Egyptian Great Pyramid Closes After Rumors of 11/11/11 Spiritual Rituals
- Posted on November 11, 2011 at 1:00pm by
Billy Hallowell
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CAIRO (The Blaze/AP) — Egypt’s antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual ceremonies on the site at 11:11 A.M. on Nov. 11, 2011.
The authority’s head Mustafa Amin said in a statement Friday that the pyramid of Khufu, also known as Cheops, would be closed to visitors until Saturday morning for “necessary maintenance.”
The closure follows a string of unconfirmed reports in local media that unidentified groups would try to hold “Jewish” or “Masonic” rites on the site to take advantage of mysterious powers coming from the pyramid on the rare date. Abram.org reports:
Some newspapers and websites as well as Egyptologists said that among the meditators were 1200 Jews who wanted to put a symbol of the Star of David on top of the Great Pyramid in order to confirm that they are the real builders of it, not the ancient Egyptians.
The Jerusalem Post continues:
Egyptologists have never proven whether or not Jewish slaves took part in the construction of the monuments, or even settled in Egypt in the time when Old Kingdom pharaohs commissioned their massive mausoleums.
Amin called all reports of planned ceremonies at the site “completely lacking in truth.”
The complex’s director, Ali al-Asfar, said Friday that an Egyptian company requested permission last month to hold an event called “hug the pyramid,” in which 120 people would join hands around the ancient burial structure.
The authority declined the request a week ago, al-Asfar said, but that did not stop concerned Egyptians from starting internet campaigns to prevent the event from taking place.
“It has been a big cause now on Facebook and Twitter for many people to write about,” al-Asfar said.
The closure was unrelated to the rumors, he said, adding that the pyramid needed maintenance after the large number of visitors during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday last week.
But the Telegraph offers up a very different description of what may have happened:
Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities succumbed to pressure after protest groups behind the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak in February demanded that the Pyramids be sealed off for the whole of “Magic Friday”.
The council faced a backlash after it reportedly gave permission to a Polish numerologist group that wanted to hold a ceremony to protect the world from “cosmic forces” intent on destroying the planet next year.
The group, calling itself Dar Swiatowida, called on people to attend a “Ceremony of Love” at the Great Pyramid during which “two interpenetrated pyramid-shaped crystals” were to be placed inside the structure to imbue it with additional powers.
According to the Telegraph, numerologists contend that November 11, 2011 is one of the most “potent days” in global history. Apparently, the group behind this alleged ritual believes that the crystals would help to create a shield of energy at all of the world’s sacred sites.
This would essentially protect the world from “cosmic forces.” Since the group believes that the earth will end on December 12, 2012 (based on the Mayan calendar), these actions were purportedly viewed as essential. Because this story was alarming to Egyptians, when the rumors began to circulate, angst increased and the event was allegedly cancelled. CBS reports:
While Khufu was closed, the rest of the complex, which includes two other large pyramids, numerous tombs and the Sphinx, remained open Friday, though security appeared to be heavier than usual.
Dozens of police officers and soldiers were posted throughout the complex. Some patrolled on camel-back. One soldier stood next to his machine gun near a souvenir shop selling miniature pyramids.
Speaking by phone from the pyramids after 11:11 had passed, al-Asfar said he’d seen nothing out of the ordinary.
“Everything is normal,” he said. “The only thing different is the closure of the Khufu pyramid.”
Khufu is credited with building the Giza complex’s largest pyramid, now one of Egypt’s main tourist attractions. Khufu founded the 4th Dynasty around 2680 B.C. and ruled Egypt for 23 years.
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Gonzo
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 11:08amSecret Jewish rituals, great way to stir up little more anti semitism. Goebbels would be proud
Report Post »Atokaite
Posted on November 13, 2011 at 7:55amTaken with the usual grain of salt, this event seems to be a NON event.
Report Post »After a second and third review of the participants, IAW GB reserach tools, this is a side of the Leftist Faith Following, that deserves some NET time.
2012, Dec 21, is a day that will see Spiritual and attendant Leftist opportunists take advantage of.
Check NOAA, NOVA, Chandra, and various astronomy sites. Check your more esoteric Leftist sites re Alien Intervention, AKA O’Riellys Kooks,,,, they all have Dec 21 2012 on thier back burners.
As to the actual date, it is only 1 month after the November 2012 election. We could well be in a Legal battle for the Oval office at that time.
Remember, GB basic tenet. “Chaos is the goal.”.
Semper Fi
Americangimmick
Posted on November 12, 2011 at 11:44pmTHunDER!…THUNDER!…THUNDERCATS! HOOOOOOO!
Report Post »Revelation 17
Posted on November 12, 2011 at 3:20amWe should rename it the pyramid’s grove. Soon they will want to sacrifice to their gods.
Report Post »Badler
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:18pmAs long as the Taliban is not trying to wreck these too
Report Post »watashbuddyfriend
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 9:36pmWell, I often wondered if the Egyptian Great Pyramid was a product of Nimrod? Slave labor at its worse!
Report Post »donh2
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 9:07pmYou FOOLS ! The pyramid was closed to the public so the high priests Thelema could have the place all to themselves and spell cast in privacy. The Egyptology Curators , Caretakers, and Scholars who closed the Pyramid ARE the ones who KNOW. They are the ones who understand the magical rituals written on the walls of the inner chambers. They are the ones who decipher the Heiroglyphs….translate prayers from the Book of the Dead. Let there be no doubt the Highest Priests of the Golden Dawn were inside the Grand Pyramid on 11/11/11 performing rituals to Kephra and Tahuti… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFKMKFjq3s4 . …The rejection of the Palestine state by the UN on 11/11/11 IS an outcome of a work of black magic performed inside the Pyramid’s inner King chamber . It ticks down the dooms day clock all the closer to Armageddon. The crack in the Washington Monument marks the day God Commeth to the fullness of wrath , and the world you know ENDS.
Report Post »staggerlee32
Posted on November 12, 2011 at 3:40pmWell ok then…..
Report Post »Americangimmick
Posted on November 12, 2011 at 11:40pmYeah…that’s what I was gonna say!
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on November 13, 2011 at 12:17amI really, REALLY hope that’s a sarcasm. If it is, it’s absolutely brilliant!
Report Post »Beerbear
Posted on November 13, 2011 at 9:29pmAnd you got it all wrong. Congrats.
The pyramids are, of course, landing sites for aliens called goa’uld. They take over bodies as hosts, preferably humans. Eventually the slaves in ancient Egypt rebelled against them and kicked them out.
Report Post »DeVain
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:44pmMasonic and Jewish rituals? Someone watches too much TV.
It should be Ma’at, Netra and Heka.
Report Post »Americangimmick
Posted on November 12, 2011 at 11:42pmby the power of GRay SKuLL! I have the power! Or, maybe thunder, THunder, THHUNDERCATS! HOOOOO!
Report Post »jaylew
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 4:52pmCripes I can’t even afford to fly from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia…how are all these people flying and getting around the world for this kind of crap? I must have done something wrong in a past life.
Report Post »junior1971
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:45pmam11/11/11-11:11:11-2011—-2111 = 21/3=7 or pm :)
Report Post »watashbuddyfriend
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 9:39pmNumerologically speaking, 11/11/2011 equals 8! Bad number!
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on November 13, 2011 at 12:18amEspecially on the Discworld!
Report Post »South Philly Boy
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:37pmI saw the movie Immortals 3D today… that’s enough for me.
Report Post »WAKEUPUSA2012
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:17pmMasons, Illumanti and the global elite.
Fight the NWO
Report Post »encinom
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:45pmdon’t forget to wear your tin foil hat.
Report Post »WAKEUPUSA2012
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 4:30pmDont forget ur vaccines and drink plenty of flouride!
lol
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 7:36pmIt’s Aluminum foil now.Al Gore does not approve Tin foil.
Report Post »Old-Hippie-Patriot
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:12pm.
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Think the Pyramids were there long before the egyptians came along and found them:-)
Ancient aliens built them to call/contact the ones back home…
walleye01
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:23pmthe pyramids were built before the flood
Report Post »NI6HTHAWK
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:39pmThe Egyptian culture actually goes back about approximately 20,000 years ago before they reached their height during the Dynastic Era. The creation of their largest monuments however is more recent and is though to be within the last 10,000 years or so. There is new evidence which suggests that the time frame for the construction is off from what mainstream historians suggest and that the Sphynx may have actually been built before the Great Pyramids. The research is based on the layout of the Giza plateau which suggests activity before the construction of the Great Pyramids, the evidence of erosion, and known historical climate data for the region. Based on the evidence the time frame for the construction of Sphynx is no sooner than 6,000 years ago, before the accepted beginning of the Egyptian civilization. Additionally the Sphynx may have originally taken on the form of a Lion, the head was changed later.
Here is a link to some great research work on the topic:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1092827/The-Great-Sphinx-Giza-reborn-lion-desert.html
Report Post »Beerbear
Posted on November 13, 2011 at 9:30pmAh yes Walleye01, the “flood”… that never happened.
Report Post »qzak491
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:04pmIf I’m not mistaken the pyramids were old when the Israelites were there. I think they built the city of Ramasses in the nile delta in the land of Goshen. I think the pyramids go back 2500 BC, the Israelites were there about 1400 BC??????
Report Post »WAKEUPUSA2012
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 4:31pmI think what they are saying is the Jews were used as slave labor to help build them?
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 2:48pmSounds like a “pyramid scheme” to me!
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:02pmBwahaha :)
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:02pmWhere’s Bernard Madoff?
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 2:46pmIf I become a member of Dar Swiatowida, do I get to wear an aluminum helmet too?
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:03pmActually… as the Ancient Egyptian religion supported Communion through Sex & Drugs… you get to do more than that!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 2:34pmEverything is normal folks, nothing to see, ignore the ranting and chanting in the background from the gathered mob of insane radicals…no ma’am they are just Pelosi, Reid and the various #Occupy bands here doing a replay of the Arab Spring…
Report Post »mike_trivisonno
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 2:32pmEgypt does not belong to the muslim invaders.
They do a great disservice to all humanity the longer they remain in the lands of antiquity.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 2:46pmMay Osiris strike them all down with the Wings of Horus… and send to the House of a Thousand Cuts!
Report Post »Chrono_Sleuth
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 3:04pmWell in the sense of education, vandalism over the years, lack of respect for any antiquities is likely to continue. That said, it has nothing to do with their being muslim. Egypt was one of the first countries forcibly converted through conquest.
That said, most Egyptologists, regardless of ethnic background, still use the writings of Herodotus as the basis for their theories on the pyramids, and even he was skeptical writing secondhand information from priests who, based on his writings, were also skeptical of their own beliefs on the building of the pyramids (even how they were built). Every theory tested has proven entirely unfounded and impossible. So let’s just say that ignorance knows no boundaries, even amongst renowned scientists.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 4:47pm@CHRON0_SLEUTH
Report Post »If you look at the lay out of an Ancient Egyptian you will find it to be a horizontal Pyramid… and in Egyptian thought All was Duality… so a Pyramid is a Temple… where Souls (Kha) entered the UnderWorld… but where Pharaohs desired their own Private, non common, enterance and had dedicate pyramids. Hence, regardless of what Herodotus was told by Priests about history of more than a thousand years before… or the fake Khufu seal… the Pyramids were undecorated Temples for the Public Good!
Irish Mick
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:57pmI agree Mike.
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