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Great read of the day from Heritage-
6:35 Eric Peters from www.EpAutos.com with Wheels Up Wednesday’s segment!
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/07/29/the-epstein-thing-and-other-things/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/07/29/the-perils-of-the-pan/
https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2025/07/28/2025-hyundai-santa-fe-hybrid/
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7:35 State Senator Noa Robinson – Will the GOP show up and provide quorum for the Special Session 8/29. In other words, raise your taxes to bail out ODOT.
8:10 Captain William E. Simpson from www.WildHorseFirebrigrade.org
Bill and I discuss the following report about saving the wild horses via a new model of management in order to save them from genetic damage.
This is a long read. And we know from talking to many different people there are two kinds of people; ‘low information’ people, who don’t read much and are merely informed by limited information (I.E. article titles, TV news or a paragraph), and the folks who are well informed because they do read into the data.
I hope this important factual report is well-read so we can save American taxpayers $-billions annually by implementing a new model for managing America’s remaining wild horses, before they are permanently and irreversibly genetically damaged by the ongoing gross mismanagement, as clearly and factually demonstrated by this report.
I am uncertain as to who at the BLM & USFS provides the erroneous information about wild horses to Congress and our elected officials, but we can guess. The gross misrepresentation that continues to be made by the BLM and USFS are a clear violation of the Public Trust and are arguably criminal violations.
To be blunt, elected officials and the American people have been lied to.
Here is hard data, sourced directly from the BLM’s (and USFS) own public data, tedious work that nobody wanted or cared to do. These are indisputable hard facts and totally conflict with the inferences being made by these taxpayer funded agencies and many misinformed people.
Furthermore, the BLM intentionally manages 2/3 of all American wild horses in one small state, Nevada, which creates an expensive and ecologically problematic situation and controversy for all stakeholders.
The ratio of total authorized livestock (cattle and sheep) to wild horses on BLM and USFS public lands is approximately 67:1 (4,087,295 livestock to 60,897 wild horses). This indicates that for every wild horse, there are about 67 livestock animals grazing on these lands. This disparity highlights differing management priorities, as livestock grazing is widespread across public lands, while wild horse habitats are limited to designated areas.
Report on BLM Herd Management Areas (HMAs) for Wild Horses
By: William E. Simpson II
July 28th 2025 – © All Rights Reserved
Executive Summary
This report provides key facts on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Herd Management Areas (HMAs) related to wild horses in the United States. It covers the total number of operational HMAs, details on HMAs with fewer than 100 horses and fewer than 150 horses based on the latest available data, the historical count of HMAs that have been zeroed-out since the passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, data on the minimum number of natural non-sterilized horses required to maintain genetic heterozygosity based on IUCN guidelines, notes on how current BLM management practices conflict with the agency’s own Wild Horse and Burro Handbook, livestock grazing on BLM and USFS public lands and the ratio to wild horses, and addresses allegations regarding overgrazing by wild horses on public lands. Data is sourced from BLM’s 2025 Wild Horse and Burro Population Estimates as of March 1, 2025, the BLM Wild Horses and Burros Management Handbook (H-4700-1), IUCN-related guidelines, BLM and USFS grazing reports, and other relevant scientific sources.
- Total Number of BLM Operated HMAs
The BLM currently operates a total of 175 Herd Management Areas (HMAs) across various states in the western United States. These areas are designated for the management and protection of wild horse and burro populations under federal law.
- HMAs with Less Than 100 Horses
According to the BLM’s 2025 population estimates, there are 46 HMAs with fewer than 100 wild horses. These areas span multiple states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and New Mexico. The table below lists the names, locations (by state), and estimated horse populations for each of these HMAs.
| State | HMA Name | Estimated Horse Population |
| Arizona | Alamo | 0 |
| Arizona | Big Sandy | 0 |
| Arizona | Black Mountain | 0 |
| Arizona | Cerbat Mountains | 72 |
| Arizona | Cibola-Trigo | 86 |
| Arizona | Havasu | 0 |
| Arizona | Lake Pleasant | 0 |
| California | Bitner | 74 |
| California | Chemehuevi | 97 |
| California | Chicago Valley | 16 |
| California | Coppersmith | 94 |
| California | Lee Flat | 12 |
| California | Massacre Lakes | 50 |
| California | New Ravendale | 74 |
| California | Nut Mountain | 56 |
| California | Piper Mountain | 0 |
| California | Red Rock Lakes | 67 |
| California | Round Mountain | 58 |
| California | Wall Canyon | 12 |
| California | Waucoba-Hunter Mountain | 9 |
| Colorado | Spring Creek Basin | 78 |
| Idaho | Black Mountain | 33 |
| Idaho | Four Mile | 0 |
| Idaho | Hardtrigger | 73 |
| Idaho | Sands Basin | 0 |
| Nevada | Amargosa Valley | 0 |
| Nevada | Ash Meadows | 0 |
| Nevada | Blue Wing Mountains | 22 |
| Nevada | Diamond Hills North | 53 |
| Nevada | Dogskin Mountains | 72 |
| Nevada | El Dorado Mountains | 0 |
| Nevada | Gold Mountain | 28 |
| Nevada | Granite Peak | 18 |
| Nevada | Horse Mountain | 0 |
| Nevada | Hot Creek | 0 |
| Nevada | Kamma Mountains | 77 |
| Nevada | Little Humboldt | 47 |
| Nevada | McGee Mountain | 0 |
| Nevada | North Monitor | 73 |
| Nevada | Palmetto | 21 |
| Nevada | Silver Peak | 21 |
| Nevada | South Stillwater | 26 |
| Nevada | Stonewall | 8 |
| Nevada | Whistler Mountain | 20 |
| New Mexico | Bordo Atravesado | 55 |
| New Mexico | Carracas Mesa | 30 |
Note: Populations of 0 indicate HMAs where no wild horses are currently estimated to reside, though they remain designated management areas.
- Number of HMAs Zeroed-Out Since the 1971 Act
Since the inception of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, a total of 172 HMAs have been “zeroed-out.” This term refers to areas where wild horse or burro populations have been entirely removed or reduced to zero, often due to management decisions, environmental factors, or policy changes, resulting in the loss of protected status for those herds in those specific areas.
- HMAs with Less Than 150 Horses
According to the BLM’s 2025 population estimates, there are 65 HMAs with fewer than 150 wild horses. This includes all HMAs listed in Section 2, plus additional HMAs with populations between 100 and 149 horses. These areas span multiple states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. The table below lists the names, locations (by state), and estimated horse populations for each of these HMAs.
| State | HMA Name | Estimated Horse Population |
| Arizona | Alamo | 128 |
| Arizona | Big Sandy | 111 |
| Arizona | Black Mountain | 0 |
| Arizona | Cerbat Mountains | 147 |
| Arizona | Cibola-Trigo | 86 |
| Arizona | Havasu | 133 |
| Arizona | Lake Pleasant | 0 |
| California | Bitner | 74 |
| California | Chemehuevi | 97 |
| California | Chicago Valley | 16 |
| California | Chocolate-Mule Mountains | 109 |
| California | Coppersmith | 94 |
| California | High Rock | 103 |
| California | Lee Flat | 12 |
| California | Massacre Lakes | 50 |
| California | New Ravendale | 74 |
| California | Nut Mountain | 56 |
| California | Piper Mountain | 0 |
| California | Red Rock Lakes | 67 |
| California | Round Mountain | 58 |
| California | Wall Canyon | 12 |
| California | Waucoba-Hunter Mountain | 9 |
| Colorado | Little Book Cliffs | 141 |
| Colorado | Spring Creek Basin | 78 |
| Idaho | Black Mountain | 33 |
| Idaho | Four Mile | 0 |
| Idaho | Hardtrigger | 73 |
| Idaho | Sands Basin | 0 |
| Idaho | Saylor Creek | 111 |
| Nevada | Amargosa Valley | 0 |
| Nevada | Ash Meadows | 0 |
| Nevada | Blue Wing Mountains | 22 |
| Nevada | Bullfrog | 18 |
| Nevada | Desatoya | 137 |
| Nevada | Diamond | 133 |
| Nevada | Diamond Hills North | 53 |
| Nevada | Dogskin Mountains | 72 |
| Nevada | El Dorado Mountains | 0 |
| Nevada | Fish Creek | 107 |
| Nevada | Fort Sage | 115 |
| Nevada | Fox-Lake Range | 122 |
| Nevada | Gold Butte | 0 |
| Nevada | Gold Mountain | 28 |
| Nevada | Granite Peak | 18 |
| Nevada | Hickison Summit | 132 |
| Nevada | Horse Mountain | 0 |
| Nevada | Hot Creek | 0 |
| Nevada | Kamma Mountains | 77 |
| Nevada | Little Humboldt | 47 |
| Nevada | Marietta Wild Burro Range | 13 |
| Nevada | McGee Mountain | 0 |
| Nevada | Montgomery Pass | 72 |
| Nevada | Muddy Mountains | 16 |
| Nevada | North Monitor | 73 |
| Nevada | Palmetto | 21 |
| Nevada | Paymaster | 136 |
| Nevada | Red Rock | 33 |
| Nevada | Silver Peak | 21 |
| Nevada | South Stillwater | 26 |
| Nevada | Stonewall | 8 |
| Nevada | Whistler Mountain | 20 |
| New Mexico | Bordo Atravesado | 55 |
| New Mexico | Carracas Mesa | 30 |
| Oregon | Hog Creek | 35 |
| Oregon | Liggett Table | 105 |
| Oregon | Palomino Buttes | 47 |
| Oregon | Stinkingwater | 49 |
| Oregon | Tilly Creek | 106 |
| Utah | Bible Springs | 33 |
| Utah | Blundell | 0 |
| Utah | Conger | 35 |
| Utah | Frisco | 12 |
| Utah | Muddy Creek | 75 |
| Utah | North Hills | 42 |
| Utah | Range Creek | 0 |
| Utah | Swasey | 97 |
| Wyoming | Antelope Hills | 0 |
| Wyoming | Crooks Mountain | 0 |
| Wyoming | Dishpan Butte | 0 |
| Wyoming | Lost Creek | 60 |
| Wyoming | Muskrat Basin | 0 |
| Wyoming | Stewart Creek | 0 |
Note: Populations of 0 indicate HMAs where no wild horses are currently estimated to reside, though they remain designated management areas. This list combines data from BLM sources to provide a comprehensive view.
- Minimum Number of Natural Non-Sterilized Horses Required to Maintain Genetic Heterozygosity Based on IUCN Data
Based on IUCN guidelines and associated research for wild equid populations, the minimum effective population size (Ne) to maintain genetic heterozygosity and avoid inbreeding depression in the short term is 50 individuals, while for long-term viability and adaptability, it is 500 individuals. For wild horses specifically, due to their social structure (harem-based breeding where not all individuals breed equally), the total census population needed to achieve an Ne of 50 is approximately 150-200 natural, non-sterilized adults to ensure sufficient breeding and genetic exchange. This allows for maintaining at least 90% of genetic diversity over generations, as per equid-specific studies and IUCN-aligned recommendations. Sterilization reduces the effective breeding pool, further increasing the required total population size.
- Conflicts Between Current Management and the Wild Horse and Burro Handbook
Current BLM management practices conflict with the agency’s own Wild Horses and Burros Management Handbook (H-4700-1) in several ways. The handbook recommends a minimum population size of about 150-200 animals per HMA to maintain genetic diversity and avoid inbreeding, yet 65 HMAs currently have fewer than 150 horses, putting these herds at risk of genetic loss and violating guidelines for self-sustaining populations. Additionally, the handbook emphasizes management at the “minimum feasible level” to preserve free-roaming behaviors and natural herd dynamics, preferring reversible fertility controls like PZP over permanent sterilization. However, BLM’s use of permanent methods such as gelding (castration) of stallions and exploration of spaying mares alters natural breeding behaviors and social structures, potentially undermining self-sustaining herds. The handbook notes that safe, humane female sterilization is not yet perfected and stresses avoiding practices that restrict genetic interchange or rely on excessive interventions, yet ongoing high removal rates and low AML settings in many HMAs contradict these principles, prioritizing other land uses over the Act’s mandate for natural, thriving populations.
- Livestock Grazing on BLM and USFS Public Lands and Ratio to Wild Horses
This section details the estimated number of cattle and sheep authorized to graze on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) public lands, based on the latest available data. It also calculates the ratio of total livestock (cattle and sheep) to wild horses on these public lands. Livestock figures represent authorized grazing levels, which may fluctuate seasonally and do not include other species like goats (often grouped with sheep). Wild horse populations are on-range estimates as of March 1, 2025, for BLM and the most recent USFS data (approximately 2025). Note that while BLM manages the majority of wild horses, USFS oversees some territories; the combined figures provide a comprehensive view of public lands under these agencies.
Livestock on BLM Lands
- Cattle (including yearlings and bison): Approximately 1,500,000
- Sheep (including goats): Approximately 550,000
These estimates are derived from BLM’s FY2024 Public Lands Statistics, based on authorized Animal Unit Months (AUMs).
Livestock on USFS Lands
- Cattle (including calves): 1,247,532
- Sheep (including lambs): 789,763
These are authorized head counts from USFS’s FY2019 Grazing Statistical Summary, the most recent comprehensive data available as of July 2025.
Total Livestock on BLM and USFS Lands
- Total Cattle: 2,747,532
- Total Sheep: 1,339,763
- Combined Livestock: 4,087,295
Wild Horses on BLM and USFS Lands
- BLM-Managed Wild Horses: 53,797 (as of March 1, 2025)
- USFS-Managed Wild Horses: Approximately 7,100
- Total Wild Horses on Public Lands: Approximately 60,897
Ratio of Livestock to Wild Horses
The ratio of total authorized livestock (cattle and sheep) to wild horses on BLM and USFS public lands is approximately 67:1 (4,087,295 livestock to 60,897 wild horses). This indicates that for every wild horse, there are about 67 livestock animals grazing on these lands. This disparity highlights differing management priorities, as livestock grazing is widespread across public lands, while wild horse habitats are limited to designated areas.
- Addressing Allegations of Overgrazing by Wild Horses on Public Lands
Allegations that wild horses are the primary cause of overgrazing on BLM and USFS public lands are unfounded and contradicted by extensive data and scientific analyses. Instead, overgrazing is predominantly attributed to livestock grazing, which occurs at far greater scales and intensities than horse activity. According to a 1990 U.S. General Accounting Office report, the primary cause of rangeland degradation is poorly managed domestic livestock, particularly cattle and sheep.
A 2024 analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) of 21,000 BLM grazing allotments found that livestock overgrazing was a significant factor in 33% of failing allotments (affecting 38 million acres), while horses were cited in less than 1% of cases. Multiple sources, including PEER, Western Watersheds Project, and the Center for Biological Diversity, confirm that livestock grazing damages vegetation, soils, riparian zones, and water quality, exacerbating erosion, biodiversity loss, and climate change effects.Forage allocation further debunks these claims: BLM allocates approximately 8.4 million AUMs annually to livestock, compared to just 320,000 AUMs for wild horses and burros—meaning livestock receive 96% of available forage while horses get only 4%. A National Academy of Sciences study found that livestock consume 70% of grazing resources on public lands, while wild horses account for less than 5%. Wild horses are highly mobile, grazing 5-10 miles from water sources on rugged terrain, which minimizes localized damage compared to livestock, which concentrate near water and can uproot vegetation. Horses also contribute positively by dispersing seeds and enhancing soil health.These allegations often serve to deflect from livestock impacts, as wild horses occupy only a fraction of public lands (about 10%), while livestock grazing covers over 80% without horses present. Scientific evidence, including from the Animal Welfare Institute and American Wild Horse Conservation, shows that horses are not overpopulating or starving en masse; instead, BLM’s focus on removals may artificially inflate growth rates through compensatory mechanisms.
While unmanaged horse populations can cause localized issues, the data overwhelmingly points to livestock as the dominant driver of overgrazing, underscoring the need for balanced management prioritizing ecological health over commercial interests.
Sources and Methodology
- Data on current HMAs and populations is derived from the BLM’s official 2025 Wild Horse and Burro Population Estimates (as of March 1, 2025).
- Historical data on zeroed-out HMAs is based on cumulative records since 1971.
- Genetic viability and management guidelines are from the BLM Wild Horses and Burros Management Handbook (H-4700-1) and IUCN-related sources on minimum viable populations.
- Livestock data is from BLM’s FY2024 Public Lands Statistics and USFS’s FY2019 Grazing Statistical Summary.
- Overgrazing analysis draws from GAO reports, PEER studies, National Academy of Sciences findings, and other cited sources.
- This report is current as of July 28, 2025, and may be subject to updates based on future BLM surveys or policy changes.
© 2025 – William E. Simpson II
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Capt. William E. Simpson II – USMM Ret.
Founder – Exec. Director – Wild Horse Fire Brigade
Ethologist – Author – Conservationist
Wild Horse Ranch
P.O. Bx. 202 – Yreka, CA 96097
Phone: 858. 212-5762
Wild Horse Fire Brigade (https://www.wildhorsefirebrigade.org/
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Tuesday 07-29-25 Bill Meyer Show Guests and Information
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Great read about PALANTIR from AAPS’s Monthly Newsletter – https://aapsonline.org/aaps-news-august-2025-palantir/
6:35 Tim Graham, Executive Editor, NewsBusters
Tim Graham’s new column at Fox News takes aim at the glaring hypocrisy of the mainstream media, accusing networks of burying explosive revelations from Tulsi Gabbard about the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative—despite having spent years hyping it. Graham argues that the networks aren’t correcting the record—they’re protecting their partisan narrative.
Graham’s Point of View:
The networks devoted over 2,284 minutes to Russiagate coverage during Trump’s presidency, but ignored or downplayed recent disclosures from DNI Tulsi Gabbard showing the Obama administration may have framed Trump.
- ABC and NBC gave zero coverage, while CBS gave just 41 seconds to the Gabbard memo—despite its major implications.
- Media outlets dismiss evidence as “without evidence” when it doesn’t align with their anti-Trump framing—even when documents are provided.
- The press treats Democrat leaks as “journalism” and Republican disclosures as “partisan,” reinforcing a double standard in political reporting.
- Russiagate wasn’t just news—it was a media-manufactured narrative, weaponized to damage Trump and celebrated with awards, while positive Trump accomplishments were deliberately ignored.
7:10 Bill Minnix from La Pine, a Disabled Vet who has filed a recall petition against Governor Kotek. We discuss his reasoning and plan.
His go fund me – https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-oregon-for-the-people-recall-the-governor
I’ll put up his website when it goes live.
7:35 Former State Senator Herman Baertschiger talks state politics, union control of state politics and what might be done about curing it.
8:10 Edward Bartlett Founder of SAVE, an organization focused on fairness and due process on college campuses. www.SaveServices.org – SAVE’s mission is to assure that every student and faculty
member across America is afforded their constitutional protections of fairness and due process, especially in the context of sexual harassment and sexual assault. In particular, SAVE seeks to assure that the federal Title IX law is applied consistently and fairly to all students, both male and female. SAVE carries out this mission through media campaigns, legal advocacy,
legislative activities, and monitoring of university compliance.
Today Edward and I explore this story: What is heterofatalism and why are young women hating men being men?
READ MORE HERE and HERE
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Monday 07-28-25 Bill Meyer Show Guests and Information
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Great read about PALANTIR from AAPS’s Monthly Newsletter – https://aapsonline.org/aaps-news-august-2025-palantir/
6:35 Anthony Ziccardi – Publisher, Post Hill Press/Bombardier Books
Ziccardi published well over 25 books documenting exactly what DOJ is now investigating – years before it became headline news. Every book in his catalog is suddenly vindicated by federal investigation
THE CATALOG THAT PREDICTED TODAY’S HEADLINES
GOVERNMENT INSIDERS WHO BROKE THEIR SILENCE
- MICHAEL FLYNN – Pardon of Innocence (The general who was targeted)
- RICK GATES – Wicked Game (Trump campaign insider’s account)
- MIKE MCCORMICK – An Almost Insurmountable Evil (Biden’s former stenographer)
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS WHO DUG DEEP
- DAN BONGINO – Spygate, Exonerated, Follow The Money (3-book series exposing the plot)
- JACK CASHILL – Unmasking Obama, Barack Obama’s Promised Land (Obama administration critic)
- JOHN SOLOMON – Fallout (Investigative reporter who broke major stories)
⚖️ LEGAL EXPERTS WHO SAW THE LAWFARE
- ALEX SWOYER – Lawless Lawfare
- MARTHA BYRNE – In The Interest Of Justice
- CYNTHIA HUGHES – Due Process Denied
7:10 Dr. John Lott Jr., an economist and a world-recognized expert on guns and crime.
More on John: https://crimeresearch.org/about/
CPRC was founded by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr.,
Today we discuss the Walmart knifing in Michigan, stopped by a good guy with a gun, also BIAS in AI chatbots re firearms.
AI Chatbots Rely on Sources with Clear Biases
By John Lott, Worldwide Expert on Guns & Crime
AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Grok can be a big help in writing essays, conducting research, and exploring complex issues. But these tools bring risks, especially when they filter facts through a political lens. And the Trump administration is now stepping into the debate. “We believe AI systems should operate free of ideological bias and avoid pushing socially engineered agendas,” said David Sacks, the administration’s AI and Crypto Czar. “We’ve introduced several proposals to ensure AI stays truth-seeking and trustworthy.” Recently, I saw this bias unfold in real time.
Last week, a user on X asked Grok whether more guns make Americans safer. Grok responded flatly: “No, evidence shows more guns correlate with higher firearm homicides and violent crime rates.” The chatbot dismissed self-defense and deterrence, referring to my research – specifically my “more guns, less crime” theory – as something cited by “right-wing advocates.” Grok supported its claims by referencing Scientific American magazine and a RAND Corporation review, saying these sources show guns don’t reduce crime and instead increase violence. Those answers are misleading and wrong. [more…]
8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers with today’s “Where Past Meets Present”. More about Dennis at www.DennisPowersBooks.com
From russiagate to the autopen
Is there a statue of limitations
Tariffs
Mt. Shasta
By Dennis Powers
Located 40 miles south of the California-Oregon border in lightly populated Siskiyou County, Mt. Shasta is 14,162 feet high and managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. As the second highest volcano in the continental U.S., this prominent landmark rests beside the historic Siskiyou Trail–an ancient Indian trade route between California’s Central Valley and Pacific Northwest–which Interstate 5 now partially follows.
The volcano has erupted at least once each 800 years during the last 10,000 years, the last one occurring in the 1780s. These eruptions have formed lava domes, lava flows down its slopes, and massive mudflows extending over 25 miles into the valley. Geologists warn that future eruptions could wipe out the towns along Shasta’s base, and several hot sulphur springs near the summit indicate that the mountain is still active. Such an eruption, however, is not deemed at this time to be very likely.
Led by Captain E. D. Pearce of Yreka, an eight-man party in 1854 made the first recorded, successful ascent of the summit. Rising nearly 7,000 feet above the timberline, the grassy tundra areas, large rocky fields, and glaciers prominently cover most of a treeless region on that route. Owing to being 10,000 feet above land, the mountain is famed for its prominent and widely-photographed lens-shaped clouds.
Although severe weather conditions can occur year-round, it is not a difficult mountain to climb. At least 50 people have died over time when climbing the slopes, however, owing to falling rocks, becoming disoriented and slipping over the wrong side, or from hypothermia. Some 5,000 people–increasing each year–reach the summit each year.
Like so many awe-inspiring mountains, Mount Shasta is the focus of numerous legends, myths, and stories. Native American lore held that Shasta is inhabited by the spirit chief Skell, who descended from heaven to the summit. Since then, many other faiths are attracted here–from Buddhists to New Age groups–and more than any other Cascade volcano.
Some believe that survivors of Lemuria, another lost continent that sank under the Pacific Ocean with Atlantis (owing to a thermonuclear war between the two), live within the mountain in a city named Telos. An 1894 novel, A Dweller on Two Planets (written by Frederick Spencer Oliver), tells the story of how Lemuria sank and its people traveled there. Oliver claimed that Lemurians lived in an underground complex of tunnels, were seen walking on the surface in white robes, and were a super-human race that could change from the physical to a spiritual state.
Arguing that aliens use the cloud camouflage to hide their spaceships, some consider it to be a UFO landing site, or have seen everything from Lemurians to Yetis. It is not surprising that New Agers view Mt. Shasta as an energy-power center. When a unique planet alignment occurred on August 16–17, 1987, Mt. Shasta was one of the few centers selected (along with the Egyptian pyramids, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, Mt. Olympus in Greece, Machu Picchu in Peru, and Mt. Fuji in Japan, among others) as part of the first worldwide, synchronized meditation. Believing Shasta to be one of the prescribed, worldly acupuncture points for “cleansing energy,” 1,000 people camped on its slopes that Friday night and another 1,000 packed the area’s 15 hotels, all there for the long-awaited planetary purification.
Although the 1987 Harmonic Convergence is recognized annually, the 25th anniversary was held in 2012. The activities included “ascension preparation and activation” workshops, channel teachings, new healing tools, vendors, music, sacred dances, a concert, and a group ascension ceremony on Mt. Shasta.
This mountain apparently has something for everyone.
Sources: “About.Com Climbing: Facts about Mount Shasta,” at About Mt. Shasta; Jonathan Weisman, “Harmonic Convergence at Mt. Shasta: New Age Dawning on Fewer Than Expected,” Los Angles Times, August 16, 1987, at Harmonic Convergence.
8:42 – Collin Mochrie of “Whose Line is it Anyway” & the new family film MAGNETOSPHERE
ABOUT MAGNETOSPHERE, AVAILABLE ON DEMAND STARTING JULY 22ND
Maggie experiences a world where sounds burst into colors and images become melodies. Initially thinking this is something she should hide, Maggie finds unexpected strength in her father’s eccentric theater production, newfound friends, and an understanding teacher. Through their support, Maggie learns to embrace her unique perception, discovering that her “different” way of experiencing the world isn’t something to fear–it’s a gift worth celebrating.
Here’s the trailer:
Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5OhmL3a4tM
| Magnetosphere – Official Trailer – YouTube
“Magnetosphere,” a family comedy about a 13-year-old girl growing up with synesthesia, written and directed by Nicola Rose (“Goodbye, Petrushka”). “Magnetosp… |