Strait of Gibraltar (Pillars of Hercules) Map Link
Here’s a link to a map of the Strait of Gibraltar, which used to be called the Pillars of Hercules during Plato‘s time. You can see Spain (Europe) at the top and Morrocco (Africa) at the bottom with the Strait of Gibraltar in the middle. It is the waterway that joins the Mediterranean Sea on the right and the Atlantic Ocean on the left. The map is a WorldMap.com and it’s great. This is the Pillar of Hercules that Plato referenced when describing the location of the lost city of Atlantis.
Continue readingWas 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.
Continue readingDelightful 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.
Continue readingDoes 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?
Continue readingDid Confucius have a lump on his forehead?
Portrait of Confucius, by Tang Dynasty artist Wu Daozi (680-740)
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.
Continue readingLemurians 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?
Continue readingCyprus festival of the flood filmed by Atlantis researcher
Robert Sarmast is returning to Cyprus in his third attempt to locate the ruins of the lost city of Atlantis on the sea floor between Cyprus and Syria. Here’s an excerpt from the online Cyprus Mail article:
Continue readingSarmast said yesterday he wanted to be here for the Kataklysmos festival, or the ‘festival of the flood’. This will be held islandwide next weekend.
“The Kataklysmos festival is really about the great flood that sunk Atlantis, so it’s not surprising to me that the celebrations are unique to Cyprus,” said Sarmast.
Atlanteans visited Yucatan
I am fascinated by the concept that Atlanteans traveled to lands that presently exist. This means that, even though the lost city of Atlantis was destroyed by natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, there could still be evidence of the lost continent of Atlantis in the places Atlanteans visited. Here’s an Edgar Cayce reading saying that Atlanteans traveled to what now called Yucatan:
“. . . In that land known as the Atlantean . . . When there was the journeying of many . . . To that portion of the sphere now known as Yucatan.”
Edgar Cayce Reading 2126-1
I write about my experiences looking for evidence of Atlanteans in Yucatan in my book When We Were Gods.
Continue readingAtlantis found in the Mediterranean off Cyprus
Whoopee!! Another “Atlantis found,” and the announcement comes so close after the “Atlantis found” in Spain earlier this year. This latest lost city of Atlantis is underwater in the Mediterranean Sea. The Famagusta Gazette proclaims that:
Explorer Robert Sarmast is returning to Cyprus today to film a television programme. In 2004 Sarmast claimed to have found the legendary city of Atlantis, saying that by using sonar scans he was able to find man-made walls that matched Plato’s description of the structures.
Atlantis Man Back in Cyprus
If somebody actually ever finds the real Atlantis, I will be soooo surprised!
Continue readingTravel in the Bermuda Triangle for a supernatural adventure
A CNN Travel article suggests that if you are contemplating a holiday that includes sailing and are interested in a “supernatural slant,” that you consider one of four places:
1. The Bermuda Triangle off the coast of Florida
2. The Sargasso Sea, a warm area swarming with seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean
3. The Devil’s Triangle, off the coast of Japan
4. The Michigan Triangle, centered around Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes.
The article says about the Bermuda Triangle:
Continue readingA raft of books, like “The Devil’s Triangle,” “Limbo of the Lost,” and “The Riddle of the Bermuda Triangle” all contained supernatural explanations — from UFOs to “wormholes” to technology left over from the mythical lost continent of Atlantis.
Mysterious waters: from the Bermuda Triangle to the Devil’s Sea