Next up on the Galactic Blogs will be another amphibian group known as the Al Tarfans who are known for being great scientists and cultural psychologists. All info is from Sheldan Nidle's book Your Galactic Neighbors.
Status And Location
Originally, Al Tarf had been part of a chain of star-nations captured, 8 million years ago, during an attack by the Draconian Empire on this sector of the galaxy. She succeeded in freeing herself from the police forces abandoned by the Draconians more than 4 million years ago. Soon after, the Star-Nation of Beta Canceri (Al Tarf) was welcomed as a charter member into the Galactic Federation Of Light. The star Beta Canceri is also referred to as Al Tarf, which, in Arabic, means 'End'. Her inhabitants know her as Halal Baktos ('Life of Gracious Joy'). The constellation of Cancer, positioned in the Winter skies of the Northern Hemisphere, is surrounded by the constellations of Gemini, Leo, Canis Major, and Hydra. A glowing orange giant, Al Tarf is Cancer's brightest star and is located approximately 290 Light Years from our planet. The easiest way to locate Beta Canceri is to find a triangle formed in the head of the constellation of Hydra that is immediately under Al Tarf. It is just below Pollux (Beta Geminorum), one of the bright twin stars in the constellation of Gemini.
Beta Canceri Solar System
Al Tarf consists of six planets, the smallest closest to the sun and the largest the most distant. Six moons circle the Al Tarf home world, while another 32 orbit the rest of her solar system. The innermost planet in this system is about one-eighth the size of our planet, and has no atmosphere. The next world, one and one-half the size of our planet, is more supportive of life. Called Gof Jadai ('Hot, Dry Place'), she is an oven-like planet surrounded by an atmosphere resembling our own. She has three desert-covered continents and six small seas. The remaining outer planets in the Al Tarf Solar System are so-called gas giants similar, in many ways, to the large planets in our Sun's outer Solar System. However, because their speeds of rotation are different from those of our Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, their atmospheres contain more irregularities, such as the giant red spot clearly discernible on Jupiter.
Description Of Home Worlds
The third planet in the Beta Canceri Solar System is a large water world almost twice the size of our planet. She contains four large continents surrounded by a series of interconnected oceans. Known for her extremely wet weather, this water world's highly oxygenated atmosphere can produce rainstorms of astonishing ferocity at a moment's notice. Two of her continents are famous for expanses of blue and purple grasses and their adjoining swamps, which, along the coasts, border vast rainforests. A one-layer firmament keeps the planet ice-free and her global temperature consistently semi-tropical. Like most galactic inhabitants, the Al Tarfans choose to live below their planet's surface in crystal cities that support a population of 600 million. As one of the charter members of the Galactic Federation Of Light, Al Tarf acquired technology that is equivalent to any in the galaxy: it powers their cities and helps to provide their citizens with homes, clothing, and food.
The Expanding Nature Of Galactic Society
All of the Beings discussed in this book are our galactic neighbors. Dwelling many hundreds, or mere tens, of Light Years away, they comprise an astounding array: Reptilians, Dinosaurians, Amphibians, and Humans, as well as hybrids of all of these different species. Together, they illustrate the immensity and extraordinary diversity of our galaxy. The significance of the Al Tarfans lies in their particular area of expertise. They are deemed the Galaxy's leading experts on what we refer to as psychic phenomena. All of these Beings ;lacked Light Bodies and lived in limited consciousness. They had to learn those things that we, here on Earth, innately possess. Most of us simply lack the time to train ourselves in this hidden knowledge, or have been discouraged from manifesting the intuitive sides of our natures. Having studied these techniques, the Beings from Al Tarf created immense repositories of knowledge, through which they were able to create a Light Body. Other peoples, using this wisdom, can also generate Light Bodies and become Fully Conscious Beings. Therein lies the Al Tarfans' great talent: that they were able to use this information to shape the conditions for galactic peace between the Anchara Alliance and the Galactic Federation Of Light.
How Al Tarf Is Uniting This Galaxy
The Al Tarfans are making it possible for the Galactic Federation Of Light to manifest the latent spirituality of every former Anchara Alliance member, enabling them to integrate and expand their total spiritual potential to create a whole new concept of their distinct cultures and societies. They consider this contribution to be of inestimable significance. The Al Tarfans are taking these steps because they believe that their Star-Nation is an enlightened teacher. Their wisdom plays a vital role as an integral link between members of the former Anchara Alliance and the Galactic Federation Of Light. In this way, the work of Al Tarf's teachers and liaisons is maintaining the galactic peace and keeping a complex integration process on course.
Physical Description
Although the Al Tarfans are, primarily, an amphibian species, they also exhibit a few Reptilian and Dinosaurian characteristics. With some major differences, they resemble our planet's frogs and toads. First, they are mainly bipeds. Second, Al Tarfan skin, while smooth and hairless, is noted for its uniquely bright colors, which range across the spectrum from red, orange, and green to yellow, blue and brown. Unlike those of our planet's amphibians, Al Tarfan eyes are not overly prominent, but are large and extend around the sides of the head. They are bright yellow, blue, or greenish-yellow. The nose consists only of two small slits above very thin lips. The mouth, when open, is very large, like that of a salamander. The ears are two small, round circles on either side of the head. Relative to the rest of the body, the head seems disproportionately large. The short neck is thick and powerful, and the body, arms, and legs are extremely muscular. There are six long, thin webbed toes and fingers, and the toes are clawed. Males are slightly shorter than females and stand between 7 and 8 feet tall. Females range from 7.5 to 8.5 feet in height. Finally, Al Tarfans are recognizable by a series of small, interconnected spots that extend up their back to the top of their head. The species requires only about two to four hours of sleep per day. The Beings of Halal Baktos have choosen a spectacular array of iridescent flowing gowns. Ribbons or special graphic designs and colors on the garment's shoulder denote rank and commendations. Aboard spacecraft, they wear a relaxed-fit, two-piece jumpsuit. The waist-length top zips to the trousers, creating what appears to be a one one-piece outfit. It also adheres to the colors and graphics that indicate rank and distinctions. Boots are integral to the uniform, and are designed to merge with the trousers as a seemingly undivided whole. Al Tarfans are renowned for their outstanding psychic abilities in areas such as telepathy, telekinesis, clairaudience, and clairvoyance. They are skilled at manipulating the minds of others. They have amassed vast libraries of scientific and spiritual knowledge, dating back more than 18 million years, as well as a network of highly respected training schools that teach this inner wisdom. While the Al Tarfan language is quite musical, it contains occasional guttural tones.
Ships Of Al Tarf
Al Tarf ships are almost mushroom-shaped and are noteworthy for their large, rounded, pyramidal domes. They vary between 150 and 1000 feet in diameter. Their motherships are exceedingly large and measure from nearly 100 to 4,000 miles across. Larger motherships are extremely self-sufficient and usually keep only to deep space.
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