Sky Ships Over Cashiers
Cosmic "Miracles"

This page was last updated 12/5/11

"There are no miracles; there is only that which
is beyond human knowledge and understanding."


Sky Ship message November 26, 2009

Cosmic "Miracles" on this page:
» What were Steve Jobs’ Last Words?
» Millions saw Virgin Mary apparitions in Egypt
» Near-death experience from many faiths
» Singing orphan inspires us to never give up
» Giant angels - witness descriptions
» Apparition of Virgin Mary encircled by Sun
» Miracle performance by 1,000,000 children
» Mountain Joe's Miracle

Steve Jobs   
Steve Jobs – with his wife – with his family

EDITOR’S NOTE:  All major U.S. media seem to have covered the eulogy for Steve Jobs of Apple Computers, but the “Hindustan Times” was most succinct in getting right to the man’s poignant last moments and final words.

What were Steve Jobs’ Last Words?
“Hindustan Times”

November 22, 2011 - Describing Steve Jobs a tender and loving soul, Apple’s visionary co-founder’s biological sister has revealed his last moment and the enigmatic words he uttered before he dies.  In a touching eulogy about her late brother at his memorial service on October 16, Mona Simpson told the group of mourners that Steve Jobs looked at his wife and children, then beyond them, before uttering “OH WOW.  OH WOW.  OH WOW.”


Millions saw Virgin Mary apparitions in Egypt
   Apparitions of the Virgin Mary
Apparitions of the Virgin Mary appeared over the Coptic Orthodox Church in Zeitoun, Egypt for three years beginning on April 2, 1968.  They were seen by millions of people of many faiths including nonbelievers.  The apparitions lasted from a few minutes to several hours and sometimes were accompanied by luminous heavenly bodies shaped like doves that flew at high speeds. 

    Three apparitions

These photos show three of the apparitions. The first, which is blurred by the light emitted by the apparition, shows the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus.  The second is the clearest and reveals a dove hovering above her head.  The third is another full-body image that is blurred by the apparition’s own glow.

“Lady, don’t jump!  Don’t jump!”

These words launched one of the most spectacular series of Virgin Mary apparitions in the world.  They were shouted out by Farouk Mohammed Atwa, a Muslim worker at the city garage across from the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mary in the Cairo suburb of Zeitoun, Egypt.

The Muslim worker thought a girl on the church dome was about to commit suicide so he dashed off to call a rescue squad.  It was then the “young girl” rose above the dome revealing herself to be a luminous lady.

That frantic shout on April 2, 1968 triggered a three-year series of apparitions of the Virgin Mary who appeared in a variety of ways at the church:  kneeling on the dome, standing in the garden, holding infant Jesus, standing with Joseph and Jesus as a boy, and extending an olive branch to the crowds.  Often doves of light accompanied her. 

Crowds quickly soared to an estimated 250,000 people per night and included Muslims, Jews, Christians and nonbelievers.  Many millions witnessed her appearances over those three years.

As one might expect, uncountable Christians testified to the authenticity of the apparitions including the Coptic Pope, but testimonies from Moslems might provide greater proof.  The Egyptian Director of General Information and Complaints, for example, turned in this report:

“The official investigations have been carried out with the result that it has been considered an undeniable fact that the Blessed Virgin Mary has been appearing on the Coptic Orthodox Church at Zeitoun in a clear and bright luminous body, seen by all present in front of the church, whether Christian or Moslem.”

Other prominent Moslem witnesses included the Minister of Labor, an Arab Television Broadcasting official and a member of the National Assembly who claimed his daughter was cured by the Virgin Mary.

This was just one of the healings which began with the witness who yelled, “Lady, don’t jump!”  His gangrenous finger, which was scheduled for amputation the next day, was instantly healed, as was the injured arm of the man who took the first photograph of the Lady of Light.

These were the first of many healings at St. Mary’s church, but the seed of a different miracle was planted there five decades earlier.  A member of the Khalil family, which owned the land where the church now stands, had a dream in which the Virgin Mary told him to build a church in her honor.  She also told him that in 50 years she would uniquely bless it, which she did in uncountable ways between 1968 and 1971.

Near-death experiences from many faiths

The following are near-death-experiences as reported by individuals from six different faiths. They are listed in alphabetical order.

ATHEISM - Dannion Brinkley was an atheist whose life was dramatically transformed when he was hit by lightning and had a near-death experience (NDE). Later he wrote about it in his book “Saved by the Light.” Here are snippets from his extensive NDE experience:

__________________________________________________

From immense pain I found myself engulfed by peace and tranquility. . . . A tunnel was forming, opening like the eye of a hurricane and coming toward me. . . . I looked ahead into the darkness. There was a light up there, and I began to move toward it as quickly as possible.

I looked to my right and could see a silver form appearing like a silhouette through mist. As it approached I began to feel a deep sense of love that encompassed all of the meanings of the word. . . .The Being of Light stood directly in front of me. As I gazed into its essence I could see prisms of color, as though it were composed of thousands of tiny diamonds, each emitting the colors of the rainbow. . . .

The Being of Light engulfed me, and as it did I began to experience my whole life, feeling and seeing everything that had ever happened to me. . . . When I finished the life review, I arrived at a point of reflection in which I was able to look back on what I had just witnessed and come to a conclusion. I was ashamed. I realized I had led a very selfish life, rarely reaching out to help anyone. . . . I hadn't given a damn about my fellow humans.

I looked at the Being of Light and felt a deep sense of sorrow and shame. I expected a rebuke. . . . “Who you are is the difference that God makes,” said the Being. “And that difference is love.” As the being of Light moved away, I felt the burden of this guilt being removed. . . . I could hear the Being’s message in my head, again as if through telepathy:

“Humans are powerful spiritual beings meant to create good on the Earth. This good isn’t usually accomplished in bold actions, but in singular acts of kindness between people. It’s the little things that count, because they are more spontaneous and show who you truly are.”

BUDDHISM - This is a near-death experience case from Thailand provided by Dr. Dhebhanom Muangman, president of the Bangkok Institute of Psychical Research. He simply describes the woman as a 58-year-old university professor who was educated in the United States. Here is his report:

__________________________________________________

The near-death experience began in her kitchen as a cobra bit her when she reached down to turn on the propane that fed her stove. Patient was put in a coffin which was placed in a Buddhist temple. She remained there for three days before reviving.

Her NDE began with an autoscopic out-of-body experience. She then found herself in front of her house. Two men in western clothes appeared and told her to get up. They said they wanted to take her for a walk. She looked back and found that the house had disappeared. The path in front of her was misty. The weather was cool and pleasant. She saw crowds of people from which emerged an older man who she referred to as uncle (father's elder brother) “Pong.”

“Pong” told her that he was dead, and was there to welcome her. (He had, in fact, died the day after she was bitten by a cobra).

Two men, not described, came to “take her” for judgment. She came before a “judge” (not described) who told her that although her name was the right name, it was actually another person of the same name who was to have been taken. He instructed the two to take her back.

The patient resisted, and asked, before she went back, to know if heaven and hell were real. The judge instructed the guides to take her on a tour of heaven and hell. She was taken to heaven first. Her experience of heaven was of a cool place where birds, flowers and beautiful houses were found in abundance. Hell was a place where souls were tortured in various ways, with whippings specifically mentioned.

After her tour was over, she revived, and began to beat on the lid of the coffin. The monks in the temple ran away, frightened, thinking that she was a ghost. One of her family members opened the coffin, and let her out.

CHRISTIANITY – Tiffany Snow was a successful songwriter and record producer in Nashville when she was struck by lightning and had a near-death experience that transformed her into a healer and teacher who says she now is “a worker for the Big Guy.” Here is part of her testimony from her book “Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life – Tools to Connect.”

__________________________________________________

The lightning struck, and I did an uncontrollable electrical dance as my muscles spasmed. I felt no pain, and all went black. I died. Next, I found myself standing on nothing, way up in the universe, and there were distant colorful planets all around me. . . . I had a sense of being able to see not only in front of me, but all around at the same time.

Floating just a few feet from me, I saw a man with a see-through body like mine. He spoke to me with a voice that I heard in my head: "Don't be afraid, it's ok." Meanwhile, we were speeding toward a great elliptical ball of spinning light, brilliantly white in the middle and yellowish on the outside edges. The closer we got to it, the more I felt overwhelming Love; it seemed so warm and comforting, I felt like a child being held.

We stopped. The bright light was still far from me. I wanted to go on; I felt like a magnet, irresistibly drawn. The desire to "blend" grew stronger the closer we got. I knew the light beyond was the very Presence of God, heaven itself! A glowing luminosity appeared in front of me, coming together to form a head, shoulders, a body.

A voice called out from the golden sparkles massed in front of me."What have you learned?" he asked. The voice was so soft and tender, yet the presence of Divine Authority was there; I knew that it was the voice of God's own son, Jesus Christ.

Then life events unfolded before my eyes - times when I showed anger, and when I showed love, appeared like a movie. I could feel the anger and hurt of the other person whenever I had been mean; and I also felt the anger as it rippled on through to others. Then, where I showed love to people, I felt that too. And I felt how much further that love rippled out from person to person, as a warm pulse triggering cause and effect - such joy!

Then Christ said, "The flesh is the test of the spirit … Love each other." And, I faintly heard voices singing the most beautiful melody I had ever heard, singing from the white light. A hot tingling sensation filled me to my toes. I was told, "Welcome to the world of healers."

Then the Christ sparkled and faded away. Beauty and colors twinkled around me, like being in the midst of a sparkling aurora borealis. . . . I then felt myself sinking, as if falling through a bed. I was being pulled back. . . .

Now, I do healing work in three clinics in California, and I fly all over seeing people get well, through prayer and hot hands. I never believed in healing or even near-death experiences before. The healing happens when I remember how it was up there, and I see myself in front of Christ, holding the sick person in my arms. Then I feel that warm tingling again and the miracles happen, like I'm connecting to God just from my memory.

I can't wait to go back. Until then, I'll try to make a better movie for my life review.

HINDUISM – Researchers Ian Stevenson and Satwant Pasricha documented 16 cases of near-death experiences in India for the “Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research.” They reported Hindus frequently say they were taken to the after-death realm by functionaries who then discover they’ve brought the wrong person, whereupon the person revives. Here is Mangal Singh’s account which the researchers say is typical of a Hindu NDE:

__________________________________________________

I was lying down on a cot when two people came, lifted me up, and took me along. I heard a hissing sound, but I couldn't see anything. Then I came to a gate. There was grass, and the ground seemed to be sloping. A man was there, and he reprimanded the men who had brought me, "Why have you brought the wrong person? Why have you not brought the man you had been sent for?" The two men ran away, and the senior man said, "You go back."

Suddenly I saw two big pots of boiling water, although there was no fire, no firewood, and no fireplace. Then the man pushed me with his hand and said, "You had better hurry up and go back." When he touched me, I suddenly became aware of how hot his hand was. Then I realized why the pots were boiling. The heat was coming from his hands. Suddenly I regained consciousness, and I had a severe burning sensation in my left arm."

FOOTNOTE: The researchers added that a boil appeared on Mangal’s arm where he had been touched during his NDE and that he later said the “official” had picked up a heavy Indian staff and was about to beat the two “employees” before they ran away.

ISLAMIC FAITH – At the age of twenty, Mebruke drowned while swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. Here is the essence of her near-death experience as recorded in the book “Parting Visions” by Melvin Morse.

__________________________________________________

I went under for the fourth time, and my body went limp and I wasn't aware of it anymore. It was at this point that I saw a beautiful white light. It was so bright and yet it had such a calming effect that the more I looked at it, the calmer I felt. To this day I can't really say what that light was. In my religion there are beings called angels who are made out of pure white light. Maybe that is what I saw.

Anyway, while I was underwater, I heard a voice say, "You are not to die like this." Suddenly I felt this energy shoot through me from my feet to my head, and at the same time I seemed to be propelled out of the water. It was as if someone was physically bringing me out of the water, but I can swear that there was no physical being there.

I was moved through the water, I don't know how else to describe it. Before long a boat came, and a man reached over the side and pulled me out.

JUDAISM - Dr. Rene Turner recounts her near-death experience in Kevin Williams’ book “Nothing Better than Death.” Here are snippets from her NDE in her own words:

__________________________________________________

I have no memory of the process of dying or leaving my body. I was moving head first through a dark maelstrom of what looked like black boiling clouds, feeling that I was being beckoned to the sides, which frightened me. Ahead was a tiny dot of bright light which steadily grew and brightened as I drew nearer. . . .

I arrived in an explosion of glorious light into a room with insubstantial walls, standing before a man about in his thirties, about six feet tall, reddish brown shoulder length hair and an incredibly neat, short beard and mustache. He wore a simple white robe.

Light seemed to emanate from him and I felt he had great age and wisdom. He welcomed me with great love, tranquility, and peace (indescribable) - no words. I felt, "I can sit at your feet forever and be content," which struck me as a strange thing to think/say/feel. I became fascinated by the fabric of his robe, trying to figure out how light could be woven!

He stood beside me and directed me to look to my left, where I was replaying my life's less complementary moments. I relived those moments and felt not only what I had done but also the hurt I had caused. Some of the things I would have never imagined could have caused pain. . . . When I became burdened with guilt, I was directed to other events which gave joy to others, although I felt unworthy. It seemed the balance was in my favor. I received great love. . . .

The Person who first welcomed me came and placed his hand on my shoulder and turned me towards him. He said, "You must return. You have a task to perform."


Singing orphan inspires us to never give up
 
Singing orphan

This video from the television competition “Korea’s Got Talent” will touch your heart, fill you with hope, uplift your spirit, and fill you to the brim with love and compassion for those who overcome so much to reach for their dreams.

 


Giant angels – witness descriptions

EDITOR’S NOTE: After posting the article “Six cosmonauts saw seven angels outside space station” in the Global Links section of this website, we decided to post excerpts from a few earthbound witness reports of giant angels or archangels. In each case, there was a reason for the angel’s appearance, but we’re only posting physical descriptions to show their apparent similarities in appearance.

“He stood about 9 feet tall, had blond hair, and wore a simple white tunic that was cut square at the neck so I could see some of his chest that it was without hair. His face was clean cut, he obviously didn’t need to shave and for he had no facial hair at all. He had a square chisel-sharp chin with an indentation; overall his facial features appeared clean and sharp.

“He had light blue eyes, that were filled with knowledge of what was right the instant you looked at them. He had shoulder length hair that was a lovely blond with a slightly rust reddish tinge in it. His hair moved with the same grace and flowing movement that his clothing had; it was as though I saw him in slow motion.

“But the most magnificent thing about him was his wings. His two wings rose from his shoulders and seemed to be a natural part of him. I marvelled at the width and size of the feathers. For the big feathers were huge and went way up above his head. The bigger feathers must have been 3 or more inches wide and several feet long. He wore no jewellery or adornments of any kind. . . .

“I remember wondering how beautiful the light was that he shone with and he told me that that was the light from God and that he was all shiny from being in the presence of God and that he was not naturally shiny that way. I could not imagine how wonderful God must be to impart such beauty on anyone who even came near Him. Next he showed me that he had a simple message for me from God. . . .” - Paul Williams with Paul’s Publishing

Angel“I looked up and saw standing at the foot of my bed the biggest character I had ever seen in my life. I hadn’t heard anyone come into the room. He just stood there looking at me. It was an angel of the Lord! He was huge! He looked about seven feet tall and had blond hair longer than mine. He glowed. It was such a shock to see him standing there. I could have blown a hole in the wall getting out if I could have made myself move. He said, ‘I have been sent by the Lord. . . .’ One particular thing I remember about him was that he didn’t have any wings.” - Jesse Duplantis, evangelist

“When I did look, there was a very tall and large angel, with huge wings on his back. He was standing and holding my little dog and petting him. I asked him who he was and, without actually talking to me with his mouth, he said his name was Michael and that I could go back to sleep because I was safe. Obviously, he was protecting my little dog too. I slept peacefully the whole night and woke up feeling wonderful the next day. I can honestly tell the world that Archangel Michael is real because I personally met him!” – Tina P. Of Maryland


Apparition of Virgin Mary encircled by Sun

An apparent apparition of the Virgin Mary encircled by the Sun was caught on a cell phone video on April 20, 2011 in Ivory Coast, Africa. Even if you cannot understand the words, the excited sounds from the crowd of witnesses add authenticity to what is shown. The raw footage was considered worthy enough for Afrika-United TV to broadcast. If you’re short on time, jump to the 1:36 minute mark on the video.

Miracle performance by 1,000,000 children

It’s a miracle to get one million children lined up in neat rows. It’s a greater miracle to get them singing in unison in a grand circle of peace. It’s an even greater miracle that their finale is sung in multiple languages – again in perfect unison.

This is an uplifting video of a performance of the song “Change the World.” It was organized by award-winning musician Howard McCrary who has worked with such musical heavyweights as Quincy Jones, Nina Simone, Ringo Starr, Michael Jackson and the Brooklyn Symphony orchestra.

The children encircled the Dhammakaya Foundation’s temple in Thailand on December 11, 2010 for this performance, which clearly demonstrates what human beings can accomplish when they work together for a worthwhile purpose.

We’d like to thank Beck Horne for sending this video to the website.

Howard McCrary
Howard McCrary
Click to watch video

Mountain Joe’s Miracle
By Mary Joyce
Painting by Joan Mostad
Painting by Joan Mostad
“Mountain Joe,” grew up in the wild parts of Western North Carolina and still lives there more than sixty years later. Once or twice a month, he comes to where I work. Gradually, over several years, he began trusting me and sharing some of his true life stories. Unlike typical mountain storytellers, his stories are right to the point and once he drops them on me, he’s out the door. Some of those “droppings” have proved to be accurate leads for this website.

Well, the week of January 17, 2011, he started telling me a story that seemed to be important to him, but other people kept interrupting so he left. Less than 10 minutes later, when everyone else had departed, he was back. He must have been waiting in his vehicle.

In his to-the-point style, he said he once lived in a “shack” near a mountain lake. One day he was just going fishing when the “clouds opened up” and he heard “the most beautiful music” he’d ever heard coming from the sky. After that, he said he heard “the most beautiful male voice” that directed him to “Go to the headwaters of the lake.” Of course that got his attention and he decided to check it out “to see if there was anything to it.”

When he got to the headwaters, he found a vehicle “full of Boy Scouts” trapped inside and teetering at the edge of the lake. The vehicle, he explained, had gone off the road and down a steep embankment.

The boys and their leader were shocked, and relieved, when “Mountain Joe” arrived because they knew they were in an isolated spot. They hadn’t seen signs of anyone before their plunge to the brink of the lake. They asked him where in the world he’d come from. In a surprising moment of candor, he told them what he’d just experienced a short time earlier. According to “Mountain Joe,” the scouts said they had “started praying really hard” at the same time he’d received his message from above.


» Back to Top of Page
» Archive of Cosmic Miracles
 

Sky Ships Over Cashiers
P.O. Box 742
Cashiers, NC 28717
skyshipsovercashiersnc@yahoo.com