Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,798
Gateways to other dimensions.
2
00:00:03,799 --> 00:00:05,966
To the Mayans,
this represented the passageway
3
00:00:05,967 --> 00:00:08,966
to another world.
Hidden dwellings
4
00:00:08,967 --> 00:00:12,798
for strange beings.
They were the
5
00:00:12,799 --> 00:00:14,966
first inhabitants of Planet
Earth.
6
00:00:14,967 --> 00:00:19,798
Secret vaults of
cosmic knowledge.
7
00:00:19,799 --> 00:00:21,798
It's almost as
though they're opening a
8
00:00:21,799 --> 00:00:25,798
doorway to communicate with
these divine beings.
9
00:00:25,799 --> 00:00:29,675
Since the dawn of
man, caves have been a source of
10
00:00:29,676 --> 00:00:33,798
great mystery.
But could the darkest recesses
11
00:00:33,799 --> 00:00:38,508
of our planet really be hiding
some mysterious power?
12
00:00:38,509 --> 00:00:42,798
And within their depths,
might we find evidence of
13
00:00:42,799 --> 00:00:46,798
extraterrestrial visitors?
In some
14
00:00:46,799 --> 00:00:50,798
ways, exploring the underground
cavern world of Planet Earth
15
00:00:50,799 --> 00:00:55,798
is the final frontier.
Millions of people
16
00:00:55,799 --> 00:00:58,966
around the world believe we have
been visited in the past by
17
00:00:58,967 --> 00:01:04,798
extraterrestrial beings.
What if it were true?
18
00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:09,798
Did ancient aliens really help
to shape our history?
19
00:01:09,799 --> 00:01:14,798
And if so, might there be a
connection between aliens
20
00:01:14,799 --> 00:01:17,799
and the earth's forbidden caves?
21
00:01:49,267 --> 00:01:55,098
Central India. July, 2014.
22
00:01:55,099 --> 00:01:59,098
While exploring caves in the
region of Charama-which are
23
00:01:59,099 --> 00:02:03,098
known to contain prehistoric
artwork dating as far back as
24
00:02:03,099 --> 00:02:07,266
10,000 years-an Indian
archaeologist, J.R. Bhagat,
25
00:02:07,267 --> 00:02:13,266
makes a stunning discovery.
The Indian
26
00:02:13,267 --> 00:02:17,098
government and Times of India
had a major story about rock
27
00:02:17,099 --> 00:02:22,266
paintings found recently in
Central India that seem to show
28
00:02:22,267 --> 00:02:27,098
these tall beings, and they do
not seem to have a nose or a
29
00:02:27,099 --> 00:02:32,099
mouth, and nearby is this
three-legged disk.
30
00:02:34,099 --> 00:02:37,098
The Times
of India actually proposed the
31
00:02:37,099 --> 00:02:42,098
idea, what if what we have
depicted here are some type of
32
00:02:42,099 --> 00:02:46,098
extraterrestrials or at least
some type of flying craft,
33
00:02:46,099 --> 00:02:51,100
because it's the basis for much
of the Hindu pantheon of gods.
34
00:02:54,099 --> 00:02:58,975
Ancient Hindu texts
like the Vedas and the Puranas
35
00:02:58,976 --> 00:03:02,098
record stories about
extraterrestrials existing on
36
00:03:02,099 --> 00:03:06,975
other planets, and the
Mahabharata-one of ancient
37
00:03:06,976 --> 00:03:10,975
India's two major Sanskrit
epics-contains stories about
38
00:03:10,976 --> 00:03:16,098
gods coming to Earth in flying
machines.
39
00:03:16,099 --> 00:03:20,266
Even the legends specific to
this region tell of a
40
00:03:20,267 --> 00:03:24,266
mysterious race of beings known
as the "rohela" who descended
41
00:03:24,267 --> 00:03:29,099
from the sky and abducted
local villagers.
42
00:03:31,976 --> 00:03:34,266
Could the newly unearthed cave
art be a visual record that
43
00:03:34,267 --> 00:03:39,433
extraterrestrials really
visited here?
44
00:03:39,434 --> 00:03:42,098
There was an
obsession of ancient human
45
00:03:42,099 --> 00:03:46,098
beings to depict things that
they saw,
46
00:03:46,099 --> 00:03:49,433
and I think they did it with
carvings on caves because that's
47
00:03:49,434 --> 00:03:56,098
what they saw. But what is it
48
00:03:56,099 --> 00:04:00,098
about caves that made them
the ideal canvases for ancient
49
00:04:00,099 --> 00:04:03,433
peoples to chronicle their
experiences?
50
00:04:03,434 --> 00:04:06,098
Caves are
hugely significant in ancient
51
00:04:06,099 --> 00:04:11,098
mythology and legends,
especially about the gods.
52
00:04:11,099 --> 00:04:14,098
They seem to be a kind of a
luminal point, a boundary place
53
00:04:14,099 --> 00:04:19,098
where the gods and humans can
meet.
54
00:04:19,099 --> 00:04:22,808
There is a
whole hidden underground world
55
00:04:22,809 --> 00:04:29,098
of Planet Earth that we're only
just now beginning to discover,
56
00:04:29,099 --> 00:04:33,433
and we don't know what's there.
We could be discovering all
57
00:04:33,434 --> 00:04:41,098
kinds of amazing things, and
it's possible that there are
58
00:04:41,099 --> 00:04:45,808
entire cities under the earth.
Whole cavern metropolises that
59
00:04:45,809 --> 00:04:53,266
are talked about in legends.
But while ancient
60
00:04:53,267 --> 00:04:56,433
cave art often reveals the type
of animals our earliest
61
00:04:56,434 --> 00:05:00,098
ancestors encountered and their
means for hunting them, there
62
00:05:00,099 --> 00:05:03,266
is a surprising number of
depictions of strange-looking
63
00:05:03,267 --> 00:05:08,100
figures and objects that defy
any conventional explanation.
64
00:05:11,267 --> 00:05:13,266
In Australia,
the Wondjina people, they
65
00:05:13,267 --> 00:05:18,098
painted images on their caves
which eerily looks like the
66
00:05:18,099 --> 00:05:22,099
so-called Greys of alien
abduction lore today.
67
00:05:24,099 --> 00:05:27,098
You have the
strange petroglyphs in the
68
00:05:27,099 --> 00:05:30,098
Hoggar Mountains of Southern
Algeria.
69
00:05:30,099 --> 00:05:34,266
You've got strange rock art,
too, in the American Southwest,
70
00:05:34,267 --> 00:05:37,266
and when you look at it, and
even have the natives explain
71
00:05:37,267 --> 00:05:40,266
it to you, they say things like,
"Oh, yes, he's Martian god,"
72
00:05:40,267 --> 00:05:44,267
or, "These are the star people
coming from the sky."
73
00:05:50,099 --> 00:05:53,098
How do we explain
so many different cultures
74
00:05:53,099 --> 00:05:57,433
across thousands of years and
thousands of miles producing
75
00:05:57,434 --> 00:06:00,266
such consistent visual
representations?
76
00:06:00,267 --> 00:06:05,266
The ones that were
discovered in some of the
77
00:06:05,267 --> 00:06:11,098
African caves, it's too
similar to what has been
78
00:06:11,099 --> 00:06:14,098
discovered on every continent
for it to be complete
79
00:06:14,099 --> 00:06:18,098
coincidence.
So, it's this whole idea of the
80
00:06:18,099 --> 00:06:22,098
spark of initial inspiration.
What is it that they witnessed,
81
00:06:22,099 --> 00:06:29,098
and could it be that they
witnessed extraterrestrials?
82
00:06:29,099 --> 00:06:32,098
One of the more
intriguing aspects of the cave
83
00:06:32,099 --> 00:06:36,266
paintings that seem to show
aliens, is why are they inside
84
00:06:36,267 --> 00:06:39,266
caves?
This has sort of given rise to
85
00:06:39,267 --> 00:06:43,433
the theory that maybe these
aliens, perhaps, have permanent
86
00:06:43,434 --> 00:06:49,098
bases on the planet underground.
Maybe ancient man saw them
87
00:06:49,099 --> 00:06:51,266
coming out of some of these
caves and caverns
88
00:06:51,267 --> 00:06:55,098
and then realized there was a
relationship between the aliens
89
00:06:55,099 --> 00:07:05,098
and the caves. In ancient times,
90
00:07:05,099 --> 00:07:09,098
caves were places of shelter,
but is it possible our
91
00:07:09,099 --> 00:07:13,098
ancestors were also using
caves to record and protect
92
00:07:13,099 --> 00:07:16,098
information about
extraterrestrial beings who
93
00:07:16,099 --> 00:07:24,098
played a role in our existence?
Perhaps the answer can be found
94
00:07:24,099 --> 00:07:28,976
halfway around the world, in
the American Southwest.
95
00:07:33,099 --> 00:07:38,266
The Grand Canyon.
This epic, 277-mile-long, one-
96
00:07:38,267 --> 00:07:42,098
mile-deep fissure, exposes
millions of years of geologic
97
00:07:42,099 --> 00:07:47,098
strata.
Imprinted onto this dramatic
98
00:07:47,099 --> 00:07:51,098
landscape are petroglyphs that
depict everyday life as
99
00:07:51,099 --> 00:07:55,098
experienced by the first
inhabitants of the region.
100
00:07:55,099 --> 00:07:59,098
But in one of the most remote
corners of the canyon is a
101
00:07:59,099 --> 00:08:04,098
small cave covered with artwork
that mystifies experts.
102
00:08:04,099 --> 00:08:08,098
Some refer to it as the
"Shaman's Panel" because it
103
00:08:08,099 --> 00:08:13,099
appears to depict scenes of the
supernatural.
104
00:08:15,267 --> 00:08:19,433
All around the
Grand Canyon are unusual sites
105
00:08:19,434 --> 00:08:25,098
and sacred sites, and then you
have the Shaman's Panel there in
106
00:08:25,099 --> 00:08:29,098
the Grand Canyon, which seems to
show these long, tall
107
00:08:29,099 --> 00:08:36,098
extraterrestrial-type figures.
Like the strange
108
00:08:36,099 --> 00:08:40,098
looking beings found in the cave
in Charama, India, the figures
109
00:08:40,099 --> 00:08:44,098
depicted on the Shaman's Panel
are oddly elongated and are also
110
00:08:44,099 --> 00:08:49,098
thought to have been created as
many as 10,000 years ago.
111
00:08:49,099 --> 00:08:53,266
And just as in Charama, the
native Hopi people here also
112
00:08:53,267 --> 00:08:58,098
have detailed accounts of
extraterrestrials who came down
113
00:08:58,099 --> 00:09:03,808
to Earth. In the Southwest,
114
00:09:03,809 --> 00:09:08,098
the Pueblo Indians, such as the
Zuni and-and the Hopi, believe
115
00:09:08,099 --> 00:09:13,098
that there is an entrance into
an underground world and it is
116
00:09:13,099 --> 00:09:17,098
located in the Grand Canyon.
And it's this mythological
117
00:09:17,099 --> 00:09:22,266
underworld, uh, of caves and
extraterrestrials, the ant
118
00:09:22,267 --> 00:09:27,098
people. The Hopi have
119
00:09:27,099 --> 00:09:34,098
this concept of the ant people.
The ant people are very thin.
120
00:09:34,099 --> 00:09:40,266
They have elongated heads.
And the ancestral Hopi people
121
00:09:40,267 --> 00:09:44,266
did make pictures of these ant
people which still survive
122
00:09:44,267 --> 00:09:50,266
today. Is it possible the
123
00:09:50,267 --> 00:09:54,098
rock art found here and
elsewhere around the world is
124
00:09:54,099 --> 00:09:57,975
evidence that the earth's first
inhabitants had contact with
125
00:09:57,976 --> 00:10:02,098
otherworldly beings?
And if so, might there be some
126
00:10:02,099 --> 00:10:04,433
significance to the fact that
many of these strange
127
00:10:04,434 --> 00:10:09,098
petroglyphs are found in and
around caves?
128
00:10:09,099 --> 00:10:13,098
Ancient astronaut theorists say
yes, and suggest further
129
00:10:13,099 --> 00:10:16,266
evidence can be found by
examining the ritualistic
130
00:10:16,267 --> 00:10:22,057
practices that continue to be performed
inside caves even to this day.
131
00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,829
The Himalayas, Northern India.
132
00:10:31,938 --> 00:10:36,975
Every summer, hundreds of
133
00:10:36,976 --> 00:10:40,100
thousands of Hindu pilgrims
brave an arduous journey.
134
00:10:43,976 --> 00:10:48,975
They cross many miles of deadly
terrain to reach the Amarnath
135
00:10:48,976 --> 00:10:54,099
Cave-a place of worship for
thousands of years.
136
00:10:57,099 --> 00:11:01,098
12,756 feet
above sea level, in the
137
00:11:01,099 --> 00:11:08,098
Himalayas, is the most revered
holy pilgrimage site for all of
138
00:11:08,099 --> 00:11:13,098
the people who follow the Hindu
faith.
139
00:11:13,099 --> 00:11:15,975
People die
because of high altitude
140
00:11:15,976 --> 00:11:18,098
sickness.
Others simply fall off the
141
00:11:18,099 --> 00:11:21,266
cliff. And still people go there
142
00:11:21,267 --> 00:11:27,099
because it is considered to be
the most holiest shrine.
143
00:11:29,099 --> 00:11:32,975
According to local
lore, this massive cave is where
144
00:11:32,976 --> 00:11:36,975
the god Shiva revealed the
secrets of immortality and the
145
00:11:36,976 --> 00:11:40,098
creation of the universe to his
wife Parvati.
146
00:11:40,099 --> 00:11:44,975
To honor Shiva, worshippers pay
147
00:11:44,976 --> 00:11:51,098
their respects to a sacred relic
inside, an ice lingam, which
148
00:11:51,099 --> 00:11:54,975
they believe is a physical
manifestation of his generative
149
00:11:54,976 --> 00:11:58,098
power. To reveal the secret
150
00:11:58,099 --> 00:12:03,098
to transcending the flesh, the
secret to true immortality,
151
00:12:03,099 --> 00:12:07,098
makes that site of extreme
importance to the people in the
152
00:12:07,099 --> 00:12:13,098
Hindu faith. To the Hindu
153
00:12:13,099 --> 00:12:18,098
faithful who risk life and limb
to reach the Amarnath Cave, this
154
00:12:18,099 --> 00:12:22,975
story is a real account of an
otherworldly being who was at
155
00:12:22,976 --> 00:12:27,098
this exact location here on
Earth.
156
00:12:27,099 --> 00:12:31,098
But why would Lord Shiva choose
to divulge his divine secrets in
157
00:12:31,099 --> 00:12:35,098
a cave?
Could caves really hold special
158
00:12:35,099 --> 00:12:38,098
properties that have made them
places of worship throughout
159
00:12:38,099 --> 00:12:44,975
history?
Interestingly, the Amarnath Cave
160
00:12:44,976 --> 00:12:48,099
is only one of hundreds of caves
around the world that have been
161
00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:54,098
at one time considered sacred.
Archaeologists believe a
162
00:12:54,099 --> 00:12:58,975
20-foot-long serpentine rock
carving in Botswana's Rhino Cave
163
00:12:58,976 --> 00:13:03,098
was the focus of religious
ritual as far back as 70,000
164
00:13:03,099 --> 00:13:07,098
years ago.
And cave monasteries can be
165
00:13:07,099 --> 00:13:12,098
found in France... Russia...
166
00:13:12,099 --> 00:13:16,975
Thailand... Ethiopia...
167
00:13:16,976 --> 00:13:23,098
and Hungary, just to name a few.
>> REVEREND MICHAEL J.S. CARTER:
168
00:13:23,099 --> 00:13:26,098
I don't think that this is a
coincidence that places of
169
00:13:26,099 --> 00:13:29,975
refuge, spiritual refuge, are
inside caves.
170
00:13:29,976 --> 00:13:36,099
This is where one can
contemplate, one can hear one's
171
00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:41,975
inner voice without the
distractions of the day.
172
00:13:41,976 --> 00:13:43,975
One thing about caves is they're
173
00:13:43,976 --> 00:13:48,098
underground; they're unseen.
Well, religion is about unseen
174
00:13:48,099 --> 00:13:51,098
things.
Going into a cave is going into
175
00:13:51,099 --> 00:13:57,098
holy ground. Is the mysterious
176
00:13:57,099 --> 00:14:01,098
nature of caves enough to
explain why they have been
177
00:14:01,099 --> 00:14:05,098
revered as sacred places by
different cultures and religions
178
00:14:05,099 --> 00:14:09,098
all over the world?
Ancient astronaut theorists
179
00:14:09,099 --> 00:14:13,098
suggest there may be a more
profound reason, which can be
180
00:14:13,099 --> 00:14:18,099
found by examining the stories
behind our ancestors' rituals.
181
00:14:25,976 --> 00:14:33,098
Yucat?n, Mexico, 2008.
Mexican archaeologists exploring
182
00:14:33,099 --> 00:14:37,098
just outside the capital of
Merida make an historic
183
00:14:37,099 --> 00:14:42,098
discovery: an aquatic underworld
full of mysterious offerings to
184
00:14:42,099 --> 00:14:48,098
the Mayan gods, including human
sacrifices.
185
00:14:48,099 --> 00:14:52,098
What they found
was a system of 14 caves, and in
186
00:14:52,099 --> 00:14:56,975
them were stone temples, and
they were all linked together.
187
00:14:56,976 --> 00:15:00,098
And it was thought that what
they had discovered was the
188
00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:05,098
Mayan underworld known as
Xibalba.
189
00:15:05,099 --> 00:15:07,098
Some of this work is underwater.
190
00:15:07,099 --> 00:15:09,098
Divers would have had to hold
their breath and go down and do
191
00:15:09,099 --> 00:15:12,098
carving underwater to make this
possible.
192
00:15:12,099 --> 00:15:15,099
They were very devout to be
sure.
193
00:15:20,099 --> 00:15:22,098
Central to the
heavily Mayan ritualistic
194
00:15:22,099 --> 00:15:26,098
society was the belief that in
order for them to rejoin the
195
00:15:26,099 --> 00:15:30,098
gods in the next life, the dead
must make their way through a
196
00:15:30,099 --> 00:15:33,975
dark and perilous journey.
In the mythology
197
00:15:33,976 --> 00:15:36,975
of the Maya, we have these
incredible references to
198
00:15:36,976 --> 00:15:42,098
Xibalba, which means "the
underworld."
199
00:15:42,099 --> 00:15:46,098
And we can read about it in
the Popol Vuh, which is the book
200
00:15:46,099 --> 00:15:54,098
of the Jaguar priests.
Some historians
201
00:15:54,099 --> 00:15:58,266
believe that the caves
discovered in 2008 are indeed
202
00:15:58,267 --> 00:16:02,098
those caves that represented for
the Maya the passageway to
203
00:16:02,099 --> 00:16:07,098
Xibalba-the underworld.
But ancient astronaut theorists
204
00:16:07,099 --> 00:16:12,098
propose Xibalba has a more
cosmic connection.
205
00:16:12,099 --> 00:16:17,098
One of the most
famous code breakers-her name
206
00:16:17,099 --> 00:16:23,975
was Dr. Linda Schele.
She dealt with the Maya language
207
00:16:23,976 --> 00:16:26,099
all her life.
She is actually one of the
208
00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:32,099
people who have suggested that
there is another meaning for
209
00:16:32,100 --> 00:16:38,098
Xibalba, and that's "the Milky
Way."
210
00:16:38,099 --> 00:16:40,098
To the Mayans,
who were very good astronomers,
211
00:16:40,099 --> 00:16:46,098
this represented the passageway
to another world, Xibalba-the
212
00:16:46,099 --> 00:16:52,098
middle of the Milky Way.
So when they refer to the
213
00:16:52,099 --> 00:16:57,099
underworld, they're actually
referring to the sky above.
214
00:16:59,099 --> 00:17:04,098
This suggests that
the cave could be a portal, in
215
00:17:04,099 --> 00:17:08,975
which extraterrestrials are
actually able to come and go
216
00:17:08,976 --> 00:17:12,809
freely from their plane of
existence to our own.
217
00:17:17,099 --> 00:17:20,975
Is it possible that
the Mayan stories of Xibalba
218
00:17:20,976 --> 00:17:25,098
were not describing a passageway
to the afterlife, but a portal
219
00:17:25,099 --> 00:17:30,098
to another part of the universe?
Ancient astronaut theorists
220
00:17:30,099 --> 00:17:34,098
suggest that caves have become
places of ritual because they
221
00:17:34,099 --> 00:17:39,098
have a direct connection to
extraterrestrials, and claim
222
00:17:39,099 --> 00:17:45,462
that further proof can be found by examining
the mysterious Sky Caves of Nepal.
223
00:17:49,988 --> 00:17:52,598
Shikoku Island, Japan.
224
00:17:53,099 --> 00:17:56,266
The eighth century AD.
225
00:17:56,467 --> 00:18:01,298
A young monk named Saeki Mao was
deep in the mountains doing his
226
00:18:01,299 --> 00:18:05,175
spiritual training when he
decided to enter a small cave
227
00:18:05,176 --> 00:18:10,298
called Mikurodo and meditate.
While inside, he had an
228
00:18:10,299 --> 00:18:12,298
encounter that he would later
credit with bringing him
229
00:18:12,299 --> 00:18:18,298
enlightenment, and he emerged
from the cave as Kukai-a high
230
00:18:18,299 --> 00:18:21,298
priest who would become one of
Japan's most important
231
00:18:21,299 --> 00:18:27,298
historical figures.
Many Buddhists
232
00:18:27,299 --> 00:18:30,298
have reported enlightening
experiences in caves.
233
00:18:30,299 --> 00:18:34,298
And one of the most famous
stories involved the monk Kukai.
234
00:18:34,299 --> 00:18:38,298
He is the individual who brought
esoteric Buddhism, Shingon
235
00:18:38,299 --> 00:18:41,298
Buddhism, to Japan from China,
and according to his
236
00:18:41,299 --> 00:18:46,298
autobiography, he was meditating
in a cave at Cape Muroto.
237
00:18:46,299 --> 00:18:49,298
And he had fixed his eyes on the
morning star.
238
00:18:49,299 --> 00:18:53,466
The morning star flew towards
him, entered his mouth and in
239
00:18:53,467 --> 00:18:59,298
front of him he saw an image of
the Bodhisattva Akasagarbha.
240
00:18:59,299 --> 00:19:04,175
And Akasagarbha, in Japanese,
is known as Kokuzo Bosatsu.
241
00:19:04,176 --> 00:19:08,298
So we have this spiritual being,
surrounded by light...
242
00:19:08,299 --> 00:19:13,176
Perhaps he even used the light
to travel there.
243
00:19:17,176 --> 00:19:20,298
After this
encounter, Kukai suddenly had
244
00:19:20,299 --> 00:19:25,298
great wisdom, including the
ability to comprehend 85,000
245
00:19:25,299 --> 00:19:28,298
Buddhist texts.
But what happened inside
246
00:19:28,299 --> 00:19:34,298
Mikurodo Cave that allowed Kukai
to enter this enlightened state?
247
00:19:34,299 --> 00:19:37,298
Kokuzo
appeared to Kukai in the cave
248
00:19:37,299 --> 00:19:41,298
when he was in his trance and
basically informed him that he
249
00:19:41,299 --> 00:19:44,466
was a conduit to the universe.
And it channeled through his
250
00:19:44,467 --> 00:19:47,298
body and he could tell you
anything about the stars, the
251
00:19:47,299 --> 00:19:49,298
planets.
It's almost as if he were tapped
252
00:19:49,299 --> 00:19:54,298
into a database.
Some even perceive
253
00:19:54,299 --> 00:19:57,175
that the cave is similar to
a womb.
254
00:19:57,176 --> 00:20:00,175
So a human being enters as a
normal mortal.
255
00:20:00,176 --> 00:20:02,298
They engage in ascetic or
meditative discipline within the
256
00:20:02,299 --> 00:20:06,175
cave.
And when they exit the cave,
257
00:20:06,176 --> 00:20:08,299
they're no longer a typical
mortal, but they're more akin to
258
00:20:08,300 --> 00:20:13,299
a saint. Or even a Buddha.
259
00:20:18,299 --> 00:20:20,298
But could the
enlightenment found inside caves
260
00:20:20,299 --> 00:20:24,298
be coming from an
extraterrestrial source inside
261
00:20:24,299 --> 00:20:29,175
the earth?
Some ancient astronaut theorists
262
00:20:29,176 --> 00:20:32,298
say yes and suggest
evidence of this might be found
263
00:20:32,299 --> 00:20:37,298
in the fabled nirvana known as
Shambhala and the Sky Caves of
264
00:20:37,299 --> 00:20:44,298
Mustang in Nepal.
Some say Shambhala
265
00:20:44,299 --> 00:20:47,298
is a mythical city that's
located somewhere in the
266
00:20:47,299 --> 00:20:51,298
mountains in the Himalayas.
Its inhabitants are supposed to
267
00:20:51,299 --> 00:20:55,466
be fully enlightened beings who
have access to a great amount of
268
00:20:55,467 --> 00:21:01,175
technology, which comes from the
enlightenment itself.
269
00:21:01,176 --> 00:21:04,175
Buddhism has always
seen caves as more or less
270
00:21:04,176 --> 00:21:07,298
a conduit to altered states
of consciousness.
271
00:21:07,299 --> 00:21:12,299
To other civilizations that may
exist inside the earth.
272
00:21:14,299 --> 00:21:17,466
The Sky Caves in
Mustang are interesting because
273
00:21:17,467 --> 00:21:22,298
they're a hundred or so
man-made caves carved into the
274
00:21:22,299 --> 00:21:26,298
faces of cliffs.
And are only accessible by these
275
00:21:26,299 --> 00:21:31,298
huge vertical shafts.
And inside these caves, we have,
276
00:21:31,299 --> 00:21:36,009
huge statues of Buddhas,
bodhisattvas.
277
00:21:41,299 --> 00:21:44,298
And Buddhists are
not alone in this belief.
278
00:21:44,299 --> 00:21:48,298
Hindus also revere caves as
places where monks can go to
279
00:21:48,299 --> 00:21:52,298
find wisdom.
The Sadhu are Indian
280
00:21:52,299 --> 00:21:56,298
holy men who, basically, lead a
life of deprivation,
281
00:21:56,299 --> 00:22:01,298
self-imposed exile in caves
so that they can enter these
282
00:22:01,299 --> 00:22:05,298
altered states of consciousness.
They definitely believe that
283
00:22:05,299 --> 00:22:09,175
caves are a conduit to
communicating with
284
00:22:09,176 --> 00:22:11,298
non-human entities.
It's almost as
285
00:22:11,299 --> 00:22:15,298
though they're opening a doorway
into a spiritual consciousness
286
00:22:15,299 --> 00:22:18,298
in which they are able to
communicate with these divine
287
00:22:18,299 --> 00:22:22,299
beings and hopefully become
divine themselves.
288
00:22:26,299 --> 00:22:29,298
Other important
figures throughout history also
289
00:22:29,299 --> 00:22:32,298
attribute their life-altering
epiphanies to mysterious
290
00:22:32,299 --> 00:22:36,298
encounters that happened in
caves.
291
00:22:36,299 --> 00:22:38,298
In the life
of the great artist and
292
00:22:38,299 --> 00:22:43,298
inventor, Leonardo da Vinci,
he had some unusual but
293
00:22:43,299 --> 00:22:47,175
important experience at the
mouth of a cave.
294
00:22:47,176 --> 00:22:49,466
Right after that, he disappeared
for two years.
295
00:22:49,467 --> 00:22:54,298
And right after that, he began
this spurt of creativity that
296
00:22:54,299 --> 00:22:58,298
was awesome.
In art and in science,
297
00:22:58,299 --> 00:23:01,175
he invented the first
self-propelled vehicle and
298
00:23:01,176 --> 00:23:05,298
imagined flying machines. Joseph
299
00:23:05,299 --> 00:23:08,298
Smith wrote that an angel
appeared to him with the name of
300
00:23:08,299 --> 00:23:14,175
Moroni in the year 1827.
Told to Joseph Smith he should
301
00:23:14,176 --> 00:23:17,299
go to a certain little hill.
He should pull the stone plate
302
00:23:17,300 --> 00:23:22,175
away, and inside he would find a
cave.
303
00:23:22,176 --> 00:23:25,298
And in the cave he would find
unknown writings.
304
00:23:25,299 --> 00:23:28,298
As all good Mormons
know, he found the golden
305
00:23:28,299 --> 00:23:32,176
tablets, which contained a vast
amount of data.
306
00:23:35,299 --> 00:23:39,298
Why are there so
many accounts of humans having
307
00:23:39,299 --> 00:23:43,298
enlightening experiences inside
caves?
308
00:23:43,299 --> 00:23:47,466
Is there something about caves
themselves that facilitate such
309
00:23:47,467 --> 00:23:52,298
extraordinary experiences?
Could it be that these people
310
00:23:52,299 --> 00:23:57,298
are coming into contact with an
extraterrestrial presence?
311
00:23:57,299 --> 00:24:01,298
Ancient astronaut theorists
suggest that cosmic knowledge
312
00:24:01,299 --> 00:24:05,298
may be stored in the very walls
of these caves themselves, and
313
00:24:05,299 --> 00:24:11,105
that the proof can be found in Central
America 1,000 feet underground.
314
00:24:20,931 --> 00:24:25,328
Chihuahua, Mexico. April, 2000.
315
00:24:25,454 --> 00:24:28,999
Miners excavating 1,000 feet
316
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:34,998
below the mineral-rich town of
Naica drill through a cave wall
317
00:24:34,999 --> 00:24:40,998
and make a stunning discovery
a glittering cavern full of giant
318
00:24:40,999 --> 00:24:46,998
crystals that are half a million
years old.
319
00:24:46,999 --> 00:24:51,998
The Cuevas des
Cristales-or the Crystal Cave
320
00:24:51,999 --> 00:24:54,999
of Northern Mexico-is a very
unique site.
321
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,999
And we're talking crystals as
big around as a car that
322
00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,998
stretched from the floor to the
ceiling of the cavern.
323
00:25:01,999 --> 00:25:06,500
It's a remarkable thing to see.
The incredible
324
00:25:06,501 --> 00:25:11,998
Cave of the Crystals in Mexico
was just accidentally found, and
325
00:25:11,999 --> 00:25:16,998
the discoverers were completely
astounded with these giant
326
00:25:16,999 --> 00:25:23,998
gypsum crystals.
It's fantastic and reminds a
327
00:25:23,999 --> 00:25:28,998
person of the Fortress of
Solitude of Superman, where all
328
00:25:28,999 --> 00:25:33,998
this information is encoded into
these giant crystals.
329
00:25:33,999 --> 00:25:38,998
Now, the significance
of this is extremely important
330
00:25:38,999 --> 00:25:41,998
to the indigenous people of
Northern Mexico-in fact, all
331
00:25:41,999 --> 00:25:45,998
of Mesoamerica-in that the
crystals themselves were
332
00:25:45,999 --> 00:25:49,998
considered sacred.
They vibrated.
333
00:25:49,999 --> 00:25:52,998
And they believed there was also
some properties involved in
334
00:25:52,999 --> 00:25:55,998
crystals that would provide them
a way to communicate with the
335
00:25:55,999 --> 00:25:59,998
gods. Many ancient myths tell
336
00:25:59,999 --> 00:26:02,998
us that there are magical
apparatus that are made out of
337
00:26:02,999 --> 00:26:06,998
rock or stone or crystal.
If we look at
338
00:26:06,999 --> 00:26:09,998
the properties of many of the
caverns and caves, we see that
339
00:26:09,999 --> 00:26:12,998
there's usually some type of
lining of crystal or quartz, and
340
00:26:12,999 --> 00:26:17,998
we know that crystal has a vast
ability to store information.
341
00:26:17,999 --> 00:26:20,333
Maybe some of these caves are
actually storing information and
342
00:26:20,334 --> 00:26:24,998
that ancient people who meditate
in caverns are tapping into this
343
00:26:24,999 --> 00:26:29,998
knowledge. Might caves that
344
00:26:29,999 --> 00:26:32,998
are rich in quartz or crystal
really possess some special
345
00:26:32,999 --> 00:26:36,998
power that our ancestors were
aware of?
346
00:26:36,999 --> 00:26:39,999
Ancient astronaut theorists
point out that the scientists
347
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:44,998
today are discovering that
crystals do, in fact, have very
348
00:26:44,999 --> 00:26:49,998
unique properties. Quartz and
349
00:26:49,999 --> 00:26:52,998
other crystalline structures
oscillate on incredibly
350
00:26:52,999 --> 00:26:56,998
well-defined frequencies when
you hit them mechanically, and
351
00:26:56,999 --> 00:26:59,998
they can be activated
electrically through an effect
352
00:26:59,999 --> 00:27:01,999
known as the piezoelectric
effect.
353
00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,998
So you can put quartz in a watch
and use it as a very accurate
354
00:27:04,999 --> 00:27:08,998
timekeeping device.
So quartz could be used in
355
00:27:08,999 --> 00:27:12,998
conducting or communicating
certain signals.
356
00:27:12,999 --> 00:27:16,998
In the Silicon
Valley of California, quartz is
357
00:27:16,999 --> 00:27:19,998
used to manufacture the small
integrated circuits found in
358
00:27:19,999 --> 00:27:24,998
computers because of its strong
semiconducting properties.
359
00:27:24,999 --> 00:27:28,998
Computer chips are also made
with a form of the mineral
360
00:27:28,999 --> 00:27:32,999
quartzite, which is a
highly-condensed form of quartz.
361
00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:37,998
Today, computer engineers are
working on how to physically
362
00:27:37,999 --> 00:27:40,998
manipulate crystals so that
digital data can be stored
363
00:27:40,999 --> 00:27:45,998
inside them forever.
The media has dubbed these hard
364
00:27:45,999 --> 00:27:50,999
drives of the future "Superman
memory crystals."
365
00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,998
So, Superman is one
of our superheroes who came
366
00:27:54,999 --> 00:27:57,998
from outer space.
He came from the planet Krypton.
367
00:27:57,999 --> 00:27:59,998
It was in the process of being
destroyed, so his parents saved
368
00:27:59,999 --> 00:28:02,998
him and sent him in a spaceship
to our planet.
369
00:28:02,999 --> 00:28:06,998
One of the interesting things in
the Superman story is that his
370
00:28:06,999 --> 00:28:10,998
father was able to program a
crystal that traveled with him
371
00:28:10,999 --> 00:28:13,998
that he was able to use to
construct the Fortress of
372
00:28:13,999 --> 00:28:16,998
Solitude.
And it was basically a crystal
373
00:28:16,999 --> 00:28:19,999
structure, essentially a cave,
where he could both get away
374
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,998
from things and he could use the
crystals in there to get
375
00:28:23,999 --> 00:28:26,998
information.
So one of the things that's
376
00:28:26,999 --> 00:28:29,998
interesting in the Fortress of
Solitude is the way that the
377
00:28:29,999 --> 00:28:33,998
quartz technology, or the
crystal technology, seems to be
378
00:28:33,999 --> 00:28:36,998
underlying everything.
And so a future that we're
379
00:28:36,999 --> 00:28:39,998
looking at is using light in
computing.
380
00:28:39,999 --> 00:28:42,998
You have to figure out ways to
trap light and to store it,
381
00:28:42,999 --> 00:28:45,999
basically to create bits on and
off and have the light last
382
00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,998
long enough that the signal
stays there and the memory is
383
00:28:49,999 --> 00:28:55,998
stored. Was the power of
384
00:28:55,999 --> 00:29:00,998
crystals something the ancients
not only knew about but utilized
385
00:29:00,999 --> 00:29:04,998
by building structures that
would harness and transmit it?
386
00:29:04,999 --> 00:29:07,998
A lot of the
pyramids had either granite or
387
00:29:07,999 --> 00:29:10,998
some type of crystal-lined
surface.
388
00:29:10,999 --> 00:29:12,998
For instance, Giza, those great
pyramids were topped with an
389
00:29:12,999 --> 00:29:17,998
obelisk made of shiny granite
crystal.
390
00:29:17,999 --> 00:29:21,998
And when we look at an obelisk,
it very much resembles some type
391
00:29:21,999 --> 00:29:26,998
of power rod, maybe a Tesla
coil.
392
00:29:26,999 --> 00:29:30,998
Ancient times, the obelisk was
always a symbol of power.
393
00:29:30,999 --> 00:29:34,998
Maybe this wasn't just emotional
power but actual physical power
394
00:29:34,999 --> 00:29:39,998
that was being harnessed by
these objects.
395
00:29:39,999 --> 00:29:42,998
Crystals are transformers.
396
00:29:42,999 --> 00:29:45,998
They hold energy.
And, indeed, caves are thought
397
00:29:45,999 --> 00:29:49,998
of as "hot spots," where you
have Earth energy emerging from
398
00:29:49,999 --> 00:29:57,998
the planet. If scientists today
399
00:29:57,999 --> 00:30:00,998
are looking into the
technological uses for crystal,
400
00:30:00,999 --> 00:30:04,998
is it possible that there are
extraterrestrial civilizations
401
00:30:04,999 --> 00:30:08,998
that have already mastered this
technology?
402
00:30:08,999 --> 00:30:13,998
Ancient astronaut theorists say
yes and that the mineral
403
00:30:13,999 --> 00:30:17,333
properties found inside caves
have enabled some of the world's
404
00:30:17,334 --> 00:30:21,243
most astounding miracles.
405
00:30:25,069 --> 00:30:29,824
Bethlehem.
406
00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:37,798
The Church of the Nativity,
built around 330 AD by the first
407
00:30:37,799 --> 00:30:40,798
Christian Roman emperor
Constantine, is one of the
408
00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:45,798
oldest continuously operating
churches in the world, having
409
00:30:45,799 --> 00:30:53,798
survived invasions, regime
changes, fires, and earthquakes.
410
00:30:53,799 --> 00:30:59,798
Many claim that the church is
protected by a higher power,
411
00:30:59,799 --> 00:31:02,799
because it sits above a cave
that some Bible scholars believe
412
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:08,798
to be the true birthplace of
Jesus Christ.
413
00:31:08,799 --> 00:31:10,966
There are
many books about the story of
414
00:31:10,967 --> 00:31:14,798
Christ's life, Jesus' life,
which never made their way into
415
00:31:14,799 --> 00:31:17,798
the Bible, and one of them was
called the Protoevangelium of
416
00:31:17,799 --> 00:31:20,798
James.
And in that story, Joseph and
417
00:31:20,799 --> 00:31:23,798
Mary are approaching Bethlehem,
and Mary says, "I'm going to
418
00:31:23,799 --> 00:31:25,798
give birth."
And he thinks for a minute.
419
00:31:25,799 --> 00:31:28,798
He said, "Ah, I know a cave near
here."
420
00:31:28,799 --> 00:31:31,798
And they're met at the entrance
to the cave by a brilliant
421
00:31:31,799 --> 00:31:34,798
light.
And when the light dissipates,
422
00:31:34,799 --> 00:31:38,798
there is Mary holding Christ in
her arms.
423
00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:41,966
And if you look at Byzantine
painting, the Nativity is always
424
00:31:41,967 --> 00:31:47,798
represented in a cave.
According to the
425
00:31:47,799 --> 00:31:51,798
Gospel of Luke, Mary gives birth
and places the baby Jesus in a
426
00:31:51,799 --> 00:31:56,798
manger, but no actual location
for the Nativity is given.
427
00:31:56,799 --> 00:32:01,798
It is known, however, that caves
at the time were commonly used
428
00:32:01,799 --> 00:32:06,798
as shelter for livestock.
Going back to the
429
00:32:06,799 --> 00:32:10,508
third century, they-they started
this idea that he was actually
430
00:32:10,509 --> 00:32:14,798
born in a cave.
But then they also describe the
431
00:32:14,799 --> 00:32:19,798
tomb of resurrection as a cave,
as a simple hollowed-out room
432
00:32:19,799 --> 00:32:22,798
that had this circular stone at
the entranceway.
433
00:32:22,799 --> 00:32:25,798
The Bible does make
a point that when Christ was
434
00:32:25,799 --> 00:32:28,966
taken from the cross, then he's
buried in a rock-cut tomb.
435
00:32:28,967 --> 00:32:32,798
>> KATHLEEN McGOWAN COPPENS:
There does seem to be a mystical
436
00:32:32,799 --> 00:32:36,798
environment here, this idea of a
cave being a place where someone
437
00:32:36,799 --> 00:32:39,798
who is of divinity comes and
someone who is of divinity
438
00:32:39,799 --> 00:32:42,798
leaves.
So it's almost as if passages
439
00:32:42,799 --> 00:32:46,798
are happening in caves.
Constantine's
440
00:32:46,799 --> 00:32:51,798
building program of churches in
the Holy Land began by building
441
00:32:51,799 --> 00:32:55,798
churches over caves associated
with key mysteries of the faith.
442
00:32:55,799 --> 00:33:00,300
He built a church over the site
of Jesus' birth.
443
00:33:00,301 --> 00:33:04,798
He built a church over the site
of Jesus' crucifixion, where the
444
00:33:04,799 --> 00:33:07,300
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
stands today.
445
00:33:07,301 --> 00:33:10,798
And he built a church on the
Mount of Olives over a cave
446
00:33:10,799 --> 00:33:16,799
associated with the site of his
ascension into heaven.
447
00:33:18,799 --> 00:33:21,798
Is there some
significance to the fact that
448
00:33:21,799 --> 00:33:25,798
both Jesus' birthplace and
resurrection may have occurred
449
00:33:25,799 --> 00:33:29,966
inside caves?
Some ancient astronaut theorists
450
00:33:29,967 --> 00:33:34,966
say yes and claim there may even
be physical evidence that what
451
00:33:34,967 --> 00:33:39,798
happened within these caves was
something other than miraculous.
452
00:33:39,799 --> 00:33:42,798
>> McGOWAN: The Shroud of Turin
is certainly the most important
453
00:33:42,799 --> 00:33:46,798
relic of the Resurrection, this
extraordinary imprint of the
454
00:33:46,799 --> 00:33:49,798
crucified body on this cloth
that no one has ever been able
455
00:33:49,799 --> 00:33:52,798
to accurately explain or
reproduce.
456
00:33:52,799 --> 00:33:55,798
Jesus was in the tomb,
and some believe there was an
457
00:33:55,799 --> 00:33:59,508
intense burst of energy which
created what we now call the
458
00:33:59,509 --> 00:34:02,966
Shroud of Turin, some form of
radiation which was very intense
459
00:34:02,967 --> 00:34:05,798
and powerful.
>> McGOWAN: We know with 21st
460
00:34:05,799 --> 00:34:08,798
century technology that the
Shroud of Turin is a first
461
00:34:08,799 --> 00:34:11,799
century garment.
And we know beyond a shadow of a
462
00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:15,798
doubt that it could not have
been painted or in any way
463
00:34:15,799 --> 00:34:17,798
created.
So the Shroud of Turin gives us
464
00:34:17,799 --> 00:34:20,798
this exceptional piece of
evidence that something powerful
465
00:34:20,799 --> 00:34:24,798
happened in that tomb.
And when people came to
466
00:34:24,799 --> 00:34:28,966
see him the next day to view his
body, he was gone.
467
00:34:28,967 --> 00:34:33,798
Two shining beings, nonhuman
beings, met these two witnesses
468
00:34:33,799 --> 00:34:37,798
outside the tomb and informed
them that Christ had arisen and
469
00:34:37,799 --> 00:34:41,798
that he had departed.
It's possible that
470
00:34:41,799 --> 00:34:45,508
that cave was acting as a sort
of a gateway or a portal,
471
00:34:45,509 --> 00:34:48,798
because in many of these
stories, the caves link earth
472
00:34:48,799 --> 00:34:52,702
and heaven.
473
00:34:52,728 --> 00:34:58,803
Could the Shroud of Turin
really be evidence
474
00:34:58,829 --> 00:35:03,798
that something of a
technological as
475
00:35:03,799 --> 00:35:07,798
well as a spiritual nature took
place in the cave where many
476
00:35:07,799 --> 00:35:16,798
believe Jesus was resurrected?
Reports of humans encountering
477
00:35:16,799 --> 00:35:20,798
the divine in or near caves come
from all corners of the globe
478
00:35:20,799 --> 00:35:27,798
going back thousands of years.
We look at the
479
00:35:27,799 --> 00:35:31,798
prophet Muhammad at Mount Hira.
He's in a mountain in a cave.
480
00:35:31,799 --> 00:35:36,798
He's praying and meditating.
He hears the voice of Gabriel.
481
00:35:36,799 --> 00:35:40,508
"Iqra, Iqra," which means "to
recite, recite."
482
00:35:40,509 --> 00:35:45,798
And so, he recites the Koran.
According to the Hebrew
483
00:35:45,799 --> 00:35:52,798
tradition the prophet Elijah,
who existed around nine BCE,
484
00:35:52,799 --> 00:35:58,798
lived in a cave. According to
485
00:35:58,799 --> 00:36:03,800
Greek mythology, Zeus was born
in a cave.
486
00:36:05,799 --> 00:36:09,966
And caves are often understood,
in religious traditions, to be
487
00:36:09,967 --> 00:36:14,798
gateways to the underworld.
So, caves are worshipped
488
00:36:14,799 --> 00:36:19,798
throughout the Mediterranean,
usually because a god is
489
00:36:19,799 --> 00:36:22,798
associated with that cave.
A god is worshipped in a cave or
490
00:36:22,799 --> 00:36:30,798
in a grotto. Could the stories
491
00:36:30,799 --> 00:36:35,966
of Zeus, Muhammad, and even
Jesus be evidence that the
492
00:36:35,967 --> 00:36:40,798
world's subterranean caverns
might be portals that connect us
493
00:36:40,799 --> 00:36:45,798
to other realms, as ancient
astronaut theorists suggest?
494
00:36:45,799 --> 00:36:50,798
Perhaps the answer will be found
with new cutting-edge technology
495
00:36:50,799 --> 00:36:56,965
designed to uncover secrets in cave
walls not visible to the naked eye.
496
00:36:59,891 --> 00:37:05,314
Santa Monica,
California, 2014.
497
00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:08,798
Here at xRez Studio,
498
00:37:08,799 --> 00:37:13,798
visualization artists Greg
Downing and Eric Hanson are
499
00:37:13,799 --> 00:37:16,798
pioneering the use of
photogrammetry and special
500
00:37:16,799 --> 00:37:20,798
effects software to assist
archaeologists in the global
501
00:37:20,799 --> 00:37:25,799
effort to decipher ancient cave
art.
502
00:37:26,799 --> 00:37:29,508
We use a
combination of techniques from
503
00:37:29,509 --> 00:37:32,799
the fields of computational
photography and graphics in
504
00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:36,798
order to help the archaeologists
reveal information difficult to
505
00:37:36,799 --> 00:37:38,966
see just with basic vision when
you're there.
506
00:37:38,967 --> 00:37:42,798
The team recently
traveled to the Grand Canyon to
507
00:37:42,799 --> 00:37:46,966
compile a massive, in-depth
photographic compilation of the
508
00:37:46,967 --> 00:37:49,798
collection of strange
petroglyphs known as the
509
00:37:49,799 --> 00:37:52,798
Shaman's Panel. We were drawn to
510
00:37:52,799 --> 00:37:54,798
the panel for two primary
aspects.
511
00:37:54,799 --> 00:37:58,508
One was the rich layering of the
anthropomorphic figures.
512
00:37:58,509 --> 00:38:00,798
And two is the kind of
evocative, surreal nature of
513
00:38:00,799 --> 00:38:06,798
their composition.
This cave is maybe,
514
00:38:06,799 --> 00:38:10,798
like, five or six feet deep.
So, by using a photogrammetric
515
00:38:10,799 --> 00:38:13,798
technique, we were able to get
the detail across the entire
516
00:38:13,799 --> 00:38:18,798
painting. The nice thing about
517
00:38:18,799 --> 00:38:21,798
this technique is, we can
separate the different dyes and
518
00:38:21,799 --> 00:38:24,798
minerals that are used.
And in this case, now we can
519
00:38:24,799 --> 00:38:28,675
kind of see the layering
expressed, we can see figures
520
00:38:28,676 --> 00:38:33,798
that are simply lost by the
naked eye.
521
00:38:33,799 --> 00:38:36,798
Yeah, that brings it out.
522
00:38:36,799 --> 00:38:40,967
Yeah, it's a complete
difference.
523
00:38:44,799 --> 00:38:48,133
Could modern
techniques one day uncover even
524
00:38:48,134 --> 00:38:52,798
more details about what ancient
people really saw and hoped to
525
00:38:52,799 --> 00:38:57,798
communicate with rock art?
Some ancient astronaut
526
00:38:57,799 --> 00:39:01,798
theorists believe one compelling
clue that modern researchers
527
00:39:01,799 --> 00:39:05,798
might be on the right track can
be found, oddly enough, in
528
00:39:05,799 --> 00:39:14,966
contemporary America.
March, 1945.
529
00:39:14,967 --> 00:39:18,798
Amazing Stories magazine
publishes an article entitled "I
530
00:39:18,799 --> 00:39:22,798
Remember Lemuria!"
But according to the author,
531
00:39:22,799 --> 00:39:25,508
this is the first piece to
appear in the science fiction
532
00:39:25,509 --> 00:39:31,798
magazine that is not fiction at
all but an actual account of his
533
00:39:31,799 --> 00:39:37,798
own alien abduction.
Richard Shaver was
534
00:39:37,799 --> 00:39:42,798
a man who surfaced decades ago
with a story of underground
535
00:39:42,799 --> 00:39:46,798
entities that were very hostile
to the human race.
536
00:39:46,799 --> 00:39:50,798
Terrible creatures that would
kidnap and kill members of the
537
00:39:50,799 --> 00:39:53,798
human race. They were the first
538
00:39:53,799 --> 00:39:57,798
inhabitants of Planet Earth.
When the sun became radioactive,
539
00:39:57,799 --> 00:40:01,798
these people could no longer
live on the surface.
540
00:40:01,799 --> 00:40:08,799
Some left in their spaceships.
Others went underground.
541
00:40:11,799 --> 00:40:14,798
Could Richard
Shaver's account of underground
542
00:40:14,799 --> 00:40:19,798
extraterrestrials abducting
humans be true?
543
00:40:19,799 --> 00:40:22,966
Shaver proposed that the alien
race that once populated the
544
00:40:22,967 --> 00:40:26,798
earth had developed
highly-specialized equipment
545
00:40:26,799 --> 00:40:30,675
that allowed them to embed
multifaceted imagery into
546
00:40:30,676 --> 00:40:34,133
stones. Richard Shaver
547
00:40:34,134 --> 00:40:37,133
believed that he had made the
greatest discovery in the
548
00:40:37,134 --> 00:40:41,798
history of mankind about the true
nature of intelligent life on Earth.
549
00:40:41,799 --> 00:40:49,798
So, this is an original Shaver
550
00:40:49,799 --> 00:40:55,133
photograph of a rock book.
And this multidimensional way
551
00:40:55,134 --> 00:40:58,798
of making images in the rock
books was something that Shaver
552
00:40:58,799 --> 00:41:02,798
saw as a real sign of the
superior intelligence of the
553
00:41:02,799 --> 00:41:06,798
ancient races.
Shaver believed that these
554
00:41:06,799 --> 00:41:09,798
weren't mere rocks with random
patterns, that these were
555
00:41:09,799 --> 00:41:13,798
actually deliberately
manufactured artifacts by the
556
00:41:13,799 --> 00:41:18,133
ancient races who had been here
30,000, 100,000, who knows how
557
00:41:18,134 --> 00:41:21,064
many years ago.
558
00:41:21,090 --> 00:41:27,798
Might Richard Shaver have actually
discovered real physical evidence that
559
00:41:27,799 --> 00:41:31,798
extraterrestrials have been here
on Planet Earth and might still
560
00:41:31,799 --> 00:41:35,798
be here today?
Whether or not
561
00:41:35,799 --> 00:41:39,798
Richard Shaver's stories are
true, it does dovetail with
562
00:41:39,799 --> 00:41:44,798
legends across this planet of a
race of beings that either
563
00:41:44,799 --> 00:41:51,798
created humankind, or were, at
least, our ancestors that had a
564
00:41:51,799 --> 00:41:55,799
superior technology.
If we're looking for
565
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:59,798
extraterrestrials, ironically,
the heavens above might not be
566
00:41:59,799 --> 00:42:01,798
the best place to look.
We should perhaps even be
567
00:42:01,799 --> 00:42:05,798
looking deep below our feet.
In some ways,
568
00:42:05,799 --> 00:42:09,798
exploring the underground cavern
world of Planet Earth is the
569
00:42:09,799 --> 00:42:16,133
final frontier.
Is it possible that
570
00:42:16,134 --> 00:42:20,133
some of the world's most
mysterious caves really are home
571
00:42:20,134 --> 00:42:25,798
to extraterrestrial beings?
Could it be that the knowledge
572
00:42:25,799 --> 00:42:29,798
of the universe has been left
for us to discover right here on
573
00:42:29,799 --> 00:42:33,798
Earth, once we have the
technology to unlock it?
574
00:42:33,799 --> 00:42:37,798
And might the crystals found
within cave walls not only tell
575
00:42:37,799 --> 00:42:43,675
us where we came from, but even
provide the technology to access
576
00:42:43,676 --> 00:42:46,508
the most distant corners of the universe?
577
00:42:46,509 --> 00:42:48,798
Perhaps one day we will find
proof that there is life beyond
578
00:42:48,799 --> 00:42:51,508
our planet by searching deep
within it.
579
00:42:51,509 --> 00:42:54,508
Captioning sponsored by
A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS
580
00:42:54,509 --> 00:42:56,508
Captioned by
Media Access Group at WGBH
581
00:42:56,509 --> 00:42:58,301
access.wgbh.org
582
00:42:58,351 --> 00:43:02,901
Repair and Synchronization by
Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0
52807
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.