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Was Atlantis in Europe or in the Atlantic Ocean?

The recent “sort-of Atlantis” find in Spain–satellite images showed buried concentric circles of ruins reminiscent of Plato’s description of the lost city of Atlantis–beg the question: Was Atlantis in Europe?

Professor Freund, who headed the map-making excursion in Spain, says there’s more to indicate these ruins, which have not be excavated yet, could be Atlantis. A TampaBay.com article says:

Greek philosopher Plato wrote that Atlantis, the shining capital of an ancient civilization, was surrounded by rings of harbors near the Pillars of Hercules, now known as the Straits of Gibraltar. It sank into the sea in one day, he wrote.
USF Professor digs into ancient secrets like lost city of Atlantis

Since the concentric circles are in Spain, they are near the Pillars of Hercules. But wait, I always thought that when Plato said, “near the Pillars of Hercules,” he meant on the Atlantic Ocean side of the present-day Straits of Gibraltar, not on the Mediterranean Sea side.

The Straits of Gibraltar (Pillars of Hercules) create a gate between the Mediterranean Sea (plus Europe and Africa), and the wide open Atlantic Ocean, which is where I always thought Atlantis used to be. Out in the ocean between present-day Europe/Africa and the Americas, not in Europe/Africa.

Inspirational quote from Edgar Cayce

Every once in a while I find my mind locked into some worry, some recrimination of myself, some criticism of someone else, and I try to get my mind to go elsewhere, but often fail. This fantastic prayer has been a wonderful help in moving my mind to become hopeful:

“When fear of the future occurs, or fear of the past, or fear of what others will say–put all such away with this prayer–not merely by mouth, not merely by thought, but in body, in mind and in soul say, ‘Here am I, Lord–Thine! Keep me in the way Thou would have me go, rather than in that I might choose.'”
Edgar Cayce Reading 2540-1

Delightful USF Professor clarifies recent “sort of” Atlantis find in Spain

I had read that archeologists in Spain had been miffed that Professor Freund of the USA had prematurely announced that Atlantis had been found in Spain. So, I wondered, what was the American scientist doing at a Spanish archeological dig?

This delightful St. Petersburg Times interview of the USF geography professor Phillip Reed who mapped the underground structures in Spain using ground-penetrating radar, electric current and powerful metal detectors explains the working relationship between the Spanish archeologists and Freund’s team.

Reeder explains that Freund’s team, of which Reeder is a part, usually goes to an archeological site for a couple of weeks to create a map of buried ruins. They turn over the discoveries to the resident archeologists at the site who usually spend months and even years uncovering the evidence. The map helps the resident archeologists to know where to concentrate their excavations.

Dream Interpretation: Labor and Birth

Here’s another dream interpretation for Labor, Birth from The Curious Dreamer:

* Preparing for or laying the groundwork for a new beginning, a new creation, the start of something new, or a new phase in life, relationship, career, etc.
* Growing pains in your life process
The Curious Dreamer

Dream Interpretation: to Labor (Birth)

Since my friend’s dream was about being in labor rather than giving birth, here’s a dream interpretation for labor from Dream Forth:

To dream that you are laboring implies that a future venture or endeavor will end positively.
Dream Forth

Dream Interpretation: Giving Birth

I recently talked with a young woman who had dreamed of giving birth. She wondered what the dream interpretation for giving birth might be. By the way, she is not pregnant, therefore, the dream is not her psyche going through a dry run of the birth. Here is an excerpt from one interpretation I found online. Since I have had similar dreams over the years, after a day when I was excited about a new creative project, I am not surprised to see the following dream interpretation under “Birth:”

To dream of giving birth or see someone else giving birth, suggests that you are giving birth to a new idea or project. It also represents a new attitude, fresh beginnings or a major event. Alternatively, the dream may be calling attention to your inner child and the potential for you to grow. A more direct interpretation of this dream, may represent your desires/ anxieties of giving birth or the anticipation for such an event to occur.
Dream Moods

Does the possible Confucius forehead lump mean he was from Lemuria?

Yesterday, I showed that, at least in one portrait, Confucius appeared to have a lump, or anyway something, on his forehead. Today I wonder:

Does the lump, if it is a lump, signifies that Confucius was from Lemuria in a past life, and whether the lump characteristic had continued in his physical makeup through reincarnation millennia after the demise of Lemuria, is anyone’s guess.

What do you think? Do you know if Confucius had a lump on his forehead? If so, do you think he was a Lemurian? Or, is this simply too outrageous for you?

Did Confucius have a lump on his forehead?

Portrait of Confucius, by Tang Dynasty artist Wu Daozi (680-740)

In response to the telephone call I received yesterday, I decided to do some research today. As I wrote in my post yesterday, my friend had said that she had just read a book about Lemuria saying that Lemurians had a lump on their forehead and that Confucius had a lump on his forehead. She thought this could indicate that Confucius had been a Lemurian in a past life.
Therefore, I wondered: Did Confucius really have a lump on his forehead? So, today I did a Google search for portraits of Confucius. This is difficult since Confucius was born in 551 B.C. and, according to the Wikipedia article, Confucius:

No contemporary painting or sculpture of Confucius survives, and it was only during the Han Dynasty that he was portrayed visually.
Wikipedia: Confucius

However, as you can see in the Wikipedia image on the left, it appears that Confucius did have something on his forehead, or anyway, he does in this image. This was the only online image of Confucius I found in which he seemed to have something on his forehead, by the way. There may be a tradition that Confucius had a lump on this forehead so that this Tang Dynasty artist made this image to show that characteristic about a thousand years after the death of Confucius.

Lemurians had a lump on their foreheads

Here’s something strange and interesting! A girlfriend telephoned me last night to say that she had just read a book on Lemuria. According to the book, Lemurians had a lump or bump on their foreheads. My friend thought that intriguing since, evidently, Confucius had a lump on his forehead. Was Confuscious descended from Lemurians?

Mayan Shamans give 2012 interviews

Mayan Shaman attend a Sacred Ceiba Tree during an equinox ceremony

Mayan Shamans attend a Sacred Ceiba Tree during an equinox ceremony near the Chichen Itza archeological zone. Photo courtesy Miriam Balsley

While filming the Yucatan Travel Movie: Cancun to Chichen Itza, I had the opportunity to interview a number of Mayan Shamans. These, and other, interviews will be the foundation of my October 26 PowerPoint Presentation at the Edgar Cayce Forum at Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. in Virginia Beach, Virginia.