#astronaut gods of the maya

[dont-read-this-im-dead]

I thought this was going to be more UFOs and aliens, but it was actually just a history lesson of the Maya. It was pretty interesting, and it went a lot into their stone carvings, trying to decipher them, see if their gods really were aliens, or just from Asia or some such.

[thaoworra]

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association recently released the poems that made it to the finalist stage for consideration for the 2024 Rhysling Awards for Short and Long Speculative Poems of the year. Congratulations to all of the nominees! This will be the 46th year these awards have been conferred!

Short Poems (50 finalists)

Attn: Prime Real Estate Opportunity!, Emily Ruth Verona, Under Her Eye: A Women in Horror Poetry Collection Volume II

The Beauty of Monsters, Angela Liu, Small Wonders 1

The Blight of Kezia, Patricia Gomes, HWA Poetry Showcase X

The Day We All Died, A Little, Lisa Timpf, Radon 5

Deadweight, Jack Cooper, Propel 7

Dear Mars, Susan L. Lin, The Sprawl Mag 1.2

Dispatches from the Dragon's Den, Mary Soon Lee, Star*Line 46.2

Dr. Jekyll, West Ambrose, Thin Veil Press December

First Eclipse: Chang-O and the Jade Hare, Emily Jiang, Uncanny 53

Five of Cups Considers Forgiveness, Ali Trotta, The Deadlands 31

Gods of the Garden, Steven Withrow, Spectral Realms 19

The Goth Girls' Gun Gang, Marisca Pichette, The Dread Machine 3.2

Guiding Star, Tim Jones, Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa, ed. Lee Murray (Clan Destine Press)

Hallucinations Gifted to Me by Heatstroke, Morgan L. Ventura, Banshee 15

hemiplegic migraine as willing human sacrifice, Ennis Rook Bashe, Eternal Haunted Summer Winter Solstice

Hi! I am your Cortical Update!, Mahaila Smith, Star*Line 46.3

How to Make the Animal Perfect?, Linda D. Addison, Weird Tales 100

I Dreamt They Cast a Trans Girl to Give Birth to the Demon, Jennessa Hester, HAD October

Invasive, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff, Polar Starlight 9

kan-da-ka, Nadaa Hussein, Apparition Lit 23

Language as a Form of Breath, Angel Leal, Apparition Lit October

The Lantern of September, Scott Couturier, Spectral Realms 19

Let Us Dream, Myna Chang, Small Wonders 3

The Magician's Foundling, Angel Leal, Heartlines Spec 2

The Man with the Stone Flute, Joshua St. Claire, Abyss & Apex 87

Mass-Market Affair, Casey Aimer, Star*Line 46.4

Mom's Surprise, Francis W. Alexander, Tales from the Moonlit Path June

A Murder of Crows, Alicia Hilton, Ice Queen 11

No One Now Remembers, Geoffrey Landis, Fantasy and Science Fiction Nov./Dec.

orion conquers the sky, Maria Zoccula, On Spec 33.2

Pines in the Wind, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, The Beautiful Leaves (Bamboo Dart Press)

The Poet Responds to an Invitation from the AI on the Moon, T.D. Walker, Radon Journal 5

A Prayer for the Surviving, Marisca Pichette, Haven Speculative 9

Pre-Nuptial, F. J. Bergmann, The Vampiricon (Mind's Eye Publications)

The Problem of Pain, Anna Cates, Eye on the Telescope 49

The Return of the Sauceress, F. J. Bergmann, The Flying Saucer Poetry Review February

Sea Change, David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Ann K. Schwader, Scifaikuest May

Seed of Power, Linda D. Addison, The Book of Witches ed. Jonathan Strahan (Harper Collins)

Sleeping Beauties, Carina Bissett, HWA Poetry Showcase X

Solar Punks, J. D. Harlock, The Dread Machine 3.1

Song of the Last Hour, Samuel A. Betiku, The Deadlands 22

Sphinx, Mary Soon Lee, Asimov's September/October

Storm Watchers (a drabbun), Terrie Leigh Relf, Space & Time

Sunflower Astronaut, Charlie Espinosa, Strange Horizons July

Three Hearts as One, G. O. Clark, Asimov's May/June

Troy, Carolyn Clink, Polar Starlight 12

Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary, John Grey, Medusa's Kitchen September

Under World, Jacqueline West, Carmina Magazine September

Walking in the Starry World, John Philip Johnson, Orion's Belt May

Whispers in Ink, Angela Yuriko Smith, Whispers from Beyond (Crystal Lake Publishing)

Long Poems (25 finalists)

Archivist of a Lost World, Gerri Leen, Eccentric Orbits 4

As the witch burns, Marisca Pichette, Fantasy 87

Brigid the Poet, Adele Gardner, Eternal Haunted Summer Summer Solstice

Coding a Demi-griot (An Olivian Measure), Armoni “Monihymn” Boone, Fiyah 26

Cradling Fish, Laura Ma, Strange Horizons May

Dream Visions, Melissa Ridley Elmes, Eccentric Orbits 4

Eight Dwarfs on Planet X, Avra Margariti, Radon Journal 3

The Giants of Kandahar, Anna Cates, Abyss & Apex 88

How to Haunt a Northern Lake, Lora Gray, Uncanny 55

Impostor Syndrome, Robert Borski, Dreams and Nightmares 124

The Incessant Rain, Rhiannon Owens, Evermore 3

Interrogation About A Monster During Sleep Paralysis, Angela Liu, Strange Horizons November

Little Brown Changeling, Lauren Scharhag, Aphelion 283

A Mere Million Miles from Earth, John C. Mannone, Altered Reality April

Pilot, Akua Lezli Hope, Black Joy Unbound eds. Stephanie Andrea Allen & Lauren Cherelle (BLF Press)

Protocol, Jamie Simpher, Small Wonders 5

Sleep Dragon, Herb Kauderer, The Book of Sleep (Written Image Press)

Slow Dreaming, Herb Kauderer, The Book of Sleep (Written Image Press)

St. Sebastian Goes To Confession, West Ambrose, Mouthfeel 1

Value Measure, Joseph Halden and Rhonda Parrish, Dreams and Nightmares 125

A Weather of My Own Making, Nnadi Samuel, Silver Blade 56

Welcoming the New Girl, Beth Cato, Penumbric October

What You Find at the Center, Elizabeth R McClellan, Haven Spec Magazine 12

The Witch Makes Her To-Do List, Theodora Goss, Uncanny 50

The Year It Changed, David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Star*Line 46.4

Voting for the Rhysling Award begins July 1; a link to the ballot will be sent with the Rhysling Anthology, as well as with the July issue of Star*Line. More information on the Rhysling Award can be found here.

[talonabraxas]

Kʼinich Janaab Pakal “Great Sun Shield” Talon Abraxas

Kʼinich Janaab Pakal means “Great Sun Shield” in classical Maya. Here we are reminded of Psalm 84:11 “the Lord God is a sun and a shield” which is really a reference to the Reuleaux triangle and its emergence from the triquetra. Pakal expanded Palenque’s power in the Maya states and initiated a building program that produced some of Maya civilisation’s finest art and architecture. One of the most enduring and enigmatic relics from this great leader was the lid of his sarcophagus: Pakal being reborn into eternal life.

[marinerainbow]

I have a Roo thought for you 😅😅😆

Imagine the Roo's dressing up as the Lion King's Hyena trio for Halloween XD Rena is obviously Shenzi and she & King (as Banzai) get totally into it; are making dumb jokes and cackling all night, while Ryan's Ed is just completely uncharacteristically silent and scowly, drinking whiskey or something XD

What Disney henchmen/or/sidekicks do you think your WFRR OC's might dress up as for Halloween? XD

(*cough* Lottie would turn up as full-on Scar.)

I need you to know that I literally squealed when I saw this notification. ROO THOUGHTS!!!

Oh my god XDDD yes. I love this. This is probably the one time King actually chose to get specially dressed up for the night XD I need Ryan being all grumpy in his hyena outfit watching his sister and in-law make fools of himself XD (if Maya was still around, she could have been Zazu? Or one of the background hyenas so Ryan won't be alone ^^ XD) And Lottie showing up as Scar is PERFECT!

Ohhh which sidekicks my OC's would dress up as?? Hm...

Ben: Doesn't dress up for Halloween in general, so I can't see him making an exception here. He's such a spoil sport (though, I do imagine him dressing up as The King of Hearts, even if he's not exactly a sidekick).

Henry: oh Henry would absolutely dress up as Honest John or Br'er Fox. C'mon, it's right there!!! He can laugh about the irony XD I can also see him pulling off Sir Hiss' outfit (even though it's just a hat and cloak XD), possibly the Sheriff of Nottinham? Might be too flashy for him though 🤔 (how would Rena react to Henry dressed up so handsomely like John or the Sheriff? 😏)

Moony: I can also see him wearing the Sheriff' royal garb- except he'd bring more muscle to the look XD KRONK!!! He could pull off a Kronk costume!! He's got a similar build to the guy anyway. Ohh he could be one of Captain Hook's pirates, too! Or maybe Scroop. It'd be easy, that alien only wears a cap and a vest. Moony can do that~ 😏

Poppy: I can actually totally see her dressing up as LeFou- either version. She'd look cute in the little French man's suit, I bet ^^ she could also pull off a Sir Hiss look, too! And with how small she is, it could look like those adorable designs of tiny characters with big and wide cloaks!! 🥹 ohh maybe she and Shiny can dress up as Anastasia and Drizella?

Shiny: Ok technically Pixar isn't the same as Disney, but Shiny would pull off Ken's outfits, with Barbie's spunk! It doesn't help that I've imagined her interrogating/torturing Greasy the same way Barbie does Ken XDD (also Shiny would be caught wearing her heels through her disguise, even if it's an astronaut suit XD). She also has soooo many burlesque outfits with feathers and fur; she can put her own spin on the animal sidekicks, such as Diablo or the Cheshire Cat (I am terrified of the prospect of a sexy Iago costume 😭)

Terry: Jasper and Horace. But they're so close enough to his style, everyone assumes he's just dressed as normal XD bro has to explain his own costume 🥲

If the weasels can count; Shiny is absolutely putting her own spin on Greasys suit (an open buttoned blouse instead of a pink tie, for one 😏), Moony can be Stu, he's the only one who can wear the shirt and carry the bat comfortably XD Henry called dibs on Smartass' suit, so Poppy wears Psycho's straightjacket (it looks comfy so she'd be happy either way. But I also think she could pull off SA's suit). Terry can be Wheezy, and Ben can be one of the deleted weasels XD

Thank you for asking! This was fun to think about!! ^^

[ausetkmt]

Although traditional science believes this to be simply absurd, a great deal of evidence has been found worldwide that supports the ancient alien theory. Perhaps the most critical connection between the emergence of civilization and alien beings can be found in the very history of humanity, hidden in ancient manuscripts and clay tablets that have survived for thousands of years.

Traditional scholars believe that not everything written on the Sumerian Kings List is accurate. They often claim that the Sumerian Kings list is a mix of prehistoric and mythological accounts, which speak of gods who ruled the Earth, enjoying absurdly long reigns. But suppose we travel half a world, from ancient Mesopotamia to the Americas. In that case, we will discover how the sacred book of the old Maya, Popol Vuh, describes the beings who created humanity.

The creators of our race in Popol Vuh are referred to in the texts as:

 The Creator

The Ancients

The First

The Dominator

Those Who Created

Those Who Gave Life

Those Who Hovered Over Water Like Light Aurora

Although these ancient texts, mentioned above, are extraordinary, perhaps even more so are the countless artifacts that have been found scattered across the globe, representing beings frighteningly similar to modern astronauts. And while speaking of astronauts, Al Worden (February 7, 1932 – March 18, 2020), former astronaut and member of the Apollo 15 mission, had something fascinating to say about alien life while speaking with Good Morning Britain.

Al Worden was an American astronaut and engineer who was the pilot of the Endeavor Command Module during the Apollo 15 Lunar Mission in 1971. He is one of 24 people who went to the Moon between 1969 and 1972. The ex-astronaut is also listed in the Guinness book of world records as “the most isolated human being,” after spending six days alone orbiting the Moon, completing 75 laps around him.

While speaking to Good Morning Britain, Al Worden was asked if he believed the aliens were real, and his response surprised everyone who watched the interview. The former Apollo 15 member said that the aliens are accurate and came to Earth in the distant past and created our civilization. If we want to look for evidence, we have to look at ancient Sumerian literature.

“We are the aliens, but we think that they are other people. But we were the ones who came from somewhere else because someone had to survive, and they got into their little spaceships and came over here and landed, and then started civilization here. And if you don’t believe me, get books on the ancient Sumerians and see what they have to say. They will explain it to you right away.”

[mars2blissorton]

MARS

“On a world far, far, far away (or strangely close to home but in a different era) a lone astronaut and their robot side kick have set off as missionaries and landed to begin new adventures in a strange new environment (they hope). Your task is to utilise the random ingredients to create a spacecraft or ship in a Maya trial, an alien creature developed from an insect or arachnid (or is it to be a GOD?), a little robot (using the base shape as a starting point) and an illustration or set of illustrations (these can be 2D or 3D) that tell a story of wonder, a terrifying god or a lost bit of history.”

For this project we received three different words, a God, an insect and a shape. The task was to utilise these to create a concept based on them. It had to be related to a spaceship and aliens- dhfghdofgh

[flight-to-mars]

Chariots of the Gods (1970)

[saulsplace]

Wie is God? Een onderzoek naar de oorsprong van religie.

Miljarden mensen op de wereld geloven in God, de meesten van hen rekenen zich ook tot een religie. Maar wat als de God(en) waar zij in geloven eigenlijk alien(s) ofwel buitenaards(en) zou(den) zijn?

Von Daniken

Zowel in de literatuur als op aarde in de vorm van artefacten en gebouwen zijn hier aanwijzingen voor gevonden. Deze zullen in het navolgende worden besproken. Een mooi uitgangspunt hiervoor is het boek ‘Chariots of the Gods’ van von Daniken. Von Daniken raakte gefascineerd naar de vraag wie God is en zijn boek is als het ware een samenbundeling van vragen en aanwijzingen of bewijzen voor de antwoorden hierop. Von Daniken stelt prikkelende vragen met betrekking tot episodes uit de Bijbel en andere religieuze boeken. Hij gaat ook uitgebreid in op allerlei verschijningen op aarde die een indicatie kunnen zijn voor het onderbouwen van zijn hypothese.

Het boek werd een groot succes en in dezelfde tijd verschenen er films en series met eenzelfde thema als von Danikens boek: Zijn de Goden aliens? En zijn er inderdaad buitenaardsen die de aarde hebben bezocht?

Met Chariots of the Gods als uitgangspunt wordt in het navolgende verder ingegaan op bevindingen en onderzoeken van archeologen en wetenschappers naar de antwoorden op bovenstaande vragen.

Von Danikens zoektocht is begonnen naar aanleiding van een zekere episode uit de Bijbel. Inmiddels is hij al 40 jaar bezig met zijn zoektocht naar antwoorden op zijn vragen. Al van jongs af aan had hij een fascinatie met God, maar toen von Daniken, die zeer katholiek en erg gelovig is opgegroeid, las dat God een voertuig nodig had om zich te verplaatsen en er een poort geopend moest worden voordat hij op aarde neer kon strijken, begon hij te twijfelen aan de ‘Almachtigheid’ en het ‘Goddelijke’ van zijn God.

Waarom had een almachtige God een voertuig nodig om van A naar B te komen? In het oude testament worden een aantal momenten benoemd waarin God en zijn Engelen de aarde bezoeken. Soms zijn dit bezoeken waarbij veel lawaai rook en wolken vergezeld zijn. In het boek van Ezechiel wordt door de profeet beschreven hoe God naar beneden kwam in een fantastische vliegende machine. Von Daniken beschouwt dit als een gedetailleerde beschrijving van een UFO-landing. Daarnaast beschrijft Ezechiel andere wezens, met vier hoofden, die op mensen zouden lijken en op een voertuig bestaande uit wielen (een wiel in een wiel) aan zouden komen zijn gevlogen. In de Glorie van God zou ook een ander wezen in een voertuig gekomen zijn, in glinsterende kleding, daaronder zag hij apparaten en vleugels, hij beschrijft het geluid van de vleugels als het geraas van een waterval.

Zou dit gewoon een mooie fantasie zijn van de heilige profeet? Of toch niet? Josef Blumrich, senior hoofd ingenieur bij Nasa, was betrokkene bij de Marine Mars Expedities. Hij was ook verantwoordelijk voor het landingsgestel, dat hierbij betrokken was. En ja, het idee voor het ontwerp hiervan was gebaseerd op de Bijbelse beschrijvingen van Ezechiel van de voertuigen die bestonden uit een wiel in een wiel…

Een andere bijbelse figuur die von Daniken blijft fascineren is Enoch, de overgrootvader van Noah. Hoewel hij niet vaak voorkomt in het oude testament staan er veelvuldig beschrijvingen in apocriefe teksten. Daar vindt men het ‘Boek van Enoch’. Enoch is de eerste persoon in de Oudheid die schrijft in de ‘ik-persoon’.  Hij beschrijft hierin hoe hij is meegenomen door God voor 300 jaar. Hij beschrijft hoe hij naar de Hemel wordt meegenomen en hoe de ‘Hoogste’ tegen zijn dienaren zegt dat zij hem hun taal moeten leren en hem moeten leren schrijven. Enoch kent hen allen bij naam en kent hun beroep. Von Daniken verbaast zich erover dat niemand hier ook maar iets over zegt. In de tijd dat de boeken zijn opgeschreven was schrijven een ‘nieuwe uitvinding’. Zou het niet zo zijn dat het zo urgent was om op te schrijven wat hen was overkomen? Waarom kunnen de teksten niet letterlijk genomen worden en kan men niet geloven dat het gewoon zo geweest zou kunnen zijn? Niet alleen in de Bijbel staan dergelijke verhalen beschreven.

In allerlei andere heilige geschriften vindt men gelijkende verhalen over Goddelijke wezens met magische krachten die het leven van de mensen beïnvloeden. Ze onderwijzen ze en geven bevelen om dingen uit te voeren om vervolgens te verdwijnen. Maar ze verdwijnen altijd met de belofte om terug te keren.

Getuigen

Gelijkende verschijningen worden ook gevonden in andere religieuze geschriften, zoals de Indiase heldendichten in het Sanskriet, een van de oudste bronnen op aarde. Bijvoorbeeld in de Bhagavat Parana , die 5000 jaar oud is, staan ontelbare beschrijvingen van zogenaamde Vimanas (mythische vliegmachines). Er is een verhaal dat beschrijft hoe een ruimteschip bestuurd werd door koning Shalva. Andere verhalen beschrijven hoe er gevechten werden uitgevochten in de lucht. Mahabrada’s, 30 meter lange Vimanas konden wat moderne vliegtuigen ook kunnen. Ook staan er beschrijvingen in van voertuigen met licht. Veel van de beschrijvingen geven hetzelfde weer als wat men tegenwoordig beschrijft wanneer men het over UFO’s heeft. Waar in het Westen de verhalen uit religieuze bronnen vaak worden geïnterpreteerd in plaats van voor waar aangenomen, worden alle verhalen in India volledig geaccepteerd. Zou men vroeger wellicht meer hebben geweten van ruimtevaart dan nu?

Wellicht kunnen de rotstekeningen of beelden die overal verspreid over de wereld gevonden zijn ons hier meer antwoord op geven. Zegt een beeld immers niet meer dan duizend woorden?

In Sabre Canyon in Italië zijn er rotstekeningen gevonden met mensen met helmen op. De helmen hebben antennes. Precies dezelfde tekeningen zijn gevonden in Kimberly, Australie. Ook zijn er beeldjes gevonden met astronauten kleding, zoals in Guatemala City.

In Colombia zijn er 100 graf bijlagen gevonden (artefacten) die gelijkend zijn aan moderne vliegtuigen. Vaste vleugels, een romp en een aërodynamica staart.

Een ander voorbeeld vinden we in het Istanbul museum. Een beeldje met iemand die in een soort vliegtuig, spacetube-achtig voertuig zit.

Hebben onze voorouders iets gezien? Ja, en ze probeerden het na te maken naar beste kunnen.

Maya’s

We reizen verder af naar Mexico voor de Great Pyramids of Palanque. Het is een sarcofaag ter nagedachtenis aan Pacal de Grote (hij was 2 tot 2.4 m lang). De Maya’s zagen hem als een soort van God. Bij zijn graf is een groot kunstwerk gemaakt waarop te zien is hoe Pacal de Grote de onderwereld in gaat, zoals de meesten het interpreteren. Echter, onderzoekers die de theorie aanhangen dat de mensheid bezocht is door buitenaardsen, zien iets anders: wat te zien is is een man in een soort van capsule met een masker op zijn neus. Hoe hij de pedalen aandrijft en het vuur achter de machines zijn absoluut te vergelijken met hoe onze hedendaagse astronauten in hun machines zitten. Moeten we dit dan echt alleen maar zien als een kunstwerk? Of is dit een kunstwerk dat ons iets laat zien, iets na heeft proberen te schetsen. Was Pacal  wel ‘gewoon’ een leider? Was het een belangrijke bezoeker uit een ver land, die nu weer vertrok in zijn vliegtuig/voertuig? Of kwam hij wellicht van een andere planeet?

De Maya’s waren bijzonder ontwikkeld. Bijvoorbeeld hun kalender was erg indrukwekkend. Ze hadden ook een wiskundig stelsel wat goed functioneerde. De Maya’s waren een van de meest ontwikkelde beschavingen, waarom verdwenen ze rond 500 na Christus? Waar zijn ze heen gegaan? Waren de Maya’s misschien ook een buitenaards of verder ontwikkeld volk?

Egypte

Ook elders vinden wij indrukwekkende bouwwerken waarvan men nog niet goed weet hoe het mogelijk is geweest deze te bouwen. Egypte, the Great Pyramid of Giza, een van de architectonische hoogtepunten op aarde. De enorme stenen die tot wel 100 ton wegen passen perfect in elkaar, en van binnen zijn de wanden van egaal geslepen graniet en marmer. Moderne bouwkundigen zeggen dat ze er moeite mee zouden hebben dit na te bootsen. Het ontwerp is zo verbijsterend, dat het onmogelijk lijkt dat men er destijds zelfstandig op gekomen zou zijn. Zou er buitenaardse hulp geweest zijn? Er wordt wel gezegd dat de Egyptische keizer/profeet Saurith dezelfde zou zijn als de profeet Enoch, uit de Bijbel. Nemen wij een kijkje in de apocriefe teksten dan lezen wij dat Enoch erover vertelt dat hij de Goden, of buitenaardsen, heeft ontmoet en in opdracht van hen een gebouw moest laten maken dat niet te verwoesten was voor de toekomstige bevolking. In de apocriefe teksten staat tevens dat dit moest gebeuren met assistentie van de ‘Guardians of the Sky’, aldus de buitenaardsen.

De geografische ligging van de piramide is ook verwonderlijk; het is precies gebouwd in het midden van de landmasse in de wereld. De zijden liggen precies als in het verlengde van van een kompas. Nog opvallender is dat elders ter wereld, op dezelfde lijn een zeer gelijkende piramide gevonden is….

Mexico

Teotihuacan City, (=Stad van de Goden), in centraal Mexico. In het midden staat de pyramide van de Zon.

Deze piramide ligt op exact dezelfde parameter als de piramide van Giza. Is dit toeval? Of zijn beiden geïnspireerd door dezelfde ontwerpers, als zijnde de piramide van de Zon en de piramide van de Maan? Legendes spreken erover dat ‘Giants’ de stad gebouwd zouden hebben. Dit na een van de keren dat de aarde verwoest zou zijn. In allerlei legendes wordt erover gesproken dat de aarde vier keer verwoest zou zijn: een keer door vuur, een keer door water en een keer door ijs…

Naast de vraag door wie deze wonderlijke gebouwen gebouwd zouden zijn is een prangende vraag waarom ze gebouwd moesten worden?

We gaan weer even terug naar de piramide van Giza. Diep in de gangen vinden we in de eeuwenoude geschriften dat in deze enorme piramides de geheimen en de kennis (300 books with knowledge of the universe, red.) van het Universum opgeslagen liggen… We komen hier later nog op terug, Eerst vervolgen we met een aantal andere bouwkundige wonderen.

Bouwwerken

Paaseiland; men kent de veelvuldige foto’s wel van de meer dan 800 stenen bewakers.

Hoe zijn die daar gekomen? Hoe zijn ze vervoerd? Wat stellen ze voor? En waarom daar? Een aantal van deze vragen kunnen wellicht beantwoorden als wij wat verder reizen, naar de bossen van Bolivia. Daar vinden wij Tiahuanacu. Tiahuanacu is een oude stad, maar zo oud, dat onze dateringstechnieken niet werken. Geschat wordt dat het 17.000 jaar oud is. Het is in dezelfde stijl en expressie als de bouwwerken op Paaseiland. Ook hier vinden we dezelfde stenen gezichten. Zou het dan gewoon steenwerk van de inheemse inwoners zijn, de Moai Indianen? Of zijn het wellicht portretten van hen die ons bezocht hebben?

Tientallen kilometers verwijderd van Tiahuanacu ligt Puma Punku, wellicht een van de meest mystieke plekken op aarde; een plek vol met stenen ruïnes en stenen blokken die verstrooid liggen, alsof iets het uit elkaar heeft gerukt.

Volgens von Daniken lijkt dit het meest significante bewijs te zijn voor de theorie dat wij informatie van buitenaardsen gekregen zouden hebben in een ver verleden. In vergelijking met Puma Punku zijn de Piramides kinderspel: de stenen blokken zijn zo exact uitgesneden dat ze precies in elkaar pasten, tot op de millimeter nauwkeurig. Bovendien is er op de steen op precies gelijke afstand van elkaar een groef gemaakt. Dit is niet voor elkaar te krijgen met gewone beeldhouwtechnieken. Ook zijn de stenen zo glad gepolijst en zijn het gigantische blokken, groter dan die van de piramides. Een laatste, maar bijna belangrijkste punt is het materiaal: duoriet. Duoriet is het een na hardste steen op de wereld. Het enige materiaal wat nog harder is is diamant.

De stenen zijn naar een hooggebergte gebracht wat 4000 meter hoog ligt en moeilijk te bereiken is. Hoe is dit mogelijk? En vooral, hoe is dit mogelijk geweest voor de mensen die daar destijds woonden? Men is het erover eens dat hier een plan voor nodig geweest zou zijn. Maar men weet ook dat de Imara Indianen die daar toen leefden nog geen schrift hadden… zou het dan toch..?

We reizen verder, maar nu de hoogte in. Teotihuacan, de stad van de Goden, geeft ons nog meer aanwijzingen. Beschouwen we de stad vanuit de hoogte dan moet er worden geconcludeerd dat de ontwerpers ervan veel kennis over het universum hadden moeten hebben. De Piramide die centraal ligt, de piramide van de Zon genaamd, ligt net als de zon, in het midden met de andere bouwwerken eromheen. De piramides eromheen liggen op dezelfde breedte als de kringlopen (orbits) van de planeten die om de zon heendraaien. Is dit toeval? En is het toeval dat aan de andere kant van de wereld nog een ander bouwwerk ligt met precies dezelfde indeling?

Stone henge, wat veel ouder is dan Teotihuacan City, op het eerste gezicht een groep stenen die bij elkaar liggen, blijkt vanuit vogelperspectief een soort van astronomische kalender te zijn die belangrijke gebeurtenissen zoals zonsverduisteringen en equinoxen kan voorspellen. De stenen staan in cirkels die eveneens corresponderen met de loopbaan van de planeten in cirkels om elkaar heen. Men had toen dus al kennis van de loopbaan van de zon en de andere planeten. Tevens had men kennis van de diverse berekeningen die hieromtrent gedaan kunnen worden.

Nog een aanwijzing vinden we in het regenwoud van Guatemala, 60 meter boven het regenwoud. Tical, een stad die gebouwd is tussen de 7e en 9e eeuw. De piramides van Tical speelden een essentiele rol in de Maya kalender.

Door het verbinden van de hoogste punten van de piramides konden astrologen de belangrijkste dagen van het jaar vaststellen. Interessanter is echter nog dat als men de lijn doortrekt en de vorm vanuit vogelperspectief bekijkt, men een soort van driehoek kan zien. Exact dezelfde driehoek is te vinden in de constellatie van de Pleijaden wanneer men de hemel op kijkt.

En reizen we nog verder dan vinden wij deze vorm ook terug op de planeet Mars.

Is dit toeval? Is dit zo ontworpen? En door wie? Geven de eeuwenoude legendes en mythologieën van Tical ons het antwoord als zij spreken van een vereniging tussen onze voorouders en de Goden?

Artefacten en Overige Aanwijzingen

Een ander bewijs dat geïnspireerd is op de hemel en haar sterren en planeten is een computer-achtige machine die gevonden is in de buurt van Turkije. Antikythera is 2000 jaar oud. Pas toen men met röntgen door de doos heen kon kijken zag men hoe technisch ingewikkeld de machine in elkaar zat. De techniek erachter is ingewikkelder dan de techniek in een modern horloge. Met deze ‘computer’ kon men zowel astronomische als astrologische berekeningen doen.

Hoe is het mogelijk dat mensen die primitiever zouden zijn dan wij dit gemaakt of gebruikt konden hebben? En is het mogelijk dat er nog andere dingen waren die men had en door ons pas veel later leken uitgevonden te zijn?

We reizen terug naar Egypte, de Dendera tempel. In de Dendera tempel is er een crypte waar alleen de allerhoogste priesters konden en mochten komen. Er zijn muurtekeningen gevonden waarop grote gloeilampen getekend lijken te zijn.

Een prangende vraag van veel archeologen is hoe het mogelijk was om de diepliggende ruimtes in het midden van de tempel of piramide te kunnen verlichten. Is het zo moeilijk te geloven dat er wellicht inderdaad al gloeilampen zouden zijn? Er zijn verschillende theorieën, zoals het verlichten middels spiegels op de hoeken van de gangen als het verlichten met fakkels, maar beide theorieën konden niet kloppend gemaakt worden. Zou het dan toch een gloeilamp zijn? Of is het gewoon een bloem, wat de archeologen er in menen te zien die dit niet kunnen geloven. En waarom zou deze tekening alleen specifiek in Dendera te vinden zijn. Ook daar is een verklaring voor te vinden. Zoals al eerder genoemd werden de piramides gebruikt om kennis in op te slaan. Dendera was de tempel waar de kennis over licht en het maken van licht opgeslagen ligt. Enkel de allerhoogste priesters wisten dit. Maar hoe konden er gloeilampen zijn als er geen elektriciteit was? Elektriciteit is toch pas veel later uitgevonden? Ook dit gaat niet op.

De zogenaamde Bagdad batterij laat ons zien dat er al vele eeuwen eerder elektriciteit was. Door middel van het samenvoegen van ijzer, koper en zuur kan er stroom gemaakt worden, en dat is inderdaad te meten met onze moderne voltmeter.

Een bijzondere vondst vinden we ook in Turkije. In 1929 hebben archeologen een kaart gevonden die geschilderd was op een stuk gazellenhuid. Het behoorde tot een 16e eeuwse Turkse admiraal. Opvallend is dat de kaart (1531) plaatsen laat zien die destijds nog niet ontdekt zijn. Bijvoorbeeld Noord-Antartica. Dit werd pas 300 jaar later ontdekt. Hoe kon een map zo gedetailleerd zijn (de kusten van Europa en Afrika waren heel precies getekend) en hoe kon men door ijs heen kijken?

Nazca

We reizen naar onze laatste bestemming; Nazca. Nazca behoort tot een van de zeven wereldwonderen en er mag niet gegraven worden. Toen Von Daniken het voor het eerst bezocht was voor hem duidelijk dat er iets aan de hand was met de locatie. Bekijkt men deze lijnen uit vogelvlucht dan ziet men dat het figuren zijn zoals een spin en een aap. De witte stof met welke deze bedekt waren bleek na onderzoek van de Universiteit van Dresden glaskristal te zijn. Waarom zijn deze lijnen gemaakt en door wie? Irrigatie? Religieuze paden? Astrologische kalenders?

Kijkt men echter vanuit de lucht dan lijkt het op een luchthaven. Probeert er een signaal te worden afgegeven? Dat men daar zou kunnen landen?  Een ander apart verschijnsel in Nazca is namelijk dat een van de bergtoppen vlak gemaakt is.

Opvallend is dat er geen rest puin gevonden is, nergens in de omgeving. Wat is hiermee gebeurd? En een andere vraag; waarom Nazca? Stel men zou een monster willen nemen van wat er in de grond van de aarde zit, dan is Nazca daarvoor de aangewezen plaats, aangezien het een overvloed aan delfstoffen heeft. Alle delfstoffen komen daar voor, in grote hoeveelheden. Wil men weten welke delfstoffen de aarde bezit dan krijgt men in Nazca daar als het ware een vingerafdruk van. Zou het mogelijk zijn dat dan een van de redenen is om de aarde te bezoeken? En hebben onze voorouders de buitenaardse bezoekers niet graag terug willen zien?

Wat denkt u?

[heauxplesslydevoted]

Hello!

There have been a few versions of fics where a happily married Ethan/MC learn that Ethan has a long-lost child that he was unaware of. To make matters worse, before they were wed, he told MC he didn't want children, so she agreed to this (begrudgingly).

Let's flip...

What would happen if your Ethan learned that your MC had a child which was put up for adoption before they met, and she never told him? Given his own abandonment issues, how would this impact his feelings toward MC and their relationship going forward?

(Don't blame me; someone hoisted this on me last night, and now I need to know other writers' answers! lol Oh, and if I sent this twice, forgive me, it's 2:28 AM and my dumb ass should be in bed.) :)

Oh my god, how could you dump something so angsty on me. I literally just woke up, bestie 😩

Okayyyyyy let’s go. I might turn this into a fic, with better grammar later on.

Naomi gets pregnant at 17. Despite always using protection, she and her boyfriend, Steven are still that 1% of people who get pregnant while taking all precautions.

Financially, Naomi knows she’d be fine. But emotionally/mentally/physically? She knows without a doubt that she would be a horrible mother at 17 years old. She doesn’t want to subject a kid to her selfishness and unwillingness to sacrifice her goals.

Naomi’s already committed to Johns Hopkins, and her boyfriend is leaving the east coast and going to California for college. Neither one of them wants to put any of their plans on hold, so they know early on that Naomi isn’t keeping the baby. Thankfully their parents support the decision 1000000% and do not try to talk them out of it.

They’re quickly connected to a couple, Sheila and Franklin Foster. They live in Arlington, Sheila is a 5th teacher, Franklin works for The Pentagon. They’ve been trying to conceive a baby for 6 years with no luck, and instantly, Naomi knows she’s meant to help them.

After she gives birth to a healthy baby boy, Naomi insists that he’s immediately handed to Sheila so she can experience mommy and son bonding. For a split second, the urge to hold him and never let him go crossed her mind, but she knew that wouldn’t work for anyone.

After two days in the hospital, Naomi is discharged.

She cries. She cries a lot. She takes 3 weeks off from school. Her mom finds a support group for her to join, and that’s that. She graduated high school at the top of her class and went on to college, and the rest is history.

Ethan finds out when they get engaged and on a fluke. One night, he stumbles across a box of momentos in Naomi’s closet, tipped over, the contents spilled out. Out comes an ultrasound and the first thing he notices is the date. It’s dated for 12 years ago. When confronted, Naomi confesses that she was pregnant as a teen and gave the baby up.

Ethan is shocked to hear this, but he listens to her nonetheless. How could she keep something like this from him? Something so huge.

“It’s not like I have a kid out there that I’m not raising or abandoned at my parents house,” Naomi says, and it kills whatever rebuttal Ethan was going to throw at her regarding his own parentage. “I didn’t let them grow attached to me and then leave them. I was a kid myself, I knew I wasn’t in the right space to bring a baby into this world and properly care for them. I’m not a mom. Sheila is his mom. I’m just someone who had the opportunity to help a very deserving couple.”

“I get a picture and a birthday card every year from his parents,” Naomi says, absentmindedly pointing to their bedroom closet. Ethan surmises that’s where she keeps them. “His name is Isaac, he’s 11 years old. The family live in Virginia, and Isaac is great at science and loves football. He wants to be an astronaut football player, and he has a 5 year old sister named Maya who wants to be a princess.” She laughs. “And knowing that, knowing that he’s loved and cared for, and his hobbies and interests are being nurtured, and he’s surrounded by such a great family is more than enough for me. I know Steven and I made the right choice, and I don’t have a single regret.”

“Does he know he’s adopted?”

“Yes. He’s sent me a few pictures before. He said I’m a cool lady who helped him find his mommy and daddy.”

“Would you ever want to meet him?” Ethan asks gently. “If he reached out, what would you say?”

“I would love meet him,” Naomi replies. “After he’s 18 and an adult, of course, I don’t want to overstep.”

“I’m sorry I never told you,” Naomi continues, sniffling. She doesn’t know why she’s crying right now. She’s not even sad. “It’s not something I’m ashamed of at all, so I shouldn’t have kept it a secret.”

“I’m sorry for jumping down your throat,” Ethan tells her, all of his righteous indignation completely gone from his body. “That wasn’t fair, especially since I didn’t have all the facts.”

“I know you said you wanted to be selfish and continue living your life, but I think you are one of the strongest and most selfless people I know. Selfish would’ve been keeping him despite knowing you weren’t in any position to do so. You decided to give Isaac a life that he deserved and putting someone else’s life and well-being above your own is the the most loving thing you could do.” Ethan sighs and wipes away one of Naomi’s tears. He hates seeing her cry. “I got caught up in my head and wanted to compare you to my mother, and I know you’re nothing like her, not at all. I’m sorry for even attempting the comparison.

“Apology accepted.”

The two of them settle onto Naomi’s bed, neither of them wanting to pack anymore, exhausted by the turn of events.

“Hey, Naomi?”

“Yes.”

“For what it’s worth, I know for a fact you’ll make an excellent mom one day.”

[penny-nichols]

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#(genuinely unsure if these people are lawyers though. like if gumshoes there he'll be a detective and if edgeworths there he'll be a lawyer

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

One June Global Studios changes their social media profile picture to. Idk a rainbow mr monkey or something and most people are like "yeah ok superficial pride month stuff I guess" and then it hits July and it just. Doesn't change back. People assume they forgot but it's on all the accounts and they're still posting regularly. Finally a week in someone asks and the response is just "I'm the social media manager and I'm gay. Also everyone else is cool with it. -Cody"

39 notes - Posted July 3, 2022

#4

Not to be an ace attorney fan or anything but Ive been watching murder mystery shows and it makes me appreciate mystery video games more. Video games are genuinely one of the best mediums for a classic whodunnit and its a shame that we dont get more of them. Let me explain.

In a video game, you are active in the story. You have to follow the logic of the mystery. You have to know what's going on. What the player character knows, you know, so you can't just have a talk offscreen and come into the big reveal with a new fact no one had ever heard.

Now, I've been watching a lot of Elementary lately. It's pretty good, I enjoy it, but inherently, Sherlock knows things that the viewer does not. The camera can cut away from him while he's questioning someone. He has knowledge of the in-show universe that we do not, but sometimes that knowledge gets brought up too late. We can't follow the process, so we just have to trust that what he's saying is true and right. Like, they'll introduce some random guy we haven't heard of or met most of the way through an episode and then say "This is a famous serial killer and the crime fits his MO perfectly" and we just kinda have to go with it.

Meanwhile, with Ace Attorney, you see everything Phoenix or Apollo or anyone sees. If there was a thing that happened that's relevant to the case, it will either be internally monologued about, explained aloud to someone else, or told to you directly. You Know what the character knows (with a few notable exceptions like whatever the fuck was going on in DD but thats mostly because of the timeline, how Phoenix knows Edgeworth in game 1 before the class trial explanation in 1-3, Nahyuta and Apollo being siblings, etc). Anything you DONT know that the character knows is irrelevant to the case. There can be twists, but they're things that turn your preconceived notions about a case around, not just grabbing some random guy in the last 5 minutes and saying "it was him!"

Im just having some thoughts

44 notes - Posted September 6, 2022

#3

Some people make ace attorney ics with normal person names but I actually physically cannot. it HAS to be a pun or stfu. Like come on. When in Rome

60 notes - Posted September 12, 2022

#2

Klavier banging out the tunes

81 notes - Posted April 13, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

They really made Apollo’s best friend an astronaut and they were so right to do it. IDK the direct translation of his Japanese name but at least in english we’ve got the Apollo space missions AND the fact that Apollo is the God of the sun. It feels obvious

154 notes - Posted October 13, 2022

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Mini Fanfic #394: Big Sis Maya (Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney)

Maya: (Happily Walk Alongside Apollo) Soooo you're ready to spend some quality time with your Big Sis Maya, Polly?

Apollo: (Rolled His Eyes) Do you always have to call yourself that?

Maya: Well, I'm four years older than you....(Smirks Teasingly) So yes. I have.

Apollo: Figures....I think I'm starting to see where Trucy gets her sass from....

Maya: Just be lucky I call myself that instead of "Your Senior".

Apollo: (Thought Long and Hard about That Wording....Only to Shutters on the thought) ....God, that would sound weird to hear you say that....

Maya: Right? I am wayyyyyy to young to be labeled as a Senior.

Apollo: (Gives Maya the "Really?" Look) You....do realize a Senior doesn't only means being old, right?

Maya: ('Scoffs') Of course I do, Polly. Who do you take me as?

Apollo: Mr. Wright's Former Assistant?

Maya: Uh correction: I'm Nick's First Lady Assistant/BBF, A Spirit Medium....Still in Training, Trucy's Mommy, Pearly's Favorite Cousin in the World, annnnnnnd....(Hugs Apollo's Arm) you and 'Thena's Proud Big Sis~

Apollo: (Rolled his Eyes While Smirking a Little) I'm..... somewhat honored.

Maya: Not the response I was expecting, but I'll let it be for now~ (Giggles Softly)

...................................................................

1:00pm at a Burger Joint.....

Maya: (Munching and Enjoying the Cheeseburger she Ordered)

Apollo: (Chuckles Lightly at the Spirit Medium) You really like burgers that much, huh?

Maya: Mmmhmm! They're sooooooo goooood!

Apollo: At least try and finish your mouthful before speaking?

Maya: Oh! (Swallows her Food Before Smiling and Blushing) Sorry.

???: Herr Forehead! Yoohoo!

Apollo: (Turns to see Ema, Klavier, and Wocky making their way to his and Maya's Table) Hey. You guys made it.

Wocky: (Smirks Cocky) Like we missed a day of lunchtime.

Ema: (Shrugged) Or anything involving breaks....

Klavier: (Noticed Maya Sitting Next to Apollo) And who might this lady sitting next you, my good friend?

Maya: (Turns to Apollo) Yeah, Polly. Who's your friends?

Apollo: (Turns to Three of his Friends) Guys, I like to introduce to Mr. Wright's former-

Maya: (Bump Apollo's Shoulder with Hers)

Apollo: ('Sigh') - I mean.....(Rolled his Eyes) Mr. Wright's Number One Assistant from way back and Spirit Medium, Maya Fey. (Turns to Maya) Maya, this is Klavier, Ema, and Wocky. My Acquaintances.

Ema: (Starts Smirking) And a few of his actual friends besides his boss, his little sister Magician, and a Fireball for his Girlfriend.

Apollo: Athena's not a Fireball, Ema...

Ema: (Shrugged) Could've fooled me.

Maya: (Smiles Brightly) Nice to meet you guys. Mind telling me what you all do besides being Polly's friends?

Klavier: (Smirks Proudly) Well, I, for one, am a Prosecutor by day and Rockstar by Night. As well as being Herr Forehead's only rival, of course. (Winks at Apollo)

Apollo: (Gives Klavier an Unconvinced Look) (Says no one.....)

Ema: I'm just a Simple, Proud Scientist.

Klavier: (Raised an Eyebrow at his Girlfriend to tell the truth) Ema.....

Ema: ('Sigh in Defeat') Fiiiiine.... I'm also a detective in training or whatever.....

Klavier: (Smiles Brightly) And the girlfriend of mine whom I'm proud of very much~ (Gives Ema a Kiss on the Cheek)

Ema: (Starts Blushing and Looking the Other Way) S-Stupid Fop........

Maya: Awww~ That's sweet~ (Turns to Wocky) And what about you, Wocky?

Wocky: I'm a son of a family of gangsters.

Maya: (Eyes Widened) Wait What?

Apollo: (Facepalms while Sighing) They're former gangsters, Maya. They have a Muffin Business now.

Wocky: (Smiles Prouder) Damn right. I wanted the Business to be called the "O.G. Crackers" but my old man insisted on calling it "O.G. Muffins" instead. It's a weak name, but at least the place is booming with profits.

Klavier: (Smirks Playfully) If you couldn't tell by now, our Friend Herr Wocky here is the "Little Brother" of our little group.

Wocky: (Glares at Klavier) Says who?!

Ema: Says us. You're clearly younger than out of all of us in this table.

Klavier: (Chuckles Lightly) Plus, you're so easy to make fun of.

Wocky: Like Hell I am!!

Apollo: (Rolled his Eyes) Really starting to prove his point right now....

Wocky: (Glares at Apollo) You wanna take this outside, Justice?!

Maya: (Giggles Softly at the Scene) I'm glad our Polly made some friends besides us of course.

Ema: (Chuckles Lightly) Yeah... Apollo's maybe a Dork, but he's our Dork.

Apollo: (Gives Ema the Look)

Ema: (Smirks at Apollo) Hey, you're not the only one in our group who's easy to make fun of.

Klavier: (Shrugged with a Smile) It's the truth.

Wocky: Ha!

................................................

1:30pm Outside of the Burger Joint......

Maya: (Happily Walking Next to Apollo) Your friends seems pretty fun to be with.

Apollo: They're unbearable to be around, but I loved them all the same. (Smiles a Little) I'm glad you liked them.

Maya: Me too. You guys kinda remind me of me and Nick's Group of Friends from back in the day.

Apollo: Were they also as crazy as ours?

Maya: Nah.....(Smirks Playfully) They're a lot worse.

............................................

1:35 p.m. at the Park's Bench.....

Apollo: Hey, Maya?

Maya: Hm?

Apollo: You said your sister was Mr. Wright's Mentor, right? What was she like?

Maya: (Smiles Brightly) She was only the Best Lawyer/Big Sister in the World! You'll love her, Polly. She was THAT amazing at what she do.........(Sighs Before Frowning Sadly) I missed her so much....

Apollo: (Frowns As Well) Mr. Wright told me what happened to her once I joined the agency.... I'm so sorry for your loss.

Maya: Thanks......On the bright side, at least she's in the better place now, right?.....

Apollo: Yeah......('Sigh') You know, I lost someone who was precious to me too.....

Maya: Really? Who?

Apollo: My best friend, Clay. He was an astronaut......(Looks Down on the group) Until he was murdered that day.....

Maya: ('Gasps') Oh my gosh.... Apollo, I'm so sorry.

Apollo: It's fine. Athena and I was able to find his murderer together and put him to justice afterwards.....so there's that at least.....('Sigh') Doesn't change the fact the I missed him though....

Maya: (Gently Grab Apollo's hand) Hey. I know it's sad to miss the ones you love, but it's what I said about sis, your friend is in a better place now. I'm sure he wouldn't want you to be all sad about his passing all day, right?

Apollo: Yeah.....(Chuckles Lightly) He would probably start lecturing me on being sad and moody as we speak. And on a brighter note, I have you, Athena, Truce, Pearls, Mr. Wright, and all of the other people in my life. So I'm not entirely alone.

Maya: (Happily Hugs Apollo) That's right! Life can be pretty hectic and cruel sometimes, but as long as we still have those in our life who loves us, I'm positive the both of us will be just fine.

Apollo: (Smiles Softy while Tears Falling out of his eyes) Yeah.....I....(Hugs Maya Back) Honestly Believe you're right on this, Maya. Thank you.

Maya: You're welcome, Polly. I'm always here for each and everyone of you guys, okay?

Apollo: I definitely know that now....

...................................

2:14 p.m. on the sidewalk to Everything Wright Inc. Office...........

Apollo: (Smiles Softly as he Walk Next to Maya) Not gonna lie, I honestly had a great time with you today, Maya.

Maya: (Smiles Brightly) Aww~ I had a great time with you too, Little Brother Polly~

Apollo: Seriously?!

Maya: Yes. (Smirks Playfully) I'm older than you, remember?~

Apollo: (Rolled his Eyes Once More) At least I'm taller than....

Maya: (Pouts at Apollo) Being taller doesn't matter when you're still younger than me?!

Apollo: (Smirks Playfully) Says the short lady next to me.

Maya: ('Hmph') Now I'm starting get where you get your sarcastic, smart mouth from....

Apollo: (Raised an Eyebrow) From who exactly?

Maya: Your boss.

Apollo: (Was About to say Something....but Decided to Agree what Maya is saying) Yeah.....I think I starting what you're saying here....(Smiles Softly) Still, you were pretty to hangout with.

Maya: (Smiles Brightly) You too, Polly.....Even if you are dork.....

Apollo: Hey!

Maya: .......Whom we all Love very much!~

Apollo: ('Sigh') Be lucky I consider you my sister figure at all.....

Maya: (Giggles Softly) I already am!~

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Black History Month Quotes

To celebrate Black History Month we have rounded up some of the most notable quotes from history.

"The time is always right to do what is right."

- Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., activist

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear."

- Rosa Parks, activist and "the mother of the freedom movement"

"Have a vision. Be demanding."

- Colin Powell, the first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State

"Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations."

- Dr. Mae Jemison, first African American female astronaut

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself--the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us--that's where it's at."

- Jesse Owens, U.S. track and field athlete

"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression."

- W.E.B. Du Bois, author and activist

"In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute."

- Thurgood Marshall, first African American on the U.S. Supreme Court

"Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us."

- Susan L. Taylor, journalist

"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us."

- Wilma Rudolph, U.S. track and field athlete

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."

- Booker T. Washington, author and politician

"For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place."

- Dr. Maya Angelou, author and poet

"God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed."

- African Proverb

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope... and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

- Robert F. Kennedy, politician

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[skygodz]

Recreation of an ancient Maya artifact clearly dispaying a being wearing a helmet and mask .. an ancient astronaut!

👽👽👽⛰⛰⛰

#ancientaliens #ufos #extraterrestrials #sciencefiction #gods #comicbooks #anime #sky #scifi #anunnaki #history #mythology #ancient #fantasy #god #sumerian #mesoamerica #babylon #nibiru #symbol #spiritual #spirituality #olmec #visitor #creator #artifact

[squishyteri]

*Squishy Squad house at 3am, laying in their beds*

Maya: If an astronaut daydreams in space, does that mean he spaced out?

Karasu: I swear to god it's 3am.

Hemmy: But think about tha-

Becky: I don't get it.

Karasu, whispering: *deep sigh* Of course, you don't.

Maya: *explains the joke to Becky*

Retty: Why, why can't I just sleep peacefully for one night?

[valentinewheeler]

2018 Book Recap!

If you follow me on twitter you saw this already, but here’s my favorites I read this year.

They weren’t all 2018 releases, but they’re what hit my kindle/bookshelf and stood out! In reverse order, basically, of when I read them. Check out the list below - it’s a little eclectic.

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Works of Fred Rogers (Maxwell King) - My toddler is ALL ABOUT Mr. Rogers. Turns out he was just as wonderful in life as he was on TV. If you’ve got a small person in your life who loves him (or you were one), I recommend this deep dive into his life and legacy.

Blackfish City (Sam J. Miller) - This sat on my kindle for months before I opened it, but once I passed the first few chapters and got into the world, I blew through 90% in a day. Beautifully woven storytelling, deep worldbuilding. Infrastructure, plague, and culture clash: three things that win me instantly. PLUS a nonbinary POV character!!

A Conspiracy of Truths (Alex Rowland) - I hate unreliable narrators, and yet, here I am, in love with this book. I finished the audiobook (which is BEAUTIFULLY narrated!!) and actually yelled out loud when there wasn’t any more. WHAT A WORLD. Economics, legal drama, and grumpy characters: three more things I can’t resist in a novel.

A Duke by Default/A Princess in Theory (Alyssa Cole) - I hadn’t read much romance until this year, and I don’t know why because turns out I love it. Or at least, I love Alyssa Cole’s work. Both of these had great heroines and super fun supporting casts. I loved both of them equally. I want the next one immediately.

Witchmark (C.L. Polk) - Everyone said I’d love this. EVERYONE WAS RIGHT. Magic! Bikes! Social class based on a false meritocracy! MURDER! MAGIC-SCIENCE BLEND! REALLY FREAKY PAYOFF! Read it. You’re missing out if you don’t.

Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik) - Now, I’ve loved Naomi Novik’s work for about fifteen years. I knew I’d like this one. What I didn’t expect was to have to lie down for a few hours to contemplate it after reading it in one go. I love a main character who ISN’T traditionally sympathetic but you love anyway. Beautifully woven folklore and feeling.

Legend (and sequels) (Marie Lu) - I love YA dystopias with all my heart. This was such a great one. I loved the characters, I loved the setting, I loved seeing the broader world than is usually seen in a post-apocalyptic setting (how DO other governments handle the end of the old way??) Just a delightful read.

Fuzzy Nation (John Scalzi) - I tried to minimize my white men on my reading list this year, but Scalzi is always an exception. I LOVE the original work, and this is a beautiful update. But then, legal battles in space will always win me over. Love it just as much as HBP’s, which is a pretty high bar to cross.

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Julie C Dao) - This took me a while to get through, because it was so, I don’t know, filled with impending doom? This little book had such a dark, blood-soaked voice, and I love a fairytale retelling that DOESN’T go how you expect. Absolutely worth reading. Lush setting, high body count.

The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo) - If I had known this was all in verse, I wouldn’t have picked it up. So I’m really glad I didn’t know that. If that turns you off, listen to the audiobook. A phenomenal performance. What an immersive experience this book was. It’s stuck with me for months after reading.

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison) - I love post-apocalyptic stories. This was a brutal one. Explores how different communities deal in the face of disaster, and not for the weak of stomach. But one of my favorite PA books of the year for sure. Bought the sequel and finished both in one day.

An Extraordinary Union/A Hope Divided (Alyssa Cole) - The other set of her books I devoured this year. The first slavery-era US romance I’ve read that didn’t leave a sour taste in my mouth. The way she builds her characters and their bonds is just SO #goals.

Orientalism (Edward Said) - I’ve been meaning to read this for a while, and I finally made it through this year. A little dated, maybe, but a dense brick of really interesting thinking and history. A classic for a reason!! The audiobook is GREAT.

Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) - I love a character who is lying to herself! And I love a book where the backstory is meted out in drips and dabs. A dive into communities I know very little about, some of which are right around the corner from me. Ifemelu is a completely solid character, one that feels ABSOLUTELY real.

Trail of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse) - If you’ve read her short fiction, you know she’s a master. This lived up to it. Post-apocalyptic Navajo monsterhunters? Exactly as awesome as promised. The mythology and worldbuilding are perfection.

The Calculating Stars/The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal) - THESE BOOKS! I love alternate history, I love space, I love characters who confront prejudice within themselves and without! Every character makes SENSE, even when they’re awful! All the science feels absolutely real! I WANT TO GO TO SPACE

The Book of M (Peng Shepherd) - My goodness, I read a lot of post apocalyptic novels this year? This one has one of my personal fears - memory loss that can’t be stopped. Another great blend of science and maybe-magic and spirituality (?) and how humans cope with weird, horrifying, tragic things.

Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow) - I figured before seeing Hamilton I needed to read the book, and I’m really glad I did. Super engaging, with just the right blend of anecdote and data. After reading this I definitely annoyed my mother and my spouse during the whole musical by whispering trivia at them.

War Against All Puerto Ricans (Nelson Denis) - I’m ashamed to say I knew very little about the history of Puerto Rico. After reading this book, that really pisses me off. The US really did PR wrong, and continues to do so. A vital read for anyone interested in US history.

Cinder/Scarlet/Winter/Cress (Marissa Meyer) - Apparently people have been into these for years and I’m just hitting them now. Fun YA, a genre I’ve missed (I like all this hard-hitting, serious YA, but sometimes over the top silly is absolutely necessary!). Spouse and I enjoyed pointing out all the absurd fairy tale tropes.

Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel) - !!! I’m ALL ABOUT books that weave together multiple stories that you KNOW how to intersect somehow but you don’t know HOW IT WILL HAPPEN! Post apocalyptic, weaving stories over fifteen years, all connecting to the life of one guy as the apocalypse hits. GREAT.

All God’s Children Need Travelling Shoes (Maya Angelou) - Yes, I’m well past missing the boat here. But I’m catching up. My goodness, she’s a beautiful writer. And the period covered in the book is spellbinding and brutal and painful and gorgeous.

Cooking is Terrible (Misha Fletcher) - Okay, do you have like twelve minutes and four dollars to cook dinner every night? THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU. Easy recipes in non-threatening form, with going off-script absolutely encouraged. I read this start to finish and have been referring back FREQUENTLY as I cook.

Front Desk (Kelly Yang) - THE MIDDLE GRADE BOOK I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED. Oh, this was wonderful. I want to give this to every ten year old I know (which is actually none?). Mysteries! Racism! Badass middle schoolers! Intra-community problems! Three-dimensional characters! YES!

Edge of Nowhere (Felicia Davin) - SPACE ROMANCE! Teleportation! Cafe-owning lesbians! Sweet big stoic guy/small angry disaster guy romance (my FAVORITE KIND)! SPACE SPORTS! Space HEIST!!!! Alternate dimensions! YES.

Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng) - This one hurt. What real, beautiful, flawed, horrible characters. All their choices made sense in context, all their pain felt real, and I didn’t want to leave them when the book ended. Content warnings for child death. The 1970s have never felt so close.

Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng) - I usually hate books that start at the end, but this one earned it. Disaster rich people are kind of my jam, especially when they have consequences. And again the characters were the stars. I felt like I knew everyone, and I loved them even when they were awful.

Into the Drowning Deep (Mira Grant) - I’m never going in the ocean again. Mermaids have been ruined forever. Terrifying. Great characters, some of whom die horribly. Scary scary unending horrorshow. But oh, what a way to go. Gory fun filled with great representation.

Uprooted (Naomi Novik) - I was so delighted by Spinning Silver I almost forgot that I loved this one NEARLY as much! Scary forest, plenty of fantasy/fairytale tropes turned on their heads. Disaster love interest. Competent, frustrated main character. A+.

The Beauty that Remains - There were a lot of dead friends books this year, and this was my favorite in the not-police-related category of those. Strangers whose lives weave together around the deaths of three people close to them all, and the band that brought them all closer. Gorgeous.

An Indigenous People’s History of the US (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz) - Another one that’s absolutely vital in filling gaps in the history I’ve learned of this country. Engaging writing and strong voice. Didn’t give me any warm patriotic fuzzies, that is for sure.

Company Town (Madeline Ashby) - Floating future town! Unions! Murder! Loved it.

The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead) - I know the boat on this was a couple years ago, but what a chilling, brutal, beautiful book. The slight speculative element was just the perfect touch to give it a flavor of myth, if that makes sense. Steel yourself before reading.

River of Teeth (Sarah Gailey) - HIPPOS! IN THE MISSISSIPPI! This was a DELIGHT from start to finish. Leverage on HIPPOS in the Wild West?! YES PLEASE.

The Wanderers (Meg Howrey) - Astronauts on a simulated mission to Mars basically all break down, as does everyone around them. I adored this book. I loved the thousand POVs because each one was its own distinct voice. I loved the different ways everybody fell apart!

Infomocracy (Malka Older) - WORLDBUILDING!!!!!! Future elections, future political system, future tech, all brilliantly built. I need to read the sequels, but I haven’t managed to work up the brainpower I know they deserve!!! READ THIS if you like scifi political minutiae (I DO)

The Poppy War (RF Kuang) - The first half is Tamora Pierce, the second half is George RR Martin, but better. This was nothing like what I expected. Absolutely staggeringly, brutally beautiful. What a bold novel. Will buy anything else she ever writes sight unseen.

Warcross (Marie Lu) - This is what I wanted Ready Player One to be. Virtual reality gaming with real life consequences. References and fantastic characters. The sequel is just as good.

Zeroboxer (Fonda Lee) - BOXING IN SPACE! Secret science!! MYSTERIES!! All things I love.

Dread Nation (Justina Ireland) - GREAT. Zombies during the Civil War. A heroine who takes no shit and instead takes zombie heads off. COMBAT SCHOOLS. SUPER GREAT.

An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir) - I didn’t expect to love this the way I did, but I devoured it, and the two sequels, each in about a day. This felt like all the best parts of old-school fantasy novels, the thick kind you shoved in your backpack in seventh grade, but BETTER. And I love a good Evil Roman!

Space Opera (Catherynne Valente) - Queen meets Hitchhiker’s Guide! This was a JOURNEY from start to finish, a glorious, absurd, delightful meditation on fame and Eurovision and what it means to be worthwhile and human and a person. YES.

The Broken Earth (NK Jemisin) - More like the BROKEN ME after reading these. Periapocalyptic fiction, absolutely 100% deserving every award and more. Content warning for very small child death brutally described, and more horrors. NK Jemisin goes HARD.

American Islamophobia (Khaled A Beydoun) - Could not put this down. I learned an astonishing amount, especially about the historical place of Islam, Muslims, and Islamophobia in the US. A hard read, but worth the work.

All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders) - Okay, I have to admit it, I have no idea what was going on in this book. But that didn’t stop me from loving it!! Witches and technology and animals and weird apocalyptic nonsense! DELIGHTFUL

Anger is a Gift (Mark Oshiro) - Another YA book that pulled no punches. What a phenomenal look into the way kids and communities of color move through the world, and how the world moves against them.

History is All You Left Me (Adam Silvera) - SO MANY DEAD FRIEND BOOKS THIS YEAR. A great use of the start at the middle, work both directions format, it covers both the time before the death of the MC’s ex and the fallout. I wept through most of it.

White Tears (Hari Kunzru) - Horror, and the villain is essentially appropriation. Very satisfying! The author’s love of music comes through. A nerdy, scary, millennial read.

Love, Hate and Other Filters (Samira Ahmed) - Loved this. Melded teen interpersonal drama, family expectations vs. dreams, and confronting the world and the way they see you all at once, woven together in a beautiful way.

A People’s History of the US (Howard Zinn) - Obviously this is great. I listened to the audiobook, narrated by his son. Sobbed through the child labor chapters. Cheered at the union chapters. Loved it.

Thornfruit/Nightvine/Shadebloom (Felicia Davin) - I LOVE WORLDBUILDING. This is a fantasy on a world that doesn’t turn, so night and day are DIRECTIONS, not times. SO COOL. And I adore the main character. Small Angry/Large Shy is the BEST ROMANCE TROPE. The magic and language is beautifully developed.

Tempests and Slaughter (Tamora Pierce) - Look. I’ll read a gonorrhea brochure if Tamora Pierce writes it. So you knew this would be on the list. But it earned its spot! I love Numair in the Daine series, and he’s a tiny ball of feelings in this. I need more.

Unfamiliar Fishes (Sara Vowell) - I’ve always been interested in Hawaiian history, and though this was a little light and memoir-y for my taste, it contained a shocking amount of information that went down easy in her light, friendly style. Absolutely worth the couple hours it’ll take you.

The Only Harmless Great Thing (Brooke Bolander) - Elephants! Memory! What it means to have value! What we owe other beings! Radium! Sharp and dark and deeper than it has any right to be.