If the end of the world were coming, and it is not, it would be easy to work oneself up into a frenzy with all the headlines. There's rumbling in Kilauea, Hawaii, smoke and ash in Mexico City, and lightning bolts vitiating other active volcanos around the world in Europe and Asia. You'd think Zeus and Indra would be more careful where they're throwing those bolts. But it does make for spectacular footage in this strange world we've arrived at from elsewhere. We're not from here so it has got to be exciting that we're taking over the place and completely ruining it because not enough of us care to stop the strip miners and capitalists out to exploit it. Think a few more preserves would be in order? If the parrot fish do not mow the lawn and chew up the coral reef like they used to, maybe we should go into overdrive to keep the reefs we have and save them from overfishing and degradation. The cause is not warming seas (though bringing the average temperature down would be nice). Dr. Joel Wallach has found the cause and it is acidity brought about as a byproduct of dams. Water running out to sea used to bring massive amounts of base minerals washed out from the mountains. When this was prevented by damming up the sweet water, the seas became more corrosive to delicate living corals. If science knows that because he published it, one would think something would be done about it like transporting silt and sediments over the dam and into the sea like it used to flow. Eruptions are a great source of minerals, so we can say Gaia is just self-adjusting.
(Rare Earth) The remote island with a statue that nobody can explain
Eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano pauses but scientists warn situation can 'change quickly'
(FOX Weather) June 4, 2024: Alert levels have been lowered for Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano after a pause in an eruption that began early Monday morning, but scientists warn that the situation remains dynamic and could “change quickly." FOX Weather Correspondent Max Gorden has the latest on the situation. #foxweather #hawaii #volcano
Don't expect this. Expect this (below). And if in Los Angeles, don't expect anything even smog-free
Is it Mercury retrograde time again? It might be. Communications are bound to be disrupted by high energy particles slamming into the planet and hitting so many of Elon Musks low-flying (possibly aloft by balloon) "satellites" hovering above in low earth orbit, far from space, just in our common sky, absorbing mass coronal ejections.
Northern lights visible across U.S., even reaching the Deep South, due to solar storm
(NBC News) May 11, 2024: Dazzling colors lit up the night sky over the United States as the aurora borealis was visible as far south as Florida and possibly even Hawaii. NBC News’ George Solis speaks with a planetarium director to learn more about what’s causing the spectacle in the sky. Subscribe to NBC News: nbcnews.#NorthernLights#AuroraBorealis#Weather
Solar storm brings northern lights south(5NEWS) May 11, 2024: Astophysicist Nour Rawafi says this is the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
At least 110 people have been reported dead and hundreds more were injured after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck China’s northwestern province of Gansu overnight on Dec. 18, 2023. It was China’s deadliest quake in nearly a decade since 617 people died in August 2014 when Yunnan province was hit by a major earthquake. More: sc.mp/avp0
O, Pele, forgive us our sins. 😉
The goddess Pele must be very mad, mad at Israel for mass murder, oppression, and hypocrisy; mad at the planet and fuming through an outlet in Iceland and seismic activity in China; weeping over dry drought-stricken Los Angeles (the center of the world because of the hegemonic influence of Hollywood) with a slow-moving storm that poses flood threat to California. What does Pele want? Repentance? A virgin sacrifice? More business as usual?
The Southland is in for a dangerous dousing. We must be complicit in Israel's support.
First water then snow, slamming into the state which is normally sunny and dry for Xmas.
Chemtrails, sprayed over the past few days in crisscross patterns, ensure a deluge for dry streets.
Here's how much Israeli terrorists care about killing innocents
(TJDS) Jimmy Dore and Kurt Metzger break down war crimes visited upon Jewish Israeli by Israeli Jews of the IDF. When they do this to Arabs/Palestinians, no one cares. When they do it to European Jews, Israel blows up again against Netanyahu.
Northwestern China hit by massive killer quake in freezing temperatures. Could it be, as Sharon Stone might ask, due to its criminal state oppression of ethnic Uyghurs, being forced to submit or face genocide like so many Tibetans? Of course, it would be silly, simplistic, and wrong to think that one thing immediately begets another. Samsara is very long, and there is time for bad karma to bear its bitter fruit. There is, however, such a thing as "collective karma," often too slow to save beings from their wrongdoing. For any Buddhist who doubts that, consider the fate of the Shakyas (Sakas, Scythians) in the Buddha's family clan. What became of them and why? They were slaughtered by their offended neighbors, this horror was later explained by being traced back to a time when many of them, having been born in each other's company as so often happens over the course of this long wandering on through samsara, they poisoned a river (apparently unintentionally), killing many fish. But isn't karma "intentional action"? Yes, the act, not the result. They intentionally poisoned the river; they did not intentionally kill the fish. The fish died as a result of their action, which made the results worse. It not only made it worse for individuals involved, it made the results catastrophic for them collectively. The working out of karma is an imponderable thing in detail but knowable in general.
Who in the world is Pele?
Girl fight: Kapiolani defying Pele (wiki)
In Hawaiian religion, Pele is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the chain of over a thousand Hawaiian Islands.
Often referred to as "Madame Pele" or "Tūtū Pele" as a sign of respect, she is a well-known deity within Hawaiian mythology and is notable for her contemporary presence and cultural influence as an enduring figure from ancient Hawaii [1].
Epithets of the goddess include Pele-honua-mea ("Pele of the sacred land") and Ka wahine ʻai honua ("The earth-eating woman") [2].
In different stories talking about the goddess Pele, she was born from the female spirit named Haumea. This spirit is important when talking about Hawaiʻi's gods as she descended from Papa, or Earth Mother, and Wakea, Sky Father, both descendants of the supreme beings.
Pele is also known as "She who shapes the sacred land," spoken of in ancient Hawaiian chants [3, 4].
The first published stories about Pele were written by William Ellis [5].
According to legend, Pele lives in Halemaʻumaʻu of Kīlauea in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Kīlauea is a currently active volcano that is located on the island of Hawaiʻi and is still being extensively studied [6].
Many Hawaiians believe Kilauea to be inhabited by a "family of fire gods," one of the sisters being Pele who is believed to govern Kilauea and is responsible for controlling its lava flows [7].
There are several traditional legends associated with Pele in Hawaiian mythology. In addition to being recognized as the goddess of volcanoes, Pele is also known for her power, passion, jealousy, and capriciousness. She has numerous siblings... More + VIDEO
Iceland is exploding and vomiting molten earth
AT A GLANCE:
The eruption is just a couple of miles north of the town Grindavik.
The entire town of Grindavik was evacuated in November because of seismic activity.
Many evacuees are still living in temporary accommodations.
Iceland volcanic island that's still blackened
A large volcanic eruption is underway in southwestern Iceland, with semi-molten rock shooting high into the air in an area where scientists feared for weeks that such an event would take place.
It's happening about 2 miles north of the town of Grindavik, which had been evacuated last month amid fears that an eruption nearby was likely.
There are signs that Vikings were here.
Earthquakes left some homes damaged in the town, which also prompted evacuations.
This type of eruption is not likely to send a large amount of ash into the air, and therefore, large-scale flight delays and cancellations are not expected.
The eruption is happening about 30 miles southwest of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik (home of chess), along the Reykjanes Peninsula.
(WATCH: Explaining the Iceland Volcano Eruption)
There are signs of volcanic activity everywhere
Iceland’s Foreign Minister Bjarne Benediktsson said on X, formerly Twitter, that there were no disruptions of flights to and from Iceland and international flight corridors remain open. More
The Morning Brief email newsletter provides weekday updates from The Weather Channel and meteorologists.
Climbers having sex on Mt. Agung angers the volcano which will lead to an eruption.
What have the bule done to our land?
Foreigners have disrespected the mountain which has angered Agung, "the Beast," and this is why it is about to erupt, residents living near to Mt. Agung insist.
The Indonesian volcano looks set to blow as up to 400 earthquakes have hit the region over the last few days, causing 75,000 people to flee the danger zone.
Bali volcano update: Climbers having SEX on Agung are to blame, say locals.
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While the imminent eruption is a natural phenomenon, a priest of a nearby village, Muntig, a Balinese village inside the volcano evacuation zone, says that the mountain is angry because the “bule” -- white people [actually any “foreigner”] -- have been having sex and menstruating on it, according to Australia’s Fairfax Media.
Jaya, the priest of the village, said: "The climbers did that.”
No-one can predict when Agung will erupt, say the villagers but the biggest warning sign will be when the animals start fleeing.
Another
local, Ketut, said: "The old people advised us the heat from the
mountain will make them flee. All kinds of animals -- deer, snakes, wild
cows, anything.” More
Jaya's priest said Mount Agung -- the largest and most sacred mountain
in Bali -- is wrathful because the "bule" (white people) had sex and
menstruated on the mountain. "The climbers did that," Jaya said. Mt. Agung looked deceptively calm on Wednesday, with a puff of white cloud hovering above the peak. More
Indonesia on the other hand, that’s a place that doesn’t really
come up much in everyday American life.
China, Russia, India, sure, I
know those places. I read about them. Sometimes stuff that happens there
shows up on my Facebook feed. I can even show you where they are on a
map.
Indonesia, however, I’ve seen it on some t-shirt tags, and that’s
about it. Indonesia is the fourth
most populous country in the world, but to a lot of us, that’s just that place
that had that tsunami. Or at least, that’s what it was to me when I
agreed to go live there. See, Americans... More
For goodness' sake, can a man have some privacy? Apparently not. Someone has always got to be watching, invisible beings, deities, judges. So fly right. Or else.
According to El Aviso (No. 28, July 15, 2017, p. 44) this picture shows a male in the year 79 CE, frozen in time, doing who knows what! But it's NOT what it seems, according to the professional debunkers, apologists, and killjoys at Snopes.com:
CLAIM: A photograph shows the remains of a man who died while masturbating in Pompeii in 79 A.D.
MISCAPTIONED
RATING: Miscaptioned. [Not masturbating but in pugilistic attitude or bodily position due to immolation or death by burning.]
ORIGIN: A photograph purportedly showing the remains of a man who perished ["erupting"] during the volcanic eruption that destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 CE was posted in July 2017 along with the caption “masturbating man.”
Although this is a real -- albeit slightly doctored -- image showing a plaster cast of a man who perished in Pompeii, the juvenile caption caused many to second-guess the image’s authenticity.
The original photograph, in color [shown below], was posted on the Instagram page of the Archaeological Heritage of Naples and Pompeii on June 9, 2017: Calco in gesso di una vittima dell’eruzione [Translation: "Plaster cast of a victim of the eruption" (not "man erupting").]. - Ph Direttore Generale Prof. Massimo Osanna... More:
The caption did not mention that this man was masturbating in his
last moments. [It was actually the volcano, Vesuvius, that was doing the erupting]. In fact, this pose hints at something far more terrifying.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted, it sent a surge of super-heated volcanic
material through the city of Pompeii. About 2,000 people were killed and
the city was buried in a thick carpet of volcanic ash. The heat was so intense that many of the victims suffered sudden muscle contractions and were left frozen in a boxer-like, crouching pose:
The famous lifelike poses of many victims at
Pompeii—seated with face in hands, crawling, kneeling on a mother’s
lap—are helping to lead scientists toward a new interpretation of how
these ancient Romans died in the A.D. 79 eruptions of Italy’s Mount
Vesuvius.
Until now it’s been widely assumed that most of the victims were
asphyxiated by volcanic ash and gas. But a recent study says most died
instantly of extreme heat, with many casualties shocked into a sort of
instant rigor mortis. ... And then there are those death postures. About three-quarters of the
known Pompeii victims are “frozen in suspended actions” and show
evidence of sudden muscle contractions, such as curled toes, the study
says.
“Heretofore archaeologists misinterpreted them as people struggling
to breathe and believed they died suffocated by ashes,” Mastrolorenzo
said. “Now we know that couldn’t be.”
Because of the extreme heat, “when the pyroclastic surge hit Pompeii,
there was no time to suffocate,” he said. “The contorted postures are
not the effects of a long agony, but of the cadaveric spasm, a
consequence of heat shock on corpses.”
The pose is not entirely unique among Pompeii victims. This image, taken in 2013 by Flickr.com user Paul Kelley, shows another victim in a similar position:
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