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Saint-Germain:The Immortal Count

He was a brilliant alchemist who, it is believed, discovered the secret of eternal life. He courted Europe's rich and famous for hundreds of years... and some believe he still lives.

Is it possible that a man can achieve immortality - to live forever? That is the startling claim of a historical figure known as Count de Saint-Germain.
Records date his birth to the late 1600s, although some believe that his longevity reaches back to the time of Christ.
He has appeared many times throughout history - even as recently as the 1970s - always appearing to be about 45 years old.
He was known by many of the most famous figures of European history, including Casanova, Madame de Pampadour, Voltaire, King Louis XV, Catherine the Great, Anton Mesmer and others.

Who was this mysterious man? Are the stories of his immortality mere legend and folklore? Or is it possible that he really did discover the secret of defeating death?

Origins

When the man who first became known as Saint-Germain was born is unknown, although most accounts say he was born in the 1690s.
A genealogy compiled by Annie Besant for her co-authored book,
The Comte De St. Germain: The Secret of Kings, asserts that he was born the son of Francis Racoczi II, Prince of Transylvania in 1690.
Other accounts, taken less seriously by most, say he was alive in the time of Jesus and attended the wedding at Cana, where the young Jesus turned water into wine.
He was also said to be present at the council of Nicaea in 325 A.D.

What is almost unanimously agreed on, however, is that Saint-Germain became accomplished in the art of alchemy, the mystical "science" that strives to control the elements.
The foremost goal of this practice was the creation of "projection powder" or the elusive "philosopher's stone," which, it was claimed, when added to the molten form of such base metals as lead could turn them into pure silver or gold.
Furthermore, this magical power could be used in an elixir that would impart immortality on those who drank it.
Count de Saint-Germain, it is believed, discovered this secret of alchemy.

Ever Present,Never Aging

Saint-Germain traveled extensively throughout Europe over the next 40 years - and in all that time never seemed to age.
Those who met him were impressed by his many abilities and peculiarities:

* He could play the violin like a virtuoso.
* He was an accomplished painter.
Wherever he traveled, he set up an elaborate laboratory, presumably for his alchemy work.
* He seemed to be a man of great wealth, but was not known to have any bank accounts. (If it was due to his ability to transmute base metals into gold, he never performed the feat for observers.)
* He dined often with friends because he enjoyed their company, but was rarely seen to eat food in public. He subsisted, it was said, on a diet of oatmeal.
* He prescribed recipes for the removal of facial wrinkles and for dyeing hair.
* He loved jewels, and much of his clothing - including his shoes - were studded with them.
* He had perfected a technique for painting jewels.
* He claimed to be able to fuse several small diamonds into one large one. He also said he could make pearls grow to incredible sizes.
* He has been linked to several secret societies, including the Rosicrucians, Freemasons, Society of Asiatic Brothers, the Knights of Light, the Illuminati and Order of the Templars.

The Shroud of Turin

The positive and negative exposures of the front facial section of the Shroud

The shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who had apparently died of crucifixion. Most Catholics consider it to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ.
It is currently held in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. Despite many scientific investigations, no one has yet been able to explain how the image has been imprinted on the shroud and despite many attempts, no one has managed to replicate it.
Radiocarbon tests date it to the middle ages, however apologists for the shroud believe it is incorrupt - and carbon dating can only date things which decay.
Prior to the middle ages, reports of the shroud exist as the Image of Edessa - reliably reported since at least the 4th century.
In addition, another cloth (the Sudarium) known even from biblical times (John 20:7) exists which is said to have covered Christ’s head in the tomb.
A 1999 study by Mark Guscin, a member of the multidisciplinary investigation team of the Spanish Center for Sindonology, investigated the relationship between the two cloths.
Based on history, forensic pathology, blood chemistry (the Sudarium also is reported to have type AB blood stains), and stain patterns, he concluded that the two cloths covered the same head at two distinct, but close moments of time. Avinoam Danin (a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) concurred with this analysis, adding that the pollen grains in the Sudarium match those of the shroud.

The Unbelievable Lincoln - Kennedy Coincidences?

After JFK's inaugural address on the cold night of January 6, 1960 he and his beautiful & stylish raven haired wife, who spoke French like a native, slept in Abraham Lincoln's bed.
It Just so happens that Mary Lincoln was considered very beautiful in her day, she also had raven colored hair and was she from an Aristocratic family and was considered very hip in 1860 and she also spoke French like a native.
Both men where in their thirties when they married their lovely 24 year old wives,
Both men were born under the astrological signs of Zodiac that govern the Element of Air.
Lincoln was an Aquarius & Kennedy was born in the house of Gemini.
Lincoln had a personal secretary named Kennedy who advised him not to attend the theatre that night.
Kennedy had personal secretary named Lincoln who advised him not to go to Dallas.
Both were elected the Senate in 47 exacty 100 years apart.
Both men competed for the Vice Presidentcy in 56 also exactly 100 years apart.
Both campaigns for the President were marked by dramatic debates, Lincoln against Stephen Douglas and Kennedy against Nixon.
Lincoln took office in 1860
Kennedy took office in 1960.
Both were deeply involved in the civil rights movement.
Both men were shot in the back of the head in the presence of their wives and both men died on a Friday.
Both of the accused assassins were killed before going trial.
Both accused assassins had 15 letters in their full name.
Booth was born 1839.
Oswald was born in 1939.
Both Mrs. Lincoln & Mrs. Kennedy lost a child while in the White House.
Both Presidents had Vice Preidents form the South and with the last name of Johnson, Andrew & Lyndon respectly
Andrew Johnson has 13 letters and he was born in 1808
Lyndon Johnson has 13 letters and he was born in 1908
Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and fled to a barn
Ozwald shot Kennedy from a book wearhouse and was arrested in a theatre
These are just a few so called coinsidences
There are many more involving family members, talents, & likes and dislikes and so forth

STONEHENGE

Stonehenge is definitely one of England's greatest icons.
Its original purpose is still somewhat unclear, but some have speculated that it was a temple made for worship of ancient earth deities.
It has also been called an astronomical observatory for marking significant events on the ancient prehistoric calendar.
Others claim that it was a sacred site created by Merlin and King Arthur for the burial of high-ranking citizens from societies of long ago.
No matter what the claim has been for Stonehenge's original purpose,
the truth is that it has inspired countless generations of people to strive to learn and figure out the history of our past.
Stonehenge is somewhat a "gateway to the realms" providing insights into humanities past and showing that maybe we were not as "technically challenged" as some would like us to believe.
The earliest portion of Stonehenge dates to approximately 2950-2900 BC.
The dates for each "period" can be fixed to about a 100 years or so with radiocarbon dating,
but as to the exact building sequence within each period archaeologist cannot be certain.

THE JERSEY DEVIL

The celebrated sports-mascot is a part of actual, North American mythology passed down from the American Indians. Alternately, the Jersey Devil is said to be the undying, demonic offspring of a cursed woman by the name of Mrs. Leeds. Either way, sightings of the fearsome, New Jersey resident go back hundreds of years, though descriptions of the beast vary wildly from that of a dragon, to a winged stag to a bigfoot-like creature. By some reports it is known to prey on livestock, terrorize naughty children, and pepper snowy rooftops with it's hoof-prints.

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

The Area of the Bermuda Triangle

Photo by NASA (pubic domain)