UFO, Paranormal, and Other "Unusual Occurrences

The Modern Dream Time

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:28:00 GMT

The Modern Dream Time

The ancient Aborigines living in the outback of Australia believe the life we visualize is only a dream, it is something we dream up as we travel along life's path. They believe we are only observers of life around us.

I believe there is much truth in this philosophy. From my observation , every one lives in their own little world unlike anyone else and separate from any else's reality.

Just the fact you have a body places you at a different perspective, even from the person sitting closest to you. Doesn't this fact make sense to you that each of us would have a different perspective and inner view from which to view the world and it's surroundings.

Because of this fact, it only makes sense the only one who can have a proper view on what is right for us, is us. Too many people look outside themselves for an answer, when common sense tells us all answers come from within, the God within.

When one looks outside of themselves for direction and guidance it is common to feel out of control and become fear based, it is only when one looks inward for guidance , that it becomes possible to look at life from a common sense and positive position.

The modern Dream time is all about making choices, you "dream up" your world by realizing you always have inner and outer guided choices to make in every aspect of your life.

You must dream up or direct you self from either an inner or outer perspective , thereby orchestrating your life by the choices and thoughts you have.

We are all souls occupying a body, we are not a body with a soul. You have a body, but you are not your body. Just as one has feelings but we are not our feelings.

Just as we all have desires, attitudes,and beliefs and a mind. We are not any of these, we are a soul that occupies a body and has developed these attributes either from experience and learning or genetics. They are a part of us , but not us, all these things will change over a life time due to our experiences and learning.

You are a self, with a physical existence, observing all these different realms, but you are also removed and distinct from them.

''The experience of Self'', wrote Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz ,''brings a feeling of standing on solid ground inside oneself, on a patch of eternity , which even physical death cannot touch.''

2012 and beyond

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:11:00 GMT

2012: And Beyond

2012 will see many changes in our way of life and the world around us. To the observant eye , it has already begun.

Much of the current unrest in the world can be attributed to these changes coming about. During this ascension process, the planet and it's inhabitants will begin playing a new game of life. Many of these events were foretold in the ancient texts of many of our ancestors. The Mayan calendar for one, foretold of these events as long as 5,000 years ago.

As the earth enters a new era, many things will change, as well as some of the ways we have been accustomed. The advent of technology will help change many things. With instant communications , no longer will politicians be able to tell one group one thing and some one in another part of the country something else, with the internet we know instantly when some event occurs, no matter where on earth it happens. Politicians and for that fact no one will be able to lie because of the easy access to internet and video

For about 50 years preceding 2010 the world has been in flux, many relationships have suffered, people were looking for that special someone, their soul mate for the coming millennium. As we approach the year 2012, many people who haven't found that special some one will indeed find them and unite.

The earth, as well as the universe and it's inhabitants are constantly changing and evolving, ascending into realms yet unimaginable. As we ascend and evolve, some old games we have been playing with each other will be lost and new "games" will be remembered. We will finally be playing the "game" of remembering who we are, and where we came from.

During the past several thousand years we have forgotten who we are, where we came from and most importantly of all , we have forgotten that we are all connected to that Divine source "from whence we came".

We have forgotten that God's laws , or the laws of nature are unchangeable and if not followed will lead to a life of despair, not only on a personal level, but a community level as well. People will begin to understand their connection to not only spirit, but the connection to people from other worlds and dimensions.

Many things will come to light as far as the connection of world governments and people from other star systems.

As I write this in 2010, there are many forces in our American government that would want to destroy our way of life, many people also want a more socialistic or Marxist Government, one who in their view would provide for them from cradle to grave. Sorry to inform you, but that Utopia doesn't exist.

The human spirit doesn't want to be taken care of, it only wants a playing field where it can grow, learn and achieve to it's highest level. This will become more apparent as time goes along, people will be elected to government who realize this, not only in the fall of 2010, but also in the presidential election of 2012.

After 2012, there will be a more level playing field as some of the old corrupt ways of doing things give way to more honesty and openness. This has been brought on in part by the internet, which makes it harder and harder for public officials to get away with the shenanigans of the past.

Not saying these things will never happen, with human nature and karma being what it is,these learning experiences will always exist. Planet earth will always be a giant school house of learning and evolving.

Some things never change.

Seeing is Believing

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:53:00 GMT

Seeing is Believing

Today with the invention of digital cameras , it seems as if no matter where we go, people are taking photos like a bunch of orientals on vacation. Considering all of the photos taken over time it, makes you wonder what happens to all of these images. Along with all the trinkets that are bought annually, it adds up to quite an account of where one has traveled.

However, If you would actually think about it, a photo is the only proof we have that we were somewhere. You might assume that the souvenirs we buy would be proof, but that t-shirt or trinket can be bought online and it was probably made in China any way. Unless we have actually visited China, that souvenir probably didn't come from where we had visited.

Even with being able to alter images with Photo Shop or other software programs, close examination can still establish if a photo has been altered, thus providing proof that it is legitimate. Thus it can be proven whether or not we have actually visited a particular location.

The ancients believe that our soul is captured in a photograph. That is why some of the native peoples around the world forbid pictures to be taken of themselves. Whether or not this is true, I really don't know, however, I do know the Australian Aborigine trackers can find a lost adventurer by "seeing" their image of a time in the past when that person passed by , and thus follow that image until the lost soul is found, (sort of an astral projection, if you will). Thereby enabling them to track someone across solid rock , where even dogs with their extreme sense of smell can't locate them .

They believe we are only "dreaming " our life experience, if we travel some where we are only "dreaming" it up. We can dream any life or reality we choose.

So maybe that photo taken is a reminder of a time when we remembered history by actually being able to "see" it, a time when our senses were much more acute than what most people enjoy today. A time when humans were much more in touch with the earth and their surroundings. A time when newspapers, books, TV, and Face Book weren't needed to stay in touch with our fellow creatures.

Perhaps, it was a time when as the aborigines put it "A time of dreaming, or a Dream time", when all things could be known by imagining.

Spiritual Enlightenment

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:50:00 GMT

Spiritual Enlightenment

Spiritual enlightenment means many things to different people.

If one is paying attention, certain mileposts are reached as we travel along life's path. Our intuitiveness and awareness naturally increase as we travel along. Not only that , people come into our lives at different points , many times to help us understand it all.

Sometimes it may take years for a situation to play itself out completely. Many times it can take years after an event triggers a memory before the point in question is determined and our reality and dreams come into play. Personally, I have had psychic readings twenty or more years ago that are just now coming into play. The is no linear time in the spirit world, sometimes it is hard to determine when something will happen. Also the order can be thrown out of wack. Just know , it will occur, but maybe not in the order or time frame that would be most desirable to us. Everything happens for a reason and sometimes the reason doesn't become apparent until the point in question has become apparent or determined.

As well as meaning many different things, there are several ways to tell if you or someone you know is going to experience a certain spiritual uplifting.

Although this may be experienced many, many times, either in dreams or in real life, It may take years to fully realize the implications of our dreams or visions. For example, for many years you may dream of a tall blond woman swimming in an enclosed pool of water. It puzzled you for many years, maybe you would wake up from a deep sleep and wonder who this lady was,it really bugged you. Suddenly after finally having met the woman in question and getting to know her, you realized it was her swimming in that pool. Once the contact is made the dreams will probably vanish, you now have realized who it was and why, hence the dreams are no longer needed.

"Seeing" your self of someone else claim their luggage at an airport,flying through the air, either with or without an airplane, or driving a larger car or truck than the person owns. These are all signs of a spiritual awakening. Since you are visualizing this , you have been elected to help this person attain a higher level of understanding. There is no doubt you have very strong ties to this soul, you have been united many,many times before. Karma is being fulfilled, this person could be with you the rest of your physical existence. Or not.

A Past Life: More Proof of Re-Incarnation

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:56:00 GMT

A Past Life, more proof of re-incarnation

My good friend Willard contacted me and related this personal experience.

"Several years ago, as I began my vision quest , many events occurred in my life that were at first hard to comprehend. One of the many events seemed to draw a particular cemetery to my attention. During the summer of 1962, the year of my high school graduation, a friend and I drove past this particular cemetery located in the tiny town of New Marion Indiana.

The evening had always seemed strange to me because of a sense a sense of missing time, there was a 2 or 3 mile stretch of road I had no memory of traveling down. It was one of those things that keeps nagging at one's conscience , but we never really pay much attention. It wasn't just the cemetery, but the whole town seemed to be drawing me to it. "

Willard goes on,"I would go to that small town often for no particular reason, and being off the beaten path with no highway passing through it , I couldn't explain what the attraction was. After doing much research, I concluded that the reason could be there is a large military installation nearby, extraterrestrial activity always seems to happen near military or nuclear facilities.

After several past life regressions ,my belief in re-incarnation and extraterrestrial life expanded. I began to see how this little town played into it all. Many years later , it was discovered one of my earlier UFO encounters had transpired during that evening in August. My friend and I , (although he has no recollection of it) , actually teleported to a mother ship and were whisked off to a crystal city near the north pole. There we met some masters who explained some of the workings of the world.(Being farm boys , we needed that. We really hadn't been exposed to the dark sides of life.)

Years later, one Saturday morning while enjoying a motorcycle ride, I entered this little town, near where the UFO encounter had taken place. To my surprise there was a cemetery there, hadn't seen that before! Pulling into the cemetery, I parked the bike and for some unknown reason began walking to the very back of the cemetery, stopping at a large tombstone.

The person who was buried here meant nothing to me, her name being Elizabeth Rae. The thing that struck me odd was the date of death, it was exactly one year, to the day, before my mother was born.

This was a curious fact, but puzzling, what did this mean? I began to think this may have been my mother in a previous life, but had no proof. I would return many times, lay on a cement bench beside the tomb and meditate on what this meant.

During future hypnotic sessions, it was discovered I and some of my close friends had originally come from a planet in the Sirius solar system, the location we had departed from much resembled the area around New Marion. This event took place eons ago when we migrated to Egypt during the 5th dynasty.

Things were getting more clear and confusing at the same time."

Willard continues," I soon discovered the grave did contain my mother's body from a previous life, she had lived in this area, had been blind and was reliving karma from a time when she had been ridiculed and punished for having psychic abilities. The fear of being punished again had brought on the blindness.

Perhaps she would deal with this successfully next time around."

Does a Photographic Image catch the Soul of a Person

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:12:00 GMT

Here is an interesting study for paranormal research, is the soul of a person caught within a photographic image?

In the days before photographs were stored on multimedia digital gizmos and the word digital sounded like a word uttered by my mathematics teacher, there was a time when we held processed printed images on photographic paper. I wonder if you can lay your hands on some, especially the ones with subjects staring back at you and would not really be known to you. It would also be valuable if somebody could verify information you might come up with, especially if you had no prior knowledge of the subject.

Within certain cultures there was a belief a photograph could capture the soul of the subject. Well in this exercise let us try something of a paranormal study and see what happens. You need some photographs of people or person now deceased, to see if a link can be made to spirit.

If you have a selection of photographs, not photocopies or the like, they need to be preferably the original taken from the negative. Take a look at the selection of photographs if you have a number of them and pick out the ones that stand out. An image might stand out for a particular reason, something catches your eye while you scan over the photograph, you may feel something while you are looking at the image, you may even be aware that there is something in the image, a presence that in your mind should be imprinted upon the image but yet takes no tangible form. Spend no more than 30 seconds picking the photographs you want to work with.

Put the pictures to one side while you prepare yourself a little more with around 5 to 10 minutes meditation. Take this time to relax your self before beginning to work on the photographs.

To meditate, sit yourself down uncross legs and arms, rest your arms by your side or on your lap. Close your eyes and take in a deep breath and then release it slowly. Try again and concentrate the mind to focus on the in breath drawn through the nose and then the out breath through the mouth. Keep your mind on your breathing and not allowing it to wander and think of those issues which prove distracting. Allow yourself time to learn how to meditate and relax. You will come to a point of recognising a state when you feel relaxed and ready to begin.

Return to your selected pictures , pick one to look at, you may look upon it for however long you need. At this point make a note of any changes you see appearing. Be aware of any images that come into your mind. If you receive visualizations of scenes, places, names or anything worthy of note then record such detail.

It makes for an interesting study, especially if you are reading from photographs that you have never seen or have no knowledge about the people within them. It makes an even more interesting study when you are somehow able to describe information that proves correct and proves precise in its detail rather than making general and universal statements. Of course you are not always going to be right and not always going to get information. But do practice and persevere you may really surprise yourself. Do learn to meditate in order to relax so you are raising your awareness and being open to the strange and mysterious areas of life and above all, enjoy the experience. Until the next time I leave you with this snapshot of a paranormal study.

About The Author

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Life Changing Events:The Motorcycle, The Pavement and the Emergency Room

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:12:00 GMT

Life Changing Events

Little did I know that a motorcycle, the pavement and the Emergency Room would play a part in changing my life path.

The day began like any other. It was the last of March and an unusually hot day in Indiana . With the temperature nearing 80 and storm clouds in the air, it was a perfect day for severe weather or even a tornado.

A trip to Australia was planned in June and desperately needing some time off top access where my life had been and where I was headed next , this time in March would be a good time to reevaluate my life.

The way I had it figured , this would be a good day to get my motorcycle out of the garage and give it a spring cleaning. Of course one thing leads to another, since the bike was in top notch condition, what harm would a little ride on such a warm day do?

My plan was to ride for a little while and then come home and pack for a trip to Philadelphia and Valley Forge. Places I had never been to in this life time, but had vivid memories of a time past. This would be a good time to reconnect with that period of time .

As they say, "Man plans, Gods smiles", the little ride turned into an all day event.Ignoring the impending storms , I decided to ride the curvy hilly roads of southeastern Indiana that overlook the Ohio River, some of the best places to ride a motorcycle anywhere. The beautiful scenery coupled with the nearly isolated roads makes for an enjoyable ride.

The ride was everything one could hope for , and mentally making plans for my trip to Valley Forge the day quickly passed. The next thing I knew Aurora Indiana came into sight, a small city close to Cincinnati, Ohio. Since I was here, might as well stop and see an old girl friend.

While visiting in her shop, the inevitable storm hit with a vengeance. The rain was coming down in bucket fulls, a real toad strangler. My clean bike was sitting out in the middle of it, so much for the wax job!

Suddenly as the rain came to a stop, I decided it was time to go home and pack. Quickly mounting my steed, I fired up the engine and headed out of town. Rounding a corner, between a funeral home and a church, this small pick-up suddenly came from a hidden alley. I could see the drivers head turn away from me, he hadn't seen me. Looking down at the pavement, I could see sand had been washed onto the wet road, not something one wants to see while on a motorcycle. Realizing two choices were at hand, hit the pavement or hit the truck, neither decision was acceptable. I had reached that millisecond of time when one realizes they are in a pile of do-do and there isn't anything that can be done about it , except utter a few words of desperation and bite the bullet.

Only traveling about 10 miles per hour, the damage should be minimal. My thought was to lay the bike down and bail off the back of it, shouldn't be too bad.

Wrong again, as I lay the bike down and tried to jump backwards off the bike, the bike fell on my right leg, forcing me to hit the ground with a vengeance. Laying face down on the pavement, excruciating pain was traveling up my right arm. Quickly flopping over on my back , I ripped off my helmet and began to go into shock. It had begun to rain again and my biggest worry was getting ran over by a inattentive motorist.

My fears were soon put to rest as the driver of the small pick-up had seen what happened and stopped to assist. Soon the EMT's arrived, the lady I had stopped to see was a member of the life squad, when she heard the call come in , she knew it was me and came to help.

Cutting off my favorite jacket and trouser leg, they assessed the damages, nothing but minor scrapes on my leg, the most serious was a dislocated right shoulder, Gawd, it hurt! The trip to the hospital was brutal, emergency vehicles ride REALLY rough. Soon my arm was back in it's normal position, however 3 months of rehab awaited me.

My first question to the universe was,"why did this happen?" Why did I suddenly decide to leave the flower shop?" If I had left a half second earlier or later, I wouldn't have been at that exact spot when the truck came out of the alley.

Soon an answer came, I had asked for time to meditate and assess where my life was going and also, the dislocated right shoulder was a little karma , it seems I had been in the Sicilian mafia at an earlier time and made a practice of breaking peoples arms that were behind on their loans.

Well one always gets what they ask for, and not being specific, a three month disability was given to me. Gotta be more precise next time.

God:Who is he?

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:08:00 GMT

Who is God?

I have found that I, and I feel most people knew more about God when we were 5 years old, than we do now after years of false indoctrination. It seems really crazy, but when I need to know what is really the truth, I go inside myself back to that 5 year old child, and ask him what is really true, and he tells me because he hasn't yet been fed all of the dogma that the churches have been feeding us for the last two thousand years. I'm not saying that everything the world's religions teach is unfounded and untrue, they do teach a lot of valid truth, but a lot of times it gets twisted and shaped to fit a particular dogma or need and a lot of times the powers in control are serving their own egos rather than the needs of their constituents.

Each and every one of us before accepting any belief, or spiritual or moral value,should use our own good judgment and common sense and not go blindly by what some one else has determined to be the truth . We are not lost sheep,destined to follow whoever or whatever belief comes along, rather we are thinking,reasoning light beings capable of making our own sensible well-thought out decisions based up on our own logic. Each and every soul is connected to the God source and is capable of determining what it's connection is to the source. We are here to guide and counsel our fellow human beings, we are not here to force or coerce any one to do anything. If each and everyone of us would remember , and practice this,the world would be a lot better place.

As I began to search to find my God, I began running into people who were having the same concerns, and were asking the same questions that I had been asking. I would develop some type of repertoire with them,only to have the relationship last for only a short time and then literally dissolve. This became quite frustrating and it actually took some time before I realized that I was enrolled in the schoolhouse of life, and these new found "truths" were not some new found "fad" or fantasy, but were really a way of finding our way back to the God Source,from which we have all in some way or another removed ourselves,and these truths would eventually help me solve my problems,and lead to a new and better life.

All of these events were going on in my life at a time when my marriage was extremely rocky and through these extremely trying times,! hoped that all of this new learning would improve my family life, little did I then realize that we were slowly drifting farther and farther apart,and the changes, including a happier life,that were coming would follow a lot of soul
searching,contemplation,and also some very trying times.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

Lights in the sky

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:09:00 GMT

Lights in the sky

UFO in Indiana

Several years ago, I had gone to a meeting in Aurora Indiana. The time was mid-summer, so the evenings were quite long and darkness didn't come until after 9 PM. Little did I know an event was about to occur that would over time change my whole perspective of life and strengthen the values and beliefs I had been taught as a child. This metamorphosis took several years during which time I questioned everything I had been taught and came to realize that although at one time I thought my parents and grandparents were pretty old fashioned, they were right about the values and principles they tried to instill in us children.

Leaving Aurora, I was traveling west towards Batesville Indiana when I happened to notice just above the horizon a strange formation of lights in the northwest sky. The lights , which I assumed to be stars formed a perfect triangle, with the point directed towards the earth. I'm not really a star gazer, however I do look upward towards the heavens occasionally and had never noticed this particular formation before, especially in this area of the sky, where normally very few celestial objects can be observed.

What I found interesting was the fact the "stars" formed a triangle and were extremely bright in the fading twilight. During the approximately forty-five minutes it took me to drive home the lights never moved. They never moved towards the western horizon which would be the normal path setting stars or planets would take. I was now becoming fascinated with the strange objects in the sky and continued to observe them. I began to think they might be a UFO, which to that point in time and to the best of my knowledge, I had never seen .

Arriving home , I hurriedly changed into comfortable clothing and walked out to the back patio so I could see if they were still there. They were in the same formation they had been in for over an hour. Lying face up on our picnic table I watched them for probably another 15 minutes, suddenly as if on cue, the bottom "star" began to move off to the southwest, picking up speed as it did. It never went extremely fast, however it continued on it's chosen path until it passed from sight. The other two objects,(stars,planets,UFO,whatever,) continued in their present position until I tired of watching and went inside for the evening.

The next evening, the sky seemed to be normal again , with only one bright object in view. I never did find out for certain what I saw that evening, however after doing much research into the matter, I am convinced what I saw that summer evening was my first conscious UFO sighting.

The Haunted House

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:09:00 GMT

The Haunted House

My life began in a big old farm house, having moved there when I was three years old. Years earlier the previous owner had either jumped or fallen out of one of the upstairs windows to her untimely death. My parents were no strangers to paranormal activities before that, so whether or not this woman's death had anything to do with some of the so-called ghosts that appeared is a matter of question.

For a time I slept upstairs, and on several occasions I would hear someone walking up or down the steps , the door would open and close, no one was ever there. On occasion while dining, we would hear some one walking upstairs with the same result. It became a family joke. None of the family really paid much attention to it as the activities had become part of our life, we would often joke about it during evenings with family and friends.

Three days after Christmas in 1950 the house caught on fire and as a result, a newer smaller home soon took it's place. This didn't seem to deter the ghost or ghosts, as we soon began to experience more paranormal activity. I remember one particular picture that was hanging on the kitchen wall, it would suddenly be hanging sideways, and the rocker sitting quietly beneath it would begin to rock. Freaky, but what you gonna do?

One summer afternoon, my mom came out of the house and started chewing me out because I had been turning off her radio, (I was just a small pup at the time, and this wouldn't have been beneath my dignity to perform such a task, mom and I were always teasing each other,) except for this particular time I hadn't been in the house all afternoon.

The farm was sold and the family moved on Feb.22nd, 1963, the day John Kennedy was shot and killed. By that time I had grown up and was on my way to the Air Force, this move didn't stop our visits, especially mom and dad's. On different occasions dad would mention something happening, one particular Christmas Eve,upon retiring for the evening they heard Christmas music coming from the walls of their home.

As I remember back, I had been witness to many more instances of visits of entities from other dimensions . In many ways these visitations lead to my life long endeavor to investigate and experience life in other dimensions and lifetimes.

Alternate Realities

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:06:00 GMT

Alternate Realities

Sometimes people are afraid of getting the things in life they want because they are afraid of hurting or taking away from someone else. They think we are living in a limited universe.

This simply isn't true, due to the fact the universe is unlimited, there is plenty for everyone, we can never run out of anything. The fact is, there are unlimited realities, all of which are going on at the same time.

I like to compare it to tuning a radio, every time one turns the dial, another station comes on, it's the same with realities, if we change our vibrational rate just a little, we enter another totally different reality, and thus our experiences change to account for our new environment. Because of this two individuals sitting next to each other will experience the very same event and come away with a different perception.

In all actuality, we do choose our reality, our thoughts direct the direction our life will take. It's just like it says in the bible, "In the beginning was the word, and the word was God." The thought and spoken word will create our future. God, along with our thoughts and words will create what we want in our life.

It doesn't always happen instantly,many times there will be obstacles to face and conquer, sometimes it can take years and much effort. Everything has to be in place before the event can play out, sometimes the participants aren't ready for the event, sometimes even though we think we are, we aren't ready, we haven't advanced enough spirituality or possibly paid off enough karma, ( we still have something to learn before we can move on,) before our future can unfold in front of us.

Hence, if we change our perception to coincide with what we would like in life, the people who are in tune with that perception experience the same thing, the souls that don't enter a different reality . If what we acquire affects them and they are perceived to have been slighted or short changed, there is another reality where they are also getting the things they desire or need, also they have volunteered to participate in everything they perceive, thus they are only experiencing what they need to experience in order to learn and grow.

There are many dimensions to not only our life, but the universe as well. Not only the 7 dimensions so often discussed, but also many sub dimensions within each reality or dimension, the possibilities are endless. All one needs to do is give ourselves permission to create the life we want, and enjoy the spoils.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

Extraterrestrial Encounters: The Reason For Them

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:28:00 GMT

Extraterrestrial Encounters: The Reason for them

In today's world, one often hears doubt as to whether E.T. contact is real , or if it is just a figment of someone's imagination. The questions that are always asked, why would they want to contact us, or why would we contact them and why is it so hard to remember what happened during the encounter?

The answers are as many and varied as the individuals who have the encounters . There is no one set answer. Perhaps one has been secretly asking if UFOs are real and the encounter is just to give proof that they actually do exist. However, normally, if one asks , there is another more important reason to make contact than just to prove their existence.

A lot of times an individual is going through some challenge in their life and are seeking answers to questions of a spiritual nature, such as "why is this happening to me?", or "what can I learn from this experience?"

I contend that UFO encounters are always of a spiritual nature, whether the observer realizes it or not. The so-called aliens, on some level, always seem to have some sort of personal relationship with the people they contact.(At least the friendly ones.)

I believe everyone on earth has had at least one encounter at some point in their lives, most probably, many have been observed. Most often the encounter isn't remembered until some physical event occurs and the memory is jolted. This could be visiting an area where the encounter occurred, or visiting some site where an event from the past comes to mind.

The extraterrestrials are an extension of ourselves, they are our future. They are here to help.

If one encounters E.T.'s that are of a negative nature, it is only because the observer is projecting something negative, or a fear. To over come this, project only positive thoughts and only positive entities will be encountered.

Many times even when an encounter is remembered, only vague details can be recalled, thus creating frustration, and doubt in the minds of not only the observer, but among colleagues as well. Often times the memories will only come to the fore front many years later when a circumstance arises that relates to the so called abduction. It is then the memory comes back and one is able to solve whatever challenge confronts us.

Just remember , they are here to help, they were invited by you. Remove the fear and only positive and helpful knowledge will be gained.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

A Paranormal Event ,Flat Tire on the Van

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:13:00 GMT

A Paranormal event, A flat Tire on the Van

In 1985, much to the disdain of my wife at the time, I bought a customized Ford van complete with captains chairs and a TV. Oh well, the kids loved it.

This van had everything, captains chairs, TV, tinted windows, customized paint job and chrome rims. It was indeed a pleasure to drive. I figured my wife would speak to me again, sooner or later. Little did I know that it would involve me in a paranormal event.

Driving the 20 miles home from work one evening, traveling at about 65 mph, while crossing a small bridge over a creek, I suddenly hear what sounded like 3 or 4 pops, instantly, I felt a slight drop of my right front tire. Cautiously removing my foot from the accelerator, I began to quickly and gently pull off to the side of the road. As I stopped, getting out of the van I walked around to inspect and see what had happened. All of my lug nuts were gone from the right front tire, some how they had all broken off and the rim was riding on the front axle, how the tire managed to stay on the van is a mystery still today.

Nothing to do but call a tow truck and get it towed to a garage and hitch a ride home. Needless to say, my wife wasn't impressed.

Even though I was involved with a lot of paranormal phenomena activity at the time ,what this instance has to do with anything I don't know, however I do know I felt extremely in tune with the universe at the time and could almost feel the lug nuts come off the wheel. I felt as though I was a part of the whole creation and everything in it. I suppose like everything else, when the time comes I will know why it was important.

Destiny

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:38:00 GMT

Destiny

Do we manifest destiny as we live our life, or is it pre-ordained?

That has been a question asked by mystics since the beginning of time. Does God choose our life and how we are to live it before we are born? Is there some divine council of select masters that determine our life, or do we choose along with the people that are going to participate in our life experience , a rough sketch of our life plan, and then make choices after birth on how to carry out the play and thus learn from the experiences?

To me it only seems logical that if God gave us free will then we would be the one making the choice of when we are born and into what life situation we enter into. It doesn't seem reasonable to have free will in one area of our lives, such making a decision whether to buy a hot fudge sundae or a milk shake, and not having free will in another more serious area. To me one can't have free will in one area and not another, if that were the case , we really wouldn't have free will. We would only have free will when God said we had it. If that were the case it would be the free will of God and not us.

Although it may seem as if some individuals have been given a bad hand when it comes to how their lives are being played out, and I would be the first to have sympathy for them, If we realize they have chosen to live that live for the lessons that can be gleaned from that experience,and to possibly repay some karma, it becomes easier to understand how life can be fair.

If God is just, than that can be the only answer, what other reasonable answer can one come to, why would God create different life situations for everyone, unless it is to give us the opportunity to learn and grow from the experiences ? To me it's kind of like when our parents said, "This is going to hurt me more than it does you, but it's for your own good."

It is through the common sense use of free will that we evolve and over come whatever karma one has created, then in this way we become more Godlike and as a result become closer to our God Source. This is what God or our co-creator had in mind.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

God:Who is he ?

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:40:00 GMT

God: Who is He?

Belief in a Supreme Being

There are millions of people who are questioning the existence of God, the name of God, who he really is, and what is my relationship with him? Is he someone who mysteriously floats around on a cloud watching and judging us from above like some bigger than life Santa Claus, or is he, like many of the esoteric sciences claim, a part of our inner Self, whom we have constant contact with, someone whom we and everything in the universe are connected and are thus one?

What was Jesus trying to tell us? Jesus traveled for many years, much of which is unrecorded. It has been said he traveled to India, Europe, Egypt, and the Mormons even say he traveled to the Americas and met with the early native American tribes in South America. It has been said he belonged to the Esscenes, an early esoteric group in the Middle East.

Is any of this true, certainly some of it is, as some of it has been documented, is it all true? I tend to believe it is. I believe Jesus learned many "secrets"of the universe through his travels and studies, many of which he tried to relate to the common citizen of his time. Much of what he knew would be very hard for an ordinary person to comprehend, much less understand as it is so far outside the realm of what is taught, not only then but now as well. In order to understand and know it to be true, one would have to be open minded enough to put aside the beliefs we have and be open minded enough to consider the possibility of something else being possible.

Through my own research and experiences, I have found it possible to relate to the things Jesus taught to what is the common belief of the time and see a connection between the two. I think the key to understanding it is to realize each of us is a soul that is occupying a body, not a body that has a soul. We need to depersonalize it, when one realizes we are energy and that energy never dies, and God is energy, one can begin to understand how a human is a part of the God Force and thus has a connection that can never be broken.

When Jesus said;"I am the way and the light," I believe he meant his teachings were meant to show us the way, not that he was a messiah, but we needed to follow his teachings to reach the kingdom of God.

Each of us in our own way are experiencing what God is, and thus we are each a part of God, thus we are God!

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida . He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

The Progression of the Soul and the Coming Changes of 2012

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:50:00 GMT

The Coming Changes of 2012

The year 2012 is and will bring many changes, not so much on a physical level as it will on a spiritual and emotional level. The earth will still be here and I see no dramatic earth changes, although that can always change as it has many times in the past. There has always been and always will be climate change, we humans have very little to do with it.

I see a large shift in consciousness, much of which has been slowly evolving over the past several years. Even as a child I could see this particular period of time as very traumatic and a time when the future of the world was held in escrow. The present situation with the American government becoming more and more socialist will not last, it is something that has been building for decades, the Obama administration is only bringing it to a head. We as Americans will probably become more socialist, but I don't see a complete shift to socialism.

The human soul functions best when it is free to choose it's own destiny, the soul doesn't want to have it's whole life run and controlled by some government bureaucrat. The soul wants to be able to make it's own decisions and chart it's own life, regardless of the risks involved. Soul growth doesn't come by being protected from all so called negative experiences. Regardless of what the liberals think , each individual soul knows more of how to run their life than the government does.

People are starting to wake up and realize that our country and the world have been going down the wrong path, and with the advent of the internet, our elected officials no longer can pull the wool over our eyes like they have been able to do in the past. No longer can they say something in Oregon and something altogether different in Pennsylvania and get away with it.There is a new era beginning and it is time elected officials on both sides of the isle realize it, or their careers will be extremely short.

There will be and have been many changes on a personal level,many relationships simply don't last a life time, people's views and needs are changing rapidly, and like it or not , many have a need to grow faster and in a different direction than their partner.

Everything seems to be changing, with the advent of 2012.I feel that as we enter a new era brought on by the year 2012, our vibrational rates are changing(both on a personal level and also on a world level.) As these vibrational rates change, our perspective changes and thus we become in a sense someone else. It's kind of confusing,even though we are still the same soul, our perceptions change , it's like we morph into another dimension, we start over, our Karma will be released, just as when Jesus was born and all past so called transgressions were forgiven and humanity started over with a clean slate.

The Mayan calendar ends on December 21,2012, as do several other ancient calendars end at or around the year 2012, the Hindu and Cherokee are just 2 that come to mind. The fact these calendars are ending doesn't signify an end to the world, only an end of an era. A new beginning with more openness in government which will create an opportunity for the soul to grow more rapidly in positive ways.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

Destiny: Creating Our Own

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:22:00 GMT

Destiny : Creating Our Own

Sometimes reaching a fork in the road isn't a fork , it's just two paths one will take at different stages in life,a preview of things to come,the one fork may be a situation that needs to be resolved before our true destiny or life purpose, can come to pass.

There are many reasons why the path we would like to choose seems to be closed to us. No matter what we try, the less inviting course seems to be the only available path to take.

Perhaps one of the partners in our life experience isn't ready, they are working on their own karma, or just haven't progressed far enough along life's path to be ready to participate in the journey.Maybe one needs to settle other karma or life challenges before the most desired path can be followed.

Sometimes we make so called stupid choices early in life that adversely affect our lives for many years. They are not stupid choices, there are no mistakes in life, the choices we make enable us to learn and grow, thus evolving into a soul that can more fully understand the workings of nature and nature's God.

Although we create our destiny, there seems to be certain circumstances arise that are inevitable, it is how we react to these situations that determine how we live and the path we follow. Once we move beyond these situations, our live improves and one no longer has to deal with that particular event, thus by dealing with it we are creating our destiny .

Should someone else pay for our so called mistakes? No, but each individual has to understand they are partaking in the life experiences of their choosing, if not on a conscious level , then on some sub-conscious level that might be unknown even to themselves. Part of evolving in consciousness is understanding this and being able to tap into that "unknowingness" thus enabling one to understand the knowledge that can be gained from such so-called negative experiences.

Our thought and words have consequences, the things we say and do each day manifest destiny and affect not only ourselves but our future as well as the lives of those around us. Often times the results aren't immediate, but come about many years later, when we least expect it.
Thus the fork in the road is a preview of things to come, things unseen by us at the time.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

The Secret Mayan Temple

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:12:00 GMT

The Secret Mayan Temple

Immediately after spending a month in the Outback of Australia, I was invited to visit an exhibition of the Crystal Skull in Indianapolis by Helen Mitchell Hedges, who found the skull in Central Belize when she was sixteen years old . Helen had been exploring with her father who was in search of the legendary Atlantis. The skull , according to legend was hidden at a Mayan temple named Lubantuum , she found the skull and has been in possession of it ever since.
The exhibition was sponsored by Lynn Gardner, who leads transformational journeys, is an author, public speaker and a channeler of the "Light Group."
After I began talking to Lynn ,she informed me that she would be escorting a group into the Mayan Jungle and asked if I would like to join them. Excitedly, I began making plans for the trip.The expedition would be from January 8th through January 23rd and would include five people.

One of the highlights of the trip would be a forty-five minute boat ride up a Mayan river and a five hour hike with machetes in hand through the jungles of Belize to a "secret temple". We would spend the night sleeping in sleeping bags and return to civilization the next day. I am normally ready for anything, but this trip began to make me extremely uneasy, and the longer I thought about it, the more uneasy I became.It wasn't the hike through the jungle, there was something about the temple itself that concerned me. I had almost decided that if everyone else went, I would stay back and meet them when they returned.
Upon arriving in Belize, it had been raining horrendously for about a week, most of the rivers were raging and much to my relief there was concern the trip to the temple would be canceled.The final decision would be made the morning of the departure.

The night before the scheduled trip we were all out on the boat dock in font of our motel admiring a beautiful tropical full moon. A full blown tropical storm began forming and the others all went inside, I just "knew " I should stay out for a while longer, besides, I was enjoying the thunder and lightning.
I couldn't help but notice this one large storm cloud that was close to me, and I physically noticed that it began taking the shape of a dog, this immediately attracted my attention, as the star Sirius is known as the Dog Star.
It was at that time I began to realize the extraterrestrials who were inside the space craft hidden behind the cloud wanted to communicate with me. Immediately I teleported inside the ship, leaving my physical body on the dock.There were doctors who began administering to my back , I had been having problems with it because of an implant that had been placed there, it had never worked out , so they were removing it.

Telepathically they were telling me my concerns about going to the Mayan Temple were valid, I, or no one else in the group needed to go there because of a lot of negativity surrounding the area, all of us were already experiencing a lot of that negativity and didn't need to be exposed to any more at this time. It was also emphasized there would be a more proper time to visit the ruins. I returned to my body and ran for the motel, it was beginning to storm and rain quite hard. Arriving back at my room after running approximately fifty yards and scaling a flight of stair, I heard someone calling my name from the balcony next door, upon further investigation, I found the women who where accompanying us on the expedition looking out over the balcony towards the boat dock. They actually saw me standing on the dock even though I had returned to the motel.some time before.They were concerned because they thought I was still out in the storm , needless to say when they called out my name and I responded,"Yes," they nearly jumped over the balcony.
The next morning the trip was canceled.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

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Shangri-La, The Land Beyond Time

thetravelbugg@travelnsnap.com (The Florida Hoosier) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:36:00 GMT

Shangri-La, The Land Beyond Time

The adventure begins as the cruise ship disembarks from Port Everglades on November 10th, 2009, and heads out to sea, after a day sailing through the Bermuda Triangle, the ship, crew, and passengers are due in Jamaica on Thursday the 12th of November 12/11/2009(3+11=11= 25=7).
What happens while in transit, baffles even the most experienced and knowledgeable paranormal researchers.

The participants all chose to sail this vessel, for various reasons.Although some were unaware of it,they were all about to have major changes in their lives, and were seeking answers.

On board is a group of seekers from Florida, including several with diverse and varied religious backgrounds.
Two families, enjoying their first cruise together and celebrating lifetime milestones. Both have children that will soon be entering the military and going off to serve their country,and a widower who just recently lost his wife to cancer.

Little do most realize the turn of events that will soon occur will change their lives and shape their destiny forever.

As the passengers enjoy their first dinner and become acquainted with the ship and each other, the ship sails off into the night . Little does any one know what tomorrow will bring.

As darkness settles over the ocean, a strange green mist engulfs the ship and everything around it.

As the sun rises on the morning of 11/11/2009(11), the passengers begin to stir, it is a beautiful day, blue skies and while puffy clouds abound, the ship is sailing effortlessly over the unusually calm waters. As a day at sea is on the agenda, people begin to gather in the dining rooms, enjoying breakfast and discussing their days activities.

Suddenly over the horizon, there appears an uncharted island, an island never before seen by humans. The crew is astounded. Where did this island come from? As everyone becomes aware of this phenomenon, there is a realization there is something mystical about it, something seems to be drawing the ship toward it. The captain has no choice but to let the ship steer itself, the controls mean nothing.

The island is a tropical paradise, covered with lush green vegetation, birds of every color and description, waterfalls, small rivers and many lakes and streams abound. Fruit vegetables, and herbs abound, ample nourishment for everyone.

The crew and passengers begin to disembark, quietly going into the jungle to sample all it has to offer, relishing on the fruits and herbs that abound. As the ship docks many passengers debark and are found swimming in the waterways and hiking the small pathways to points unknown.

There seems to be a certain radiance surrounding the accidental visitors. Many are experiencing peace for the first time in their lives.
What mysterious force inhabits this island, how will it change their lives? As they meander about, some vanish for awhile and the reappear as though nothing has happened. Many sit and meditate. Some are skipping rocks across the water, oblivious to everything and everyone around them.
The day begins to draw to an end and the passengers begin returning to the ship, ready for dinner, some entertainment, and unaware of the days activities, prepare for a relaxing nights sleep and a busy day in Jamaica the following morning.

The next morning Jamaica looms over the horizon as people begin to stir, many only have a feeling of great peace surrounding them, others have forgotten completely the events from the previous day. Only a few have any memory of the events that transpired the previous day.
It doesn't matter, everyone has gained a new understanding and gained insight as to what they should do with their life, new loves have been found, new direction, everything will be revealed in due time. This brief visit to Shangri-La has changed every one's life forever.