Crystal Skulls

Among some of the most interesting archaeological finds in the world are crystal skulls.
Most have been found in the regions of Mexico and Central America.
They are deemed to be thousands of years old and a wonderment of how they were actually carved.

Some people have surmised that they are proof of the ancient lost civilization of Atlantis. Others yet think they may be proof of alien existence.

In my book I write about a discovery of crystal skulls and how they work together to be a conduit for the ancients. Although fictional in my book, this is a real theory of the skulls.

The crystal skulls remain a controversy to this day as they have been deemed not as old as originally thought by some but some remain to say they are still thousands of years old. It is hard to date them and the truth is, no one knows for sure.

What do you think?
Tell me in a blog comment.
~Linda Cadose

My Trip to Luxor, Egypt part 2

The night before we left Cairo for Luxor, we were served a special meal, baked pigeons stuffed with rice and herbs. This is considered a delicacy in Egypt. (I added a recipe below just in case you were interested.)

There were two architects on our trip. When the platters were placed in the table, they exclaimed, “Mm,  Mm, Mm, Southern Fried Chicken.”

I replied, “That is not chicken.”

They retorted, “How do you know?”

I replied, “The anatomy is wrong.”

They then asked, “Well, what is it then?”

I responded, “Pigeons, I’ve had them before. They’re delicious.”

Everyone who had the pigeons loved them.

The following morning we were off to Luxor. We took a bus ride across the desert.

The first thing we saw were the Colossi. There is a colossus on either side of the entrance of the Valley of the Kings. They stand 65 feet high.

We drove to the mortuary temple of Queen Hapchetsut the first female pharaoh.

I call her the first women’s libber.

From there , we proceed to King Tut’s Tomb.

When entering King Tut’s Tomb, the visitor walks down a flight of stairs.

At the bottom, there is a room with a open sarcophagus. Inside the sarcophagus, lies the coffin of King Tut and his golden mask.

The coffin is solid gold and, in1976, was worth 16 million dollars. As my readers know, its value as an antiquity is priceless.

There were elaborate paintings on the walls and scenes fro The Book of the Dead.

The Book of the Dead contains spells and is used in a pharaohs funeral.

Next, I shall discuss my trip to Abu Simbel near the Sudan border.

Stuffed Pigeon recipe :

Ingredients:

-          2 pigeons

-          Salted water for boiling

-          2 medium onion

-          3 tbsp butter

-          Salt and pepper

-          ¼ tsp cardamom powder

-          1 cup grits

-          Pigeons’ livers

Directions:

1-      Clean pigeons and spice with salt, pepper and cardamom.

2-      Prepare stuffing by washing grits then place it in a bowl and cover it with cold water. Leave it for an hour.

3-      Drain grits well.

4-      Chop 1 onion and pigeons’ livers into small pieces and add it to the drained grits.

5-      Heat 2 tbsp of butter then add the grits mix to it and stir. Spice with salt and pepper. Leave for ten minutes over low heat.

6-      Stuff the pigeons with grits and sow the openings so the stuffing won’t fall out.

7-      Boil the salted water then add the stuffed pigeons. Lower the heat.

8-      Add the other onion and cover until the pigeons are done.

9-      Drain pigeons off the water and leave it aside until it cools a little.

10-   Heat the rest of the butter and fry all sides of the pigeons.

11-   Serve on chopped parsley. Served with Egyptian Rice and another dish like Molokhia.

Egyptian recipes.net. 

About the Invisible Stars Sirius B and C

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The constellation Sirius is called “the dog star.”  It was the brightest star in the sky and the most important star for the ancient Egyptians.

Sirius has two companion stars Sirius B and Sirius C. Both of these stars are invisible to the naked eye and were only discovered through the use of telescopes.

There is a tribe in Mali, West Africa called the Dogon who have worshiped these stars for centuries.

The Dogon-photo source

The Dogon know about the four moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn which were also discovered using telescopes.

The Sirius mystery is simply: ” How did the Dogons acquire their knowledge of Sirius B and Sirius C.?

Those who believe in the Ancient Aliens assert that there was contact between extraterrestrials and the Dogon tribe in the ancient past.

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This theory has been disputed by mainstream archaeologists and anthropologists.

The mainstream archaeologists and anthropologists assert that the tribe gained this knowledge from the researchers who were studying them.

Ancient alien theorists still maintain that there was extraterrestrial contact between the Dogons and ancient aliens.

It should be mentioned here that although the ancient alien question is intriguing; it is not accepted by the academic community.