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Pic de Bugarach: French commune home to 20,000 ‘doomsday cultists’ awaiting alien salvation

By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow – 3 hrs ago.. .

An estimated 20,000 New Age believers who say the "upside down" mountain is home to aliens who will rescue them from an impending apocalypse have saturated a small French commune near the foot of the picturesque Pic de Bugarach.

The Independent reports the growing flock, who locals refer to as "esoterics," believe the world will come to an end on December 21st, 2012. They also reportedly believe that the unique mountain is in fact home to a race of alien beings that will emerge to rescue the gathered humans and transport them to a new civilization.

Pic de Bugarach has long been famous because rock samples taken from its peak are actually older than points measured at lower elevation. Scientists say that is because when the 1,230 meter mountain erupted its peak flipped upside down before crashing back down upon the mountain's base. The mountain is said to have played a role in inspiring everything from Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth," to Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

The BBC reports that the French government is concerned about mass suicides taking place near Pic de Bugarach in advance of the December 21 date and that there have been reports of "strange rituals" taking place there as well.

Last year, CNN filed a report on the apocalyptic rumors surrounding Pic de Bugarach:

The Independent notes some other rumors surrounding Pic de Bugarach, which included speculation that both Israel's Mossad and Nazis have both performed "mysterious" excavation digs there.

"The apocalypse we believe in is the end of a certain world and the beginning of another," one of the New Age pilgrims going only by the name "Jean," tells the paper. "A new spiritual world. The year 2012 is the end of a cycle of suffering. Bugarach is one of the major chakras of the earth, a place devoted to welcoming the energies of tomorrow."

Up to 100,000 visitors are expected to flock to the scene before December 21.

Pic de Bugarach: French commune home to 20,000

Interesting. Wonder what makes them think the upside down mountain is home to aliens?.

Pic de Bugarach - Armageddon

It is believed by some that Armageddon (or Doomsday), is coming on 21 December 2012, as the ancient Mayan calendar ends on that date.

It is also believed that the Pic de Bugarach, in the Aude department of the Languedoc- Roussillon, is an ‘alien garage’ and within its caves or ‘grottes’ the aliens are waiting to leave the earth on 21 December 2012, taking with them a select few humans, who will be spared from the end of human civilization.

According to ‘Nostradamus’ (a French apothecary) the vibrations of the mountain were ‘positive’ and visits to the Pic de Bugarach inspired both Jules Verne’s A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, The Raiders of the Lost Ark and Steven Spielburg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

There has also been talk of secret archealogical digs by the Nazis, the Israeli Secret Service (Mossad), flying saucers, ‘humming’ from the mountain and mysterious helicopter visits by Francois Mitterand, the late French President.

The Pic de Bugarach, or Pech de Bugarach (the highest point in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains – 1230m) is located above the village of Bugarach. The village has 200 inhabitants and they are expecting an influx of approximately 10,000 believers and non-believers from around the world, in December 2012. The mayor has even called for assistance from the French Army.

Many believers have bought property at the foot of the Pic de Bugarach and in the surrounding area. Others are staying in local hotels and gites.

Whatever happens in 2012, the Pic de Bugarach is certainly an interesting place to visit.

The apartments are only a 10-15 minute drive (or a scenic walk) to the Pic de Bugarach– you are advised to make any reservations for the run up to 21 December 2012 quickly, as there is a lot of competition for accommodation this near to the site.

- Transport to and from the airport and to the Pic de Bugarch can be provided (chargeable), please enquire for further details.

There are numerous links online.

Don't come to my village for the end of the world, says mayor

French village which will 'survive 2012 Armageddon' plagued by visitors - Telegraph.

Pic de Bugarach - Armageddon - 21 December 2012

Pic de Bugarach has long been famous because rock samples taken from its peak are actually older than points measured at lower elevation. . .

Interesting. Thanks for all the info. Some I had heard before, some I havn't.