Thank you for the introduction to the Bar-tailed godwit, John Leake...I've never come across one, nor heard of one. An amazing accomplishment, by the bird, by any metric. God is responsible for the bird's abilities, and ours. Thanks for sharing your remarkable education with us. It really helps us appreciate the true evil of men like Peter Hotez, Peter Marks, and Fauci, et al.
Well, what I wrote was not actually a sermon, but here is one for you. Why do you call yourself "realist" if you have a problem with the truth of everything? (Christianity IS THE STUDY OF TRUTH). In case you have failed to learn the facts, I will offer that God is the author of everything...including you...and me...all of our abilities...and the abilities of the Bar-tailed godwit. So...you have some point to make, S.V.P.? According to King Solomon, the whole duty of man is to serve God...and according to the Apostle Paul, we are to yield thanksgiving to God, the "sacrifice of the fruit of our lips". We were given an opportunity to learn how to tell good from evil...that's how I knew they were lying about "safe and effective" "vaccine". Any who have searched for the truth with sincerity and prayed to our Creator (in Jesus' name) for understanding, have accepted that Jesus Christ was in fact God among us, and have subsequently received understanding and wisdom, as they prayed for it...given freely, by God to those that asked..."Ask and ye shall receive", is what was written for our admonition, and learning, to help us, in these last days. I would suggest you get started on reading the Bible at once (KJV)...because there is not much time left. I hope this sermon has helped you out. Jesus saves...not Fauci, Hotez, or Marks. Enjoy God's creation and blessings.
Dear "Realist": it is obvious that you have a problem with Christianity...and that, my friend, means that by definition, you have a problem with reality AND truth. Christianity IS the study of what is true and real. 'Religion' is something else, and I have a problem with all of them, for the reason that they are based upon lies, deceit, propaganda and delusion. Christianity is different, in that it sets one free from those unscrupulous and scandalous fixations, and allows one to see and know the truth, avoid being seduced into cults, and to appreciate the power and vitality of God and all He created. We were given this power specifically...and commanded to share it to all who will receive it. The rest are damned, forever in ignorance, because they refused to love the truth. Jesus is the door, and awaits you to answer His call...He is knocking...will you answer?
There's a little understood inner guide we call instinct in animals and intuition in humans. Having followed my intuition for my entire life I found it to be infallible. Despite my feeble mind in my head I was told by an expert that my IQ was 195. Long story short, using my intuition I formulated a theory to explain where this guidance comes from and how it works. I also learned how to become even better at using this miraculous gift.
Albert Einstein (1879–1955), the world’s most famous physicist, expressed his reverence for intuition in three different ways:
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
“The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you don’t know how or why.”
“The state of mind which enables a man to do work of this kind [theoretical physics], is akin to that of the religious worshipper or the lover; the daily effort comes from no deliberate intention or program, but straight from the heart.”
I’ve written 2 books about opening one’s heart and following the divine guidance that emerges from therein. Being a scientist, I provide compelling scientific evidence supporting the theory that something exhibiting divine wisdom resides within our hearts. My books are available free as PDF downloads or they can be purchased from Amazon as paperbacks.
Take up reading of the theological Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg and see what that does for you. Divine Providence and Divine Love and Wisdom may interest you most from what I read here. Heaven and Hell is a good starter for many.
In my books I cite scriptural support for the source of intuition/instincts. All of the popular religions place the kingdom of God within ourselves, specifically in our hearts. Additionally, I experienced samadhi three times leaving the physical realm to become pure consciousness, the One, the source of everything including the inner divine spirit. As for Heaven and Hell, I've also astral traveled to shift from the physical to the subtle astral Heaven and Hell realms which are both part of creation. However, after all of that I came to the conclusion that the astral is best to avoid, unless you die because that is where we go when we die. I explain this best in my "Heart Consciousness" book.
I love the youtube series called The Incredible Journey about the birds migratory journeys. It's not always about birds but this episode was awesome and is based in Australia. I would invite you to watch it.
Great post. Thanks. Bird must have some sort of magnetic sense we know nothing of. Life is endlessly mysterious, which is why it is much better not to mandate experimental drugs on the basis of some theoretical "mechanism of action" but rather have humility before and trust in God's creation.
I love my backyard birds and all birds in general, however I have never heard of the two you wrote about. And yes, how awesome is it that they can navigate those long distances. I learned something new, today! Thank you John! I would love to support you yet in crisis at moment. Eviction notice because landlord wants to sell. At 73, this is not a cool experience. I will have to see how the dust settles in a few months. Had to cancel subscribing to another substacker and need to cancel one more. I would like to know who stated that life is boring?
Darrell Tanelian MD/PhD Stanford won the Bosch Lomb Science Award at age 15 (he entered Stanford later that year) for showing how migratory
salmon return to their birthing grounds in the Great Lakes after swimming in the ocean. Salmon can sense the electromagnetic grid that surrounds the earth. For “open field” the salmon uses EM Nav but when it gets close to birth grounds it switches to olfactory sensing. Migratory birds most likely have similar abilities.
Thank you Mr. Leake! This is an incredible feat by this animal, energetically anf informationally. Imagine trying to engineer someting that size tho successfully fulfill that task! This has been a professional fascination of mine. (I did my doctoral work on animal navigation and got to know the leading scientists in this field---these fellows were amazing in their own right.) A lot of people will attribute this ability of migratory birds, fish and other animals to nebulous descriptions like "intuition" or "instinct," neither of which--of course--explain in biological and physical terms HOW the navigation or orienting occurs. These attributions are another version of that clever cartoon where two scientists are standing at a formula-covered chalkboard with a coupling statement , "And then a miracle happens . . ." between two ends of the monstrous scribble.
As scientists, our job is completing that middle statement, at least incrementally.
"Magnetic Orientation oh Honeybees in the Laboratory," D. E. Schmitt and H. E Esch, Naturwissenschaften 80: 41-43 (1993); Also, The Orientation of Honeybees ('Apis mellifera') in Earth-strength Magnetic Fields, for those interested. Enjoy!
That is a good question, Rina. After all these years of being asked that question, I still must say, I honestly do not know." At least, I cannot answer that with a simple yes or no. One thing is for sure, this little birdie managed to make it all the way from Alaska to Australia, or there abouts. And there are plenty of electromagnetic signals flooding the environment over the pacific ocean. What is good to know is that, even though we should not wantonly pollute the world with chemicals and energies, biological systems have an amazing way of overcoming the challenges---even the assaults. (This, by the way, is why I do not become fearful about virus scares, global warming, and threats that I must get a vaccine---healthy immune systems can overcome many things.)
I totally agree about the so called "global warming" and a healthy immune systems is all you need. But there are quite a few beach landings in NZ from pods are these animals confused or waylaid by wrong electromagnetic fields or are the sensors of these animals disturbed?
Near where I live in western Japan there's a White-naped Crane that decided a good decade ago that it was done with migrating and lives here all year despite this place being neither the spot the species is supposed to spend either summer or winter
Read James Herriot! Great stories. "All Creatures Great & Small" and others.
One of my absolute favorites! Not only the books, but the series (the original one, not the newer one) is wonderful.
Thank you for the introduction to the Bar-tailed godwit, John Leake...I've never come across one, nor heard of one. An amazing accomplishment, by the bird, by any metric. God is responsible for the bird's abilities, and ours. Thanks for sharing your remarkable education with us. It really helps us appreciate the true evil of men like Peter Hotez, Peter Marks, and Fauci, et al.
Why turn this into a religious sermon?
Well, what I wrote was not actually a sermon, but here is one for you. Why do you call yourself "realist" if you have a problem with the truth of everything? (Christianity IS THE STUDY OF TRUTH). In case you have failed to learn the facts, I will offer that God is the author of everything...including you...and me...all of our abilities...and the abilities of the Bar-tailed godwit. So...you have some point to make, S.V.P.? According to King Solomon, the whole duty of man is to serve God...and according to the Apostle Paul, we are to yield thanksgiving to God, the "sacrifice of the fruit of our lips". We were given an opportunity to learn how to tell good from evil...that's how I knew they were lying about "safe and effective" "vaccine". Any who have searched for the truth with sincerity and prayed to our Creator (in Jesus' name) for understanding, have accepted that Jesus Christ was in fact God among us, and have subsequently received understanding and wisdom, as they prayed for it...given freely, by God to those that asked..."Ask and ye shall receive", is what was written for our admonition, and learning, to help us, in these last days. I would suggest you get started on reading the Bible at once (KJV)...because there is not much time left. I hope this sermon has helped you out. Jesus saves...not Fauci, Hotez, or Marks. Enjoy God's creation and blessings.
"Why do you call yourself "realist" if you have a problem Why do you call yourself "realist" if you have a problem with the truth of everything?"
I do not have a problem with the truth of everything', just religious dogma.
Dear "Realist": it is obvious that you have a problem with Christianity...and that, my friend, means that by definition, you have a problem with reality AND truth. Christianity IS the study of what is true and real. 'Religion' is something else, and I have a problem with all of them, for the reason that they are based upon lies, deceit, propaganda and delusion. Christianity is different, in that it sets one free from those unscrupulous and scandalous fixations, and allows one to see and know the truth, avoid being seduced into cults, and to appreciate the power and vitality of God and all He created. We were given this power specifically...and commanded to share it to all who will receive it. The rest are damned, forever in ignorance, because they refused to love the truth. Jesus is the door, and awaits you to answer His call...He is knocking...will you answer?
There's a little understood inner guide we call instinct in animals and intuition in humans. Having followed my intuition for my entire life I found it to be infallible. Despite my feeble mind in my head I was told by an expert that my IQ was 195. Long story short, using my intuition I formulated a theory to explain where this guidance comes from and how it works. I also learned how to become even better at using this miraculous gift.
Albert Einstein (1879–1955), the world’s most famous physicist, expressed his reverence for intuition in three different ways:
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
“The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you don’t know how or why.”
“The state of mind which enables a man to do work of this kind [theoretical physics], is akin to that of the religious worshipper or the lover; the daily effort comes from no deliberate intention or program, but straight from the heart.”
I’ve written 2 books about opening one’s heart and following the divine guidance that emerges from therein. Being a scientist, I provide compelling scientific evidence supporting the theory that something exhibiting divine wisdom resides within our hearts. My books are available free as PDF downloads or they can be purchased from Amazon as paperbacks.
"The Magnificent Soul: The Art of Living in a World Founded on Consciousness" is available here: https://www.soulcovenant.org/magnificent-soul
"Heart Consciousness: An MIT Scientist’s Deep Dive into the Esoteric Void to Retrieve a Simple Truth of Everything" is available here: https://www.soulcovenant.org/heart-consciousness
Take up reading of the theological Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg and see what that does for you. Divine Providence and Divine Love and Wisdom may interest you most from what I read here. Heaven and Hell is a good starter for many.
In my books I cite scriptural support for the source of intuition/instincts. All of the popular religions place the kingdom of God within ourselves, specifically in our hearts. Additionally, I experienced samadhi three times leaving the physical realm to become pure consciousness, the One, the source of everything including the inner divine spirit. As for Heaven and Hell, I've also astral traveled to shift from the physical to the subtle astral Heaven and Hell realms which are both part of creation. However, after all of that I came to the conclusion that the astral is best to avoid, unless you die because that is where we go when we die. I explain this best in my "Heart Consciousness" book.
Thanks George. I downloaded the pdf, Heart Consciousness.
I love the youtube series called The Incredible Journey about the birds migratory journeys. It's not always about birds but this episode was awesome and is based in Australia. I would invite you to watch it.
Great post. Thanks. Bird must have some sort of magnetic sense we know nothing of. Life is endlessly mysterious, which is why it is much better not to mandate experimental drugs on the basis of some theoretical "mechanism of action" but rather have humility before and trust in God's creation.
I love my backyard birds and all birds in general, however I have never heard of the two you wrote about. And yes, how awesome is it that they can navigate those long distances. I learned something new, today! Thank you John! I would love to support you yet in crisis at moment. Eviction notice because landlord wants to sell. At 73, this is not a cool experience. I will have to see how the dust settles in a few months. Had to cancel subscribing to another substacker and need to cancel one more. I would like to know who stated that life is boring?
Thank you, John. A great reminder of the kind Providence that watches over us all.
I used to have a lot of nights when I don't know how I found my way home too.
On the more humorous side of that statement....
The phrase Dead Reckoning comes to mind.....
The ill condition of being dead drunk,
prompts the old hamster to hold the compass and the wheel?
Or just plain old good dumb luck? Hahaha
Almost as great as your essays, John, are some of the comments made. i just downloaded George's books. Stay safe, John, you're too precious to lose!
Love this!! Thank you😊
Love love love this. Thank you!!!
Darrell Tanelian MD/PhD Stanford won the Bosch Lomb Science Award at age 15 (he entered Stanford later that year) for showing how migratory
salmon return to their birthing grounds in the Great Lakes after swimming in the ocean. Salmon can sense the electromagnetic grid that surrounds the earth. For “open field” the salmon uses EM Nav but when it gets close to birth grounds it switches to olfactory sensing. Migratory birds most likely have similar abilities.
Thank you Mr. Leake! This is an incredible feat by this animal, energetically anf informationally. Imagine trying to engineer someting that size tho successfully fulfill that task! This has been a professional fascination of mine. (I did my doctoral work on animal navigation and got to know the leading scientists in this field---these fellows were amazing in their own right.) A lot of people will attribute this ability of migratory birds, fish and other animals to nebulous descriptions like "intuition" or "instinct," neither of which--of course--explain in biological and physical terms HOW the navigation or orienting occurs. These attributions are another version of that clever cartoon where two scientists are standing at a formula-covered chalkboard with a coupling statement , "And then a miracle happens . . ." between two ends of the monstrous scribble.
As scientists, our job is completing that middle statement, at least incrementally.
"Magnetic Orientation oh Honeybees in the Laboratory," D. E. Schmitt and H. E Esch, Naturwissenschaften 80: 41-43 (1993); Also, The Orientation of Honeybees ('Apis mellifera') in Earth-strength Magnetic Fields, for those interested. Enjoy!
With all the EMF around 4/5 G are these migrating animals getting confused by the magnetic change? Or do I see it all wrong?
That is a good question, Rina. After all these years of being asked that question, I still must say, I honestly do not know." At least, I cannot answer that with a simple yes or no. One thing is for sure, this little birdie managed to make it all the way from Alaska to Australia, or there abouts. And there are plenty of electromagnetic signals flooding the environment over the pacific ocean. What is good to know is that, even though we should not wantonly pollute the world with chemicals and energies, biological systems have an amazing way of overcoming the challenges---even the assaults. (This, by the way, is why I do not become fearful about virus scares, global warming, and threats that I must get a vaccine---healthy immune systems can overcome many things.)
Oops, there is one too many "is" in the last, parenthetical statement and the editing function is not permitting me to correct it.
Don't you think at lofty elevations,
electro hazards don't exist when flight is a thousand ft from the ground?
The birds signals inputs remain true and unaffected.
I'm curious about that distance above land and water.
I totally agree about the so called "global warming" and a healthy immune systems is all you need. But there are quite a few beach landings in NZ from pods are these animals confused or waylaid by wrong electromagnetic fields or are the sensors of these animals disturbed?
They also must sense weather patterns of seasonal temps changing and sun angle.
If they can score a free ride in near upper level wind currents,
well it makes for a lot less energy and wing beats to sustain fast flight.
Near where I live in western Japan there's a White-naped Crane that decided a good decade ago that it was done with migrating and lives here all year despite this place being neither the spot the species is supposed to spend either summer or winter
Thanks! A good read!
Amazing. Thank you for this reminder!