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In Search of the Bosnian Sun God

“Where are you… enchanting young god?”

The relevance of sun cults and animistic attitudes towards natural objects as prevailing forms of

understanding nature and reality are found across all prehistoric and ancient cultures around the

world. The “Sun” and the “Moon” are, like other physical objects, understood in terms of animate

and conscious beings (or persons). Ancient man felt personal relations towards these heavenly bodies,

worshiped them as gods and made sacrifices to ingratiate them. Sun and moon, trees and rivers,

mountains and stars were worshipped as gods in ancient times to an amount that can hardly be

exaggerated. The sun cults of the ancient Egyptians and Aztecs are typical examples to demonstrate

these phenomena. Australian Aborigines, African Tribes and Native Americans believed that their

ancestors were living on as stars in the heavens. The sun was worshipped as a god in every ancient

culture, but nevertheless its importance varied a lot across ancient world.

“The sun is actually the only reasonable symbol for god. The sun is the father god who gives life to

all appearances, the creator of all living things, the energy source of our world.”

Jung

Although many authors have written a lot about this subject, I do believe that it is necessary to throw

a further and deeper glance on prehistoric artifacts like the Bosnian stone spheres and the sun and

pyramid symbolism present in many ancient monuments found all over the country. I really doubt

that a deep understanding of the basic structures of this ancient world view and sacred symbolism,

which survived many millennia and went unchanged through the rise of different cultures that once

existed on the Bosnian territory, has been sufficiently researched and understood among scholars and

the academic establishment.

While Bosnian academics are trying to maintain an obsolete belief system and completely ignore that

Bosnian stone spheres are found in burial sites like those of Costa Rica, Costa Rican archaeologists

have evaluated together with foreign Universities the stone spheres of Costa Rica for UNESCO.

So, how can “they” maintain such inappropriate behavior any longer?

The central argument of this report however, will not be the widespread blindness in the Bosnian

archaeological establishment, but will present some important similarities of attitudes towards the

sun as deity from the prehistoric artifacts (the stone spheres) and mediaeval monuments found in

Bosnia (obelisks, tombstones known as stećaks etc.), and the symbolism and similarities which are

stemming apparently from a common source of modes of thought. This paper wants to develop a

deeper understanding of the available archaeological and historical evidence which account for this

religious/ spiritual phenomena and will try to shed some light on a group of symbols, geometric

shapes, motifs and objects present in the monuments in Bakići classified by The Commission to

Preserve National Monuments as “unusual and impossible to figure out” (see Status of monument

for Bakići at www.aneks8komisija.com.ba).

Despite what we’ve been told, the evidence I’ve found suggests that the prehistoric stone spheres of

Bosnia have had a profound impact on the funerary beliefs and sacred architecture of later religious

cults during mediaeval times and even during the Ottoman Turk period. Just like anywhere else

beliefs, sacred geometric symbols and material objects passed from one particular culture to another.


Bakići: In the Light of the Sun God with no Name

�Photo: Stele depicted with sacred solar symbolism, Donji Bakići, Bosnia and Herzegovina

“And so the making of everything and the

creation of the gods should be assigned to

Him. He is the one who produced the gods,

from whom everything has come. He, as the

primeval mound (the pyramid) which rises up

from the limitless waters and imposes order

upon chaos. I was He who came into existence

as a circle, the sun, the sphere.”

The sphere is another image associated with Him as a symbol of beginnings. It is also symbolic of

wholeness and can be seen as a representation of the perfected self. The image of the universal god

reinforces this idea of perfection. He is self-contained, white and pure. He stands within a pavilion or

upon the primeval mound, the pyramid, the Gate of Heaven.

As above, so below; as within, so without; as without, so within. Macrocosmos is the same as

microcosmos, the universe is the same as God, God is the same as man... ad infinitum (spira solaris).

The strands of our DNA, flower petals, diamond crystals, a nautilus shell, the star we spin around,

the galaxy we spiral within, the air we breathe, and all life forms as we know them emerge out of

timeless geometric codes.

Evolution according to God:

The Pyramid seen as the most

powerful tool in God hands,

“I Am The Gate.”


I have to admit that visiting Bakići, a village in the municipality of Olovo and second destination on

my agenda for the research on Bosnian stone spheres, revealed to be one of the most important and

exciting moments during my stay in Bosnia in August 2009. The area of Bakići is known for its

“mramori” (marbles), as local people like to call the stećaks. Stećaks are massive above ground

monuments made of rock, which are placed above an entire grave in the shape of a slab or coffin.

Many of them are depicted with solar symbols, but I was not able to find any with engraved writings.

Numerous examples can be seen in the upper chapel of the church of St. Rocco. The place where the

church is located, along with a necropolis of stećaks is called “Klisa”, which probably derives from

the Latin word "ecclesia" (congregation). In some documents it is named St. Rocco's church and in

the vicinity is a well which the people call “Rokova voda” (Rocco's water). Based on the type of

construction and the necropolis of stećaks near it, experts date back the church to the 15th century.

�Photos: The remnants of the church of St. Rocco and its massive stone altar, D. Bakići, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Professor friar Krunoslav Mišilo, who was authorized by the Museum authorities in Sarajevo,

completed archeological research at the church in 1968 and in 1969. The church of St. Rocco is a

square and, like the stećaks, it is oriented to the cardinal directions (N-S E-W). On the facade of the

western side is the main entrance into the church. On the opposite side of the entrance, on the eastern

side is the apse. Inside the structure was found a massive stone altar composed of two massive stone

blocks.

�Photos: Stele and stone block decorated with explicit solar symbolism (a circular rosette with eight petals representing the sun, a pyramid representing the primeval mound, and spira solaris, the sacred energy of the cosmos)


It was a great surprise for me finding so much substantial evidence about solar symbolism on

historical monuments in just one place which can be linked to the stone spheres and pyramids in

Visoko. The most recurring solar symbols found on the monuments in Bakići are: the sun (sphere -

He), the pyramid (the primeval mound – The Gate) and spira solaris (single and double – The Soul).

These symbols also provided to me new clues on the typical architectural design of Bosnian stećaks

characterized by an ending with a pointed top (�) which, in my opinion, cannot be considered just a

mere coincidence, or as a product of the creative imagination of a stonemason, or associated with

superficiality with a “house-shaped” stylized coffin lid. As in case of Egyptian obelisks, the stećaks

(lit. standing tombstones) are monolithic stone monuments. They can be generally divided in two

sections, a quadrangular or rectangular base (the trunk) placed upright and an ending with a pointed

top (the capstone i.e. pyramidion-“benbenet”). The pointed top, like in Egyptian obelisks, represents

the primeval mound, the pyramid, a passage towards Heaven. I know this may sound banal, but at

the same time it is actually incredibly profound, because I think it is essential to understand the

animistic religious context behind the architectural design of a stećak with a pointed top. However,

the new evidence strongly supports this theory. Such kind of sacred symbolism can be found almost

everywhere in Bakići and in Bosnia and has been reproduced countless on many historical

monuments. Until now close to 70,000 stećaks have been recorded on the territory of Bosnia and

Herzegovina, but today the exact number is still unknown. Stećaks are formally associated with the

medieval period, yet they are very unusual and mysterious and their origin has not been sufficiently

explained (e.g. it seems written records relating to quarries and stonemason shops do not exist).

�Photos: Stećak (front and rear view) ending with a pointed top and depicted with solar symbolism, D. Bakići

The symbols depicted are: 1 stem (1), 1 rosette with seven petals (2) and 2 single spira solaris (3,4).

Explanation: Contrary to the opinions of some experts who interpret the symbolism depicted on this

stećak as “impossible to figure out” or mere decorative art, these symbols have a precise religious

and mystical meaning and are complementary to each other. Most animistic belief systems hold that

the spirit survives physical death and, in this case, the symbolism refers to the tendency to attribute

lifelike qualities (the survival) to the souls of those who died. In ancient cultures the stem/stalk (1)

has been often associated with the umbilical cord and thus called “The flower stalk of life”. From the

dawn of legend it has been surrounded by an aura of magic and the supernatural and was worn as a

talisman to protect its bearer from various sickness and misfortunes (Spivak 1946).

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2

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Until the middle of the 19th

century, i

the western region of Uganda, East Africa)

clan leader) were preserved in a special shrine after his death, and became the means through which

successor could consult him in affairs of state (Welbourn 1964).

function of the cord/stem/stalk has been related to survival at the birth into

soul’s journey into the afterlife, when th

A rosette with seven petals (2) joins the stem.

The use of symbolic flowers, rosettes and

designs was very popular throughout the

ancient world.

Figure right: The Egyptian goddess Seshat

holds a rosette with seven petals atop her head.

Seshat was an ancient royal goddess of writing

and measurement. To grant the king

immortality, she recorded the name of the king

on the leaves of the Tree of Life, which grew

near where she lived. Above the rosette is a

pair of inverted cow’s horns,

associated with the sky goddess Nut, the

celestial milk-cow. She was considered the

bringer to re-birth. The Seven Powers brought

to their re-birth in Seven Great Spirits were

constellated as her children in the Lesser Bear

as seven stars that never set (the seven levels

of existence).

Nut was a symbol of protecting the dead when they enter the afterlife. She was pictured as

a woman arched on her toes and fingertips over the earth

sky. Nut’s fingers and toes were believed to touch the four cardinal directions of north, south, east,

and west, exactly how the stećaks

venture to guess that the Nut symbolism

may lie enclosed within the architectural layout of the

pointed top. I believe this presumption

everything, the identities of the Bosni

Another symbol depicted on the s

The cosmic spiral, sometimes related with the ouroboric serpent,

ancient culture. The serpent symbolized the beginning and end of time

rejuvenation, resurrection and eternity,

this case, the single spiral can be

to be reborn into heaven. On the monuments in the area of Ba

solaris, which is not depicted on these

meaning and I will return to this argument

‘Elle fath kadimoh tah!

century, in the Kingdom of Buganda (the largest of the four kingdoms in

the western region of Uganda, East Africa), the jawbone and umbilical cord of the


successor could consult him in affairs of state (Welbourn 1964). Since long the existence and

stalk has been related to survival at the birth into this

, when the dead ascended into heaven, or was “

joins the stem.

se of symbolic flowers, rosettes and

very popular throughout the

ptian goddess Seshat

atop her head.

goddess of writing

and measurement. To grant the king

immortality, she recorded the name of the king

the leaves of the Tree of Life, which grew

Above the rosette is a

pair of inverted cow’s horns, probably

oddess Nut, the

e was considered the

birth. The Seven Powers brought

birth in Seven Great Spirits were

constellated as her children in the Lesser Bear,

as seven stars that never set (the seven levels


a woman arched on her toes and fingertips over the earth, while her body portrayed as a star


ćaks in Bakići and elsewhere are oriented. At this point

symbolism, although it has not been depicted as a decorative element,

may lie enclosed within the architectural layout of the stećak characterized by an ending with

. I believe this presumption seems plausible and deserves further investigation

Bosnian celestial hierarchy of the Sun is still enshrouded in mystery

stećak, on both sides of the stem, is a single spira solaris

sometimes related with the ouroboric serpent, was a prominent

symbolized the beginning and end of time.

and eternity, it represented the endless cycle of beginnings

associated with a soul going through an ascension process

On the monuments in the area of Bakići can be also found

not depicted on these stećaks. The double spiral however, h

argument a bit later.

7 Elle fath kadimoh tah!

n the Kingdom of Buganda (the largest of the four kingdoms in

umbilical cord of the kabaka (king or


Since long the existence and

this world, but also to a

“born into Heaven”.


her body portrayed as a star-filled


At this point, I would

, although it has not been depicted as a decorative element,

characterized by an ending with a

investigation. In spite of

un is still enshrouded in mystery.

spira solaris (3,4).

prominent symbol in every

. It was a symbol of

endless cycle of beginnings and endings. In

an ascension process in order

can be also found the double spira

has a different religious


Some examples of stećaks and solar symbolism found near the church of St. Rocco:

�Photo: The ruins of the church incl. the stećaks are aligned with the cardinal directions

�Photo: Bosnian stećaks, detail


�Photo: Stećak with pointed top, inclined sides and base/pedestal, detail

�Photo: The quadrilateral (kite-shaped) trunk, detail


�Photo: Coffin-like stećak made of one single huge block

�Photo: Decorations at the front face include a rosette with four petals arranged like a cross (foliated cross). In ancient cultures the foliated cross was usually associated with the power of regeneration (the sun and its motion.)


�Photo: An example of triangular-pyramidal shaped stećak without trunk and without base.

Description: The example of stećak shown in the photo above should confirm the hypothesis being

previously advanced. It is the essential and primitive representation of the sacred mound (the

primeval mound, the pyramid or “benbenet”).

Although people often refer to stećaks as to “coffins” (from the Bosnian language sanduk), because

of their visual similarity to coffins/sarcophagi, this was not their practical nor symbolical function. A

similar dilemma has been confronted by scholars and archaeologists in the case of Egyptian

pyramids. Although most people still believe that pyramids were built as burial chambers for the

dead, no mummies have been found inside the pyramids. As Egyptian pyramids are not tombs,

Bosnian stećaks are not coffins. Of all popular names formulated by people to describe a Bosnian

tombstone, probably nothing comes closer to its essence than the name “eternal home” (in Bosnian

“vječni dom”). The symbolic purpose of a stećak however, can be explained by the following

example.

Religious belief or ancient scientific

�Photo: The perpetual motion scheme (

Explanation: The most common symbols depicted on the monuments in

form of a rosette with eight petals, also known as

solaris depicted as ascending energy vortexes

that the Phi and the Fibonacci Series are intimately related to the subject of natural growth. The

the Fibonacci, Lucas and related series, far from being confined to plant and animal natural growth

alone, occur in numerous diverse contexts over an enormous range

quasi-crystals out to the very structure of spiral galaxies

viewpoint the spira solaris represents

the energy producing motion in nature. On this combination the enormous power of, among others,

tornados and maelstroms are based. These whirls is nothing other than miniature copies of a sp

galaxy (e.g. single spira solaris),

centripetal force is the gravity and the centrifugal is antigravity

spira solaris. In ancient times, these

certain cultures and we have inherited hints of this knowledge passed on as tradition

�Photos: The Milky Way's total mass is about 100 billion solar masses

galaxies. It spirals around a black hole that is about three million solar masses, say cosmologists.

Using supercomputers to simulate galaxy m

formation of a new type of structure

thousand light years wide and from a few hundred million to a billion solar masses

think that's how galaxies grow; through a complex process of continuous mergers.

(June 7 edition of Science Express


ous belief or ancient scientific knowledge?

The perpetual motion scheme (spira solaris) seen from a religious point of view

The most common symbols depicted on the monuments in Bakić

e with eight petals, also known as ‘The Flower of Life’), the

energy vortexes (photo above). In Physics it has long been recognized

and the Fibonacci Series are intimately related to the subject of natural growth. The


alone, occur in numerous diverse contexts over an enormous range that extends from the structure of

crystals out to the very structure of spiral galaxies (John N. Harris). T

represents the centripetal motion along with the centrifugal motion that is


tornados and maelstroms are based. These whirls is nothing other than miniature copies of a sp

, YES the entire motion of the universe. In the combined motion, the

centripetal force is the gravity and the centrifugal is antigravity and it is represented by the double

In ancient times, these cosmic forces and patterns of creation were highlighted by

certain cultures and we have inherited hints of this knowledge passed on as tradition

The Milky Way's total mass is about 100 billion solar masses - enormous to us but average among

galaxies. It spirals around a black hole that is about three million solar masses, say cosmologists.

Using supercomputers to simulate galaxy mergers, scientists at Stanford and elsewhere have seen the

formation of a new type of structure - a central disk of gas that can be from a hundred to a few

thousand light years wide and from a few hundred million to a billion solar masses


Science Express, an online version of Science magazine.)


point of view

kići are the sun (in the

the pyramid, and spira

has long been recognized

and the Fibonacci Series are intimately related to the subject of natural growth. The Phi,


that extends from the structure of

Thus, from a scientific

the centripetal motion along with the centrifugal motion that is


tornados and maelstroms are based. These whirls is nothing other than miniature copies of a spiral

the entire motion of the universe. In the combined motion, the

and it is represented by the double

patterns of creation were highlighted by

certain cultures and we have inherited hints of this knowledge passed on as tradition.

enormous to us but average among

galaxies. It spirals around a black hole that is about three million solar masses, say cosmologists. [ credits: SLAC ]

ergers, scientists at Stanford and elsewhere have seen the

a central disk of gas that can be from a hundred to a few

thousand light years wide and from a few hundred million to a billion solar masses. Cosmologists



Making visible the invisible

�Photo A: Stone block depicted with solar symbolism �Photo B: Vertical energy fields above the Sun pyramid

With reference to the cosmic phenomena explained before, in April 2007, another undisputable piece

of evidence proved the existence of colossal pyramids in Visoko. It came from British scientist Dr.

Harry Oldfield. For the first time in the history of science, a pyramid complex has been surveyed and

measured using Electro-Scanning (EMS), a method that follows sonic, radio, and light frequencies

which emanate from subjects of analysis, in other words, it measures energy fields inside and above

pyramids and displays them three-dimensionally.

Dr. Oldfield analyzed the Bosnian pyramids with several cameras and the results proved to be very

surprising and unexpected. A number of anomalies were registered, the existence of which could not

be attributed to naturally-occurring phenomena. If one records ordinary hills with this equipment,

there are no high-energy fields nor the genesis of additional energy. Above such natural hills, one

finds horizontal, fixed, and homogenous energy fields.

Dr. Oldfield examined the north face of the Pyramid of the Sun from a distance of one kilometer.

The results of this analysis were astonishing. Inside the pyramid, below and above the pine forest on

the north face, there is a steady genesis of energy, which is in direct contrast to naturally occurring

hills. In the past several decades, it has been proven that precisely stone pyramids do indeed generate

specific types of energy. Furthermore, a video footage (available at piramidasunca.ba) clearly shows

that the newly-generated energy accumulates, and is discharged through the tip of the Pyramid of the

Sun. Additional proof of the pyramids’ existence came from the area above the pyramid. Namely, the

energy fields are vertical (Photo B), as opposed to horizontal, which is the case with naturally

occurring hills.

In contrast to natural phenomena where the energy fields are fixed, these electromagnetic fields are

pulsating and non-homogenous. In other words, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun is in fact acting like

a giant energy accumulator which continually emits large quantities of energy. It is the proverbial

perpetuum mobile (literally meaning perpetual motion), known to the ancient man as spira solaris

(Photo A), which got its start in the distant past and continues its activity without respite. In fact,

throughout modern physics, chemistry, and biology, the sacred geometric patterns of creation are

today being rediscovered.


“And there it stands and waits, in the shadows of forgetfulness, the return of the young god.”

�Photo: The obelisk of Bakići, detail

Following the important discoveries related to stone spheres I’ve made in the area of Zavidovići,

another monument located in Bakići suggests a close relationship between the stone spheres and the

pyramids in Visoko. The obelisk, higher than four meters (13.45 feet), is a stand-alone monument in

the Vlaškovac forest. It has a quadrangular base, a trunk and, differently than Egyptian obelisks that

are characterized by an ending with a pointed top (pyramidion), it holds on the top a flat-topped

pyramid and stone sphere (ø 45 cm = 17.7 inches). Another important feature of the obelisk is, like in

the case of the church of St. Rocco and stećaks, its alignment with the four cardinal directions (N-S

and E-W). Moreover, after careful measurements the southern side of the obelisk resulted pointing

the Bosnian valley of the pyramids lying about 50 Km southward. Even if the obelisk has been

officially classified belonging to the mediaeval period, today its exact age is not known and most

symbols depicted on it are far older in origin. A legend narrates that the obelisk has been erected in

the place where King Tvrtko of Bosnia has been injured during a hunting trip. As with Egyptian

obelisks, this monument probably have had an atavistic relationship with a so far unknown sun cult.

Like other obelisks it has been engraved on all four sides. Among various sacred symbols depicted

on the obelisk we find different types of ‘The Flower of Life’ with eight or eleven petals, multiple


double spira solaris, multiple clusters of grape, the representation of a mythical creature (a boar’s

head with a snake’s body), a sword hilt and a shield etc.

The uniqueness of the obelisk is characterized by a flat-topped pyramid and stone sphere placed at

the top (Photo above). All sides and angles of the pyramid are decorated with a twisted cord, a

feature I previously noticed on stećaks, that is connected in four points to the stone sphere. Usually,

in absence of legible and understandable texts, archaeologists have the tendency to dismiss such

symbolism as mere decorative art. Obviously, this is a superficial approach which disallows them a

deeper understanding of the sacred symbolism and historical monument. Nevertheless, the ancients

knew that these patterns were symbolic codes of our own inner realm and that the experience of

sacred geometry was essential to the education of the soul. As mentioned in the introduction of this

chapter, the trunk of the obelisk, today slightly displaced from its original position, is aligned with

the four cardinal directions (N-S and E-W).

The obelisk is in Bakići, together with the

obelisk taken from Heliopolis in Egypt, and

used as gnomon of the Solarium Augusti set

up in Rome by Augustus, now located in the

Piazza di Montecitorio in front of the Italian

parliament, are rare examples of obelisks with

spheres placed at the top.

The obelisk in Rome holds a metal sphere

with a hole. At Solar Noon, the sun shines

through the sphere's hole and projects a beam

of light onto the north/south date line on the

ground to the north of the obelisk (Photo right).

Of course, the sphere on the obelisk in Bakići

has another function and symbolical meaning.

The Breath of the Dragon

�Photo: Mythological creature which is the

rope/stem/stalk. Both, the dragon and

Although experts at BiH’s Commission To Preserve National Monuments ha

mythical creature depicted on the obelisk

an animal with a trunk” (see Status of monument for

creature, when correctly classified,

Besides being the representation

dragon known to archaeologists.

archaeological evidence suggests that

body dates back between 5,000 to 6,500 B.C.

already 7,000 - 8,500 years ago.

According to serious archaeologists, t

appear in the Chinese calendar, may have its mythical origins in the grassland of Inner Mongolia at

Hongshan (“Red Mountain”) site

winged dragon suggest that the design, which has a

dragon image found in China. Archaeologists who have been excavating ruins at the site since 1985

said that the combination of a boar and snake represented a divinity.

boar and the harmful snake together make up an invincible creature.

prehistoric age varied by region: the boar

body dragon in central China and the crocodile

is identified with one of the elements, metal, water, wood, fire, and earth.


Mythological creature which is the combination of a boar’s head and snake’s body

the rope, are the representations of the cosmic energy

Commission To Preserve National Monuments ha

depicted on the obelisk in a superficial and amateurish way

(see Status of monument for Bakići at www.aneks8komisija.com.ba

classified, is commonly known to most people by

of a dragon, it is also the earliest zoomorphic

. Yes, you may be surprised, but in some countries

archaeological evidence suggests that the zoomorphic representation of a boar

5,000 to 6,500 B.C., which means that it was a symbol

archaeologists, the dragon, one of the twelve-year cycle of animals which

may have its mythical origins in the grassland of Inner Mongolia at

originated around 5,000 to 6,500 B.C. Pottery bearing designs of a

suggest that the design, which has a boar’s head and snake’s body


boar and snake represented a divinity. They presume that t

boar and the harmful snake together make up an invincible creature. Chinese dragon worship in the

prehistoric age varied by region: the boar-head dragon in northern China, the snake

body dragon in central China and the crocodile-head dragon in eastern China.

is identified with one of the elements, metal, water, wood, fire, and earth.


snake’s body; framed by a

of the cosmic energy, the spira solaris itself.

Commission To Preserve National Monuments have classified the

in a superficial and amateurish way as “stylized figure of

aneks8komisija.com.ba), the

by the name “Dragon”.

zoomorphic representation of a

countries of the world

of a boar’s head and snake’s

a symbol familiar to humans

year cycle of animals which

may have its mythical origins in the grassland of Inner Mongolia at

Pottery bearing designs of a

boar’s head and snake’s body, is the earliest


presume that the ferocious

Chinese dragon worship in the

head dragon in northern China, the snake-head-human-

head dragon in eastern China. Every year of the pig

Fig. right: Hongshan boar-dragon.

Combining the boar's head with a snake's body,

a bird's ability to fly, and perhaps the deer's

gentleness, a primitive, protective, kindly

dragon emerged. As noted above, these images

from the archaic Hongshan Culture are the

earliest dragons ever discovered. Subsequently,

the depiction of dragons with various animal

heads, usually on a serpentine body, persisted

for nearly 4000 years until the Han Dynasty.

The boar was respected elsewhere as well.

whose image was painted underneath the lid of coffins, was often depicted as the heavenly sow,

eternal mother of the night stars, who were identified as thousands of piglets

In many ancient myths the boar wa

and much of the sacred and symbolic

death. Thus the boar represents

underworld is also found in the complex mythology of Ancient Greece

and her daughter is perhaps as old as 14,000 B.C.

who had raised piglets within their families, in killing and burying their animals. The pig's bodies

would be dug up the next year and mixed with the current seed to fertilize the new seed with the

fruits of the old. Thus, we can ass


dragon.

Combining the boar's head with a snake's body,

a bird's ability to fly, and perhaps the deer's

gentleness, a primitive, protective, kindly

As noted above, these images

from the archaic Hongshan Culture are the

arliest dragons ever discovered. Subsequently,

the depiction of dragons with various animal

heads, usually on a serpentine body, persisted

for nearly 4000 years until the Han Dynasty.

boar was respected elsewhere as well. Nut, the Egyptian sky goddess and goddess of the night,


eternal mother of the night stars, who were identified as thousands of piglets.

was considered the beast of death (Robert Graves,

and much of the sacred and symbolic meaning of boars and pigs in general is in fact connected with

also a creature of the underworld. The boar, as creature of the

n the complex mythology of Ancient Greece. The mystery cult of Demeter

s old as 14,000 B.C. The ritual of Thesmophoria



can associate the boar with resurrection and immortality.

The grandest of all boars, however,

from India. Vishnu as cosmic boar rescues the

goddess earth from the depths of the cosmic

sea. Since Vishnu, also known by the name

Varaha, is the second member of the Hindu

trinity, and in some of the Vedas is the

supreme god, this is a glorious pig indeed.

The pig was mainly associated with female

goddesses and considered a night, lunar,

underworld creature, but solar pigs do existed.

The three colors sacred to the moon goddess

white, black and red were also

colors of pigs. Among various species of pig

the red boar was usually

solar beast which, in my opinion is also the

case of the dragon depicted on the obelisk in

Bakići. In conclusion, since the dragon sits

upon the figure of a shield, he also becomes a

potent symbol of protection.


sky goddess and goddess of the night,


Robert Graves, White Goddess),

of boars and pigs in general is in fact connected with

The boar, as creature of the

e mystery cult of Demeter

Thesmophoria involved worshippers,



immortality.

The grandest of all boars, however, comes

Vishnu as cosmic boar rescues the

goddess earth from the depths of the cosmic

, also known by the name

is the second member of the Hindu

trinity, and in some of the Vedas is the

supreme god, this is a glorious pig indeed.

associated with female

considered a night, lunar,

underworld creature, but solar pigs do existed.

The three colors sacred to the moon goddess -

were also the common

Among various species of pigs,

the red boar was usually associated with the

solar beast which, in my opinion is also the

case of the dragon depicted on the obelisk in

In conclusion, since the dragon sits

upon the figure of a shield, he also becomes a

protection.


Some of the other symbols depicted on the obelisk:

�Photo: A sword hilt, detail �Photo: Rosette with 11 petals

As an alchemical symbol the sword is a symbol of purification. Here we experience the metaphorical

sword cleanly piercing the spiritual soul of man. This symbolic action sacrifices physical bondage to

release a path to ethereal freedom. The sword, in certain tribes of Central Africa, was deeply

symbolic of transition. Specifically, we see the quillon (cross guard on the hilt) of swords were

designed so that one side turns heavenward, the other side turns earthwards. This is said to be

symbolic of the powerful connection between sky and earth, and further solidifying the symbolism of

life and death. On the other side, the rosette with eleven petals, has been often been associated with

the rebirth. Whatever a rosette may have meant to its maker, its pierced design evokes to modern

eyes the concept of "passage" or "transition" through its central opening even more powerfully than

any flat shape could.

�Photo: Clusters of grape and other symbols, detail

In religious texts, the grape is associated with

immortality. In Egypt, descriptions of wine-

making appear on the walls of ancient

Egyptian tombs and it was considered an

important item on the 'menu' for the afterlife.

The Greek god Dionysus was named twice-

born (Dimetor) by the ancients, counting it as

a single and first birth when the plant is set in

the ground and begins to grow, and as a

second birth when it becomes laden with fruit

and ripens its grape-clusters - the god thus

being considered as having been born once

from the earth and again from the vine.

The spiral (twisted cord), a circle which

continuously returns upon itself, yet does not

end, is also a common image of immortality.


“God never dies, therefore I, the sphere, cannot die.”

�Photos: Obelisk (Nišan) with stone sphere Broken stone pillar tapering towards the top

in the distinctive Ottoman style.

�Photos: Stone pillar tapering towards the top, detail Stone sphere rising out of the pointed top, detail

The sphere as symbol of perpetual existence. The desire of immortality seen as a central drive of the

human race. Less than two kilometers far away from the obelisk in the Vlaškovac forest, we can find

physical evidence about the profound impact of the prehistoric stone sphere on the religious-funerary

beliefs and sacred architecture of later religious cults. The monuments shown above belong to the

Ottoman Turk period. The concept of immortality of man's soul, believed to be a part of God.

Because the soul rests with God after death, like the sphere itself, it cannot die.


Olovo: Mere coincidence or divine truth?

�Photo: Stone sphere with Cyrillic inscriptions kept in front of Olovo’s health clinic

Olovo, a small town first mentioned in written documents in 1382 and situated 60 kilometers

northeast from Sarajevo, appears to have been named after the lead mines and for the commerce of

lead. Lead was also found in other mines in Bosnia, but, that in the Olovo region was of a higher

quality known as plumbum dulce (soft lead). In Olovo there are few factories, stores, a health clinic

and the Gospa Olovska Church (Church of Our Lady of Olovo). The church was since the 15th

century a popular pilgrimage destination of Catholics coming from Bosnia and Dalmatia, but also

among Orthodox Catholics from Bulgaria, Serbia and Albania due to alleged cases of miraculous

healing. A stone sphere, which was found on the steep hills surrounding Olovo, is kept today in front

of the main entrance of Olovo’s health clinic. As the votive stone sphere found in Beše by Zavidovići,

once again, the sphere seems intended to consolidate through a combination of fortuitous historical

circumstances its symbolical importance in the history of healing through worship, evoking an air of

mystery and magic.

Ozimice (Maglaj): Giant stone spheres

�Photo: Giant stone sphere

The area of Maglaj, a half-hour drive away from Zavidović

tomb stones and mediaeval fortress built in the late 13th century

its stone spheres of exceptional size

with a stećak in front of Maglaj’s City Library

Ante Tomić is kept one of two giant stone spheres discovered

private property. The stone sphere

tons (Photo A). It is made of granodiorite, an

well preserved tool marks are still visible on its surface

technique used for the sculpting of the sphere was pecking

�Photo A: Stone sphere with a diameter over 1 meter


Giant stone spheres “à la Bosniene”

one sphere in the village of Ozimice, Maglaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

hour drive away from Zavidovići, is well known for its

ortress built in the late 13th century. Recently, it became also known for

ptional size. Today, one medium-sized stone sphere

in front of Maglaj’s City Library, while in the village Ozimice, in the courtyard of Mr.

is kept one of two giant stone spheres discovered near the stream

The stone sphere has a diameter of over 1.5 meters (59 inch) and weighs

made of granodiorite, an igneous rock similar to granite. T

are still visible on its surface (Photo B). I would

technique used for the sculpting of the sphere was pecking, grinding and hammering with stone tools.

Stone sphere with a diameter over 1 meter �Photo B: Potential traces of tool marks, detail


, Bosnia and Herzegovina

ći, is well known for its over a hundred

it became also known for

sized stone sphere is displayed together

in the courtyard of Mr.

stream flowing through his

9 inch) and weighs several

Traces of potential and

would suggest that the main

and hammering with stone tools.

Potential traces of tool marks, detail

Special inset: Romanian stone spheres

Additional evidence and unusual discoveries of stone spheres belonging to unkwon sun cults comes

from Romania. In June 2006, independent researcher Alex

Petreanu put together the basis for a project that involves research on the history and culture of the

Bucovinean region. The Bucovin

Carpathian Mountains and today split between Romania and Ukraine, is keeper of ancient

civilizations, where history and legend merge together since forgotten times.

The region was once home to the

or Tripolie culture (from Russian

and 2.750 BC. The Cucuteni culture ex

Moldavia, in the Moldavian Republic (Bessarabia), and in the Ukraine up to the east of the Nipru.

its peak the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture built the largest

which had populations of up to 15,000 inhabitants.

Excavations and 96 incineration tombs found out at

discoveries in Silistea Scheii, Suceava

Dacian settlements existed there a long time ago

Aurelian created the new cult of

many inscriptions consecrated to him, found in Dacia, mainly in the Apullum city, the capital of

Dacia Apulensis province, called so in the honor of the Dacian sun god, Apollo.

performed sacrifices on the so called

The blood of the bulls was flowing through the interstices between the 10 blocks

basin positioned bellow and from there it was drained to a channel. The 10 interstices between the

blocks, forming the diameters of the circle or the "rays" of the sun, were precisely oriented towards

the points of the rising sun during


n stone spheres


from Romania. In June 2006, independent researcher Alexandru D.M. Rusu


Bucovinean region. The Bucovinean region, situated on the northern slopes of the northeastern


, where history and legend merge together since forgotten times.

The region was once home to the Cucuteni (from Romanian), or Trypillian culture

Russian). It was a late Neolithic culture that flourished between 5.500 BC

The Cucuteni culture extended from Romania to the southeast of Transylvania to

Moldavia, in the Moldavian Republic (Bessarabia), and in the Ukraine up to the east of the Nipru.

Trypillian culture built the largest Neolithic settlements in Europe, some of

which had populations of up to 15,000 inhabitants.

�Map: showing approximate extent

Trypillian culture

�Photo: Vessel decorated with

Excavations and 96 incineration tombs found out at Zvoristea, as well as the archaeological

Suceava, Bosanci and Dolhestii Mari, prove that Thracian, Getae and

Dacian settlements existed there a long time ago. Dacians worshipped Sun God Apollo long before

”Sol Invictus” at Rome. Apollo was called


province, called so in the honor of the Dacian sun god, Apollo.

performed sacrifices on the so called "Sun of Andesite" of Sarmisegetusa, the main Dacian fortress.

The blood of the bulls was flowing through the interstices between the 10 blocks


of the circle or the "rays" of the sun, were precisely oriented towards

the points of the rising sun during the solstices.



and his uncle Corneliu


on the northern slopes of the northeastern


Trypillian culture (from Ukrainian)

flourished between 5.500 BC

tended from Romania to the southeast of Transylvania to

Moldavia, in the Moldavian Republic (Bessarabia), and in the Ukraine up to the east of the Nipru. At

settlements in Europe, some of

showing approximate extent of the Cucuteni-

essel decorated with spira solaris, 4,600 BC

, as well as the archaeological

, prove that Thracian, Getae and

Dacians worshipped Sun God Apollo long before

Apollo was called “Bonus Deus Puer” in


province, called so in the honor of the Dacian sun god, Apollo. The Dacians

of Sarmisegetusa, the main Dacian fortress.

The blood of the bulls was flowing through the interstices between the 10 blocks into a limestone


of the circle or the "rays" of the sun, were precisely oriented towards


After having previously discovered a stone sphere in the waters of a mountain river, Alexandru and

his uncle used an excavator to managed to get it out and transport it to mister Petreanu’s villa were it

lays until this very day as a symbol of the project they have started. The information that they have

immediately started to gather about the stone sphere made them come across the amazing discoveries

in Visoko, Bosnia, discoveries that determined them to put more effort into their research in order to

correlate and pinpoint the resemblances between the two areas. They started making expeditions and

thus managed to cover most of the mountain space between the towns of Vama and Frasin.

Among their most decisive findings were other symilar stone spheres and doorways to what looked

like collapsed caves which astonishingly, after a closer look-up, seemed to present smooth walls and

geometrically aligned joinings (Photos below).

An important moment in the project was when they learned about the existence of over a dozen stone

spheres in the front garden of Vama’s cityhall, brought there by locals from all over the region to be

exhibited. One of them was truly spectacular. It had numerous lines carved in stone on the outline of

two separate circles, lines that are very close in number to those of the mayan calendars of cult and

agriculture. As an ultimate boost to their constantly increasing curiosity, an illustrious geologist said

that the bedrock that the stones are made of is not from around this area and that the energetic

signature they carry is unnaturally high. The enclosed photos are a representative example of the

discoveries made by Alexandru and his uncle during the eight expeditions of this project, initiated in

the summer of 2006 and which came to a stop in 2008, only to be resumed in 2009 on a scientifical

level.


Photographs:

�Photo: Ancient spherical stone calendar with two separate circles

�Photo: Numerous lines have been carved on the outline of every circle, detail


�Photo: Spheroid with spherical protuberance kept in the front garden of Vama’s city hall

�Photo: Stone spheroid of unknown purpose, detail


�Photo: An example of prolate stone spheroid kept in the front garden of Vama’s city hall

�Photo: Prolate stgone sheroid of unknown purpose seen from the side


Conclusions

Despite we’ve been told by Academia about Bosnian stone spheres, the archaeological and historical

evidence tells us that the prehistoric stone spheres as material object and metaphysical symbol have

had a profound impact on the funerary beliefs and sacred architecture of later cultures during the

mediaeval times and even during the Ottoman Turk period.

For thousands of years, the scientific knowledge of the ancients translated into religious beliefs and

sacred symbolism transformed into material objects have been passed down from one particular

culture to another.

The obelisk in Bakići is depicted with symbols which are far older in origin than the obelisk itself,

whilst the most powerful symbol of all is represented by the ‘Sphere’, by ‘He’ who came into

existence as a circle, the sun, from whom everything has come.

How it comes that ‘He’ had remained in obscurity for so long?

It seems obvious that we rely too much on Academia to tell us the truth, when ‘they’ are not really

interested in the ‘truth’. Fortunately, not all Academia behave same way, e.g. Costa Rican

archaeologists have evaluated together with foreign Universities their stone spheres for UNESCO.

Unlike BiH’s clique of archaeologists who reacted with cynicism to the project of the Bosnian

pyramids, unlike those who classified in a superficial and amateurish way a group of symbols,

geometric shapes, motifs and objects present in the monuments in Bakići as “unusual and impossible

to figure out”, unlike those who described the earliest zoomorphic depiction of a dragon as “stylized

figure of an animal with a trunk”, unlike those who judge and insult others without even knowing

their own history or those who made preconceived claims without setting foot in Visoko, unlike all

those poor souls, a ‘true’ man of science, after extensive field research and separating facts from

hype, accepts the objective evidence.

Today, I gladly comply to the observations previously made by Dr. Aly Barakat who stated that the

main technique that was used for the sculpting of the stone spheres (incl. the giant ones found in

Ozimice) was pecking, grinding and hammering. Therefore, in the light of evidence, I am strongly

convinced that the Bosnian stone spheres deserve the status of national treasure that needs to be

protected. I also agree with Dr. Barakat that the shape of the Bosnian tombstones is not accidental.

He argued that the typical layout of the Bosnian tombstones characterized by an ending with a

pointed top reflects the “benben”, the pyramidal hill, and that this subject deserves further

investigation. Dr. Barakat’s intuition proved correct and today there’s a lot of objective evidence that

support his claims.

Never before in history, an archaeological project involved so many experts coming from different

fields to solving the riddle of what might be the most important archaeological discovery of modern

times. For the first time, a multidisciplinary archaeological project involved revolutionary methods

of investigation such as Electro-Scanning (EMS), a method which made it possible to experience the

scientific knowledge of our ancestors in a tangible way.

I’m pretty sure most opponents of the project have laughed at Dr. Oldfield’s “unusual” instruments

and methods of measuring, but thanks to him, it was possible to observe for the first time ever the

vertical energy fields/vortexes above and around the pyramids, the perpetual motion of the universe

known to ancient humans as spira solaris, the ‘Dragon’, depicted on numerous monuments in Bosnia.


Every time people scornfully laugh about this subject, they should keep in mind that the ‘Dragon’

has been considered sacred by the ancient cultures that once inhabited the land and, it is well to

remember, that the “laugh” is always on both sides!

Fortunately, since the time of magician Merlin who evoked the dragon by uttering magical words,

for some time now, modern science has gone very far and Quantum Science is going beyond the

probe of atoms, photons, neutrons, quirks and exploring a newer string theory (dancing,

unobservable, vibrational waves of energy) and membrane theory (multiple universes, carved up into

slices, living side by side, all conducted by?). Together they give room to explore what is known as

the M-theory which is undertaking to prove the unity of Gravity, Electromagnetism, weak and strong

nuclear forces.

The deeper Quantum physicists explore, the closer they encircle metaphysical philosophy.

Scientists are realizing there are higher realities within infinite dimensions of intelligent vibrational

energy. It seems string theorists have uncovered eleven dimensions to our universe, and some

Quantum Physicists even go so far as to state the dimensions of the universe may be infinite.

Throughout modern physics, chemistry, and biology, the sacred geometric patterns of creation are

today being rediscovered. After all, religion and science, use different routes to reach the same

destination, the consciousness about the existence of an intelligent universe. Even the notorious

English poet and playwright William Shakespeare understood much earlier than the obsolete

Academic materialists that:

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

So far, I haven’t found the name of Bosnia’s sun god, nor the identities of its celestial hierarchy, so

the search continues...


To the Sun God (Dem Sonnengott)

��PPhhoottoo:: TThhee ssuunn ddiisscc oovveerr VViissooččiiccaa ((BBoossnniiaann PPyyrraammiidd ooff tthhee SSuunn))

WWhheerree aarree yyoouu??

DDrruunnkk,, mmyy ssoouull ggrroowwss ddiimm

FFrroomm aallll yyoouurr ddeelliigghhtt;; ffoorr oonnllyy nnooww

II wwaattcchheedd hhooww,, eexxhhaauusstteedd bbyy hhiiss ttrraavveellss,,

TThhee eenncchhaannttiinngg yyoouunngg ggoodd

BBaatthheedd hhiiss hhaaiirr iinn ggoollddeenn cclloouuddss,,

AAnndd nnooww mmyy eeyyeess ffiillll wwiitthh tthhee ssiigghhtt ooff hhiimm;;

TThhoouugghh aallrreeaaddyy hhee’’ss ffaarr ffrroomm hheerree,, wweellll aalloonngg hhiiss wwaayy

TToo tthhee ppiioouuss ffoollkk wwhhoo rreevveerree hhiimm..

II lloovvee yyoouu,, EEaarrtthh,, wwhhoo jjooiinnss mmee iinn mmoouurrnniinngg hhiimm,,

AAnndd oouurr ssaaddnneessss ttuurrnnss ttoo sslleeeepp lliikkee tthhee ggrriieeff

OOff cchhiillddrreenn,, aanndd,, aass tthhee wwiinnddss fflluutttteerr

AAnndd wwhhiissppeerr iinn tthhee ssttrriinnggss ooff tthhee llyyrree

UUnnttiill tthhee mmaasstteerr’’ss ffiinnggeerrss uunnlloocckk aa ppuurreerr ssoouunndd,,

FFoogg aanndd ddrreeaammss ppllaayy aallll aarroouunndd uuss

UUnnttiill tthhee lloovveedd oonnee rreettuurrnnss,,

IIggnniittiinngg iinn uuss lloovvee aanndd ssppiirriitt..

Friedrich Hölderlin


References and sources:

- Magic and animism in old religions: The relevance of sun cults in the world by Georg W.

Oesterdiekhoff, Institute for Sociology, University of Karlsruhe, Germany;

- Commission to Preserve National Monuments - www.aneks8komisija.com.ba – Status of

monuments – Bakići;

- The Gnostic Society Library – www.gnosis.rog – ‘As Above, so Below’ - Kircher, Prodrom

Copt., pp 193 and 275;

- Gospa Olovska – small monography and pilgrimage guide by Bernardin Matic

- Department of Religious Study – A Sacral Kingship in Buganda by F.B. Welbourn

- Egyptian Mythology – Egyptian Gods - www.touregypt.net;

-- Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 3.62.5;

-- China.org.cn – Inner Mongolia yields new discoveries;

-- Pigs in History- www.mythinglinks.org;

-- SLAC National Accelerator laboratory – Scientists reveal how supermasssive black holes

bind into pairs during galaxy mergers;

-- ‘Electromagnetic fields above Bosnian pyramids’- www.piramidasunca.ba ;

-- Wolf Warriors – The Dacians - www.angelfire.com/realm/vlachs/;

-- Do the tombstones in Bosnia reflect the shape of Visocica hill (sun pyramid)? By Dr. Aly A.

Barakat

-- The Quantum Metaphysical Spirituality of Science by Michael Levy

-- Selected poems and fragments: ‘Dem Sonnengot’ by Friedrich Hölderlin.

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