(Conspiracy Nation, 06/12/05)
-- Strange happenings in the world of nature. Could these be omens?
In the ancient times, omens were a commonplace. Bird behavior
especially was noticed and interpreted. (See "Birds On The Rampage," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/BirdsRampage.html)
Nowadays we are "scientific" and repress such paradigms. (See "Newton's
Zeitgeist," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Zeitgeist.html)
Cicero, in De Divinatione,
provides an overall view of the subject. "There is an ancient belief,"
he writes, "handed down to us even from mythical times and firmly
established by the general agreement of the Roman people and of all
nations, that divination of some kind exists among men." Deductions
from divination are "merely probable," depending on inference "and
beyond inference it cannot go."
Sounds quaint... Until we consider the meteorologist, whose own
deductions from divination are "merely probable," depending on
inference.
As mentioned in "Birds On The Rampage" (op. cit.), this past week a
rain of frogs occurred in Serbia. A standard explanation of
"whirlwinds" was assembled to defend the bulwark of "science" against a
mysterious world. Charles Fort covered, among other things, these
occasionally occuring rains of frogs in his work, The Book of the Damned
(1919).
Fall of fishes, June 13, 1889, in Holland. Fall of ants, August 1,
1889, Strasbourg. Fall of little toads, August 2, 1889, Savoy. Fall of
enormous, unknown ants -- size of wasps -- Manitoba, June, 1895. Fall
of ice, some of it enclosing living frogs, June 16, 1882, Dubuque,
Iowa.
The cause? Must have been a "whirlwind" -- but no whirlwinds being
reported.
Belgrade, June 7, 2005: "Thousands of tiny frogs rained on a town in
north-western Serbia." These frogs, "different from those usually seen
in the area, survived the fall and hopped around in search of water."
("Frogs fall from the sky in rural Serbia," Independent Online,
6/7/05.) Stated one observer: "This huge 'cloud' seemed to come out of
nowhere and its shape and colour looked very strange. We were all
wondering what it was when suddenly frogs started to fall from the
sky." ("First Light!" Sun News, 6/8/05)
The cause? "Experts say it's more likely a whirlwind sucked up the
frogs from a body of water and carried them to Odzaci." (Ibid.) But
what might such a "whirlwind" portend? What is the omen?
In 2003, in Russia's Yakutia region, squirrels "began cracking up,"
reports Pravda. Aggressive
squirrels began to attack animals and even humans. More recently,
residents of the Russian city of Novosibirsk have been troubled by
"insolent squirrels." ("Russian city invaded by squirrels," Pravda, 6/4/05)
In New Jersey, it is reported that "This summer is shaping up to be
one for the wildlife." Rising number of "bear calls." Bears invading
households, scornful of the humans therein. ("Hungry animals claiming
new turf," by Elise Young et al. New Jersey Media Group, 6/9/05)
In Texas, a "growing threat of black vultures." These huge
creatures, having five-foot wingspans, are moving from scavenger to
predator. They attack in groups, singling out their prey. The target,
at this point, is limited to newborn calves and goats. ("Ranchers say
aggressive vultures are attacking calves," by Matt Joyce. Waco
Tribune-Herald, 6/12/05)
An "increasing problem with coyotes losing their fear of humans and
becoming aggressive." ("Are Coyotes Becoming More Aggressive?" by Brian
Handwerk. National Geographic News, 6/7/05)
Rumors of "a dramatic and disturbing increase in flying fish
strikes" with the creatures viciously attacking the heads and faces of
boatmen. Also, reports of sturgeon attacks, with the large fish leaping
from the water and walloping boaters.
The cause? Conspiracy Nation
has theorized electromagnetic pollution garbling the sensory processes
of some animals, resulting in maniacal behavior. In May of this year, a
court in Rome convicted the Vatican of "polluting the environment with
electromagnetic waves from a transmission tower." Italy, progressive in
this regard, has "strict standards on electromagnetic emissions."
("Vatican cardinal, Vatican Radio convicted of electromagnetic
pollution." AP, 5/9/05) These Vatican electromagnetic emissions are
claimed to have resulted in "an unusually high incidence of leukemia
deaths among children." ("Vatican transmitters linked to leukemia."
UPI, 5/20/05)
In "Atlantis, USA" (http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Atlantis.html),
Conspiracy Nation reported on
a new book by Nina Anderson: Atlantis
Today -- The USA, Poised For Destruction. Suggested is that
secretive developments in the field of electro-magnetics may be about
to wreak havoc on Earth. The point is, in the rush toward elaborate
electronic devices we have not adequately considered possible
side-effects.
Not to be automatically rejected is that rising electromagnetic
emissions could be having a negative effect upon the animal kingdom.
Or, these abnormal animal behaviors might portend something "merely
probable" and "depending on inference."
Two good web sites chronicling such anomalous animal incidents as
noted in this report are:
1) The Anomalist: http://www.anomalist.com
2) Combat Diaries: http://www.combat-diaries.co.uk/mainframe.html
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