We set out very early AM from West Palm Beach, Florida on our journey. Chris has brought her eight year old son, and another female friend Henna. My motto has always been, “I come prepared.” even though I was never a girl scout. So with much extra food in hand, we arrived at the seaplane airport in Ft. Lauderdale. I brought my sweater for the AC. The seaplane was a little 6 to 8 seater. As we took off I watched a 12 inch fan mounted on the bulkhead of the plane on an artistic rendering of fish in the sea. So much for my sweater and AC. Small windows were also open to let the fresh air in. It was thrilling to fly over the ocean and see the water below.

We arrived in early afternoon and had arranged a place to stay with the official New Age guide of the Island. We had two bedrooms and a kitchen facing the beautiful, pale green, clear water on the South part of Bimini where all the locals live. We were offered the front part of the duplex with a locked door in between the other residence. We were so tired from the journey we decided to immediately take a nap.

If in reality there is no time or space, everything past, present, and future is taking place in the great “NOW.” As I lay my head on the pillow the thought came to me, “Oh my God we are in Atlantis!” Atlantis was a thriving society using “fire crystals” to power sea ships, cars, planes and everything else. They were known to have a pyramid, bigger than the Great Pyramid in Egypt, that had a crystal capstone faceted to collect the sun’s energy. Apparently this crystal was an anti-matter device, possibly explaining the “disappearance” of planes, boats and people. Edgar Cayce predicted that Atlantis will rise again along with that huge pyramid! The Bimini Road, under the sea off the island could be a possible beginning of this.

Our family friend, Danny Burack, was one who disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. One Christmas Eve, in the late 1960′s he was out on his boat Witchcraft (named after the popular song of that time.) Danny was showing a priest the Holiday lights of Miami. He called the coast guard and told them,”The beer box is out.” and that they were near a particular numbered buoy. The beer box was really the fish locker in the back of the boat. The coast guard was there within 18 to 20 minutes and never found a trace of them. Hundreds of boats went out the next day to look for them. Everything on the boat was floatable because Danny and his wife Mary had small children. Nothing was ever found. Was Dan taken to another dimension or somehow effected by the anomalous energies of the Bermuda Triangle?

I have been a reincarnationist since I was 11 or 12 years old. I always knew I lived in ancient Greece at the height of the Parthenon and all the “myths” of the Gods and Goddesses. I do have past life memories, especially of people I meet. You cannot tell me that I don’t know certain people – it is a deep soul memory, letting me know that I knew them from some distant place “before.”

Maybe what happened to us at Bimini was “payback karma” from my time in Atlantis. I knew I had been evil there, participating in some of the down-fall of a once thriving Continent. The “Law of One” had slowly been taken over by power hungry people who started to use their many “gifts” for destruction.

When we settled in on our first night we could feel the spirits of the past. They were clamoring to get into us. We felt them at all the windows and doors. It was the lost souls from the time of Atlantis. The air was thick with them. We lit candles, and prayed hard for protection, saying affirmations of light to appease the souls. We cleared the area and did feel safe inside.

We were really thwarted there at every turn. We rented a golf cart to get around, it kept dying on the trail while we suffered in extreme heat. One major problem on these trails next to the ocean were huge biting horse flies. They would not leave us alone. The only relief from them was to go into the water. One afternoon Chris came out of the water to look down at her arm turned black covered with fleas! The vermin and pestilence was among us.

It was the summer solstice and we had come to celebrate that day on Bimini. “Bonefish”came to pick us up in his boat. Edgar Cayce had spoken of the “healing hole.” Bonefish knew where it was. Traveling out through the mangroves we were led off the boat to a secluded small body of water. It was a miracle that there were no bugs there. We floated for hours. We felt ice cold currents in the water. Cayce said this water was supposed to come from the Andes and that it had natural lithium in it. We were so relaxed we didn’t want to leave. That same day we traveled to the “Fountain of Youth.” Sorry to say it was quite a beaten up well, stones scattered, very little water. So much for renewing our youth!

Our next stop was out in the water near the southern most tip of the island for the exact time of the summer solstice. On the land near our destination, pictographs can be seen from above. A fish or whale has been discovered while flying over the area. We jumped off the boat into the glorious sea. I can dowse with my body, and with my eyes. My eyes kept being drawn to this area near the shore. I finally swam to the site and felt the icy cold currents again. Another current from the Andes!

Bonefish took us back to town to a place where conch fritters are the best. He met a friend in a boat along the way and exchanged fresh conch, which he readily ate, for a six-pack of beer. It is said that the fish have gold in them from the buried treasure of Atlantis. I had to try some!

Another day we walked around the island. We felt some very unusual things. We saw people who looked “vacant,” as if controlled by some type of Voodoo. The old, little cemetery was just downright spooky. We walked to the former residence of Earnest Hemingway. I swear that place was heavy with spirits of the past or maybe some of his troubled memories.

Every day we were given the “if and reverse” on how much money we were to be charged for the boat, golf cart, and the house we were staying in. We were caught in this web of deceit. We were actually feeling threatened. One day Chris and I went to the beach to bury the crystals. A storm came up, wind fierce, and the waves crashing. It was NOT a serene ceremony to open the “Hall of Records.”

Emotions were so ruffled that Henna even wanted to leave a day early. That night we decided to stay in and cook dinner. Chris has brought some cornish hens to bake with some rice and veggies. As we sat in the living room ready to eat, I could hear Henna crunching, very loudly, on something she was eating. I looked down in my plate and there was a huge chard of glass in my next bite. The glass baking dish had splintered during the baking. Henna already had some intestinal problems. Oh my God, they’re trying to kill us!

The next morning was our last day. It was blistering hot outside. I was sitting in the living room when all of a sudden the lights and AC went out. I announced that I was not going to sit there all day in that heat, but instead spend it entirely in that beautiful water. A couple of hours before we were to leave we returned to the house. All the doors were locked! I said “Oh great, now they have stolen all of our stuff.” As I looked in a window I could see my packed suitcase. Luckily someone had left a window open. Chris’s son climbed in. Nothing seemed to be missing, but they had touched all our belongings and packed for us. How Bizarre!

We walked to the airport. I couldn’t wait to get out of there. The New Age guide came after us looking for a tip. Chris told him she had left two cornish hens in the freezer for him. I’m sure he equated us to the “hens.”

As we sat at the airport waiting for the seaplane, a man from the tourist bureau came up to ask me some questions about my stay there. After all it was a key destination for deep sea fishermen. I refused to answer anything and told him to ask my friends. I was holding my breath to get out of there.

Since my episode on Bimini or should I say Atlantis, I’ve heard of another frightful trip, where a visitor ran into a stormy sea and thought he was going to die. Does Bimini test certain people for their past negative Karma?

Chris did a channeling the night before we left. “The next time you come, EVERYONE WILL KNOW YOU ARE HERE.” No thank you. Good to get out of there ALIVE!

©2009Merry C. Battles

If anyone has had a challenging experience while visiting Bimini and would like to share it please E Mail me at merry@merrybattles.com

This article was created for those metaphysical minded people who are interested in Bimini as a healing and spiritual center. Several books have been written about Bimini to prompt people from all over the world to visit the Island. The book “Sacred Journey to Atlantis” by Norma Milanovich touches on the Vortex at Bimini and how to use this energy in healing of Mother Earth as well as discovering what your karmic role is in this lifetime. There are several books written about Edgar Cayce’s trances where he keys in on Bimini, in particular “Edgar Cayce on Atlantis”. In his sessions he goes into detail about Bimini history 20,000 years ago. Listed below are some of the more important sites on and around Bimini.

ATLANTEAN ROAD – BIMINI ROAD

These large flat boulders lay in formation under the crystalline water near Bimini. As Edgar Cayce, the renowned profit, had predicted the stones were discovered in 1968 and have been attributed to Atlantean builders prior to 10,000 B.C. Were they part of a large pier, standing monoliths like Stonehenge, or mere bedrock? Today we can see a 300 meter long reverse “J” shape in 15-25 feet of water. The controversy continues over the origins of the stones. We snorkel the stones half a mile off shore, which today play host to numerous tropical fish and if you are lucky the odd turtle.

LITHIUM WELL-HEALING HOLE

A natural well of water enters into a pool in this natural setting amidst the mangroves on the deserted east side of Bimini. The water contains significant amounts of lithium, sulfur, and alpha radiation. It has been called “the healing hole” by the local inhabitants. It is the only site to date that has been discovered of the many wells described by Cayce which have various healing qualities. His visions were of temples dedicated to each of the curative waters. We can make an excursion by flat bottom boat at high tide to the Healing Hole for those interested (at additional cost of $30 pp).

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

In the 16th century Ponce DE Leon was requested by Queen Isabelle of Spain to go to Bimini to the fountain of youth and bring back some of the water. The Queen had heard of this water from her slave hand maidens captured in these islands. This fountain has been discovered and through channeling activities has been termed the feminine energy with the lithium well being the masculine energy.

THE ATLANTIS VORTEX

In 1992 Dr. Norma Milanovich visited Bimini with 34 people, Yemaya was invited to join the group and share her experiences of the Vortex, Dolphins and Atlantis. Norma was channeled information about a vortex located 35 miles east of the island by the Master Kathumi which she relays in her book “SACRED JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS” by Athena Publishing. Both Yemaya & Norma were directed to go there with their groups, locate the precise spot and meditate. Prayers for the healing of mother earth, peace for all man/woman kind and love of the population of this planet. The gift in return to all who partake in this quest with a good heart is to learn the knowledge of your chosen spiritual goal in this incarnation. Many seekers, myself included, have also had buried memories of their times in Atlantis come to the surface through journeying to the vortex. It is believed that the giant power crystal used in Atlantis is below the ocean bed in this place, causing boat instrumentation & compasses to spin randomly. Most locals will not venture to the vortex because of it’s extraordinary occurances & tales of it being the cause of numerous “disappearances” of boats and planes in the area hence it’s association with the Bermuda Triangle tales. It is an area of immense energy.

Trips to the Vortex can be arranged, check out www.RawDolphins.com.

Edgar Cayce gave over 14,000 “readings” between1901 and 1944. These are trance discourses which Cayce revealed while in a hypnotic or “sleeping” state. While “awake” he claimed generally not to remember what he had said while “asleep”.

The Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E), headquartered in Virginia Beach, is the major organization promoting interest in Cayce. Edgar Cayce Centers are now found in 25 other countries.

The readings are customarily divided into the following categories:

Health Readings……….9603 Life Readings…………1920 Business Readings………747 Dream Readings…………630 Other Readings…………954

EDGAR CAYCE ON ORIGIN AND DESTINY OF HUMANITY:

“All souls were created in the beginning, and are finding their way back to whence they came.” The Earth, with all its limitations, was created as a suitable arena for spiritual growth.

EDGAR CAYCE ON DUALITY:

According to Cayce, Atlantean society was divided into two long-lived political factions – a “good” faction called the “Sons of the Law of One,” and an “evil” faction called the “Sons of Belial.” According to the readings, a major source of turmoil was the Sons of Belial’s desire to exploit the Things, sub-humans with animal appendages and low intelligence, and the movements to protect and evolve them by the Sons of the Law of One.

EDGAR CAYCE ON UNIVERSAL LAWS:

Souls incarnated on the earth are subject to certain spiritual laws such as, “As ye sow, so shall ye reap” (karma) or “As ye judge (others), so shall ye be judged.” Properly regarded, such laws represent an aspect of God’s mercy whereby no matter what our circumstances, he has promised to guide us in our spiritual path.

EDGAR CAYCE ON JESUS AND CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS:

Jesus was a soul like us, who reincarnated through many lifetimes (and made many mistakes). “Christhood” is something which he achieved, and to which we also ought to aspire. Cayce accordingly calls Jesus our “elder brother.”

EDGAR CAYCE ON UNKNOWN LIFE OF JESUS:

Cayce presented narratives of Jesus’ previous incarnations, including a mysterious Atlantean figure called “Amilius” as well as the more familiar biblical figures of Adam, Enoch, Melchizedek, Joshua, Asaph, and Jeshua. Cayce describes Jesus as an Essene who traveled to India in his youth in order to study Eastern religions.

EDGAR CAYCE ON REINCARNATION AND PAST LIVES:

Edgar Cayce found that the concept of reincarnation was not incompatible with any religion, and actually merged perfectly with his own beliefs of what it meant to be a Christian. Eventually the subject of reincarnation was examined in extensive detail in over 1,900 Life Readings.

EDGAR CAYCE ON THE ATLANTIS:

The Cayce readings affirm the existence of Atlantis, a vast continent with an advanced technology whose refugees peopled ancient Egypt as well as pre-Columbian America.

EDGAR CAYCE ON EGYPT:

Next to biblical times, the most significant era for the “life readings” was a pre-dynastic Egyptian civilization consisting of Atlantean refugees. Cayce purported to have been an otherwise unknown pharoah named “Ra Ta” who built a spiritually-based healing center (the “Temple of Sacrifice”) and educational institution (the “Temple Beautiful”). His diagnostic readings and narratives about the past and future were supposed to be a continuation of his ancient work. This civilization also built monuments on the Giza plateau, including the Great Pyramid, and left records of Atlantis in a “hall of records” located somewhere beneath the Sphinx. These readings bear a close resemblance to books by AMORC founder H. Spencer Lewis.

He prophecized the Sphinx had been built in 10,500 BC and that survivors of Atlantis had concealed beneath it a “Hall of Records” containing all the wisdom of their lost civilization and the true history of the human race. Cayce prophesied that this Hall of Records would be rediscovered and opened between 1996 and 1998.

EDGAR CAYCE ON EARTH CHANGES:

Some Cayce readings allude to massive Earth changes – perhaps in conjunction with a pole shift – in the 1930s, 1960s, or 1990s. Cayce people have developed several creative ways of interpreting such passages, although some were disappointed with the failure of 1998 to bring either the rising of Atlantis, the sinking of California, or the Second Coming of Christ. Other predictions were about dramatic changes in the Earth’s surface in the period from 1958 to 1998 due to a tilting in the Earth’s rotational axis which would begin in 1936.