Narragansett Rune Stone Recovered

Happy to report that the Narragansett Rune Stone has been recovered by RI authorities working with the RI Attorney General. The artifact, a large boulder sitting in Narragansett Bay, had been removed/stolen last summer, purportedly by an abutting land owner who apparently didn't appreciate its possible connections to ancient exploration of the area. The good news is that, now that the boulder is on land, the artifact can be preserved and studied. Here's a short article:

http://eastgreenwich.patch.com/articles/narragansett-rune-stone-returned-to-be-tested#photo-14125930

Disney and The Goddess

Instead of posting about a new artifact, I wanted to share some research I've been doing regarding the ancient secret societies and their belief in the need for duality (a balance of male and female) in the godhead.

 

I believe that many Freemasons and other members of secret societies aren't aware that their organizations are carrying forward the ancient secrets regarding Goddess worship and the belief in the need for duality in the godhead. But Walt Disney was a high level Mason who knew all about this stuff and imbedded these themes in his stories. If you look at the Disney films like "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty," the storyline is always about a prince who can not effectively rule his kingdom until he finds his princess (who I believe  represents Mary Magdalene). Blocking this quest is the evil stepmother—the usurping “mother” who really is not a mother at all (representing the “Mother Church,” claiming to be the bride of God). The kingdom is dysfunctional until finally the evil stepmother is overthrown and the princess takes her rightful place aside the prince/king, thus creating balance and happiness in the land.

Flash forward a few decades to some of the more modern Disney films, and this theme continues and is expanded upon. In Zodiacal terms, the Age of Pisces (which began with Jesus and followed the age of Aries) is now ending and the Age of Aquarius is dawning:

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius

(The Fifth Dimension, from “Hair”)

So Disney in 1989 releases “The Little Mermaid.” Again, the prince Eric can’t effectively rule his kingdom until he finds his princess, Ariel. The twist, of course, is that Ariel lives under the sea (again, with no mother). Eric needs to turn to the water, or Aquarius, to find this goddess and usher in a time of happiness.  (For those who think this movie is anti-feminist, note that the worst thing that happens to Ariel in the movie is that she "gives up her voice" in a deal with the evil Ursula.)

If you think this is a stretch, take a look at the film at the point where Ariel is singing “Part of Your World.” During the song she is looking thru her treasure chest. In addition to jewels and heirlooms, she pulls out a portrait of Mary Magdalene. See image below. A random coincidence?

 

"Magdalene with the Smoking Flame" by Georges de la Tour

America's Stonehenge on America Unearthed

 

Happy to see H2's "America Unearthed" show did such a good job with the America's Stonehenge episode that aired this weekend (and will re-air over the coming weeks). Some of the episodes have been disappointing, but this one did a good job summarizing the evidence and describing why many people feel the ancient Phoenicians build the New Hampshire site, perhaps 3500 years ago. The son of the owners of the site, Kelsey Stone, has done some fascinating work showing how the summer solstice sunrise illumination links the site to Stonehenge in England and also to the Phoenician homeland of what is modern Lebanon. Standing at the center of the NH site, and looking directly into the summer solstice sunrise, one's line of sight would pass directly through one of the arches at Stonehenge, England. Attached are images showing this phenomenom, courtesy of Kelsey Stone (on the top image, the bottom line is simply the east-west line; the upper line is the summer solstice sunrise line). The line of sight, extended, eventually would also pass through Lebanon, presumably where some ancient Phoenician temple or monument would have been erected.

Review of "American Unearthed" Episode #1

I watched the premier episode of H2's "America Unearthed," starring Scott Wolter, last weekend. I had been involved in the early planning for this series and was hopeful it would help open the public's eyes to the possibility of exploration of America before Columbus.

I was, therefore, disappointed in this review, which criticizes the show, its research,the pacing and Wolter personally:

http://www.jasoncolavito.com/1/post/2012/12/review-of-america-unearthed-s01e01.html

At first glance, it is the same "head in the sand" response we often see from the archeological community. But as I read through the review more carefully, I realized that many of the criticisms of the show are valid. The review (albeit with an unnecessarily snarly tone) accurately points out that the show falls far short of its claim to "rewrite the history books" by proving that the remnants of the ancient Mayan culture migrated to Georgia. At best, the show proved some kind of trade (direct or indirect) between Mayans in the Yucatan and Native Americans in the American southeast. Did anyone ever doubt this? And even this conclusion is tenuous, as much of the evidence used to support it is not shown to the audience (we fly over the Georgia stone structures but never actually examine them; we are told of a deformed Creek skull but are never shown it; we are shown a drawing of a Feathered Dancer icon but never see the actual artifact itself; we are told a sample of Mayan blue dye is tested but don't witness the sample actually being taken; etc.) If the producers didn't have access to the actual artifacts and sites, why not move on to another, more compelling episode?

I am fairly confident that future episodes will be more compelling, but this initial episode was disappointing.

America Unearthed on H2

I spent a lot of time over the past 18 months traveling around the country with geologist Scott Wolter scouting out sites and looking at artifacts for a new TV series entitled "America Unearthed." The show premiers Friday at 10:00 on H2 (Hi...story 2) and is hosted by Scott. It explores the hidden history of America. As long as they stay away from the speculative, silly stuff (Cross of Lorraine on an Oreo cookie?) it should be a good show. Here's a link to some trailers:

http://www.history.com/shows/america-unearthed

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Mary Magdalen in Cistercian Painting

This 14th-century painting hangs in the Cistercian Royal Monastery of the Holy Cross, in the province of Tarragona, Spain. Mary Magdalene (at foot of cross) is depicted as pregnant, with belly and navel protruding. The Cistercians, of course, were the sister order to the Knights Templar. (Thanks to researcher Steve Dimarzo for forwarding this to me.)

America's Stonehenge Equinox Sunset Alignment

I traveled to America's Stonehenge to view the equinox sunset alignment on March 20. The sunset was even more stunning than I expected! The site is truly amazing, with both solstices and both equinoxes plus many other "important" dates marked by precise lithic alignments. Check out this shot, with the sunspots making a "Delta of Enoch" design around the setting sun as it nests itself onto a giant boulder.