Brothers of the Serpent

This was a fun conversation with Ben from UnchartedX! We discuss the current state of the research into the evidence for a technological lost civilization in the ancient past, how the research is expected to move forward in the future, and what it would mean if some of this evidence is actually eventually accepted by the mainstream.   Support the show through Paypal or Patreon by going to our website! https://www.brothersoftheserpent.com/support

Randall reads from a published paper that attempts to date the Great Pyramid using erosion patterns on foundation blocks that used to be partly covered by casing stones. Because we can pinpoint the time the casing stones were removed to within a few years, the erosion on the stone that used to be protected by the now-missing casing stones can be used to establish a baseline for the amount of time required for such erosion to occur. This can be compared to the erosion on the portions of the stone that was never protected, and thus a date for construction can be estimated. This leads us to studies on limestone erosion in general, and the evidence for catastrophic flooding along the Nile Valley, which leads us back to the Sphinx, and the erosion seen in the enclosure walls around it.   Find Randall's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/therandallcarlson And his website here: https://randallcarlson.com/   You can support us through Paypal or Patreon by visiting our website: https://www.brothersoftheserpent.com/support     Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Conversation 01:24 Redating the Khufu Pyramid 11:04 The Relative Erosion Method Explained 17:21 Exploring the Erosion of the Sphinx 19:13 Quarrying Techniques and Erosion Patterns 30:11 Theories on the Sphinx's Construction 39:18 Coastal Limestone Erosion Studies 41:06 Erosion Rates and Environmental Factors 43:22 Historical Perspectives on Erosion 45:47 Comparative Erosion Studies 47:39 The Sphinx and Erosion Rates 51:41 Freshwater Erosion Dynamics 53:37 Wetter Periods and Erosion 57:11 Subterranean Structures and Ancient Civilizations 01:01:53 Catastrophic Events and Civilization Planning 01:05:25 The Moon as a Refuge 01:10:12 Comparative Flood Events 01:13:18 Periodic Catastrophes and Human Survival 01:18:28 Ancient Technologies and Future Strategies

Time for a book report. We've been wanting to do Charles Fort's The Book of the Damned for a while now, as in many ways it is the foundation of much of modern investigations into the strange, weird, and wonderful. As always, we begin by reading through the various intros and forwards to the book. There is an introduction by Jim Steinmeyer, which gives us some insight into Fort himself and his life. Then there is Fort's own introduction to The Book of the Damned, which gives us some insight into his goals and some of his thinking regarding the subjects of the book. It also gives us an introduction into Fort's unique style of writing.After these two intros, we begin tackling the main subjects, starting with strange atmospheric effects, colored hail, and weird rain. You can get The Book of the Damned from Amazon here:https://www.amazon.com/Book-Damned-Charles-Fort/dp/1514608618 Audible version by Grimerica:https://www.amazon.com/The-Book-of-the-Damned/dp/B09QD49FM3 Thanks to listener and supporter AJ Schlechten for the 1up box of art, find his work at his website, https://www.ajschlechten.com/, and on Instagram, @ajschlechten Brothers of the Serpent Episode 229 If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

This week we welcome another listener and long time supporter of the show on as a guest to talk about his explorations of the area in which he lives. Brandon Ricks, AKA "HistoryShift", who has been making our YouTube videos for years, has immersed himself in the exploration of the public wilderness areas near his home in Montana, where there are many fascinating geological formations, some of which are so strange that it raises the question of possible human construction or at least modification. We did record video for this episode, so if you want to see the many photos and videos Brandon showed us of his discoveries, look for the YouTube video, which will be up as soon as Brandon finishes it. You can also see many more images and videos at Brandon's website, and you can even get google earth coordinates and maps, if you're interested in hiking out to see these formations yourself. Brothers of the Serpent Episode 228 If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

We cover material from chapters 9-12 on this episode, diving deeper in the the strange features within the Great Pyramid, and reading about Chris Dunn's hypothesis on what this ancient structure may actually have been for. Kyle also reads a relevant article about the story of Caliph Al-Mamun who supposedly dug his way into the great pyramid, creating the rough cut tunnel that tourists use today to enter the structure. We still haven't completed the book by the end of this episode, so there will most likely be a part 5. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 129 

We continue our deep dive into Christopher Dunn's excellent book, "The Giza Power Plant" in this third installment of the series. We follow Mr. Dunn's musings on the enigma of Coral Castle, and how one small man was able to move enormous amounts of weight around and construct a megalithic park by himself, with no help from anyone else, and how this should change our perspective on ancient megalithic builders. We also start looking at the resonant qualities of the Great Pyramid, it's connection to earth dimensions, and what that might tell us about what the purpose of this structure actually was. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 128 

We continue in our exploration of the history of discovery in the Great Pyramid, on the Giza Plateau, and in Egypt in general, by way of Christopher Dunn's book, "The Giza Power Plant". We make some corrections from part one, then dive into the mysterious "Well Shaft" feature that connects the Descending Passage to the bottom of the Grand Gallery. We also read through Dunn's consulting with various experts in stonework, and his own experiences inside the Great Pyramid, the second(Khafre) pyramid, observations at Aswan, and inside the Serapeum. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 127 

Having enjoyed Christopher Dunn's "Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt" so much, and having finished with John Anthony West's excellent "Serpent in the Sky", we decided to "stay in Egypt" and tackle Dunn's earlier work, "The Giza Power Plant". And, like in "Lost Technologies", Dunn's practical engineering mindset and perspective immediately appeals to us. He also gives so many fascinating details regarding the Great Pyramid that are completely absent in most popular literature. We spend this show immersed in the first chapters of the book, reading excerpts and discussing the many strange aspects of this most ancient and mysterious structure. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 126 

After we catch up on space weather news and listener emails, we read an excellent article on an ongoing experiment to "domesticate" foxes, as remarked upon by many astute listeners in response to Russ talking about "no modern analogues" of animal domestication. We were wrong, as we often are! But this story still holds interesting implications re: ancient domestication of animals. After that, we dive back into the final parts of John Anthony West's "Serpent in the Sky", finishing up with the Sphinx, and finally reading about how skerptards are still skerptards and no one can seem to do anything about that. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 125 

We have an excellent discussion about all things ancient and mysterious with Mike and Maurice from the Mind Escape podcast. We talk about ancient structures, the mystery of the beginnings of agriculture and animal husbandry, global mythic stories, the deluge, the confusion of tongues, and much more! We also talk about how we all got started in podcasting and in exploring mysteries in general, and the value of seeking better questions rather than "answers". Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 124 

Happy Thanksgiving to all our listeners in the US! Having just arrived back from the EarthKeepers Arklantis conference, and with holidays and family stuff tomorrow, we couldn't do a full show, so we did half of one. This SnakeByte is one hour of talk about the conference, listener emails, and a bunch of really great articles on the ScanPyramids project, new ancient sites discovered in Turkey(how apropos), a weird space sickness, and other interesting stuff, with our usual ridiculous commentary from the nickel seats. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent SnakeByte 005 

We continue our deep-dive into John Anthony West's excellent work, "Serpent in the Sky". In this episode, we finish with the main body of the book, but there are three appendices regarding the Sphinx, each written later in time as things developed. We are able to get through the first one, and partway through the second(which is about the arrival on scene of Dr. Robert Schoch), but even though we went a bit long, we weren't able to finish it or get to the third. So the next episode will have the conclusion to this series. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 123 

After completing our three-part deep dive into Christopher Dunn's "Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt", which was a very technical look at evidence for advanced engineering in Egypt, we thought it only fitting to dive right in to John Anthony West's excellent book, "Serpent in the Sky", which is another look at evidence of advanced concepts in ancient Egypt, only this time in a much more philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical way. Unlike Dunn's book, "Serpent in the Sky" is not interwoven around a travel narrative, and is also full of rather deep philosophical and esoteric concepts, which makes it more difficult to "synthesize" for a podcast, but we are going to do our best. This is part one of the attempt. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 122 

We conclude our deep dive into Christopher Dunn's excellent book, "Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt" in this final episode of a three-part series by looking at Dunn's work and observations in Dendera, at the Temple of Hathor, and the ultra-precise machining evidence there. We also read some of his quotes from Flinders Petrie, the "father" of Egyptology, about the evidence for anomalous cutting of very hard stones in ancient Egypt. And we conclude with a reading of part of Chris' conclusion of his book, where he lays it all out and basically says the standard model is wrong, whoever built these monuments and carved these objects had machine tools, and more importantly, machine-guided tools. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 121 

This is part two of what is now obviously going to be a three-part series on a detailed look at engineer Chris Dunn's book, "Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt". In this part, we go back to the beginning of the book where Dunn is studying aspects of the many enormous monolithic statues that can be found in temples all over Egypt. Again and again, his studies find evidence of advanced planning, advanced machining, and the ability to check precision to a very high degree of accuracy. We also read some very interesting accounts from the book, taken from the writings of explorers from previous centuries who delved into the Serapeum tunnels when the entrance was still concealed under sand. There is so much information in this book! Part three coming next week. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 120 

Ben from UnchartedX joins us to talk about "the case for rewriting history", his travels to ancient sites around the world, and his excellent work on his fast-growing youtube channel. Ben has been to Peru and Egypt several times each, traveled with Graham Hancock and Brien Forester, and taken many terabytes of high quality video and photographs of mysterious aspects of ancient sites, some of which are not easy to get to. All in all it was a great conversation covering many of our favorite topics. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 119 

We catch up on listener emails and comments and open a couple of 1up Boxes. Then Kyle reads a story about recent cattle mutilations in Oregon and we spend some time discussing the history of this strange phenomena and what the "popular" explanations are. For the second half of the show, we dive into Christopher Dunn's excellent book "Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt", looking at the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, an anomalous piece of granite with strange tool marks in Abu Roash, and the infamous "Core #7" found by Petrie. All of these objects hold clues as to the methods for working stone that were used by the ancients, and Dunn does an excellent job investigating them. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 118 

Archer joins us again in the Tangent Cube to give a slideshow presentation about precision. What does it mean to do precision work? How do you get a perfectly straight edge, or a perfectly flat surface? How do we do it in the modern day, and what does that mean for highly precise work done in ancient times? This was an awesome conversation. We really recommend watching the youtube video so you can see the slides. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 117 Here is the YouTube Video: Below are some of the slides from GMA's presentation:

We go through a bunch of news stories and listener emails that have been building up, leading to discussions on numerous topics such as accoustic levitation, cosmology, cosmic rays, the Edfu Building Texts, and more. We also talk about our recent week-long trip to the state of Vermont, and our explorations there to find the Calendar 1 and Calendar 2 stone chambers, our tour of a Serpentine Marble Quarry, and also a bit about our explorations of another site that is somewhat controversial in terms of its possible origins. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 116  Mauve STEVE Sunset Green Flash Venusian Green Flash Shoulder Blade Bacon Calendar Two Looking out from inside the chamber of Calendar Two Calendar Two lintel stones SnakeBros at Calendar TwoCalendar One entrance Russ squeezing into the passage Looking down into the open chamber of Calendar One Snakebros at Calendar OneRuss and Tom at one of the working faces of the quarry Drill hole "daylight to daylight" and the face above Cutting chain Huge rock saw for precise cuts, like a giant chainsaw "The Hole" Climbing down the scaffolding into the hole The bottom of the hole has water and debris that still needs to be cleaned out Kyle's wife Laura, who does all the intros for the podcast, down in the hole with us Russ climbing back out of the hole

We are joined by the hosts of the  Conspirinormal podcast for an excellent swapcast-style discussion on ancient mysteries, strange conspiracies, comparative mythology, cryptids, ufos, Men in Black, the paranormal, and many other topics. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 115 

We discuss a wide-ranging array of topics, from cosmology and dark energy to mysteries of the ancient Americas. Continuing our conversation from the previous episode regarding the Anzick skeleton, we dive deeper into the enigma of the mysterious Clovis culture, and the possible tool-type connections to the ancient Solutreans of Europe. The Watcher joins us for the final segment to talk about the oddities of the DNA connections. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 114 

We discuss the mystery of the Clovis people, and the strange fact that there has only been one set of human remains discovered that are linked to the tens of thousands of artifacts and habitats spread across much of North America that are considered part of the "Clovis Complex". In the second half of the show, we talk about the Suspicious0bservers youtube channel and their take on past extinction events being linked to the sun from superflares and/or micronovas. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 113 

We continue our exploration of the anomalous phenomena detailed in the book "Unexplained!" by Jerome Clark. More strange rains of weird stuff, anomalous ice falls, animals being discovered encased or "entombed" in stone, concrete, coal, and wood, luminous phenomena in the open ocean, and sightings of Unidentified Submarine Objects. We also read an article about quantum teleportation of information, and an old underground "temple" that may be linked to the Knights Templar. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 112 

This is the first of a series of podcasts where we look at strange anomalies of all sorts - ufo sightings, stange clouds, poltergeist-like phenomena, rains of stones, rains of fish, frogs, snakes, salamanders, blood, tissue, bones, rotting flesh, and more. We also discuss the amazing metallurgy of a 2,500 year old sword found in a tomb in China, and the legends of "flexible glass" invented by an ancient Roman. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 111 

This week we have Scottie Baldwin join us to talk about his career as a FOH Engineer for world-class music acts, traveling the world, the philosophy of science, ancient mysteries, the physics of sound, and a possible encounter with a ghost in an old theatre. All in all it's an excellent conversation, much thanks to Scottie for coming on the show! Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 110 

David Mathisen joins us to talk about comparative mythology, astronomy, and constellations as symbols that cross cultures and enormous swathes of time in human history. We did some screen sharing of images and the Stellarium application in this interview, so if you want to see what David was showing us, check our YouTube channel for the video! We also talk a little bit about some interesting gelological concepts, and discuss the upcoming Contact at the Cabin event we'll be hosting along with Grimerica and David in Utah. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 109 

We are joined once again by the one and only Randall Carlson for an epic show on numerology, sacred geometry, astronomy, ancient mysteries and knowledge, magic, symbolism and esoterica... all that great stuff Randall talks about when he's not talking about geology. Also joining us is Brad Young, who has worked with Randall for over two decades, planning and organizing Randall's trips into the field to examine and study the marks of past catastrophes in the geological record. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 108  The following are the slides Randall showed us during the course of the podcast. If you want to see the screen sharing video to get the full effect, check out our YouTube channel!

We are joined by Chris Cottrell, the man behind the Dabbler's Den, to talk about his ongoing research into the Carolina Bays, the Younger Dryas, and the possibility of a large oblique impact into Saginaw Bay in the Great Lakes region. Chris gives us the rundown of the work of Antonio Zamorra and others who have done work on the Carolina bays and what they think may have caused this enormous field of geomorphic features in the landscape of the eastern seaboard of the United States. He also gives a great(and terrifying) minute-by-minute description of the catastrophic event that resulted in the Bays, and what it would have looked like from the ground. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 107  Carolina Bays from Google Earth LIDAR of Carolina Bays More LIDAR - Note the farmland fields for scale LIDAR of Carolina Bays and drainage systems Bay ellipses are "Conic Sections" Convergent long axes of Carolina Bays - Yellow is uncorrected, green is corrected for sphere and rotation Convergent long axes shown on spherical map Core sample info taken from Howard Bay Bay features slowly being erased by farming, etc

We talk with Dr. Martin Sweatman about his book, Prehistory Decoded, and his work on the symbols on the pillars of Gobekli Tepe.  Dr. Sweatman applies his understanding of statistical analysis and the scientific method toward testing new ideas about Gobekli Tepe's symbols possibly being related to zodiacal imagery and the Precession of the Equinoxes. From there, he is able to take another look at ancient symbols across a wide range of time, from as far back as ~40,000BP and as recent as late neolithic to the early bronze age, showing that there may be a commonality across an enormous expanse of time, and that humans have been using a "language of the stars" that possibly stems from an exceedingly ancient common source. He also has a section in his book detailing the work of the Comet Research Group and the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis, and how recent developments in the science of astronomy show that earth encounters cometary debris far more often than had previously been thought. All in all it is a fascinating discussion! Follow Dr. Sweatman and his continued research on his blog and on Twitter @martinsweatman1 CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 106  Pillar 43, Gobekli Tepe, aka the "Vulture Stone" Image of Pillar 43 by Alistair Coombs Comparison of Vulture Stone images with correlating constellations Pillar 2 at Gobekli Tepe Lascaux Cave Paintings, the "Dead Man" scene Lascaux Paintings Lascaux Paintings "Zodiacal Light", cometary dust in the plane of the ecliptic Zodiacal Light Zodiacal Light A "Vulture Stone" image from Elephantine, in Egypt

We take a deep dive into genetics and tracing ancestry by way of The Watcher, who knows a lot more about this subject than we do, and thus is better able to explain how no one really knows wtf is going on. We also read a bit about possible connections between Pictish symbols and images seen at Gobekli Tepe, and also the now-infamous planned mass-incursion into Area 51 by millions of Naruto runners. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 105 

We read and discuss several articles detailing new discoveries in human origins, that push back the timeline of the spread of homo sapiens around the world, and their interbreeding and interactions with other hominin species such as Neandertal and Denisovans. We also read an article about a remote region in Russia that has strange magnetic fields, where compasses and even watches don't function properly, and people often report bizarre sightings and physiological effects. In the final segment, we talk about physics and cosmology, and how some things just don't seem to add up in the standard model. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 104 

We talk about the mystery of civilizing knowledge, esoteric information, and technology being "injected" into cultures around the world from time to time across history. Where does this information come from, really? We also read our regular spaceweathernews updates and lots of new listener communications. Brothers of the Serpent Episode 103 

We have a two hour conversation with Darren and Graham, the hosts of the excellent Grimerica podcast, about censorship, ancient mysteries, podcasting, pyramids, going to Mars, and much more! We had a lot of fun with this conversation. This swapcast went out live in full video through the Grimerica stream, so if you want to watch the video, you can find it on Grimerica's YouTube channel. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 102 

We have a fantastic chat with Tom, a fellow CAC attendee, who has followed Randall Carlson's work for years and brings a unique perspective to the study of catastrophic geology in North America. His decades of experience working as a scientific glass blower and seeing the patterns and reactions of molten glass to various stimuli have led him to a new way of analyzing very large patterns in the geology around certain areas of North America. We talk about his ideas and vision on this subject, and much more! Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 101 

We give an in-depth description of what we saw and what we learned at Contact at the Cabin. The archaeology, the geology, an much more! Also, we read a few news stories, and some listener emails and comments. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 100 

This is an update on what's going on with the podcast and what our plans are for the future, plus some spaceweathernews and other weird news stories. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Snakebytes Update 

For our last episode in the double digits we interview Seriah Azkath, host of "Where Did the Road Go" podcast(which everyone should subscribe and listen to, if you don't already). Seriah has tackled just about every mysterious topic there is on his podcast, and we talk about a little of everything, getting his take on ancient civilizations, poltergeists, UFOs, ghosts, consciousness, physics, cryptids, electric universe, and of course, pyramids. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 099  Get more of Seriah's work on Where Did The Road Go podcast and website Follow Seriah on Twitter @WhereDidRoadGo

From Pagosa Springs, CO, with Randall Carlson and Grimerica. We spent an amazing ten days at the Elk Lake Lodge, having fascinating conversations, going on hikes, exploring the wilderness, visiting Chimney Rock and Mesa Verde, looking at mysterious ancient ruins, having our minds blown by Randall's fantastic presentations, jammin' live music, looking for UFOs, getting snowed on, visiting the hot springs, and much more. It was magical and amazing. In between all of that it was hard to find time to podcast, but we did it, and even managed to get everyone down into the podcast room for a big roundtable, which you will hear on this episode, plus some audio from Randall's presentation on Lake Nipigon, ice age catastrophes, and possible future expeditions. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 098 GeoCosmicRex GeoCosmicRex YouTube Sacred Geometry International Grimerica Podcast

Joshua Cutchin joins us for an excellent conversation about all things paranormal. We talk a bit about his book "A Trojan Feast", but mostly we just take a fascinating dive into all kinds of paranormal topics, from cryptids to ufos to fairy folklore. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 097 

This is the final CAC call before we all head to Colorado at the end of the week. Enjoy! CLICK TO PLAY CAC 5-13 

We read some listener emails and comments, which are always great, and discuss those. Then Russ reads an article about Alien Abduction Insurance. After we laugh about that, Russ reads an article from the excellent website ancient-origins.net, about enormous ancient stone mesoamerican sculptures that have areas of anomalous magnetism embedded in them, and we talk about how the standard model picture of ancient civilizations, with no access to iron, would have no way of figuring out there was magnetism in the stone.... so how did they know it was there? Kyle talks about the diagrams of ancient mounds and geoglyphs, and how they seem to be attempting to "square the circle" in some of these structures. We also speculate on what it would be like for ancient people to have tried to comprehend the night sky, and what things they may have noticed without all the modern understanding about stars and planets getting in the way. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 096 

This is the May 6th conference call for Grimerica's Contact at the Cabin event. All the Randall you can handle! CLICK TO PLAY CAC Conference 5-6 

This is part 2 of our deep dive into the excellent book, "The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America" by Richard J. Dewhurst. CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 095 

This is the zoom conference call we host with Randall Carlson on the lead up to the Contact at the Cabin event set up by our friends at Grimerica. Enjoy!   CLICK TO PLAY Contact at the Cabin 4-29 

We dive into the excellent book, "The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America" by Richard J. Dewhurst, reading excerpts and discussing as we go. One of our favorite topics.  CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 094 

This is our interview with Randall Carlson(episode 90) compressed into one minute. We had a lot of fun making this! CLICK TO PLAY Randall Carlson in One Minute

This is part 2 of our two-episode megapodcast on "The Sign and the Seal" by Graham Hancock, about the lost Ark of the Covenant.  CLICK TO PLAY Brothers of the Serpent Episode 093 

This is the audio from the April 15th Contact at the Cabin video conference with Randall Carlson, Graham from Grimerica, and yours truly, the Brothers of the Serpent, hosting. CLICK TO PLAY Contact at the Cabin Conference 4-15

This is audio from the first Contact at the Cabin conference call we hosted with Randall Carlson. Enjoy!  CAC 3-18-19 

Just a quick shout out to all our listeners and friends from the whole SnakeBros family. We love you, merry christmas/happy holidays to you all!!  Brothers of the Serpent Merry Xmas