In August, 2009, an event known as "Hellion-1957 occurred. You did not read about it in the mainstream news, nor did NASA make any announcements. The proof is above, from NASA's own images.

On August 16, 2009, a large celestial object was headed at high speed towards the sun as shown on NASA's SOHO C3 camera (this is one of several cameras that record what the sun is doing twice an hour, 24/7). One poster on GLP calculated its speed as "...traveling [very] fast at 87.33 km/sec. This translates to 195,357.21 MPH." Link here. 

For those who think the object is Mercury or Venus, check out the blue images below. Mercury is in the three-frame-image. This is what Mercury and Venus look like on SOHO C3, sometimes a bit bigger or a bit smaller, but nothing like the Hellion-1957 object shown in the image above. The winged object in the middle frame is alleged to be Planet X. It has been showing up on NASA imaging for over a year now, so it is not an asteroid or meteor. But it's not likely Planet X.  See https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/is-that-winged-object-really to read that analysis.

The above images are from NASA's LASCO C3 camera. There are also images from the C2 camera which are reddish colored. There is another set of cameras called STEREO. One camera is ahead of the Earth in her orbit and is called STEREO Ahead (or Stereo Cor2). Its images are red, as you will see below in the next two diagrams. The other camera is behind Earth in her orbit and is called STEREO Behind (or Stereo Cor1) and its images are green. This next diagram shows the positions of STEREO cameras A(head) and B(ehind). Currently, what has been misconstrued as Planet X shows up mostly on Stereo Ahead Cor2. 

The next diagram is the daily chart which shows the position of the STEREO cameras and is available every day here. This helps you identify what planets are in range of the STEREO cameras. Example of the July 5, 2010 chart, which shows Venus just outside camera range.

The next image, from the Stereo Ahead Cor2 camera is displayed right below, but we don't know what the "blips" are. They are in too much of a formation to be natural. Could they be UFO's lining up for ring-side seats? Some scientists think so! Keep reading and be prepared to have your mind blown!

Scientists at starviewer.wordpress.com give their opinion:

"Well, we subjected the data. ... All these photos have been removed from the NASA databases. We are open to any plausible explanation. Suffice it to say, we were left with our mouths open, and certainly we haven't closed them yet. And we are open-minded skeptics, the facts are the facts, and [we] seek explanations for them. The conclusion is that *something* out there *with intelligence* has deviated the object from its orbit. With a proton beam of 10 ^ 38 protons / sec for half an hour of exposure. And we are the first [to scientifically prove] that we are not alone in the universe."

The article goes on to show how some of the crop circles that have been appearing in various places around the world are now being matched with certain star patterns. This is heavy! Check out this link:
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This next image supports the same sets-of-3 alignments in the COR2 image above:

The beam of protons referred to above:

This next image, from LASCO C2, shows a lot of activity going on. More proton beams?

More info from starviewer.wordpress.com. The translation is here: http://translate.google.es/translate?hl=es&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fstarviewer.wordpress.com%2F.

The reprint is here: "On this occasion.

Nos hemos enfrentado a un reto increíble: Estudiar los patrones de artificialidad detectados en los satélites Stereo y Lasco, así como el análisis detallado de los objetos detectados en las fotos, su comportamiento, trayectoria, análisis y verificación.

We faced an incredible challenge: To study the patterns detected in artificial satellites and LASCO Stereo, as well as the detailed analysis of the detected objects in the photos, their behavior, background, analysis and verification.

Para poder realizar este análisis hemos necesitado un trabajo ejemplar en equipo, en el que han participado más de 200 personas, 2 expertos en imágen ,dos ingenieros de telecomunicaciones, un ingeniero industrial y dos astrofísicos.

To perform this analysis we need an exemplary work as a team, which has involved more than 200 people, experts in image 2, two telecommunications engineers, an industrial engineer and two astrophysicists.

Hemos analizado y comparado patrones de más de 200 fotos de Lasco C2 y C3, así como sus correspondientes de Stereo A Cor1-2 y Stereo B Cor 1-2.

We analyzed and compared patterns of more than 200 photos of LASCO C2 and C3, as well as their corresponding A COR1 Stereo and Stereo B-2 Cor 1-2.

Para entender los datos del análisis, conviene analizar las posiciones de los diferentes satélites:
To understand the data analysis should examine what the different satellites:

a).-Posición Órbita Soho-Lasco C3: No puede determinarse exactamente: http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=33383&fapplet=1

a) .- Position-Soho Órbita Lasco C3: It can not be determined exactly: http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=33383&fapplet=1

b).-Posiciones Órbita Stereo: Pueden verse aquí, y seleccionarse para cada franja diaria y horaria: http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/where.shtml

b) .- Positions Órbita Stereo: You can see here, and selected for each zone daily and hourly: http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/where.shtml

c).-Análisis de todas las fotos reportadas : Fotos originales en el post de ayer: Enlazamos aquí, para no reiterarlas de nuevo: http://starviewer.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/nota-editorial-del-director-del-equipo-starviewer/

c) .- Analysis of all the photos reported: Pictures in the original post from yesterday: link to here, not to repeat them again: http://starviewer.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/nota-editorial-del- director-of-team-starviewer /

d).-Fotos actualmente reportadas directamente de la fuente: http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/browse/2009/08/20/

d) .- Photos now reported directly to the source: http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/browse/2009/08/20/

Conclusiones del estudio y análisis detallado de las fotos:
Conclusions of the study and detailed analysis of the photos:

1.-Se han detectado diversas anomalías desde el día 11 de agosto hasta las 18.30 del día 19 de Agosto.

1.-various abnormalities have been detected since the day August 11 until 18:30 on the day August 19.

Dichas anomalías se encuentran reportadas y fotografiadas en http://starviewer.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/nota-editorial-del-director-del-equipo-starviewer/

These anomalies are reported and photographed http://starviewer.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/nota-editorial-del-director-del-equipo-starviewer/

Informe-Reporte científico Oficial NASA.

Official Report, Report NASA scientist.

NASA, asegura no haber detectado ninguna anomalía en sus satélites, ni visual, ni óptica.

NASA says not detect any anomaly in its satellites, or visual or optical.

Todos los instrumentos están funcionando correctamente desde el día 16 de Agosto.

All instruments are working properly since the day August 16.

La última revisión se ha realizado el día 19 de Agosto, en el momento de la redacción de este articulo. Las condiciones de viento solar, han sido normales y la actividad solar muy baja (Según NASA) http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/today.html

The last revision was made on August 19 at the time of writing this article. The solar wind conditions were normal and low solar activity (as NASA) http://www.swpc.noaa .gov / today.html

Informe Científico -StarVieWer.Team.
Scientific Report StarVieWer.Team.

1.-Se han reportado y analizado anomalías consistentes en ARTEFACTOS, que describen movimientos autónomos incompatibles con cuerpos planetarios, cometarios y/o efectos ópticos,(Observese que han sido descartados por NASA, dichos efectos ópticos), combinados con actividad solar INTENSA , reportada durante los días 16 a 19 de Agosto, sin que a la luz de los datos podamos afirmar la procedencia de dichos objetos, sin perjucio de CERTIFICAR su ARTIFICIALIDAD , en el 80% de los casos analizados.

1.-have been reported and analyzed anomalies consisting DEVICES, describing autonomous movements incompatible with planetary bodies, comments and / or optical effects (note that had been discarded by NASA, these optical effects), combined with solar activity INTENSE, reported during days 16 to August 19, but in light of the data we can say whether these objects, without prejudice to certify its artificial, in 80% of the cases analyzed.

2.-Dicha artificialidad se pone de manifiesto en giros posicionales, formaciones y movimientos que describen trayectorias diferentes de los elementos normales, así como explosiones diferentes a las emisiones normalizadas solares, por lo que , éstas no pueden atribuirse a la actividad solar, sino que EVIDENCIAN ARTEFACTOS.

2.-The artificiality is evident in turns positional formations and movements that describe different paths of normal items as well as explosions at different solar emission standard, so they can not be attributed to solar activity, but they display devices.

3.-Estos artefactos, emiten haces luminosos, y realizan desplazamientos que Interceptan o parecen interceptar objetos de naturaleza cometaria .

3.-These devices emit light beams, and move to intercept or intercept objects appear cometary nature.

Esta afirmación está apoyada por los recientes vídeos grabados por la sonda Lunar Orbiter, que no han sido censurados.

This statement is supported by recent video recorded by the probe Lunar Orbiter, which have not been censored.

4.-Puede observarse con claridad un comportamiento de balanceo binario en la rotación solar en Stereo, Comportamiento, que lleva observándose desde el día 11 de agosto de 2009, y que ha sido corregido posteriormente en algunas de las fotos del archivo original de Stereo, con posterioridad al día 12 de Agosto, circunstancia que ha sido comprobada por este equipo de trabajo.

4.-You can clearly see a performance of swing rotation in binary solar Stereo, behavior that carries the day observed from August 11, 2009, and has subsequently been corrected in some of the photos from your original stereo days after August 12, which has been confirmed by this team.

5.-Finalmente cabe destacar como relevante, la aparición de artefactos en algunas fotos tomadas al sol, en 6 de ellas, se debía a efectos ópticos, pero en dos de ellas, las correspondientes a Baleares, la espectrografía de masas muestra que efectivamente se trata de artefactos de forma esférica.

5.-Finally it should be noted as important, the appearance of some artifacts in photographs taken in the sun, in 6 of them are due to optical effects, but two of them, corresponding to the Balearic Isles, the mass spectroscopy shows that actually trafficking of artifacts from spherical shape.

6.-Por último, hemos verificado que las fotos analizadas correspondientes a los días 11 a 16 de Agosto de 2009, han sido retocadas con un software por parte de los responsables de Stereo, y que hay varias tramas horarias que se detallan en el informe de los días 16 a 18 de Agosto que han sido saltadas de la grabación. Dichos retoques han sido posteriores a los informes que hemos emitido en esta web.

6.-Finally, we verified that the images analyzed for 11 to August 16, 2009, have been retouched with software on the part of the Stereo, and there are several time frames are detailed in the report on August 18 to 16 who have been skipped in the recording. These tweaks have been following the reports we have issued on this website.

Con fecha de 19 de Agosto, a las 18.10 de la Tarde, el Director del equipo StarViewer, fue entrevistado por la emisora Radio Libertad, en un espacio debate sobre las anomalías, y dicha retransmisión hubo de interrumpirse por un extraño fallo técnico generalizado consistente en un apagón y un fallo de las comunicaciones.

Dated August 19, at 18.10 in the afternoon, the Team Manager StarViewer was interviewed by Radio Liberty in a discussion of anomalies, and the broadcast was interrupted by a strange glitch in the generalized a blackout and a failure of communications.

Hoy jueves,de 20 de agosto a las 12.00Am, podrán escuchar el programa de radio en Directo, donde se retomará la entrevista de ayer, en la que se expondrán las conclusiones del estudio en el que hemos participado todos.

Today Thursday, August 20 at 12.00, they may listen to the live radio program, which will resume the interview yesterday, which explains the findings of the study that we have all participated.

I leave here, Aldrin interview on CNN.

Apparently, UFO's corrected the trajectory of the Hellion-1957 object back on track and it was a non-event. It was quite exciting following all the action out in space, despite NASA's attempts at camaflouging it. However, on August 22nd, sightings of moon swirl emerged.

We were warned about the Hellion-1957 event via a crop circle. See my blog for all the details: https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/analysis-the-tidcombe-crop.

For those new to sun watching, here is some basic information. SOHO stands for Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. It is a satellite that orbits earth and focuses on the sun. It is 0.01 AU (930,000 miles) from the Earth and 0.99 AU from the sun. AU stands for "astronomical unit" and one AU is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. This distance varies throughout the year. For instance, in the northern hemisphere winter, the Earth is approximately 91 million miles from the Sun (closest approach in the sun's orbit). During the northern hemisphere summer, it is 94.5 million miles from the sun (furthest approach in the sun's orbit). Thus, the average distance from the sun is usually stated as approximately 93 million miles. If you want to know more, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_spacecraft.

Here is a master link to Magnetosphere images and charts:  http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=magnetosphere.  Here is a link to a real-time simulator:  http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html.  This first image below, on the left, shows Earth's magnetic fields are twisted and pressure.  Normally, the blue lines (north) go up and the red lines (south) go down.  The image on the right with the red and yellow colors indicate the pressure is increasing.  It boils down to Earth being slammed by a geomagnetic storm which could be from a solar storm or, possibly, a planet x, brown dwarf star object.

Don't know about the bottom two images.  Now, on to the cameras...

LASCO stands for Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph. These are cameras, designated C1, C2 and C3. We tend to focus on C2 (orange) and C3 (blue). C2 is a closer "shot" of the sun and C3 is a wider angle shot. Pictures are automatically taken several times an hour throughout the day and night, 24/7. The circle in the center of the picture is called an occulter and is simply there to block the sunlight otherwise objects passing the sun would be obscured by the intense light. Each picture is dated and timed at the bottom. You can read more about these cameras at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASCO_Large_Angle_and_Spectrometric_Co....  Here's a C3 image of Venus.  Planets have those thin lines on each side of the orb.  There are solar flares, those lines of light emanating from the sun.  The streak around 08:00, near the arm of the occulter, is a comet.  That's how cameras image fast moving objects, they look like streaks...

Here's the same image taken by the C2 camera a few minutes earlier.  Notice it is a closer shot than C3...

Here's a link to go see for yourself... http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html.  Search and Download Data (in the left bar) is the link to use to be able to select cameras, sizes, times, etc.

STEREO is a different NASA camera and stands for Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory. These are two nearly identical spacecraft launched into slightly different orbits that cause them to respectively pull further ahead of and fall gradually behind the earth. This enables stereoscopic imaging of the Sun and solar phenomena, such as coronal mass ejections. Stereo A (ahead of the Earth) is moving faster than Stereo B (behind the Earth) and is also closer to the sun. See http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/where.shtml for a graph that shows you where A and B are on the current date. It also shows any planets that might be in view at the time. (This is where I determined the planet is Venus in the C3 image.  Since C2 is a closer shot, Venus isn't showing up since it is outside the range.)  For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STEREO.

Since PX or a Brown Dwarf Star is coming in on the right side (looking at the sun from Earth), we look at STEREO Ahead Cor2 (orange rust color) mostly.  Here's how to check for yourself:  http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images.  And here are some movies that show the orbits:  http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/orbit.shtml.  And here are the Fields of View (FOV) for the different STEREO cameras:  http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/classroom/secchi_fov.shtml.  And here is the STEREO planet finder:  http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/beacon/planets/, another useful tool to identify planets in the field of view.

Image credit (Stereo above and below):  NASA http://www.scribd.com/doc/49006070/Solar-Terrestrial-Relations-Observatory-Stereo-Press-Kit

Understand that A and B are constantly moving so look at the next image, which shows A and B's positions over time and apply the same field of view (FOV) (the shade area from A or B to the sun) to the current year:

Here is a more detailed view of STEREO A and B's approximate orbital locations by year:

Credit:  NASA @ http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/360blog/

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There are those who say that talking and informing people about a pole shift and Nibiru induces fear or that the motivation is to scare people. This simply isn't the case. It has to do with informing people on what's coming so that they can prepare and be as ready as possible, to try to save as many lives as possible.

This blog was orginally published in May 2010 on poleshift.ning.com, entitled True Confessions of Two Contactees, in May 2010.  Several weeks later, a certain alleged emissary of the Zetas had a meltdown and a certain contactee got cold feet and backed out of the article, so the title changed and the blog was edited to delete that contactee's information.  However, it was published for several weeks before it was removed.  It was then edited and reposted here on earthchanges.ning.com.

So, here's the edited version...

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So, what's it like to be a contactee? Well, first of all, understand that I was never into UFO's and have never read "Communion" by Whitley Streiber, so this is not remembering something I read or something I saw in a UFO movie. The Zetas do keep an element of doubt in place as a form of protection, so you go through a period of time where you just aren't sure if you are a contactee or not. You get into thinking it's your imagination gone into overdrive, but eventually you get over it. Anyway, I just learned last year that I am a contactee, with a prebirth agreement and participated in the hybrid program.

When I was around seven years old, the Zetas saved my life when I was drowning. It was summer vacation at Daytona Beach when I was knocked down by a wave and severely dazed, my head was roaring, and water and sand were pouring up my nose and down my throat and in my ears when a voice that came out of the blue sternly said, "GET UP! YOU'RE DROWNING! And the shock of that voice in my head was like a slap in the face, bringing me to my senses and I did as I was told. I never knew where that voice came from and thought it was God. Since I found out I was a contactee, I was offered the Lift. Again, out of the blue, a voice suddenly spoke inside my head, "DO YOU WANT A LIFT?" And it was the same voice! It was then I knew. I had recently learned about the lift but didn't know that 85% of contactees decline the lift, like I did, to be with family and friends and neighbors in their darkest hour. See http://www.zetatalk.com/myths/m55.htm.

I have been on the ships and on missions, and had the "enhancements," which is Zeta DNA placed within the brain to enhance telepathic communications and to act as a homing device when being contacted or "in case of emergency." I was awake during most of the procedure and they talked to me and made sure I was comfortable and even made some jokes. At one point, I felt a stab of pain inside my head and said "Ow" and immediately they said, "We see it" and fixed it instantly. So, later on I went into the Aw, it was just my 'magination mode and a good friend, who is also a contactee, said, "They say to feel the right side of your head, near the top" and I did...and OMG, it was sore!

Their technology is highly advanced so "brain surgery" is accomplished quickly and with no visible signs. For example, they have a tool that heals incisions almost instantaneously.

So, can I now leap tall buildings with a single bound and all that other cool superman stuff? Nope. What it did do was increase my ability to pick up feelings and emotions of others. Why is that important? To minister to those who will be hurting very soon. The procedure was also the start of the "integration" process. It has helped me to be more in touch and has also improved some latent telepathic abilities I have. Also, it improved the ability to communicate with the Zetas telepathically. When I get a loud ringing in one ear, I know they are around and we start talking. Kind of like they "ring the doorbell."

And speaking of missions, I know when I'm going to "be away" at night because of certain feelings and sensations I get just as I'm falling asleep. Search "brain buzz" on zetatalk.com and read about it. I have been to different places on missions...South America several times, Russia several times, central Europe, Iceland, and to the ships for meetings and learning. I have gotten some pretty good recall of these places.

Another big clue I "stepped out" is heavy (sound) sleep. I'm usually restless and tend to have insomnia (before all the missions, you used to see me posting here at 3 a.m.), so when I fall asleep quickly and sleep soundly, I know I've been traveling. And, yes, they take you in your pajamas, but they do put one of their dresses or robes over your pj's. They are sensitive to modesty issues. How evil of them! ;-) [See http://www.zetatalk.com/visitatn/v19.htm, "If they are in deep paralysis, which is a means of anesthesia often used by ourselves or others concerned with the well-being and comfort of our contactees, ...."]

So, what's it like to go on a mission? So far, I and other contactees have found ourselves in different locations, talking to people about relocating before the really big changes start. I'll tell you the worst one we were on. It was in South America right after the big earthquake, and there was an unexpected occurrence.

Another contactee and I were talking to some people in a small village in the backwoods of Chile or Peru (a high, mountainous plateau) when, suddenly, a massive python leaped out of the nearby jungle and grabbed a child about 3 years old. Everyone froze. The mother started shrieking, then everyone went into panic mode. Several men grabbed big long knives, I guess they were machetes, and started to attack the snake. I felt paralyzed watching as it whipped around and disappeared back into the jungle with its dinner.

The Zetas had to bring me back to the ship and put me back together after that one. Anyway, that was the worst one. Most missions are in exotic locales and meeting with people, talking to them, trying to convince them to get to a safe location. Of course, there was that one in central Europe that we had to go down that dark, spooky alley.......

When do we sleep? Before we are picked up and after we are brought back. Are we tired? Sometimes, but there is this wonderful concept called "naps."

Okay, I finally got past the phase of wondering if it was just my imagination. And having a buddy who can confirm your recalls and feelings is the best way to do this. It goes faster and you don't feel too much like you are losing your mind.

So, have we contactees really been in a spaceship? Yep. More than one. We have been picked up and dropped off by the Zetas from the ground when they shuttle us in a smaller ship, and we have also been way above the clouds in the bigger ship, for meetings (from where I saw the giant tsunami heading toward the west coast of South America, as described on the So. American blog).

We also have friends "up there." For a few months, their faces were blurred to me, which was eventually explained to me as a protection because recall (at least mine) comes in bits and pieces, and to have a strange-looking face suddenly pop up in your conscious, without the context, is disconcerting to say the least.

And they are definitely different looking in appearance...but they are intelligent...they are kind...they have senses of humor...so what if they aren't all humanoid, and some are three-feet tall and have three eyes and are blue? They have feelings and thoughts too, as well as senses of humor. Okay, some can be kinda grouchy, but isn't that the way it is with humans, too?

Anyway, all these different life forms are STO and they care about us...the Zetas, the Nordics, the Pleiadians, the blue Octopus that walks on the tips of his tentacles (go figure that one out), the brown "blob" that looks like a giant bear*, sort of, the little green man with the pink tentacle-like things on his head (yes, there are little green men out there), the three-eyed blue guys, and on and on. 

*Update 7/4/2012... I recently found out that there are bear-like creatures on Tau Ceti.  See http://www.paoweb.com/gfmtauce.htm.  This being was sitting at a conference table with the others. 

Update 11/1/14... David Higgins reports seeing ETs since childhood.  One of them he called a "hairy guy," which resembles the mammaloid I saw at a meeting.  See http://animalnewyork.com/2014/alien-romance-art-documentary-david-higgins/:

Update 12/4/14... https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=AwrBT9WLioBU_0AA1UFXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0czg0dWV1BHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1NNRTYxMl8x?p=ashtar+galactic+federation&tnr=21&vid=948A11FA673C66362BBC948A11FA673C66362BBC&l=130&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DUN.607998435548332752%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dnrq5PETGm7U&sigr=11bggp8jo&tt=b&tit=ALIEN+SPECIES%3A+Tau+Cetians+%282+TYPES%2C+Galactic+Federation+...&sigt=11s24tr59&back=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dashtar%2Bgalactic%2Bfederation%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dytff1-yff25&sigb=12kpbaq1s;

In this video, the region of Cetus (of which Tau Ceti is a part) is described as having two different types of inhabitants -- one is the bear-like beings and another is a race of "galactic humanoids."  The video is also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrq5PETGm7U. 

I find this interesting since I've seen a large, bear-like being in recall and prior to knowing about Tau Ceti (in the star system Cetus) and it's two types of inhabitants, I wrote a sci fi story all Ahn of C`etas, about an extraterrestrial (Cetean) on mission to Earth (pronounced SEH-teh-ahn and SEH-tas).  Whether this video is true or not is unknown, but it is interesting I keep encountering these synchronicities. 

Many, many races are here to help and to observe the passage (and haven't we been seeing their ships on NASA images as well as naked eye sightings occurring more and more around the world?). The Council of Worlds is in control...no one is going to be hurt by "the aliens." Woo-ooo-oooo! It's time to embrace your fellow beings...we are all in this universe together! There is nothing to fear, but there is a lot to learn...and time is growing short.

UPDATE 05/22/2010

So, lately it has been mostly short, routine missions, and meetings aboard the ships, and more "enhancements," but the most noteworthy thing I wanted to share was being shown living quarters in a domed city, simply huge. As we strolled down what appeared to be busy streets, Zetas were busily moving along, children were in school, life was in full swing. Like humans, the Zetas were in a range of heights and had similar, but different facial features, though with large, hairless heads. Their expressions were distracted, focused, laughing (sensed rather than seen), at ease enjoying conversations as they bustled about, and it looked like any other busy, progressive society.

We were guided down a hallway into the living quarter area. There was a soft, warm, pale gold color present everywhere in our [soon-to-be] living quarters. It was very inviting and relaxing. The temperature was perfect. I saw living and sleeping quarters that had been thoughtfully outfitted with human sensibilities in mind, including colors in our spectrum. It was very nice and very spacious. They are getting ready for those of us who will be joining them soon. I and other contactees participated in the hybrid program and we are really looking forward to being reunited with our hybrid children, whom we see on occasion when we visit the ships.

What will it be like living with them? "We Zetas in the Service-to-Others enjoy ourselves, in all the many ways humans enjoy themselves. Luxuriant baths, silken textured garments and soft beds, sweet tastes and smells, a sense of rhythm and desire to dance - we have all of these." http://www.zetatalk.com/orientat/o16.htm. Another example is here http://www.zetatalk.com/index/blog0830.htm (read the Gobi Desert paragraphs, noting the yellowish-white coloring, residences, etc.).

Of course, we also are well aware that being in service to others mean that we will work hard. We look forward to that, as well.

Since Nancy was following me around on poleshift.ning, heavily implying that I was lying about my experiences, I decided to remind her of some of HER OWN Zetatalk...

UPDATE 06/26/2010

I thought it would be helpful to provide some ZetaTalk on what is being discussed in this blog, especially to help newcomers understand.

Modifications: http://www.zetatalk.com/visitatn/v52.htm
"Modifications are such that the contactee alone senses that something is different." [Thus, it is the contactee's personal reality, not visible to any others, even other contactees.]

Contact Groups: http://www.zetatalk.com/transfor/t22.htm
"Group interactions validate experiences. The individual, finding their night clothes on backwards, knows there has been a visitation, but secretly wonders if perhaps their memory might be failing. In a group of contactees a synergy takes place, first one and then another realizing, as others tell their tales, that they are not alone in their experiences. Within the contact group details are shared that have not appeared in print, could not therefore be faked, and are told with much emotion and conviction. When these details, told by another, match the listener's story - more than sharing takes place, and more than an Awakening takes place. A Transformation takes place." [Hence, the sole reason for this blog! To help contactees get in touch with their status, share their stories, which helps other contactees to validate their own stories, help others to give the call, and provide a safe space for all contactees to "be themselves."]

Shared Visions: http://www.zetatalk.com/visitatn/v66.htm
"Increasingly, as contactees work behind the scenes in concert with each other and the alien groups visiting them, they will find their shared visions are more specific and immediate. ... They may even recall seeing each other during a visitation! These shared visions are no more surprising than if they had attended a meeting together, discussed issues, made notes, and agreed upon a course of action. In fact, this is in essence what occurred! Shared visions are one of the most accurate and specific signs that contactees have that their recall is not imagination. Nevertheless, for others outside of the contactee group working together, the recitation of these shared visions is relatively meaningless. The element of doubt, required to reduce anxiety in others who are not contactees and are still to be awakened, is still present."

Life Changes: http://www.zetatalk.com/transfor/t26.htm
"As the Transformation is now, if the awakened contactee has chosen a role they seldom delay. Those in Service-to-Others, of whom we are speaking, want to assist with preparations for the cataclysms or helping mankind understand what is to befall them and its import."

Could these be False Memories? http://www.zetatalk.com/visitatn/v37.htm
"The truth of these matters rests with several factors, and can never be conclusively proven. All humans create false memories for themselves, enhancing what makes them feel good about themselves and forgetting the embarrassments. The validity of a contactee's recall should be judged, as with any memory, on the following:

• The maturity and pragmatic nature of the contactee.

• Does this person attend responsibly to their duties, tell the truth, and bear a healthy degree of skepticism about matters reported in the news or gossip carried by friends, or does this person indulge in soap operas and novels, fall in love at the drop of a pin, or adamantly argue a point.

• The influence of those around the contactee during the recall process. Is the contactee allowed to dredge up their own memories, insert their own details, or are these suggested to them.

• The motive of the contactee, who in most cases is dealing quietly with a personal drama and wants no publicity or attention. Is the contactee relieved to be piecing it all together, or do they dramatize the situation to everyone who will lend them an ear, endlessly, with a clear tendency to embellish the story with whatever might bring them more sympathy.

 "Contactees who tell their story to hasten and help the Awakening are almost always characterized by their quiet demeanor, their serious intent, and an original reluctance to draw attention to themselves.

We believe in free speech, and think honest and respectful debate is healthy. However, free speech here is moderated by the Golden Rule. If you (or a reasonable person) would not want something said or done to you, then don't say or do it to someone else.

If you have a complaint or criticism, send a private email to any Administrator.  It is never appropriate to air complaints or criticisms publicly. It disturbs the peace of our ning.  If you see a complaint publicly aired, notify a moderator immediately, with the link, and it will be dealt with as soon as possible. We ask that you DO NOT respond to any inflammatory post. Simply move on to another blog or discussion. In the absence of oxygen (fuel), flames die quickly.  If you do, you become an accessory to the "crime." 

On a related note, we ask that you not engage in gossip in private email. Though it will happen, we aspire to higher levels and not only is gossip a detriment to that undertaking, it also serves as a distraction. And worst of all, it lowers the spiritual level of the group.  We have some sensitive members who can sense it.  We really want our members to focus on what's important, not on distractions. This is potentially a life-and-death activity we are dealing with. 

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Now for some explanation and examples of the "Golden Rule as moderated by the reasonable person standard." Some have argued that their violation of the Golden Rule was just "challenging beliefs" and was healthy. While we agree it can be healthy under the right circumstances, we are not here to challenge beliefs.  It is too late in the game. 

As an analogy, imagine if a group of new soldiers were preparing for battle and someone came in and said, "Can't you see that you're wrong to go to war because war is morally reprehensible?" In another time and place it would be a worthy debate, but not when war is on the horizon and the soldiers are preparing to fight for their lives.

The time for debate has ended. The earthchanges are upon us. All we can do now is get educated as quickly as possible in how to survive them. There is no time for argument and challenges. It just creates distraction from the goal of this site, which is to learn about the problem (earthchanges) and possible solutions and survival strategies.

Further, this is a place for people to communicate with like-minded individuals in a safe environment to help relieve some stress, get support in these increasingly troubled times, as well as to learn some coping strategies. Thus, our interest in keeping distraction to a minimum.

We are all working together toward these goals. Those who do nothing but nay-say without contributing anything positive, or who would rather distract, don't belong here and will be removed. Thus, we apologize in advance if posts disappear.

In the first paragraph above, I mentioned "reasonable person." A "reasonable person" is defined as the average person with reasonable sensibilities concerning the context under discussion. For example, while in the context of other circumstances "challenging beliefs" could be a reasonable activity, a person who believes it is reasonable and conducts his or herself accordingly here would violate the Golden Rule because this is neither the time nor the place, as mentioned above. Further, most people don't want their beliefs challenged and become offended when someone tries to do so, especially if it is done in a rude and demeaning manner.

Here are some further examples:

(1) A person uses coarse or vulgar language and believes it is perfectly acceptable to use. This would violate the Golden Rule and Reasonable Person standard because nearly everyone here does not use coarse / vulgar language. [Contrast this with a different scenario...if this were a forum that served those in the construction industry, then coarse language would not be a violation of the Golden Rule since the "reasonable person" in that industry would expect it and not be particularly offended by it (if used in passing rather than as a personal attack).]

(2) A person comes in and posts continuously negative responses.  We try to maintain a positive atmosphere so someone who comes in saying "War is about to begin," "We're all going to die," "You are liars," or other negative things.  While it is within a person's right to say these things, it drags the group down and is not allowed. 

(3) A person comes here and sets up shop to market his/her personal products. This would be a violation of the Golden Rule and the Reasonable Person standard. As an analogy, consider this site as a home or a store. Would a reasonable person accept someone coming into their home or store to use their premises, that the homeowner or shopkeeper has built up, as a free launching pad for someone else's products without their permission? Would you want someone to do that to you? Of course not. Thus, marketing would not be appropriate except as provided for at https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-marketplace.  It would, however, be okay to recommend products you have tried or mention other, useful website links, both of which should be related to the goal of this ning. Anything else is best said in private email or it will be deleted because there is legal liability in posting such things.

(4) This is not a dating service. Obviously, solicitations of this kind are not approved by us. We work hard to keep this kind of spam out but occasionally it might slip through. If you receive any, please forward it to an Admin and it will be dealt with. Or, if a regular member becomes a romantic nuisance tell them once, in private email, his or her attentions are not welcome and to stop. If it happens again, it is a violation of the Golden Rule and we will suspend the offender.

As a general operating procedure, the Admins will warn once (privately, by email, if they can; publicly if the situation warrants). The second offense will result in suspension without further warning.

I hope this clarifies our viewpoint on free speech as moderated by the Golden Rule and Reasonable Person standard, as well as the levels of control we will use, all of which are designed to preserve the peace of this site. The examples are not exhaustive and unusual situations arise occasionally, so we will update this blog from time to time.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Cheryl Nelson, Owner

Most likely, many of us will lose loved ones in the coming events. Grief
can be overwhelming. Remember, however, that time can heal many wounds.

tears

tears will diminish
every day
for the rest of your days
only to rain
when you least expect it

tears will grow sweeter
aging with time
like mellow wine
warming your heart
when you least expect it

tears will disappear
from memory's view
like morning dew
kissed by the sun
and you'll never miss it

but one day you'll realize
the rain moved on
beyond the soft dawn
of another day
and you can accept it

(c) Cheryl Nelson 2010

Infographics called HOT 8 & HOT 9 are these next two below. Read ALL the detail.

Here is the LINK to Part 5 of 6:

https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-real-secret-of-the-freemasons

https://www.france24.com/en/20190510-reporters-plus-surviving-china-uighur-camps-repression?ref=fb

Here is the Link to Part 4 of 6:

https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/once-upon-a-q-the-greatest-story-ever-told-final-part-1

Who the Meek Are and How They Inherit the Earth

YOWUSA.COM, 15-February-2012 Marshall Masters

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For doctrinal Christians, the bottom line is this: Chastise and spurn spiritual thinking Christians and the loss is ALL yours – not theirs. So, before you let fear or ego get the better of you, do what your God teaches you to do. Embrace others with different points of view. Do this and you will have a plan B.

In summary, while doctrinal and spiritual thinkers are diametric opposites when it comes to the willpower of truth, the other two differences between them―integrity of love and service to others―offer reconciliation possibilities for common ground, when the need is greatest.

Integrity of Love

Love is a difficult thing to define it in modern sense.  All that we can really agree on is that it brings out the best and the worst in us. However, in a global catastrophe, love will have a simple definition. It will be defined as what we do for others.

In times of great difficulty, we will come to love those on whom we can depend to watch our backs. Like people who share a foxhole with you, it's important to know that you can depend on others.

While it is a simple matter for many to mask ego and malice from others in usual times, during the unusual time of a global catastrophe the pressure of survival will slice through these facades as easily as a hot knife through butter.

Therefore, building confidence does not require bravado and entertaining feats of daring. It requires integrity of love. In terms of surviving a global catastrophe, the emotions of ego and malice will present the greatest challenges. Here is where spiritual thinkers have the advantage.

In terms of living in our modern industrialized world, doctrinal thinkers have a tremendous advantage over spiritual thinkers when it comes to the acquisition of wealth, power, and prestige. In our material world, balancing any spiritual ambition one might have with the need for acquisition is accomplished through a belief system.

Therefore, for those who prefer the doctrinal path, it is simply a matter of shopping for the right belief system to serve that goal. In the present day, this paradigm provides a perfectly logical way to live and survive in a dog-eat-dog world. It works! And for some, it works incredibly well.

That being said, when circumstances strip away the present day benefits of wealth, power, and prestige, the paradigm ceases to function as advertised. For many doctrinal thinkers, there will be a deep sense of disorientation and loss. For some, this sense of loss will be accompanied by a headlong plunge into the most despicable of human behaviors and worse.

Today, deceptive shades of gray define the integrity of love for many. Spiritual thinkers already see through deceptions with considerable ease. In a prolonged global catastrophe, these shades of gray will give way to the black and white of hard living that everyone will know, feel, and see.

In a future world beset by catastrophe, spiritual thinkers will see these deceptions even quicker – and they'll be even faster to avoid them. Likewise, those who follow these spiritual thinkers will entertain neither your pleas nor your entreaties. You will silently be left to fend for yourself because what is expressed in your eyes has said it all.

The lesson here for doctrinal thinkers is quite clear. Should unforeseen circumstances compel you to seek help from a spiritual thinker, be honest with that person about who you are and what you are prepared to do. While such honesty cannot guarantee a desirable outcome, it will provide the possibility for a dialog.

Assuming this happens and you can engage in that dialog, what can you do to achieve a desirable outcome? This question brings us to service to others, the third difference between spiritual thinkers and doctrinal thinkers.

Service to Others

The term service to others is often presented as an absolute opposite of service to self. This is a common misconception. What service to others means is that you seek a harmonious balance between your needs as an individual and the needs of others.

Let's assume that at some future date you, as a doctrinal thinker, wander half-starved into an encampment of spiritual thinkers. You see someone digging what looks to be a latrine. Alongside the pit is an extra shovel. In this example, you have just two ways to proceed:

A. You approach the encampment and make the offer, “If you'll feed me, I'll help you dig that latrine.”

B. You pick up the extra shovel, jump in the hole, and start to dig with a smile on your face.

If you answered A, then you’d best hope that the spiritual thinkers in that encampment are in need. If not, your offer will be politely declined.

However, if you answered B, and did your level best to dig a nice latrine, someone will observe your need to eat, and that person will gladly help you in the same manner you have helped the people in the encampment.

Why? Because spiritual thinkers are courteous, gentle, and kind, and they have always been with humanity. However, it is now that their numbers have begun to grow exponentially, in preparation for the tribulation to come.

And it was only in the 12^th century that we finally created a word to describe them. The “meek.”

Who the Meek Are and How They Inherit the Earth

Who the meek are is defined by the etymology of the word itself. They are courteous, gentle, and kind. In other words, the meek seek a harmonious state within themselves and with the world around them. This is why they shun dogma and doctrine. They instinctively know that people who tell them how to think never have their best interests at heart. Therefore, they gravitate to those who lead by example, for the common good.

On the other hand, current Western thought favors acquisition over harmony. Science is used as a means to systematically and rapaciously acquire new resources, and politics are used (often recklessly) to facilitate this acquisition.

Institutional doctrine and dogma (scientific and religious) are then used to mask the consequences of these shortsighted acquisition tactics so as to justify their aims. The result has benefited the few by creating a world that is needlessly polluted and contentious for the vast majority of people on the planet.

So where does this lead us? For the purpose of this discussion, it leads us to Elbert County, Georgia, USA, were a large granite monument was erected in June 1979. Called the Georgia Guidestones, it offers a secret society ten commandments for the 21^st century, translated into eight different languages. The first of these commandments is, “Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.”

The interesting part of this commandment is that the manner in how that number is determined, is not mentioned.  Only that we do arrive at it.

In other words, this monument, which is also called the "American Stonehenge," is telling us that only 1 in 14 will survive the coming tribulation.

To put this in perspective, Christianity represents a global population of 2.04 billion, or some 32% (and falling) of all humans living today. If we were to assume that the Georgia Guidestones only speak about Christians (and exclude all others), we would see that fewer than 1 in 4 Christians would survive the tribulation. In that case, does the Rapture balance the books, so to speak?

Not mentioned directly in Scripture, the Rapture is an interpretation of Scripture dating back to the 17^th century. Like any other interpretation, variations on a theme are inevitable. Hence, timing is an issue with regard to which Christians make it into the surviving population.

However, the critical point here is that none of these interpreted Rapture scenarios has ever been tested in the crucible of a global catastrophe. In this regard, spiritual thinkers are not invested in one scenario or a