Anubis is a WOLF!

 

Some taxonomical notes...

The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is mostly associated with India and the Middle East, but it has also considerably expanded its European range, with small populations in northern Norway and Finland, perhaps entering Swedish Lapland as we speak. Yes, golden jackals north of the Arctic Circle!

A similar-looking canid in North and West Africa was previously considered to be a subspecies of the golden jackal. This is the animal associated with the Egyptian god and psychopomp Anubis. However, recent DNA research shows that it´s really a separate species, closer related to the wolves than to the golden jackal. Its vernacular name is African wolf, golden wolf or African golden wolf, with the Egyptian population being called - you divined it - Egyptian wolf. The scientific name is Canis lupaster. Or Canis lupaster lupaster, if you´re a Egyptian wolf specifically (well, sub-specifically). 

So strictly speaking, Anubis doesn´t have the head of a "jackal" at all, but the head of a wolf! Imagine that. It does make him less romantic, but (perhaps) more scary... 

Somewhat ironically, it should be noted that the golden jackal itself isn´t really a jackal either, LOL, but is *also* closer to the wolf, a kind of wolf cousin perhaps? The "real" jackals in sub-Saharan Africa are usually classified in the genus Lupulella, not Canis. 

So Anubis is a wolf, and the golden jackal - associated with Tantric goddesses in India - is also wolfish. Somehow, I´m not surprised. 

The Arctic Home in the Vedas

Chamunda (another problem for prisca theologia)

The golden jackal is an animal mostly associated with India and the Middle East. It also lives in the Balkans. However, the jackal has slowly but steadfastly spread its range northwards. It sounds crazy, but it seems they have established themselves in Estonia, Finland and northern Norway! It´s only a matter of time before they reach Sweden. That is, *northern* Sweden. 

The idea of jackals in Lapland would have sounded insane just a few decades ago, yet here we are. 

But there´s more. Here is Wikipedia the All-Knowing on jackals in - you may have guessed it already - Tantric traditions: 

"In Hinduism, the jackal is portrayed as the familiar of several deities with the most common being Chamunda, the emaciated, devouring goddess of the cremation grounds. Another deity associated with jackals is Kali, who inhabits the cremation ground and is surrounded by millions of jackals. According to the Tantrasara scripture, when offered animal flesh, Kali appears in the form of a jackal. The goddess Shivaduti is depicted with a jackal's head. The goddess Durga was often linked to the jackal. Jackals are considered to be the vahanas (vehicles) of various protective Hindu and Buddhist deities, particularly in Tibet."

The idea of a animal sacred to Tantrikas roaming free and wild in Lapland is, I admit, immensely appealing. And so very Tantric! However, I suspect the local Laps (and their reindeer flocks) might have a different opinion on the matter...

Okej, vänta ett slag, jag ÄLSKAR guldschakaler nu!

Jaså, du har ändrat dig nu, din jävel?
Tur för dig, man muckar inte med morsan!

Jag tar tillbaka mina angrepp på guldschakalerna i förra inlägget. Enligt Wiki så är guldschakalen ett heligt djur inom vissa tantriska traditioner. Ja, det är gudinnan Kalis djur. Moder Kali sägs visa sig som en schakal när man offrar kött till Henne...

Ett Kali-helgat djur i Lappland år 2021? Okej, det låter väldigt tantriskt! 

Så jävla 2021

Vaddå, ni trodde väl inte att ni skulle få vara ifred?
Credit: Prabukumar84

Absolut knäppaste nyheten i år...

Tidsfråga innan guldschakalen når Sverige

All religions point to God...right?

 

If all religions are true, what are we to make of this one? Asking for a friend named Prisca Theologia. 

The Beast has escaped

 

The Beast has escaped from Elba. He was last seen in Iowa... 

Next report in 100 days!

Kampen om vattnet

En artikel i Aftonbladet om hur klimatförändringarna driver på halvledarkrisen. 

Det är alltså inte bara pandemin som skapar diverse flaskhalsar i produktionen och distributionen. Nix, en stor del av förklaringen är att Taiwan (där nästan alla högkvalitativa halvledare tillverkas) drabbats av torka (vilket kan bero på klimatkrisen), något som i sin tur påverkar de fabriker där halvledarna görs, eftersom produktionsprocessen kräver *enorma* mängder "ultra-rent vatten" (motsvarande 80 simbassänger per dag). 

Om FN:s klimatpanel har rätt, kommer Taiwan även i framtiden att få ett betydligt torrare klimat idag. I framtiden riskerar vi dessutom att få (global) vattenbrist. Kampen om vattnet kommer att bli den stora frågan under de kommande decennierna. 

Ett skrämmande perspektiv!

Torka kan förvärra halvledarkrisen

The real semiconductor crisis

I recently linked to a short Bloomberg documentary on YouTube about the semiconductor crisis. The short form is that the world economy is dependent on top quality semiconductors produced in Taiwan, which has a near-monopoly on production. Supposedly due to the COVID pandemic, there is now a severe shortage of semiconductors, affecting the car industry the world over, to mention just one example. The US military also uses microchips from good ol´ Free China.

Now it turns out that there might be *another* reason for the semiconductor shortage. Yes, it´s climate change! There is a water shortage on Taiwan due to bad weather, and the foundries making the damn chips need a lot of water...

This makes me wonder about the People´s Republic of China and their attempts to build up a sophisticated semiconductor industry all their own. Presumably they have the water situation covered...or no? 

No Water No Microchips: What is happening in Taiwan?

Det sociala arvet

En anmärkningsvärd undersökning. Lägg märke till Hübinettes slutsatser! Det låter nästan som att han menar att det sociala arvet skulle vara genetiskt?!

"Att både adopterade och invandrare mår sämre än majoritetssvenskarna är ju inte förvånande medan skillnaden mellan de två undersökta grupperna kan handla om det (psykiska) skydd som invandrarbarnen trots allt får och har genom att de växer upp med sina biologiska föräldrar i miljonprogramsområdena där flertalet invånare är som dem själva (utseendemässigt liksom klassmässigt) medan de adopterade växer upp med majoritetssvenska adoptivföräldrar (som inte ser ut som dem själva) i kraftigt segregerade majoritetssvenska områden och sammanhang där de även mestadels är isolerade från varandra." 

"Ännu en förklaring kan vara att de adopterade har en helt annan bakgrund i ursprungsländerna: Medan påtagligt många utomeuropeiska invandrare i ”Orten” som proletariseras massivt vid ankomsten till Sverige tillhörde medelklassen och ibland t o m överklassen i hemländerna så kommer flertalet adopterade som hamnar i socialgrupp ett i Sverige ursprungligen från arbetarklassen och ibland t o m från underklassen i sina födelseländer."

Utlandsadopterade misslyckas oftare trots klassprivilegier

The America virus

It seems the "China virus" was really the American virus. Or at the very least, Chinese-American. No, we could make that more specific. The "China virus" is really the Fauci virus. Evidence? No conclusive evidence so far, but we´re getting closer and closer. 

Interesting that the Biden Admin´s U-turn on Wuhan made this possible. 

I already asked this question: Since details about American involvement in the Wuhan lab would obviously leak out (pun unintended) sooner or later, why did the Biden Admin even point a finger at Wuhan in the first place? Complete incompetence? Succesful Chinese psy op? Or is somebody at the Biden staff playing 4D Chess??? 

Simply put: are the NIH some kind of "fall guys"? 

"Fauci untruthful about gain-of-function research at Wuhan"

New details emerge about coronavirus research at Chinese lab