Session 26 February 2022

[iamthatis]

Do the energy weapons, HAARP have anything to do with the pair of 7+ quakes in Türkiye as some speculate? Are aerosols used to direct the energy toward certain target areas? "Kurdistan" for instance? It seems very politically convenient for Erdogan and for Israel that much of the damage turned out to be where the various milita are hanging out threatening Israel, Lebanon & Turkey.

Hey there Aviva, there's lots of good discussion of these kinda questions in the recent thread covering the quake.

 

[Ca.]

Thank you for another great session. Always above and beyond.

 

[Benjamin]

There's no dedicated 'swastika' thread so I'm just going to put this here since there is a lot of talk about it.

I ran into something called the Whirling Log which is the Navajo symbol of a swastika.

Whirling Logs - Navajo Sacred Symbol​

The Whirling Log

The hero of the story sets out on a long journey. At first the gods try to persuade him against going, but seeing his determination, help him hollow out a log in which he will travel down the river.

Along the way he has many misadventures which ultimately result in his gaining important ceremonial knowledge. In one such instance he and his craft are captured by the Water People who carry him down beneath the waters to the home of Water Monster. Black God threatens to set fire to Water Monster's home and the hero is released, but not before being taught by Frog how to cure the illnesses caused by the Water People.

When he finally reaches the lake that is his destination, the gods catch his log and help him to shore. Wandering about on land the hero comes upon a whirling cross with two yeis seated on each end. From them he learns the knowledge of farming and is given seeds. He then returns home to share these gifts with his people.

Until the late 1800s, when J. Lorenzo Hubbell and J.B. Moore opened their trading posts in Arizona and New Mexico, Navajos portrayed the swastika solely in their religious ceremonies in the form of sand paintings. But by 1896, with prodding by Hubbell and Moore, the symbol proliferated on Navajo rugs.

In 1940, in response to Hitler's regime, the Navajo, Papago, Apache and Hopi people signed a whirling log proclamation. It read, "Because the above ornament, which has been a symbol of friendship among our forefathers for many centuries, has been desecrated recently by another nation of peoples, therefore it is resolved that henceforth from this date on and forever more our tribes renounce the use of the emblem commonly known today as the swastika . . . on our blankets, baskets, art objects, sand paintings and clothing."

Here's another version of the story:

In the Navajo culture, there is a swastika form that arises in sand paintings as part of a certain religious ceremony called The Night Chant. It is commonly known as the "whirling log", though literally in the Navajo language it is called "that which revolves". Briefly, it comes about through a story about an outcast who decides to crawl into a hollow log and float down the river to some distant land where he might find peace and security. He is interrupted by four sacred deities who ultimately seal him inside such a log and conjure up a big wind that launches him into the river. After four days he hits a whirlpool (thus the "whirling" log). Finally, he is hauled out of the river by emissaries of the four deities, and is joined by his pet turkey who is carrying a bean and three grains of corn. These are planted and in four days' time abundant crops have matured; in four more days' time they are harvested. Finally the outcast is instructed how to prepare sand paintings celebrating these miracles when he returns to his people. The blanket shown on this page is a rendering of the whirling log sandpainting. With the four dark (male) deities standing on the ends of the crossed logs, it looks like a swastika.

 

[jcsmalz]

Merci beaucoup!!