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Is Mt. Shasta Hiding an “Otherworldly” Secret?

Telos, the Underground Crystal City of the Lemurians In the 1880s, Lemuria graduated from scientific hypothesis to pseudoscientific fact when Helena Blavatsky, the founder of theosophy, integrated it into her esoteric, proto-New Age belief system. Building on Haeckel’s theory, she … Continue reading

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OK. Here’s How One Legend Leads to Another

Durandal – Roland’s Sword It was something in the story of Henry the Younger King that caught my eye. Evidently, he stole Roland‘s sword, but didn’t get away with it. This sword may (or may not) have spawned the Sword … Continue reading

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Question: Is Reincarnation Real?

The Answer Depends on What You Believe Or, perhaps more importantly, what you’ve been taught to believe. This question was asked of Ellie Dreams Down Under. Here’s her Tarot reading: As a comment, here’s what I wrote: “If we think … Continue reading

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And Just to Prove the Theory, John the Baptist is:

Merlin He’s the ‘wild man’ who inaugurates the legendary hero’s journey, and acts as his guide and mentor.

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Wait a Minute! Could I have Done the Same for Arthur?

Geoffrey of Monmouth (1095 – 1155) It such a funny feeling I get, when I read (or watch) a passage which describes how King Arthur was invented. Was I Geoffrey, in a past life, and did I create a Romanized … Continue reading

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Jesus: “Are There Not 12 Hours in a Day?” (John 11:9a)

What About the Round Table Knights? Here, in the image of the replica Round Table in Winchester, there are 24 knights (and one King Arthur). Hmm. Is this spiritual progress of some kind?

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Legend: She had a Face that Launched a Thousand Ships

Helen of Troy (and Paris) That’s right, folks: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were the legendary figures that started the Trojan War. Now, I’m sure that they probably had intermediary lives that were less well known, but the key for … Continue reading

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The Day the Candle was Blown Out by the Wind

Why the Overdose Conclusion? (August 4, 1962) I’ve written about this event previously, and then deleted everything at the request of a woman who thought she was her reincarnation. Now, at last, I’ve come to the conclusion that she is … Continue reading

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The Legendary Life and Death of the Red Baron

Manfred von Richthofen (May 2, 1892 – April 21, 1918) I guess Charles Schulz knew a lot about this Great War pilot’s life when he pitted Snoopy in a Sopwith Camel against Baron von Richthofen. In a ‘dog fight’ between … Continue reading

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Jesus: How to Turn a Legend on Its Head

The Golden Bough (1963 version) I got given this book yesterday. It’s one I have quoted from in “The Star of Bethlehem” manuscript, but have never read. Now I have something to keep me busy through the long winter days … Continue reading

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