ArchieBedford
Partly experienced
There's another thread on this same subject called "Ancient Alien Series."
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I had always been aware of the location and myth about that location previously, but this is just new stuff coming to light now for me. Time to get Nick pope or Peter Robbins on again see what this is all about. Here is the video guys discussing it.
Yes its interesting the Binary Code and it would more interesting to have a round table discussion with Mr Peter Robbins ,Mr Nick Pope, Mr James Penniston and Mr John Burroughs with Mr Nick Ciske ?
Excellent post : Kieran and I am very interested in the Celtic Mythology of Hy Brazil. This Binary- Code is another piece of the puzzle on this more credible case of Bentwaters which has been indicated due to contact with the encounter but how do we know its not been contaminate through de-briefing after the incident at Bentwaters ? Furthermore, a qualified forensic police investigation and witness is a must when conducting and obtaining of the binary- code data results.
Wonder what else is in there?
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Kieran. Here is another map and article re: Hy Brasil.
Hy-Brasil, the other Atlantis
Jul 3, 2001 - © Fiona Broome
When discussing underwater lore and legends, Atlantis is an obvious subject of interest. However, the lost island of Hy-Brasil is just as intriguing and has more first-person accounts.
Hy-Brasil is also spelled Hy-Breasal, Hy-Brazil, Hy-Breasil, Brazir and related variations. It may be the reason that the South American country, Brazil, was so named. The central image on the Brazilian flag, a circle with a channel across the center, is the symbol for Hy-Brasil on early maps.
The name of Hy-Brasil may come from the Middle Ages term brazil, which seems to indicate a source of rare red dye. The dye may have acquired its name from the legendary island, or vice versa.
Or, the name Hy-Brasil, also called the Fortunate Island, may originate with the old Irish word, breas, meaning noble or fortunate.
In folklore, this island country takes its name from Breasal, the High King of the World, in Celtic history.
(He may or may not be related to Bresal Echarlam mac Echach Baethlaim, from the stories of Lugh at Tara. He was not St. Breasal, although pre-Christian folklore may be the foundation for that saint's legends.)
Hy-Brasil was noted on maps as early as 1325, when Genoese cartographer Dalorto placed the island west of Ireland. On successive sailing charts, it appears southwest of Galway Bay.
On some 15th century maps, islands of the Azores appear as Isola de Brazil, or Insulla de Brazil.
After 1865, Hy-Brasil appears on few maps since its location could not be verified.
Regardless of the name or location, the island's history is consistent: It is the home of a wealthy and highly advanced civilization. Those who visited the island returned with tales of gold-roofed towers and domes, healthy cattle, and opulent citizens.
The lore of Hy-Brasil is equally fascinating. For example, it is shrouded in fog or perhaps beneath the ocean, and appears only briefly, once every seven years.
The island has been visited by many people for centuries. Both Saint Barrind and Saint Brendan found the island on their respective voyages, and returned home with nearly identical descriptions of Hy-Brasil, which they dubbed the "Promised Land."
One of the most famous visits to Hy-Brasil was in 1674 by Captain John Nisbet of Killybegs, Co. Donegal, Ireland. He and his crew were in familiar waters west of Ireland, when a fog came up. As the fog lifted, the ship was dangerously close to rocks. While getting their bearings, the ship anchored in three fathoms of water, and four crew members rowed ashore to visit Hy-Brasil.
They spent a day on the island, and returned with silver and gold given to them by an old man who lived there. Upon the return of the crew to Ireland, a second ship set out under the command of Alexander Johnson.
They, too, found the hospitable island of Hy-Brasil and returned to Ireland to confirm the tales of Captain Nisbet and crew.
The last documented sighting of Hy-Brasil was in 1872, when author T. J. Westropp and several companions saw the island appear and then vanish. This was Mr. Westropp's third view of Hy-Brasil, but on this voyage he had brought his mother and some friends to verify the existence of Hy-Brasil.
Researchers and archaeologists have searched in the most likely locations west of Ireland, and there is evidence that islands existed there. Shallow-water shells have been found at Porcupine Bank, somewhat northwest of the most likely location of Hy-Brasil. Even further north, similar shells were discovered at Rockhall.
So, there is evidence of land mass changes in that part of the Atlantic Ocean.
The most distinctive geographical feature of Hy-Brasil, is that it appears on maps as a perfect circle, with a semi-circular channel through the center. The circular perimeter of the island was confirmed by both Saints Barrind and Brendan, who separately walked the shore to determine where the island ended, but never found it. Most likely, they were walking in circles.
Although Hy-Brasil does not have the fame of Atlantis, outside role-playing games, it is a story worth exploring.
Other names for Hy-Brasil: Tir fo-Thuin (Land Under the Wave), Mag Mell (Land of Truth), Hy na-Beatha (Isle of Life), and Tir na-m-Buadha (Land of Virtue). Fourteeth and Fifteenth century maps spell Hy-Brasil as Ysole Brazil, Bracir, and Hy Breasail. References:
Phantom Islands of the Atlantic, by Donald S. Johnson
Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, by Peter Berresford Ellis
Celtic Myth and Legend, by Mike Dixon-Kennedy
The copyright of the article Hy-Brasil, the other Atlantis in Spirits, Ghosts & Legends is owned by Fiona Broome. Permission to republish Hy-Brasil, the other Atlantis in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
Kieran. Do you know if there has been any further investigation into the coordinates that Penniston received?
The binary code released those not state HY-Brazil, that is just speculation we have to remember that crucial point. But the co-ordinates are pointing to a location were Hy-Brazil allegedly was . This is what the binary code allegedly said... Exploration (of) Humanity 52 09 42.532 N 13 13 12 69 W CONTI(NUOUS) FOR PLANETARY ADVANCE
Good points ArchieBedford and who was it that suggested ?mathematics could be the universal code of communication? I have to agree this might !end up tarnishing the whole case or enhance it to a wider audience. However, it maybe should be only one of part of this credible case which Mr Peter Robbins and Mr Hastings have done excellent investigation. L H M has done some good work in the past regards scientific regards bats, bed bugs and rather keep open mind until have more of the facts on this Binary Code.
Does anyone understand in detail the process by which these 6 pages of "0"s and "1"s in Jim Penniston's notebook were interpreted into this specific message? Does this mean the ancient aliens speak English, and encode the English language, including our system used for latitude/longitude co-ordinates, into a binary code so they can be de-coded thus by some academic "expert" after 30 years? Why bother with binary code? What the heck is the point of ID-ing the possible co-ordinates of some mythical island submerged under the Atlantic which may or may not have at some time been visible on the surface (presumably when sea levels were much lower than now) as "important"?
I know Jim himself believes this could be significant, because we discussed the matter in Woodbridge last Wednesday; and LMH is promoting the hell out of it in her usual way as the most important development in UFOlogy for years, etc. But do we really have anything here except (sadly too common in this field) speculative bunk masquerading as TV entertainment?
Archie, the co-ordinates and a short piece of English-writing is what the code-read. It only wrong if Jim is not telling the truth? A genuine- expert that person should no more than any of us? Jim handed some of his notes over to the person that claimed to be code-breaker or binary expert, and that is what that person found allegedly. I think Jim would not have just gone and handed his notes over to a novice, that person probably is an expert of binary-code.
Sure Kieran I know that. With codebreaking, you have to have an assumption of the language or reference framework intended by the original encoder. If for example you want to break Russian military codes, the assumption is that the eventual encoding can be resolved into the Russian language. The reason Imperial Japanese Army Intelligence was never able to break the US Army's code in WW2 was because they resolved to the Navajo language, and the Japanese never considered that possibility so the code was always impenetrable to them.
So ancient aliens, or whatever, encode in modern English. Maybe. Binary code is not much to go on unless you can be certain of the original encoder's intent. I bet you my dollar to your cent that any other code expert, presented with the same series of hundreds of "1"s and "0"s, would resolve a completely different "message" if he started from a different set of encoding assumptions. However, for entertainment purposes on a History Channel series on "Ancient Aliens", what is needed is a message to fit the entertainment needs of the program. So look up some mythical exotic location associated with some long-lost civilization, and say it means that. Bingo.
Please excuse my cynicism. Nothing personal to anyone here who chooses to believe this "interpretation" of a stream of binary code means something. I don't think so, kids.