Hurricanes Staying Stronger After Landfall

A recent report in Nature (Tropical cyclones could last longer after landfall in a warming world) found that hurricanes forming in the North Atlantic Basin are staying stronger after they hit landfill because of warmer sea water. One of the results of climate change is that the water temperature of our ocean's has been rising since the 1960's 

It seems that the payback of OUR abuse of our Mother (karma) is accelerating with findings like this, Covid 19, a record number of hurricanes this season, extended fire seasons,,,,etc. WELCOME TO THE NEW NORMAL.

Return To Melondy and the Appearance of Another Yellow Orb

Freaky. Almost a year to the day when I first photographed a yellow orb (Rare Photo of a Yellow Orb ) in one of my pictures while doing a survey of the Hudson Valley (Stone Structures--Hudson Valley/ Catskills Part 1 Overview) I catch another one.

Rare indeed to photograph a yellow orb..

A Big Coincidence?

I went back to Melondy Hill Thursday as a follow-up to my visit a week ago (Melondy Hill State Forest (SE Chenango County, NY), Part 1 Manitou Stones) to try and find a large triangular stone mound 15 long and 8 feet high that Don Windsor Chenango county historian talked about in his manual on stone mounds in Chenango County in NY.

I walked all around the general area that he referred to and did not see a large stone mound. I did find huge flat top boulders, which I assumed was the bedrock he referred to in his write-up.

Several of these stone slabs had Manitou Stones on them, or near them as in the photo below.

I had just photographed a Manitou Stone on top of one of these large boulders and went to investigate below the stone slab and found lots of loose stone stones surrounding the slab wondering if they were stones from a stone structure that may have fallen npart?    

The picture below shows lots of stacked stone, or a fractured section of the slab, below a hemlock tree.

It also shows a yellow orb on the upper left side of the picture.

The next shot I took at a different angle with my camera turned shows the yellow orb in almost the same exact location. Demonstrating it was not something on my camera lens that created the yellow orb.

Below is a photo of the yellow orb from last year.  Rare Photo of a Yellow Orb

In my post about the yellow orb last year I noted that many view yellow orbs as a sign, or omen, of caution or to be cautious. I now wonder if the appearance of the yellow orb was because of something else--perhaps another connection to me, or to the fact that both areas have columned stone structures.

Here are the two posts about stone columns.

Stone Structures--Hudson Valley/ Catskills Part 4 Stone Piles/Columns

Melondy Hill State Forest (SE Chenango County, NY), Part 3 Stone Columns

Or?

German philosopher Max Weber said that we have become "disenchanted" with Nature and no longer see its Magic because of the "dis-godding" of Nature (all is God).

Seeing a yellow orb says that enchantment is still there if we believe and look hard enough.

Manitou's at Skytop (in the city of Syracuse) Posting #5 Mountainside Manitous

Here are some trail maps from TrailForks-- Skytop Main Loop     and  Skytop lot South Entrance. 

I have found an incredibly rich area for stone structures within Skytop Powerful energy and lots and lots of Manitou Stones.

Today's posts are about some of the Manitous on a steep hillside. Seriously steep, yet there are bunches of Manitou Stones. I have certainly seen Manitous on hillsides and mountainsides, but nothing of this steepness combined with the size of the manitous. No doubt all the stones, rocks and fissures most certainly provide lots of rocks to work with.

As soon as you enter you come across several Manitous. Although there is not much of a gradient in the pictures below.

In the center of the picture above there is a large Manitou that has fallen over' Above it is Manitou stones. Not pictured is one on the left.

Jaeda Bear gives perspective to the size of the Manitous.

Looking down on a Manitou.

Looking up.

The side view above gives perspective as to how steep the hillside was.

My hat is off to this that place these humungous Manitou stones on a hillside.

Walking in the Dark is Good For Your Soul

 “Only in the past few hundred years have we shut ourselves off from our natural surroundings. Walking at night is a powerful way of reconnecting . When your vision is reduced, your other senses are sharpened.”

Walking at night is like discovering a new world on your doorstep, one that allows you to roam beyond the duration of winter’s short days and explore in the time of Covid. As Henry David Thoreau wrote in Night and Moonlight: “Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.”

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Into the night: why walking in the dark is good for the soul

Melondy Hill State Forest (SE Chenango County, NY), Part 1 Manitou Stones

Given the success that I have had doing surveys recently in Chenango County, NY  (Survey in Chenango County, NY--Part I, Chenango County Survey (9/26)--Continued) I decided I would return to Chenango County.

While doing research I remembered Don Windsor Chenango County's archaeologist's paper on Stone Mounds in Chenango County. Given the glowing writeup on  Melondy Hill NYS DEC State Forest I decided to go there.I also found a writeup that Don Windsor did for the Rock Piles Blog Souvenirs of Yesteryear: The mysterious stone ... - Rock Pilesrockpiles.blogspot.com › 2006/10 › souvenirs-of-yester... I was pretty psyched to check out the tall columned stone structures at Melondy Hill.

The challenge was that I would have to walk two miles in a trail-less state forest relying only on my compass and a topographical map to get to the stone columns. I was also going to use the boundary markers of the state forest to help guide me. Unfortunately, I had difficulty finding the first boundary marker.....

Manitous Abound

On my hike in I found lots of Manitou Stones (pictured below), mostly small ones in areas that had not been logged. I did not see any Manitou Stones in areas that were logged on my hike in; although I did not spend time looking because I was  on the move. These logged areas contained lots of rubble, large truck tracks, overturned soil, downed trees and a vibe that was negative. In essence these areas were both physically and spiritually scarred. 

If you have read this blog, or my other works, you know that the vibe/atmosphere of a particular space is very important. That is because a positive vibe will enhance a space, while a negative vibe will diminish a space. An improved vibe will accentuate and highlight features of Mother Earth found there. More on this later.

The following are some of the larger Manitou Stones that I found.

In the picture below Jaeda Bear is lying down between two larger Manitou Stones.

The picture below shows how the Manitou on the right side in the picture above has split.

As I noted finding that first boundary marker was a challenge and I walked over a mile before I found one. I can't remember if I ever felt more grateful for finding a posted sign. See below.

Below is a closeup of the smaller Manitou on the left side in the picture above.

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Melondy Hill State Forest (SE Chenango County, NY), Part 2 The Zig Zag Stone Mound

Melondy Hill State Forest (SE Chenango County, NY), Part 2 The Zig Zag Stone Mound

Most of the land at Melondy Hill NYS DEC State Forest (Chenango County, NY) has a neutral or a slightly negative vibe. There were some places with a very negtive vibe and a few with a very positive vibe.

The one place with a sweet vibe was a location with an interesting stone structure; sort of a low rising stone wall that twisted and turned  at right angles. A stone wall that you might be scratching your head to figure out what its purpose was. Possibly a pen for animals?

Well.

There was no decision regarding whether it was used for spiritual purpose. As soon as got close to it, I was zapped with a powerful Earth Energy. One that sent me into the balcony almost immediately. Impressive.

Here is a pic of the structure.

Although difficult to see, if you look hard on the left  you can see the stone wall turns right.  It definitely marks an alignment of Mother Earth. But of what.?

Ten to twelve years years ago I was blessed to be shown a similar formation at a very sacred site. It may be the same type, or maybe slightly different. I still don't understand what their purpose and functions are. I will go back and look at my notebooks from that period to try and figure it out.

More importantly the vibe was very positive and because of this a synergy was created that jacked up the power of the structure. Underscoring what I have said many times on this blog---IT'S ALL ABOUT THE VIBE.

When we love, give, heal, act altruistically, pray, meditate we can uplift a space and in the process magnify the affects of an aspect of Mother Earth found there. This is what happened at the location pictured above.

Why has this stone structure not suffered the fate of other locations?

Its modesty. There is nothing outrageous or extravagant about it.

Years ago I developed the Ostentatious Theory of Sacred Sites--that opulent, extravagant, massive, elaborate sacred structures attract an element that might not necessarily be in keeping with the sacred nature and intent of the structure. People into  things (material objects), thrill seekers and the like will be drawn to it. That intention  and focus will begin to attach to the structure and surrounding space. In the process the vibe will begin to diminish. See my OSTENTATIOUS THEORY OF SACRED SITES

The efficacy of the OSTENTATIOUS THEORY OF SACRED SITES will become ever more apparent in the next section Part 3 Stone Columns.

Again its all about the vibe. The power and presence of this nondescript, plain, simple and unassuming stone structure was its vibe. A vibe it has been able to retain because it is not eye candy that attracts curiosity and thrill seekers. It's all about what is in your heart and not in physical things.

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Melondy Hill State Forest (SE Chenango County, NY), Part 3 Stone Columns

Melondy Hill State Forest (SE Chenango County, NY), Part 3 Stone Columns

It took me almost two hours to get to the tall stone columns. Not knowing my way, stopping to photograph Manitou Stones, having to constantly zig and zag to walk around objects such as downed trees increased my time walking. It was well worth it.

There were well over a dozen stone mounds in the shape of a column in varying states of condition: from excellent to poor.

All of the stone mounds marked the intersection of numerous Energy Lines. A nest. I call the intersection of numerous Energy Lines, Ley Lines or any other linear line of Mother Earth a Nest. When you get a Nest of converging lines you often get other Nests nearby because there are so many lines converging in an area. That is the case here. Multiple nests close to each other.

Given so many Nests people decided to mark them by making stone columns.

I imagine that this was a very holy and sacred area at one time. That had numerous pilgrims coming to pray, to do ceremony or coming for healings.

Unfortunately, the vibe that once must have been very powerful was now gone. I found shot gun shells and a magazine with a stone upon which a hunter sat on. Hunting has a very detrimental affect upon a space--the thought of killing, even a four legged is very negative and stands in sharp contrast to the love and sacredness of the original intent of visiting pilgrims.

The eye candy visual appeal of the stone column attracts curiosity seekers, thrill seekers and others. This intent of curiosity contrasts with the sacred intent of the space. This intent merges with the original intent and diminishes it. Again diminishing the vibe.

As I noted in Part 2. People into  things (material objects), thrill seekers and the like will be drawn to large and intricate stone structures. That intention  and focus will begin to attach to the structure and surrounding space. In the process the vibe will begin to diminish. That is why  I came up with my OSTENTATIOUS THEORY OF SACRED SITES; that having an elaborate of visually appealing stone structure attracts an element that diminishes its vibe.

Again you need a positive vibe to enhance a space and the aspects of Mother Earth found there.

Unfortunately a Treasure hunter or amateur archaeologist decided to rip apart one of the stone  mounds to  investigate it, and/or hoping to loot it of any treasure. In the picture below Jaeda Bear is lying in the depressed/dimpled center of what was once a stone column. I imagine that the stones surrounding the sunken center were part of the stone column.

A Manitou stone is standing in front of a stone column in the picture below.

It was another great day connecting with our Mother and learning from and appreciating the work of the Earth Healers and Telluric People that constructed these stone columns. Thank you.

I also have a hunch that these stone columns are a makeover of what was there originally. That what was there originally had decayed and someone decided to reconstruct them by building over them. I have seen this at Stonewall Jackson State Park West Virginia ( Part III Stonewall/Ohiopyle Survey--The Earthen Mound  and at Long Branch Park at Onondaga Lake Park in Syracuse New York (The (Hopewell Adena?) Mounds at Onondaga Lake ). It's only a hunch.

It was a great trip. If I go back it would be to look for an energy vortex to meditate in,  or explore more. Evidently there was a spring close to stone columns, a very promising sign.

Blessings, 

Madis

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Melondy Hill State Forest (SE Chenango County, NY), Part 1 Manitou Stones