The Motto of Atlantis

 If indeed the name of the lost city of Atlantis

 is actually the motto of the lost city of Aqua Terra,

 then the motto would be  -

                    "Ad Lantis"

                    "Ad    Lan    -    tis"

                    

                    "To       ?      -     you (present) plural"        in Latin 

So, what does    "Lan"    mean, as this seems to have slipped out of use in the Latin language 

early on. 

However, I think it has survived in a few English words, notably -

                    Lantern

                    Land

and              Lanyard

                  Lanyard (pictured left)

                  This is probably the best place to start looking

                  for a meaning, and it can be split into -

                            Lan    -    yard

            

                  It could mean a yard (metre) of    ?

                  Lanyards can be used in a variety of situations,

                  including on ships.

Land
Verb  -  To Land

This can be split into  -

            Lan    -    d

              ?       -    complete / finish

 The act of securing a ship to the dock at the 

 completion of a voyage. Maybe even calling out

 to their superior on the ship,

                                                                                                 "Lan  de"

                                                                                  To let them know the ship was secure.

                                                                                  Land

                                                                                  Noun  -  Dry Land

                                                                                  The verb above could easily have become used

                                                                                  as a noun to mean the dry land that the ship is 

                                                                                  moored to.

               Lantern  

               This can be split into  -

    

                        Lan    -    t    -    e    -    r    -    n

                          ?       -  end    he/it     are       in

                    

                          ?       -  end in a container

What do all these things have in common ?

                    Rope                                 (Rope can come in many different widths - fine to coarse)

So, it is quite possible that,

                    Lan

is an early word for rope.

That would make the motto of Aqua Terra,

                    To Rope You 

This doesn't mean a lot 

until you remember that the city early on 

was based on the Cult of the Bull.

Having spent time as a jilleroo

on a cattle station 

in the Northern Territory of Australia,

where the area of land that the cattle roam

can be around the 50 square miles 

(80 sq km) or more, 

many early cattle practices still exist.

"Atlantis The Lost Continent-Full Documentary"           

If anyone has ever been to a rodeo,

they will be familiar with cattle roping.

This is a practice of catching a beast 

in an open area, using a length of rope.

In ancient times there were no extensive fences

that exist today, and this was a method that a 

cattle man had to be good at.

Unfortunately, amongst some cattle men in the past

there has been a great deal of cruelty towards cattle,

and they also applied these practices to human beings.

I think those practices formed the basis of The Cult of the Bull, where the purpose was not to

worship the Bull, but to bring down and conquer it, and so dominate it. And this also was applied 

to human beings outside the cult.

Hence, their motto  -

                    "To rope you"

                    "To bring you down, conquer you, and dominate you (plural)".

text (c) Katherine Stuart 2021

Dochas Books Film

Atlantis The Lost Continent

 

What of

Atlantis, The Lost Continent ?

Where was it, and what happened to it ?

And why does it mean so much to us ?

Well, I believe that the city of Atlantis

was on the island that is now called

Santorini by the modern Greeks 

(pictured, left)

You can see clearly,

the rectangular shape of sea,

where the great plain used to be.

This building, a church,

(pictured left) on the mountains in Santorini,

could be a memory of an early building,

that was an observatory

with a tower that communicated

(by visual or sound signal)

to a comparable tower in the city on the plain

(on the island, mid-ground),

having a view of the straits to the open sea.

                                                                        

Because of the rich soil from the volcano,

it was a Utopia.

Meaning that, the vegetation was 

very rich and abundant.

And in other ways as well,

it must have been a beautiful place to live.

Such as, the idyllic sense of calm,

almost too calm.

Exhibiting here the trademark (pictured, left), 

red, white, black (and yellow) rock types.

     I believe that many people

     are alive today, again, who were alive then,

     And, they have had, and still, the opportunity

     to record their memories in book and film etc.

     As, we are in the First Resurrection,

     described in The Bible,

     and have been for a hundred years or more.

     Some such articles,

     are the games, "Myst" and "Riven".

     (books are available).

     They describe a place,

     inhabited by a group of people

     who live in pods -

     houses shaped as spheres.

     And a secretive guy comes to live there,

     Ti'ana's son, Gehn,

     who establishes his own society.

        Myst and Riven
        could easily be names given to this island

        at this time.

        Myst 

        could have developed into the word Mist.

        And the island could very well have been

        shrouded in mist especially along the tops

        of the surrounding mountains.

        As the volcano would have been hot

        and creating a great deal of moisture

        in the air and in the springs,

        which in turn supported the varied plant life.

        Riven 

        is a word which means "divided",

        and the land surface in places 

        could have been deeply fissured,

        due to constant earthquakes etc.

The Atlantean society progressed

to a position of great power in the region,

because of its immeasurably beautiful riches,

gleaned from mines on the island.

Which included precious metals

and in particular, crystals

(such as these, pictured left).

It could well have been the richest place

on earth.

The city had been established,

and it would most likely have been

on the central hill on the plain.

Which is the main vent for the volcano.

What is now the central island

in this collection of islands.

Did they know this ?

Did they care ?

Image above, from -

"The Lost City of Atlantis - Full Documentary" 

Events leading up to the

destruction of the city and the island,

I believe, are encapsulated well

in "Atlantis", by Michael J. Murphy (1991).

This story articulates clearly,

names of the main people involved, 

and is the account relayed by

the High Priest, Sartor.

"Atlantis"(1991)

  Of course, the volcano erupted

  and blew the city and the plain to pieces

  with most of the inhabitants

  killed by the explosion and lava flow,

  or the tsunami that followed.

  So, there will be no city structure

  that remains.

  Whatever has been preserved,

  was buried under a great deal of rock and 

  ash, on land and also under the sea

  in the surrounding area.

"Atlantis The Lost Continent-Full Documentary"        

                                                                                                   But, people did escape, and much can be                                                                                                   seen from events afterwards, down                                                                                                              through history.

                                                                                                  Which is well illustrated in this                                                                                                                      documentary (pictured, left)

The High Priest - Sartor

It seems that he has escaped somehow to Egypt, and been absorbed into their priesthood.

No doubt making good use of sympathetic contacts there, and carrying the Blood Stone and

Crystal Skull with him, to use as collateral.

                                                                                      

The Queen's Female Consort - Polita

It would seem that she and the rebels headed north to the ice-lands.

(There had been an ice-age, with an ice sheet progressing into Europe)

Poland

Is Poland named after her ?

Arian 

It would seem that Polita had attached herself in an emotional way to Arian, trying to relate

to her, the way she had with the Queen, but Arian was pure, and it was only ever platonic.

However, it didn't stop Polita using Arian. And this way of doing things, has come down

her family line, emanating in the philosophy of Nazi Germany in WW2, to preserve the

blonde hair and blue eyes, of supposedly Arian's family.

I think she was using Arian's name, pretending to be her, and pure, as Arian didn't have blonde

hair, hers was dark coloured.

The Master

Someone who loves gold so much that they paste their whole body with a gold ointment,

can only be one person,

King Midas of Phrygia.

It is possible that the Ancient Greeks called Atlantis, Phrygia.   

See  -  "Midas - Greek mythology"

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Midas-Greek-mythology 

This story would explain what is going on with The Master's head.

It could very well be a turban covering ass' ears.

Does this sound far-fetched ?

The Master is also father of a son who has the face of a bull, and who is locked up in a labyrinth.

King Minos of Crete is this person.

See - "Minotaur - Greek mythology"

This would suggest that The Master, (ie., King Midas, King Minos) escaped to Crete. with

his son, and also his younger daughter Ariadne,

But, The Master cut Ariadne's head off in Atlantis ??

I don't think so !!

This suggests collusion between The Master and his younger daughter.

For the purpose of misdirecting the rebels.

So, what happened ??

The Magician's Trick

The Master most certainly would have staged it for the benefit of the High Priest and others

who were likely to escape. And he most certainly did rape, and kill with poison, his older

daughter/step-daughter, Anteea, the Queen of Atlantis. Then he used her and props, such 

as the Blood Stone, the Crystal Skull, and the severed head, which was probably a real head, 

but of someone who only looked like his younger daughter. Enacting an elaborate staging of his "rebirth", to reinforce the myth that he was immortal, while executing a quick getaway, as 

confusion was mounting over the volcano erupting.

Why all this theatre ?

I think that he saw that his game was up.

He was not immortal, he was an ordinary person with a talent for illusion, but he was growing

old and physically weak, and he knew people would find out the truth, it was just a matter of

time, and that time was coming soon. So, this was all pre-planned and set up, it was just up to

him when to enact it.

So what precipitated these events ?

The Master had vied for world domination, at least of the known world, and things had started

out with promise, but then had not gone to plan, and the Greeks of Athens had formed

an alliance against him. It is said that they waged a battle against him and won. But, the 

Ancient Greeks themselves have no knowledge of this victory. 

Can it be, that this happened just before the volcano erupted ?

If the Ancient Greeks have no knowledge of this victory, then their soldiers and all of them 

that knew of it must have been killed in the eruption and tsunami.

That means they were in close proximity to the island.

Does that mean they had actually taken the city itself ?

I think it does. It would mean the end of The Master's life.

Is the volcanic eruption a co-incidence ?

At the time, I'm sure it would have been put down to the Gods' retribution on the Athenian Greeks.

But, I think that Atlantean technology was far enough advanced, if they had a laser to burn hostile incoming ships,

featured in the film, "Atlantis The Lost Continent"(1961)

that he has used this, or even a couple of bombs placed in strategic positions underground, to

set off the eruption. To destroy all evidence.

Evidence of what ?

What did he want to hide that everybody else wasn't doing as well ?

Maybe the secrets of their technology, but also their medical experiments. As you see, they were performing organ transplants on people. Maybe only externally. But, this was how the minotaur

got his bull's face, and The Master got his ass' ears (though he could have had them removed if he

wanted to).. And also many other experiments on captured people on the island, and maybe from 

other places. Which would have created a great deal of fear amongst those around about.

Phrygia - Fear Continent

Maybe also,

The Land of Ophir - The Land Of Fear,  King Solomon's Mines

Aqua Terra - The city of water, land, water, land, water, land

Now carrying the Greek version of the name,

Thera

and a settlement, 

Akrotiri

Home to the early 

Cult of Terra - a cult of worship of the Bull,

Torra. Taura, Taurus

Which may have become known as,

The Cult of Terror

Enough said ?

Maybe one more thing.

Was the city or even the island actually called Atlantis ?

Because only Plato seems to have used it.

I think it might be the city's motto,

                "Ad Lantis"   

         

                Ad     Lan  -  tis                 

                To        ?         you (plural) present

This word could have been used by, or describing, a group that escaped the eruption, 

as those from 

Atlantis.

Maybe if the person using the description, only saw the motto inscribed on an important

building in the city, just prior to its destruction. Possibly an Athenian, helping some of the

inhabitants to escape back to Athens.

Atlantean,

could have come to mean this group of people. And over many generations, when the 

knowledge of Atlantis became obscure, the word has degenerated from,

Atlanteans to Latins,

the founders of Rome.

Text (c) Katherine Stuart 2021

Dochas Books Film

Renovation - Stools and ...

 

Hi everyone  :)

Things have slowed down for the winter.

It's too cold in Sydney, Australia,

to do any painting etc. now, 

for about 3 months.

But, I can show you what was completed

beforehand.

I was able to spray-paint some stools etc., 

with black gloss.

Which made me feel like I was working 

in the tar pits !!

It's worth it, though.

The finish is very hard and shiny.

These pieces look a little bit retro now,

which is interesting.

Here are some shelves, done as well.

And last, but definitely not least,

this mirror is a special project,

starting out as an iron work,

then spray-painted with rust inhibitor,

then a bright shiny gold colour.

The result is very nice.

All done under the direction

of my landlady, for her premises.

:)

(c) Katherine Stuart 2021

Dochas Books Film

The 2 Mels - cont'd

So, back a couple or so years ago, I went to see the films,

"Professor and the Madman", and, "Dragged Across Concrete".

And because of some subtle Freudian slips,

I was able to determine,

that the person acting as Mel Gibson in these two films,

is not the real Mel Gibson, but his understudy and "body double".

How do I know that ?

Because, I know the understudy, and I know the real Mel Gibson.

I also know, that this understudy / body double,

has taken over the role of being Mel Gibson way too seriously,

in that he now believes he is Mel Gibson.

How long has this been going on ?  

Since the film  "We Were Soldiers" ? 

 

I don't know.

And it is this understudy / body double

who has / had been constantly

in the presence of Rosalind Ross.

I have no doubt

that they are / were in a relationship.

But, how far has he gone ?

Is he Lars' daddy?

Not the real Mel Gibson ?

text (c) Katherine Stuart 2021

Dochas Books Film

Renovation - Furniture Pieces

Hi Guys  :)

I've been busy painting and varnishing, helping to renovate some furniture pieces, 

for Gigi, who decides the design,

before winter sets in, here in Sydney, Australia.

Some pieces that have been completed are -

A Washstand

This is an old-fashioned table,

which was used

before there was indoor plumbing.

On top would sit 

a large basin and jug full of water.

The drawer would hold 

cakes of soap and a towel.

The bottom shelf is for the jug when empty, 

as the basin would be full of dirty soapy water 

when finished, ready to be collected and emptied.

This was used to "have a wash",

cleaning one's face and personal areas,

on days between having the weekly bath.

Wooden Step

A home-made step,

to enable customers

to easily enter

Gigi's restaurant.

A Chest of 3 Drawers

This is a modern piece made of pine.

But, with antique looking

blue and white knobs,

it looks very antique.

(c) Katherine Stuart 2021

Dochas Books Film

Basic Graphics - Circle Corrections

I have been doing a lot of work

trying to get the next shape

in the graphics sequence,

and discovered an aberration 

in my version of Python 3.8  32-bit.

I don't know if this is the case 

for everyone downloading this version.

But I discovered,

that when drawing the circle,

this program doesn't produce

a balanced shape.

For a circle of -

   Pt.forward(1)

   Pt.right(1)

the four equidistant points on the circle are -

    (0.00, 0.00)

    (57.79, -56.79) 

    (1.00, -114.59)

    (-56.79, -57.79)

    (-0.00, 0.00)

They should be balanced, something like -

    (0.00, 0.00)

    (57.29, -57.29)

    (0.00, -114.58)

    (-57.29, -57.29)

    (0.00, 0.00)

On closer inspection of the 4 points,

I found them to all be 

one pixel to the left of where they should be.

With some trial and error, I discovered,

that if I correct the initial orientation of the arrow, by

       Pt.right(0.5)            degrees

Then, the 4 equidistant points on the new circle are -

    (0.00, 0.00)

    (57.30, -57.30)

    (-0.00, -114.59)

    (-57.30, -57.30)

    (-0.00, 0.00)

Which can be seen to be balanced.

So I advise, if you have this problem 

when drawing a circle on this program, 

then make the adjustment of -

     Pt.right(0.5)

at the beginning of the sequence.

N

Also, I had been using -

    n  =  radius / 57.35

This seems to be a little inaccurate, from observing above, that -

    2  x  radius  =  114.59

    Thus,

    radius  =  114.59 / 2

                =  57.295

    when the program is moving at the base level of -

       Pt.forward(1)

   Pt.right(1) 

   

    and,

    n    =    the chord subtended by a    1 degree    turn of the circle

Hence, to get a circle of the desired radius here, using -

       Pt.forward(1)

   Pt.right(1)

n    needs to be adjusted to -

    n  =  radius / 57.295

For example, if a circle is required, of -

    radius  =  50

in this program, the adjustment needed is -

    n  =  50 / 57.295

which gives you a chord that is slightly shorter, 

and the circle drawn will end up with -

    radius  =  50

not,

    radius  =  57.295

I have tested this,

and it is accurate enough up to -

 

    radius  = 400

which is a circle that is a bit larger 

than an approx. 39cm (diagonal) computer screen.

:)

text (c) Katherine Stuart 2021

Dochas Books Film

Renovation - Kitchen Walls

Hi everyone  :)

Sorry for being so quiet on my blog for so long.

I've been so busy with painting the walls in this kitchen area, with some help from a friend, 

and also under the direction of my landlady, who has supplied all the paint and equipment.

All four walls have now been completed. And here they are - 

I

Wall 1

Wall 2

Wall 3

Wall 4

So you can see that there was 

a lot of work involved there.

But, the painting continues,

slowly and steadily.

I'm on to do more work soon,

within the building.

Stay safe everyone  :)

(c) Katherine Stuart 2021

Dochas Books Film