Friday, September 26, 2014
The Emerald Tablets Of Thoth
https://www.dropbox.com/s/03eoxqs7moj92yn/The_Emerald_Tablets_Of_Thoth.pdf?dl=0
Friday, September 19, 2014
Genocide Of Tasmanians
The Tasmanian genocide (fl. 1826-1829) is where white British settlers wiped out nearly all the native people of Tasmania (then called Van Diemen’s Land) and then sent the few hundred still alive to prison camps where they died of disease and despair. Truganini (pictured), the last full-blooded Tasmanian, died in 1876.
There were 6,000 Tasmanians. They had lived in Tasmania for 30,000 years. They were hunter-gatherers, each band with its own lands which it hunted and maintained with controlled burnings.
In 1803 white British settlers began to arrive.
Native Tasmanians were, at least on paper, British subjects with the full and equal protection of the law. In practice, though, even when the government knew of “murders and abominable cruelties” committed by whites against Tasmanians it did nothing.
Then in 1817 whites discovered that Tasmanian lands were great for raising sheep. From 1819 to 1824 the British government took, without treaty or payment, huge amounts of Tasmanian land.
From about 1823 Tasmanians grew increasingly violent. In 1826 Governor George Arthur declared them “open enemies” beyond the protection of the law. It was now open season on killing Tasmanians, what some call the War of Extermination.
Reasons whites killed Tasmanians:
- to get revenge for past killings (1 white = 70 Tasmanians);
- to protect “their” land and their sheep;
- to take Tasmanian women and girls for forced labour and sex;
- for sport;
- just because.
By 1829, with only a few hundred Tasmanians left, the governor suffered a sudden a fit of conscience. He changed to a policy of “conciliation and protection” – meaning capture and imprisonment.
The government rounded up the remaining Tasmanians and sent them to prison camps, which featured:
- vermin,
- high-salt diets,
- poor water supply,
- separation of children from parents,
- re-education in Christian civilization,
- white respiratory diseases.
In 1830 the government set up the Aborigines Committee to look into why Tasmanians were so hostile. It mainly blamed Tasmanian treachery and savagery – not its own robbery of their land.
By the 1850s the genocide was already being written off as “natural” and “inevitable”, what the late 1800s would see as Darwinian fate. Good Christians did not like being called animals by Darwin – but were not above using his ideas when they acted like animals.
In the late 1800s when mixed-race Tasmanians, the children of those stolen Tasmanian women and girls, asked for their land back, the government sent them to Cape Barren Island, where they lived until 1951 beyond the reach of the law. From the 1920s to 1970s the government took their children from them to teach them white ways.
Since the 1990s there have been some land given back and apologies made.
The g-word: Most Australian historians do not regard it as genocide – that would require proof of “intent”.
Source: “Forgotten Genocides” (2011), edited by Rene Lemarchand.
#Boycott Exodus Movie
Frustration with an all-white main cast in "Exodus: Gods and Kings"
was voiced earlier this week in the hashtag campaign,
#BoycottExodusMovie.
The Old Testament epic is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Christian Bale as Moses, Aaron Paul as Joshua, John Turturro as Seti, Ben Kingsley as Nun and Sigourney Weaver as Tuya. Earlier this month, Entertainment Weekly released initial photos of the film release, which Twitter users quickly pointed out showed that while Moses, Pharaoh and other Egyptian royalty were played by white actors, black actors were cast as slaves.
This is not the first time that biblical films have been criticized for "whitewashing." In an op-ed for Sojourners last
year, Ryan Herring noted that his initial excitement for "Noah" and
"Exodus" turned to "disdain" after realizing that "not a single one of
the leading roles in either movie was given to a person of Middle
Eastern descent."
"Some things never change. In Hollywood, whitewashing, also known as racebending, is one of many longstanding tradition...Historically, this practice was used to discriminate against actors, both male and female, of color," wrote Herring. "The most common examples of this in the past were white actors dressing up in what is known as blackface, redface, and yellowface. While maybe not as controversial or blatant today, the practice of whitewashing still continues in Hollywood...[where] roles from scripts that clearly call for a person of color are given to white actors."
Throughout the history of European imperialism and colonialism this type of indoctrination was present. Depictions of white only Biblical figures (including prophets, angels, Jesus, etc.) were intentionally used to subconsciously indoctrinate the false belief of white divinity (and therefore superiority) upon the minds of the oppressed and conquered," he continued. "By allowing Hollywood to hijack Biblical stories and display them however they please, we as Christians have also allowed them to be cheapened. We often miss out on cultural aesthetics, language, motifs, and overall richness when stories are told through the lens of European ideals and thought patterns."
The Old Testament epic is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Christian Bale as Moses, Aaron Paul as Joshua, John Turturro as Seti, Ben Kingsley as Nun and Sigourney Weaver as Tuya. Earlier this month, Entertainment Weekly released initial photos of the film release, which Twitter users quickly pointed out showed that while Moses, Pharaoh and other Egyptian royalty were played by white actors, black actors were cast as slaves.
"Some things never change. In Hollywood, whitewashing, also known as racebending, is one of many longstanding tradition...Historically, this practice was used to discriminate against actors, both male and female, of color," wrote Herring. "The most common examples of this in the past were white actors dressing up in what is known as blackface, redface, and yellowface. While maybe not as controversial or blatant today, the practice of whitewashing still continues in Hollywood...[where] roles from scripts that clearly call for a person of color are given to white actors."
Throughout the history of European imperialism and colonialism this type of indoctrination was present. Depictions of white only Biblical figures (including prophets, angels, Jesus, etc.) were intentionally used to subconsciously indoctrinate the false belief of white divinity (and therefore superiority) upon the minds of the oppressed and conquered," he continued. "By allowing Hollywood to hijack Biblical stories and display them however they please, we as Christians have also allowed them to be cheapened. We often miss out on cultural aesthetics, language, motifs, and overall richness when stories are told through the lens of European ideals and thought patterns."
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Tree of Life Originated in #Kemet
“As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul…”
This principle, which pervades all things, is perfectly exemplified in the video above where world famous scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson answers the question of “what is the most astounding fact about the universe?” It is a fascinating example of Hermetic law.
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
The Seven Principles taught by Hermes Trismegistus
These are the seven principles taught by Hermes Trismegistus, also known as Hermes, the Greek God of travelers/thieves/commerce and the messenger of the Gods. He was also known as the great priest Thoth to the Egyptians.
“….it is understood that these ideas where passed from Master to Initiate for generations, for the purpose of personal growth and with the intention of achieving a greater and deeper understanding of the self, the world and beyond. For the student of religion, philosophy and science, the Hermetic teachings act as the key to tying all of the different schools of thought into one cohesive body of knowledge.”
The Seven Principles of the Universe:
1. Principle of Mentalism: “All is Mind”
2. Principle of Correspondence: “As is above, so is below. As is below, so is above.”
3. Principle of Vibration: “Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.”
4. Principle of Polarity: “Everything is dual; everything has an opposite, and opposites are identical in nature but different in degree.”
5. Principle of Rhythm: “Everything flows, out and in; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left- rhythm compensates.”
6. Principle of Cause and Effect: “Every cause has its effect; every effect has its cause.”
7. Principle of Gender: “Everything has its masculine and feminine principles.”
KEMETIC PROVERBS, KNOWLEDGE, MEDITATION, PHILOSOPHY, SOUL, SPIRITUALITY, THE GODDESS MAAT, WISDOM & OVERSTANDING WORDS OF POWER: KEMETIC PROVERBS
In AESTHETIC VALUES, CULTURE, DIASPORA TALK, LIFESTYLE
KEMETIC WORDZ OF POWER…
What are mantras, affirmations, & proverbs? A mantra, or word of power is a saying that communicates a specific message in a provocative way that will be remembered. An affirmation is a positive confirmation of a specific life lesson one can use as a guide to correct actions. A proverb is a wise saying communicated in an abstract way so that it can be transmitted to the knowing w/o confusion.
Stone Tablet w/ Hieroglyph
They are all similar in that they inculcate knowledge, wisdom and overstanding. In addition, they express easily universal & complicated truths of nature that often times can’t be under-stood by sheer intellect. Rather, cognitive reasoning models help to stimulate the lesson through inferential, evaluative and experimental modes.
THE WAY TO IMMORTALITY:
“Neter sheds light on they who shake the clouds of Error from their soul, and sight the brilliancy of TRUTH, mingling themselves with the ALL-sense of the Divine Intelligence, through LOVE of which they win their freedom from that part over which DEATH rules, and has the seed of the assurance of future Deathlessness implanted in him. This, then, is how the good will differ from the bad.”
“If you seek NETER (GOD), you seek for the beautiful. One is the path that leads unto NETER (GOD)–Devotion joined with Gnosis.”
“For the ill of ignorance does pour over all the earth and overwhelm the SOUL that’s battened down w/in the body, preventing it from finding salvation.”
Monday, September 15, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Ancient Artifacts Found In Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Archaeologists inching through a large
2,300-year-old tomb in northern Greece on Thursday uncovered two marble
female statues flanking the entrance to one of three underground
chambers, in another sign of the unusual attention and expense lavished
on the unknown person buried there.
The dig has gripped the public imagination amid non-stop media coverage, which Greek archaeologists say is placing an unfair burden on the excavation team.
A Culture Ministry statement said the statues show "exceptional artistic quality." Their upper sections were discovered last week, but their bodies — clad in semi-transparent robes — emerged after part of a blocking wall was removed.
Less than half the tomb, which bears signs of having been plundered in antiquity, has been explored, and removing the tons of earth that fill it will take weeks. Although no burials have been found so far, the opulence points to some senior official linked with ancient Greek warrior-king Alexander the Great.
The barrel-vaulted tomb is among the biggest of its period in antiquities-rich Greece. Excavator Katerina Peristeri believes the mound was originally topped by a stone lion on a large plinth, found a few kilometers away 100 years ago, that was probably removed during Roman times. She has also voiced strong hopes that the site hasn't been looted.
Archaeologist Chryssoula Paliadelli, who is not involved in the excavation, told The Associated Press that the tomb has several exceptional features, including a monumental facade that leaves the top of the vault exposed above two large marble sphinxes.
The excavation, on a hillock near ancient Amphipolis, 600 kilometers (370 miles) north of Athens, has dominated local news coverage for a month, since Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited it and pre-empted archaeologists by releasing details on the findings.
A media blitz followed amid speculation that the tomb may contain buried treasure and the remains of an eminent figure — although Alexander himself was buried in Egypt. Dozens of tourists daily try to get a peek of the fenced-off site, and visitor numbers at the nearby Amphipolis museum have swelled.
Peristeri has dated the tomb to between 325 BC and 300 BC. Alexander conquered a vast area from modern Greece to India, enriching many of his close friends and commanders. His death in 323 B.C. was followed by upheaval as his generals fought over the empire.
Paliadelli, a professor at the University of Thessaloniki, said the media attention is greater than during the discovery in the late 1970s, in which she participated, of a rich unplundered tomb identified as that of Alexander's father, King Philip II of Macedonia in a royal cemetery 200 kilometers (125 miles) to the west.
"The media — television, the Internet — has developed so much," she said. "We worked at a much calmer pace, despite the pressure from the nature of the finds — that included wood and leather artefacts that required urgent conservation."
The Association of Greek Archaeologists on Thursday criticized the Culture Ministry's approach to the media, which it said was tailored to "satisfying a public opinion hooked on facile sensationalism and over-consumption of television, print and online sub-products."
The site, set among almond groves and tobacco fields, has about 20 police providing a 24-hour guard to deter looters, who have plagued the area in the past.
Former antiquities guard Alekos Kochliaridis told the AP that robbers tried to excavate the mound in 1952, brazenly turning up in broad daylight with a mechanical digger.
"We local residents called the police and they chased them off," he said. "The whole surrounding area has plenty of holes left by illegal excavations."
Costas Kantouris can be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CostasKantouris
The dig has gripped the public imagination amid non-stop media coverage, which Greek archaeologists say is placing an unfair burden on the excavation team.
A Culture Ministry statement said the statues show "exceptional artistic quality." Their upper sections were discovered last week, but their bodies — clad in semi-transparent robes — emerged after part of a blocking wall was removed.
Less than half the tomb, which bears signs of having been plundered in antiquity, has been explored, and removing the tons of earth that fill it will take weeks. Although no burials have been found so far, the opulence points to some senior official linked with ancient Greek warrior-king Alexander the Great.
The barrel-vaulted tomb is among the biggest of its period in antiquities-rich Greece. Excavator Katerina Peristeri believes the mound was originally topped by a stone lion on a large plinth, found a few kilometers away 100 years ago, that was probably removed during Roman times. She has also voiced strong hopes that the site hasn't been looted.
Archaeologist Chryssoula Paliadelli, who is not involved in the excavation, told The Associated Press that the tomb has several exceptional features, including a monumental facade that leaves the top of the vault exposed above two large marble sphinxes.
The excavation, on a hillock near ancient Amphipolis, 600 kilometers (370 miles) north of Athens, has dominated local news coverage for a month, since Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited it and pre-empted archaeologists by releasing details on the findings.
A media blitz followed amid speculation that the tomb may contain buried treasure and the remains of an eminent figure — although Alexander himself was buried in Egypt. Dozens of tourists daily try to get a peek of the fenced-off site, and visitor numbers at the nearby Amphipolis museum have swelled.
Peristeri has dated the tomb to between 325 BC and 300 BC. Alexander conquered a vast area from modern Greece to India, enriching many of his close friends and commanders. His death in 323 B.C. was followed by upheaval as his generals fought over the empire.
Paliadelli, a professor at the University of Thessaloniki, said the media attention is greater than during the discovery in the late 1970s, in which she participated, of a rich unplundered tomb identified as that of Alexander's father, King Philip II of Macedonia in a royal cemetery 200 kilometers (125 miles) to the west.
"The media — television, the Internet — has developed so much," she said. "We worked at a much calmer pace, despite the pressure from the nature of the finds — that included wood and leather artefacts that required urgent conservation."
The Association of Greek Archaeologists on Thursday criticized the Culture Ministry's approach to the media, which it said was tailored to "satisfying a public opinion hooked on facile sensationalism and over-consumption of television, print and online sub-products."
The site, set among almond groves and tobacco fields, has about 20 police providing a 24-hour guard to deter looters, who have plagued the area in the past.
Former antiquities guard Alekos Kochliaridis told the AP that robbers tried to excavate the mound in 1952, brazenly turning up in broad daylight with a mechanical digger.
"We local residents called the police and they chased them off," he said. "The whole surrounding area has plenty of holes left by illegal excavations."
Costas Kantouris can be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CostasKantouris
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Sirius Vision Studios
Fundraiser for Independent Film and production. My book I wrote in 2012 hopefully will become a film.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs related to Ugandans - DNA
This year, Ugandans have witnessed the use of DNA tests to
settle prominent public cases in the media concerning the paternity of
children and of celebrities who have died. What has not been known to
many people is the dispute concerning the ethnicity of the ancient
Egyptians by scholars in the 20th Century. This dispute has been solved
scientifically by the DNA tests conducted on the mummies of the ancient
Egyptians in 2012 and 2013.
In December 2012, DNA tests were conducted on the
mummies of Pharaoh Rameses III and his son, which proved that they
belonged to human Y chromosome group E1b1a. This is the Y chromosome
group of Sub Saharan Africans who speak Niger–Congo languages.
The disclosed Y chromosome group of the Pharaoh, at the time of releasing the report, was considered as just one of the details to make the investigation scientifically solid with facts. But its revelation caused a stir equal to the purpose of the original forensic investigation.
Another group of mummies from the Amarna period of Egyptian pharaohs were tested by DNA Tribes, an American Company which specialises in conducting DNA tests, in 2013.
The conclusion of the tests were that the mummies
autosomal profiles would be most frequent in the present day
populations of the African Great Lakes region and Southern Africa.
Subsequent analysis of the autosomal profile of the mummy of Pharaoh
Rameses III also concluded that this matched the genetic profiles of the
population of the Great Lakes region as well.
It was reported in the DNA Tribe’s digest of
February 2013, that the DNA match results of the ancient Egyptian Amarna
royal mummies with the present day world regions reflect the population
changes in Africa after the time of Rameses III .
One issue which remains unresolved is that of language. The language of ancient Egypt is classified as belonging to the Afro-Asiatic family of languages, which are spoken by people like the Somali and Amhara of Ethiopia, while the genetic profiles of the mummies match those of Niger–Congo language speakers. The most likely explanation is that some of the Niger-Congo speaking people, who were carriers of human Y chromosome E1b1a, moved into ancient Egypt along the Nile from the Sahara region as the region dried up and fused with the Afro-Asiatic speaking people, giving rise to the unique language of ancient Egypt.
One issue which remains unresolved is that of language. The language of ancient Egypt is classified as belonging to the Afro-Asiatic family of languages, which are spoken by people like the Somali and Amhara of Ethiopia, while the genetic profiles of the mummies match those of Niger–Congo language speakers. The most likely explanation is that some of the Niger-Congo speaking people, who were carriers of human Y chromosome E1b1a, moved into ancient Egypt along the Nile from the Sahara region as the region dried up and fused with the Afro-Asiatic speaking people, giving rise to the unique language of ancient Egypt.
However, these speakers of the Niger–Congo
language went on to form the ruling class producing pharaohs for Egypt,
while retaining the customs which they practised in common with their
relatives who had migrated south into the Great Lakes region as the
genetic tests have shown.
The writer is a cultural heritage consultant
THE CONNECTIONS
The strong cultural connection between the ancient
Egyptians and the modern people of the Great Lakes region of Africa
have long been noted for more than a century now by ethnographers
(people who study ethnicity). The following examples illustrate this
connection.
Female heirs. The Egyptian pharaohs, like the
rulers of the Great Lakes kingdoms of East Africa, ascended to their
thrones with their sisters or cousins as co-rulers. In Bunyoro and Tooro
kingdoms, the sister was called the Rubuga, but is currently called the
Batebe. In Buganda kingdom, she was called the Lubuga, now called
Nalinya. In Buganda, this custom from antiquity of having female
co-heirs is still practised in all cultural succession events.
Royal drums. Secondly, in all the Great Lakes kingdoms, ceremonies were carried out at certain intervals to welcome the appearance of the new moon. Regalia such as the royal drums and twin objects were brought out on these occasions to pray for the wellbeing of the kingdoms as was done in the courts of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.
Royal drums. Secondly, in all the Great Lakes kingdoms, ceremonies were carried out at certain intervals to welcome the appearance of the new moon. Regalia such as the royal drums and twin objects were brought out on these occasions to pray for the wellbeing of the kingdoms as was done in the courts of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.
Bows and arrows. Another custom of the pharaohs in common with the kings of Great Lakes kingdoms were the use of bows and arrows in the coronation ceremonies. The coronation rituals of the pharaohs were repeated in the Sed festivals of the pharaohs, a record of which has been kept by historians. A description of the bow and arrow part of the coronation section reads: “Next, the pharaoh was carried to the chapels of the gods Horus and Seth, where he was handed a bow and arrows with which he shot an arrow in each of the four directions” i.e. East, West, North and South.
In Bunyoro. An identical ceremony was enacted
during the coronation of the Omukama of Bunyoro Kingdom. In his book:
Abakama Ba Bunyoro Kitara, published in 1947, John William Nyakatura, a
historian and a county chief of Bunyoro Kingdom, recorded the following
ceremony for the new king: “Then the king was handed bows and arrows.
He shot four arrows in all directions- one arrow was shot in the direction where the sun rises (Buganda and Busoga), the second one was shot in the direction where the sun sets, the third one in the southward direction (Nkore and Rwanda), the fourth one was shot in the northward direction (Bukedi and other countries). This action meant every rebel/rival who came from any of these directions would be killed with an arrow.
He shot four arrows in all directions- one arrow was shot in the direction where the sun rises (Buganda and Busoga), the second one was shot in the direction where the sun sets, the third one in the southward direction (Nkore and Rwanda), the fourth one was shot in the northward direction (Bukedi and other countries). This action meant every rebel/rival who came from any of these directions would be killed with an arrow.
In Buganda. Buganda Kingdom in precolonial times
also had a bow and arrow coronation ceremony as part and parcel of the
enthronement rituals of the kings. In fact, the one of Buganda was
deadly. A captive would be shot with an arrow by the new Kabaka to
indicate that he would be vigorous in protecting his kingdom. The victim
would then be killed by the king’s guards thereafter.
Musical instruments. The similarities between ancient Egypt and the Great Lakes also extended to the material culture. Scholars have noted the resemblance of the musical instrument in ancient Egypt and the kingdoms of the Great Lakes, notably the bow- harps and flutes. This fact is mentioned in the display of Ugandan bow harps at the Uganda Museum.
Musical instruments. The similarities between ancient Egypt and the Great Lakes also extended to the material culture. Scholars have noted the resemblance of the musical instrument in ancient Egypt and the kingdoms of the Great Lakes, notably the bow- harps and flutes. This fact is mentioned in the display of Ugandan bow harps at the Uganda Museum.
The plank sewn canoes on Lake Victoria used in
precolonial times were bound together using vegetative materials and
were assembled in a similar way to the boats used by the ancient
Egyptians on the Nile. This similarity was noticed by the scholars when
British rule was established in East Africa.
Civilisation. In the 19th Century, explorers and anthropologists encountered the Great Lakes kingdoms and noted the unexpected sophistication of the societies in these kingdoms. It was assumed that Egyptian culture had influenced the culture of the Great Lakes region. In the actual fact, the direction of influence was the other way round. The anthropologists were observing a society similar to one out of which the ancient Egyptian civilisation had emerged.
Civilisation. In the 19th Century, explorers and anthropologists encountered the Great Lakes kingdoms and noted the unexpected sophistication of the societies in these kingdoms. It was assumed that Egyptian culture had influenced the culture of the Great Lakes region. In the actual fact, the direction of influence was the other way round. The anthropologists were observing a society similar to one out of which the ancient Egyptian civilisation had emerged.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
The Rock Confirms He Is Playing Black Adam in DC Comics Shazaam
Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? It’s a new role in a DC Comics movie, one that’s been percolating for a good long while and was finally, seemingly confirmed today (September 3) by Dwayne Johnson’s Twitter feed:
"Kneel at his feet or get crushed by his boot." My honor to become.. #BlackAdam #TheAntiHero #DCComics pic.twitter.com/Qk55eNf3R7
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 3, 2014
For literally years, The Rock has been teasing his involvement in a DC Comics/Warner Bros. movie, going as far as to suggest he could play either the heroic Shazam (think Superman but with magic fueled powers), or the villainous Black Adam (same as Shazam, but evil) in a movie that most thought would be announced at San Diego Comic-Con.
That particular announcement didn’t come to pass, but the famously magnanimous star has clearly been bursting at the seams to tell the world just who he will be. Turns out, it’s not the heroic Shazam, it’s the other guy.
What’s most interesting about The Rock’s tweet, beyond the confirmation (or rough confirmation, of course), is that he hashtagged the plug “#TheAntiHero.” Which is, given comics continuity, accurate. Black Adam is usually depicted as the leader of the Middle Eastern nation of Khandaq, a dictator who will stop at nothing to protect the people of his homeland.
But unlike other comic book despots, he cares about the little people, and has occasionally fought on the side of the heroes. Also, unlike characters The Rock usually portrays, he’s a huge jerk.
Variety confirmed the news, adding that Darren Lemke is scripting the “Shazam” movie, and Black Adam is more of an anti-hero looking to clear his name.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
The Great Houdini
Harry Houdini was born on March 24, 1874 in Budpest, Hungary, with the name of Ehrich Weisz. He was one of six children and the son of Rabbi Mayer Weisz and his second wife, Cecilia Steiner. In 1876, Mayer Weisz immigrated to the United States with the dream of a better life. He found work as a rabbi and changed his last name to Weiss. In 1876, the remainder of the family joined him in the United States.
The family moved to Milwaukee when Ehrich was eight years old. During his early years, Ehrich sold newspapers and shined shoes to help support the family. On October 28, 1883, nine year old Ehrich made his first appearance on stage, performing a trapeze act. He billed himself, "Ehrich, the Prince of the Air." At 12, Ehrich hopped a freight car and ran away from home. A year later her returned to New York and continued to help support his family by working as a messenger, necktie cutter, and photography assistant. Nothing is known of his year away from his family.
About this time, Ehrich and his brother Theo began to pursue an interest in magic. As a stage name, Ehrich Weiss became Harry Houdini by adding an ìiî to the last name of his idol, French magician Robert Houdin. Harry is simply an Americanized version of his nickname, Ehrie. At 17, Ehrich, now known as Harry Houdini, left his family to pursue his magic career. By the age of twenty, Harry had been performing small acts throughout New York. He soon married and joined a circus where he began to develop and perfect his escape tricks.
Through the years, Houdini gained fame after repeatedly escaping from police handcuffs and jails. Harry was even given certificates from various wardens for escaping from their prisons. After making his name in America, Harry toured Europe, where he expanded his repertoire by escaping from straitjackets and coffins. Eventually, Harry was able to accomplish his dream of having a full show dedicated to his magic.
In the 1920s, Harry became interested in the occult, specifically in debunking mediums and psychics. His training in magic helped him expose frauds that scientists and academics could not. He chronicled his time investigating the occult in his book, A Magician Among the Spirits.
In 1926 Houdini died as a result of a ruptured appendix, after suffering a blow to the abdomen by university student J. Gordon Whitehead. Houdini refused to seek medical help and continued to travel, eventually succumbing to periotonitis on October 24, 1926 at the age of 52.
The family moved to Milwaukee when Ehrich was eight years old. During his early years, Ehrich sold newspapers and shined shoes to help support the family. On October 28, 1883, nine year old Ehrich made his first appearance on stage, performing a trapeze act. He billed himself, "Ehrich, the Prince of the Air." At 12, Ehrich hopped a freight car and ran away from home. A year later her returned to New York and continued to help support his family by working as a messenger, necktie cutter, and photography assistant. Nothing is known of his year away from his family.
About this time, Ehrich and his brother Theo began to pursue an interest in magic. As a stage name, Ehrich Weiss became Harry Houdini by adding an ìiî to the last name of his idol, French magician Robert Houdin. Harry is simply an Americanized version of his nickname, Ehrie. At 17, Ehrich, now known as Harry Houdini, left his family to pursue his magic career. By the age of twenty, Harry had been performing small acts throughout New York. He soon married and joined a circus where he began to develop and perfect his escape tricks.
Through the years, Houdini gained fame after repeatedly escaping from police handcuffs and jails. Harry was even given certificates from various wardens for escaping from their prisons. After making his name in America, Harry toured Europe, where he expanded his repertoire by escaping from straitjackets and coffins. Eventually, Harry was able to accomplish his dream of having a full show dedicated to his magic.
In the 1920s, Harry became interested in the occult, specifically in debunking mediums and psychics. His training in magic helped him expose frauds that scientists and academics could not. He chronicled his time investigating the occult in his book, A Magician Among the Spirits.
In 1926 Houdini died as a result of a ruptured appendix, after suffering a blow to the abdomen by university student J. Gordon Whitehead. Houdini refused to seek medical help and continued to travel, eventually succumbing to periotonitis on October 24, 1926 at the age of 52.
http://www.thegreatharryhoudini.com/
Monday, September 1, 2014
Bill And Melinda Gates GMOS and The Devil WHO
http://www.hangthebankers.com/why-is-bill-gates-investing-in-monsanto-and-gmos/
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