The Sphinx Time-line.

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The Sphinx.

We all know the Sphinx. It's the largest known statue in the world to be carved out of a solid stone, chiseled from the very bedrock of a plateau. Currently believed to be dated to Old Kingdom Egypt (Here is a time-line.), there is not a single hieroglyph speaking of it or naming it in anyway, that can be traced to the Old Kingdom. Even the name of it's builder is a topic of much discussion among the scientific community. The most popular, and widely accepted, theory is that it was built by Khafra, who also supposedly built the second pyramid at Giza. Every piece of evidence connecting Khafra to the Sphinx is completely circumstantial. We shall go through it shortly.


The complex around the second pyramid at Giza consists of, to quote directly from Wikipedia:

'' The "circumstantial" evidence mentioned by [Selim Hassan] includes the Sphinx's location in the context of the funerary complex surrounding the Second Pyramid, which is traditionally connected with Khafra.[7] Apart from the Causeway, the Pyramid and the Sphinx, the complex also includes the Sphinx Temple and the Valley Temple, both of which display the same architectural style, with 200-tonne stone blocks quarried out of the Sphinx Enclosure.''

Basically, to speculate, anyone could read the previous and simply state: Somebody, probably earlier than Khafra, saw this complex, and made it his own. The Sphinx Enclosure(which I will get into later in this article) was once most likely more elaborate than it is now. The stones that were quarried from around the sphinx to build the [much easier to date] Sphinx Temple and Valley Temple, were simply moved from existing buildings or structures. /endspeculation. But keep what I have speculated in mind.


In the New Kingdom (timeline), the Sphinx is referred to as Hor-em-akhet (English: Horus of the Horizon). Just a little about Horus, he is the God of the Sky, contains within him both Sun and Moon, which serves as his eyes. He is represented by a Falcon, either in full form, or as an anthropomorphic man with the head of an falcon. The power of flight is an important symbol to recognize in the naming of the Sphinx, as it's not represented within the Statue itself ( as is traditional in Greek Sphinxes). It's also important to understand that, in the ancient world, it is widely proposed that the symbolism behind 'flight' represents an inability to name or grasp space flight, or manned flight (or something difficult for us to grasp even today, flying beings). Mythological vehicles such as Thor's Chariot, or Helios' Chariot are good examples. So are ancient Indian Vimanas, and pictograms of helicopters and flying discs through out ancient Egyptian and Sumerian cultures. But this is another topic altogether, and threatens to branch farther than I want to go. I will write about this in the future but the topic is far reaching. If you would like to research yourself, here's a good place to start:[video].


The Sphinx Time-line.


To return to the topic, ancient and modern day Arabs, called the Sphinx two different things, but they are essentially on the same line. The modern Arab name for the Sphinx is translated to "Father of Terror"( Creation of fear, fear of change or fear of fear itself? non-matriarchal, not birth-related?), while the ancient Arab name translates to "The End of the End connected to the Beginning of the Beginning". This certainly is reminiscent of a time line, or a cycle.It's similar to the time line that is finely laid out by the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza (another topic, another time).


But to talk about the beginning of this time line, we must first conquer the question, when was the Sphinx built? The first major clue was discovered by an archaeologist by the name of Robert Schoch. He realized that of all the erosion the Great Sphinx has suffered, most of it is water damage. The head and shoulders are affected with horizontal fissures with characteristics of wind erosion, while the base of the sphinx is covered with various forms of water erosion. Vertical, smooth cracks, and evidence that a pool of water had existed around the base of the sphinx for a prolonged period of time. The statue itself sits in a massive pit, and has extensive underground construction underneath it (link) . The pit itself is relatively devoid of any markers or construction due to the fact that anything in the surrounding area was likely disassembled to create Khafra's temple, as well as construction by his father, Khufu, and temples built by Amenhotep, and Ramses II.


Knowing that the site itself was torn apart to create other sites and having it be common knowledge that the face on the Sphinx has been re-carved at least once, brings us back to the time line: How long has it been there? Who built it?


The most likely answer is this: At least 12,000 years. This is the end bracket of the Pleistocene era in the Earth's history. Also, the era which contains in it the last Ice Age, and the extinction of large mammals across the globe. During this time, the Nile region, in fact most of Africa, was extremely fertile, the water table being much higher than it is today, or has been in the past millenia. ( The water table is, in fact, reaching new heights today than previously recorded in our history.) The end of this era ( the beginning of the age of Leo) is a very controversial time period, as it would coincide with religious Great Floods and cataclysms, and with the possible eradication of a previous advanced global civilization. Another vast subject to be breached in a later article.


If this is the relative date the Sphinx was built, judging by the natural erosion of the stone, then here is the beginning of the Sphinx time line. It would have pointed due west towards the constellation Leo. In our history, and since the proposed building of the Sphinx, it's view of the sky has rotated 180 degrees, through Pisces, the Age that is just ending, to face Aquarius, the Age we are about to enter. Is it representing a circle? Have we only come half way? Or is it representing a literal time line, a 180 degrees of time, one measure. The timeline becomes more concrete when you look at the symbolism in the very image of the Sphinx. It speaks of a relationship between Leo and Aquarius, Lion and man.


The image of the lion-man has been iconized all over the world, in eastern traditions, greek traditions, all the way up through Medieval traditions. Even the most secret of societies have been known to place them outside temples and other places of use. Is it not also true that traditionally, two recumbant lions are not seen to the side of some houses , on the drive or front walk?


In September of 2008, a statue that has been dubbed The Lion Man, was discovered in southern Germany. It's exquisitely carved, with precise lines and fine detail, and is over 35,000 years old. (Wiki). While it's not a sphinx, in fact it is the opposite, as it has the body of a man, and head of a lion, it is still the oldest known representation of a man/lion anthropomorphic mix, or any anthropomorphic mix, for that matter. Carved during a time where bone tools were just beginning to be used, apparently...


To briefly discuss the water again, I'd like to bring up the Mayans for a few moments. The ancient Mayans did not watch the sky by staring up at the stars. In fact, they watched it in pools of water, sometimes natural Cenotes, but most of the time, in artificial pools built very much like courtyards. It allowed them to view the sky with parameters for judging the movements of the stars over long periods of time. The stars above, were viewed from above, as if they were the underworld. It is my proposal that the area around the Sphinx might have served a similar purpose, as I believe the same race of people fathered both the Mayans and the Egyptians. The similarity in the Mayan Calendar system and the Egyptian calendar system is irrefutable, even if represented in different ways. Two cultures on opposite sides of the world would not develop such similar systems of time and ages, if they had developed separately.


The truth about the Sphinx is far from known. Speculation upon speculation has led to mountains of unsorted opinion, and the truth is lost in the conjecture and arguments of a world full of different views. But there is no doubt the mystery surrounding it and every other ancient site is palpable. The search for the truth is going to be ongoing, until it becomes obvious. Will it be too late then, the ancient message not understood in time?


I will leave you with this: If you knew your race was going to... change, die, be wiped out, or even take part in mass ascension, how would you choose to communicate the why, or the how, to a race that would not possibly discover your message for thousands of years?

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