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THE MESSAGE – SUPPLEMENT Dear Friend, Some new information must be shared with you with intention to help you survive the cataclysm and aid the Plan. Because some things, which shouldn’t happened, happened in the recent past, respectively, because most things didn’t happened in accordance with the Plan, some new indications were given about what would happen in the future if the current line of events is going to continue. Indications are that: • World Economy Crisis is going to further develop during this year – 2008. This means that money will be worth less and less, until it won’t have any value anymore. Because of this, it is advisable to use money wisely, for instance, for gathering food, clothes and other stuff, which will be useful to you during the cataclysm. Therefore, it is advisable to use money wisely while it is still worth something. • WWIII will start in August 2009. Those living in Europe and Middle East should get appropriately prepared for it. In all countries, which will get involved, there will be general enrolment. Do not get drafted, as this one is not worth fighting! Do not do yourself any further unnecessary karmic damage! • In the time period from 2010 to 2014, the sea level is going to rise to somewhere from 400 to 500 meters (1 meter = 3,3 feet) above the current sea level. So, if you are going to try to survive the cataclysm, you should find yourself location somewhere above 500 meters above the current sea level. • Pole shift is going to happen during the “Electrical Storm”, from December 21 st to 24 th , 2012. Because synchronized pole-shifts of all planets within our Solar System is going to happen then, the Planet Earth is going to turn for 180° degrees, turning upside-down. Rendezvous point for all survivors is “the Promised Land” – the New Atlantis (area currently known as the Azores region, where the New Atlantis is going to surface). It is advisable to try to reach the New Atlantis by the year 2025 so we can get ready for the Asteroid Apophis’ arrival. If they choose to, Australian survivors can remain on their continent, as they should be safe in the area, which is nowadays known as “the Red Center”. If you won’t be able to make it to the New Atlantis in time, make sure that you are distanced at least 6000 kilometers (3750 miles) from Tunguska, in Siberia, in Russia, to avoid the Asteroid Apophis’ explosion reach perimeter. After the pole shift, location of the New Atlantis will be approximately: latitude – 37° South, longitude – 24° East. If you are currently located westward from where the New Atlantis is going to surface during 2010 – 2014, then, after the pole shift, New Atlantis will be westward from you. If you are currently located eastward, then, after the pole shift, New Atlantis will be eastward from you. The same applies also for all other directions of the sky. Because it is of even more importance than the previous message, you are, once again, kindly asked if you could forward also this book – The Message – Supplement to everyone you can, as soon as possible! Thanks! The reasons for and more precise information about all these things will be given in continuation of this Message. CONTENTS 1. UPDATE …….....…………………….………………..…………………………….……………………………………... 2 2. THE CURRENT WORLD STATUS AND THE FINAL WARNING …………………………….…………………... 14 3. PREDICTIONS OF THE PROPHETS JEREMIA AND ELIA – UNCENSORED …..………………………..….. 119 4. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO KUNDALINI & CHAKRAS .………………………….…………………..……...….…133 5. HOW TO DEVELOP TELEPATHIC ABILITIES ………………….……………..……….…………………………. 135 6. EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE …..…………………………………………………...…………..…………...……137 - 1 - 1. UPDATE Now some information, which might become useful to you in the future, particularly during the cataclysm, will be described more precisely. Along meditations-transmissions, meditations-pranayamas, study and fulfilling of all Ra’s terms, which are all must for someone who wants to survive the cataclysm, and which were already all precisely described in The Message – Revelation, also the following is wise to have in your knowledge: a. Making fire: Knowing how to light, make and maintain fire is an absolutely must for everyone who wants to survive the cataclysm, particularly the “Ice age”. It is advisable to get equipped with many different devices with which a fire can be lighted. Along procuring yourselves with lighters and matches, it is also advisable to know alternatives with which a fire can be lighted, because, eventually, people will run out of lighters and matches. For instance, a fire can also be made with a magnifier and with devices for making fire-by-friction. To be able to light a fire with a magnifier, it is necessary to have available sunlight, some easy-flammable expedients (dry leaves, dry grass or/and dry branches) and, of course, a magnifier. (Sun)Light is in essence electricity vibrating at extremely high frequency. To light a fire with a magnifier, you must put a magnifier directly in the line between the sun and dry leaves (or dry grass) in such a way that a focal point of sunbeams projected through the magnifying glass is situated exactly on the dry leaves. If this is not the case, then it is necessary to move a magnifier closer or further away. When the focal point of gathered sunlight in located appropriately, it is necessary to hold this position of magnifier steady until dry leaves start to smoke. Then blow gently towards leaves until it starts to burn. Then add atop dry branches, and atop those more solid peaces of dry wood, which must also be prepared before trying to light a fire. One other way to make a fire is the way that aboriginals (natives, Indians) used to make it – making fire-by- friction. This device, bow drill, which comes handy when there is no sunlight (or/and no magnifier) available, is based upon making fire by friction. This means that it is necessary to swirl or rub wood against wood until the ignition temperature is reached. The way Indians used to do it is that they firstly, with an axe or a knife, carved a small and shallow hole on the edge of a larger log. Then it is necessary to make a small easily strung bow – a bow drill. Then wrap a small wooden (willow, buck-eye or elder-berry) dry stick (drill) with the bow’s string in such a way that you put this wooden stick 90° across the bow’s string, slightly strain this string with a stick and then turn a sick for 180°. In this way, bow’s string will be wrapped around a wooden stick. Then carve a small hole in a smaller peace of wood, put some moisture in this hole so there will be as little friction as possible, and then place this peace of wood atop a wooden stick in such a way that upper end of stick is placed in that hole. Then prepare also some sawdust, some dry leaves, dry grass or/and branches, and larger dry peaces of wood. Then take a bow with a wooden stick in your leading hand, put the lower end of a stick into a small and shallow hole, which you have previously made in a larger log. With your other hand hold a smaller peace of wood, into which you have previously made a hole, atop the stick and slightly push it downwards. Then start to move a bow swiftly backwards and forwards. In this way a stick – a drill will swirl, cause friction between two peaces of wood, and cause the temperature at the point of friction to rise. You also have to put sawdust and dry leaves around, and, while swirling, gently blow towards the friction point. It is important not to stop swirling until a fire is lighted, as stopping in-between will cause the temperature at friction point to drop and the whole effort until then will be in vain. When sawdust and dry leaves start to burn, put atop dry branches, and atop that larger peaces of dry wood. Another way to make a fire with two pieces of wood is to carve a few centimeters long jag into one peace of dry wood and, with the other peace of wood, make a fast forward and backward movement. Everything else is the same as described in the example above. Making fire in this way is easier, but it will take longer to light it. Some other “primitive” ways for starting a fire are described also on the following Internet page: http://primitiveways.com/ or http://www.primitiveways.com/pt-questions_fire.html. - 2 - Making Fire with a Bow Drill The components of the bow drill consist of the spindle, the hearth-board, bow and the bearing block. Downward pressure is applied by pushing down on the bearing block and rotation on the spindle is generated by the bow. In the right hand photo above, notice that the string closest to the left hand holding the bow is underneath the other half of the string. The left thumb is used to push down on the string to separate the string as the spindle is rotating. This keeps the string from abrading each other. Also in the right hand photo above, the right wrist is locked into the shin of the right leg to stabilize the rotating spindle. Place a leaf underneath the notch to catch the char dust. Use a consistent sawing motion to create some char build-up in the notch. Continue to rotate the spindle as the hearth-board begins to smoke and the char dust ignites into an ember.
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