Author, shaman, and paleoanthropologist Hank Wesselman (sharedwisdom(1)) returned to C2C as the main guest on Tuesday night. Speaking of a profound moment on one of his research expeditions in Africa, he said it was "heady stuff to hold the bones of the earliest ancestors in your hands and then look up at night and see a satellite going across the sky."
Wesselman shared tales of his shamanic apprenticeship and practice that began in Africa, describing how the first time he left his tent via astral travel, he had swooped up and down in the sky over their campsite. The next morning, one of the tribesmen said to him, "Hey, Dr. Hank, what were you doing flying over my tent last night?"
Shamans access a web or matrix, that in ancient Hawaii was called "Aka," explained Wesselman who compared this space to the "dark matter" of the universe, a kind of "invisible scaffolding" in which all is connected. Through this field, he said he has been able to time travel, where he has built a rapport with a future descendent of his.

1. http://www.sharedwisdom.com/

Newest Sun Flare

Pictured is the tenth and possibly strongest sun flare yet which erupted at around 2:40 PM ET today. Click here to view a SOHO animation of the flare, or on the picture to see a larger still image.
Earlier in the week, the Cassini probe "eavesdropped" on the Oct. 28th flare. Listen to the radio burst(1), courtesy of Don Gurnett(2), NASA and the University of Iowa.

1. http://www.coasttocoastam.com/audio/radio_burst.wav
2. http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/space-audio/t2003_301_11.html

Bumper Music

Bumper music from Tuesday November 04, 2003