Vengeful Jewel

Who would have ever thought,
this dazzling piece of jewel shining brialliantly,
host a curse as well as dark bloody history behind it.

It was once known as Syamantaka Mani,
having it's root deep in the myths of India,
was fabled to adorn God-King Krishna...

it was said the diamond
had it's own prophesy,
a hindu text dating 1306 says..

'He who owns this diamond will own the world,
 but will also know all its misfortunes'

The jewel later somehow find it's way
to the Malwa Rajah, who was then were forced to give it
to the Kakatiya Empire on 1306,
and very soon Kakatiya Empire met it's destruction on 1323,
and it was seized by the Tughlugs.

Shah Jahan

Upon then the diamond resided in Delhi Sultanate,
witnessing witnessing so many bloodsheds,
war after another war , dynasties after dynasties
Mongol, Persian, Turks, and Afghans
trying replace establish control and supremacy.
The jewel went to the possession of each invaders
of Delhi throne, whom soon met their tragic end.

Even when the diamond came into the possession of the Mughals,
violence and bloodshed followed these years often marked
 by the sons of the Emperors rebelling and overtaking their fathers.
The great Mughal emperor Shah Jahan,
famous for building Taj Mahal,
had the diamond placed in his peacock throne.
In 1639 a struggle for the Empire started between his four sons
All of them murdered each other and tortured the others family,
and by trick and cruel ways Aurangzeb the last prince
became the Sultan.
The minute Aurangazeb was coronated ,
he had his father, Shah Jahan imprisoned for life.

When the Persian king Nadir Shah looted Delhi , 1739
he seize the diamond.
Mind boggled with it's beauty and size,
he named it,
Koh- I-Noor
the Mountain of Light,
the name we all familiar with at this time.
Yet, the jewel doesnt serve him with kindness,
very soon Nadir Shah was assassinated.
The diamond was passed to his successors,
each without failing faced it's vengeful effect.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Then on 1829, the descendant of Nadir Shah,
Shah Shuja , back then,
the deposed ruler of Afghanistan managed to flee with Koh-I-Noor
surrendering to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh demanded him to giveaway the Koh-I-Noor,
he would lend his troop to help Shah Suja.
When Shah Sujah refused, Maharaja Ranjit hit him with a shoe,
and hit him again with the shoe.
Giving up Shah Sujah agreed to fulfill the demand.

Overjoyed, Maharaja Ranjit, quickly makes an alliance
with the East India Company representing British kingdom at Calcutta.
As usual the British betrayed...
and the Sikh war I and Sikh war II erupted
and at last the Raja looses and dies in shame.

Upon then, the diamond taken to England by Lord Dalhousie,
and presented to Queen Victoria.
From then on till now,
Koh-I-Noor has been passed down
to each Queens of England,
adorning their tiara.

but wait, if Koh- I-Noor was really cursed,
then why did'nt the curse work on the Queen, or any of her descendants???

the prophesy in the Hindu scripture actually continues,
the second line says,

"Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity."






References:
1. http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/koh-i-noordiamond.html
2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/7917372/The-Koh-i-Noor-diamond-robbery.html
3. http://www.ceveni.com/2008/03/kohinoor-diamond.html

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2012??

I am very sure,

the minute your eyes caught the title 

the first thing would pop in your mind is

'doomsday.'

All of a sudden ,

for the past five years,

the year which merely represented by numbers

has drew so much of attentions, and discussion 

throughout the globe. 

In fact there are several versions on what about to happen.

Version 1 :

The galactic alignment between the aerospace objects in the milky ways ,

will somehow create a combined gravitational effect between the Sun

 and the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (known as Sagittarius A*), 

thus creating havoc on Earth

Version 2:

Triggered by a massive solar flare, 

an energy equal to 100 billion atomic bombs will be released,

causing a geomagnatic reversal,
the interchange of south and north pole
causing chaos on earth's structure.
The last shit happened 780 000 years ago.

                                                                                    Version 3:

                                                                                    Planet X or popularly known as Nibiru,

will collide with or pass by earth in that year,
eventhough it's now regarded a pseudoscience, and 

rejected by many, as no astronomical significance could be related,
this version was the very first to predict about 2012.

notably, some has taken less apocalyptic stand.

Version 4:

It would mark a transition in human thinking.
Man for long has been enveloped in materialism ,

the rational, empirical worldview, which woul soon  

                                                                                    expire. Mankind would experince a dispensation of 

                                                                                    consiousness that's more mystical, intuitive and  

                                                                                    Shamanic. 

Version 5:

Pic de Bugarach, a mountain at sounthern France with unique geographical features,

is thought to residence off alien , who are living inside the mountain.
When the apocalypse  is bound to happen, the aliens would finally emerge
to save people... funny??
but mind it, many has already started camping around the mountain,

the village which has tiny population of 189 people,
has attracted 20 000 travellers this year alone.


All these versions eventhough they differ entirely,

on naming what about to happen, what has caused them,..
to stand firm together on the year 2012..
why 2012??
why so much of emphasis on  what seemingly sounds like a normal year?

It all started when thos stone slab with inscriptions in Maya language

surface during 1960's.

Unlikely to what one may expect,
the text is rather damaged, 

all those one could read is,

as offered by Stuart,

“"The Thirteenth Bak'tun" will be finished (on) Four Ahaw, 

the Third of K'ank'in. ? will occur. 

(It will be) the descent(?) of the Nine Support (?) God(s) to the ?."

There words in brackets are actually missing 

as the result of damages caused by earlier lootings, 

but thought to fit in precisely.

Ancient Maya people believed in cycles of time.
A bakthun refers to 394.26 tropical years.
13 of such bakthuns refers to a complete cycle of time
The Mayan people dates their dawn of civilisation on the 8th or 9th cycle of the current calendrical cycle.
And when the 13th cycle completes,
a new cycle will begin.

Thus many speculate that the text is only referring to 

an end of the cycle, symbolising a beginning of a new era.
NOT apocalypse.

So how did all these 2012 sensation started??

Shortly after Goodman's work was first published explaining the stone slab, 

a German scholar Ernst Förstemann interpreted the symbols and images

on the last page of an pre-Hispanic Maya book called the Dresden Codex 

as references to the end of the world in a cataclysmic flood that he interpreted 

as "destruction of the world," "apocalypse," and "the end of the world." 

 Förstemann's ideas were repeated by American archaeologist Sylvanus Morley

 in a 1915 book on ancient Maya hieroglyphic writing.  

Morley added his own embellishments, writing

"Finally, on the last page of the manuscript, is depicted the Destruction of the World... 

Here, indeed, is portrayed with a graphic touch the final all-engulfing cataclysm in the form of a Great Flood."

And that was cited down by other  later books 

adding fuel to the 2012 sensation.

When a second inscription was founded , 

mentioning the cycles of bakthuns and also specifically telling the end date, 

last May/June, excitements was on the air again.

Then native people now speaking Mayan language
do not believe in doomsday, and asserts that
all these apocalyptic ideas are in fact,

a very westernised perspective.

So 2012.. doomsday??

PROBABLY NOT. 

References :
1. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2166375/Second-inscription-confirming-end-date-Mayan-calendar-2012-Guatemala.html
2. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reality-check/201112/what-you-should-know-about-2012-answers-13-questions
3. http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/the_tortuguero%20_monument.htm
4.http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Mayas+have+made+some+prophecies+about+2012+apocalypse+experts/7318059/story.html

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Tarrot Magic

For some it might be just deck of cards,with illustrations on it,
 a mean of entertainment..
or luck, or just extra money....
but not for the gypsies!


It’s believed that during the days when Alexandria still stood proud in Egypt with it’s wisdom and learning, there was a book , the Book of Thoth containing the secret knowledge of predicting.

It seemed Major Arcana, the female librarian, through her wisdom and purity contained all theesoteric knowledge of predicting and forecasting one’s future  in those seemingly innocent illustrations of the card,which only the gypsies could read.

 
These gypsies after the desctruction on the library in Alexandria, went all over Europe and took the Tarrot Card reading along with them.

It’s said that each figures of Tarot cards encapsualte a magical storehouse of profound esoteric knowledge.

For example, The Empress symbolizes the essence of femininity as represented by the great mother Goddess of the world's most ancient religion. She can be seen as the representative of what Goethe called "the eternal feminine", in both myth and psychology.

Properly conducted, a reading is a story. The images on the cards meld into a meaningful pattern
that can clarify the issues confronting the person for whom the reading is held.

The tarrot card readers believes that, it’s the tarrot card , Tarrot Major Arcana Card II , or simply known as the High Priestess guides ones to perform the reading...

Arcana is the keeper of the tarot mysteries guarding the mysteries of the tarot until the initiate is ready. An initiate has to throw aways her busy life and focus onmeditating strongly on the High Priestess card , slowly your third eye will be opened enabling one to embrace and rediscover the inner wisdom.The High Priestess then will be your intuitive guide who guides you every day of your life.

Now let's look at some of the tarrot card reader's do's and dont's

1. The reader possesses a very strong relationship between her cards.

2. Usually the cards will be never shared.

3. Old cards, coming down from their ancestors are considered to be              

                                                               very powerful.

4. A reading will never be performed to close relatives or friends.

5. Do not read when the person is too stressed.

6. Do not read many times for the same person, usally 3 times in six months , and that's it

So what do the cards mean???

The Fool : 

the Fool is the card of infinite possibilities. The bag on the staff indicates that he has all he needs to do or be anything he wants, he has only to stop and unpack. He is on his way to a brand new beginning
But the card carries a little bark of warning as well. While it's wonderful to be enthralled with all around you, excited by all life has to offer, you still need to watch your step, lest you fall and end up looking the fool.

High Priestess :


Once you have an idea, you also have decisions to make. The High Priestess holds scrolls of arcane information in her arms. In addition, the moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see about a job possibility, an investment, love, career, family, etc. But you need some alone time, some quiet time to meditate and reflect.

This is what the card is all about. Seated between two pillars as between two choices, the High Priestess is not about making a decision so much as holding decision-making at bay while you take time to listen to your inner voice. She wants you to gain knowledge before you act: instinctual knowledge, supernatural knowledge, secret knowledge, self-knowledge.

Emperor :

He is the "All Father" giving his children the structure they need in their lives to help them become responsible adults. Aries is also, however, the first sign of the Zodiac, metaphorically the "infant." Like an infant he is filled with enthusiasm, energy, aggression. He is direct, guileless and all too often irresistible. Unfortunately, like a baby he can also be a tyrant: impatient, demanding, controlling.

In the worst of circumstances, the Emperor is a despot, imposing his will capriciously on his subjects. In the best of circumstances, he signifies an intelligent, enthusiastic leader that everyone wants to follow, the great monarch of an orderly, lawful, thriving Empire

The lovers :

In interpretation, the card indicates that the querent has come across, or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing (a puppy, a car, a house) that they will fall in love with. They will know instinctively that it was meant for them, even if it means diverging from their chosen path. On the other hand, their common sense must also make a decision on whether or not to go along with this psychic "choice." There is often a measure of hardship or cost that comes with giving into this spiritual attraction.

(to be continued)

References :
1. http://www.villarevak.org/misc/tarotl_1.html
2. http://www.idiotsguides.com/static/quickguides/newage/how_to_read_tarot_spreads.html
3. http://www.tarot.com/about-tarot/library/essays/esoteric

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Whispering ancient palms of Tamil Nadu

What if you are about to know your future,
what would exactly you would feel when someone about to read it,
you might think the astrologer would look into your palm,
you might anticipate a cystal ball to be placed middle of the table,
you might expect him to arrange his voodoo items and do some peculiar movements,

But nothing happens...

Instead what happens is the astrologer takes out a huge scroll of palm leaves,
ancient indian manuscript,
And start reading your future ..i repeat your future



Like reading your text book when you attended your schools!!!

This is where you might get your weird puzzled look on your face, but keep on reading....

Long long time ago,
when the world was just an infant in the universe,
there were seven great sages , seers of all time.
They dwelt in the mysterious land of India
leading a peaceful pious life.
They were known to the mortals as
Vasistha , Bharadvaja, Jamadagni, Gautama, Atri, Visvamitra,and Agastya
or simply saptha rishis , the seven sages.




One day they eave-dropped the conversation between the gods,
and started recording them for millennnias...
and thus the seven sages wrote down the future happenings
of all human that about to populate
in years to come!
Those valuable mansucripts were then passed down for generations to generations
preserved through undivided progenies of the seven sages till now.

They are known as ‘Naadi Jothidam.’
The predictions on the ‘Naadi’

It’s said that the writings include all aspects of a person birth, parent information, marriage, education etc, and even his brief description about previous life and his next life.



Now the descendants of the Saptharishis lives mostly in the southern part of India, Tamil Nadu.
It seems the writings can only be read by them...
the efforts of preserving the manuscripts took so much of hassle through various incidents in histroy,
most are actually rewritten version probably 100th times.

 and many has gone missing!!

So when one person lucky enough to approach these families and finds his manuscript...
it’s said that the readings are 100 % accurate....
the families would keep on tell you that nothing has been created by them,
but they are merely reading the copies and that’s all.

And so ...waittt
Does it mean everyone in this world ,
One who about to be born, or who has lived/or living
all will have their own palmleaf manuscript...

the answer is ‘YES’

@.@

However , one may not find his palmleaf that easily, one may have to travel from vilages to villages finding the family whom happen to have the leaves.
or sometimes if you are unlucky you might get to know that your palmleaf has lost forever.

Now how is that possible that everyone will have his predictions of life written...
it’s answered very simply by these families,

They say .. there are 11 types of patterns on your palm...
these 11 types patterns are distinct and unique to each other, and
on each person born in this world will have their palmwith those 11 patterns arranged in a different order.

So lets do some maths here

So there are 11 patterns,
which means if we know the number ways we can arrange
those 11 patterns, then we would know what is the total number of human who has born and about to be born on earth..


Now using permutation method..
11! = 285,311,670,611.....

todays population is 6,973,738,433 ....
50 times lesser .

and when the population hits 285,311,670,611
it’s said the doomsday will approach.

(to be continued)

References :
1. http://www.delhiplanet.com/index.php/2011/08/07/nadi-astrology-and-the-secrets-of-your-past-life-delhiplanet-exclusive/
2. http://www.delhiplanet.com/index.php/2007/10/12/nadi-astrology-opening-the-leaves-to-your-future/
3. http://www.nadi-astrology.org/History.ASP
4. http://nirmukta.com/2008/10/30/the-exact-science-of-nadi-jothidam/

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Old white bearded man

" From the depths of the West of Europe,

A young child will be born of poor people,

He who by his tongue will seduce a great troop;

His fame will increase towards the realm of the East." 

This strange sounding verses was composed by a man,

a 16th century seer..

about the world feared tyrant, Hitler.

Am I out of my mind?? How did  few lines composed in the 16th century

talk about a man who comes into the picture after 400 years...

dont ask me, but ask that bearded guy in the above picture.  

Michel de Nostredame...

or simply known as Nostrodomus.

He's best known for The Prophecies, a collection of French quatrains published in 1555,

not simple flimsy whimsy poem...

but predictions about what about to happen till 3758 AD !!!

the above poems continues.....

The two greatest ones of Asia and of Africa:

They are said to have come from the Rhine and from

Hister Cries, tears at Malta and the Ligurian sea-coast"

"Liberty will not be regained,

It will be occupied by a black, proud, villainous and unjust man:

When the matter of the Pontiff is opened,

The republic of Venice will be vexed by Hister."

Here Nostradomus makes will make you go totally wild
as he clearly mentions ,
Spain, France, Africa being conquered by proud and villainous person
and for the first time the name of the person is revealed..

Look at the last line...
and you will get the chill jotting down your spine soon.

This is again another prediction that directly reveals the name of another powerful person

Europe saw before Hitler. 

" PAU, NAY, LORON will be more of fire than of the blood,

To swim in praise,

the great one to flee to the confluence.

He will refuse entry to the Piuses,

The depraved ones and the Durance will keep them imprisoned."

The term 'Piuses' in the third line refers to Pope Pius VI and Pius VII  being imprisoned..

It says that he will cause a great war for fame...

now who would that would be...

try rearranging  the words on the first line.. 'Pau' 'Nay' 'Loron'..

oh yes!!! Napaulon Roy...Napolean Bonaparte!!

and there are many many more..

Assassination of John F Kennedy,
French Revolution 

Death of Princess Diana

9/11

Katrina Hurricane...

Japan atomic bombing
World war I
World war II

and bla bla bla...

at each time this white bearded old man,,,...

makes your brain shot in surprise and surprises and more surprises...

It seems that, Mr Nostrodomus,

practiced a number of occult sciences.

Upon drinking a potion he would get into a trance

and would start writing predictive phrases and poems....

AND what about 2012??

stay tuned :)

References:
1. http://www.nostradamus.org/bio.php
2. http://science.discovery.com/top-ten/2009/nostradamus-predictions/nostradamus-predictions.html
3. http://www.nostradamus.org/qbrowser.php
4. http://www.biography.com/people/nostradamus-9425407

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