Archive for the 'History' Category

The Seed of the Phoenix and the Great Pyramid

Rundle Clark in his description of the symbolism of the bennu bird and its relationship to the phoenix makes a gigantic contribution. The phoenix bird is one of the lest understood myths of Ancient Egypt.

The Great Pyramid, the Mathematician, a Professor, and Engineer

John Taylor, an amateur astronomer, London publisher and mathematician began a study in order to analyze the measurements of the Great Pyramid. He wanted to understand the Great Pyramid from a mathematician’s point of view.

The Age of Enlightenment

Travel to the Giza plateau became a dangerous undertaking in the eighteenth century. Though Egypt was still nominally under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Turks, the traveler was likely to be robbed or killed by gangs of bandit or Arabs.

The Fire Phoenix and the Stars

Rundle Clark in his description of the symbolism of the bennu bird and its relationship to the phoenix makes a gigantic contribution. The phoenix bird is one of the lest understood myths of Ancient Egypt.

The morning of Enlightenment

Travel to the Giza plateau became a dangerous undertaking in the eighteenth century. Though Egypt was still nominally under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Turks, the traveler was likely to be robbed or killed by gangs of bandit or Arabs.

The Great Pyramid, the men of who shaped its meaning

John Taylor, a London publisher, gifted mathematician and amateur astronomer, began a study of the measurements of the Great Pyramid in order to analyze the results from a mathematician’s point of view.

The Dawning of Light

In the eighteenth century travel to Egypt and then to the Giza plateau was a dangerous undertaking. Even though control of area was under the Ottomon Turks the occasional visitors were likely to be robbed or killed by bandits or Arabs.

The Great Pyramid and the Bird of Fire

One of the most mysterious myths of ancient Egypt was the legend of the Phoenix. Rundle Clark in explains the relationship of the bennu bird to the phoenix and the symbolism it was intended to invoke.

Pirate

Pirate is now the commonly accepted term around the world for a person who commits a variety of treachery on the high seas. Earlier in the history of pirates, they were given more specific names that helped to better identify them.


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