You know my huge interest in all things
paranormal, don’t you? Both reading and writing them. Like my paranormal novels
Shadows of the Past and Till-Life-Do-Us-Part.
I bring to your attention small articles
about areas in Romania that have a connection with paranormal phenomena and
mysteries that go back to ancient times and people.
So, even if it isn't about books I hope to capture your attention
today with post I had years ago but that I enlarged and added new elements
Sarmisegetuza
Sarmizegetusa Regia, or Sarmisegetusa, the real
Dacian capital, is in the Orastie Mountains. It was not only the capital, but also the most
important military, religious and political center of the Dacians. On top of a
1,200 meter high mountain, the fortress was the core of the tragic king Decebalus’s strategic
defensive system. It comprises six
citadels - Sarmizegetusa Regia, Costeşti-Cetăţuie, Costeşti-Blidaru, Piatra
Roşie, Bănița and Căpâlna, „created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as
protection against Roman conquest.” They were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site in 1999. Many researchers compared the settlement with Stonehenge.
Illegal bounty hunters
Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital of Dacia prior
to the wars with the Roman Empire. Few of us visited the spiritual capital of
the Dacians as the road to reach the place is very difficult. More often only treasure hunters reach it. Gold coins,
bracelets, swords, cult objects made of precious metals have been unearthed and
illegally taken over borders.
Death brought by Dacian treasure
This place is a source of legends and mystery. People speak about gold hidden by the ancestors in the mountains. The discovery of each treasure stirred people’s imagination. A legend speaks about a peasant who had a vision. A tall, white man told him to climb the maple tree near the pond. And from there he spotted a shining rock. Going there the peasant discovered a hidden place full of gold. A gold table, a gold man and woman sitting at that table. He didn’t touch anything as he was afraid, but he confessed about his vision to his priest. The man died, suddenly, the same day, and the treasure disappeared. It only stirred people’s desire to find it. Even the priest took part in the search, but the treasure vanished. This happened around 1748. Some years later, another peasant found a high mound of gold coins. In fact his pigs, rummaging the leaves in the forest, brought the coins to surface.
Sarmisegetuza was conquered by the Romans, after a long siege, in the 105 -106. The invaders destroyed the system of water pipes that brought water to the fortress and it was the only way to defeat the Dacians. Sarmisegetuza's fall equals the symbolic disappearance of a people and, for us Romanians, this dramatic story is like Troy's fall.
Portal to a better universe?
Destroyed, robbed, forgotten, Sarmisegetuza
still keeps the secret of invaluable treasures. People say that here is the
gate to an ideal world, of harmony and peace. A portal linking this land to other universes.
Only people that reach the place with an
open heart feel to be in communion with the divine power.
Have you ever visited the place? I have. But it was many years ago. Let me know what you think of it.