Now here is a nifty idea I read this morning in Center for Individual Freedom: “Buy guns with your tax rebate checks.” And I need not add because you’re going to need them! But while things are getting downright scary and going to hell in a basket here in America leading me to believe our nation is not going to be a major player in the “End Times” the EU is going full speed ahead on the Large Hadron Collider.

When I read “Foucault’s Pendulum” years ago it struck me Umberto Eco was really on to something, and one of the reasons I liked the novel was the book publishing angle since I had been so involved with writing books and learning about the business. In some ways Eco’s use of this in his novel was like that of Michener’s later work “The Novel” though not to confuse vanity presses with others. But unlike Casaubon, perhaps Eco himself, I know what I’m getting into and before reading the novel I had a background in studies not only of the Illuminati, Astrology, Kabbalah and various mystic religions but also knew that at the end of WWII America and Russia did not get all the best scientists; many of these remained in Europe.

It isn’t known when the original idea of a philosopher’s stone first suggested itself, but certainly the idea of finding a means of retaining youthful health, of extending life and even hopes of immortality has been around for a very long time, and together with alchemists attempting to discover a means for turning base metals into gold we had the beginnings of modern science, which like the original concepts surrounding the philosopher’s stone is dedicated in large part to health and wealth.

You won’t find it in a search of the literature but from the beginning when CERN came into being it caught my attention because I have always been a great fan not only of science, but of science fiction from the time in the late 30s when I began to follow the exploits of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon in the funny papers. But there was also something about the organization that to me intimated the occult at work as well. Then when it became obvious the LHC was intended to be much more than advertised it finally came to me: The EU is trying to find “The Philosopher’s Stone!”

Imagine discoveries that will extend life, make the EU energy independent, provide a means to neutralize nuclear weapons and make them obsolete by the threat of even more powerful weapons, being able to make diamonds and other precious gems inexpensively by the pound-weight rather than carats and turn base metals into platinum, gold, and silver. How about communications without need of any phones, or making teleportation possible? If you finally have the Philosopher’s Stone at your disposal the possibilities are seemingly without limit!

The world has never been rid of Astrology and has many well educated adherents today, and Europe has never been rid of witchcraft and conjurors, of the things that motivated Hitler in matters of Astrology and the occult. Are there occult meanings to the symbols on our dollar bill? Did Aliens grab Steve Fossett and is NASA involved in a massive cover-up about UFOs? Hey, I know what I’ve seen myself of the “Unexplained.” This together with knowing our government lies to us is enough to cast suspicion on any “official” findings coming out of government agencies.

In “Contact” there was the need to interpret the various symbols transmitted to earth from Vega. Carl Sagan among others had many ideas about alien contact, what forms it might take. But could there have been more to the idea of the first TV reception by extraterrestrials being that of the Swastika and Hitler than simply a plot device? One might ask in the same manner why the History Channel seems so preoccupied with Hitler and his Germany.

If we accept the latest theory from scientists the population was reduced to some 2,000 humans about 70,000 years ago, on the brink of total extinction. What saved our species in unknown, but given so many things of ancient times such as civilization suddenly bursting on the scene of history is unknown this is wide open to speculation including supernatural intervention as well as extraterrestrial.

The ancients could not possibly have accomplished so many things beyond their ability without “extra-intelligence” of some kind. I utterly reject the idea the constellations were mapped and metallurgy such as the use of iron discovered without the aid of this extra-intelligence whether of the gods or extraterrestrials. The Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, Nazca Lines and so much more make no sense apart from this extra-intelligence whatever its source. There has to be a basis for the myths and legends from antiquity, and though the meaning of many stories and artifacts are now lost to us they had a meaning and purpose at some time in the past.

I do accept many of the prophecies of the Bible being true, and many writers of SciFi like Isaac Asimov derived story lines from the Scriptures. Read Asimov’s Guide to the Bible for example. I accept God has provided extra-intelligence at times to various people like Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Newton, Einstein and many others throughout human history. I believe some souls are greater than others, capable of more just like seeds produce differently. But even as in nature wild some die, some grow to be weeds and some grow to produce fruit. And even as some weeds are more “evil” than others, so with good seed that produces better and more abundantly than others. And the pattern here on earth may very well be that of the heavens where both angels and demons are found and the story in the book of Job and other parts of the Bible describes— just as there is a hierarchy in the heavens so it is here on earth where the struggle between good and evil is playing out, a battle described as eventuating in the scenes described in the book of Revelation with the promise of a future destiny for the children of God far beyond imagination.

Among several certainties is the fact something cannot possibly come out of nothing. The Big Bang, if true, had to begin with something. I credit that something being God; supreme intelligence at work; and from God the extra-intelligence that has enabled our species to survive and accomplish so much has a supernatural origin.

While my thought the LHC may be the hope of the Philosopher’s Stone thereby justifying the enormous amount of time, labor and financial investment in the project, this may prove only whimsical. What is not whimsical is the fears of those who believe it may prove to be a Pandora’s Box of very dire unintended consequences. On the other hand, what if it should prove to be the philosopher’s stone; there remains the old story of a battle between the children of light and those of darkness. I believe the Devil takes care of his own here on earth, but I also believe “payback,” a time of reckoning is coming as well. Though perhaps only whimsy on my part maybe the LHC will hasten the day? If not, there is still the matter of a new American President to consider.