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Unbelievable, the mysteries that brought the world's newest micro-nation are revealed

2023-04-23 11:29:27Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Unbelievable, the mysteries that brought the world's newest micro-nation
The island of Fidra

It is said that when Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the literary classic Treasure Island, he was inspired by visits he made as a child to the Isle of Fidra, one of three rocks in the Firth of Forth off the coast of Berwick, Scotland. .

The young Stevenson was unaware of the myths, legends and mysteries supposedly harbored by another island, just over a mile (1.9 km) to the east. Known as Lamb, it has attracted little attention other than kayakers, casual bird watchers and wildlife volunteers. But it can still turn out to be a real treasure island in its own right.

At least, that's the possibility depending on its colorful, charismatic and controversial owner, the world's most famous spoon bender and legendary "psychic" Uri Geller. Now, 13 years after buying it, Geller, a master craftsman, has decided to elevate Lamb's status from a private Scottish island to that of a nation, with a flag, constitution and anthem.

While Scotland is busy debating its way to possible independence, the emergence of the football pitch-sized "republic of the Lamb" means its relatively giant neighbor has just, in theory, gotten a little smaller.

“Lamb is a place like no other,” says Geller, from his home in Old Jaffa, Israel, “and it deserves its own identity. This is a convenient way to do it.”

Lamb Island is not the first so-called micronation – dozens have been declared dating back to the 19th century, some serious, many not. Some have issued their own stamps, coins and citizenship (the short-lived Kingdom of Lovely, born from a TV program and based in an East London flat, can arguably claim the title of most citizens with more than 58,000 registered in the Internet ).

Geller is also offering citizenship, with all proceeds going to Save a Child's Heart, an Israeli charity that treats children with heart conditions from around the world.

He says he wants Cengji to be an emblem of peace, the only criterion for membership, "willingness to exist in harmony with the countrymen of Cengji". Settlement on the island itself is not permitted, its only inhabitants being puffins, guillemots and a variety of other seabirds – and until recently a solitary mouse.

"I've always wanted to own an island, to be like James Bond," says Geller, 75, who first learned about Lamb when he read it was for sale in The Times newspaper.

But it was the intriguing—some might say dubious—claim of an amateur historical researcher that captured Geller's imagination and convinced him he had to buy it. Because according to Scottish-born investigator Jeff Nisbet, Lamb bears inexplicable similarities to the pyramids of Giza.


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