Matt Holcomb said:
Hi Giorgio -- thought your name was familiar! I saw you recently in the documentary, "Is there a Stargate?"
Dear Matt - - thank you for the "Is there a Stargate?" mention and your very interesting questions which I'll attempt to answer to the best of my abilities.
I do not think that "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" will be about the quest for eternal youth. I'd have to agree with Dr. Gonzo that the basic premise for a fountain of youth has already been covered in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" with the Holy Grail.
I think that the MacGuffin is, well, the Crystal Skull...
Legend has it that worldwide, there are 13 life-size crystal skulls that are said to exist. Personally, I have seen, measured and examined 8 skulls. Depending which school of thought you subscribe to, they allegedly contain crucial information about mankind's 1) true origins, 2) purpose, and 3) destiny.
I think those 3 things right there are quite compelling items for one (or more?) crystal skull(s) to be the MacGuffin(s) of this movie, especially if you consider the ramifications if just one of the three "secrets" would ever be revealed to mankind...
As for your questions, yes, in my research I
have indeed come across references that could be considered to be some sort fountain of youth. For example, there is one very interesting reference of some sort of fountain of youth in the myths coming out of Cambodia:
Myths and legends allow a glimpse into the history of the once-mighty Khmer kingdom, and they also provide impressive references that point toward the identity of what seems to have been a
technological past in Southeast Asia. A folklore research group called
“Traditions and Customs of the Khmer” at the Buddhist Institute of Phnom Penh set out to record ancient folk tales in different provinces. These written records were inventoried and prepared for publication. It was not until independence was gained in the 1950s that these stories and literature of the Khmer were published. Up until the 20th century, these myths had only been passed down orally or written by hand in manuscript form. By questioning villagers and studying many ancient inscriptions manuscripts, the study group managed to compile story fragments and reconstructed them into a cohesive whole.
One of the many important narratives is the one about the god Indra, and Vong, Tea and Preah Ketomealea.
Indra - The Glowing One: “The girl Queen Vong will give birth to a child of divine origin, so that the Khmer dynasty can continue.” One day, Vong leaves the palace, and the god Indra immediately descends from the sky and hovers above her. The “earth people” are unable to actually see him in person; all they can see is a “bright blue light, ripping apart the sky.” Witnesses cry out in fear: “The light is falling down! The light is falling down!” Indra showers the Queen with flowers, and then disappears again. Perhaps not surprisingly, this is the day on which Queen Vong became pregnant, and when she gave birth to a male heir, she called him Preah Ketomealea, which means “the light which showers flowers.”
By the way, the term “earth people” is not my personal contrivance or extrapolation. It is taken directly from the ancient sources. The chroniclers were extremely adamant in their etymological consistency, especially distinguishing between earthlings, gods, and even "human/alien" hybrids.
Before we proceed, there are two further observations about Ketomealea: the royal records depict him as a legendary king who ascended to the throne in 78AD and allegedly ruled for more than 400 years! How was Ketomealea able to rule for more than 400 years? Did he perhaps have access to a fountain of youth? Possibly! Read on...
Even though it was allegedly only "flowers" which fell upon Queen Vong and she became pregnant by them, god Indra acknowledges his fatherhood in a dialogue with King Tea: “This is my son. He has come from the Heavens to found a new dynasty here on Earth.” With Preah Ketomealea, Indra then lifts off in a flying chariot (or vimana) and returns to his celestial kingdom. “Since (in the land of Campuchea) there is not yet a strong and capable human being, we have decided to help you […] there (in the palace)
you may bathe in a basin that is filled with magical powers which will ensure that you will have a very long life.” Ketomealea, after experiencing a "seven-day" therapy in the
“miraculous bath" was now apparently equipped with an extended “shelf life.”
Exactly how this “cellular activation shower” functioned is beyond anyone’s knowledge. Naturally, not even a modern geneticist or molecular biologist, knows how such a “basin with magical powers” could have worked - yet. This ancient mystery may soon be explained by modern science. The research field of aging is currently making huge leaps forward. Soon, in the not-too-distant future, with an almost certain degree of probability, science will be capable of similarly slowing down the human aging process.
By the way, the term “the glowing ones” refers to an exhaustive list of worldwide legends upon legends of such "glowing ones": Quatzalcoatl, Kukulkan, Viracocha, Votan, Maoui, the Elohim, and in this case, Indra. No matter which source is quoted or which witnesses are reporting, “the glowing ones” are always remembered as and associated with the ones who brought law and order and taught humans the foundations of civilization. In Peru, it oral traditions report that they taught medicine, metallurgy, writing and agriculture. In Bolivia, it is reported that they constructed giant temples with gigantic blocks of stone and taught the inhabitants technology, architecture and astronomy.
An ancient Hebrew text describes a child, also a hybrid being, that is a direct descendant of “the celestial beings” and the local inhabitants. The story is told by Lamech, who is believed to have been the father of Noah. We read that Lamech was afraid of his strange son, who filled a pitch black room with radiant light...
In
The Book of Enoch, we can read that Lamech suddenly realized that the child had originated "from the loins" - as he expressed it - of one of the “sons of the nobles of Eden,”
not from his own. He even says to his wife, “Noah is not like you or me, his eyes shine like sunbeams, and his face radiates. It seems to me that he is not of my descent, but of the angels.”
Throughout recorded history, scientists have had some stunning possibilities staring them in the face: extraterrestrials might have visited mankind in the remote past. It seems that people simply do not want to see it because we've been told that we're the pinnacle of creation (which we're not...).
...and I think Indy would be at the forefront of exactly this type of research!
Credit / Source Notice: The majority of the items presented here are taken with permission by the author Rudolf Eckhart from his article "The Legendary Temples of Angkor - ...and they flew with ships in the sky" (LT, Vol. 8, No. 2 & 3 & 4)
Giorgio Tsoukalos
