M.J. Rose

Pope Joan. Is she a legend from the Middle Ages or a true historical anomaly? Did she really disguise herself as a man, working her way up the ladder of the clergy until Popedom – only to be discovered as female when she gave birth on horseback? Was she then murdered by an angry mob?

Imagine if we had a female Pope today. How would she be received in our age? With respect or disdain?

Learn more about the enigmatic tale (or reality?) of Pope(ess) Joan, here.

New York is full of secrets and mysteries. All you have to do is walk around for a day (or a night) and you are guaranteed to find something amazing, intriguing, or mystifying. Here’s one Brooklyn based “secret” right on the street in plain view that is fascinating and even a little spooky…

The Fake Townhouses hiding Mystery Underground Portals

(from Messy Nessy)

Since I tend to suspect that the Egyptian pyramids are a lot older than mainstream Egyptologists claim, this headline may not be perfect – but the point is, WOW! There was some very interesting civilization and culture going on in Europe in prehistoric times. My guess is that we will be discovering a lot more of this type of thing in the next few years, and with those discoveries we will find that human civilization is a lot older than we had thought –

Builders excavating site for housing estate in Wales discover foundations of a meeting house ‘older than the Egyptian pyramids’

By GRAHAM SMITH (DailyMail)

Unique find: The foundations of a meeting house which could be 6,500 years old were uncovered as builders worked on a new housing estate in Monmouth, south Wales

“A large prehistoric building older than Egypt’s pyramids has been discovered in Wales. The foundations of a meeting house which was at least 50ft long were uncovered as builders worked on a new housing estate in Monmouth. Archaeologists are mystified by the ‘unique’ find and say that nothing like it has ever been found in Britain. After studying the foundations, made up of 3ft-wide tree trunks, experts believe the building was a long house constructed on the edge of a long-lost lake which has silted up over time. Monmouth Archaeology has dated the find to at least the Bronze Age – but it could be early Neolithic about 6,500 years ago…”

Read more here.