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Curious Concepts

I’ve spent most of my life interested in all types of subjects. I’m not in the least scientific, nor am I at all mathematically minded. In fact both are almost a ‘foreign language’ to me. And that is why I’m probably more drawn towards esoteric ideas. Below you will find an eclectic collection of links to the ideas that I find the most fascinating. Not all of them are obscure notions, but I've included the main topics that interest me. For ease of use I've separated them into different types of, general, categories. I hope you’ll enjoy some of them:

 

Conspiracies

You won’t find links to the more well-known conspiracy theories here, such as those surrounding the deaths of Princess Diana or President Kennedy, as the Internet is full of such links. Instead I’ve listed some of the ideas that aren’t necessarily so familiar, and some wouldn’t even be recognized as being a conspiracy. But, if you read between the lines I think you’ll see why they don’t really get into the mainstream of this subject. They’re far more insidious, less easy to prove, and probably more open to being debunked by the Powers That Be (PTB). However, that doesn’t mean that they’re not a conspiracy, and for that very reason maybe we should pay more attention to them.

Talking of reading between the lines, it's also worth remembering the phrase "Imitative Communications Deception." The meaning of this phrase is: That division of deception involving the introduction of false or misleading but plausible communications into target systems that mimics or imitates the targeted communications. So here are some that interest me:

How bugging is done, and how little you can do to stop it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3522137.stm

Missing information from enquiry into the death of UK’s Dr. David Kelly, and opinion he may have been assassinated:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/022304kellywasmurdered.html
And from a reputable UK newspaper, the Daily Mail, came a story in October 2007 about no fingerprints having been found on the knife Dr. Kelly supposedly used in his suicide attempt:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-487627/Police-fingerprints-Dr-Kellys-suicide-knife.html
Finally, towards the end of October 2010 the government released the post-mortem report into Dr. Kelly’s death. It concluded that he died from “self-inflicted” wounds. You can read the post-mortem report here:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/pathologist-report-dpa.pdf
And the toxicology report here:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/toxicologist-report-dpa.pdf

Preparing for The Big One Should we be told if a monster rock is heading our way? (February 2003):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2003/denver_2003/2763993.stm

Project Bluebeam may be part of the HAARP project. In view of experiment reported in February 2005 they could well be right:
http://www.livescience.com/technology/050202_light_show.htm

There is a list of ‘dead Ufologists’ and ‘dead Microbiologists’ doing the rounds of the Internet – and  some of those deaths are extremely strange. You can find a long article about many of them here:
http://www.combat-diaries.co.uk/diary25/diary25chapter1.htm

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Earthchanges

Earth Changes seem to have been increasing exponentially since the start of this millennium. There have been some quite unprecedented events, from earthquakes and tsunamis to volcanic activity. There has also been attention paid to the die-offs of birds, fish, etc: and there have been some very severe weather events. Add to this the fact that databases are being augmented with previously undiscovered earth-impacting asteroids and comets at a greater rate than previously, and it’s hardly surprising that people have a heightened sense of forthcoming catastrophe. So here are a few links to websites about these things. However, you’ll note that none of them cover climate change/global warming. I don’t think it’s important which of those ideas is true, and whether it’s man-made or not, as the critical things is that it’s happening:

Information about current worldwide natural disasters:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/

Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORO)
http://www.torro.org.uk/TORRO/index.php

Earth: All Stressed Out - plate tectonics and earthquakes:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/earthquakes/index.html

Earthquake Hazards Programme - latest earthquake information:
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/

British Geological Society – for UK earthquake information:
http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/recent_events/recent_events.html

UK government reveals it unlikely that the British Isles would be hit by a tsunami, but it could not be entirely dismissed (June 2005):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4627473.stm

New conclusions about the Asian Tsunami of 2004. Other areas, previously thought safe, where similar giant earthquakes could happen (March 2006):
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-03/nsf-so2030606.php

Hurricanes could activate swarms of tiny earthquakes, and also make the Earth quiver (July 2005):
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18625065.900

Sky quakes - in November 2002 a large earthquake in Alaska was so violent it made the sky quake:
http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/earthquake_detection_esa_method.html

Volcano information site:
http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanolive.html

Plus some live volcano cameras:
http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanocams.html

Collapse of Canary Island Volcano could cause mega tsunami for USA:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/mega_tsunami.shtml

Scientists ask if vast the lake of carbon beneath the Earth’s crust could be released by a major volcanic eruption and cause a mass extinction that's been unseen for the last 200 million years:
http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/030723190552.lv9i5l8a.html

Antarctica volcano information:
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes

Antarctic volcano location map:
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Antarctica/Maps

2012 and Earthchanges News events:
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/

Spaceguard UK - accurate information about asteroid/comet impacts, and risks to Earth:
http://www.spaceguarduk.com/sguk.htm

Near Earth Objects Information Centre - UK Government site:
http://www.nearearthobjects.co.uk/

Near Earth Object Program from NASA with asteroid tables updated daily:
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/neo/close.html

Earth Impact Database site:
http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/index.html

Details of where and when asteroids can be seen.
http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/

University of Arizona site is able to tell you how any imminent asteroid collision will affect your own location on Earth by working out numerous environmental outcomes:
http://impact.ese.ic.ac.uk/ImpactEffects/

Society for Interdisciplinary Studies considers the role that "global cosmic catastrophes may have played in our history, and even recorded by cultures worldwide in their oral and written ancient traditions":
http://www.knowledge.co.uk/sis/

Geophysical Institute Magnetometer Array (GIMA) - magnetosphere information:
http://magnet.gi.alaska.edu/

HAARP Fluxgate Magnetometer:
http://137.229.36.30/cgi-bin/magnetometer/gak-mag.cgi

Study reveals how long it took for the last 4 Magnetic Pole reversals to happen (April 2004):
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/earth_poles_040407.html

Practical survival guide:
http://www.survival-center.com/guide/
http://www.survival-center.com/index.htm

Free emergency guides (.pdf downloads) – site says: documents contain hundreds of pages from books/reports/booklets on how to perform first aid, prepare temporary shelters, build bomb shelters, defend against terrorism, chemical contamination, shield against nuclear fallout, survive earthquakes, storms, floods, and dozens of sudden emergency situations:
http://www.ahrimangate.com/freePDFpage.htm

 

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Mysteries

The Anomalist:
http://www.anomalist.com/

Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog. It describes itself as: “the outlandish, the anomalous and the curious from the last five thousand years.” This blog used to be on WordPress but has now moved here:
http://www.strangehistory.net/

This next site introduces itself thus: “The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is - we believe - the largest professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals.”
http://www.cfz.org.uk

The CFZ Blog Spot
http://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/

It also has: “Daily News from the CFZ.”
http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

Is it possible that we live in a Computer Simulation? Could that be the true nature of reality? Nick Bostrom, PhD wrote an article about this, entitled Are You Living in a Computer Simulation? The Simulation Argument. The page also contains Abstracts, and links to .PDF files in support of his argument. You can read it all here:
http://www.simulation-argument.com/
You can also visit his site here:
http://www.nickbostrom.com
Plus, in November 2004 another scientist, Professor Sir Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, also suggested that we might be living in a computer simulation. But, he stressed that this was still only a theory. You can read his article here:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1358588,00.html

Strange objects similar to those known as Crystal Skulls and found in the Himalayas - the first time such skulls have been linked with the Dropa people:
http://webs.lanset.com/dolphin5/siriusly/himalayancrystalskulls.htm
And:
http://www.subversiveelement.com/DropaStones.html

The Daily Grail
http://www.dailygrail.com/

Earth Lights, Ball Lightning, and ALP Research:
http://www.mysterylights.com/ 

Fortean Times:
http://www.forteantimes.com/

Ica Stones - these mysterious objects, if genuine, appear to be a very ancient library of information carved onto stones:
http://www.labyrinthina.com/ica.htm 

Loren Coleman’s official site – devoted to cryptozoology:
http://www.cryptomundo.com/index.php

Loch Ness researcher Adrian Shine - reference site for general scientific information concerning the exploration/investigation into Loch Ness and its monster. Archives include work of: The Loch Ness Investigation and Loch Morar Survey - plus many pictures.
http://www.lochnessproject.org/

Michael Cremo
http://www.mcremo.com/

Mystical Worldwide Web:
http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/altthe1.htm

Trickster’s Realm articles, by Regan Lee.
http://www.binnallofamerica.com/tr.html

The Universe as a Hologram - does objective reality exist, or is the universe a phantasm?:
http://www.keelynet.com/biology/reality.htm

A Lesson in Holography:
http://holostudios.com/holohelper/goodvibes.html

The Voynich Manuscript – 16th Century manuscript (often called the most mysterious book in the world), but translation eluded cryptographers and linguists for almost a hundred years:
http://www.voynich.nu/index.html

 

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Paranormal and Spiritual

Electronic Voice Phenomena Research:
American Association:
http://aaevp.com 
World ITC:
http://www.worlditc.org

The International Association for Near Death Studies:
http://www.iands.org/

Paranormal magazine:
http://www.mysterymag.com

Cosmic Harmony covers many interesting concepts relating to the subject of Enlightenment and Spiritual Evolution. Some of the topics include: Descriptions of the State of Enlightenment and how to achieve it; Stories and Teachings of Sages, Saints, Avatars, and active Lightworkers for our Planet's Evolution; Overcoming Maya and Illusion to Understand the Ultimate Reality of the Universe; Wisdom of the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Advaitha Philosophy of Oneness; Cosmic Graphics; Inspiring Stories; Image Archives; and the Celestial Music of The Spheres CD:
http://cosmicharmony.com/

 

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Space

Just a few links to astronomy telescopes through which you can look at the sky, stars, etc:

Atlas of the Universe:
http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/

Free software downloads, and a Virtual Moon Atlas:
http://www.astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html
http://www.astrosurf.com/avl/UK_download.html 

Satellites and Astronomy - information to observe satellites, including the Space Shuttle:
http://www.heavens-above.com/

Track any star, planet, or satellite orbit:
http://orbits.esa.int/orbits/science/app/solar.htm

List of solar observatories (useful if SOHO is not operating):
Daily SOHO images:
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html
Solar Terrestrial Activity Report - includes Solar and geomagnetic data:
http://www.dxlc.com/solar/
Big Bear Solar Observatory:
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/cgi-bin/LatestImages
GLOBAL Hi-Resolution H-ALPHA NETWORK:
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/Research/Halpha/index.html
Mauna Loa Solar Observatory:
http://mlso.hao.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/mlso_homepage.cgi
San Fernando Observatory:
http://www.csun.edu/sfo/dailyim.cgi
Yohkoh Telescope site:
http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/ProjectionRoom/latest_SXT.html

List of ground-based solar observatories that give information about the Sun:
http://www.arcetri.astro.it/~kreardon/EGSO/gbo/

Information about the Sun from various Observatories:
http://www.n3kl.org/

Tool that calls itself an internet-accessible robotic solar telescope:
http://eyes-on-the-skies.org/

Northern Star, Polaris, getting brighter by 250% and they have no idea why (May 2004):
http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v36n2/aas204/617.htm

Alternative Astronomy: Dr Tom Van Flandern
http://www.metaresearch.org/

 

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UFOs

Another interest of mine is UFOs, and Crop Circles. Nobody can tell you what to think, and that goes for any subject. You have to do your own research, then make up your own mind, so here are a very few links where you might like to start:

Crop Circles

This site can be viewed in many different languages, and it’s updated regularly:
http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/interface2005.htm

Serious Crop Circle Research
http://www.cropcircleresearch.com/

Database of all the UK Crop Circles back to 1994:
http://www.temporarytemples.co.uk/imagelibrary/

Eclectic collection of items, including Crop Circles; Remote Viewers; UFOs:
http://universityoflife.users2.50megs.com/ 

 

UFOs

BUFORA - official website of the British UFO Research Association:
http://www.bufora.org.uk/

Cornwall UFO Research Group:
http://www.cornwall-ufo.co.uk 

CUFOS - The Centre for UFO Studies:
http://www.cufos.org/

FSR (Flying Saucer Review):
http://www.fsr.org.uk/ 

The Identified Flying Objects Database:
http://ifo.s5.com/

MUFON – Mutual UFO Network:
http://www.mufon.com/ 

Official NASA site dealing with Societal Implications of Astrobiology, or in layman’s terms, how people would deal with the discovery of Extraterrestrial life:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/workshops/societal/findings.html 

National UFO Reporting Centre:
http://www.ufocenter.com/ 

Rendlehsam Forest:
http://www.rendlesham-incident.co.uk/

Symptoms of Pathological Skepticism - humorous article:
http://amasci.com/pathsk2.txt 

UFO Skeptic:
http://www.ufoskeptic.org/

UFOWATCHDOG - Frauds and Hoaxes within the UFO community:
http://www.ufowatchdog.com/ 

UFO related material at the UK National Archives - search option:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search/quick_search.aspx

 

UFO Researchers: 

Greg Bishop
http://www.excludedmiddle.com/

Jason Leigh, American UFO researcher - a large website covering a huge variety of UFO subjects:
http://jasonleigh.org

Dr. Bruce Maccabee:
http://brumac.8k.com/ 

Lloyd Pye – the Starchild Skull researcher:
http://www.lloydpye.com/

Nick Redfern (where you can also find a list of all his books):
http://www.nickredfern.com
And he also has over a dozen blogsites, which he occasionally adds to, especially when he publishes a new book. For many of them you can find a list here, but it's not up-to-date:
http://www.nickredfern.com/?page_id=15

Brad & Sherry Steiger
http://www.bradandsherry.com/ 

Jacques Vallee
http://www.jacquesvallee.com

 

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