The opening scene in the 2012 science fiction horror film Prometheus displays a visually elegant portrayal of a humanoid alien who generates a biogentic reaction with his DNA. With this reaction, life on earth begins. Director Ridley Scott’s said his film was, in part, influenced by Erich von Däniken’s 1968 book, Chariots of the Gods? Däniken’s book proposes that […]
Archives for June 2016
Ancient Astronauts
In updating and bringing forward previous posts, I find that I interchange the terms Ancient Astronauts and Ancient Aliens. They are the same, but Ancient Astronauts seems a better fit. Theorists believe Earth was visited by extraterrestrials who manipulated and guided human evolution from the time we crawled from the depths of the oceans, and maybe […]
The Roadrunner and a Writer’s Path to Animal Mysticism
I had a beautiful comment on my post last week. The writer explained how she had recently lost her mother and that the roadrunner had visited her in the most unusual way. She explained how she’d had a conversation with her mom about roadrunners before her mom passed. After her mother’s death, the roadrunner came to […]
Soul Searching. A Writer’s Anguish and Her Journey.
It’s been a while since my last blog and I apologize. I have a good reason however. A good but very sad reason. My daughter was expecting our second grandchild. He was totally a surprise for everyone involved. So much of a surprise I nicknamed him Baby Boo. My daughter was scheduled to deliver April 28. […]