Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Basilicata - the Esoteric Triangle

The destiny of the human race has been in the hands of secret societies for ages, who dominate us and continue to foretell and plan our futures.
Understand that their goals are not the ones we see manifest, rather excuses to obtain the others, the goals they keep hidden.
Acerenza, an unknown land proven to be one of the most important centers for secret society conspiracies in southern Italy. This town and several other towns in the region of Basilicata known as Lucania until 1300, were inhabited by many significant historical figures that played vital roles in these conspiracies.
As we've discovered the main headquarters was in Acerenza. Sooner or later, connections will be plain to see, along the towns in the province of Potenza which were influenced by Masonic activities and practices. These connections were never written in books; never realized by any human being.
Recent discoveries prove that the birth of the secretive organization of the Templar Knights began in Acerenza by a Norman-Italian and not a Frenchmen notably; Hugues de Payen.
In this Italian region of Lucania you'll witness clues left behind by some of the very first secret societies in history. This may open your eyes to the coming of the third pre-meditated World War.
During the Magna Grecian period of 500 B.C. Pythagoras was opening his esoteric school in Metapontum located by the sea 37miles from Acerenza where members had to be sworn in. Pythagoras aspired to create superior humans, demy-gods or half manhalf god. Spiritual rituals were performed in hopes of arriving at this relevant spirit. Pythagoras also realized that knowledge was not enough and that one needed the adapted spirit of serenity to achieve this therefore; purification of the spirit. Only then would one receive the knowledge needed to become god-like.
Pythagorean days consisted of; chanting, meditation, planning, studying, exercise, and nourishment. The 'Pythagorean brotherhood' was one of the world's earliest unpriestly cooperative scientific societies.
There was a revolt against the cult. Pythagoras and Masonic cult members were brutally slaughtered in Metaponto. Pythagoras was viewed by the people as the God Apollo, a god of prophecy, music and healing and his corpse had mystically disappeared. One like this is usually given a proper burial or plaque Maybe his body was confiscated and hidden in a sacred place, as many saint's bodies were could that place be Lucania?
It's no secret that the Normans had been conquesting Italy since the beginning of the 11th century. They battled for power, for territories, with the Papacy, the Byzantines, Arabs, the Longobardi and other tribes who occupied lands in Italy.
The Romans had conquered Acerenza in 318 B.C. and built a temple dedicated to the Roman God; Hercules. It was build upon an antique temple once dedicated to "Heracles" (Son of Zeus) which existed in the time of Pythagoras.
In 799, Bishop Leo built a cathedral in that same location and dedicated it to the mysterious Saint Canione-a Gaelic-Irish Druid who died in 395. This name "Canione" is derived from "Canion" which means "Superb Watcher," a ritual name with precise position of a "watcher;" and an important relic.
Then in 1061, Robert Guiscard confiscated the cathedral, and gave it to the Normans. From here, much is to be told.
During that same year, Guiscard swore his fidelity to the church of Rome and Godano, a Benedictine Norman (French) Monk, friend of Guiscard, who writes up this agreement and happens to be the Bishop of Acerenza and a monk from Cluny, France.
A year later Arnould de Chiny, a Benedictine Norman-Irish Monk and Cathedral constructor, becomes Archbishop of Acerenza and envisions the church as a "symbol of strength" reconstructing it according to the "Traditional Rules," "The Secret Knowledge," learnt at the Benedictine School in Ireland. This was to conserve an antique knowledge that was passed on and saved by Benedictine monks.
In 1080 the church was finished, but strange unusual symbols remained replacing genuine Catholic ones. In the 1930's, a statue of Emperor Guiliano L'Apposta replaced a cross on the steeple of the cathedral; he was an enemy to Christianity and fought to restore Paganism! He opposed the Catholic Church, tendencies we may expect in modern-day secret societies.
The main entrance of the Acerenza cathedral is guarded by two gargoyles instead of angels. But the most phenomenal part about it is the church's strange blueprint dimensions. This cathedral is proven to have used a Sacred Geometry. A perfect replica of the geometry was used in the construction of the Temple of Solomon. Hiram, another secret society member, founded the sacred geometry (referred to as the "Golden Section") and used it in his works to build the Temple of Solomon; he believed that ...all science is but measurement and by that measurement the secrets of nature are unveiled.
By ways of the "Golden Section" and magical measurements of 20 x 60, in Egyptian cubits which God gave to Solomon to use in constructing the temple. This was meant to house the Arch of Alliance a container for the tabloids of the Ten Commandments. When this Norman church was finished; Arnould's vision had come to pass at last.
The Cathedral of Acerenza is located in Glinni Square, another Irish-Gaelic name which pops up in this faraway place in southern Italy. It's the only one of its kind in the world; this is what this discovery proves. With its ingenious dimensions, its every aspect refers to this sacred geometry, the one Pythagoras believed in. The most important factor is that the entire cathedral in Acerenza was built in perfect coalition to this sacred geometry of God. This information has been forever sought after. This sacred geometry was hidden for more than 900 years, and had just recently been discovered in Acerenza. But one thing is for sure; this method of construction was not made for the average client who wanted a simple church built!
Who told the builder about these sacred dimensions when the Temple of Solomon was built way before Christ? Why did they use these dimensions for this cathedral? What was so special about it?
Why did this particular church have the high honours of being built using such an ancient geometry?
Another peculiarity; the cathedral contains one window that is higher than all the rest. Odd. An extreme peculiarity that the window across from it allows its rays to join forces right in the heart of the church only on the 25th of May. This is when Acerenza celebrates the death of Saint Canione. This is another new discovery and there are others.
There's more. Inside the cathedral, in the subterranean crypt, a black window leads to nowhere, but to pitch blackness. What was on the other side that was all walled up? Why does the metal detector go wild in this zone of the cathedral?
The cathedral's construction was organized by Arnould de Chiny many centuries following Pythagoras and his colleges. Arnould was the leader of the oldest and most powerful secret society; the Priory of Sion.
Maybe to the residents of Acerenza nothing had seemed to look out of sorts, but behind the scenes powerful orders were developing indeed.
It's a question of power and control. The Papacy had power and control, and so did the Normans.
So, what could be better than for them to join forces?
Pope Urban II was rescued from the Emperor of Germany; Enrich IV. He was transported to Banzi, a Benedictine Norman Monastery 20 km from Acerenza by Boamudus Hauteville and Arnould de Chiny from Acerenza.
Pope Urban II was a Catholic Pope. Together with Guiscard's son Boamudus Hauteville; they had brilliantly strategized the entire battle of the Holy War during the six years they lived together in Banzi. It was a brutal unnecessary war that lasted almost two hundred years. Meanwhile, Banzi witnessed another incredible happening; the little rendezvous developed one of the oldest and most powerful secret societies in the world. The evidence is in the symbol of Acerenza; it's the symbol of the confraternity of the Priory of Sion. Could they have been the beginnings of the Priory?
Their goals are not the ones we see manifest, rather excuses to obtain the others, the goals they keep in secret.
The Holy War was an excuse. The Holy War was conspired between 1088 and 1095-though their true target was not the Muslims, but the conquesting of the Roman Ruled Empire Constanopoli in Asia. Their claim was the protecting of innocent civilians, and to deal with the Muslim faith, which was the wrong faith according to them. They wanted to convert the second half of the empire into the Roman Catholic Religion; to be the only true religion in the world-it couldn't appear to be nobler.
Arnould's second objective was to find the Arch of Alliance and bring it back to Acerenza. In this way, the Norman church would have become the most influential church in the world.
Many powerful events took place or were conjured up in Lucania, and never stated in History books; either because no one knew about them, or because they were never intended to be documented.
A NEW WORLD ORDER WAS IN THE MAKING!
In 1117, a Norman-Italian Knight born in Forenza, near Acerenza, became the founder and leader of the Order of the Templar Knights; a powerful secret society that followed the Priory of Sion. History states that Hugo di Pagano was from France, but the information gathered through the years are no longer holding water. Documents and clues recently found in Lucania are indicators that he was truly the Grand Maestro of the Templars and he was; Italian. The real shock will eventually hit. The original founder of the Order Ugo de Pagani was not from Champagne, France. Ugo signed his name in various of documents found with the Italian spelling.
The history of the Templar Knights as we knew it started out as few as nine people, but grew into thousands in a very short time. The story made history, but this historical story had been miscalculated. Today, secret societies are no different than that first powerful force born in Acerenza, in the year of 1117. Docments prove this.
Clues of the Templar's presence in Lucania range from numerous bas relief's portraying pagan figures to detailed frescoes that wallpaper churches, caves and crypts all located in the province of Potenza. They consist of red Templar crosses, signs and symbols of the Holy Grail. The artist who painted them was a masterful artist of the Templar Knights. The Templars began to plan for their serge into power by offering protection to noble families afterwards they multiplied.
Protection can be another word for control
Why bring up the Templars? Because they were the beginning of a series of secret societies, that still continue today. Their original goal was to find the Arch of Alliance, the container holding the tabloids of the Ten Commandments and bring it back to Acerenza. It was to be used in creating the New World Order.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT HISTORY COULD BE CHANGED?
This entire Italian region of Lucania is marked with clues leading directly back to the Templar Knights, but that's not all. We find more of a peculiar nature in Lucania.
Secret societies snowballed into different groups, but the Templars eventually disappeared out of sight; a massacre took place ordered by the Pope. The remaining members became the Antoniani's and eventually the Masons, whose mission sent them to Ethiopia in search to find the "Arch of Alliance." Italy formed the Antoniani, Scotland transformed into the Masons, and Portugal into Knights of Christ.
Times have changed, but secret societies have not.
They continue in their thirst for power.
General Pike, a member of the secret society "Illuminati," and a 33° Freemason later on, wrote letters reporting to Giuseppe Mazzini, a revolutionist in Italy, with exact details of the last two World Wars and surprisingly of a third. This one was planned to be fought against the Muslims. This has already begun.
These antique letters were written in 1871, and were not predictions, but arranged plans. Today they are conserved in the British Museum in London. The Illuminati was formed in Bavaria in 1776, by Adam Weishaupt. He planned to transform this organization into Freemasonry, using the secrecy of the Masonic lodges to recruit members from the Illuminati. His plan was to create a secret organization that would control the world behind the scenes, in benefits for humanity. This required the forming of a communist one-world government. In order to do this, he would have to create wars, abolish religion, and many people would have to die in the process.
NOT A SINGLE WAR HAS BEEN COINCIDENTAL
The New World Order shall be carried out, thus the continuance in Iraq and Iran?
In 1784, a German linguist named Munter went to Acerenza Italy. He belonged to the "Illuminati" of Baviera and was on a secret mission to reorganize the Masonic lodge of the Orient in Naples. This lodge was founded by the last grand maestro of the Templars-Jacque de Molais, the first to die in Paris 1312. Jacque established four lodges: Edinburgh, Stockholm, Paris and the one in Naples. Their goal was to destroy the King and the Pope. Munter met with Joseph Glinni known as Ottoman Glinni from Acerenza and Mario Pagano, a friend and follower of Joseph Glinni. He died mysteriously in that same year after having burnt several important documents. Mario Pagano died in 1799 a martyr in the Neapolitan Revolution. He was betrayed by Horatio Nelson and Lady Hamilton.
Jackelin J. Jarvis © 2007
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Monday, May 14, 2012

Lucky Charms and Talismans

Many of you already own several lucky charms or talismans. You just may not be aware of the object's symbolism or meaning. Below I have compiled a list of some of the more popular and common good luck symbols that can be purchased in the form of jewellery, paintings or statues.
The Ring: A ring made of gold represents eternity and the circle of life. A diamond on a gold ring symbolizes fidelity. The tradition of the wedding ring goes back to the ancient Romans. Puzzle rings that interlink symbolize the integration of the spirit with the mind. When you give a puzzle ring to a friend, it means that you never want the two of you to part ways.
The Clover: The three-leafed clover is a symbol of health and vitality and for the Celts, symbolized The Holy Trinity. A four-leafed clover symbolizes sudden good fortune. A five-leafed clover symbolizes a happy marriage.
The Heart: A heart is the classic symbol of love. A picture or lock of hair carried inside a locket is thought to be the ultimate way to symbolize the carrying of another's spirit in your heart. As an amulet the symbol of the heart protects against heart disorders, anxiety and the tendency to blame others.
The Pentagram: This five-sided star is also known as the Druid's foot. It helps as a talisman to fulfill wishes, invoke spiritual powers and activate inner powers. It also serves as a protective amulet against the "evil eye" and casts evil back to where it came.
The Star of David: This six-pointed star is also known as the Seal of Solomon and the Hexagram. It consists of two interlocking triangles and is used as a talisman to attain harmony, gain knowledge and invoke the aid of the angels.
The Heptagram: Also known as the Mysterious Star or the Love Star, this seven pointed star is sacred to Venus and helps one radiate beauty and attractiveness as well as radiate harmony and love.
The Crescent and Star: This symbol is a powerful love talisman that also symbolizes sexuality, wisdom and well being.
The Eye in the Triangle: This is an amulet that finds its origins in the culture of Europe, Asia and Africa. An image of an eye within a triangle is thought to reflect evil back to the wisher of bad luck and protect against envy, jealousy and misfortune.
The Eye in the Hand: These good luck tokens which feature a human eye centered in the palm of a human hand originate in the Near East and are of Jewish-Arabic origin. The open hand represents the intervention of God and the eye represents the all-seeing eye of Go. This talisman is thought to bring God's mercy, strengthen faith and protect against bad luck.
The Ankh: This looks like a Christian Crucifix but with a loop at the top. This lovely ancient Egyptian symbol represents love and long life.
Thor's Hammer: This talisman usually looks like a small axe or very blunt edged cross. Carrying this symbol is thought to help achieve social success and protect against petty quarrels, making the wrong move in life and losses on the stock market!
The Pictic Knot: This is a Celtic charm that looks like three interlooping triangles. It is represents the three realms of consciousness and is worn to protect from black magic, magickal mistakes and dangers in general.
The Celtic Knot: These come in many designs and look like knotted threads. The knots based on mirror images or the number two represent passion, inspiration and a happy marriage. Knots based on the quadrupling of an image represent personal power and wisdom.
The Medicine Wheel: For about 5.000 years, almost all Native American Indian tribes have designed some form of a medicine wheel. The design varies but basically medicine wheels are Mandalas whose imagery is based on the number four. Medicine Wheels help you develop personal power and equilibrium, attain wisdom and understand the ups and downs of life!
The Dorje: This is a Buddhist "thunderbolt" that also resembles sceptre or a dagger. They are usually freestanding brass objects about the size of a paperweight done. This symbol is thought to repel demons, help one follow the true path and not be misled by false prophets.
Roman Coins: Antique Roman coins are thought to bring prosperity and good fortune to those who wear them as jewellery.
The Two Headed Ax: This image is found in almost all cultures: ancient Crete, Asian, Northern Europe and African cultures. It represents justice, authourity, and strength of character.
The Human Skull: Human skulls, whether bone or silver are usually worn to protect one from death. Shamans wear them to symbolize the accessing of deceased spirits.
The Devil's Trap: This is a circular gold or silver coin or talisman which features tiny Hebrew text that spirals more and more tightly inward towards the center of the circle. The idea is that the "Devil's Energy" is trapped inside the circle so it can't escape. This is worn or placed near doorways to protect from evil and clear one's path of obstacles.
The Zen Symbol: This looks like a black teardrop shape and white teardrop shape embracing each other in a circle. It is from the Far East and is also known as the Ying Yang or Tai'Chi symbol. It is worn to achieve equilibrium, balance and harmony between the sexes.
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3 Real Magic Spells Anyone Can Do

Here are 3 real magic spells anyone can do. First you need to decide what kind of a spell you want to do and what you want to create, manifest, or attract. These 3 real magic spells are for 3 different things so you have a choice of what to start with. You can use these 3 real magic spells any way you choose. Use them as a stepping stone to get started in the magical ways, or just for a temporary use.
First Of Three Real Magic Spells - Love Spell:
Start by creating an incense of the following ingredients:
1 ounce dried rose petals
¼ ounce sweet bugle (calamus root)
½ ounce cinnamon
¼ ounce anise seed
¼ ounce frankincense
1 ounce powdered sandalwood
¼ teaspoon saltpeter
Place a red candle on your alter with a red heart to the right of the candle. You can cut one out of paper use something you have bought that is red and shaped like a heart. To the front of the candle place a lodestone or a magnet. To the left of the candle place your incense burner with a piece of charcoal and your incense ready for use. When ready to begin, light the candle and the charcoal and place some of the incense on the charcoal and chant the following.
"Bring to me my sweet love,
My heart and hope and dove.
Bring to me someone special,
Someone (list three traits you want in a person here)
I long to love and hold you dear,
To whisper things of love in your ear.
I wish to hold and have a love,
To cherish until life above."
Second Of Three Real Magic Spells - A Spell For The Archangel Michael's Protection:
This spell protects you from harm. Michael, the Archangel is invoked in this spell
Close your eyes and imagine the Archangel, Michael is standing in front of you, holding his flaming, cobalt sword. Say, "Michael to the right of me, (imagine he moves to your right) Michael to the left of me, (imagine that there are now two Michael's, one right of you and one left of you) Michael above me, (now, imagine another Michael above your head) Michael below me, (imagine another Michael just underneath you) Michael within me,( Now, imagine another Michael inside you) Michael, with your flaming sword of cobalt blue, please protect me today, as this spell I do."
Third Real Magic Spells - To Gain Money
Get a cauldron. A large bowl will work fine, especially if you can find a metal bowl. A cauldron is used only for magical purposes so it is more powerful, however, it is not necessary. Fill the cauldron or bowl half full with water and position it outside where you intend to do the spell so that the light from the moon shines into the water. Sweep your hands above the water as if gathering the moons silver.
While doing this say:
"Lovely lady of the moon, bring me your wealth right soon.
Fill my hands with silver and gold.
All you give, my purse can hold."
The more you practice, the more powerful you will become. Do spells as often as possible. Also continue to learn through teachers, books, and programs in order to develop your natural power as well. These real magic spells will be more powerful as you become more powerful. This is true for any ritual or spell you decide to do.
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Ancient Celtic Culture

The ancient Celtic warriors engaged their enemy as if they would defeat them simply by overrunning them, trusting their brute force more than elaborate tactics and clever strategies. War and warfare definitely played an important role in their ancient society. The end of ancient Celtic culture came when Ireland was Christianized in the 5th century BC, followed by Scotland soon after.
The word Druid, referring to the learned class in ancient Celtic society, may itself have come from the word for "knowing or finding the oak tree" and their early gatherings took place in clearings in the forest. Although there is no direct connection between the Tree of Life motif used to symbolize Christ in the illustrated manuscripts and the importance of the tree to ancient Celtic Druids, it is interesting to speculate that the image, if not the concept, has resonated for centuries in Celtic thought and design. There symbols are usually visual representations of many of their ancient customs and beliefs that date back to as early as 3000 BC. The Druids have a startling kinship with the Brahmans of the Hindu religion and were, indeed, a parallel development from their common Introduction European cultural root which began to branch out probably five thousand years ago.
Ancient Celtic art has two distinctive styles. It has been only in recent decades that scholars have begun to reveal the full extent of the parallels and cognates between ancient Celtic society and Vedic culture. They were the intellectual caste of this society, incorporating all the professions, judges, lawyers, medical doctors, ambassadors, historians and so forth, just as does the Brahman caste.
There were 7 Celtic Sea nations, or places where the ancient peoples lived on the shores of this ancient sea. Brittany, by the sea in Southern France, is one of those ancient Celtic Sea nations. Their philosophy indicates that existence arose from the inter play between darkness and light, night and day, cold and warmth, death and life, and that the passage of years was the alternation of dark periods winter, beginning November 1 and light periods summer, starting May 1.
In Mythology, while differing from area to area, centers on the concepts of nature, growth, and reproduction. Sinann was a goddess in ancient Celtic mythology associated with the river Shannon which is named after her. The search for wisdom was usually made by a woman who found it in a river or well. The magic cauldron of ancient Celtic mythology becomes the Holy Grail. Three was a sacred number in ancient Celtic mythology and religion. The connection between elves and the hill on which Kortirion is built recalls the importance of green hills in ancient Celtic mythology where they were regarded as the entrance to the shee, the Otherworld where the immortals dwell.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Nostradamus Prophecies Linked to the Nazca Lines

Michel Nostradamus, history's most famous prophet, died in southern France in the late sixteenth century. The lines of Nazca are one of archaeology's greatest mysteries and were created nearly a thousand years earlier on a faraway continent. A direct connection between the two is surely impossible, no? "To the contrary, it's highly possible," says Morten St. George, author of a Nostradamus decoding book called Incantation of the Law Against Inept Critics: A Guide to Cryptic Thinking.
St. George's sensational decoding breakthrough was discovering that more than a half dozen of the Nostradamus prophecies cover, with extreme accuracy and detail, major historical events of an Andean people known as the Incas. "The prophecies in question stand among the easiest to decode. No one ever did so because no one ever imagined that Nostradamus could be prophesying about such things." Moreover, in a couple of those prophecies, the author displays signs of emotion over the future dire plight of the Andean people, implying that there was direct contact if not a bond of friendship.
A reaffirmation comes in the first line of prophecy VI-2, which reads "In the year 580 more or less." Interpreters normally assume poetic license to add a thousand years. "Not necessary," says St. George. "580 are correct as it stands. Prophecy VIII-76, internally claiming to signal the time of authorship, recounts in detail known historical events occurring in England around 580 A.D." Meanwhile, it seems the people of Nazca used wooden stakes to mark out their lines, and archaeologists, using radiocarbon dating techniques, have determined that they began their grandiose project in the Peruvian desert around 580 A.D.
Does this mean that the Nazca runways were landing strips for ancient astronauts? "No again," says St. George. "There is no archaeological record of any spacecraft; the alien used only a spacesuit and two hand-held devices, which evidently provided it with navigational and propulsion powers, to fly around, freestyle, like Superman." Then, says St. George, the flying alien went away, and the people of Nazca made those lines to attract its attention, to entertain it, to entice it to return, and to guide it on its return to Nazca. But the alien never came back. Instead, on the other side of the world, it left humankind another type of legacy.
More information on this theme can be found on Morten St. George's Cryptic Thinking Official Site. This website backs up the claim of ancient astronauts with archaeological depictions of the alleged author of the Inca prophecies, Incan archaeoastronomy and cosmology Sun Disk, and extensive illustrations of St. George's decoding techniques including data potentially useful for SETI astronomers.
By Gersiane De Brito, from Fortaleza, Brazil. Other articles by Gersiane De Brito can be found on the Cryptic Thinking Official Site, http://www.crypticthinking.com
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How Did Early Navigators Use Celestial Navigation

One of the earliest devices used when men took to the oceans and seas to help them circumnavigate the planet was a mechanism called the Cross Staff. This type of device had many different uses, navigation, astronomy and surveying among them. A Cross Staff consisted of a main beam that was marked with graduations for length and a cross beam, also called a transom, that was used to gauge the altitude of the Sun, Moon or other celestial object from the horizon. With the angle converted to a value a relative location could be concluded. These devices were highly inaccurate tools for navigational purposes since they were susceptible to providing false readings on choppy seas.
Another early method of celestial navigation came directly from the Cross Staff and was called a Back Staff. The difference being that instead of gauging the angle or altitude of celestial object like the Sun or the Moon through the sighting of a Cross Staff, the Back Staff allowed the navigator to determine the angle more proficiently, efficiently and effectively through the projected shadows the sun or moon cast across the vertical or upper arm onto the horizontal or lower arm. These devices successfully replaced the Cross Staff and gave birth to newer navigational devices, such as quadrants, astrolabes and sextants.
The Mariner's Astrolabe was another early navigational tool that saw significant use by earlier seafarers. These devices incorporated the utilization of an inclinometer, which is also referred to as a tilt meter, tilt indicator or pitch & roll indicator. Strong evidence suggests and supports the notion that these devices were derived from the early planispheric astrolabe and were made out of brass since it was a heavier material and considered more suitable for conditions on the rough high seas. These devices were primarily used during the 17th century and were later replaced by easier to use navigational tools like quadrants and sextants.
The Reflecting Quadrant or Octant was another early invention that successfully replaced the Mariner's Astrolabe. These devices had many advantages over previous equipment and significantly reduced the instance for error when used properly, in comparison to early instruments like staffs and quadrants. There were several different versions created by a few inventors as far back as the early 1730's and by 1780 the octant and sextant had virtually replaced all older equipment used for navigational purposes.
The Navigational Sextant was also an early astronomical inception that was utilized to determine the altitude of a celestial object relative to the visible horizon in order to reasonably conclude a specific point on a nautical map locating a ships position. Most ships Captains still carry sextants on board as back up navigational tools in situations where the ship has experienced electrical power failure or has issues with its navigational equipment. All of these devices have one thing in common; they were used by ocean crossing seafarers to calculate positions on the sea by using the relative altitude of a celestial body and the horizon. Several improvements have been made in the field of navigational technology and these older devise are seldom used; however having the knowledge to properly use one of these devices may come in handy during an emergency situation while out at sea.
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SETI Astronomy and the Collective Unconscious

Some weeks ago I came across a story in which it was mentioned that a noted scientist had classified SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) as a religion. There was also a rebuttal by a SETI astronomer to the effect that SETI was indeed a serious scientific endeavor. Neither argument was convincing.
I asked ancient astronaut expert Morten St. George about this. Is SETI a religion? He did not respond with a direct yes or no. He merely spoke of a psychological concept known as the collective unconscious. I understood this to be some type of mental archetype that lies deep and hidden in the minds of humankind, causing people to make mistakes on purpose. According to Morten, a specific archetype is at play here and it can be described as follows: God created man in his own image, therefore humankind is the only intelligent life form in the universe.
Morten said that the collective unconscious affects the SETI astronomers just like the rest of humankind. The SETI astronomers consciously want to make contact with extraterrestrials but unconsciously, or subconsciously, they do not want to. The result is that the collective unconscious has led the conscious efforts of the SETI astronomers to perpetual failure:
He gave me a few examples:
1. SETI astronomers have looked closely at nearby stars for extraterrestrial intelligence. Beyond all doubt it has become obvious that intelligent life does not evolve on every planet. Why in the world should we believe we will find it on a nearby planet? The chances of that are so remote it is not worth of drop of effort. Yet enormous time and effort have been lost searching nearby stars, time and effort that could have been much better spent looking in places more likely to be productive. A classic example of the collective unconscious causing failure for SETI.
2. SETI astronomers have undertaken blanket surveys of the entire sky. Why would any rational scientist want to waste limited resources searching aloof sections of the sky with low star density when those resources could be better spent searching areas with high star density and correspondingly higher chances of finding an alien communication? Or why not search areas of the galaxy where dark clouds might have protected an evolving civilization from deadly cosmic rays, making those areas a more likely place for a civilization to have had the time to achieve technology? Another classic example of the collective unconscious contributing to SETI failure.
3. SETI astronomers tend to ignore all ancient astronaut and ufology claims. Perhaps they want to considered as respectful scientists by the world community? The fact of the matter is that, on a galactic timescale, it does not take very long to explore the galaxy. The arguments for the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence and equally the justification for SETI efforts imply that the galaxy is already fully explored. Even if there is enormous quackery in this area, every claim needs to be checked out. An alien visit at some point in the past is more likely than not, and it could provide clues on where to search. Wholly ignoring this area is still another example of the collective unconscious desiring failure.
4. SETI astronomers tend to assume that the extraterrestrials think like humans, employ human technology, and communicate at the wavelengths suggested by the collective unconscious. Logic dictates that if there is another technological civilization out there, it has to be far more advanced than us since humans have possessed technology not even for a split second on a galactic time scale. So why would an advanced civilization want to communicate at a frequency that has lots of galactic background noise rather than a frequency that has little or no static? Once again the collective unconscious leads to failure for SETI.
Sky-wide searches at ridiculous wavelengths will never produce results. Morten thinks the collective unconscious has incapacitated the SETI astronomers, leaving them wholly unable to ascertain genuinely good targets and then perform concentrated, multi-faceted, multi-bandwidth searches on those targets. Instead, they blindly turn their telescopes around and around, happily knowing that they will never pick up a signal. Thus, the argument that SETI is a religion is a strong one, and religion, not a lack of extraterrestrial intelligence, accounts for SETI's failure to date.
Morten has the following recommendations for SETI astronomers who find themselves able to break away from the impediments of the collective unconscious. Stop, think, and regroup. The objective is extraterrestrial intelligence and the only road to finding it is to make use of human intelligence. One must take the probabilities into account. The most likely scenario is as follows: at least one alien civilization is widely dispersed throughout the galaxy and that alien civilization a) possesses extremely advanced technology, b) knows that we are here, and c) is not sending us any messages.
What can SETI astronomers do in such circumstances? Recognize what they are up against and try to outsmart the aliens. Probe dark clouds along the galactic plane, search for energy trails deposited by their near speed-of-light spaceships, search for potential artificially-created energy sources and concentrate searches in those areas, read science fiction books for ideas on futuristic space communication technologies, try to detect and intercept communications that use those technologies. It is time to elevate the dignity of our species and demonstrate our ingenuity in a cat and mouse game.
Article by Gersiane De Brito, from Fortaleza, Brazil, written with technical input from Morten St. George, creator of the ancient astronaut website, CrypticThinking.com,
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