I just started reading Nick Redfern's book Three Men Seeking Monsters which chronicles Nick's monster hunting adventure with Jon Downes and Richard Freeman of the Centre for Fortean Zoology. So far I'm only a few chapters into the book, but can't help feeling a longing to do the same thing they are doing, traveling across country investigating strange phenomenon. Unfortunately I've never really done any investigation besides what can be done through books or the internet. Part of it is due to not having much time, but more of it is the fact I've never really tried, nor do I know where to start.
One of the biggest setbacks for me is that I don't really know anyone who is into the esoteric other then through the internet. The result is sort of like trying to form a band when no one you know personally have any instruments, it just doesn't work. I could seek out a local ghost hunting group or something similar, but those seem to come and go in my area like cars through gas stations. I also thought about maybe seeing if a group around here is doing a Bigfoot search, but that is a bit harder to find because they don't advertise the same as ghost groups do. There is also Oregon's MUFON branch, but for some reason I can't bring myself to fully trust MUFON.
There is always the private route I suppose; investigating bizarre occurrences, creatures, and locations on my own. However I think there are too many disadvantages to tackling stuff like this by yourself. For instance it could be dangerous, you'd have no one to back you up, and only one brain to do the brainstorming. Plus there is just something fun in the thought of having someone besides yourself along for the ride.
In the meantime I'm just going to sit back, keep reading through the varied tomes and searching weird wide web. Who knows, maybe I'll find my way out into the field as well.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Almost crossing that hill...maybe...
Many of you who have me as a friend on Facebook know that today is my birthday, which means that as of today I am now 27 years old and getting awfully close to 30. When a friend of mine on Facebook asked me "what's the weather like on the other side of the hill?" today, I had a sudden realization...I might not make it to 30! Now don't go flipping out, I have no intention of leaving the Earthly plane anytime soon, but 2012 is only 2 years away. That means that if there is any truth to the "end of the world" theories floating around about 2012, I might not be around in January of 2013 to celebrate my 30th b-day. Sort of a downer if you ask me.
There is however a brighter side, which is the fact that %100 of the time, we humans fail at end of the world predictions. If you just do a search for end of the world predictions you'll find failed prediction after failed prediction. Recorded history has an unending smorgasbord of them. I guess in away they are kind of like history's pennies, being dropped and picked up by everybody, but basically worth nothing.
The scary thing is though that one day there will be a end of the word prediction that comes true. Most likely it will be a big natural disaster, or perhaps a man made one, but it will happen bumping the failure rate down to %99. Let's just hope that doesn't happen anytime soon. However if it does, I hope the world goes out in a rather cool entertaining manner rather then something stupid like nuclear war. Perhaps a robot apocalypse or a man made black hole from CERN or something. Those could be fun, just not during 2012 because when I die and make it to wherever we go next, I at least want to say I made it to 30 before I have to choose which alien species I want to reincarnate into for my next life, seeing as humans would be, well extinct.
There is however a brighter side, which is the fact that %100 of the time, we humans fail at end of the world predictions. If you just do a search for end of the world predictions you'll find failed prediction after failed prediction. Recorded history has an unending smorgasbord of them. I guess in away they are kind of like history's pennies, being dropped and picked up by everybody, but basically worth nothing.
The scary thing is though that one day there will be a end of the word prediction that comes true. Most likely it will be a big natural disaster, or perhaps a man made one, but it will happen bumping the failure rate down to %99. Let's just hope that doesn't happen anytime soon. However if it does, I hope the world goes out in a rather cool entertaining manner rather then something stupid like nuclear war. Perhaps a robot apocalypse or a man made black hole from CERN or something. Those could be fun, just not during 2012 because when I die and make it to wherever we go next, I at least want to say I made it to 30 before I have to choose which alien species I want to reincarnate into for my next life, seeing as humans would be, well extinct.
Monday, January 18, 2010
The writer's block...it burns!
This is by far the worst part of blogging. Being so...lost that you can't figure out what to blog about. I don't know if it's just lack of inspiration or something else, but I'm seemingly stuck in this state where I can't figure out what to post. Hence the sudden drop in postings over the last 6 months or so.
The annoying part is it's not really that I have no idea what I want to blog about. I have tons of ideas floating around in my head, but I either forget about good post ideas or I can't put them into words. Often times when I'm not at the computer I find myself even writing a post in my head, but then when I want to write it...like I said, I forget it.
I wonder if part of the problem is stress from work, which has been very aggravating as of late. I don't know...hopefully this writer's block passes soon...or dimensional portal opens up so I can go and explore some strange world...ok...I'll just hope the writer's block passes...don't want to stuck in the strange world and never blog again...and now that I think of it...our world is pretty strange itself...
The annoying part is it's not really that I have no idea what I want to blog about. I have tons of ideas floating around in my head, but I either forget about good post ideas or I can't put them into words. Often times when I'm not at the computer I find myself even writing a post in my head, but then when I want to write it...like I said, I forget it.
I wonder if part of the problem is stress from work, which has been very aggravating as of late. I don't know...hopefully this writer's block passes soon...or dimensional portal opens up so I can go and explore some strange world...ok...I'll just hope the writer's block passes...don't want to stuck in the strange world and never blog again...and now that I think of it...our world is pretty strange itself...
Friday, January 15, 2010
More Sumerian alien gods...
Having dove head first into the world of religion my mind has been teeming with ideas, thoughts, questions, and realizations. Not only do I find myself pondering my own spirituality, but what is real and not real, what is truth and what is myth, what to believe and not believe. It's an unending enigma to me and one that only gets more and more confusing as I read the wealth of material on the subject. The waters get even muddier when I read books blurring the subject of religion with that of UFOs.
Currently I find myself in the middle of such a book called The Gods of Eden by William Bramley. This is another one of those books focusing on ancient astronaut theory (aat) and like Zecharia Sitchin (from whom he drew some inspiration), Mr. Bramley starts with the gods of ancient Sumeria. In the beginning it tells virtually the same interpretation you find in Zecharia's The 12th Planet, of the Sumerian gods coming from space, creating mankind as slaves, and somewhere along the line seemingly leaving mankind alone (or appearing to at least).
From there it delves into a theory that most all of the Earth's religions stem from teachings of the "gods" designed to keep us from learning true spirituality which would somehow enable us to escape their grip. Unfortunately from my own studies of religion I can't agree with him, however he does make for a pretty convincing case. On top of that the book goes into some great detail on religious history or at least a good overview of it.
Sticking with the alien and religion theme I'm going to take this post into a different direction and respond to a question asked over at About.com's UFO section, on whether E.T.s would have a God. I think the answer is an inevitable yes because we must assume that these E.T.s are intelligent in order to even have beliefs. So assuming they are intelligent, they most likely would have a belief in a God, gods, or some other form of religious expression. Who knows they may even be related to our religions assuming that God or perhaps some of the gods of old are indeed real. I make these assumptions because religion is partly a way we try to explain things we don't understand. We also don't fully know whether our religions are real which pretty much means we'll find out one way or the other when we die...kind of sucks don't it?
Sticking with that death thought, one of the assumptions brought up in The Gods of Eden, is that reincarnation is real and that there is a somehow a way to remember your past lives when you reach a certain spiritual state. I'm almost inclined to agree with that actually. Reincarnation is after all, a primary part of most eastern religions. Believe it or not, evidence for reincarnation is even found in the Bible, very minutely, but it is there...Google it and you'll see for yourself. And now off to watch True Blood season 2.
Currently I find myself in the middle of such a book called The Gods of Eden by William Bramley. This is another one of those books focusing on ancient astronaut theory (aat) and like Zecharia Sitchin (from whom he drew some inspiration), Mr. Bramley starts with the gods of ancient Sumeria. In the beginning it tells virtually the same interpretation you find in Zecharia's The 12th Planet, of the Sumerian gods coming from space, creating mankind as slaves, and somewhere along the line seemingly leaving mankind alone (or appearing to at least).
From there it delves into a theory that most all of the Earth's religions stem from teachings of the "gods" designed to keep us from learning true spirituality which would somehow enable us to escape their grip. Unfortunately from my own studies of religion I can't agree with him, however he does make for a pretty convincing case. On top of that the book goes into some great detail on religious history or at least a good overview of it.
Sticking with the alien and religion theme I'm going to take this post into a different direction and respond to a question asked over at About.com's UFO section, on whether E.T.s would have a God. I think the answer is an inevitable yes because we must assume that these E.T.s are intelligent in order to even have beliefs. So assuming they are intelligent, they most likely would have a belief in a God, gods, or some other form of religious expression. Who knows they may even be related to our religions assuming that God or perhaps some of the gods of old are indeed real. I make these assumptions because religion is partly a way we try to explain things we don't understand. We also don't fully know whether our religions are real which pretty much means we'll find out one way or the other when we die...kind of sucks don't it?
Sticking with that death thought, one of the assumptions brought up in The Gods of Eden, is that reincarnation is real and that there is a somehow a way to remember your past lives when you reach a certain spiritual state. I'm almost inclined to agree with that actually. Reincarnation is after all, a primary part of most eastern religions. Believe it or not, evidence for reincarnation is even found in the Bible, very minutely, but it is there...Google it and you'll see for yourself. And now off to watch True Blood season 2.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Disturbing Bible Passage: Ancient Astronaut?
In 1 Kings, King Solomon has the temple in Jerusalem built for Jehovah and they proceed to place the Ark of the Covenant into it's permanent (at the time at least) resting place. When the priests proceed to lay it down in the "Holy of Holies" and leave the area when the following happens:
For some reason I'm almost disturbed by this section. First off, it's not as "glorious" as one would picture God. There is no brilliant white lights and no chorus of angels, just a dark "gloom" as they call it in some translations. It just doesn't have that Godlike feel to it and almost seems more sinister. You could argue I guess that it's to conceal God's image from people so they won't die, but then again, I've heard just being in the Ark's presence can kill. In fact they would tie ropes onto priests going into the "Holy of Holies" so if they did die they could be pulled out.
Surprisingly, as far as I know, this section has yet to have been brought up by ancient astronaut theorists. The dark cloud almost makes me think of an artificial atmosphere, designed for an alien entity. I mean who say aliens breath our air right? Not to mention if their atmosphere is poisonous to humans, it would explain why priests would die when in the presence of the Ark. Either way, it kind of gives me the willies...unless of course God was going through a moody goth phase...
"10 When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the LORD. 11 And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled his temple. 12 Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; 13 I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever." - 1 Kings 8:10-13 NIV
For some reason I'm almost disturbed by this section. First off, it's not as "glorious" as one would picture God. There is no brilliant white lights and no chorus of angels, just a dark "gloom" as they call it in some translations. It just doesn't have that Godlike feel to it and almost seems more sinister. You could argue I guess that it's to conceal God's image from people so they won't die, but then again, I've heard just being in the Ark's presence can kill. In fact they would tie ropes onto priests going into the "Holy of Holies" so if they did die they could be pulled out.
Surprisingly, as far as I know, this section has yet to have been brought up by ancient astronaut theorists. The dark cloud almost makes me think of an artificial atmosphere, designed for an alien entity. I mean who say aliens breath our air right? Not to mention if their atmosphere is poisonous to humans, it would explain why priests would die when in the presence of the Ark. Either way, it kind of gives me the willies...unless of course God was going through a moody goth phase...
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