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Cowboybob Benda commented, "Current scientific theory places the existence of dinosaurs from approximately 250 million years ago to approximately 65 million years ago. Montana has more finds of dinosaur bones and eggs than any other place in the world. Our concepts of the size and shapes of dinosaurs has been extrapolated from scientists assembling the bones of the dinosaurs so that we get an idea of what they looked like. At this point, as far as we know, there has only been one discovery of a complete intact dinosaur fossil including the hide and that find was in Alaska.
A fossil is an animal that has become stone over time.
Dragons and an ancient bird called a Roc were creatures of legend and myth. Because no bones or remains of anything that could be identified as a Dragon or a Roc have ever been identified people theorized that perhaps they lived in the era before dinosaurs or perhaps they were just legend and myth.
As a result of recent finds at and near the Dragon's Lair of the Nodia Complex of the Montana Megaliths, in the state of Montana, USA, there is reason to create a new working hypothesis that dinosaurs, Dragons and the Roc bird all existed simultaneously.
Julie Ryder located the Dragon's Lair site and found what appears to be the intact fossilized remains of Dragons and dinosaurs as well as the fossilized vertebrae of other animals over top. Julie brought her friend Cowboybob Benda, the author of this statement, to the Dragon's Lair site to get his input as to whether or not it also appeared to him that there were several fossilized Dragons at the site. Cowboybob agreed. That is exactly what it looks like. Then he turned and looked the site over and found what he believes to be a complete fossilized Roc bird laying on the back of a complete fossilized dinosaur. All these are at the same location.
After reviewing the photographs and processing the information for several days Cowboybob and Julie returned to the site and found more fossilized Dragons near the site. Also they noticed that in some instances there appear to be other skeletal remains laying on top or embedded into the side of the fossilized animals.
The fossilized animals appear to be completely anatomically correct with the eye, nose and mouth location in the correct position in every case. The shape of the eye is correct, the shape of the nostril is correct, the mouth is located in the correct anatomical location, and when they are exposed to view the limbs of these ancient animals appear to be what would be considered the correct size and shape. In one case what appears to be the four talons of a Dragon's right rear foot and in another case what appears to be the left canine tooth or fang in a Dragon's mouth are in the right position.
In numerous cases where the neck or spine vertebrae are exposed the vertebrae appear to be exactly the correct size and shape, including the occidental node in exactly the correct location on the top vertebrae of the spine.
When viewing the photos of what appears to be these ancient fossilized remains please keep in mind that they are between 65 million and 250 million years old. That means they're not going to be perfect, however the anatomical correctness of every one of the Dragons, the Roc and the Dinosaur is both startling and compelling.
A fossil is an animal that has become stone over time.
Dragons and an ancient bird called a Roc were creatures of legend and myth. Because no bones or remains of anything that could be identified as a Dragon or a Roc have ever been identified people theorized that perhaps they lived in the era before dinosaurs or perhaps they were just legend and myth.
As a result of recent finds at and near the Dragon's Lair of the Nodia Complex of the Montana Megaliths, in the state of Montana, USA, there is reason to create a new working hypothesis that dinosaurs, Dragons and the Roc bird all existed simultaneously.
Julie Ryder located the Dragon's Lair site and found what appears to be the intact fossilized remains of Dragons and dinosaurs as well as the fossilized vertebrae of other animals over top. Julie brought her friend Cowboybob Benda, the author of this statement, to the Dragon's Lair site to get his input as to whether or not it also appeared to him that there were several fossilized Dragons at the site. Cowboybob agreed. That is exactly what it looks like. Then he turned and looked the site over and found what he believes to be a complete fossilized Roc bird laying on the back of a complete fossilized dinosaur. All these are at the same location.
After reviewing the photographs and processing the information for several days Cowboybob and Julie returned to the site and found more fossilized Dragons near the site. Also they noticed that in some instances there appear to be other skeletal remains laying on top or embedded into the side of the fossilized animals.
The fossilized animals appear to be completely anatomically correct with the eye, nose and mouth location in the correct position in every case. The shape of the eye is correct, the shape of the nostril is correct, the mouth is located in the correct anatomical location, and when they are exposed to view the limbs of these ancient animals appear to be what would be considered the correct size and shape. In one case what appears to be the four talons of a Dragon's right rear foot and in another case what appears to be the left canine tooth or fang in a Dragon's mouth are in the right position.
In numerous cases where the neck or spine vertebrae are exposed the vertebrae appear to be exactly the correct size and shape, including the occidental node in exactly the correct location on the top vertebrae of the spine.
When viewing the photos of what appears to be these ancient fossilized remains please keep in mind that they are between 65 million and 250 million years old. That means they're not going to be perfect, however the anatomical correctness of every one of the Dragons, the Roc and the Dinosaur is both startling and compelling.
DRAGONS LAIR
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When you look closely at the body of evidence it becomes abundantly clear that this area was once inhabited by dragons and dinosaurs. There are several recognizable dinosaurs as well as parts and pieces of other animal fossils. Then came multiple epochs of civilizations that intentionally constructed amphitheaters, cyclopean walls, statues, monuments, murals and magnificent complex art forms over the fossilized remains.
It will take years to photograph, document and analyse the hundred of images portrayed in stone within Dragons Lair in the Nodia Megacomplex of Montana Megaliths North in the USA. There are so many features at Dragons Lair that while analyzing a photo I always find more eyes and images in the background that draw me back with camera in hand. Dragons Lair could become the life's work of any Cryptozoologist, Paleontologist, Archaeologist or Geologist.
As for me when I have finished photographing and documenting this site I will move on to the next. This is site number 81 that I have discovered, photographed and began the documentation process in the Montana Megaliths. So far theses sites stretch over approximately 100 miles x 124 miles.
Andrew Barker stated this about the Montana Megaliths even before I discovered Dragons Lair, "Now we only know a fraction of the macro picture; but that is enough to understand the sites importance. The archaeologists will need many decades to formulate the micro picture. We must expect with a site of this scale that this could last into the next century."
This ancient site is on private land and I photographed it with permission.
It will take years to photograph, document and analyse the hundred of images portrayed in stone within Dragons Lair in the Nodia Megacomplex of Montana Megaliths North in the USA. There are so many features at Dragons Lair that while analyzing a photo I always find more eyes and images in the background that draw me back with camera in hand. Dragons Lair could become the life's work of any Cryptozoologist, Paleontologist, Archaeologist or Geologist.
As for me when I have finished photographing and documenting this site I will move on to the next. This is site number 81 that I have discovered, photographed and began the documentation process in the Montana Megaliths. So far theses sites stretch over approximately 100 miles x 124 miles.
Andrew Barker stated this about the Montana Megaliths even before I discovered Dragons Lair, "Now we only know a fraction of the macro picture; but that is enough to understand the sites importance. The archaeologists will need many decades to formulate the micro picture. We must expect with a site of this scale that this could last into the next century."
This ancient site is on private land and I photographed it with permission.
DRAGONS AND DINOSAURS AT DRAGONS LAIR
DINO ARGTINO
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Argentinosaurus
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Dino Argtino was named after Argentinosaurus, the largest dinosaur yet to be discovered. Similarities in the details are compelling. There is a raised circle around the right eye of Argtino, a segmented raised band coming down the left side behind the eye and indented oval on the side of the face all of which are present on the Argentinosaurus Dinosaur. Inside the mouth of Argtino there are several teeth.
Biggest Dinosaur Ever! Argentinosaurus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QUK8gN1oSY&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2bbRSibfSFT5wFUfB7muCP4d_kgIaMAsXJ-kDcenjapRZJLtkUH-9Xo3o
Biggest Dinosaur Ever! Argentinosaurus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QUK8gN1oSY&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2bbRSibfSFT5wFUfB7muCP4d_kgIaMAsXJ-kDcenjapRZJLtkUH-9Xo3o
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Egg Mountain is located in Montana just south of the town of Choteau which is about 60 miles from Dragon Lair as the eagle flies. |
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Egg Mountain "is an outcropping of the Two Medicine Formation, which is present in much of northwestern Montana." Jack Horner and his team went on to discover not just juvenile dinosaurs, but 14 dinosaur nests in a single area of the site. This is how the area got the name Egg Mountain. It supplied the first strong evidence that dinosaurs fed and cared for their young, and furthermore the first evidence that dinosaurs exhibited complex behaviors." https://www.nps.gov/articles/mesozoic-egg-mountain-dawson-2014.htm
DRAGON SAPHIRA IN THE CENTER
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As seen from above, the left side of Saphira's head shows her two horns, a long straight neck with detailed vertebrae, and several eyes depending on which image you are viewing. I have outlined the largest head here. There are several smaller heads superimposed over Saphira. The geopolymer wall which overlays the end of Dragon Saphira's snout was constructed later and forms the central wall connecting the two amphitheaters.
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Dragon Saphira was named after the dragon in the Eragon Series.
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Dragon Saphira's elongated head is supported by a long straight neck with the individual cervical vertebrae and intervertebral discs perfectly intact.
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There are at least two different fossilized spines embedded into the left side of Dragon Saphira's long neck.
Dragon Saphira's left eye seen between the trees inside the first amphitheater as viewed from above the Dragons Lair.
First Amphitheater with Dragon Ryder being the highest point on the wall on the left.
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Dragon Ryder sits on top of the much larger
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First Amphitheater as viewed from ground level. Dragon Saphira is above the left wall in this photo but can only be viewed as a dragon from above. Dragon Ryder is the highest point on the left wall.
Faces that morph in and out of the primary images. Along the inner wall...Saphira's left sidewall which forms the center wall of the M shaped amphitheaters... there are several images one of which is a dragon head that morphs into a human face I have named Wolf Shaman.
Faces that morph in and out of the primary images. Along the inner wall...Saphira's left sidewall which forms the center wall of the M shaped amphitheaters... there are several images one of which is a dragon head that morphs into a human face I have named Wolf Shaman.
Dragon Rider morphs into Wolf Shaman
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The white left eye of Dragon Ryder morphs into the right eye of a wolf skin (the wolf's
left eye is golden). The wolf skin is worn as the head dress of the Wolf Shaman who has a human face.
left eye is golden). The wolf skin is worn as the head dress of the Wolf Shaman who has a human face.
A stone carving of a human shaman wearing a bear cape was discovered in the Ohio Mounds In the USA. Designated as the Shaman of Newark, the Bear Shaman is an artifact from the Hopewell culture that thrived from around 100 B.C. to 400 A.D.
https://www.toledoblade.com/assets/pdf/TO51495727.PDF
https://www.toledoblade.com/assets/pdf/TO51495727.PDF
DRAGON RUBY
Leaning over on her right side Dragon Ruby's nose ends where the remains of the geopolymer wall of the Second Amphitheater terminates. Connecting all three dragons the cyclopean wall blocks are visible at the end of Dragon
Saphiras nose.
Saphiras nose.
Dragon Ruby
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Dragon Ruby's left eye
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Dragon Ruby is the third dragon at Dragons Lair. Pinkish red mineral "paint" lightly covers her left eye and fills in the shadows of Dragon Ruby's head armor. Just below the surface of this mineral wash the shape and pupil of a human type eye are apparent.
Dragon of Morocco Biology explained and shown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gURVpKrGpjE&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1rfOq5dUdlIHmg4Poja5eOfZmeAC9Uht5frIVwVUiN3JdmZd94_826npo
DEANO WHO IS A DINOSAUR
Deano was discovered by Cowboy Bob Benda on May 1, 2020. He first found the Roc Bird sculpture (or fossil) on the side of Deano's back. Then analyzing the positions of the surrounding animal features, Bob reached the conclusion that they were all laying down, some on top of the other, just like the way that animals lie down in the fields and in the wild.
Bob is in reality a real Cowboy as well as a musician whose band Gypsy Dust performs here in Montana.
Bob recognized the head of a Roc Bird, which is an ancient mythological bird featured in legends in the Middle East, sanding proudly on the side of Deano. Bob named the bird Rocky.
Bob is in reality a real Cowboy as well as a musician whose band Gypsy Dust performs here in Montana.
Bob recognized the head of a Roc Bird, which is an ancient mythological bird featured in legends in the Middle East, sanding proudly on the side of Deano. Bob named the bird Rocky.
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A row of cervical vertebrae outlines the spine. Several distinctive anatomically correctly positioned features are present including the left front segmented leg.
ROC BIRD ON THE SIDE OF DEANO, THE DINOSAUR
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On the side of Deano is a a large Roc Bird
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"The Roc is an enormous legendary bird of prey in the popular mythology of the Middle East.
The Roc appears in Arabic geographies and natural history, popularized in Arabian fairy tales and sailors' folklore. Wiki |
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Rocky is the name that CowboyBob Benda gave to this Roc Bird feature on the side of Deano. He explains the fine details this way, "Zoom in on the photo of the Roc bird then zoom in on his head until you get close enough to see that every feature of his head is anatomically correct. The eye size, shape and the location of his eye relative to the rest of his head, the placement of the comb starting in the middle of his beak and going up to the top of his head, and the placement of his mouth are proportional. Many other of the remains display the same anatomical correctness. Correct placement size and shape of the eyes, the nostrils, the mouth, the teeth and the spinal column. More photos to come."
E-LONG ON THE SIDE OF DEANO
E-Long bas relief sculpture at Dragons Lair
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Notice that E-Long is depicted in the same pose...looking over his right shoulder as a similar bas relief portrait of the elongated head Ones in ancient Egypt.
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I was mesmerized when my eyes found a Being with a male human face and an elongated head looking over his right shoulder showing the left side of his face in silhouette A large dangling white ear ring is superimposed hiding his neck from view. I named him E-Long.
The bas-relief of E-Long is the the center at the bottom.
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Elongated skulls around the ancient world
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Ancient Giants Preserved Inside Hermetically Sealed Artificial Rocks Around The Planet For Thousands Of Years
Adrian Leiva EL ENIGMA DE LAS ROCAS Perhaps this practice of images on the outside that show who is inside the hermetically sealed rock is what we are seeing at Dragons Lair. |
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Nick Barger found a geosculpture in northeastern Oregon as seen from Google Earth. Uncanny how it is similar to E-Long which is a bas relief sculpture on the side of Deano in Dragons Lair in the Montana Megaliths, USA. Perhaps E-Long the Google Earth image Nick Barger found were related in the far distant past.
SAURUS DINO ON THE SIDE OF DEANO WHO IS A DINOSAUR
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On the side of Deano there are several images that appear to be parts and pieces of fossils as well as 3-D bas-relief sculptures possibly produced by later civilizations using the original dinosaur fossils as a canvas/mural.
One of the dinosaur fossils reaches a long neck down the side of the much larger Deano and grasps the E-Long bas -relief image in it's mouth. E-Long is very similar to an Egyptian Pharaoh figure.
One of the dinosaur fossils reaches a long neck down the side of the much larger Deano and grasps the E-Long bas -relief image in it's mouth. E-Long is very similar to an Egyptian Pharaoh figure.
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A Brachiosaurs Dinosaur is the most similar to Saurus Dino which is on the side of Deano at Dragons Lair. |
DRAGON MADELEINE GUARDS THE GATEWAY
Right eye of Dragon Madeleine has a black
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Dragon Madeleine
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Dragon Madeleine
There are dozens of inset white eyes with black pupils that appeared to follow my every movement when I discovered and then explored this magical monument in April, 2020. Once I saw the eyes the entire images came into view and often morphed into other faces as I moved and as the light changed. Almost all of the images of Beings sculpted into the walls and sides of the dragons appear as silhouettes.
Three dragons/dinosaurs form an M with the first amphitheater between Dino Argtino on the far right and Dragon Saphira in the middle. A second amphitheater connects between Dragon Saphira with Dragon Ruby forming a M as seen from above on Google Earth. So from ground level all three dragons that are only apparent when viewed from above are connected by a continuous curved wall that forms a large M when viewed from Google Earth.
The walls of the amphitheaters have been enhanced with cyclopean construction and are covered with images similar to various religious and cultural icons that are recognizable in the culture of our current epoch. Murals surround you.
I found several more beings, sections of spinal vertebrae, eyes and faces of several races of humanoid as well as ancient animals. Many of the detached body parts may be imprints of fossils...some appear to be ancient animal forms and others are visible where the overlaying rock or deteriorated hide has exposed them.
Again there are images and sculptures from several different civilizations here. My working hypothesis is that this area was originally destroyed by some cataclysmic event that buried ancient animals in mud far back in time. Then various highly technological civilizations recognized the dragon/dinosaur like fossils\ images, built the amphitheaters and carved/ overlayed their own faces and icons into the landscape.
The Elders teach that when Atlantis was destroyed everything "turned to stone". I was shown several of these perfectly preserved stone animals that appear much like the three dragons here in Montana.
Satellite deep geoscans have shown that there is evidence of every epoch of time except for the last 12,800 years here at the Montana Megaliths USA.
There are dozens of inset white eyes with black pupils that appeared to follow my every movement when I discovered and then explored this magical monument in April, 2020. Once I saw the eyes the entire images came into view and often morphed into other faces as I moved and as the light changed. Almost all of the images of Beings sculpted into the walls and sides of the dragons appear as silhouettes.
Three dragons/dinosaurs form an M with the first amphitheater between Dino Argtino on the far right and Dragon Saphira in the middle. A second amphitheater connects between Dragon Saphira with Dragon Ruby forming a M as seen from above on Google Earth. So from ground level all three dragons that are only apparent when viewed from above are connected by a continuous curved wall that forms a large M when viewed from Google Earth.
The walls of the amphitheaters have been enhanced with cyclopean construction and are covered with images similar to various religious and cultural icons that are recognizable in the culture of our current epoch. Murals surround you.
I found several more beings, sections of spinal vertebrae, eyes and faces of several races of humanoid as well as ancient animals. Many of the detached body parts may be imprints of fossils...some appear to be ancient animal forms and others are visible where the overlaying rock or deteriorated hide has exposed them.
Again there are images and sculptures from several different civilizations here. My working hypothesis is that this area was originally destroyed by some cataclysmic event that buried ancient animals in mud far back in time. Then various highly technological civilizations recognized the dragon/dinosaur like fossils\ images, built the amphitheaters and carved/ overlayed their own faces and icons into the landscape.
The Elders teach that when Atlantis was destroyed everything "turned to stone". I was shown several of these perfectly preserved stone animals that appear much like the three dragons here in Montana.
Satellite deep geoscans have shown that there is evidence of every epoch of time except for the last 12,800 years here at the Montana Megaliths USA.
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EYES WIDE OPEN
Dragons Lair "I see things with my own eyes, just as if they were the first eyes that ever saw, and then I set about to tell, as best I can, just what I've seen." Edna St. Vincent Millay |
HISTORY AND PRE-HISTORY OF THE DRAGON BLOODLINE LINEAGES
Coat of Arms of the
City of London
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History of the Royal Dragon Bloodline – ROBERT SEPEHR
Sythian Royalty known as Dragons at 24:28 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=KSWGHo-Nhv8&feature=emb_logo |
Robert Sepehr's excellent video on the mythology of Dragons, Snakes,
Serpents, and the Dragon Mythology
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1332156993497844
Serpents, and the Dragon Mythology
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1332156993497844
This is an artist’s representation of what may have killed the dinosaurs.
CLAUS LUNAU/SCIENCE SOURCE
CLAUS LUNAU/SCIENCE SOURCE
Dragon's Lair is below a volcano
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON
"Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hanah Lee....Noble Kings and Princes would bow whenever they came."
Once upon a time a magical dragon, the Noble King and a Prince sailed along the Missouri River which in the ancient times was an inland sea. In this legend the Prince kept a lookout posted on Puff's gigantic head. The Noble King stood guard over the River. Puff the Magic Dragon always kept one eye open.
The Prince stands on the side of Puff's head holding a dagger and sword . The red spiral eye represents the Red Dragons while the white elliptical pupil represents the White Dragons. Puff the Magic Dragon is a few miles upriver from the Dragons Lair.
Puff the Magic Dragon song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7lmAc3LKWM
Once upon a time a magical dragon, the Noble King and a Prince sailed along the Missouri River which in the ancient times was an inland sea. In this legend the Prince kept a lookout posted on Puff's gigantic head. The Noble King stood guard over the River. Puff the Magic Dragon always kept one eye open.
The Prince stands on the side of Puff's head holding a dagger and sword . The red spiral eye represents the Red Dragons while the white elliptical pupil represents the White Dragons. Puff the Magic Dragon is a few miles upriver from the Dragons Lair.
Puff the Magic Dragon song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7lmAc3LKWM
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Noble King at the base of Puff the Magic Dragon gazes out over the Missouri River. |
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The Prince on the side of Puff the Magic Dragon gazes upriver. His face features two distinct eyes, nose mouth and chin and is crowned with curly hair. The Prince banishes a sword in his right hand and a dagger in his left. His tunic flows down to his knees. Two distinct stout legs are partially buried in the scree.
DRAGONS GATE
Dragons Gate is a circular amphitheater with high stone walls. Faces of the Ancient Ones carved into the towering rocks surround central stacked blocks. There are several three-dimensional dragons solidified into the stone forming Dragons Gate.
Numerous inset eyes appear in the correct anatomical position in the surrounding high stone walls at Dragon Gate. Some eyes are white with black pupils while other eyes are surrounded by eyelids, eyebrows and sparkle in the sunlight. There are also Eye Compasses that point to specific direations like the ones at Epic Episode (see photos below).
Numerous inset eyes appear in the correct anatomical position in the surrounding high stone walls at Dragon Gate. Some eyes are white with black pupils while other eyes are surrounded by eyelids, eyebrows and sparkle in the sunlight. There are also Eye Compasses that point to specific direations like the ones at Epic Episode (see photos below).
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The top of the central stacked block has been carved into a human-like statue. The right side of Toroc's face is visible and detailed, especially the right eye and the flat top head. After finding several of the Mezcala figurines that also have flat heads this may be what these Ancient Ones looked like. My sense is that Toroc is a hermaphrodite as evidenced by the two pendulous breasts and the masculine features of the face.
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These statues discovered in La Venta, Mexico where the Olmec Head are also prevalent, are similar to Tolec at Dragons Gate in the Montana Megaliths. The Olmec of Mesoamerica https://sites.google.com/a/eagles.usm.edu/the-olmec-of-mesoamerica-discipline-disconnects/artifact-6 |
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Small stone effigies created by the Mezcala Indigenous Peoples of Guerrero in Southern Mexico are a similar match. Flat heads or hats in the middle and third figuring match the statue Toroc in the center of Dragons Gate in the Nodia Megacomplex of the Montana Megaliths, North.
"Mezcala! That is not a word that evokes thoughts of an ancient culture in Mexico. Most people have never heard the word much less the place but it was important four thousand years ago because the people there started the art revolution that eventually grew into the religious/ceremonial crafts of the famous Olmec, Mayan and Aztec Empires."
THE SITTING MEN OF MEZCALA http://www.jimmausartifacts.com/sitting-men-of-mezcala/
"Mezcala! That is not a word that evokes thoughts of an ancient culture in Mexico. Most people have never heard the word much less the place but it was important four thousand years ago because the people there started the art revolution that eventually grew into the religious/ceremonial crafts of the famous Olmec, Mayan and Aztec Empires."
THE SITTING MEN OF MEZCALA http://www.jimmausartifacts.com/sitting-men-of-mezcala/
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A Mezcala elongated head figurine reminded me of the Silver Skull in the Montana Megaliths that also has an elongated head. See more under the heading SILVER SKULL by scrolling down on this page: https://www.montanamegaliths.com/epochs-of-civilizations.html
Olmec Helmet Head Geosculpture in the
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Olmec head found in La Venta Mexico
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Bennu Birdman in the Montana Megaliths and a similar bird statue from Vera Cruz, Mexico
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If you draw a line denoting the earth energy grid line from Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the Nazca Lines in Peru it passes through the Montana Megaliths and through the Yucatan in Mexico.
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There are several similarities between the Montana Megaliths and the Olmec culture in southern Mexico.
See the Olmec Helmet Head Geosculpture here in Montana on this page: https://www.montanamegaliths.com/epochs-of-civilizations.html
See the Bennu Birdman in Giant's Playground and the correlating statue found in
Vera Cruz, Mexico:
https://www.montanamegaliths.com/epochs-of-civilizations.html
See the Olmec Helmet Head Geosculpture here in Montana on this page: https://www.montanamegaliths.com/epochs-of-civilizations.html
See the Bennu Birdman in Giant's Playground and the correlating statue found in
Vera Cruz, Mexico:
https://www.montanamegaliths.com/epochs-of-civilizations.html
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This famous carved stone found in La Venta, Mexico shows a dragon wrapped around a seated human figure who is holding a bag. There is much speculation as to significance of the bags held in the right hand of Sumerian and Egyptian figures.
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On my left side as I entered Dragons Gate formed into the front of the rock was an image of Shape Shifters.
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Shape Shifters, one facing north and the other facing south, guard the entrance to
Dragon Gate.
Dragon Gate.
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Cowboy Bob named this dragon Bronc. The most extraordinary feature is that both sides of Bronc's head are symmetrical with a round bulging eye on each side. A tooth is evident on the left side of Bronc's mouth.
MONK MURAL
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Downriver from Dragon Lair on the opposite side of the mountain from Dragon Gate is a huge bas relief mural. In the center is a monk figure. The details of the hood of his ample robe falling across his upper back and right shoulder...his black straight hair covered by a flat top cap...his bent right knee and his right arm stretched out presenting an offering are depicted in incredible detail.
An image of Friar Tuck from the Robin Hood stories came to mind. The archetype of a religious, helpful yet harmless figure, handed down in the stories of Robin Hood, may have originated here.
The Monk faces west toward a door/portal cut into the domed rock above. Through the binoculars I can see the details of a small dragon head on right side facing west which is the direction of the door/portal. A larger dragon head with his left eye looking right at me faces east. The monk is featured in the center of this tableau.
An image of Friar Tuck from the Robin Hood stories came to mind. The archetype of a religious, helpful yet harmless figure, handed down in the stories of Robin Hood, may have originated here.
The Monk faces west toward a door/portal cut into the domed rock above. Through the binoculars I can see the details of a small dragon head on right side facing west which is the direction of the door/portal. A larger dragon head with his left eye looking right at me faces east. The monk is featured in the center of this tableau.
DRAGONS COUNCIL
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Dragon Luna at Dragons Council
Dragon Luna was discovered on June 3, 2020 under a full moon and named for the pink crescent moon inscribed in the wall above her. Dragon Luna was born by a river with a slow voice at the base of a volcano. Water and Fire are her elements. |
Nodia Peak
Montana Megaliths North
Montana Megaliths North
Nodia Peak
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Pyramid in Bosnia
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A major proof point that Nodia Peak was intentionally constructed is the double walled ramp that extends 2/3 of the way down the side. In the ancient past this ramp emptied into the river however in the present age it empties into a stream that accesses am artificial lake created by a dam on the Missouri River. The ramp on the side of Nodia Peak extends about 2/3 of the way down the side of just like the ramps on the side of the Bosnia Pyramid.
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From the perspective of Google Earth, Nodia Peak is a perfect conical shape with cyclopean block walls forming a three dimensional arrow that points to Nodia Fortress. The symbol for the male gender is depicted in 3-D.
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Mountain Palace District in the Nodia Megacomplex Montana Megaliths North
RAM NODIA GEOSCULPTURE
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Ram Nodia Geosculpture, positioned high above the Missouri River, looks down over several intentionally constructed megalithic features in this section of the Nodia Megacomplex. As seen from Google Earth the complete head and body of Ram Nodia Geosculpture covers just over three square miles. The name of the stream below Ram Nodia Geosculpture just happens to be Sheep Creek.
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The Temple of Amun at Karnak in Egypt is approached through an avenue of large ram-headed sphinxes, each protecting a small Pharaoh figure between their paws. A row of Ram Sphinxes representing the god Amun (whose sacred animal was the ram). These ram sphinxes in Egypt look very similar to the Ram Nodia Geosculpture in Montana. |
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Amazing synchronicity. I took photos of Mountain Sheep recently across the river from Castle Nodian below the Ram Geosculpture. |
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Michael Pell writes: Adjacent and just west of the Ram/goat geoglyph is the Missouri River. As it tracks through the topography I instantly noticed an Eagle and wings profile it etched out. Now using the sky map I would be looking for a horned animal constellation near a bird type. Though Eagle, this can be substituted to a Phoenix rising in the east and setting in the west as does the constellation Aquila does. This region also aligns through the city due south of Phoenix in line with Easter Island longitudinally. Coincidence?
Looking at the sky map notice how the constellation Aquila (the Eagle) sits adjacent to Capricorn, just as we see in the topographical elements in Montana provided that at least the horned animal has been sculpted to go with the river’s pattern.
Also of note is Aquila’s proximity to Aries to the left of it (eastward in the diagram) which matches the Ram/goat geoglyph’s position to the River Eagle profile, whereby the ridge line in the photo is acting like the Milky Way.
Matches are there, but whether that is the purpose behind the ground orientation we see remains open to debate.
Considering the importance of the Phoenix in ancient tales and this section of the Missouri River looking southward (South is top of photo) it would encompass the concept of the Phoenix as it transverses the ecliptic. In theory, it makes sense and could be a driving factor.
It would be my guess it was first created naturally of which the Ram/Goat afterward by sculpting the ground to match what was seen in the sky, provided of course the Ram Nodia is artificial.
Graphics by Michael Pell
Looking at the sky map notice how the constellation Aquila (the Eagle) sits adjacent to Capricorn, just as we see in the topographical elements in Montana provided that at least the horned animal has been sculpted to go with the river’s pattern.
Also of note is Aquila’s proximity to Aries to the left of it (eastward in the diagram) which matches the Ram/goat geoglyph’s position to the River Eagle profile, whereby the ridge line in the photo is acting like the Milky Way.
Matches are there, but whether that is the purpose behind the ground orientation we see remains open to debate.
Considering the importance of the Phoenix in ancient tales and this section of the Missouri River looking southward (South is top of photo) it would encompass the concept of the Phoenix as it transverses the ecliptic. In theory, it makes sense and could be a driving factor.
It would be my guess it was first created naturally of which the Ram/Goat afterward by sculpting the ground to match what was seen in the sky, provided of course the Ram Nodia is artificial.
Graphics by Michael Pell
An eagle flew right over my head while I was photographing the Nodian Head in January, 2020
It was a good omen.
It was a good omen.
NODIAN HEAD AND THE CATERPILLAR MEGALITHS
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I discovered the Nodian Head which is the terminal feature in the Caterpillar Megaliths in November of 2019. The right eye is open while the left protruding eye appears to be closed. A large nose with flared nostrils and a curved mouth are still distinguishable in the eroded ancient face. |
La Venta Olmec head in Mexico
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Olmec Helmet Head Geosculpture
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La Venta Olmec head in Mexico a close match to the MM feature. Remember this was a world wide civilization and therefore similar cultures with similar features will be found throughout the ancient world. Their descendants would also revere the images of the original Creator Beings throughout the epochs of time.
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The Mayan Scholar/Shaman stated that the Nodian Head in the Montana Megaliths was an older statue of the Creator Goddess Ixmucane. While researching images of Ixmucane I came across a FB site titled Goddess Ixmucane and found the first two images above.
https://www.facebook.com/goddessixmucane
"Ixmucane
One of the thirteen gods who participated in the creation of human beings according to one version of the myth. Also a version of the name Xumucane, the grandmother of the famous hero twins, who, with her husband, Xpiayoc, created humans from maize and are considered the oldest and wisest deities in the Maya pantheon."
https://www.ancient.eu/article/415/the-mayan-pantheon-the-many-gods-of-the-maya/
https://www.facebook.com/goddessixmucane
"Ixmucane
One of the thirteen gods who participated in the creation of human beings according to one version of the myth. Also a version of the name Xumucane, the grandmother of the famous hero twins, who, with her husband, Xpiayoc, created humans from maize and are considered the oldest and wisest deities in the Maya pantheon."
https://www.ancient.eu/article/415/the-mayan-pantheon-the-many-gods-of-the-maya/
Jayavarman VII in the Bayon Temple in Cambodia
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Head statues in Cambodia
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Nodian Head is similar to a statue of Jayavarman VII in the Bayon Temple in Cambodia that also has one eye open and one eye closed. There are also similar head statues in Cambodia and Guatemala.
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Carved and painted into the forehead on the Third Eye of the Nodian Head is the All Seeing Eye. This symbol is very ancient and has been usurped by various Secret Societies and religions throughout the ages. A version of the All Seeing Eye appears on the US one dollar bill.
This symbol is also the astrological symbol of Pisces. The Pisces zodiac symbol morphed into the secret symbol used by the early Christians. The fish motif is also prevalent throughout the New Testament. At least four of the twelve apostles were fisherman. |
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Michael Pell writes: "What I find interesting as well in addition to the excellent data mentioned here is that the Pisces and the Ram symbol are adjacent to each other and match what is found in the zodiac wheel. This invites one to consider looking for other zodiac symbols in correct placement in the surrounding terrain that might be indicating the zodiac layout was being mirrored on the ground in this region, as seen from an aerial perspective."
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I recently discovered that a carving of the All Seeing Eye is in the center of the rose window on the front of the Cathedral of Saint Helena right here in the center of the Montana Megaliths.
Bill Ryder across the Missouri River from Caterpillar Megaliths
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"E" SYMBOL DESIGNATES HOUSE OF THE GODS
Looking down from Goggle Earth upon the top of the Caterpillar Megaliths, one end of which is the Nodian Head, I was thrilled to find the familiar "E" Symbol. The "E" is formed by walls and can only be seen from above.
Recently discovered in the Mountain Palace District of the Nodian Megacomplex in the Montana Megaliths North, USA, Nodian Head signifies that this was the center of a vast ancient megalithic complex. From Google Earth it is apparent that the Nodia Ram Geoscultpure faces Nodian Head which aligns with several other features that were intentionally constructed including Castle Nodian.
I have been searching for the "E" symbol in ancient scripts, pictographs, petroglyphs, art and ancient monuments for several years now. It was indeed rewarding to find this familiar symbol on top of a humongous megalithic structure right here at the Montana Megaliths.
Artifacts found in Burrow's Cave in Illinois, USA were engraved with the "E" Symbol. I had a series of epiphanies while matching the glyphs and symbols found in Burrow's Cave to the world wide ancient language which led to my discovery of the cymatic symbol connection. Cymatic frequency symbols match the symbols of the ancient language world wide.
MOUNTAIN PALACE DISTRICT OF THE NODIA MEGACOMPLEX FROM GOOGLE EARTH AND GROUND LEVEL: https://www.facebook.com/julie.ryder.5095/posts/2631018887013679
Ancient Pictographs
https://www.galacticfacets.com/ancient-pictographs.html
É (Cuneiform) is the Sumerian word or symbol for house or temple
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Eridu, Enki's Patron City-State | Mesopotamian
Gods & Kings http://www.mesopotamiangods.com/eridu-enkis-patron-city-state/ |
"É (Cuneiform) is the Sumerian word or symbol for house or temple. The Sumerian term É.GAL ("palace", literally "big house") denoted a city's main building. É.LUGAL ("king's house") was used synonymously. In the texts of Lagash, the É.GAL is the center of the ensi's administration of the city, and the site of the city archives."--Wikipedia
In regards to the ancient Sumerian documents, Zecharia Sitchin elucidates on the meaning of the "E" Symbol in his book Divine Encounters, "Now the gods retreated to sacred precincts, the step pyramids (ziggurats) at whose center were called the "E" (literally house, abode) of the God." Page 109
So is the Mountain Palace District in the Nodia Megacomplex in Montana Megaliths North the ancient site of the "city archives"? Interesting synchronicity that this area is named Mountain Palace and that the Sumerian term E.GAL means palace or big house.
In regards to the ancient Sumerian documents, Zecharia Sitchin elucidates on the meaning of the "E" Symbol in his book Divine Encounters, "Now the gods retreated to sacred precincts, the step pyramids (ziggurats) at whose center were called the "E" (literally house, abode) of the God." Page 109
So is the Mountain Palace District in the Nodia Megacomplex in Montana Megaliths North the ancient site of the "city archives"? Interesting synchronicity that this area is named Mountain Palace and that the Sumerian term E.GAL means palace or big house.
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The "E" Symbol has been discovered carved into ceramic conglomerate blocks inside the tunnels of the Bosnia Pyramids. These ancient pyramids have been dated to at least 34,000 years old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPrSuTXyTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPrSuTXyTE
"E" Symbol protruding from the side of a cliff at the First Nations Buffalo Jump downriver
from the Caterpillar Megaliths |
"E" Symbol embossed in the upper right corner. Gold Plate from Burrow's Cave in Illinois, USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprUsA7Z1ng |
Burrow's Cave Illinois, USA"E: Symbol in the top line of glyphs
Burrow's Cave in Illinois, USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprUsA7Z1ng |
Years ago I found a raised "E" Symbol below the First Nations Buffalo Jump Site near Ulm, Montana which is a few miles north of the Mountain Palace District where the Caterpillar Megaliths and Nodian Head are located. Perhaps the "E" Symbol in this location on the side of a cliff was a road sign pointing the way.
Artifacts found in Burrow's Cave in Illinois, USA were engraved with the "E" Symbol. I had a series of epiphanies while matching the glyphs and symbols found in Burrow's Cave to the world wide ancient language which led to my discovery of the cymatic symbol connection. Cymatic frequency symbols match the symbols of the ancient language world wide.
See more about the pictographs and petroglyphs in Montana on this page of my Galacticfacets website:
https://www.galacticfacets.com/ancient-pictographs.html
Artifacts found in Burrow's Cave in Illinois, USA were engraved with the "E" Symbol. I had a series of epiphanies while matching the glyphs and symbols found in Burrow's Cave to the world wide ancient language which led to my discovery of the cymatic symbol connection. Cymatic frequency symbols match the symbols of the ancient language world wide.
See more about the pictographs and petroglyphs in Montana on this page of my Galacticfacets website:
https://www.galacticfacets.com/ancient-pictographs.html
Nodian Head is one one end of the Caterpillar Megalith. Nodia Wolf faces the river from the other end.
The Nodian Wolf face is faded yet the white of the painted eyes are still visible after all of the centuries of exposure to the elements. |
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CASTLE NODIAN
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Around a bend in the River from the Caterpillar Megaliths, perched on the side of a mountain, Castle Nodia features huge cyclopean rectangular block walls. Round cylindrical turrets are positioned on two of the corners.
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Doorway below Castle Nodia
THREE OWLS
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In 2018, I was taken to see Owl Eyes which is a megalithic statue along the Missouri River. The next morning I arrived at sunrise and watched through a scope as the rising sun reflected off of the faceted stones that were inset into two perfect circles. The eyes glowed. Outlines of two eyes had been cut into the rock face and then built up with smaller bricks forming two circular eyes in the correct anatomical position. Facets stones were set at the exact angle to reflect the rising sun forming the pupil. |
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Big Owl faces Nodia Castle from across the Missouri River
The week of Winter Solstice in 2019, I returned to the same area in the Nodia Megacomplex and discovered a similar and much larger owl face I named Big Owl. Big Owl forms the top of a high cliff facing Nodia Castle across the river. Featuring an elongated square head, two obvious circular eyes and a similar kerchief around the neck, Big Owl is majestic. The circular designs on Big Owls kerchief is inset with white stone. White stone inset with a black circular pupil is obvious in the right eye. The left eye has eroded however the circular pupil and some of the inset stones are still visible from certain angles.
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Near Big Owl another similar owl statue graces the skyline and also faces Nodia Castle. This much smaller owl figure is held my a feminine human effigy figure therefore I named this statue Owl Goddess. Owl Goddess features two circular owl eyes, a beak and the full body of an owl.
Owls are associated with many permutations of the White Goddess in several ancient cultures. " In Ancient Greek mythology the Owl was a creature sacred to Athena, Goddess of the night who represented wisdom. Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom had a companion Owl on her shoulder, which revealed unseen truths to her. Owl had the ability to light up Athena's blind side, enabling her to speak the whole truth, as opposed to only a half truth. The Ainu in Japan trust the Owl because it gives them notice of evil approaching. They revere the Owl, and believe it mediates between the Gods and men." "The bird features prominently Celtic folklore where it is considered both to be sacred and to have magical powers, again because of its abilities in the dark. Zulus and other West African nations consider the bird a powerful influence in casting spells, and think that using parts of the owl gives great strength to a person involved with magical incantations." http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/…/mythology_folkl…/owls.asp |
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All three owls are partially covered with the same rusty colored lichen. Lichen often flourishes utilizing the specific colored minerals that are used in the geopolymer concrete overlays which defines the features of these intentionally constructed statues.
EPIC EPISODE COMPLEX
Stories illustrated in three dimensional rock sculptures were created for us by our Ancient Ancestors so that they would be remembered down through the countless ages. In the Indigenous Way certain stories are only told in the Winter after the first snow. The Lightning Medicine Bundle is opened during the first lightning storm of the season as the tribe gathers to hear the stories once again. Ceremonies are held at specific times of the year when the moon, sun and stars align.
I have been listening to the epic legends illustrated on Epic Episode Mountain. Some illustrations light up at dawn, some as the moon rises and others as the eagles fly over. The rushing river, honking geese and loud chattering ducks harmonize in producing the surround sound track.
Inset white stone circles with a black compass needle that points to a specific direction are prevalent on Epic Episode Mountain and in the surrounding environs. Epic White Eye Face Compass points to 2:00. These white compass circles double as eyes and earrings. The white compass circles are positioned in line of sight across the river and upstream from Epic Episode Mountain.
I have been listening to the epic legends illustrated on Epic Episode Mountain. Some illustrations light up at dawn, some as the moon rises and others as the eagles fly over. The rushing river, honking geese and loud chattering ducks harmonize in producing the surround sound track.
Inset white stone circles with a black compass needle that points to a specific direction are prevalent on Epic Episode Mountain and in the surrounding environs. Epic White Eye Face Compass points to 2:00. These white compass circles double as eyes and earrings. The white compass circles are positioned in line of sight across the river and upstream from Epic Episode Mountain.
EPIC EPISODE
Epic White Eye Face
Giant Speaks on the side of Elephant Rock
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Epic Lion King
Epic Star Gazer
River Goddess Earring Compass at 5:00
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Elephant Rock watches up river previewing what is to come. Giant Speaks on the left side of Elephant Rock calls out to River Goddess Compass across the wide rushing river. Spirits ride the wind.
View from the River Goddess Earring Compass across the river toward the Epic Episode Mountain
Moon over White Eye Face Compass
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Eagle flies over White Eye Face Compass
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As the sun passes overhead a variety of features are enhanced in the light and shadow on the Epic Episode Mountain. Several hues of color are reflected in the faces on the stone edifice.
ANCIENT WHITE CIRCLES WITH INSET COMPASS NEEDLES POINT TO FEATURES SEEN FROM GOOGLE EARTH
The needle on White Eye Face Compass points to 2:00. When I was looking down on Epic Episode from Google Earth I realized that if I turned the compass on Google Earth to 2:00 the silhouette of the right side of a human face was clearly visible. This masculine face featured a white eye with a circular black pupil, large nose and pointed chin. I named this geosculpture Janus Epic after the two faced God Janus.
The left side of a Reptilian face meets the human face along the back of the heads. Featuring a white compass eye, a large jaw full of teeth the Reptilian looks the opposite direction.
The left side of a Reptilian face meets the human face along the back of the heads. Featuring a white compass eye, a large jaw full of teeth the Reptilian looks the opposite direction.
Janus Epic from Google Earth
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Janus the two faced God of endings
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The classical Janus figure of the two faced God with the left side face featuring a ram's horn and sheep ear correlates with the Nodia Ram Geoslculputre which is a few miles downriver from the Epic Episode Complex where Janus Epic is visible from Google Earth.
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Emerging from the rock below Epic Sphinx the silhouette of frowning detailed face wearing a Hedget Crown looks down at the river below.
- "The White Crown of Upper Egypt is also known as the Hedjet Crown. It looks a bit like a bishop's mitre and was probably made from cloth or felt.
- The White crown was worn by the rulers of Upper Egypt before the unification with Lower Egypt. Like the Royal Vulture Crown, it had a special association with the goddess Nekhbet.
- Horus, the falcon god, was usually shown wearing the White Crown. "
- https://www.artyfactory.com/egyptian_art/egyptian_crowns/ancient-egyptian-crowns.ht
ELFIN WARRIORS
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Two silhouetted faces one directly on top of the other overlook the river at the base of Epic Episode Mountain. I have named this feature Elfin Warriors. The elongated head, slanted left eye and pointed left ear give an Elfin countenance to the upper figure. Reminds me of Haldir and the Elfin Warriors at Helm's Deep in the movie Lord of the Rings.
Directly under the jaw of the upper face a second face appears. A large left eye gazes out from under a visor type helmet worn by the lower silhouetted face.
Directly under the jaw of the upper face a second face appears. A large left eye gazes out from under a visor type helmet worn by the lower silhouetted face.
TOWER ELF GEOSCULPTURE
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CHAC-MOOL ANDROMEDA
MONTANA MEGALTIHS NORTH
MONTANA MEGALTIHS NORTH
Chac-Mool Andromeda in the
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Statue of Chac-Mool, Cancun, Quitana Roo, Mexico, North America
By Charles Bowman |
Andromeda Hausser posted a fascinating collage depicting the correlations between a Chac-Mool figure and the Eye Tooth structure in the Nodia Complex in the Montana Megaliths North.
Andromeda's collage is compelling. She clarified the collage by noting that, "The one on top right is not Chac mool but an Aztec warrior or maybe even an astronaut."
1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lecuna/1803450903
Andromeda's collage is compelling. She clarified the collage by noting that, "The one on top right is not Chac mool but an Aztec warrior or maybe even an astronaut."
1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lecuna/1803450903
Chac Mool Collage by Andromeda Hausser
Head of Chac Mool Andromeda
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Chac-Mool is the name of a type of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture that depicts a human figure in a position of reclining with the head up and turned to one side, and often holding a bowl.
A Mayan Scholar and Shaman visited the Montana Megaliths this last summer to research the correlations between the Olmec Helmet Head Geosculpture and the Olmec, Toltec and Maya Cultures in the Yucatan. After examining several sites he stated that some areas of the Montana Megaliths were much older and were the precursor to the Olmec settlements in Mexico.
A Mayan Scholar and Shaman visited the Montana Megaliths this last summer to research the correlations between the Olmec Helmet Head Geosculpture and the Olmec, Toltec and Maya Cultures in the Yucatan. After examining several sites he stated that some areas of the Montana Megaliths were much older and were the precursor to the Olmec settlements in Mexico.
FOUR FINGERED ONE PICTOGRAPH
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Years ago I had dreamed of this pictograph and knew that I would be taken there by a man with a big dog. So the first time I was in Craig the waitress asked me what I was doing there. I told her that I was waiting for a man with a big dog but I did not know who the man was. Even though I was only drinking Pepsi she must have thought I was a little crazy. A few hours later an older man with a Saint Bernard asked me if his dog was big enough. Long story short he took me to the Four Fingered One pictograph and I took this photo. I asked him to pass this knowledge forward and apparently he did. |
This is what I wrote the day I was taken to the glyph, "A few miles upstream this female figure holds up four fingers on her left hand indicating that she is a Four Fingered One. Surrounding her is the trajectory of the journey from a five-star solar system that was hit by an explosion as demarcated by the eruption on the left side of the sun circle.This pictograph site is located on a tributary stream that flows into the Missouri River in Montana."
Four Fingered One
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Four Fingered One
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