Sacred Geometry and Spiritual Symbolism. Donald B. Carroll

       Fig. 3.3—Serabit al-Khadim

      The different names for the holy mountain of God may also help identify the two sites. Sinai translates as thorny, where these pictured twin peaks can be found while Horeb translates as desert and/or sword, not only identifying the shape of the Great Pyramid, like a tip of a sword or Benben stone and desert to link it to Serabit el-Khadim. A synonym for thorn(y) is spine and an important connection of the Great Pyramid being on the Giza Plateau which was dedicated to Osiris, whose symbol, the Djed, represented his spine, thus could be linking Serabit el-Khadim back to the Great Pyramid. The cubit to the human spine and central nervous system with these links will be discussed in a later chapter. Choosing a site because close-by mountains are pyramidally shaped is not unprecedented in Egypt. Egyptologists believe that is why the site of the Valley of the Kings was chosen to bury their royalty with a pyramid-shaped mountain looking over it. (See color Fig. 1.) This King's Valley pyramidal mountain was named Ta Dehent (the peak) by the Egyptians and was inhabited by Meret Seger (she who loves silence), an Egyptian serpent goddess who protected the area. The importance of the symbolism of the serpent and its inhabiting a pyramidal mountain will be elaborated upon in detail in Chapter 11.

      Another possible reason for two sites can be inferred by their positioning and symbolic relations to the sun and moon. The Egyptians can be considered sun worshipers through their god Ra or Re represented as the sun. The Great Pyramid in its original state of white, polished tura limestone would gleam brilliantly, reflecting the sun, whereas the twin peaks of Serabit el-Khadim would represent the moon. It was shown that Hebrew translates Sinai as thorny, but the Middle Eastern translation of Sinai relates to Sin, the moon goddess of the Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians. For these culture the twin peaks are found in the “wilderness of Sin” (see previous map), and they could be representative of the horns of a crescent moon. Thus the masculine and feminine aspects of God are represented. This can be seen in the headdress of Hathor herself with the sun (Ra) nestled between her crescent horns.

      As a final note, the fact that the mountain region of Serabit el-Khadim was mined almost 9,000 years ago for copper and turquoise brings up an interesting possibility. It is known that the turquoise of the area was prized for its pure sky blue color representative of the heavens. The “fallen sky stone” is a common appellation for turquoise. Copper may also be extremely significant. Not only is copper one of the oldest mined metals and the precursor of the Bronze Age, but it is also associated with the evolvement of civilization and has some unique qualities. Copper, freshly sheared or smelted, has a distinct odor similar to that of fresh blood—an analogy used historically by murder mystery authors. You can experience this phenomenon by rubbing two copper pennies (prior to 1992 when they were mainly copper) together for about thirty seconds and you will experience this odor.

      Even the color of copper, with its reddish hue, connects it to blood. The very ore in the mountain itself is described as being in veins! (See color Fig. 2.) It would not be too farfetched to believe that an ancient people, so close to nature, would not have recognized the similarities between blood and copper with copper representing the lifeblood of the mountain. The Egyptian hieroglyph for copper is the ankh symbol, which is the Egyptian symbol for life.¹⁵ With turquoise representing the heavens, what better material than copper to represent the Earth's blood or life force—a place where heaven and earth meet.

      Another aspect of copper is that it is an excellent conductor of electricity. Tie this to a statement from the Cayce readings: “Life in its manifestation is vibration. Electricity is vibration. 1861-16” On other occasions Cayce added: “Know then that the force in nature that is called electrical or electricity is the same force ye worship as Creative or God in action. 1299-1” as well as “Electricity or vibration is the same energy, same power ye call God, not that God is an electric light or an electric machine, but vibration that is creative is of the same energy of life itself. 2828-4” Could such mountains veined with copper be opportune sites for the manifestations of God's Creative Forces?

      Perhaps these suggested connections by ancient humankind were the reasons for blood sacrifices on mountains to replace the copper “blood” that had been removed. As civilizations built their own pyramid mountains and mounds around the world, some cultures continued such sacrifices.

      On the other side of the world, copper metallurgy was flourishing in South America, particularly in Peru around the beginning of the first millennium AD. Ceremonial and ornamental objects show the use of hammering and annealing. Copper was most commonly alloyed with gold and silver during the time when the Mayans, Incans, and Aztecs reigned in Central and South America.¹⁶

      Author Adrian Gilbert has pointed out that researchers have found that one primary purpose of the Mayan pyramids was to symbolize mountains. Like the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza has two interior chambers. ¹⁷

      The Egyptian hieroglyph for mountain is djew, depicted by which is symbolic of a universal mountain with two peaks holding up the heavens. A similar carving can be seen over the original entrance to the Great Pyramid. (See color Fig. 3.) Perhaps this is another clue linking the sites as if they were the two holy mountain peaks of the djew representing a oneness, a unity portrayed in the symbols of a universal mountain.

      If we consider the area as a place for initiation, let us go back to the 51 degree angle of the Great Pyramid which has a sine of .777.¹⁸ In a right triangle, this is the ratio of the side opposite of an acute angle (less than 90 degrees) and the hypotenuse. John Van Auken's research on the Gnostic community with Judaic influences using Kabbalistic numbering quantified the heart chakra as 777 and signified this as the cross.¹⁹ This assertion is supported by the fact that the Great Pyramid is at the longitudinal and latitudinal cross or “heart” of the land masses of the world. Therefore, the Great Pyramid of Giza is arguably found at the center of the earth's landmass (30 degrees north, 31 degrees east)—both north-south and east-west.²⁰

      The Great Pyramid “cross” connection is possibly further strengthened celestially with the research done by author Andrew Collins. The answer as to whether the Cygnus-Giza overlay is any more valid than the Orion-Giza correlation lies in the fact that the match between the cross stars of Cygnus and the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure is precise and meaningful. It is a perfect expression of the celestial influence on the