Monarch Butterflys Placed on Endangered List

Migratory Monarch Butterflies were placed on the endangered species list today. Sad. See video below.

I have had several memorable experiences with Monarch Butterflies at Clarks Gully, or South Hill, in Naples NY. One Labor Day weekend years ago while climbing South Hill on the herd path along the gully I stopped at a clearing that once had a fallen tree for years. I saw what I thought were three large orbs in the distance. Upon closer inspection I realized that they were swarms of Monarch Butterflies. INCREDIBLE.

Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me. However, I have snapped pictures of Monarch Butterflies at the gully on several occasions. Here is one, Labor Day Weekend--Four Tiered Mound, Keepers Area

Swami Vivekananda's Cottage in the Thousand Islands to Open Friday,July 15, 2022

Swami Vivekananda's cottage in the Thousand Islands will open this Friday July 15, 2022 until August 5th. Hours will be 10AM to 12 Noon and 4PM to 6PM daily. Proof of vaccination and mask required.You are welcome to walk the grounds when the cottage is closed. It is only opened briefly in the summer and provides for a lovely day visit. The Thousands Islands is spectacularly beautiful.

Swami Vivekananda's cottage is a must visit for anyone interested in Hinduism and its Vedanta, yoga and meditation. It is also an  place to connect with our Mother and exeperience, and hopefully sense and feel Consciousness--that divine spark within us. This consciousness is found  in America's northeast and southern Ontario, Canada, what I call North Star Country. The area has inspired a host of initiatives--the Women's Movement, Birthplace of American Democracy, America's First and Second Great Awakenings, Spiritualism, Theosophy, the New Age Movement and much more.

Swami Vivekananda's Cottage as well as other sacred places containing consciousness (what I call Fields of Consciousness, Mother Earth's Soul) in North Star Country  can be found in my book Sacred Sites in North Star Country: Places in Greater New York State (PA,OH,NJ,CT,MA,VT,ONT) That Changed the World. 

It is here that the great sage and mystic Swami Vivekananada achieved the highest state of Samadhi, Nirvikalpa Samadhi..

My First Tomato

Yesterday I ate my first homegrown tomato of the season. This is the earliest fruit I have had since I was starting my own "special early plants" fifteen years ago. I believe that this early start has to do with the stone structures I created last fall to tap into Earth Energies. The tomato plants are located close to on those stone structures.

Amazing--But not Surprising.

Ancient Wisdom Website

 If you are interested in ancient cultures, sacred sites, megaliths and the like the Ancient Wisdom website has lots of information on these topics and more. While I do not agree with several topics on the website, such as archaeoastronomy, it contains lots of information on prehistory.

http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/azpages.htm

Index of Sacred Sites

http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/megalithicdatabase.htm

Surprising Perspective on the Benefits of Being in Nature

On of the surprising benefits of being outdoors is that the increases your exposure to infrared light which stimulates the production of melatonin in the mitochondria of your cells, as well as protecting your mitochondria from free radicals Melatonin is a strong antioxidant that stimulates the production of other antioxidants. It can also help you sleep better. The video below explains this. 

You can also get infrared light from campfires, candles, incandescent lights..