PHOTO: Nazca Lines Hummingbird

Nazca Hummingbird

An aerial image of the Hummingbird Nazca Lines in Peru, courtesy of COETAIL.com.

NOTE:  Shortly after this post was drafted (not published), some piece of blue-collar shit working in, or with, the Intelligence Community (IS) destroyed part of the monument.

The following (infected) link was later discovered in my Bookmarks:
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/high-winds-expose-previously-unknown-nazca-geoglyphs-001935( )#!bvGw9W

© The Weirding, 2018

Mexican Officials Seek "Lost Island"

Mexican officials are desperately searching for Isla Bermeja, a long-lost island which first appeared on 18^th-Century maps.  They claim the US is encroaching on Mexican borders, and locating the island would help prove this claim.  Experts believe the sea bottom in the area, to which Mexican officials have already made claim, to be rich with oil.  However, reconnaissance allegedly shows nothing in the area.

Old maps were largely made by copying existing maps, and errors could appear on maps for centuries.  As more explorers made their ways into unchartered territory, and more of the land was explored, these errors were corrected on newer maps.  Isla Bermeja may never have existed, though other popular theories say an earthquake could have removed it, global warming could be to blame -- or the US bombed it!

Experts dismiss this latter claim, but say they will seek more funding to continue searching for the lost island of Isla Bermeja.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009

Lost World Discovered on Google Maps

Some years back, a team of scientists was looking for a new area to explore at least 5000 feet above sea level.  They were astonished when they discovered a patch of forest in Africa not on any map.  How?  Google Earth, of course!

The forest surrounding Mt. Mabu had been overlooked for years by wildlife experts and cartographers alike, largely due to decades-long war in the region.  While few Mozambiqueans are even aware of the 27 acres of lush forest growth (or Mount Mabu), those who are have kept it secret as they use it for refuge when the fighting becomes too intense.  Researchers note that, while it may be on some maps under another name, Mt. Mabu is basically unknown.

Once discovered, a team of researchers from several countries (including Mozambique, Switzerland, Britain, and more) made the trip to discover a lush Eden, filled with rare and exotic species of butterflies (including three new species), giant snakes (including a new adder), and colonies of rare birds.  They returned home with some 300 samples of flora, and more discoveries have yet to be made.

The Mail Online has more on the trip, including pictures.

© C Harris Lynn, 2008

Nexus Points (Ley Lines)

Nexus points are most often discussed in conjunction with Ley Lines.  Ley Lines are said to be invisible lines across the surface of the Earth which possess or enhance magical or paranormal properties at their intersecting points.  For this reason, landmarks have often been positioned along these lines.  While much has been made of ley lines in certain circles, nothing conclusive has come to light.

While there are some interesting coincidences as to how certain landmarks and features seem to line-up (particularly in Europe), my personal theory is that this was a practical matter for ancient peoples who used these landmarks as exactly that: Travel guides, later (and once upon a time) connected by roads.  Of course, these ancient architects may very well have felt that there were some mystical properties to these features and/or the way they lined-up, but we may never know.

I generally tend to discount anything having to do with Ley Lines.

On quite the other hand, I believe there is some kind of evidence for "nexus points" -- places, locations, and areas which, for whatever reason, lay at the center of, or form a bridge between, our corporeal world (the Prime Material Plane, in many cases) and The Other Side (Spirit World, Dead World, even sometimes the Astral Plane -- though this latter term is incorrectly used).  In particular, there are places, such as the Borley Rectory, which do not seem to fit into any preconceived notions of your typical haunted house.

We've all heard the concepts of how, if a house is built on consecrated, holy, or "haunted" land, the structure itself will play host to the spirits there.  True to form, when the Borley Rectory was destroyed, the remains of a young woman were reportedly found buried beneath the basement.

But there is a question as to "Veridical Imagery," or "Afterimage" -- a term with which even experienced investigators might not be aware, though they all know the concept: Great distress, pain, or emotional hardship can leave what is basically an emotional photograph on an area that becomes visible or active (as emotional motion pictures) at times and/or to different people (often called "Sensitives," "psychics," or "mediums").

Scientists Land on Ice Island

Scientists, along with a BBC team, have landed on the Ayles Ice Island, a chunk of the Ayles Ice Shelf which broke away in 2005 and was only recently identified.  They went there to "tag" it with a monitor -- not unlike how wild animals are tagged -- so scientists can follow the Ice Island's movements in the Arctic.

It now floats about 400 miles from the North Pole in one of the fastest-warming regions of the Earth.  It broke from the Ayles Ice Shelf in less than an hour back in August 2005, registering with the force of a small earthquake.

Records show this region of the Arctic has lost as much as 90% of its ice in the last century.  The map of the Arctic will have to be redrawn.