Hi All,
Just wanted to share something I've been working on over the last couple of weeks, in relation to the geographical position of various places that are considered sacred, especially the older ones, and ones connected to rock (maybe a prominent bit of bedrock, a mountain, a rocky island or a volcanic dyke). I'd love to get your feedback on the idea that a natural rock formation is sacred because it has a key ratio of daylight to night-time at certain key times of the year, for example the summer solstice.
For example, three of the four Buddhist mountains in fact have 800 minutes daylight on May 1st: Mounts Emei, Putuo and Jiuhua. In fact, Giza, Saqqara, Petra, Persepolis, Kerman, Harappa, Haridwar, and many Tibetan temples all have 800 minutes of daylight on the 1st May (Giza, Persepolis and Haridwar to within a few seconds). You can check this here.
These are the values according to www.sunearthtools.com, for 2021, in the form "hours:minutes:seconds". 9800 minutes = 13 hours and 20 minutes)
Giza: 13:20:14
Saqqara: 13:19:49
Petra: 13:21:14
Persepolis: 13:19:59
Kerman: 13:18:52
Harappa: 13:22:00
Haridwar:13:19:53
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple: 13:20:19
Tsurphu Monastery: 13:19:11
Drepu Monastery: 13:19:03
Sera Monastery: 13:19:06
Ganden Monastery: 13:19:17
Emeishan City, Leshan: 13:18:46
Samye Mighur Lhundrub Tsula Khang (Samye Monastery): 13:18:00
Mount Galonga and Galong Temple: 13:19:19
Sacred Seijila Mountain: 13:18:48
Litang Xian Pangphuk monastery:13:18:48
Nanwu Si Monastery: 13:20:06
Tagong Monastery, Mount Emei: 13:20:57
Xixiang Chi temple: 13:18:36
Fuhu Monastery: 13:41:34
Leshan Giant Buddha: 13:18:36
Wuyou temple: 13:18:35
The Pagodas of Chongqing: 13:18:39
Baodingshan: 13:19:12
Fengdu Ghost City: 13:19:36
Mount Lu: 13:18:47
Puji Temple: 13:19:51
Mount Emei: 13:18:32
Mount Putuo: 13:19:55
Mount Jiuhua: 13:21:18
Could this account for the location of these places?
I've noticed on a few occasions that many important places from the ancient world, or in the religious world, seem to be on very similar latitudes. For example this happened when I looked at Le Puy-en-Velay in the south of France, home to formidable structures dedicated to the Archangel Michael and the Virgin Mary, on a very similar latitude to the Sacra di San Michele and the sanctuary of Crea, dedicated to Mary. The link between them is both the latitude, the connection to rocky places, and the dedication to the Archangel Michael and / or the Virgin Mary. Specifically, at this latitude, on the the 14th May, the Phi point between the 17th March (day of equal day and night) and the summer solstice, daylight and night-time are in Phi ratio, with 14:49:58 hours of daylight, see here.
I was surprised then to find that the Basilica of Saint-Michel in Bordeaux, though not in a rocky place, and the Pic Saint Michel in the Alps, a simple mountain peak named after the Archangel, were also on a similar latitude, and shared the Phi daylight ratio on that date. What was more the Pic was at the same distance from Le Puy as it was from the Sacra. Then I found that Rocamadour and Notre-Dame-de-la-Roque Gageac also fitted in with all this, being on similar latitudes and build in rocky places, and all were dedicated either to the Virgin Mary or to Michael, and all but the basilica in Bordeaux are rocky or hilly spots.
I realised the Lascaux caves were on this line, and when I checked the daylight hours for the 14th May, I was pretty astounded to find it was a perfect fit, with 14 hours, 49 minutes and 44 seconds. The wonderful art in these caves doesn't of course feature the Archangel Michael, but it does contain many bulls. Bulls are a feature of Michael places, and are part of the histories of the Mont Saint-Michel and Monte Gargano, there being a story abut a bull marking out the rocky place or cave there. Bulls are also central to the imagery in mithraeums, which themselves are often found in proximity to a Michael shrine or church. And then going further to the east, I discovered that this line could be extended at least all the way to the Adriatic, taking in Pavia, Ferrara, Mantua, Cremona, the Isola San Michele in Venezia, and Sant'Angelo di Piovo di Saco, all with Michael and / or Mary connections (Mantua has a cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter, who can definitely be considered associated with rocks).
In fact, there were important places of worship, though not as close together, but often with a connection to a hill or rock, all the way to Japan, on roughly this latitude, and within two and a half minutes of a Phi ratio of daylight to night on 14th May, the Phi point between the 17th March (day of equal day and night) and the summer solstice.
When I found that a row of rocky mountain temples and monasteries in the Himalayas all shared similar latitudes, and all had a summer soltice day which was in √3 ratio to the full 24 hour period, I felt conviced that there was more to it than coincidence. In fact, this may be the mark of a highly sophisticated culture that has been forgotten.
I have put together some places classified by properties of latitude on a map:
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Apologies to those in the southern hemisphere, I need to add more places!
There's a bit more detail and easier to read maps here.
Thanks!
Melissa
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Giant Buddha of Leshan
Just wanted to share something I've been working on over the last couple of weeks, in relation to the geographical position of various places that are considered sacred, especially the older ones, and ones connected to rock (maybe a prominent bit of bedrock, a mountain, a rocky island or a volcanic dyke). I'd love to get your feedback on the idea that a natural rock formation is sacred because it has a key ratio of daylight to night-time at certain key times of the year, for example the summer solstice.
For example, three of the four Buddhist mountains in fact have 800 minutes daylight on May 1st: Mounts Emei, Putuo and Jiuhua. In fact, Giza, Saqqara, Petra, Persepolis, Kerman, Harappa, Haridwar, and many Tibetan temples all have 800 minutes of daylight on the 1st May (Giza, Persepolis and Haridwar to within a few seconds). You can check this here.
These are the values according to www.sunearthtools.com, for 2021, in the form "hours:minutes:seconds". 9800 minutes = 13 hours and 20 minutes)
Giza: 13:20:14
Saqqara: 13:19:49
Petra: 13:21:14
Persepolis: 13:19:59
Kerman: 13:18:52
Harappa: 13:22:00
Haridwar:13:19:53
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple: 13:20:19
Tsurphu Monastery: 13:19:11
Drepu Monastery: 13:19:03
Sera Monastery: 13:19:06
Ganden Monastery: 13:19:17
Emeishan City, Leshan: 13:18:46
Samye Mighur Lhundrub Tsula Khang (Samye Monastery): 13:18:00
Mount Galonga and Galong Temple: 13:19:19
Sacred Seijila Mountain: 13:18:48
Litang Xian Pangphuk monastery:13:18:48
Nanwu Si Monastery: 13:20:06
Tagong Monastery, Mount Emei: 13:20:57
Xixiang Chi temple: 13:18:36
Fuhu Monastery: 13:41:34
Leshan Giant Buddha: 13:18:36
Wuyou temple: 13:18:35
The Pagodas of Chongqing: 13:18:39
Baodingshan: 13:19:12
Fengdu Ghost City: 13:19:36
Mount Lu: 13:18:47
Puji Temple: 13:19:51
Mount Emei: 13:18:32
Mount Putuo: 13:19:55
Mount Jiuhua: 13:21:18
Could this account for the location of these places?
I've noticed on a few occasions that many important places from the ancient world, or in the religious world, seem to be on very similar latitudes. For example this happened when I looked at Le Puy-en-Velay in the south of France, home to formidable structures dedicated to the Archangel Michael and the Virgin Mary, on a very similar latitude to the Sacra di San Michele and the sanctuary of Crea, dedicated to Mary. The link between them is both the latitude, the connection to rocky places, and the dedication to the Archangel Michael and / or the Virgin Mary. Specifically, at this latitude, on the the 14th May, the Phi point between the 17th March (day of equal day and night) and the summer solstice, daylight and night-time are in Phi ratio, with 14:49:58 hours of daylight, see here.
I was surprised then to find that the Basilica of Saint-Michel in Bordeaux, though not in a rocky place, and the Pic Saint Michel in the Alps, a simple mountain peak named after the Archangel, were also on a similar latitude, and shared the Phi daylight ratio on that date. What was more the Pic was at the same distance from Le Puy as it was from the Sacra. Then I found that Rocamadour and Notre-Dame-de-la-Roque Gageac also fitted in with all this, being on similar latitudes and build in rocky places, and all were dedicated either to the Virgin Mary or to Michael, and all but the basilica in Bordeaux are rocky or hilly spots.
I realised the Lascaux caves were on this line, and when I checked the daylight hours for the 14th May, I was pretty astounded to find it was a perfect fit, with 14 hours, 49 minutes and 44 seconds. The wonderful art in these caves doesn't of course feature the Archangel Michael, but it does contain many bulls. Bulls are a feature of Michael places, and are part of the histories of the Mont Saint-Michel and Monte Gargano, there being a story abut a bull marking out the rocky place or cave there. Bulls are also central to the imagery in mithraeums, which themselves are often found in proximity to a Michael shrine or church. And then going further to the east, I discovered that this line could be extended at least all the way to the Adriatic, taking in Pavia, Ferrara, Mantua, Cremona, the Isola San Michele in Venezia, and Sant'Angelo di Piovo di Saco, all with Michael and / or Mary connections (Mantua has a cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter, who can definitely be considered associated with rocks).
In fact, there were important places of worship, though not as close together, but often with a connection to a hill or rock, all the way to Japan, on roughly this latitude, and within two and a half minutes of a Phi ratio of daylight to night on 14th May, the Phi point between the 17th March (day of equal day and night) and the summer solstice.
When I found that a row of rocky mountain temples and monasteries in the Himalayas all shared similar latitudes, and all had a summer soltice day which was in √3 ratio to the full 24 hour period, I felt conviced that there was more to it than coincidence. In fact, this may be the mark of a highly sophisticated culture that has been forgotten.
I have put together some places classified by properties of latitude on a map:
Apologies to those in the southern hemisphere, I need to add more places!
There's a bit more detail and easier to read maps here.
Thanks!
Melissa
Giant Buddha of Leshan