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the newsletter of the Houston UFO Network.
THE 12th PLANET - by Zecharia Sitchin Reviewed by Vince Johnson In
his book "The 12th Planet," Zecharia Sitchin presents
evidence not only of contact by extraterrestrial beings thousands of
years ago, but that these beings genetically engineered Homo Sapiens
to serve them.
Sitchin began his inquiry when he came across the
term Nefilim during Talmudic study as a boy. His teacher explained
that the word meant "giants" when describing the
"sons of the deities" who married the daughters of Man,
although the literal Hebrew translation of Nefilim was "those
who were cast down."
Sitchin never accepted the "giants"
explanation, and his curiosity about the Nefilim was the impetus for
"The 12th Planet." The book begins with a short
anthropological history of Man, starting with Australopithecus some
two million years ago. Six hundred thousand years later came the
Neanderthal, who, according to Sitchin, used the same tools as his
more primitive ancestors (although the latest findings indicate
Neanderthals were more sophisticated than Sitchin describes). Then,
a mere 35,000 years ago, Homo Sapiens appears. The author quotes a
Dr.T. Dobzhansk, "Modern Man has many fossil collateral
relatives, but no progenitors; the derivation of Homo Sapiens then
becomes a puzzle."
As far as current archaeological knowledge can
reveal, the first true civilization arose in Mesopotamian Sumer,
located in present-day Iraq, at least 6,000 years ago. Sumerian
culture exploded onto the scene virtually overnight, the cradle of
human civilization. A description of Sumer is a list of
"firsts" for the human race. Among these
"firsts" are: the first schools, the first historian, the
first method of writing, the first library, the first doctors and
pharmacopoeia, the first agriculture (and first "farmers'
almanac"), the first musical notation, the first bicameral
legislature, and the first taxes. The Sumerian legal code (also a
first) included protection for divorced women and price controls on
foodstuffs and wagon rentals. Their religion influenced all that
followed, with elements of the Sumerian creation epic filtered
through the ages into the Old Testament (the garden of Eden, the
evil serpent, the great flood, etc.). But Sitchin's analysis of
Sumerian astronomy and cosmology is of most interest. It is
Sitchin's belief that astronomical knowledge actually declined from
the Sumerian period, with much of the Sumerian astronomical
knowledge only rediscovered during the Copernican revolution. To
support this thesis, the author describes the astronomical knowledge
of the ancient Greeks, who came more than 3,000 years after the
Sumerians. It is historical fact that the Greeks not only understood
that the Earth was a sphere, but had calculated its size to amazing
accuracy. The Greek, Hipparchus, knew of the heliocentric
(sun-centered) astronomical system. Hipparchus was also aware of the
phenomenon known as precession of the equinoxes, a cyclical wobble
of Earth's axis that takes 2,160 years to complete.
To understand this phenomenon one would assume
that Hipparchus had to draw upon astronomical data at least that
old. Two hundred years before Hipparchus, Eudoxes of Cnidus designed
a celestial sphere representing the constellations and attributed
their zodiacal designations to "men of yore." Sitchin
writes, "Were the early Greek astronomers living in Asia Minor
better informed than their successors because they could draw on
Mesopotamian sources?"
Sumerian astronomy and the required mathematics used
to describe and predict celestial events were remarkably advanced.
They utilized a unit of measure called dub, which has been
translated to mean both the 360 degree circumference of the Earth,
and the "arch of the heavens." Not only were the Sumerians
aware of the spherical nature of the world, they used the concepts
of the equator, poles, and lines of longitude and latitude. Also,
the apparent retrograde motions of the planets (due to differences
in orbital radii) were understood 6,000 years before renaissance-era
astronomers would solved the puzzle. An accurate Sumerian calendar
dating back to 4400bc acknowledged the precessional shift from 2,160
years before.
The Sumerians used a 12-based numbering system
which still influences numbering today; numbers 1-12 have individual
names while subsequent numbers are contractions. The number 12 was
very significant to the Sumerians, representing the number of their
principle gods which were synonymous with the planets known to them
(they included the Moon and the Sun in their count). Does this mean
that the Sumerians were aware of all of the planets known to us
today, or was it just coincidence?
Sitchin describes numerous cylinder seals showing
what he interprets to be schematic diagrams of the solar system.
These diagrams often show a planet larger than Earth between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These diagrams, along with Sumerian,
Babylonian, and Akkadian creation epics lead Sitchin to believe that
a collision of planets occurred early in the history of the solar
system. Certain aspects of these ancient texts can support Sitchin's
theory, for instance: the "gods" (planets) have
"destinies" (orbits) and "cast out their nets"
(gravitational attraction). According to Sitchin, the 12th planet,
Marduk, while making its approach to the sun (in a highly elliptical
orbit) interacted with the other planets of the solar system,
flinging Pluto into its current peculiar orbit. Marduk, or one of
its satellites, then collided with a planet called Tiamat, which
occupied an orbit between Mars and Jupiter. The Sumerians described
it like this: Tiamat and Marduk, the wisest of gods, Advanced
against one another; They pressed on to single combat, They
approached for battle. After he had slain Tiamat, the leader, Her
band was broken, her host broken up, The gods, her helpers who
marched at her side, Trembling with fear, Turned their backs about
so as to save and preserve their lives.
Sitchin interprets "the host, the helper
gods" to be the moons of Tiamat which "turned their
backs" or changed orbital motions. He suggests that the
"shattered band" became the comets and the asteroid belt.
But of most importance, the bulk of Tiamat's debris fell into a new
orbit and would become Earth. The Hebrew texts mirror the Sumerian
in several respects. In Genesis, the Lord hovers over Tehom (the
Hebrew version of Tiamat), and the lightning of the Lord (Marduk in
Babylonian) lit the darkness as it hit and split Tiamat, creating
the Earth and the "hammered bracelet" Raika (the asteroid
belt). In the Akkadian version, Marduk creates the "hammered
bracelet" by stretching out Tiamat's "lower part"
into a great circle. Such is the Sumerian story of creation. Since
these events presumably occurred before the dawn of Man, how do the
Sumerians come by this account? Sitchin believes it was the Nefilim
who told the story to the Sumerians.
According to Sitchin's theory, the Nefilim were
engaged in mining operations on the Earth. To support this, he
presents evidence of mining activity in Africa (through carbon-14
dating) 100,000 years ago. To further support this notion, Sitchin
presents a Sumerian carving showing the god of mining, Ea, emerging
from a mine pit. Lightning-type rays are emitted by the god,
servants are seen holding up shields between themselves and Ea.
Texts refer to "blue stones that cause ill," which Sitchin
interprets as radioactive cobalt. The texts refer to the underworld
as Kur.Nu.Gi.A, "the land where gods who work in deep tunnels
pile up the ores."
Ultimately, the Nefilim miners mutinied against
their masters, declaring: Excessive toil has killed us, Our work is
heavy, the distress much... While the Birth Goddess is present, Let
her create a Primitive Worker, Let him bear the yoke... Let him
carry the toil of the gods! Marduk responds: I will produce a lowly
primitive; Man shall be his name, I shall create a Primitive Worker;
He will be charged in the service of the gods that they might have
their ease. It is Sitchin's theory that a mutiny of the Nefilim led
to the creation of Mankind. The Nefilim genetically altered a
hominid with some of their own DNA, producing a useful hybrid - Man.
To support this, he quotes a Babylonian text: Let one god be bled..
From his flesh and blood, Let Ninti mix the clay.. The newborn's'
fate thou shalt pronounce; Ninti would fix upon it the image of the
gods; And what it will be is Man.
The god chosen to provide the blood was named
TE.E.MA, which translates to "that which houses that which
binds the memory," which could be interpreted as an allegorical
pre-technological description of "genes." Furthermore, the
Akkadian term for clay is 'tit' in Hebrew, which is synonymous with
bos (mud) and shares a linguistic root with bisa (marsh) and,
interestingly, besa (egg).
To further support the notion that Mankind was
created to serve the Nefilim, Sitchin submits that the Hebrew term
used to describe Man's relationship to the gods was not
"worship" but avod (work). Ancient Man did not worship the
Nefilim, he worked for them. Sitchin's theory could explain the
rapid rise and technical prowess of Sumerian civilization. But what
became of the Nefilim? The author suggests that they either became
aware of, or were the cause of, the coming flood.
The Nefilim blasted off, leaving the Earth to Man, or
at least the few that would survive the coming catastrophe. All
evidence of the Nefilim's existence was buried under tons of mud.
While The 12th Planet does present some interesting data, there are
some weaknesses in Sitchin's theory. For instance, he believes the
Nefilim came from Marduk, the 12th planet. One would have to wonder
how life could have evolved on a planet with an orbit that took it
far beyond the orbit of Pluto. Sitchin also describes Nefilim space
technology with a decidedly Apollo-era slant (the book was written
in 1976). He produces evidence for the idea that the Nefilim used
LEM (Lunar Excursion Module) style landers, and that they also
"splashed-down" in the Indian Ocean.
He even goes so far as to suggest that the reason
the Nefilim chose Mesopotamia for their colony was the availability
of fossil fuels. If the Nefilim came from Marduk, a planet
presumably locked in a permanent deep-freeze, they would probably
have had much more efficient means of energy generation than burning
oil. Sitchin also makes many unqualified declarations regarding the
goings-on in ancient Sumer. To be objective when dealing with
subject matter as speculative as this, he should have incorporated
terms like "could, might" and "possibly" rather
than making unqualified statements of fact. That being said, Sitchin
does present a mystery; how could the Sumerians have so rapidly
achieved such a high level of civilization with no predecessors to
draw on? That they received instruction from alien beings which they
regarded as gods is no more implausible than any other
explanation.
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This article originally appeared in the October
1991 edition of HUFON REPORT.
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New models developed for understanding primate behavior can now be applied
to the hard evidence of our ancestors to help us understand how our brains have
enlarged three-fold since early hominid Lucy,
four million years ago.
Mitochondrial DNA
(mtDNA) has become very relevant to paleoanthropology since the first Neandertal
mtDNA sequence was discovered in 1997. Bryan Sykes' book The Seven
Daughters of Eve is an excellent book for popular audiences which
explains the science behind mtDNA and why it is so useful for investigating
population histories. It also provides a good look at the way science is
conducted, the conflicts and rivalries that occur, and contains diversions into
fascinating topics such as the Iceman, golden hamsters, and the disappearance of
the Russian royal family including Princess Anastasia. The book is somewhat
Eurocentric, since most of Sykes' data (and the 'seven daughters') come from
Europe, but a section at the back of the book discusses some of what is known
about the worldwide distributions of mtDNA sequences.
Scientific American has released a new special edition issue devoted to
paleoanthropology: New
Look at Human Evolution. It contains a number of updated reprints of
article about human evolution that have appeared in Scientific American over the
last decade or so. The articles cover topics such as the Out of Africa and
Multiregional models of human evolution, recent fossil discoveries such as Sahelanthropus
and Orrorin,
neandertals, mtDNA, cannibalism, and the evolution of bipedality and skin color.
Three fossil skulls
discovered at Dmanisi in Georgia, in the ex-USSR, between 1999 and 2001 were
a big surprise to the paleoanthropological community. Not only were they the
oldest and most primitive hominid skulls ever found outside of Africa, in both
brain size and anatomy they seemed intermediate between Homo habilis and Homo
erectus fossils, and their finders classified them as a new species, Homo
georgicus.
Now a similar skull has apparently been found in Africa by Meave Leakey's
team. This new skull, 1.55 million years old, was found in Kenya in 2000, and
announced at the April 2003 meeting of the American Association of Physical
Anthropologists. (Science, 300:893, 9 May 2003) The same report also noted that
many of the scientists at the meeting were skeptical of the validity of Homo
georgicus as a separate species. H. erectus expert Philip Rightmire
is quoted as believing that the Dmanisi skulls are erectus. Finally, a
fourth and more robust skull, along with some skeletal bones, has been
discovered at Dmanisi.
Tim White argues in a recent paper (Early hominids - diversity or
distortion? Science 299:1994, March 28 2003) that maybe too many new fossil
hominid species are being named. He lists 4 recently-named species as examples.
Curiously, two of these are ones for which he was a coauthor. However, he takes
particular aim at Kenyanthropus
platyops, named in 2001 from a fossil skull found by Meave Leakey's
team. White argues that it is so severely distorted that it cannot be
confidently identified, and may just be a Kenyan variant of Australopithecus
afarensis. White is, by all accounts, both widely recognized as a superb
anatomist and feared for the sharpness of both his pen and his tongue. To see
why, read this paper (A
view on the science: Physical anthropology at the millennium, American
Journal of Physical Anthropology 2000), which contains scathing verdicts on many
claims from other scientists
The latest fossil from Olduvai Gorge, OH
65, is a fossil upper jaw with part of the lower face. It was discovered in
1995, but was not made public until 2003 (Blumenschine et al. 2003, Science
299:1217-21 with a commentary by Phillip Tobias in the same issue). Based on its
similarities with both OH 7 (the type specimen of H. habilis) and ER
1470, Blumenschine and his colleagues suggest that 1470 is therefore a
member of habilis, making rudolfensis an invalid species.
Naturally, nothing is ever that simple in paleoanthropology. Another
scientist I spoke to thought that OH 65 differed from both OH 7 and another
couple of fossils that may be rudolfensis jaws. Anatomist Bernard Wood, a
major proponent of rudolfensis in the last decade, is another scientist
unlikely to accept the demise of that species. So the conclusion of Blumenschine
and his colleagues will certainly not go unchallenged.
Tobias' commentary article notes that the number of hominid species and even
genera has taken off in recent years. I had noticed the same phenomenon myself:
since 1994, we have seen the naming of A. anamensis, Ar. ramidus, A.
garhi, A. bahrelghazali, K. platyops, O. tugenensis, S.
tchadensis, and H. antecessor. That's 8 new species, and 4 new
genera, in less than a decade.
A similar explosion of species and genera occurred in the first half of the
20th century. Scientists and discoverers of fossils cheerfully created new names
for just about every significant fossil that was found. This burst of naming had
very little to do with biological reality (most specimens weren't very different
from existing species), and probably a lot to do with ego-tripping and a desire
to leave their mark on science. Happily, most of these names were thrown out in
a great rationalization in the 1950's, leaving only a handful of generally
accepted taxa remaining.
It wouldn't be surprising if some of the new species named in the past decade
also failed to survive the test of time. However, many of them could survive -
the recent increase in named species may well be a real phenomenon, caused by
the fact that more people are searching for hominid fossils in more places than
ever before.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=492123
Did Neanderthals breed with humans?
By Steve Connor, Science Editor, in Seattle
17 February 2004
Fossilized human faeces tens of thousands of years old are helping scientists
answer one of the most intriguing questions in anthropology: did early humans
interbreed with the Neanderthals?
Researchers are sifting through the detritus of two Stone-Age cave sites in
Israel to find samples of human excrement that could be analyzed for DNA and
point to signs that Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans had children
together.
The thick-set Neanderthals seem to have almost disappeared by the time that the
first modern humans - Cro-Magnons - arrived in Europe and the Middle East some
50,000 years ago. But there has been intense speculation about whether the
Neanderthals died out completely or left some hybrid descendants.
Henrik Poinar, of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, said that a project to
analyse the genetic material of human coprolites - fossilised stools - could
help to solve the mystery by looking for hybrid Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal DNA
from the same individual. Dr Poinar said: "I take Cro-Magnon DNA and probe
for Neanderthal DNA. If they interbred, and the [DNA] is from Neanderthal, I'll
pick it up as obvious interbreeding."
Palaeontologists know from bones and artefacts that the Israeli caves were
inhabited almost certainly at the same time by Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals, so
it is an obvious place to look for signs of interbreeding, Dr Poiner said.
"When you take sediments from a cave ... the majority are faeces that have
just been trampled in over time," he said.
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4
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Slaves and the Slave Trade
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BELIEVERS - THE DREAM AND THE REALITY - A STUDY IN CULTS
... When hundreds of thousands of members
of the Yoruba people were brought as slaves
from Eastern Africa (mostly modern ... See:
http://www.greatdreams.com/koresh.txt. ...
www.greatdreams.com/believrs.htm
THE
STARCHILD DEBATE
... the first 18 months. Cases have been
reported from archeological sites in Europe, North Africa,
and South America. One adult case ...
www.greatdreams.com/starchld.htm
ARE
YOU GIVING UP YOUR FREEDOMS FOR SECURITY?
... Commission on Sustainable Development
Sessions and Earth Summit 2002 (officially
the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South
Africa, Sept. ...
www.greatdreams.com/security.htm
ALL
ABOUT SOYBEANS
... Some researchers believe the rapid
increase in liver and pancreatic cancer in Africa is due
to the introduction of soy products there. ...
www.greatdreams.com/soybeans.htm
Constellation
Eridanus -Is it connected to Eridu - the first city ...
... we learn from The Eridu Lament, flew
away from her city to a safe haven in Africa: "Ninki,
its ... NOTE: See this page: http://www.greatdreams.com/dogstar.htm.
... ...
www.greatdreams.com/eridanus.htm
SIRIUS
- THE DOG STAR - THE LOST AND MISSING STAR
... NOTE: See this page: http://www.greatdreams.com/dogstar.htm.
... The content of the map
was amazing: it focuses on the western coast of Africa,
the eastern coast of ...
www.greatdreams.com/dogstar.htm -
THE
TURTLE ISLAND - THE DREAM - THE MYTHOLOGY - THE REALITY
... In W. Africa's tribes the
Turtle originated ju-ju and appears in Fertility rites,
representing the feminine to the serpent's masculine power. ...
www.greatdreams.com/lessons/turtle.htm
THE
NEW WORLD ORDER - A GOOD THING?
... To the aid of this small country came
nations from North America and Europe, from Asia and South
America, from Africa and the Arab world, all united
against ...
www.greatdreams.com/nwo_good.htm
DEES
DREAMS AND VISIONS - MARCH, 1998
... http://www.greatdreams.com/creation.htm.
VISION: I saw white kittens playing. ... 3-17-98 - 42707
- DREAM - I was in Africa observing a mating ritual
dance. ...
www.greatdreams.com/mar98.htm
THE
AIR YOU BREATHE IS MAKING YOU SICK
... In sub-Saharan Africa the
estimate is 300,000-500,000 excess deaths. ... Dust from
northern Africa, coming across the Atlantic Ocean, has
been found in Texas. ...
www.greatdreams.com/air_you_breathe.htm
D-DAY
- HISTORICAL OR FUTURE?
... thanks. You are the finest regiment
in our army. I know your record from the day you landed in North
Africa, and through Sicily. I ...
www.greatdreams.com/d-day.htm
THE
TEACHER
... Datta Peetham - Mysore, India. Divine
Life Society - Rishikesh, Disseminating the teachings of Sri
Swami Sivananda. Divine Life Society - South Africa. ...
www.greatdreams.com/teacher.htm
THE
SACRED BIRDS
... The festival of Kavady is celebrated
at scores of temples in South Africa and Asia during
January and February to honour the Hindu god of healing, Lord
Muruga. ...
www.greatdreams.com/alex/sacred-birds.htm
THE
TUNING AND OUR PART IN IT
... In the largest patch, beneath the
southern tip of Africa, the magnetic field is pointing
towards the centre of the Earth, instead of outwards. ...
www.greatdreams.com/tuning.htm
COLOR
ENERGIES AND HEALING
... Bushmen in Africa used Topaz
in healing ceremonies and rituals to connect with ancestral
spirits. MORE. ... http://www.greatdreams.com/rainbow.htm.
and. ...
www.greatdreams.com/color-energies.htm
US
and Islamic Holidays 2002 - 2004 - Dream of Terrorism
... Commonly a 4 day holiday. Known as
Kurban Bayram in Turkish, Hari Raya Hajj in South East Asia and
Tabaski in parts of Africa. As ...
www.greatdreams.com/holidays_2002_2004.htm
DEES
DREAMS AND VISION - JUNE, 1990
. 6-7-90 Meditation: I saw a map of Africa
on the Indian Ocean side. ... The vision narrowed
in on the southeast portion of Africa. ...
www.greatdreams.com/jun90.htm
ON
SHAMANS
... A gift highly developed in Africa
is that of divination, using techniques such as reading patterns
revealed by a casting of cowrie shells. ...
www.greatdreams.com/shamans.htm
EXTREME
WEATHER - SUMMER 2000 - A New Prophecy by Edgar Cayce - A ...
... droughts and wildfire in Mexico,
Indonesia and Brazil; devastating floods in South America; and
massive coral bleaching from Panama to Africa to
Australia's ...
www.greatdreams.com/weather.htm
DREAMS
AND VISIONS OF EARTHCHANGES
... A voice said, "Regarding the
oceans" . The vision narrowed in on the southeast portion
of Africa. ...
www.greatdreams.com/erthdrms.htm
Prophecies
on the end of the millennium - on 1999-2000
... atomic bombs. Europe will be a vast
cemetery. Asia and Africa will be true deserts. Part of
America will be horribly destroyed. The ...
www.greatdreams.com/prophen2.htm
DIASPORA
and RACE RIOTS
... market. They formed the nucleus of
settlements in Africa, Italy, Spain, and Gaul. ...
Essequibo. 1640 - Slaves arrive in the colonies from Africa.
...
www.greatdreams.com/diaspora.htm
WEAVING
- THE MYTHOLOGY AND THE REALITY
... Weaver birds are found in Africa,
South America, Asia, and here in the United States. ...
These species live in Africa and South America. ...
www.greatdreams.com/myth/weaving.html
DREAMS
OF JESUS IN HIS FIRST COMING
... It said, "Let us introduce Jesus
Christ. On the side it said, "Africa
Presents.". by Dee. ... With all the love.
http://www.greatdreams.com/warnings.htm. ...
www.greatdreams.com/jesus3.htm
NATIONAL
SECURITY - HOLIDAY TERRORISM
... WASHINGTON -- The bombings of two US
Embassies in Africa, as bad as they were, pale against
the kinds of terrorist threats envisioned by US officials. ...
www.greatdreams.com/wacovst.htm
THE
FLOOD - AN END TIME PROPHECY
... exploded, resulting in positive
change in the Southern Hemisphere: democracy and economic
improvement in South America, and positive change in South Africa).
...
www.greatdreams.com/end_time_flood.htm
MAY,
2003, THINGS TO WATCH FOR THIS SUMMER
... However, one of the sizeable
asteroids dislodged will travel to Earth and strike in the South
Atlantic Ocean between lower Africa and lower South
America. ...
www.greatdreams.com/may-2003.htm
DEES
DREAMS AND VISIONS - MARCH , 2001
... [NOAA geomagnetic latitude maps: N.
America, Eurasia, S. Africa & Australia]. ...
See:
http://www.greatdreams.com/lessons/schldays.htm.
*****. ...
www.greatdreams.com/mar2001.htm
Getting
Ready for Impact with 1998 OX4? - Now also 2001PM9
... Evidence from South Africa's
Karoo region suggests strongly that many species of plants
disappeared at the end of the Permian period, along with oceans
teeming ...
www.greatdreams.com/1998ox4.htm
SMALL
POX - THE DREAM AND THE REALITY
... The last reported case was in Africa
about 5-6 years ago. You do not need to take any precautions
since it does not exist(in the wild). ...
www.greatdreams.com/smallpox.htm
TESTIMONY
TO TRUTH
... for the Roman Catholic Church to rise
to power; and three of these tribes (which established
themselves in Europe and the North of Africa) were
eventually ...
www.greatdreams.com/sacred/testimony.htm
DARWINISM
VS CREATIONISM
... When the task of creating the Adamu
was complete, the first of them were put to work in the Lower
World of deep, hot mineshafts in southern Africa,
where—not ...
www.greatdreams.com/essay.htm
DIRE
MESSAGES FROM JESUS
... areas. Note: The first time I was
shown an "explosion", was over a map of Africa
a few months before the genocide in Rwanda. The ...
www.greatdreams.com/sacred/dire_jesus5.htm
ET
Government Considering "Major or Epic Land Shift"
... and Boeing, who built the aircraft
for Hitler (wherein they were shipped to several locations as
passenger aircraft and were then retooled in Africa as
bombers ...
www.greatdreams.com/etgov.htm
DREAMS
- SNAKES
... I believe this is a calling for the
truth. However the black history extends far beyond Africa.
... That many of them survived on earth upon the
continent Africa. ...
www.greatdreams.com/snakes2.htm
DEES
DREAMS AND VISIONS -MARCH, 1999
... http://www.greatdreams.com/gem1.htm.
... He said, "Let's not forget the men in Africa and
Australia." He closed their book and said, "thank you,
thank you!". ...
www.greatdreams.com/mar99.htm
DREAMS
AND VISIONS OF WAR
... by Bryon Smith. *****.
11-21-97 - I saw a map of the Middle East which included Africa
and India. ... www.greatdreams.com/war.htm
WJKM
AM 1090 / CMR - BLASTED OFF THE AIR
... Further, in the same month, US
nuclear warning Vela satellites detected a "nuclear
flash" over the South Atlantic, off the coast of Africa.
...
www.greatdreams.com/1090wjkm.htm
Lucid
Visit to the Great Hall and Dreams of Fire
... 3-17-98 - 42708 - CHANNELED -
"In 1972 - in Southern Africa, Me He Ki He Da, spoke
to his people and told them of a great travesty coming. ...
www.greatdreams.com/hallfire.htm
THE
SAFE HOUSE - HOLOGRAMS
... At the time of the fourth initiation
and the Solar Eclipse over Southern Africa, you corrected
the spatial rift in the Time Space Continuum created in the ...
www.greatdreams.com/holograms.htm
Reptilians
- The Connection to Dulce - by Branton
... and races. Whole civilizations based
upon the worship of these false gods rose and fell in Asia, Africa,
and South America. The ...
www.greatdreams.com/reptilian-humanoids.htm
DEES
DREAMS AND VISIONS - FEBRUARY, 2002
... I went outside then and saw that I
was on the porch of an old dilapidated cabin and I was in Africa.
...
www.greatdreams.com/feb2002.htm
DIRE
MESSAGES FROM JESUS AND HIS MOTHER MARY
... Pray for the immediate conversion of
these souls. A few countries in Africa will also be
assailed by murderous storms. Lightning ...
www.greatdreams.com/sacred/dire_jesus.htm
The
Changing of the Guard: Part V: The Oracle
... such as Dr. Len Horowitz, that the
AIDS virus was deliberately created by the Illuminati for
population control, specifically in Africa through
inoculation of ...
www.greatdreams.com/political/media05.html
DREAMS
OF JESUS - HIS SECOND COMING
... *****. 9-13-98 - DREAM - A web page
came up. It said, "Let us introduce Jesus Christ. On the
side it said, "Africa Presents.". ***. ...
www.greatdreams.com/jesus4.htm
DEE'S
SPECIAL DREAMS AND VISIONS - 1989
... +++++. 6-11-89 - Dream: I was shown
the world hanging in the sky. A zoom camera showed Africa,
then 2 small countries in southern Africa at war. ...
www.greatdreams.com/1989.htm
THE
GRAND AGES AND THE COMING OF AQUARIUS
... Adolph Hitler [Germany], Joseph
Stalin [Russia], Pol Pot [Cambodia], Radovan Karadzic [Bosnia],
genocide in AFRICA and the infamous Spanish Inquisition
have ...
www.greatdreams.com/ages.htm
DREAMS
OF LIONS
... Rare white lions born in South Africa
... Alex Larenty holds triplet cubs, including two rare
white lions, born at The Lion Park near Johannesburg, South Africa.
...
www.greatdreams.com/cats/liondrms.htm
THE
BLUE MAN
... early descendants of Adam (and most
of the later ones) exhibited little desire to admix with the
darker colored peoples, whether in India, Africa, or
elsewhere ...
www.greatdreams.com/myth/blue_man.htm
DREAM
- THE KEEPER OF THE TRUMPETS
... It said, "Let us introduce Jesus
Christ. On the side it said, "Africa Presents.".
10-30-98 - DREAM - (I had this exact same dream twice). ...
www.greatdreams.com/trumpets.htm
DAVID
WILCOCK - PART XIII - Global Grid Part Two: Putting it All ...
... The main grid line passing through
Gizeh also obviously has similar power, as it might be
responsible for centering the entire landmass of Africa. ...
www.greatdreams.com/chap13.htm
DREAM
- THE PANTHER SINGS TO US
... Black Panther Photo Archive. Black
Panther - A Dream. Black Leopard/Panthera Physical Data. Out of Africa
- Always Wild. Panthera. ~~~~~. ...
www.greatdreams.com/panther.htm
Uganda
- Patricia McFadden, The Challenges and Prospects for the ...
... Uganda is a landlocked country
situated in East Africa south of Sudan and north of
Tanzania, while to the east lays Kenya and to the west is the
Democratic ...
www.greatdreams.com/uganda-women.htm
THOMAS
JEFFERSON - THE DREAM AND THE REALITY
... of the forests into the Stony
mountains"; the same would be true of Canada after the
conquest he envisioned, while all blacks would be removed to Africa
or the ...
www.greatdreams.com/jeffersn.htm
Thoth
Identity
... Africa=Kundalini Egypt=Crown
Seal of Kundalini Eurasia=Solar Plexus/Liver Middle East=mental
capacity of Eurasia Australia=Heart Seal Sth America=Throat Seal
...
www.greatdreams.com/masters/thoth.htm
DEES
DREAMS AND VISIONS - JANUARY , 2001
... large number of tribes in a primitive
area. It seemed like Africa but also Native American. The
water system was provided by the ...
www.greatdreams.com/jan2001.htm
Ascended
Masters - Who They Are
... It was Rechung who recorded in detail
the incidents of Milarepa's life for posterity. Afra - Afra is
the patron of Africa and of the black race. ...
www.greatdreams.com/masters/ascended-masters.htm
PLATE
TECTONICS
... show that subduction is merely a
feature of the Pacific and that it does not really exist
anywhere else where Plate Tectonics demands it should be (eg Africa).
...
www.greatdreams.com/hpch18.htm
DEE'S
DREAMS AND VISIONS - NOVEMBER, 1997
... 11-21-97 - I saw a map of the Middle
East which included Africa and India. The oceans were
blue like in a National Geographic or Atlas map. ...
www.greatdreams.com/1197.htm
COMET
ENCKE AND THE TAURID STREAM
... 1999: Peak date / time, November 18,
0150 UTC. Most favored areas: Eastern Atlantic, Europe, Africa,
Asia. Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous Moon, 9 days. . ...
www.greatdreams.com/encke.htm
SPIRIT
MESSAGE 15 - THE TUNING
... If man had remained in the primitive
state, such as some tribes in Africa and South America
still are, which are hidden from the rest of humanity, there
would ...
www.greatdreams.com/spirit_message15.htm
DEES
DREAMS AND VISIONS - JULY, 1999
... The giant elephant came out of the
jungle and I was shown the word 'EXITATIONS' in the center of
the page. NOTE: In one area in Africa... ...
www.greatdreams.com/jul99.htm
Indonesia
Earthquake - 5-26-03
... Elsewhere around the globe this past
few days, quakes in the 4.5 to 5.9 range have struck at
key plate junction points, Africa, Eurasia, Carib, Alaska
- much ...
www.greatdreams.com/indonesia-quake-5-26-03.htm
India
- A Quilted Nation
... can the terrorists come from?'' he
said. ``They are not coming here from Kenya or Africa.
They're from Pakistan.'' Syed Salahuddin ...
www.greatdreams.com/india.htm
THE
TRIBE OF JOSEPH - MARY AND THE SOFA - A DREAM AND MYSTICAL ...
... The English name "Egypt"
comes from the Greek word aegyptos, not from Arabic or Hebrew. The
descendants of Ham gradually populated Africa and are
Hamitic. ...
www.greatdreams.com/sacred/mary-sofa.htm
STOP
PRESS
... It was only in the 1970's that French
scientists in Gabon, Africa, discovered the first evidence
of a nuclear reaction which had occurred on the surface of the ...
www.greatdreams.com/hpch20.htm
THE
INNER SUN
... In the 1970's, French scientists
discovered a site at Oklo, Gabon, Africa, where a nuclear
fission reaction had taken place millions of years ago. ...
www.greatdreams.com/hpch09.htm
DEES
DREAMS AND VISION - SEPTEMBER, 1998
... 9-13-98 - DREAM - A web page came up.
It said, "Let us introduce Jesus Christ. On the side it said,
"Africa Presents.". 9-13-98 - DREAM - I was in my
16th St. ...
www.greatdreams.com/sept98.htm
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