"And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion." Washington's Farewell Address
One party is less religious than the other. Lacking morality, they will do whatever is necessary to create a one party system.
Heart 337. You have before you the heart, which resonates to every manifestation that affirms the cosmos. What is this, if not universal consciousness! It is by this path that the transformation of life will again be intensified. With this transformation you can observe how these manifestations gradually become regular companions on the path to the future. Observe how Armageddon unfolds. When the very depths of the Earth are rising in rebellion, one cannot fail to notice an increase in the agitation of the elements. When We call for a deepening of thought, We are offering a means for bringing Chaos into equilibrium. The Teacher is not keeping some secret knowledge to Himself; rather, at the first opportunity He is arming the warriors against Chaos. The madmen are trying to set the forces of Chaos against Us, without themselves knowing how to rein in those forces! People should understand that Chaos manifests not only in the physical convulsions that shake the soil but also in the world of psychic energies. It is not difficult to increase the forms of psychic insanity, but how does one get them under control? The madmen do not realize what poor allies they have; their sole desire is to impede the path of ascent. It is astonishing how they push forward all their destructive measures, as if the only thing they needed was ruins! ... More >>>
"The Classic Art of the Summit Lighthouse." I wrote this 1 1/2 years ago for the Summit Lighthouse. It was for TSL Now. The article kept growing. Lots of pictures to format. The people who could do it were doing 3 other jobs. We're still looking for a place for it. As a temporary measure I've posted it at my website. By the way you'll learn stuff you never knew you didn't know. Wm
July 9, 1997 1:35-3:22, 3:46-5:44 p.m. PDT (3h 45m)
(Heart to Heart Summit University Seminar)
San Diego State University, San Diego, California
"The odyssey of your soul. That's what this session of Summit University is all about. How many of you know what the word "odyssey" means? An "odyssey" is a long wandering or voyage, usually marked by many changes of fortune. "Odyssey" is also used to describe an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest. The word is taken from the epic poem written by Homer called "The Odyssey."
"The Odyssey" recounts the long and challenging journey of the Greek hero Odysseus as he sails home after the Trojan War. Homer's magical tale is an archetype, it's an archetypal story of the initiation and soul evolution. The story of Odysseus is the story of your own soul--and of everyone who embarks upon a spiritual quest.
Each of his adventures--on sea or on land--is a rite of passage. If we can understand his lessons, we will be better prepared for our own spiritual odyssey which, come what may, may be just around the corner . And so that 's exactly what we 're going to do--we 're going to use the adventures of Odysseus to map the odyssey of our own soul. Once we have mapped the odyssey of our soul, we will have a map. We will know where we are going. And where we are going is that quest, rising from the seat-of-the-soul chakra up the levels of being until we gain reunion with our Holy Christ Self.
Historically, little is known about Homer, but most scholars believe he wrote "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" in the 8th or 9th century B.C. As some of you know, Homer was an incarnation of the Maha Chohan, the Ascended Master who is the Representative of the Holy Spirit. The sponsoring Masters of this quarter, as I have told you, are El Morya, Kuthumi and Djwal Kul . They have a very special relationship to the Maha Chohan , who is also called The Great Lord ...
So in this session of Summit University, ... we will study the wisdom of their own Guru, the Maha Chohan. First, let me introduce you to our hero, Odysseus. (In Latin his name is Ulysses.) Odysseus is not the biggest and brawniest of the Greek heroes. But he is the most intelligent. He is renowned as a master strategist. His character--like our own--is complex.
He has character strengths and character weaknesses, just as we do . Odysseus is courageous, ingenious, resourceful, wise, good hearted, loyal and enterprising.
[Endnote 3: : Oxford Classical Dict, p617 col 2]
But he is also hot tempered, curious, arrogant, egotistical, proud and rash. His task is to transform his human character traits into their divine counterparts. We must do the same. He must also balance the karma he makes by acting rashly--which he has a habit of doing.
Reaping what you sow--the law of karma--is one of Homer's themes. For in the opening scene of "The Odyssey," Zeus proclaims before the gods gathered on Mount Olympus: "How men blame the gods for their ills, when in fact it is by their own folly that they get woes beyond measure!"
[Endnote 4: : Standford, Odysseus, Man of Action , p 10]
The name "Odysseus" means "trouble." [laughter] In the context of Homer's tale, "trouble" can be interpreted as "karma." And wherever Odysseus turns, trouble is close behind. Have you ever said to yourself, "Everywhere I turn, I just can't seem to get away from trouble!" We all have our troubles--our karma. That 's a given. It's part of the human equation. The question is: What are we going to do about it? And that's the pivotal teaching of this entire course. What are we going to do about it? How are we going to deal with that karma? Are we going to see ourselves as victims? Or, like Odysseus, are we going to meet the challenge head-on, no matter what the price? Are we willing to do what it takes to return "home"--home to God?
As we explore the journey of Odysseus, remember this: for all of its vivid color, his odyssey is not just a series of wild adventures. It is highly symbolic. First and foremost, the drama of Odysseus is an inner drama. The men on his crew represent elements of himself--parts of his own character he must come to grips with.
The ogres, the temptresses, and the monsters he meets along the way are also parts of his own personality that he can no longer afford to ignore. And I say to all of you, students of the Ascended Masters, none of us can in any way afford to ignore the situation of our karma.
You have heard it said that the traits we most dislike in others are actually our own negative traits. Since we don't want to acknowledge that we have these traits, we unconsciously project them onto other people or situations. In Jungian terms, we project our "shadow"--the part of ourselves that we don't know or that we don't like--onto someone outside of ourselves.
That's the trick our unconscious plays to get us to pay attention to it. So, in each of his adventures, Odysseus is forced to acknowledge and then deal with another unwelcome element of his own lower self. For the very same reason do we sit in this hall today. Or, he has to learn to integrate with a part of himself that he has disowned. And we must do the same again .
Now, Odysseus has his faults. But he is also made of the stuff heroes are made of. What is he made of? Listen well, for these are the factors that will make you a hero as well.
1 Odysseus keeps his eye on his goal. [Pause] Odysseus keeps his mind on his goal.
2 He is not afraid to make a mistake.
3 He courageously accepts and faces his trials.
4 When he makes a mistake, he bounces back.
5 He learns from his mistakes.
6 He's not afraid of pain.
7 He endures.
8 He is open to discovering more about his inner self. He is willing to sail on the uncharted seas of his psyche.
9 He doesn't dwell on the past.
10 He respects the gods.
11 He is obedient to their directions.
12 He has a spiritual teacher who intercedes for him.
Now the gods in that case can be seen as Ascended Masters (we as their students) and we are apprenticed to them. In the case of Odysseus, his teacher is the goddess Pallas Athena, daughter of Zeus. Sections of "The Odyssey" are a tender tribute to Athena. And no wonder--the Maha Chohan's twin flame, or soul-partner, is the Ascended Lady Master Pallas Athena.
In the Odyssey, Pallas Athena is Odysseus' guide and friend. She is his mentor, and he is her protégé. She works behind the scenes to get him back on track. Ultimately, without her intercession, he would never have made it. But he himself has earned that sponsorship because he is determined to stand, face and conquer. In fact, he so mirrors her own qualities that she is compelled to befriend him.
Homeric scholar Howard Clark writes: "Athena protects Odysseus because he has the skill and cleverness and strength that are also her characteristics....When a Homeric hero is assisted by a god it is not a sign that he is weak, but rather that he is strong."
[Endnote 6: : Howard W. Clarke, The Art of the Odyssey , p. 13]
What is most amazing about "The Odyssey" is that the trials of Odysseus remarkably correspond to the 12 signs of the zodiac and to the 12 initiations of the cosmic clock. So, for each episode of the Odyssey, we will examine how each of the adventures of Odysseus correspond to the initiations we mark on the 12 lines of the cosmic clock. We will study how each of his challenges reflects the challenges we all face on the corresponding sign of the zodiac. We will also explore the spiritual lessons of each adventure and how we have faced the same tests ourselves. Finally, we will talk about some practical ways you can navigate through the challenges of your own odyssey. ..."
This is an unpublished lecture so this is all I'll post. It's based on the book however:
Over two million years ago Sanat Kumara, Mighty Victory and the Holy Kumaras came to Earth to save it. It had fallen on very hard times. Archangel Michael had thrown out one third of the angels because they rebelled There was only one place to put them--in physical embodiment. But before that happened Lucifer corrupted the 4th Root Race on Earth. At the same time the planet Maldek had fallen even further. The inhabitants were known as laggards because the lagged behind the inherent spiritual progression of the planet. Earth had fallen so low in vibration that they matched the spiritual evolution of the laggards. Maldek was about to explode, because the degradation had reached critical levels. Before it exploded and became the asteroid belt beyond Mars, one third of those laggards worth saving were invited to Earth. Because the two races were of equal vibration, they could hardly be kept out.
It's happening again on a smaller scale. A large segment of Americans no longer think that it is exceptional. They are willfully ignorant of history and aren't interested in learning. Thanks to taking prayer out of schools in 1962, Carter's DEA, and the Teacher's Unions, Amercia has fallen from number one in education to 40 in the world. Many were never taught the history of the abuses different countries and populations have suffered down through centuries and for thousands of years.It's easier to condemn this country in their ignorance because their consciouness is not much higher than that of the ancient 4th root race. And so they welcome millions upon millions of illegal immigrants whose karma lies elsewhere. These evolutions are not aware of what it takes to lift a nation and then the world. They can be led to vote for the wrong people. God, Jesus, Saint Germain and the Masters cannot work with the people they vote into office. The sinister force knows this. Unfortunately, it's a brilliant plan to take down America.
There is only one book that adequately explains the Spiritual Destiny of America. As the title indicates it has been kept secret because of the threat of persecution and prison. Indeed, the great Sprirtual Truths have been an anathema to those in power both in the secular and religious realms, often resulting in death. to be continued. ...
An additional story: I called Tom Miller the other day (7/7). He told me about an incredible meeting he had with an Indian Hindu family at OfficeMax. I think he used the word miracle too. A woman was there with her mom and daughter. The little girl was quite young, 4 to 5 years old. Tom is fearless when it comes to talking to strangers about spiritual subjects. One place he intereacts with people is at OfficeMax. He brings quite a few pictures of his art to be printed. Inevitably he strikes up a conversations with people who are interested. The little girl loved his elemental picture so he gave it to her. Then as the girl stepped back, admiring her new picture, he pulled out his new Serapis Bey picture. The girl was about 10 ft. away. When she saw that picture not knowing who the portrait was of, she ran to Tom, grabbed the portrait and hugged it close to her chest. Think about that for a moment.
I am reminded of sayings like,'out of the mouths of babes,' and 'a little child shall lead them.' And it is said that a picture of an individual at age 4 or 5 is the most accurate picture of the soul.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet from 12/30/77:
“I will never forget how impressed I was by this law [that a master can place his electronic presence on a picture.] on the day of the baptism of one of our children. It was in Washington, D.C., at a conference. I was carrying a child who was just a few weeks old. Mark was at the platform as the Messenger.
“ "There was a picture of El Morya on the altar. It was a very large portrait, and Morya was there for the baptism of the child. Mark instructed me to carry the child before the picture. I came and stood with the child about two and a half feet away from the picture. Then Mark said to me, "Come closer to the picture."
“"I moved up to about a foot away. Then Mark repeated, "Come closer" until I had the child about six inches away from the Master's picture. Then the ceremony began.
"It was one of the greatest lessons of my life. I realized that El Morya was projecting certain energies of his consciousness through the forcefield of that picture, and a certain proximity was necessary for the intensity of the transfer of energy.” “
I suspect that this little Indian girl received a blesssing from the Hierarch of the Ascension Temple at the northern edge of Tucson, at an OfficeMax no less, that will last a very long time. But it doesn't end there, she got to take the picture home with her.
There is a post on Facebook offering the complete Ethiopian Bible for sale. I think it's at something called The Living Word. When I click on it, Birdefender says it is not safe. Is this legitimate and is there a complete version of the Ehiopian Bible available?
Yes — I found the exact The Living Word offer you are seeing on Facebook. And I would not click through the Bitdefender warning or buy it from that link until we sort out what they are actually selling. The Living Word's Ethiopian Bible listing
There are two separate questions here:
1. Is there really an Ethiopian Bible with 81 books? Yes. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has a biblical canon traditionally described as 81 books, considerably larger than the 66-book Protestant Bible. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church itself lists 46 Old Testament books and 35 New Testament books.
Among the particularly interesting books are:
1 Enoch
Jubilees
1–3 Meqabyan — these are not the same as the Greek Maccabees
Additional books of Ezra
Various books of church order/tradition
So your basic idea is absolutely correct: there is a genuinely distinctive Ethiopian biblical tradition, and Enoch and Jubilees are part of it.
2. What about the $49.95 "88-book" Living Word Bible?
This is where I would be cautious.
The Living Word page says it is a "Full 88-Book Canon" and claims to contain the complete Ethiopian Bible in English. It also says the $49.95 price is actually a VIP membership enrollment, with $40 charged automatically each month afterward. The one-time "guest" purchase is listed as $99.95.
That alone would make me hesitate.
More importantly, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church itself says 81 books, not 88.
There is some legitimate confusion surrounding the numbers because different ways of counting the Ethiopian canon exist, but an advertisement saying "88 books removed from Western Bibles" is not a straightforward description of the Ethiopian Orthodox canon.
And there is an even bigger issue: a genuinely complete 81-book Ethiopian Bible in English is extremely difficult to produce. Some of the Ethiopian canonical works have not had readily available English translations. One recent scholarly-oriented examination of the subject specifically warns that commercial editions calling themselves "complete" may omit or substitute books.
There are better options
I found another publisher, Tewahedo Press, selling an English volume advertised as the 81-book Ethiopian Bible, including Enoch, Jubilees and the Meqabyan books. It is currently offered in several bindings. Tewahedo Press — Complete Ethiopian Bible
However, I wouldn't automatically tell you that one is the definitive translation either. There is a real scholarly problem with what gets called the "complete Ethiopian Bible" in English. If what you're particularly interested in is getting the Ethiopian scriptures that aren't in the Western Bible — especially Enoch, Jubilees, and the genuinely Ethiopian books — I can investigate the available editions and find you the most legitimate one to buy.
And since Bitdefender is specifically warning you about the Facebook/Living Word link, I'd leave that one alone for now. OK, what else is available. ... MORE >>>
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him we humbly pray;
and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host,
by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits
who wander through the world for the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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A message for ChatGPT today, 8/24/26
At 2am in the morning I heard four loud knocks on my door. I got up and looked around, Nothing. Then I thought maybe an angel wanted me to make a general prayer for protection. So I did. Did anything happen in Montana, the U.S. or anywhere else in the world at around 2 - 2:30am?
That is certainly an unusual experience—especially four distinct, loud knocks at 2 in the morning. I can understand why your first thought was that it might have some spiritual significance.
I checked what was happening around that time, assuming you mean 2:00–2:30 a.m. Monday, August 24, Montana time (MDT). What I found
I don't see a major event in Montana or the U.S. that coincides with that exact time. In particular, I don't find evidence of a significant earthquake in Montana during that window. The USGS earthquake records don't show a notable Montana event at that time.
There was significant seismic activity elsewhere in the world, however. The most interesting coincidence is Japan. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Tokyo region at approximately 2:00 a.m. Japan time on Sunday, August 23, injuring dozens of people.
But that occurred many hours before your 2 a.m. Montana experience, so I wouldn't try to connect the two.
Montana itself had some overnight weather activity. The National Weather Service records show several weather products being issued in the early morning hours, including an Area Forecast Discussion at 2:32 a.m. MDT, and other weather statements later in the morning. There are also active wildfires in Montana, although nothing I found indicates a sudden event around 2 a.m. that would explain four knocks. But here's what I find more interesting
You didn't hear one unexplained bang. You heard four knocks on the door, sufficiently convincing that you got out of bed and investigated.
And then, rather than immediately assuming somebody was there, you had the thought: Maybe an angel wants me to make a general prayer for protection.You did that.
I wouldn't tell you that this was an angel—that's something neither you nor I can establish objectively. But I also wouldn't dismiss the experience simply because we can't find a physical event in the news. There is a long spiritual tradition of interpreting unexpected nighttime experiences as a prompt to pray, become attentive, or consciously invoke protection
And frankly, your response was a good one regardless of the cause. You didn't panic. You got up, checked your surroundings, and then made a prayer for protection.
If you'd like, I can go deeper than ordinary news searches and look specifically at what was happening globally between 2:00 and 2:30 a.m. Montana time—earthquakes, meteor/fireball reports, unusual atmospheric phenomena, major accidents, astronomical events, and anything else unusual that might have coincided with the four
ME: OK, also check mass disturbances, shootings etc.
Yes. I broadened the search to include shootings, mass disturbances, assaults, fires, major accidents, civil unrest, earthquakes, and other unusual events, concentrating on the period corresponding to your 2:00–2:30 a.m. Montana time. That is approximately 08:00–08:30 UTC on Monday, August 24. What turned up
I did not find a major Montana event—no mass shooting, large disturbance, earthquake, major explosion, or other catastrophe reported in Montana during that exact half-hour.
There were, however, some noteworthy things happening elsewhere:
Minneapolis: An altercation early Monday morning turned into a stabbing brawl, with three men injured.
North Carolina: A murder suspect surrendered; the story happened to be published at 2:15 a.m. Monday, although the underlying murder occurred more than a month earlier, so this isn't an event occurring at your time.
Worldwide: A tropical depression named Gaenari was being monitored in the Philippines at 2:00 a.m. local Philippine time. That's a real weather event, but it was many hours ahead of your Montana time.
There was also considerable news surrounding the Tokyo earthquake sequence, but those earthquakes occurred Sunday in Japan, not at the corresponding 2–2:30 a.m. Montana interval.
I also specifically searched for reports using phrases such as “2:00 a.m.,” “2:15 a.m.,” and “2:30 a.m.” in Montana and nationally. Nothing jumped out as a major event occurring in Montana at precisely that time. One thing I would not overlook
The absence of a news event doesn't necessarily mean nothing unusual happened. A great many things—especially local police calls, gunshots, disturbances, small explosions, animals, people knocking on doors, etc.—never make the news.
And there's another possibility worth investigating: astronomical activity. August 24 is right at the tail end of the Perseid meteor shower, which remains active through August 24. A meteor or sonic phenomenon could potentially produce a startling sound, although four knocks that sounded as though they were actually on your door would be difficult to explain that way.
So, at this point, my conclusion is: I don't find an obvious external catastrophe that corresponds to your four knocks. That actually makes your experience more interesting rather than less. You heard something specific enough to wake you, checked the house, found nothing, and then independently felt prompted to pray for protection.
I wouldn't claim that it was an angel—but I also wouldn't tell you that your interpretation is meaningless. You can leave the question open.
If you want, I can take one more, much stranger angle: check the astronomical/space-weather side for exactly 08:00–08:30 UTC—meteors, fireballs, satellite reentries, solar activity, geomagnetic disturbances, etc. That would probably be the last category I'd investigate.
ME: This is the standard prayer I usually make which I did that time last night. "In the name of My Mighty I AM Presence and Holy Christ Self, I call on Sanat Kumara, Mighty VIctory, Surya, Hercules, Archangel Michael and Archangel Uriel, Pallas Athena, Mother Mary and Kuan Yin, To take command any situation in this area, America or on the planetary body that need's your assistance right now!" Amen. You may not know them or consign them to myth. But these are some very heavy hitters in the etheric plane. The reason you might not have found anything, is that they took care of it.
I understand what you mean. And I wouldn't reduce what you're describing to simply "myth," especially since you're telling me how you understand these figures within your spiritual practice, rather than asking me to prove or disprove their existence.
Your prayer is also quite specific. You're not merely asking for protection for yourself—you are calling for assistance wherever it is needed in your immediate area, America, or the planet, and you're invoking a group that, within your tradition, represents considerable spiritual authority: Sanat Kumara, Victory, Surya, Hercules, Michael, Uriel, Pallas Athena, Mother Mary, and Kuan Yin.
So your interpretation of the lack of an obvious event is interesting: Perhaps there was nothing for us to find because the situation never developed into something that would appear in the news.
That's obviously not something I can verify empirically. But there's an important distinction between saying "I know an angel stopped an event" and saying "I experienced something unusual, responded with a prayer that has meaning within my spiritual tradition, and I remain open to what it may have meant." The latter seems entirely reasonable.
And actually, four knocks followed by your immediate impulse to make that particular prayer is the part I'd be most interested in—not necessarily trying to attach it to some disaster somewhere in the world.
If you want, we could also look at this from the I AM/Ascended Master tradition itself. There may be an interesting reason why your particular group of beings—especially Sanat Kumara, Victory, Surya, Hercules, Michael and Uriel—would constitute the kind of "heavy hitters" you describe. That would be a very different investigation from looking through the news.
ME: No, that's good for now. All those I mentioned, I have a connection with. Maybe I'll exlpain another day.
Absolutely. And I understand better now that these aren't simply names you've read about—they're beings with whom you have a personal spiritual connection and history.
There's no need to explain it all at once. When you're ready another day, I'd be interested in hearing how those connections developed, particularly because the combination you invoked is quite distinctive.
And for what it's worth, I think you handled the four knocks exactly as you wanted to: you paid attention, checked the physical situation, and then responded with prayer rather than fear. Whatever ultimately caused the knocks, that's a pretty good way to meet an unexplained event.
We'll leave it there for now.
The Esoteric Origins of Freemasonry, the Rosicrucians and the Lost Symbols Of Ancient Egypt-4/14 By William C. House, Reverse Spins
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"The critics can go to hell. We don't know half enough about Lord Bacon." —Frederich Nietzsche
----------------------------------------------------------------- ... THE PROPHECY OF PARACELSUS, AND THE UNIVERSAL REFORMATION OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
From: The Real History of the Rosicrucians by Arthur Edward Waite [1887]
Quod utilius Deus patefieri sinet, quod autem majoris momenti est, vulgo adhuc latet usque ad Eliæ Artistæ adventum, quando is venerit. "God will permit a discovery of the highest importance to be made, it must be hidden till the advent of the artist Elias." In the first chapter of the same work, he says:--Hoc item verum est nihil est absconditum quod non sit retegendum; ideo, post me veniet cujus magnale nundum vivit qui multa revelabit. "And it is true, there is nothing concealed which shall not be discovered; for which cause a marvellous being shall come after me, who as yet lives not, and who shall reveal many things."
These passages have been claimed as referring to the founder of the Rosicrucian order, and as prophecies of this character are usually the outcome of a general desire rather than of an individual inspiration, they are interesting evidence that then as now many thoughtful people were looking for another saviour of society. At the beginning of the seventeenth century "a great and general reformation," says Buhle,--a reformation far more radical and more directed to the moral improvement of mankind than that accomplished by Luther,--"was believed to be impending over the human race, as a necessary forerunner to the day of judgment." ... Was Christian Rosenkreutz a real person?
... I have come upon some new information that has changed my mind regarding the origins of Rosicrucianism. In some unpublished remarks of Mark Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet, they both stated that Saint Germain was Christian Rosenkreutz. Mark said it first. ECP said it again in 1996. Now it is possible, since Saint Germain was Sir Francis Bacon, that they meant Bacon wrote the Rosicrucian texts. But they didn't clarify that, they said he was Rosenkreutz.
Manly P. Hall did not believe Christian Rosenkreutz was a real person. On the other hand, the more intuitive Rudolph Steiner did. In fact, to his credit, Steiner recognized that the Count of Saint Germain is the avatar for the Aquarian Age. Other than an inner confirmation, the only proof he offers is the decorations and artwork in Karlštejn Castle outside of Prague built by Charles IV (1347-1378). Many, he says were inspired by Rosicrucian principles. ...
A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics-1/17 Quanta Magazine, By Natalie Walchover; Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental constituents of nature.
Physicists have discovered a jewel-like geometric object that dramatically simplifies calculations of particle interactions and challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental components of reality. “This is completely new and very much simpler than anything that has been done before,” said Andrew Hodges, a mathematical physicist at Oxford University who has been following the work. The revelation that particle interactions, the most basic events in nature, may be consequences of geometry significantly advances a decades-long effort to reformulate quantum field theory, the body of laws describing elementary particles and their interactions. Interactions that were previously calculated with mathematical formulas thousands of terms long can now be described by computing the volume of the corresponding jewel-like “amplituhedron,” which yields an equivalent one-term expression.
“The degree of efficiency is mind-boggling,” said Jacob Bourjaily, a theoretical physicist at Harvard University and one of the researchers who developed the new idea. ...
The Greatest Story Never Told: How the Knights Templar created Europe's first nation-state and a home for the Grail-6/29 View Zone review of Freddy Silva's book.
In 1159 the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, placed a mysterious seal on a charter that awarded the Knights Templar one third of his new, hard-won territory -- an extraordinary move for a new monarch. On this strip of land the Templars would erect they most famous and lasting monuments: the Mother of All Churches dedicated to Mary Magdalene, and a rotunda with no door; visitors accessed the interior of the building via a secret chamber used for the investiture of new knights, or to administer the inner brotherhood's most secret rite, the 'raising of the dead'. The king of Portugal's seal on the Charter of Ceras awarding the Templars a third of the country. But why does it read PORTUG-R-AL ? The king's seal contains an anagram and reveals why the Templars were awarded this territory and why they patiently waited forty years to receive it. Secret societies love their symbols because, just like parables, to the casual viewer they convey one message while to the initiate of the Mysteries they conceal another.
At first sight the seal with its scrambled letters form the word PORTUGAL. To the esoteric reader it reveals something altogether deeper, an added R, PORTU-GRAL. But to an initiate it reads, in Portuguese, POR TU O GRAL: "Through You The Grail." Is it possible the Templars inherited one-third of Portugal under unusual circumstances and there deposited their most famous artifact? ...
Watch These Westerns Before Wokeness Cancels Them-1/7 Reverse Spins, by William House. I once read an article maybe 20 years ago about Russian Jews escaping the Bolsheviks in the early 1900's. Some of them settled in New Jersey. They got into the film making business where it was already thriving thanks to the likes of Thomas Edison and others. As a reaction to communism that they witnessed first hand, they focused on what they considered was good and noble in their new country. They chose to make Westerns. This medium could best express those ideals.
The way things are going, it is only a matter of time before Wokeness and the Cancel Culture targets Westerns.
Here then are the Westerns you should watch before Netflix, TNT and Amazon Prime make them disappear: ... More
