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CRYSTAL SKULLS

These skulls, found near the ancient ruins of Mayan
and Aztec civilizations (with some evidence linking the skulls with
past civilization in Peru) are a mystery as profound as the Pyramids
of Egypt, the Nazca Lines of Peru, or Stonehenge. Some of the skulls
are believed to be between 5,000 and 36,000 years old.
Many indigenous people speak of their remarkable
magical and healing properties, but nobody really knows where they
came from or what they were used for.
Were they left behind after the destruction of a previous world, such
as Atlantis? Are they simply ingenious modern fakes or can they really
enable us to see deeply into the past and predict the future?
Much research is currently being done on the skulls.
However, their origin is still a baffling mystery. They seem to defy
logic. Everything that is known about lapidary work indicates that the
skulls should have been shattered fractured, or fallen apart when
carved.

The examinations yielded some startling results.
Researchers found that the skull had been carved against the
natural axis of the crystal. Modern crystal sculptors always take into
account the axis, or orientation of the crystal's molecular symmetry,
because if they carve "against the grain," the piece is bound to
shatter -- even with the use of lasers and other high-tech cutting
methods.
To compound the strangeness, researchers could find no microscopic
scratches on the crystal which would indicate it had been carved with
metal instruments. The best hypothesis for the skull's construction is
that it was roughly hewn out with diamonds, and then the detail work
was meticulously done with a gentle solution of silicon sand and
water. The exhausting job -- assuming it could possibly be done in
this way -- would have required man-hours adding up to 300 years to
complete.

The Star Being Legends
These are well-known, well-regarded legends with roots
spreading throughout Central and South America. They are pervasive and
long-standing (two centuries or more), and in general state that on a
regular basis "Star Beings" come down from the heavens and impregnate
females in remote, isolated villages. The women carry their "starchildren"
to term, then raise them to age six or so. At that point the Star
Beings return to collect their progeny and remove them to places, and
for purposes, not clearly outlined in the legends, though improving a
stagnated gene pool is often mentioned as a motivation.