Halfway between Earth and Stars: A Meditation on Sacred Sites and Future Mysteries

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Halfway between Earth and Stars:

A Meditation on Sacred Sites and Future

Mysteries

by David Metcalfe

(Originally published at The Teeming Brain)

At the very earliest appearance of human civilization we observe the presence and

importance of geometry. It is clearly evident that geometry was comprehended and

utilized by the ancient Master Builders, who, laboring at the dawn of civilization some

four and one half millennia ago, bestowed upon the world such masterworks as the

megalithic structures of ancient Europe, the Pyramids and temples of Pharaonic Egypt

and the stepped Ziggurats of Sumeria. That geometry continued to be employed

throughout the centuries from those earliest times until times historically recent is also

clearly evident. That it was made use of by cultures far-flung about the globe is evident

as well, finding expression in China, Central and South America, in pre-Columbian

North America amongst Native Americans, in Africa, SE Asia and Indonesia, Rome

and of course in classical Greece and in Europe, from the Megalithic era some 4000

years ago, as stated, and again some 3000 years later, magnificently expressed during

the Gothic era of cathedral building.

Randall Carlson, The Meaning of Sacred Geometry

Two of my favorite places to go in Georgia are the Marian apparition site in Conyers and the

Georgia Guidestones in Elberton. What I didnt realize until I had a wonderful conversation

with Randall Carlson of Sacred Geometry International (based in Atlanta) is that both sites lie

very close to one of the fault lines that diagonally traverses (SW to NE) the northern part of

the state. In fact the Guidestones are just south of where the fault line exits the state at its

northern border, and the Conyers apparition site sits south of the fault near the halfway point.
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The Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County, Georgia

Both sites have interesting geography. The apparition site is located on a visible volcanic drift

point, the granite here having hardened into flowing masses that are unmistakable asremnants of when the molten rock poured out of the ground to form the hilly terrain where

The Farm, as the site is known, is located. Elberton is the Granite Capital of the World and

is home to one of the largest granite quarries in the United States. One of the distinctive

aspects of the town itself is the odd incongruity thats visible in a small southern town whose

architecture is marked by the ready availability of granite and artisan level workmanship.

Talking to Carlson, I was reminded that fault lines, underground rivers, and other active

geological areas are often accompanied by anomalous interactions. Although he didnt

mention the fault line running through the aforementioned sites, after our conversation it

struck me that it would be interesting to see if there is any correlation. This is what led me to

check into the fault lines locations and discover that, while not exact, the two sites do lie close

along the Brevard Fault line.
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just how many areas are up for consideration in such a pursuit.

Archaeological evidence of the ancient practice of building spirit ways has survived best

in the Americas, as it has experienced less cultural upheaval as the Old World. A brief

north-to-south survey shows this. In Ohio, between 150 BC and 500, the Hopewell

Indians built geometrical earthworks covering many acres, along with straight linear

features which seem to have been ceremonial roadways. In 1995, archaeologists

announced the discovery of a 60-mile-long, dead straight Hopewell ritual road

connecting earthworks at Newark with the Hopewell necropolis at Chillicothe.

Paul Devereux, Spirit Lines in the Americas

Paul Devereux has done research into the straight road phenomena, which many are

familiar with from the famous Nazca lines. His research indicates the possibility that these

were built as spirit roads, or roads of the dead, where spirits were thought to travel across the

land. Interestingly, they are not confined to the Americas; there is evidence of similar tracks

in the U.K., Europe, and Asia as well. Although, as he points out, these markings have

become conflated with New Age theories that dont bear the weight of the evidence, what does

become evident upon investigation is no less staggering in its implications.

Imagine a society whose focus encompasses fully both the celestial and terrestrial movements

of force, whose every action is designed to enhance our interaction with these forces and in

turn enhance our interaction with the past (the dead), present (the living), and future (as

indicated through a cyclical understanding of time/space). All of this reflected in architectural

monuments and achievements which through their mathematical proportions indicate the

interweaving of the microcosmic and macrocosmic structures that guide the cycles. The

Golden Mean, which is found in the formation of galaxies, sea shells, leaves, and our own

anatomy, can also be reflected in our creations.

Imagine a society whose focus encompasses fully

both the celestial and terrestrial movements of

force, whose every action is designed to enhance
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our interaction with these forces and in turn

enhance our interaction with the past (the dead),

present (the living), and future (as indicatedthrough a cyclical understanding of time/space).

This same intent can be seen in the messages carved into the Georgia Guidestones. It is also

hinted at in the occurrences at the Marian apparition site in Conyers. Both sites embody an

interaction of all elements of human existence as focused on a single point in the geographical

landscape where we can interact with, and within, this sense of timeless communion with the

whole. Both sites draw people to them as if there were some kind of spiritual gravity to their

mystery, allowing each visitor to interact with the traces of these potentials in whatever way

they are prepared to do so.

My hope is that we come to a point where these interactions become once more an integral

part of our culture, so that the mystery inherent in sites such as the Guidestones and The

Farm eventually extends to the infinite potential of our expression as a global culture. How

wonderful it would be to once again take our rightful place halfway between earth and stars,

centered in the nexus of creation from whence all possibilities, past, present and future, merge

in an infinite state of becoming. Our ancestors knew of this existence, and someday we mayawaken from the dreary sleep that has enveloped us to find that there is nothing primitive in

the past, since what has come before is merely the slow budding seed of our future

enlightenment.

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David Metcalfe is an independent researcher, writer and multimedia artist focusing on the

interstices of art, culture, and consciousness. He is a contributing editor for Reality Sandwich,

The Revealer, the online journal of NYUs Center for Religion and Media, and The DailyGrail. He writes regularly for Evolutionary Landscapes, Alarm Magazine, Modern Mythology,

Disinfo.com, The Teeming Brain and his own blog The Eyeless Owl. His writing has been

featured in The Immanence of Myth (Weaponized 2011), Chromatic: The Crossroads of Color

& Music (Alarm Press, 2011) and Exploring the Edge Realms of Consciousness (North

Atlantic/Evolver Editions 2012). Metcalfe is an Associate with Phoenix Rising Digital

Academy, and is currently co-hosting The Art of Transformations study group with support


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from the International Alchemy Guild.

For more information on Santa Muerte, and the sanctification of death in the popular faith

traditions of the Americas, check outhttp://skeletonsaint.com, a collaborative project

hosted by Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut, David Metcalfe and Liminal Analytics.
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