Dating the Great Pyramid by the alignment of a single star with a shaft from the Great Pyramid, without any other reference point, is insufficient. The reason for this is that over the eons, many stars will align with one of the shafts. It is akin to providing only the latitudinal position for a place on earth without the longitude. For this reason, the double alignment of such an important star as Betelgeuse allows the Great Pyramid to be dated.

In the year 4420 BC, Betelgeuse (Alpha Orion) not only aligned with the south shaft of the King’s chamber but was also of the same celestial longitude as the Vernal Point (0 degrees Aries of the Tropical zodiac, also known as the Northern Spring Equinox). This star was very important to the ancient Egyptians because it is the brightest star in the constellation they associated with their god Osiris.

This is a dating which is further confirmed by a third reference point in the star Iota Draconis, the closest star to the north celestial pole in 4420 BC whose declination is marked by the entrance passageway to the Great Pyramid.

The findings on the shaft and dating of the Great Pyramid are the original work of Alison Moroney, first published in "Astrological Monthly Review" in 1995; and subsequently in her book Pathway to Atlantis (1998).

Copyright © Alison Moroney, 1994