Secrets & Mysteries of the World (163-237)

Summary:

Human combustion is when a human body bursts into flames for no reason at all. Though, the feet, hands and fingers are left untouched. According to Francine, it is caused by a buildup of 

Phosphorus, which is highly flammable thus causing the body to in implode upon itself  and start burning from the inside out. People called physical mediums are people who harness kinetic energy which is the power to move objects. Auras are said to be able to change with our daily moods.  To add on, the world has many enigmas including black holes. They are known as vacuums. Browne says that it is a star that implodes or explodes a crater in the atmosphere. Then it creates a funnel which also shows up in a parallel universe. There are forty-four other universes out there. Polar tilts were said to be the cause  of the destruction of Atlantis. It causes climate changes and natural disasters to occur.  Halloween is a holy day for Wiccans, an ancient religion dominated by white witches. Dunking apples also has a meaning, the more apples you get the luckier you will be for the following year. Bonfires are said to ward off evil. 

Quote: 

" Belief is a powerful thing, and if people feel as if they've been cursed then they begin to almost fulfill their own prophecy." (Browne 174)

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This quote opened my eyes because it told me to believe in my beliefs, and that is a very strong message. On the other hand, I wish I could fly, but believing that I can will not help my cause.  I picked this quote because it was a very strong quote. It wraps up Browne's whole book on the mysteries of the world. Browne believes in her powers to communicate with ghosts and in her spiritual guide, Francine. It shows how belief can actually power  the answers to these  universal puzzles.  Overall, Browne's book was very insightful in the history of all these mysteries, what people thought about them back then, what she thinks about them, and what people think about them now. It helped me realize that everyone has a different view and aspect of what occurs on Earth. It was very eye opening when it came to what Browne thought about these mysteries and why she thought the way she did. 

Secrets & Mysteries of the World (129-160)

Summary:

The pyramids and the Sphinx has been a mystery to how it has been made. It is very old and the way it is build is spectacular! The Sphinx is questioned when it comes to who it was modeled after. The Crop Circles, which are near Stonehenge, are very complex circles. They are mostly found  on the British Isles, but they can be found all over the world and the designs get even more complex as more appear. There are many theories about how they got there from a secret military experiment  to an underground archaeological theories. Others believe that these are just hoaxes and are completely fake. Browne adds on to say that the media does not always give the truth. Crop circles seem to have the world wondering about how they got there, and it is still a mystery to all.

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" I believe that this was to show how humans could "morph" into a type of totem, to take on the qualities of animal and human and combine the two from bravery to cunning or strength." (Browne 138)

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This quote shows what Browne believed in and how her mind worked. She believes that the Sphinx shows how people were able to morph into animals. It is interesting to me because I have never heard of this before. It is interesting how she her own theories that add on to the theories that others had in the past. I also googled the crop circles and found the many designs that Browne was talking about. I believe that an extraterrestrial might be responsible for these crop circles but scientists have no proof of anything or where it came from. I want to keep reading on the history of these mysteries, I wonder if any of these mysteries have an actual reasoning behind them.

Secrets & Mysteries of the World (90-128)

Summary:

Browne goes on to talk about the imaginary friends that children have when they are younger.  She believes that actually are spirit guides, like her own spirit guide, Francine. Though what is interesting is that the belief in these imaginary friends keeps them alive, that is why as children grow older they do not have any more imaginary friends. They also have special powers that show the future, spirit guides come from God and the angels , and thus they are good. Adding on, Browne also has encountered extraterrestrials and so has her grandmother Ada. It mentions that they look very similar to humans to make sure they fit in and are not detected. She says that during her encounter will aliens they said they were from planet PX41 in the Andromeda galaxy. Another encounter was with an alien who called himself John, he was puzzled at the way people on Earth functioned. Browne met him in a restaurant and he asked to sit with her and he asked many questions about his surroundings.

There are other things that puzzle people, such as the crystal skulls and the ice stones. No one really knows where they come from or how they got there, it's a mystery to everyone. The Nazca lines, which personally give me the chills, are said to be made from the Nazcas, but no one knows how they did it with such precision or how they even got it done! The World has many mysteries that even scientists can not answer.

Quote: 

"We are observing and trying to help." (Browne 102)

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This quote scares me, because this is what Browne claims the alien said to her. I do no know if there is such things as aliens but this creeps me out a lot! This quote shows how she actually has proof & shows what the alien said to her during her encounter. Overall, this book has me wondering about these unsolved mysteries and what they actually mean. I even googled Nazca lines because I was so intrigued by them! This book makes my skin crawl and my mind wander to what could be. Now I wonder if there are actually aliens out there, or if Browne is just making this up. The history of these mysteries is very interesting!