The great pyramids of Egypt are placed in a pattern after the template of the three belt stars of the constellation of Orion the Hunter.

This fact is somewhat well known now.  The Great Pyramid is in the middle of the three, where the brightest star in the belt is located.  The dimmest star in the belt is on the right (western side) of the belt, and slightly off-line from the other two stars in the belt – exactly as the smallest of the three pyramids is placed.  So the belt of Orion was the template for the placement of the Pyramids of Giza almost 5,000 years ago.  This is a scientific “given” nowadays.

But, why was this done?  It was done because the Pyramids are ONE COMPONENT of a much larger complex of stars that serve as the MASTER TEMPLATE for a major cultural statement – a statement that surely involves an as yet undiscovered treasure of immense proportions.

THE MASTER TEMPLATE:

The Master Template in the night sky (that leads to this incredible treasure) begins with a star far below the celestial equator, and therefore only visible from southern latitudes: the first magnitude star Achernar.  Achernar marks the origin of the longest of all constellations – Eridanus, the River – the Nile River, the longest river of Earth.  The origin of the Nile river was not discovered by modern civilizations until 1857 with the British explorations of Lord Stanley and Dr. Livingston. But the fact that the constellation Eridanus is of ancient origin, and marks the location of what is now called Lake Victoria, points to the fact that the makers of the constellation knew where the Nile began, because they must also have originated in that same area of Africa.

Eridanus proceeds northward from Achernar, bending and winding as does the Nile itself.  A bright, first magnitude star marks the foot of Orion, the star’s name is “Rigel,” the foot, or toe, or Orion.  So, Orion is seen standing on the banks of the Nile. This site, where now the Temple of Luxor stands, is an ancient location that archeologists claim has been continuously occupied for over 250,000 years. The first Paleolithic artifacts in Africa were discovered at this location, the location of the star Rigel on the Master Template in the sky.  

The three pyramids at Giza are on the west side of the Nile and are aligned in the direction of the brightest star visible from earth: Sirius, the fifth closest star to the Sun.  It is known that about half way up each pyramid small 4″ (inch) wide shafts exist, aligned with the star Sirius so that the light from this mighty star might shine into the center of the pyramid and onto the face of the sarcophagus of the Pharaoh.   “Sirius” is the Greek transliteration of the Egyptian “Osiris,” the god of the dead. 

The rising of Sirius at sunset on the first night of spring marked the beginning of the Egyptian new year.  The ancient Egyptians considered there to be only 365 days in the year, while we know today there is closer to 365 1/4 days, which we compensate for by having an extra day every fourth, or Leap, year.  But to the ancient Egyptians Sirius was seen to rise 6 hours later each Spring.  Thus for Sirius to rise again (from the underworld) at sunset on the first night of Spring would take an immensely long time. One day later every 4 years, multiplied by 365 days = 1,440 years before Sirius returns to rise at sunset on the first night of Spring.  This time period is called the “Cycle of Sirius.”  Yet a stone tablet unearthed on the island nation of Qatar (note: east of the Nile, toward the rising of The Sun in the day, and Sirius at night) is seen to record 9 Cycles of Sirius, or 12,960 years.  

The extreme antiquity of this Master Template, and the awesome efforts of the ancients in regard to the cult of the stars, is more than sufficient to lend credence to the interpretation of the star positions as a geographical indicator – pointing to what is probably the greatest as yet undiscovered treasure of the ancient world – the Shrine of Osiris.

As god of the dead, Osiris’ abode was below ground, the underworld.  That explains why it hasn’t been discovered in modern times.  It is below ground.  Where exactly the underground site is located encounters difficult complications to ascertain.

COMPLICATIONS:

In order to find the underground Shrine of Osiris – which the above commentary has established sufficient grounds to assume to exist – it is necessary to trace out on the ground what the stars show in the sky.  Here some complications arise.

First, one cannot simply go to the pyramids and site southwestward.  If Rigel is Luxor, which is about 309 miles south of the pyramids (aka. belt stars of Orion), then Sirius is 803.9 miles southwest of the pyramids – roughly.  Which would appear to be in northern Chad.  Formal mapwork needs to be done.  But that’s not the half of it…

Second, Sirius has moved.  Due to being the fifth closest star to the Sun, Sirius’ proper motion is more evident than almost any other star.  In fact, a folk tale of the nomadic peoples of the region associate Sirius with Procyon as sisters wishing to cross the Milky Way, and Sirius only knowing HOW TO SWIM across.  Surely that story must date, based upon the rate of Sirius’s apparent motion, to 60,000 years ago!  Where Sirius was in the sky 5,000 years ago when it was aligned with the pyramids needs to be considered. But the swimming aspect of the story is the key to finding the treasure.

However, there may be clues….

Sirius was associated with bringing water.  The Spring floods which sustained Egypt’s agriculture were marked by the Spring rising of Sirius.  Could the setting of Sirius in the west, – his return to the underground, – also be associated with water?

It is very near the GILF KEBIR a massive rock outcrop containing a cave – a cave with paintings of swimmers, going down, going up, and walking away.  This cave is called the “Cave of The Swimmers” and is now filled with sand.

It turns out that the general region of the Saharan desert we are considering is also home to the largest underground deposit of fresh water on Earth – the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer.  Could the ancients have known about this water supply that lies 1,600 feet underground?  Perhaps not; unless it somehow managed to rise to the surface though cracks that became “oases.” Might an oasis mark the spot?  I think so.  There are many small oases, but once the adjustments have been done, and the mapping recalculated, there may not be more than a handful that fit the alignment.  

Recently it has been reported that Dr. Sarah Parcak of the University of Alabama, Birmingham was credited with discovering over a thousand ancient Egyptian tombs, and a dozen or so pyramids, through the use of satellite infra-red photographs. The infrared shows patterns different from those seen in visible light created by modern society.  It certainly seems probable that a series of possible sites could be located using infrared satellite photos that might overlap the target sites established by ground mapping, reducing the target sites even further, perhaps even pinpointing it: The Underground Shrine of Osiris.

A couple more complications immediately arise.  First, the terrain is intimidating.  No better place to locate the shrine of the god of the dead than in these god-forsaken badlands.  It’s not for first-timers.  An expedition out there would have to be big time explorers who have a track record of dealing with extreme desert environments.  Second, the political terrain is even more intimidating.  Perhaps the spot is inside Libya, or maybe Sudan.  Myanmar Quadaffi has built huge underground conduits to funnel water from the aquifer, and may be hiding advanced weaponry in some of these conduits.  NATO forces are debating, as of this writing, whether to include these sites among their bombing targets.  And that’s a real first magnitude complication…if water is disrupted during the summer, millions of people will be imperiled.  No western power will be able to provide relief from dehydration for these peoples served by the aquifer.

So, there you have it, a blast from the past.  Have metal detector, and shovel, will travel?

The MOST improbable thing I ever saw happen was this:

I was standing in the driveway of a certain woman’s house on a cold and snowy Sunday morning.  Her two year old son was on a sled beneath her foot.  The driveway was slightly sloped, so this woman held the sled beneath her foot to keep it in place and prevent it from sliding away.  She was about to load her two kids, and their sleds, in the car and take them to a park with a hill for sled riding….

that’s the opening scene….  It had snowed heavily during the night, and it was still early, with virtually no cars passing in the street….

The woman shifted her feet.  She removed the foot holding the sled, and went to replace it with her other foot.  But she missed the sled as it moved away from her.  She reached out with her foot to stop it, but missed.  I reached to grab the sled, but it escaped me.  We could only stand and watch, helplessly, as the sled drifted away down the driveway, toward the empty street.

At that very moment a car came slowly into view on the snow covered street.  It seemed incredible that we were about to watch the death of her child – in slow motion before our very eyes.

The driver of the car never saw the sled coming out of the driveway.  The sled passed directly beneath the car behind the front wheel of the moving car.

We could only gasp, and wait for the car to pass by.  That second-and-a-half were the slowest, longest, seconds I have ever experienced.

We couldn’t even scream for that second.  When we did scream, the driver applied the brakes and came to a short skid in the snow, and got out of the car.

The child and sled were in a jumble in the snow covered street.

We rushed down the driveway as the child sat up in the street – completely unhurt!

The rear of the sled was slightly bent.  The back left wheel had run over it.  The sled had passed perfectly through the moving car – entering behind the front right wheel, and exiting in front of the left rear wheel.  The left rear wheel clipped the end of the sled and tumbled it and the boy harmlessly into the snowy street.

I was completely stunned.  How could this event have occurred so perfectly timed?  

Here is what must have occurred:  The car must have left its point of origin at EXACTLY the precise moment (having as its destination a location that would pass by the driveway!) which would create this rendezvous with the sled.  A split second earlier – or later! – and the boy would have been killed.  3 or 4 seconds difference, and it would be a NON-event.

Was the driver delayed en route?  Did the driver pause a second ANYWHERE for any reason prior?  To light or extinguish a cigarette?  To adjust a seatbelt?  To clean snow from a side view mirror? We do not know.  

The SLED had to have left its point of origin – beneath the mother’s foot – at EXACTLY the precise microsecond to create this IMPROBABLE nexus.  Not only that, the length of the driveway, as well as the journey of the car, had to be precisely arranged by what the ancients called “FATE” to save the life of the child.  If the driveway were a foot shorter, the kid was road kill. Or a foot longer.

The SLOPE of the driveway had to be exactly as it was so as to cause the sled to drift away from the mother at the exact rate of speed to prevent her, and I, from restraining its voyage into the street, and arrive beneath the wheels PRECISELY when it did.

Is this a miracle?   Was the life of the child “miraculously” saved?

Nothing contravened the laws of physics.  But what about the laws of probability?  Certainly the odds that something like this could occur must be orders of magnitude greater than winning the Mega lottery….yet someone always wins it, sooner or later.   The odds that a flower is growing in a yard on a sunny day may even be more extreme.  everything may be a miracle.

But I consider this event of the sled to be a miracle, as mysterious as anything I have ever seen.  Can you top that?  Probably you can !

The very poor humanities’ education of China’s leadership renders them fundamentally unable to understand – and function in – the modern world.  Democracy is not a competitive political philosophy.  (Which is what it is seen as by China’s leadership. They feel threatened by democracy, as if it would take their governing power away from them: and it would!)   But, Democracy is more than a political philosophy.  

Democracy is the realization that the people are not simply MASSES, but are unique individuals with the freedom to take personal responsibility for their environment.  China doesn’t get that.

Ancient Greece understood that.  Reading Xenophon’s “March Up Country,” which is about Greek soldiers fighting in Iran and Iraq in 381 B.C., I was dumbstruck to find that military decisions were made democratically by a show of hands by the soldiers!!  The generals proposed the plans, variously, and the soldiers VOTED ON WHICH ONE THEY WANTED TO FOLLOW.

In order to have such a protocol be so INGRAINED, and so indisputably the modus operandi that the GENERALS were totally acceptive of it, it must have taken A THOUSAND YEARS of acculturation.  China doesn’t have that long to “get it.”

First, the very poor across-the-board understanding of the concept of the Hebrew/Christian “GOD” severely handicaps the modern Chinese leadership from accurately grasping what is going on in the world.  Humans are made in “the image of God” which means, at first, that they are unique individuals.  That the ancient Greeks appeared to grasp this completely, led to the very quick embrace of Christianity by the Greek speaking world of the 1st century.  

It is my understanding that the word “individual” was even banned for a long time from Chinese publications, and may still be, I am not sure.

In the Middle East we are seeing the overthrow of autocracy.  The people (although they probably still will be manipulated by false concepts of religion) are in the full flush of self-awareness that power is in them.  With information flowing to the people through electronic means, it is evident that autocratic rule is instantly become ANCIENT HISTORY!

Poland’s liberation, South Africa’s liberation were forerunners of what is happening in the Middle East right now (2011).  

China is responding to the POTENTIAL for similar political transfer of power by 1) restricting information; 2) increasing repression.  

NEITHER OF THESE WILL WORK.   They won’t work because the people of the world are too interconnected.  

China is finished.  It’s civilian leadership must begin a clear process of democratization.  The longer they fail to do so, the greater the threat that the MILITARY LEADERSHIP of China will stage a coup and assume direct military control over the government.  That would be very bad, a real step backwards.  Not only would that be regressive, it would also spark fear and panic all over the world, and lead to direct thermonuclear conflict which would destroy not only the United States, but China also, while crippling most of the rest of the world.  

Would that be the chastisement that is prophesied to come?  I believe so.

So, as the situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate in the coming months, pressure will be increasing in China.  How will it manifest itself?   The face of China will change, from the official impassive (Party) autocrat in a business suit, to a much sterner image that is no longer beneficent – a charismatic power wielder with strictly nationalistic loyalties and ideals.

that’s how I see it.

Laws are being formulated that make it a “hate crime” to promote the concept that homosexual acts are “sinful.”

It’s a clampdown on the Christian preachers.   What is so surprising?  The Roman Catholic religion has declared other sexual practices immoral, and has suffered tremendous persecution for it too.

DIVORCE, for instance.  English King Henry VIII wanted to have as many “wives” as was necessary to produce an heir.  Multiple marriages was, and still is, prohibited by the Catholic Church.   So Henry abolished the Catholic Religion in England.  It didn’t make divorce acceptable to the Catholic Church.   It got him an heir, and a niche in Hell.

Artificial Contraception is another sin of a sexual nature that is forbidden by the Catholic Church.  Oh, it is forbidden, make no mistake about it – officially – but sexual rebels WITHIN the Church have tried for decades to wriggle around its strict prohibition with specious appeals to “the conscience of the individual” and  arguments about the “specific moral context” of particular instances of the use of artificial contraception.  

My point is that the Church has a unified vision of the correct way for people to exercise their sexuality according to the Blue Print of God the Father.

There are always going to be factions that are unwilling to renounce their particular fetish, and doth protest too loudly.  Pretty soon, I predict, -maybe originating right from somebody’s Xanga site – that you are going to see a group of MILITANT JERKOFFS who are angry at the Church for insisting that masturbation is a sin.  

Get your sex right.  Heterosexual, exclusive, within marriage, for the purpose of mutual self-giving, and naturally open to children.  Is that too much to understand and strive for?

Could the “widow” in Luke’s Gospel Parable be a humorous characterization of Jesus’ mother, Mary?

I think so.

First, Jesus has a very special relationship with Mary, a relationship that is FULLY human, and yet at the same time divine.  In my other posts on the subject of God’s sense of humor I have shown that the doctrine of the “Virgin Birth” reflects God’s unique modus operandi within human history.  By the inter-signification with the story of Abraham/Sarah’s miraculous conception of Isaac, which was overtly perceived as a humorous event (“God caused me to laugh”-Sarah), the even more outlandish virginal conception of God’s own Son is viewed as such a happy event that it caused “exaltation” and shouts of joy. Even the pre-born John the Baptist was jumping for joy in the womb of Elizabeth, Mary’s kinswoman….

Thus, the very special relationship between Jesus and Mary, which was born of the Father’s sense of irony in choosing virginal conception as the special sign of His interjection into the life of Man, is worthy of continual contemplation and probing.

Hence, we are taking a view that essentially Catholic in perspective, and chide our separated brethren to broaden the boundaries of their Faith to include greater reflection on the role of Mary in salvation history.

Second, I have never been entirely satisfied with the interpretations I have read of Jesus’ use of the term: “Woman” when He addressed His Mother at the wedding feast of Cana as recorded in John’s Gospel.  My previous commentary on the humorous aspects of that initial miraculous event in Jesus’ ministry, portray Mary as an active agent in the scene.  So active an agent was Mary that she seems to have had a protective concern for the success of the wedding party.   Mary displays a level of displeasure with Jesus for bringing his disciples, unannounced perhaps, and perhaps also a bit intemperate in their consumption of wine, and thus she seems to hold Jesus responsible for the depletion of the wine supply.

Mary speaks with innuendo to Jesus In John: “they have no wine.”   “Woman, what is that to me?” Jesus replies.

Certainly, this term, repeated in John’s Gospel by Jesus upon the cross when He says to Mary in the presence of John and in reference to John: “Woman, behold thy son,”  is worthy of closer inspection.

“Woman” from a theological perspective has many connotations and designations relating to Mary as the New Eve, Mother of the Church, her primacy among Christians, etc.   However, before the application of any such theological interpretation the word should be examined from a purely colloquial point of view.  

Could Jesus be responding to Mary’s cloaked displeasure at His disciples motivated by her concern, and maybe even responsibility, for the wedding party?  Isn’t there some level of tension between Mary and Jesus?  ”Woman, what is that to Me?” Jesus replies.  ”Woman” in this case as used by Jesus is a term likewise dripping with innuendo.  It implies and reflects the tension between Jesus and Mary.  Yes, Jesus is already anointing Mary as the New Eve; but, colloquially, Jesus is responding to Mary with that friendly banter which lies at the heart of a healthy Mother-Son relationship – particularly a healthy Jewish Mother-Son relationship.

Mary is totally dismissive. The Mother will not have any of her Son’s defiance. She will not accept any rebuttal, or denial of responsibility on Jesus’ part. She steps out of the picture entirely by telling the servants, “do whatever He tells you.”  Totally confident that Jesus will act when she asks him, and aware that the solution could involve a miraculous out-of-the-box event, Mary glides off stage to watch from the wings.  Jesus does not disappoint.

Mary does that often throughout the Gospels.  She seems to be on the scene often, following Jesus, with motherly concern about her Son’s brazen ministry.  I think she was on the scene when Jesus told the parable of the Widow and the Unscrupulous Judge in Luke. 

The Widow (Luke 18:1-8) is pressing the godless judge for justice.  Mary, as a woman in her youth, reveals herself in the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-56) as someone who thirsts for justice.   The Parable of Jesus of the Widow and the godless Judge shows a woman relentlessly bent on seeking justice.  Certainly Mary was a widow at this time, and still bent on justice.  She intercedes for the Church, the elect of the parable, seeking Justice from God.  This humorous characterization of Mary was a gentle jibe at her relentless spirit that moved Jesus throughout His life on Earth.  The parable also serves as a tribute to His mother, and an outline of her role in the life of the Church, and her relationship with the Father.

North Korea is China’s proxy.  

Presently, the civilian leadership of China feels pressed to retain/secure its power.

The recent economic alliance with Russia, dropping the dollar, is either a bold move, – or a desperate one.

The military skirmish of No. Korea (China’s proxy) with So. Korea should be seen as part of the same tactic: an effort to retain control of the government by the civilian authorities of China.  China wants to send a message to its own military establishment that it wields not only economic power, but military as well.

It is going to backfire.

Obama is in rivalry with China’s demonic overlord.  Both are inimical to human development. Both are willing to destroy the Earth if they cannot wield evil power.

Obama is pressing South Korea to respond to today’s artillery attack from North Korea.  I think South Korea should respond with the force of PEACE instead….

The problem is that winter is coming, and North Korea has nothing to feed itself with.  

This is NOT to say that the South should simply provide food.  The recent border crossing of relatives/families signifies the true intent of these separated countries populations.  [Democracy is governing BY the people.]

It is unfortunate that South Korea has vowed to avenge North Korea’s attack.

Obama is undoubtedly forcing this issue.  I see that he announced that he will defend South Korea.  This is NOT a statement made against North Korea, but against China.  Presently the US has China militarily boxed in, so that they cannot even exert themselves militarily in the South China Sea.

What is the forecast?

The forecast is that all parties will retreat from the ultimate possibility – total nuclear war.  North Korea, though a puppet state of China, still has national interests…i.e. making it through winter.  It is criminal of China to be noncommittal at this point in time.  The USA is currently re-enforcing its Navy in the locale.  How can this be de-fused?

It seems like it will escalate somewhat, before it smooths out.  The primary parties (USA vs. China) must come face to face before it resolves.  South Korea, as long as it is vowing revenge, is acting as proxy to USA.  

I still expect a naval incident between the primary actors.

China is so lost.  the increased repression surrounding the Nobel Peace Prize, and twittering…show how hopeless is its situation.

The civilian government cannot carry through in the modern world-wide information age without enervation and collapse.  Besides that, it has lost not only its market for cheap goods, but also it’s competitive edge in making cheap goods as other 3rd world countries become capitalized and productive.  Both of these trends will sink the Chinese boom, an destabilize the country so much that the military will have to take over.

that’s not good news.  if the military takes over governing China it is DOOM.  The United States has China so boxed in on ALL SIDES that it can’t even stretch its muscles.  Combined with a broken economy, China will become a living hell.  The military will in essence commit suicide by first striking the United States – wiping the United States from the face of the Earth, and in return being almost completely destroyed by the U.S.A.

the pollution from the nuclear first strike will severely contaminate Europe and for an extended time period disrupt national identities.  Beyond this horrible scenario, it remains to be seen what Israel will do in defense of the United States – probably nothing, why should it?