My Original List of Curiosities
Most people, when they come to acknowledge the possibilities of Traveling, first think about looking back into the past, and more times than not, they want to know about religious events, which is why the second book, With Eyes To See, was written. The most frequent historical event asked about is the flood, or Noah and the Ark. Did it really happen? How and where was the Ark built? How did they really get all those animals on board? Were there dinosaurs around at the time, and is that how they became extinct? Did the rains actually flood the entire earth? Were there only eight people saved? How did they live on board with that many animals for an entire year? How were they fed? Where did it finally come to rest? What is its location today? And on and on.
Once the idea of Traveling back in time truly sinks in, it’s usually only a matter of time before the curiosity turns back to the beginning, to the creation of the world. Who were Adam and Eve? Were they really the first humans? Were Darwin’s theories accurate; were there pre-humans? If not, how did Adam and Eve get here? What did they look like? Were they blondes or brunettes? What did the earth look like and was there really a place known as the Garden of Eden? What about the tree, the fruit, and the snake? The list of questions about such things is endless. And where there is an event in history, there are objects that go hand-in-hand with it—the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Sword of Goliath, the Holy Grail, the Shroud of Turin, and the most sacred of all, the Ark of the Covenant—are the accounts surrounding these artifacts accurate and where are they now?
Once the curiosity of Biblical events are satisfied, at least temporarily, interest quite often turns to that in our own back yard, local history; for me it was the Kennedy brother assassinations, the puzzling death of Marilyn Monroe, the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the burial sites of Butch and Sundance, and the infamous escape from Alcatraz Island. For some right-brained types the love for art and music lead them to the stunning works Michael Angelo and Leonardo da Vinci and the brilliance of Mozart and Beethoven, to name just a few. After reading The da Vinci Code and seeing the movie, the first thing I wanted to know was what, if any of it, really happened? And if hidden messages were truly encoded into da Vinci's paintings, what are the long-standing implications on our modern society?
A few years after our first book came out, Bonny and I were anxiously approached by a professional genealogist from the LDS Church’s Genealogical Society, who, after reading the book, literally screamed with boyish excitement when he made the connection and realized the profound implications these techniques would have on work for the dead. Consider for just a moment the ability to go back to any point in time or geography and personally witness the daily lives and antics of your own parents, grandparents, and beyond, and all that took place in your personal family history. He was absolutely convinced that this is how the work of the millennium would be accomplished. Wouldn't you like to know (consider the juxtaposition—going into the future to uncover the past!)?
And, by all means, let’s not forget the myths and legends that are a part of our culture that we only allow ourselves to talk about tongue-in-cheek, the more bizarre stories of history. Wouldn’t you like to know if Atlantis ever really existed, and if so, what the civilization was like and how advanced they actually were? What of Stonehenge and the great Sphinx; who were behind these relics of the past and why were they built? What secrets could be unearthed that may benefit mankind today? Was there a covert government project code-named the Philadelphia Experiment, and if so, what really happened to the men onboard that ship? Is the face on Mars just a funny shaped mountain, or did people once live on our neighboring planet? What about such legends as the Loch Ness Monster and Sasquatch; are they just tall tales (no pun intended)? Once you get started thinking about such natural or unnatural wonders, the list of curiosities honestly never ends.
Doesn’t the potential of this phenomenon stretch the imagination almost beyond normal comprehension? And so it should, especially as you realize the far-reaching implications of what may be so readily available through mere thought of the mind—through the eyes of a traveler.
If you are still willing and ready to open your mind to the possibilities, place yourself, then, into the mindset of a Traveler as you take advantage of some of the live transcripts of our Traveling sessions, or contact us for more information.