"0"- Life Starts with "Zero" and Life Ends with "Zero"

"Zero"- The Real Truth

  Ever person's life starts with Zerooooo,

    Zero knowledge, zero thoughts, zero goal, zero dream, zero hope;

  When eyes opens, zero starts to become infinity,

     Life starts filling with knowledge, knowledge to thoughts,

   Thoughts to goal, goals achieved through hope;

  When goals are achieved, life become "zero" balance,

     Nothing want to be gained or nothing want to be loose;

   Then life enters into relationships again - zero starts to become infinity,

      New thoughts ,ideas dreams, achievements to the next generations;

   A day comes when we all feel that Yes! this is it for this life.....,

                                 Life ends, eyes closes from infinity to zeroooo......!

"Mysterious whistle" like noise from Caribbean Sea- So Powerful that it can be heard from Space

Ocean scientists at the University of London detected a strange whistle like sound coming from the depth of Caribbean Sea which blows so loudly that it can be heard from space.

Caribbean Sea covers an area over 1 million square miles is a part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and is bounded by South America, Central America and the Caribbean islands.

  (Image Courtesy:NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre/Flickr)

The whistle sound is heard from space in the form of oscillations of the Earth's gravity field. 

Scientists at the University of London have found that due to the size of the sea, it's producing a sound from its seafloor which plays a note of A-flat, although many octaves lower than a piano and not audible to the human ear because it  is nearly 30 octaves below the bottom of a piano' is beyond human hearing range. 

The discovery of this strange noise occurred when researchers at the University of Liverpool were analysing the sea level and pressures in the region over the past 60 years over the period 1958 up to 2013 as well as using information from tide gauges and satellite measurements of gravity using four different models of ocean activity.

Initially looking at ocean pressure in the area, Professor Chris Hughes, an expert in Sea Level Science at the Universityand his team discovered “inexplicable pressure oscillations" across the sea's basin and decided to look closer at what was going on.

Professor Chris Hughes also said-

" We can compare the ocean activity in the Caribbean Sea to that of a whistle. When you blow into a whistle, the jet of air becomes unstable and excites the resonant sound wave which fits into the whistle cavity. Because the whistle is open, the sound radiates out so you can hear it.

Similarly, an ocean current flowing through the Caribbean Sea becomes unstable and excites a resonance of a rather strange kind of ocean wave called a 'Rossby wave'. Because the Caribbean Sea is partly open, this causes an exchange of water with the rest of the ocean which allows us to 'hear' the resonance using gravity measurements.                                   "

 Cause for the whistle sound:

'Rossby whistle' which comes from another phenomenon called the 'Rossby Wave'.

Rossby waves, also called 'planetary waves', is a natural phenomenon in the atmosphere and oceans which happens due circulation of waves or currents. A Rossby wave is a wave generated by differences in temperatures of oceanic water levels and by the Earth’s rotation.

'Rossby Whistle' which happens when a Rossby wave- a large wave which propagates slowly to the west in the ocean- interacts with the seafloor. 

This whistle noise is emitted when a large wave dies out on the western boundary of the basin before then reappearing on the eastern side, which the researchers described as a 'Rossby wormhole'.

Only waves of a certain length survive the wormhole, however, and it is these which create the mysterious noise by producing an oscillation over a 120-day period.

With the 'Rossby wave' causing sea levels to vary by as much as 10cm along the Colombian and Venezuelan coasts, scientists also hope that it may help predict the likelihood of coastal flooding.

 

 

 

Rauðskinna: The Legendary Icelandic Book of Black Magic

Ever thought that Black Magic exit or not? There is a proof for that "Rauðskinna"- Legendary Icelandic Book of Black Magic

Rauðskinna known as The Book of Power is a legendary book with a main objective was to use magic to gain control of Satan himself. 

This Book is more terrifying than most of the black magic documents ever produced.  It was so dark, that most people could not believe it was written by a Christian bishop.

Rauðskinna ('Red Skin' in Icelandic) took its name from the red cover written in gold-lettered runes.

It was a collection of the darkest rules and spells known to have been created by a man who officially worshipped the Christian God.

Author:

Gottskalk Nikulausson, was born in 1469 in Iceland, and between 1496 and his death on December 8, 1520, he was the Bishop of Holar. 

He had been born into a good Christian family.  His uncle, Olaf Rognvaldsson, was a bishop and Gottskalk was his successor. However, as we will see, Gottskalk’s actions were far removed from the values he preached about in his official role. 

Gottskalk had a mistress whose name was Gurdun, and two children: Odd Gottskalksson and Gurdun Gottskalksdottir. He also had a lover with a woman known as Jonsdottir, with whom he had a daughter named Kristin. 

Gottskalk Nikulausson, wanted much more in life than serving his religion.

Historical records refer to him as manipulative, ambitious and cruel. He was more interested in his status in life, than carrying out his role as a bishop. Moreover, he started to explore the dark knowledge of ancient witchcraft in its blackest form, and this became his greatest obsession.  

At the time of his death, Gottskalk was known as very dangerous and powerful person, who knew black magic better than any person who lived in Iceland at the time. When he died during the winter of 1520, Rauðskinna was buried with him, locking away its dark secrets forever. 



The Follower of the Gottskalk:

The Story was said like this-

            Loftur, a man who was seeking the same powers. Two centuries after the death of Gottskalk, Loftur arrived at the cathedral school in Holar, where Gottskalk had been a bishop, and studied magic. 

When he mastered the book known as Graskinna (‘Grey Skin’), also with black magic spells, he knew enough magic to create mischief among the town’s people. 

However, once he became bored of this, he began seeking the same dark knowledge that had attracted Gottskalk. One day he asked another student to help him raise all the bishops of Holar, who were buried in cathedral, from the dead. When the student refused, Loftur killed him. 

Loftur eventually fell victim to the magic and power he so desired. He was walking around the church and chanting spells to summon Gottskalk and get his book, the Rauðskinna.

Despite all this, Gottskalk still did not come from his grave - so Loftur started chanting as never before. He turned the words of the Psalms into praises for the Devil and made a sorry confession of all his good deeds. 

The three crowned dead bishops kept as far away as possible from Loftur and faced him with their hands raised - the other dead bishops looked at them and kept their gaze away from Loftur. 

At last a heavy sound was heard, and a dead man arose bearing a staff in his left hand and a red book under his right arm. He did not wear a crucifix on his chest, and he looked unkindly at the other dead bishops. 

He gazed at Loftur, who chanted all the more during this. Gottskalk moved a little closer to Loftur and said scornfully: "You chant well, my son, and better than I would have expected. But you will not get my Rauðskinna." 

Loftur then seemed to turn himself inside out and chanted in a way he had never done before. He changed The Blessing and The Lord's Prayer into praises for the Devil, and the church shook like a straw in the wind. 

The student, watching in the belfry, thought he saw Gottskalk move again closer to Loftur and he seemed to thrust a corner of the book towards the magician. He had been frightened all this time but now he shook with his terror. 

He thought he saw the bishop lift the book and Loftur stretch out his hand. So, he pulled the bell rope as hard as he could and everything that had appeared vanished into the floor with a whispering sound.

According to legend, Loftur died soon later and was taken by the devil in the boat of the underworld. He had never become as powerful as Gottskalk. 

The story of the bishop, who became a master of black magic, has remained a well-known story in Iceland, passed down through the generations. But it is one which is rarely commented on by the Catholic Church. 

Sources:

> Rauðskinna: The Famous Icelandic Book of Black Magic
http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/rau-skinna-famous-icelandic-book-black-magic-006856

> Loftur the Sorcerer – Iceland by Shaun D. L. Brassfield-Thorpe
www.stavacademy.co.uk/mimir/loftur.htm

> Galdra-Loftur, available at:
http://www.snerpa.is/net/thjod/loftur.htm

> Kevin J. Hayes, Folklore and Book Culture, 1997.
Stephen E. Flowers, Ph.D., Icelandic Magic: Practical Secrets of the Northern Grimoires, 2016.

Mughal Hidden Treasure of Alwar, Rajasthan- Not Yet Found Till today...

Alwar fort which is known as Bala Quila, is a fort in Alwar in Indian state of Rajasthan.

About the fort: 

Alwar about 150 KMs from Delhi is a well known place since time immortal.

The fort walls are of about 7 KM in length at the hill top where climbing is very difficult.  

The fort extends for about 5 km from north to south and 1.6 km from east to west. 

The fort has six gates, namely, Jai Pol, Suraj Pol, Laxman Pol, Chand Pol, Krishen Pol and Andheri Gate which tells us the story of valor and chivalry of Rajputs. 

Bala Quila walls are decorated with finely crafted with ancient scriptures and sculptures that would take you back to those golden times. It is a testimonial of Indo-Islamic architecture.

Within the fort are there are 15 ( large) and 51 (small) towers within the fort.

It is built on the ridgetop, 340 metres (1,120 ft) above the city. 

The fort has 446 openings for musketry, along with 8 huge bastions encompassing it. 

According to Hindu scriptures, it is said that 'a fort is the strength of a king'. 

During Mahabharat period, Pandav spent there Vanvaas in Alwar and one year of agyatvas was spent in Virat Nagar which is now part of Jaipur District at the border of Alwar on Alwar - Jaipur road.

The palace, which is under renovation by the Government of Rajasthan as a tourist place, can be seen anywhere from Alwar city.

About The Hidden Treasure:

It is said that Emperor Jahangir stayed in this Bala Quila when his father, the great emperor Akbar banished him. 

The place where Emperor Jahangir stayed in Bala Quila is known as Salim Mahal. Later, in the year 1775, Bala Quila was taken by Pratap Singh, the founder of Alwar state.

Mughal Emperor Jehangir took refuge here when he was exiled.  Babur also stayed here.  

It is said that a Mughal Emperor on run buried his treasure in the jungle of the fort.  

It is also said that the treasure could not be recovered in full.  Hence, a large part of the treasure is still buried there. 

The main treasure item is said to be a a drinking cup cut out of a single emerald.

  

Time to visit:

The best season to visit Bala Quila is from September to February (10:00 am to 4:30 pm) as the weather is conducive.

Dead Sea Cave Qumran Excavation

The Dead Sea Scrolls are the world’s oldest known biblical manuscripts.   In 1947 scrolls and scroll fragments dating from 150 BC were discovered in a cave by local Bedouin teenagers. They were tending goats near the ancient settlement of Qumran.  

One of the boys threw a rock into a hole in the cliff and heard the sound of pottery breaking. He and his friends gained access to the interior of the cave which housed many clay jars, containing leather and papyrus scrolls.

  

Qumran Caves:

Early in 1949 archaeologists identified cave 1, triggering the beginning of an archaeological investigation of the area. Exploration of the cave, which lies one kilometer north of Wadi Qumran, yielded the remains of at least 70 manuscripts, including bits of the original seven Scrolls. 

The cave’s discovery established the origin of the purchased Scrolls, while archaeological artifacts recovered there confirmed the Scroll dates suggested by paleographic analysis. At the same time the Bedouin continued to search for Scrolls, as these scraps of leather proved to be a lucrative source of income. 

Fresh material found by Bedouin in other caves proved that the Cave 1 discovery was not an isolated phenomenon in the desert; additional caves with manuscripts also existed.

The years between 1951 and 1956 were marked by accelerated activity in both the search for caves and the archaeological excavation of the Qumran site. An eight-kilometer-long strip of cliffs was thoroughly investigated. Of the 11 Qumran Caves that yielded written remains, five were discovered by Bedouin and six by archaeologists. 

Qumran Cave 1 (1Q) – Discovered by a young Bedouin shepherd in 1947 and excavated by archaeologists in 1949. The first Dead Sea Scrolls were found in this cave, later called Cave 1. They were the best-preserved, said to have been protected by tall clay jars with lids intact. This seven-Scroll discovery revolutionized the study of the Hebrew Bible and the origins of Judeo-Christianity. Scrolls found in Cave 1 include the Community Rule, War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness, Thanksgiving Scroll (Hodayot), Isaiah A and B, Genesis Apocryphon and Pesher Habakkuk (Habakkuk Commentary). When archaeologists excavated the cave, they found additional fragments of these Scrolls and fragments of dozens of other scrolls.

Qumran Cave 2 (2Q) –Discovered by Bedouin in 1952. Cave 2 yielded fragments of many biblical books, including all Five Books of Moses, Jeremiah and Psalms, as well as other works such as Jubilees and the book of Enoch.

Qumran Cave 3 (3Q) – Discovered and excavated by archaeologists in 1952. Cave 3 unearthed a unique two-part copper Scroll, listing what may be sites of the Temple’s buried treasure, hidden throughout the Judean wilderness and Jerusalem area. According to the Scroll, the secret caches held astonishing amounts of gold, silver, copper, and aromatics. Besides the Copper Scroll, Cave 3 also contained fragments of about a dozen biblical and non-biblical Scrolls, including a copy of Jubilees.

Qumran Cave 4 (4Q) – Discovered by Bedouin treasure hunters in 1952, who were exploring right under the noses of archaeologists excavating the site of Qumran. The most legendary of all caves, Cave 4 revealed ample treasures: thousands of fragments from hundreds of manuscripts, comprising 75% of all material from the Qumran caves, including parts of biblical and apocryphal books, biblical commentaries, works on Jewish law, prayers, sectarian texts, tefillin and mezuzot. Due to their poor condition, these fragments were among the most difficult to decipher and translate.

Qumran Cave 5 (5Q) – Discovered and excavated by archaeologists in 1952. Cave 5 yielded fragments of approximately 25 parchment Scrolls, including biblical and sectarian texts.

Qumran Cave 6 (6Q) –Discovered by Bedouin in 1952. Cave 6 contained fragments of about 31 Scrolls mostly written on papyrus, including biblical works, hymns, and sectarian compositions. This small cave is the most accessible of the Dead Sea Scrolls sites to visitors today.

Caves 7-10 (7Q, 8Q, 9Q, 10Q) –Discovered in 1955 by archaeologists. All manuscripts found in Cave 7 were in Greek, including a translation of the book of Exodus. Some scholars have attempted to identify certain tiny fragments from Cave 7 as New Testament texts. Cave 8 contained fragments of Genesis, Psalms, a mezuzah, a hymn and tefillin. Additionally, the discovery of food remains, an abundance of oil lamps and 68 leather reinforcing tabs for scrolls indicate that the cave may have been used as a workshop. Cave 9 yielded only a single papyrus fragment. Archaeologists found only one inscribed potsherd in Cave 10.

Qumran Cave 11 (11Q) – Discovered by Bedouin in 1956. The last of the Qumran Scrolls found to date were discovered in this cave. The remains of around 30 manuscripts were found, including a few nearly-complete Scrolls: Leviticus (written in paleo-Hebrew), Psalms and an Aramaic targum of Job. The most exciting find was the Temple Scroll (the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls), which rewrites the book of Deuteronomy and details regulations pertaining to Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple.

  

Scrolls Content:

The majority of the Dead Sea Scrolls are religious works, divided on this website into "Biblical" and "Non-Biblical" compositions, with a special category for "Tefillin and Mezuzot". The non-literary records in the corpus (mostly papyrus manuscripts from sites other than the Qumran caves) are grouped into "Documents" and "Letters", and a small number of "Scribal Exercises". The "Unidentified Texts" are tiny fragments in such poor condition that they cannot be categorized. 

There are also "Multiple Compositions". In most cases, a manuscript label refers to a single text. However, sometimes a single label was assigned to more then one composition. In some cases, this is due to the re-use of a scroll in antiquity-- when writing was superimposed over existing text (a palimpsest) or there are separate texts written on the two sides of a scroll (recto and verso). Other cases of "multiple compositions" with a single label manuscript number reflect modern errors and disagreements about classifying fragments.

Occasionally, scholars mistakenly thought that different fragments came from the same manuscript and grouped them together. Sometimes the fragments are the same composition, e.g., the book of Leviticus, but originate from different copies. In such cases, the texts are given an extra letter to distinguish them, such as 4Q26, 4Q26a, 4Q26b, 4Q26c, which represent different copies of Leviticus that were placed together.

New Discoveries:

Since the discovery of the initial ten caves, twenty more caves have been found, most unexcavated. In fact they are at risk of being looted and robbed by treasure hunters.  It is possible that the newly found caves contain more scrolls, coins, treasure, and artifacts that are historically significant. 

Archaeologist Dr. Aaron Judkins is heading to Qumran in December 2016 to excavate a new cave as part of a team approved by the Israeli Antiquities Authority.

He writes:

“The discovery of a new cave at Qumran holds promise of being a ancient repository that could contain treasures such as artifacts, coins, and scroll jars with scrolls. Only an excavation to discover what lies beneath the sands of time will enable us to solve this mystery. The Israeli authorities have granted us a permit to excavate at Qumran, the famous site of the community that produced the Dead Sea Scrolls. This is an extraordinary opportunity for me to work with lead archaeologist Dr. Randall Price & archaeologist Bruce Hall…This world renowned site is historically famous, and is where the majority of the Dead Sea Scrolls (or DSS) were discovered in 1947 in Qumran. The dig has been given a narrow window from the end of December 2016 into the first weeks of January 2017.”

Judkins is known as the “Maverick Archaeologist”, a nickname he earned for his unconventional thinking and questing for historical truth. Most recently he worked on an expedition and documentary about Noah and the Ark. He has also spent time researching the elongated skulls of Peru and Bolivia, pursuing his passion of forbidden archaeology. He is currently raising funds to support his participation in the Dead Sea Cave project.

Site Location:

Link- Qumran Caves

7,000 Year Old Megalithic Site In South Asia Located Near Hyderabad

The most significant archaeological findings of 7,000-year-old megalithic site that served as an astronomical observatory has been found in Muduma village of Mahbubnagar in Telangana, India.

It is one of its kind of megalithic site in South Asia located near Hyderabad.

The team of archeologists described it as  ''the only megalithic site in India, where a depiction of a star constellation has been identified''. 

Prof KP Rao,History Professor of University of Hyderabad who has been conducting research at the site for the past 12 years said that usually they come across depiction of either sun, moon or few stars in the ancient paintings or rock bruisings. Depiction of a constellation of stars has so far not been noticed anywhere in India. It may be noted here that this depiction is the earliest sky chart noticed anywhere in south Asia so far.

This megalithic site which is expected to be around 3,000-years-old, there are 80 Menhirs (standing stone) which are of 10 to 12 feet high and around 2,000 smaller stones which are 30-60cm tall are arranged in alignment.

 One of the surprising details discovered at the site is a depiction of the constellation known as Ursa Major, which is formed from small cup-sized pits carved into a standing stone. The group of about 30 cup-marks were arranged in the same shape in which Ursa Major can be observed in the night sky with the naked eye. 

 Prof KP Rao also said the arrangement might be related to death rites and those who constructed the site seem to have some belief in orienting these monuments in particular direction.

Two Rare Ancient Long Swords of 6th century found in Japan

Two swords of early sixth-century tomb were found in the Shimauchi district of southern Kyushu in EBINO, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

Two rare and unique swords have been found in a 1,500-year-old underground tunnel tomb designated no. 139 in a burial site, excavated by Ebino education board between 2014 and 2015.

One is the longest sword ever excavated from ancient tombs in Japan, and another's hilt is covered with ray skin, making it the oldest ray-decorated item found in East Asia.

Once retrieved from the tomb, the swords were passed to the Gangoji Institute for Research of Cultural Property in Nara, for scientific analysis and conservation work. The Institute revealed that the long sword had a wooden pommel and a precious textile covering the opening of the scabbard known as tate nishiki, a warp-patterned textile. 

The sword is 142cm long, but would have been about 150cm in its original condition. This is the longest sword ever retrieved from an ancient tomb in Japan. 

According to Heritage of Japan, underground tunnel tombs were a type of burial practice unique to the Kofun period in Japan’s history (250 to 538 AD).  

 

They were either stone-lined chambers in the top of mounds and entered from the top, or they were constructed on the ground under the mound and entered from the side through a tunnel called yokoana chamber. 

The interiors were usually simple, but the individuals buried inside were often found accompanied with precious treasures and grave goods. 

Tatsuya Hashimoto, an associate professor of archaeology at Kagoshima University Museum said that the swords suggest there was a powerful person in southern Kyushu, who would have directly served someone in the upper rank close to the Yamato king, and would have gone overseas in charge of foreign politics.

It appears the swords originated from the ancient Yamato kingdom who rules Japan during the Kofun period (3rd – 7th centuries).