporation of the Anderson Institute and several other companies, headquartered in Rochester, New York. He holds multiple patents relating to time technology and also for time reactor designs. His published works include more than thirty articles and video lectures on space time physics, time control technologies and methods and the philosophy of time. He has appeared on numerous radio and television shows worldwide including Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell in the USA.Anderson is also President and CEO of the World Genesis Foundation whose mission is to “leave no child without hope for the future” and is active as a speaker and Ambassador for Youth for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
The Peswiki site documents Dr. Anderson’s harshest criticism. Yet on this page, two people maintain that they know him and he is an honorable man. Has Dr. Anderson been a victim of the usual disinformation agents?
One thing that stands out in my mind about what Dr. Anderson was promoting was ethical utilization of time travel technology. He spoke about the possibility of time wars where the threat of going back in time and changing something vital in an enemy country's history could cripple it in the future. If anything comes out of Dr. Anderson's assertions, I believe we should focus on the ethics of time manipulation. We know, however, that whenever humanity can do something, somebody, somewhere, WILL do it. Once the pandora's box of time travel is opened, in the wrong hands, we might wish it never had been.
One curious bit of information speculates that Dr. Anderson was the fulfillment of a prediction the Grand Delusion website reports as a "planetary whistleblower" who would emerge from the current period of U.S. financial collapse. Did someone bump off another whistleblower? Or is he in hiding? But if fraud, hoax, and scam accusations are correct, perhaps like a proverbial “pirate,” he may have gone under the radar and retired to someplace like a cattle ranch in Patagonia.
On a different, albeit creative note (laced with artistic license), story line possibilities for a science fiction novel come to mind. Could Dr. Anderson have time traveled out of here and now resides in another reality? Did an experiment go wrong (or right, depending upon what was intended) and the entire Anderson Institute with Dr. Anderson in tow fly off into the wild blue yonder or back into the nasty gray past? Worse yet, could Dr. Anderson have fallen into an alternate dimension much like the little girl who fell through the wall of her bedroom in one episode of The Twilight Zone?
Oh, and may I really stir the stew pot and ask: could Dr. David Lewis Anderson be a time traveller himself sent into our time to warn us of the dangers of time travel and having returned to his own time is nowhere now to be found? Incidentally, why do all of his videos look as if he were videotaped through gauze? Surely, that could be to hide a bio-clone’s imperfections.
And of course, I jest in my speculations.
Hello . . . hello? Is anyone actually out looking for Dr. David Lewis Anderson? Where is a good conspiracy-theorist/investigative reporter when you need one? Dr. Anderson, if you are reading this, please come out, come out, wherever you are. We really do hope for the best.
UPDATE 12-31-21: Turns out that an investigative reporter has come forward. I have recently learned that Dr. David Lewis Anderson is a hoax and a scammer. The investigative journalist has tracked down the information. You can read about it at his blog: R. K. Cole Jr.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where have I been all this time?
Thanks to all who have been visiting my blog! I've not posted in a long while as you can see, but lots of things have taken up my time with some recent surgery added into the mix.
I have now migrated away from paranormal investigation as most "investigations" are not investigations at all, only thrill seeking and wanting to be entertained. Sadly, some property owners only want proof so they can advertise their places as "haunted" and bring people in based upon that. They have no interest in a spirit being helped, and that is just not the way I am. I've experienced too much to even consider that there is no such thing as the spirit world and have no need to go looking for more proof. I know a whole other dimension and even numerous dimensions exist, and my goal will always be to help resolve a spirit's unfinished business so they can move on to where they need to be. To me, not to help a spirit so he or she can be kept where they are so as to "study" or profit off of them is a continuance of a tragedy, cruel, and well, just not right.
I've recently had several spirits from a prior investigation come looking for me as well as one spirit I'd never encountered before. I had been watching the Harry Potter movie which had the hippogriff named Buckbeak in it. I was particularly interested in this creature and made a mental note to see if a hippogriff was a legendary creature or something that J. K. Rowling had invented. Nobody was in the house but me. I noticed when the hippogriff portion of the movie was over that the figure (below) appeared in the dust on my television screen. It looks like something a child would draw of Buckbeak. I then thought if there were a child spirit present, perhaps he or she wanted to see more of the movies, so I left the Harry Potter marathon on all afternoon for them. Nothing else happened nor did I get any more hints that someone was present.
All I can say is that I never cease to be amazed! I do have my home protected from malevolent spirit visitation, and perhaps I will write later about how to do that. But benevolent spirits are welcome to approach me. I love them and will do all I can for them. I think they do know that.
In other news, I am also now working with someone in the UFO community to write a series of books. I can only say that I am blessed to receive such wonderful opportunities to know more about the mysteries and perhaps dig a little deeper to get at truth. My only regret is the lack of time and energy on my part to write about everything that comes my way on all these subjects.
Stay curious, my friends!
I have now migrated away from paranormal investigation as most "investigations" are not investigations at all, only thrill seeking and wanting to be entertained. Sadly, some property owners only want proof so they can advertise their places as "haunted" and bring people in based upon that. They have no interest in a spirit being helped, and that is just not the way I am. I've experienced too much to even consider that there is no such thing as the spirit world and have no need to go looking for more proof. I know a whole other dimension and even numerous dimensions exist, and my goal will always be to help resolve a spirit's unfinished business so they can move on to where they need to be. To me, not to help a spirit so he or she can be kept where they are so as to "study" or profit off of them is a continuance of a tragedy, cruel, and well, just not right.
I've recently had several spirits from a prior investigation come looking for me as well as one spirit I'd never encountered before. I had been watching the Harry Potter movie which had the hippogriff named Buckbeak in it. I was particularly interested in this creature and made a mental note to see if a hippogriff was a legendary creature or something that J. K. Rowling had invented. Nobody was in the house but me. I noticed when the hippogriff portion of the movie was over that the figure (below) appeared in the dust on my television screen. It looks like something a child would draw of Buckbeak. I then thought if there were a child spirit present, perhaps he or she wanted to see more of the movies, so I left the Harry Potter marathon on all afternoon for them. Nothing else happened nor did I get any more hints that someone was present.
All I can say is that I never cease to be amazed! I do have my home protected from malevolent spirit visitation, and perhaps I will write later about how to do that. But benevolent spirits are welcome to approach me. I love them and will do all I can for them. I think they do know that.
In other news, I am also now working with someone in the UFO community to write a series of books. I can only say that I am blessed to receive such wonderful opportunities to know more about the mysteries and perhaps dig a little deeper to get at truth. My only regret is the lack of time and energy on my part to write about everything that comes my way on all these subjects.
Stay curious, my friends!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Grottoes, healing spirits, and roses
Last year, I had one of the most profound experiences of my life during a paranormal investigation. I debated whether to share this experience with the public because for one thing, I hesitate to "cast my pearls before swine lest they turn and rend me," so to speak, and for another thing, I would not want to offend anyone for any reason whatsoever. However, I know that I search for things like this on the internet which I greatly enjoy, and while others are taking the risk of sharing their treasures to provide me with information, how can I then refuse to do the same for them?
Having said that, here is what happened to me in a place that shall remain anonymous at this time, for the location still requires more historical reconciliation and preparation for accessibility before anyone attempts to visit it. My only request is that you be respectful and kind in any comments that you make.
My friends and I were conducting a paranormal investigation that included some acreage around a house in a rural area. We walked to an place where there was a rock facade that covered the base of a hill. At that point, we were standing there talking about unrelated things until suddenly I became aware that my friend's coat was green. It began to dawn on me that he had had on a gray coat before and now it was brilliant emerald green. How did that happen? He had not changed coats.
Why my thoughts did not engage upon this discrepancy in full realization at that initial time, I do not know. But the awareness crept upon me slowly. I looked at the rock face of the hill, and an emerald green shape moved in an elongated manner along the ground to the rocks and back to us again, almost as if it were pointing or trying to lead to that area. Then this shape moved around on the ground. This is when I began to fully take notice of what was going on. I rubbed my eyes and began to make comparisons of where this green shape was showing up and where not. Was I having a stroke, I thought? But I discovered I was seeing this emerald green shape with my naked eyes. Then the shape rose up again between my friend and me, and as I looked at him, his clothing from the neck down became emerald green! I said then that I believed I was seeing a spirit manifesting, and he confirmed that he had been feeling a presence as well.
I knew that if this spirit was showing itself in such a graphic way to me that it surely wanted to tell me something. I then began to converse with it and got some interesting information. It was feminine in character but not in gender, and the impression I got was that it was part of creation, not something that even thought about being worshiped as some might do, but an entity that had a function. She was a healing spirit, an elemental. The flitting movement that she was doing around the ground reminded me of something like a fairy, but way larger than Tinkerbell! It covered the grass at times in that general area and could move fast, changing shape but never taking on humanoid form.
Some of the things I asked were why the green color? She responded that this was the color of life. Was she satisfied with the way the owners of the property were caring for it? Yes, she was. She was also giving me impressions about her character and nature of being.
I then asked if there was anything I could do for her. She said she wanted the spring that was located where the rocks were to be opened for healing again and the area to be considered sacred as it once was. Native Americans had revered this place as sacred for healing hundreds of years ago, and in fact, some of their spirits were still there guarding the spot. I knew I was to follow her to the rocks, so I left my friends and followed. It was at the rock face that I declared the spring to be opened, and I picked up a stone from the ground and struck the rock to open it (which before we left, began to drip substantially more than before). Immediately after I did that, I got an EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) on the recorder I was carrying. If you are not familiar with EVPs, you don't hear this with your ears. Spirits are able to imprint sounds onto the recording device by means of something that we don't yet understand. But here was a male spirit saying something, part of which was very distinct. You can hear him say "strong heart." Listen to what transpired in this sound file. You'll hear me declaring the spring to be opened, then a slight gap of silence before the male voice.
Now, the significance of this is quite mind-blowing. I have participated in Native American sweat lodge ceremonies, and I was given the name, "Woman with a Strong Heart," that I go by in the sweat lodge. They sometimes call me, "Strong Heart," for short. That male spirit at the rocks on the EVP actually used my sweat lodge name. This place has many spirits of Native Americans around it, but how one of them knew to address me by that name is quite a mystery. Only a handful of people have ever known me by that name, and I was alone at the rocks.
There are other words being said on the EVP recording in the gap between my voice and the male voice, but they are not discernible. One of the researchers thinks these other words that the spirit might be saying is, "Drink the holy water, Strong Heart." The rhythm matches those words, but they are so faint that when the recording is made louder mechanically, it gets distorted.
On another trip to this location, the distinct smell of roses wafted through the air near the rock face. This was in the winter time and no flowers were blooming anywhere.
What are we to deduce from these experiences?
In various locations of the world, grottoes, healing spirits, and visions or an odor of roses are historically linked together and associated with healings. Why that combination, I do not know, but for the most part, the feminine healing spirit attached to those locations are declared to be that of Mary, the mother of Jesus. However, my encounter was not with Mary but with an elemental spirit whose function was healing. Could it be that if we knew how to interact with such as these that we would find numerous spirits in God’s creation that are placed here specifically to help mankind? I believe that the way people have incorporated these invisible, unknown entities into their lives all through history (and today) was to worship them. But I can tell you that worship was a foreign idea to the spirit I encountered, and she would neither understand nor be able to accept it.
Again, I mean no disrespect for those who believe differently than me.
I asked the spirit, "Who would be welcome to partake of the healing waters in this place?" She answered, "Whoever would come in respect and thanksgiving." My hope is that we will learn to worship the One who is worthy of worship and to respect his invisible creation in all of its varied facets and mysterious ways. We just don’t know everything there is to know.
Having said that, here is what happened to me in a place that shall remain anonymous at this time, for the location still requires more historical reconciliation and preparation for accessibility before anyone attempts to visit it. My only request is that you be respectful and kind in any comments that you make.
My friends and I were conducting a paranormal investigation that included some acreage around a house in a rural area. We walked to an place where there was a rock facade that covered the base of a hill. At that point, we were standing there talking about unrelated things until suddenly I became aware that my friend's coat was green. It began to dawn on me that he had had on a gray coat before and now it was brilliant emerald green. How did that happen? He had not changed coats.
Why my thoughts did not engage upon this discrepancy in full realization at that initial time, I do not know. But the awareness crept upon me slowly. I looked at the rock face of the hill, and an emerald green shape moved in an elongated manner along the ground to the rocks and back to us again, almost as if it were pointing or trying to lead to that area. Then this shape moved around on the ground. This is when I began to fully take notice of what was going on. I rubbed my eyes and began to make comparisons of where this green shape was showing up and where not. Was I having a stroke, I thought? But I discovered I was seeing this emerald green shape with my naked eyes. Then the shape rose up again between my friend and me, and as I looked at him, his clothing from the neck down became emerald green! I said then that I believed I was seeing a spirit manifesting, and he confirmed that he had been feeling a presence as well.
I knew that if this spirit was showing itself in such a graphic way to me that it surely wanted to tell me something. I then began to converse with it and got some interesting information. It was feminine in character but not in gender, and the impression I got was that it was part of creation, not something that even thought about being worshiped as some might do, but an entity that had a function. She was a healing spirit, an elemental. The flitting movement that she was doing around the ground reminded me of something like a fairy, but way larger than Tinkerbell! It covered the grass at times in that general area and could move fast, changing shape but never taking on humanoid form.
Some of the things I asked were why the green color? She responded that this was the color of life. Was she satisfied with the way the owners of the property were caring for it? Yes, she was. She was also giving me impressions about her character and nature of being.
I then asked if there was anything I could do for her. She said she wanted the spring that was located where the rocks were to be opened for healing again and the area to be considered sacred as it once was. Native Americans had revered this place as sacred for healing hundreds of years ago, and in fact, some of their spirits were still there guarding the spot. I knew I was to follow her to the rocks, so I left my friends and followed. It was at the rock face that I declared the spring to be opened, and I picked up a stone from the ground and struck the rock to open it (which before we left, began to drip substantially more than before). Immediately after I did that, I got an EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) on the recorder I was carrying. If you are not familiar with EVPs, you don't hear this with your ears. Spirits are able to imprint sounds onto the recording device by means of something that we don't yet understand. But here was a male spirit saying something, part of which was very distinct. You can hear him say "strong heart." Listen to what transpired in this sound file. You'll hear me declaring the spring to be opened, then a slight gap of silence before the male voice.
Now, the significance of this is quite mind-blowing. I have participated in Native American sweat lodge ceremonies, and I was given the name, "Woman with a Strong Heart," that I go by in the sweat lodge. They sometimes call me, "Strong Heart," for short. That male spirit at the rocks on the EVP actually used my sweat lodge name. This place has many spirits of Native Americans around it, but how one of them knew to address me by that name is quite a mystery. Only a handful of people have ever known me by that name, and I was alone at the rocks.
There are other words being said on the EVP recording in the gap between my voice and the male voice, but they are not discernible. One of the researchers thinks these other words that the spirit might be saying is, "Drink the holy water, Strong Heart." The rhythm matches those words, but they are so faint that when the recording is made louder mechanically, it gets distorted.
On another trip to this location, the distinct smell of roses wafted through the air near the rock face. This was in the winter time and no flowers were blooming anywhere.
What are we to deduce from these experiences?
In various locations of the world, grottoes, healing spirits, and visions or an odor of roses are historically linked together and associated with healings. Why that combination, I do not know, but for the most part, the feminine healing spirit attached to those locations are declared to be that of Mary, the mother of Jesus. However, my encounter was not with Mary but with an elemental spirit whose function was healing. Could it be that if we knew how to interact with such as these that we would find numerous spirits in God’s creation that are placed here specifically to help mankind? I believe that the way people have incorporated these invisible, unknown entities into their lives all through history (and today) was to worship them. But I can tell you that worship was a foreign idea to the spirit I encountered, and she would neither understand nor be able to accept it.
Again, I mean no disrespect for those who believe differently than me.
I asked the spirit, "Who would be welcome to partake of the healing waters in this place?" She answered, "Whoever would come in respect and thanksgiving." My hope is that we will learn to worship the One who is worthy of worship and to respect his invisible creation in all of its varied facets and mysterious ways. We just don’t know everything there is to know.
Book Review - Invitation to the Dance by Steven Jones
I'd like to recommend a book that has application for everyone and not just alien abductees or experiencers. A friend of mine, Steven Jones, has written a book called "Invitation to the Dance" which is a well written snapshot into the life of one who is awakening free of fear and full of love and responsibility.
Steven's writing voice and style give you the impression that he is having a personal conversation with you, and you'll not want to put the book down until you come to the conclusion.
I am better for having read it and wholeheartedly recommend that you get this book.
Steven's writing voice and style give you the impression that he is having a personal conversation with you, and you'll not want to put the book down until you come to the conclusion.
I am better for having read it and wholeheartedly recommend that you get this book.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Bizarre Substances from Space
I recently watched a television documentary called Paranatural which brought out something that is so bizarre and mysterious, it could very well be hazardous to human existence without us actually knowing what it is or where it came from.
This documentary brought out that after meteor storms, a gelatinous substance, similar in appearance to frog eggs, has been found on the ground. When touched, the substance will disappear! However, in the tiny bit that was preserved until it could be analyzed, bacterial organisms were found inside the jell. People who have handled this have become quite ill in Oakville, Washington.
Some of it that was sent to a governmental research facility was found to have mysteriously and completely disappeared off the shelf. The answer to where this material went was, "don't ask."
Did this toxic material come from outer space or is it man-made? Analysis by an independent laboratory found bacteria, but also a cell of unknown origin with a nucleus which resembled a white blood cell. However, this, too, eventually disintegrated.
Records at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia show that this has been happening since medieval times.
It may be that alien life has always been pollinating our planet.
This documentary brought out that after meteor storms, a gelatinous substance, similar in appearance to frog eggs, has been found on the ground. When touched, the substance will disappear! However, in the tiny bit that was preserved until it could be analyzed, bacterial organisms were found inside the jell. People who have handled this have become quite ill in Oakville, Washington.
Some of it that was sent to a governmental research facility was found to have mysteriously and completely disappeared off the shelf. The answer to where this material went was, "don't ask."
Did this toxic material come from outer space or is it man-made? Analysis by an independent laboratory found bacteria, but also a cell of unknown origin with a nucleus which resembled a white blood cell. However, this, too, eventually disintegrated.
Records at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia show that this has been happening since medieval times.
It may be that alien life has always been pollinating our planet.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Paging Planet Nibiru, Where are you?
I've been waiting, as have a lot of people, for some kind of announcement about the sighting of Planet Nibiru. Earlier, in another post on this blog, I gathered as many facts as I could about this planet's impending flyby of Earth which is said will cause catastrophic events to occur due to its strong gravitational pull.
Is this a hoax? Or merely a Sumerian myth? By this time, one would think somebody could see it via Hubble or another telescope.
I've been scouting around to find some person with trustworthy credentials in the world of Astronomy to see if I could ask a few questions without them laughing in my face. There are many who are claiming that this is a hoax being perpetrated by conspiracy theorists.
It is time now for somebody to provide absolute proof that Planet Nibiru is coming our way.
Is this a hoax? Or merely a Sumerian myth? By this time, one would think somebody could see it via Hubble or another telescope.
I've been scouting around to find some person with trustworthy credentials in the world of Astronomy to see if I could ask a few questions without them laughing in my face. There are many who are claiming that this is a hoax being perpetrated by conspiracy theorists.
It is time now for somebody to provide absolute proof that Planet Nibiru is coming our way.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
A History of the World in 100 Objects
The BBC has put together a rather unique online presentation which shows the history of the world in 100 objects. Here is the link:
A History of the World in 100 Objects
I admit it took me a little while to figure out how to operate this, but it is enjoyable once you find your way around.
I hope to get back posting here after a much needed recharge!
A History of the World in 100 Objects
I admit it took me a little while to figure out how to operate this, but it is enjoyable once you find your way around.
I hope to get back posting here after a much needed recharge!
Friday, June 19, 2009
The Bones of Santa Maria del Popolo Cathedral
The recent release of the movie, "Angels and Demons," based upon the novel of the same name by Dan Brown is sure to up the popularity of all the sites in Rome where the plot of this story revolves. One of these sites is the cathedral of Santa Maria del Popolo.
I'm going to be lazy today and not lay out the history of this church for you which includes such things as Nero's ghost and demons in the form of crows. A Google search will yield much information. But what I would like to share with you are a few photos I took there which add to the evidence that this place is rather bizarre. The draped skeleton pictured above is in this church.
Actually, it might be no. 1 or pretty close to the top of the list of cathedral repositories of Renaissance art in the whole city of Rome, yet I found an unusual emphasis on bones there and especially crossbones. The pictures that follow are illustrations of this point:
Even the statue of Christ at the altar is skin and bones:
I haven't seen the movie as yet but have read the book and visited most all of the places it talks about. Dan Brown certainly knows how to blend history with fiction into an entertaining tale of intrigue.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Are double-decker graves a threat to history?
I recently read a news article which reported that Great Britain will start an 18-month trial of creating double-decker graves. They will dig graves deeper, allowing for room to bury another person on top of the elder. Graves to be chosen for stacking would be 100 years old and older. This will create additional burial plots where at present, space is at a premium or non-existent.
You can read the article, "Double-decker graves set for go-ahead," at Ananova's website.
What is my opinion of this practice? Frankly, I'm appalled.
How are they going to determine which graves will be selected to stack? Perhaps they will exempt historical or famous figures and leave their graves intact. In my opinion, stacking another person on top of a historical figure would be an assault on history. Yet, does this leave those who are not well-known open to mandatory stacking and amount to a form of discrimination as compared to a historical person?
Even the old gravestones are not protected in this plan. The additional person's name would be added or gravestones would be taken away.
I realize that we Americans have a different attitude toward our dead than other cultures around the world, and we have lots of space for graveyards as well. However, it just seems to me that this is a threat to history especially in a country like Great Britain where not only paper and ink historical records need to be preserved, but also the human remains along with those records. I would think this would extend to their grave sites as well. If we or our families so choose, each of us should have a little piece of planet Earth, however small but all to ourselves, as our final resting place, and it should be allowed to remain sacred for that purpose throughout the generations. There has to be another solution to the problem. Any kind of mass grave, for me, conjures up scenes of disrespect at the very least.
You can read the article, "Double-decker graves set for go-ahead," at Ananova's website.
What is my opinion of this practice? Frankly, I'm appalled.
How are they going to determine which graves will be selected to stack? Perhaps they will exempt historical or famous figures and leave their graves intact. In my opinion, stacking another person on top of a historical figure would be an assault on history. Yet, does this leave those who are not well-known open to mandatory stacking and amount to a form of discrimination as compared to a historical person?
Even the old gravestones are not protected in this plan. The additional person's name would be added or gravestones would be taken away.
I realize that we Americans have a different attitude toward our dead than other cultures around the world, and we have lots of space for graveyards as well. However, it just seems to me that this is a threat to history especially in a country like Great Britain where not only paper and ink historical records need to be preserved, but also the human remains along with those records. I would think this would extend to their grave sites as well. If we or our families so choose, each of us should have a little piece of planet Earth, however small but all to ourselves, as our final resting place, and it should be allowed to remain sacred for that purpose throughout the generations. There has to be another solution to the problem. Any kind of mass grave, for me, conjures up scenes of disrespect at the very least.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Planet Nibiru in a Nutshell
I decided to gather all the information I could find about the expected arrival of a mysterious planet called Nibiru which many believe will pass earth in the year 2012, causing global catastrophes of mega-proportions. Currently, NASA and other international governmental space agencies are not saying much about this, either because they don't agree that there is a planet out there headed this way or because they don't want to cause a global panic.
Please keep in mind that I am simply gathering information about this and listing it in an organized fashion. I have no idea if this information is accurate, nor does anyone else actually. Nothing may happen in 2012. Conversely, something might.
Names of the planet:
The Ancient Sumerians called this planet, Nibiru.
The Egyptians named it, "The Planet of a Million Years."
Ancient Babylon renamed it Marduk, the name of their god.
Planet #10 or the 12th celestial body in our solar system.
Planet X
Eris
Nemesis
Hercolubus,
The God's Planet,
Planet of the Empire
Planet of the Cross
The Red Planet
I'm unable to sort these out, but Nibiru is said to have several satellites or other celestial bodies in relation to it with names such as Dysnomia (Gabriel), Santa, 2005 Fy9, Sedna, Orcus, Quaoar, Ixioon, Varuna. Sumerian writings say that a satellite of Nibiru hit another planet called Tiamat creating the Asteroid Belt.
Orbit of Nibiru:
Believed to travel clockwise rather than counter-clockwise in an elliptical orbit around the sun.
Passes earth through the Asteroid Belt between Jupiter and Mars.
Passes earth every 3,600 years or as many as 10,500 years.
First observed and photographed on October 21, 2003, at Mt. Palomar Observatory and discovered by Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinovitz on January 5, 2005, based upon those photos.
Size:
Slightly smaller than Jupiter.
Ancient beliefs about the planet:
A reptilian race (dragon/humans) inhabits Nibiru and came to earth from there. The Sumerians called this race, the Anunnaki.
They believed 12 gods came from Nibiru and those gods gave them advanced knowledge.
Timeline for the appearances of Nibiru:
2012 AD
1588 BC
5188 BC
8788 BC
12,388 BC
Possible effects upon the earth:
Climate change - melting of glaciers - ending of gulf-stream circulation
Severe phenomena such as volcanic activation, horrific hurricanes, massive tidal waves
Reversal of the earth's magnetic field
Stoppage of the earth's rotation
Life as we know it ends upon earth
Global warming and volcanic activation on other planets in our solar system may be caused by Nibiru's passing as well.
Prophesy:
Bible - Revelation describes destruction from a celestial body.
Some interpret the coming of this planet as the New Jerusalem spoken of in the last chapter of Revelation.
Nostradamus predicts something like this as well in his writings.
Nibiru is a subject which warrants much scrutiny, not only as something that mysteriously happened in the distant past, but also for the possibility that it may occur in the future. Do your own research on this. I have also included a video below which gives an up-to-date report on the sighting of Nibiru. Something does appear to be out there.
Sources:
Wikipedia
Nostradamus, Asteroid Impact 2012 AD & The Comet Planet
Planet X, Nibiru, Marduk and 2012
Please keep in mind that I am simply gathering information about this and listing it in an organized fashion. I have no idea if this information is accurate, nor does anyone else actually. Nothing may happen in 2012. Conversely, something might.
Names of the planet:
The Ancient Sumerians called this planet, Nibiru.
The Egyptians named it, "The Planet of a Million Years."
Ancient Babylon renamed it Marduk, the name of their god.
Planet #10 or the 12th celestial body in our solar system.
Planet X
Eris
Nemesis
Hercolubus,
The God's Planet,
Planet of the Empire
Planet of the Cross
The Red Planet
I'm unable to sort these out, but Nibiru is said to have several satellites or other celestial bodies in relation to it with names such as Dysnomia (Gabriel), Santa, 2005 Fy9, Sedna, Orcus, Quaoar, Ixioon, Varuna. Sumerian writings say that a satellite of Nibiru hit another planet called Tiamat creating the Asteroid Belt.
Orbit of Nibiru:
Believed to travel clockwise rather than counter-clockwise in an elliptical orbit around the sun.
Passes earth through the Asteroid Belt between Jupiter and Mars.
Passes earth every 3,600 years or as many as 10,500 years.
First observed and photographed on October 21, 2003, at Mt. Palomar Observatory and discovered by Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinovitz on January 5, 2005, based upon those photos.
Size:
Slightly smaller than Jupiter.
Ancient beliefs about the planet:
A reptilian race (dragon/humans) inhabits Nibiru and came to earth from there. The Sumerians called this race, the Anunnaki.
They believed 12 gods came from Nibiru and those gods gave them advanced knowledge.
Timeline for the appearances of Nibiru:
2012 AD
1588 BC
5188 BC
8788 BC
12,388 BC
Possible effects upon the earth:
Climate change - melting of glaciers - ending of gulf-stream circulation
Severe phenomena such as volcanic activation, horrific hurricanes, massive tidal waves
Reversal of the earth's magnetic field
Stoppage of the earth's rotation
Life as we know it ends upon earth
Global warming and volcanic activation on other planets in our solar system may be caused by Nibiru's passing as well.
Prophesy:
Bible - Revelation describes destruction from a celestial body.
Some interpret the coming of this planet as the New Jerusalem spoken of in the last chapter of Revelation.
Nostradamus predicts something like this as well in his writings.
Nibiru is a subject which warrants much scrutiny, not only as something that mysteriously happened in the distant past, but also for the possibility that it may occur in the future. Do your own research on this. I have also included a video below which gives an up-to-date report on the sighting of Nibiru. Something does appear to be out there.
Sources:
Wikipedia
Nostradamus, Asteroid Impact 2012 AD & The Comet Planet
Planet X, Nibiru, Marduk and 2012
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Sounds Within Our DNA
I recently found a video on YouTube which featured the work of Stuart Mitchell in his quest to crack the code of the cubes in Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh, Scotland. Watch this amazing video:
Be sure and visit Stuart's website where you can purchase a CD of this music as well as find additional information about his work. Stuart also puts various species' DNA to music, such as whales. He can put your own DNA to music as well.
I ran across an interesting article yesterday which speaks about DNA and sound. The title of it is "The New Humans" by Mary Rodwell. Here is a quote from that article:
"Recent Russian DNA discoveries documented by Grazyna Fosar and Franz Bludorf in their book Vernetzte Intelligenz have been summarised by Baerbel. 'The human DNA is a biological Internet' with evidence that DNA can be 'influenced and reprogrammed by words and frequencies.' This suggests that 'our DNA is not only responsible for the construction of our body, but also serves as data storage and communication.' The Russian scientists and linguists have found that the genetic code 'follows the same rules as all our human languages.' In effect, human language did not appear coincidentally but is a reflection of our DNA."
Be sure and visit Stuart's website where you can purchase a CD of this music as well as find additional information about his work. Stuart also puts various species' DNA to music, such as whales. He can put your own DNA to music as well.
I ran across an interesting article yesterday which speaks about DNA and sound. The title of it is "The New Humans" by Mary Rodwell. Here is a quote from that article:
"Recent Russian DNA discoveries documented by Grazyna Fosar and Franz Bludorf in their book Vernetzte Intelligenz have been summarised by Baerbel. 'The human DNA is a biological Internet' with evidence that DNA can be 'influenced and reprogrammed by words and frequencies.' This suggests that 'our DNA is not only responsible for the construction of our body, but also serves as data storage and communication.' The Russian scientists and linguists have found that the genetic code 'follows the same rules as all our human languages.' In effect, human language did not appear coincidentally but is a reflection of our DNA."
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Magic of Sound: Produced, Engineered & Mixed
Whether you believe that the universe was started by a big bang or created by the voice of God saying, "Let there be light," I think we can all agree that sound was one of the very first things in history. The sound that emanated from setting the speed of light and bringing the elements forth out of nothing had to have been massive. Will scientists catch up to it as they go deeper and deeper to the outer edges of space and hear that sound still ringing in the rafters of the cosmos? Someone with more knowledge than I would have to answer that question.
Ever since that first sound, other sounds have been used for one reason or another. Our ancestors learned that a certain grunt or yell produced an effect on the people around them, and language was born. Music came on the scene when people learned to hit rocks or tree limbs and behold, it was pleasant! It soothed their emotions and communicated in ways they could not. Sound drew them together as a people, brought progress, and even empowered shamans. Humans have always sought for power through sound, whether by an "abracadabra" or the sound of a gong.
Sound is vibrations in the form of waves at certain speeds or frequencies that can be heard if in the range of our auditory faculties or perhaps felt if it is not. Elephants produce a low frequency sound that can be felt in the chest but not heard. My son's car stereo produces a thump-thump that can sometimes be felt as a "pain in the rear!" Sound waves can shatter glass or show us what our babies look like in the womb. Sound is a powerful tool, and because all matter is energy comprised of vibrations at the atomic level, sound vibrations can affect matter, whether harmoniously or chaotically. No wonder that we have always looked for ways to use sound.
We are even using sound as weapons. The new generation of weapons are non-lethal acoustic weapons that use high-decibel noise to cause pain or infrasound to cause unbearable nausea. Sickening sound is no stranger to the citizens of Kokomo, Indiana, where what has come to be called the "Kokomo Hum" has caused some residents to flee.
Throughout history, sound has been produced for specific effects, such as the sound of bells, gongs, and chimes. Feng Shui teaches that the way to increase chi is to hang wind chimes in entryways. Chinese fireworks were also exploded at certain times in an attempt to maintain the flow of chi. Shamans used strange sounds or special words in rituals. Drums were a well-used instrument of power with their driving beat. Aborigines in Australia played special sounds within the didgeradoo's drone to call their warriors to battle or to send other secret messages.
Music is a pleasant sound of choice for most people. It has been used in worship, to affect moods, and to enchant from the beginning of time. The Bible documents David playing the harp and singing to lift the depression of King Saul.
Today, every cruise boat going down the Rhine River plays the Lorelei song as they negotiate the bend at the Lorelei rock. Lorelei was a mermaid that legend says sat, combing her blonde hair and singing her siren song, on top of the cliff. She was said to lure unsuspecting river boatmen to their deaths on the rocks below.
Since the end of the 18th century, a lot of research has gone into the effects of music in healing. Music has literally played a part in healing ceremonies since antiquity.
For the past 300 years, musicians have used what is called the "equal tempered tuning scale," but it has not always been so. The ancients used just-intonation where chords and intervals were produced in their purity or exact mathematical ratio. Mozart and others composed in just-intonation. Many have lamented the departure from pure tuning. Read about the history of tuning at Historic Music Tuning Problem, Just Intonation.
As I write this article, I'm listening to a CD entitled, "Delusion of the Fury" by Harry Partch (1901-1974). Harry Partch was a pioneer in the creation of music on instruments of his own design that were capable of playing notes in a 43-tone scale using just-intonation. He built such instruments as the Chromelodeon and the Quadrangalis Reversum. Upon first hearing his music, one might think that the elephants of Thailand were playing it. However, once you listen for awhile, you realize something important about it. It can be felt in your physical body in such a way that modern music is not.
The sound of the church bell is one of the most recognizable sounds in the western world. Since temples and cathedrals are built over known energy vortices, some believe that the buildings transmit sound vibrations from the bells, sacred songs and chants along these energy lines and may have a positive effect on the magnetic field surrounding the earth.
The German philosopher, Goethe, once said, "Sacred architecture is frozen music." One Japanese group has been studying the mystical symbols carved into the cubes of the stone ceiling in Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland. It is thought the cubes are part of a musical notation system that recorded a melody of great spiritual significance.
Plato instructed his students to activate these ancient buildings by maintaining what was known as perpetual choirs which sang and chanted sacred songs continuously twenty-four hours a day according to times and seasons. Ancient Great Britain had perpetual choirs as well located in Glastonbury, Stonehenge and Llantwit Major in Wales. China had a perpetual orchestra whose purpose was to energize the energy grid. These perpetual sounds were thought to ward off evil and disasters and transmit spiritual power throughout the land.
In an article written by Dr. Karen Ralls entitled "The Spiritual Dimension of Music," she discusses examples of music from the Celtic Underworld and writes that fairy harpers, the songs of mermaids, the power of the saint's bell, the singing of angels in Heaven, and musical trees were said to produce powerful effects in Celtic tradition. Read this fascinating article at Ancient Quest.
What might the ancients have known about sound? In Paul Devereaux's "Places of Power, Measuring the Secret Energy of Ancient Sites," he documents his research into the phenomenon surrounding ancient stone circles. Part of his study is an investigation of the testimony about audible sound heard coming from standing stones at certain times such as dawn. He notes that writers in antiquity documented these sounds including sounds emanating from statues used as oracles.
Perhaps another reason that sound affects us is because our cosmos may be one grand melody. While Pythagoras discovered the mathematical basis of musical harmony, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) took this a step further and found that planetary movements correspond mathematically to musical tones which he believed sounded a continuous celestial song.
How receptive are physical things to sound? In his book, "Messages From Water," Dr. Masaru Emoto shows us photographs of water crystals after they are frozen. He first subjects the water to various types of human emotions or music. Then he freezes it and photographs the frozen crystals. He has found that water that has experienced beautiful music or positive words and sounds undergoes a molecular change into harmonious geometrical forms when frozen. The molecular change from negative words or chaotic music results in ugly crystals. Thus, he has proven what he calls "Hado," meaning "wave" or "move," and that our daily language literally moves physical matter whether positively or negatively.
Perhaps a lost chord or words of power are "out there" somewhere, the missing sound in the great symphony of life, once played or once said, but now forgotten. However, I suspect we'll need to start searching for that great powerful sound much closer to home. In the Bible, James says, "If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man."
Happy Hado to you!
Ever since that first sound, other sounds have been used for one reason or another. Our ancestors learned that a certain grunt or yell produced an effect on the people around them, and language was born. Music came on the scene when people learned to hit rocks or tree limbs and behold, it was pleasant! It soothed their emotions and communicated in ways they could not. Sound drew them together as a people, brought progress, and even empowered shamans. Humans have always sought for power through sound, whether by an "abracadabra" or the sound of a gong.
Sound is vibrations in the form of waves at certain speeds or frequencies that can be heard if in the range of our auditory faculties or perhaps felt if it is not. Elephants produce a low frequency sound that can be felt in the chest but not heard. My son's car stereo produces a thump-thump that can sometimes be felt as a "pain in the rear!" Sound waves can shatter glass or show us what our babies look like in the womb. Sound is a powerful tool, and because all matter is energy comprised of vibrations at the atomic level, sound vibrations can affect matter, whether harmoniously or chaotically. No wonder that we have always looked for ways to use sound.
We are even using sound as weapons. The new generation of weapons are non-lethal acoustic weapons that use high-decibel noise to cause pain or infrasound to cause unbearable nausea. Sickening sound is no stranger to the citizens of Kokomo, Indiana, where what has come to be called the "Kokomo Hum" has caused some residents to flee.
Throughout history, sound has been produced for specific effects, such as the sound of bells, gongs, and chimes. Feng Shui teaches that the way to increase chi is to hang wind chimes in entryways. Chinese fireworks were also exploded at certain times in an attempt to maintain the flow of chi. Shamans used strange sounds or special words in rituals. Drums were a well-used instrument of power with their driving beat. Aborigines in Australia played special sounds within the didgeradoo's drone to call their warriors to battle or to send other secret messages.
Music is a pleasant sound of choice for most people. It has been used in worship, to affect moods, and to enchant from the beginning of time. The Bible documents David playing the harp and singing to lift the depression of King Saul.
Today, every cruise boat going down the Rhine River plays the Lorelei song as they negotiate the bend at the Lorelei rock. Lorelei was a mermaid that legend says sat, combing her blonde hair and singing her siren song, on top of the cliff. She was said to lure unsuspecting river boatmen to their deaths on the rocks below.
Since the end of the 18th century, a lot of research has gone into the effects of music in healing. Music has literally played a part in healing ceremonies since antiquity.
For the past 300 years, musicians have used what is called the "equal tempered tuning scale," but it has not always been so. The ancients used just-intonation where chords and intervals were produced in their purity or exact mathematical ratio. Mozart and others composed in just-intonation. Many have lamented the departure from pure tuning. Read about the history of tuning at Historic Music Tuning Problem, Just Intonation.
As I write this article, I'm listening to a CD entitled, "Delusion of the Fury" by Harry Partch (1901-1974). Harry Partch was a pioneer in the creation of music on instruments of his own design that were capable of playing notes in a 43-tone scale using just-intonation. He built such instruments as the Chromelodeon and the Quadrangalis Reversum. Upon first hearing his music, one might think that the elephants of Thailand were playing it. However, once you listen for awhile, you realize something important about it. It can be felt in your physical body in such a way that modern music is not.
The sound of the church bell is one of the most recognizable sounds in the western world. Since temples and cathedrals are built over known energy vortices, some believe that the buildings transmit sound vibrations from the bells, sacred songs and chants along these energy lines and may have a positive effect on the magnetic field surrounding the earth.
The German philosopher, Goethe, once said, "Sacred architecture is frozen music." One Japanese group has been studying the mystical symbols carved into the cubes of the stone ceiling in Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland. It is thought the cubes are part of a musical notation system that recorded a melody of great spiritual significance.
Plato instructed his students to activate these ancient buildings by maintaining what was known as perpetual choirs which sang and chanted sacred songs continuously twenty-four hours a day according to times and seasons. Ancient Great Britain had perpetual choirs as well located in Glastonbury, Stonehenge and Llantwit Major in Wales. China had a perpetual orchestra whose purpose was to energize the energy grid. These perpetual sounds were thought to ward off evil and disasters and transmit spiritual power throughout the land.
In an article written by Dr. Karen Ralls entitled "The Spiritual Dimension of Music," she discusses examples of music from the Celtic Underworld and writes that fairy harpers, the songs of mermaids, the power of the saint's bell, the singing of angels in Heaven, and musical trees were said to produce powerful effects in Celtic tradition. Read this fascinating article at Ancient Quest.
What might the ancients have known about sound? In Paul Devereaux's "Places of Power, Measuring the Secret Energy of Ancient Sites," he documents his research into the phenomenon surrounding ancient stone circles. Part of his study is an investigation of the testimony about audible sound heard coming from standing stones at certain times such as dawn. He notes that writers in antiquity documented these sounds including sounds emanating from statues used as oracles.
Perhaps another reason that sound affects us is because our cosmos may be one grand melody. While Pythagoras discovered the mathematical basis of musical harmony, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) took this a step further and found that planetary movements correspond mathematically to musical tones which he believed sounded a continuous celestial song.
How receptive are physical things to sound? In his book, "Messages From Water," Dr. Masaru Emoto shows us photographs of water crystals after they are frozen. He first subjects the water to various types of human emotions or music. Then he freezes it and photographs the frozen crystals. He has found that water that has experienced beautiful music or positive words and sounds undergoes a molecular change into harmonious geometrical forms when frozen. The molecular change from negative words or chaotic music results in ugly crystals. Thus, he has proven what he calls "Hado," meaning "wave" or "move," and that our daily language literally moves physical matter whether positively or negatively.
Perhaps a lost chord or words of power are "out there" somewhere, the missing sound in the great symphony of life, once played or once said, but now forgotten. However, I suspect we'll need to start searching for that great powerful sound much closer to home. In the Bible, James says, "If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man."
Happy Hado to you!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Who put the "Hob" in Hobgoblin?
Sometime ago, I took an unofficial poll of the members of a discussion group that I belonged to as to how many believed in the bogeyman as a child. The majority not only believed in the bogeyman but also had fear of him instilled into them as a form of control. Some bogeyman memories were quite cruel as well.
As a child, I not only had the fear of the bogeyman to contend with, but also I had monsters of my own invention. The most feared were the "Grabhanders," cold, ugly disembodied hands, which I was certain lurked around the sides of my bed at night. I believed the hands could grab my exposed feet, hands or other body parts not under the protection of the bed covers. I did not even want to think about what the hands might do after they grabbed me, so no matter how hot and sweaty I became, I always kept myself under those covers.
My beliefs were quite typical of all who have believed in invisible beings. Every race and group of people in history have believed in different kinds of them and kept those beliefs alive through their children. Passing them from generation to generation is what gave them power over us, and only in more recent times have we begun to come out from under those fears. The beliefs evolved into particular, almost real, characters with names, special attributes, and purposes. Allow me to present this brief list of some of those invisible beings from history:
Bogeyman - vague in appearance, shapechanger, usually a malevolent creature, although some are harmless. Bogeymen have no distinct habitat and can appear out of nowhere. They usually haunt families but have been known to become a friend and playmate for children. Bogeymen might have come from the word "bugis" which were pirates from Indonesia and Malaysia. Sailors told their children that if they were bad, the bugismen would come and get them. Over time, "bugis" became "bogey."
Fairy - probably a combination of the words "fae," friend and "eire," green, meaning "green friend." A fairy's appearance can be beautiful. They are said to bestow gifts upon newborn children. They can only be seen clearly by animals unless they use what is known as "glamour," which is the name of their power, to enable humans to see them. The Fairy Folk of Ireland are the Daoine Sidhe whom legend says were members of the Tuatha de Denann that decided to stay in Ireland after they were defeated by the Milesians. Their name means "people of the mounds" where they are said to live.
Other names for fairies include: Hag, a fairy from the British Isles. She's the personification of winter during which she is old and ugly, but she becomes younger and beautiful when the seasons change. Sprite, a creature around water and found only in serene and cool places. Their job is to change the colors of a tree's leaves in Autumn. Bean Sidhe or Banshee, woman of the hills. She foretells death by wailing. The phrase, screamed "like a banshee," comes from this legend. She is said to have long hair and be dressed in a gray cloak.
Elf, a supernatural being shaped as a human, either beautiful or ugly, and worshipped in trees, mountains and waterfalls. Names of some elves include: Fir Darrig, malevolent elf who plays tricks; Ghillie Dhu, Scottish elf who lives in birches; Urisk, Scottish elf who lives in remote pools and rivers; Apicilnic, knee-high "little people" whose presence is an omen of danger and who also steal children; Hedley Kow, shapechanging elf who played naughty tricks; and Mazikeen, winged elf-like beings.
Brownie, brown elves who live in farmhouses and other country dwellings in Scotland. Protective creatures that become attached to families. Children can see them. While their human family is asleep, they perform various labors for them.
Gnome, small creature that dwells under the earth, guarding treasures. Related to goblins and dwarves. They cannot stand the light of the sun, which turns them to stone.
Goblin/Hobgoblin, a grotesque variety of gnomes. Mostly playful yet can be evil and seriously harm people. Originated in France. Usually live in mossy clefts of rocks and roots of ancient trees. "Hobgoblin" is believed to be an abbreviation of "Robin Goblin," the name Druids gave to the first goblins when they entered Britain.
Leprechaun, small sprites believed to bring good luck and fortune. These are known as fairy cobblers because they make shoes for elves but not a pair of shoes, only one. Their name comes from "leith brogan," or maker of one shoe. Legend says they possess a pot of gold. A human may obtain it if they capture a Leprechaun. But capture is extremely difficult, and the captor may not take his eyes off of him for an instant lest he vanish.
Dwarf, small humanoids, half the size of a man. Skillful with their hands, they made beautiful and magical objects including Thor's hammer and Odin's magical ring. They live in caves, holes in the ground, and hollow trees. Can be hostile.
Heinzelmannchen, a friendly German dwarf or elf.
Ogre, large creatures who eat human flesh.
Troll, ugly creatures who live in caves and hunt after dark. Particularly fond of human flesh. Enemies of mankind.
Phynnodderee, a combination of the Scandinavian troll, the Scottish brownie and the Irish leprechaun. Drives sheep home and helps in the harvest if a storm is brewing.
Pixie, little people who are said to live in the downs and moors of Cornwall, England. Playful and like to steal horses and ponies and ride them at night.
Nymph/Satyr/Faun Nymphs are female spirits of nature represented as young maidens who rule over different parts of nature: forests; springs and rivers; ocean and sea; mountains; meadows; lakes; marshes and swamps; and valleys. The male counterpart of the nymph is the satyr (half human in the upper body and half beast in the lower, usually goat). The Italian version of the satyr is the faun.
Centaur, a creature with a human torso and head and the body of a horse. A follower of the wine god, Dionysus. Known for drunkenness and carrying off young maidens.
Green Man, pagan deity of the woodlands of Britain and Europe. Represents spirits of trees, plants and foliage.
I hope this list helps to explain the differences in these mythical beings. When my children were born, I decided that I would start a tradition of making sure they understood that all of the above (including Santa Claus and my own Grabhanders) were in the pretend world of make believe, although Hollywood can make them seem very real. It is a terrible thing to control a child with fear.
Sources:
Encyclopedia Mythica
Heinzelmannchen by Definition by Ginger Gehres
As a child, I not only had the fear of the bogeyman to contend with, but also I had monsters of my own invention. The most feared were the "Grabhanders," cold, ugly disembodied hands, which I was certain lurked around the sides of my bed at night. I believed the hands could grab my exposed feet, hands or other body parts not under the protection of the bed covers. I did not even want to think about what the hands might do after they grabbed me, so no matter how hot and sweaty I became, I always kept myself under those covers.
My beliefs were quite typical of all who have believed in invisible beings. Every race and group of people in history have believed in different kinds of them and kept those beliefs alive through their children. Passing them from generation to generation is what gave them power over us, and only in more recent times have we begun to come out from under those fears. The beliefs evolved into particular, almost real, characters with names, special attributes, and purposes. Allow me to present this brief list of some of those invisible beings from history:
Bogeyman - vague in appearance, shapechanger, usually a malevolent creature, although some are harmless. Bogeymen have no distinct habitat and can appear out of nowhere. They usually haunt families but have been known to become a friend and playmate for children. Bogeymen might have come from the word "bugis" which were pirates from Indonesia and Malaysia. Sailors told their children that if they were bad, the bugismen would come and get them. Over time, "bugis" became "bogey."
Fairy - probably a combination of the words "fae," friend and "eire," green, meaning "green friend." A fairy's appearance can be beautiful. They are said to bestow gifts upon newborn children. They can only be seen clearly by animals unless they use what is known as "glamour," which is the name of their power, to enable humans to see them. The Fairy Folk of Ireland are the Daoine Sidhe whom legend says were members of the Tuatha de Denann that decided to stay in Ireland after they were defeated by the Milesians. Their name means "people of the mounds" where they are said to live.
Other names for fairies include: Hag, a fairy from the British Isles. She's the personification of winter during which she is old and ugly, but she becomes younger and beautiful when the seasons change. Sprite, a creature around water and found only in serene and cool places. Their job is to change the colors of a tree's leaves in Autumn. Bean Sidhe or Banshee, woman of the hills. She foretells death by wailing. The phrase, screamed "like a banshee," comes from this legend. She is said to have long hair and be dressed in a gray cloak.
Elf, a supernatural being shaped as a human, either beautiful or ugly, and worshipped in trees, mountains and waterfalls. Names of some elves include: Fir Darrig, malevolent elf who plays tricks; Ghillie Dhu, Scottish elf who lives in birches; Urisk, Scottish elf who lives in remote pools and rivers; Apicilnic, knee-high "little people" whose presence is an omen of danger and who also steal children; Hedley Kow, shapechanging elf who played naughty tricks; and Mazikeen, winged elf-like beings.
Brownie, brown elves who live in farmhouses and other country dwellings in Scotland. Protective creatures that become attached to families. Children can see them. While their human family is asleep, they perform various labors for them.
Gnome, small creature that dwells under the earth, guarding treasures. Related to goblins and dwarves. They cannot stand the light of the sun, which turns them to stone.
Goblin/Hobgoblin, a grotesque variety of gnomes. Mostly playful yet can be evil and seriously harm people. Originated in France. Usually live in mossy clefts of rocks and roots of ancient trees. "Hobgoblin" is believed to be an abbreviation of "Robin Goblin," the name Druids gave to the first goblins when they entered Britain.
Leprechaun, small sprites believed to bring good luck and fortune. These are known as fairy cobblers because they make shoes for elves but not a pair of shoes, only one. Their name comes from "leith brogan," or maker of one shoe. Legend says they possess a pot of gold. A human may obtain it if they capture a Leprechaun. But capture is extremely difficult, and the captor may not take his eyes off of him for an instant lest he vanish.
Dwarf, small humanoids, half the size of a man. Skillful with their hands, they made beautiful and magical objects including Thor's hammer and Odin's magical ring. They live in caves, holes in the ground, and hollow trees. Can be hostile.
Heinzelmannchen, a friendly German dwarf or elf.
Ogre, large creatures who eat human flesh.
Troll, ugly creatures who live in caves and hunt after dark. Particularly fond of human flesh. Enemies of mankind.
Phynnodderee, a combination of the Scandinavian troll, the Scottish brownie and the Irish leprechaun. Drives sheep home and helps in the harvest if a storm is brewing.
Pixie, little people who are said to live in the downs and moors of Cornwall, England. Playful and like to steal horses and ponies and ride them at night.
Nymph/Satyr/Faun Nymphs are female spirits of nature represented as young maidens who rule over different parts of nature: forests; springs and rivers; ocean and sea; mountains; meadows; lakes; marshes and swamps; and valleys. The male counterpart of the nymph is the satyr (half human in the upper body and half beast in the lower, usually goat). The Italian version of the satyr is the faun.
Centaur, a creature with a human torso and head and the body of a horse. A follower of the wine god, Dionysus. Known for drunkenness and carrying off young maidens.
Green Man, pagan deity of the woodlands of Britain and Europe. Represents spirits of trees, plants and foliage.
I hope this list helps to explain the differences in these mythical beings. When my children were born, I decided that I would start a tradition of making sure they understood that all of the above (including Santa Claus and my own Grabhanders) were in the pretend world of make believe, although Hollywood can make them seem very real. It is a terrible thing to control a child with fear.
Sources:
Encyclopedia Mythica
Heinzelmannchen by Definition by Ginger Gehres
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)