M.J. Rose

A researcher’s theory may prove that the mythical kraken is indeed no myth at all…

Giant ‘Kraken’ Lair Discovered: Sea Monster May Have Preyed On Ichthyosaurs (Huff Post)

The mythical kraken might not have been around long enough to take down ships, but it very well may have been able to feast on dinosaurs larger than school buses.

Mount Holyoke College paleontologist Mark McMenamin has found evidence to suggest that the Ichthyosaur, a snaggle-toothed creature that grew to be larger than a school bus, was actually prey for a far more mythical sea monster: the kraken. According to the Geological Society Of America (GSA), McMenamin believes the nine 45-foot-long skeletons found at Nevada’s Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park were victims of the creature.

The researcher’s theory stems from the unique behavior of some modern octopi, which arrange the bones of their prey in an organized fashion…

For the complete article and a video too, click here to go to Huff Post.

For some reason nothing gives me the shivers more than ghost ships. Imagine suddenly finding yourself wandering alone on a ghost ship in the middle of sea…

The Unsolved Mystery Of ‘Ghost Ships’

(CNN) — It’s been described as one of the greatest Victorian gothic horror stories of all time. Two ships with 129 men on board and fitted with the latest technology, vanish with barely a trace left behind. One hundred and sixty years of searching — one attempt as recent as last month — have failed to find “HMS Erebus” and her sister ship, the somewhat appropriately named “HMS Terror” — the two vessels lost in the Arctic.

In 1845 British Royal Navy captain Sir John Franklin set out with some of the finest sailors of the time on a mission to map the Northwest Passage. Franklin’s expedition wasn’t the first to the region, but it is the most infamous.

“Why did this fail when all the others didn’t,” asks author William Battersby. “There was something jinxed about the expedition.” Battersby is one of many to be transfixed by the mystery of Franklin’s last voyage. “We love adventure stories, of daring do, win against all odds, but in this story they don’t and we still don’t know why.”…

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Another ghost ship story, here.

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…and where you will find those enigmatic carvings of an ancient helicopter, submarine, airplane and stealth fighter. But many more mysterious abound at ancient Abydos and Dendera – Have you heard of the Osirion? It was a special Temple of Initiation in ancient times and, according to Oom Sety, it holds a well of healing waters. And, you may ask, who was Oom Sety? She was an English girl who died after falling down the stairs and came back to life as the reincarnated 15 year old Priestess of Isis…

Read on in wonder!

The Two Most Mysterious but Least Visited Temples in Egypt

by Mara

A helicopter, stealth fighter, submarine and an aeroplane carved in stone on the ceiling of a 3000-year-old Egyptian Temple. Astrological maps of the Earth’s sky as it was 5000 B.C.; a 15 year Priestess of Isis who committed suicide in 1285 B.C. re-incarnates as a daughter of a half-Irish master tailor in 1904; healing waters; instructions for magical potions; boats sailing through Star Gates; hidden passages and secret rooms…welcome to some of the mysteries of the sacred, ancient Egyptian Temples at Abydos and Dendera!

Abydos – a sleepy little town 145 km. north of Luxor, known from ancient times as the burial place of the head of the god Osiris. It takes approx. 3 hours to drive there – less if you are lucky not to hit traffic in Qena and other towns on the road. Started by Sety I and finished by his son, Ramses the Great, the unique L-shaped Temple is built almost on top of another Temple – The Osirion.

When you enter the main Temple, walk past the first two columns, turn sharp right and walk straight ahead about another 2 -3 columns. Turn around and look up at the ceiling. You will clearly see, on the same carving – a helicopter, submarine, aeroplane and stealth fighter. Why did the ancient Egyptians carve these in the same place? I believe if they were scattered around the temple they could be written off as coincidences – but all in the one place has everyone who sees them questioning…

For the complete article click here to go to “Art of Backpacking”.

Thank you to Green Mother Medicine for pointing us to this post. GMM is a blog you don’t want to miss. You can find it here.