Clouds of Madness: Not So Paranoid Intuition

Credit: Photo copyright Christopher J Picking

(a hat tip to The Daily Grail for the link to the noctilucent clouds item.)

It's "noctilucent" cloud season. I'd never heard of noctilucent clouds until I saw this item, but realized that, from the descriptions and images, I've seen these cloud formations, including during the day, which doesn't fit the cloud profile, according to this article. What, exactly, are these clouds? According to the following article they were "discovered" in the late 1800s after the eruption of Krakatoa.

The clouds remain a mystery as to why they're where they are. Given the correlation between volcanic debris, pollution, and the gunk that's up there due to our chemtrail/contrail spraying, my intuition wasn't so paranoid after all; these formations do seem share some sort of relationship with chemtrails as well as pollution:

Noctilucent clouds are an unsolved puzzle. They float 83 km above Earth's surface at the edge of space itself. People first noticed NLCs in the late 19th century. In those days you had to travel to high northern latitudes to see them.

In recent years, however, the clouds have been sighted in the United States as far south as Oregon, Washington and even Colorado. Climate change, space dust, and rocket launches have all been cited as possible explanations for the phenomenon. (italics mine.)

My first thought, after seeing the photos and reading about the clouds, was that they were chemtrail related. But no mention of chemtrails. The images come in from all over the world; and many look like the noctilucent clouds, some look more chemtrail "that's no cloud!" kind of thing, as opposed to a natural, "normal" cloud, in this case, the noctilucent cloud.

It's always a risk talking about chemtrails, because, like UFOs, Marian apparitions or other religious phenomena, and so on, there is an either/or perspective. You're either a "believer" and interpret these things literally, or an uber skeptoid and dismiss it all without a thought.

My taking the chemtrail subject seriously doesn't mean I think "they" are spraying us with Dr. Evil mutating mind altering body decaying government spook cooties, (but I wouldn't put it past them) nor do I think they're aliens from space cloaking themselves from us. They're not "contrails" either; please. Give it a rest. "Increased air traffic" indeed.

The problem with this subject is that it's still considered kook fodder, even among UFO and many esoteric researchers. This is surprising, since many unidentified weird things are going on in terms of chemtrail activity; spheres, orbs, little drone like monitoring objects, . . . these have been caught on film. So why the denial? Like UFOs, we know they are, we don't know yet what they are.

Here are some images I took today of clouds that look similar to the noctilucent clouds, but these were taken around 2:00 p.m. There has been a lot of chemtrail acitiviy in the area past few days, along with the above mentioned drone/spheres and other sky strangeness.

Then there are the following "new" clouds as discussed in Meteorologists campaign to classify unique 'Asperatus' clouds seen across the world:

Whipped into fantastical shapes, these clouds hang over the darkening landscape like the harbingers of a mighty storm.

But despite their stunning and frequent appearances, the formations have yet to be officially recognised with a name.

They have been seen all over Britain in different forms - from Snowdonia to the Scottish Highlands - and in other parts of the world such as New Zealand, but usually break up without producing a storm.

Some scientists at the Royal Meteorological Soceity want this cloud variety to be given a new official name: "Asperatus," which is Latin for "rough."

Other sky news concerns hurricanes. Hurricane season is here, and so far, things are normal. Predictions made by those who know say hurricane season should be average, with about 11 hurricanes. But look out for "Strange day-before lightning" which is a signal that hurricanes are to come:

Forecasters have radar and other instruments to help them track the path and strength of storms, but hurricane intensity can ramp up suddenly and unpredictably, as Hurricane Charlie did before striking the southwest coast of Florida in 2004.

But an April study in Nature Geoscience found that the peak winds of a hurricane are preceded by an increase in lightning activity by about one day. Because lightning activity is easily monitored around the world, it could prove a useful tool in hurricane predictions.

As I was writing this, the wind started up and thunder started; trees are waving in the humid air and the thudner is going strong. So it looks like it's time to shut down the computers for now. . .

The Scientology Meme: Mob Mentality

I’m no fan of Scientology, (had a personal negative experience with them involving a family member when I was young) but I’m no fan of organized religions or organized anythings. Like Groucho Marx once said:

I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

On many esoteric blogs, as well as the anti-esoteric blogs and forums (otherwise known as “skeptics”) there’s been a lot of self righteous anti-Scientology posts. Well, yeah, okay. Let’s go after the Vatican, various Christian sects, Islamic extremists, the Raelians, Buddhists (just because they’re not American and are suspect you know), Yoga, and Jews. Oh, and Wicca. Let’s go after all religions, spiritual and philosophical systems. Get rid of them!

The reasons why so many all over the world are now going after Scientology have to do with its existence on the fringe. Everyone’s gone after all the above mentioned systems; and many of those systems (Catholics, Jews, Muslims) are accepted by mainstream culture. As soon as you step over that line of what’s accepted, you’re fair game. Scientologists, like Mormons and Wiccans for example. are suspect. Their rights to freedoms, in this country anyway, are swept off the table, because, well, they’re weird. And if we think it’s weird, really weird, then we get to vilify. We’ll leave the Methodists alone but don’t be going around saying you’re a Scientologist or practice Wicca. Then we’ll get you. Get you good.

Another reason for the smug sense of being Very Reasonable, is the fear of criticizing religious Muslim extremists for what they are: fanatics. We don't dare go near there for fear of staring up something, or being “anti Muslim” and vilifying an entire group of people.

The same with Judaism, though less so. Everyone from the Left to the Right and in between gets to insist they’re “not anti-Semitic, just anti-Israel,” before they launch into a long winded, often erroneous, mini history of why Israel is so evil. But that aside, most people leave that alone as well. (Wait, no they don’t, look at Rense.com.)

The point is, no, I don’t like Scientology. (Although, as with all of these systems, don’t be so quick to throw the baby out with the bath water.) But there are issues far bigger than Scientology to focus your wrath on. The occupation (er, “war”) in Iraq. Global warming/climate changes/whatever the hell you want to call it, we’re all gonna die save the earth damnit, alternative energies, child abuse, elder abuse, domestic abuse, animal abuse (Christ, we’re an abusive species!) poverty, education . . .

I’ve noticed that for those who proudly state they’re “skeptics” -- those very same who remain stubbornly ignorant of the facts when it comes to UFOs, who assume all kinds of wild things regarding the paranormal -- are quick to believe the most paranoid, outlandish things about things they want to annihilate.

I suppose one thing that bothers me in particular about this is the idea that those working so hard towards eliminating or “exposing” Scientology feel so damn proud of themselves, as if they’ve brought us a rare gift from another realm. This rare gift is presented as enlightenment from ignorance and superstition. It's an intellectual coup.

Kind of like what they do with UFO and paranormal topics. There are those within and on the fringe (the chronic skeptics looking in) of UFO studies who insist UFOlogy needs some sort of guild, organization, committee -- some kind of official body --- that will once and for all get rid of all that embarrasses and angers, and keep only what is approved. (Who gets to do the approving, and why, well, you see why it's a problem. . .)

Exercising our right to voice our opinions about these things is one thing, and exposing illegal or unethical methods is a good thing. Other than that, ranting on an almost daily basis, hacking into web sites and calling for blood seems over the top.

What disturbs me is the momentum. Worldwide, people have been unquestioningly and happily joining in protests against Scientology. And it’s this crowd gathering/one-mind vibe that has me worried. At some point, the lines blur: who are the ones acting as a mob, as a single unit, as a controlling mass? That’s scary.

Global Warming Insights

Mac Tonnies has interesting information and thoughts on global warming.

Speaking of Global Warming

No, this doesn't have anything to do with UFOs. Or, does it? It could. Make your own connections. I suppose we could say there's a connection in the sense of Pelicanist behavior; the leaders that be continue to ignore, cover-up and disseminate disinfo about both UFOs and global warming.

Alfred Lehmberg, on his blog Alien Views, has a recent piece about this: Slow Death.

Dustin, on his Odd Things blog, has a recent piece on global warming.

If you haven't seen An Inconvenient Truth yet, why not, and, see it.

The war, er, occupation, is horrific, and so are dozens of other issues; poverty, child abuse, animal abuse, etc. And while global warming may seem boring, daunting, overwhelming, and not sexy enough, the reality is this: if we don't focus on this and fix it (and being as how we're the biggest contributor to the problem, with the least amount of responsibility) we won't be around to worry about the other issues.