WHAT A REAL CANNIBAL LOOKS LIKE
On the remote north side of the island of Malekula in Vanuatu, there lives a cannibal tribe called the Big Nambas. The men wear a penis gourd wrapped in pandamus fibers, and eat “man long pig,” cooked human enemies. You have to trek over mountains of thick jungle to reach them. When I was able to years ago, there were a few men who continued the practice. This gentleman is one of them. I was in no danger as they were very kind and gracious to me.
That wasn’t the case a century ago when the first explorers, Martin & Osa Johnson, reached them. Their 1918 film, “Cannibals of the South Seas,” made the Johnsons famous, and you can see it on YouTube. Today they are far more benign. It is an extraordinary experience to meet a culture of fearsome reputation and realize they are people like you and me. (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #103 photo ©Jack Wheeler)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES!
Today, all American patriots celebrate the founding of our country’s most fabled fighting force, the United States Marines, at the historic Tun Tavern in Philadelphia 246 years ago.
As a token of this celebration, I’d like to tell you a little known story of USMC history -- how John Wayne saved the Marine Corps. Not in a movie but in real life.
Then we’ll go to Iwo Jima and the memorial atop Mount Suribachi. We’ll close with a tribute to those who have always been at the tip of America’s protective spear.
THE GOLDEN THRONE OF KING TUT
Now on display in National Museum of Egypt in Cairo, the 3,340 year-old artistic masterpiece of Pharoah Tutankhamun and his wife Ankhesenamun portrayed on facing back of the king’s throne chair was discovered by archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922.
I was stunned beyond words when I first saw it in 1971, and every time I’ve seen it since, I’m shocked into the same state of awe. It’s not simply the sheer beauty of the blue lapis lazuli, the red carnelian, the silver and the solid gold plate, nor the breathtaking skill of artistry. It’s that the scene is so profoundly, so touchingly human. As she gently rubs oil on to his arms, they are looking into each other’s eyes with the tenderness of love.
This is not some God-King high and mighty ruler and haughty Queen far above their lowly subjects, but a very human man and wife in love. This golden throne speaks to us from 33 centuries ago that back then people were people like us. Our connection to history is our common humanity. I hope someday you will be able to see the Golden Throne of King Tut in Cairo, and be in awe of it for yourself. (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #168 photo ©Jack Wheeler)
DO NOT COMPLY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 2021
Last Thursday (11/04), it was announced that OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is forcing employers with over 100 employees to comply with President Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate by January 4th, 2022 or face heavy fines.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is also giving 17 million healthcare workers until January 4th to be fully vaccinated.
In 2022 we will witness the emergence of a parallel society and I hope to help make that happen with the work we are doing here at Gab.
Over the past year we’ve provided tens of millions of people with a variety of resources to fight back against this medical tyranny and infringement of basic human rights. Here they are
VAX MANDATES AND TIMESHARE SCAMS
From the beginning, the Covid “vaccines” have felt like a massive timeshare scam.
Initially, consider the source. Vaxxmania arises from, and is zealously sponsored by, the same “experts” who masterminded the epic Covid overreaction: Fauci, Walensky, the Democrat governors, and the media. Like a timeshare sales pitch, the folly of lockdowns, closures, masking and mass testing should have been obvious from Day 1.
Viruses are ubiquitous, and respiratory infections are an unavoidable part of community life. Fortunately, such infections tend to be self-limiting. Further, Italian data from March, 2020 should have told everyone that healthy, non-old people were not at serious risk.
Nonetheless, as with timeshares, many Americans bought the scam. Nineteen months of mass psychosis later, many vaxxers are still fearful, wearing masks—even outside—and demanding universal “vaccination.” Why?
TANTRIC BHUTAN
The most fabulously exotic country on earth is the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. The Bhutanese
religion of Tantric Buddhism is here exemplified by a prayer hall wall painting of Yab-Yum – the physical union of Compassion and Wisdom. Male compassion is personified as the deity Samvara with a blue body, multiple faces and arms. He embraces his consort of female wisdom Vajra-varahi.
It is important to understand that Yab-Yum is considered a sacred act as a path to Enlightenment. It is just one example of how Bhutan may stretch our comfort zone to learn ancient ways and practices, giving us a broader perspective on our humanity. For an in-depth understanding of Bhutan’s extraordinary culture, consider joining our Wheeler Expedition to the Land of the Thunder Dragon next year. (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #16 photo ©Jack Wheeler)
KEEPING YOUR SANITY BY MAKING IT A FAIR FIGHT
We have a wonderful deli/bakery nearby that has great, healthy food -- and in the next display case very yummy, not-so-healthy treats – cookies, éclairs, pastries… very tempting stuff. Every once in awhile I’m seduced by these delicacies, and when I am, I almost always notice something afterwards: I don’t feel as good as I did before.
It’s not a severely bad feeling, and I can easily ignore it if I want to. But if I pay attention to the sensations in my body, there’s a clearly different feeling from my insides; it’s not as pleasant as it was before I had eaten the sugar filled morsel.
This is the key to making our fight against bad habits a fair fight.
WHAT MAKES JOE RUN
FLASHBACK FRIDAY – WITH MBUTI PYGMIES IN THE CONGO
August, 1971. The gentle Mbuti people live in the Ituri rainforest, one of the world’s densest jungles, in northeastern DR Congo. They are among the most ancient of all human populations, with their ancestors having hunted in these forests for over 60,000 years. The tallest among them is under five feet.
It was on my first visit to Africa that I was able to spend time with them. They live in scattered bands of a few dozen each, always on the move in search of game, sleeping in small makeshift huts of branches and leaves, and far away from villages of Bantus who always try to enslave them.
Their music is hypnotic. To the beat of drums of hollowed-out logs, they sing with a polyphonic complexity that is extraordinary. I’ll never forget the performance they gave for me. Alas, no tape recorder – much less videocam back then! (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #65 photo ©Jack Wheeler)
HALF-FULL REPORT 11/05/21
Of course, the amazing total sweep of Virginia made the most headlines. Yet the GOP Tide swept across the entire country – from Jersey and Pennsylvania, to Ohio, Seattle, Texas, and more.
However…. All this great news is not the best news of the week. It really isn’t. So what is?
Read on to find out, and to know the two fatal errors the Dems made this week. Believe me, the second one and what to do about it will blow your mind.