WERE THE PYRAMIDS MONUMENTS OF THE MIGHTY VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS?

Mt. Merapi, located on the island of Java in Indonesia has been known to be erupting for 10,000 years. The oldest known eruption has been dated to 7630 BC. Merapi is still very active and is noted for generating more pyroclastic volume than any other volcano on the face of the earth. A famous and ancient Indonesian temple complex called Borobadur was buried for a thousand years under the ash from one of Merapi's eruptions. Merapi has a 'twin' sitting right next to it, called Merbabu.

It would seem that most of the scholars working today on the origins and symbologies of such things have over looked some very simple facts. The word 'pyramid' is a Greek word that came to be used for these structures in the times of the Ptolomies and the Greek habitation of Egypt. It is derived from 'pyramis', which is a baked wheaten loaf or cake. Even this Greek word has as part of it's derivation, the word 'pyro' from the Greek, which means 'fire'. Presumably, the 'pyra' prefix of the word would indicate that the cake is 'fired' or baked. The brand name of PYREX indicates glass containers that may be put into the oven or fire. What they are overlooking is the fact that the Ancient Egyptian word for the pyramidal structures was mr or me[r].

This revelation leaves us with many interesting possibilities. The name of the volcano, Mt. Merapi, means 'the mountain of fire'. In this compound word (fire-mountain), the mer- prefix means 'mountain' and the -api suffix means 'fire'. It's companion, Mt. Merbabu has this same prefix. There are also volcanos in this area called Sorikmarapi and Marapi. In ancient times, when the pyramids were being built, the Egyptians themselves called them 'mountains'. The name of the axial mountain (spine) of the world in Hindu mythology is Mt. Meru. The symbology of this is covered on the page FIRE DOWN BELOW. We now have the word for mountain, mer, occuring in what appear to be three distinct cultures. In other cultures, a similar word mar or mare means sea or ocean. Could there be a connection between these two similar sounding words with antithetical meanings?

It is my belief that the pyramids are in fact temples or monuments to these most awesome and powerful gods of fire. How simple can it get?

The question now arises as to how the ancient Egyptian people came to use a word for 'mountain' that is from the South Pacific? Like the journeys of the 'Atlanteans', it will take awhile to get there.

THE JOURNEYS EAST and WEST - LEAVING AZTLAN

GOING WEST...

In his paper on the genesis of the Guanche people in the Canary Islands, Arysio Nunes dos Santos, convinces me that the origin of the language of the Guanche peoples is Dravidian. The Guanche people share many racial characteristics of the Phoenicians, who were known to be present in India at different periods. They were called the Pani, which means various things like 'hand', 'maker' and 'merchant'. The Dravidian language is from southern India - specifically the provence of Tamil Nadu at the tip of India's 'horn'. If, as Mr. Nunes dos Santos says, Atlantis was located in the Ring of Fire area of the South Pacific, the island of Sinaloa/Ceylon/Sri Langka and the Tamil Nadu area of India are the first major landfall due west of there. Presuming that Merapi, and possibly other volcanos erupting in unison were responsible for the cataclysm that destroyed Atlantis/Lemuria, the most logical direction for those escaping would be west or to the north towards Japan or China. They could not go to the south, toward Australia, because these volcanos flank the southern margin of the region. They would have had to leave from that direction before the warnings and rumblings turned into the real thing. It would be foolish to go east, as there was not much of anywhere to go but open ocean. Also, the ash and debris from the explosion(s) would have traveled east, along with any tsunamis that were probably generated. No doubt, these places (India and Sri Langka) were already known to the sea-faring 'Atlanteans', as they were rich in natural resources and even on a slow ocean going vessel it wouldn't take more than a fortnight or so to get there. The prefix su- in Sanskrit (the ancient language of India) means 'beautiful, lovely, or pretty', as in su-muhka which means 'pretty face'. Could 'Su-mer' have originally meant 'beautiful mountain'? Could the Tablets of Destiny, the me, have something to do with the fire-mountains that literally held the power of this ancient land in the 'palms of their hands'? These last two are just something to consider....

GOING EAST....

This picture is full of curious little items. The only thing in it that can be interpreted with any amount of certainty is the central image of the man in the boat. He appears to be rowing eastward through a body of water, away from an island toward another land. The central figure in the island appears to be a volcano to me. Andrew Collins implies in 'Gateway to Atlantis' that this is a temple, but there appear to be plumes of smoke and fire coming out of the top of it, similar to the picture from the Yucutan shown on the 'Cataclysm of Uruk' page. The volcano appears to be surrounded by six other structures that could be caves or temples or even islands or cities. The idea of a cave seems to work here - being enclosed on all sides with the front open. However, in primitive pictographs, the idea of a cave where many people lived could evolve into a pictograph for a town, or city. This also applies to the three sided figure on the right inside the 'triangular' form.

If this drawing is representative of the crossing from Aztlan, which was destroyed, one must ask why there are two other people remaining behind. Their gender is uncertain and perhaps not important. They may not be people at all, but representations of some concept. The one on the left is very curious, with the 'balloon' thing attached and what appear to be two horns or protruberances on it's head. In my research I stumbled across a picture of a formation on Mt. Kinbalu in Kalimantan which echoes these 'horns' or 'ears'. Kinbalu means 'land, or dwelling place of the dead', according to an article that I found about climbing Kinbalu. The formation is called 'Donkey Ears'. The land left behind in the great cataclysm would certainly be the dwelling place of the dead.

The other figure on the right almost appears to be a person of rank with an epaulet or wing on his shoulder - possibly a military officer or a royal person. It is curious that he is shown with no hands or arms. This can't be an oversight, as the figure on the left has arms and hands. Perhaps having no arms means one is dead, and unable to do things. One possible interpretation here is that this person was a royal person and was killed and left behind. The man in the boat goes to the new land and establishes a kingship there. Many Mayan rulers are shown ensconced in caves, or cave-like apertures that indicate their 'cosmic birth' from the womb of the mother goddess. Interestingly, none of these figures are wearing the complex head-dresses that are later associated with the Mesoamerican gods. It would seem that this picture was drawn by the immigrants themselves, before all the symbology of the Mesoamerican pantheon came into being.

As I've said above, escaping from this conflagration to the east would not be logical, but in times of such great tribulation, logic often has nothing to do with what is done. We are talking about a race who seem to have been quite at home on the open sea. The legend of the exodus from Aztlan says that these people came in canoes, or on the backs of large turtles. Andrew Collins, in "Gateway to Atlantis" says:

"Moreover, the ancient idea that some of the 'people' arrived 'on the backs of huge turtles' is suggestive of sandbanks, cays or islands which might have acted as stepping stones to reach the mainland." (pg. 222)

Truly enough, there are chains of islands to the east of Indonesia that include New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa and the Society Islands. Following this chain of islands, one comes to the last of the islands before there is nothing but open sea left to reach South America. That island is Easter Island - Rapanui. Directly east of there, on the western coast of South America is Nazca. The little footprints might be indicative of these landfalls, where the people stopped to rest and replenish their food and water supplies. It is also possible that these people - accustomed to seeing only canoes and small water-craft - mistook larger ocean-going vessels for 'huge turtles'. Again, a people can only describe things in terms of their own surroundings, experience and existence.

The meaning of the figure - the little square in the center of the picture [2] is something hauntingly familiar, but I've no idea what it means. The circle could be the sun. It might possibly indicate how many days this journey took - as that would be the logical place to put something like that.

WERE THE POLYNESIANS AND NOT THE AFRICANS THE OLMECS?

Just a random question. The heads of the Olmec do look extremely 'african' in appearance. However, if you look at the facial features of some south sea peoples, such as the Polynesians, or the Australian aboriginies, you will see the same broad features. There are differences, but they are negligable when dealing with stone carvings. I personally know of a Polynesian man who is about seven feet tall and probably weighs around 450 pounds. He is a walking mountain...no one you'd want to upset! He has very similar features to the Olmec heads and he IS a giant man. Could it be possible that 'Atlanteans' converged on Mesoamerica from both directions? Could it be possible that there were two groups of people from this place of origin - the dark-haired ones and the red-haired ones? There seems to be evidence of this in stories from widely different places. This will be explored under a different topic.