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The World Grid:
(Prehistoric Geodesy)
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It has been suggested that
there once existed a network of aligned sacred and ancient sites that composed what is
commonly termed today 'The World-Grid'.
The obvious propensity for
straight lines in prehistory is demonstrated by the numerous 'ley-lines'
and geometric alignments around the ancient world. It is also common to find
that such alignments connect prehistoric sites together, which is one of the
main arguments put forward to supports the
idea of the existence of a prehistoric 'world grid'.
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In Guatemala, the Mayas recorded in their
sacred book, The 'Popul-Vuh', that the 'first men' possessed tremendous
knowledge: 'They were able to know all, and they examined the four points of
the arch of the sky and the round face of the Earth". (9)
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The World Grid:
What is it?
The basic essence of a world
grid is the intellectual division of the surface of the
world into a mathematically predictable model. There are
several theories already in place to explain the existence of such a
'world-grid', should it ever be confirmed.
The idea of the earth as a geometric shape goes back in
history at least to the Pythagorean school of thinking in ancient Greece.
Its famous adherent, Plato, wrote that ‘the earth, viewed from above,
resembles a ball sewn from twelve pieces of skin'.
'Because of the advanced
geodetic and geographic science of the Egyptians, Egypt became the geodetic
centre of the known world. Other countries located their shrines and capital
cities in terms of Egyptian 'zero' meridian, including such capitals such as
Nimrod, Sardis, Susa, Persepolis, and apparently, even the ancient Chinese
capital of An-Yang... As each of these geodetic centres was a political as well
as geographical 'navel' of the world, an Omphalus or stone navel, was placed
there to represent the northern hemisphere from equator to pole, marked out with
meridians and parallels, showing the direction and distance to other such
navels'.
Extract from Peter Tompkins 'At the Centre
of the World' (1)
It is a curious fact that
considering all the sophisticated knowledge displayed by our ancestors, that
soon after the time of Ptolemy in the 2nd
Cent AD, (who, while in Alexandria, stated categorically that the Sun, Moon and
five planets rotated around the Earth), and from the time of the creation
of the Holy church of Rome, and the Vatican power base,
it was believed
that the
Earth was in-fact flat.
A belief that lasted for over 1000 years.
(The world was re-mapped in 1493-94 A.D.)
It would appear that
in the remote past certain geomantic vortex points on the earth’s
surface were found to be conducive for the interconnection between
sub-terrestrial, terrestrial and cosmic influences and vibrations. A
specific vibrational field was created by the interaction of these
forces which proved conducive to spiritual activities and higher
communement with other dimensional frequencies. It was at these
geomantic points that sites of spiritual worship were often
established, and thus we find megalithic stone monuments (circles,
standing stones and dolmens etc.) and later temples, monasteries and
churches, all strategically placed at these geomantic power points and
almost always sited in some form of alignment with each other. These
alignments invariably follow certain ‘lines of force’, or earth energy
‘leys’, which appear to cover the whole planet in a huge grid format.
There may also be specific geometric overlays upon the global grid
system itself, the ramifications of which may prove to be far reaching
indeed, and suggests the out-working of highly sophisticated spiritual
dynamics. Interestingly, German geomantic researchers refer to earth
energy leylines as Holy Lines (Heilige Linien).
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- Evidence for a prehistoric world mapping project -
The suggestion that the world might have been accurately plotted and mapped
by prehistoric people c. 4,000 BC stretches the imagination of most
historians to breaking point. However, a picture is beginning to form from
a variety of sources that suggests that a global-mapping project may well
have been
initiated at around this time.
 One of the strongest pieces of evidence for
this comes in the form of a map. The Piri-reis map has several interesting
features, in particular, the fact that it appears to show the correct
application of longitude and latitude, in addition to the fact that the map
centres on the 'Tropic of Capricorn' and the longitude of 'Alexandria',
suggesting knowledge of astronomy, geometry, and astrology at the same
time. We can reasonably
conclude from this that the makers of the map either originated from that region or
had a good knowledge of it. This evidence combined suggests a familiarity with the concept of a spherical globe, and the
mathematics necessary to translate compass points onto a two dimensional
representation.
The Piri-Reis map is actually a fragment of a larger world-map, composed from several
smaller maps, all of which were calculated to centre on Egypt. The
controversial suggestion that the continent of Antarctic is visible (seen in
entirety on other middle age maps), places the creation of the map no more recently than 4,000 B.C., as established by core-sampling
from the Ross-sea, which showed that the continent was obscured with snow and
ice after that date.
The implications of the Piri-Reis map are considerate. There is a clear
suggestion from the location and dimensions of Egyptian temples and sacred
sites that they were aware of the dimensions of the earth, and included both
longitude and latitude.
(More about the Piri-Reis Map)
Egyptian Geodesy.
It
has long been suggested that the builders of the the Great pyramid were well
acquainted with geometry, astronomy and mathematics, as evidenced by the
'Great pyramid'. P. Tompkins says of this:
'Whoever built the great
pyramid knew, as the legends accurately report, how to make excellent charts
of the stars with which to correctly calculate longitude, draw maps of the
globe, and so to travel at will across its continents and oceans'. (1)
It is then perhaps a curious
fact that the great pyramid was known as one of the seven wonders of the
ancient world, of which each was ascribed a different planet, and a magic
square (According to Levi, as quoted by J. Michell), In this ancient scheme,
the Great pyramid was associated with the planet Mercury (Hermes, Thoth),
and the magic square of Mercury is an 8x8 square, which is the same as the
'twelve-wind' system operated by the Piri-reis map makers, and which, when
superimposed on the Giza complex, (see right), appears to confirm the idea
that the same design was used there.
Parts of Giza been variously
dated, (along with other ancient Egyptian structures) to a timeframe that
accords with the evidence provided by this map. Manetho, Lockyer, Petrie and
all estimated dates of early dynasty constructions at 4,000 - 4,500 BC.
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Eleusis Alaise.: The Eleusian Mysteries
The same geodetic footprint can also be
seen in other parts of Europe, in particular in France. It is a curious
fact that the distance between the French Meridian running through
Paris, is separated from the Greenwich meridian running through London
by the same distance in degrees as the eastern and western borders of
ancient Egypt (1°
09’).
In the early 20th cent. a French
detective named Xavier Guichard began a personal investigation the roots
of place names in France. His research led him to conclude that there
had once existed a network of alignments extending throughout France
(and other areas of Europe), which were connected by locations with the
root-name 'Alaise', and through longitude and latitude. He
concluded that he had touched upon the Eluesian mysteries of
ancient Greece. His work was entirely independent of Alfred Watkins work
on 'Ley- lines'.
Alaise - (47° 00' N. 5° 58' E) Eleusis - (38° 00’ N, 18° 00’ E)
The two sites are
separated by 9° Latitude and 6° Longitude.
Of particular relevance is the fact
that Guichards research uncovered the fact that the Aleusian sites were
separated by units of degrees of longitude and latitude, a notion that
suggests an understanding of higher geometry and several other sciences.
Guichard's research has traditionally been scorned by mainstream
historians, but independent research confirms his data (Click
here), and therefore much of his original theory.
(More
about Xavier Guichard)
The suggestion that the Eleusian
mysteries were in some way related to a working knowledge of geodesy
was also made by Livvio Stecchini, who
suggested that certain ancient oracle centres
were placed according to geodetic principles at which 'Omphalus' or 'Navel
stones' were placed.
The 'Oracle Octave': The Geodetic
placement of Oracle centres.
This idea is supported by the historical narratives of
Herodotus, who wrote that the oracle centre of Amon in Libya was founded by
flying doves from Thebes, which was long considered the geodetic centre of
ancient Egypt, and is located 2/7ths of the distance from the equator to the
North pole (and at which an Omphalus was later discovered). Herodotus also
wrote that the oracle centre at
Dodona was
said to have been founded by Egyptian priestesses from
Thebes and that doves
flew between the two sites.
A
milestone of literature on the subject of the geodetic placement
of oracle centres already exists, written by Livio Stecchini
(22),
who concluded that several ancient oracle centres in the
Mediterranean and Middle-east, were deliberately placed along
specific latitudes and separated by units of 1°, which he
suggested composed an 'oracle octave', along which the
seven major centres were placed, each devoted to one of the
seven known planets and symbolised by different sacred trees
(for more on this subject refer to the 'Tree alphabet' in
R. Greave's book, 'The White Goddess'). Underlying this
geodetic placement, he believed was a set of knowledge that that
formed the basis of the 'Eleusian
mysteries'.
Stecchini said this
about the subject:-
‘The Temple of Ammon at Thebes at latitude 25° 43’ N was considered, and
is, located at 2/7 of the distance between the Equator and the pole.
Ancient geographers divided the space between the Equator and the Pole
into 7 zones. Egyptologists have vainly tried to explain why the Greeks
gave the name of Thebai to the city called Wast by the Egyptians; the
explanation is provided by the Hebrew word thibbun meaning “navel”. From
the Bible (Jud. 9:37) we learn that “a navel of the earth” was located at
Mt. Gerizim where there was originally the sacred center of the Hebrews
before it was moved to Jerusalem; the Samaritans never accepted such a
shift, and geographically they were right, since the claim of Jerusalem to
be the navel of the earth was not correct. The eastern gate of the
Second
Temple, where the standards of length were located,
was called Gate of
Susa, but
Susa was located at the latitude of
Mt.
Gerizim which is 32° 11’ N. The sanctuary of
Mt.
Gerizim was located at a latitude that is 2˝ sevenths
from the Equator. Egyptian benchmarks had the shape of the “navel” found
at the
Temple of
Delphoi in
Greece. These “navels” had the shape of a hemisphere
with the meridians and parallels marked upon them; at times they are half
a sphere and at times they are elongated at the Pole. The sanctuary of
Delphoi was considered a “navel of the earth,” as being located at 3/7 of
the distance from the Equator to the Pole. This would correspond to a
latitude 38° 34’ N; the Temple of Delphoi is actually located at a
latitude 38° 29’ N, … which makes it 6° to the North of one of two
Egyptian anchor points, the original apex of the Nile Delta at latitude
30° 05’ N on the axis of Egypt which is 31° 13’ E. Susa was computed as
being 17° to the East of this point; it is at latitude 48° 15’ E. When the
Assyrians established their religious capital at
Nimrud in 875 B.C. they chose a point that was 6° to
the North and 12° to the East of this Egyptian anchor point. (22).
Stecchini's theory
was later included as a part of R. Temples book 'The Sirius mystery',
(22) in which he suggested that the distribution of oracle centres embodied an
ancient knowledge which had been stored in myth and tradition.
Significantly, he states that the pre-dynastic capital of Egypt, Behdet 'existed
before 3,200 BC', and was replaced by the city Canopus, (The same
name as the star that represents the 'rudder' of the constellation Argo).
He suggested that this was the key to the connection between the two
mythological narratives of the ‘Ark’ of the Hebrews and the ‘Argo’
of the Argonauts, which he believed, revealed evidence of a prehistoric
system which included an understanding of astronomy mathematics and
geo-metry (as in the sense of measuring the earth).
(Click here for more about the Oracle centres)
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Megaliths and the World grid.
Having seen that there is a growing weight of evidence to
suggest that the Early dynastic Egyptians used longitude and latitude in
the placement of their sacred sites and cities, and that the Piri-reis
map places Egypt at its centre. The current division of 360 for the
globe, creates by definition, a modern world-grid. The specific
separation between Giza and other sacred sites offers evidence of a
division of 360° even at this early time.
Sumerian mathematics supports the idea of a base 6 division of both time
and space.
Base-6 and the megaliths.
The Sumerians were the first
people known to have divided both space and time by units of six
with the 'Hexi-decimal' system of counting: 6 x 10 x 6 x 10 etc...
( 6 x 10 x 6 = 360). The modern division of the year into 12
months, the 24 hours of each day, the division of hours into 60
minutes and 60 seconds, and the divisions of the circle/sphere by
360 degrees, each composed of 60 minutes and 60 seconds of an arc,
are all remnants of this Sumerian development. This same division by
units of six has been observed at several prominent British
megaliths.
Aubrey Burl said of it:
'From Brodgar, where there
was once 60 stones, to the Stripple stones with a probable thirty,
the builders may have counted in multiples of six. Stennes had
twelve. The inner and outer rings at Balfarg have been computed at
twenty-four and twelve respectively. Twenty-four has been
suggested for Cairnpappel, thirty-six for
Arbor Low,
and the same number for the devils quoits'. (3)
 Thom radically suggested that geometry was used in the
design of certain prehistoric
sites. He surveyed hundreds of European megaliths and concluded that
fundamental mathematic principles, based upon a common unit of measurement
(which he called the
megalithic yard),
had been applied in the
design of certain sites. As the megalithic tradition in Europe can be traced
back to at least 4,000 BC, if not earlier still, his work is still not
accepted by most archaeologists, although such a strong presence of
geometry should not be ignored, as is clearly suggests that the design of
many sacred sites seems to have been based on a sophisticated
philosophy of sacred science such as was taught centuries later by the
Pythagorean school.
As
Professor Thom observes in his book Megalithic Sites in Britain
(1967):
“It
is remarkable that one thousand years before the earliest mathematicians
of classical Greece, people in these islands not only had a practical
knowledge of geometry and were capable of setting out elaborate
geometrical designs but could also set out ellipses based on the
Pythagorean triangles.”
The
two most prominent stone-circles on
the Orkney islands, Stennes and Brodgar; the 'temples of the Sun
and Moon', originally had 12 and 60 stones respectively. The two
circles are physically linked by a man-made causeway and are
intervisible, although several astronomical orientations and
alignments have been suggested, the Maes-Howe passage-mound
offers the most conclusive proof of an astronomical association
between the megalithic builders and astronomy. It is noticeable that
the site is also on the 59th latitude.
Brodgar:
(59° 0' 5" N. 3° 13' 51" W)
Note that Giza
is located at 30° 05’ N.
31° 11’ E, almost exactly 29° south and 34°
east of the Orkneys complex.
(More about the Orkney's complex)
Other examples of
Base-6 mathematics at European megaliths.
Carnac: The great alignments at
Carnac were originally composed of 12 rows of stones.
Stonehenge: 30 huge sarsen
stones form the main circle at Stonehenge.
It was first observed
by Sir N. Lockyer that Stonehenge was connected to other ancient sites
through geometry. Perhaps significantly, the geometry he determined
created an equilateral triangle with internal angles of 60°. We can also
see that Stonehenge lies exactly 1/4 of a degree of latitude from
Avebury, both important centres of activity in prehistoric England.
Stonehenge is suggested to be connected to other important sites through
geometry, in particular, it is worth making mention of the 'Great
Great Decagon', as proposed by J. Michell,
which involves angles between sites of 36° and 72°. In addition, Avebury
and Glastonbury are aligned with Stonehenge at 90° of each other. All of
these geometric alignments are accurate to within 1 part in a thousand
(1/1000th accuracy), far higher than the scientific requirement (95%) for
significance.
There are several other
cases of geometry between megaliths in Britain, but importantly, these
geometric connections reveal an underlying preference for locating the
most important sites according to geodetic principles, including the
apparent separation of sites in units of degrees, based on a division of
360°.
(More about prehistoric British Geodesy)
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