tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.comments2024-01-28T03:20:33.967-07:00Native SkepticNative Skeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07638524433407465480noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-91132776363904606412024-01-28T03:20:33.967-07:002024-01-28T03:20:33.967-07:00Unfortunately, the science denying conspiracy theo...Unfortunately, the science denying conspiracy theorist like anti vaxxors are far worse than people who just believe in Bigfoot or ghosts. The former has real consequences that can be lethal. Native Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638524433407465480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-6142781032945617022024-01-28T03:18:12.652-07:002024-01-28T03:18:12.652-07:00I appreciate your response. Thank you for the comm...I appreciate your response. Thank you for the comment!Native Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638524433407465480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-24676262400367042342024-01-28T03:17:11.766-07:002024-01-28T03:17:11.766-07:00So, funny I missed this comment...but that term, &...So, funny I missed this comment...but that term, "spirit animal", is like a trope from boy scouts. One that's not a part of any indigenous cultures that I know. Everything has a spirit in my culture. Native Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638524433407465480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-44280856226314347042023-11-13T06:11:14.545-07:002023-11-13T06:11:14.545-07:00The thing about Flat Earthers is, they're funn...The thing about Flat Earthers is, they're funny, and I'm half convinced they're just trolling the rest of us. (I do wish people understood the world was round since antiquity. Stupid Washington Irving!)<br /><br />The conspiracies I more worry about are antivaxxers and the recent rise in Holocaust denial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-28878594926663892092023-11-01T14:38:24.120-07:002023-11-01T14:38:24.120-07:00Hello Again. Hendon Harris here. If ancient Nati...Hello Again. Hendon Harris here. If ancient Native North Americans were as primate as some people seem to believe then how do you explain the significant number of Huge Geolyphs that are so huge they can ONLY be seen from High Altitude? Here I will reference just two of numerous others. 1) "The Ching Bird's Head"<br /> (now only available on Yahoo or Bing Search). It's the image of a Raven with a Yellow Beak. This image ties back to an ancient Chinese legend regarding a Raven who<br />attempted to swallow the Sun. According to the legend the<br />Chinese Emperor hired his best archerer to shoot down this bird. Because of the Sun's heat this Raven's beak was<br />scorched. In order to illustrate that the bird's beak was outlined in orange to reflect the intense heat of the event. Would you believe that that Raven's Beak Glows to this very day? It does. Then there's the "The Harris Horse Hendon Harris". This art feature is 120 miles long from<br />nose to tail. However, this is NOT just a regular horse.<br />The artists who created this horse image did it to represent a famous horse breed with saddle, crupper belts,<br />and horse tail styling which is unique to China. It is an image of a Tang Dynasty style horse. This unique image of this huge horse ties it back to who would have had the motivation to carve this in ancient North America.<br />In the mid to late portion of the First Century Chinese Buddhist priests brought Buddhism to China. When they<br />built their first temple in China they dedicated their first<br />temple to the horse which carried their teacing materials to China. In Chinese a White Horse is called Baima. It was<br />the image of a white Tang Dynasty style horse. Therefore the first Buddhist temple in China is called Baima Temple.<br />That horse image is in the courtyard of that temple to this day. I believe this image in North America of a huge rock carved White Horse may likely be "Baima Temple #2".<br />For images of many more huge rock carved heads etc in<br />the North American Pacific Southwest google: "Hendon Harris Disqus"Hendon Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785210365050289132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-76342637410890054072023-08-24T14:11:25.685-07:002023-08-24T14:11:25.685-07:00Your work is outstanding. I heard you on the Squar...Your work is outstanding. I heard you on the Squaring the Strange podcast and had to look you up. I like your writing, perspective, and research. Please do more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-73542626286182810172023-07-09T21:41:40.430-07:002023-07-09T21:41:40.430-07:00"Wrapped Stupa in Sri Lanka & Utah""Wrapped Stupa in Sri Lanka & Utah"Hendon Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785210365050289132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-51796923375238920292023-07-08T22:59:40.561-07:002023-07-08T22:59:40.561-07:00Google: "Fu Sang The Last Wilderness" ...Google: "Fu Sang The Last Wilderness" "Church Rock<br />Cathedral in the Desert" and "Mexican Hat Rock Topo Zone"<br />On the last one be sure to wait for the comments re: the<br />rock formation to appear. I believe it will be worth you wait.Hendon Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785210365050289132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-56496471191876328652021-10-28T20:04:23.221-07:002021-10-28T20:04:23.221-07:00I heard several rumors about the crown dancers bei...I heard several rumors about the crown dancers being involved in a lot of sexual activity among each other and older men try to controll their hormones like their out of control or something? I've been told it's something no one talks about and those who do question fall victim to their traditional cursing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937578407610299960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-13697965991696860502020-05-05T04:25:49.685-07:002020-05-05T04:25:49.685-07:00I appreciate your article. I too wondered why ghos...I appreciate your article. I too wondered why ghost investigators use EMF measurements as a way to claim paranormal activity. <br /><br />Having investigated on my own for the past four years I believe I know why. <br /><br />A team of scientists in Utah at Skinwalker Ranch discovered microwaves from 1 mile above the ranch. <br /><br />That discovery is a head scratcher. <br /><br />Unless Anishinaabe or Ute spiritual beliefs are considered. <br /><br />We have spirits who can come in and out of our world. Quantum physics has discovered observational behavior from photons in their double slit experiment. <br /><br />Knowing what we see may scientifically be opposite of what we should see makes me think perhaps microwaves are the frequencies where the spirit world operates. <br /><br />Microwaves are measurable and do affect our emotions and if too strong can have negative effects on our health. These are common experiences for those who investigate paranormal activity. Minnesota Bigfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383987387345123397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-51047019087658446752020-04-22T22:52:09.936-07:002020-04-22T22:52:09.936-07:00Clown role to carry the medicine ! Clown role to carry the medicine ! Apacheboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13932925750847383695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-43177974850391913192020-04-13T12:17:54.280-07:002020-04-13T12:17:54.280-07:00Hello from New England! I had a conversation today...Hello from New England! I had a conversation today with some friends on Twitter, who called me out for my use of the phrase "spirit animal." They described it as appropriative, which I agree with, after having it pointed out to me. (Thanks, gang!) This led to a larger conversation about whether (let alone how) it is justified for non-native atheists/skeptics to criticize the supernatural beliefs of native peoples, in the same way that they might claim to feel justified in criticizing the supernatural beliefs of, say, conservative US voters of European descent. That seems to me to be a larger conversation, about the question of "staying in one's lane", and how to recognize the boundaries of one's "lane", and what, if any, the social justification is for expressing one's skepticism, or ACTING on one's skepticism or even anti-theism, outside of one's community. <br /><br />A great suggestion was to seek out a native atheist / skeptic, and ask for their guidance on the matter. That sounded smart to me, so I did some googling and came across your blog. Would you ever be interested in participating in a conversation about these issues? A related issue that I came across while searching for a possible conversation partner, is the relative scarcity or invisibility OF native atheists. That's perhaps related to the general lack of minority representation in US secularism, though perhaps there are issues specific to native/nonnative relations and privilege that account for that. <br /><br />There are a lot of issues here that exist outside my area of thinking and social experience, so I'd be grateful to hear from you. In the meantime, I hope you're doing well, and that you're as safe as can be given the COVID-19 crisis...Zachary Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381974131762307270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-84393031788650744712019-11-08T22:41:36.337-07:002019-11-08T22:41:36.337-07:00That's part of the problem. Half the time a gh...That's part of the problem. Half the time a ghost is described as a shadow, or absence of light. If you read the beginning, I mention that most ghost hunting shows use a EMF reader, that's why I mention it. You just reiterated my point, if we don't define what a ghost is, we cant test it. The EMF is pointless if a ghost dont intetact with the spectrum and we wouldn't see them. <br /><br />Your question is good. However, it begs another, why hasn't there been a good quality video capturing an alleged ghost? Native Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638524433407465480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-11142473252063431882019-10-16T00:28:12.084-07:002019-10-16T00:28:12.084-07:00Thank you for sharing best Engineering subject kn...Thank you for sharing best Engineering subject knowledge Its very valuable and supportive for student.<br />get more: <a href="https://ekeeda.com/subject/electromagnetic-engineering" rel="nofollow">Electromagnetic Engineering</a><br /><br /><br /><br />ekeeda001https://www.blogger.com/profile/08728260585195839877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-9366184641673972752019-10-04T15:14:07.336-07:002019-10-04T15:14:07.336-07:00Hey man, I reed about your post here, but what are...Hey man, I reed about your post here, but what are you explaining here is only what's the mean of light, if, and that's a big "if" ghosts are real, camera's capture them because they emit something visible on our light spectrum, the problem i have is why there is no to not close to a 'video with good quality actually capturing a allegedly ghost, spirit, or whatever people can name them) ? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195775862707038550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-38524937618544822982019-08-08T11:18:35.132-07:002019-08-08T11:18:35.132-07:00Do you generally believe in coincidences? I belie...Do you generally believe in coincidences? I believe if something happens once it may be a coincidence. If it happens three or more times it certainly begins to appear to be a pattern. In previous postings I have presented what I believe to be evidence of multiple Asian/Buddhist cultural customs and rock carved Buddhist/Vedic symbols found throughout the Four Corners region of the North American Pacific Southwest. These customs and<br />images are today a significant part of the culture of numerous Native American communities. The number of these customs such as the Rain Dance, the Seven Step/Seven Vow wedding ceremony as well as the high number of stone carved arches (Vedic/Buddhist "Torana"Arches) such as Rainbow Bridge, Delicate Arch among thousands more along with all the thousands of "Mushroom<br />Rocks" Vedic/Buddhist "Chattras" found in the same area seem to indicate fairly conclusively the connection between modern day N/A culture and ancient Asian Vedic/Buddhist cultural and religious influences.<br />Today I want to highlight another so called "coincidence" <br />On April, 5 1909 the Arizona Gazette published a story in their newspaper that a Mr. Kinkaid working for or with the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC had located a Buddhist Temple in the Grand Canyon in a remote<br />location. Within a few hours of it's publication the Smithsonian denied the<br />story and any connection to the story as well as all the supporting evidence<br />the story had given. Google: "Buddhist Temple Grand Canyon Kinkaid 1909"<br />What motive would Mr. Kinkaid and the Arizona Gazette have had in coming out<br />in 1909 with a bogus account of a discovery in the Grand Canyon? What motive could the Smithsonian Institute have had in in 1909 in "killing the story"? I'll let you figure that one out for yourself.<br />This 1909 newspaper story gave further evidence of facts all over the region. That is that ancient Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhists had come to N. America in 458 AD as written in the ancient Chinese historical narrative <br />(The Liang Shu) and as recorded had left major influences in the Four Corners cultures.<br />There are many Americans who do not want this story to be true and certainly<br />not known and acknowledged because it would change North American history and thereby diminish the role of western cultures in pre 1492 Native American cultures. These pre Columbian cultural influences from Asia were<br />significant. They included irrigation, herbal medicine, astronomy and numerous other fields of science. What happened to this knowledge? With<br />the coming of the Europeans to N. America in 1492 diseases that the N/A had<br />no defenses against spread throughout the entire continent killing up to 80 to 90% of the entire N/A population. A scholarly book has been written on this topic: "1491" by Charles C. Mann" which gives details on this topic.<br />Coincidences? I think not. What I believe is going on is continued attempts to shape history in favor of Western European cultures.<br />Hendon Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785210365050289132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-68760275998965506132013-07-18T18:38:56.805-07:002013-07-18T18:38:56.805-07:00"A little bit of trans cultural respect goes ..."A little bit of trans cultural respect goes a long way." That's how it<br />worked out for Ben Sublett because even though he was less than a model<br />citizen himself he was respectful of the Apache people and they responded to him in kind. <br />Rather than me repeat the story you can read it for yourself by googling: "Ben Sublett's Gold Mine". Sublett went from poverty to wealth as an old prospector when apparently he found a long lost gold mine in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas at a time when the area was under Apache control. He was allowed to extract gold from that mine until he died a rich man. Some believe this story and some don't but Apache Chief Geronimo apparently weighted in on this topic himself. It is told that the last time he was captured Geronimo offered the army troops who captured him great wealth if they would let him go free. He<br />reportedly told them that for his freedom he would take them to "the<br />largest gold mine in the western world" which also happened to be in the Guadalupe Mountains. The troops didn't believe him and thought he was just trying to arrange a crafty escape. Coincidence? I think not. <br />I think not because an extremely old expedition log originally written<br />in another language and which was recently translated into English tells<br />of a trip that started just north of Casper Wyoming and proceeded south<br />along the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains all the way down to the Rio Grande at Chinatti Peak. Of course the names I've used to describe the route weren't used in the journal because they called these mountain peaks their own names in their own language. However, there were 12 destination points and the descriptions of the locations themselves are too exact to be anything but right on point. Six of the twelve locations were reported to have had gold or "much gold" deposits. In this journal El Capitan/ Guadulope Peak was called "Lone Mountain" and was reported to have been a site with "much gold". "Lone Mountain" may seem a strange name for El Capitan unless you are looking at the mountain from the El Paso side looking up. From that angle the mountain seems like a solitary peak even though there is a huge mountain range behind it. Just in case you're still leary about this expedition let me add that they describe Great Sand Dunes National Park exactly where it is today in Colorado. Their name for the highest peak in the Davis Mountains at the top of present day Mt. Livermore was "Bald Mountain". Today that same peak is known as "Baldy Peak" in English. Why??? Because that is exactly what it looks like even today. At that same location they described "little pigs with pearls jutting out of their mouths". Sound familiar? Those are the javelinas that still live in abundance there. Skeptical?? If you want more information on this let me know. There's a lot more to this country than we have been taught.Hendon Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785210365050289132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-25107288952335401602013-07-16T00:34:42.249-07:002013-07-16T00:34:42.249-07:00Nice blog with nice post. Keep WritingNice blog with nice post. Keep WritingPhoenix Male Dancershttp://www.omenphoenixstrippers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-23466450571901834742013-06-18T13:50:54.390-07:002013-06-18T13:50:54.390-07:00Let me phrase a comment as a question - to our Nat...Let me phrase a comment as a question - to our Native American guests here. If you go back to the roots of native American philosophy - doesn't the Circle Of Life play an integral role? Yes - it's true that the Circle becomes tied to a wide variety of spiritual beliefs in the tribes. But in its most basic form, doesn't the Circle symbolize the perpetual cycles and rhythms of life? Furthermore, isn't there a respect for the environment that is built into this outlook, and the view of minimizing your "ecological footprint" on the Earth - since it maintains the Circle?<br /><br />It seems to me that the Circle is just as meaningful to a "skeptic" as it is to a "spiritual believer". Therefore, isn't there common ground for discussion and respect?<br /><br />Pete, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-69030235689471530572013-06-16T13:09:43.782-07:002013-06-16T13:09:43.782-07:00I guess it depends. Plains Indians were somewhat m...I guess it depends. Plains Indians were somewhat more skeptical, I assume. (There's an ethical notion that you can't tell someone else what to believe. Also, in Lakota at least, there are a number of verb forms to indicate the veracity of a statement.)<br /><br />This is actually hilarious. During Kennewick man, I was more offended by the fact that the plaintiffs 1) insisted Indians looked just like East Asians, and 2) seemed to be denying Darwin. I caught a definite "life doesn't change ever" vibe from them.<br /><br />The toughest thing I've encountered is, some skeptics don't want to know that no, Indians don't believe in crystal woo. No, most every medicine marketed as Indian in the MSM wasn't actually discovered by Indians; they've been doing this bit since the old medicine shows. Yes, there were written languages; in the 19th century, anthropologists simply denied anything that went against their theories, and in the 20th, they heaped praise on Castañeda, so make of that what you will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-32723236660484304952013-06-08T15:59:40.413-07:002013-06-08T15:59:40.413-07:00In addition to chess the Chinese are also credited...In addition to chess the Chinese are also credited for inventing the game<br />of dominoes in the 12th century. Then should it be a surprise to anyone that two apparently ancient domino "tiles" have been found in North America close to the Pacific coast where it appears that huge numbers of<br />trees were "harvested" (cut down) in an enormous pattern of chessboard<br />type grids. Ancient China had a huge population and a very long time ago cut down most of their usable lumber for their own needs. When their forests were depleted their need for lumber continued so they obviously looked for other sources to supply their lumber needs. Does it<br />now appear that North America's abundant forests attracted an Asian interest in pre Columbian times??? For a view of what I believe may be<br />additional proof of early Chinese exploration and colonization here<br />Google Map, GoogleEarth or Bing Maps Diamond Lake, Oregon. When you arrive at Diamond Lake scroll to the left (west) a short distance and you will find a number 5 and a number 2 domino "tiles". Once again these patterns were created to be seen from high altitude by a deforestation process. The rectangular tile has been deforested Except<br />for the "dots" on the "tile". This circular dot effect is created by<br />the original artists leaving a round stand of trees where the dots would<br />appropriately go on a domino tile. Once again, how can anyone say this<br />is a random act of nature or that this was done by space aliens. Why<br />would space aliens continue to use symbols and cultural customs from Asia? Wouldn't space aliens if they were the source of these patterns seen from high altitude use their own symbols instead of continually using ones from Asia? Hendon Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785210365050289132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-6222316998494467862013-05-31T15:14:53.326-07:002013-05-31T15:14:53.326-07:00Noah ... you continue to walk a journey along an i...Noah ... you continue to walk a journey along an interesting path. Recently I was taking a look at articles posted at the following web site - which is part of the Skeptic Movement. So you might enjoy the articles.<br /><br />http://www.skepticblog.org/<br /><br />my own approach is scientific and logical, but i am not an atheist myself. However I have no problems at all with people who seek a rational explanation of the universe.<br /><br />I hope that in time you will resolve your differences with your own people. Why shouldn't the Nde outlook include a skeptic point of view? It seems like a healthy development. I have no doubt that your philosophy may seem "alien" to those who follow traditional beliefs - but perhaps they must broaden their outlook.<br /><br />Pete, CaliforniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-78534365741707920852013-05-28T01:49:13.041-07:002013-05-28T01:49:13.041-07:00Thank you for your comments Karen and Keely. Often...Thank you for your comments Karen and Keely. Often it feels like the majority of what I do falls upon deaf ears, so hearing from individuals such as yourselves goes a long way and motivates me to keep writing.<br /><br />As for your question Keely, I feel that it's not so much that I found reason within my culture, but rather I managed to find reason in spite of my culture. I have the attitude that we should all be able to celebrate our unique perspectives of the world. People tote their devotion to their respected religions with a badge of honor. That prompted me to ask, why can't I do the same with my personal worldview? I suppose it was a matter of logic that gave me the strength to be confident in my own conviction. Why should we always take efforts to walk on egg shells around others when they do not do the same for us? You are not alone in this struggle. I get quite a few people in the predicament that you have described to me asking for some guidance from time to time. If you are having trouble, or simply need advise, you can always contact me directly through my FB.<br /><br />Thanks again for your comments! They go a long way. :) Native Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638524433407465480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-2692279428896672452013-05-26T19:31:57.809-07:002013-05-26T19:31:57.809-07:00Hello Noah,
This is a great piece. I came across ...Hello Noah,<br /><br />This is a great piece. I came across your blog over a year ago and found you on FB as well. <br /><br />I am part Blackfeet & Choctaw, though I did not grow up on the rez or knowing that much about my ancestry. Before I became a secular humanist, I was "walking the red road" and got caught up in the mystical aspects of "Native American Spirituality", mainly from a new age perspective complete with smudging, totems, and worshipping mother earth and father sky. I do believe, that if we honor anything it should be life, as it is, in it's inevitable morality. I am an environmentalist and still tread lightly on my path. I have just simply shed my spiritual skin if you will. Part of my deconversion was how my fellow Indians here in the west could think certain animals were bad, while other tribes worshipped these same animals. It didn't make sense and then everything else started to unravel. I started questioning a lot of these things and other religious beliefs as well. I'm glad you have found reason within your culture. I am here in Tucson, and my Navajo & O'odham friends are all very spiritual. I don't want to disrespect them or their beliefs though. How do you get around this? <br /><br />Keep up with the great writing. <br /><br />Many Regards,<br />Keely Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183091801184155831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4249570413718115768.post-26634944987176082492013-05-24T16:30:18.460-07:002013-05-24T16:30:18.460-07:00Dear Mr. Nez,
I totally relate to your sense of wo...Dear Mr. Nez,<br />I totally relate to your sense of wonder, I was an engineer for two decades before I took time away from my career to be a caregiver to my parents -- because family is most important -- and then went and studied to be a geologist. My sense of wonder went into low earth orbit and it is still there.<br /><br />May your life, and the universe, yet bless you.Karen Lockenoreply@blogger.com