The town of bugarach is located in the township of couiza part of the district of limoux. The bugarach sign at the entrance to the village has been stolen for the third. Michel lamy is the author of a book on jules verne, in which he explores the. Bugarach the upside down mountain south west story. Bugarag height is the highest summit 1230m in the corbieres mountains in the french le midi. The village of bugarach resting at the foot of the mountain, see pic 09, has only 200 inhabitants.
Maybe it started with plans for a windmill park in the bugarach area. In the first three months of 2012, the mountain had more than 20,000 visitors because they believe the location is ideal for the december 21 events that will transform the world. In 2011, the local mayor, jeanpierre delord, began voicing fears to the. Online rumours claim that on december 21 the mountain will burst open to reveal an alien spaceship that will rescue those nearby from the apocalypse. A group of new agers believe that the mountain contains aliens living in a spacecraft. Click on the following link for recommended books on the mystery of. Peak of bugarag is the highest summit 1230 m in the corbieres mountains in the french midi the western part of the mountain is located on the territory of the commune of bugarach. Geologists say bugarach is a mountain built upside down.
The first was on march when similar ufos were seen over the mountains. Geology of bugarach is odd, since its top layers are older than bottom ones. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. His book includes the letters received by bugarachs mayor over the. Bugarach is a commune in the aude department in southern france, around 35 km south of carcassonne. A myth surrounds the bugarach mountain and its supposed magnetism.
When i first discovered i would be living in this special place i asked my one, metaphysically inclined french friend said about the pic. At the regions center is a mountain called bugarach. At right you can find the localization of bugarach on the map of france. The black stone of bugarach mountain first part kindle edition. News about a doomsday cult in france caught my eye. This group also believed that the end to the mesoamerican long count calendar would result in some form of apocalypse on 21 december 2012. Bbc news french village of bugarach spooked by doomsday. Thousands of years ago when the formations of the pyrenees mountains were arising out from the. With this much evidence coming from this area of france, there must be something big that is about to happen soon in that area. Some new agers believe that the mountain contains aliens living in a spacecraft and the upcoming end to the mayan long count calendar will result in some form of apocalypse. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the black stone of. Theories seem to suggest an explosion of some kind in the distant past essentially caused the mountain to flip over, exposing the oldest layers of the mountain.
Bbc news french village of bugarach spooked by doomsday cults. Jul 07, 2014 bugarach is said to be where verne found both the inspiration and the entrance for journey to the center of the earth. Monahan spent a year taking pictures of the mountain and its surroundings, which have a rich mythical history. The western part of the mountain is located on the territory of the commune of bugarach. French doomsday village already plagued by aliens the star. Bugarach map of bugarach 11190 france map of france.
The village has 200 inhabitants and they are expecting an influx of approximately 10,000 believers and nonbelievers from around the world, in december 2012. Esoteric followers believe that the peak is an alien garage, full of extraterrestrials who are waiting there underground until the end of the world, when they will leave, taking with them any humans. Bugarach je naselje i opstina u juznoj francuskoj u regionu langdokrusijon, u departmanu od koja pripada prefekturi limu po podacima iz 1999. According to geologists, the mountain exploded after its formation, and the top landed upsidedown. I came across an article on the telegraphs website the other day with the headline.
Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. Its eastern part is on the territory of campssurlagly. French village pleads with fanatics not to visit bugarach french authorities have pleaded with new age fanatics, sightseers and media crews not to converge on bugarach, the tiny. Heavens gate cult committed mass suicide 15 years ago. With stained glass windows where people have no faces and with one stained glass window that shows a ship at sea with a wheel of fortune attached to the mast and two people hanging on to the wheel. So it is easy to start stories in high profile places like bugarach. Pic of the town of bugarach morning at bugarach photo taken 11 september 2009 photographer. The village of bugarach is a small village located south of france.
French village which will survive 2012 armageddon plagued by visitors. Verne burned all of his papers at the end of his life to protect these secrets. It stands far away from the nearby pyrenees to have its own microclimate. Picture books that feature bugs, spiders, or other creepy crawlies. The economy is based on agriculture and tourism, attracting many new age adherents.
I would ask the pilot to fly over the newspaper office on friday so i could heckle my colleagues who told me that the whole mayan endoftheworlddec. A road map, and maps templates of bugarach are available here. The town of bugarach is located in the department of aude of the french region languedocroussillon. The discovery of alien species in existence is the most monumental scientific event in human history. The discovery of alien species in existence is the most monumental scientific event in human history, suppression of that information is a. Meanwhile, a bottle of water from the local spring, which can apparently cure a. The black stone of bugarach mountain first part kindle edition by prevel, maurice, editions amigaya, humphrey, jay. Scientists say that is because when the 1,230meter. A brief history over eight hundred years ago, the occitanie region was the backdrop for an epic and devastating period in french history. The bugarach enigma, fact and fiction jaap rameijers blog. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Une seule des grottes est surprenante, il y a bien une vie a linterieur. Bart sharp explores over twenty power spots founded thousands of years ago and still strong today. The story of bugarach and 2012 was picked up and expanded by the new york times in. Peak of bugarag is the highest summit 1230 m in the corbieres mountains in the french midi. For years, rumours have circulated on the internet that extraterrestrials live in the mountain, and come the apocalypse, the top will open and they will emerge. The area is alive with cathar history and knights templar ruins. His books are said to be written in code to protect the mystery of renneslechateau. The peak is also called the upside down mountain as the top layers of rock are older than the lower layers due to uplift of the pyrenees. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Climbing the magic mountain of bugarach yobaba lounge. The followers of the new age faith believe that mountainous village of bugarach would be spared in the 2012 apocalypse. Bugarach is an impressive mountain, which has always spoken to the imagination of the local people.
It is said that the ever mysterious mountain harbours many strange and surreptitious treasures within its deep and hidden caverns. Shrouded in myth and mystery, mount bugarach holds a special place in the hearts of the new age movers and shakers down here in the aude valley. The descriptions are told from an intuitives perspective describing locations and details of the higher vibrational centers. This past weekend, yvette monahan published a book of photographs about a rural area in southcentral france between the mediterranean sea and the pyrenees mountains. Its top layer is an overthrust from the iberian plate, and is older than the bottom ones. Its a not chosen size geocache, with difficulty of 1.
This has given rise to its description as an upside. They regard the mountain as a refuge on the day of catastrophe, when said aliens will whisk them away to safety in their spaceship. A supervolcanic eruption would be larger than any volcanic eruption in modern history. Yvette monahan selfpublished a book of photographs about a rural area in.
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