Tenerife: Pyramids and now a Cosmic Clock

Thor Heyerdahl publicised the existence of small step pyramids in the Canary Islands, and now the same island has turned up a piece of stone 44 centimetres high and 34 wide that supposedly marks the equinoxes. Not bad for a little island with no apparent historical importance.

Did the Illuminati orchestrate 9/11

In nine pertinent playing cards of the "Illuminati New World Order" Game, how did the inventor know -- in 1995 -- the three events comprising the 9/11 attacks?

...In 1990, role-playing inventor, Steve Jackson, was planning his newest game, which he would ultimately call the "Illuminati -- New World Order" Game... he knew the Plan so exactly he got a surprise visit from the Secret Service, who tried their best to shut him down and prevent him from publishing his game.

Here are 2 key cards from the set that seem to predict aspects of 9/11:





Read all about it.

Where did we come from, originally?

Regarding the very beginning, ie DNA, the recent analysis of an Australian meteorite provides evidence for Carl Sagan's idea that we are of extra-terrestial origins:

Researchers discovered the organic molecules uracil and xanthine in the meteorite and confirmed they could not have formed on Earth. These molecules, called nucleobases, are precursors to DNA...

"Emergent life systems may have adopted nucleobases from meteoritic fragments for use in an early and primitive genetic material, enabling them to pass on their successful features to the next generations," said study leader Zita Martins of Imperial College London.

Regarding our evolution from apes to humans, I came across an article at Nature.com that proposes a nuclear reactor could occur at the base of Earth’s mantle - providing heat and also radiation. The key factor for me is this:

Yet it is clear that natural nuclear reactors can occur. Crustal rocks at Oklo in Gabon, Africa, bear unambiguous evidence of spontaneous ignition of uranium fission in mineral deposits 1.7 billion years ago.

As humans, we originated in Africa. Radiation made it to the surface in Africa. Radiation causes mutations. Mutations can lead to evolution.

Eternal Pleasure by Nina Bangs

If you are thinking I've got my wires crossed, you are wrong. Society is getting its wires crossed. The book above is real, although from the cover I'm guessing it would not be classified as literature...

From the back cover:
The Eleven—an alliance of ultimate predators. Primal, lethal, irresistible. The Prophecy—an ancient Mayan prediction that the world will end on 12-21-12. The Prey—where can you hide from pure evil?
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Kelly Maloy opens her car door to much more than a great looking stranger at the Houston airport. Terror, desire, and a horrible truth climb in with him. She’s only supposed to drive Ty Endeka around the city for a few weeks. Too bad no one tells her that once day fades she’ll become part of a battle fought in the darkened streets with an enemy that isn’t human. And the sensual man who feeds her fantasies hides a soul that gives new meaning to animal magnetism.

I'm not suggesting anyone buys this book, I'm just pointing out how deep and wide the 2012 meme is reaching everyday folk. At this rate there'll be a 2012 TV sitcom before the awesome year arrives.

Experts: Crystal Skulls are fake

These findings are due to appear in The Journal of Archaeological Science:

...re­search sug­gests two well-known crys­tal skulls, in the Brit­ish Mu­se­um and the Smith­so­nian In­sti­tu­tion in Wash­ing­ton, are not, af­ter all, from an­cient Mex­i­co. Aca­demics now be­lieve the Brit­ish skull was made in 19th-cen­tu­ry Eu­rope and the Amer­i­can one even later.

The Brit­ish Mu­se­um bought its skull, a life-size carv­ing from a sin­gle block of rock crys­tal, from Tif­fa­ny and Co., New York, in 1897, ...and a larg­er white quartz skull do­nat­ed to the Smith­so­nian in 1992.

The scientists have concluded that, because the source of the quartz used was probably Bra­zil or Mad­a­gas­car (and ancient cultures didn't communicate), and because both skulls "were carved with ro­ta­ry disc-shaped tool, a tech­nol­o­gy the an­cient Mex­i­cans didn’t have" - that therefore they were made in modern times.

Both assumptions are at odds with those who believe in advanced ancient cultures, but in this case I think the orthodox scientists are correct.

Our Sun is quiet, almost too quiet...

The scientists said periods of inactivity are normal for the sun, but this period has gone on longer than usual.

"It continues to be dead," said Saku Tsuneta with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, program manager for the Hinode solar mission. "That's a small concern, a very small concern."

It could be that the Sun is just saving up for a massive amount of activity in 2012. Or, on the other hand, it could do nothing for 50 years and give us a mini ice age like we had from 1650 to 1700.

Approximately 100 scientists from Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and North America gathered June 1-6 to talk about "Solar Variability, Earth's Climate and the Space Environment." - and they are thinking that 2 years without a sunspot is perhaps too long. Read more...

Black Hole Jet Blasts Nearby Galaxy

A powerful jet from a super massive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new findings from NASA observatories. This never-before witnessed galactic violence may have a profound effect on planets in the jet's path and trigger a burst of star formation in its destructive wake.

...Jets from super massive black holes produce high amounts of radiation, especially high-energy X-rays and gamma-rays, which can be lethal in large quantities. The combined effects of this radiation and particles traveling at almost the speed of light could severely damage the atmospheres of planets lying in the path of the jet. For example, protective layers of ozone in the upper atmosphere of planets could be destroyed.

Not to be specifically fearful of, but a nice reminder of the forces that are out there in space. If we understood them better, maybe we could predict or dismiss the possibilities of 2012.

Forum Down (and Up) Again

It is back, and will stay back unless too many people visit! No messing around this time, it'll be on its own server with support staff that respond quickly within 48 hrs.

Apologies for the down time.

Rob.

Ark II - Before its time?

Ark II, located in Ontario, is an extraordinary network of 42 old buses, welded together and buried in a pit, to create a massive survival bunker. Construction began in 1980. Creator Bruce Beach is interviewed by CANOE:

Ark II sits under farmland — 42 buried buses, all connected to form a 929-square-metre bunker. They are covered with at least 2.4 metres of earth, as well as concrete.

The site has long been a thorn in the side of provincial officials, who conduct regular raids and safety inspections. They'd like it wiped off the map.

...The floor is a patchwork of degrading linoleum and worn wood, along with concrete.

"Much like a sub," says Bruce. "A lot of people can't handle the claustrophobia."

Contractors hired to do work sometimes refuse to venture down into the vehicular cavern.

Beige paint peels and blisters from the walls of some of the buses, exposing the truer green underneath.

Dozens and dozens of bunk-beds, meant to give survivors of a nuclear war a place to try to sleep, have had to be torn out because the wood was simply rotting away.

People wrongly envision his refuge as a bright and spotless retreat, he complains.

"It's not a trip down into the subway mall in Toronto," Bruce says.

"I've heard people say, 'I couldn't live down here.' Well, it's not for living...it's for surviving."

...Bruce built his ark for 400 survivors — friends and family and those who have faith man could survive a nuclear nightmare. He also keeps a large stockpile of medicine, radiation detectors and how-to-guides on rebuilding the framework of society.

It is exhausting to keep his mission and bunker alive.

Inspirational, and also a lesson of how hard such a mission is.

Cataclysm Due Any Time Now

Dutch scientists have reported that our planet's magnetic field is becoming gradually less stable.

"On average, there is a reversal around every 400,000 years, but this varies a lot." The geological record suggests that the last reversal was around 800,000 years ago.

Furthermore, there is already evidence to show that the field has been weakening over the last few centuries – some archaeological remains suggest that the field was far stronger in the time of the Roman Empire, some 2,000 years ago.

They say the next reversal could happen in the next few centuries, or it could be a million years away. But they are sure that the process takes thousands of years to complete. I would respectfully suggest that their measurements of the prior reversals are not accurate enough to tell if it happened more suddenly (like, in a day).

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Meanwhile, a Cardiff team says that when we pass through the galactic plane every 35 to 40 million years, the chances of a comet collision are increased tenfold. And, without saying what scale of soon they are talking about, state:

And in case you're interested in when the next comet infestation might occur, our present position in the galaxy suggests we are now very close to another such period.

Forum is down - fixing it as fast as I can

2012forum.com is down, seems like hackers attacked or something like that. I'm away from my usual computer and software, and my hosting company is being a bit slack responding... but hopefully we'll be up and running in a day or two.

Think of it as compulsory R&R for all!

People in Mexico 40,000 Years Ago

The combination of footprints in volcanic ash being dated 40,000 years ago, fitting in with another Mexican discovery of "shells that have been carbon-dated as 44,000 years old, a finding that bolsters the notion that people lived throughout the region about 40 millennia ago."

Bye bye standard migration theory, hello all the other possibilities!