Robert Bauval ~ Mysteries of the Giza Pyramids & Ancient Egypt

Engineer and rogue Egyptologist Robert Bauval discussed his extensive research on the mysteries of the Giza Pyramids, and ancient Egypt. We should look outside the box of conventional Egyptology when studying monuments such as the Great Pyramid-- rather than seeing it as a tomb, "what if this site is in fact some sort of invitation for the human race to start looking into a direction which scientists and Egyptologists in particular, have felt very uncomfortable to look at?" he pondered. The Valley Temples or mortuaries at the Giza complex also puzzle Bauval, in that they are composed of 50-100 ton blocks that are much larger than they need to be, and show signs of age and erosion that indicate they are older than the Pyramids, possibly dating to the time that the Sphinx points to-- 10,500 BC.

Another mystery he touched on are the giant granite sarcophagi kept in lowered pits in Saqqara, south of Cairo, some dating back 5,000 years. Granite rocks would have to have come a fair distance to arrive at this location, and some of them weigh 60-70 tons, he noted. The sides of the sarcophagi are carved so precisely and smoothly, it's hard to fathom how they could have been done by hand, he added. "My bet is we're going to find that our human civilization is much, much older; that it has a much higher pedigree; that we had a very advanced knowledge in very ancient times...like 15,000 or 20,000 years ago or more...and we're going to find we have a mysterious origin," he remarked.

Bauval spoke about the history and heritage of modern Egypt, as well, and what factors are contributing to its current strife. Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former Minister of Antiquities, has been back in the news, on a lecture tour in Canada, he reported. Bauval also commented on the recent mystery of the Egyptian statue that seems to move on its own, hypothesizing that if the fluorescent light is old in the case the statue is displayed in, it might create vibrations that could cause the movements.

Biography:

Robert Bauval was born in Egypt in 1948. In 1989 he published a study which proposed that the layout of the three Giza Pyramids and their relative position to the Nile was intended to mirror the layout of the three stars in Orion's belt and their relative position to the Milky Way. This thesis, now known as the 'Orion Correlation Theory', became the subject of his first book, The Orion Mystery. Bauval is presently working on a new book, Sirius Rising, which will track the influence of the Egyptian star-goddess Sopdet (Sirius) from prehistoric times to the early Christian era, with special focus on her role in the rebirth cult and temple rituals and alignments.

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology) with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh. The history of ancient Egypt occurred in a series of stable Kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: the Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.

Egypt reached the pinnacle of its power during the New Kingdom, in the Ramesside period where it rivalled the Hittite Empire, Assyrian Empire and Mitanni Empire, after which it entered a period of slow decline. Egypt was invaded or conquered by a succession of foreign powers (such as the Canaanites/Hyksos, Libyans, Nubians, Assyria, Babylonia, Persian rule and Macedonian Greece) in the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt and Late Period. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death, one of his generals, Ptolemy Soter, established himself as the new ruler of Egypt. This Greek Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt until 30 BC, when, under Cleopatra, it fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province.

The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River Valley. The predictable flooding and controlled irrigation of the fertile valley produced surplus crops, which fueled social development and culture. With resources to spare, the administration sponsored mineral exploitation of the valley and surrounding desert regions, the early development of an independent writing system, the organization of collective construction and agricultural projects, trade with surrounding regions, and a military intended to defeat foreign enemies and assert Egyptian dominance. Motivating and organizing these activities was a bureaucracy of elite scribes, religious leaders, and administrators under the control of a Pharaoh who ensured the cooperation and unity of the Egyptian people in the context of an elaborate system of religious beliefs.

Indoctrination not Education ~ Mind Control in Public Schools with Charlotte Iserbyt

State Of Mind delves into the abyss to expose the true agendas at work. This film reveals the secret manipulations at work and provides shocking and suppressed historical and current examples. From the ancient roots of the control of human behavior to its maturity in the mind control experiments of intelligence agencies and other organs of manipulation, State Of Mind reveals a plan for the future that drives home the dreadful price of our ignorance.

What is Sarin and Why is it Banned?

There's been a lot of talk about sarin on the news recently, and how the Syrian government has been using this banned chemical weapon against anti-government forces and civilians.
So, what exactly is sarin? What happens when someone comes into contact with it, and why has the international community banned it?

Well, sarin is a man-made nerve gas. The Germans developed it in the 1938, originally as a pesticide. Now, it's a type of chemical weapon, and its hundreds of times more toxic than cyanide. In the military world, it's codenamed GB.One of the most infamous uses of sarin gas was back in 1995, when someone released it in the Tokyo subway system. 13 people died, and thousands more were injured.

The way sarin works is that it attacks your nerve cells and how they communicate with one another. This basically means you lose neurologic control, and this can cause seizures, loss of vision, change in blood pressure and in serious cases it can even cause death from suffocation. As you can imagine, it's a very painful way to die.

And the worst part is that, as a liquid, sarin is odorless, colorless and tasteless, so until you start to feel the effects, you won't even know what hit you. As a gas it is also undetectable and it doesn't need much for it to be deadly.

The good thing is that there is an antidote, but only if you haven't been exposed to too much, and you get the treatment in time.
In 1993, the United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention banned sarin as a "weapon of mass destruction". All except five countries in the world have signed that convention, and yes, Syria is one of the countries.

Now the Syrian government is denying they've used it, but there has been mounting evidence, including personal accounts by those attacked, that suggests sarin or a nerve gas like it, has been used.
That's why the international community is thinking of military intervention and Western powers, including the US, are thinking about taking military action against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

Well, there you have it, the low down on this rather scary chemical weapon. Do you guys think other countries should intervene if the Syrian regime has used sarin against its people? Let us know in the comments below, and check out these other videos.