0.0.0.0 Would Our Legacy Survive?

by Richard Graupner

  ‘Aren’t you nervous out there in the dark?’ I asked when he entered the house.

  ‘Of what? It is simply dark outside, that is all; and if you listen and are aware enough, nature will happily inform you of the state out there.’ I kept quiet, unconvinced. Perhaps it was because I was still very much a city girl and conditioned to the crime potential inherent in our country at the time. How does one tune in to nature anyway?

  Eating the berries on the porch, sitting quietly together, I suddenly realised I was out in the cold dressed as I had been before the sun had set. I focused a little, and began to understand the answer I used to receive from my father whenever I asked him if he was cold. I could feel the cold on my skin, but I did not feel cold. It was a truly strange sensation, and it seemed this meditation would definitely be something to continue to work on. I made a mental note to make sure the copy of the meditation my father gave me would be displayed in my flat where I would notice it every day. I had always been a little concerned over what people might think if I behaved differently, and I think this had stunted my growth in the knowledge fields my father now seemed so comfortable in. He had not cared for some time now what others thought, and he was of the opinion that most people were simply taking the easy path and burying their heads in the ground rather than taking notice of what was really going on.

  ‘People are living in a slave society,’ I remember him once saying. ‘That is a fact whether they want to believe it or not. They however do have the freedom and the choice to exercise their minds and to explore what is not allowed by the system to be obvious but is nevertheless still there. People are simply too lazy with respect to this and would prefer to park their brains after getting home from work at the end of the day and allow the system, most notably the television, to provide them with stimulation until bed time. What a waste of time and a mind.’ He had not mentioned it again, as clearly as that, in my presence, but there had been many subtle hints since then. I knew I was caught up in the same thing, being dragged into it too by friends and so on. Lately though, most of my friends had been becoming more tedious and difficult to deal with. Was my father’s influence starting to take effect? Or was I simply starting to naturally query life, as it were? Thinking for a while, I concluded it was possibly a combination, with my father acting as a not-so-subtle catalyst in this process.

  ‘You seem to have something on your mind!’ The statement startled me in the silence we had being enjoying, and I jumped noticeably in the chair.

  ‘How did you know?’ I said, a little nervously.

  ‘You’ve been pensive since arriving, you’ve sat there quietly thinking for many minutes, and your breathing keeps changing. You’re processing something. If I can help, please ask.’ He could be so irritating sometimes, especially since he had quit working in the so-called corporate world. He seemed to be able to sense things, and I sometimes felt a little naked around him, as I did at this moment.

  I took a deep breath and said, ‘Yes. Yes, I do have a question.’

  I was quiet for a few moments as I tried to collect my thoughts and focus on the main reason I had come to visit. That might sound a little selfish, but I always got good advice from my dad. He was not into all that male macho stuff, and he approached things logically and sensibly, a trait that was quietly reassuring while at the same time annoying when you knew he was right but did not really want to face the logic.

  ‘You told me some months ago,’ I began, ‘that an ice cap could slip into the sea, and that it would cause a major catastrophe.’ I paused, my father respecting the silence. ‘How real is that possibility?’

  My father sat quietly for a few moments, and I waited patiently. He did not talk for the sake of talking. In fact, talking for the sake of simply talking was one of his pet hates. He told mom and me regularly that he hated ‘the story’. ‘Why can’t people get to the point? Why always “the story”? All the drama around the story is simply a waste of time, a means to get attention, and a way to pass the time so you don’t have to spend time thinking.’ He began to avoid such people, as he simply could not tolerate this approach. I feel that doing this also allowed him to let them down easy without having to offend them by no longer being able to disguise his distaste for this ‘malady of man’, as he termed it.

  ‘I don’t want to alarm you with this,’ my father began. ‘The truth is, it is very real, just as the possibility of being hit by an asteroid is real. What we, and by we I mean the population at large, don’t want to accept, however – and that I understand is simply a coping mechanism of people – is that it could occur to us. We would prefer to push the possibility to the realm of another generation, another time. That is fine, and I see no reason why we should live in fear of it. That said, as with the asteroid hitting the planet, this has occurred in the past, both catastrophically, that is to say suddenly with devastating effects, and also over a period of time. Graham Hancock, in his book Underworld11’, began to explore this possibility. After all, it’s been a puzzle that there are records or legends of other civilizations at archaeological digs that no one could find evidence of. So where are these cities of the past? We know from scientific fact that the ending of the last ice age around 10,000 to 12,000 years ago raised the sea levels, and if we look at where most of mankind lives today, it is close to sea level and generally at river estuaries. So Hancock and others began to look at likely places, for example, off the shore of current old cities on the coastlines. Lo and behold, there they were: cities sitting under the sea. Depending on the slope of the land, they are either fairly close in to shore or farther out to sea. Other cities have been discovered by accident by recreational divers.’

  After a short pause, he continued. ‘As with the pyramids, these cities are constructed of stone blocks, many of which weigh tens or hundreds of tons in some instances. So the enigma remains about how these were built by ancient civilizations. Modern archaeology simply does not believe Stone Age man could do this, so it struggles with the concept that these cities are as old as claimed. It’s hard to refute the timing though. Geologists have been able to confirm dating of the ice age, stages of melting, and so on, and when this data is applied to the equation and the clock is turned back, the resulting lowering of the seas relative to time would expose these cities at a given point in time, thus allowing dating of the city. We are not concerned with the accuracy to one, ten, or even a hundred years. If the dating is even only accurate to within a thousand years, it boggles the mind of scientists, such as the archaeologists, as it goes back too far, according to them, for man to have been capable of thinking up such cities – let alone having the skill or capacity to build them.’

  He looked at me, and said, ‘I am deviating a little from your question, but the background information will be of assistance.’

  ‘Carry on,’ I said. ‘This is fascinating, and we can come back to the question later.’

  ‘Fine. I am sure you have heard of the problem faced by modern scientists as how to explain how the megalithic structures such as the pyramids in Africa and South America, Stonehenge, these large undersea structures, and many others were constructed. All the theories expounded could not be carried out today, so how did they do it back then? There is also a modern day equivalent, the Coral Castle in the United States. A gentleman named Edward Leedskalnin, a recluse, claimed he knew the secret of the building of the pyramids. This secret he took to the grave, quite possibly as he understood mankind was not ready for it and would abuse it, using it for all the wrong reasons, but he left behind a major puzzle. He built the coral castle, a park-like structure, over a number of acres during the first half of the twentieth century. It also contains massive blocks and sculptured shapes, some weighing into the tens of tons. He did this all by himself, alone! Imagine that. No one has figured out how, although there are theories.’ I simply could not comprehend that, especially as I had quit science at school as soon as I was able to.
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  ‘Now, this begs a question plaguing many, and there has been heated debate around this: Did our ancient civilizations know more than we do? Or were they assisting more intelligent beings from another planet, aliens to be blunt? There are a number of people who have researched geological remains, myths, legends, and so on. Zecharia Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles12 series, in which he outlines the translations from excavated clay tablets, seems to categorically indicate that the earth was ruled for millennia by a species superior to ours – the so-called gods of old. To us humans, they would have appeared as gods. Why do we have, over all of the different cultures, such similar pantheons of gods? Sitchin also puts forward compelling evidence for the genetic interference of man: the step-change in man’s development which evolution cannot explain. The process outlined by Sitchin not only fits this step-change, the timing of it also fits archaeological evidence, and the fact that we all seem to stem from one set of original parents, originating in the area again outlined by archaeological evidence.

  ‘Another researcher, Maurice Cotterell, in his book The Supergods13, follows on from his previous book The Mayan Prophecy14, and asks the question about how the Mayans, living around a thousand years ago in the jungles of South America, knew so much and were able to predict time as accurately as they did. Deciphering the hidden information in the tombs, and specifically the tomb at Palenque of Lord Pacal, he believes this priest-king leader of the Maya was one of the super gods due to his knowledge and abilities.

  ‘Graham Hancock, in Fingerprints of the gods15, re-examines current archaeological evidence from various civilizations, such as the Olmec, Aztec, Maya, and Egyptians, looking through both the physical remains and the legend aspects of the various gods associated with those cultures. He feels there is some connection we are missing, and that a highly advanced civilization predates us, which passed on its knowledge to our predecessors.

  ‘Erich von Däniken, in his book Chariots of the Gods16, proposes that structures and artefacts found at times that supposedly predate man’s ability to have constructed them, must have been produced by extra-terrestrials or perhaps by humans who had learnt from them. Part of his theory is based on the Piri Reis map, which depicts Antarctica’s land mass without ice and therefore predates all known sea-faring cultures, and also the Nazca lines in Peru, which he feels can only be of value when seen from above ground and can only realistically be seen from the air and which modern man was unaware of until he was able to fly over the area. He has other reasons for his proposal, including statues that appear to depict aliens in space suits, found from Japan to Canada, that look similar to our own spacesuits.

  ‘There is a lot of evidence coming forward to support these theories, but naturally mainstream science is struggling with this, as it would mean rewriting the history they have so painstakingly produced for us to date. It also affects man’s ego, knowing that perhaps he is not so smart, and our religions, which simply cannot accept an alternative such as this as it will destroy their belief system. Man is therefore stuck in a rut of ego, power, and control philosophies he cannot realistically release as the paradigms, morphic fields, and habits associated with him are simply too strong currently. It will require some big event or the longer time required for more and more people to change their beliefs. Scientists estimate that the requirement for spontaneous change is when 0.1 per cent of a particular population changes its viewpoint. That is essentially one person in every thousand, so we have a way to go yet.’

  We sat quietly for a few minutes. My mind felt besieged with all this information, and I was struggling to absorb this. Eventually, I think I made the connection my father was waiting for. ‘So if these gods were here, why did they leave?’

  ‘Interesting you should ask that,’ he said. I felt a little smug, having come to the conclusion he obviously wanted. This feeling was, however, short-lived. ‘They left because the earth, and all the hard work and cities they had built, was destroyed by a natural catastrophe. They tried to come back, hence the latest pyramids and other modern megalithic structures, but it was short-lived relative to their previous reign – possibly because of what they had come for, the gold on this planet. They needed it in vast quantities, according to the clay tablets, for their planet Nibiru, which is on a long, asteroid-type orbit of the sun and only comes through close to the sun every 3600 years or so. They may have got what they needed, exhausting the easy gold reserves. There are also records in other cultures, not just the tablets, of large disagreements and fighting between the gods with what can only be described as very advanced weapons, including the possible use of nuclear weapons.’

  ‘Getting back now to the natural catastrophe. You have heard the story of Noah?’ I nodded. ‘That story is also accounted for in the ancient clay tablets. In essence, the annunaki, as the gods/aliens referred to themselves, became aware that the warming of the earth had made the southern polar ice cap unstable. With the imminent approach of their own planet, and its strong gravitational field, they were certain the resulting gravity interaction of the two planets would cause the cap to slip into the sea. Such a large mass of ice slipping suddenly into the sea would create waves of enormous size and unimaginable power, which would circle the globe for a long period of time before finally subsiding. Coupled with a major increase in sea level, not many places populated by man on earth would remain untouched by it. This, in fact, did happen and the resultant flood of seawater into some areas created salt marshes, killing the once fertile landscapes. The old lush civilization areas around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are a case in point. The planet was devastated, with past structures virtually totally demolished, and it took millennia for man to recover to any meaningful extent. Think of the extent of devastation and the loss of knowledge. Most civilizations existed along or close to the seashore and were simply obliterated! This could happen again, with signs of both the Greenland and Antarctic caps becoming somewhat precarious.’

  After a moment my father continued. ‘There have been a number of people who, over time, have predicted a potential catastrophe around this time. Many disbelieve the predictions, but is this because of disbelief, or because of fear it might be true and people do not want to face that possibility? Such predictions have come from Nostradamus and Edward Cayce, and recently people have been wondering what the Maya meant with the end of an age predicted by the end of their long-count calendar as 21 December 2012. Also in this mix are the increasing numbers of spiritually sensitive people, channelers, others with increased spiritual awareness, and so on, many of whom sense a cleansing of the planet approaching. Are they all wrong or simply looking for attention? We will not know, sadly, until it actually happens, and of course, then it is usually too late to try to do something about it.’

  I sat in the stillness and felt a little hollow pit in my stomach. I suppose I had been hoping for comfort from my father when I decided to come to him with this. He had long ago given up watching the news on TV or reading the papers, and he certainly did not listen to the radio. He therefore was probably unaware that very recently there had been concern raised over the amount of melt water emanating from underneath the Antarctic ice cap. Scientists were concerned it was not only lubricating the interface between the earth and ice layer, but may even cause the ice to lift in places, reducing the grip further. Although they did not believe the whole cap would go, the piece in question would cause major damage from the wave in the way my dad had described, as well as raise the sea level tens of meters, depending on how much slipped. The American presidential elections had begun to fade somewhat out of the limelight as this story unfolded. I respected my father’s wishes around the news, so I did not elaborate on this, unaware that he in fact did know all about it, which was why he was now spending so much time on the plot.

  ‘The tragedy about a scenario such as this,’ my father continued, ‘is the loss of knowledge that would occur, and how this negatively impacts the recovery of mankind afte
r such an event. There have been many questions about this and why this occurs. Think logically though. Any advanced civilization on this planet, past or present, has been in a position where large proportions of people are dependent on others for their survival. Food, water, protection, and so on. Now imagine the effect of the tidal wave we talked about. A large proportion of the population would be simply erased from the planet, and all those support services would be gone. People panic, and they will probably ultimately form bands with one objective in mind – survival. These bands will quickly become quite willing to take what they need and want by force. The scholars and other knowledgeable people who managed to survive the initial catastrophe will most certainly struggle with this concept, both mentally and physically. They will simply get swept aside and destroyed by the people caught up in the fear of the situation – those who are unable to see a way out other than to take what they want with force, even killing others to improve their perceived chance of survival. Now before you think civilised human beings will not resort to this, consider all the wars of just the past hundred years, the gang killings, and so forth. Finally, consider this: if your life, and those of your loved ones, hung on the balance and required you to kill to survive, what would you do?’