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CHEF’S CAFE & MORE – CARVOEIRO’S NEW COFFEE VIBE!

CHEF’S CAFE & MORE officially opened its doors, and of course I had to go along and try out what they had on offer.

Having recently checked out the newly refurbished CHEF’S KITCHEN,  which now includes Masterchef 2019 runner up Daniel Marreiros as part of the talented team of chefs, I noticed that the ground floor had been enclosed and that there was a deli counter (albeit empty at the time) installed.

 

Upon enquiring with the owner Silvie Pedroso, as to what was happening in this space below CHEF’S KITCHEN, she informed me that she had taken on a Pastry Chef, and that the downstairs area was going to be a daytime coffee venue.

With a chique off white and neutrals interior makeover, unique structural adornments playfully embellished in the ofset placemats, and with seating smattered with tastefully appointed cushions, this chique new coffee venue on Carvoeiro’s Rua do Barranco has a clean but artfully rendered interior.  It is a small, cozy venue, with a few tables street side.

Sara Pepio, the Pastry Chef @ Chef’s Cafe & More

The minimalist interior seems deliberate, as if not to distract from the star of the show, being the epic pastries, cookies, cakes and other baked good including artisan sourdough bread, creatively crafted by the new Pastry Chef Sara Pepio, a truly talented lady with incredible creativity and clear love for what she does, which is evident in every bite of every pastry we tried.

ABOUT THE PASTRIES…

One of my most closely guarded secrets is my Chocolate Brownie Recipe, which I obtained from an antique American cookbook written in the 1940’s.  In fact, I have it memorised.   When it comes to Chocolate Brownies, I am purest.  I get so frustrated when people add thick layers of frosting onto a dense chocolate cake and call it a Brownie.  I am often sooooo disappointed when I order Brownies in restaurants, as nobody ever seems to get it right.

A proper Chocolate Brownie @ Chef’s Cafe & More

A proper brownie is composed of three layers, the cakey part on the bottom, the gooey bit in the middle, and a meringue textured crust on top.  This is the first time I have ever had a proper Brownie other than my own.  If anybody wants to know what the perfect Brownie should taste like, CHEF’S CAFE have got it down to perfection.  Just being able to get Brownie right was for me the first indication that the new Pastry Chef really knows what is what, having rendered this classic bake with true perfection.  For the quality and size, the price tag of 4 Euros, seemed extremely fairly priced.

Dubai Croissant @ Chef’s Cafe & More

 

The Dubai Chocolate is super popular at the moment and seems to be everywhere, even having made its way into the posh local supermarket Apolonia.  For those who do not know, the Dubai Chocolate is characterised by a filling of pistachio butter / creme, and crunchy Kataifi pastry, which is akin to a stringy filo pastry.  Being bang on trend, CHEF’S CAFE offered up a croissant version of the Dubai Chocolate, complete with a kataifi crunch and decadent pistachio creme.  This was my favourite bite that we tried, and at 8 euros, I compared it to the Crouffle dish (waffle iron toasted croissant with biscoff cream and berries) from a neighbouring venue, which is 50% more expensive, and I actually found the Dubai Croissant to be the better of the two.

Eclair with coconut cream & passionfruit

I do love a good eclair, being one of my childhood favourites, but this upscaled version was something quite different, being topped with a crunch coconut macaroon layer, coconut swirl and passionfruit custard filling.  I nearly fell off my chair eating this tasty morsel.  It was so outrageously good, it should be illegal.

Lemon Meringue Donut

I am crazy about doughnuts too, but I did not get a chance to try any out on my first visit, given that I was borderline diabetic by the time I walked out, but these upscale artisan doughnuts are on my list for my next visit.

Kinder Donut
Kinder Donut

 

1kg Sourdough loaf

This is everything that has been missing from Carvoeiro, world class pastries to go with some lovely beverage offerings…. And of course I could not leave without taking something home with me, and so I opted for this delicious Sourdough bread loaf, which is by far the best sourdough bread I have ever eaten.

For the quality of what was on offer, and in comparison to other coffee venues in Carvoeiro, I found CHEF’S CAFE & MORE to be exceptional value for the quality of what was on offer.

CHEF’S CAFE & MORE is for sure, the go to place for coffee in 2025!

See you there xx

 

 

PEACE LOVE UNITY RESPECT

Mel Ve

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THE REAL WAY TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

With each passing year, I grow wiser and more based in reality, choosing less and less to participate in the delusions that most people revel in.  The Festive Season for me has always been about spending time with family and loved ones, but given our family and closest friends are scattered all over the world, I have for many years now, chosen to spend Christmas as the most ancient peoples once did, observing the original ritual that ensued at this time of year, which I shall go on to explain, but first I shall explain the true purpose and origin of Christmas.

Christmas as we have come to know it, is largely a construct of Christianity, and although I do embody the Christ Consciousness, choosing always to be kind, love thy neighbour etc, I have through my various studies into ancient culture, which have manifested in several books that I have authored, realised that most of our modern day pass times and rituals are rooted in some form of ancient cult ritualism, which pre-date modern day Christianity.

An article I wrote in 2020 for Tomorrow Magazine about Easter being a pagan solar ritual, which pre-dates Christianity.

Like all annual celebrations such as Easter and Halloween, Christmas is a SOLAR RITUAL, being the most significant of all.  On the 21 December, it is what we know as WINTER SOLSTICE, marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year.  The word “solstice” is derived from sol, the Latin word for “sun.”  The ancients added sol to -stit- (a participial stem of ‘sistere’, which means “to stand still”) and came up with ‘solstitium’.  Middle English speakers shortened ‘solstitium’ to ‘solstice’ in the 14th century.  Indeed, this is the time of year that the sun appears to STAND STILL for a period of 3 days, having reached its most Southern point in the sky.  On the 25 December, the sun rises one degree to the North, which is an marks the beginning of the new solar cycle, meaning the days begin to get longer again.

Allegorically, the sun is dead for three days, and then is born anew on the 25 December, which is why Jesus is said to be the Son / Sun of God being an Astrotheological hybrid of a pagan Sun God or Solar Deity, such as the Roman Sol Invictus, the meaning the “unconquered sun”.

Christianity as we know it was formally canonized by the Roman Emperor Constantine I after the assembly of the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, which had the added effect of many ancient so called “pagan” traditions being “christianized”.  For example, here in Portugal, Mid Summer / Solstice, became the St. John’s day.

 

Jesus is an astrotheological hybrid of a solar deity / Sun God, hence being known as the Son of God

FERTILITY & AGRARIAN RITUALS

The reason ancient peoples followed the sun and celebrated the Solstice and Equinox, is to know when to plant seeds, sow the earth, and when to harvest.  Ancient agrarian and fertility rituals are as old as civilization, and they are still a fundamental part of our modern day culture.  Examples of this are Easter, which is a celebration of spring, as indicated by the symbols of eggs and rabbits, and of course Halloween, which is a harvest time ritual, as indicated by the appearance of pumpkins as common Halloween / Samhain iconography.

SACRIFICE

All solar rituals have an element of sacrificial or votive offerings, being the giving of items that is not intended to be retrieved.  At Christmas we give gifts, at Easter we give Easter eggs, and at Halloween we give candy as per the tradition of Trick or Treat.

 

FEASTING & FASTING

One of the most common aspects of solar rituals is a feast or fast.  For example, at Christmas, it is tradition to have a feast, which is commonly composed of dishes such as Beef Wellington or Glazed Ham.  But in ancient times, the Christmas day feast on the 25 December was preceded by a 3 day fast during for the days of the 22, 23 and 24 December, being the days when the sun is supposedly “dead”, henceforth this is what I refer to as the DEATH OF THE SUN RITUAL, which my husband and I observe, by complete fasting (with the exception of water) for three days. This fast is broken by the traditional Christmas day feast, although it must be said, that after three days of fasting, I definitely cannot eat a massive feast, so we usually have a smaller meal than most people do on Christmas day.

 

DEATH OF THE SUN RITUAL

The DEATH OF THE SUN RITUAL starts on the 21st December, which is a day of reflection and gratitude for the past solar cycle, and this is usually the day we have our big Festive Season meal in preparation for the following 3 days of fasting. During the three day fast on 22, 23 and 24 December, we are quite and still, with little internet or TV, no contact with anybody, as we meditate and set our intentions for the next solar cycle, going deep within to work with the forces of the quantum dimensions to cosmically entangle in a high vibrational and constructive way.  On the morning of the 25 December, we perform a ritual (the details of which remain private to us as adepts of occult knowledge) at sun rise on the edge of the cliff, to honour the birth of the sun / Son of God (Jesus), whilst noting the interesting astronomical alignment which is allegorically chronicled as the Nativity story surrounding the birth of Jesus.

THE NATIVITY STORY

The Nativity story states that Three Kings or Three Wise Men, followed the star in the East to the birth of the Sun / Son of God.  This is actually another Astrotheological story, as the three stars of Orion’s Belt (which represent the Three Kings) form a straight line with Sirius ( The star in the East), and when you follow that line through, it points to the exact place on the horizon where the sun rises  on Christmas morning.  The sun, having moved one degree to the North, thus indicates the start of a new solar cycle.

Other Solar Deities also born on the 25 December, some pre-date Christianity

In fact, this is such a commonly acknowledged fact amongst ancient cultures, that there are numerous pre Christian Sun Gods who are also born on the 25 December.  In fact, the story of Jesus being born on the 25 December is nothing more than an adaptation of older religious beliefs, and is not unique to Christianity.  In fact early church leaders appropriated the 25 December as the birthday of Jesus, as it was a day that was already sacred to many different cultures around the world.

 

To learn more about Cultural Anthropology, and the cult origins of many of our modern day festivities and pastimes, feel free to check out my various bodies of work

www.melve.life/dragonology

www.melve.life/theophis

www.melve.life/books

 

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HELLO 2023

I have been living in the Algarve for almost 6 years now…  My husband is Dutch, and prior to moving to Portugal, we lived in The Hague, from where we ran a live broadcast network called Conscious Consumer Network.

Being in media, I have come across all sorts of people in my life.  I have seen and learned things that would shatter the realities of the average Joe.  I understand how the world works.  I know that the only way to beat the powers of darkness it to be in a space of l0ve.

And thus, I arrived in the Algarve with an open heart, ready to embrace all who came into my path, and willing to share love, offer help, and generally, be a part of a greater community.  At the end of the day, this has been the ultimate focus of my work for many years prior.

From almost the moment I arrived, there has been one toxic person after another, causing havoc in my life.  People used and abused me, drained me, vampired off me, until there was literally nothing left, and we were left broken and empty by the time the Covid hit.  Our business was dead as a result, and when we had nothing left to give, everyone scattered.  Nobody was there for us, despite how much I give continuously gave to the community.  In fact, certain acts of kindness, actually brought a whole bunch of people into my life that caused such havoc.

COLLOIDAL SILVER GIVEAWAYS

I used to regularly give away Colloidal Silver to anybody who needed it, as I make it in abundance.  It still costs me to purchase bottles, and it takes time to make the handcrafted labels.  So there is cost and effort involved in the process.  It is not like I just have a whole bunch of ready packaged bottles laying around to give away.  Nonetheless, being a big fan of natural remedies, I have always tried to educate people by sharing these remedies.  I would put a notice out on Facebook, asking for people to let me know if they wanted Colloidal Silver, and people would let me know.  I would post the list to confirm who had gotten in touch.  I would then deliver the remedies to various people up and down the coast, and I would do this with no cost to anybody other than myself.

It is astonishing to think that doing such a good thing, could have such devastating  consequences, just because of the vile rubbish that I came to know through the process of distributing free Colloidal Silver.  It is from this that I met animal lover Albertina Mol, who introduced me to  Joanne Eastman.  From this toxic alcoholic tramp, I was introduced to several people who have gone on to cause untold drama in my life, including Elaine Archer and Lisa Clare Brull.  Full details of their transgressions are well documented and undisputed.  Thankfully we have fully recovered from all that drama.

The second part of 2021 provided us with the opportunity to regroup, and regain control over our finances.  We worked hard and had an epic year… and just as we got on top of things, folks came back wanting a piece of me.  Funny how they are never there for us when we are down.

As an independent media journalist, I have found myself in the position where people latch on to me, because they believe that I am of benefit to them in my capacity as a journalist.  I was sucked into activist groups by people who claim to want to change the world, but are unwilling to look at themselves first to make the change.  Such groups inevitably end up going nowhere, and before I invested too much time into a rabble of fools, who were only using me, I exited.  One of the most empowering things I have ever done.

In 2022 I decided that I did not want to get involved with anybody in the local community.  We did our thing, focused on our business, stayed mostly isolated… and it was our best year in the Algarve to date.  One of the many things we did was to travel to South Africa for a family wedding and to say goodbye to my Father who passed in November 2022.

Here is the simple truth:  We don’t need other people.  We are actually very happy for people to just fucking leave us be.  When we are doing well, everyone wants to jump on our train and take take take.  When we were struggling, few if any were of any real support or help.  We are better off without all the users, dead beat hippies, the losers, the fakers, the “we want to change the world, whilst still remaining bloody awful people” people…  Selfish, entitled people do not make the world a better place, because they are part of the problem.

Covid and all that came with it has had a terrible effect on so many people, not just the damage done by the vaccines, but also the collective trauma and head fuckery that came with it.  I do realise that there are many people worse off than they were before, both financially and mentally.  I do not wish to seem unkind by dissing anybody, or diminishing their experience…  We had to pull ourselves out of a deep hole, and we did it, and then some, and we did this with absolutely no support network around us, and no government support… and very little family support (as they are all abroad) … And so I just find myself in a place where I just can’t feel sorry for anybody anymore.  I am here to take care of myself and my family.  And guess what, we are better off than we have ever been, and stronger for the experience.  We are wiser and more savvy.

AND WE AINT GOING ANYWHERE…

For all those people who tried to hurt us,

YOU SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES…

Because we have the one thing that nobody can beat… and it is something we have in abundance… LOVE!

LOVE CONQUERS ALL!

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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HOW TO REMAIN UNVAXXED WITHOUT LOSING YOUR JOB

Mel Ve | www.melve.life

Although we have been told that the Covid “vaccine” is not mandatory, and we have a choice as to whether or not to accept it, many people out there are losing their jobs for refusing to be vaccinated.  The key to not getting vaxxed, patticularly if one is under duress from the workplace, is to NOT REFUSE the vaccine.  Rather, one should write an CONDITIONAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE to one’s employer stating the following:

 

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Thank you for your concern with regards to my wellbeing and those of my colleges.  It is great to know that you, our employer, is concerned with our health, and I wish to do everything in my capacity as a ………(occupation) to ensure that we maintain the integrity of the work environment so that everybody can remain happy and healthy.

I hereby formally and officially accept the vaccine under the advisement of ………(employer) with the CONDITION that you can provide me with the following:

Due to the fact that I am accepting a vaccine under the advisement of ……… (employer), please could …………….(employer)  provide a letter of liability, stating that you will be responsible for any medical expenses and subsequent damages in the advent of vaccine injury.  Could you also state in this letter that you will be providing funds for my family, should there be any permanently debilitating harm and / or loss from the vaccine resulting in my inability to perform my job as a result of injury or death.

Since …………..(employer) has deemed it necessary to have the vaccine in order to fulfil my job, the liability for potential loss and / or harm, legally lies with ………….(employer).

Due to the fact that the virus is continually mutating, please could you provide an isolated sample of the virus which causes you the most concern, so that I may get the correct vaccine.  According to the World Health Organisation, there are several different strains of the virus, and several different vaccines, and not all vaccines work on all viruses.  In order to make a proper effort to maintain my health, and thus, the health of my colleges and work environment, please could you provide me with a isolated sample of the virus you deem most threatening to us in our work environment, so that I can make an accurate choice as to what vaccination to take to ensure maximum protection, for the sake of my colleges and I.

I wish to thank …………..(employer) in advance for your care and due diligence in this regard.
I look forward to getting my vaccination.
Kindest Regards
………………………… (employee)
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ASIDE NOTE:

To obtain an isolated sample will not cost more than around 200 euros.  The procedure to isolate a sample of viral material is called ‘DNA centrifuge isolation’, which is a simple process that even a second year Biology student can perform.  There are plenty of commercial laboratories and testing facilities that can perform DNA centrifuge isolation, particularly for the food and medical industry.

(It is important to bear in mind that as of  28 September 2021, 110 institutions and offices in well over 20 countries have responded to Freedom of Information requests asking to “show us the virus”, and none have provided or cited any record describing “SARS-COV-2” isolation/purification.)

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Once this letter has been given to an employer, the burden of responsibility has been put upon them to provide you with answers and assurances, which they will not be able or willing to do.  By law an employer cannot fire you for refusing to be vaccinated, as technically you are not refusing, just requesting that they provide you with assurances and information, which they simply are unable to do.
Mel Ve is a vaccine injury survivor, suffering disability due to childhood vaccine injury.  Mel Ve has been exposing the dangers of vaccines for over a decade.

THE WRONG RABBIT HOLE

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THE WRONG RABBIT HOLE | The absolute dishonesty and fraudulence of most corporate mainstream media is now common knowledge.

The rise of Alternative and Independent Media over the last two decades, has facilitated a mass awakening of people to the fact that we are systematically lied to and programmed into believing a false version of reality via the modalities of religion, education and mainstream media, all of which are controlled at a by a power elite via their global intelligence network.   However, the power elite have long since realised that we are waking up to their game… And thus a counter intelligence movement was created to curve the effects of Alternative and Independent Media.

An important aspect of an individual’s awakening to the true nature of our reality, is the first step away from the mainstream narrative, and where they land.

This journey of discovery is a gauntlet of challenge for the newly awakened, filled with cleverly dressed up indy news outlets, alternative media platforms and humanitarian causes, that only serve to allow one to feel as if they have found their way clear of the mainstream media lies, but will only serve to spoon feed the most irrelevant and outlandish information, made to look like the most cutting edge truth that one will find no where else.  This is what is known as PERVERSION DIVERSION.  The issue with such groups, be they new belief systems such as the New Age movement and their Ascended Masters; Better-world-ment / New Earth groups, such as those that claim to give you sovereignty or even financial independence such as the Free Money Cults, the many Kangaroo Courts that have sprung up, the many Hidden History / Lost World genres such as the Mudfossil University and Tartaria groups, and yes indeed, even pseudo political groups such as the Green Party, Ubuntu Party and the Q Anon groups, is that they seem like what the newly awakened have been looking for, however, as this is just an extension of the same mainstream media manipulation, these groups will ultimately lead the newly awakened astray.

Whether or not they are aware or not, these New Paradigm cult like groups actually serve the power elite by creating diversions from the truth.  These groups take on cult like behaviours, complete with core shaping ideologies, and even engaging in cult shunning for anybody daring to question said ideologies of said group, resulting in a digital psychosis manifesting in damaging online cults.  This is indeed one of the biggest distractions, and dare I say, dangers, of the online environment.  That being said, this does not mean said cult groups will not drop some truth, even ones that may seem important, but when it comes down to what matters, such groups lead to nothing of actual importance.  Always try to remember what the awakening process is all about, and that is TRUTH.  Truth is always provable.  Truth is always singular.  Any versions of it are untruths…. And the great thing about truth is, there is always evidence to back it up.  Truth does not need a movement, only lies do, because solid evidence speaks for itself, no movement needed.

With over a decade as an Independent Investigative Journalist, documentarian and author, moving in the world of Alternative and Independent Media, as co founder and creative director of Conscious Consumer Network, and having trained numerous Independent Media Journalists in the skills of research via my Journalism academy, I have personally encountered many individuals, groups and media outlets that put out sensationalistic false information, and with all the experience I have in this area, they are so easy to spot.  Whether or not they are aware, these purveyors of falsities are secretly serving the powers that be, by continuously pumping confusing disinformation into the online stratosphere. We simply can not create a better world on the back of lies.  It is the drive to seek truth and create a better world that motivates me to call out the falsities that ensnare vulnerable people with deliberately misleading information.

Over the years, I have published a number of exposes, which are done with the intention helping people find their ways clear of the lies and manipulations of falsities.  I have exposed many of these false prophets and provided concrete evidence of my claims, which have never been disputed.  But no matter how obvious it is that a particular person or media platform is operating in a highly unethical manner, and that they are clearly not focused on truth or creating a better world – rather just enriching themselves, or creating a group of devoted followers, – some people are just so desperate to cling to their newly found pseudo truths, given to them by their newly found saviours, the so-called gurus of “truth”, that they attack the exposers for exposing the frauds, instead of recognising them and thanking the exposers, who often spend much time and effort investigating and compiling the evidence pointing out the deceptive  elements, under much abuse and duress from the very people we are trying to help.  These exposes are done so that I can help awakening people not get sucked up into following more lies and deception, however those who expose the frauds will often be accused of being jealous of the exposed party, or seeking to deliberately cause conflict.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact, it is the drive to seek truth and create a better world that motivates me to call out the  falsities which inevitably distract, divert and even cause loss and harm to vulnerable people.

For those who have followed along with my journey of discovery over the past two decades, you will be well aware, that everything I put forward as my own work, is based on solid research and evidence, all of which is published in the public domain, in order that the public can see it for themselves, and make up their own minds about what to believe.  To date, none of my work has ever been disproven.  At no point have I ever set out to shape anybody’s narrative.  That being said, I recognise the platform I have, and take great pride in my documented works, which are only ever intended to help people deconfuse themselves from deliberately misleading disinformation.  And indeed, it does get really frustrating seeing good, well meaning people, going to far down the wrong rabbit hole.  I always encourage a healthy curiosity, but when people seize upon a pseudo genre, and encompass it as part of their external locus of identity, I really have to question their intentions and their integrity.

TARTARIA

The overall premise of what in present times is deemed as TARTARIA, is an alternative history, consisting of technologically advanced “TARTARIAN” empire, emanating from north-central Asia or thereabouts.  These TARTARIANS either influenced or built vast cities and infrastructure all over the world. The reality is that TARTARIA, or “Tartary”, has never been a coherent empire.  It did exist, but rather it is a general term for north-central Asia, more specifically, Russia and Mongolia.

TARTARIAN believers postulate that either via a sudden cataclysm or a steady antagonistic decline — and perhaps as recently as 100 years ago — TARTARIA fell. Its great buildings were buried, and its history was erased. After this “great reset,” the few surviving examples of TARTARIAN architecture were supposedly re-cast as the work of contemporary builders who could never have executed buildings of such grace and beauty, and subjected them to clumsy alterations.

A dedicated group of YouTubers and Reddit posters view countless discarded pre-modern beauties and extant Beaux-Arts landmarks, as artefacts of a globe-spanning civilization called the TARTARIAN Empire, which was supposedly erased from the history books. Adherents of this theory believe these buildings to be the keys to a hidden past, clandestinely obscured by The Powers that Be..

But WHO and WHY? And to what possible end? Who and what would benefit from obscuring the so called TARTARIAN Empire?

As in many other more high-profile conspiracy theories, the TARTARIAN genre offers nothing much in the way of practical considerations, logic or evidence. But it’s grounded in some real anxieties, pointing toward the changes wrought by the modern world in general and modern architecture specifically.

TARTARIAN advocates share the belief that there are two very different types of architecture:

There’s modern architecture of square concrete boxes which are designed to be produced very fast, very cheap and very effectively produced.  And then there’s TARTARIAN architecture, a label that gets applied to anything that’s particularly ornate and pre-modern, without taking into consideration the clearly distinguishable and obvious differences in architectural styles of the past.  The term is also sometimes used for some non-Western structures, like the Taj Mahal. Structures that seem geographically or culturally dislocated, like the Beaux-Arts commercial buildings in Shanghai’s Bund District, are particularly attractive to this theory, as are those that are impressively massive, like Stone Henge, the pyramids of Egypt or the Great Wall of China, all built, or so TARTARIAN Theorists believe, by TARTARIANS within the last 100 years.

This photograph from 1914 shows one of the lintels being replaced during restoration work on the Stonehenge

One of the pictures which as been seized upon by TARTARIAN advocates, as supposedly absolute and indisputable evidence of the fact that Stone Henge was in fact a TARTARIAN structure built within the past 100 years, is photos from 1914 showing restoration work being done on this ancient megalithic site.  TARTARIAN advocates claim that this picture evidences the building of Stone Henge within the past century, when in fact, it was one of a series of restoration efforts that have happened in the past 120 years or so.  At no point do TARTARIAN advocates bother to simply Google “old photos of Stone Henge”, a search term which produces numerous images of Stone Henge, both in photography from the 1800’s, and artworks from the mid 14th century, which depict Merlin building Stone Henge.  And therein is the problem.  TARRARIAN advocates will not do any research that could potentially disprove their far fetched claims.

A mid-14th-century manuscript illustration showing the wizard Merlin building Stonehenge. This idea, explained by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his ‘History of the Kings of Britain’ in 1136, was widely accepted until as late as the 16th century

 

A photograph of Stone Henge taken in the 1800’s – This categorically disproves that Stone Henge was created within the last 100 years as TARTARIAN advocates claim.

 

A picture that has been in Queen guitarist Brian May’s collection, is believed to be the oldest picture of Stone Henge in existence and dates back to the 1800’s. Notice the same vantage point in the photo of Brian May (left) and the photo from the 1800’s (right). Also notice that in the old photo (right), one of the megaliths has toppled over, evidencing the fact that restoration (not construction) work was done at a later stage.

 

 

 

A rare photograph of the Pyramids taken in 1870  –  This categorically disproves that the Pyramids of Giza were created within the last 100 years as TARTARIAN advocates claim.

An acquaintance of mine actually wrote the following on a Facebook TARTARIA group:

“I bet we can find pictures of the pyramids being built in the last 100 years.”

And thus, instead of just idol speculation and far reaching, unsubstantiated claims, I rose to the challenge and actually went and Googled pictures of the pyramids being built in the last 100 years, and I could not find one single image of the pyramids being built within the last 100 years.  However I did find several photographs and drawings of the Pyramids of Giza, from the 1800’s, which categorically disproves TARTARIAN advocates and their idol speculations with regards to the age of the Pyramids of Giza.  The actual age of the Pyramids of Giza has in recent times been a contentious issue, but the actual “pyramid age” debate focusses on whether the great Pyramids of Giza are the commonly accepted age of 5000 years old, as postulated by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, or are they indeed much older, possibly reaching back as for as 13,000 before present time.  At no point would any serious academic, researcher, journalist or historian settle on the age of the Pyramids of Giza being anything less than 5000 years old.  In fact, when the lower chambers of the Pyramids of Giza were explored in the 1800’s, salty sea water was found, and traces of Sodium Choride (sea salt) was found on the walls of the chambers within the pyramids, indicating that the Pyramids of Giza were at some point flooded by sea water, originating from what we reference as the biblical floods, an event which happened at least 12,500 years ago.

Another picture from the 1800’s of the Pyramids of Giza, showing the body of the Sphinx buried in sand

 

 

Anywhere there’s a perceived gap between the refined craftwork of an old building and the “primitive” technology of the horse-and-buggy-era people building it, space for TARTARIAN speculation pops up.  This genre of information has expanded like a primordial ooze, to envelope other far fetched blogosphere fantasies including some outlandish theories such as mountains are indeed burnt or melted buildings, as are sea caves, and many other natural geological formations, whilst ignoring reliable sciences such as Geology, and without every having visited said sites to see the geology for themselves.

The TARTARIAN milieu is an intensely visual medium, occupied with riffing on photos and maps, picking out apparent inconsistencies and making one-off conjectures, instead of weaving together comprehensive timelines, whilst failing to back said claims with any comprehensive, solid evidence.  The theory is notably light on reasoning as to why and how the greatest cover-up in history was undertaken, but it does offer a few options for how TARTARIA was erased and the great reset propagated. Many say that an apocalyptic mud flood buried its great buildings; some suggest the use of high-tech weaponry to tactically remove TARTARIAN infrastructure. A consistent theme is that warfare is an often-used as a pretext to wipe away surviving traces of TARTARIAN civilization, with the two world wars of the 20th century finishing work that may have begun with Napoleon’s invasion of Russia A.K.A TARTARIA

Despite their interest in architecture, most Tartaria theorists do not appear to have backgrounds in the building trades: Many of the more easily refuted arguments spring from very basic misunderstandings of how the built environment works, as well as broader confusion about how buildings function in the economy and culture de jour. An abundance of posters appear convinced that below-grade basement windows in older buildings, for example, are evidence that the building had been inundated by a mud flood, and the rest of the structure is actually buried deep underground.  It beggars belief that people don’t think about the most logical conclusion, which is that when many of these grand, ornate buildings of yesteryear were built, they did not have electricity, and thus, building windows at basement level allowed for light to come in so that builders and craftsmen, could see what they were doing.  In fact, building never took place at night, and Kerosine or oil lamps were banned from buildings under construction, due to the fact that they may pose a fire hazard, thus threatening the newly built structures often crafted with flammable materials such as wooden frames.  Imagine just for one moment, trying to hammer a nail without any light.  In order to build any structure, light is needed in order to see the construction process.

When it comes down to it, and all the evidence is weighed and considered, the whole TARTARIA landscape is just gusher of outlandish speculation.  There is no consistency, no evidence, and it would seem that adherents can pick and choose which elements they want to sign on to, which means that everybody has different versions and nobody actually has the truth, and as I have already said, truth is singular, all versions are untruths.

The truth about TARTARIA is as follows:

The word TARTARIA or TARTARY, was a blanket term used in Western European literature and cartography to reference or label a vast part of Asia, bounded by the Caspian Sea, the Ural Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, and the northern borders of China and India.  Western Cartographers gave the name TARTARY / TARTARIA to a region that was largely unknown to European geographers. The active use of the TARTARIA toponym, can be traced from the 13th to the 19th century.

In European sources, TARTARY became the most common name for Central Asia in a series of negatively coloured names that had no connection with the real polities or ethnic groups of the region.  Until the 19th century, European knowledge of the area remained extremely scarce and fragmentary. In modern English-speaking tradition, the region formerly known as Tartary is usually called Inner or Central Eurasia.

TARTARY was not a country, nor an empire, but rather a European name for a region poorly understood by Europeans, who were extremely ignorant and out right racist and dismissive of anybody who was not like them.  Ignorance surrounding TARTARY’S use as a place name has spawned conspiracy theories on the internet including ideas of a “hidden past”.  Indeed, there is a hidden past.  I personally have written books about our hidden past.  However, one need only look at the etymological roots of the word TARTARIA, to better understand what the word TARTARIA refers to.

The word ‘etymology’ comes from the Greek word ‘etumos’, which means ‘truth’.  The truth about TARTARIA is that it was named as such by people who lived outside of the region, as TARTARIA  was “the land of the Tartars”, which originates from the Latin etymon “Tartarus”.  This label was used to reference the hordes of Ghengis Khan (1202 -1227) who were said to be “Tata”, a derogatory name for the Mongols.  The root of the word for TARTARIA, picked up dualism in its meaning to references someone that came from Hell.  Indeed, the Latin word “Tartarus”, means ‘hell’, and that anybody from Tartaria / Tatarus was from ‘hell’ or a bad and evil place that should be looked down upon, which was a common aspersion of Roman Catholic controlled Western Europe.

An example of this can been seen in a letter of St. Louis of France, 1270:

“In the present danger of the Tartars either we shall push them back into the Tartarus whence they are come, or they will bring us all into heaven”.

The word TARTARIA originates from a historical word for what now are references in ethnological works as Tatars, which were a Turkic people, and their native region was east of the Caspian Sea.  Ghengis’ horde was a mix of Tatars, Mongols, Turks, etc.  The word TARTAR or TARTARIANS was thus used figuratively, negatively and dismissively for “savage, rough, irascible person”.

To ‘catch a Tartar’ was was a phrase used in the 1660’s by Western Europe, and allegorised the process of ‘getting hold of what cannot be controlled’, inferring that the TARTARIANS were considered to be lawless, uncontrollable and barbaric, and of course, of a non-Christian nature.  Any culture that was not Christian, was viewed in a negative light.

To be a TARTARIAN meant to be akin to a BARBARIAN.  In fact, the word BARBARIAN comes from the negatively toned word “Berber”, which is a reference to the Bedouin tribes of North Africa, that were also viewed by Western Europe as rough, unclean, uncontrollable savages, in much the same way as the Tartars were.

The region of North Africa inhabited by the ‘Berbers’ was henceforth referenced as BARBARY, much like the the area inhabited by the ‘Tartars’, was references by ignorant and assumptive cartographers of that era as TARTARY.

To call a Russian or a Mongol, a TARTARIAN, is actually a cultural faux par, as this word is as insulting to them as the word ‘Nigger’ or ‘Kafir’ would be to a person of African origin / descent.  In fact, at the same time Western European cartographers used the word TARTARY on maps, they were also using the label of “Negroland” on maps of Africa, from which the world ’Nigger’ is derived, in order to place a label on the African Continent, in accordance with their ignorant perceptions, which was rooted in their dismissiveness and outright disgust for anything that was not civilised, sophisticated and indeed, Christian.  This was a most common practice of the dominant Christianised culture of Western Europe, sanctioned at the highest levels of society, particularly the ruling class, royals, and indeed, the Roman Catholic Church.  In fact, Cartographers of that era were largely educated and trained in their field, by the Jesuits, a Roman Catholic organisation.

So many well meaning people have been sucked into these pseudo genres in quite a cult like fashion, and anybody that dares to question their assumptions or speculations, is usually met with dismissive, condescending comments such as “Open your mind”, as if their mind is more open because they make speculative conjectures without solid evidence.  It has become a bit of a cult based on speculative conjecture, and very limited evidence, much like religion… And like most cults or religions, those who dare to offer an alternative to this narrative with solid evidence to refute such speculations and assumptions, are minimised and shunned.

There is much in the way of hidden history and lost worlds to explore, without the need to make up pseudo genres, which ultimately, lead to nothing of actual importance, and most certainly do not provide answers or solutions to our troubled world.  The reality is that many self styled truth seekers just do not know what constitutes solid evidence, nor do they bother to research deeper than what suits their own narrative, and thus, they get easily swept up in sensationalism because they lack solid grounding, thus distracting them from the truth. 

To those people I say WELL DONE… You have managed to play right into the hands of the the Powers that be by steering people away from fact based truth and solid research based on evidence.  Whether you know it or not, you are part of the problem, not part of the solution.  You are not on the side of truth or change for the better when you pursue this avenue.  Furthermore, you are insulting an entire culture by using a term that is meant to be a derogatory reference to said culture.

Why do this?  Why get so distracted with stuff that simply does not matter and does not make the world a better place?

Do you feel good about yourself when you participate in this environment?

Be honest and check yourself.

Going down the wrong rabbit hole, will get you all very lost, and unable to discern fact from fiction.

Furthermore, those who trust you, will be dragged down that dead end rabbit hole with you, and will end up being just as lost.

Who does that benefit? 

The controlling elites who have systematically lied us about our past.  It contributes to their cover up of the truth.

How does this make the world a better place?  It doesn’t. 

In fact, it makes it worse because it takes us further and further way from freedom…

Because, only truth can set you free.

 

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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MORALS & DOGMA

MORALS & DOGMA – The eternal challenge to a reality where every decision one makes in life, revolves around monetary resources, is how to maintain a moral high ground, and not succumb to unscrupulous, immoral and unethical choices out of greed.  There are many out there who will do anything for money, including stealing, lying, cheating and getting involved in all manner and means of dodgy activity.  The corrupt governments of the world, and indeed, the New World Order, is one such example which everyone can relate to.  On a more acute level, I have had to deal with all sorts of situations in my life, where my morals and ethics were put to the test.

When I first moved to London, I was in my early twenties, and at that stage, I did not really know who I was or my place in the world.  I worked for blue chip companies and in media positions, which all had elements which would cause concern for the soul of a truly awake and spiritually aware person.  I often found myself in positions where my morals had compromised, or in certain situations, I did not even realise that what I was involved in was inherently damaging or could cause loss and / or harm to others, because I was young and naive.  My tenure in London taught me much about the kind of person I wanted to be, but more specifically, what I did not want to be.  It was a time of defining my moral parameters, a time where I lost and found myself several times over.

When we left London and moved to the Hague, I really came into myself (through various processes which shall not be the subject of this blog), and realised that I could never be part of anything that was unethical or would cause loss and / or harm to another.  I simply could never again work in a soul destroying job, nor would I ever again compromise my integrity for a pay check.  My husband and I began our journey into creating revenue streams that were beneficial to humanity, being part of the solution, rather than being part of the problem.  This was the best decision that we ever made, as this journey threw us head first into a world of growth and discovery.  I went from working in the toxic world of mainstream media, to starting my own independent media platform called Freedom Central, which launched in 2009and with that, came my books and documentaries.

 

During the preceding 10 years, I had started writing a book so many times, but never really felt connected to the subject matter in a meaningful way.  When I found myself, and I mean truly discovered who I was and my place in the world, my purpose so to speak, I also found my voice.  I became an internationally recognised Independent Media Journalist, with my books and documentaries being appreciated by people from all parts of the world.  I have been interviewed countless times by various radio stations, media networks and other independent journalists.  I attended numerous conferences and presented my work to an international audience.  Indeed, taking the step from a lucrative career in mainstream media, to a less lucrative in independent media, was good for my soul, but not so good for my wallet.  That being said, I have no regrets, and despite the sacrifices I have had to make, I like who I am and what I have become, and nothing and nobody can put a price on my personal happiness and inner peace.

Conscious Consumer Network

Since going indie, we have expanded our enterprise into various avenues.  In 2015 we started Conscious Consumer Network, an independent live broadcast network of professionally produced content which featured broadcasters from 5 continents, and which has to date put out over 5ooo live broadcasts in multiple languages.  With all this experience in media, I also started my renowned Journalism Academy, and have trained people who have gone on to become some of the biggest names in independent media.

Dragonology

I also delved deep into my own personal body of research, which manifested as the cumulative body of work known as Dragonology, and my book Spell Breaker, which to me, is still one of the things I have done of which I am most proud.  Through my research, I had the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the most amazing academics, which culminated in my book The Greatest Discovery, which is a chronicle of the oldest and largest ancient advanced civilisation to yet be discovered / identified… and it was MY discovery, due to my work.  In anthropological and archaeological terms, that is HUGE!  It may mean nothing to the average pub going football watching Joe Public, but my work is not for them.  My work is aimed at people who have a genuine interest the human story, and true facts pertaining to our history on planet Earth, which is far removed from the misinformation we get indoctrinated with at school and via mainstream media.

The Greatest Discovery

Through my journey came the inevitable reality of dealing with my own personal self healing.  I was fortunate that one of the very first people I got to interview, was a lady by the name of Desiree Rover, who introduced me to the concept of the great medical divide, as well as igniting my interest in natural medicine, whilst also educating me to the perils of the Pharmaceutical industry.  Over the past 12 years, I have had the great opportunity to learn from many traditional healers, shamans and indeed, qualified Homeopaths and Naturopathic Practitioners.  I completed a course in Herbalism and Natural Medicine, and have made, sold and given away, some of my own remedies under my Algarvian Life brand, such as my epic Lunar Silver, my probiotic artesian produce, and my toxin free personal care range.  I also teach courses in Herbalism and personally do not ever fall into the trap of poisoning my body with pharmaceutical drugs.  I truly live the ethics principles that I have come to embrace.  This is not just for commercial value!

Conscious Consultancy Group

My husband and I started Conscious Consultancy Group several years back, as we had a demand from humanitarian, savvy and forward thinking parties, for our experience and services.  Our clients have ranged from small, upstart businesses to international humanitarian foundations, including those who receive grants and funding from organisations such as the United Nations.  We only work with parties who work from the highest interpersonal ethics, and who present strong morals in their operational practices… But must importantly, we like to work with people who share the same fundamental imperative as we do, which is the creation of a free, fair, peaceful, just, sustainable, non-toxic world.

We have on occasion gotten sucked in by people who seize upon our talents in the hopes of profiting from our services, our experience, our social equity and our vast international networks, and needless to say, that these people were somewhat lacking in various ways, with regards to their morals and ethics.  We have tried to be accommodating of such parties, as part of our awareness and savvy when it comes to people is that we are fully aware that we all evolve at our own pace, and indeed, it is not up to us to judge anybody as lesser for not being at the same place as we are in our knowledge, personal evolution or spiritual growth.  Unfortunately, we have on a few occasions made the mistake of being too forgiving of certain people’s lack in certain areas of morality, and this mistake has cost us dearly.  There have been times when money has been tight, and we had no choice but to take a client or project that we knew fully well, did not match up to our standards and principles, and always in the end, it comes back to bite us hard.

What I have come to realise is that there is right and there is wrong… and no, that is not me being a judgemental intellectual snob.  That is fact.  When you have reached a certain level of knowledge and awareness, and you know what heals and what harms, when you know what contributes to the problem and what is part of the solution, there is no excuse for making bad choices with the excuse of ignorance or naivety.  When you knowingly make bad choices, karma gets you one way or the other.

There is a spiritual war going, a war for our souls, and every choice and every action has a consequence, which ripples through our reality, and eventually comes back on us!

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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XENOPHOBIA

XENOPHOBIA – Being born in South African, and having lived there for the first 23 years of my life, I grew up with an inculcated knowledge of what racism and separatism is.  I was part of the Rainbow Nation generation that shunned racist attitudes, and embraced the diversity of a rich multi cultural nation.  I come from a country that has 11 official languages, of which I can only really speak English properly, and moderate amounts of Afrikaans and Zulu.  There is no more diverse a place than South Africa.

Mel Ve in the Algarve

PORTUGUESE INFLUENCE

The very province that I grew up was called Natal (now known as Kwa-Zulu Natal – the region of the Zulu Nation), because it was named by the Portuguese on Christmas day – ‘Natal’ is the Portuguese word for ‘Christmas’.  The the town I grew up in, there are as many Portuguese restaurants as their are Italian or Chinese.  In fact, my first part time job when I was a student was working in a Portuguese restaurant owned by a family friend.

Indeed, the Portuguese have left an indelible mark of influence on various parts of Southern Africa, including our neighbouring country of Mozambique, which was once colonised by the Portuguese.  In fact, there are many people from Mozambique, and indeed, South Africa, who now live in Portugal.  For this very reason, I always find it so rude and hypocritical  when Portuguese people exhibit xenophobic attitudes, which manifest in various ways, most often an intolerance or unwillingness to communicate in any other language except Portuguese.  I can’t tell you how many times I have heard xenophobic toned phrases such as “You are in Portugal, learn to speak Portuguese”, or “If you don’t like it, go back to your own country” or “You are in Portugal, you must be like the Portuguese”, amongst many other xenophobic toned missives.  I am who I am and I am not changing who I am for anybody, no matter where I live.

Vasco da Gama’s departure from Portugal in 1497

COLONIALISM

The Portuguese are more than happy to take the money of foreigners, but if we don’t speak their language or bow to their whims, they often treat us like second rate citizens based on the fact that you are foreign.  The Portuguese people are very quick to forget the facts of their own history, that the riches (now diminished) of their nation was made upon the colonisation and exploitation of foreign lands, and and lets not forget state sanction attack, theft and looting of foreign ships, lands and people, also know as pirating, colonisation and slavery.  The Portuguese invaded and took over territories in South America (modern day Brazil), West Africa (modern day Angola) and Southern Africa (modern day Mozambique).  Their language and Catholic religion was forced upon indigenous populations, who were pushed off their lands, enslaved and forced into speaking Portuguese and becoming Catholic, or they were persecuted, if not executed.  The Portuguese forced themselves on foreign lands and people, and the indelible mark of this conquest and invasion has never disappeared.  For example, in Brazil, the national language is still Portuguese, as opposed to the native language of the indigenous tribes that the Portuguese genocided in order to colonise the gold rich region of Brazil.

HYPOCRISY & IRONY

When you take the history of the Portuguese into account, the hypocrisy of their xenophobia becomes all too obvious.  And yet… And yet I have never experienced more xenophobia / racism anywhere I have ever travelled, as I have here in Portugal.  In fact, they seem to be stuck in the same sort of paradigm as Apartheid era South Africa, which is tragic, because I honestly thought the world had moved on from such stifling attitudes.  If I walk down the street and I wear a funny looking outfit… then it is because I am foreign.  If I walk down the street and I do something out of the ordinary like push a pink pet stroller full of kittens, then I am strange because I am foreign.  If I question the ridiculous Covid measures such as lockdown and mandatory mask wearing, then I am problematic because I am foreign.  I am a foreigner, and that is supposedly the problem.  It is always chalked up to that, and to be honest, it gets very frustrating dealing with such small mindedness and ignorance.  Another thing that is uber frustrating is how Portuguese speaking people assume that we are stupid just because we may not be fluent in their language, and that they can pull any scam on us because we must be stupid enough to fall for it, as we don’t speak Portuguese.

What about the fact that I am a human being, as are we all?  Surely that counts for something?

On the beach in the Algarve

FOREIGNERS

The bottom line is, we are all foreigners somewhere.  We were born with feet, not to stand still, but to move around.  At some stage some people will cross the boundary line from one country into another, and go from being a ‘National’ to being a ‘Foreigner’.  In fact, there is an entire multi-billion dollar industry called “The Travel Industry”, that exists to facilitate the human desire to explore the world.  Some people just pass through foreign lands, others meet lovers, life long partners, husband and wives, get jobs etc, and end up staying in lands that they were not born in, as was the case with myself.  I met my Dutch husband of 20 years, whilst I was in London, and never went back to South Africa.  Life happens.   That is just the way of our reality.  That was the reality for many Portuguese people who also crossed the seas to conquer foreign lands.

OPEN HEART, OPEN MIND

In the end, it does not matter where I come from.  I do not identify with an inculcated external locus of identity such as nationality.  I am a human being, and I view all other people as human beings.  I do not judge people for their skin colour, nationality, their cultural outlooks, their economic circumstances.  I do however judge people by their behaviour and how they treat others irrespective of who they are or where they come from.  I operate at the highest levels of integrity, and work with incredible people across the world in my various humanitarian projects, which have been ongoing for over a decade.  I have learned from these amazing people, exactly what kind of person I want to be, and from toxic, ignorant, small minded people, I have learned exactly what I do not want to be.

My kitties in their pink stroller at the beach

I have chosen always to be an ethical and kind person.  I am ever so blessed to have an amazing husband, and an even more amazing family of kitty children which go all over with us including the local beaches, a fact that amazes almost everyone we encounter.  I have such strong grounding forces of love in my life, that I have been able to transcend the hatred, anger and resentment that is rotting the souls of many people, and that they project onto others in an attempt to self soothe.  I am ever so grateful for the love bubble that I live in.

I come from a wealthy, high profile family, with no less than three Prime Ministers in my lineage, and, with a brother being the Captain of the South African Water Polo team.  Despite my privileged upbringing, which was at times subject to snobbish exclusionary attitudes of the elite set within which I involuntarily found myself, my aim always is never do anything to deliberately cause anybody loss or harm.  I do however always speak my truth, and in my capacities as an Independent Investigative Journalist, and in my pursuit of a free, fair, peaceful, just sustainable, non-toxic world, I expose con artists and corrupt people, practices and businesses who may fall upon my path of discovery, particularly if they knowingly and unapologetically cause loss and / or harm to others.  At no point do I ever set out to harm anybody deliberately, but I will speak out against those who cause harm, and nationality, background, skin colour has nothing to do with it.  This is something that comes from a soul level.  Humanitarianism is colourless, borderless and universal.

The bottom line is, I do not believe that it is appropriate to be marginalised or discriminated just because I or anybody else, living or visiting Portugal, is not Portuguese.  That racist / xenophobic / separatist dogma is the very root of contempt that rots and destroys the beautiful state of soul connection within humanity.  In my humble view, people who engage in racist / xenophobic / separatist behaviours, should be punished by law.   In fact, according to Article 15 of the Portuguese Constitution, it states that foreigners who reside in Portugal have the same rights as Portuguese nationals.  At no point is it right for any Portuguese national to treat any foreigner with contempt for being foreign.

It is spiritually and emotionally immature to diminish anybody’s worth, or treat people as lesser, just because they are not the same as you.  Diversity in all it’s forms, should be embraced and nurtured, for in nature, it is diversity and evolution and adaptation, which prevents extinction.

FACT: If we were all exactly the same, we would not survive biologically as a species beyond a generation or two.

Perhaps it is time that we all stop being negative, nasty and ugly to our fellow human beings, for how has that ever benefitted anybody in the long run.  A simple shift in focus is needed, where we choose to see the similarities in people, instead of judging people as lesser, bad or wrong, for being different in some way… Because, at the end of the day, the true beauty of humanity is that we all want the same things…  we all want to be free, and we all want to be loved.  It is time we unite on our common ground, and never forget the simple inalienable truth, which is simply this:

LOVE CONQUERS ALL!

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OUTSIDE THE BOX

OUTSIDE THE BOX |I have always been different.  From a young age my Mother tried to squeeze me into a beige square box, when I was a rainbow coloured, star shape covered in glitter.  The struggle to be true to my uniqueness and individuality, has been a constant challenge throughout my life.  I have never been a conformist, and I have never felt the need to fit in.  I have for the most part of my adult life, openly and honestly questioned that which does not make sense.  I have always had a different outlook on the world, and after some paradigm shifting, life changing experience, I realised that I had a specific purpose in it, the nature of which, shall not be the subject of this blog.

MEL VE

Being driven by heart, talent and instinct, I try always to feel like I am leading not following.  When I have started to get distracted by people on the left or the right, I lose that clarity of thought.  I have always been one to focus on the facts, and not get distracted or influenced by this one to the left, or this other one to the right, because in the end, your truth and your choices have to come from who you are.  The only truth you know, is the truth you find for yourself, and you ultimately have to take responsibility for your decisions.  True integrity comes from owning your decisions, owning who who you are, and doing it without apology.  That may smack of arrogance to some people, or even just a lack of diplomacy to the snowflake types, but that is the point.  Diplomacy is nothing more than the external locus of identity created to mask our real feelings.  Diplomacy is for those that lack integrity, a way of lying silently, much like political correctness.  It takes real strength and confidence to call a spade a spade, wholeheartedly, and unapologetically, irrespective of whose precious ego may get bruised.

There have been those who have held me in very high reverence for the creative renderings upon my purpose path.  Indeed, I have an international fan base who read my books, watch my documentaries, listens to my interviews and who learn from the many bodies of academic research which I have published, some of which include doctors, professors, anthropologists, historians, as well as other accomplished researchers.  Those who appreciate my work are amongst the most intelligent, awake, forward thinking and savvy people on the planet…. But sadly, that is a very small percentage of people.  The vast majority of people are caught up in a vicious circle of toxic drivel and small mindedness, and are too consumed with their own narcism to actually reach a higher level of awareness and understanding about the true nature of our reality.

 

ADDRESSING YET MORE NASTY RUMOURS

WITH MY KITTIES IN A PET STROLLER

Not so long ago, I had to address spurious rumours set forth on a local community forum, which alleged that my husband and I were stealing cats, due to the fact that my kitty children are taken for walks and beach outings in a pink pet stroller.  Some pathetic so and so had taken pictures  of my husband and I, walking down the street, with three of our kitty children in a pram, and one on his shoulder.  Now I realise that to most people, this is rather unusual, as I have never ever seen anybody else doing this, and I have lost count of the amount of times we have been stopped by people who are amazed that we do this.  Indeed, it seems to bring endless joy to people to see kitties in a pink pram, or playing on the beach sand.  Just the mere fact that we are able to do this with cats is a testament to our characters, as cats are energetically sensitive.  If we were were bad or cruel people, we would not be able to have this relationship with our kitty children.  Often people ask how we have managed to train them, and I explain that it takes patience and love.  Cats cannot be disciplined by spanking or shouting a them, as most people tend to do with dogs.  The key is to developing a relationship and bond with them based on trust and love.

More recently, I have a been told by locals that there are toxic people whom I have parted ways with due to how toxic they are, who know precisely for a fact that I take my cats out to the beach in a stroller, and who have been present with me on occasion during my beach visits, and who have after our parting of ways, gone around telling locals that we steal cats and babies, which is why (or so they claim) we walk around with a pink stroller.  The reality is, no babies have ever been reported missing in my local area of Carvoeiro whilst we have lived there.  The GNR (Portuguese Military Police) have never had a report against my husband and I to that effect, and we have never been questioned about such matters with regards to any such occurrences.  The local GNR have our contact details, and they know who we are, and how to get hold of us, and they would contact us if they had any need to do so.

Making such a false claim such as child abduction is a seriously slanderous act.   Article 180 of the Portuguese Criminal Code which punishes defamation (difamação), and which is defined as alleging a fact or formulating a judgment (or reproducing such) about a third person that is offensive to that person’s honour or reputation – with up to six months in prison or a fine of 240 days. http://legaldb.freemedia.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/PortugalCriminalDef_IPI_ENG.pdf

Furthermore, being rather proficient in law, as my husband has a degree in International and Commercial Law, and having worked with a number of international humanitarian projects, we are quite familiar with legal precedent of CORPUS DELICTI, which is a Latin legal term which references ‘body of the crime’.  CORPUS DELICTI is a term from Western jurisprudence referring to the principle that a crime must be proved to have occurred before a person can be convicted of committing that crime.  For example, it is impossible to charge someone with murder, if there is no corpse, hence the term ‘body of the crime’.  In much the same way, it is impossible to charge someone with child abduction, if nobody no child has gone missing, or been reported as missing.  Those toxic people who felt the need to spread such ugly rumours that we are stealing babies in our pink pet stroller, have done so without any evidence of any crime having occurred, rather they have come up with the most lurid allegations they could in order attempt to tarnish us in the eyes of the local community, due to the previous exposes I have done which has detailed some rather disgusting and criminal behaviour on their part.  The motivation for spreading such false rumours is rooted in revenge, as there is absolutely no truth to them at all.

The sad reality however is, that the vast majority of people out there are utterly stupid, ignorant, brainwashed and soul sick, not to mention, so negatively polarised, that they can’t help themselves but to act out negatively and project ugliness onto others in an attempt to self soothe.  This is not an attempt to elevate myself by belittling anybody else, rather this is a genuine observation based upon years of experience, of psycho-social analysis, of interaction with people from many different cultures, social demographics and backgrounds.  In all honesty, I can’t really blame them people for being so messed up in their heads.  This world is so utterly twisted, that the majority of people out there are suffering from some form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

MEL VE

I come from a tight knit community on the beautiful East Coast of South Africa, where I lived for 23 years.  My decision to spread my wings and go abroad to London, was partly rooted in the need to escape the small town mentality, where one was judged for being different or not conforming to the narrow minded expectations of others.  One of the most liberating things for me about going to London, was that nobody knew me, and I knew nobody, and thus, I did not care what anybody else thought of me, and nobody cared enough to try to pigeon hole me into their ideologies.  In fact in London, I could be anything I wanted to be, as there were so many different types of people running around, that my uniqueness was pale in comparison to some.  I especially loved hanging out in places like Camden Town due to the vast artistic diversity of people who frequented, lived and worked there.  I never felt like a total freak there, because there were far crazier, and more freakier people than I, in the various corners of Camden Market.  Equally, I embraced my move to Holland, with it’s open minded attitudes and liberal policies.  I mostly lived in the Hague on the beach front, which is was a great part of the world to be for a while.

The down side to living in big cities as opposed to small communities, is the actual lack of community feeling.  Indeed, in some places we lived, we never ever saw or met our neighbours.  For a while this was something I just lived with, but eventually the disconnection begins to eat away at your soul, and thus, I began to crave the community feeling which in my youth, I had found so stifling and suffocating.

When we moved to the Algarve in July 2017, I really embraced the community feeling that was missing in the big city environments.  I started to participate in local markets, not because I needed the revenue, but because I wanted to integrate into the local community.  I never forgot how moved I was the very first time I attended the Barao de Sao Joao market (formerly known as the Hippie Market) which used to take place on the forth Sunday of every month.  I remember thinking to myself, “I want in on this scene”, because of the intense community spirit that was so prevalent.  Sadly, this market has all but been ended for various reasons, in March 2019, but the year that we participated in the market, was one of the best years of my life.  I also regularly participated in Lagoa Bio Market, whilst it was still running, along with various events and festivals such as FAVA vegan food festival.  I met so many interesting people, and I totally embraced the out of the box, artistic, alternative community vibe of people looking to create a better world.

I have lived in Lagoa and Carvoeiro since I arrived in the Algarve four years ago.  Despite the many wonderful times we have had, places we have been to, and people we have met, we have also had some real challenges, which I have chronicled in my various blog posts such at THE TOLL OF 2020, THE TOLL OF 2021, CBD SCAMMERS STRIKE AGAIN, EXODUS and FROM ROTTEN ROOTS COME ROTTEN FRUITS, the latter of course detailing the root and source of many of the issues and rumours that I have dealt within this blog post, and indeed, which connects to many of the other issues we have experienced.

It almost feels as if there has been a concerted effort in an attempt to bully us out of town.  The problem with that is that the toxic nasties underestimate us.  We are far too strong for them, because we know one simple secret about life: THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS OUT LIVE A LIE.  No matter what they say in an attempt to hurt our reputation, they can’t hurt us, because the people that matter, know the truth.

It is only the bottom feeding scum who would seize upon such false filth and give it any space within their sick realities.  People with integrity and intelligence look for proof, truth and fact, and in the end, it is only people with integrity who’s opinions actually matter.  And besides, I honestly do not care what anybody thinks or says about me.  I know I live a life of utmost integrity… And when I go to bed at night, I go happy and I sleep peacefully.  I like the person I see when I look in the mirror, and ultimately, I know who I am.

Despite all that, I have stuck it out here, because I really wanted to make it work within a small community setting.  Despite some of the challenges and nastiness we have had to face, I still believe that as a community, we are stronger.  It is not just the hatred of foreigners I have experienced from Portuguese people, it is nastiness amongst the Expat community too, which has been rather appalling, and I am not the only one who has noticed it.  There are quite a few sensitive souls who will not even socialise with their fellow local expats, due to their toxicity.  Alcohol abuse, drug abuse, spouse and child abuse, criminal activity, gossip, bad lifestyle and life choices plague many within the Algarve Expat community.  This place is paradise, but paradise comes at a price.  One has to literally fight through a hoard of pirates before they find their blissful corner of the paradise.

But in the end, when you stand in your truth and hold your head up high, nothing can touch you, rather those that try to bring you down, do more damage to themselves as they expose their true nature.  I just feel sorry for them.  It must be hard to be that toxic and soul sick, and I hope they find inner peace someday.

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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SMART BEAUTY

SMART BEAUTY | Having recently celebrated my 45th birthday, I was inundated with wishes from family, friends, associates, connections and followers of my work, from around the world.  In the age of social media, it great that we can keep in touch and celebrate the milestones with people globally.  However, what really blew me away, was how many compliments I was getting about how good I look for my age.  Sure I could probably drop about 10 pounds, but in all honesty, I feel better than ever, and most surprisingly, I feel like my skin has gotten younger in recent times, and most noticeably so.  Considering how much I love the sun, this is somewhat of a surprise.

The skin is the largest organ of the body, and absorbs up to 70% of what ever is put on it, including moisturisers, sunscreen, make-up and environmental toxins that may be in the air.  The skin is the first place that that ageing and disease is evident, and also the canvas upon which stress is painted.

Having been through some great personal challenges over the past few years, I had begun to notice how tired and worn out my skin was looking a few months back… that is until I found REAKIRO.  After doing an expose on bad CBD manufacturers and distributors, I was connected with REAKIRO, who were kind enough to send me some samples of their products to trial, some of which I have already reviewed.  After a few weeks of using a combination of various REAKIRO products, I could not help but notice just how smooth my skin had become, and how much it glowed.  This is attributable to a combination of GODDESS SATIVA DAY & NIGHT CREAMS, which contain full spectrum CBD, as well as the daily consumption of REAKIRO‘s OMEGA 3 capsules, which also contain full spectrum CBD.

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GODDESS SATIVADAY & NIGHT CREAM

After using GODDESS SATIVA DAY & NIGHT CREAM for several weeks, there was a noticeable improvement in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on my face.  In recent years I have given up on anti-ageing creams, as many of them contained toxins.  I am super skeptical of anything that claims to be anti-ageing, and in fact, I had given up using skin creams for some time, opting for organic coconut oil instead, as there is very little regulation on what goes into personal care cosmetics used on the skin, and many products that people use daily do more damage long term, than good.

When REAKIRO initially sent me samples to trial, I was delighted that they had CBD contained in the formula, as the Endocannabinoid system is present in the skin, and I have found boundless enhancement to my life through the usage of good quality CBD…But in all honesty, I did not expect to get such positively surprising results in the appearance of my skin after using REAKIRO‘s products.  Initially, I wrongly judged and made the assumption that perhaps REAKIRO’s SATIVA GODDESS range was just a nice after thought, an addition to an already excellent CBD range… but how wrong I was.  I have been absolutely blown away by the results of the GODDESS SATIVA  DAY & NIGHT CREAM combination.

GODDESS SATIVA ARGAN OIL PEELING MASK

After a day at the beach, I find my skin needs an extra moisture boost, and that is when I reach for the GODDESS SATIVA ARGAN OIL PEELING MASK, which is ultra hydrating, and leaves the skin super soft and supple.

My husband Biggi and I

It has become a firm favourite for my husband too, who really suffers from irritation after close shaves, as he has a sensitive baby like skin.  Usually I have to chase after my husband to give give him a facial mask, but I have been most surprised that he comes to me to ask me to apply the GODDESS SATIA ARGAN OIL PEELING MASK.

I absolutely love the GODDESS SATIVA ARGAN OIL PEELING MASK, but it must be noted that from my personal point of view, I have found this mask to be more of an ultra hydrating facial treatment than a peel.  It is a truly great treatment for dry, tired or irritable skin, giving it an instant boost of freshness and elasticity.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY STARTS FROM WITHIN

Skin care products on their own will not do you any good if you toxify your body and have a careless lifestyle.  Apart from a good skin care regime using quality products, it is also important to maintain skin health from the inside.  To maintain optimal skin health, one should drink 2 litres of good quality water with a pH of 7 or above, as well as consuming at least 5 fruit / vegetables a day in raw form, either whole or juiced.

Consider these skin-friendly foods:
  • Carrots, apricots, and other yellow and orange fruits and vegetables.
  • Spinach and other green leafy vegetables.
  • Tomatoes.
  • Berries.
  • Beans, peas and lentils.
  • Salmon, mackerel and other fatty fish.
  • Nuts.

REAKIRO OMEGA 3 FORUMLA

The main reason fatty fish is good for the skin, is due to the Omega 3 oils present in them.  Thankfully REAKIRO make a really good OMEGA 3 FORMULA which also contains full spectrum CBD.  It is the combination of the OMEGA 3 FORMULA, along side the SATIVA GODDESS DAY & NIGHT CREAM which has literally de-aged me within a few weeks.  The benefits of OMEGA 3 for the skin are well documented, and it also helps with numerous other areas of health such as for the heart, brain, and in the treatment of depression and anxiety.

 

CBD GUMMIES | New from REAKIRO

Being the awesome innovators that they are, REAKIRO have brought out there most exciting product yet, being their CBD GUMMIES.  They are very tasty, sweet, fruity flavour with a distinct hemp after flavour, and they have proven to be an absolute winner when we have shown them to people.  This is such an innovative way to get your daily dose of CBD, particularly for those who may not like the taste of the oils, or may not like taking capsules.  The folks at REAKIRO have really got an epic new product here, and we absolutely loved them.

CBD Gummies with my daily espresso and fresh orange juice

From the REAKIRO website:

“CBD Gummies have become one of the best, most popular and convenient ways of taking CBD at any point in your day.  They are easy to carry in their own resealable bottle, so you need not worry about them staying fresh or leaking. Additionally, their size and form make them incredibly discreet to take.  So if you’re out and about, in the gym or in the office, you will not draw any attention to yourself.”

 

 

GETTING CREATIVE WITH REAKIRO

 

I have been so inspired by the CBD GUMMIES, that I decided to try my hand and using REAKIRO’s CBD products in my own delicious confectionary creations, and thus, I decided to make CBD chocolates.

REAKIRO’s RAW HEMP EXTRACT in my daily espresso at the beach

I opted for REAKIRO’s RAW HEMP EXTRACT, in the chocolates, as I loved the way the flavour infused with my daily espresso.  There is something tantalising about the infused flavour of raw hemp mixed with roasted bean.  This is what gave me the idea to try REAKIRO’s RAW HEMP EXTRACT with chocolate, as cocoa also comes from a roasted bean.  Making CBD filled chocolates was actually much easier than I thought, and I thoroughly loved this experiment, but most importantly, REAKIRO’s RAW HEMP EXTRACT tastes absolutely amazing with with chocolate.  The only problem is to manage my urge to eat more than one at a time, as the recommended dosage of CBD should not be exceeded.

 

CONSCIOUS CONSUMER REVIEW

When I post these blogs, I often get asked if I am selling REAKIRO‘S products.  No I am not selling REAKIRO‘s products.  I simply endorse their products.  I am a Conscious Consumer, with many years experience in trialling and reviewing smart products, companies and creators, having written for magazines and been involved in product development for my own companies at various points in my life.  I am also a Herbalist and Naturopathic Practitioner, and an advocate of natural medicine.  I run courses in Herbalism and create my own artesian products.  When I was introduced to REAKIRO, I was delighted to finally find the company I wish I had created.  REAKIRO embodies everything I hold dear in terms of ethics, innovation and conscious entrepreneurship.  REAKIRO is indeed leading the way for the CBD industry with their ethical approach and innovative products and projects, and it is my greatest honour to be associated with them.

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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Milestones & Reflections

Milestones & Reflections | The last week of May is always a time of celebration in our home, but this year was particularly special, as we marked some pretty epic milestones.

Mel & Biggi’s wedding day May 2001

I turned 45 as well as celebrating my 20th Wedding Anniversary with the man I have shared my life with for the past two decades.  With such milestones being reached, I took some pause for thought, about who I am, what I have become, and the life I have lived so far.

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Being born in the year of the Fire Dragon, I have always been extremely passionate, and indeed at times, rather firey.  I have had to learn to tame my temper, and develop patience in order to navigate an awfully imperfect world fraught with challenges of every kind.  Although I was always a bit of a rebel within my conservative upper class upbringing, always trying to break out of the pre-determined mould, I have been all too surprised, not always in a good way, at the true nature of our reality, and the perversities therein.

Much of what I was taught growing up, about the world we live in, turned out to be untrue, as I discovered in my journey thus far.  To be fair, I was never going to be one of those people who just blindly believe everything they read in the papers or watch on the nightly news.  For indeed, I was also born with much curiosity and intelligence, which has lead me to seek and find the true meaning of life, and the truthful nature of our reality, and what a journey that has been, and fortunately, for the most part, I have not had to do it alone.

Mel & Biggi

I have been blessed to find my soul mate, my husband Biggi, who has been with me through the darkest moments of my soul, and never lost site of the person he fell in love with, no matter what personal demon I was slaying, as I have had to do regularly throughout my upbringing.  I know I am not easy.  Coming from a privileged background, I was naturally spoilt and a bit of a diva when he first came into my life, but the down to earth nature of my husband, has grounded me, and brought me into the perfect balance between having standards, and being humble.  The best part about my husband Biggi, is how he has never stifled my growth, and allowed me to fulfil my true purpose in life.  From my superficial media career, to my awakening process, to the many amazing projects we have launched together, he has never stood in the way of what it is I came here to do.  In fact, he has facilitated it and joined in this amazing journey of growth and awakening, evolving into his own unique being, and unleashing his magnificent potential.

Our journey has taken us to far flung places, as we have travelled the world in an attempt to find ourselves, then losing ourselves before finally finding ourselves again.  In fact, if I had to share some of the many epic stories of our adventure, most would not believe the things we have seen, the interesting and often crazy people we have met, and the many people we have had the privilege to learn from in both a negative and positive context.  Indeed, some of the biggest lessons we have learned have come from some very negative experiences.  And thus, you live, you learn, you grown.

Many a person has tried to cause conflict or come between us over the years, but at this juncture, we are still here and going strong, and feeling better than ever before.  We live a good life, an honesty and integrity filled life, and we do our utmost to ensure our activities are always aimed at creating a fair, peaceful, just, sustainable, non-toxic world.  This has however meant quite some sacrifice over the years, of both comforts and connections, as we have had to rid ourselves of distracting and toxic vices, and indeed, distracting and toxic people.  There is unfortunately no shortage of narcissistic, soul sick people in the world, who all but vampire energy in various ways, from inspiring and talented people that they wish they wish they could be.

When I look back over it all now, the many challenges we have triumphed over, the many places we have travelled, the many crazy and exciting adventures we have had, I can only express love and gratitude for every moment, whether they were good or bad.  Despite many ups and downs, we are at a place where we are happy together, and at peace with ourselves.  Our lives are simple and humble, but beautiful, and I am happy with whom I have become, and the loving, ethical life that I have worked so hard to forge…  And nothing and nobody can take that away from us, no matter how hard they try, because in the end, LOVE CONQUERS ALL!

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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