On November 10th, 1993, an hour-long documentary titled
"The Mystery of The Sphinx," was broadcast in primetime on NBC, to some 30 million viewers
across the United States. The documentary, which would go on to win an Emmy award for its work, detailed a series of
geological and seismic surveys conducted around the Giza
Plateau, between 1991 and 1993, by a team of Egyptologists
led by John Anthony West. What West and his team had
discovered during these surveys stunned the viewing audience. According to geological evidence, the Sphinx was not 4,500 years old, as was commonly accepted, but much older. In fact, over 10,000 years old, dating back well before the rise of Egyptian civilization as we know it. Further, seismic surveys
showed a vast expanse of unexplored tunnels and
chambers underneath the Sphinx, stretching deep underground. Documentary viewers and
historians across the world wondered what this could mean, what secrets could be hidden
in these unexplored depths? That same year, another team, led by
German robotics engineer, Rudolf Gantenbrink, sent a small robot equipped with a camera down an
unexplored 8-by-8-inch shaft within the Great Pyramid. The robot crawled slowly for 200 feet, until it reached a startling impasse. What appeared to be a door
made of limestone or marble. More incredibly, the door seemed to have two copper handles on it. Metal, such as copper, is
not found anywhere else in the Great Pyramid, leaving
Gantenbrink and his team to wonder if they were in
fact handles, or perhaps keys, or something else entirely. More importantly, they wondered, what could be behind this door? Curiously, Egyptian authorities
called the door a hoax and banned Gantenbrink and his
team from exploring further, despite their offers to
give authorities the robot and even train Egyptian technicians to operate the equipment
and open the door. The director of the German
Archaeological Institute in Cairo, Dr. Rainer Stadelmann, strangely sided with the
Egyptian authorities, insisting, "This is not a door;
there is nothing behind it." That same year, Egypt's Chief
Inspector for Antiquities, Dr. Zahi Hawass, physically
expelled John Anthony West and his team from the
area after the broadcast of "The Mystery of the Sphinx." When West attempted to obtain a permit to resume exploration in 1995, it was Hawass again, who made sure the application was denied. "Zahi Hawass has basically obstructed us," a dejected West would later
tell The New York Times. Certainly, Hawass was not alone, but rather part of what some Egyptologists describe as a mafia
involved with the pyramids, controlling research permits,
suppressing new information, and, in the words of a petition
signed by many thousands, "Hiding possible findings "that could be of great importance "to all members of the human race." The question is, why? Why would Egyptian authorities
obstruct significant research into its legendary wonders? And just what could these
possible findings be, that could have such great importance to all
members of the human race? Perhaps hidden below the
pyramids of the Giza Plateau is a history that pre-dates ancient Egypt, a story that shakes accepted
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be hidden under the pyramids did not start with John Anthony
West and Rudolf Gantenbrink. Records show that in 1817, the British Counsel General
to Egypt, Sir Henry Salt, alongside the rogue Italian
explorer, Giovanni Caviglia, discovered a large tomb just
west of the Great Pyramid, which opened up to a maze
of subterranean passages. Unfortunately, these
men were not historians and abandoned exploration of the passages, when they found them devoid of the treasure they were hunting. Yet, stories and records
alluding to the existence of a subterranean underworld
beneath the pyramids have existed for thousands of years, recorded and retold by travelers, historians and the prominent
thinkers of the time. Consider ancient Greek legends about a hidden
above-and-below ground complex known as The Labyrinth, at the Hawara pyramid,
some 60 miles from Giza. As described by 5th century
BCE Greek historian, Herodotus: "There I saw twelve
palaces regularly disposed, "which had communication with each other, "interspersed with terraces "and arranged around 12 halls. "It is hard to believe
they are the work of man. "The walls are covered
with carved figures, "and each court is exquisitely
built of white marble "and surrounded by a colonnade. "Near the corner where the labyrinth ends, "there is a pyramid, 240 feet in height, "with great carved
figures of animals on it "and an underground passage
by which it can be entered. "I was told very credibly
that underground chambers "and passages connected this pyramid "with the pyramids at Memphis." The 1st-century Roman historian, Pliny, wrote of a tomb deep below the Sphinx, which he described as a "Tomb of a ruler named Harmakhis, "that contains great treasure." Iamblichus, a 4th-century
Syrian philosopher, described an entranceway to
a subterranean underworld through the body of the Sphinx. In his own words: "This entrance, obstructed in
our day by sands and rubbish, "may still be traced between the forelegs "of the crouched colossus. "It was formerly closed by a bronze gate "whose secret spring could
be operated only by the Magi. "It was guarded by public respect, "and a sort of religious fear
maintained its inviolability "better than armed
protection would have done. "In the belly of the Sphinx
were cut out galleries "leading to the subterranean
part of the Great Pyramid. "These galleries were
so artfully crisscrossed "along their course to the Pyramid that, "in setting forth into the
passage without a guide "throughout this network, "one ceasingly and inevitably "returned to the starting point." These crisscrossed galleries
sound not unlike a labyrinth. In the 10th century, historian
and geographer, Masoudi, wrote about this subterranean underworld, and again in the 14th century, an Arab writer named Altelemsani recorded the existence
of underground passages beneath the pyramids in a manuscript still kept in the British Museum. In fact, as British explorer
Andrew Collins pointed out, "Ancient funerary texts clearly allude "to the existence of a subterranean world "in the vicinity of the Giza pyramids." Even the name of the area
itself suggests this to be true. Giza was called Rostau in ancient times. Rostau translates to the
"Mouth of the passages. "The Gateway to the Duat,
or the Other World." If history and modern scientific research are to be believed,
there can be little doubt that a vast subterranean underworld exists beneath the Giza Plateau. But what is it for? And who built it? In the 1930s, famed American
psychic, Edgar Cayce, known as "The Sleeping Prophet,"
made a curious assertion. He claimed to have received a vision that the Sphinx was not 4,500 years old, as was commonly accepted, but rather, over 10,000 years old. And further, that concealed beneath it was a so-called "Hall of Records" containing ancient knowledge and wisdom, the true history of the human race. Were these the ramblings of
a lunatic, or something more? As early as 300 BCE, the Greek philosopher, Crantor, spoke about pillars of stone
which lined passageways under the pyramids, pillars with a record of
prehistory chiseled into them. In the 4th century, Roman
historian, Ammianus Marcellinus, noted ancient knowledge
recorded on subterranean walls beneath the pyramids,
designed, he believed, to preserve said knowledge
through the Great Flood. Masoudi, writing in the
10th century, described how, "Written accounts of
wisdom and acquirements "in the different arts and sciences "were hidden deep under the pyramids, "that they might remain as records "for the benefit of those "who could afterwards comprehend them." In his own incredible words: "I have seen things that
one does not describe "for fear of making people
doubt one's intelligence. "But I have still seen them." In the 1400s, Christian Rosenkreuz, the founder of the Order
of the Rosicrucians, spoke of a "secret chamber
beneath the ground" of the Giza Plateau
filled with library books containing ancient knowledge. It must be asked: If such
a cache of knowledge does, or even might exist, why would this existence
be so vigorously denied by Egyptian authorities? Why would further research and exploration be subverted and shut down? Why would these authorities
assert, as they did in 1972, that, "No one should pay any attention "to the preposterous claims
in regard to the interior "of the Great Pyramid or
the presumed passageways "and unexcavated temples
and halls beneath the sand "in the Pyramid district." Imagine that records
hidden beneath the pyramids revealed a pre-Egyptian culture, as alluded to by
historians across the ages, a timeline of history which shows that Egyptians were not in fact the builders of the pyramids. If this were the case, then the opposition of Egyptian authorities would
be quite understandable. Yet, perhaps there are darker, more nefarious actors at work, what Australian author, Tony Bushby, described as, "A hidden level
of censorship in operation." Perhaps the true secrets of the pyramids go beyond even a "Hall of Records." In 2003, an archaeologist with Mexico's National Institute
of Anthropology and History named Sergio Gómez Chávez, was examining the damage
caused by days of heavy rains around the Feathered Serpent Pyramid in the ancient region of Teotihuacan, outside of what is now Mexico City. At the foot of the pyramid, a "torrent of mud and
debris" caused by the rains had opened a three-foot-wide sinkhole. Perplexed, the small and wiry
man tied a rope to his waist and lowered himself into the hole. What he found was a
perfectly cylindrical shaft leading to a closed-off passage with "extraordinary treasures." Greenstone crocodile teeth,
crystals shaped into eyes, sculptures of jaguars ready to pounce, sealed off from the world, unknown but for a
fortuitous act of nature. At the end of the tunnel, Chávez discovered the
most unexpected thing; large quantities of liquid mercury. Mercury is an extremely
rare and conductive element that today is used primarily
in electronics and automobiles. So the presence of this
dangerous substance below an ancient Aztec pyramid
has puzzled scientists. According to ancient Hindu texts, liquid mercury was part
of the propulsion system which the gods used for
their flying chariots. Perhaps it's no coincidence
that liquid mercury was found in a temple built
to honor Quetzalcóatl, the feathered serpent god
that came down from the sky. In the years that followed,
Chávez would use a radar device to create an underground map of the unexpectedly extensive
collection of tunnels and chambers under the pyramid. Since then, both the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the
Sun, also in Teotihuacan, have had similar subterranean underworlds mapped using electrical
resistance technology. While many may initially
think of Egypt or Mexico, the fact is, pyramids
appear on every continent. This begs the question: How many of these pyramids have a similar subterranean
world beneath them? Consider, starting in
2005, an extensive tunnel and chamber network was found beneath the Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids. Or, that in 2014, archaeologists uncovered a
hidden underground tunnel system running from the Peruvian city of Cusco to the pyramid of
Intiwuatana at Machu Picchu. How many more examples might be found if exploration was allowed
or even encouraged? But the real question is, why are there similar pyramid structures with similar subterranean
underworlds built across the world by cultures who knew
nothing about each other? In 1891, famed inventor
Nikola Tesla took to the stage at a conference in New York City to present a lecture to
the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. In each hand, he held a lightbulb. They were not connected to any wires, yet, to the shock of those in attendance, both glowed brightly. Tesla explained that electricity
was being transmitted through the air via two
large pieces of metal he had set up on either side of the stage. He would go on to speculate
how one might increase the scale of this effect
over a broader area, perhaps even the whole world. By 1905, Tesla and a team of laborers, after working for a period of years, had completed the assembly
of the 187-foot-tall Wardenclyffe Tower in Shoreham, New York. The enormous tower was
held up by a root system buried some 300 feet in the ground and topped by a 55-ton
dome of conductive metal. As Tesla explained: "In this system that I have invented, "it is necessary for the machine
to get a grip of the earth, "otherwise it cannot shake the earth. "It has to have a grip "so that the whole of
this globe can quiver." The idea was to "pump" the
planet with electricity, which would "intermingle with
the natural telluric currents "that move throughout the
earth's crust and oceans." Quiver, indeed. The tower would project energy skyward through its huge metal top, into the electricity-friendly
ionosphere some 50 miles up. From there, it could then be harnessed, as with Tesla's light bulb demonstration, by homes and vehicles using small antennas to tap into the energy conduit. In this way, Tesla believed he could harness the energy
lodged within the earth and transmit it all over the globe, providing the entire planet
with unlimited free energy. In 1905, Tesla filed a patent
in the United States titled, "The art of transmitting electrical energy "through the natural medium," and it appeared he could
be on the precipice of something game-changing. Yet, that very same year, Tesla's financial backer
suddenly abandoned him, and the project collapsed. Interestingly, his financial
backer had been JP Morgan, one of the richest people on earth, and a man who had amassed his fortune by financing the captains
of oil and industry, that is, the very entities which would be put out
of business by a new, unlimited energy source. One cannot help but think of the "hidden level of censorship"
described by Bushby. Though Tesla's legacy is vast, his plans for unlimited energy have mostly been forgotten or suppressed. Except, maybe they weren't his plans. A little-known fact about
Nikola Tesla is that he was, throughout his life, fascinated
by the Egyptian pyramids. He studied them, wrote, and
thought about them often. It was what some have
called an "obsession." But why? The answer may be revealed
in his 1905 patent, in which he included a design for his unlimited energy device, called simply, "Tesla's
Electromagnetic Pyramid." Consider this electromagnetic pyramid, and the design of the Wardenclyffe Tower, and compare them to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. At one time, the Great Pyramid was covered by an outer layer of white tufa limestone, blocks which fit together so perfectly, not even a razor blade
could slip between them. White tufa limestone is unique in that it does not contain magnesium, giving it tremendous
insulating properties. This means that these casing stones would have perfectly insulated whatever was inside the structure. Beneath the casing stones, the pyramid is built on a
different type of limestone, one which is known to increase
its electrical conductivity in direct proportion to
the weight exerted upon it, like, for example, the
weight of a pyramid. More inexplicably, the
passages within the pyramids and their underground tunnels
are lined with granite. This seems strange since granite is one of the hardest stones on earth, and thus, one of the most
notoriously difficult to work with. Further, there was no source of granite anywhere near the area, meaning the over 8000
tons used in the pyramid had to be shipped there
by boat from Aswan, some 500 miles away. This would seem like an
incredible undertaking if the granite did not
serve some specific purpose. Of course, granite is known
to be slightly radioactive, filled with high amounts
of quartz crystal, and, as such, is a well-known
conductor of piezoelectricity. Think of a quartz wristwatch which can be charged by shaking. Further, granite is known
to ionize the air around it, again increasing electrical conductivity. What could this all mean, these unusual materials
used in specific situations? Consider that the Giza Plateau
sits on top of a system of underground rivers. In fact, it has been shown
that thousands of years ago, the mighty Nile River ran
right past the pyramids. Is it possible that
the pyramids were built to harness the piezoelectricity
of the currents of these rivers? Could this explain the vast network of underground chambers and tunnels? Only two years ago, an
international research group published a study in the
Journal of Applied Physics, which showed that the Great Pyramid could, "Concentrate electromagnetic
energy in its internal chambers "as well as under its base." Some thinkers have begun to put the pieces of the puzzle together. The theory has been described as follows: Water from underground rivers travels through the subterranean tunnels, up into the limestone
through capillary action. From there, the construction
of the pyramid creates, an internal 3D field
of harmonic vibrations, and provides space to allow
the energies to mingle within. The apex of the pyramid
creates a spin field within its center, and
once energy has entered, it careens off the five identical angles and is projected in a
beam towards the center where a pillar of the
fused vibrations occurs. In other words, like
Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower, energy is drawn from the
earth and projected skyward. Historically, the Great Pyramid
was topped by a gold cap. Gold is one of the most electrically conductive materials on earth, the gold top then providing
a path for electricity to shoot up into the ionosphere, much as with the 55-ton metal ball which topped Tesla's tower. The similarities between Tesla's plans for unlimited energy and the construction of the Great Pyramid, alongside Tesla's apparent
obsession with the subject, have led many to speculate
that Great Pyramid of Giza was, in fact, an ancient power plant, able to project energy which
could then be harnessed at individual locations. Many have noted the appearance of obelisks throughout Egyptian culture
and, in fact, around the world. Made of granite and topped with quartz, these obelisks could have acted much like Tesla suggested antennas could, tapping into the energy conduit produced by the Great Pyramid. It has been suggested that the history of an electrical Egypt is
actually told in the Bible through the story of Moses. As one of the Pharaoh's closest advisers, Moses would have been privy to all the ancient secrets of Egypt, including, it could be assumed, the secrets of energy, if
such secrets did exist. Some have suggested that the
biblical Ark of the Covenant, described in the Book of Exodus as a gold-covered wooden chest containing the two stone
tablets of the Ten Commandments, is actually a metaphor
for the superconductor at the core of the Great Pyramid which powered ancient Egypt. Rather than having received
the Ten Commandments from a mountaintop, Moses instead, took the Ark of the Covenant
with him when he fled Egypt, perhaps explaining why, in possession of that
which made Egypt great, Moses and his people would
have been pursued so ruthlessly by the Pharaoh, as described
in the Book of Exodus. This may also add a new twist to the story of Moses parting the Red Sea; what type of electrical wizardry could this be a metaphor for? Interestingly, historical references show that Egyptian
civilization reached its peak during the reign of Ramses II, the Pharaoh at the time of Moses, before collapsing shortly thereafter. According to mainstream consensus,
it is not so complicated. The Great Pyramid is simply a tomb, as many pyramids are believed to be. It has no secret purpose
or metaphorical history, just another tomb. Except, the Great Pyramid does not contain any of those things found
in Egyptian tombs elsewhere. No extravagant artifacts
or opulent wall art, no sealed entrances, there
were not even any mummies. If not for these things, then for what? Could it really have been a power plant? Consider the mysterious Baghdad batteries. 2,200-year-old clay jars
found near Baghdad, Iraq, described as the oldest known electric batteries in existence. Or consider that ancient Egyptian carvings and art consistently appear
to depict giant lightbulbs like the ones found in the Dendera temple. In fact, Iamblichus
described an experience in the underground tunnels and chambers below Giza as follows: "We came to a chamber. "When we entered, it became
automatically illuminated "by light from a tube "being the height of
one man's hand and thin, "standing vertically in the corner. "As we approached the
tube, it shone brighter "The slaves were scared and
ran away in the direction "from which we had come! "When I touched it, it went out. "We made every effort to
get the tube to glow again, "but it would no longer provide light." But these types of stories
of strange happenings around the Giza Plateau have
been commonplace for centuries. During the 9th century, Egyptian
Governor Ahmed Ben Touloun described a goblet of glass
discovered in a tunnel under the Great Pyramid, which was found to be the
same weight when empty as when full of water. Centuries later, in the 1930s, Egyptologist Dr. Selim Hassan attempted to pump the water
out of subterranean chambers under the Giza Plateau, only to find that after
four years of pumping, the water level had not descended at all. The water which would have been
key to a pyramid power plant seems to have unusual properties
around the Great Pyramid. Perhaps even more bizarre is the story of Sir William Siemens, a British inventor who climbed to the top of the Great Pyramid in the late 1800s. Upon reaching the summit, Siemens was alerted by a guide complaining of a shrill
ringing noise in their ears whenever they raised their
hand with fingers spread. Siemens raised his own hand, and felt a prickling sensation
spreading through it. Moments later, when he
went to take a sip of wine, he received an electric shock when his lips touched the bottle. Puzzled, Siemens moistened
a piece of newspaper and wrapped it around the bottle of wine to create a makeshift Leyden jar, raising this primitive
capacitor over his head and watching in stunned silence as sparks of electricity sailed through the air. A frightened guide
tried to grab the bottle away from Siemens, who pointed the bottle at
the man in self-defense. As he did, the man was thrown
backwards onto the ground and knocked unconscious. It seemed almost as if a
strong electrical current was emanating from the top of the pyramid. This occurrence remained
unexplained for years, and in fact, it is no longer possible to climb to the top of the Great Pyramid, having been made illegal for purported conservation purposes. It is fair to ask: If the Great Pyramid is a power plant, how would the ancients have been able to create such a thing? Take a step back here. Even if the Great Pyramid
wasn't a power plant, there are still many
aspects of its existence which defy ancient explanation. Consider that the four
corners of the Great Pyramid align perfectly with the
four cardinal compass points, despite compasses not having been invented when it was built. Consider that when standing
directly in front of the Sphinx on the summer solstice, the sun sets precisely
between the Great Pyramid and the Pyramid of Khafre, despite the fact the ancients could not have known this date, as the calendar year
had not been determined. Further, consider that
complex mathematical equations and concepts were used in the engineering of the Great Pyramid, equations like Pi, which would not be discovered until thousands of years later. Quite simply, from a technical standpoint as well as from a broader
pool of knowledge, whether a power plant or not, the Great Pyramid, as well
as many of the other pyramids across Egypt and the world, should have been impossible
for the ancients to build. So, how were they built? Where did this knowledge come from? And what other knowledge
might the ancients have been privy to? Here, the thoughts of Edgar Cayce, the American psychic who
predicted the age of the Sphinx more than 50 years before
science would prove him right, can again be examined for inspiration. In another of his prophecies, he claimed that a flying saucer was buried under the Great Pyramid of Giza. Perhaps this is not as
outlandish as it seems. After all, many ancient
carvings and cave etchings, in Egypt and elsewhere, depict what looks like flying saucers. Perhaps this reveals the secret of how human beings could
have possessed such seemingly impossible knowledge. They didn't, until it was brought to them by a group of extraterrestrials. Ancient Sumerian texts,
which predate Egypt by thousands of years and, in fact, represent the work of
the dominant civilization in the area at the time the
Sphinx was actually built, tell the story of gods
called the Anunnaki, which some modern scholars
have interpreted as aliens, visiting the earth and
intermingling with humans, bringing futuristic technology
and incredible knowledge. Perhaps it was these Anunnaki
who built the Great Pyramid as a power plant for
their advanced society. Perhaps this even explains the
existence of similar pyramids with similar subterranean networks constructed across the world, by cultures who apparently
knew nothing about each other, a sort of global power network
set up by the Anunnaki. Interestingly, Sumerian texts speak of the secret
abode of the Anunnaki as, "An underground place
entered through a tunnel, "its entrance hidden by sand
and by what they call Huwana; "his teeth as the teeth of a dragon, "his face the face of a lion." Could the Anunnaki be the key to ancient knowledge long lost, to the unlimited free energy
sought after by Tesla, to a different understanding
of human history, and even to what the human race is? The short answer is, yes. The longer answer is,
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This isn't true. There aren't "underground halls" beneath the pyramids at the Great Pyramid complex. Those pyramids sit on top of a porous, inactive aquifer.
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