Archive for October, 2012 Happy Halloween from the Ancient Celts… First, we here at the Museum of Mysteries send our love and concern to everyone who endured the terrifying hardship and stress of the hurricane. We are thinking of you. As you well know, it’s hard to resist anything that concerns the ever-fascinating ancient Celts and their mysterious rituals… This just so happens to be a subject that is touched on in , M.J.’s book that will be out on May 7. Now… Here’s a little Celtic related wonderment for you on this spooky Halloween eve: Celtic sacrifices confirmed at famed ancient site by Dan Vergano (USA TODAY) Ancient Celts…

Have They Found The Body of Richard III? It seems that Archeologists may have uncovered the body of Richard III – it’s even hunchbacked… The Periscope Post Archeologists from Leicester University have uncovered an intact skeleton which they believe is that of Richard III, the king whose reputation as a ruthless hunchback comes from William Shakespeare’s play. The skeleton has a deformed spine, and is at the site of Grey Friars church, where Richard was thought to have been buried after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, where he was defeated by Henry Tudor. His grave is now underneath a council car park in Leicester. DNA tests will reveal whether…

Scientists Declare Shroud of Turin Is Likely Authentic The Shroud of Turin is one of the most fascinating objects on earth, and it received quite a bit of attention recently after Italian scientists suggested its authenticity… (HuffPost) “A series of experiments conducted by Italian researchers indicate the Shroud of Turin is likely authentic, but the team has not yet reached a definite conclusion. Decades of research on Jesus’ proposed burial cloth have revealed an array of conflicting ideas surrounding the shroud’s authenticity. However, researchers from Italy’s National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development believe their findings undermine previous theories that the shroud was faked in the medieval…

Beautiful Planetary Alignment Due This Year in Giza This image via . While this beautiful planetary alignment of Mercury, Venus and Saturn is really going to occur later this year, it won’t line up over the Giza pyramids. This image is presently all over the internet – but the way the alignment is presented over the pyramids is false. The geometry is wrong. is what it will look like. Isn’t it interesting how 2012 seems to be the year for all sorts of interesting ? Makes one wonder if the Mayans were on to something? I think the pyramids are a celestial calendar – built as a language to indicate…