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OCTOBER 2004

NOTE: Italicized comments are written by Hal Siemer.
VIEWS & NEWS *

Beyond 'The Da Vinci Code': A New Clue
The new book by author Dan Brown will focus on the Freemasons and the Masonic architecture of Washington DC. (Refresh may need to be hit and free New York Times registration required)
Many of America's Founding Fathers were Freemasons.  In fact, the cornerstone of the Capitol Building of the United States was laid with Masonic Honors on September 18, 1793. President George Washington, himself a Freemason, presided over the ceremony.
-HS

Vampires (ga)lore
An excellent set of links for those 'die hard' fans of the nosferatu
-HS

The cave of Lot's seduction and the monastery it inspired

Halloween Evolves Into High-Tech Holiday

"There's profit in things that go bump in the night, though for the mayor of the devil-infested French hamlet of Rennes-le-Chateau, it's the dynamite going boom that has him tallying the mysteries evoked in Dan Brown's bestseller 'The Da Vinci Code.' 'They set off explosions at all hours and climb over the cemetery wall to dig up the dead,' says Mayor Jean-Francois L'Huilier, whose mountain village of 112 people atop the Valley of God in southwestern France has become a Mecca for fans of novelist Brown's bestseller."


Rosslyn Chapel - The Chapel's alleged subterranean chamber is rumored to contain any number of historical treasures: the Ark of the Covenant; the embalmed head of Christ; the Holy Grail, the fully armored corpses of 20 medieval Knights Templar; or maybe lost texts revealing the ancient origins of Freemasonry. There's all this, not to mention its connection to The Da Vinci Code.

"The forests of Scotland hold many secrets: forgotten wisdom that is now locked in leaf, stone and mountain stream. Storytellers still walk the Earth whose words can coax the trees and hills into giving up their tales, and as the ancient harvest festival approaches, these stories contain untold power. The night is alive with magic, the veil between the worlds grows dangerously thin, and anything can slip through...."
Sounds like somebody's been in the scotch again.
-HS

Knights, monks, and vampires, oh my!

Hal Siemer was interviewed Saturday, October 23, on the Dark Matters radio show. The show airs 10 PM to 1 AM CST every Saturday and is co-hosted by Don Ecker and Dwight Schultz. Don is the Director of Research for UFO Magazine and has hosted the critically acclaimed UFOs Tonite! radio program. Dwight is best known for his portrayal of Lt. Reg Barclay on “Star Trek” and Capt. Howlin’ Mad Murdock on “The A-Team.” Hal discussed the history and mythic significance of Halloween, among other things. Dark Matters may be listened to over the net by going to www.realityradionetwork.com .

Scotch flavor to America's new Bourbon trail
This makes you want to hum the tune to "Happy Trails."
-HS

New light on rock art

Scholars Grapple With Godzilla Legacy

Clandestine Explorers Roam Ancient Paris Tunnels

Links to Halloween around the world

Halloween Files: Tombstones, Spooky Sounds, Deranged Pumpkins

PUMPKINS PAST: JACK-O'-LANTERNS AN ENDURING SYMBOL OF HALLOWEEN

Pumpkin Carving 101

Area ghosthunters search for spirits
"We're not ghostbusters," Mindy Roat explained. "They try to banish spirits. Ghosthunters never do that. Our goal is to study and document and understand (why these things happen)."
Thanks for the clarification. We laymen are always getting those two professions confused.
-HS

Happy Halloween, "Great Pumpkin": Peanuts TV special is still a treat

Haunted House For Sale

The ‘X’ Zone Radio Show brings the world of the paranormal and the science of parapsychology to the world

Single senior women feel pull of the road

If their neighbors’ claims are true, Gwyneth Paltrow could be telling her hubby, “I see dead people.”

The history of Halloween

Halloween spending sets records - Increasingly, adults have been elbowing children out of the way to claim Halloween as their own

Actor, family man and champion of stem cell research: Superman Christopher Reeve dies

Best of the Web:
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

In Search of Noah's Flood

A story of buried treasure and a shipwreck

Wal-Mart wins battle to build near pyramids of Teotihuacan
I can't wait to go down there and purchase a 'genuine sacrificial dagger,' made in China, of course
-HS

Archaeologists unearth Genghis Khan's palace - believe long-sought grave nearby

Medieval European Surgeons Were Advanced

Gordon Cooper, pioneering Mercury program astronaut, dies at 77

Ghosts, Spooks and Specters Haunt City

Goat-sucking Chupacabra, Obesity Myths and Girls Gone Wired

Robbie Williams saw ghosts at Ringo's house

Since its establishment as Brazil's capital nearly 50 years ago, Brasilia has been a magnet for seers and sages, cultists and kooks

Who killed Alexander the Great? Introducing a new chief suspect in one of the world's oldest whodunnits
I'm still convinced that it was Col. Mustard, in the parlor, with the candlestick.
-HS

Ancient art: Plains Indians' oldest writing form preserved in caves

They see dead people: Sci Fi Channel scares up `Ghost Hunters'

Mysterious Moon Lights

From lake beasts to murderous mud,
Alaska has its share of scary legends

Ghosts need homes too

Air Force people see Ghosts
And here I thought "Join the Navy and see the world" was exciting.
-HS

Divers to return to flagship of Pirate Blackbeard

Psychic seeks mayor's ghost inside Masonic Temple

Pastor / archaeologist based in San Marcos, Texas unveils new discoveries in Israel

From Egypt to Peru, archaeologists are unearthing breweries from long ago
Ancient man, obviously, was very civilized.
-HS

It's October it Must be time for Things That Go Bump In The Night on The Travel Channel


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