Do it so I don't remember...

The author of this account, presented in episode 21 of the "Witnesses Speak" podcast, has experienced unusual phenomena since childhood, which she attributes to encounters with UFOs and extraterrestrials. In this extensive account, she shares her experiences, visions, and hypnosis, which have sparked both fear and curiosity in her over the years. Are these encounters the result of alien activity, spiritual manifestations, or merely dream visions? The author attempts to answer this question by sharing with readers and listeners the extraordinary events from her life.

Do it so I don't remember

I've been listening to your radio for some time now, and some of the programs have touched on topics and situations similar to those I've experienced. Since the gallery where I work is closed now, during the coronavirus crisis (I'm writing this report in March 2020), and I have a lot of free time, I decided to share my experiences. Maybe it will help someone, just as I found answers to my own questions in the testimonies of some witnesses.

I'm 43 years old and live in the capital, between a representative military unit and a small military airport near Okęcie Airport. I've been interested in paranormal phenomena since I was a child. I'll emphasize that the topic of UFOs isn't my specialty. Sure, I understand the nature of things and what they entail, but it's not like I crave every bit of information and would kill for all my memories. If I had to choose, I'd prioritize cryptozoology, life between lives, the planet's ancient mysteries, time-related phenomena, and aliens somewhere further down the line. Which doesn't mean that over the years I haven't noticed that these phenomena are somehow connected.

To the point. From my youth, I retained the belief that I participated in so-called "abductions," and it even cost me a lot of stress in my teens. However, as I got older, certain events faded, and I attributed it to emotional instability in childhood. It was just my head making things up. For a while. A few years ago, I participated in four past-life hypnotic regression sessions with three different hypnotherapists, aimed at finding the cause of depressive moods, problems finding a partner, and forming a relationship. [At the author's request, the names of the session leaders are omitted.]In the sessions I attended, while recalling childhood events, the topic of UFO abductions suddenly emerged, out of the blue. This surprised both me and the hypnotherapists.

My intention, the purpose I brought to my first session, was to uncover the cause of my breakup with my boyfriend and heal my broken heart, and then to discover why I was having trouble finding the right partner. And I found confirmation that what I thought were imaginary situations—dreams that had accompanied me my entire life—were actually happening. Just so you don't think I only believe in spiritual therapies and solutions, a year ago I underwent a year and a half of psychotherapy with a certified psychologist from the Kobiece Serca Foundation, who has nothing to do with spiritual development in the broadest sense. This was also to check if I was imagining things.

Even though paranormal phenomena are my hobby, that's how I treat them – as a pleasant escape from everyday life, not a way of life. I have my feet firmly planted on the ground to believe in something; I need hard facts; I don't drift away, and I don't believe everything. I have rather limited trust in other users of the paranormal world. I don't move in spiritual circles, and I don't have friends interested in the same topics. I've shared my knowledge from sessions on Facebook spiritual forums a few times, mostly foreign ones. But every time I encounter stories from witnesses of such encounters, I sometimes see significant similarities.

Before I share the various events that took place, I wanted to write that I divide my experiences into those that happened 100% (facts), those that I cannot classify – whether they are memories, dreams, strange phenomena (memories) – and what I said during the session (hypnosis).

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I've been familiar with the UFO phenomenon since childhood. My father was passionate about the subject. He collected all the press clippings about alien and UFO encounters. At one point in his life, he even said he woke up in the middle of the night to find a large saucer with colored lights in the yard. But then, over the years, he started claiming he'd had a dream, then that he'd imagined something, and eventually he'd become drunk. Now he refuses to talk about it at all, won't say whether it's true or not, but won't say anything—he sits silently and gets very upset. He's over 70 years old now, and I can't get anything out of him. He only promised to look for that folder of clippings. I asked my mother about strange phenomena, if she remembers anything. But she claims nothing paranormal. Yes, she has dreams and they do come true (my grandmother, her mother, was a well-known fortune teller in several villages and used cards), but strange lights and UFOs – not.

Anyway, around the age of 6 or 7, I stole that folder of clippings and stared at the pictures, and when I learned to read, I was able to familiarize myself with the contents. My father didn't talk about it; he kept the folder hidden high on the loft; he didn't show it to me. He only told me about his experiences later. The folder mostly contained clippings about encounters of the First and Second Kind, but there was also a typical drawing of an alien, which didn't frighten or surprise me, because I'd seen such things before. I accepted it as normal. Just like tigers and elephants exist in the world. Nothing to wonder about.

My first memory is from the age of 2-3 (1978-79) when I was being taken from my crib by a figure who appeared next to it through a tunnel in the wall. He would take me somewhere that way and then put me back. But every child has an imaginary companion 😉The next incident occurred when I was perhaps 4 or 5 years old (1980-81). I woke up in the night, sat up in bed, and saw flashing lights through the glass in the closed door to the next room. I was sleeping in bed with my head toward the door, which was separated by a meter-long hallway from the next door to the next room. The glare was coming through the window of the second room. The light must have been so intense that it passed through both thick, frosted panes of glass in both doors. It was a pulsating blue-reddish-whitish light. I thought it must have been an ambulance or the police, because it reminded me of beacons on cars, but I couldn't hear any sirens. I don't remember anything else; I think I went to sleep.

Recently, I've been wondering if it really was an ambulance parked near the window, except... we lived on the third floor. If the car had been parked on the street, the light wouldn't have reached so high and refracted at an angle into the other room. Something must have been shining from the same level.

Later, a series of more public encounters (memory) followed. It began on Christmas Eve (I remember this very well), also around that same time in my life. I woke up in the night to lights appearing in the sky at high speed outside my window, approaching. There were two of them, maneuvering rapidly. I went to the window and saw, higher up, between my building and the other one, a flying "bus and tram" (as I called it then), both with glowing, changing lights all around them. I was very surprised that Santa Claus had flown to me, but a little disappointed that he hadn't flown in a sleigh with reindeer, but in a tram and a bus. I had no doubt it had to be him. I opened the door and stepped out onto the balcony. I was a little afraid because it was winter, and my mother didn't let me go without slippers or go out on the balcony alone. But I felt this inner urge to break the ban.

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I noticed out of the corner of my eye that both my parents were asleep and nothing had woken them. We lived with my parents in one room, my grandparents and uncle in the other. I wasn't cold at all, and I didn't feel the cold concrete under my feet. Something told me (in my mind) to go up and stand on the balcony railing, but it was very high, about my height. I don't remember how I got there. Something told me again not to be afraid, to stand firmly with both feet and take a step forward. I was very scared at this point, because it was the third floor, and how could I place my foot "in space—in the air"? But after a moment's hesitation, I gave in, and it turned out I hadn't fallen, I had simply suspended in space. It was a bit like being suspended in water, but the feeling was warm and pleasant, like stepping on a slightly flexing surface. A feeling similar to stepping on a trampoline. Then I found myself inside the "tram." I was a bit surprised that it was quite empty. There were four beings there, besides me, but I can't remember what they looked like, or their faces. They weren't adults or children, though. They seemed to be dolls or teddy bears, as they weren't much taller than me.

I was taken for a ride. Very fast and with many twists and turns. I remember enjoying it immensely and feeling a sinking feeling in my stomach, like flying. At the back, close behind us, was Santa's "bus." It was the same size as the one I was in, but slightly different. They weren't identical. Later, "Santa" showed me my apartment building as it looked from above, and I remember approaching it so quickly that I felt a knot of fear in my stomach. As we approached, I noticed the building was illuminated by a pale blue light from the "tram." I don't remember how I got to my room.I remember that these visits later became quite regular. I don't remember them negatively. I rather looked forward to these meetings. However, I do recall a few years later flying in a small plane, a Wilga I think, with three other children over the airport, as part of my parents' work at LOT Polish Airlines. I was terrified because the plane seemed very unstable, and even more so when I saw my house from above. Exactly as I had seen it during that ride with Nicholas. I wanted to get off as quickly as possible.

I also took a similar helicopter ride from the airport in Dajtki. The helicopter had a glass front, all the way to the legs. Then I remembered that while I was on the "tram," I could see everything outside through its deck. It was transparent. I was terrified because I was already older. I didn't board another plane until I was 37. I developed a complete fear of flying.

I don't remember much else from that period. Besides the constant feeling that someone was behind the curtain, and the fear of going to the bathroom at night, especially when passing the kitchen. Another thing – during this period, I suffered constantly from ear infections, and sometimes my knees would ache for no apparent reason. Doctors couldn't find the cause of this pain.

The next, perhaps conscious, "encounter" occurred when I was finishing primary school (1991). The first (actual) experience took place during a vacation at my grandmother's. One afternoon, something "commanded" me to go to the forest, about 1 km away. Something drew me there, and even though I didn't want to go, as if urged by an inner voice (my own or someone else's), I went. When it comes to describing the feeling of "compulsion" in such situations, I most associate it with sexual arousal. It builds and builds, until finally, you're forced to do other things because you have to satisfy your desire.

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As I walked into the forest, I held a tiny vase of sand and a necklace on a string – a gift from my boyfriend at the time. I walked about 600-700 meters along the road into the forest. I climbed a hill and came to a small clearing, a fork in the road. Then I looked around and realized something was wrong. I thought I heard thunder, but even though the sky was covered in white milk, there was no sign of an approaching storm. A strange feeling of unease came over me, and I also noticed that I couldn't hear the birds singing and that the leaves on the trees were stirring.

I fell into a kind of lethargy, feeling like I was drifting off. And when I came to, I saw the vase smashed on the ground. I didn't think twice about it and ran home. For a long time, I couldn't control myself, even though theoretically nothing could have frightened me. I didn't meet anyone along the way, nothing happened. The "time freeze" effect and that terrible silence have accompanied me many times since, and they are the most terrifying thing to me, because I know something is about to happen over which I have no control.

From that moment on, throughout high school (1991-1996), the most exhausting and tormenting experiences began to unfold. I remember being afraid to fall asleep because I was afraid something would drag me out of my room—and certainly not ghosts or criminals. So I'd stay up late at night, trying to stay awake so I could control what was happening around me. Because of this, I started skipping school and coming to classes later because I was constantly sleep-deprived. Sometimes I could sense when visits would come. From the very evening, I simply felt something was wrong. I called it "just not today"—this growing anxiety, telling myself, "Please, just not today. Another time, but not today."

Back then, I organized my surroundings. I slept so I could see doors and windows, with my back to the wall, but never facing that direction. The windows were uncovered so I could monitor what was happening behind them. All drawers and wardrobe doors were closed. Whenever I was conscious, it always began similarly. First, there was a truly terrifying silence (a "time freeze" effect, as I later learned during a hypnosis session). At this stage, it was impossible to wake my parents—no screams reached them. Then came deafening silence, silence, and a slight buzzing in my head. I compare it to the sensations of fainting—a slight squeal and buzzing in my head before losing consciousness.Next, there was a gentle pressure around the nose, as if someone had placed two fingers on either side and pressed lightly. Simultaneously, there was a slight pressure between the eyebrows and on the forehead (though I'd never seen any of my visitors physically do this with their hands). Then came a great, uncontrollable drowsiness, accompanied by a slight tingling sensation in the tips of my fingers and toes. This trembling spread further along my body, followed by numbness, which eventually turned into complete paralysis, while consciousness remained. The area above the lip and jaw were the last to go numb. This was also the area where the numbness lasted longest after "waking up." Eventually, all I could do was move my eyes. I had never been blinded.

The panic and fear at this stage are uncontrollable. A sense of helplessness, impotence, fear of the unknown, and at the same time, despair that no one will be able to help, even if you're in the same room with someone. Because time has stopped for these people (and everyone else), they're in lethargy, while I'm in a kind of "timelessness." Then comes the internal struggle with a progressive feeling of drowsiness, which, as you know, is followed by complete enslavement and subsequent loss of memory of what happened. Sometimes the memory loss occurred gradually, as if I were gently falling asleep, and sometimes it happened suddenly.

I had a dog at the time, but it never barked. What's more, it started moving into my grandparents' room at night and coming to my place during the day. I also had a cat, but I didn't notice anything happening to it. I don't remember seeing any lights during that time. I'd black out, and that was it. I'd wake up exhausted in the morning. I started writing down my experiences and the alien dreams I had at the time because they were so vivid.

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One time, I was seriously scared (true). I was jolted awake by the sound of thunder; it felt like a storm. I noticed, to my horror, that I was lying on my back, practically levitating in the air, facing the ceiling... but at a height of about 50-60 cm above the bed, and I couldn't move. The same stage as I described earlier – when all I could do was move my eyes. I looked to my right, and at the same moment, out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of two gray beings (I don't remember their faces, they looked more like a light gray mist) quickly jumping away from me, and I fell limply from the height onto the bed. Only then did I regain feeling in my body. I have the impression that I woke up too soon than my nocturnal guests expected, or maybe they hadn't yet managed to lull me to sleep. I don't remember what happened next, but my neck hurt for several days.

After that incident, I was almost on the verge of insanity, especially since I also had other problems at home. I figured there was no point in resisting, because I couldn't win against this phenomenon. And one day I said out loud, "Okay, if you have to do this, then fine, do it. I won't interfere, but I don't want to have a single memory of this visit. You have to do it so I don't remember anything."After that incident, there was a relative calm regarding these phenomena, and I focused on my more mundane problems. All these encounters, however, awakened in me a great desire to learn more about paranormal phenomena. I devoted myself to studying astrology, paleoastronautics, and various branches of the paranormal. The topic of UFOs ceased to be a priority, and over time, I began to think that these were just fears of my teenage years and childhood. Some children are afraid of dragons, the dark, and ghosts, while I was afraid of aliens.

I only remember a situation (a fact) when, while on vacation with my parents near Gdańsk, some beachgoers from our group mentioned seeing a UFO over the sea. I thought, "Oh well, they'll find me anyway, if they want."

Eight or nine years later, my ex-husband and I were on vacation, also at the seaside, and we had a strange experience. We went by car to explore the area. I don't remember what we were seeing – whether it was a lighthouse or other historical sites. We were alone, and we didn't meet anyone during the trip. After the sightseeing, we got in the car to continue our journey. We were driving through a field when I noticed that the watch on my wrist had stopped somewhere before 12 noon and was still there. To make matters even stranger, my ex-husband noticed that the second watch wasn't working either, and it had stopped at the same time. I don't remember if it was his watch or one stuck to the dashboard in the car. But they were two watches – both with faces, not electronic ones. The third watch showed 3:00 PM, and later it turned out to be working correctly. This surprised us, especially the fact that three hours had passed. We were convinced the sightseeing had taken no more than 30-40 minutes.

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In 2005, I had some concerns about aliens during my pregnancy. Other mothers feared whether their babies would be born healthy, while I worried that someone would steal my daughter from my belly, as I already knew such situations could happen. So I had several nights of anxiety, listening for the "terrifying" silence.

The topic of UFOs went quiet for a few years, and then randomly resurfaced during a hypnosis session. At a certain point in my life, unable to come to terms with a breakup with my then-partner, my worsening depression, and my family's experiences, I decided to try hypnosis. Already interested in spiritual development, I decided to combine the two and try hypnosis for the life between lives to find out why things were happening to me. I decided to schedule a session with a hypnotherapist from the Newton Institute. I waited a year for Ms. Iwona to come to Poland, and in 2014, I underwent two hypnosis sessions. The topic of UFOs wasn't discussed during the sessions. It didn't occur to me to ask about such things. I considered the topic of nighttime visits to me closed, and the main focus was on resolving my psychological issues. Only in the context of my "mismatch" in relationships did we wonder if I might be a "hybrid" soul who had previously incarnated on other planets. But during the session, it turned out that I was absolutely not. My first incarnation was as a human killed by a saber-toothed cat, a smilodon, in the distant past, and subsequent incarnations also proved to be typically human.That's why what emerged from the session was a big surprise for us, because it reminded me and confirmed what happened to me in my childhood.

Me: And that... because I see Earth... I also see another planet. This level... where I am now, on this level... yes, I see that... uhmmm... I mean, we know each other, because we know each other... He's not from Earth. I'm not scared by the sight of him, because he shows me his true form. (I saw a typical Gray. He revealed his form to me because he was covered in fog. I wasn't surprised by this sight.) I mean... I know all of them in general... Yeah... because I was 15-16, I was terribly scared. They would come and I would work with them, but it was good, no, no, no... Aaaah... because I had a lot of emotions, and they're learning about these emotions too, and they wanted to observe a little, to show me. Yes, I showed them, but later no, no, no, not anymore, so they wouldn't come, because the body gets very nervous. (It turned out I had indeed been visited.) – Well, I didn't... because there are people working with them on Earth in this direction, but I don't. (I saw people being abducted and being researched.) But we know each other... Because there's still a planet there, it's only tiny. Someday it will be... like Earth... And they ask if I would ever want to live there? I don't, because I love Earth and the people here very much. I can help, create, but no, I don't want to live there.

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H: What do they look like?

Me: Yes... typical... like in the movies, hah! And I know... I know them quite well. Yes, typical... I laugh because I wonder why people are so afraid of them. I know, I know they don't look scary... I know, I know... (I touched his skin; it seemed more tense than on a human's body and with a lower temperature, but not cold. As for his personality, I would describe him as cold and stiff, but stable, even devoid of emotion. My emotional behavior, that's how I perceived it, aroused in him something like slight embarrassment, a bit like a child's inappropriate behavior.)

I was shown a planet resembling Earth, but it had significantly more tropical land than water. I saw various animals on it, but there was no "human" form. It was as if the planet were waiting to be settled, but I didn't know by whom. I didn't want to live there in physical form. Seeing this, I asked if they had visited our planet before. They then introduced me to the souls of Greys named Ezekiel and Enoch, explaining that these were his two previous incarnations. That was enough for me. I was also most interested in how to influence the masses of water at sea. I don't know where this idea came to me during the session. I saw how ships enter a given human lifeline and how they leave it at various points. I also saw how such a point can be defined by two coordinates: one in time, the other in space. They described to me that the structure of time is wave-like, not linear, and I had a few other questions.

I named this Gray who accompanied me in my life "Jumper," precisely because they jump across timelines so easily. They can enter one place and then another. That's why, from our perspective, they live for a very long time. From what I sensed, Jumper is a sort of commander overseeing that planet. But it's a section that deals with the psychological nature of humans. For example, I saw another section that's purely medical, dealing with tissue extraction, etc. Regarding the reason for my visit and the interest in my emotions (I've been quite emotional and sensitive my entire life), it was explained to me that a species that gradually evolves towards unity loses its individuality and emotionality. Emotions, however, possess a high energy charge, allowing us to create and, among other things, move along timelines (time waves). When we make the right choices in our lives (what we would call the law of attraction), we cause our own development, and that's why emotions are so essential to a given race's development. Whether they were interested in understanding how emotions feel for their own sake or for the creation of other races, I don't know. I do know that they are very good at combining matter and elements.

The whole encounter wasn't that interesting to me under hypnosis; it was relatively short, so I moved on immediately. After the session, I was only surprised by my rather technical questions, even though I don't have such interests. I'm more talented in the humanities than in science, and I can't add odd numbers. In high school, I was exempt from my math exam (I wrote history instead) because I completely couldn't understand the simplest problems. The encounter itself during the session calmed me down a bit. The worst thing is to be afraid of the unexplained. Now I knew who I was truly afraid of. However, I don't perceive them positively or negatively. Let's say I understand their desire to achieve their goal (the goal is the overarching plan there), but I disagree with the violation of free will. I omitted the spiritual aspects related to UFOs.

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Some time later, maybe a month after the session, a certain story (fact) happened. I was sitting up at night, probably around 1:00 a.m., writing a report from a hypnosis session. I joined an American group of people interested in LBL hypnosis at The Newton Institute and wanted to share my experiences and feelings. I also received advice from Ms. Iwona that during the session, it's worth capturing the information that comes up, but not analyzing it, because for some time after the session, this information will develop. Solutions will automatically emerge. I also wrote down the session, adding appropriate comments. I moved out of my parents' house and into my own apartment in the same building, only on the first floor. I was in my bedroom, which has no windows, only a door. I was sitting on the bed with my computer on my lap, a nightlight burning next to it. I recalled the details and the course of the session. When I reached the point where Jumper appeared, I closed my eyes to focus more and recall even more details.

I felt like I was slowly starting to drift off and everything was getting very quiet and sleepy. It was at this point that my understanding of the questions I'd been asking the Gray Man began to expand. Suddenly, I opened my eyes and was terrified, completely enveloped in darkness. I hadn't fallen asleep; the darkness was real. There was no lamp on, no noise from the refrigerator or household appliances, and no light was coming through the bedroom door. Jesus! I thought, I can't believe this is happening. There's no electricity. I touched the computer, which must have gone into sleep mode. It reacted on battery power and illuminated the interior a bit. I went to the kitchen to see what was happening. It was very dark, even though I can see well in the dark. Because of the dark bedroom, without a window, I'm used to moving around the house in the dark. Still, it was truly terrifying. I went to the window – complete darkness, no streetlights, the entire building and the entire neighborhood were dark. Even the military unit. I wondered if the airport had some kind of emergency power supply. My first thought was another kidnapping. My second thought – before? Or after? Maybe they were taking someone? I quickly glanced into my daughter's room to see if I'd accidentally landed on hers, but she was sleeping peacefully. Then I saw a single car driving down the street – the only source of light. Phew… that means it's over, because the cars' engines are still running. That's what I thought. The power came back on after about 10 minutes. I hadn't seen any reports of a power outage that morning.Some time later, in 2015, I participated in another session, this time with a Polish hypnotherapist who also uses Michael Newton's technique. Partly, I wanted to find further answers about finding the right partner, and secondly, I wanted to see if similar information would be confirmed with another person. I supposedly knew, I saw, but until a cactus grew in my hand, I wouldn't believe it.

This person did not know about my UFO experiences in my youth or what had happened in previous sessions.

During the session, the hypnotherapist gradually regressed into my life's past, reaching the moment of my birth. This situation arose. Allow me to quote:

Hypnotherapist: We're going back to childhood. You're six years old now. Tell me, what's around you and what are you doing?

Me: No, I'm home... I'm home... I'm going to the kitchen... Jumper, not now! He always has to show up when he shouldn't! Uhmm! (It's nighttime. The Gray Man is in the kitchen; he was the one who showed up during my childhood. I'm not happy that he woke me up and told me to come to him. I really want to sleep. I don't know if we've been somewhere or not, but he lets me go back to bed. I feel very sleepy and go to sleep.)

H: Oh, that Jumper! You see…

Me: Okay, I'm going to sleep!

H: Okay, you're going to bed then. Let's go back in time... six years... five... four... three... two. You're two years old, you're a two-year-old, what's happening? What do you see now?

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Me: Balls?... I'm sitting in my room... but the balls are shiny!

H: Shiny balls, come on. You must like those balls, right?

Me: Well... I don't know... because this is the first time, they appeared like this... they spin... one around the other... They're interesting!... I like them.

H: Interesting. Where are those balls?

Me: Aaaah... no... they're spinning about 30-40 cm above the floor, one larger, the other smaller... The toys are on the floor beneath them, a little lower. (While I was playing, two glowing balls appeared in the room, a yellow-orange light. I had the impression they were buzzing slightly, or maybe it was because they were hollowing out on their own, as if they had a lot of energy inside them. A large, shiny ball, the size of a large grapefruit, was hanging in the air and spinning on its axis, and next to it, like a moon-satellite, was another one, the size of an orange. It was also pulsating and spinning.)

H: That's interesting...

Me: This!... I'll touch it!... pleasant... hmmm... Now they have to disappear quickly! Because Mom is coming into the room. They can't be seen now. No... they've melted... they've hidden themselves... but okay. (I reach out to touch it, it's pleasant, not hot. When Mom enters the room, the balls quickly fly away to the corner near the ceiling, and I have the impression that they become transparent, invisible, but they're still there.)Another note about this phenomenon being present in my incarnations, but I wouldn't want to elaborate on that or share it publicly. I'll leave it for you to see.

There is also a description of one of the previous incarnations:

Me: Well, to connect... it wasn't possible before, but now it is... and I understand... I didn't see that incarnation and I said then (during the previous LBL session with Ms. Iwona) that I didn't want to see it, because it was too early... it wasn't possible... because... it was a big responsibility... the body wouldn't be able to handle that knowledge (then)... that the body had to be slowly prepared for it... well, yes, because it wasn't like I was forced into that incarnation... I volunteered there, that I would go and do it myself.

H: What is it?

Me: Well, I'll go there to Earth to connect it... to give it all the energies... so that faith... I have to gather it, I... then, as we were walking... I'll gather it together like a transmitter... I'll gather it... The Source... and so the Jumper on the side has to lift it, hold it, and move it away... The Source from above... Metor (my Guide) will give me a signal... and then... I'll connect it, but I won't know it then as a body, my consciousness won't be as big on Earth as it is now, because I'll perceive it differently, but it will be like I'll strike... it's like this. At first, there's a lot of uncertainty, a lot of doubt that it won't work, that it was all untrue... But later... and I understand why I have to do it there... I'll strike like this... the waters will rise... like this... okay... let it pull, pull! Pull all at once! All together.H: I understand you are talking about some processes?

Me: No... it's physically happening here. On Earth. The water has to rise so you can cross. But then... one, two, three, four. Four... they appeared. There's Jumper! They'll be pulling from the outer water... to pull the water evenly... it's something to do with gravity... I don't know exactly what it is... but they know. And here the Source from above will be crashing down along with me. Metor is my support, standing behind me (but you can't see him physically, he's in spiritual form)... But I gave the signal!... It rose!... There it is!... A big bang! Terrible! People are terribly afraid. "Don't be afraid!" I call to them.

H: What is happening?

Me: Well, the water has risen! It'll spread out vertically a bit... so people will pass... they will pass... but we have to back up... back up like this... I have to get on the horse... and we'll stand here and if necessary, we'll defend them. "Who's with me?!" It's good that he's here!... Oh! I knew it was like this... the horse is standing next to him... he told me it would be like this... that he's here to defend me... this is the second time it's happened now... I mean, he often comes to Earth with me to defend me... so that nothing happens to me... and he says so, and it really is so... the consciousness on Earth has such...

H: Who is that?

Me: It's... It's... Tomek.

H: Who is Tomek?

Me: This is my friend... he says he is on Earth to protect me... protection... and that was the case then too... he stays with me... with me at the helm.

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H: Yes?

Me: It's getting so hot already! [a certain fragment of the transcript was omitted at the request of the author of the report] Well, let's go! Now, quickly, we are!... Me at the end and he's stumbling like that... I remember it because it was a very big experience for me.

H: And when did this happen?

Me: Well, later on, a little bit... the horse stumbles... I feel so sorry... because it's my horse... it's always with me... because it's on a stone... the stone is wet... it won't go any further... it won't go... it won't be possible to move it... it will have to be finished off and I'm very sorry... It seemed to everyone that it was about this incarnation, about something big, what I did there, but no... it was about this horse... what was more important was that here... such compassion for it.

H: For this brother Ra-Mah-ses?

Me: No! For the horse! Not for my brother, for the horse. Because it's a living creature, after all. After all, it also made a significant contribution.

H: Of course.

Me: I'm terribly sorry, but I have to hurry because it's closing time.

H: What's closing?

Me: That's it, the water needs to be turned on. They turn on (spaceships turn on water), one, two, three, four... loud bang... and that's why I asked (during the previous LBL session) how to put the water vertically, how?... how do you do that?

After this session, where the topic of aliens came up again, I decided to ask other hypnotherapists on the Institute's forum if, during their work with LBL sessions, they had encountered information about UFOs, but in a real-life context, while regressing through significant childhood events. I completely excluded the spiritual aspect. We know that there are various races in the universe, incarnations of hybrid souls, and encounters in past lives, but I was more interested in tangible evidence of UFO abductions here and now. I was told that yes, such cases do occur, and one of the hypnotherapists had experienced the same thing since childhood. Moreover, the phenomenon often runs through generations. I was also advised that if I wanted to explore the topic further, I should contact either Professor John Mack's institute or researcher David Jacobs. I don't remember which of the gentlemen I was recommended, but I didn't find anything of interest there.

Then, a few years of peace returned, until 2018, when UFO-related memories returned, this time in the context of certain conscious experiences. One night, I went to bed as usual, my daughter sleeping next to me. We live on the first floor of an apartment building. I remember something waking me up in the night, like a touch on my shoulder, and I heard in my head, "Come, come with us." It was so clear that I immediately got up and, without thinking, followed the voice. I found myself on the balcony, looked up at the sky, but saw nothing. I just felt something or someone up there, out of my sight. It was night, but I don't remember if it was a full moon or another phase of the moon, because it was quite dark. I felt a touch on my shoulder again and heard a voice, "Don't be afraid, you will come back." It was as if I were in some kind of trance. I felt a slight sense of unease, but at the same time, a great trust in the voice. The next thing I remember, I went back to bed and fell asleep.

In the morning, I felt a bit disoriented; I wasn't sure if it was a dream or reality. During the day, images and feelings from that night began to come back to me. I felt like I had dreamed something, but it wasn't a typical dream, more like a memory. I tried to forget it, but the thoughts kept coming back. I started researching alien encounters and came across several accounts of people describing similar experiences. A few days later, I had another dream in which I was on a spaceship. I remember it was very bright, but the light wasn't blinding; it was pleasant. There were beings there who seemed neutral towards me, neither friendly nor hostile. They were simply watching me. I wasn't afraid of them; I just felt like I was there for a reason.I began to wonder if these dreams were truly just dreams or something more. Ultimately, I didn't find a definitive answer, but the topic returned with renewed force. Shortly thereafter, in 2019, I had another experience. This time, while walking with my daughter, I noticed a strange light in the sky. It was daytime, so I couldn't mistake it for a star or a planet. The light was bright and moved in an unusual way, zigzagging across the sky. It stopped suddenly, then accelerated rapidly. I stood and stared at it for a long time until it finally disappeared. I didn't want to scare my daughter, so I didn't say anything, but I sensed it was more than just a random object in the sky.

After that event, I began regularly following reports of UFOs and paranormal phenomena. I also began meditating to focus more on inner peace and understanding these experiences. I noticed that the more I delved into it, the more these phenomena began to recur. I had a few more dreams about spaceships and beings, but now I wasn't as afraid of them. I felt like they were part of my life, although I still couldn't fully understand them.

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In 2020, during one of my meditations, I had a vision in which a figure appeared, which I called "the guardian." It was a humanoid creature, but its features were more pronounced, inhuman. It told me that it was my guardian and that what was happening to me was part of a larger plan. However, it said nothing more. After this vision, I felt calmer, as if understanding of these experiences began to slowly come to me. I also began to think that these encounters might be connected to my soul and its mission on Earth.

Since then, I've had a few minor experiences with UFOs and beings, but not as intense as before. Some dreams have returned, but they were more like reminders than new encounters. I still don't know what these experiences fully mean, but I feel like what was happening had some meaning for me that I can't yet fully grasp.

In summary, my encounters with UFOs and aliens have been a theme that has haunted me since childhood and has resurfaced in various forms at various stages of my life. I no longer consider them something to fear, but rather a mystery that I may one day fully unravel.

Until now, I haven't shared these experiences with many people. Partly because I was afraid of how they would be perceived, and partly because I wasn't entirely sure what to make of it all. Sometimes these events seem unreal, as if they were just a figment of my imagination or dreams, but other moments are so vivid that I find them hard to ignore. I know the topic of UFOs and alien encounters is very controversial, but in hindsight, I see it as a part of my life that I need to confront and understand.

I also wondered if these experiences had anything to do with spirituality. I'm increasingly hearing the theory that some alien encounters may have a spiritual, rather than physical, basis. While these theories are interesting, I can't yet fully answer this question. I'm not sure if the beings I encountered are physical entities from other planets or manifestations from another dimension that are influencing our reality. Regardless of what they are, I feel my relationship with them is not accidental.

Now, at 43, I remain interested in this topic, though more as a researcher than a participant. I no longer seek answers through fear or anxiety, but rather try to approach it with an open mind and heart. I've realized that I don't have to understand everything immediately. Some things take time and patience to unfold. In the meantime, I try to enjoy what I have in my daily life and not worry about the unknown.

I don't rule out the possibility of encountering these beings again. I believe these encounters were intended to provide learning and understanding, both for me and for them. Perhaps one day I will fully understand, but for now, I'm satisfied with what I've discovered. I'm also grateful to have been able to share these experiences, and I hope they can help someone understand their own experiences related to this topic.

I also hope that in the future, science and technology will allow us to better understand these phenomena. After all, as they say, what we consider supernatural today may turn out to be scientific fact tomorrow. Who knows what other secrets the universe holds?

In closing, I would like to emphasize that no matter how incredible my experiences may seem, I am certain they were real to me. Whether they were real on a physical or spiritual level is something each person must judge for themselves.

African mythology

African mythology, while not as well-known as Greek or Norse, is equally fascinating and full of rich stories. This article explores various figures and deities from the mythologies of various African tribes and cultures, from the Dogon and Yoruba, through the Bushmen and Pygmies, to the peoples of Zaire. Readers will learn about creator gods, heroes, spirits, and demons, as well as how these figures influenced the daily and cultural lives of African communities.

African mythology

Dogon

Amma was the Supreme Being, the creator god of the universe and humanity. He was also considered the father of the Nommo twins, who were the progenitors of humanity and the creators of civilization. Amma is the object of worship, overseen by a special caste of sacrificial priests. Sometimes Amma was depicted as an egg, which existed at the beginning of the creation of the world and was the seed from which the cosmos arose.

Andumbulu - little red people, mythical pre-human tribe.

The Pale Fox – A trickster and cult hero in the mythology of the Dogon people of Mali. According to the Dogon creation myth, the creator god Amma forced the fox to bring both order and disorder to the world. The Pale Fox stole seeds from Amma and planted them in the earth that had been his mother. However, this was an act of incest, so the soil dried out and had to be cleansed. Therefore, Amma gave the humans the seeds that hadn't been stolen, and they sowed them themselves. Thus, agriculture began. The Pale Fox was banished from human society and took up residence in the forest. Wherever he went, people followed him, sowing seeds in new fields. Thus, human civilization spread throughout the world. The pawprints left in the sand by the Pale Fox are used for divination. This is said to be his way of communicating with the world.

Ginu - spirits that live under large trees and in animals.

Jurugu - the rebellious child of Amma who committed incest with her own mother, the earth.

Lebé - the ancestor, the first of the Dogon

Nommo – The creator spirit according to the Dogon people of Mali. The myth holds that in the beginning there existed a heavenly being called Amma, an egg that was the seed of the universe. Amma quivered seven times and then burst open, revealing the first Nommo, the creator spirit. He then revealed female twins and, in succession, four more pairs of Nommo. The Nommo created heaven and earth, day and night, the seasons, and human society. Responsible for transmitting the divine word to earth and heaven. They gave humanity laws and taught agriculture and cults.

Nyama – in Dogon beliefs, a force permeating nature, both living and inanimate matter. Among other peoples, this role is played by mungu, mulungu, etc.

Yeban - spirits with a large head and short limbs, living in the lower world, the entrance to which led through caves.

Yoruba Adya Ganti - in Yoruba mythology, a deity and Great Sorcerer, guardian of the cult, grandfather of Shango.

Aganju - god of the uninhabited land, father of Orangana, husband of Yemaji.

Edszu - divine messenger.

Eshu – a trickster god in Yoruba religion. A cultural hero (he gave the Ifa oracle), but also a trickster and instigator of strife. He was described as a mobile being inhabiting the vestibules of houses, crossroads, marketplaces, and other places frequently visited by people. He is said to be present at every change or exchange. He is also a link between people and heaven. In Afro-Christian religions, he was identified with the devil. He was very popular in folklore and contemporary drama.

Jemodia, Jemaja - mother of Shango.

Obatala is the creator god in Yoruba belief. He is considered the ancestor and head of all deities, known as orishas. According to legend, he created the world in four days. Obatala embodies peace and harmony in the world.

Obatalla, Ibatalla - goddess of the earth.

Odudua - goddess of the earth.

Olokun - god of the sea.

Olufan - god of the sky.

Orunmila – god of oracles (Ifa) and salvation. An omniscient deity who reveals himself through oracles. He knows the languages of all creatures and people. He was revered as the patron of divination. He was considered the eldest son of Olorun.

Orisha - in the beliefs of the Yoruba (Nigeria), Orisha was the collective name of deities, the more important of which have cult centers with priests, there are groups of their followers, special hymns of praise are sung (so-called oriki), etc. The most popular Orishas include: Obatala - a god sent from heaven by Olorun to create the world, Orunmila - the god of the Ifa oracle, patron of divination, Ogun - the god of iron, blacksmithing, and also war, and a deity named Shango.

Osh - god of the Moon.

Oya - lagoon, wife of Shango.

Shango, Shango – god of storms and lightning. A civilizing god and great sorcerer. He taught people bronze casting, the great art of the Yoruba. Also an important god in Brazilian macumba. He was renowned for his magical abilities and his valor. He ruled harshly, which led to his overthrow, after which he supposedly hanged himself from a tree. He then ascended to heaven and became the god of rain and thunder. Depictions depict him riding a two-headed bull, a symbol of lightning. His wife, Oja, was a lake that, after Shango's death, became the Niger River.

Shankpanna - god of chickenpox.

Bambara

Faro - one of the demiurges, lord of past and future waters, giver of life, speech, laws, and religion. Guardian of order in the universe, civilizing god; one of the two primordial creator spirits who, according to the Bambara people of West Africa, arose at the beginning of creation. When the twin creative forces (Gla and Dya) emerged from nothingness (Fu), Faro shaped the sky, while the spirit Pemba shaped the earth. Then they established the four fundamental directions of the compass. Life appeared on earth, so Faro descended to earth and gave birth to twins in the desert. Then the first grass grew, the first waters gushed forth, and in them appeared the first fish, which led Faro and his children to the sea. Once there, Faro brought all aquatic creatures into being. Faro created every object and creature on earth and gave them all their names. He introduced night and day, the seasons, and established order among living beings. He defined all the medicinal and ceremonial uses of plants. He also established order among mankind, giving them names and designating tribes and races. Then he returned to heaven.

Fu - in the mythology of the Bambara people of West Africa, Fu is the primordial void. The creation of the world is said to have begun with the emergence of Gla from Fu.

Gla - "The Wise One." The first thing that, according to the creation myth of the Bambara people of West Africa, emerged from Fu, the primordial void. Gal was the primordial creative force. It was said to emit the "Voice of the Void," from which its twin, Dya, emerged. From Gla and Dya sprang moist matter, like cold rust, which hardened into icy, gleaming objects that in turn filled the primordial void. The twin beings roamed their vast realm, causing a fiery wind to melt the icy bodies. In this melting, all things, silent and invisible, gained potential power. Gla and Dya withdrew their energy within themselves, and everything solidified again. Then they melted everything once more. After two further meltings, Gla established the movement that is the soul of the universe. At the same time, the contact of the two twin beings caused a cosmic explosion, during which hard, vibrating matter was precipitated. As a result of its vibrations, the symbols and names of things not yet created emerged, one after another, each of which, in its proper place, began to gently vibrate within itself. Gla then created the "foot of humanity," a symbol of human consciousness.

Pemba - one of the demiurges to whom the world owes its first order, defeated by Pharaoh.

Sumangolo - an old man who sailed across all the waters of the world.

Fans

Legba - the trickster god, divine messenger.

Meber - the creator who made man from clay, in the beginning was a lizard placed by the creator in the water, and on the eighth day the man came to the shore and said to the creator: thank you!

Nzalan - angry spirit.

Nkwa - one of the figures of the creator god.

Nzame – one of the trinity, along with Meber and Nkwa. In the beginning, Nzame created the sky and earth and claimed the heavens for himself. Then he created the sun, moon, stars, animals, and plants. Meber and Nkwa made an elephant the leader of the animals, and together with Nzame, they created a man similar to themselves. One gave the man strength, the second power, and the third beauty, and they named him Fan – meaning strength. Then they rose to the mountain where they lived. The man left behind became proud and stopped worshipping Nzame. Then he summoned Nzalan – lightning and heavenly fire engulfed the forest, and everything turned to ash. Fan did not die, but it is unknown what he turned into. Then the three gods placed new earth on the coal layer, and a tree grew, from whose leaves (depending on where they fell) came land and water animals. Then they made the man Sekume again and turned his head so that he would see death. Nzame instructed Sekume to create a woman from the tree, who was named Mbongwe. Sekume and Mbongwe were composed of the body of Gnoul, inhabited by an inner part called Nsissim. Nsissim causes shadow and makes Gnoul live; it is this shadow that departs when a person dies. Nsissim resides in the eye. Sekume and Mbongwe had three sons: Nkure, the malicious one, Sekale, the one who doesn't think, and Mefere, the good one. Mefere is the father of the Fan tribe. God imprisoned Fan, the first man, underground, but the evil Fan long carved the rock and emerged, doing all sorts of evil to mankind. Evil people, upon hearing the death bird Ngofio, become thin and die. Nzame imprisoned them in Otolan, where poverty and misfortune await them.

Bushmen and Pygmies

Dxui – the creator being of the San (Bushmen) people of southwest Africa. One version of the myth tells how on the first and second days of creation, after sunrise, Dxui was a flower and at night a man. On the third day, he was a tree with fruit, and after sunset, a man again. The next day, he became a tree with fruit hidden among the thorns. When the first woman appeared, she tried to pick the fruit. The tree disappeared, and the woman fell to the ground, crying, and died. Dxui then became a fly, water, a flower, a bird, and then a snare maker and bird eater. Soon, he became a human again, but other people hunted him. He became a large bird and flew back to his parents. When his father recognized him, Dxui became a human again. After his death, Dxui became a lizard, which is said to be the oldest animal in the world.

Gaolna - Hishe, Huwe - a hero with superhuman powers, created the earth, the storm and the sun - that is, death, the moon, the stars and the wind and moved them.

Gauwasi - spirits of the dead serving the great and small god, also their messengers.

Gawi - "little god", lives in heaven.

Gu/e, Gule - created his wife and children and the forces of O/a. He can live anywhere. Creator of the earth and humanity. God - civilizer, taught people to make weapons to obtain food and cure diseases, and established rules of food taboo.

Khmwum - the creator god, guardian of the forest, dreamed of by the Pygmies in the form of an elephant.

Fang - a wild god, untamed, leading the life of a hunter.

Limdimi - a forest spirit that gathers selected people for secret séances.

Mupe and Uti - the first people, ancestors of the Pygmies.

Ngombe - creator god.

Toks - in Pygmy mythology, a spirit that controls a hurricane and a cave of the spirits of the dead.

Tore - god of death.

Forest - the creator god.

Other gods of African mythology

Boa - the creator god and rain god of Sara.

Bumba - the creator god of the Bushongo.

Chang'o - goddess, "likes" sweets.

Jok - in the mythical beliefs of the Shilluk (Sudan), Jok is the Supreme Being, the creator of the universe and all people. Jok dwells alternately in heaven and the land of the dead. In the cult, he plays no significant role; the object of divine veneration for Jok in Shilluk beliefs is Nyikang, considered a descendant of Jok and the progenitor of the royal line.

Gu – According to the traditions of the Fon people of Benin, Gu was a divine blacksmith, a culture hero, and the son of the twin creator deities Mawu and Lisa. Lisa, the male twin, took Gu to Earth and entrusted him with the task of helping mankind. He taught humans the art of ironmaking and toolmaking so they could cultivate the land, build houses, and make clothing.

Gulu - the king of heaven in Ganda.

Ifa – the West African god of order and restraint, who was sent to Earth to teach mankind the secrets of medical knowledge and prophecy. Ifa often appears in myths as the companion and opposite of the trickster god Eshu, who seeks to disrupt the proper order of things. Before embarking on any endeavor, it is customary to offer sacrifices to the god Ifa, but the first bite of the offering always belongs to the god Eshu to ensure a successful outcome. Ifa is said to have established the oracle of his name, a system of divination that is widespread in Africa.

Kinte – king of the Ganda tribe in ancient times. According to legend, he was a messenger from heaven who came to transform the lives of the people and teach them numerous skills.

Mboom, according to the Kuba people of Zaire, was a creator god and one of the first two gods. Mboom and his divine companion, Ngaan, created a world that was dark and covered with water. Each became king of half the earth, but one day they fell out and abandoned the world. Ngaan went underwater, and Mboom went to the sky. There, he vomited up the sun, moon, and stars. The sun dried up the earth, and the land appeared. Mboom then vomited up animals and humans to inhabit the land. The first human being was Woot, the royal ancestor of the Kuba people.

Ngaan – according to the beliefs of the Kuba people of Zaire, one of the first two gods. Ngaan and his divine companion, Mboom, created a world that was dark and covered with water. Each became king of half the earth, but one day they fell out and abandoned the world. Ngaan went underwater, while Mboom went to the sky. There, he vomited up the sun, moon, and stars. The sun dried up the earth, and the land appeared. Mboom then vomited up animals and humans to inhabit the land. The first human being was Woot, the royal ancestor of the Kuba people.

Ngame - African moon goddess, next to her was usually depicted a hunchbacked flute player who was the herald of the African queen mother, who is said to have descended from Ngame.

Nimba - the incarnation of the Baga fertility goddess.

Njame – in the beliefs of the Ashanti (tribes inhabiting the area of present-day Ghana), Njame was the Supreme Being, creator of the universe and humanity. A mother goddess. In Njame's cult, he replaced a deity who appeared somewhat earlier – the mother goddess of the Moon, also named Njame. There are temples dedicated to Njame, served by special priests. Until recently, every family maintaining the tradition offered sacrifices to him at the home altar.

Oronjang - Orygan - the divine father of Shango.

Suku - the creator god of the Owimbundu.

Tilo - the creator god of Bathong.

Zin - Songhai deities of earth and water. Evil and good invisible beings ruling the forces of nature.

Zoa - the mythical founder of Songhai.

Ghosts, monsters, animals

Bintu – according to the mythology of the Western Sahara region, this was a divine antelope. The first blacksmith in heaven fashioned a hoe from Bintu's skull and descended to earth with it to teach humanity the art of agriculture. Celestial antelopes are often associated with the discovery of agriculture in the African Sahara.

Chaminuka - the spirit incarnated in the rainmaker Tsuro of Mashona.

Chinawezi – in southern and central Africa, this was the name given to the primordial cosmic serpent, common in African mythology. In the beginning, Chinawezi (also known as Chinaweji), the mother of all things, shared the world with her husband, Nkuba (meaning "Thunderbolt"). Nkuba settled in the sky with the celestial bodies, and his urine became life-giving rain. Chinawezi ruled the earth and the waters. It was said that when lightning thundered, she responded by causing the rivers to overflow. Eventually, Chinawezi gave birth to a daughter, Nawezi, and a son, Konde. These offspring married and had three children.

The mantis is an insect that often appears in mythology as a playful and cunning hero. Both roles are evident in the origin myth of fire according to the Khoisan people of southwest Africa. Initially, fire was held by an ostrich under its wing. The mantis persuaded the ostrich to reach for the fruit growing at the top of a tall plum tree. When the ostrich spread its wings to maintain balance, the mantis stole the fire. The Khoisan people also hold that it was the mantis who first gave names to all things.

Minia – a cosmic serpent in North African mythology. A widespread legend in the Sahara and Sahel holds that Minia was the first creature created by the divine creator. This serpent's head reached heaven, and its tail plunged into the waters beneath the earth. Its body was divided into seven sections. God used these sections to shape the world and create all life.

N'gungundu - in the beliefs of the Zairian tribes, demons trying to find a habitat in the hearts of children.

Tolo - in Zairian beliefs, demons who try to find a habitat in the hearts of children.

Other characters

Abuk—the first woman, who, according to the Dinka people of southern Sudan, was responsible for the appearance of death and disease on earth. Initially, the Great God allowed Garang, the first man, and Abuk, his wife, to sow one grain of millet a day, which satisfied all their needs. But one day, driven by greed, Abuk decided to sow more. In doing so, she stubbed the Great God's toe, angering him so much that he distanced himself from humanity and severed the cord connecting heaven and earth. Since then, humans have been forced to work hard to obtain food and are exposed to disease and death.

Anansi was an African folk hero and trickster (meaning a trickster, a rogue) who frequently appears in the myths and folklore of the Akan people (who inhabited the area of present-day Ghana). Anansi was most often depicted as a spider. He was renowned for his wisdom and cunning.

Chibinda Ilunga was a prince of the Luba-Lunda people in present-day southeastern Zaire and southeastern Angola. Chibinda Ilunga was the grandson of Mbidi Kiluwe, ancestor of the Luba kings. His face was said to be white and gleaming like the moon. He left the Luba kingdom after the king, jealous of his hunting prowess, insulted him by claiming that Chibinda Ilunga had never fought in war. One day, he met Lueji in the forest. Lueji was the queen of Lunda and granddaughter of the primordial serpent Chinawezi. She asked the charming foreigner to stay with her. After some time, they married, and Lueji informed the Lunda elders that she was leaving her position and that Chibinda Ilunga would henceforth rule in her palace. After presenting her husband with a bracelet symbolizing power, Lueji experienced an unusually long menstrual period. The constant flow of blood from her meant she would never be able to bear children. Eventually, Chibinda Ilunga was given a wife by Lueja, named Kamonga, who was fertile.

Chitimukulu was the first king of the Bemba people in Zambia. According to the Bemba origin myth, Chitimukulu and his two brothers attempted to build a tall tower in their parents' royal village. However, the tower collapsed, killing many people, and the father sentenced his sons to death. However, three brothers managed to escape to present-day Zambia. It was here that Chitimukulu founded the Bemba kingdom

Elegba - the name given by the people of Benin to a popular trickster character in West Africa, known among the Yoruba tribes as the trickster Eszu.

Garang – according to the beliefs of the Dinka people of southern Sudan, Garang was the first man. He was the husband of Abuk, the first woman who brought disease and death to the earth. Initially, the Great God allowed Garang and Abuk to sow one grain of millet a day, which satisfied all their needs. But one day, driven by greed, Abuk decided to sow more. In doing so, she stubbed the Great God's toe, angering him so much that he distanced himself from humanity and severed the cord connecting heaven and earth.

Kalala Ilunga – a semi-historical heroic king in the mythology of the Luba people of Zaire. A prince named Mbidi Kiluwe once traveled west to hunt in the land of Nkongolo, belonging to the great Rainbow King. Nkongolo was very hospitable and allowed Mbidi to sleep with his twin sisters, Bulanda and Mabela. Both sisters became pregnant. Bulanda gave birth to a son named Kalala Ilunga, and Mabela gave birth to a boy and a girl. Nkongolo recognized Kalala as his son, but after a quarrel between them, Mbidi let Kalala go. Kalala became the best dancer and runner in the kingdom, so Nkongolo's jealous son decided to kill him. He ordered a hidden pit filled with sharpened poles to be prepared beneath the dance ground and invited Kalala to compete in the dance. Kahia, who played the drum for Kalala, warned him of the danger, and Kalala fled across the Lualaba River to his real father's land, pursued by Nkongolo and his men. Mbidi gave him a warm welcome and provided him with an army to defeat Nkongolo, who fled west with Bulanda and Mabela to Mount Kaii. But his sisters betrayed his hiding place to Kalala's men, who beheaded him. Kalala Ilunga became king and founded the second Luba Empire, which encompasses present-day southeastern Zaire.

Kigwa – the ancestor of the kings of Rwanda. The supreme lord of heaven, Piorun Nkuba, had a barren wife. One day, she killed one of her husband's cows and hid its heart in a vessel. For nine months, she carefully nourished the heart with milk until it transformed into a male infant. This son, named Kigwa, grew up in heaven and eventually fell to earth. He had a son, Gihanga, who invented the first metal tools and weapons and became the first king of Rwanda.

Kintu – According to the Ganda people of Uganda, Kintu was an ancient hero, founder of the royal dynasty of Buganda. Kintu, a foreigner, journeyed to heaven in search of a wife. The Supreme God gave him his daughter Nambi in marriage and ordered Kintu to hasten on her return journey, lest her brother Walumbe ("Death") come with them. They set off immediately, but Nambi remembered she hadn't brought any grain to feed her chickens. Despite Kintu's pleas, she insisted he let her return for it, and when she returned to her husband, Death followed close behind. She accompanied them home and dwelt with them on earth. From then on, all people must face death.

Lueji - the legendary queen of the Luanda people, descendant of the eternal serpent Chinawezi and wife of the hero Chibinda Ilunga.

Mbidi Kiluwe - prince, father of a hero named Kalala Ilunga.

Mweel - sister and wife of Woot, the mythical ancestor of the Kuba kings and the people of southeastern Zaire. Woot and Mweel had sexual intercourse, the fruit of which was Nyimi Lele, ancestor of the neighboring Lele people.

Mwetsi - "Moon." The first human, according to the creation mythology of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The supreme god Mwari created Mwetsi, who initially lived beneath the waters. He then ascended to the earth to inhabit it, but the land was desert, so he began to lament. Mwari sent him his wife, the Morning Star, who gave birth to all the trees and plants on the earth. Mwetsi and the Pole Star built a house, made tools, and began to cultivate the land. After two years, Mwari took the Pole Star and replaced it with his second wife, the Evening Star, and warned Mwetsi of impending doom. That night, Mwetsi and the Evening Star had intercourse, and the woman gave birth to kittens, sheep, cattle, chickens, and antelopes, and then to boys and girls, who, in a single day, became adults. On the fourth day of their life together, the Evening Star warned Mwetsi that his life was in danger, but he continued to mate with her, resulting in the birth of lions, leopards, scorpions, and snakes. However, in the evening, she refused to make love and suggested that he have intercourse with his daughters. Mwetsi followed her advice and mated with his daughters, who gave birth to children the next day. These, too, grew up within a day. Thus, Mwetsi became king of a large nation. However, the Evening Star betrayed him with a snake and became barren. The snake bit Mwetsi, who fell ill from its venom. As Mwetsi's health declined, so did the land: the rains stopped, the rivers and lakes dried up, and death decimated the nation. To put an end to this, Mwetsi's children strangled him and elected a new king. This myth likely served to justify the ritual murder of Mambo, king of Monomotapa in medieval Zimbabwe. To ensure the country's continued prosperity, Mambo could not be allowed to die, so after four years of rule, he was murdered and a new king elected.

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Nambi – according to the beliefs of the Ganda people of Uganda, a woman responsible for the appearance of death on earth. She was the daughter of the supreme god, who gave her in marriage to the hero Kintu, the founder of the royal dynasty of Buganda. Kintu, a foreigner, went to heaven in search of a wife. The Supreme God gave him his daughter Nambi in marriage and ordered Kintu to hasten on her return journey, lest her brother Walumbe ("Death") go with them. They set off immediately, but Nambi remembered that she had not brought grain to feed her chickens. Despite Kintu's pleas, she insisted that he allow her to return for it, and when she returned to her husband, Death followed close behind. She accompanied them home and lived with them on earth. From then on, all people must face death.

Nkongolo - "The Rainbow King." A despotic king from the mythology of the region encompassing the savannahs of Central Africa. Nkongolo had sexual relations with his two sisters, Mabela and Bulanda, indulged in drunkenness, and was cruel. He cut off the ears, noses, hands, and breasts of those who offended him. He was a passionate builder, so he ordered the construction of a tall tower from which he hoped to reach heaven and gain immortality. Unfortunately, the tower collapsed, killing many people. One day, a prince named Mbidi Kiluwe traveled west to hunt in Nkongolo's land. Nkongolo was very hospitable and allowed Mbidi to sleep with his twin sisters, Bulanda and Mabela. Both sisters became pregnant. Bulanda gave birth to a son named Kalala Ilunga, and Mabela gave birth to a boy and a girl. Nkongolo recognized Kalala as his son, but after a quarrel broke out between them, Mbidi let Kalala go. Kalala became the best dancer and runner in the kingdom, so Nkongolo's jealous son decided to kill him

Anatolian mythology

This article offers an in-depth look at Anatolian mythology, providing essential information about the gods, goddesses, and other beings of this region. You'll find descriptions of figures such as Alalu, the first ruler of the sky, and Istanu, the sun god. You'll also learn about some of the most important goddesses, such as Ariniti, the sun goddess, and Shaushka, the goddess of love, fertility, and war. The article also includes information on some other beings and concepts, such as the Anunaki, the children of An, and Eya, the tree of life.

Gods

Alalu - god, first ruler of heaven defeated by Anu.

Anu - a god of Hurrian origin, was the first among the gods. Son of Alalu. He was defeated by Kumarbi.

Arma - the highly revered moon god; son of Teshub and Hebab.

Aruna - god of the sea (the ocean surrounding the world).

Elkunirsha - Hittite name of the northwestern Semitic god El, older generation.

Enlil - god of the earth and atmosphere, ruler of humans, sent the flood.

Hahhima - a deity personifying numbness, perhaps the personification of the cyclical death of nature.

Istanu - the sun deity, appeared in the sky on a four-horse chariot, and seeing everything from above, became a judge and witness of contracts and obligations.

Kumarbi - a god serving Anu, then rebelled against him and in the fight bit off his "loins" and swallowed his semen, which caused him to begin to carry three powerful deities inside himself.

Lelwani - deity of the underworld.

Round - warrior guardian god.

Tarhuna - storm god, chief deity.

Ulgen - the highest heavenly deity, creator of the world.

Goddesses

Ariniti, Arinna - sun goddess from the holy city of the Hittites.

Ashertu - Northwest Semitic goddess, wife of El.

Gulses - scribe goddesses, patrons of humanity. They recorded human destiny on the Tablets of Life.

Istustaja and Papaya - goddesses of fate from the retinue of the god Lelwani. They spun the thread of human life.

Kamrusepa - a sorceress goddess, helper and daughter of the sun god, with whom she combed sheep's fleece.

Szaushka - the great goddess of love, fertility and war.

Other characters and issues

Anunaki - seven gods of the underworld, children of An.

Eja - tree of life.

Erlik - ruler of the spirits of the underworld.

Hedammu - a monster living in the sea, devoured thousands of animals, destroyed cities, fields and people.

Mythology of Australia, Oceania and Indonesia

The mythology of Australia, Oceania, and Indonesia is rich with diverse deities and legends that shape the cultural identity of these regions. From the trickster figure Arguli, to Maori gods like Rangi and Tane, and the Indonesian god Lature, each mythology presents unique tales of creation, war, and death. In this article, we examine these fascinating figures and their roles in mythology, discovering how these stories influence the lives and beliefs of the inhabitants of these remote islands.

Gods

Argula – in Aboriginal mythology from the western Kimberley, a trickster figure associated with witchcraft. In these areas, antisocial behavior could be punished by painting a twisted human figure in a rock cave and singing offensive songs to it, supposedly bringing disability or death to the offender. Such paintings are said to be the work of Argula.

Atua - minor gods patronizing various activities and looking after individual islands.

Haumia - Maori god of wild vegetables and plants. He was the son of the sky god Rangi and the earth goddess Papa.

Karaperamun - the supreme being worshiped in Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides) before the islanders converted to Christianity. The Karaperamun cult was revived in 1940 with the arrival of cargo cultist John Frum, who was believed to be the deity's incarnation.

Kinharingen, a god from Borneo, was born with his wife from a rock and became parents. To provide food for the first humans, they killed their first child and dismembered it. The head turned into a coconut, the shins into sugarcane, the fingers into bananas, and the blood grew into rice.

Ku - Hawaiian name for the Polynesian god of war, elsewhere known as Tu.

Lature - Indonesian god of the abyss

Lono – god of the sky, peace, and agriculture. The Hawaiian equivalent of the god known in other regions as Rongo. Lono assumed rule over Hawaii annually during the four-month Makihiki festival, which began with the appearance of the Pleiades in the evening sky and the arrival of the autumn rains. During Makihiki, which this god was said to initiate, his image was carried from island to island and worshiped in thanksgiving for good harvests and abundance. At the end of Makihiki, Lono was ritually slain in the main temple dedicated to him, after which he was said to depart for Kahiki, the invisible land, where he remained until the following autumn. The remainder of the year was dedicated to Ku, the god of earth and prosperity.

Lowalangi, Indonesia's supreme celestial being, is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. He punished those guilty of any offenses with natural disasters, and typhoons were his primary repertoire of punishments.

Nareau – a primordial deity, according to Gilbert Islands mythology (Micronesia). Nareau began the process of creation by persuading an eel to separate heaven and earth.

Paao – a Hawaiian god who is said to have originated the rites associated with Makihiki, the festival of the god Lono. Paao supposedly came to the Hawaiian Islands from an invisible land across the sea. He was the founder of a new religion and the one who overthrew the then-current dynasty of chieftains.

Rangi – the primordial creator deity of the Maori pantheon. Rangi, the sky god, and Papa, the earth goddess, embraced so tightly in a primordial void that none of their six children could separate from them at birth. The war god Tu proposed killing their parents, but the forest god Tane decided it would be better to separate them by force. Each god, in turn, tried to separate the deities, but only Tane succeeded. It was then that Rangi and Papa took their places where they rest to this day.

Rona – according to Maori mythology, a god who battles the moon. The battle began after the moon stole Rona's wife. When the moon tires of the battle, it disappears. During this time, Rona and the moon gather their strength, which is the waxing phase of the moon. The battle resumes at the full moon.

Rongo, Lono, Ro – Maori god of peace and crops, one of the six descendants of the primordial deities Rangi and Papa. In one of his aspects, as Rongo-maui, he is said to have brought the first yams (sweet potatoes). In Hawaii, he is worshiped under the name Lono.

Sang Jang - the highest deity in Java.

Sihai – an Indonesian god whom Lowalangi molded from mud and brought to life with his own breath. When Sihai died, his right eye became the sun, his left eye the moon, a tree of fire grew from his mouth, a tree of gold from his throat, and a tree that gave rise to humanity from his belly.

Tane – a god who oversees the forests that cover small patches of land rising from the vast ocean waters. In Hawaii, he was worshiped as a sun deity who, together with his wife Hina, ruler of the silver globe, traveled the heavens.

Tane was the son of Papa, the earth mother, and Rangi, the sky father. Rangi and Papa were so tightly embraced in the primordial void that none of their six children could separate from them after birth. The war god Tu proposed killing their parents, but the forest god Tane decided it would be better to separate them by force. Each god, one by one, tried to separate the deities, but only Tane succeeded. Rangi and Papa then took their places where they rest to this day, but Tane incurred the jealousy of his siblings. Tawhiri, the god of the elements, felled all of Tane's trees and caused his child, a fish that had lived in the forests, to flee into the sea, to the kingdom of the god Tangaroa. It is said that Tane, enraged by the loss of his offspring, remained in conflict with Tangaroa from then on. When Tane desired to marry, he asked for Papa's hand in marriage. She refused, but on her advice, he created the first woman, Hinehauone, from the sand of the island of Hawaiki. Hinehauone was responsible for the birth of the first human and the emergence of mortality. She bore Tane a daughter named Hinetitama, who later became Hinenuitepo, the giant goddess of death. Tane later married Hinetitama, but when the girl learned he was her father, she fled in terror to the underworld and became Hinenuitepo. From there, she cried out to Tane that she would bring death to all his children. Thus, humankind became mortal.

Tangaloa, Tangaroa, Tanaoa, Taaroa – Maori god of the ocean, patron of fishermen and sailors, protector of fish, and particularly revered. Son of Rangi and Papa, he was a well-known deity throughout Polynesia. Outside of New Zealand, he was revered as the creator of other gods, the Earth, and humans. According to Maori mythology, most marine creations are the work of Tangaroa, while those on land are the work of Tane. However, all fish were descendants of Tane and inhabited the forests until Tawhiri, the god of the elements, felled all the trees and caused the fish to flee into the sea, to Tangaroa's kingdom. Apparently, Tane, enraged by the loss of his offspring, remained in conflict with Tangaroa from then on.

Tawhiri – the Maori god of the elements, son of Rangi and Papa. A Maori creation myth tells that Rangi and Papa were so tightly embraced in the primordial void that none of their six children could separate from them after birth. The war god Tu proposed killing their parents, but the forest god Tane decided it would be better to separate them by force. Each god, one by one, tried to separate the deities, but only Tane succeeded. Rangi and Papa then took their places where they rest to this day, but Tane incurred the jealousy of his siblings. Tawhiri, the god of the elements, felled all the trees of Tane and caused his child, a fish that had lived in the forests until then, to escape into the sea, to the realm of the god Tangaroa.

Tjapara - according to the Tiwi people of Melville and Bathurst Islands - the man who became the moon.

Tu – according to the Maori creation myth, Tu was the god of war, the son of Rangi and Papa. Rangi, the sky god, and Papa, the earth goddess, were so tightly embraced in the primordial void that none of their six children could separate from them after birth. Tu proposed killing their parents, but the forest god Tane decided it would be better to separate them by force. Each god, one by one, tried to separate the deities, but only Tane succeeded. It was then that Rangi and Papa took their places where they rest to this day. One day, Tu was attacked by Tawhiri, and none of his other brothers came to his aid, so Tu turned against them. He caught fish and animals in nets, the offspring of Tangaroa and the offspring of Tane, and ate wild plants and grains, the offspring of Haumia and Rongo. Here he acquired the knowledge of magic that allowed him to control all of his brothers' children: the weather, animals, plants, and inanimate matter.

Goddesses

Hainuwele - "Coconut Palm Leaf." A goddess among the peoples living on the island of Seram (in present-day western Indonesia). According to myth, Hainuwele was created from the mixing of her human father's blood with the sap of a coconut flower. After being killed by humans, she was reborn into plants, which from then on served as food for humans, and also caused the division of primitive humans into animals and humans proper.

Hinenuitepo - "Great Lady of Darkness." Maori goddess of darkness and death. Hinenuitepo, originally called Hinetitama ("Maiden of the Dawn"), was the daughter of Hinehauone, the first woman and the god Tane. Tane married Hinetitama, but when the girl learned that he was her father, she fled in terror to the underworld and became Hinenuitepo. From there, she cried out to Tane that she would bring death to all his children. Thus, the human race became mortal. The father told the trickster Maui that if he passed through Hinenuitepo's body from vagina to mouth, he would become immortal. Maui attempted to do this while Hinenuitepo was sleeping, but the laughter of a bird woke her up, so she killed Maui, confirming that human beings would never achieve immortality.

Kaintangata – in Maori mythology, she was the goddess of the sky. She married the cannibal chief Whaitiri and then gave birth to Hema, father of the hero Tawhaka.

Pani - Maori goddess of vegetation, wife of the god Rongo and mother of yams (edible tubers).

Papa – Maori goddess, creator of the earth, consort of the sky god Rangi, and mother of the great gods of the Maori pantheon. When her son Tane, god of trees, sought a mate, he first turned to his mother. However, she rejected his advances and advised him to create a wife from the sands of the island of Hawaiki. This creation, Hinehauone, was the first human being.