Do We Need A One World Government Or One World Religion

Wisdom lost through the ages, common sense is no longer common.

Written by Gary Wonning

Many today believe that to solve the world’s problems we need a one world government or only one religion.

Somehow they believe that one more level of government , a government that is governed on a world level would bring about peace.

How can one more level of corrupt government officials solve anything? It has been proven that the farther removed from the people our governments become, the more corrupt and uncaring they tend to be.

That is why our founders believed in placing most of the power of government in the state and local governments, another level of government would only remove the leaders even more from the people and place more power in the hands of a select few. 

I think most believe a new world order would include combing all religions into one, anyone who believes this hasn’t thought it through. 

We all have different beliefs, and many times in life our beliefs change as we age. We all come to the earth plane to learn different lessons and to experience different realities, If we are to grow spiritually, different beliefs are necessary. None of us is exactly like anyone else, and not one of us believes exactly as someone else believes.

When we study history, we find the idea of one religion failed miserably in Europe many times over.

Gary has been a writer/photographer for over thirty years. Specializing in nature and landscape photography, while studying native cultures.

His travels have taken him to most of the United States, as well as Australia, Belize, Egypt and the Canary Islands.

He has studied the Mayan culture of Central America and the aborigines of

Australia. Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in various parts of the world.

He has observed that many of the forgotten cultures had spiritual beliefs that were stronger than ours in modern times.

In technology, we have made advances far superior to those that came before us, but, we have lagged behind in gaining or maintaining our spiritual knowledge.

For us to advance as the human race, we need to combine the spiritual knowledge of those that came before us, not only that of the ancients but the knowledge of our direct ancestors as well, with the technical knowledge we have today for us to propel into the twenty-first century and beyond.

He has published several books about his adventures.

For more information, please consult his website,www.journeysthrulife.com.

 

 

Saint Thomas: Coral World

The beautiful Islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John

Photography by Gary Wonning

Coral World was inaugurated in the 1970s.  Since then It has been one of St. Thomas’ most important tourist attractions.

In 1998, workers at Coral World began breeding Seahorses.

Please click on the photos to see beautiful photos of Saint Thomas.

Rescued Sea turtles are some of the more popular residents of Coral World

The ocean park consists of an open-water system where water flows through each of the exhibits and back out to the ocean. 

Coral World Marine Park in St. Thomas incorporates all the world famous features: Marine Museum, Shark, Stingray and Turtle Pools, Touch Pools, and naturally – The Underwater Observatory.

 

Coral World St. Thomas was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and was fully renovated by Coral World International. In 1995 Coral World St. Thomas was hit again by Hurricanes Marilyn and Louis. In 2017 Coral World was again destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Each time, it has fully recovered and remains one of the top destinations when visiting Saint Thomas.

Exhibits include the Caribbean Reef Encounter an 80,000 gallon circular tank open at the top for the natural elements to filter in. Marine Gardens which has 21 smaller tanks displaying ocean life in the Caribbean. Shark Shallows a nursery for adolescent sharks. A stingray pool where guests can feed the stingray after the presentation. 

Growing up on a dairy farm in southeastern Indiana, Gary traveled very little until midlife, when the opportunity became available to him.

Grabbing his camera and a bag full of equipment, he began his vision quest traveling to most areas of the United States and several countries abroad.

Along the way he collected several thousand photographs that he wants to share with everyone.

http://www.travelnsnap.com

Gary decided the best way to accomplish his goal was to publish photo documentaries on the various areas of the world he has visited.

What will follow will be several photography books, who knows how many will wind up in his collection.

To contact Gary:

journeysthrulife@gmail.com.

http://www.journeysthrulife.com.

Muslim Attacks in the Mediterranean Lead to the “Discovery” of the New World

The Discovery of the New World

An interesting photo book about the Maya Indians of central America

Written by:Gary Wonning

The Muslims and Christians have been fighting for centuries, it has been an on-going battle that has continued through the millennia.

During that time period, Muslim pirate Barbarossa wrecked havoc in the Mediterranean, raiding the coasts of France, Italy, and Spain, carrying away thousands of Europeans into slavery. In the process,Muslim Turks had conquered the Byzantine Empire,  u were invading Serbia, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Suleiman’s armies surrounded Vienna, Austria, in 1529. For centuries Arab, Turkish, Mughal and Afghan conquerors killed  millions of Hindus and Sikhs in India and the East.

The Spanish soldier proved to be the most successful champion in defending Christendom. Spain’s King Ferdinand put a halt to the 700-year Muslim occupation of western Europe. Using gold from the New World, Spain was able to push back the Muslim invaders on land and sea.

It was during this time, the Europeans began running out of resources to fight the good fight. At the risk of Europe being over run and conquered by the invaders, new sources of revenue had to be found and found quickly.

Hearing of vast sources of gold and other valuable resources to the west, their attention naturally turned to discovering ways of tapping into this perceived wealth.

The Spanish at that time were one of the major leaders in the world so the task fell to them to explore the new world.

The natives of the America’s had never advanced their civilization one iota over the last ten thousand years and thus had none of the modern conveniences or technology the Europeans, Chinese, Tuks or others possessed, so it was just a matter of time before they were conquered by someone, at the time, the Spanish were the most powerful.

There is a lesson to be learned here for everyone when we don’t advance our learning and knowledge, sooner or later another culture will overtake us and destroy our way of life.

 

A new era approaches

The author has been a writer/photographer for over thirty years. Specializing in nature and landscape photography, as well as studying native cultures.

His travels have taken him to most of the United States, as well as Australia, Belize, Egypt and the Canary Islands.

He has studied the Mayan culture of Central America as well as the aborigines of Australia. Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in various parts of the world.

He has published several books about his adventures.

For more information, please consult his website,www.journeysthrulife.com.

Your comments are welcome

Different Times, Different Places, Different Soul Mates.

On the physical plane, there seems to be a correlation between where we live, what we are experiencing and the people we attract to us. This seems to apply to soul mates as well.

I think most of us realize there is a difference  between a soul mate and a twin flame. I discovered this on my own personal journey as I have written in A Journey to Enlightenment.

We have many soul mates, souls we met along the path of life. Souls we have experienced many lifetimes and experiences with over the eons. These souls have seen us thru thick and thin, we have had many experiences with them, both what we would call good and bad. Although in the spirit world and in this context, there are no good and bad experiences (actions), just experiences.  

In the real world as well as the karmic world, there is a difference between good and bad actions. What we sow we shall reap, we will have to repay karma for negative actions we may perform. 

Sometimes, for the soul to grow, we need to perform acts that are unacceptable to society and pay the consequences of them.

When we enter a different physical location on earth, we connect with different souls according to what we may learn from them. It seems as we enter their area of influence, we become  engulfed with the energy they project and we move away from others we may have connected with in the past, not so much with everyone we know, but to those we have a strong soul connection to.

In other words, our relationship to others changes as our physical location changes. As we move back into the previous physical location, we again take up the relationships we left behind.

Many times, entering an area where we had some sort of bond with someone from our distant past will rekindle  emotions from that era. As the Australia Aborigines believe, once a spirit passes through an area, an image of their essence remains forever. That is how they are able to track people who have become lost over solid rock and bring them home to safety.

By tapping into that energy, those with an ability to do so are able to see things most of us cannot.

Time also plays a factor, our recognition of other souls is influenced by time, not only the time we are living in but the time frame that we knew others as well. 

Because this, we can often become confused by our feelings towards others, and how those feelings can change over time and distance. 

This is why we come into this existence with very little memory of what has come before, if we remembered it all at one time, it would be so confusing we wouldn’t be able to function properly in this lifetime. 

We can only receive small amounts of light at a time. Our mind needs a certain amount of time to process it and understand what it all means. Once  we understand more will be revealed to us.

The author has been a writer/ photographer for over 20 years, specializing in nature, landscapes and studying native cultures. Besides visiting most of the United States, he has traveled to such places as Egypt, the Canary Islands, much of the Caribbean. He has studied  the Mayan Cultures in Central America and the Australian Aboriginal way of life.Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in many different parts of the world!

He has published several books about the various cultures he has observed.

For more information and a link to his hardcover and Ebooks, and contact information: please check his website, www.journeysthrulife.com.

Your comments appreciated

 

At this period of time in the history of man, there is probably more individual searching being done into the theories behind the origin of the human race,what happens after death,the possibility of life on other planets, and what our relationship is to these life forms, if they do exist.

There are millions of people who are questioning the existence of God, who he really is, and what is my relationship with him? Is he someone who mysteriously floats around on a cloud watching and judging us from above like some bigger than life Santa Claus, or is he, like many of the esoteric sciences claim, a part of our inner Self, whom we have constant contact with, someone whom we and everything in the universe are connected and are thus one? Each of us in our own way is experiencing what God is, and thus we are each a part of God, thus we are God!

This book is a brief account of my search for my own truth as I know it today, everything stated actually happened, according to my own perception.

It has been an exciting search, at times very frustrating, very rewarding, and above all, very fulfilling.

My main purpose in writing this book is to show that anyone, even a bashful unfamous country boy can have these awakenings, you don’t have to be rich or well-known to find your connection to Divine Source.

Available in both hard copy and ebook format.

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Entering a New Dimension of Consciousness

I have believed for quite some time that our DNA is being activated into a new awareness.

Hopi and other American Indian shamans as well as myself believe we are moving into a time when we will chose a future of doom and gloom or an era of a new beginning, a new frequency, or a new dimension of existence where we will become more intuitive and able to understand the motives of others and possibly reconnect with beings of other dimensions.

As we move into this new reality, many of us will experience symptoms that will tell the discerning soul they are indeed moving to a heightened awareness.

I seem to be experiencing most of the symptoms they are describing, although some may move into this new era and display no symptoms at all. Alas, some may have real physical diseases that should be checked out by a doctor. Proceed at your own discretion.

The following symptoms were noted in Shirley Maclaine’s new book,”What If?”

1. Headaches or nonlocalized pressure in the head;

2. Shifting or unstable vision; Perhaps the cessation of the karma of the last twenty-six thousand years will enable us to begin again without fear. History will definitely need a new script, and all of us— humans and star

beings, extraterrestrial actors— will have a chance to play our part

3. Requiring one pair of glasses one day and a different pair the next;

4. A deepening sense of the ability to “see”;

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5. Sleep pattern interruptions;

6. Feelings that you are going crazy, losing your mind, or an inability to focus;

7. Emotional tenderness, mood swings, and “mania”;

8. An embracing of unity consciousness;

9. Heightened sensitivity to smell, sound, and

taste, or change in eating preferences;

10. Losing track of “time”;

11. Physically dropping or bumping into things;

12. Hearing high-pitched tones or a series of tones or pressure in one or both ears;

13. Spiritual death or brief suicidal thoughts; Headaches or nonlocalized pressure in the head;

14. A heightened sense of not being in the present, or a sense of detachment;

15. A general sense of “free-flowing” energy that can often manifest and be misinterpreted as anxiety;

16. Jolts of energy that are felt physically and often will move the body;

17. Lack of focus and attention for any length of time;

18. Heightened, newfound discomfort with some public environments;

19. A sudden urge to make everything spacious, to release personal treasures, or to remove clutter from your environment;

20. Heartburn or chest pressure;

21. Attraction to new colors;

22. Change in priorities in your career/ relationships;  and

23. A feeling of time “moving fast.”

 Gary has been a writer/ photographer for over 20 years, specializing in nature,landscapes and studying native cultures.Besides visiting most of the United States, he has traveled to such places as Egypt,the Canary Islands,much of the Caribbean. He has studied  the Mayan Cultures in Central America, and the Australian Aboriginal way of life.Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in many different parts of the world!

He has published several books about the various cultures he has observed.

For more information and a link to his hard cover and Ebooks,and contact information: please check his website, http://www.journeysthrulife.com.

Your comments appreciated

At this period of time in the history of man, there is probably more individual searching being done into the theories behind the origin of the human race,what happens after death,the possibility of life on other planets, and what our relationship is to these life forms, if they do exist. There are millions of people who are questioning the existence of God, who he really is, and what is my relationship with him? Is he someone who mysteriously floats around on a cloud watching and judging us from above like some bigger than life Santa Claus, or is he, like many of the esoteric sciences claim, a part of our inner Self, whom we have constant contact with, someone whom we and everything in the universe are connected and are thus one? Each of us in our own way is experiencing what God is, and thus we are each a part of God, thus we are God! This book is a brief account of my search for my own truth as I know it today, everything stated actually happened, according to my own perception. It has been an exciting search,at times very frustrating, very rewarding, and above all, very fulfilling. My main purpose in writing this book is to show that anyone, even a bashful unfamous country boy can have these awakenings, you don’t have to be rich or well-known to find your connection to Divine Source. I began taking notes for this book over thirty years ago, at the time, writing a book was the farthest thing from my mind. My only thought was to have a journal to read over when I got older. As a result, I didn’t  record some of my references, many of the references were from Aboriginal and Mayan elders themselves, many of which has been the victim of the ravages of time. Hence my book is short on references, but long on experience.

Available in both Hard Copy and EBook format.

World War Two Vets Unstoppable

They came in mighty buses instead of tanks ,jeeps and personnel carriers. They only came to honor their fallen comrades and to remember one last time, the heroics from an earlier time, another time when the fate of liberty and freedom hung in the balance.

 

It was a bright sunny day in Washington D.C. , the perfect day to remember and reflect. As the buses approached the World War 2 memorial, they discovered it was closed because of a senseless government shutdown brought on by a spineless congress and clueless president who only have their own  agenda and pocketbook in their best interest.

A memorial that normally is open twenty four hours a day, with no gate, was found to have a barricade around it, a senseless act in itself.  If the government is out of money, where did they find the money to put up the barricade?

U.S. Capitol

 

It didn’t stop these brave men and women who stormed the beaches of such places as Normandy, Omaha Beach, Iwo Jima, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, Guam, the Philippines, and many other historic and important battles,they never gave a thought that maybe their last and possibly most important battle would be fought on the lawn of their nation’s capitol.

Armed with only walkers, wheelchairs, and canes, they weren’t about to let a little fence stop them. These memorials belong to “We the people”, not government bureaucrats. Nothing was going to prevent these noble warriors from their appointed mission.

They came to remember , and certainly deserved more than this from an often thankless nation and arrogant federal government. As they roamed the mall they had to be wondering whatever happened to this once great nation, a nation that once believed in God, a nation founded on moral principles and virtue, where politicians , even though they have always been self centered and thinking mostly of themselves, at least had an ounce of common sense and decency.

They fought the fiercest of battles, they all lost friends , relatives , many came home wounded for life, in the name of freedom and liberty. Millions of people around the world owe  their lives and freedom to these brave men and women.

They came one last time to remember, in the end they, going above and beyond what is expected, fought one last battle for freedom. Who is going to carry on when they, the greatest generation are gone?

 

Gary has been a writer/ photographer for over 20 years, specializing in nature,landscapes and studying native cultures.Besides visiting most of the United States, he has traveled to such places as Egypt,the Canary Islands,much of the Caribbean. He has studied  the Mayan Cultures in Central America, and the Australian Aboriginal way of life.Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in many different parts of the world!

He has published several books about the various cultures he has observed and applied what he has learned to solving the many issues facing not only the United States, but the world as well.

Common Sense solutions to complex problems.

For more information and a link to his hard cover and Ebooks,and contact information: please check his website.www.commonsensejourneys.com

 

You can also follow him on your Kindle.

The Middle East Conflict

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Conflict in the middle east

For many years, the United States has played a major role in maintaining peace in the world. During that time, contrary to what many may think, the United States accomplished much and contributed greatly to world peace.Today, many people  enjoy freedom because of our actions.

 

If not for the United states, many  would now be speaking German and under the thumb of Nazism and or Communism. However, the times are changing.

We are now living in a different world. In times past, our adversaries had some of the same values we had, they valued human life.  Most were freedom loving people who for one reason or another, found themselves under the thumb of a cruel and violent dictator. Once freedom was again regained, they went on to create a productive and positive society.

In today’s world, many of  our adversaries in the middle east have no comprehension of what freedom is , nor do they desire it. They are still living in the middle ages and have no desire to change.

Egyptian Village

It’s a totally different mindset than in the past. Although, in most cases, our intentions are noble, we cannot do it for them. We can provide aid, weapons and such, but if they have no desire, there is nothing we can do. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

For generations, the United States has supported the world, both militarily and financially. As a result , many countries have better educational and medical facilities than we do. Because they did not have to worry about providing a strong military for their defense, they could provide many more domestic benefits for their citizens.

We have now reached a point in time when it is necessary for them to support themselves. No longer should we be the sole provider for their security, why do we still have troops in South Korea? Their GNP  is something like 37 times as great as North Korea, shouldn’t they be protecting themselves?

The Ancient Egyptian Texts

The middle east is and always has been a tinderbox. This has been going on for thousands of years, dating back to the time of the Knights Templars and before.  Our first war as a country was against the Barbary Pirates off the coast of Africa, who were pirating our ships and blackmailing our young country almost to the point of bankruptcy. The Marine song was derived from this time, “From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli.”

Today we no longer know who the good guys are in that region, if there are any. Our country wants to support the Syrian rebels who are our fiercest enemies, the Muslim Brotherhood. We have seen how that turned out in Egypt. For too long we have supplied arms to these groups, only to turn around and have those same guns pointed at us during the next conflict. How stupid is that?

It is a mess we want to stay out of , in spite of all the atrocities being committed, they are being committed on both sides. It’s a lose lose situation. The only option we have is to stay out of it, it’s not our fight.  Let them fight it out and we will talk to the survivors.

So it is with the rest of the world, we do need to maintain some sort of a presence worldwide, we need to maintain our superiority in the world environment, for not only our interests but the rest of the free world as well. There are countries out there that would destroy freedom in  a heartbeat if it  wasn’t for the United States, we must never forget that.

However, we do not need to play mommy and daddy to them any longer, it’s time they grew up and charted their own destiny, most can do a lot more than they have to protect their own interests. It’s not only for our own good, but theirs as well.

Gary has been a writer/ photographer for over 20 years, specializing in nature, landscapes and studying native cultures.Besides visiting most of the United States, he has traveled to such places as Egypt, the Canary Islands, much of the Caribbean. He has studied  the Mayan Cultures in Central America, and the Australian Aboriginal way of life.Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in many different parts of the world!

He has published several books about the various cultures he has observed.

Common Sense solutions to complex problems.

For more information and a link to his hard cover and Ebooks, please check his website.www.commonsensejourneys.com

You can also follow him on your Kindle.

 

Egypt:A New Adventure.

What is Divine Creation?

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What is Divine Creation?

 

Intelligence exists in the realm of nature. It therefore, is accessible by anyone who leaves themselves open to the possibility of acquiring more knowledge.

 

In spite of the fact that most people are proud of their intelligence, it is not a personal attribute. Intelligence is a product of the
universe and more specific, the God Source, it is available to anyone who understands how to access it.

 

We are all born with certain abilities and desires with which we can fulfill our mission on earth and lead a successful and productive life.
In theory, however, we can learn any talent or acquire any level of intelligence, if we so chose.

 

Intelligence is found in the created realms of reality, intelligence belongs to creation, not to mankind. Thus by going to source and leaving oneself open, by leaving the ego behind, any individual can learn to do anything he or she desires.

 

Every natural law has it’s purpose and when disobeyed, consequences follow, the laws cannot be changed or broken.To do so creates havoc and conflict, not only to individuals, but nations as well, thus it is part of the divine plan.

 

Souls were created to express the will of their creator, however, because of free will, humans have a choice to follow God or not, and because of ego a tendency that when any right occurs they take credit, and when a wrong or incorrect decision is made,  they look for someone else to blame.

 

The first scriptural account of disobeying divine will  is in  the Garden of Eden. After being tempted by the snake, disobeying God’s Will caused harsh penalties for not only Adam and Eve, but Cain as well. It changed the whole order of society from that period forward.

 

Life purpose  is made right as people let the intelligence of the creator’s behavioral law express itself through them. More importantly, they understand that this created law returns the creator’s pristine will to the present population on planet Earth, ensuring its survival.

 

Our link to divine creation is our soul, seated in the solar plexus region, below and behind the heart. It is our individual access to divine
intelligence. Through it we can access divine power and create the world we desire.

 

We can access the soul through meditation, as we relax into total relaxation, we can envision our mind entering our super soul. As we
enter the soul of our very being, we may envision a golden aura surrounding us and a feeling of total surrender and relaxation.

 

It is in this state of consciousness, we realize we are at the root of creation and thus are able to create the environment and situations we
choose to experience in life.

 

Thus, by our own free will and accord, we create a new world not only for ourselves, but for everyone around us, and everyone around them, and by those actions, we change the whole world , one step at a time.

 

Discover a whole new world.

The author has been a writer/photographer for over thirty years. Specializing in nature and landscape photography, as well as studying native cultures.

His travels have taken him to most of the United States, as well as Australia, Belize, Egypt and the Canary Islands.

He has studied the Mayan culture of Central America as well as the aborigines of Australia. Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in various parts of the world.

He has published several books about his adventures.

For more information, please consult his website,www.journeysthrulife.com.

Your comments are welcome

At this period of time in the history of man, there is probably more individual searching being done into the theories behind the origin of the human race,what happens after death,the possibility of life on other planets, and what our relationship is to these life forms, if they do exist. There are millions of people who are questioning the existence of God, who he really is, and what is my relationship with him? Is he someone who mysteriously floats around on a cloud watching and judging us from above like some bigger than life Santa Claus, or is he, like many of the esoteric sciences claim, a part of our inner Self, whom we have constant contact with, someone whom we and everything in the universe are connected and are thus one? Each of us in our own way is experiencing what God is, and thus we are each a part of God, thus we are God! This book is a brief account of my search for my own truth as I know it today, everything stated actually happened, according to my own perception. It has been an exciting search,at times very frustrating, very rewarding, and above all, very fulfilling. My main purpose in writing this book is to show that anyone, even a bashful unfamous country boy can have these awakenings, you don’t have to be rich or well-known to find your connection to Divine Source.

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Life Lessons

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The recent outbreak of tornadoes in the Midwest brought back memories of a time in the past. I remember in early 1974 , as tornado season approached our thoughts always turned to the possibility of being hit with a devastating storm or even a killer tornado.

 

Thinking how I would like to see a tornado sometime before I died, Almost with some quilt I realized this was a morbid thought and I didn’t want to see anyone harmed or killed because of something I wanted to experience.

 

The longer I thought of this, it almost seemed like a tornado was going to happen, regardless of whether I wanted to see one or not.  Eventually deciding that if one was going to occur, I wanted to see it up close and personal.It seemed as if spirit was guiding me, maybe there was a lesson to be learned through all of this.

 

Little did I know, my wishes would soon be fulfilled. The morning of April 3rd, 1974 began like any other day. It soon became apparent that something was in the air. About mid morning the air changed, soon winds were changing direction, one minute there would be warm breezes, the next  the air would be cold resulting in alternating rain storms, hail and high winds, something was up!

 

About noon the storm warnings went up and the feeling was it was going to be a long day.Soon  the tornado warnings came. Continuously keeping one eye on the sky and somehow knowing that whatever was developing, it wasn’t
going to be good.

 

The winds were getting stronger and constantly changing direction, not knowing when a sudden gust would come, It became increasingly difficult to drive or even walk.

 

I had an appointment that evening and as a result, began taking shortcuts not normally taken. Realizing later that spirit had arranged this to enable me to more fully understand the promptings of the soul.

 

Entering the small town of Bear Branch Indiana, the sky looked as if it was one big funnel cloud, terminating in the southwest. Not a good sign, tornadoes always come from the southwest.

 

Discovering that a tornado was on the ground in Madison Indiana, was a cause for concern, Madison was directly southwest of where I was standing. Not wanting to waste any time and finish my day as soon as possible, the journey was resumed.

 

Delivering to a tractor dealership, it was time for the last  shortcut of the day. It meant driving down a gravel road and driving through a creek for about a quarter of a mile, reconnecting with the road on the other side of the creek and driving home.

 

Nearing the farmhouse, I then realized I wouldn’t be able to ford the creek, it had been raining hard all day,  the creek would be flooded and impassable. Entering the barnyard of my next and last delivery, the farmers were standing out in the yard, watching a large tornado, which at this point in time was not touching down.

 

This would be a good time to find a basement. Asking about one, the homeowner  informed us  they had none. How can that be, every house in Indiana has a basement. Assuming the tornado wasn’t going to touch down,  the delivery was made and I started back in the direction from whence I came. Not much use staying here, had to get home.

 

 Turning onto the road from the driveway, looking  up at the sky, suddenly  the funnel rapidly descended towards the earth, and it was so close  I couldn’t see the edge of it as I looked out the windshield. Looks like we are going to have a ringside seat for this one.

 

The tornado struck with a vengence, about a mile north of where we were standing. Trees were breaking like tooth picks, tractors, mobile homes and other materials were flying through the air with the greatest of ease, all the while where we were standing, it was perfectly calm. It was like we were watching a movie.

 

Resuming my path, I soon found myself following a fire truck with the firemen with chain saws clearing the road of fallen trees  so traffic could get through. The little town of Bear Branch was almost totally destroyed, as was the tractor dealership where I would have been if I hadn’t decided to take an alternate route.

 

Much destruction and loss of life resulted from that fateful afternoon when 147 tornadoes struck in 12 states.For many people it took years to recover, and some never did.

 

Knowing that everything happens for a reason, and there are no coincidences in life, the realization came that each and every one of the participants in this life lesson on some level agreed to participate and be taught whatever spiritual lesson they needed. If the lessons were learned well, they would be the better for it. Sometimes it is a hard lesson to comprehend, but each and everyone of them volunteered to encounter whatever hardship they faced.

 

 As for myself, I am still learning many lessons  from that day nearly forty years ago.

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At this period of time in the history of man, there is probably more individual searching being done into the theories behind the origin of the human race,what happens after death,the possibility of life on other planets, and what our relationship is to these life forms, if they do exist. There are millions of people who are questioning the existence of God, who he really is, and what is my relationship with him? Is he someone who mysteriously floats around on a cloud watching and judging us from above like some bigger than life Santa Claus, or is he, like many of the esoteric sciences claim, a part of our inner Self, whom we have constant contact with, someone whom we and everything in the universe are connected and are thus one? Each of us in our own way is experiencing what God is, and thus we are each a part of God, thus we are God! This book is a brief account of my search for my own truth as I know it today, everything stated actually happened, according to my own perception. It has been an exciting search, at times very frustrating, very rewarding, and above all, very fulfilling. My main purpose in writing this book is to show that anyone, even a bashful unfamous country boy can have these awakenings, you don’t have to be rich or well-known to find your connection to Divine Source.

Cherokee Star Constellation, Prophecy of the Rattlesnake

The
Stars above and its configurations hold TIME UNTIME within its grasp
upon all life. As all cultures sustain a Zodiac system written upon Time
Untime so also the Chickamaugan Cherokee of the Americas hold also an
Ancient Zodiac of the heavens.
Within
the Zodiac of the Heavens of the Chickamauga Cherokee are etched
Ancient designs written upon and within the lines of seeing. The
Cherokee Zodiac is alive and moves and spins upon the rings of TIME
UNTIME. As the main outline remains its hold and is stationed in the sky
of stars its movement within that frozen outline does indeed change
with the movements of the other elements. Elements within the rotations
planets, stars, and bodies of the heavens. As other cultures station
their Zodiac as a permanent fixture the Cherokee Zodiac morphs or
changes and becomes as if ALIVE. Always Alive, breaths, lives, and takes
upon each constellation its own deeming of things, Time, Untime, and
among those things, PROPHECY.
The
Constellations of the Chickamaugan Cherokee are 13 fold which contain
the characterizations of mainly animals. Among the many design
configurations seen written upon the stars are the designs of animals,
objects, and many other elements of TIME UNTIME. The figures of the sky
are totally different from other cultures of the Zodiac except for a
rare few which seem to be similar. The only one which seems to relative
to similarity is found within the Cherokee Constellation Scorpion and
Snake and this in relation to others as Scorpio and Serpent.
This
is the story of only one of those constellations. This is of the
Cherokee Constellation Rattlesnake. And within this one Constellation is
found a PROPHECY. Within the Rattlesnake of the Heavens is found TIME
UNTIME foretold since the dawn of TIME.
In
the sky is found the figure of a Snake. And upon this snake it is the
outline of a Rattlesnake. Sometimes the Serpent and the Rattlesnake take
on its bearing of one or the other but the Snake of the Rattlesnake is
ITS design.
The
Cherokee Rattlesnake Constellation is not like other cultures of the
world. The Cherokee Rattlesnake in the Heavens has a head and winds
itself back and forth with its body as in sidewinding itself to its
tail. The boundary of the Rattlesnake is unlike the boundaries of other
Zodiac cultures. In the Heavens the Pleiades Star System is found as the
tip of the Rattlesnake tail.
The
Rattlesnake of the Cherokee is very sacred and its sacredness is
written even in the Heavens. Upon the mouth of the Rattlesnake is found
52 scales. These scales in number of 52 is written upon the Calendar of
the Cherokee and upon the wheels and rings of TIME UNTIME. The Calendar
of the Cherokee spins upon wheels and rings as a sophisticated dating
system. A dating system that not only tells TIME of events, people,
places, and things but also a very holy and sacred element within the
Cherokee culture itself of ALL THINGS.
The
Rattlesnake can sometimes be imaged as a serpent. To be a Serpent or to
be the Rattlesnake depends on the knowing of the TIMES and TIMES of
TIME UNTIME. To know the culture of the Cherokee and its Ancient design
upon LIFE. One MUST know the things of TIME UNTIME in order to place the
constellation as a Rattlesnake or a Serpent. But this is another story.
The
stationary outline is always of the Rattlesnake. However upon the
wheels of the Cherokee calendar is also found when where how what who in
its changing and transformation. The transformation is not the changing
of the shape of the Rattlesnake but the addition or subtraction of
elements upon the snake itself. These things also tell the tales of the
universe and all its bearing of what was, what is, and to be.
On
the Cherokee Calendar a great thing is foretold of things about to take
shape within all things upon the earth, the heavens, and the universe.
And the Rattlesnake Constellation is one of those which speaks as a
voice of TIME UNTIME of things to be.
Upon the Cherokee Calendar Rings and written in the Star Constellation Rattlesnake is a prophecy of TIME UNTIME.
And so it is thus foretold ….
When
the Earth sees the fingers of Spearfinger strike Jupiter, when the ages
of the Rings and wheels tell it is the ending of the ages of cycles of
5, this will be the sign for the whole earth, for all the earth will see
this thing, to wake up from sleep. These fingers that stuck Jupiter was
the comet fragments that hit Jupiter in the 1990s and the whole earth
took of is majesty. This was the sign foretold on the Calendar for the
Cherokee people to WAKE UP to come out of sleep.
The
Cherokee Calendar also speaks its voice telling that at this time of
the fingers striking Jupiter that Orion Star System will awaken. And the
Pleiades and Orion will war once again as in old. Jupiter and Venus
will awaken to its destiny of TIME UNTIME of cycles. Orion will WAR with
Pleadies, Jupiter will WAR with Venus. The time of the Cherokee UKU’s
will be at hand.
In
the year 2004 and 2012 an alignment will take place both on the
Cherokee Calendar and in the heavens of the Rattlesnake Constellation
both. It is the time of the doublehead serpent stick. It is the time of
the Red of Orion and Jupiter against White Blue of Pleadies and Venus.
It is the time of the Uku’s choosing. It is the time of the Beloved
Woman and MYSTERIES OF TIME UNTIME. It is the Time Untime of the
THUNDERBOLT and the spirits of Lightning Mountains.
In
the year 2004 and 2012 the Cherokee Rattlesnake Constellation will take
on a different configuration. The Snake itself will remain, however,
upon the Rattlesnake shall be added upon its head feathers, its eyes
will open and glow, wings spring forth as a winged Rattlesnake, it shall
have hands and arms and in its hands shall be found a bowl. The bowl
will hold blood. Upon its tail of 7 rattles shall be the glowing and
movement of Pleiades.
The Rattlesnake shall become a FEATHERED RATTLESNAKE or FEATHERED SERPENT of TIME UNTIME.
And upon the Rattlesnake is also the Milky Way. A crossing of the Milky Way shall be seen at these times.
For
the center of the Universe is what many know as the Constellation
Sagittarius by modern man. But upon this constellation of is also found
the Pleiades Star system which is what is different in the boundary of
others and the Cherokee Zodiac.
The
Milky Way is ALSO a Tree … STONE TREE. And upon Stone Tree is as a
Tree with a tree trunk, branches, a top, and even roots. The Flower and
the Tree is also a tassel as corn. And upon the flower and the tree is
the TREE OF LIFE. REBIRTH, RENEWAL, NEW.
And
the Cherokee Calendar shall end in the year 2012. But upon the times
just prior shall be the Feathered Serpent and its prophecy.
Upon
the Heavens design, within the Cherokee Rattlesnake Constellation, it
is written. And upon the Rings of TIME UNTIME of the Cherokee Calendar
it also says BEHOLD RATTLESNAKE CONSTELATION. And Remember.
The
Rings of the Cherokee Calendar are read by the winding motion of the
Rattlesnake. To Add or to subtract TIME UNTIME. To MOVE the Wheels
backward or forward, to add a wheel to move the rings, to tell the tale
what was, what is, and to be. The Rattlesnake and it design tells the
movement of the RINGS OF TIME.
And
in the sky heavens the motions of the movement of stars, planets, and
life tell the tale of its bearing. For all is as the winding of the
Rattlesnake. And in the year 2004 the Morning Star shall be first and in
the year 2012 the Evening Star shall be first. And upon those years the
crown of the Feathered Serpent shall bear its colors and honor. The
hands shall hold the bowl and the tail shall be as the roots of a Tree,
The Pleaides Tree of the beginning.
And
in the Year 2004 and 2012 shall be the TIME UNTIME of the Feathered
Serpent of the Sky Heavens. And the Rings shall turn upon those years of
prophecy foretold on the Rings of TIME UNTIME. And Ywahoo Falls
Kentucky shall sing of Venus and the Feathered Rattlesnake.
For
this is not all the prophecy not all the things thereof. For if it was
meant for one to know and I give only part, then you have received a
great gift. For if I tell all and it was not meant for one to know then I
have waisted my breath. For this is a sacred thing, the Venus Alignment
and the Feathered Serpent of the Heavens.
And
in the Year 2012 the Cherokee Calendar Ends. And all is reborn. For the
Feathered Rattlsnake comes and shall be seen in the heavens in the year
2004 to 2012.
In
the south of the americas … it is related as the coming of
Quetzalcoatl. The Ancient Cherokee relate it as the coming of the Pale
One once again.
The
Rattlesnake Constelation shall appear with the Venus Alignment. The
Stars of the Heavens of the Cherokee Zodiac, the Rings of the Calendar,
and The Venus Alignment tell the story of a Chickamaugan Prophecy. For
they all are aligned in the year 2004 to 2012.

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Monster With The White Eyes

Handed
down as a traditional Cherokee story from grandmother to grandchild,
the storyteller cautions that long ago before the Europeans discovered
Turtle Island and her indigenous people, the elders of those people
warned of the monsters with white eyes yet to come.
Similar stories are to be found among the Aztecs and Mexican people.
The spirits foretold that the monster with white eyes would cross the great eastern water.
The monster would possess evil and terrifying power, and would wreak destruction in its path.
The spirits of the animals and trees began to wither.
Prophecy
states that Mother Earth herself would be devastated and her heartbeat
would become faint. The monster was said to devour the children of
Turtle Island tribe by tribe, with no escape.
If one did survive, its spirit would be dead since it would now be lost and have no connection to its ancestors.
The story tells that one day the Earth would begin to sing a death song due to the severity of the harsh conditions.
When
this happens, the children of the people who followed the white-eyed
monster to the island would look into their hearts and realize that they
faced annihilation at the hands of their fathers.
They
would find that the spirits of the children of the tribes had been
reborn, waiting to guide the children of the white-eyed monster.
The
few keepers of the truth would emerge, becoming strong enough to
overcome the power of the white-eyed monster, restoring Mother Earth
back to health.
The
children of the tribes of Turtle Island would lead the people back to
the right way. The races would live in peace, the spirit of the animals
and trees would return to safety, and the monster with white eyes would
fail to exist.
Other such prophecies are to be found in the Cherokee Legend of the White Snake.
[Snake is a metaphor for DNA]

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Legend of the Keetoowahs

Cherokee
occasionally refer to themselves as Ani-Kituhwagi, (Keetoowah) ‘the
people of Kituhwagi’, after the ancient nucleus city of the Cherokee.
The Legend of the Keetoowahs places the tribe on an island in the
Atlantic Ocean east of South America. Seventy tribes attempted attack on
the Keetoowahs, but the Keetoowah were granted victory through the
assistance of spirit-warriors.
As
the story tells us, Ner-du-er-gi, the last warrior of the attackers,
was overlooking the valley camp below, from upon a mountain top, when he
saw smoke arising from the camp that extended up beyond the clouds,
divided into three parts, with an arrow-holding eagle in the center. The
warrior and his followers witnessed this miraculous event. Ner-du-er-gi
then ordered his warriors not to attack the Keetoowahs for they were
protected, and if attacked, the warrior knew he would surely be
destroyed.
The
Great Spirit granted the Keetoowahs a grand mysterious power to only be
utilized in the best interest of their people. However, some of the
wise people began to use their wisdom for unfruitful purposes. The Great
Spirit instructed them to take their white fire and move away, heading
to Asia, India and North America. Some of the large cities the new
travelers claimed sank into the ocean and were no more.
Legend
has it The Great Spirit turned to the peoples of America and guided
them. They too began to violate their teachings by committing murders
and feuding with the seven clans. The seven clans with their medicine
men met around a fire to request guidance from The Great Spirit. The
most truthful seven holy men selflessly gave of themselves for the
tribe.
They
carried medicine deerskin and medicine tobacco. The medicine men spread
out the deerskin and prayed. They blew smoke over the deerskin, and
watched the smoke trails for a sign from The Great Spirit. Inspiration
led the medicine men to travel up to the top of a mountain, each day one
new medicine man for seven days.
On
day seven, a messenger came down from The Great Spirit, appeared in a
bright light, and stated that The Great Spirit heard the prayers of the
medicine men and held passion for their people. First, the men were told
that they would someday fly in the air. The messenger warned of an
enemy white ball from the east traveling their way, but that their
grandchildren¹s feet were facing toward Tsusginai – west – the ‘ghost
land’.
The
messenger warned of trials on the edge of the prairie, with tribes
dividing into different factions and their blood evolving into only half
of their heritage. The messenger forewarned that families would divide
and disregard chiefs, leaders and medicine men. The schools would teach
important knowledge to all the people and the young people would return
to point rudely at the elders.
However,
if the younger generation would heed The Great Spirit’s instruction, a
chance would exist for the people to turn back east, otherwise they
would go to Tsusginai then to the coast, then leave by boat, never to
return. They were given the ‘Keetoowah’ namesake and were instructed to
return to their fire for worship, and prophesy to their people.

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1986 Continental Indigenous Council,

Fairbanks, Alaska By Lee Brown, Cherokee

The first lesson to be learned is the native Americans, who were very spiritual and had a connection with the land and their creator, didn’t advance their technology for thousands of years and thus were overrun with people who had greater technical skills.

The second lesson, Americans today have advanced their technology, but have lost their spirituality and are possibly going to fall by the wayside as a result.

We need to combine the technology of today with the ancient teachings of our forefathers, then we will build a lasting society.

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