04-11-2010, 12:39 PM
What a gem you've found Carsten.
I suspect I know the name of "Foundation X" and their history in the black gold market. I also suspect that the reasons the government will not advance on this offer are manifold, but one of the reasons would be that it would have to admit that gold (as with diamonds too) is far more plentiful than we are given to believe. The historic figures for mined gold have no "confirming authority", as Lord james states. It is all supposition and smoke and mirrors.
However, no one gives money away without expecting something in return and it is that unspoken "Devil's bargain" that would intrigue me.
There was an additional comment that Lord James stated:
[quoted]But if you tap into the Vatican accounts-of the Vatican bank-you come up with a claim of total bullion-[/quote]
Quite how does a Noble Lord "tap" into the Vatican bank accounts I wonder? Did "Foundation X" provide him with paper-work? Is there an internet cafe one can visit that has a direct and discrete dial-in to those accounts? Or was it, perhaps, his Bank of England connections where he got them from, as they certainly would have access to that sort of information?
Also, I have a conspiracy theory which is this: there is a conundrum about the use of gold bullion to underpin currency that the Lords of the Universe saw decades ago. The Lords wished to expand the global economy by a vast and unprecedented amount (let's say an "astronomical" amount). Historically the value of gold and other "valuables" have a high value because of their rarity. That value would diminish were greater reserves to come into being, thus making the use of bullion to expand the world economy counter-productive. Ergo, gold reserves had to remain limited to keep values high and to keep the unofficial (black) market in bullion effective -- and to keep those nations and families in the middle and far east who love gold happy and content.
But to astronomically expand the world economy requires nothing more solid than billowing smoke and a wilderness of mirrors. This is the hidden alchemy of actual gold.
I suspect I know the name of "Foundation X" and their history in the black gold market. I also suspect that the reasons the government will not advance on this offer are manifold, but one of the reasons would be that it would have to admit that gold (as with diamonds too) is far more plentiful than we are given to believe. The historic figures for mined gold have no "confirming authority", as Lord james states. It is all supposition and smoke and mirrors.
However, no one gives money away without expecting something in return and it is that unspoken "Devil's bargain" that would intrigue me.
There was an additional comment that Lord James stated:
[quoted]But if you tap into the Vatican accounts-of the Vatican bank-you come up with a claim of total bullion-[/quote]
Quite how does a Noble Lord "tap" into the Vatican bank accounts I wonder? Did "Foundation X" provide him with paper-work? Is there an internet cafe one can visit that has a direct and discrete dial-in to those accounts? Or was it, perhaps, his Bank of England connections where he got them from, as they certainly would have access to that sort of information?
Also, I have a conspiracy theory which is this: there is a conundrum about the use of gold bullion to underpin currency that the Lords of the Universe saw decades ago. The Lords wished to expand the global economy by a vast and unprecedented amount (let's say an "astronomical" amount). Historically the value of gold and other "valuables" have a high value because of their rarity. That value would diminish were greater reserves to come into being, thus making the use of bullion to expand the world economy counter-productive. Ergo, gold reserves had to remain limited to keep values high and to keep the unofficial (black) market in bullion effective -- and to keep those nations and families in the middle and far east who love gold happy and content.
But to astronomically expand the world economy requires nothing more solid than billowing smoke and a wilderness of mirrors. This is the hidden alchemy of actual gold.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14