Possible parts of the lost continent of Lemuria discovered off the coast of Australia

It was once a megacontinent. It encompassed present-day Australia, Antarctica, and India. We call it Gondwana.

Parts of the submerged portions of Gondwana were found a month ago off the cost of Australia. Rocks on the underwater “islands” show fossils that once existed in shallow coastal waters, not in their present location, 2,000 meters or 6,600 feet–more than a mile–below the ocean floor . These submerged islands had likely once been above water.

Were they once part of the lost continent of Lemuria?

Mayan Mythology, 2012, and the end of the world

A Live Science article by Benjamin Radford addresses the doomsday meaning of the end of the Mayan calendar on December 21 2012. Radford says that:

In fact, the link between global catastrophe and Mayan calendar-based prophecy is largely fiction. Ads for “2012” begin with the phrase, “The Mayans warned us,” though of course the Mayans did not “warn” anyone — they simply had a calendar system that happens to “end” in 2012, much as the way the Gregorian calendar on my office wall “ends” on Dec. 31.
The Truth about 2012 Doomsday Hype

The 2012 End of the World View attempts to reconcile two conflicting beliefs: Lorenzo DiTommaso

Lorenzo DiTommaso, professor of religion at Concordia University in Montreal, says that the worldview of expecting an end of the world, whether on December 21, 2012, or at some other time, is a very persistent and powerful way of understanding the world.

He says that when people feel as if the world is out of control and beyond their comprehension, a belief in the end of the world returns order to the world.

“Problems have become so big, with no solutions in sight, that we no longer see ourselves able as human beings to solve these problems,” DiTommaso said. “From a biblical point of view, God is going to solve them. From other points of view, there has to be some sort of catastrophe.”

The apocalyptic worldview springs from a desire to reconcile two conflicting beliefs.

“The first is that there is something dreadfully wrong with the world of human existence today,” he said. “On the other hand, there is a sense that there is a higher good or some purpose for existence, a hope for a better future.”

Viewing the world as a flawed place headed toward some sort of cosmic correction reconciles these two beliefs, DiTommaso said.

The Draw of Doomsday: Why people look forward to the end

Mayan end of the world prophecies influenced by Spanish conquerers

Interestingly, Europeans feared the end of the world as long ago as the 1500s, during the time the Spanish were exploring and conquering the Americas. The 2012 end of the world mania is not new.

Notably, Hoopes said, Mayan end-of-the-world prophecies don’t appear in the historical record until after the group made contact with Christian missionaries — a bunch of people with their own strong beliefs about the end of days.
In fact, astrological end-time predictions were popular in the 1500s, when Franciscan missionaries began voyaging to the New World. In 1524, Hoopes said, an astrological conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter spurred fears of a second Great Flood, touching off panic.
“They were actually preparing for this catastrophe by buying real estate on high places and by stocking up on whatever the 16th-century equivalent of duct tape and bottled water was,” Hoopes said.
Biblical doomsday predictions would have certainly made it to Mayan ears, Hoopes said. In other words, Mayan prophecies simply appropriated Christian theology.
“The world for the Mayas really did end in the Spanish conquest,” Hoopes said. “So they incorporated that into their explanation of what was happening to them.”
11/11/11 How Friday is Tied to the Mayan Apolocalypse

2012 Mythology thought up by people on drugs

John Hoopes, a Mayan history scholar from the University of Kansas says that:

“If it seems like the 2012 mythology was thought up by people on drugs, it’s because it was.”
~ 11/11/11 How Friday is Tied to the Mayan Apocalypse

An interesting concept, in my humble opinion.

Twin Souls, Soul Mates, and Soul Groups

I find the topic of twin souls, soul mates, and soul groups fascinating. Therefore, you won’t be surprised to discover that is is the topic of one of my seminars. For further information, please click here.

2012 discussion with friends

Yesterday I enjoyed visiting with friends and discussing the 2012 end of the world prophecies as well as their research into Edgar Cayce’s psychic predictions for earth changes in 2012.

Asteroid passed without affecting earth

Asteroid 2005 YU55 has passed between the moon and the earth without anything untoward happening. It was about the length of an aircraft carrier. I wondered, if it hit one of our satellites or some space junk, would that deflect it off its path? Would a hit like that be enough to make it change path enough so it would bounce toward earth?

Here’s a link to an interesting, informative, and entertaining video. Just click here.

Asteroid will pass closer than the moon’s orbit tomorrow!

Asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass closer than the moon’s orbit tomorrow! NASA photo

NASA Captures New Images of Large Asteroid Passing Earth PASADENA — NASA’s Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif. has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close to Earth.

The asteroid safely will fly past our planet slightly closer than the moon’s orbit on Nov. 8. The last time a space rock this large came as close to Earth was in 1976, although astronomers did not know about the flyby at the time. The next known approach of an asteroid this size will be in 2028.

The image was taken on Nov. 7 at 11:45 a.m. PST, when the asteroid was approximately 860,000 miles (1.38 million kilometers) away from Earth. Tracking of the aircraft carrier-sized asteroid began at Goldstone at 9:30 a.m. PDT on Nov. 4 with the 230-foot-wide (70-meter) antenna and lasted about two hours, with an additional four hours of tracking planned each day from Nov. 6 – 10.

Radar observations from the Arecibo Planetary Radar Facility in Puerto Rico will begin Nov. 8, the same day the asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 3:28 p.m. PST.

The trajectory of asteroid 2005 YU55 is well understood. At the point of closest approach, it will be no closer than 201,700 miles (324,600 kilometers) as measured from the center of Earth, or about 0.85 times the distance from the moon to Earth. The gravitational influence of the asteroid will have no detectable effect on Earth, including tides and tectonic plates. Although the asteroid is in an orbit that regularly brings it to the vicinity of Earth, Venus and Mars, the 2011 encounter with Earth is the closest it has come for at least the last 200 years.

NASA detects, tracks and characterizes asteroids and comets passing close to Earth using both ground- and space-based telescopes. The Near-Earth Object Observations Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., commonly called “Spaceguard,” discovers these objects, characterizes some of them, and plots their orbits to determine if any could be potentially hazardous to our planet. JPL manages the Near-Earth Object Program Office for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

NASA

Dynamic Seminar: Influences of Atlantis and Lemuria in Yucatan

I am delighted to post a description of one of my favorite seminars, Influences of Atlantis and Lemuria in Yucatan, because it includes a dynamic PowerPoint presentation. Participants at this seminar told me that they loved the embedded videotaped interviews with a Mayan man describing the “stories of his grandparents” and a expert on Mayan culture. These interviews provide information that show the influence of both Atlantis and Lemuria in the Yucatan. For more information on this fascinating topic, please click here.