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Saturday, November 18, 2023

My book Sun Circle: a magickal solar grimoire is available for purchase today! ISBN: 979-8594277625

So here is another video of me promoting my book lol

Saturday, November 11, 2023

I self published my first book! my journey to becoming an author!

I created this video to help explain some of the process I took in becoming an author!

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Uncovering Ancient Secrets: Mound Site Aligning with Auriga

I'm excited to share my findings about an ancient mound site near Batesville, Arkansas, which I've linked to the celestial constellation of Auriga. My research has taken me to the intersection of archaeology, astronomy, and indigenous culture, and I want to invite you to explore this intriguing connection with me.

Discovering the Mound Site:

The journey begins with the mound site itself, which has a rich history dating back to the time of Hernando de Soto's documentation. However, I noticed something remarkable—an alignment with the constellation Auriga. Could this be a deliberate astronomical connection made by the ancient inhabitants of the region? Join me as I delve into the details of this site's layout and its relationship to the stars.

The Constellation Auriga:

To appreciate the significance of this alignment, let's explore the constellation Auriga, known as "The Charioteer." I'll discuss the stars that make up this constellation, which might hold clues to the cultural and spiritual importance of the connection I've uncovered.

My Research Journey:

I'll share my experiences in approaching academic institutions and experts, as well as the challenges I faced. Despite some initial skepticism, my commitment to this research has led me to publish my findings in a book, where I present the evidence and arguments supporting this intriguing discovery.

How to Explore Further:

If you're as fascinated by this discovery as I am, I encourage you to dive deeper into the details by reading my book, Sun Circle: a magickal solar grimoire, where I provide a comprehensive account of the research and findings. You can find it available for purchase on Amazon and in many metaphysical stores.

Sun Circle: a magickal solar grimoire - Available Now!

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Thank you for joining me on this adventure of discovery. I look forward to sharing more with you in the future.

Friday, October 27, 2023

Ancient Indigenous city of Coligua | Mississippian Mound Building Culture | Archeology

an uncatalogued Moundsite, that is located in Independence County, Arkansas just south of Batesville - Coligua

update on my book Sun Circle

Drumroll please......

With my happiest of joy, I get to announce that

my debut book SUN CIRCLE is completed!!!

You can order it now! here ----> PAPERBACK COPIES

I have worked so hard on this over the last 3 years, I started writing this book during lock down in 2020 and finally was able to complete it in October of 2023.

I really hope you consider supporting me by purchasing this book for your collection and helping me kickstart my career as an author!

Sun Circle: a magickal solair grimoire is a 650 page manuscript that delves,

into the profound and timeless influence of the Sun across the ages. This work weaves together a story of knowledge and ancient magick, serving as an invaluable reference for those who seek to embrace the radiant energy of our celestial star.

Explore the Wheel of the Year, read the story of Leo, Draw Down the power of the Sun, learn about the Pyramids, Stonehenge, megalithic circles, indigenous burial mounds, and more!

Within these pages, you'll embark on a transformative journey that will expand your consciousness, unveiling fresh insights into the Sun's multifaceted significance. From sacred blessings to potent spells, this book unearths the roots of traditional Pagan practices and explores the astrological reverence of ancient Neolithic societies.

By ordering my book, you're not just supporting me as an author, but you're also embarking on an illuminating adventure through time and tradition.

I hope to expand your mind and give you a new perception of the Sun. There is lots of blessings and spells and information about traditional Pagan practices as well as information about ancient neolithic societies and their astrological reverence. Overall this book is something I hope you enjoy and I look forward to hearing your feedback!

Thank you for considering this endeavor, and may this book kindle the light of knowledge and enchantment in your life. 📚🌞

Bright Blessings )O(

J. R. Damon

Friday, October 6, 2023

Pixel 7 Astrophotography Mode

I took this photo in front of my house on a tripod, there is a streetlight about 30 meters to the right, however other than that there is little to no light pollution in this area, I could probably move away from the light into a darker area and get an even better result.

Starfield in Rural Arkansas 2023 by J. R. Damon

We live in such a beautiful reality, I am mesmerized by how many beings of light shine and glow throughout the darkness between us, it's as if the stars are reaching out and touching us.

However, I think this turned out pretty good! hope you enjoy, feel free to zoom in and hopefully the blog doesn't kill the quality

taken in Rural Arkansas in 2023.

Friday, September 29, 2023

The Ancient Indigenous City of Coligua - in the Ozarks - Arkansas

Coligua

The ancient Serpentine city of Coligua, on the McHue farm in McHue, Arkansas - just outside of the City of Batesville, Arkansas.

Source: J. R. Damon and Google Maps Satellite Imagery 2023

After having lived in Arkansas for many years, I wanted to take this opportunity to include some Mounds local to where I lived. I chose this location instead of the Plum Bayou Mounds just outside of Little Rock Arkansas because, These mounds are an example of being on private property- with little to know preservation being done - if any at all. There may not even have been much excavation as there is little to no information about this place.

What I have observed in my research, is that the size of these mounds are incredible - this specific village would have been more like a city, having been able to sustain a population of 1000’s of people.

Topographical Map of some of the Mounds in Coligua, Arkansas

Source: J. R. Damon + Google Maps Satellite Imagery 2023

I want to preface this with, the breakthrough discovery I made was on the Last, Super Moon of the year and it was the Harvest Full Moon on Friday the 29th in September of 2023.

1st Breakthrough: Coligua’s precise location and alignment with a constellation called Auriga.

2nd Breakthrough: A giant Serpentine shape to the city that was inhabited by the people of Coligua.

The Greater province of Coligua

Source: Google Earth Pro & J. R. Damon

In the beginning of September in 2023, I found a particular mound site during my research for this book that caught my interest because of its proximity to where I currently live, which is in Baxter County, Arkansas.

Only, Two hours away from my location, just outside of the city of Batesville. A place named Coligua or Coligoa is mentioned on the route from conquistador Hernando De Soto. He was on a quest for Silver and Gold - but ended up giving the indigenous illness and disease - which is ultimately how he ended up dying himself.

Hernando De Soto, route taken in his search for Gold & Silver

Source: Arkansas Archeological Survey

I was looking for source material that I could utilize to try and understand more about this specific site and I found only two documents, the first was a book written by Charles Hudson called “Knights of Spain: Warriors of the Sun” and the second is from the Arkansas Archeological Survey:

First Encounters - Hernando de Soto in the Mississippi Valley, 1541-42

There is very little information and it's sparse. It basically outlines his route and what he encountered, but not much else. It is extremely obscure with no other indication that a survey has been done or any information about this ancient city at all. There is no public Archive that lists this place as notable.

The only other mention of Coligua, as of September 29th 2023, is in the Arkansas Encyclopedia - which references back to the Arkansas Archeological Survey data.

It’s worth noting that the mounds are located across about 100 different farms in the county.

This is a problem for archeology as each mound site would need specific permission from the landowners to study them, this is a great time for me to mention that settler families have a moral responsibility to the preservation and cataloging of these sites. So no further destruction may be done to them, no grave robbing, ect..

Without access to these sites the next best thing was to use maps.

After spending much time on researching and mulling over many types of topographic maps and satellite views from above, I needed to shift my focus.

Next I wanted to view the city from the North, looking South towards the Ridge Line, the reason why is that if Native ancestor's migrated North from the Land bridge, 150, 000 years ago ( according to Dr. Paulette Steeves ) then I wanted to see how it would look if you were to move from the North Pole to the South Pole.

This resulted in a great perspective. The town is built in a river valley between two ridgelines. Which would give a sense of safety and security, it would also be safer from extreme weather, warring tribes, megafauna - ect.

The Southern ridge line would also act as a natural barrier and a great place to navigate for the community as just north of the ridge is a river which flowed through the middle of their village - allowing for fresh clean drinking water, cleaning, and fishing at any time.

They were able to produce food in the large open fields and meadows, where they would grow large amounts of corn, sunflowers, squash, berries, nuts, and fruits, Ect.

Their agricultural surplus would have been used in ceremonial practices and for trading with other nations.

Coligua Map looking South towards the River Valley Ridge

Source: Google Maps Pro & J. R. Damon

Shifting again to a 45 degree angle and from North to South - this allowed a much better point of view - by changing the way I was viewing the city it allowed me to understand it in a whole new way.

After taking screenshots of the mounds and processing them, the next thing I did was label the mounds:

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,

Y, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6, - these mounds here are most likely associated with Burial Mounds based on the way they are shaped - they create a bizarre landscape as seen on the right hand side in the following photo.

And Z which may have acted as a place to dispose of garbage, detritus ect.

By labeling the mounds,

This changed everything. Viewing the letters from above, it created a Constellation on the Earth.

A Serpent emerged from the landscape very clearly.

Greater Coligua and the Serpentine City

Source: Google Earth Pro & J. R. Damon

The most important discovery is the fact that the main city center plaza is in alignment with the constellation of Auriga in the night sky.

Coligua and the Constellation Auriga

Source: J. R. Damon

I am happy to have made this discovery and I hope my contribution towards indigenous archeoastronomy will be beneficial to future people.

The mounds on the McHue Family farm are part of a much larger landscape of mounds within the county that create the shape of a serpent.

The head of the serpent aligns with the constellation Auriga. Which is visible on this latitude and has been referenced in many other indigenous cultures throughout the world. There are petroglyphs of this star system all over Gaia.

There are other Serpent mound sites that have the head pointing towards the Solstice so this is a reminder that Serpentine related architecture is common among the Mississippian mound builders. However the scale of this city is immense and spans many miles.

Coligua Serpentine city plaza - Winter Solstice 7:53am

Source: Google Earth Pro & J. R. Damon

One of the remarkable discoveries about this amazing city is that the head of the Serpent is pointing towards the Winter Solstice.

This lighter shade you see on the right side of the mound structures is the light from the sun which touches the head of the Serpent.

Specifically Mounds D, G, and H are illuminated first.

Since these are located on private property and are inaccessible I thought the next best thing was to use an advanced technology like Virtual Reality. I wanted to explore it further and this allowed me to do so. I was able to move the Sun and see how it would look during the Solstice and Sunrise/Sunset as if I was standing on the mounds myself.

Looking East toward Sunrise, on Mound E looking towards Mounds D, G, & H

Source: Google Earth Pro & J. R. Damon

Although the specific details about the Coligua Indigenous people may not be well-documented and more work and research needs to be done to learn about these amazing people.

What we can understand from these mound sites and where they lived is that they were deeply spiritual people. They were able to build a giant serpentine city that was scaled across miles, and have it positioned to the Solstices while also being in alignment with a constellation in the night sky.

For More information on Decolonization please check out the work by Dr. Paulette Steeves

https://crowcanyon.org/people/steeves-paulette/

a word that is something academics and scholars should embrace

"Pyro-epistemology is a term I coined which metaphorically describes critical Indigenous scholarship. A practice of Pyro-epistemology is a ceremony in which cleanses the academic landscape of discussions that misinform worldviews and fuel racism." - Dr. Paulette Steeves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0ieLFxg0zk

For More information on Arkansas Archeology you can check out the Arkansas Archeological Survey

https://archeology.uark.edu/

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Update on Sun Circle, the book I am writing!

greetings friends and family!

i had a breakthrough with my book that i am writing! it has me really excited to publish this book ive worked so hard on!

J. R. Damon September 2023

i am still yet to decide on if i want to self publish, or be traditionally published - but the opportunities are opening for me like a portal - all my hard work and energy put into this book, will finally pay off

i hope you are excited about this book as i am, i was able to incorporate the breakthrough i had into a major restructuring of my table of contents and change the way some of the material is being presented.

this book is an encyclopedia on the sun, a magickal grimoire - i hope that it will be read through and then sit on witches and academics shelves, as reference material lol.

it has a lot of great information inside and i am very excited in the next couple of weeks and months to have this prepared and ready for release!

i hope you have a great day! and stay tuned for more info soon on my book and its release date!