Directional Colors the same in Aztecs, Navajos and Pueblos.

According to Frank Waters in Mexico Mystique, the four colors of the four directions of the Mexican Aztecs are the same colors allocated to the four directions as the Native American indigenous cultures of the Navajos and Pueblos. They are: East = White; South = Blue; West = Yellow-red; North = Black.

Interestingly, three of these four directional colors are the same as the ones used by the Tibetan Buddhists and the Hindus, who ascribe Red (not Yellow-red) to West and Yellow to North.

Rabbit in the Moon

Do you know that when the ancient Maya – and I assume modern-day Maya – look at a full moon, they see a rabbit in the moon, not the “man in the moon,” as North Americans do?

Science Fiction Writers can also be good scientists

In talking about L. Taylor Hansen yesterday, I implied that since she made her living writing science fiction, her He Walked the Americas must be fiction as well. The book is about a white-skinned, bearded man, Christ-like, who traveled throughout North America educating the people before the arrival of the Europeans. In Maya legend, he was called Itzamna.

Yes, I know that Itzamna is a god of the Maya. But, did L. Taylor Hansen merely taken known legends, such as that of Itzamna, and merely fabricate fictionary tales of serpent boats, lightning bolt carvings, and granite handprints.

Because she was a science fiction writer did it mean that all her writing was fiction?

Not necessarily so. Overnight, I thought of Sir Arthur C. Clarke who, as scientist, was first to conceive of a system of satellites in geostationary orbits that could be used for communication as well as weather reporting and prediction.

Arthur C. Clark was also a prolific science fiction writer who wrote the screenplay of the magnificent 2001: A Space Odyssey.

He Walked the Americas: Science Fiction or True Native Legends?

This is a hard one. Is the book, He Walked the Americas by L. Taylor Hansen researched anthropological fact based on Native legends or is it merely cleverly-crafted fiction?

I’m reading He Walked the Americas by L. Taylor Hansen in preparation for my September 29th talk, THE YUCATAN CONNECTION TO ATLANTIS AND LEMURIA USING CAYCE CLUES AND MYTHOLOGY for the Edgar Cayce Forum in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

However, as fascinating as the stories in the book appear, there are details that seem absolutely outlandish such as that this Pale Faced Prophet knelt to pray. The rendition of the Lord’s Prayer, Native American-style seems concocted rather than a true translation from a Native American tongue.

Therefore, I did a Google search to see if I could find a biography of L. Taylor Hansen and discovered that she made her living as a science fiction writer. Therefore, could it be that He Walked the Americas a cleverly crafted science fiction novel a la Michael Crichton’s Congo?

I also went to Amazon’s listing of the book to see if I could come across research by other readers and discovered that a reviewer that gave the book a one-star rating had contacted Stanford University and discovered that L. Taylor Hansen had never been a student there as her biography on the back of the book says.

In addition, her own Amazon review (posthumously posted on Amazon from her autobiographical memoir) says that she went to University of California at Los Angeles, went to a northern dog-sled adventure and then returned to school, I assume to Stanford but she does not say in her own autobiography. Did she, or did she not go to Stanford?

These are just some of the confusing details that make me wonder if her book is science fiction rather than actual anthropological research.

The book sure did get me excited that the Natives of the Americas had recollections of Atlantis (“the Old Red Land“) in their traditions. But, like I said, it might all be fiction.

Britain’s Most Haunted House Up for Sale

If you simply must have a haunted house, fly over to the United Kingdom because their most haunted house is for sale.

People have reported seeing a nun with blood dripping from her hands (eek!!!), a woman standing at the end of their bed (EEEK!), and a dead man hanging from a tree in the yard (double eek!).

If it was me, I would have nothing to do with this house.

However, the seller must consider it valuable since the asking price is $600,000, according to the Toronto Sun article, Most haunted house in England up for sale.

In my opinion, it has a profound historical value since Edward the Confessor, King of England owned it in 1042, the beginning of his reign. (I assume he was called “the Confessor” since he had a reputation for being saintly and thus must have spent a lot of time in church confessing his sins.)

The house was also owned by another king of England – William the Conquerer who, interestingly enough, conquered Edward the Confessor and took up residence in Edward’s house from 1066 to 1084.

Buyer Beware: Haunted House

One of my grade school girlfriends told me that after she bought and moved into an old house in my home town, she began to hear strange noises. It sounded as if someone else lived in the house with her. However, there was no one there. She heard a rocking chair moving back and forth and the rustling of papers.

My friend told me that at first she felt frightened and angry that the real estate agent told her nothing about the house being haunted.

As she continued to live in the house, she became more comfortable with the sounds. She says she has made peace with the ghost in the house.

Reduce Stress: Reincarnate as a Cat!

This is cute: an article spoofing reincarnation at Spooftimes. The article, Doctors Say Reincarnation as a Cat Reduces Stress by 98%, says that people can feel better by choosing to reincarnate as a cat so they won’t have to worry about paying bills, etc. And, if a person is not yet ready to pass on, he or she can instead pay $120 per “Feline Meditation” session. Cute.

Planet X: Nibiru or Niburu?

Here’s a great article that puts together a lot of the information on Nibiru . . . or is it Niburu? The article, As 2012 comes near, Planet X theory thrives, explains them both. Nibiru is supposed to be Planet X (X for 10), the undiscovered planet that is supposed to be causing anomalies in the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. According to some, Nibiru is supposed to arrive in 2012 and bring about the predicted end of the world.

Belief in Reincarnation Increasing with the Spread of Yoga

Yoga is a Hindu practice, reincarnation a Hindu belief. According to the Orlando Sentinel online article, Julia Roberts’ movie fuels Hindu Chic, Hinduism, Yoga, and also reincarnation are on the rise in the West. And, Julia Roberts‘ latest movie, based on Elizabeth Gilbert‘s book, Eat, Pray, Love, is part of the Hindu/yoga/reincarnation trend.

Influences from Lemuria and Atlantis in Yucatan

Just thinking about my upcoming talk at the Edgar Cayce Forum in Virginia Beach, Virginia on September 29th, 7:30 PM. Numerous people who consulted Edgar Cayce for psychic readings on their past lives discovered they had had previous lifetimes in Lemuria or Atlantis. Some of these “entities,” according to Cayce, had also journeyed to Yucatan.