History's Mysteries: The Lost Indus Valley Civilisation

The Lost Indus Valley Civilisation

India’s oldest civilisation, the ancient peoples of the Indus Valley, is considered one of the greatest civilisations in history. This was an advanced culture with a highly sophisticated sewage and drainage system and an incredibly hygienic way of life.

The ruins of one of their cities were discovered in 1832, and from that find, it was discovered that the civilisation spread from India to modern Pakistan and Afghanistan.

There is no record found in any historical documents of these people having armies, slaves or being involved in any war, so what happened to them, and why did their civilisation die out so quickly?

What do you think killed the Indus Valley Civilisation?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilization
http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/harappa-mohenjodaro.html


© Allen Tiller – 2013
www.eidolonparanormal.com.au
first published 4 March 2013

The Curse of “Hands Resist Him”

The Curse of “Hands Resist Him”: The Haunted Ebay Painting

Painted in 1972 by artist Bill Stoneham, “Hands Resist Him” is a self-portrait painting that caused a media stir when it appeared on eBay for sale with an elaborate ghost story attached.

 Stoneham has said the painting is a self-portrait of himself as a five-year-old boy, the hands on the door behind him represent other lives, other possibilities, other worlds, the glass represents the thin veil between the worlds of waking and dreaming, and the doll is a guide, leading the boy through the veil.

 In February 2000, the painting appeared for sale on ebay.com with a long description detailing that the painting had been found abandoned, behind a building. The seller then went on to claim that whilst the painting was in their house, the family’s daughter started to see the boy and girl moving inside the painting, they soon took to leaving the painting, and appeared to be fighting. The owners then set up a motion detector camera, which appeared to show the movement.

 Stoneham didn’t help the legends by adding that the gallery where the painting was originally displayed and sold, and a Los Angeles Times critic, who reviewed the painting in an article, both ended up dead within a year of the showing.

 Many people report strange feelings and strange events after seeing the picture, and some have reported children freaking out when seeing the painting or prints of it.

Below is the original text accompanying the painting when offered for sale on eBay.

written in ©2013 Allen Tiller

Revised 2017 -  Allen Tiller, Eidolon Paranormal

THE ORIGINAL EBAY TEXT THAT ACCOMPANIED THE PAINTING

WHEN WE RECEIVED THIS PAINTING, WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY GOOD ART. A " PICKER " HAD FOUND IT ABANDONED BEHIND AN OLD BREWERY. AT THE TIME WE WONDERED A LITTLE WHY A SEEMINGLY PERFECTLY FINE PAINTING WOULD BE DISCARDED LIKE THAT. ( TODAY WE DON'T !!! ) ONE MORNING OUR 4 AND 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CLAIMED, THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE PICTURE WERE FIGHTING, AND COMING INTO THE ROOM DURING THE NIGHT. NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE IN UFOS OR ELVIS BEING ALIVE, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS ALARMED. TO MY AMUSEMENT HE SET UP A MOTION TRIGGERED CAMERA FOR THE NIGHTS. AFTER THREE NIGHTS THERE WERE PICTURES.THE LAST TWO PICTURES SHOWN ARE FROM THAT 'STAKEOUT'. AFTER SEEING THE BOY SEEMINGLY EXITING THE PAINTING UNDER THREAT, WE DECIDED, THE PAINTING HAS TO GO.PLEASE JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. --- BEFORE YOU DO, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING WARNING AND DISCLAIMER. ----WARNING: DO NOT BID ON THIS PAINTING IF YOU ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRESS RELATED DISEASE, FAINT OF HEART OR ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH SUPERNATURAL EVENTS. BY BIDDING ON THIS PAINTING, YOU AGREE TO RELEASE THE OWNERS OF ALL LIABILITY IN RELATION TO THE SALE OR ANY EVENTS HAPPENING AFTER THE SALE, THAT MIGHT BE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PAINTING. THIS PAINTING MAY OR MAY NOT POSESS SUPERNATURAL POWERS, THAT COULD IMPACT OR CHANGE YOUR LIFE. HOWEVER, BY BIDDING YOU AGREE TO EXCLUSIVELY BID ON THE VALUE OF THE ARTWORK, WITH DISREGARD TO THE LAST TWO PHOTOS FEATURED IN THIS AUCTION, AND HOLD THE OWNERS HARMLESS IN REGARD TO THEM AND THEIR IMPACT, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.------------ NOW THAT WE GOT THIS OUT OF THE WAY, ONE QUESTION TO YOU EBAYERS. WE WANT OUR HOUSE TO BE BLESSED AFTER THE PAINTING IS GONE, DOES ANYBODY KNOW, WHO IS QUALIFIED TO DO THAT? THE SIZE OF THE PAINTING IS 24 BY 36 INCHES, SO IT IS RATHER LARGE. AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS, HERE THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS. THERE WAS NO ODOR LEFT BEHIND IN THE ROOM. THERE WERE NO VOICES, OR THE SMELL OF GUNPOWDER, NO FOODPRINTS OR STRANGE FLUIDS ON THE WALL. TO DETER QUESTIONS IN THIS DIRECTION, THERE ARE NO GHOSTS IN THIS WORLD , NO SUPERNATURAL POWERS, THIS IS JUST A PAINTING, AND MOST THESE THINGS HAVE AN EXPLANATION, IN THIS CASE PROBABLY A FLUKE LIGHT EFFECT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BID ON THE ARTWORK, AND CONSIDER THE LAST TWO PHOTOGRAPHS AS PURE ENTERTAINMENT, AND PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THEM INTO CONSIDERATION, WHEN BIDDING. AS WE THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO BLESS ANY HOUSE, WE STILL WELCOME INPUT INTO THAT PROCEDURE.

This auction is nearing the end. I want to thank the more than 13000 people that took the time to look at this image on Ebay. I appreciate the more than 30 suggestions, that I received regarding blessing the house, exorcising and cleansing. 7 e-mails reported strange or irregular events taking place, when viewing this image. And I will relay two suggestions made by the senders. First not to use this image as the background on the screen, and second not to display this image around juveniles or children. Last not least, thanks for appreciating the art as well.

History's Mysteruies : Voynich Manuscript

Voynich Manuscript 

 

A medieval manuscript written in an unknown language and an unknown script has baffled researchers since its discovery by Wilfred Voynich who purchased it in 1912 and made the finding of the manuscript public.
Code-breakers, decryptors and professional cryptographers have had no success in deciphering this 15th century 240-page manuscript.
It features six parts, which seem to indicate Pharmaceutical, Astronomical, Herbal, Biological , Cosmological and Recipe chapters.
One of the more interesting parts is the Herbology section which seems to have pictures that don’t match any plants species that we know.

To view the book online please visit here: http://archive.org/stream/TheVoynichManuscript/Voynich_Manuscript#page/n0/mode/2up


More information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript

© 2013 – Allen Tiller
www.eidolonparanormal.com.au
first published Feb 2013

History's Mysteries: The Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin

Sometimes referred to as the burial shroud of Jesus, the Shroud of Turin is said to hold the image of a man who is said to have died from crucifixion.
Carbon dating tests suggest it comes from the middle-ages, but many believers say the shroud is in-corrupt, and therefore carbon dating that measures decay cannot accurately measure the age of the Shroud.
The Shroud is currently at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Turin, Italy.
As of yet, no-one has been able to explain how the image was created on the shroud.

It was once known as the “Image of Edessa” and reported since the 4th century, there is also another cloth named the “Sudarium” (John 20:7) which is from Biblical times and said to have covered the head of Jesus in the tomb.

In a study conducted by Avinoam Danin, a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, it was concluded that the two cloths covered the same head at two distinct, but close moments of time.
Interestingly, the Sudarium cloth also has blood stains that are blood-type AB

As always with our history's Mysteries (and all Eidolon writings), links are provided below for you to research and discover topics for yourself – don't just take our word for gospel, there is plenty to learn about each and every topic we share, and please, feel free to add comments below each and every topic we share, your input is always welcome...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_Turin
http://www.shroud.com/

© 2012 – Allen Tiller
www.eidolonparanormal.com.au

History's Mysteries: Taos Hum

Taos Hum

What is the mysterious low-pitched hum that is being heard throughout the world?
Heard in the U.K., U.S.A., New Zealand And Northern Europe, the hum can be heard in quiet locations, it is described as sounding like a distant diesel engine idling.
It has so far been undetectable by microphones or VLF antennae.
A recent study suggested that older people, particularly over 50-year-olds, are more prone to sensing and hearing the hum than the rest of the population

What causes the hum? Well there is much speculation but little is actually known, if you would like to find out more about Taos Hum please follow the links below


http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/hum/hum.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum

© Allen Tiller
www.eidolonparanormal.com.au

History's Mysteries: The Iron Pillar of Delhi

The Iron Pillar of Delhi

A Pillar that never rusts is standing in the centre of Quwwatul Mosque in Delhi, India. Thought to be made around the 4th Century A.D. The pillar is carved with inscriptions indicating it was erected in honour of the Hindu God, Vishnu, and for the memory of the Gupta King Chandragupta 11 (375-413.
It has stood for 1600 years without rusting.

The Pillar stands at 7.3 metres tall, with one metre buried in the ground, its diameter at the bottom is 48 centimetres and tapers to 29 centimetres at the top, it is approximately 6.5 ton in weight.

How the rust-resistant metal was forged so long ago remains a mystery, as does how the pillar came to be where it stands today, as it was most certainly not where it was made or where it originally stood.

For more information on this History Mystery, please visit the following links:

http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/Archive/dirnov1/iron_pillar.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_pillar_of_Delhi

© 2013 Allen Tiller
www.eidolonparanormal.com.au

History's Mysteries: The Lost Minoans

The Lost Minoans

On the Greek island of Crete once lived a great civilisation known as the Minoans. This civilisation is probably best to remember for its legends of Theseus and the Minotaur.
The civilisation flourished more than 5000 years ago, but after a volcanic eruption on the neighbouring Thera Island, the civilisation declined and was wiped out 50 years later.
It is not known what ended this thriving civilisation, but theories include volcanic ash, devastated croplands, and invasion of Greek armies

For more follow the link below


http://www.explorecrete.com/archaeology/minoan-civilization-destruction.html


©2013 – Allen Tiller
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