Hi Pat, I'm writing blogs about James W. Moseley. I was wondering
if you could grant me permission to use one of your quotes regarding the Taj
Mahal and human potential. It's nice to hear different points of view rather
than just relying on one (ancient astronaut theory). But I want your
opinion on the Nazca Lines first. Thanks.
The Nazca people believed the ancient lines were necessary for
some reason. One theory is that they believed in energy lines running outward
from energy points. We can only speculate about why they made these lines. The
ancient UFO runway idea is a relic from Erich von Daeniken’s "Chariots of
the Gods." Do we really believe UFOs need huge runways? Are these the same
UFOs that can hover and change direction at any moment? My guess is that the
Nazca Lines were used for spiritual and religious purposes. The same way the
natives of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) put all their resources into carving giant
statues, eventually exhausting their own trees. And the Aztecs sacrificed
humans to fuel the sun. The Nazca drew giant lines and animal figures to
perhaps launch their own souls into heaven or to appease the gods. These were
the acts from a different paradigm. They lived in a different social reality.
We can't really know what they were thinking.
What do you think about the Ancient Alien craze started by the
series Ancient Aliens?
This ancient astronaut craze is nothing new. And I can't believe
there is such a resurgence. Von Daeniken's book made a huge splash in the 70s.
Fascinating book, excellent speculation, but some 30 years has passed and absolutely
none of it can be proven. In fact, archeology only seems to be finding more and
more evidence that ancient humans were simply incredible. As intelligent as we
are today, but without the electronics and lasers.
Tell me more about the Taj Mahal. You believe it pokes holes in
the ancient alien theory?
I visited the Taj Mahal last year on my first trip to incredible
India. The Taj Mahal is but one example of the perfection of human engineering
centuries before power tools, bulldozers, lasers, etc. Whatever has been
suggested as necessary to build ancient sites from pyramids to Puma Pumku. But
as we can see from the Taj Mahal, that it is simply not true. The Taj Mahal
alone completely smashes all ancient alien arguments. The main argument of the
ancient astronaut theorists seems to be that ancient humans did not have modern
tools, could not drill and cut stone, and so aliens were involved. I’ve watched
David Hatcher Childress proclaim with astonishment that indigenous Americans
could cut stone at perfect 90 degree angles. Really? He really believes only
aliens could make 90 degree angles? David hasn’t been to the Taj Mahal. Strangely,
the Taj Mahal is completely ignored by ancient astronaut theorists. Is it ever
on Ancient Aliens, I wonder?
What in particular about the Taj Mahal disproves the ancient alien
theory?
It was carved entirely out of a type of translucent marble,
so it absorbs the light around it, almost like a pearl. It changes color
throughout the day and shimmers under the moon and stars. It is mathematically
perfect. Its marble pieces are each polished and fit together with perfection.
Its towers are perfectly balanced, leaning outward. It has fine netting, exquisitely
carved out of marble…marble mosquito netting. The marble was all cut,
carved, and polished to perfect smoothness. It is a wonder of the world. And
was entirely designed and constructed by humans in the 17th century without
electricity, machines, or computers. A huge human achievement which completely
demolishes ancient alien arguments just by standing there in its perfection.
But it wasn’t built by humans alone - 1,000 elephants were used. They used
elephant power.
So you're inferring that we were sophisticated enough back then to
build all the ancient sites?
My point is, if humans can make the Taj Mahal without electricity,
machines, computers four hundred years ago, then we could have done it 4,000
years ago. Human intelligence has not changed. The human brain has not changed
physiologically in the past 10,000 or even 50,000 years. If anything, we have
lost some intelligence if we are being baffled by the engineering of our
ancestors.
I encourage people to do their own research and not
just swallow the Ancient
Alien Kool Aid. Even better, travel and see the wonders of the world for yourself.
See the Cologne Cathedral, marvel at its size. It was built by humans. See the
great wall of China, built by humans. See the thousands of staircases of the
Himalayas climbing into the clouds – all built by humans. Answer, aliens? No, we homo
sapiens are a truly amazing being. If we can stop all our fighting and
pettiness and put our minds to creating a good world, we can do amazing things.
Why have we stopped creating astonishing feats such as the
pyramids throughout the world?
I just read the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, written over 1.5
thousand years ago. It was like talking to man a today, but something was
different. He seemed even smarter than most of the people of today just more in
tune with life, less distracted. It was humans like him, intense, highly
intelligent, less distracted by toys and television and shopping, that designed
and built ancient sites.
Do you think that ancient man could have possibly been more
intelligent in the antiquarian period?
I'm living in a small village in Slovakia, at the moment. And I am
amazed by the resourcefulness of the people. They all grow their own food, make
their own wine, their own honey, fix their own cars, pick their own wild plants
and mushrooms. They know how to build their own homes. I am a
"modern man" from California, and I am like a useless buffoon here
with my laptop. It's given me a good insight into how resourceful we must have
been long ago. Farmville is a great example of that. I'm in a real village
where people really know how to plant and farm. It is not
a game. Modern children couldn't plant to save their lives. Who is more intelligent?
Which is the human that will survive?
So what role do the ETs play if any? Just visiting? You did
mention seeing a UFO yourself on UFO Hunters.
I think the best researchers will simply say "we don't
know." When it all comes down to it, we really don't know. I don't like to add
my opinions and theories, because the truth is I don't know, and I am only
adding more noise to the topic.
What conclusions have you formed about the aliens in your
investigations? Who or what are they?
The ETs could be all kinds of the things. They could be our
engineers. They could be our progeny, visiting us from the future. They could
simply be observers from another place that have nothing to do with us. There
are many theories. It could be they are us, very similar to us, but have
branched off because we have become just too weird and warlike, fighting among
ourselves and bombing each other, while they explore worlds in peace. Really
can't say. One theory is that we used to be interstellar and amazing.
Part of a giant intergalactic community. We are the ancient alien, not somebody
else. We built our space ports, we had technology to fly to the stars, and we
lost it tens or even hundreds of thousands of years ago. We are the remnants of
a great space-faring civilization that has lost its way and we still look to
the stars. UFOs are other civilizations’ craft coming and going, docking at the
old places they did thousands of years ago. But we have become a backwater, a
ghost town. I like that theory. But it's mostly imaginative speculation. No
better than the ancient alien theories that I spurn.
I like the part about them visiting us from the future. Who
knows, after we've colonized other planets. Is there a theory for that?
I don’t know if there is a name for the theory. Maybe it’s up to
you to think of one.
What in particular do you spurn about the ancient aliens
theory?
Ancient aliens theory is not fact. It is a great theory, that's
it. Fun to think about, but we belittle ourselves if we honestly think we don't
have the intelligence to build pyramids. We defeat ourselves and it's a
dangerous philosophy - to believe we could not possibly have done it. We don't
have the capability.
I believe just the opposite; each and every one of us has amazing
capabilities. Each of us is potentially an explorer of worlds, or discoverers
of some new medicine, or creators of some new technology if we develop that
potential. However, if we squander it, believing we need the help of aliens to
get anything done, we give our power away. Each of us is the amazing alien,
traveling through space on our giant spaceship earth.
Melinda Carly
On your facebook page you write that the History Channel won’t
give the fans another UFO Hunters season. It’s such a shame because you and
Bill Birnes were such a great team. Have you done any projects together since the last UFO Hunters season?
I’m glad we looked like a great team on TV. I got along great
with Bill and I would love to work with him again. Right now he’s doing his own
projects -writing, TV appearances, etc. He is an amazing person. Bill
completely changed my life. Before I met him and his wife, Nancy, I couldn’t
believe I had the power to do something big, like get a show concept on TV. It
was just out of my realm of possibilities. But sure enough, together we made it
happen. I learned from Bill that each of us has tremendous power if we focus
and apply it. Rather than sitting around and wishing about doing something, get
out and do it. If you want to write a book, don’t just think about it, begin
taking the steps to make it happen. And eventually it will come to pass.
As for doing more with Bill in the future, only networks can
decide that. Networks are the Gate Keepers. They decide what goes on TV and
what does not. If someone wants UFO Hunters back on TV, we would love to do it.
But the trick would be to convince History or someone to make it happen.
So, Pat, what have you been up to since the UFO Hunters series
ended?
I am currently involved in a new show, now in development. One of
the networks is creating a new show about investigating ancient lost
civilizations. I can’t give away details yet, but it should be a great
adventure into evidence of lost civilizations. It’s a road I just have to go
down.
I am also working on a little travel film about exploring the
Slovak Republic. It will be called “Exploring Slovakia: Land of Castles and
Mountains.” I hope to get it aired on PBS, and if not, straight to DVD then.
The Slovak Republic was once joined with the Czech Republic, forming the
eastern bloc powerhouse Czechoslovakia. They separated in 1993 to form Czech
and Slovak Republics and everyone seems to have forgotten this other beautiful
country with epic castles and snow capped mountains. But everyone knows about
the Czech Republic, mainly because of Prague. What they don’t know is that
people of Prague and Czech Republic go to the Slovak Republic for vacations.
Czechs love Slovakia. It is a huge travel secret and this year made Lonely
Planet’s list of “Top Ten Travel Destinations.” The film is in progress, and I
invite people to check out the website www.slovakiajourney.com.
Author's comment:
Giant spaceship earth! Now that’s a beautiful image, thanks Mr.
Uskert! While I’m not attempting to disprove the ancient alien theory because I
don’t have an opinion either way, I do feel that other theories need equal
weight. Perhaps the readers should coin the theory about ancient humans coming
to earth as space farers. Don’t forget to check out his
latest projects- the yet to be titled series about evidence of lost
civilizations and Exploring
Slovakia: Land of Castles and Mountains www.slovakiajourney.com .
UFO Hunters: Military and UFOs (pertinent considering "The Citizens Hearing on Disclosure" took place this weekend).
