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- American Writer Claims To Be Jesus' 59th Descendant...Seeks DNA From Roza Bal
- Decade Long UFO Flap Continues Over Stirling, Scotland
- Disturbances in NZ Bakery Could Be Restless Chinese Spirit
- Edwardian Attired Spectre Spotted In North Yorkshire Town Hall
| American Writer Claims To Be Jesus' 59th Descendant...Seeks DNA From Roza Bal Posted: 10 May 2010 10:50 AM PDT  timesofindia - That Jesus survived crucifixion, travelled to Kashmir, eventually died there and is buried in Srinagar is an urban legend which has found many takers over the years. Every season hundreds of tourists visit the Rozabal shrine of Sufi saint Yuz Asaf in downtown Srinagar, believed by many to be the final resting place of Christ. But there's a new twist to the tale — the medieval shrine was recently closed down after an enthusiastic 'believer' , New York-based writer Suzanne Olsson, allegedly tried to exhume it. The shrine itself, at the edge of a winding alley in the backstreets of old Srinagar, first came into the limelight when a local journalist, Aziz Kashmiri, argued in his 1973 book, Christ in Kashmir, that Jesus survived crucifixion some 2,000 years ago, migrated to Kashmir and was buried in Srinagar. The modest stone building with traditional multi-tiered roof slipped into oblivion but came into focus again in 2002 when Olsson arrived in Srinagar, claiming to be Christ's '59th descendant' and seeking DNA testing of the shrine's remains. In a series of letters to the shrine's caretakers, Olsson said she considers Rozabal a "private family tomb" . She further wrote: "My family has it (sic) origins in France, where Jesus and his wife Mary Magdalene lived for 30 years after the crucifixion. There they had two sons and one daughter. We're descendants of the son. And if you wish to know more, I refer you to a book called Bloodline of the Holy Grail by Sir Lawrence Gardner." Olsson went on to add that she was considering moving court to press her claim and secure the right to exhume the tomb. "We feel any claims you make about the sanctity of the grave are invalid ... we would prefer to move our grandfather (out of Srinagar).'' It was quite clear Olsson wanted to put her plan into action without wasting much time. One of the caretakers of the tomb, Mohammad Amin, alleged that they were forced to padlock the shrine as Olsson tried to dig it up and in doing so, insulted Islam. "She tried to raid the holy tomb," he complains . He believed that the theory that Jesus is buried anywhere on the face of the earth is blasphemous to Islam. The Quran, where Jesus is called Messiah — the Messenger, maintains that Christ was returned to God alive and not crucified. Amin said in light of Quranic teachings no Muslim can accept Olsson's theory. The caretaker even filed an FIR against her and got her visa cancelled. "Despite this we used to allow tourists to enter the shrine but we became suspicious when she tried to get curfew imposed in the locality and plant something at the shrine to authenticate her claim."  Olsson, though, doesn't seem to be alone in her conviction. There are some who support her view. Renowned Kashmiri academic Fida Hassnain's 1994 book, A Search for the Historical Jesus, was about this legend. Later, he co-authored a book on the subject with Olsson, Roza Bal the Tomb of Jesus.The shrine is called by Lonely Planet, as the "Jesus Tomb" . There are some caveats about blasphemy, but is marked as a must-visit tourist spot in the Valley. Caretaker Amin said some local traders circulated these "lies" thinking it would be good for business. "They thought it could become a tourist hub after all these years of violence." He said after the shrine made it to the Lonely Planet, too many people, often rowdy, started coming in. One of the tourists damaged the tomb and took the broken piece home as a souvenir. Rozabal is not the only story linking Jesus to Kashmir. It is said that he also visited a Buddhist monastery, the ruins of which are near Srinagar. The stories of Jesus in India date back to the 19th century and find mention in a plethora of texts by scholars of varied persuasions — Islamic, Buddhist and Christian. In fact, it is believed that during his missing years (between 12 and 30), unmentioned in the Gospels, Jesus was in India and picked up Buddhist ideas. Amin said the Caretakers' Committee has decided to convene a religious leaders' meeting to discuss the issue. But Olsson insists that there's nothing sacrilegious about her DNA project. "It's routinely done around the world. From Egyptian mummies to the Christian Saint Luke, people are using this scientific tool to help study ancient history,'' she said in an email interview to TOI-Crest from New York. "The DNA from Rozabal will tell us a lot about history," she went on to say. "First, who is Yuz(a) Asaf? We'll never know until archaeologists are allowed to examine the artefacts and the tomb." Olsson refuted allegations that she had attempted to remove anything from the tomb, or dug it up. "I can't imagine who started those rumours or why," she said and maintained that the belief that there is a Muslim saint in the same tomb is untrue. "The tomb predates Islam and could never be a Muslim tomb." NOTE: The Indian government has been attempting to spin this as best as they can. I read Fida Hassnain's book a while back. Again, the speculation runs rampant...as it does to the claim that Mary Magdalene's remains and/or the Holy Grail are secured by the Knights Templar. ____________________ Roza Bal Shrine: The Tomb of Yuz Asaf Roza Bal is the name of a shrine located in the Khanyar district of Srinagar, in Kashmir, India, venerated by some Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists. Some people identify the sage buried there with one Yuz Asaf, that is Jesus of Nazareth, whom they allege to have arrived in Kashmir after surviving his crucifixion. The tomb itself consists of a low rectangular building on a raised platform, surrounded by railings at the front. It has three arches at the front, where entry can be had, and four arches at the side. Inside is a rock carving that is said to show feet bearing crucifixion wounds. The body is buried according to the Jewish tradition of directions and not according to rules of Islam. However, the building also houses the burial tomb of a local Muslim saint, Mir Sayyid Naseeruddin, who has been buried in line with Islamic directions. The tomb had previously been maintained by local descendants of the buried sage. It is currently maintained by a Board of Directors consisting of Sunni Muslims. Sahibzada Basharat Saleem, a former caretaker (now deceased), claimed to hold genealogical tables that link him as a direct descendant of the buried sage. In recent times another man was buried there, who is revered by some local Muslims as a Sufi saint, although others point to historical data that he was only the shrine's long-serving caretaker. Efforts are currently underway to obtain DNA from the tomb to help ascertain the identity and/or eras of the men buried within and the claims for their descendents. Yuz Asaf: Is It Jesus Christ? Yuz Asaf (or Yus Asaph, or Shahzada Nabi Hazrat Yura Asaf) is believed, to be the name adopted by Jesus after he survived the crucifixion and subsequently migrated to Kashmir. History Yuz Asaf was revered as a prophet (by Ahmadi Muslims) and a holy man (by Hindus and Buddhists). The tomb of Yuz Asaf is Roza Bal shrine, located in the Khanyar district of Srinagar, Kashmir. This is claimed to be the tomb of a man who was both a prince and a prophet and is claimed to date to about AD 100. Until the arrival of Islam in Kashmir, the tomb was maintained by Buddhists and Hindus who claim descent from Yuz Asaf. Similar beliefs about Yus Asaf He may be the son of Joseph other than Jesus Similar beliefs are held about Yuz Asaf by a wide variety of people and groups. Other local beliefs about Yuz Asaf include that he married a woman called Marjam (that is, Mary) who bore him a number of children. It is also claimed that Jesus' mother, Mary, is buried nearby in the town Murree in Pakistan, where her burial place is called Mai Mari da Ashtan. Yuz Asaf teachings are often compared with those of Jesus in form and sentiment and influenced later Buddhism. These beliefs about Yuz Asaf have also been adopted by people in the New Age movement. Other writers, such as Gene Matlock and Suzanne Olsson have also sought to demonstrate links between Buddhism and Judaism and claim that the Jews originated in India and that Jesus visited India several times during his life. Olsson's research indicates that Yuz Asaf also means "son of Joseph", and that "Iosaphat" is also a translation of "Buddha". She has also pointed out that Yusufzai is the name of a tribe in Afghanistan who still maintain ancient Israelite customs. To them the word means 'child or children of Joseph.'Supporters of some of these theories also claim that a 17th century text, Tarikh-i-Kashmir by Khwaja Hassan Malik records an inscription which reported that Yuz Asaf entered Kashmir in 78. However, this inscription is now illegible or lost, while critics note that the text is not available for general study. An old Hindu text, the Bhavishya Mahapuroma, records Jesus as having lived in Kashmir years after his crucifixion occurred. Another inscription is said to have existed at the Temple of Solomon (in Srinagar) which is claimed to have been carved by Jesus and St. Thomas when they allegedly visited and repaired the Temple. The court of King Gondopharnes in nearby Taxila also record the visit of Thomas to the area circa 52-54 AD. The pillars were removed in recent times when Hindus converted the Temple of Solomon to a Shiva Temple, renaming it Shankacharaya. However, the ancient carvings could lend some validity to the claims for Yuz Asaf being here. The Tomb The tomb itself consists of a low rectangular building on a raised platform, surrounded by railings at the front. It has three arches at the front, where entry can be had, and four arches at the side. Inside is a rock carving showing feet bearing crucifixion wounds, which, it is argued, are in a position identical with the unusual crucifixion wounds on the Shroud of Turin. The tomb had previously been maintained by local descendants of Yuz Asaf. It is currently maintained by a Board of Directors consisting of Sunni Muslims. Sahibzada Basharat Saleem, a former caretaker (now deceased), claimed to hold genealogical tables that link him as a direct descendant of Yuz Asaf or of Jesus. In recent times another man was buried beside Yuz Asaf, who is revered by some local Muslims as a Sufi saint, although others point to historical data that he was only the shrine's long-serving caretaker. Sources: wikipedia.org www.jesusfamilytomb.com indiatimes.com www.telegraphindia.com www.reuters.com American Writer Claims To Be Jesus' 59th Descendant...Seeks DNA From Roza Bal  |
| Decade Long UFO Flap Continues Over Stirling, Scotland Posted: 10 May 2010 10:18 AM PDT   Click for video Statement: February 16, 2010 — A cluster of green UFOs filmed over Stirling, Scotland on the day filmed it was really misty fogy around that area you cant see the forest for fog But you can see a cluster of bright green objects moving about. Click for video Statement: March 26, 2010 — Three objects filmed over a couple of days. Big bright object lights up cloud. Two objects...one big and bright filmed over Stirling Golf Course. Second object seems to split and reform. Object #3 seems too just sit there big and bright as car pass by. Click for video 1 Click for video 2 Click for video 3 Statement: May 09, 2010 — This video concerns the GREEN UFOS I filmed over Cambusbarron Woods. I went up to see if there was any evidence of trees that could have snapped as the UFOs zig-zagged through the forest or any other evidence that I could find in the area where the objects were seen...there were a few trees snapped off. They seem to be snapped quite high up maybe 20 feet 30 feet up. Most of the trees were about 6 to 10 inches thick. I came across about 30 trees that had snapped in the same area the lights were seen. My question is what could have snapped those trees so high up, other than UFOS? 1 we don't get much lightning maybe once a year for a couple of hours. 2 There's no wildlife we have that could snap a tree like that - NO Bears. 3 We don't get really bad storms above 50 miles an hour.   __________________ NOTE: In 1998-99, Brian McPhee (who also created the videos above), also known on YouTube as 'ufosbri', released a video of several silver orb shaped UFO's seen over Stirling, Scotland. The following account was published in the Daily Record And Sunday Mail: An amazing film of dozens of silver orb-like objects shooting across the sky in Stirling has excited UFO watchers all over the UK. The video caught by a roadworker, who is known only as Brian, has been hailed as "the most significant UFO footage ever recorded in Britain". Brian, 31, shot the five-and-a-half-hours of film near his home in Stirling at the end of last year. He then passed the result to experts at UFO Magazine. A team from the monthly publication travelled to Stirling just before Christmas, and yesterday, investigator Russel Callaghan said: "We're convinced we've got something extremely unusual. "What we've seen at Stirling is one of the most convincing cases I have ever handled. "Brian is as genuine as the day is long and wasn't out to make a million. He's certainly not a fraud or a conman." Mr Callaghan, who questioned Brian for more than eight hours, said the find was as spectacular as the UFO images captured over Mexico City in the mid-1990s. He added: "The VHS cassette contained several sequences of what appeared to be UFO activity filmed in broad daylight in Scotland. "Some of the manouevres and detail on the 15-minute tape were stunning and resembled the activity recorded in the skies over Mexico." On one section of tape, a Scottish voice gasps "crazy, crazy stuff" as a UFO skims through the clouds at an incredible speed. The team contacted Brian after his mysterious tape arrived at the magazine headquarters in Ilkley, Yorkshire, in December. As soon as experts viewed it, they sent a team to interview him. Brian, who has lived in the town for 10 years, told the experts: "It's like they know when I am filming. They just seem to appear." Brian, who also handed over the master tape to help prove its authenticity, said he first noticed "a number of curious objects passing overhead" while on his way to work. He managed to borrow a video camera and caught the objects on film over several more days. UFO Magazine editor Graham Birdsall said Brian did not own complex editing equipment and was only able to copy the original film on to standard VHS tape by connecting the camera to a recorder. He added: "He has neither the resources nor inclination to perpetuate any kind of hoax." For years, the town of Bonnybridge, near Stirling, has been regarded as one the country's most active area for UFO sightings. Decade Long UFO Flap Continues Over Stirling, Scotland  |
| Disturbances in NZ Bakery Could Be Restless Chinese Spirit Posted: 10 May 2010 09:29 AM PDT  stuff - The tragic tale of a Chinese thief may explain the ghostly goings-on at a West Coast bakery.Baker Maurice Piner has been bothered by mysterious voices, creeping shadows and things going bump at Phil's Bakery in Greymouth. "When I was working on my own in the morning, I would see shadows going around the bakery and ovens and that," Piner said. "Sometimes you could hear banging and crashing upstairs, and sometimes you can hear whispering and talking in the bakery. "You look around to see if there's anyone there, and you can't." However, a Greymouth tourist operator believes he can shed some light on the mystery. Paul Schramm, manager of Wild West Adventures, has been researching a new tourist attraction where visitors are guided around the town by an audio device that uses GPS positioning to tell stories as they enter different areas. During his research, Schramm came across the tale of Ah Shing, a Chinese miner, who hanged himself in the boarding house that used to stand on the site of the Gresson St bakery. On October 17, 1891, the Grey River Argus reported that Ah Shing's body was found early in the day hanging from a rafter in the boarding house. It said Shing had earlier pawned a "silver lever watch and chain" that he stole from a friend, Bernard Gallagher. Julia Bradshaw, author of a book on the history of the Chinese on the West Coast, said it was likely Shing was driven to the crime by debt. "When the Chinese came out here, they would usually have a debt from the journey and sometimes run up a debt in stores or take out loans to send money home," she said. The area around Gresson St became known as Chinatown in the 1890s because of the many Chinese living there, she said. Bradshaw believed Shing may have been overcome by guilt after stealing from his friend. Piner said it was interesting to have a theory to explain the whispers and shadows, but it would not put him off working alone. Disturbances in NZ Bakery Could Be Restless Chinese Spirit  |
| Edwardian Attired Spectre Spotted In North Yorkshire Town Hall Posted: 10 May 2010 09:16 AM PDT  yorkpress - A mysterious man dressed in old-fashioned clothes has reportedly been seen stalking the rooms of Selby Town Hall – and for once it is not the mayor.The ghostly figure was seen by a member of the town council's staff who was locking up the town hall, a former Methodist chapel, last Tuesday afternoon. The employee did not wish to be identified, but Selby mayor, Coun Steve Shaw-Wright, told the story on her behalf. He said: "She heard a noise in the lobby, which is not unusual as people stand in the lobby waiting for lifts home. "When the staff member went through to the lobby it was empty, though she thought nothing of this assuming the people had left. "She checked the toilets for stragglers and finding them empty she locked them up. But on returning to the main hall she saw a man in the balcony of the arts centre and asked him what he was doing up there. He said nothing, but moved across the balcony to the staircase – the only exit. "The staff member went to unlock the downstairs door so he could get out, but no one came down the stairs. She went up and no one was there." Coun Shaw-Wright said the man was described as having dark hair and wearing a long, velvet jacket. He said the building dated from 1862 when it was a Methodist chapel with a house also on site for the minister. Since then it has had various uses, including being a health clinic and a tire depot. He said: "When we first bought the building many moons ago there was a gentleman who was a rough sleeper who sadly died in a fire, but the figure looked more Edwardian or Victorian according to the member of staff." Following the ghostly experience, other staff members said they had heard footsteps on the first floor when nobody was up there and had noticed electrical equipment turning itself on and off. Coun Shaw-Wright said: "The council will be looking into this, asking for information from past users of the building to see if anything else similar had happened. We will also be looking into the past residents of the former chapel." Edwardian Attired Spectre Spotted In North Yorkshire Town Hall NOTE: for those unfamiliar with British history, North Yorkshire and the Selby area has been the scene of much upheaval...including a major battle during the English Civil War. If I recall correctly, this area has been inhabited since the Roman annexation. There are likely to be several earthbound entities about...Lon Send us an email   Listen to our segment 'Strickly Paranormal: For Those Seeking the Truth!'   "The latest news from beyond the mainstream" Join Ben & Aaron for their weekly podcast! Check out Mysterious Universe Plus+ all access format! Phantoms & Monsters Wiki A network for paranormal investigators, enthusiasts and those seeking the truth   |
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