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A scientist encounters a being on a petroglyph and allows the form to speak and take the author/reader into another dimension. A wide cast of beings appear in consort with the shamanic half-skeletal being, guiding you on an adventure that leaves you wondering if these worlds exist. Come journey with us, following the continuing inspiration from the Mystery Stone from the Shenandoah.
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A beautiful tablet-like mystery stone has been found by the Shenandoah River, near Berryville, Virginia. Underneath its brown-orange patina, peck-marked shapes reveal a beautiful crystalline heartstone underneath and intriguing designs.⍾⍾The author takes you on a tour of the stone, relating how its natural form with markings makes for designs which resonate with Eastern Woodland cosmology of early America. This masterwork can serve as a primer...
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The exploration of a monumental stone formation at Penn Bluff, Alabama continues with using ImageJ software. Here, 3-D surface plots of the stone formation reveal different aspects of the site.⍾⍾What we find is that mystery and beauty are intertwined, as we try to discern the nature of the mystery form before us.⍾⍾Come explore this site with your third eye and become tuned to the essences found at Penn Bluff.
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Archetypal images from world art and architecture are overlaid upon a monumental stone formation found at Penn Bluff near Addison Alabama. The resonance created by both proportion and meaning helps explain the strong feeling of Presence found at the site. Come, take a journey in synchronicity, in which an apparent natural stone formation is matched with artistic creations from an array of civilizations.
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This work sums up a lifelong study and teaching about the worldview of the Indigenous. It draws upon personal experiences of encounters with the sacred, including an anthropomorphic design on a stone tablet found along the Shenandoah River, and an experience on Pin Bluff, Alabama, where a natural monolithic sculpture conveys a strong sense of Presence. We are invited to discover awarenesses and practices which will help to open the mystical doors...
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Unusual designs found in a stone formation near Addison, Alabama are explored by using DStretch software, a popular rock art tool. Beauty and potential Indigenous connection are suggested when subtle shades are amplified or turned into varied colors. The pairing of heightened contrast and/or coloring with a Haiku also seeks to penetrate the deeper meaning of the forms present. Come and experience this view of the stone formation at Penn Bluff and...
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From the flood plain of the Shenandoah, Introducing a second Mystery Stone which may have Indigenous markings. Its traits resonate with the first Mystery Stone, including a distinctive head area, a pipe-like form, a skeletal pelvic design, and a plant. Take a closer look and see what forms are evoked in this sculpted quartz cobblestone, which looks sliced in half and resembles a mask.
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A second mystery stone has been found by the Shenandoah River near Holy Cross Abbey in Northern Virginia. There are powerful suggested forms, made by either Indigneous hands, natural and/or sacred forces, or some combination of the three. Take a look yourself and see what is suggested to you and whether human or sacred forms are evoked.
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A Mystery Stone found by the Shenandoah River has designs that resonate with ancient Mississippian art. Could these markings be intentional and inspired by a culture that existed almost a thousand years ago? A variety of archetypal images appear to be present on the stone, such as Birdman, twinned humans and netherworld creatures. When designs and mandalas from Southeastern ceremonial art are overlain atop our dinted stone, we find that beauty and...
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This work explores the meaning of imagery found on rocks, especially from deep caves of the paleolithic era. It approaches the problem of interpretation by focusing on a key concept, that art and ritual generate life. A novel hypothesis is also offered that creativity emerges from a tension between chaotic elements and more formed shapes. Past interpretive frames, statistical studies, and indigenous parallels are summoned to examine these archetypal...
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Finn, retired from researching, attempts to time travel in the outback of Australia. He stays in the present, however, and encounters an indigenous person who's following dreaming tracks. The two are captured by an outlaw group, who fight for indigenous rights, and Finn finds himself becoming their leader. Facing the military, Finn and his group must somehow overcome overwhelming odds. The key to survival is the help of a dreaming animal, a maruspial...
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A mystery stone was found in the vicinity of Paleoindian sites along the Shenandoah river, near Berryville, Virginia. Photographs and computer images generated from them reveal enigmatic forms. They make for a cosmogram, an alternate way to look at the universe, and one that reveals Indigenous thought. The Haikus reflect on possible meanings of the designs and will often pose a question for you to answer. We invite you to aid in the discovery of this...
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A remarkable stone formation has been found on Penn Bluff next to Penn Creek, near Addison, Alabama. Its forms convey a sense of presence, making for a hot spot. Indigneous artifacts have been found atop the bluff and Native American symbolism is echoed in the natural formations below. Take this journey and see what forms and meaning is presented to you. Such a journey is not confined to one location, but you may be gifted with similar places in which...
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