Not only was female consort same, various nations used same cult objects, same types if incense altars made of stone and clay, same bronze and clay censers, cult stands and incense burners, same chalices and goblets and same bronze and ivory rods adorned with pomegranates. It was easy to take cult vessels of one deity and place them in service of another one--and this was commonly done. For example, in ninth-century B.C.E., stela erected by Mesha, king of Moab, he describes himself as 'son of Chemosh,' and tells how he defeated Israelites (see also 2 Kings 3:4-27). He then brags,'(I) took t(he ves)sels of Yahweh, and I hauled them before face of Chemosh.'

We sometimes get impression that after Solomon built Temple in Jerusalem, Yahweh had no other sanctuary in ancient Israel -- but this is not case." (1)

It is possible that prevalence of 'one god' was actually a one goddess as we see in fact they all worshipped one similarly named(identical really)goddess. The reality as we see it was almost same for Ba'al in this period as well. He goes on to show these multiple and pantheistic practices seem to disappear when exiles are returned from Persia, so maybe Cyrus and Zoroaster were able to convince them of error of their ways and we might see what many have pondered in regards to magi of Zoroaster being a major influence on Christianity in original foundations and not more ritualistic Moses. At Qumran many scholars note people called themselves 'Covenanters of Law'. Most of them note this law was Mosaic but my perception is different and I believe it was a syncretism akin to Gnosticism and with many adept understandings such as healing practices of Therapeutae. Golb makes it clear he is on side of Qumran library having been a collection of all factions of religion and practices in a large area even beyond Judaea. The Roman practice of destroying all literature and writing new ones around old beliefs which were in line with their approaches was reason for this, and all tribes, zealots or cults knew it.

The henges of Emerald Isles which were once wood as some are seeing today, are in Negev and Sinai deserts as well. The 'Bedouin' ('tent dweller') fiction is not root as we showed from scholars of excellent book Carthage. The article following one just quoted from Biblical Archaeology Review says this:

"Take even a one- or two-day trip through Sinai or Negev deserts and you'll come across scores of them--standing stones erected in a variety of combinations. These stone installations may help us understand very origins of Israelite religion.” (2)

Last year word about pre-hieroglyphic alphabets in Sahara were accompanied by more on agricultural savannah people who had henges too. This is where Berbers were from and connection if no simple chance occurrence. The article goes on to discuss 'fertility triads' and whenever you see triad or troad (Greek) you are looking at central laws of philosophic Kelts. These parables of process and moral or spiritual concepts are a wealth of insight to this very day. The Triune Nature of Man that was plagiarized into 'Holy Trinity' and raised to a deity took more of man's self awareness and divinity away from humanity than any of us can imagine. A central theme in Dead Sea Scrolls is said to be very Zoroastrian in nature (and Mani attempt to join Christianity and it in one ecumenical religion that Augustine was a promoter of until bought out by Catholics); - it is simply this: 'There are two spirits 'truth and error'. We surely see real original sin of Gnostics who saved Dag Hammadi Scrolls and gave their lives protecting Library of Alexandria in this. These people who were with Cathars a millennium later say 'The original sin that separates us from God - is IGNORANCE!'

Another culture that really worshipped this goddess at one time is Greek or Hellenic culture of Dionysius and Aphrodite as we see a practice that was at work while Yahweh became one and sole male god Jehovah and that development was not mentioned in BAR.

"In Cyprus it appears that before marriage all women were formerly obliged by custom to prostitute themselves to strangers at sanctuary of goddess, whether she went by name of Aphrodite, Astarte, or what not. Similar customs prevailed in many parts of Western Asia.” (3)

Casting aspersions on great thinkers like Augustine is easy and I don't want any readers to think I'm saying these things without basis in fact. We have his own book to work with in that regard. Here is a little from Augustine’s autobiography called Confessions.

"As literature, Scriptures compared poorly with polished prose of Cicero and he thought them fit only for simple minded." That was when he was a Manichean before "the mercy of God had saved him from this evil.” (4)

Anyone with half a brain knew that government was not going to leave captured Alien hardware lying around a place that was quickly becoming as infamous as it had been secret. Once Robert Lazar and other whistle blowers came forward, there was little doubt that most of good stuff would be or was already in process of being moved elsewhere. Given that, Government had some tough choices to make about Area 51.

Despite a land grab that was designed to keep curious away from Groom Lake, area quickly became focus of everyone from mildly interested tourists to dedicated UFO researchers alike. Over past decade, new photos of property available from photo sneaks and private eyes in sky have shown improved roads and new buildings. Because we know so little about property, it’s difficult to say what that kind of expansion means.

While we all assume that most of what happens in and around Groom Lake has to do with advanced aircraft testing, it’s important to remember that secret nature of property also makes it a prime place for government research into almost anything they don’t want you to know about. Given information provided to me by UFO Test Pilot group previously mentioned, I believe that Area 51 may be moving in a new and very unexpected direction. An already successful Base model may aid that direction.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is home to U.S. Air Force Museum and a lot more. A huge facility, it is easily accessible from several Interstate Highways and convenient local roads. The very public side of Base in form of Air Force Museum hides a very private side as well. It’s no big secret that some of most important and secret research conducted by Air Force has been and continues to be carried out there. Hide in plain site seems to be their motto.

Alleged home of legendary Hangar 18, Wright-Patterson was at least one destination of some material from 1947 Roswell UFO crash. Many believe that one or more captured Alien spacecrafts have been brought, studied and possibly stored there over years. Home to exotic Air Force agencies of past and present like Project Bluebook and Foreign Technology Division, many consider Wright-Patterson to be very heart of Air Force.

During early 1990s, a television news crew was allowed access to some of areas underneath base. Although access was severely limited, their camera work revealed existence of underground tunnels, vaults and storage areas. These could simply be bunkers with a few connecting passages, but maps and documents leaked out over years seem to indicate a large number of interconnecting underground facilities beneath base. None of this seems to have affected ability of Wright-Patterson AFB to host foreign military visitors, national and international dignitaries and general public.

It has worked with Wright-Patterson, so why not Area 51? If UFO Pilots are correct, parts of Area 51 may soon be open to public. How open and which parts remain to be seen. Will they follow Disney model of opening a Welcome Center before anything else is ready? If such a plan exists, only select parts of Area 51 will be available for public visitation. After all, every major division of U.S. Military and various U.S. Government agencies are represented there.

If we are to believe our own eyes, satellite photos indicate that quite a bit of building has gone on since Area 51 first came to public’s attention. It’s a given that some of it has to involve underground construction as well. After all, place already has a reputation for hosting deep underground bunkers, tunnels and research areas. It would be logical to assume that Nevada heat and need for secrecy would create certainty of utilizing space below ground in as many practical ways as possible.

Apart from quiet mutterings of UFO Pilots and other insiders, making Area 51 a place for public visitation would be a brilliant move from a publicity standpoint. At a time when many people in USA either love or hate military, opening Area 51 might have a very positive effect on public perception. Although I do not see any sign of UFO cover-up lifting, opening Base and exposing conventional side of Area 51 story would allow us all access to some level of forbidden history.

Most government insiders fail to recognize value of ‘coming clean’ about past secrets. Whenever that happens, there is always a rise in level of confidence people have in their government and military. It’s almost ridiculous that there are still classified documents that have never been released to public dating back to days before World War I. Most classified document researchers believe that it may be at least fifty to well over one hundred more years before even a small number of many secret files from World War II time period are released.

When Area 51 became target of investigative journalists and UFO researchers, it also became a place with new security concerns. There can be little doubt that at least a few of many thousands of people who have taken bus tours or day trips out to very edge of property have had other agendas. Some may have been foreign operatives. Others could have been potential terrorists. Either way, no secret facility could ever survive kind of scrutiny leveled at Groom Lake test facility for very long.

Area 51 faces an enemy greater then foreign agents or investigative journalists. That enemy is expansion. While government still owns or controls most of land area in Nevada, southwestern housing boom is bringing people ever closer to government’s front door. Despite environmental concerns, alleged water and electricity shortages and economic slowdowns, permanent housing and all support structures that come with it are moving ever closer every year. Whether Area 51 has become a victim of whistleblowers, housing boom or is just a white elephant facility that has outlived its usefulness, it’s a given that changes will come. Considering infamous nature of Base, it would be unlikely that such a facility would merely become a place reclaimed by natural Nevada landscape. It would either become a series of smaller units inside a large multi-use property that could be sectioned off for government use, or become adapted to include an area that public would be able to visit. I suspect it will be latter.