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New Planet Found in Our Solar System?-5/15 National Geographic, by Richard A. Lovett -- Odd orbits of remote objects hint at unseen world, new calculations suggest. -- An as yet undiscovered planet might be orbiting at the dark fringes of the solar system, according to new research. Too far out to be easily spotted by telescopes, the potential unseen planet appears to be making its presence felt by disturbing the orbits of so-called Kuiper belt objects, said Rodney Gomes, an astronomer at the National Observatory of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. Kuiper belt objects are small icy bodies—including some dwarf planets—that lie beyond the orbit of Neptune. Once considered the ninth planet in our system, the dwarf planet Pluto, for example, is one of the largest Kuiper belt objects, at about 1,400 miles (2,300 kilometers) wide. Dozens of the other objects are hundreds of miles across, and more are being discovered every year. (See "Three New 'Plutos'? Possible Dwarf Planets Found.") What's intriguing, Gomes said, is that, according to his new calculations, about a half dozen Kuiper belt objects—including the remote body known as Sedna—are in strange orbits compared to where they should be, based on existing solar system models. (Related: "Pluto Neighbor Gets Downsized.") The objects' unexpected orbits have a few possible explanations, said Gomes, who presented his findings Tuesday at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Timberline Lodge, Oregon. "But I think the easiest one is a planetary-mass solar companion"—a planet that orbits very far out from the sun but that's massive enough to be having gravitational effects on Kuiper belt objects. Mystery Planet a Captured Rogue? For the new work, Gomes analyzed the orbits of 92 Kuiper belt objects, then compared his results to computer models of how the bodies should be distributed, with and without an additional planet. If there's no distant world, Gomes concludes, the models don't produce the highly elongated orbits we see for six of the objects. How big exactly the planetary body might be isn't clear, but there are a lot of possibilities, Gomes added. Based on his calculations, Gomes thinks a Neptune-size world, about four times bigger than Earth, orbiting 140 billion miles (225 billion kilometers) away from the sun—about 1,500 times farther than Earth—would do the trick. But so would a Mars-size object—roughly half Earth's size—in a highly elongated orbit that would occasionally bring the body sweeping to within 5 billion miles (8 billion kilometers) of the sun. Gomes speculates that the mystery object could be a rogue planet that was kicked out of its own star system and later captured by the sun's gravity. (See "'Nomad' Planets More Common Than Thought, May Orbit Black Holes.") ... The Green Movement-5/15 Coast to Coast Recap, In the first hour, meteorologist and talk show host, Brian Sussman, talked about how there may be a nefarious agenda behind the Green Movement. He revealed that the first "climate scare" can be traced back to 1883, when noted Communists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels argued that capitalism's pollution caused problems for the environment which could lead to an ice age. According to Sussman, this theme has continued to the present day as "people who are not fond of liberty are constantly hijacking the environmental movement to put forward this global agenda which doesn't have to do with clean air and clean water." Sussman also warned about the spread of smart meters and contended that the ultimate plan behind the devices is to allow for the government to "monitor your carbon footprint" and exert greater control of the populace.
Cathedral In the Mountains-5/14 9Wows, Las Lajas Cathedral, built in 1916, is located in remote southwest Colombia, deep down in a gorge of the Guaitara River (close to Columbia’s border with Ecuador) . ...
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Amazing stories from Purgatory and the afterlife-5/16 Mystics of the Church,
Short stories of Purgatory -A remarkable collection of visits from the souls in Purgatory to various Saints and Mystics.
“I know when you pray for me, and it is the same with all of the other souls here in Purgatory. Very few of us here get any prayers; the majority of us are totally abandoned, with no thought or prayers offered for us from those on earth” (Message from a soul in Purgatory)
Over the years of studying the lives of the mystics of the Church I have amassed a large number of eye witness accounts from various books and manuscripts of the appearances of the souls in Purgatory to a number of persons-- a good number of these accounts are not widely known, so I thought it would make a very interesting study to compile a number of shorter accounts from a variety of sources for those interested in this subject.
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The Long Lost Treasure of Cocos Island-5/14 Unexplainable.net, By Chris Capps -- The idea of pirate gold is still alive with us today even as legends of the findings are lost to antiquity. The idea that somewhere beneath the waves or buried on an obscure island a mountain of gold could be hiding is something that has taken pirate lore from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island all the way to the modern Pirates of the Caribbean series still plundering the box office. But the real treasure is still said to be out there, and the legendary gold rumored to be on one island would make even the most affluent Hollywood actors take a second look. Cocos Island is a small patch of land approximately eight miles in diameter with a height of less than two miles. And there is at least one thing that sets it apart from all other islands in the area. Cocos Island is said to host somewhere around 350 tons of gold on it worth billions. Situated just west of South America, the island has a long history for being the destination of pirates hoping to bury treasure. It was this simple island that would inspire Treasure Island, and it has been the location for over three hundred treasure hunting expeditions. The stories lead all the way back to the dreaded pirate Captain Bennett Graham. When a woman named Mary Welsh was captured and transported to an Australian prison colony in 1819, she produced a treasure map, giving the approximate coordinates of a lost hidden treasure. When she eventually found her freedom, she would return to the island in search of the treasure. Unfortunately, the chart she had been given was misleading. Something on the island had changed, though she couldn't pinpoint why or how. Ultimately she left, hoping to one day return on a second expedition. That expedition never materialized. Another adventurer, a man by the name of August Gissler would later make it his life's work to uncover this treasure, focusing on the Golden Madonna - a human-sized jewel encrusted statue of the Virgin Mary made of solid gold. ... Archaeologists Excavate a Lost Kingdom Buried Beneath Volcanic Ash-5/14 Popular Archaeology, In 1980, people began to take notice when workers from a commercial logging company began dredging up pottery fragments and bones in an area near the little village of Pancasila on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. Other locals began finding coins, brassware and charred timber in the same region, all buried beneath a thick layer of volcanic deposits. The finds were not far from the foot of the Tambora volcano, a volcano that, in April of 1815, produced the largest eruption in recorded history. In fact, so intense was the eruption, it's atmospheric effects influenced weather patterns across faraway Europe and North America. And in one evening alone, it destroyed at least one entire village kingdom near its feet. Acting on the discovery of these finds in 2004, Volcanologist Haraldur Sigurdsson of the University of Rhode Island began investigating the jungle-shrouded area by using Ground Penetrating Radar. He identified a complete house buried under 2-3 metres of pyroclastic flow and surge deposits. Although it was entirely charred, its form was well preserved, making it possible to distinguish beams and bamboo floors. Artifacts found inside the structure included Chinese porcelain, iron tools and copper bowls. Two victims were also discovered; one complete skeleton was found by the hearth in the kitchen area and the second, which was very badly damaged, identifiable only by the leg and a vertebra, was found on the porch. Sigurdsson's discovery touched off a series of formal excavations beginning in 2006 and continuing to this day under the direction of Dr M. Geria of the Bali Institute for Archaeology. What they have found are, like the remains of Pompeii, the charred but remarkably well-preserved remains of house structures, human bodies, and many of the accoutrements of life frozen in their last moments of time. In 2008, a house was uncovered containing a male skeleton sitting upright, adorned with a copper tobacco box tied to his waist and a ceremonial spear at his side. He wore rings inlaid with precious stones, a bracelet on his wrist, and a large brass pendulum necklace around his neck. During the 2009 excavation season, another carbonized house was discovered, this time with a body lying just outside under the volcanic debris, with his left arm held up to his head, perhaps in a (failed) attempt to protect himself from the falling pumice. In 2011, the remains of half of a house were identified. ... A Conversation with Eben Alexander III, M.D. - Near Death Experiencer-5/15 BioEthics Video Forum, Editor: An interesting analytical perspective. Priest Has Near Death Experience And Almost Goes To Hell -5/15
Did I know you in a past life?-5/16 Guardian (UK), By John-Paul Flintoff -- Gesar Mukpo is a tulku, the reincarnation of a Tibetan teacher. He is also the son of an English mother and Chögyam Trungpa, who brought Buddhism to the west by means of cigars, heavy drinking and affairs with students. -- Gesar with his father, Chögyam Trungpa, in the early 1970s. Photograph: James Gritz In 1900, a child was born in Tibet. He would become a great Buddhist master. In 1960, he died while imprisoned by the Chinese government. And then? "In 1973, he was reborn in America ... as me," says Gesar Mukpo. The tradition of reincarnation arose in 16th-century Tibet. When an enlightened teacher died, a young child would be recognised as their reincarnation, and assume leadership of the monastery and surrounding villages. The children were called tulkus. Some became great teachers, like the present Dalai Lama, and for hundreds of years the tradition remained unchanged. But in the 1970s, as Tibetans fled from Chinese occupation, tulkus began to be discovered in the west. Gesar was one of them, recognised at the age of three by a Tibetan master visiting California in 1976. "He informed my family that I should be enthroned immediately." And so he was. Gesar's father, Chögyam Trungpa, was himself a famous Buddhist teacher and author. But there was to be no monastery for Gesar, who was 13 when his father died, 25 years ago. Now Gesar has made a film, Tulku, examining the bewildering plight of the western tulku. It is one of the main features at the International Buddhist Film Festival in London (11-15 April), – along with another film, Crazy Wisdom, about his extraordinary father. ... Shambhala Swallows Snow Lion-5/12 Tibetan Digital Altar, In a development likely to have far-reaching influence on the state of English-language Buddhist publishing, Shambhala Publications of Boston, Massachusetts this past Thursday announced that they have acquired Snow Lion Publications of Ithaca, New York, for an undisclosed sum. Shambhala thus absorbs its only effective competitor in the field of Tibetan Buddhist books, and while the acquisition is being heralded as a good thing for both companies, it remains to be seen if it is a good thing for the reading public. According to Snow Lion's management: Thirty years ago His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave the founders of Snow Lion a mission: to publish books from all the traditions of Tibet. It was most important, he told us, to be non-sectarian in our approach. More specifically, he suggested that we publish translations of classic texts and monastic textbooks from each of the four main lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, commentaries by eminent lamas past and present of their respective lineages, and works by Western practitioners and scholars skilled at bridging the cultures. In addition, he suggested we publish books for those newly interested in Buddhism, books for serious students and scholars, as well as materials for advanced practitioners. ...
How I came to believe that the Theosophy of HPB & The Masters is the most reliable-5/12 Spiritual Realities, As many will have seen from reading my numerous articles on this site, the vast majority of the things I’ve written are based on the teachings of Theosophy as presented by Alice Bailey and also C.W. Leadbeater, with only the occasional reference to Madame Blavatsky, the founder of the Theosophical movement and – as many have called her – “The mother of the New Age.” Although I had previously read biographies about Blavatsky (or HPB as she is often known, her name being Helena Petrovna Blavatsky) and had read “The Mahatma Letters” (the lengthy book containing the transcripts of the many letters written to two early Theosophists by HPB’s direct Teachers and spiritual Masters in Tibet, the Master Koot Hoomi or Kuthumi and the Master Morya) last summer, it wasn’t until recently – after a lengthy period spent studying the Alice Bailey books and many of Leadbeater’s writings – that I finally took it upon myself to read HPB’s work, which is of course known to be the source of all Theosophical thought. After reading “The Key to Theosophy” followed by “The Secret Doctrine” (books which were held in high regard by both Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi!) and re-reading “The Mahatma Letters”, I came to the uncomfortable yet unshakeable conclusion that there are many irreconcilable discrepancies between the original teachings of Theosophy, as presented by HPB and the Masters themselves, and the later teachings which are largely informed by the self-proclaimed clairvoyant discoveries of Leadbeater. ...
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Maya, Myth and Madness-5/16 Arcadia, by Andrew Gough -- Put your hand up if you believe that the world will end on December 21, 2012. Well, I’m throwing a big party on New Year’s Eve and you’re not invited. I’m sorry, but the notion of a cataclysmic event marking the end of the 5,125-year-long Mayan calendar, extinguishing life on Earth, on or near any predetermined day, I believe, is ludicrous. If you agree, then come to my party and we’ll toast the remaining 7 billion earthlings with a wee dram, while cherishing the fact that absolutely nothing has changed. Folks, I am here to tell you that this 2012 nonsense is simply not going to happen. Do not be afraid and do not join a commune in preparation for a messianic return. And whatever you do, don’t cancel your pension. ... This is the oldest Maya Calendar Ever Discovered-5/11 Maya calendar workshop documents time beyond 2012-5/11 Cosmic Log, by Alan Boyle -- n a room that appears to have been a workshop for calendar scribes and priests, with numerical markings on the wall that denote intervals of time well beyond the controversial cycle that runs out this December. For years, prophets of doom have been saying that we're in for an apocalypse on Dec. 21, 2012, because that marks the end of the Maya "Long Count" calendar, which was based on a cycle of 13 intervals known as "baktuns," each lasting 144,000 days. But the researchers behind the latest find, detailed in the journal Science and an upcoming issue of National Geographic, say the writing on the wall runs counter to that bogus belief. ...
Mayan calendar: excavation reveals mural of ancient calculations – interactive-5/10 The Guardian, Archaeologists have uncovered a mural depicting calculations relating to the ancient Mayan calendar. Excavating in the sprawling complex of Xultún in Guatemala's Petén region, they found a structure that contains what appears to be a work space for the town's scribe, its walls adorned with diagrams relating to the lunar cycle and other celestial bodies ... Team with Skidmore archaeologist makes major Mayan find-5/10 Times Union, By Dennis Yusko -- An assistant archaeology professor on Thursday will discuss important Maya ruins she helped discover in Guatemala. The "major" discovery was announced at 2 p.m. Thursday by the National Geographic Society, and the instructor will speak at 3:30 p.m. in Skidmore College. Digging with a team for 10 years in the Central American country's Peten region, archaeologist Heather Hurst helped find ancient figure paintings, hundreds of scrawled numbers and calculations relating to the Maya calendar and planet and moon cycles. Hurst, a 1997 Skidmore graduate and professor at the college, believes the murals were located in a small room of a home that may have served as a "computation center" for early scribes. ...
German drops Mayan skull, endangers mankind-5/10 The Local (Germany), An ancient Mayan skull stolen from Tibet by Nazis - said to have magical powers to enable humanity to survive the December 2012 apocalypse - has been dropped by a lab assistant in eastern Germany, chipping its chin. The volcanic rock skull, named Quauthemoc, was dropped - or, more eerily, may have fallen of its own accord - during a photo-shoot at a laboratory in the small town of Glauchau, Saxony. "It was probably put down somewhere a bit wobbly," an eye-witness told Bild newspaper. "Suddenly it crashed to the floor. A big piece broke off the chin. It's really tragic." But the skull's private owner - who was not in the room at the time of the fateful accident - was more sanguine. "It was a bit of a shock at first, but then I found the damage was fairly marginal, so I was quite relieved," skull-owner Thomas Ritter told The Local. "I don't think it's a bad omen." The 43-year-old amateur historian calls his Mayan skull Quauthemoc, and says it is one of 13 magic skulls that will help humanity survive the impending apocalypse on December 21, 2012 – the last day of the Mayan calendar. On that day, Ritter plans to bring Quauthemoc to a meeting with the other owners and their skulls to an ancient Mayan site in Mexico. "The prophecy says that the skulls will reveal a secret knowledge to humanity on that day," said Ritter. "But I can't say more than that. The skulls might start speaking or something, but I have no idea."... Belize's Chaa Creek prepares for Maya summer solstice-5/16 PR Web, The ancient Maya’s reverence for the summer solstice would have taken on even great significance during their much anticipated year of 2012, a Mayanist at The Lodge at Chaa Creek said while announcing that the Belize eco resort is keeping this centuries-old tradition alive with a week of special activities centred on the Maya Summer Solstice celebration of 20 June 2012. Ballplayer Statue Suggests Sports Were Big in Ancient Mexico-5/14 LiveScience, by Jennifer Welsh -- rage for ancient Mesoamericans, scientists say after discovering a portion of a figurine of an athlete near Oaxaca, Mexico. The figure indicates the activity known as "the ballgame" was even more widespread than thought in Mesoamerica, which extended from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The partial figurine shows about 2 inches (5 centimeters) of a male ballplayer's chest. The head and legs have been broken off. It seems to be wearing a ballgame costume, including a wide belt covering the abdomen and an elaborate mirrored collar like those worn by other examples of ballplayers known from other areas of Mesoamerica. ... Inca and Mayan Memories Reverse Spins Ecuador seeks answer to riddle of Inca emperor's tomb-5/16 Skulls found in Florida backyard date back to Peru in 1200, archeologists say-5/16 Seventh Graders on New Mexico Class Field Trip Make 900 Year-Old Find-5/16
Did an English expedition BEAT Columbus to the Americas?-5/7 In Egypt Turmoil, Thieves Hunt Pharaonic Treasures-5/13
-- ‘He spoke to me’: Rwandan teen’s visions of Jesus make engaging story-5/2 Buddhism And Meditation: Why Most Buddhists In The World Don't Meditate-5/13 Buddhist monks filmed smoking, drinking, playing poker-5/13 Near-death experiences alter outlooks of people-5/10 Liberal Catholic News Magazine Shuns Important Catholic Movement-5/16 Censorship of 16th-Century Big Thinker Erasmus Revealed-5/16
Medical Dictionary Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn-5/16 The 9 nastiest things in your supermarket-5/16 Sleepwalking more common than thought, research shows-5/16 Brain oscillations reveal that our senses do not experience the world continuously-5/15 Subtle Energies & Healing-5/7 Coast to Coast Recap, MIT and Princeton trained physicist Dr. Claude Swanson discussed subtle forms of energy that provide scientific evidence for long-distance healing and other types of paranormal abilities. There is increasing acknowledgment that consciousness is intertwined with science, he said, adding that a "life force," or what the Chinese call chi, is an animating principle. This force could be considered the fabric of space-time; energy that is present in the vacuum at a very small scale, he continued. The Russians referred to this as the torsion field, composed of phitons, very small particles or waves that behave differently depending on their location in space. Remote healers are often able to see a holographic image in their mind's eye of the person they're working on, and detect what part of the body is problematic, and effect a healing through the image. There is scientific data that shows this kind of healing takes place and is not psychosomatic, Swanson reported, and suggested the healings are manifesting through faster-than-light torsion-type particles. He also cited studies by Fritz-Albert Popp about biophotons, little pulses of light that our DNA molecules produce for communication and that govern health and metabolism. One of the big mysteries has been how does DNA know to act differently in different parts of the body, and Popp determined that the pulses act coherently to produce a holographic blueprint of the body. Swanson visited crop circles in England, and found they give off subtle energies based on their patterns, which can create sacred feelings and perceptions. He also talked about the existence of parallel realities, and healers such as Richard Bartlett, whose Matrix Energetics technique taps into a different version of reality in which a person doesn't have their illness, in order to heal them in this reality. For more, check out a video presentation Dr. Swanson made at MUFON LA. The Amygdala-5/8 Coast to Coast Recap Buddha Nature And The Divided Brain-5/8 |
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