Coast to Coast AM ➠ June 26 2013 ➠ Stargazing & Edgar Cayce
In the middle two hours, astronomy writer and lecturer James Mullaney discussed the metaphysical aspects of stargazing, discoveries in the universe, and the work of the "Sleeping Prophet" Edgar Cayce.
In the middle two hours, astronomy writer and lecturer James Mullaney
discussed the metaphysical aspects of stargazing, discoveries in the
universe, and the work of the "Sleeping Prophet" Edgar Cayce. He studied
thousands of Cayce's readings, with a particular emphasis on what he
wrote about the universe and the cosmos."There is no doubt in my
mind...that he was tapping into the great intellect behind the
universe," which he referred to as the Akashic records, Mullaney
commented. Cayce had access to information that no one at that time even
knew about, and was far beyond his limited education, such as his
assertion that the Asteroid Belt was caused by a kind of planetary
collision or disruption, Mullaney noted.
Mullaney's new book
Celebrating the Universe! ties in the spiritual with the scientific in
looking at the celestial wonders of the night sky, and includes
quotations from various visionaries, like Buckminster Fuller who said
"love is metaphysical gravity." Mullaney related some staggering
statistics about the cosmos, such as within the observable universe, a
million new solar systems are being born every hour, and "there are more
stars within reach of our largest telescopes today than all the grains
of sand on all the beaches and deserts on the entire planet Earth."
He
also shared an intriguing anecdote about the time he set up a telescope
outside after a public lecture he gave in Lower Manhattan. A woman
happened by, and asked to take a look, saying she'd never peered through
a telescope before. Mullaney had it focused on the Pleiades star
cluster, and when the woman saw it, she burst into tears, and said 'that
is my home.'
The last hour featured Open Lines.
Mars Simulation Project
First
hour guest, aerospace engineer Dr. Robert Zubrin talked about the Mars
Arctic 365 project, a planned one-year simulation of an actual Mars
exploration. The project is slated to take place on an unpopulated
Canadian island high in the Arctic, about 900 miles from the North Pole,
where the climate resembles that of the Red Planet. Six volunteers will
participate in what Zubrin called "the first full dress rehearsal of a
human Mars mission." Those wishing to donate online to help fund the
project can do so via the Mars Society's Crowdtilt page.