3 posts tagged “architecture”
"Fulcanelli" wrote "The Mystery of the Cathedrals," but his identity was a matter of speculation, until now.
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1926, Fulcanelli – an obvious pseudonym – wrote “Le
Mystère des Cathédrales” – The Mystery
of the Cathedrals. The publication not merely created a renewed
interest in the how and the why of the Gothic cathedrals, but
also raised the question who Fulcanelli was.
Several names have since been put forward, tall stories have been
spun, including how Fulcanelli was over a hundred years old, did
not die, but instead disappeared. It is now generally believed
that the man at the origin of the mystery was René Schwaller
– the man who, with the addition of “de Lubicz”
to his name, would later make a name for himself as an Egyptologist,
performing detailed analyses that would inspire the likes of John
Anthony West. 
Regardless of opinions, the philosophical basis for the foundation of the United States was not necessarily what would be termed "religious." The age of enlightenment and reason (read occultism) was one of the main influences on those engaged in that grand endeavour.
One indication of this fact is the research of David Ovason. In his book The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital, he concludes:
Washington, D.C., which I had thought had only two or three zodiacs in its center, soon revealed itself as teeming with zodiac and zodiacal images -- many of them in official buildings where one would never have expected to find such symbols of the spiritual world. Now I know that there are 23 important zodiacs in the city, and at least 1,000 zodiacal and planetary symbols. These figures may beggar belief, but the story behind them is even more incredible. It was only after some considerable time that I began to see the thing which drew most of these zodiacs together -- the mystery of the zodiacal sign Virgo. ... the Christian Virgin Mother in a later guise, a representative of Isis and Minerva.
According to Wayne's research, all of these ancient stone megaliths are giant star maps, pointing to a "mystery star" located near the Pleiades constellation! In addition, the human codex is encoded in the sacred geometry of these structures!
I first learned of Wayne's research in an interview on Dreamland. Immediately upon hearing the interview, I ordered his book. The Hidden Records is one of the most compelling and impressive books that I have ever encountered. The research is quite original and well documented. The thick, glossy paper displays the brilliant color photos and maps very nicely. I also find myself continually returning to the book as I read other works and view documentary films to confirm or deny assertions made by others. When you can actually use a particular book as a reference, that really says a lot about it. For me, Wayne Herschel's The Hidden Records is an authoritative book about the ancient stone pyramids and megaliths and their astronomical implications.
Wayne was kind enough to agree to answer some questions about himself and his work:
1. Would you please describe the incidents in your earlier life that provided you insight into the 'paranormal'?
I had two life altering experiences in my life. The first was seeing a classic UFO sighting in my city in Rhodesia when I was a child. It was one of those events where people stop on the road and stare with amazement as the mysterious objects pass by. It was even in the local papers the next day and from that moment on I knew we were not possibly alone in the universe. I wondered if UFO's had been seen in history, so that was the seed that was planted so to speak. My second life altering event was in my twenties and it was a near death experience where one feels ones thoughts and consciousness outside of the body. It happened in a serious motorcycle accident. From that point on, more than ever I had the burning obsession to prove that the soul moves on after death to another realm or life event. Put my two paranormal 'fact' experiences together as a ground base to build on and as a researcher you have the advantage of knowing not guessing when re-looking at history from ground zero.
2. How long did it take you to realize the theory that you developed, from inception to thesis?
Nineteen years ago I started making huge files from books and research material of events that seemed more than coincidence. But a few months after Robert Bauval brought out his book,'The Orion Mystery', as an amateur astronomer I could see there was something wrong with his theory and that there was a lot more to it.
Within six months I had the 50 Egypt pyramids figured out. 49 correlated with all the stars of the known constellations and only one star was sun-like. It correlated in the epi-centre of the pyramid layout field with their ultimate monument called a solar temple. Hmmmm! Same name even. I began testing all ancient pyramid cultures to see if they reproduced the same pattern. In 1999 I had my manuscript ready for publishing.
3. Have people had the same reaction to your book that I did?
Thanks for your encouraging words on what you felt about the book and the answer is that yes it has inspired hundreds of people to write to me.
The great thing is that my material has been tested by scholars on a TV program and believe me if there was any clear mistake or illogical interpretation then they would have been quick to comment. The fact is that no scholar wants to make an official comment that associates with us not being alone in the universe. Not even now two years since the TV program.
4. How would you characterize the efforts made to prevent your book from being published? Am I assuming too much in even asking this question?
That is a story that might sound far fetched and from advice by our attorney we have to say as little as possible. We have had nothing but interference from book data listing to wholesaler dealings where our title listing data gets erased and listed as out of print. This has happened so many times that the people I deal with now are trying to set up tracer programs to track the intrusions. It originates from the USA and many have said we being blocked by a well known society. Readers can make up their own mind by clicking the all seeing golden pyramid icon on my site. I will not say anything negative about these folks and it might all be just a coincidence.
5. Do you believe that the 'mystery star' area described so amazingly in your book from ancient structures and their geographic layout is an actual physical location or a metaphysical realm that is being pointed to, or perhaps both?
The proverbial "x" that marks the spot is a real physical G spectrum star. It is also the only star that crosses the target area between now and 17250 years ago. Out of 100 or more stars in this massive area around the Pleiades only three are nearby sun-like stars. Two of them fit two prime target areas. More importantly they are measurable, and I have listed them on my website with astronomy catalogue.
The so-called gods of the ancients associate with these two stars and it strongly suggests here we are talking about flesh and blood gods with the technology advantage to create all the amazing things our ancestors have claimed.
6. Much of your work is truly original. Many other researchers cannot make that claim. How has this affected your success?
Due to the necessity to self-publish I have had a lot of rejection by bookstores. In 1999 when I was ready to publish, my material was going from one publisher to the next and while I was waiting three years had gone by without a reply, while copies of my manuscript were being out to universities all over the world. Why I knew this was because they were contacting me to discuss the detail. I realised my copyright was as safe as a cracked open chest of gold coins in the middle of a crowded market square.
Other researchers have now started writing on the new Pleiades correlations. In fact the guy who wrote the Orion Mystery has now agreed with my interpretation on the Abusir pyramids in Egypt that match the Pleiades stars and the importance of the solar temple is the reason for the star map. He has therefore revised his old correlation theory completely since my book was released.
7. Can you please describe your writing relationship with your co-author, Birgitt Lederer?
I met Birgitt at a magical moment just when I needed to rewrite the whole book with more updates before we printed the final proof. Serendipity best describes the strange meeting and we clicked and are now quite committed in a relationship. Birgitt is an ex journalist so has a very good idea of how to tell a story so it is easy to read and understand.
8. What are your impressions of the latest images of Cydonia? Has it introduced any changes into your theory?
You have to go to my Mars page update on that because it is going to sound as though I am trying to keep the Face on Mars theory alive.
There is a new anomaly that has more recently been discovered on the face forehead which and now is exactly like the Sphinx in Egypt. See my site. The story gets better every day. You must also take a peek at the new NASA emblem for the Mars mission program. I'll say no more.
Stonehenge too has a breaking story soon to be released. All is there to ponder on. www.thehiddenrecords.com
If you have any interest in these topics, I'd encourage you to check out Wayne's book. His ideas will truly shed some new light on the ancient civilizations...
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