The Stargate Conspiracy (55 page)
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Authors: Lynn Picknett
Although they seem to have suffered a significant setback with the banning of the Millennium capstone ceremony, too much has been invested in their long-term plans for this to be anything more than a temporary reverse. The timetable may have been set back, but it has not been abandoned. The process of trying to win our hearts and minds is remorseless. Investing the mysterious monuments of the ancient world with roles for which they were not built and the gods with powers of which they have no need, the conspirators will continue to seduce us with fabricated excitements.
Anyone who wishes to contribute to the debate concerning the issues raised in this book can do so through the Stargate Assembly, an on-line forum on the world wide web, at
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Notes and References
Prologue: The Nine Gods2
Except where noted, information on the history of Heliopolis is taken from Saleh,
Excavations at Heliopolis.
Except where noted, information on the history of Heliopolis is taken from Saleh,
Excavations at Heliopolis.
3
Saleh, vol. 1, p5; Rundle Clark, p37.
Saleh, vol. 1, p5; Rundle Clark, p37.
5
Saleh, vol. 1, p23.
Saleh, vol. 1, p23.
6
Hurry, p11.
Hurry, p11.
7
Harris, p30.
Harris, p30.
9
The translation of the Pyramid Texts that is generally accepted as the standard is that of R.O. Faulkner. There are still many parts whose meaning is obscure or debatable.
The translation of the Pyramid Texts that is generally accepted as the standard is that of R.O. Faulkner. There are still many parts whose meaning is obscure or debatable.
11
The discovery of the precession of the equinoxes is ascribed to the Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicaea (who coined the phrase) in 127 BCE, though he overestimated the length of the precessional cycle. In
The Death of the Gods in Ancient Egypt,
Egyptologist Jane B. Sellers, following up the theories of Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend in
Hamlet’s Mill,
argues persuasively that the ancient Egyptians were aware of the precession.
The discovery of the precession of the equinoxes is ascribed to the Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicaea (who coined the phrase) in 127 BCE, though he overestimated the length of the precessional cycle. In
The Death of the Gods in Ancient Egypt,
Egyptologist Jane B. Sellers, following up the theories of Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend in
Hamlet’s Mill,
argues persuasively that the ancient Egyptians were aware of the precession.
12
Luckert, p47.
Luckert, p47.
13
Ibid., p45.
Ibid., p45.
15
Luckert, p50.
Luckert, p50.
16
Ibid., p54.
Ibid., p54.
18
Rundle Clark, p35.
Rundle Clark, p35.
19
‘European Probe finds Water at Titan and Orion’, Associated Press report, 8 April 1998.
‘European Probe finds Water at Titan and Orion’, Associated Press report, 8 April 1998.
21
See Coppens, ‘Life Exists Since the Big Bang’; Schueller, ‘Stuff of Life’.
1See Coppens, ‘Life Exists Since the Big Bang’; Schueller, ‘Stuff of Life’.
Egypt: New Myths For Old
2
On the use of pi and
phi,
see Rice, Egypt’s
Legacy,
pp24-5. On the geodetic significance of the Great Pyramid, see Kingsland, vol. 2, p42, and Livio Catullo Stecchini’s appendix to Tompkins,
The Secrets of the Great Pyramid.
For an analysis of the geometry of the Giza complex as a whole, see the books by Robin J. Cook.
On the use of pi and
phi,
see Rice, Egypt’s
Legacy,
pp24-5. On the geodetic significance of the Great Pyramid, see Kingsland, vol. 2, p42, and Livio Catullo Stecchini’s appendix to Tompkins,
The Secrets of the Great Pyramid.
For an analysis of the geometry of the Giza complex as a whole, see the books by Robin J. Cook.
6
Ibid., p124.
Ibid., p124.
7
Edwards, p102.
Edwards, p102.
8
In the 1994 BBC television documentary
The Great Pyramid: Gateway to the Stars,
produced by Christopher Mann.
In the 1994 BBC television documentary
The Great Pyramid: Gateway to the Stars,
produced by Christopher Mann.
12
See Beaudoin, p121; Guerrier, p137.
See Beaudoin, p121; Guerrier, p137.
13
Marti, p92.
Marti, p92.
15
Telephone interview with Martin Barstow, Reader in Astrophysics at the University of Leicester, 28 August 1998.
Telephone interview with Martin Barstow, Reader in Astrophysics at the University of Leicester, 28 August 1998.
16
Beaudoin, p121.
Beaudoin, p121.
17
Lunan, p4.
Lunan, p4.
18
The European Space Agency’s Hipparchos project was developed in order to make detailed measurements of the movements of the stars from beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. The Hipparchos satellite was launched in 1989 and completed its survey in 1993. The data gathered - the most accurate available - was published in a seventeen-volume star catalogue, and has been available on the World Wide Web since 1997.
The European Space Agency’s Hipparchos project was developed in order to make detailed measurements of the movements of the stars from beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. The Hipparchos satellite was launched in 1989 and completed its survey in 1993. The data gathered - the most accurate available - was published in a seventeen-volume star catalogue, and has been available on the World Wide Web since 1997.
20
The inundation of the Nile was (until the Aswan Dam brought it to an end in 1964) caused by the summer monsoon in Ethiopia swelling the waters of the Blue Nile (Baines and Malek, p14). Records from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries show that the waters could start to rise in Egypt as early as 15 April and as late as 23 June, and that the period between successive inundations varied between 336 and 415 days (Parker, p32). Any correlation between the heliacal rising of Sirius and the onset of the flood could therefore only ever be approximate.
The inundation of the Nile was (until the Aswan Dam brought it to an end in 1964) caused by the summer monsoon in Ethiopia swelling the waters of the Blue Nile (Baines and Malek, p14). Records from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries show that the waters could start to rise in Egypt as early as 15 April and as late as 23 June, and that the period between successive inundations varied between 336 and 415 days (Parker, p32). Any correlation between the heliacal rising of Sirius and the onset of the flood could therefore only ever be approximate.
21
Allen, pp118-25.
Allen, pp118-25.
22
Sirius was sometimes depicted as a dog in Egypt, but only from the period of Greek domination following Alexander the Great’s conquest in 332 BCE, as the Greeks brought with them their own association with the Dog Star. See Lurker, p114.
Sirius was sometimes depicted as a dog in Egypt, but only from the period of Greek domination following Alexander the Great’s conquest in 332 BCE, as the Greeks brought with them their own association with the Dog Star. See Lurker, p114.
23
Bauval and Gilbert, p60.
Bauval and Gilbert, p60.
25
Ibid., p135.
Ibid., p135.
26
The identification of Hermes and Thoth is so well attested that it is, frankly, incredible that Temple should have gone unchallenged on this point for so long. In fact, the identification of the two gods is an important piece of evidence that the Hermetic works have an ancient Egyptian (rather than, as long believed, Greek) background. See, for example, Fowden, pp75-6.
The identification of Hermes and Thoth is so well attested that it is, frankly, incredible that Temple should have gone unchallenged on this point for so long. In fact, the identification of the two gods is an important piece of evidence that the Hermetic works have an ancient Egyptian (rather than, as long believed, Greek) background. See, for example, Fowden, pp75-6.
28
Ibid., pp262-5.
Ibid., pp262-5.
29
Beaudoin, p34; Marti, p10.
Beaudoin, p34; Marti, p10.
31
Budge,
An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary.
The definition of
arq ur
is in vol. 1, p131; a list of abbreviations of source texts, showing that ‘Sphinx’ refers to such a source, is in vol. 1, p.lxxxvii.
Budge,
An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary.
The definition of
arq ur
is in vol. 1, p131; a list of abbreviations of source texts, showing that ‘Sphinx’ refers to such a source, is in vol. 1, p.lxxxvii.
32
Piehl, ‘Notes de lexicographie egyptienne‘, p8. The Egyptians’ borrowing of
argyros/arq ur
can only have occurred after the seventh century BCE, when Greek trading colonies were established at the mouth of the Nile. It is likely that the word did not enter the Egyptian language until the period of Greek domination that began in 332 BCE.
Piehl, ‘Notes de lexicographie egyptienne‘, p8. The Egyptians’ borrowing of
argyros/arq ur
can only have occurred after the seventh century BCE, when Greek trading colonies were established at the mouth of the Nile. It is likely that the word did not enter the Egyptian language until the period of Greek domination that began in 332 BCE.
34
Ibid., p44.
Ibid., p44.
35
Ibid., p7.
Ibid., p7.
36
Ibid., pp7-8.
Ibid., pp7-8.
37
Ibid., p401.
Ibid., p401.
38
Edwards, p140.
Edwards, p140.
40
West, Serpent in the Sky,
p232, citing the work of forensic artist Lieutenant Frank Domingo of the New York Police Department.
West, Serpent in the Sky,
p232, citing the work of forensic artist Lieutenant Frank Domingo of the New York Police Department.
41
Breasted, p324.
Breasted, p324.
44
Ibid., p14.
Ibid., p14.
45
Schoch, ‘Redating the Great Sphinx of Giza’.
Schoch, ‘Redating the Great Sphinx of Giza’.
46
Milson, p20.
Milson, p20.
48
Schoch, ‘The Great Sphinx Controversy’.
Schoch, ‘The Great Sphinx Controversy’.
50
Schoch, ‘The Great Sphinx Controversy’.
Schoch, ‘The Great Sphinx Controversy’.
52
Hoffman (pp57-9, 68-77 and 160) gives the accepted dates for rainy periods (pluvials) in Egypt’s history: the Abbassia Pluvial, which lasted from about 120,000 BCE to 90,000 BCE; the Mousterian Pluvial, 50,000-30,000 BCE; and the Neolithic Subpluvial, which began between 7000 and 6000 BCE and ended in approximately 2500 BCE. Hoffman makes no mention of a wet period in the eleventh millennium BCE. This is especially significant, since Hancock uses Hoffman as his source on the ancient Egyptian climate.
Hoffman (pp57-9, 68-77 and 160) gives the accepted dates for rainy periods (pluvials) in Egypt’s history: the Abbassia Pluvial, which lasted from about 120,000 BCE to 90,000 BCE; the Mousterian Pluvial, 50,000-30,000 BCE; and the Neolithic Subpluvial, which began between 7000 and 6000 BCE and ended in approximately 2500 BCE. Hoffman makes no mention of a wet period in the eleventh millennium BCE. This is especially significant, since Hancock uses Hoffman as his source on the ancient Egyptian climate.
53
Milson, p25.
Milson, p25.
55
Milson, p24.
Milson, p24.
56
Hoffman, p161.
Hoffman, p161.
58
Bauval and Gilbert, p128.
Bauval and Gilbert, p128.
59
The idea was first proposed by Egyptologist Dr Alexander Badawy and astronomer Dr Virginia Trimble in 1964 - see Bauval and Gilbert, pp103-7 and Appendix 1.
The idea was first proposed by Egyptologist Dr Alexander Badawy and astronomer Dr Virginia Trimble in 1964 - see Bauval and Gilbert, pp103-7 and Appendix 1.
60
Bauval and Gilbert, pp179-80.
Bauval and Gilbert, pp179-80.
61
Ibid.
Ibid.
63
The
Daily Telegraph,
after being given the story by Bauval on 4 April 1993 - just fourteen days after Gantenbrink’s discovery - ran a small article three days later. The major coverage began on 16 April, when, after further lobbying by Bauval, the
Independent
carried the story on the front page. Television news programmes covered it the same evening, and many other British and foreign newspapers the following day.
The
Daily Telegraph,
after being given the story by Bauval on 4 April 1993 - just fourteen days after Gantenbrink’s discovery - ran a small article three days later. The major coverage began on 16 April, when, after further lobbying by Bauval, the
Independent
carried the story on the front page. Television news programmes covered it the same evening, and many other British and foreign newspapers the following day.
64
This and the following quotes are from an email to the authors from Rudolf Gantenbrink dated 19 August 1998.
This and the following quotes are from an email to the authors from Rudolf Gantenbrink dated 19 August 1998.
65
For example, Churchward,
Origin and Antiquity of Freemasonry,
pp65 and 69. (Our thanks to Gareth Medway for directing us to Churchward’s works.)
For example, Churchward,
Origin and Antiquity of Freemasonry,
pp65 and 69. (Our thanks to Gareth Medway for directing us to Churchward’s works.)
67
Ibid., p70.
Ibid., p70.
69
Ibid.
Ibid.
70
Sunrise on the spring equinox in 10,500 BCE occurs (according to SkyGlobe’s clock and calendar) at around 6.05am on 13 June. (Because our modem calendar falls out of step with the seasons when extended backwards or forwards over long periods of time, the spring equinox — currently 21-22 March - occurs progressively later in the calendar year the further back in time SkyGlobe is projected.)
Sunrise on the spring equinox in 10,500 BCE occurs (according to SkyGlobe’s clock and calendar) at around 6.05am on 13 June. (Because our modem calendar falls out of step with the seasons when extended backwards or forwards over long periods of time, the spring equinox — currently 21-22 March - occurs progressively later in the calendar year the further back in time SkyGlobe is projected.)
It is also important to recognise that software packages such as SkyGlobe - which is primarily intended for the use of amateur astronomers looking at the night sky as it appears today - are not designed to be accurate over periods of millennia. Over such long periods, other factors - most importantly the proper motion of stars - unnecessary for everyday star-gazing come into play. Many products, SkyGlobe included, do not take these factors into account. Even those that do, unless they use the new data from the Hipparchos satellite (see note 18 for Chapter 1 above), are liable to be inaccurate.
72
Breasted, p120.
Breasted, p120.
75
Report from Dr Krupp to Michael Brass, posted on
Egyptnews,
19 June 1998
(Egyptnews
is an Internet private mailing list dedicated to the latest research on, and debate surrounding, the mysteries of ancient Egypt, which is edited by Chris Ogilvie-Herald, address: [email protected]).
Report from Dr Krupp to Michael Brass, posted on
Egyptnews,
19 June 1998
(Egyptnews
is an Internet private mailing list dedicated to the latest research on, and debate surrounding, the mysteries of ancient Egypt, which is edited by Chris Ogilvie-Herald, address: [email protected]).
76
Hancock and Faiia, pp126-8
Hancock and Faiia, pp126-8
79
Ibid.
Ibid.
80
Ibid., p80.
Ibid., p80.
81
Ibid., p79.
Ibid., p79.
83
Steam, p80.
Steam, p80.
84
Carter, p86.
Carter, p86.
85
Ibid.,p87.
Ibid.,p87.
86
Ibid., p88.
Ibid., p88.
87
Steam, p89.
Steam, p89.
88
Carter, p90.
Carter, p90.
89
Edgar Evans Cayce, p157.
Edgar Evans Cayce, p157.
91
Carter, p153.
Carter, p153.
94
Ibid., p295.
Ibid., p295.
95
Milson, p4.
Milson, p4.
96
Sources at ARE’s Virginia Beach headquarters.
Sources at ARE’s Virginia Beach headquarters.
97
Sellers, p172.
Sellers, p172.
99
Ibid. pp74 and 78.
Ibid. pp74 and 78.
100
Ibid., pp282-4 and 336-7.
Ibid., pp282-4 and 336-7.
101
Ibid., p282.
Ibid., p282.
102
See Erman, pp373-5.
See Erman, pp373-5.
103
Saleh, p25.
Saleh, p25.
104
Translations of the various Arab legends are collected in Kingsland, Vol. 2, Chapter VIII.
Translations of the various Arab legends are collected in Kingsland, Vol. 2, Chapter VIII.
105
See Mackey, Chapter IX.
See Mackey, Chapter IX.
106
Herodotus (trans. Cary), p137.
Herodotus (trans. Cary), p137.
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