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Monday, August 25, 2025

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Loft Artists of New York

 

There is a young photographer who is photographing and filming elderly artists in their New York loft apartments.  These artists have lived here for decades creating their art inside these walls.  This young man is doing us all a great favor by bringing them to us, by documenting their lives and their unique and amazing living spaces before it all disappears.  I'm sure you'll find these gifted individuals as amazing and interesting as I do.

You'll find information on this photograher and on the book he is publishing at the end of this post.

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Gayle Balcon was born in Toronto, Canada. She is a painter and jeweler who recently moved to Virginia after losing her New York loft of 47 years. 

To reach Gayle: 
Gaylebalcon@gmail.com




Joni Scully is an artist from Pittsburgh, PA. Scully considers herself a classic painter. One who is, as Paul Valery, the French writer, said “a romantic who has learned his technique.” Her paintings are in the permanent collection of The Cahoon Museum of American Art and La Salle University Art Museum. 

To learn more about Joni Scully, visit her website: 

and to contact her: 
LaIrlandesa@aol.com



Nina Klymowska is a Ukrainian American painter born in Lviv, Ukraine. She Immigrated to the United States in 1951 and graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1963). She had her first solo show in Philadelphia in 1963, followed by numerous group shows in Mexico and the US. Her work is in private collections in New York, Philadelphia and Great Britain. 

To inquire about Nina's work, please email: 
kingofvenezuela@yahoo.com

    

Jay Ells is an artist that grew up on a farm in Minnesota. Jay's work delves into the internal struggle between good and evil that exists within the human soul. He draws inspiration from both spiritual and physical realms, and his art pieces reflect the undeniable presence of both sexuality and physicality in human existence. 

To learn more about Jay Ells, visit his website: 






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Monday, August 18, 2025

The Time Loop Theory & Deja Vu

 

The time loop hypothesis suggests that deja vu occurs because we've actually lived the present moment before in a previous play of time. If time repeats itself in loops, it's conceivable that certain moments may leak through the cracks of the cycle, manifesting as deja vu.

Deja vu, French for already seen,  is a common experience reported by approximately two-thirds of people at some point. While some associate deja vu with paranormal explanations like past lives or psychic abilities, scientific research suggests neurological or cognitive origins.

Scientific theories:

Memory-related disruption:
momentary glitches or mismatches in the brain's memory systems.

Dual-processing theory:
a temporary delay in the brain's processing of sensory information.

Attentional theory:
a brief lapse in attention during information encoding.

Gestalt Familiarity Hypothesis:
recognizing a spatial layout similar to a past experience, even without consciously recalling the prior event.

Some research suggests a connection between deja vu and seizure activity in the brain, particularly in the temporal lobe.

Paranormal theories:

Paranormal theories of deja vu often involve ideas about past lives, spiritual connections, or premonitions. Some believe deja vu is a memory from a past life, a vibrational match to a past experience, or a glimpse of a future event through a dream. Other theories suggest it could be a connection to ancestral memories or a sign of being on the right life path.

Past Life Experiences:
This theory suggests deja vu is a memory, or cellular memory, from a past life surfacing in the present.  

Past life experiences, often explored through concepts like reincarnation and past life regression therapy, are beliefs or claims of remembering events or feelings from previous lifetimes. While not scientifically proven, some individuals report vivid memories, unexplained feelings, or recurring dreams that they associate with past lives. These experiences can range from spontaneous recollections in childhood to guided explorations through techniques like hypnosis.

Ancestral Lineage Memories:
Some believe deja vu can be triggered by events that resonate with memories passed down through family lines.

In psychology, genetic memory is a theorized phenomenon in which certain kinds of memories could be inherited, being present at birth in the absence of any associated sensory experience, and that such memories could be incorporated into the genes over long spans of time.

Precognitive Dreams:
This theory proposes that deja vu is a fleeting experience of a dream that accurately depicted a future event.

Precognitive dreams are dreams that seem to predict future events. They are a type of precognition, which is the purported ability to gain knowledge of the future through extrasensory means. These dreams can manifest as vivid, unsettling, or even comforting experiences that align with real-world events shortly after.

Vibrational Frequency:
This idea suggests that a person can resonate with a place or situation, causing a feeling of familiarity due to a matching vibrational frequency.

Vibrational frequency references the speed and the rate at which energy oscillates. Quantum Physics states that all things in the universe are made of energy. This energy travels in waves or vibrations.

The basic idea behind finding your personal resonance frequency is that you breathe at various different frequencies for a certain amount of time and then identify which frequency led to the strongest response.

To raise your vibrational frequency, focus on cultivating positive emotions, engaging in practices that promote well-being, and surrounding yourself with positive influences. This can be achieved through activities like meditation, spending time in nature, and exercising.
 
Higher Self:
Some believe deja vu is a sign that the higher self is communicating with the conscious self, perhaps indicating alignment with one's life path.

The higher self is pure consciousness. Pure awareness. You communicate with it by clearing away blockages and obstacles which prevent that communication.

The Higher Self refers to a quality of consciousness transcending our regular self-identity and everyday experiences. This higher self, or just the Self (with a capital S), is understood in contrast to the ego (or small self, with a lowercase s).

The Time Loop Theory:

Time loop theory explores the concept of recurring periods of time, often within a fictional or hypothetical scenario, where events repeat themselves. This concept is explored in both science fiction and theoretical physics, often involving the idea of closed timelike curves (CTCs) in spacetime, which could hypothetically allow for travel back to one's own past. 

While time loops are a popular trope in storytelling, their existence in reality is highly speculative and raises significant questions about causality and the nature of time.

Fictional Time Loops:
In fiction, time loops often involve characters experiencing the same period repeatedly, sometimes with the ability to alter events or retain memories from previous loops.

Fictional time loops are a plot device where a character or characters repeatedly experience the same period of time, often with the ability to alter events within that period. These loops can serve as a narrative tool to explore themes of consequence, self-improvement, and the nature of time itself.

Closed Timelike Curves (CTCs):
In theoretical physics, CTCs are paths in spacetime that loop back on themselves, potentially allowing for time travel into the past.  A CTC is a worldline in spacetime that returns to its starting point without exceeding the speed of light.

Closed timelike curves (CTCs) are paths through spacetime that loop back to the same point in space and time, potentially allowing for time travel. These curves arise as solutions in general relativity, particularly in the context of rotating black holes and wormholes. The possibility of CTCs raises questions about causality and the nature of time itself, as they imply travel to the past.

Causality Paradoxes:
Time loops, especially those involving time travel, can lead to paradoxes where future events cause past events, which then cause the future events, creating a self-perpetuating cycle.

Causality paradoxes in time loop theory, also known as temporal or causal loop paradoxes, arise when time travel or retrocausality leads to situations where events appear to cause themselves, creating logical inconsistencies. These paradoxes, often explored in science fiction, challenge our understanding of cause and effect, suggesting potential contradictions within a timeline.

An example is the Grandfather Paradox... This involves a time traveler going back in time and preventing their own birth, for example, by killing their grandfather. If the time traveler never exists, they couldn't have traveled back to kill their grandfather, creating a contradiction.
 
Quantum Mechanics and Time Loops:
Quantum mechanics, with its probabilistic nature, introduces complexities and potential instabilities that could affect the possibility of stable time loops.

Quantum mechanics generally treats time as absolute and universal, a consistent flow. However, when combined with general relativity (which describes gravity and large-scale structures), a problem of time arises, suggesting that time might be relative and malleable. Some theories propose that spacetime itself is quantized, meaning it's not continuous but rather composed of discrete units, potentially impacting how we understand time and its flow.

Eternal Recurrence:
Some theories, like Penrose's Conformal Cyclic Cosmology, propose a cyclic universe where time loops, but not in the sense of individual time travel, but rather the universe itself going through cycles of expansion and contraction.

Eternal recurrence, or eternal return, is a philosophical concept proposing that the universe and the sequence of events within it will repeat infinitely. This idea, notably explored by Friedrich Nietzsche, suggests that every event, every moment, will occur again and again, throughout endless cycles.

In essence, time loop theory grapples with fundamental questions about the nature of time, causality, and the possibility of manipulating it, often leading to thought-provoking scenarios in science fiction and theoretical physics.

 


Sources & Recommended Reading:

Can Science Explain Deja Vu?
by Sabrina Stierwalt



How Deja Vu Works
by Lee Ann Obringer



The Physics of Time Loops
by Bassel Saleh





Time Travel
by Nick Redfern




Fact or fiction? Real or impossible? Movement through time explored, examined and explained!

Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity postulates, and scientists have proven, that the faster you travel, the slower time moves. Clocks on airplanes, satellites and rockets are slower than clocks on Earth, and time travel is indeed real. Can time machines, time-tunnel wormholes or tales of fictional time-traveling heroes be so far-fetched? Covering the history of time travel in both reality and fiction, Time Travel: The Science and Science Fiction investigates the long history, myths, science and stories of movement from the present to the past and into the future.



It's Really About Time: The Science of Time Travel
by John Oliver Ryan



It's Really About Time provides a clear and complete explanation of why it will someday be possible to travel years, decades or even centuries into the future, a direct consequence of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. The book is aimed at intellectually curious people and requires no previous science or mathematics training.








Thursday, August 14, 2025

From The Witch's Desk ~ Spilling the Tea

 

You lied one too many times

You lied one too many times, and now you're trapped by the languid drooling untruths of your tongue.

There is someone who knows the truth.  They know the truth, and this knowledge gives them a weapon that will affect your work place, as well as wreak havoc on all the fun things you enjoy, though this we do see is where the problem began.

What do you do now?...

Stay frozen in place, until hopefully everything dies down, and the voice of truth won't have such an impact -- or so you think.

Or do you deny, deny, deny, and hope for the best?

The shameful thing, the worst thing about this scenario, is that one innocent naive individual who still thinks the world is rosy and bright and everything is well.

They didn't think thay had to pay attention to life's movement around them, they didn't have to question your actions or your explanations, because they trusted you to keep their world and yours on level ground, unshakable, and safe.

So, what do you do now?


Monday, August 11, 2025

Anomalies ~ RH Negative Blood & Supernatural Theories

 

Rh-negative blood, a blood type lacking the RhD antigen, is a topic of much discussion, particularly regarding its origins and purported links to various theories. While the scientific explanation is rooted in genetics and inheritance, some theories propose alternative origins, including extraterrestrial or supernatural connections.

It’s alleged that people with Rh-negative blood have distinct physical features paired with a predilection for psychic phenomena and extraterrestrial encounters. Some of those features are:

  • Higher than average IQ
  • Lower body temperature
  • Higher blood pressure
  • Red or reddish hair
  • Extra vertebrae
  • Sensitive vision and particular sensitivity to sunlight
  • Elevated intuition

Scientific explanations:

Genetic Inheritance

Rh-negative blood is a recessive trait, meaning it only manifests when an individual inherits two copies of the gene for Rh-negative from both parents.

RhD Antigen:

The RhD antigen is a protein found on the surface of red blood cells. Rh-positive blood has this antigen, while Rh-negative blood lacks it.

Prevalence:

Rh-negative blood is relatively rare, with varying percentages across different populations. It's more common in some European populations, especially in the Basque region.

Evolutionary History:

While Rh-negative blood is found in various ethnicities, scientists believe it likely arose independently multiple times through genetic mutations.

Theories behind RH negative blood:

Extraterrestrial Origin:

Some theories propose that Rh-negative blood is a remnant of an extraterrestrial race that interbred with humans. This theory is often associated with the "Ancient Aliens" concept and is not supported by scientific evidence.

So, the alien theory came along because there doesn’t seem to be any explanation as to where the RH negative gene came from, or why nature would create a situation where a fetus was regarded as "alien" and attacked by its own mother. This has given an opportunity to those who believe in aliens to come up with the theory that there must have been either some sexual interaction between humans and aliens in the ancient past, or aliens have been meddling with people’s genes (presumably those who were abducted and then returned).

When we look at hybrid animals in other species, there are similar incompatibilities and sometimes even complete infertility. When a horse and donkey mate, the genetic differences result in a sterile mule. The same goes for a liger—the progeny of a lion and a tiger—the two species’ chromosomes don’t match, so they produce infertile offspring. Could there be a similar incompatibility between Rh-negative mothers and Rh-positive babies?

The gene that produces Rh-negative is largely present in Caucasians, with the highest concentration found in a small region on the Iberian Peninsula between France and Spain, known as the Basque region. Here, straddling the Pyrenees mountains, up to 40 percent of the population is Rh-negative, and that’s not the only distinguishing feature of the region.

Those from the Basque are also the only people of Western Europe who continue to speak an indigenous Indo-European language, an isolated tongue not spoken anywhere else in Europe. But this language is not just isolated, it’s completely unrelated to other European languages.

Fallen Angels/Nephilim:

Another theory, often linked to the idea of extraterrestrial origins, suggests that Rh-negative blood is a marker of a lineage from fallen angels or Nephilim, beings mentioned in religious texts who came to earth and interbred with human women.

It's thought that the Nephilim of biblical lore are responsible for Rh-negative blood types. In the Book of Enoch, the Nephilim, also known as the Watchers, descend from the heavens and mate with humans, creating a human-angel hybrid. This group of angels and their offspring were wiped out in the great biblical deluge, though some were said to have survived, leaving the Rh-negative blood distinction.

Royal Blood:

Some believe that Rh-negative blood is associated with royalty or a superior lineage, often linking it to historical or religious figures.

Specific Personality Traits:

Some individuals with Rh-negative blood are exceptionally intelligent and driven to seek factual information. Some individuals report feeling disconnected from others, or an "otherworldly" feeling. Claims are made that Rh-negative individuals are highly empathetic and compassionate, sometimes even experiencing what others feel. Reports suggest individuals with Rh-negative blood might have a high level of paranormal experiences or encounter unusual events.

Health Associations:

Some studies suggest potential links between Rh-negative blood and certain health conditions, but these are not conclusive.

Things to consider about RH-negative blood:

No Scientific Basis for Supernatural Theories:

There is no scientific evidence to support the theories of extraterrestrial or supernatural origins of Rh-negative blood.

Rh Incompatibility:

Rh-negative blood is clinically significant because it can cause hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) if an Rh-negative mother carries an Rh-positive fetus.

Universal Donor:

O-negative blood is often called the "universal donor" because it can be given to anyone, regardless of their Rh factor, making it vital in emergencies.




Sources & Recommended Reading:

I may be an alien?!
by Lesley Lile


Is RH negative blood alien in origin?
by Gaia Staff




Bloodline of the Gods
by Nick Redfern


Ancient Aliens & the RH Negative Mystery
by Prof. Charley Greyson


The RH Bloodline Awakening
by Ayla Lancaster

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