In Malaysia there is a hill (Bukit Broga, near Semenyih and Kuala Lumpur), likely the entrance to an underground world (cavern, portal, tunnel system) called Alamaza, a name reminiscent of Agartha and Aztlan, references to a Hollow Earth civilization or levels of "heavens" in Hindu and Buddhist lore. This is a literal "fairy (féerie) kingdom" or alternate dimension as spoken of existing in woodland forests the world over.
In Malaysian, Singaporean, Bruneian, and Indonesian folklore, bunian people or Orang bunian [akin to the other humans, the Asian Bigfoot/Yeti creatures known as Orang Pendek).
They are suspected "supernatural" unseen beings said to be invisible to most humans, except for those who are born with or develop "spiritual sight." (In Buddhism, this is called the cultivation of dibba cakkhu or the "third eye" between the brows, likely corresponding to a DMT-oozing pineal gland).
If they live underground to remain unseen, these are the "hollow hills," cave systems, or burial mounds into which they retreat.
While the term Orang bunian is often translated as "elves," it literally means "hidden people" or "whistling people." (Bigfoot all over the world are known to whistle and mimic human sounds very well, as well as tossing stones and rustling in the foliage).
Orang bunian when seen are described as beautiful, dressed in ancient Southeast Asian style, and nearly identical to humans in appearance. [One might call the bhumi devas or "woodland fairies, sprite, the Fae or sidhe.]
Some mythological accounts describe the lack of a philtrum(the human "love charm" or lateral cleft above the lip below the nose).
Modern depictions of Orang bunian deviate from the traditional folklore by including elf-like features -- pointed ears, high fantasy-influenced attire, or modern Minangkabau long-coat clothing [1].
Orang bunian are said to inhabit the deep forests or high mountains in Sumatra, Borneo and Malay Peninsula, far from human contact [2], as well as near human communities, and are even said to share the same houses as human families [3].
According to legend, their social structure is similar to that of humans in the ancient Malay Peninsula, with families, clans, and royalty. As with other mythical beings in Indonesian folklore, Orang bunian often have supernatural powers [4] and must be appeased with certain rituals [or offerings] and customs before humans are allowed to trespass areas they inhabit.
Orang bunian are generally regarded as benevolent, befriending and assisting humans, particularly magicians (dukun or bomoh) and shamans (pawang) [5].
They are said to be able to intermarry with humans and bear invisible children [6].
Wake up, Rip Van Winkle! It's very late.
According to some tales, men married Orang bunian females but later decided to leave the bunian community and return to the human families they had left behind. However, after returning to human society, they found that many years had passed and everyone they once knew had died.
These narratives have been compared to Urashima Taro and Rip Van Winkle [7] [which would suggest that devas are much longer lived than humans but that "time" exists at different rates simultaneously everywhere all at once, such that one might experience an "eternity" somewhere then return to the human plane where an eternity had not yet elapsed and vice versa]. More
(Solace Fox)) March 8, 2025:
Reality isn’t what it seems. What if everything we experience is just a carefully constructed illusion the mind is producing?
[There is a "mind only" philosophy in Buddhism that says it is ALL maya. See Yogachara and Madhyamaka.] This video explores the hidden layers of existence, the illusions shaping our perceptions, and the truth that’s been right in front of us the whole time. Once we see it, there’s no going back.
Beatle George Harrison explains the reason for meditation and yoga
Magic mushrooms give access to reality or nuts? - Joe Rogan: What's the hardest you ever tripped?
Personal perception vs. shared perspective - Non-duality is not the answer the Buddha taught
What then is reality really?
How our mind shapes reality
(Wise Quotes) May 11, 2024: Wisest Advice. Vibrations. Manifestation. Magical thinking? Hermeticism. Law of Attraction. Think and Grow Rich with Napoleon Hill. Explore the fascinating ways in which our mind shapes reality in this thought-provoking video. Learn how our thoughts and beliefs can influence the world around us.
Alien abduction refers to the phenomenon of human earthlings reporting what they believe to be the real experience of being kidnapped by extraterrestrial (often humanoid) beings and subjected to physical and psychological experiments, hybrid breeding programs, implant tracking, stealing biological material to advance their alien races. People claiming to have been abducted are usually called "abductees" or "experiencers."
Former female police officer has over 300 experiences with negative aliens and NHIs
(JeffMara Podcast) July 14, 2024: UFOs, UAPs, and Aliens Podcast. Guest 1203 is "Fringe," a retired police officer and investigator who has been abducted by ETs while awake during the middle of the day.
DISCLAIMER: Jeff Mara does not endorse any of his guests' products or services. The opinions of the guests may or may not reflect the opinions of the host. Permission is not given to anyone including guests to upload videos to their YouTube channel(s) or any other platform.
IET, July 1, 2020; Crystal Quintero, CC Liu, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit
If it's Barbie you want, and I want your attention, what else could I do but conform?
Celebrating Black History Month (all year long)
February is Black History Month. And there are many greats we have not heard of, due to some implicit bias in American history circles. Who invented electrified guitar rock 'n roll? Sister Rosetta Thorpe (the Godmother of Rock 'n Roll), later improved by Jimi Hendrix and a lot of Black-artist-and-Blues-loving British rockers.
Lewis Howard Latimer Life Story: Inventor and Innovator
(IET) Mr.Lewis Howard Latimer was one of the first major African-American inventors, responsible for items such as the forerunner to the air conditioner in 1886 as well as the first water closet (toilet) for railroad cars in 1874.
He is most noted for his work with Thomas Edison -- making electric light, through the incandescent light bulb, available to the world.
Lewis Howard Latimer, the man who played an important role in Edison and Bell’s historic work and whose inventions have touched our lives in more ways than we know, is an unsung Black hero.
This is his life story: Black inventor and innovator Latimer was born on Sept. 4, 1848, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA, as the youngest of four children born to George and Rebecca Latimer.
Six years prior to Latimer’s birth, his parents had been chattel slaves in the state of Virginia. They managed to escape and sought freedom in Boston, Massachusetts, but shortly after arriving in Boston, father George Latimer was recognized as a fugitive and jailed.
There was a trial, and the attempts to recapture George and return him to Virginia caused considerable agitation in Boston. When the trial judge ruled that Latimer still belonged to his Virginia owner, an African-American minister paid $400 for his release.
Edison: He was a great help to me.
With this very humble background, Lewis Latimer’s family could only afford a few years of grammar school for him and his siblings. He developed a keen interest in the arts but especially in drawing, a skill that would benefit him hugely throughout his life.
By the time of his adolescence, the Civil War had engulfed America, and in 1864, at the age of 16, he enlisted in the Union Navy.
At the close of the war, Latimer was honorably discharged and secured employment as an office boy with the patent law firm called Crosby and Gould.
Keen to advance himself and utilizing his interest in drawing, Latimer taught himself mechanical drawing. His perseverance and passion paid off, and he eventually managed to become chief draftsman at the firm during his 11 years.
He met and married Mary Wilson, with whom he would go on to father two daughters.
Latimer and Bell
The first phone transmitting device (Bell actor)
Lewis Latimer secured his first patent in 1874 for the Water Closet, an improved toilet system for railroad cars and, in 1876, he was hired by Alexander Graham Bell.
Bell: We're making history, boys.
Bell was working on his telephone invention and was in a race to get a patented design before anyone else registered a similar device.
Latimer’s expertise in drafting meant that on Feb. 14 (Valentine's Day?), 1876, Bell’s telephone patent was filed just a few hours earlier than Bell’s rival inventor, Elisha Gray.
If it had not been for Latimer’s expertise and knowledge, Bell would not have the fame for telephony he still holds in the world today.
Light bulb invention
In 1880, Latimer began to work as a mechanical draftsman for Hiram Maxim, founder of the U.S. Electric Lighting Company and a fierce competitor to Thomas Edison.
Here, Latimer learned so much about lightbulbs that by 1881, along with Joseph Nichols, he registered a patent for a light bulb with a carbon filament.
Shortly afterwards, he received another patent for "the process of manufacturing carbons," which was an improvement on the method for the production of carbon filaments used inside light bulbs.
With his knowledge and expertise in the field, he was eventually hired by The Edison Electric Light Company in 1884. Here he worked closely with Edison and become his patent investigator and expert witness, protecting Edison’s patent and inventions of imitators.
Latimer would also go on to become one of the charter members of the Edison’s Pioneers, where he was the only African-American member of the highly prestigious group.
Air conditioning
What is the secret to making ice? - High five?
Latimer’s inventing talents were not limited to light bulbs. In January 1886, he invented an "early air conditioning unit" seen as the grandfather of the modern air conditioning unit.
Latimer stayed with Edison’s company throughout the years as it merged with other companies to form General Electric, the same American company that is active today.
Lewis Howard Latimer came from so little and at a time in history where he was a second-class Black citizen in a very racist, white supremacist society that his accomplishments are astonishing.
But through hard work and determination, he managed to rise up and make important advancements in many practical scientific technologies that we use today.
Although "Latimer" is not a household name like his contemporaries and colleagues, he truly deserves a place alongside them.
Lewis Latimer inventions:
Light Bulb Invention
Air Conditioning Inventor
Helped Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone (patent provider)
Water Closet for Railroad Cars
Locking rack for hats, coats, and umbrellas
If he's so famous, why doesn't he have a Wikipedia entry?
I thought I was the only Black American to be shafted and outshone by a famous white colleague
He does! Lewis Howard Latimer (Sept. 4, 1848–Dec. 11, 1928) was a scientist, American inventor, and patent draftsman.
The Dems let us down worse than racist Trump
His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.
In 1884, he joined the Edison Electric Light Company where he worked as a draftsman. Latimer's innovations in the design of carbon filaments, which were used in incandescent light bulbs, significantly improved the bulb's efficiency and made it more practical for everyday use. [Wait, that wasn't Edison himself making these improvements?]
Latimer's contributions to the lighting industry helped make electric lighting more accessible and affordable for all Americans [1].
While Thomas Edison is often credited with inventing the practical incandescent light bulb, it was actually Latimer's contribution to its development that were invaluable. Latimer played a crucial role in advancing the technology.
The Lewis H. Latimer House, his landmarked former residence, is located near the Latimer Projects at 34-41 137th Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City. More
Together, we have the power to change the world.
Small Changes = One Big Healthier World.
Join millions of iHeartRadio listeners who are taking smarter, greener steps in their everyday lives to help protect our planet (Tierra, Gaia, Bhumi, Urth) -- while saving time and money!
Is it corporate greenwashing, as iHeart Corporation launches its "Earth" campaign because Earth Day must be on its way or spring is coming, or is it a sincere drop in the bucket by a big aggregator of radio diversity?
Either way, every little bit counts. So even if it's a world-ruining corporation behind it, we have to support our Bhumi/Earth and awaken and raise consciousness to better treat the people, animals, insects, and unseen beings that call this home.
SINCE 1880, GLOBAL SEA LEVEL HAS RISEN ABOUT EIGHT INCHES. SCIENTISTS EXPECT GLOBAL SEA LEVEL TO RISE ANOTHER ONE TO EIGHT FEET BY 2100.
FROM 1990 TO 2016, THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) BY PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 45%.
ACCORDING TO EPA WATERSENSE, WATERLEAKS IN THE U.S. CAN ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN 10,000 GALLONS OF WASTED WATER EVERY YEAR.
BETWEEN 30 TO 40% OF FOOD GOES UNEATEN IN THE UNITED STATES. FOOD WASTE IS THE LARGEST COMPONENT OF U.S. LANDFILLS AT 22%.
APPROXIMATELY 13% OF U.S. CARBON EMISSIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING, MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSING OF FOOD.
ENERGY STAR LED LIGHT BULBS WILL USE AT LEAST 75% LESS ENERGY AND LAST 25X LONGER THAN OLD INCANDESCENT BULBS.
RECYCLING A TON OF PAPER CAN SAVE THE ENERGY EQUIVALENT OF 166 GALLONS OF GASOLINE!
AIR CONDITIONERS COST U.S. HOMEOWNERS MORE THAN $29 BILLION EACH YEAR.
HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
SAVE ENERGY
More than half of annual energy consumption for U.S. households is from just two uses -- space heating and air conditioning. Did you know air conditioners cost U.S. homeowners more than $29 billion each year? You can save time, money and help reduce energy-related CO2 emissions by making some quick and easy changes to your daily routine.
REDUCE FOOD WASTE
[Half the food produced in the USA ends up in the trash can and is never eaten. If we just avoided that, there would be no shortage.] Producing and transporting food from the farms to our tables requires the use of enormous amounts of energy, land, and water. Approximately 13% of U.S. carbon emissions are associated with growing, manufacturing, transporting and disposing of food. Follow these tips to reduce your food waste and impact on the environment, while saving time and money.
IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION
The U.S. transportation sector accounts for approximately 29% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. If you use vehicles as a main mode of transportation, follow these tips to reduce your impact on the environment while saving money.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
[Pre-cycle, that is, anticipate what waste is going to be produced by a purchase or practice and modify it to not produce that waste.] The extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and disposal of all consumer products and packaging – excluding food – accounts for 29% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. For example, recycling paper allows it to be reused to make new paper products, reducing the number of trees and other natural resources used to make new paper.
CONSERVE WATER
Each day in the United States, about 27.4 billion gallons of water are withdrawn and delivered from surface water and groundwater sources for residential use, which includes water for drinking, washing clothes, flushing toilets, watering lawns, and more. Help save water and money. CLICK FOR TIPS
Buddhist cosmology is the description of the shape and devolution and re-evolution (in constant cycles called kalpas) of the universe according to Buddhist sutras and their commentaries.
It consists of temporal and spatial maps. The temporal cosmology is the division of the existence of a "world" into four discrete periods (coming to be, enduring, dissolving, chaotic dissolution). This does not seem to be a canonical division, however, but rather a commentarial one.
The spatial cosmology consists of a vertical arrangement of the 31 categories of "planes of existence" in a countless number of individual worlds -- and the beings who dwell there, their bodies, characteristics, nutriment, lifespans, beauty (brilliance of light emitted), and the pleasures available to them. There is also a horizontal cosmology, the distribution of these world-systems into an "apparently" boundless sheet of “worlds.”
The existence of world-periods or aeons (kalpas) is well attested to by the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama or Shakyamuni, the "Sage of the Scythian Clan."
He made reference to the existence of aeons, immense periods of geological time, staggering durations akin to Vedic and Mayan cosmic timespans. The duration of one "great aeon," for example, is explained metaphorically as follows:
Imagine how long it would take to erode a huge rock of pure marble without a fissure if that cube measured one mile in length, width, and height if were brushed with a fine silk cloth only once every century. Well, it is said, that entire mass of marble would be rubbed away and still one kalpa would not yet have elapsed.
The Buddha remembered his direct knowledge of past events, such as the dawn of human life on this (and other) planets. This is explained in brief as a devolution in the Agganna Sutra or the Buddhist "Genesis" story.
Light beings alighted on this planet and ate dense food for delight, and so doing they became coarser and cruder, and a gender-split took place.
There comes a time -- and this is cyclical, repeating -- when more than one sun is seen in the sky, and all dries up, and the planet's surface life is burned up.
The Buddha had the ability to remote view, and he was able to take himself bodily to other worlds to interact with other beings in those worlds. Not only did he possess these powers, this level of self-mastery, other disciples could do likewise.
They could travel vast distances to the brahma world, the many deva worlds, to other human worlds in this world-system (galaxy?), and to know the whole of the universe.
He also had the super-knowledge of being faring according to their karma (deeds and their results), seeing them arise (be reborn) in other worlds after death in accordance with the impersonal law or pattern of deeds-and-results.
He further knew how to bring about this wandering to a conclusion to bring about the complete end of all suffering.More
WARNING: Confused ramblings about the ineffable sprinkled with cussing and speculation.
This is my best attempt to explain what the "machine elves" [shapeshifters who figure into abductions around Mt. Shasta as reported by David Paulides in Missing 411, pretas, kumbandhas, yakkhas, nagas, devas, asuras, rakshasas, demons, angels, tricksters, pranksters, fairies, wee folk, goblins, Grays, inorganic little green men, androids, short robots controlled by tall Nordics...?] told me on DMT, and I speculate what they are. [NOTE: Interesting in both accounts is reference to dead ancestors, shapeshifting pretas, made visible again. The "vine of the dead" or "vine of the souls" is one of the key ingredients in ayahuasca(caapi, yage, natema, harmaline), the active ingredient of which is DMT.]
Neuroscientist Dr. Michele Ross is a former drug researcher for the National Institute on Drug Abuse turned medical marijuana and psychedelics advocate. Dr. Ross says she sought out non-neurotoxic, nonaddictive DMT to help her heal traumas. In this clip, she describes her DMT trip in detail. More info on natural medicines and therapies: reset.me.
COMMENTS
(Kurt Cumming) I have no idea how this [video] was recommended to me, but I'm so glad I clicked it. (All today of research and now I'm back). I've had a bit of a rough patch. Both parents passing away and some other stuff, but recently trying to move forward, and now I believe DMT could be an answer.. Would love to know if you think it could help? Cheers, buddy.
(Vault Boy) The entities you speak of are the collective life of all there is. Another name for it is "Source" or all together "GOD" [Hinduism's Brahman]. We are all connected to this source, and we are all one. They are our ancestors but also more. They are also YOU, and YOU are them including all those reading this. When they say you can do anything, they are correct, because we create our own reality. That is how they control everything, because we as individuals are all connected. We control everything through creation and our co-creation relationship. Through our focused thought, our vibration (indicated by how we FEEL but not the feelings from drugs), and our belief and expectations, these combine in such a way that we create our own reality. And this is 100% because I have used this formula to shift and change things, and it's why [Isaiah effect] prayers come true! I am a witness, and I know the truth. And I fully accept 100% responsibility for everything in my life. And after I learned about all of this [The Secret stuff] in depth from my teacher, I will share the last thing he said after sharing it with me: "May you never be the same!"
(Richard Bruce) Friend, you need to realize these are demons, which live to deceive. They live in all of us, and if you lack the knowledge of God's word they will fully misdirect you into [self-]destruction. "Anything you want" sounds so great, but it is not, friend. At least look into it. I have captured parts of their true form on video, and when you see them you will realize these are not benevolent entities.
Is this mongoose bumming a ride on this bird, or is something more sinister aloft? Whatever's happening, it has to be a great day for the mongoose flying. This is famous footage, and what happens is not what it seems. But for one moment, a bird became a plane, a mammal sprouted wings, and no one would believe it without video to prove it.
Animals Help and Harm Other Animals
Animals, while not human, can be very humane and heroic. Animals sometimes help save one another. They have saved humans. How did they know? Our faith in animals, which we tend to know as children, can be restored. Humans to be human must be humane.
(Euthanasia is murder in the guise of "humane" treatment with horrendous karmic results. Our own distress at seeing an animal or human suffer causes us to kill and pat ourselves on the back as "humane" when it is murder with the karmic results of killing, running counter to the first precept).
Animals feel, they love, they form attachments, they care for one another, help one another, and they matter. Would a swan feed a fish? Would a cat save a fish? Would a dog? Would a bear save a baby? Would a bear save a crow from drowning? Would a dog swim out to save a baby bird? Would a bird save a bird or a tortoise a tortoise? Do elephants bother to say goodbye to the dead? Do dogs suffer broken hearts or desperately try to "wake up" their dead friend? Would cat try to resuscitate an injured cat? Yes.
What HERB makes a persontelepathic? Western "ayahuasca" -- Syrian rue, which contains the alkaloid telepathine or harmine.
Chris Everard presents a special episode that takes us on a psychedelic mystery tour to investigate the powerful mind-bending sacred plants that inspired the great religions. These ancient plants were traded by the prehistoric druid cultures of Europe. The shamans of Mexico were very familiar with them as well, deriving the essential substance from various plant sources. It exists in many things, even butterfly wings, and the human body saturating the mysterious pineal gland.
Telepathine
Harmine, also known as "telepathine," is a fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the beta-carboline family of compounds. It occurs in a number of different plants, most notably the Middle Eastern plant harmal or Syrian rue (Peganum harmala) and the South American vine Banisteriopsis caapi (ayahuasca, yage, natema).
Harmine reversibly inhibits monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A), an enzyme which breaks down monoamines, making it a RIMA. Harmine selectively binds to MAO-A but does not inhibit the variant MAO-B. More
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