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Whether these disasters are man-made or just mother nature turning people's lives upside down, only those people aware and prepared to deal with a disaster will fare well. Your best chance of learning to survive is from those best qualified.

This page and its links, are a versatile compilation of facts, suggestions, and techniques which may very well save your life! The information within this web Page will optimize your chances of survival.

Some of the information comes from experiences of the survivors of natural disasters.  Some comes from the members of U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. teams and Army Special Forces.   If nothing else, we are positive you will learn something interesting and feel more confident in yourself.  

Practice the techniques you find here and supply yourself as suggested on the links within this page, appropriate to your situation. Know that you have taken the necessary steps to ensure that your and your loved ones will survive in an emergency or disaster situation.

"Since 1945 it began to be technologically feasible to end life on this planet," muses Michael Grosso. a philosophy professor at Jersey City State College, who contemplates starting a newsletter called _Millennium Watch_. "The prophetic symbols percolating in the collective unconscious of the West are now assuming an objective content they never had before." Now the lamentations of the early prophets are infused with the reality of H-bombs, chlorofluorocarbons, chemical weapons plants, oil spills, Massive Solar Ejection, holy wars, and mutual assured destruction.

A comet or asteroid will collide with Earth between 2013 and 2023, and civilization will end as we know it.   Jeanne Dixon prophesied that a comet would crash into the earth around 2013, causing massive tidal waves and flooding. Nostradamus also seemed to be referring to an extraterrestrial object when he predicted that "a great spherical mountain of seven stades [about a mile in diameter] will roll end over end, sinking great nations." Comet disaster was also predicted by Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). (Hildegard was a twelfth-century Jeanne Dixon. Adviser to three popes and two emperors, she had a pretty good track record, predicting the coming of Protestantism and the fall of the Holy Roman Empire.)

Discovered by the LaSagra observatory in southern Spain, the small asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass within about 3.5 Earth radii of the Earth's surface on February 15, 2013. Although its size is not well determined, this near-Earth asteroid is thought to be about 45 meters in diameter. Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass inside the geosynchronous satellite ring, located about 35,800 km above the equator. Its orbit about the sun can bring it no closer to the Earth's surface than 3.2 Earth radii on February 15, 2013. On this date, the asteroid will travel rapidly from the southern evening sky into the northern morning sky with its closest Earth approach occurring about 19:26 UTC when it will achieve a magnitude of less than seven, which is somewhat fainter than naked eye visibility. About 4 minutes after its Earth close approach, there is a good chance it will pass into the Earth's shadow for about 18 minutes or so before reappearing from the eclipse. When traveling rapidly into the northern morning sky, 2012 DA14 will quickly fade in brightness.

Asteroid Just Missed Earth on November 8, 2011

NASA said there was no chance 2005 YU55 - the scientific name for the asteroid - would veer off course and strike the planet - and they were right.

“...it will be no closer than 201,700 miles (324,600 kilometers) or 0.85 the distance from the moon to Earth,” NASA wrote. “The gravitational influence of the asteroid had no detectable effect on anything here on Earth, including our planet’s tides or tectonic plates.”

The asteroid is known to be 1,300 feet (400 meters) wide. To give you a relative sense, Eric Holthaus at the Wall Street Journal wrote that’s twice the size of American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

William Hooke of the American Meteorological Society said its diameter is “slightly greater than the length of the Herbert C. Hoover Building – the Department of Commerce headquarters, occupying an entire city block of downtown Washington, D.C.”

Space.com compared it to an “aircraft carrier.”

This six-frame movie of asteroid 2005 YU55 was generated from data obtained by NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar on Nov. 7, 2011.

What could happen if an asteroid this massive were to strike Earth?

“It would create a crater two miles wide and release as much energy equivalent to about one third of all the nuclear weapons on earth,” Holthaus said.

Putting it another way, the Post’s Brian Vastag wrote: “...it would explode like 500 nuclear bombs, trigger a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and, if it splashed down in the ocean, generate a 70-foot tsunami...”

For perspective, the asteroid that may have finished off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago was perhaps 10-20 times bigger and contained 1,000 times the energy of 2005 YU55 the AMS’ Hooke wrote.

What’s the risk that a dangerously large asteroid might collide with the Earth and cause catastrophe in the near future? Low, Vastag reported:

Since a humble start at a single telescope in the 1980s, NASA’s $5 million-per-year asteroid-tracking program has matured to the point where the agency said in September that it has detected more than 90 percent of “planet killer” asteroids, those bigger than one kilometer in diameter.

Space.com wrote the next time an asteroid as big as 2005 YU55 comes close to Earth will be in 2028.

March 2011

This past March 2011 a large asteroid passed within half a million miles of Earth, or twice the distance between our planet and the moon. This particular asteroid, a quarter to half a mile or more in diameter and zipping along at 46,000 miles per hour, would have hit Earth with an impact that would have obliterated New York City or Los Angeles. It would have carved out a crater half a mile deep and five miles wide. A water impact, according to NASA's Bevan French, would have created waves several hundred meters high that could have swept over coastal areas.

A "Killer Comet" Is Possible.

The comet that exploded over the Siberian forest in 1908 (the so-called Tunguska Event) was estimated by Russian scientists to have been several miles in diameter and to have weighed close to a million tons. But a really big comet could be a hundred miles in diameter and would do some real damage.

We can't be blasé about the asteroid that just missed us. Scientists report that this collection of rock and dust orbits the sun once a year and regularly buzzes our planet. "Sooner or later," say Henry Holt, scientist emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona, who discovered the asteroid, "it should collide with the earth or the moon."

The Following news story appeared in July 2002:

What to do about asteroid or comet impact:  There is not a lot you CAN do but the earthquake and Nuclear War guidelines listed below would be appropriate.

Our civilization could face widespread power blackouts and be left without critical communication signals for long periods of time, after the earth is hit by a once-in-a-generation “space storm”, NASA has warned.

Due to humans’ heavy reliance on electronic devices, which are sensitive to magnetic energy, the storm could leave a multi-billion dollar damage bill and “potentially devastating” problems for governments.

“We know it is coming but we don’t know how bad it is going to be,” said Dr Richard Fisher, the director of NASA's Heliophysics division.

“It will disrupt communication devices such as satellites and car navigations, air travel, the banking system, our computers, everything that is electronic. It will cause major problems for the world.

“Large areas will be without electricity power and to repair that damage will be hard as that takes time.”

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, he added: “Systems will just not work. The flares change the magnetic field on the earth that is rapid and like a lightning bolt. That is the solar affect.”

A “space weather” conference in Washington DC last week, attended by NASA scientists, policy-makers, researchers and government officials, was told of similar warnings.

While scientists have previously told of the dangers of the storm, Dr Fisher’s comments are the most comprehensive warnings from NASA to date.

Dr Fisher, 69, said the storm, which will cause the Sun to reach temperatures of more than 10,000 F (5500C), occurred only a few times over a person’s life.

Every 22 years the Sun’s magnetic energy cycle peaks while the number of sun spots – or flares – hits a maximum level every 11 years.

Dr Fisher, a NASA scientist for 20 years, said these two events would combine in 2013 to produce huge levels of radiation.

He said large swathes of the world could face being without power for several months, although he admitted that was unlikely.

A more likely scenario was that large areas, including northern Europe and Britain which have “fragile” power grids, would be without power and access to electronic devices for hours, possibly even days.

He said preparations were similar to those in a hurricane season, where authorities knew a problem was imminent but did not know how serious it would be.

“I think the issue is now that modern society is so dependant on electronics, mobile phones and satellites, much more so than the last time this occurred,” he said.

“There is a severe economic impact from this. We take it very seriously. The economic impact could be like a large, major hurricane or storm.”

The National Academy of Sciences warned two years ago that power grids, GPS navigation, air travel, financial services and emergency radio communications could “all be knocked out by intense solar activity”.

It warned a powerful solar storm could cause “twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina”. That storm devastated New Orleans in 2005 and left an estimated damage bill of more than $125bn (£85bn).

Dr Fisher said precautions could be taken including creating back up systems for hospitals and power grids and allow development on satellite “safe modes”.

“If you know that a hazard is coming … and you have time enough to prepare and take precautions, then you can avoid trouble,” he added.

His division, a department of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington DC, which investigates the Sun’s influence on the earth, uses dozens of satellites to study the threat

The government has said it was aware of the threat and “contingency plans were in place” to cope with the fall out from such a storm

These included allowing for certain transformers at the edge of the National Grid to be temporarily switched off and to improve voltage levels throughout the network.

The National Risk Register, established in 2008 to identify different dangers to Britain, also has “comprehensive” plans on how to handle a complete outage of electricity supplies.

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The earth hurtles through space at 67,000 miles an hour. Think of it. What if you drove your Ford Mustang that fast down an interstate? And what if you piled too much luggage on your roof rack? Why, you'd topple ace over teacups when you hit the first good curve. That's essentially what happens in a Pole Shift. Namely, too much ice is melting on the polar ice caps and this water will eventually make its way into the sea. There will be less weight on the poles. This will cause the earth to destabilize, topple and the poles will shift, maybe in a matter of hours, maybe in days. As you can imagine, this would be very, very bad: enormous tidal waves, electrical storms with hurricane winds, tremendous earthquakes and lava flows; even poisonous gases.  The Celtic Church of Dynion Mwyn, Inc. as well as many psychics who have staked their reputations on this happening: Edgar Cayce, Immanuel Velikovsky, and Nostradamus, among others have stated this is what will happen. Plus hints of a pole shift can supposedly be found in the Bible and Native American prophecies, according to John White, author of _Pole Shift_. 

Crustal Displacement - a physical pole shift. The mechanism is not understood, and most theories are just wild guesses. However it seems quite likely we had one 12,000 years ago, and what goes around, comes around. Charles Hapgood provided substantial evidence for a pole shift at that time, and Allan and Delair have added to it in their book Cataclysm!: Compelling Evidence of a Cosmic Catastrophe in 9500 B.C. Take into account that Albert Einstein endorsed Hapgood's ideas, and we have something to worry about.

Some scientists think a pole shift is a possibility. "It's a consideration," says Donald Trucotte, chairman of the department of geological sciences at Cornell University. "Pole shift is a well-established principle. It's the same concept as continental drift. Continents shift around the earth, so it's possible that poles might shift toward the equator.

Another possibility is that the Magnetic poles will shift without a physical shift of the continents, but also both scenarios might visit us.

Magnetic Pole Shift - pole reversals have been happening on average once every 400,000 years, with the most recent one being 730,000 years ago - so we are well overdue. Not only do we not know much about reversals, scientists are still unsure about how our magnetic field is generated. Long thought to be a by-product of the movements of liquid iron in our planet's core, recent studies are suggesting that our salty oceans might be the cause. Scientists suggest a geomagnetic reversal takes thousands of years and does no harm. They are wrong - it could just as easily happen overnight. No mechanism is known for the cause of the magnetic poles swapping places. Our magnetic field is known to be rapidly declining (10% in the last 150 years), and the magnetic North pole is moving around at an accelerating pace - it has been predicted it will move from Canada to Siberia in the next 50 years. These changes could be indicating an imminent reversal.

There WILL be a magnetic pole shift soon.  There MIGHT be a physical pole shift also depending on how much of the polar ice melts and how soon.

Here is a Video that might explain the phenomenon...or maybe not...you decide.

How do you prepare for a polar shift?: prepare a place of safety on high ground as far from the sea coast as possible. You want to be in a safety zone where there are few earthquakes and no danger of tidal waves.

6.  Earthquake Cataclysm

Because of a physical pole shift, the earth will shake and split asunder. Buildings will topple. Coastal cities will slide into the oceans and be seen no more. Just about everybody with apocalyptic thinking agrees. Nostradamus and Edgar Cayce both predicted widespread earthquakes around the year 2013 - 2023. Hildegard of Bingen prophesied quakes, and psychic archaeologist Jeffrey Goodman predicted that the U.S. coastline would end up in Nebraska and Kansas by the year 2023.

It has been nearly two centuries since a series of three magnitude-8 quakes shook the then-sparsely populated Midwest, centered near New Madrid, Missouri. Another big one is inevitable. Now the region is heavily populated, yet building codes are generally not up to earthquake snuff. What's more, geology east of the Rockies causes quakes to be felt across a much wider region. Shelves would rattle from Boston to South Carolina. Some homes along the Mississippi would sink into oblivion.

Geologists know it's just a matter of time before another 9.0 or larger earthquake strikes somewhere between Northern California and Canada. The shaking would be locally catastrophic, but the biggest threat is the tsunami that would ensue from a fault line that's seismically identical to the one that caused the deadly 2004 tsunami in Indonesia.

The Book of Revelation describes a terminal earthquake, and even Isaiah said: "The earth will reel like a drunkard and it will sway like a hut ... until it falls, never to rise again."   This will be the result of the Ice moving from the poles.  Take a look at what recently happened in Japan with a Earthquake/Tsunami combination.  It actually MOVED the entire Island several feet and some cities on the coast are slightly underwater during high tides.  Yes it will happen.

Another danger which is more local, is that a landslide from a large Volcano on one of the Canary Islands causes a large Tidal wave which spreads out and inundates the East coast of the United States, Canada and parts of South America.

A deadly mudslide on Washington's Mount Rainier is one of many natural disasters that have a precedent in North America.

On an overcast afternoon high on Mount Rainier, a rocky slope slumps and then cuts loose from the mountain. Small rock slides are common on the volcano's steep flanks, but this one is different. Most of Mount Rainier's west face is in motion. Into the tumbling maelstrom go millions of tons of ice from the Puyallup and Tahoma glaciers. House-size rocks disintegrate in the downward crush. "With Rainier's active hydrothermal system saturating the rock, the landslide would reach the base of the slope as a flowing mass of watery, muddy debris," says Kevin Scott, scientist emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascade Volcano Observatory (CVO).

So a lahar is born--a volcanic mudflow--and a nightmare realized for the approximately 150,000 Washington residents who live and work on the solidified debris of past flows. The mass of roiling mud, rock and trees, traveling at 60 mph, would quickly funnel into the canyons of the Puyallup and Carbon rivers, where it would rise 180 ft. high before spreading into the lowlands as a 15-ft. wave. The 5000 residents of Orting, at the rivers' confluence, would have less than 45 minutes to evacuate. People downstream, in towns such as Puyallup and Sumner, might have twice that long.

Despite its iconic standing, 14,410-ft. Mount Rainier is pocked with corroded, unstable rock capped by a cubic mile of ice and snow. The mountain--weakened from the inside out by acids resulting from upwelling magma--has partially collapsed many times in the last 5600 years, unleashing mudflows that have inundated five of six major drainages. Six of those lahars surged at least 45 miles to reach Puget Sound.

The USGS gives a 1-in-7 chance of a similar event occurring in anyone's lifetime. And, says Dan Dzurisin, a CVO geologist: "There's no guarantee there would be any advance warning."

 

Around this time of the year many Britons look towards the Canary Islands for a sunshine break. What most don't know, however, is that on one of the Canary Islands lies a major global catastrophe in the making, a natural disaster so big that it could flatten the Atlantic coastlines of Britain, Europe, North Africa and the United States of America and cause enormous damage to London and other UK cities. Scattered across the World's oceans are a handful of rare geological time-bombs which, once unleashed, create an extraordinary phenomenon, a gigantic tidal wave, called a Mega Tsunami. These are able to cross oceans and ravage countries on the other side of the world. The word Tsunami derives from the Japanese for harbor wave. They are normally generated by offshore earthquakes, sub-marine landslides and undersea volcanic activity, and range from barely perceptible waves to walls of water up to 300 feet high.

Georgia and Florida Prepare For Tsunamis

Already, some communities along the Atlantic Seaboard are setting up tsunami warning systems. The threat of tsunamis isn't as great as with Japan or Indonesia but it is most certainly real and prudent to plan ahead because landslides happen on the East Coast as well as the Canary Islands.

Nature has many dangers and since we live mostly on the sea coasts, it is prudent to prepare for tsunamis and storm surges.

By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press Writer Mon Feb 5, 10:43 AM ET

MIDWAY, Ga. - Standing outside his home along the Medway River 8 miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean, John T. Woods III has a hard time imagining a towering tidal wave one day crashing over the dock where a lone fisherman stands casting his line.

Yet emergency managers here in Liberty County soon plan to post a warning sign near Woods' house depicting a stick man running uphill from a monstrous wave and declaring the surrounding area a " Tsunami Hazard Zone."

I have seen small tsunamis caused by distant storms or close-by giant container ships. These usually only discomfort swimmers and suntanning beach-goers. But when the earth heaves and shakes, great tsunamis can form and they can travel across entire oceans and swamp and destroy everything well inland. The East Coast of the USA doesn't get the heroic, big waves that crash into California, for example. Most of the big waves are winter storm waves. Icy as the oceans off Alaska, they hammer the rocks that protect the beaches around NYC during high winds coming from the backside of blizzards.

The other source of great waves is hurricanes in summer and fall. The backside of the eye of a hurricane is the most dangerous portion of these mighty storms. But hurricanes hearld their coming with many signs and significant displays. The high cirrus clouds, the brilliant sun rises or sun sets, sea birds fleeing inland, these and the rising seas well before the first puffs of wind, give warning.

But earthquakes give little to no warning. Like we witnessed so clearly in Indonesia with many people filming this horrific event, the earthquake caused some damage and killed people in Ache but then within a mere few minutes, the sea came rushing in, killing hundreds of thousands of people. All over the world between Asia and Africa, the seas rose up in many places and swept away helpless people.

The most dangerous zones are places where the continental shelf falls into deep trenches. These places, if there is a landslide, can heave the water upwards and produce a tsunami thanks to prevailing winds if they are blowing landwards. High tides are more dangerous than low tides, of course.

Scientists are trying to locate the most likely places where this could happen.

April 28, 2000
Woods Hole, Mass.

Potential landslides on the outer continental shelf and slope along the Mid-Atlantic coast could trigger tsunamis that might have devastating effects on populated coastal areas. In a paper published in the May 2000 issue of the journal Geology,Neal Driscoll of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and colleagues Jeffrey Weissel of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and John Goff of the University of Texas at Austin say newly discovered cracks along the edge of the continental shelf could be an early warning sign that the seafloor is unstable in these areas.

These cracks, together with evidence of past landslides in the same area, indicate the sea floor could slump, or slide downhill like an avalanche, triggering the waves. Wave heights similar to the storm surge from a category 3 or 4 hurricane, up to several meters above normal, could occur along the Virginia-North Carolina coastline and lower Chesapeake Bay, the areas of highest risk.

Before the Great Boxing Day Quake showed us clearly how dangerous tsunamis from underwater landslides can be, scientists have been speculating about this here in America. Some geologists think large bolders found in the hills of the Bahama Islands came there via tsunamis caused by earthquakes, for example.

The researchers recently discovered a system of cracks along a 40-kilometer (25-mile) section of the outer continental shelf off southern Virginia and North Carolina, north of Cape Hatteras. These (en echelon) cracks, a series of cracks offset like the shingles on a roof, are located in water depths of 100 to 200 meters (about 300 to 600 feet) between the Norfolk Canyon and the Albemarle-Currituck submarine slide, which occurred approximately 16,000 to 18,000 years ago

In that article, they show marine photos of these cracks. I dig a lot, using backhoes and such. When I see these sorts of cracks, I warn people to stay back, the bank is going to give way. Any event like a heavy rainstorm can free up the earth and cause a collapse. This is the same with avalanches in snow country: usually there are deep fissures before the snow lets loose and goes flying down the valley.

I live in the mountains and I patrol for such cracks in the hillsides above me. In California, many people ignore such cracks prefering the 'monkey no see/monkey no need to do' ethos. This fatalism reaps its own rewards eventually.

Here is a warning several years ago, geologists have truly woken up to the dangers of ocean landslides triggering tsunamis even on the relatively geologically quiet East Coast.

Published 22 March 2005.

The magnitude Mw *= 9.3 Sumatra earthquake of 26 December 2004 claimed the lives of an estimated 300,000 people living in coastal areas of seven different countries around the Indian Ocean. This event raised the question of whether similar far-traveled tsunamis generated by plate boundary faulting could affect the estimated 150 million people living in coastal areas of the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Aside from the Pacific plate margin of North America, the North America-Caribbean plate boundary is the closest (˜ 2000 km) active plate boundary to coastal areas in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. Researchers also have proposed that other possible tsunami-generating sources that could affect coastal areas of the United States include slumping of the shelf margin along the Virginia-North Carolina margin [Driscoll et al., 2000] and slumping of volcanic edifices in the Canary Islands [Ward and Day, 2001].

Unlike the collapse of the subsiding seabed in Indonesia off Sumatra, the Eastern Sea board's landscape isn't as prone to earthquakes. The dangers for us is much more invisible and insidious.

The rift along the continental shelf off of Florida and South Carolina is unstable because ocean cross-currents cut into the seabed.

The U.S. East Coast continental slope from Norfolk Canyon south to Cape Lookout, North Carolina represents a dramatic physiographic and sedimentological transition between the Middle Atlantic Bight (MAB) province of major submarine canyons and the South Atlantic Bight province of the Blake Plateau (BP)

The central portion of this region, just north of Cape Hatteras, is unique hydrographically: 1) as the zone where the northward flowing Gulf Stream meets the southward flowing Virginia current and 2) as the zone where the Gulf Stream crosses the underlying southward flowing Western Boundary Undercurrent

For quite a few years, geologists and people like me have fretted about the possibility of a great landslide from distant volcanoes causing giant tsunamis. I used to live in one of the most exposed parts of Long Island: Coney Island, and only one block from the ocean. Kept me awake some nights.

Dreaming of the possibility that the Canary Islands could trigger a great tsunami.

BBC News, Wednesday, 4 October, 2000

A collapsing volcano in the Atlantic could unleash a giant wave of water that would swamp the Caribbean and much of the eastern seaboard of the United States, a scientist has claimed.
Dr Simon Day, of the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre at University College London, UK, believes one flank of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canaries archipelago, is unstable and could plunge into the ocean.

The only good thing about this is, as Africa rotates into Europe and causes volcanic activity on the Atlantic northern edge, at least any tsunami triggered by a collapse of one of these volcanoes will give us a long warning. But emptying out much of NYC takes many hours since the entire place is a series of islands. With only a handful of bridges. And all the bridges in Brooklyn lead to other islands! There are no others!

If everyone in Manhattan evacuates to the upper floors of the towers there, and there are many such, that would probably be sufficient. But most of Brooklyn is lowlands except for Park Slope where I used to own a brownstone. That might (maybe) be safe. All of Long Island would be doomed. And they have only two bridges into the lowlands of Conn. Everyone in Conn would have to flee north and west and we are talking what? 10 million people here? And up to the Watchung Ridge in New Jersey! Another couple million. We have the same problem Indonesia has: it is nearly impossible to evacuate the huge populations that lie in the path of tsunamis.

More than any community on the entire East Coast, NYC and Long Island are the very hardest to evacuate in case of war or natural disaster.

We have the services of many good geologists but there is a problem; we like living on volcanic rifts, next to ocean cliffs about to collapse into trenches, causing tsunamis, we love California, one of the world's most dangerous geological places outside of Sumatra, we love hurricane zones and other things that are dangerous because in between moments of great destruction there are long periods of pleasant living. Who can resist that?

Frankly, I loved living right next to the ocean. Even during hurricanes, I was one of the last to evacuate. I even swam in the wild seas before a hurricane years ago. Nearly got killed. It was most exhilarating. But I will admit to having dreams of the ocean suddenly rising up and filling the house, we lived on the third floor of this Victorian summer retreat...and engulfing us. I never have that dream here on my mountain (it is replaced with dreams of being snowed under or blown off!).

For directions on Earthquake Safety go to: http://www.earthquakecountry.info/roots/seven_steps.html

Most religions predict such a day. Conspiracy theorists suggest that many world leaders have apocalyptic beliefs, and may even be attempting to cause Biblical prophecy to be fulfilled in 2012 via their actions. If it helps, the Bible says “But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.” But then again, maybe God changed his mind since the Bible was written, and told some people the date of the apocalypse? Maybe he told the ancient Mayans? Possibilities could be argued ad infinitum

According to some premillennial Christian interpretations, the Messiah will return to earth and defeat the Antichrist (the "beast") Satan/Lucifer/ Devil in the battle of Armageddon. Then Satan will be put into the "bottomless pit" or abyss for 1,000 years, known as the Millennial Age. After being released from the abyss, Satan will gather Gog and Magog (peoples of two specific nations) from the four corners of the earth. They will encamp surrounding the "holy ones" and the "beloved city" (this refers to Jerusalem). Fire will come down from God, out of heaven and devour Gog and Magog after the Millennium, and the Devil, who deceived them, death hell and whosoever was not found written in the book of life are thrown into Gehenna (the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone)

There is no evidence, but plenty of believers! Tied in with this are recent crop circles that have 2012 and Mayan themes. If aliens are the creators of crop circles, then one would expect the circles to be a warning of sorts.  (We believe that Extraterrestrials have visited many times and been the source of some of our DNA - Cus aliens just want to have fun too!!!

Gamma-ray bursts are short-lived bursts of gamma-ray photons, the most energetic form of light. At least some of them are associated with a special type of supernovae, the explosions marking the deaths of especially massive stars.  When large stars die, they go out in spectacular fashion. Having used up their nuclear fuel, their cores collapse inward into a black hole, which then devours the star from inside out. Out of this paroxysm of destruction, powerful beams of energy burst from both poles, shooting gamma rays and charged particles that for a few seconds outshine the rest of the stars in the universe combined.

Lasting anywhere from a few milliseconds to several minutes, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) shine hundreds of times brighter than a typical supernova and about a million trillion times as bright as the Sun, making them briefly the brightest source of cosmic gamma-ray photons in the observable Universe. GRBs are detected roughly once per day from wholly random directions of the sky.

That's great for astronomers, who can observe these gamma-ray bursts, or GRBs, from across the universe—but not so good for any planet that happens to be located in the path of the beams. In a one-two punch, a bath of charged particles would quickly kill everything on one side of the planet while intense gamma rays would ionize the atmosphere and cause years of acid rain.

"As a rule of thumb, the danger zone extends to anything within 3000 light-years," says Penn State astronomer Derek Fox, who specializes in gamma-ray bursts. But for us, he says, "it's not a likely threat." The average galaxy experiences a GRB only every 10 million years or so, and the danger zone is a small percentage of that galaxy.

Scientists have yet to work out where most high-energy cosmic rays come from. Either an increase striking our atmosphere, or a weakening of our shields, will let in more cosmic rays. They are already zipping through your body every second, and they could end up being our silent killers. As one example of their danger, airlines do not let pregnant women work on their inter-continental routes, because of the increased exposure to cosmic rays at those heights.

These are real, they have caused great catastrophes in the past, and we have no idea when the next eruption will be. Some believe Yellowstone could explode again soon, as it has been exhibiting signs of unrest, with earthquake swarms, ground deformation and considerable heat and gas emissions. If it did erupt, expect half of the USA to be wiped out, and major variations in global climate for many years. For more information, watch documentaries by the BBC and Discovery Channel.

A super volcano is the most destructive force on this planet. Only a few exist in the world and when they erupt they do so with a force tens of thousands of times greater than other eruptions. They lie dormant for hundreds of thousands of years as a vast reservoir of magma builds up inside them before finally they unleash their apocalyptic force, capable of obliterating continents. They threaten the survival of mankind.

Calderas. When a normal volcano erupts lava gradually builds up in the mountain before releasing it. In super volcanoes when magma nears the surface it does not reach it, instead it begins to fill massive underground reservoirs. The magma melts the nearby rock to form more extremely thick magma. The magma is so viscous that volcanic gasses that normally trigger an eruption cannot pass, so a massive amount of pressure begins to build up. This continues for hundreds of thousands of years until an eruption occurs, which blasts away a huge amount of ground, forming a new caldera.

Supervolcanoes That Could Destroy Humanity 'May Explode Sooner Than Scientists Thought'

Huge volcanoes second only to asteroid impact in terms of the devastation they would visit on the earth

Rob Williams Author Biography

Thursday 31 May 2012

Super-eruptions from massive volcanoes with the power to destroy humanity could take much less time to form than scientists previously thought, it was reported yesterday.

Supervolcanoes are a huge but little understood natural disaster waiting to happen.

Only a handful of such volcanoes exist in the world, but should one erupt the effect would be devastating.

It is thought the sound of a super-eruption would be heard all over the planet, black rain would fall and the sky would darken across the earth.

They are thought to be second only to a massive asteroid impact in terms of the devastation they would visit on the earth.

The huge volcanoes are fuelled by massive magma pools that build up deep beneath the ground.

They were previously thought to take between 100,000 to 200,000 years to build up enough pressure for the massive eruption to take place.`

However research published in the online journal, Public Library of Science ONE, now suggests the process could take just thousands or even hundreds of years.

The research has found that the giant magma pools may actually only exists for a few thousand or even hundred years before they explode.

The new discovery could prove extremely bad news for Yellowstone National Park in the US which has a magma reservoir six miles beneath it.

The reservoir has been rising at record speeds since 2004.

The park in Wyoming is directly above a huge plume of molten rock around 300 miles across at its highest point - 30 miles beneath the ground.

The build-up of hot and molten rock begins at least 400 miles below the surface of the earth.

The Yellowstone Caldera resembles the lid of a cooking pot, and formed when the last super-eruption in that area happened 600,000 years ago.

Scientists believe it could be due to erupt again.

The supervolcano has erupted a total of three times in the last 2.1 million years.

The most recent supervolcano to erupt was Toba 74,000 years ago in Sumatra.

It was ten thousand times bigger than Mt. St Helens and was a global catastrophe.

Lead scientist Dr Guilherme Gualda, from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, said "Our study suggests that when these exceptionally large magma pools form they are ephemeral and cannot exist very long without erupting.

"The fact that the process of magma body formation occurs in historical time, instead of geological time, completely changes the nature of the problem."

YELLOWSTONE CALDERA

Not all super volcanoes have been found, but one of the largest is in Yellowstone Park, USA. Scientists searching for the caldera in the park could not see it because it was so huge - only when satellite images were taken did the scale of the caldera become apparent - the whole park, 85km by 45km, is one massive reservoir of magma. The idyll landscape of Yellowstone could soon explode with devastating consequences.

Scientist have discovered that the ground in Yellowstone if 74cm higher than in was in 1923 - indicating a massive swelling underneath the park. The reservoir is filling with magma at an alarming rate. The volcano erupts with a near-clockwork cycle of every 600,000 years. The last eruption was more than 640,000 years ago - we are overdue for annihilation.

Immediately before the eruption, there would be large earthquakes in the Yellowstone region. The ground would swell further with most of Yellowstone being uplifted. One earthquake would finally break the layer of rock that holds the magma in - and all the pressure the Earth can build up in 640,000 years would be unleashed in a cataclysmic event.
Magma would be flung 50 kilometres into the atmosphere. Within a thousand kilometres virtually all life would be killed by falling ash, lava flows and the sheer explosive force of the eruption. Volcanic ash would coat places as far away as Iowa and the Gulf of Mexico. One thousand cubic kilometres of lava would pour out of the volcano, enough to coat the whole of the USA with a layer 5 inches thick. The explosion would have a force 2,500 times that of Mount St. Helens. It would be the loudest noise heard by man for 75,000 years, the time of the last super volcano eruption. Within minutes of the eruption tens of thousands would be dead.

The long-term effects would be even more devastating. The thousands of cubic kilometres of ash that would shoot into the atmosphere could block out light from the sun, making global temperatures plummet. This is called a nuclear winter. As during the Sumatra eruption a large percentage of the world's plant life would be killed by the ash and drop in temperature. Also, virtually the entire of the grain harvest of the Great Plains would disappear in hours, as it would be coated in ash. Similar effects around the world would cause massive food shortages. If the temperatures plummet by the 21 degrees which occurred after the Sumatra eruption, the Yellowstone super volcano eruption could truly be an extinction level event.

SANTORINI CALDERA

It will only take an increase of a couple of degrees to make life very difficult for most humans. Luckily for us, it is unlikely to wipe us out as early as 2013.  2023 maybe.  But 2013 is too soon!  One result of Global Warming is Ocean Acidification.

Ocean Acidification

Someone from the future ventures into our past and causes a conflict in the time-space continuum... if it causes us harm in 2013, maybe someone managed to zip back in time and warn the ancients of it?

Experts say that no supernova candidates are close enough to harm us. But how many supernovas have they observed? This is where, after the fact, scientists proclaim "but of course! Why didn't we see it?"

Gene Modification

We blindly take vaccinations, and we might be sheep when it comes to "gene therapy" as well. Our desire to live longer might just be our undoing.

There's an exchange of missiles and a lot people die. Others die of radiation. But enough survivors climb from the wreckage to rebuild civilization.  The Dynion Mwyn, The Hopi, Mayans, Nostradamus, the Seeress of Prague, and the Fatima prophecy all agree. The Hopi said that "gourds of ashes" will fall from the sky, causing a disease for which there is no cure. Nostradamus predicted a horror "enclosed in containers. Launched from a fleet of ships, in a single night it transforms a city to dust and vapor...." The seventeenth-century Seeress of Prague, who predicted Queen Victoria and Hitler, described a war in which men "will sow a Mushroom, whose Seed will fall from the Sky to Earth....Life is wiped out." The 1917 Fatima prophecy predicts a great war in which "fire and smoke will fall from heaven, and waters of the oceans will become vapors....Millions and millions of men will perish...and those who survive will envy the dead."  Nuclear holocaust is going to be terrible. Our only hope is to count on the corruption of the defense industry and the ineptitude of the military: Maybe none 

The scientific news of the decade, however, is the nuclear winter theory, which holds that where there's fire, there's smoke, and it's the smoke that will really cause the problems. According to Mark Harwell, director of Cornell University's Global Environment Program and one of the architects of the nuclear winter theory, just 100 warheads exploding in major cities in the Northern Hemisphere could generate enough smoke to create a "reverse greenhouse effect." The smoke will travel to the stratosphere and cut off sunlight. The earth will grow cold, as much as 15 degrees Centigrade colder, and our major grain crops will die. In other words, we're more likely to starve than burn. "Most people point to Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the models for the aftermath of a nuclear war," says Harwell. "But the entire world will be a lot more like Ethiopia and the Sudan."

Previously, the potential body count of nuclear war was estimated to be "only" in the tens of millions in the United States and a few hundred million globally. That would still leave four and a half billion humans on the planet, but Harwell says the long-lasting effects could eventually kill another 4 billion. 

"Nuclear war is the near-term risk that people tend to forget about," says Sandberg of Oxford Martin. "If you think historically, we've probably been very lucky."

21.     Nuclear Accident

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

Nothing is foolproof. We've had such accidents in the past (Chernobyl), and a bigger accident is totally possible. 

The 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011 with epicenter near the island of Honshu. It resulted in maximum ground accelerations of 0.56, 0.52, 0.56 g (5.50, 5.07 and 5.48 m/s²) at Units 2, 3 and 5 respectively, above their designed tolerances of 0.45, 0.45 and 0.46 g (4.38, 4.41 and 4.52 m/s²), but values within the design tolerances at Units 1, 4 and 6. The Fukushima I facility had not initially been designed for a tsunami of the size that struck the plant, nor had the reactors been modified when later concerns were raised in Japan and by the IAEA. When the earthquake occurred, the reactors on Units 1, 2, and 3 were operating, but those on Units 4, 5, and 6 had already been shut down for periodic inspection. Units 1, 2 and 3 underwent an automatic shutdown (called SCRAM) when the earthquake struck.

When the reactors shut down, the plant stopped generating electricity, stopping the normal source of power for the plant. TEPCO reported that one of the two connections to off-site power for Reactors 1–3 also failed so 13 on-site emergency diesel generators began powering the plant's cooling and control systems. There are two emergency diesel generators for each of the Units 1–5 and three for Unit 6.

The earthquake was followed by a 13–15 m (43–49 ft) maximum height tsunami arriving approximately 50 minutes later which topped the plant's 5.7 m (19 ft) seawall, flooding the basement of the Turbine Buildings and disabling the emergency diesel generators located there at approximately 15:41. At this point, TEPCO notified authorities, as required by law, of a "First level emergency". The Fukushima II plant, which was also struck by the tsunami, incorporated design changes which improved its resistance to flooding and it sustained less damage. Generators and related electrical distribution equipment were located in the watertight reactor building, so that power from the grid was being used by midnight. Seawater pumps for cooling were given protection from flooding, and although 3 of 4 failed in the tsunami, they were able to be restored to operation.

In the late 1990s, three additional backup generators for reactors Nos. 2 and 4 were placed in new buildings located higher on the hillside, in order to comply with new regulatory requirements. All six reactors were given access to these generators; however, the switching stations that sent power from these backup generators to the reactors' cooling systems for Units 1 through 5 were still in the poorly protected turbine buildings. All three of the generators added in the late 1990s were operational after the tsunami. If the switching stations had been moved to inside the reactor buildings or to other flood-proof locations, power would have been provided by these generators to the reactors' cooling systems.

After the diesel generators located in the turbine buildings failed, emergency power for control systems was supplied by batteries that were designed to last about eight hours. Further batteries and mobile generators were dispatched to the site, delayed by poor road conditions with the first not arriving until 21:00 JST 11 March, almost six hours after the tsunami struck.

Attempts to connect portable generating equipment to power water pumps were eventually discontinued after numerous attempts, as the connection point in the Turbine Hall basement was flooded and because of difficulties finding suitable cables. TEPCO switched its efforts to installing new lines from the grid to the cooling systems. One plant generator at Unit 6 was restored to operation on 17 March, and external power returned to Units 5 and 6, on 20 March, allowing cooling equipment to be restarted.

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Fukushima Radiation Release Worse than You Have Been Told, Large Doses of Vitamin C Important

Excerpt from an article by Steven Carter at Orthomolecular.org on May 13, 2012

 

People have been misinformed about the tragedy at Fukushima and its consequences. There is a continuing cover up, the reactors have not been stabilized, and radiation continues to be released. The Japanese College of Intravenous Therapy (JCIT) has recently released a video for people wishing to learn more about how to protect themselves from contamination by taking large doses of vitamin C

Part 1

 

Watch Part 2 , Part 3 and Part 4
All four parts of the video are also available here. Readers may link to, embed in their webpages, and make copies of the video for free distribution.

Japanese Government Minimizes Danger; Ignores Vitamin C

In the fall of 2011, JCIT presented a study that Fukushima workers had abnormality gene expression, which may be avoided using dietary antioxidants, especially vitamin C. The data was presented in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. The JCIT sent letters to the government urging the government to tell the people how they may protect themselves from radiation. To date, the recommendation has been ignored by Japanese government and TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company).

Linus Pauling gained the Nobel Peace Prize in part based on his calculations of the number of deaths from nuclear weapons fallout.^[1] He was supported by physicist and father of the Soviet bomb Andrei Sakharov, who also later received the Nobel Prize for peace.^[2] These and other scientists estimated that there would be an extra 10,000 deaths worldwide for each megaton nuclear test in the atmosphere. A nuclear reactor can contain much more radioactive material than a nuclear weapon. Fukushima had six reactors, plus stored additional radioactive material and nuclear waste.

How Radiation Damages Cells

Ionizing radiation acts to damage living tissue by forming free radicals. Essentially, electrons are ripped from molecules. Removing an electron from an atom or molecule turns it into an ion, hence the term ionizing radiation. X-rays, gamma rays, alpha- and beta-radiation are all ionizing.

Most of the damage occurs from ionizing radiation generating free radicals in water, as water molecules are by far the most abundant in the body. While avoiding unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation is clearly preferable, people affected by Fukushima do not have the luxury of avoiding contamination.

Antioxidants: Free-Radical Scavengers

Free-radical scavengers, as the name suggests, mop up the damaging radicals produced by radiation. The more common term for free radical scavenger is antioxidant. Antioxidants replace the electrons stripped from molecules by ionizing radiation. Antioxidants have long been used in the treatment of radiation poisoning.^[3-7] Most of the harm from ionizing radiation occurs from free radical damage which may be quenched by the free electrons antioxidants provide. Fortunately, safe antioxidants are widely available as nutritional supplements. Vitamin C is the prime example.

Why Vitamin C?

Vitamin C is of particular importance and should be included at high intakes for anyone trying to minimize radiation poisoning. High dose vitamin C provides continual antioxidant flow through the body. It is absorbed from the gut and helps to replenish the other antioxidants. When it is used up, it is excreted in the urine. Importantly, it can chelate, or grab onto, radioactive heavy metal atoms and help eliminate them from the body. Large dynamic flow doses of vitamin C (about 3,000 mg, taken 4 times a day for a total of 12,000 mg) would exemplify antioxidant treatment. Higher doses have been used by Dr. Atsuo Yanagisawa and colleagues. ^[8,9]

Shortly after the disaster, Dr. Damien Downing described how supplements can help protect against radioactive fallout.^[10] OMNS issued an update on the response to Fukushima in Japan.^[11] Recently, Dr. Gert Schuitemaker has provided a review of vitamin C as a radio-protectant for Fukushima contamination.^[12]

Persons living in the areas affected by radioactive contamination can take antioxidant supplements, especially high doses of vitamin C, to counteract the negative consequences of long-term low dose radiation exposure, as well as to protect the health of coming generations.^[12,13] People who have a possible internal or external radiation exposure should take antioxidant supplements to maintain an optimal antioxidant reserve. Because of the enormous size and oceanic spread of Fukushima contamination, this literally applies to everyone.

"The International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine is pleased to have participated in the making of this important DVD on the protective effects of intravenous vitamin C on radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear plant in March 2011. We are in full support of the valuable work of Dr. Yanagisawa and his colleagues, and we very much appreciate the commitment of Mr. Daisuke Shibata, who has made it possible for the free distribution of the video around the world. May this orthomolecular message raise awareness and foster improvement in the treatment of radiation exposure."

Steve Hickey, PhD; Atsuo Yanagisawa, MD, PhD; Andrew W. Saul, PhD; Gert E. Schuitemaker, PhD; Damien Downing, MD

References:

1. The Nobel Foundation (1962) The Nobel Peace Prize 1962, Linus Pauling Biography,
2. Sakharov A. (1975) The Nobel Peace Prize 1975, Andrei Sakharov, Autobiography,
3. Brown SL, Kolozsvary A, Liu J, et al: Antioxidant diet supplementation starting 24 hours after exposure reduces radiation lethality. Radiat Res, 2010; 173: 462-468.
4. Zueva NA, Metelitsa LA, Kovalenko AN, et al: Immunomodulating effect of berlithione in clean-up workers of the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident [Article in Russian]. Lik Sprava, 2002; (1): 24-26.
5. Yamamoto T, Kinoshita M et al. Pretreatment with ascorbic acid prevents lethal gastrointestinal syndrome in mice receiving a massive amount of radiation. J Radiat Res (Tokyo) 2010; 51(2):145-56
6. Gaby A. Intravenous Nutrient Therapy: the "Myers' Cocktail". Alt Med Rev 2002; 7(5):389:403
7. Narra VR, Howell RW, Sastry KS, Rao DV. Vitamin C as a radioprotector against iodine-131 in vivo. J Nucl Med 1993; 34(4):637-40
8. Yanagisawa A. Orthomolecular approaches against radiation exposure. Presentation Orthomolecular Medicine Today Conference. Toronto 2011
9. Green MH, Lowe JE et al. Effect of diet and vitamin C on DNA strand breakage in freshly-isolated human white blood cells. Mutat Res 1994; 316(2):91-102
10. Downing D. (2011) Radioactive Fallout: Can Nutritional Supplements Help?, A Personal Viewpoint, OMNS, May 10,
11. OMNS (2012) Vitamin C Prevents Radiation Damage, Nutritional Medicine in Japan, Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, February 1.
12. Schuitemaker GE. Vitamin C as protection against radiation exposure. J Orthomolecular Med 2011, 26: 3; 141-145. [Also in Dutch: Schuitemaker G.E. Radioactiviteit in Japan: Orthomoleculair antwoord. Ortho 2011:3, June. ]
13. Yanagisawa A, Uwabu M, Burkson BE, Weeks BS, Hunninghake R, Hickey S, Levy T, (2011) Environmental radioactivity and health. Official JCIT Statement, March 29.

Nutritional Medicine is Orthomolecular Medicine. Orthomolecular medicine uses safe, effective nutritional therapy to fight illness. For more information: http://www.orthomolecular.org

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Fukushima reactor shows radiation levels much higher than thought

April 1, 2012

via Guardian.co.uk / March 28, 2012

One of Japan‘s crippled nuclear reactors still has fatally high radiation levels and much less water to cool it than officials estimated, according to an internal examination that renews doubts about the plant’s stability.

A tool equipped with a tiny video camera, a thermometer, a dosimeter and a water gauge was used to assess damage inside the number two reactor’s containment chamber for the second time since the tsunami swept into the Fukushima Daiichi plant, a year ago.

The data shows the damage from the disaster is so severe the plant operator will have to develop special equipment and technology to tolerate the harsh environment, and decommission the plant. The process is expected to last decades.

The other two reactors that had meltdowns could be in even worse shape. The number two reactor is the only one officials have been able to closely examine so far.

 

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22.     Ice Age

Right now the buzz is about "global warming", yet a mere thirty years ago we were worried about an impending Ice Age.

23.     Solar System Falls Apart (butterfly effect)

To the best of our knowledge, everything is OK for a long, long time. However simulations have shown how Mercury could cause Earth and Mars to collide a few billion years from now. But throw a stray comet or Planet X into the mix, and our solar system could turn into a catastrophic pinball machine any old time.

24.    World Economic Collapse

Politics is the struggle for power.  It is an arena where egotistical genocidal maniacs and secret cabals, fight each other for power while enslaving the masses, whom they view as useless eaters. (see Ayn Rand Philosophy)  Throughout history tyrants have abused power, and made life miserable for their subjects. They always attacked and killed potential threats to their power.

Ivan the Terrible created his own personal army called the Oprichnina to kill anyone suspected of being an enemy.  Joseph Stalin starved the peasants within his borders with harsh political policies, and instilled fear in his people with his secret police and political purges.  Adolf Hitler imposed Euthanasia policies killing the sick and elderly.  He also enslaved and slaughtered millions in concentration camps and started world war II which resulted in 20 million dead.  Mao Zedong the communist leader of china almost destroyed the rich history and culture of his people with his cultural revolution and created famine with his Great Leap Forward policies that killed millions of peasants.  Pol Pot Murdered 3 million of his own people out of a population of 7 million after coming to power in Cambodia in 1975, he targeted anyone with glasses, because it was assumed they could read .   These are a few example of a common theme in history of egotistical genocidal maniacs coming to power.  They all few things in common;   all had uncontrollable egos, delusions of grandeur and a lack of compassion for those they killed or hurt.  

This paradigm of politics where the majority of people are brainwashed to think that their leaders have their best interests in mind is what we are faced with today.  Agendas that repress the citizens and enrich the elite are given priority while the masses are fed meaningless issues to squabble over to distract them from real issues of importance.  The politicians that should represent the people really represent the interests of the international bankers and oligarchs.  Most politicians today are agents of, or are acting in the interests of a cabal of international bankers. Some knowingly, some not. Some willingly, some not.  The people with real political power act behind the scenes, pulling the strings of their puppets pawns.  Although these shadowy figures are largely unseen, the effects of their genocidal policies are felt worldwide. These are the cabals that work to implement policies and start wars that result in the death and suppression of the people of the world. 

What they strive to create is a New World Order, a global governmental system that controls the world monetary system in a world with a more manageable population of 1-2 billion.  They are working to crash the current economic system which will result in mass starvation and depopulation. This will of course, lead to their pre planned solution, a one-world dictatorial government. Presided over by a concentrated group of unelected psychopaths, hell bent on becoming all powerful. This agenda is over two centuries in the making.  Today, oligarchical leaders, and shadowy cabals have hijacked the monetary policies of individual nations to rack up huge deficits and create inflation for profit and power. Once a nation comes under the control of this international loan sharking cartel, it loses all sovereignty and control over it's own affairs. 

These diabolical international corporations have control over the mainstream media and education, and subvert the masses. They have created an illusionary false reality and bombarded us with sensual delights to pacify us into maintaining the status quo and ignoring the harshness of reality.  They create fake enemies for us to direct our frustrations at.  We are divided and pitted against each other to keep us from joining forces to destroy our true oppressors.  They create fear in the people and to create a military apparatus to confront those who refuse to be a part of their New World Order.  This is all disguised by a facade, we are spoon fed some bullshit which masquerades as reality and gives us something to swallow. It tastes bad, but we'd rather eat shit than take the red pill and endure the inconvenience of adjusting to life outside the matrix.

A truly sovereign nation is a nation that has control of its own monetary supply.  In 1917 the united states lost that control  when the federal reserve act was passed, making the federal reserve the united states central bank with the power to print and issues currency.  However the federal reserve was not a government institution controlled by the people through its elected leaders, it was a privately controlled corporation.  Since then, the American dollar has been devalued by 98% and counting. The Fed has been responsible for every boom and bust since 1917 by controlling interest rates and creating large artificial bubbles only to bust them and reconsolidate the wealth at the expense of the lower/middle classes. 

The families that own the federal reserve are globalists and are the creators of the supranational banks like the IMF and the World Bank.  Since 1917, power has further been concentrated in the hands of the few with practically all of the print, radio, and television media being own by a handful of corporations.  Debt has exploded in to astronomical sums as each American is born into a debt of $65,000 and the totality of the nations debt is close to 65 trillion dollars. The story is similar no matter where you look.

Throughout the last half century, the CIA working for its constituents: corporations and international bankers, globalists, have overthrown many governments around the world to install leaders subservient to the New World Order, where they would take out huge loans never to be paid back and let foreign corporations loot their resources thus impoverishing their people.  One such example was Nicaragua where the Sadinista government was a democratically elected popular government overthrown by the Contras who were supported financially and covertly by the CIA.  The new  leader sold off the countries resources to corporations and took out massive loans from the IMF, forever indebting the people.  This was a pattern that took place all throughout South America, Asia and Europe, where the CIA would found opposition rebel groups to destabilize countries and topple government.  When the CIA couldn’t do it, American troops were sent in;  like in Vietnam and Iraq.  As a result of this most of the world's wealth is channeled to the top 1 percent while the majority of the people are malnourished and living in poverty.

In Canada, the globalists have hijacked the countries monetary policies by funding the countries social system and needs with loans taken out by foreign creditors.  This is treasonous considering the fact that the Bank of Canada can lend out money at 0 to 1% interest to the nation.  Instead as of today the nation is in debt 500 billion dollars with an annual interest payment of 40billion dollars a year.  This money could be used to create abundance for the people, but instead the wealthiest nation on earth (per capita) is in a downward spiral of standard of living decreases, deficits, privatization, and austerity. For the at one time; 'best country to live' Canada is going down fast. Sadly, although Canada is better off than most, that only means it has a great seat on a sinking Titanic.

Through institutions such as the Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, Club of Rome, UN, and the Bildergerg Group, the international elite can set it's agenda by grooming future presidents and politician that will be subservient to their agendas.  Usually if one wants to have a future in politics one will have to network through these groups if they want to be sponsored by the elite and promoted through the media.   Through these institutions they can shape policy  and steer the world into a direction of their choosing.  Members of Bilderberg have included royals such as Queen Beatrix and Prince Bernhard (a founder) of the Netherlands, and Prince Charles.   Presidents Bill Clinton and Gerald ford.  Secretaries of State,  such as Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell and Condellizza Rice.  Other heads of state who’ve attended Bilderberg have been Jean Chretain, and Tony Blair.  Current Federal reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has also attended.  Council on Foreign relations members have included many media figures such as Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyers.  News institutions have many CFR members.  The list of politicians, corporate heads, media moguls, and bankers that are associated with these institutions is mind boggling.  

Now the global debt crisis has reached a new phase.  Unfortunately, most Americans are not taking notice of it yet because most of the action is taking place overseas, and because U.S. financial markets are riding high.  But just because the global economic crisis is unfolding at the pace of a "slow-motion train wreck" right now does not mean that it isn't incredibly dangerous.  As I have written about previously, the economic collapse is not going to be a single event.  Yes, there will be days when the Dow drops by more than 500 points.  Yes, there will be days when the reporters on CNBC appear to be hyperventilating.  But mostly there will be days of quiet despair as the global economic system slides even further toward oblivion.  And right now things are clearly getting worse.  Things in Greece are much worse than they were six months ago.  Things in Spain are much worse than they were six months ago.  The same thing could be said for Italy, France, Japan, Argentina and a whole bunch of other nations.  The entire global economy is slowing down, and we are entering a time period that is going to be incredibly painful for everyone.  At the moment, the U.S. is still experiencing a "sugar high" from unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus, but when that "sugar high" wears off the hangover will be excruciating.  Reckless borrowing, spending and money printing has bought us a brief period of "economic stability", but our foolish financial decisions will also make our eventual collapse far worse than it might have been.  So don't think for a second that the U.S. will somehow escape the coming global economic crisis.  The truth is that before this is all over we will be seen as one of the primary causes of the crisis.

The following are 21 signs that the global economic crisis is about to go to a whole new level....

#1 Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer says that the global economy is "awfully close" to recession.

#2 It was announced last week that the unemployment rate in Greece has reached an all-time high of 25.1 percent.  Unemployment among those 24 years old or younger is now more than 54 percent.  Back in April 2010, the unemployment rate in Greece was only sitting at 11.8 percent.

#3 The IMF is warning that Greek debt may have to be "restructured" yet again.

#4 Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg says that it is "probable" that Greece will leave the euro, and that it might happen within the next six months.

#5 An angry crowd of approximately 40,000 angry Greeks recently descended on Athens to protest a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

From high-school students to pensioners, tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators swarmed into Athens yesterday to show the visiting German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, their indignation at their country's continued austerity measures.

Flouting the government's ban on protests, an estimated 40,000 people – many carrying posters depicting Ms Merkel as a Nazi – descended on Syntagma Square near the parliament building. Masked youths pelted riot police with rocks as the officers responded with tear gas.

The authorities had deployed 7,000 police, water cannon and a helicopter. Snipers were placed on rooftops to ensure the German leader's safety.

#6 The debt crisis is Argentina is becoming increasingly troublesome.

#7 The government debt to GDP ratio in Italy is expected to hit 126 percent this year.  In Greece, it is expected to hit 198 percent.  In Japan, it is expected to hit a whopping 237 percent.

#8 Standard & Poor’s has slashed the credit rating on Spanish government debt to BBB-, which is just one level above junk status.

#9 Back in the year 2000, the ratio of total debt to GDP in Spain was 192 percent.  By 2011, it had reached 363 percent.

#10 Record amounts of money are being pulled out of Spanish banks, and many large Spanish banks are rapidly heading toward insolvency.

#11 Manufacturing activity in Spain has contracted for 17 months in a row.

#12 It is being projected that home prices in Spain will fall by another 15 percent by the end of 2013.

#13 The unemployment rate in France is now above 10 percent, and it has risen for 16 months in a row.

#14 There are signs that Switzerland may be preparing for "major civil unrest" throughout Europe.

#15 The former top economist at the European Central Bank says that the ECB has fallen into a state of "panic" as it desperately tries to solve the European debt crisis.

#16 According to a recent IMF report, European banks may need to sell off 4.5 trillion dollars in assets over the next 14 months in order to meet strict new capital requirements.

#17 In August, U.S. exports dropped to the lowest level that we have seen since last February.

#18 Economics Professor Barry Eichengreen is very concerned about what is coming next for stocks in the United States...

"I’m worried that stock markets in the United States in particular have gotten ahead of economic growth"

#19 During the week ending October 3rd, investors pulled more than 10 billion dollars out of U.S. mutual funds.  Overall, a total of more than 100 billion dollars has been pulled out of U.S. mutual funds so far this year.

#20 As I wrote about the other day, the IMF is warning that there is an "alarmingly high" risk of a deeper global economic slowdown.

#21 When shipping companies start laying off workers, that is one of the best signs that economic activity is slowing down.  That is why it was so troubling when it was announced that FedEx is planning to get rid of "several thousand" workers over the coming months.  According to AFP, "its business is being hit by the global economic slowdown".

For even more signs that the global economy is rapidly crumbling, please see my previous article entitled "The Largest Economy In The World Is Imploding Right In Front Of Our Eyes".

The international elite behind the founding of these institutions are imposing their will upon the people of the world.   After 9/11, the Patriot and Anti Terrorist (Canada) Acts were passed to take away the civil liberties of the people and to erode the constitution in the name of the 'War on Terror.'  9/11 also gave the pretext to expand the Anglo American empire by occupying any nation that you could slap the 'terrorist' label on, and proceeding with endless, costly struggles with anyone who stood up in self defense. 

We are now moving into end game.  By creating wars, and manipulation interest rates, and destroying civil liberties, the international elite plan to implement a New World Order with a vastly reduced population.  The environmental movement is being subverted to serve this agenda by promoting policies that are detrimental to the  potential for development of struggling nations. The father of the  World Wildlife Fund was Julian Huxley who shared his father's view of eugenics; that the way to save to planet and to bring peace on earth was to rid the world of those with less superior genes.  Eugenics today is still alive and as relevant as ever.  Many of the people in power today: The Rockefellers, the Rothschild’s, the Bush’s, the house of Windsor, they all come from the same Eugenics movement that Hitler was a part of. Nothing is as it seems.

With the currently onrushing economic collapse that threatens the lives of billions of people on the planet, now is time to wake up to the new reality and exercise our will.   We need to find strength enough to face the truth and enlighten ourselves even if that requires a us to throw out everything we thought we knew.  

The goal of this site is not only to enlighten you about the dangers we are facing as a planet, but the dangers from the political structure of the world.  You can therefore gain a better understanding of scientific knowledge about the universe, but also human nature, and how much power you truly have when your mind is freed.  The ultimate tool is knowledge about ourselves and the world we live in. We can learn to empower ourselves and our neighbors so that we may cultivate action and take back control of our own destiny .  -Jens & Kevin

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WHY WILL THIS HAPPEN?

The big event will not be the destruction of the Earth, although there may be some rough sledding ahead. The cataclysm is a collective coming of age.  Civilization will not end in A.D. 2012, according to the Mayan calendar stone, as interpreted by Jose Arguelles, New Age eschatologist, art historian, and author of _The Mayan Factor_.  The Mayan calendar, describes a 5,200-year Great Cycle beginning in 3113 B.C. and ending in A.D. 2012. This cycle, in turn, is embedded in a longer, 26,000-year cycle, composed of five Great Cycles, which also end in 2012. (Meaningful-coincidence buffs may note that this long cycle, which Arguelles equates with the life span of Homo Sapiens, corresponds to the 26,000 years of Plato's "Great Year" and of the astrological precession of the zodiac.) "What we are experiencing," he concludes, "is the climax of our particular species and evolutionary stage -- the very last twenty-six years of a cycle some twenty-six thousand years in length!" In 2023, will begin a Solar Age, a postindustrial Utopia. "Everyone will have psychic ability. We'll live harmoniously in post technological New Age villages -- equipped with "solar temples," lush gardens, pleasure domes, and "houses of energy and information" -- so communicate the Daughters of Cerridwen and the returned Mayan masters.  Uh Huh!  Its more likely that we will be living in huts and cultivating an acre of earth and hoping for a good harvest! 

Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq'ij (is a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide) of the Eagle Clan. Carlos initiated an investigation into the different Mayan calendars circulating. Carlos along with his brother Gerardo studied with many teachers and interviewed nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders to widen their scope of knowledge.

Carlos found out quickly there were several conflicting interpretations of Mayan hieroglyphs, petroglyphs, Sacred Books of 'Chilam Balam' and various ancient text. Carlos found some strong words for those who may have contributed to the confusion:

Carlos Barrios: "Anthropologists visit the temple sites and read the inscriptions and make up stories about the Maya, but they do not read the signs correctly. It's just their imagination. Other people write about prophecy in the name of the Maya. They say that the world will end in December 2012. The Mayan elders are angry with this. The world will not end. It will be transformed."

"We are no longer in the World of the Fourth Sun, but we are not yet in the World of the Fifth Sun. This is the time in-between, the time of transition. As we pass through transition there is a colossal, global convergence of environmental destruction, social chaos, war, and ongoing Earth Changes."

He continues: "Humanity will continue, but in a different way. Material structures will change. From this we will have the opportunity to be more human. We are living in the most important era of the Mayan calendars and prophecies. All the prophecies of the world, all the traditions are converging now. There is no time for games. The spiritual ideal of this era is action."

Carlos tells us: "The indigenous have the calendars and know how to accurately interpret it -- not others. The Mayan Calendars comprehension of time, seasons, and cycles has proven itself to be vast and sophisticated. The Maya understand 17 different calendars such as the Tzolk'in or Cholq'ij, some of them charting time accurately over a span of more than ten million years.

 

"All was predicted by the mathematical cycles of the Mayan calendars. -- It will change --everything will change. Mayan Day-keepers view the Dec. 21, 2012 date as a rebirth, the start of the World of the Fifth Sun. It will be the start of a new era resulting from and signified by the solar meridian crossing the galactic equator and the Earth aligning itself with the center of the galaxy."

At sunrise on December 21, 2012 for the first time in 26,000 years the Sun rises to conjunct the intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the ecliptic. This cosmic cross is considered to be an embodiment of the Sacred Tree, The Tree of Life, a tree remembered in all the world's spiritual traditions.

Some observers say this alignment with the heart of the galaxy in 2012 will open a channel for cosmic energy to flow through the Earth, cleansing it and all that dwells upon it, raising all to a higher level of vibration. Carlos reminds us: "This process has already begun. Change is accelerating now and it will continue to accelerate.

If the people of the Earth can get to this 2012 date in good shape without having destroyed too much of the Earth, we will rise to a new, higher level. But to get there we must transform enormously powerful forces that seek to block the way."

The date specified in the calendar Winter Solstice in the year 2012 does not mark the end of the world. Many outside people writing about the Mayan calendar sensationalize this date, but they do not know. The ones who know are the indigenous elders who are entrusted with keeping the tradition.

Carlos tells us: "The economy now is a fiction. The first five-year stretch of transition from August 1987 to August 1992 was the beginning of the destruction of the material world. We have progressed ten years deeper into the transition phase by now, and many of the so-called sources of financial stability are in fact hollow. The banks are weak. This is a delicate moment for them. They could crash globally, if we don't pay attention. Now, people are paying attention."

The North and South Poles are both breaking up. The level of the water in the oceans is going to rise. But at the same time land in the ocean, especially near Cuba, is also going to rise. Carlos tells a story about the most recent Mayan New Year ceremonies in Guatemala. He said that one respected Mam elder, who lives all year in a solitary mountain cave, journeyed to Chichicastenango to speak with the people at the ceremony. The elder delivered a simple, direct message. He called for human beings to come together in support of life and light.

"Right now each person and group is going his or her own way. The elder of the mountains said there is hope if the people of the light can come together and unite in some way. We live in a world of polarity -- day and night, man and woman, positive and negative. Light and darkness need each other. They are a balance."

"Just now the dark side is very strong, and very clear about what they want. They have their vision and their priorities clearly held, and also their hierarchy. They are working in many ways so that we will be unable to connect with the spiral Fifth World in 2012."

"On the light side everyone thinks they are the most important, that their own understandings, or their group's understandings, are the key. There's a diversity of cultures and opinions, so there is competition, diffusion, and no single focus."

Carlos believes the dark side works to block unity through denial and materialism. It also works to destroy those who are working with the light to get the Earth to a higher level. They like the energy of the old, declining Fourth World, the materialism. They do not want it to change. They do not want unity. They want to stay at this level, and are afraid of the next level.

The dark power of the declining Fourth World cannot be destroyed or overpowered. It's too strong and clear for that, and that is the wrong strategy. The dark can only be transformed when confronted with simplicity and open-heartedness. This is what leads to unity, a key concept for the World of the Fifth Sun.

Carlos said the emerging era of the Fifth Sun will call attention to a much-overlooked element. Whereas the four traditional elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water have dominated various epochs in the past, there will be a fifth element to reckon with in the time of the Fifth Sun --- that element is 'ETHER'.

The dictionary defines Ether as a "hypothetical substance supposed to occupy all space, postulated to account for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation through space." Perhaps it could be defined as the "space between space". I would suggest it could be manifest as the alignment of charged particles from our solar system (Sun), and our galaxy (Milky Way) surge. The Ether element represents spiritual energy.

"The element of the Fifth Sun is celestial. Within the context of Ether there can be a joining of the polarities. No more darkness or light in the people, but an uplifted unity. But right now the realm of darkness is not interested in this. They are organized to block it. They seek to unbalance the Earth and its environment so we will be unready for the alignment in 2012."

"We need to work together for peace, and balance with the other side. We need to take care of the Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need to put our entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and unity now, to confront the other side and preserve life."

"We are disturbed -- we can't play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history."

Carlos says: "The prophesied changes are going to happen, but our attitude and actions determine how harsh or mild they are. We need to act, to make changes, and to elect people to represent us who understand and who will take political action to respect the Earth."

"Meditation and spiritual practice are good, but also action. It's very important to be clear about who you are, and also about your relation to the Earth. Develop yourself according to your own tradition and the call of your heart. But remember to respect differences, and strive for unity. Eat wisely --- a lot of food is corrupt in either subtle or gross ways. Pay attention to what you are taking into your body. Learn to preserve food, and to conserve energy. Learn some good breathing techniques, so you have mastery of your breath. Be clear. Follow a tradition with great roots. It is not important what tradition, your heart will tell you, but it must have great roots."

"We live in a world of energy. An important task at this time is to learn to sense or see the energy of everyone and everything -- people, plants, animals. This becomes increasingly important as we draw close to the World of the Fifth Sun, for it is associated with the element 'ether' -- the realm where energy lives and weaves. Go to the sacred places of the Earth to pray for peace, and have respect for the Earth which gives us our food, clothing, and shelter. We need to reactivate the energy of these sacred places. That is our work."

"One simple but effective prayer technique is to light white or baby-blue colored candles. Think of a moment in peace. Speak your intention to the flame and send the light of it on to the leaders who have the power to make war or peace."

Carlos reminds us this is a crucially important moment for humanity and for Earth. Each person is important.

He said the elders have opened the doors so that other races can come to the Mayan world to receive the tradition. "The Maya have long appreciated and respected that there are other colors, other races, and other spiritual systems. They know that the destiny of the Mayan world is related to the destiny of the whole world."

"The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It's not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It's encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way."

See the following and it might explain why we are presently going through so much crap.

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THE PROPHECIES OF TALIESIN

"There are no totally wise persons living on this planet. A totally wise person would cease to exist in the ordinary sense."...Taliesin Einion Vawr

On June 27, 1992, Rhuddlwm Gawr left Kennesaw, Georgia about 12:15pm. He said he was going to take a drive and be back in about an hour. He seemed troubled. Six hours later he returned but could not remember where he had been.

In the past, Rhuddlwm’s mysterious travels produced information important to our tradition. He sometimes drove into the mountains when he wanted to think, because he said it brought him closer to The Old Ones; and by meditating on them, it helped solve problems. During this trip, he drove north, until something compelled him to proceed toward the Chattahoochee National Forest. It was drizzling rain.

After an hour of rough mountain roads and climbing dangerously steep grades, the same something told him to stop and look to the left. There through the trees was a beautiful waterfall, which had been hidden as he approached the area. He opened the door, got out and began walking along the stream leading to the waterfall. The following is an excerpt of the trips events, revealed while Rhuddlwm was in deep, relaxed trance.

Suddenly, Rhuddlwm was startled by a voice, which said in a clear and firm tone, "Climb around the waterfall. When you reach a mountain meadow above the falls, you will listen to the message which I bring you from the Old Ones." He went up the path around the falls to the meadow, which was about a hundred and fifty yards away. He stood under a large overhang of spruce branches because of the continuing drizzle. A few minutes later, he saw that the grass and soil in the middle of the meadow was starting to steam. There was a bluish-green color and a hissing sound. He looked toward a shimmering mass of air hovering over the meadow. The spherical mass was about one hundred feet in diameter and floated about two hundred feet straight above the meadow. It never moved or wavered. If not for the rain, he would not have seen it. In spite of the rain, the center of the meadow was dry.

Two hikers suddenly came into the meadow and stopped under a shelter at the side of the trail. They saw him across the meadow and he exchanged comments with them about the rain. He didn't want to look up. Silently, a shimmering mass of air appeared behind the hikers, a man and a woman. It formed a human shape with a staff or wand in "its" hand. The woman noticed the area in the middle of the meadow was emitting a pulsing light. She stared and said, "Look at that!" Sensing something, the man immediately turned around and saw the figure, and yelled, "run." He grabbed the woman and tried to pull her. They ran about ten yards when the figure leveled the "staff" at them. There was a buzzing/hissing sound and they fell limp to the ground.

Rhuddlwm started to run to them, but suddenly found himself face down on the ground also. For about thirty seconds he couldn't move. As feeling and control came back to his legs, he got up slowly. The "figure" moved close to him.   He could make out that it was male with long brown hair to his shoulders, a soft beard outlining his jaw, incredible brown shimmering eyes! He said he could not look away from those eyes. He felt controlling energy which carried this message:

"Rhuddlwm Gawr. They are not hurt; they will sleep for a time." "Who are you? He asked. "I am currently here and not here. In days long past you would have called me Taliesin or Merlin. I am limited in time, space and energy. Therefore listen well.

"You and many others of the Old Ways are spreading the knowledge of the Craft of the Wise.  Through your work, the Old Religion is again becoming well known throughout the world. Because the ancient mysteries are being revealed, you are witnessing the beginning of a new era of spiritual enlightenment.

"But, the principal force of light and the hidden force of darkness are battling for the minds of humankind. The light represents love, unity, peace, selflessness, and brotherhood. The dark represents greed, selfishness, confusion, poverty and diseased thinking. As you face the next seven years, not only your city of Atlanta but the entire globe will be involved in this battle for the future of humankind.   This battle will culminate in a tremendous upheaval of physical, mental and spiritual energies within the Earth.

"You have felt the beginning of this disturbance in your own Pagan community these past weeks. It will not be pleasant. This emotional upheaval will be horrible. There is a good reason behind this action. You do not want people associated with Y Tylwyth Teg unless they are truly supportive and travel the path of light. After the coming conflict ends in September next year, you will know who your friends are. You will also know whom to include in your plans.

"Although the Earth changes will damage a great portion of this planet, there will be several safe locations; among them certain portions of Georgia and Tennessee. Preserve these sites. Those who are true witches will be teachers of tomorrow. As the Welsh Tradition grows, teach your students the precepts of the Old Ones. The Coven shall be your starting point. Teach them the proper use of the Red and Green Dragon powers.

"Many wise people have warned that all of humanity face the possibility of death during the Earth movements, plagues, and economic devastation. If you prepare for the worst, you will survive.

"People are sensing the confusion, hatred and violence of the mass consciousness at the present time. You know from your study of ancient wisdom that what you hold in your consciousness eventually will appear as events and experiences. As long as humanity sees everything and everyone as hostile to their own good, they will react against these forces. Human nature is such that if you seek a scapegoat, someone or something will always be to blame for your hardships, and it is never your fault - resist that thinking.

"I am speaking to you of possibilities. These possibilities are gathering in the consciousness of humanity. Daily meditation can influence these world events, as well as increasing personal growth and development. Beware of fundamentalist religions that claim they are the only right and true way, and that everyone else is wrong. You live in a plural world. People have a need for individual differences. That is what liberty and freedom are all about in this new age of spiritual enlightenment.

"The illumination of human consciousness is taking place all around you. Slowly, even the less advanced souls are awakening to their own birthright and to a higher and finer way of life. Those who are enlightened will soon realize the great truth: humans are directly responsible for everything that is happening now and will happen in the future. Cosmic law is always the same. No one escapes justice; sooner or later Justice always wins.

"The Guardians are intensifying their work by directing the relocation of specific people without interfering in the general will and destiny of humankind. In all cases, the ultimate acceptance or rejection is an individual soul decision. There are exceptions, of course. It is sometimes amusing and even entertaining to watch humankind's struggles. We share the passionate love that some of you have for each other, but we can only assist in accordance with divine law. Soon many will awaken and surrender their illusions.

"The increasing pressure building within the Earth from the rapidly accelerating imbalance is being released through cracks in the moving geologic plates on the surface. Between the years 1997 and 2023 you will see acceleration of this activity resonating around the planet. Stress changes will be recorded from some area of the world daily. Remember, changing pressures in one area of the Earth's surface will have direct relationship to other areas of the world through corresponding plate and fault lines, electromagnetic grid patterns, and etheric energy. Every form of energy, from human thought to physical changes, resonates throughout the universe, and indeed, creates your reality.

"I came to you in the past and gave you prophecies which I will repeat and add to at this time. This is reality. This will occur. Be ready!

"The weather patterns will be severe in the years of 1998-2012 with drought and flooding growing more severe. The theory of global Warming will be validated. This will be very hard on food production and cause shortages in most areas with resulting high prices. Winter wheat will not do well and spring crops will be planted late. Geologic activity will produce hot summers in many areas, being difficult on crop production. Keep several months supply of staple items to assure variety, supply and price. Food prices will jump astronomically in many areas. People will rebel and fear will increase. People will be forced to alternatives, growing sprouts, gardening, and making more items from scratch rather than packaged or frozen foods. Many adjustments will be economically necessary.

"During Spring of 2009 you will begin to see the far-reaching effects of these changes. Most nuclear plants are not safe from terrorists or potential leaks, and some will eventually bring lethal consequences on their surroundings. Some will not be closed in sufficient time to prevent damage to communities. Major earthquakes will cause fissures in the containment vessels with immediate disastrous consequences. Give special attention to these plants.

"Signs will become stronger as the years progress. Those people whose lives are fear-based will intensify their animalistic behavior. Others will increase their compassion through selfless service, either consciously or unconsciously recognizing that a greater world is coming. Increase your knowledge of self-sufficiency on all levels.

"Although these prophecies may seem to portend vast earth changes over the next twenty-five years, remember that between one event and another may be a period of months. This will give you breathing room and allow people to migrate from one area to another and prepare for the worst. Between one and three hundred million humans will die between 2012 and 2023, due to the Earth changes. More than 700 million will die between 2023 and 2025. You must prepare a safe place. The wind, at times, will blow at speeds above 300 miles per hour. You must be able to live underground for at least two to three months. It may also be dark for periods of six to nine months.

"Rhuddlwm, in 2003 we will again visit Dynion Mwyn for the fourth and last time. We will give the final prophecies and spiritual aide to you and others. We have been with humanity since the beginning. We will return for the end of the beginning. Look to the story of Taliesin. The year of the beginning was 1975. Prepare for the end of civilization as you know it."

Rhuddlwm said as the figure grew faint and disappeared, the hikers awakened and stood up, groggy and shaking their heads." He walked to them and asked if they were all right. He said they immediately looked around, alarmed as if they were expecting to see a monster leap at them. They seemed confused that everything was normal. As they walked down the path away from the meadow, they asked him about what had happened. He was vague and said that he, too, had been overcome. He suggested that "it" was some kind of gas. It was obvious they didn't believe him.

We believe the "Old Ones" have visited our world many times in the past giving human beings knowledge to survive and become more spiritual. Periodically, a cataclysm or devastation in the form of earthquakes, disease, epidemics, or pestilence occurs because Earth needs to balance herself. After each destruction, more ancient knowledge is lost. We believe the time is again coming when the "Old Ones" will return and bring the knowledge back to us....Taliesin Einion Vawr

With this return, as our legends say, certain humans will be able to relearn the sacred mysteries. Our legends tell us that seekers who have prepared themselves by studying the old knowledge will be allowed contact and shelter from the coming cataclysm. These seekers will become teachers; teachers who have true knowledge.

Our tradition teaches that we are spiritually descended from the first true teachers, Hu Gadarn...the Triad. We believe that the souls who were involved with the Sacred Triad in the past are again reincarnating on this Earth to prepare the children of the Gods. We believe that thousands of years ago, there were mystical meetings between the "Old Ones" and humankind. These meetings were recorded in the form of legends passed down, in time, from High Priestess to Initiate. This ancient religion was preserved in Wales and other countries without interruption until the 1200's. The Triad has returned to Earth many times in the past, primarily to see how the "children-of-the-gods" are progressing. We expect them to visit soon.  And yes we expect the usual nay Sayers and deniers to make fun of us, but we believe the prophecies are real as we believe that UFOs are real.   After all astronomers have recently found hundreds of worlds circling Suns not to far from us!  (See HERE to purchase Rhuddlwm's books)

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The following prophecies were given to us over the past several years. Remember, these prophecies are like the weatherman, sometimes he's wrong and sometimes he's right. Some prophecies have been incredibly accurate. Some prophecies have been off by ten years. Use these prophecies only as a general guide.  Here they are:

Since 1975 there have been increasing devastating occurrences around the world from earthquakes, volcanic activity, and climate. But the greatest period of future seismic, astronomical and weather occurrences will come in 1999-2023. The weather will slowly become unstable as storms, flooding, tornadoes, and hurricanes leave parts of the U.S. in ruin. This period will also see drought and high temperatures in some parts of the U.S., while torrential rains and flooding inundate other parts.

A series of destructive earthquakes will strike California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Significant volcanic activity will occur through out the Northwestern United States, Alaska, the Philippines, South and Central America, Japan and Hawaii.

A series of great quakes will begin before or around January of the year 2012 but the period June 2012 to December 2023 will see the most devastating earthquakes occur. Between 2013 and 2023 a celestial object may cause great destruction. There will then be great changes in the geological formation of the Arctic and Antarctic. The earth's axis will increase its wobble and cause the climate to change drastically. Tidal waves, 100+ mile-an-hour winds, giant storms. This is a most dangerous time for our race.  The Earth's Magnetic Field will begin its shift from North to South and South to North.

At the national Gathering of the Tribes at Unicoi Conference Center in Georgia in September 1981, the late Sun Bear from Spokane, Washington, spoke on the Indian predictions.

"When a young girl speaks (Mt. St. Helens), and grandfather answers (Mt. Rainier), the whole Sierra range will become active. If Mt. Rainier blows west, all population will be devastated to the sea. There will be warnings, rumblings, and lava will moving up. Before Rainier there will be activity in Mt. Lassen, and all mountains from Yosemite to Canada and Alaska will become active."

"In 1997 a weather crises of Global proportions will be discovered, having to do with Global Warming. The world will begin to undergo a major climactic change. This started with the eruption of Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1992 & 1993."

NationalPolitics: From July 1992 to June 1997, the U.S. political environment will at first become more democratic and liberal. In 1992, a President will come from the people to lead them. They will berate and malign him because he is so much like them. The mid-term elections of 1994 will bring a conservative bent to the Congress. Between 1997 and 2004, there will be tremendous scandals involving government officials and corporate executives. Criminal activity involving political contributions, power companies, and private pension funds will be the source of some of them. The consequences to American society will be far greater than the S&L fiasco.

During the presidential campaign of 1996, the Christian right will attempt to take over the Republican Party by political and non-political means, under the leadership of certain right wing fundamentalists. In 1998, the Christian Right will lose some power and begin to decline. Right wing fanatics will try to control local politics. The Republican party will splinter. In 1999, the Democratic Party will begin to reorganize. In 2001, after a new president is elected, much corruption will be found in both political parties. A Democratic leader will be elected president but a Republican will become president. A great destruction will occur on the east coast in 2001, and our cities will be attacked. A state of emergency will be declared and the National Guard, Army and U.S. Marine Corps will be used to protect property and lives. The economy will again slide downward even more after the president attacks an Arab country. There is danger of an escalation when he attempts to continue his aggression from one country to another.

In 2006 there will again be a shift toward the center which will continue until a Man will come from the people to lead them.

He will be maligned and cursed because he will be a man of color - a black man.  he will also be seen as one of the Great American Presidents by History.  He will be reelected in November 2012 just in time to help get us through December 21, 2012.

Because the Republican Party was taken over by Far Right Extremists and Corporationists, there will be a huge voter backlash when it is revealed that Multi National Corporations and Far Right Religio-Political parties have caused the terrible economic problems of 2002 thru 2013.  The US will become more liberal and companies will either move out of the US or move back to the US because the tax structure will be unfavorable for the 1% of the population to control corporations.  Taxes on the Rich will rise to almost 40% and the deficit will be reduced dramatically.  The economy will improve dramatically until the first major global event.

InternationalPolitics: Boris Yeltsin will begin to lose power before the end of 1999, resign in 2000 and be dead within five years. In 2011, there will be a nuclear disaster in Russia that will be even greater than the last. Between 2000 and 2011, Christian and Muslim fundamentalists will commit several acts of terrorism in the U.S. In 2011, civil war will begin to break out in South America and the Middle East, drawing in the U.S. There will be a political upheaval in China, setting off danger signals for the rest of the world. By 2009 to 2012, a terrorist group will threaten a nuclear explosion in one of our large cities.

By January 2002, there will be a very great danger from the Republican president trying to acquire too much power and there will eventually be a backlash from the American public. This will signal the beginning of the most disastrous economic and environmental state this country has ever seen. There will be a scandal involving Republicans and several energy companies who will be involved in destroying environmental regulations. There will be a scandal involving many large companies whose officers steal money from the companies and then declare the companies bankrupt. High tech businesses will fold because of graft and corruption causing great loss of jobs and revenue for many parts of the country, triggering the beginning of a deep recession.

The period from September 2002 to October 2017 will mark the beginning of severe economic pressures on the United States from overseas sources. England, Germany, France and Japan will again experience a deep depression. The AIDS epidemic will be much worse than anyone had imagined. The AIDS vaccines will be largely ineffective. Sexual training will be established for all humans. ALL will be tested until testing is no longer available. New diseases will follow, and we will experience resurgence of old diseases that have become immune to modern medicine.

Between September 2001 and May 2002 the U.S. will attack a mid eastern country, which is keeping its citizens in bondage. Between May 2012 and March 2017 there may be a limited major war of 30 to 45 days.  Unless efforts are made for peace, areas, which may be wiped out, are Baghdad, Tehran, Seoul, Paris, Moscow, Peking, London, New York, and Washington, D.C. Limited war may erupt between Arabs and Europeans. The U.S. will become involved and will set the stage for war between China and the U.S. These wars may break the breadbasket of the U.S. and food shortages will occur. In June 2017, peace will finally reign.

ECONOMY: The economy of the U.S. will temporarily recover from the recession caused by the War in the Gulf against Iraq, and the policies of Reagan and Bush. When the first major flooding occurs in the Midwestern and Southeastern U.S., the economy will seem to expand. Inflation will increase slightly during 1995-1999, causing interest rates to stay flat. But by 2000 the economy will begin to come in for a soft landing. Interest rates will increase slightly until the economy stabilizes temporarily after the elections in 2000. The New York Stock exchange Dow Jones Industrial average will rise to almost 14000 in 1999 before falling below 8000 in 2008. It will only recover after several scandals involving large companies and stock. The Republican President will attack a second mid eastern country in late 2002 or early 2003, causing the economy to begin to nosedive in 2008 and almost self-destruct in 2009.

Between 1992 and 2009, Mexico will suffer a devaluation of their currency. Massive foreign aid will be needed to prop it up, but it will eventually go through an economic depression before rebounding. Japan will undergo several bank failures causing massive losses of investments. The Japanese will begin dumping U.S. real estate.  The economy will begin to rebound by 2010.

A Major Oil Spill will occur in the Gulf of Mexico and cause an even larger economic nosedive.  This will last until after the mid term elections in 2010.

EARTH CHANGES: After 2002 the United States, Japan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, and South America will experience an increase in earthquake activity. After 2005, the Middle East, China, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan as well as Southern Europe including Italy, Turkey and Greece, will be severely damaged by earthquakes. There will be subsidence of land adjacent to the Dardanelles Straits. After 2012, certain coasts of Ireland, Wales and France will be inundated. The size of Black Sea will increase. The eastern portion of Africa will experience great earthquakes associated with the Rift Valley. Land will begin to rise in the Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and Ireland. Mexico, South America, Middle East, Europe, Asia (particularly Japan and China), and the South Pacific (New Zealand and Australia) will also be affected.

Between 2012 and 2023, large earthquakes will strike California, Alaska, Oregon, Washington State, Utah, Nevada, Maine, New York, Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee causing great damage. After 2005, massive hurricanes, tornadoes and torrential rain will occur. Rivers will overflow their banks and there will be much destruction by wind and water. The Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio rivers will overflow their banks causing much damage and property loss. In late 2013, the Gulf of California will begin flowing into the Imperial Valley. Volcanic activity will increase and eruptions may occur in California near Mt. Shasta; Lassen Peak, the Excelsior Mountains, Lake Crowley, Mt. Humphries, and Olancha; Oregon near Mt. Hood, the Three Sisters mountains, Mt. Scott; Washington near Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens.

Between October 2009 and February 2017, the Mediterranean Sea will begin to toss and turn like an agitated sleeper as the Straits of Gibraltar will become impassable. The earth's axis will progressively tip. Several celestial events will portend the coming disaster. Indonesia will be severely damaged by earthquakes and volcanoes. Earthquakes and tidal waves will ravage first India then Japan. Italy, France and Scandinavia will suffer major earthquakes, resulting in volcanoes erupting throughout the Mediterranean area. Parts of India will be inundated, as China's surface begins changing. Britain and northern Europe will experience earthquakes as land rises in the North Sea and other land subsides on the western coast. Russia will experience great shifting and moving of land as the Northern seas begin covering the land.

From February 2013 to April 2019, portions of Japan, California, and Georgia, South Carolina and North Florida will begin slowly sinking into the ocean. San Francisco Bay will extend south and eventually become an inland sea as earthquakes destroy the surrounding cities. Seattle, Washington will experience a large earthquake. Los Angeles and San Diego will be severely damaged by earthquakes. Great earthquakes and floods near St. Louis, Missouri will destroy much property.

Palm Springs, Coastal California will eventually be under water. A new body of land will begin to appear off the current coast of California, eventually extending 100+ miles long and 20+ miles wide.

Storms and dust from the erupting volcanoes will hide the sun for days on end. A major earthquake will destroy Hoover Dam, causing Lake Mead to empty into the Colorado River via a 400-foot wall of water. This will destroy the Davis Dam, Imperial Dam, and Laguna Dam, releasing enough water to inundate Southern Arizona. The weather patterns will turn more destructive and many lives will be lost.

Between 2010 and 2015, Mammoth Lakes, California will be struck by a massive earthquake, accompanied shortly thereafter by tremendous volcanic eruption. The Great Lakes will begin to empty into the Mississippi River. Martinique will be totally destroyed by a cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Pele. Tremendous earthquakes will rock the entire United States and Western Europe. New York and Los Angeles will be virtually destroyed. There will be a year without a summer.

By June 2017 part of Oregon and Washington State will be inundated from many earthquakes occurring on the Ring of Fire. New York will again experience a large earthquake. South America will be shaken severely as areas of land subside into the ocean. A hurricane-like storm will cut across the southern states destroying much that had been rebuilt. Easter Island will rise and become part of a new continent showing evidence of an ancient civilization. Tremendous earth movement will begin in the remainder of California causing a gulf to form where parts of Arizona, California, Utah, and Oregon once existed. The Great Lakes will increase in size as the land subsides.

From July 2017 to March 2019, will see a quiet period with new emphasis on peace after limited war and an era of earthquakes. On June 3, 2017 it is prophesied that certain spiritual visitors will appear in several locations around the Earth. In March of 2018-22, after a celestial body impacts the earth, there will be primitive and terrible conditions. After 2023, the inner sea will cover much of Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas and California. Many western states will be under water. By October 2027 a new world will have been born.

Can the above prophecies and their consequences be changed? YES! There are definitely places of safety as spoken of in the prophecies. Beings from other worlds could eventually help. There are things our government can do to save us from some destruction, but the above events can only be changed in their entirety if humanity forgets its hate, works together, loves all beings, and sends loving energy into the earth at least once a day. Good Luck!

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SCARY ECONOMIC PREDICTIONS FROM THE OLD ONES, ABOUT THE US FINANCIAL SYSTEM

FIRST PREDICTION: We are in the middle of a very severe recession that's going to continue through all of 2009 and 2012 - the worst U.S. recession in the past 50 years. It's the bursting of a huge leveraged-up credit bubble. There's no going back, and there is no bottom to it. It was excessive in everything from subprime to prime, from credit cards to student loans, from corporate bonds to municipal bonds. You name it. And it's all reversing right now in a very, very massive way. At this point it's not just a U.S. recession. All of the advanced economies are at the beginning of a hard landing. And emerging markets, beginning with China, are in a severe slowdown. So we're having a global recession and it's becoming worse.

Things are going to be awful for everyday people. U.S. GDP growth is going to be negative through the end of 2009. And the recovery in 2011 and 2012, is going to be so weak - with a growth rate of 1% to 1.5% - that it's going to feel like a recession. The unemployment rate will peak at around 11% by 2011 and fall to 9 tp 10% by the end of 2012. The value of homes has already fallen 25%. Home prices are going to fall by another 15% before bottoming out in 2012.

Until the middle of 2012, stay away from risky assets, stay away from the stock market, stay away from commodities, stay away from credit, both high-yield and high-grade. Stay in cash or cash like instruments such as short-term or longer-term government bonds. It's better to stay in things with low returns rather than to lose 50% of your wealth. You should preserve capital. It'll be hard and challenging enough.

SECOND PREDICTION: While 2008 will probably be best known as the year that global stock markets had their values cut in half, it was really much, much more. It was a year in which every major asset class - stocks, real estate, commodities, even high-yield bonds - suffered significant double-digit percentage losses, resulting in the destruction of over $30 trillion of paper wealth. To blame this on subprime mortgages alone would be to dismiss an era of leveraging that encompassed derivative structures of all types, embodying a belief that economic growth was always and everywhere a certainty and that asset prices never go down. We as an investor nation have been forced to face a new reality. Wall Street and Main Street are fearful that a recession may be replaced by a near depression.

The outcome essentially depends on the ability of the Obama administration to rejuvenate capitalism's "animal spirits" by substituting the benevolent fist of government for the now invisible hand of Adam Smith. Federal spending and guarantees in the trillions of dollars will be required to fill the gap created by the deleveraging of private balance sheets. In turn, lenders and investors alike must begin to assume risk as opposed to stuffing money in modern-day investment mattresses. The process will take time. Twelve months of the Obama Nation will not be sufficient to heal the damage of a half-century's excessive leverage. The downsizing of private risk positions - replaced by government credit - will also result in reduced profit margins and a slower rate of earnings growth after the bottom is reached.

Investors need to recognize these titanic shifts in market and public policies and be content with single-digit returns in future years. Perhaps the most lucrative pockets of value are in high-quality corporate bonds and preferred stocks of banks and financial institutions that have partnered with the government in programs such as the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). While their profitability may be restricted, their ability to pay interest and preferred dividends should be unhampered. Above all, stick to high-quality companies and asset classes. The road to recovery will be treacherous.

THIRD PREDICTION: We don't currently have anywhere near the level of unemployment that we had in the 1930s, but otherwise there are many similarities between today's environment and the Great Depression, with things happening today that we haven't seen since then. First of all, there's the magnitude of the stock market's move up and down. The real (inflation-corrected) value of the S&P 500 nearly tripled from 1995 to 2000, and by November 2008 was down nearly 60% from its 2000 peak. The only other comparable event was the one in the 1920s where real stock prices more than tripled from 1924 to 1929 and then fell 80% from 1929 to 1932. Second, we've had the biggest housing bust since the Depression. Third, we've seen 0% interest rates. We've actually seen briefly negative short-term interest rates. That hasn't happened since 1941. There was a period from 1938 to 1941 when we were bouncing around at zero and sometimes negative, but that hasn't happened since.

And the list goes on: Our numbers don't go back as far as the Depression, but consumer confidence is plausibly at the lowest level since then. Volatility of the stock market in terms of percentage changes day-to-day is the highest since the Depression. In October 2008 we saw the biggest drop in consumer prices in one month since April 1938. Another thing is that it's a worldwide event, as it was in the Depression.

We'll do better this time, but we're still vulnerable. One of the lessons from the Depression is that things can smolder for a long time. What I'm worried about right now is that our confidence has been hurt, and that's difficult to restore. No matter what we do, we're trying to deal with a psychological phenomenon. So the Fed can cut interest rates and purchase asset-backed securities, but that only works in really restoring full prosperity if people believe that we're back again. That's a little hard to manage.

FOURTH PREDICTION: My 87-year-old mother is a native Kansan who grew up in the throes of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. She is a classic "buy and hold" investor who would make Warren Buffett proud. Her investment returns always exceeded those of my father, to his eternal consternation. He actively traded his stocks and produced decent returns, but nothing like those my mother achieved by simply buying stocks of companies she understood and liked, and then holding onto them.

So we have become a strong advocate of the "basics" when it comes to investing: Do your homework, invest in securities you understand, and then hold on. As a government policymaker, I advocate informed investment decisions - not only to protect investors from losses but also because the efficient functioning of our capital markets relies on investors' doing their homework.

The private-label mortgage-backed securitization markets are a prime example. Trillions of dollars of investor money funded millions of mortgages that borrowers had little chance of repaying. Investors relied heavily on ratings agencies, which in turn relied too heavily on mathematical models instead of analyzing the underlying loans. To be sure, borrowers, brokers, lenders, securitizers, as well as state and federal regulators, all bear responsibility for the widespread deterioration in lending standards. But the problem was compounded by the fact that those ultimately holding the risk - the investors - did not look behind their investments at the quality of the mortgages themselves. If they had, they would have seen high loan-to-value ratios, little income documentation, burdensome fees, and steep payment resets. They would have seen mortgages unaffordable from the beginning, originated based on the assumption that home prices would continue to rise and borrowers would refinance. Of course, we now know that as home prices began to depreciate, borrowers were unable to refinance, leading to massive foreclosures and further price declines. This self-reinforcing downward spiral is at the core of the economic problems we face today.

We will dig out of this. And when we do, there will be more of a back-to-basics society - where banks and other lending institutions promote real growth and long-term value for the economy, and where American families have rediscovered the peace of mind of financial security achieved through saving and investing wisely. We need to return to the culture of thrift that my mother and her generation learned the hard way through years of hardship and deprivation. Those are lessons learned that the current crisis is teaching us again.

In terms of the stock market, the price/earnings ratio is no longer high. I use a P/E ratio in which the price is divided by ten-year average earnings. It's a really conservative way of looking at it. That P/E ratio got up to 44 in the year 2000, which was a record high. Recently it was down to less than 13, which is below the average of around 15. But after the stock market crash of 1929, the price/earnings ratio got down to about six, which is less than half of where it is now. So that's the worry. Some people who are so inclined might go more into the market here because there's a real chance it will go up a lot. But that's very risky. It could easily fall by half again.

FIFTH PREDICTION:  We are in a period of forced liquidation, which has happened only eight or nine times in the past 150 years. The fact that it's historic doesn't make it any more fun, of course. But it is a pretty interesting time when there is forced selling of everything with no regard for facts or fundamentals at all. Historically, the way you make money in times like these is that you find things where the fundamentals are unimpaired. The fundamentals of GM are impaired. The fundamentals of Citigroup are impaired.

Virtually the only asset class I know where the fundamentals are not impaired - in fact, where they are actually improving - is commodities. Farmers cannot get a loan to buy fertilizer right now. Nobody's going to get a loan to open a zinc or a lead mine. Meanwhile, every day the supply of commodities shrinks more and more. Nobody can invest in productive capacity, even if he wants to. You're going to see gigantic shortages developing over the next few years. The inventories of food worldwide are already at the lowest levels they've been in 50 years. This may turn into the Great Depression II. But if and when we come out of this, commodities are going to lead the way, just as they did in the 1970s when everything was a disaster and commodities went through the roof.

What I've been buying recently is agricultural commodities. I've also been buying more Chinese stocks. And I'm buying stocks in Taiwan for the first time in my life. It looks as if there's finally going to be peace in Taiwan after 60 years, and Taiwanese companies are going to benefit from the long-term growth of China.

I have covered most of my short positions in U.S. stocks, and I'm now selling long-term U.S. government bonds short. That's the last bubble I can find in the U.S. I cannot imagine why anybody would give money to the U.S. government for 30 years for less than a 4% yield. I certainly wouldn't. There are going to be gigantic amounts of bonds coming to the market, and inflation will be coming back.

In my view, U.S. stocks are still not attractive. Historically, you buy stocks when they're yielding 6% and selling at eight times earnings. You sell them when they're at 22 times earnings and yielding 2%. Right now U.S. stocks are down a lot, but they're still very expensive by that historical valuation method. The U.S. market is yielding 3% today. For stocks to go to a 6% yield without big dividend increases, the Dow will need to go below 4000. I'm not saying it will fall that far, but it could very well happen. And if it gets that low and I'm still solvent, I hope I'm smart enough to buy a lot. The key in times like these is to stay solvent so you can load up when opportunity comes.

SIXTH PREDICTION:  I presume that although we are in a severe recession it will not decompose into a full-scale depression, because that is what everyone is afraid of and desperate to avoid. Wall Street likes to say that the market has anticipated five of the last three recessions - the point being that a market crash frightens the authorities into taking necessary action.

Keynes observed that pragmatic businessmen often could not imagine that they were the slaves of defunct economists, but ironically, never is this more true than today of Keynes himself. So we run a huge deficit to postpone the worst. That means inflation, so bonds are unsatisfactory.

Investment opportunity is the difference between the reality and the perception. And since many equities are priced as though a depression might be on the way, many of them are attractively priced.

One approach I am comfortable with is owning shares in wonderful businesses that do well in all circumstances - Johnson & Johnson and the like. They rarely fly out of the park, but provide long, steady gains that will get you where you want to go. They often have huge cash hoards, e.g., Cisco, Apple, Microsoft, and Berkshire Hathaway, whose war chests exceed $20 billion. Or Hewlett-Packard, Google, Intel, or IBM, all in the $10 billion league. Such companies can take advantage of a weak market just as private investors would, with the difference that they know very well how much to pay for what fits their product line.

In the present environment I favor companies that can prosper in the lean years ahead. So, not Saks, but Wal-Mart; not Neiman Marcus, but Dollar General. Or specialists, such as Fastenal, Monsanto, or Schlumberger.

And when should you buy? In or near what I call the Time of Deepest Gloom, if you can spot it.

SEVENTH PREDICTION:   What the federal government has done so far- with TARP, bailing out Citigroup, etc. - has stemmed the bleeding, but what it hasn't done is fundamentally alter the landscape. Yes, there's been a tremendous amount of capital thrown into the system, but my concern is that it's just going to plug the holes. It's not going to create new liquidity, which is what the system so desperately needs.

When the government announces these plans, investors get excited and hopeful. But details have been slim, and while I appreciate the government saying, "We've been wrong here. Let's try something different," the strategy changes have not solved anything. So far we've had TARP 1.0, TARP 2.0, and TARP 3.0, and I'm certain there will be a 4.0, a 5.0, and a 6.0. There has to be, because the companies cannot raise the capital they need, which means that the default provider of capital has to be the federal government.

What happens after 2009? Frankly, it's hard for me to predict what's going to happen next week, never mind next year. What I will say is that I expect all these banks to be back in the market looking for more capital. We'll also have a wholesale restructuring of our banking system, probably toward the end of 2010. There will be banks getting smaller, banks going away, and banks consolidating. At the same time, though, I think you'll see more new banks created. We've already seen more applications. And it's a great idea: You start with a clean balance sheet and make loans today with today's information. Plus, right now you've got a yield curve that's good for lending.

I think the overall economy will be worse than people expect. The biggest issue will be consumer spending. If 2008 was characterized by the market impacting the economy, then 2010+ will be about the economy impacting the market. It's already started.

THE EIGHTH PREDICTION:  We are clearly in a serious recession, and more aggressive action is needed to turn things around. The federal government initially underestimated the scale of the mortgage and housing crises and later panicked into an ever-changing series of ad hoc measures that at best dealt with some of the effects of the original crises. But homeowners have now lost $5 trillion, and 12 million families have mortgages in excess of the value of their homes. Therefore the economy will not stabilize until mortgages are adjusted down to the value of homes, with affordable payment schedules, and until new mortgages become available across the home-price spectrum. Till then, the poverty effect of falling house prices and unemployment moving up toward 7% will hold consumer spending back from its former 70% contribution to our economy.

I'm optimistic about the choices that President-elect Obama has made for his economic team, and I've got some suggestions for what they should do. Hopefully the new Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, will incentivize lenders to restructure mortgages by guaranteeing half of the reduced principal amount and sharing among the government, homeowners, and lenders any subsequent appreciation. Lenders would gain liquidity by selling the Treasury-guaranteed portion of the loan, and government would receive annual insurance premiums to further protect it against loss. That would cost taxpayers nothing now and probably little or nothing in the future.

Addressing unemployment is paramount. Detroit needs government support in order to implement independently verified concessions from all stakeholders - not just labor - which are sufficiently large to permit profitable operations even if auto sales remain as low as 11 million cars per year. A pre-negotiated bankruptcy may be necessary in order to implement the restructuring, but both the industry and the economy are too fragile to withstand the domino effect that a free-fall bankruptcy would have on a car company, its dealers, and its suppliers.

In addition, to avoid reversal of the 242,000 jobs created by state and local governments in the past 12 months, Washington should provide or guarantee funding for sorely needed infrastructure projects that would create immediate construction jobs and meaningful amounts of permanent jobs.

If President Obama promptly and decisively resolves these problems, and restores public confidence, he can end the recession by early 2010. If not, the economy will languish for a long time. Given the economic uncertainty, investors who are too worried to buy equities might consider tax-exempt bonds with yields around 6%, equivalent to almost 10% before federal, state, and local taxes. Investors who want to hedge the risk that federal deficits might lead to longer-term inflation and drive up interest rates, causing these bonds to decline, might buy some TIPS, or Treasury inflation-protected securities, as well. TIPS are U.S. Treasury bonds whose principal amount varies with consumer price indexes to provide holders with a rate of return in constant dollars. TIPS prices currently imply near-term deflation, and that means that they would appreciate in value if inflation comes back.

NINTH PREDICTION

Now we come to the Biggie.  The Republicans hold the Economy Hostage over the Debt Limit!   What are the Republicans doing to help us survive and pull out of this horrendus situation? Propose that we cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid,  and give more money in the form of tax cuts to the Rich and Famous!  This would cause the economy to Go Belly Up, and the congress will become more Democratic and Progressive, But there will not be much anyone can do for several years of Hell.

They hold Ayn Rand as a hero.  See Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand Here.

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WHAT IS DYNION MWYN DOING TO SURVIVE 2013 - 2023

n 1973, responding to a spiritual call of the God/dess, and the prophecies, The Celtic Church of Dynion Mwyn in America was directed to the North Georgia mountains to locate a site for a spiritual and holistic survival community; a community which would have as it's basis, an earth religion philosophy and it goal: The Survival of Human Civilization After 2023. Camelot-of-the-Woods is structured as a living, open minded survival community of which our religion is just one facet. This unique and exciting community will continue to take form in the fertile foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northern Georgia. It is a community of the Old Religion for the New Age, where not only personal and group survival is stressed, but spiritual understanding, sharing, patience and love will be taught as a way of life. Several other "Living" communities are also being established in North Georgia and in other states. These living communities are hidden because of the danger from those who continually try to destroy our religion. We do not foresee this secrecy to be repealed in the near future. Sometime after 2013, Camelot-of-the-Wood be visible. But, until then, Camelot will exist peacefully, in an undisclosed location. During this foundation period, which we believe will take another two years, the active members of Camelot will be establishing a core program of Spiritual, Holistic and private study in earth philosophy, with a natural approach to work and relationships. Four styles of participation have emerged: a Full-Time Training Program through The Grove of the Welsh Dragon; a Residential Program for those initiates who live at Camelot, work there and elsewhere, and need a flexible schedule; a Correspondence Program for seekers who live at a distance; and the Gathering of the Tribes, held once a year.  The Gathering provides daily meditation and religious services, regular workshops and special events.  There will also be day-long and week-long retreats, and seminars. Camelot is dedicated to evolving and demonstrating a harmonious, fulfilling and supportive lifestyle, and to creating new methods of communication and new ways of dealing with human relationships. It will be a practical place where people can work, play, learn and discover themselves with loving care. Acknowledging life itself as the first and greatest teacher, Camelot will exist to create working holistic systems which will one day be shared with the world. It will embrace life through its classes in health and healing, magick, horticulture, building, education, and esoteric wisdom. Underlying it all is a commitment to establishing an effective balance and cooperation between the human family and nature... learning to relink ourselves with nature and with each other.   But it doesn't come easy, this business of building a community.  To begin with it takes builders not spectators.  And it takes a great deal of patience, commitment and sacrifice.  That is why there is such an extensive training program. Don't come to Dynion Mwyn expecting everyone to be whole and filled with love and light.  If you join us, you will meet people in the process of becoming whole, and often in the middle or even in the early stages of a demanding, painful experience.  In other words, season your idealism with realism.  Keep your feet on the ground while you explore the stars.  If you persevere you will be lead to Camelot. If there is a central prerequisite at Camelot, it is taking responsibility for your experience.   Relationships, communications, and challenges of all sorts are tools to use in becoming whole; emotions are not something that happens to you but something you choose to do. Communities are as old as humanity.  Many millennia ago, the earliest alliances were born of necessity: the survivors of the Atlantian Cataclysm barely eked out enough food, shelter and defense to keep humankind alive.  But more than that, they became the crucible within which we evolved. Out of those first primordial unions emerged our industrialized megasociety.  Its price has been steep.  In its impersonal vastness, the individual has been sacrificed.   Pollster Louis Harris characterized the American Public as outraged and despairing ....and that is the good news!  The bad news, he added, is that Americans have nearly exhausted their options to deal with the frustration and are beginning to realize it. There is a natural philosophy which is shared by Camelot members.  This new vision values an open mind and an open heart.  It sees all life, however diverse, as one life; and it respects and encourages diversity while celebrating unity.  It is called "Holism." The foundations of a holistic community must be in its synthesis, applying all methods and ideas that bring unity and creative efficiency.  Synthesis is the opposite of dropping out, for it refuses to stereotype any workable idea just because others have abused it. This planet desperately needs healers in a greater sense... Leaders who can generate new solutions to complex problems.  Only the most deaf, blind or unenlightened skeptic would deny this.  A new generation of healers must be trained: they will not spring full-grown from our good intentions.  This training is taking place at Camelot. There has to be trust in a community.  There are some communities that try to make their policy decisions at meetings of the whole community.  They get into interminable discussions because people haven't got the complete picture.  This method does not work.  At Camelot, committees will be responsible for specific functions such as personnel, finance, etc.  Because the community trusts the decisions made by these committees there are few problems. At a time when some have been disheartened by sleazy gurus and communities that are rife with fanatics, Camelot's devotion to love, light and respect of the path of truth will serve as a shining example.  Camelot is an intentional community of people living together, sharing all of their resources, caring for each other, and working to create a cooperative, spiritual and holistic way of life, in harmony with Nature and Mother Earth. Although Camelot assumes responsibility for the needs of its members, receiving the products of their labor and distributing these and all other goods based on need, each person is an individual and can have certain personal possessions. Camelot uses a planner/manager form of government.  Community decisions are made by three Planners elected by a majority of the full members, for staggered 24-month terms of office.  These three planners are guided by the a Council of Elders, who have overall executive power as well as certain arbitrative functions.  Appointed managers are responsible for all areas of community life that need supervision (i.e., health, craft production, animals, power, agriculture, etc.). There are dozens of such positions covering large and small areas so that everyone who is qualified can become a manager.  Sometimes several managers or crews will share responsibility. Economic planning is coordinated by three planners. They are responsible for distributing resources.  Planners and Managers receive no extra privileges because of their position.  Members normally make their wishes and desires known through personal conversations, open planner meetings, polls and an opinion and idea board. Work is not seen as just a means to an end. We try to make it an integral part of our lives.  To facilitate this, we have meetings each week to talk about priorities and how we are going to accomplish our goals for that week. We also operate a labor credit system to organize work and share it equitably, giving each member as much choice as possible.   The system combines a standard of planning and record keeping with a large amount of freedom for the member to choose and vary their work.  In addition to industry and agriculture, the system includes child care, accounting, domestic and other necessary activities. Members are assigned a minimum of 45 hours of work per week. At Camelot we hear deeply and clearly the Great Spirit within.  This calls for renewal of the Earth Spirit.  We all have the power to heal this planet and ourselves.  In uniting our earth religion spirit, we form a magickal alliance which makes all things possible. You have heard prophets today in countless numbers, around every corner, and from every direction, who insist that this decade will determine the future of Humankind.  In a way they are right.  Gloom and doom issue from every lonely pulpit; everyone claims to know the "One Thing" that will preserve our future; from nuclear energy to a return to fundamentalism; from a reliance on science to the destruction of politics; from doing more with less to having more for fewer. But these are only partial solutions, and ignore the whole picture.  In the close of the 70's we began to see a spontaneous attempt to arrive at a collective mind and spirit; and in these attempts we began to recognize a challenge more basic than any other: learning to form organic communities; overlapping, changing and accepting those of like minds who will gather, and declare that there is a warm and secure place for each of us in the relationship between Humanity, Earth and the Cosmos. There is no challenge to humanity greater than the striving to achieve community; the ability of each of us to be secure in our need to acknowledge our relationships: With each other, With the Earth Mother and the Great Spirit. Camelot is a holistic and spiritual community which meets this challenge by dedicating ourselves to an attunement with nature through inner awareness training using the ancient technique of Relinking: Relinking with ourselves, to feel and act spontaneously; Relinking with each other, male and female, understanding, so we are no longer alone, but can touch each other without fear; and Relinking with the flow of nature, with the earth, sky and running water, so that we can walk in balance with the mother earth and Great Spirit. Humankind, in it's ignorance, has always assumed that the Earth would rejuvenate herself, no matter how much we abused her.  But the Earth can lose her resiliency; her waters are polluted, her soil is becoming dust and her forests are being destroyed.  Someday she may be beyond her ability to heal herself; and what we do to her, we do to ourselves. When humankind and nature are in harmony, the Earth is a happy place.  There is great strength in this idea, which is the basic foundation of our religious teachings.  We call the Earth our mother, we protect her and have learned to live in harmony with her.  We have learned her moods and rhythms.  We love the earth, for from her we are born, of her sustenance we do eat and to her we must return.  Our world is a circle of beauty, of freedom, of innocence, learning neither guilt nor shame.  To us all things of Nature, all acts of Gentleness, Love and Pleasure, are sacred.  Although what we do is, in essence, spiritual, we are not long-faced mystics, forbidding all pleasure with a promise of eternal bliss. Rather, we approach our works with a spontaneous joy and the playfulness of a butterfly.  Yes, we, the children of the Earth, are also the Children of the Morning Star.  We seek only to dance the Dance of Joy; the Celebration of Life. We deal with each other in a tolerant, caring, and honest way. Openness is a very important value to all of us, although the limitations are obvious among large groups of people. We attempt to extend our peaceful philosophy to our verbal behaviors as well as the physical.  Meeting the social needs of everyone is important, but sometimes difficult.  In general though, support for emotional hard times is not difficult to find at Camelot.  There is a behavior code which includes the following interpersonal agreements. We do not go around quoting them to each other, but they reflect the society we are creating.

All members are equal in the sense that they are entitled to the same privileges, advantages and respect.

All members are encouraged to explain their work to other members who desire to learn, within the constraints of our resources.

We do not speak negatively of other members to a third party although constructive criticism is encouraged.

We try not to publicly complain about things we think are wrong with the community.  We feel that gripes are best taken up with whoever is responsible for whatever is being criticized.  Public bitching is bad for morale; it imposes on those who overhear it and seldom takes the place of positive concern and constructive suggestions.

We try to exercise consideration and tolerance for each other's individual habits, as long as these do not impose on others.

We encourage recognition of individual accomplishments but we will not emphasize them.  We, as a new society will need our heroes, but we do not need the loss of self esteem that current western civilization encourages.

We clean up after ourselves after each project. We will not keep (any) articles longer than (they are) needed, but return them to their place so they can be used by others.

No member will enter another's space unless invited.  Communal life makes privacy a right and we do not violate it.

We try to love each other and to be in the highest state of concern for each other.  We realize that we need each other.  It takes a lot of work to create a relationship between two people much less within a community.

We are creating a community for life, not just a temporary haven for those who drop out of society.  We ask each other for a 100 percent commitment that this creation implies.

As we grow we diversify our means of support, placing greater emphasis on primary products and services such as food, shelter and education.  This necessitates that the members of Camelot form an organization which will interact with the outside world without revealing the true location and nature of Camelot. Much of our recreation consists of simply being together.  We take walks, play music, and spend a lot of time talking to each other.  We play volleyball, run, lift weights, fish, canoe, hike, swim, and folk-dance.  Musical instruments are encouraged. We are entertained by a large collection of books, records and tapes as well as the ever changing woods and meadows.  Individual hobbies are also encouraged.  We will eventually have a darkroom, pottery studio and arts and crafts shop. Our members visit mystical and historical sites, attend concerts, and museums.  We listen to some radio, watch limited TV and subscribe to magazines.  In short we are very much like other people. Our children are raised by the community, as well as their parents.  Evenings are set aside for parents and other primary figures to maintain and deepen continuing relationships. There is ample room for as much loving interaction as is mutually desirable with parents or with other members of the community. We encourage the Bradley method of husband coached child birth using Midwives.  Nursing infants are encouraged to be breast-fed by their mothers if at all possible.  Eventually we will build and operate our own school.  The children will have regular pre-school lessons. We feel that community child-care offers many advantages. Parents who do not wish to put their full time into child-care are free to pursue other work, thereby enabling others to share the pleasures and responsibilities of raising children. Children in turn, are surrounded by adults who find fulfillment in children, and their emotional and economic security has a broader base than just the relationship between two people. It is our policy to be open to new members within certain limitations. These limitations are economic as well as spiritual. But we will always be looking for ways to expand Camelot and its sister communities as they are formed. Although there is limited membership available with Camelot of the Wood, there is no restrictions placed upon admission to the sister communities except that one must be an Initiate member of Dynion Mwyn. There are no admission fees.  A prospective member must first ask permission of a Dynion Mwyn member who will arrange an interview.  A visit is then arranged with the membership committee.  If accepted, one becomes a provisional member for one year.   Provisional members do not vote and may be asked to leave for less drastic reasons than full members. After the provisional period, the provisional member signs a contract with the community agreeing to accept the community bylaws and behavior code. Financial arrangements are detailed in the community handbook.  In return, the member is guaranteed an equal share of the benefits that the community provides. Clothing and personal effects remain the property of the member unless they are shared. Resources may be held outside the community for a period not to exceed one year, but one cannot benefit from their use while a member. Camelot-of-the-Wood is a survival, work, study and learning community where Earth Religion philosophy is experienced with warmth and personal consideration. Our members express their common bond with the Earth Mother and Sky Father in various forms without fear of ridicule or scorn.  Camelot welcomes all forms of positive religious expression.  The ultimate goal of Camelot is the enlightenment of humanity through the establishment of a society of teachers.  If you are a true teacher, "come join the dance." THREE YEAR PLAN Phase 1 - Complete Purchase of Land in 2013 Phase 2 - From 2013 to 2015: Construct 80 room Lodge/Restaurant w/10 suites and Conference Center - 8 offices; Restaurant seats 80; Pub seats 25 at bar; Conference center seats 200; Check-in desk w/two terminals; Solar Panels for power and heating/cooling Phase two - 2013 - 2015 Power Station - Solar Panels w/batteries, Wind Turbines, Natural Gas & Deisel Generators, Redundant Generators. Phase two - 2013 - 2015 Water Well Bldg with gravity tank and 3" well, Dual Pumps w/UV purification Phase two -2013 - 2015  Sewage treatment building, w environmental filtration pond - UV treatment system w/filtration system before entering pond. Phase two - 2013 - 2015  Communications Center - Solar Panel and batteries, radios, Satellite Dish for telephone/internet connection. Phase two - 2013 - 2015  3 Security Guard Houses - 1 for entrance to complex, 1 for housing area, and 1 for campground. Phase two - 2013 - 2015  - build hard surface roads. Phase three - 2013 - 2015  Campground - 200 Primitive Sites - 75 Prepared Sites w/water electricity - 20 RV Sites, water, electric, sewage  - 2 Restrooms w/showers and washer/dryers  - Activity Bldg w/Security Guard House Phase 3 - 2013 - 2015  build 10 Cedar Duplex Cabins w/water and Power hooked to Camelot Power and Water each Duplex bldg has 4 BR w/ 8 beds. Phase 3 -2013 - 2015 35 Cedar Houses - 4 Bedroom, 20 - 2 Bedroom , 1 - Security gatehouse;  Each house has solar water and solar electric panels with batteries, heat pump and backup to georgia power, Each house has internet and PCs, Group water system with own well, Water hookup to Camelot water system - second backup to county water, Activities Building w/ethernet/internet. Phase 4 - 2013 - 2015 Bangor Institute College w/50 room dorm (2 students to room)  30 classrooms  2 offices - Cafeteria and Gymnasium Phase 4 - 2013 - 2015  Bangor School for Gifted Children 30 classrooms  3 vans/buses Phase 4 - 2013 - 2015 Dynion Mwyn Temple and Grove Main Building with worship area 5 class rooms 1 office,  Grove Circle Labrynth/Maze,  2 miles of trails leading to 13 Shrines. Phase 4 - 2013 - 2015 Barn and Stables Barn has office, 12 stalls Storage areas for hay, feed and tack room Barn and equipment storage for farming Silo Cellar for potatoes and fruits 5 miles of riding trails Are You Disaster-Proof? How to ride out an emergency In the event of calamity, be prepared to hunker down for one week without utilities or access to grocery and hardware stores. Besides supplies necessary for basic survival, have tools for repairing the highest priority home damage. • Extra batteries (including cellphone batteries) • Niosh-N95 dust mask • Duct tape • Multitool • 50 ft. of heavy-duty rope • Chain saw and fuel or bow saw and ax • Assortment of nails, screws and bolts • Flexible repair clamps for burst pipes • Tarp large enough to cover half of your home's roof • Scrap framing lumber • Rain gear • Work gloves Go kit These items are essential for evacuation. Three days of water for four people weighs close to 100 pounds, so line up a rolling ice chest, backpacks or other method to carry the load. Also, count on being separated. Choose a location where family members can reunite, and designate one out-of-town person for everyone to check in with. • Bottled water (1 gal. per person per day) • Nonperishable food • First-aid kit • Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio • Flashlights • Cash • Prescription medications • Vital documents in a waterproof bag (deeds, birth certificates, phone numbers)   All who donate to Survival 2012 will receive a 23 page professional Horoscope! To Donate by Credit Card click on the Button Below Thank You for Whatever you can do.