On New Year’s Eve at the start of the new millenium a new capstone will be placed atop the Great Pyramid of Khufwey, under the auspices of Dr Zahi Hawass, Egyptologist and Director of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities. Thus, it is fitting that in this year leading up to the new millenium, the capstone of light is also in place; and that the records of the ancients should be revealed .... It is true that for century upon century, the capstone of light should be missing and has been missing; but now it is before us once again, before our very eyes, and we have not realised it. It reflects the true meaning of “occult” - a wisdom which is hidden, yet is not. However, for one to understand the nature of the capstone of light and the meaning of the eye within and atop the pyramid, one must journey back through time, not only to the very beginnings of civilisation but also to the construction of the Great Pyramid itself. One must understand the minds of those who constructed the Great Pyramid and think as they thought, not only to understand the nature of the eye and the capstone of light, but also to unravel the puzzle of the Gizeh Pyramid Sphinx complex.

The Milky Way at Sunrise

From previous work published in Review and in my book, Pathway to Atlantis, I established the dating of the Great Pyramid to the era of 4420 BC, a date some 1800 years older than that generally estimated by modern Egyptologists, but very close to that proposed by the great archaeologist, Auguste Mariette, last century.

To briefly recap those findings, it was in this era of 4420 BC that a great alignment took place between the sidereal and tropical zodiacs; an alignment that meant the galactic plane, marked by the Milky Way, either encircled the earth at horizon level at dawn or ran directly overhead from east to west, dependant upon whether the sun was with Orion or Sagittarius, at the equinoxes. It was thus the alignment of the ecliptic, the celestial equator and the galactic plane.

Despite objections from certain quarters that the ancient Egyptians would not have recognised the galactic plane, even the most simple minds would have done so. How could they have not recognised its existence, for it is that magnificent band of stars that is known as the Milky Way. The fact that the Egyptians built into the Great Pyramid pointers to the outer and inner edge of the galaxy through the southern shafts of the King’s and Queen’s chamber, clearly demonstrates that they were in possession of this knowledge.

Betelgeuse - the Right Hand of Orion

It was also in this era of 4420 BC that the brightest star in Orion, Betelgeuse1 (Alpha Orionis), not only aligned with the sun at the start of the northern spring2 but also with the south shaft of the king’s chamber in the pyramid of Khufwey. Orion is important in the configuration of things, not only because it marks the outer edge of the galaxy but because it was associated with the Egyptian god Osiris. Whilst there are other theories supporting a dating of the Great Pyramid to the alignment of a star in Orion’s belt to around 2600 BC, it was forgotten by the proponents of this dating that many a star will align with the southern shafts over eons of time because of the precessional movement. Therefore, to distinguish a definite dating, there must be another marker distinctly identifying the correct star. Only Betelgeuse fits this description by its double alignment with the southern shaft of the king’s chamber and the Vernal Point, and the fact it is also the brightest star in the constellation identified with Pharaoh. The 2600 BC dating is an alignment with a star of lesser magnitude from the Queen’s chamber, somewhat inappropriate when it is considered that this constellation is the mark of a king.

Other Star Markers

The era of 4420 BC was also marked by other important stars, being Vega, Arcturus, Sirius, Canopus, Spica and Regulus. All played important roles, not only because they are some of the brightest stars in the heavens but are positioned in such a way as to play key roles in the minds of the ancients, the dating of the Gizeh complex and the marker of a map to great archaeological treasure .

Regulus (Alpha Leonis) is the brightest star in Leo and also the brightest star on the Ecliptic. The causeways at Gizeh were directed towards its rising point at the time of the construction of the Gizeh Pyramid Sphinx complex. Regulus, being situated right on the ecliptic, would also have been a logical choice by which to measure the length of the sidereal year, explaining how the Egyptians knew the length of this year. Signs of the Inundation

In 4420 BC, the brightest star in the heavens, Sirius, rose cosmically with Regulus precisely one lunar month before the summer solstice, giving the ancient Egyptians adequate warning of the impending flooding of the Nile. Both these stars emerged from the Sun’s rays to rise heliacally two decans (an Egyptian measurement equating to twenty days or 2/3 of a calendar month) before the summer solstice. This is in itself significant, as it explains the choice of such an unusual measurement system over a natural lunar system and further lends weight to the dating of the Great Pyramid to this time frame.

The Appearance of Canopus

The era of 4420 BC was the time when the second brightest star in the skies, Canopus, emerged from beneath the southern horizon as viewed from Gizeh, a significant event in itself. Canopus appeared and set due south.

Sirius, Canopus and Regulus are all intimately linked together when considerations are given to the view of these risings from Gizeh and the equatorial regions. Sirius and Canopus, both stars belonging to the southern celestial sphere are of the same celestial longitude, 21° Gemini, although separated by 30° of declination. Gizeh and the Equator are also separated by 30 degrees of geographical latitude. The result is that whilst Regulus and Sirius rose heliacally together from the Gizeh perspective to warn of the impending flooding of the Nile, the heliacal rising of Sirius from the equatorial perspective heralded the cosmic rising of Regulus, although this is not a precise heliacal rising. Also viewed from the equatorial region, the second brightest star in the heavens, Canopus, rose cosmically with Regulus one month before the summer solstice.

The Role of Edasich (Iota Draconis)

When modern archaeology began last century, there were those who believed that the entrance passageway to the Great Pyramid pointed to an important star, yet the identity of this star was not known until my research was published in Pathway to Atlantis.3 In the era of 4420 BC, there was no Pole Star. The closest visible star to the pole in that era was Edasich, Iota Draconis, at 84° 41’ North declination. Its position was marked by the Great Pyramid’s entrance passage way which points towards Edasich.

A Pole Star

The brilliantly beautiful star Vega is also of significance, other than being the fourth brightest star in the heavens, and the brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is also one of the Pole Stars during the 25,725 year course of the Precession of the Equinoxes. It is the star at the top of the Celestial Tree of Life and the brightest star in the right paw of the Celestial Sphinx, a sphinx which majestically rests on the plane of the Milky Way, marking the way to the lost records and archaeological cache of Khufwey.4 Furthermore, it is an important marker of celestial longitude because it is opposite the longitudes5 of Sirius and Canopus, being at 20° 20’ Sagittarius. The visual impact of this from Gizeh meant that as Vega, the brightest star in the northern celestial sphere was rising in the north-east, Sirius, the brightest star in the southern celestial hemisphere, was setting in the south-west.

The Bear Watcher

The final star in this grouping, Arcturus, also played an important role in 4420 BC, for it rose cosmically at the summer solstice as viewed from the latitude of Gizeh and culminated not long after sunset at the Spring Equinox. Being positioned at 0° 08’ Libra, Arcturus is of the same celestial longitude as Spica (a star close to the ecliptic), the point from which the ancient Hindus measured the Precession of the Equinoxes according to Vedic scriptures. The ancient Greeks also considered this star important and named it “bear watcher”, viz, watcher of the Pole Star. Being one of the brightest stars in the heavens, and because of its positioning and cosmic rising, Arcturus must rank with equal significance to Betelgeuse, Regulus and Sirius. Arcturus and Spica play an exceptional role for they are 60 degrees of longitude from the galactic centre, as viewed from earth. They thus provide an important reference point between the two zodiacal systems. The rising and the setting of these two stars together from the earthly cradle of western civilisation marks the alignment of the two zodiacal systems, the beginning and halfway points of the Precessional cycle. The Hindu scriptures spoke of another star close to Spica from which the precession was calculated; and, over the eons, of time, this information was lost. This star of which they spoke was obviously Arcturus, for Arcturus also has a special relationship to the Pole Stars, thus linking together the ecliptic with the celestial equator. Arcturus, figuratively speaking, is positioned half way between the maximum points of the precessional cycle. Vega marks one end of this cycle in its position as pole star, whilst a void above the arch of Ursa Minor marks the second position (close to this second point is the current pole star, Polaris). The angular relationship between Vega, Arcturus and the void point at the other end of the precessional cycle is approximately 47 degrees. Half of this angle is 23.5 degrees, which is also the angle at which the celestial equator is tilted away from the ecliptic. No wonder the Greeks named Arcturus “the bear watcher”!

The Scene is Set

All the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle were falling into place, not only confirming the ancient dating of the Gizeh structures to 4420 BC but also pointing the way to a Great archaeological treasure.6 Yet the map was not yet complete, and in the final map is revealed not only the precise location of this archaeological treasure, but also the legendary capstone of light. I was recently reflecting on writing a new book on this subject and playing with a demo program that gave an immediate visual impact of these stars from any point in the world at any time.7 There were a number of new things I noticed from the Gizeh perspective in 4420 BC:

Arcturus set with the stars marking the centre of the galaxy,

Vega rose with the stars marking the centre of the galaxy,

Vega set at the same time as Arcturus rose, flanking each side of the Great Pyramid at horizon level, like two lampstands before a celestial altar. Between these two stars stood the constellation of Hercules apparently trying to hold the heavens aloft. Of course, one could not see Hercules from a position on the southern side of the Great Pyramid, only from a northern position.

As Vega and Arcturus, the two brightest stars were resting on the northern horizon, Orion was approaching its culminating point in the southern skies. Betelgeuse was thus approaching its alignment with the south shaft of the king’s chamber.

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In the East, the constellation of Leo was risen and sitting high above the eastern horizon.

The Eye and the Pyramid

I decided to investigate the curious interplay between the brightest stars in the heavens, focusing on the Vega Arcturus interaction, trying to understand the minds of those ancient astrologers who obviously had such a profound impact on the construction of the Great Pyramid. As I played with the computer program and set the stars to rotate automatically, it seemed like I was looking at the pupil of a great eye in the sky, as the stars rotated around the north celestial pole. I pondered on the fact that Vega had once been the Pole Star at the half cycle of the precession. What a magnificent sight that would have been, to have viewed that brilliant star at the vertex of the Great Pyramid!

The Capstone of Light

It was then that I realised that the Pole Star was the stellar capstone of light belonging to the Great Pyramid, and it was little wonder that occult images contained an eye emanating light sitting atop a pyramidal structure. But in the age when the Pyramids were built, there was no Pole Star and Edasich was the closest star to the North Celestial Pole. At the time when Vega and Arcturus flanked the base of the Great Pyramid at Horizon level, Edasich was slightly to the left of the Pyramidal vertex.

A Celestial Altar

It seemed to me, then, that Vega and Arcturus were like lampstands before a celestial altar, with the invisible eye of the North Celestial Pole at the vertex of the Great Pyramid which provided a black shadowy relief against the night sky. If one stood back far enough one would be able to see the North Celestial Pole and these two brilliant stars at the same time (in 4420 BC). I also felt, that in doing so, the precise location of Khufwey’s artifacts and the records would be pinpointed. Using a simple trigonometric calculation, I pinpointed this spot directly south of the vertex of the Great Pyramid which, unco-incidentally aligns with the northern face of Khafre’s pyramid. I had two co-ordinate points which were within the general area indicated in my first article on the subject.8 This site is just south of the burial sites at the southern base of Khufwey’s pyramid.9

A Four Dimensional Map

I felt transported back in time with these realisations. To the north, I could “see” Vega, Arcturus, the North Celestial Pole and the Great Pyramid. To the west, I was aligned with the north face of Khafre’s pyramid. Turning to the south, I could see the magnificent constellation of Orion nearing its culmination; then, to the east, the constellation of Leo was sitting high enough to clear the sphinx; and beneath my feet, I felt the resting place of the wisdom of ages. The sky and the physical features of Gizeh had combined to create a four dimensional map, not just an overlay of maps. From the Egyptian perspective, this would be deemed the site of Khufwey’s burial chamber. This is not an inappropriate assumption for, from the King’s chamber within the Great Pyramid, the northern shaft points to the north celestial pole whilst the southern shaft points to Orion, the king’s constellation. Outside the pyramid, this point is the equivalent location, supported by the map created from the geographical layout of the Gizeh Pyramid Sphinx complex.

My previous research had revealed that Vega was in the right paw of the celestial sphinx and, in the course of writing my book, I came to realise that the right paw of the celestial sphinx contained all the Pole Stars over the lengthy Precessional cycle. It was thus through the placement of Vega and the Pole Star that one could enter the area of records. As the celestial sphinx rests upon the celestial river of the Milky Way, This celestial entranceway marker is between the sphinx and the river.

So it is, in the year prior to the new millenium, that the site of the records has been revealed. It is also an era when a bright star, Polaris, sits atop the vertex of the Great Pyramid, its realisation coincident with the physical replacement of the capstone: it is the era of enlightenment.