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In 1931, F.A. Mitchell-Hedges published a novel, “The White Tiger”. The novel relates the adventures of “White Tiger” – a nickname some would give to Mitchell-Hedges himself – in Central America, where White Tiger, an English ex-pat, becomes the leader of a local Indian tribe. As part of his initiation and preparation for coronation, he is shown the treasure of the Aztecs, over which the tribe guards.
The treasure contains “crystal heads”, which is of course of interest as Mitchell-Hedges’ name would become associated with the most famous of crystal skulls. Coincidence, or did Mitchell-Hedges use a work of fiction to reveal how the skull came to be in his possession?
CHAPTER XVI
THE TREASURE OF THE AZTECS
LATER the White Tiger learned that there was no mystery in the disappearance of his Indians. Too terror-stricken to utter a sound, they had been led away by the silent-footed Maya while he was engrossed in his thoughts. They were taken care of in another part of the city—only the high priest, his personal attendants and the White Tiger occupying this section of the citadel, which was sacred to those initiated into the higher mysteries of their religion.
Undisturbed, cut off from the world, all these strange people had their appointed work. To some was allotted the task of keeping the space round the city clear, and the buildings in good repair. Others devoted their lives to astronomy and mathematics, in which sciences they excelled. They had evolved a calendric system more perfect than our present Gregorian. It had started on a date 4 Ahau 8 Cumhu, synchronising with our date 3373 B.C. and had functioned without the loss of a single day from that remote period up to the present.
As the days lengthened into weeks the White Tiger learned much ; their language and customs—religion—and even more than this. He gained a knowledge, though only slight, of the occult.
The mystery of how they had known of his coming—even the exact time of his arrival—and had prepared accordingly to receive him, he could never solve. Neither could he ever ‘ understand how they moved gigantic blocks of stone weighing many tons. Over this a veil of secrecy was drawn. That in some fashion they were cognisant of events taking place in the outside world, was certain. That they practised esoteric rites, and could employ light-rays, he was convinced. He suspected strongly that the secret of levitation, or suspension of gravity locally, was known to the higher adepts. Why they chose to withhold their knowledge, and why they withheld their power from the world was a mystery known only to themselves.
Quick at languages, he rapidly mastered the Maya tongue; and then one morning the High Priest announced that the time had arrived for his initiation. He explained there must be a public ceremony, that before all the assembled Maya he should be proclaimed king in the ancient custom. His coming had been foretold by the gods, who had commanded that he should be obeyed. Further, it was decreed that the vast treasure entrusted to the Maya by the last of the Aztecs should be placed in his keeping.
The gods had spoken. When the moon was at its full the ceremony of coronation should take place.
And so it came to pass. Not a cloud marred the beauty of the night when the White Tiger, dressed from head to foot in a long embroidered garment and wearing the royal mask and towering head-dress, passed along the white roadway between the pyramids. Behind followed the priests, nobles and lesser orders, whilst last of all came the women. A few hundred in all—a pitiful handful. Yet this remnant of a once-powerful civilisation that had numbered millions still retained its ancient dignity.
Slowly the White Tiger advanced. He made a regal figure as he took the place appointed to the ruler of the Maya at the summit of one of the flat-topped pyramids overlooking the arena, where stood the people.
The rays of the moon struck down, illuminating the scene with a ghostly light. The silence was broken by the incantations of the High Priest. The religious ceremony, long drawn-out, was brought to a conclusion by the offering up of the customary sacrifices to the gods of the Maya—a food-offering to Cuculcan, the god of Fertility—the slaughtering of a beast to Cimi, god of Death, but the ancient sacrifice of the maidens was, by order of the White Tiger, abolished.
Then as he rose to his full height, the High Priest drew near and hung round his neck the royal insignia—an enormous jade disc, and placed in his left hand a strange emblem carved from the same stone. The fingers of his right were then clasped round the hilt of an obsidian dagger encrusted with jade. The priest made a sign and the people bowed to the ground, and so remained silent and motionless whilst, with only the priest in attendance, the White Tiger descended from the pyramid and returned along the sacred road to the temple which had now become his residence.
The climax however was yet to come. As they passed into the temple, the priest impressively led him to one of the massive walls, placing his hand in a certain manner upon what appeared to be a solid block of stone. At his touch it rolled slowly back disclosing a flight of steps down which they passed. A lamp which the priest carried flung weird patches of light into the darkness. On and on down countless steps—into the very bowels of the earth until again the priest pressed the apparently solid rock barring their progress. With scarcely a sound the stone block turned as easily as if on oiled hinges and before them yawned a long tunnel. Passing through this they descended another flight of steps. For a third time the priest touched the wall and a huge stone rolled aside. Then in the dim light of the lantern the White Tiger saw that he was in an immense vault cut out of the living rock.
Before him, piled in endless confusion, lay the treasure of the Aztecs.
Gold chalices, bowls, jars and other vessels of every size and shape; immense plaques and strange ornaments all glittered dully. Of precious stones there were none, but many rare chalchihuitl (jadeite pendants). Masks of obsidian and shells beautifully inlaid were all heaped together with heads carved from solid blocks of crystal, Legend had not exaggerated the treasure of the Aztecs. Almost boundless wealth lay at the disposal of the White Tiger. [emphases added]
Bloodshed, rape and sickening torture, that the wretched Aztecs had undergone at the hands of the Spanish Conquistadores, had failed to wring from them this secret hiding-place. True to the oath which had they had sworn to their gods they had died rather than that their hated conquerors should benefit.
With this vast fortune a man could rise to any height, indulge in any luxury, purchase any title, and become one of the exalted of the earth. But the Indians judged, and rightly, that to the White Lord these things were of no account, and that only for their regeneration would this treasure be used.
The High Priest ceremoniously placed all at the disposal of El Tigre Blanco and instructed him how to gain entrance to the vault. Then turning, the two men left the chamber, the great stone doors rolling back into place behind them.
That night there came to the White Tiger strange dreams—vivid and disturbing in their realism. Blood and fighting, distorted heaps of dead, groans of the dying, quivering bodies rolling in agony. Spectral figures hurried past with gaping wounds and faces impressed with the stamp of death. The scene changed, and now he stood in a palace surrounded by his guards, while he received the ministers of foreign powers—he, the President of a great republic.
The dream of power was abruptly broken. A form appeared —tall, fair, with soft grey eyes and ash-gold hair. Her arms were stretched out to him, pleading. He could hear her whispered words—” I know it is not Good-bye, beloved. Have you forgotten ? ” Suddenly unseen hands snatched her away while her cry of despair rang through his brain. He started from his troubled sleep, the sweat pouring down him. He sat up and a low groan broke from his lips. It was horribly real. Of the bloodshed and his ultimate triumph as the President of a republic he knew and cared nothing. It could be but the fantasy of a disordered mind; but the girl ! the wound, never properly healed, was re-opened. Those words impressed for ever on his mind—” I know it is not Good-bye, beloved”—what could it mean ?
What was the significance of those unseen hands tearing her from him ? Why the despairing cry ? He shivered in sudden fear. Was she dead ? Had her spirit come to him in farewell ?
He rose, dressed and passed into the open. The day was breaking and in the early light the pyramids looked ghostly, and a cold wind whispered across them. Alone in this vast citadel, the resting-place of kings, priests and nobles, whose autocratic word had been obeyed by the Maya through thousands of years long past, he shuddered as over him swept the knowledge that no matter to what heights he might rise, to what power he might attain, what wealth might be his—all would be Dead Sea fruit; each step up the ladder of success would but add to his bitterness, his incompleteness, his utter loneliness. He knew that only if once more he might bold in his arms the dear form that had clung to him on that unforgettable night in the garden of Whiteleaf Manor, and know the indefinable wonder of her soft lips on his—then, and then only would he understand the real meaning of living. He turned. At his side stood the High Priest, enquiry in his eyes.
“Vision has come to me also,” he remarked simply. “Great your future, but red is the road you must travel. Nor shall you attain to the height which I prophesy without much suffering. Failure will be near. Man of blood, hand in hand with you shall Death stalk. At a time when the shadow of eternal night hovers over you, then to you will come the one you have lost and in union you shall become complete and fulfil your destiny. With his dying breath the Emperor Montezuma foretold your coming. The treasure is yours, so take freely what you desire, for it is decreed that this day you depart to that destiny which the gods have appointed. Come—even yet there is much to learn.”
And together they passed within the temple.
The further mystical rites in which the White Tiger was initiated will never be known. Hours elapsed, and when he emerged into the open and stood on the white roadway leading from the lost city, his face showed the strain of a great ordeal, but hope shone in his eyes.
His Indians were waiting, heavily laden with the golden treasure. The entire population was assembled. The ceremony of farewell was simple, as led by the High Priest they broke into a chant—a song of triumph.
As it died away they prostrated themselves and in silence the White Tiger set out to face once more the ruthless jungle.
Claims exist that there is “near proof” about how the skulls have been traced to a German village that specialized in crystal. Though it is indeed true that this village had many experts in working with crystals, there is no evidence that they made any or several crystal skulls. Worse, there is not a single piece of evidence which connects the French antiquities dealer Boban (or any other Mexican antiques dealer) with the crystal manufacturers of this village. The claim made by some that it is likely or almost proven that several skulls were fabricated in this village, is unsupported by evidence. It is an unsubstantiated theory, and is hence without scientific validity.
Certain people have made a lot about how Mitchell-Hedges bought the skull at auction in 1943. This is an undisputed fact. But this “revelation” takes the focus away from the fact that the skull is known to have existed in 1936, when it was studied by the British Museum. The report stated that it could not trace the skull’s existence beyond 1934.
No evidence has been uncovered how Burney acquired it, or that he felt it was of recent origin. If he did acquire it as a “modern fake”, he would surely not have taken the risk and submitted it for testing by the British Museum in 1936? Furthermore, noting that Burney and Mitchell-Hedges were friends, all the available evidence is definitely in favor of Mitchell-Hedges possessing the skull in the early 1930s – which in itself does nothing for or against the age or origin of the skull.
Jane Walsh should be commended for tracing the Paris and British Museum skull back to Eugène Boban. However, no-one has uncovered any evidence that the Mitchell-Hedges skull has any connection with Boban.
Furthermore, there is no evidence whatsoever that Boban ordered these skulls in Germany, or knew they were fake. As all art dealers, some fake artifacts did pass through his hands, but he is known to have been a man who spoke out against fakes, and felt the sale of fake artifacts was counter-productive for the market in which he was operating. He personally crusaded against frauds and fakes, such as in 1881, when he spoke out against forgeries that were being made in the suburbs of Mexico City.
A contemporary art dealer, Wilson Wilberforce Blake, at a time when he was openly claiming that everyone should buy from him, not Boban, did claim the skull was fake. No shred of evidence exists to substantiate this allegation – which had clear economical motives.
Walsh has labeled the Mitchell-Hedges skull as a third generation skull, seeing it is the most detailed and best of the crystal skulls known to exist. She therefore considers it more modern than the Paris and British Museum skulls. It is implied therefore to be post-Boban. However, no evidence has been produced for her claim, and as the skull is allegedly even more recent than Boban’s, one would expect there to be evidence that is easily obtainable. However, none is produced.
Furthermore, as enticing as her generational approach to cataloguing the skulls is, it suggests a group of people perfecting their techniques over time and thus their end product becoming ever more refined. However, in the case of the crystal skulls, we are talking about 5 to 6 artifacts, which, if indeed of recent origins, were still apparently produced over a period of 40 to 60 years (ca. 1860-1900-1920 AD), which has innate problems:
a. one person would likely only do one skull in his lifetime;
b. there is no evidence at all to argue that the more basic skulls are older than e.g. the Mitchell-Hedges one;
c. there is no evidence that all skulls come from the same location, let alone the same “crystal factory”;
d. why would this German town only have sold to or via Boban, and not put such crystal skulls in their “general catalogue” and on sale elsewhere and locally?
Hence, this generational cataloguing is without any foundation in fact and at present pure speculation.
Walsh et al. claim that the presence of evidence on the skulls that wheels were used, is evidence of not only post-Columbian, but specifically modern origins.
However, this conclusion is at odds with the evidence. The crystal skull owned by Mexican Norma Redo supports a large crucifix on its top. This skull shows evidence of wheelwork. But from his analysis, archaeologist Dr Andrew Rankin has argued that the skull was sculpted from the same crystal as that of the crystal goblet from tomb no. 7 at Monte Albán, which is an uncontested archaeological find.
Furthermore, the 1571 hallmark on the crucifix is also deemed to be genuine, thus in general excluding the likelihood that this skull is of 19th century European fabrication. This suggests the skull dates from 1571 or earlier. Though it does not prove the skull is pre-Columbian, it does indicate that crystal skulls were made in Mexico before 1600.
Finally, Professor Michael D. Coe of Yale University stated that evidence of wheel markings in no way proves that the skulls are modern. He stated that although it has long been accepted that no pre-Columbian civilization used the rotary wheel, new evidence contradicts this scientific dogma. Wafer-thin obsidian ear-spools are now known to have been made using some rotary carving equipment and to be dated to the Aztec/Mixtec period. According to Chris Morton and Ceri Louise Thomas in The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls, Coe concluded (p. 226): “People who sit in scientific laboratories don’t know the full range of the culture they’re dealing with. We really don’t know half as much about these early cultures as we think we do. People need to re-examine their beliefs.”
We cannot be held responsible for other people’s opinions or theories about the origins of the crystal skull. Throughout her lifetime, Anna Mitchell-Hedges was accommodating to psychics, artists and scientists who wanted to work or study the artifact. Claims that she never allowed the skull to be scientifically tested, are erroneous.
Equally, F.A. Mitchell-Hedges never stated the skull was from Atlantis, or an extra-terrestrial civilization, or like. In fact, he is on the record, in his autobiography “Danger My Ally”, as stating his conviction that the skull was a Native American artifact, used by local shamans in their “esoteric rites”.
It is Indiana Jones, but you would think it is Don Quichote. Like The Da Vinci Code, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull got a lot of mainstream media attention, with specifically the magazines and newspapers decided to launch a crusade against crystal skulls.
Archaeology published a particularly bad article (no doubt because it had to be rushed into print) by Jane Walsh of the Smithsonian. Specifically, Jane Walsh called Mitchell-Hedges a “yarn-spinner extraordinaire” – not the most scientific of wording, and an allegation that is not supported by any examples or details.
Despite the officialdom of archaeology claiming all skulls are fake, the Paris and British Museum skulls were nevertheless pushed forward as museum flagships, hoping they would bring extra visitors.
On April 18, 2008, the Quai Branly museum felt it had to release a press statement that the skull was “probably” made in the 19th century. In the statement, the museum said that results of an analysis of its skull in 2007-2008 by the country’s C2RMF research and restoration centre “seem to indicate that it was made late in the 19th century.” Note the word “seem”.
Another article, on the British Museum skull, read: “The London skull was examined twice, in 1996 and 2004, and both studies tended to prove it was a fake, though the final conclusions have not been made public.” What are we to make of statements like “tended to prove”? There is either proof, or there isn’t. Everything else is evidence, and up for interpretation.
All of the articles sang from the same hymn-sheet: how evidence of wheels “proved” they are not pre-Columbian; the Boban connection; the speculation about possible German origins. All of this “evidence” has been countered in the rebuttal article and the “German connection” is so unsubstantiated that even the newspaper and magazine articles used words like “may”, “probably” or “could” – but there is no evidence for it. It is purely a theory by Jane Walsh, unsupported by any evidence.
The various stories that have been published highlight how badly one-sided the debate has become, but this is typical of the mainstream media’s approach to “news” in general. And what are we to make of the “Skull of Doom” – also known as the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull – being labelled the “skull of destiny”?
AFP even decided it would invent its own variation of the “gathering of the skulls” legend, highlighting it either got that from a new age webpage, or just invented it altogether. Note no-one is quoted: “Each skull was supposed to correspond to 12 worlds in which human life was present. They were brought by the Itza, the ancient people of Atlantis, to their civilisation in order to pass on their knowledge to man. The 13th world, the land, also had its own crystal skull, and all 13 skulls were kept in a great pyramid by the Olmecs, the Mayas and ultimately the Aztecs. The Aztecs are said to have been responsible for the dispersal and loss of the skulls, which when brought together possessed great powers, including being lined up on the last day of the Maya calendar - December 21, 2012 - to prevent the earth from tipping over.” And one wonders why no-one is buying newspapers anymore!
This “crystal skulls war” has brought about another divide, which only few journalists seem to have noticed: that between archaeologists and their claims/interpretations, and that of anthropology/living traditions. For example: archaeologists stick around Jane Walsh, who almost single-handedly leads the archaeologists’ assault, claiming that all crystal skulls are 19th century fabrications. Yet it is clear that Mayans in Middle America have a living tradition about a gathering of the skulls. Indeed, social beliefs change over time, but the Guatemalan shamans were uttering these beliefs before the crystal skulls achieved any notoriety whatsoever, suggesting their opinions were genuinely their own – which implies also that archaeologists have it dead wrong.
For example, in the jungles of southern Mexico, the Lacandon, the last unassimilated Mayas, still have communities that worship crystal skulls. In the shadow of the Palenque ruins, Lacandon priest K’in Garcia fans copal incense and holds a heavy crystal skull above his head during ceremonies for Hacha’kyum, the Mayan god of creation. Garcia, the son of the Lancandon’s most respected elder, Chan Kin, believes the skull has special powers, including the ability to stave off sickness and deforestation in the rain forest where the last Lacandon still live. “When I am alone at night, at about 2 a.m., it starts to glow, it emits light, and it stays like that for about a minute,” says Garcia, underlining that in his eyes, the skull has otherworldy, if not supernatural, connotations.
As we head towards 2012, there is one clear new development, which is that the Mayans, after centuries of oppression, are now becoming ever stronger, ever more socially sure about their self-identity, and their desire to have social respect. A most remarkable change for the better occurred on April 23, 2008, when a television station that once was the voice of the Guatemalan military dictatorship that had massacred thousands of Mayans, showed the glyph of the day from the millennial Mayan calendar and announced itself as ”TV Maya: Guatemala’s multi-cultural station.”
The station, funded by the Guatemalan Academy of Mayan Languages (ALMG), broadcasts for 30 minutes, three times a day, showing programs that teach Mayan culture, worldview and language. Its programs are broadcast in indigenous languages with Spanish subtitles.
The station will be of particular importance in healing the wounds of the past and creating unity in Guatemala, a country that is sixty percent indigenous, with 22 different linguistic groups of Maya, as well as Garifuna and Xinca. It continues the country’s commitment to peace accords made in 1996, after the Guatemalan military adopted a ‘’scorched earth” policy in its efforts to fight leftist guerillas. That policy left more than 200,000 people dead, most of them rural Mayans. It is a massacre that has, as is usual for Central and Southern America, hardly received any attention from the international media – not even from those who claim to help Mayan knowledge enter the West.
With the rise of the Maya, there might be an interest clash on the horizon, once they have the self-assurance to “pick a fight” with the archaeologists who, from their ivory towers in “Colonial Headquarters” seem to continue to dictate what the truth should be – rather than could be, or is.
Philip Coppens is a journalist and researcher. He has been writing on the crystal skulls since 1995. His website is www.philipcoppens.com.
In recent years, Karin Tag, CEO of the Seraphin-Institut in Germany, has been examining the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull using her newly developed photon camera.
In April 2008, Karin Tag visited Bill Homann in Chicago. During this visit, several series of photographs were made, showing the photon energy flow between the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull and Bill Homann. You can clearly see the energy field which emanates from it, as soon as Bill came into contact with the Crystal Skull.
Bill Homann is sitting in a meditative position with the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.
This picture is Bill in the same meditative position, but taken with the photon camera.
Energy fields arise as soon as Bill came into contact with the crystal skull. Red light bands are circling around them.
The red colour shows photon interferences that represents the Chi energy. The blue and green colours represent energy that spread out in wave-patterns through the room.
The interferences are boosting. The center of these is the crystal skull and the patterns themselves are pulsing outwards. The skull begins to shine in yellow colours.
The apparent photon force field then expands rapidly.
The photon activity increases like a pulse.
A bright glow envelops the crystal skull.
Explosions of positive photon energy are being emitted from the Crystal Skull. These are visible in yellow, pink and light blue colours.
This series of photographs shows that the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull is generating a strong electromagnetic field, which interacts with the person near the crystal skull.
The following pictures are another series showing the energy communication between Bill Homann and two crystal skulls.
In this picture you can see Bill Homann sitting behind the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull (right side) and the Crystal skull Corazon De Luz (left side). They are positioned on the table. Bill has his hands on either side of the skulls. The photon camera shows the meridians of Bill glowing red while he is connecting the skulls.
After the first impulses of photon exchange, the energy flows between the skulls are getting impulses like explosions. You can see the yellow and light blue energy pulsing around the skulls and Bill.
The photon impulses are getting stronger. Flashes of white, yellow and light blue energy spread around in circles.
After a period of several minutes you can see the skulls glowing in yellow. The skulls finished their communicating by using Bill as a transmitter with a final impulse of yellow, white and light blue energy. The skulls are now connected to each other.
Crystal skulls can not only communicate with each other, they also have the ability to send out information and program crystals that are placed around them.
In the third season of the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, script writer Brad Wright wrote episode 65, which aired for the first time on March 3, 2000. Its title: Crystal Skull.
In the parlance of the series, a “Mobile Analytic Laboratory Probe” or MALP is sent to planet P7X-377 through the stargate, an alien device that allows for instantaneous travel to remote galaxies. On this planet, the probe discovers a pyramid over 1000 metres high, and moves inside, to be confronted with a crystal skull.
After qualifying the pyramid as Mayan, the Stargate project’s resident archaeologist Daniel Jackson relates that his grandfather discovered a similar skull in Belize. “I could name at least a dozen different crystal skulls from various parts of the world but the skull that Nick discovered in Belize was unique.” Jackson goes on to note that “no one can explain how the skull Nick discovered was carved, from a single piece of crystal, against the grain, given the technology of the day. He claimed that it possessed a certain power.”
The description is therefore very close to descriptions of the Mitchell-Hedges skull, which is equally made out of a single piece of crystal, and is cut against the grain.
Very much in the same style as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a series like Stargate SG-1 would have to make references to aliens – as that is the premise upon which the entire series is based. Hence, the “certain power” is interpreted as “if one were to look into the eyes of the skull, one would be teleported to see aliens” and notes that his grandfather tried to convince the academic community of this, which – of course – did not go down well – shaming the family name.
When Jackson and the reconnaissance team – SG-1 – go to the planet and enter the pyramid, Jackson looks into the eyes of the skull, as his grandfather did, and an energy field envelops him. Taken by surprise, his team mate Teal’c fires his weapon at the skull, but Jackson has already disappeared. At the same time, team member Carter collapses from the high levels of radiation that are present inside the pyramid and the team minus Daniel return to back to Earth and their base, the SGC.
Teal’c then returns to search for Daniel, but does not find him, and collects the crystal skull. Jackson meanwhile realises that he has become invisible to his team members, Teal’c walking through him. As science fiction scripts go, he is nevertheless able to return with Teal’c through the stargate to Earth.
There, base scientist Robert Rothman studies the skull, but is unable to find anything helpful. The rest of the team, O’Neill, Carter and Teal’c, therefore locate Nick Ballard and go to meet him. Alas, the ridicule that the scientific community bestowed upon him has made him end up in a mental institution.
Ballard is nevertheless clear, and states that his obsession with the skull came about because not only had he seen aliens when looking in the skull’s eyes, he was actually transported by the skull to a gigantic cavern, where he met “giant aliens”. “They rose up as if they were made of mist; they flew around me like spectres.” The being told him the following phrase in Mayan: Oo ya wolin wolin we tayil. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
“I was afraid to answer, I just closed my eyes and suddenly I found myself back again under the temple in Belize. The ground was shaking as in an earthquake and I just grabbed the skull and climbed out and everything collapsed.” He then spent several trips trying to rediscover the location of the temple, without success. For several years, Ballard also tried to make the skull teleport him again under controlled conditions, but always without success.
Ballard returns with the team to their base, in Cheyenne Mountain, where he is shown the skull, without being told where it was found. While there, Ballard adds that he has been able to see and hear Jackson, likely because they both shared a similar experience, explaining that Jackson is likely “out of phase” with everyone else.
The working hypothesis – proposed by Jackson – is that the team need to return to the planet, as the weapon discharge likely interrupted the skull’s teleportation effort, resulting in Jackson’s out of phase-status.
Once back on the planet, replacing the skull on its pedestal, all are enveloped by energy swirls and are indeed teleported – all except Teal’c, because he carries a Goa’uld larva inside him, which seems to stop him from undergoing the vision/teleportation.
The giant alien that Ballard encountered appears to them: an imposing, ethereal being named Quetzalcoatl, a direct reference to the Mayan supreme deity. He repeats that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” He invites Ballard to stay, who agrees, to exchange knowledge and culture. It appears that Ballard’s 1971 Belize experience transported him to the alien planet the team went to, suggesting that apart from stargates, crystal skulls equally had the ability to teleport at least the mind. In fact, the return voyage to the giant pyramid is engineered simply by Quetzalcoatl inviting the team to once again look into the eyes of the skull.
Several other aspects of the episode make it clear that the screenwriters were very familiar with the literature on crystal skulls. Of all places, the “Ballard skull” is held in the Smithsonian, while Rothman in his initial study of the skull states “the craftsmanship is very impressive. It’s probably made in Germany, early 1900’s.” It is clearly a joke aimed towards the sceptics, for Rothman has not been told the skull is actually from a different planet, and thus bases his conclusion on the “official literature” on the skull, which argues that skulls like the Mitchell-Hedges skull are “likely” made in Germany in the late 19th century. Rothman, Jackson’s aide, is tasked with figuring out the skull and is told to not look into the skull’s eyes, as this is how Jackson vanished.
Of course, Rothman does, and notes nothing happens, whereupon Carter notes Jackson’s disappearance was accompanied by severe levels of radiation – not present in the lab where Rothman is studying the artefact. Rothman, however, remains unconvinced and believes that the skull was unable to transport Jackson, noting “I think what we’ve got here is a paperweight. I’m sorry, that’s my opinion.”
Carter thus takes over, noting that “there may be properties in the crystalline structure that are invisible to the naked eye. We should run some diagnostic tests.” None of these, however, show anything special, whereupon they require the assistance of Ballard, who alone is able to explain the “power” of this crystal to SG-1 and its team of scientists. In short, the storyline implies, we are confronted with alien science, and what is required, is a different approach to such technology.
Stargate SG-1 ran for a decade and hence there was ample time to return to this plot and have SG-1 return to the alien world, to catch up with Ballard and learn some of the alien knowledge he had received. However, the series never returned to the theme of the crystal skull, and the episode thus remains a standalone story.
Sotheby & Co.’s catalogue
Day of Sale: Friday, the 15th of October 1943
At eleven o’clock precisely
Another property
Item 54.
A SUPERB LIFE-SIZE CRYSTAL CARVING OF A HUMAN SKULL, the lower jaw separate, the details arc correctly rendered and the carver has given the orbits, zygomatic arches and mastoid processes the similitude of their natural forms, glabellar-occipital, length 171 mm.
This magnificent skull has been the subject of an interesting article in “Man”, vol. XXXVI, July, 1930, by Dr. G. M. Morant, with further comments by Adrian Digby and H. J. Braunholtz of the British Museum, where it has been compared with the only other life-size crystal skull in existence, that in the British Museum.
[See FRONTISPIECE]
Danger My Ally was written by F.A. Mitchell-Hedges himself and re-published by Jim Honey, owner of The Castle. This book is an easy and exciting read about the adventures that filled the life of this fascinating man. Follow his adventures around the world and to the Crystal Skull of Doom.
DANGER MY ALLY is a softbound book containing 255 pages of text and 70 photographic illustrations.
Text from the insert from Danger My Ally, by F A Mitchell Hedges, 1954:
“To see part of the world that no man has trodden; to own a treasure that no one else possesses; to live excitingly and to enjoy this - this for me is fun.” these are the words of F.A. Mitchell Hedges, once penniless boy, now millionaire explorer collector, Pancho Villa’s fighting General, a man whose adventures are as weird and varied as the items in his museum. Lizards eight feet long, with blue heads, and black ringed bodies; crabs three feet long with claws like a man’s fist - these are some of the creatures he has seen and photographed. Shrunken heads, crystals skulls, poisoned skeletons, priceless jewels - these are some of his prized collector’s pieces. His journeying into unknown counties, where he discovered traces of pre flood civilisations, to the Indian Ocean where he fought and caught giant fish weighting up to two and half tons - these and more are described here by a man to whom the British Museum and other institutions pay homage for his prehistoric finds. But in his autobiography, this modern Odysseus in addition to telling the story of his experiences in exploration, archaeology, and deep-sea fishing, talks frankly on more controversial subjects as well. Mitchell Hedges is a man who has never lived according to the rules and conventions laid down by society and has often quite blatantly defied them, and so he occasionally had to join battle, not only with the elements and monsters of the sea, but with his fellow-explorers and those whom he called “armchair scientists”. In this book for the first time, he exposes the background of his struggles against apathy, misrepresentation and exploitation. Danger My Ally is an altogether fascinating book.
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The Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull has been accessed and a new hope for Mankind revealed
through Carole Davis by Brian Hadley-James
Ever wondered what secrets the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull holds? Anna Mitchell-Hedges recognized Carole Davis’ extraordinary ability to communicate with the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull and gave her unprecedented access to probe and discover the wisdom contained within it. Together with Brian Hadley-James, Carole Davis conducted a series of 9 in-depth sessions that revealed mind-blowing information that remains both timely and timeless to this day.
Since this book was originally published in 1985, time has allowed the evaluation of the foretold predictions contained therein. Astoundingly, ten predictions given in the book have already become fact.
The price for this special ebook edition of “THE SKULL SPEAKS is: $44 which includes the following:
- 100+ page ebook in PDF format so you can read it right away;
- Appendix detailing some of the predictions that have already become reality;
- Includes several color photographs of the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull (a $10-$20 value) so you can personally connect with its powerful energy;
- Exclusive behind the scenes interview “EXPERIENCING THE MITCHELL HEDGES CRYSTAL SKULL” with CAROLE DAVIS who shares her memories of working with the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull for the book “THE SKULL SPEAKS”.
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The Mitchell-Hedges Skull of Love Essence is purified water that has been vibrationally charged by the Mitchell-Hedges skull. Thanks to the work of Dr. Masaru Emoto, we have learned a number of things about water. Good water always takes on the shape of a crystal. Dr. Emoto’s work also shows that to a large degree water take on the energies of whatever it has been exposed to. In this case the water has taken on the energies of the Mitchell-Hedges Skull of Love.
So far many people have put their own crystals or crystal skulls near objects such as the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull so that their crystal or crystal skull will include the energies of the Mitchell-Hedges Skull of Love. Most caretakers of crystals and crystal skulls expose their crystals to many different energies. The Essence carries only the frequencies of the Mitchell-Hedges Skull of Love. Water can not carry all the energies of The Crystal Skull, but it contains the energies to such a degree that aside from actually physically being with the Mitchell-Hedges Skull of Love, the Essence is the purest and most direct way to connect with The Skull.
There are a number of ways to use the Essence. If you have not personally met The Mitchell-Hedges Skull of Love this is an excellent way to connect with it knowing that you are not connecting with any other energies. You can spray your aura to fill your auric field with The Skull’s frequencies. You can spray into your mouth to take the energies more directly into your system. You can hold the bottle just as you would hold a crystal or crystal skull to connect. You can take the Essence to vortexes or other power spots to activate those spots with the energies of The Skull. In this way many people and many places can have the opportunity to connect with The Skull of Love. Be creative with the Essence. Let it guide you in other ways of using it. The main thing in using the Essence is to intend to connect, open and receive.
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Karin Tag
Crystal skulls are puzzling artifacts that possess an enticing beauty. After decades of speculation, this book finally addresses the question whether or not these skulls “possess” a type of energy – which many people have claimed they do. With the help of sensational photographs, the author proves that these objects really possess energy, of a type that we have not even dared to dream.
Are these skulls evidence of a lost culture? What role do they play in the development of humanity? Karin Tag, herself in the possession one of these puzzling objects, shows that the crystal skulls are bearers of astonishing energy and can influence the energy field of people and objects.
Photon camera photographs of these skulls show that:
- crystal skulls exchange photon energy;
- a crystal skull decisively influences the force field of places (e.g., Stonehenge, Cheops pyramid, etc.);
- the energy field of a person is influenced by a crystal skull, which leads to unexpected chances of self-healing.
Hardcover edition: 320 pages with circa. 40 colour photos
Publisher Ansata; First edition (May 2008)
Language: German
ISBN-10: 3778773453
ISBN-13: 978-3778773451
Price: € 19,95 (D) / € 20,60 (A) / sFr 34,90
The English edition will be on sale on Amazon.com in May 2008.
Jaap van Etten’s book summarizes the results of many years of exploration of crystal skulls. The information presented is based on facts, legends and personal experiences. Learn how to understand your interactions with crystal skulls. Learn about the different characteristics of crystal skulls and their special energies and how these characteristics can be used for personal growth.
Experience how your energetic connection with crystal skulls affects your awareness and expands your consciousness. Crystal skulls invite you on a journey into a deeper understanding of who you are.
Subjects include:
1. Characteristics of crystal skulls
2. Why a skull shape?
3. How to categorize crystal skulls
4. Original, Singing, Fully activated and contemporary crystal skulls
5. Different energies connected with crystal skulls
6. The effect of crystal skulls on human beings
7. The effect of crystal skulls on Earth energies
8. The legend of the 13 crystal skulls
And Much More!
Price $19.95
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Marilyn M. Belle-Isle is an accomplished artist from Webster, New York. For over twenty-five years, she has worked in fine arts and her paintings have been included in many juried exhibitions. Her works have received numerous awards including Best of Show on several occasions. Her art can be found in churches, businesses, and private collections.
After participating in a Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull Workshop in June 2007 held in Upstate New York, Marilyn felt inspired to do this oil painting. During a dream, she saw the crystal skull surrounded by a golden luminous liquid. Then words such as “bee-ing”, “share the sweetness of honey (love)”, “connect with universal consciousness”, “heart-centered”, and “the golden feminine energy” entered her mind. Both the dream image and the words seemed to flow into the painting process, resulting in this painting.
Numerous layers of transparent colors have been applied to the canvas. Honeycomb patterns, glowing as a subtle heart are in the background, in contrast to a blue-violet color emanating from the skull itself. Sometimes, the skull seems to shape-shift almost as if the image is in a liquid state. Marilyn describes the end result as “an incredible painting journey”.
You can purchase giclee fine art reproductions of this painting (11”x14”) here.
