User:Nlross

[[1]]	Great Sphinx of Giza  [[2]] Nicholas Lloyd Ross "Of all the monuments in which Egypt abounds, there is not one that stimulates the imagination to the same extent as the Great Sphinx of Giza, the magnificent man-headed lion which gazes eternally out over the fertile Valley of the Nile, with its face to the rising sun." The Sphinx: Its History in the Light of Recent Excavations© Dr. Selim Hassan, Egyptologist[[3]] Updated: --N.L. Ross 20:42, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
A bit of my background: I am originally from New England where I studied Ancient History from the Paleolithic times through the late Mesopotamian era. I am currently writing a novel about the history of the Great Sphinx of Giza, which I have been researching for the last twenty years. I have accumulated enormous amounts of research data, which I would like to share on Wikipedia. I have included a series of my research sources in a list below the "Introduction" of the book "Sacred Science: The King of Pharaonic Theocracy", R.A.Schwaller De Lubicz[[4]], 1988 (ISBN:0-89281-222-2).
SACRED SCIENCE Introduction "Progress[[5]], by definition, signifies the expansion of accepted frame-works. But going beyond well-defined borders always provokes more or less sectarian objections, be they from science or religion, or merely routine. There are always two opposing camps: One is the domains of belief;[[6]] the other is the faction of those who consider themselves "in the know."[[7]] Whoever situates himself between these two extremes cannot be classified, and the effect of this position is to raise doubts as well as to incite the hostility of the two opposing camps. Sometimes, however, there is an explosion that shatters the limits, breaking the quietude of a routine one likes to call "peace." Our century has experienced such an upheaval. I am referring, of course, to the atomic explosion[[8]]; not the bomb itself, but far more important, to the disturbance it brought which reversed the orientation of our mentality. With Lavoisier[[9]], the past century also experienced such an explosion of the framework of thinking. At that time, all the conjectures of a creation-mystique, considered a fanciful, were rejected giving to those who presume to "know," a solid terrain for constructing a world according to their image. Nowadays, that terrain no longer seems as stable as had been expected. Those who consider themselves "in the know" are already beginning to lose footing, but this does not suffice to give strength to those who believe. There is today a generalized sense of uncertainty causing disorder in the social domain[[10]] as well as in the moral conduct generally, but the majority of people endure this effect without understanding its origin. For more important to peoples lives than economic or technical considerations is that state of mind[[11]], that mentality which can be inspired only by a higher authority, independent of the passion-ridden influence of the majority[[12]]. But nowadays the world is governed by fictions--fictions of social doctrines, of scientific promises--and these fallacious promises are based on erudite[[13]],[[14]] arguments whose vicious circle is no longer noticed. Actually, the social order[[15]] must bow to the techniques generated by science, and science in turn must constantly adopt to a social order whose stability is compromised by the uncoordinated passions of the human being. The discovery and demonstration of energy[[16]] as a kinetic[[17]] phenomenon of mass[[18]] does not explain the mass, which becomes an unknown. This formula amounts to saying that if I throw a stone, that stone (the mass) in motion represents energy. The extreme speed squared is then the stable element for all energy. The mass, the weight of the stone, stays variable. The speed of light[[19]] squared is the great discovery in this Einsteinian formula[[20]],[[21]]. It is a practical tool that permits one to "make do," but yields no essential information; yet it opens the doors to all the discoveries in nuclear energy[[22]]. Now our little world thinks only in terms of atomic energy, referring to it all physical, chemical, and astrophysical[[23]] phenomena. [Italics mine]. Among those who have thus been led astray, the so-called alchemists[[24]] of our time are of particular interests to us. They belong neither to the physicists nor to the dreaded "mystics" of pre-Lavoisier times, as they imagine they can identify atomic energy with Spirit, the origin of matter. May these few seekers understand that they must not allow themselves to be deluded[[25]] by rational science which is leading the world to disaster; as they willingly let themselves be called utopians[[26]],[[27]], they might as well accept the principle of a sacred science[[28]], [[29]] that testifies to a divine science[[30]]. What proofs are there of this sacred science? Simple logic, no less, tells us that the material world, the world of notorious "mass," cannot have been created with matter. It is only after having studied most of the serious works on this strange subject, from Zosima[[31]] to the latest writing (which dates back about a century), that I place sacred texts[[32]] and myth in parallel t the development of what is called the Hermetic opus[[33]] (Oeuvre)[[34]]. Whatever the images and terms of the sacred accounts--be they the Vedas[[35]], the Nordic sagas[[36]], the texts of ancient Egypt[[37]], the old Testament[[38]], or the revelations of the Gospels[[39]]--there exists an undeniable parallelism[[40]] between these two expressions of a knowledge concerning the origin, the becoming, and the aim of life. The question is: What object could be the aim of the Hermetic opus? It will necessarily be an undetermined substance and not a mineral, plant, or animal being. This substance can be none but the vital "fire," Life, capable of being transmitted to a specific being in order to lead that being to its own perfection. This indeed is what all good texts intimate. Because of its parallelism with the ultimate becoming of the human, this available "life-essence" is called the King, cosmic man; but it must be recognized that attaining the aim of the Hermetic opus is not an end; it is the beginning of the light that illuminates reality. It would be a serious error, I am convinced, to fail to reverse the problem. Granted that the Hermetic opus elucidates and demonstrates the meaning of sacred texts and myths, it is evident that what is somehow of prime importance is the "hominization" of the Book of Genesis revelation. Man as a thinking, conscious being is the only important reality. It is he, the human being as bodily creature animated by the divine breath--absolute Being-- who endures the entire passion of the Hermetic opus in order to attain, if possible, to the royal perfection represented by the philosopher's stone. Attempting to understand the significance of sacred science in its mere material representation distorts the intention of the sages. I am certain, moreover, that such comprehension is fated never to attain the aim proposed, be it in one sense or the other. The Neters are the cosmic milieu, and it is the successive states of "conscious vision" of these principles that give true meaning to human life; the King, the true King, is the living being who has reached the stage of immortal and conscious return to the source of the soul that animates him. Such is the aim proposed. Sacred scinece demonstrates and proves, but the spiritual ascent of man is the path to be realized. R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz[[41]] Sacred Science: The King of Pharaonic Theocracy[42]© 1982 Inner Traditions International[43]
A sampling of the research I have accumulated in the following areas: Archaeological Dating methods: Lead, strontium and oxygen isotope analysis[[44]], Nuclear (electron) Spin Resonance[[45]], Fission Track[[46]] & Potassium Argon[[47]] Cuneiform Studies: (Member of the American School of Oriental Research): The Journal of Cuneiform Studies[[48]] Member: B.I.A.A.[[49]] (British Institute at Ankara) for the study of Ancient Anatolia (Turkey), Member:Archaeological Institute of America [[50]],[[51]] Egyptian Archaeology, Pre-Dynastic Egypt: Archaeology of[[52]], British Museum[[53]] Paleo-Climatological studies: [[54]], National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration [[55]], NASA[[56]], Perspective:[[57]] Paleo-Geological studies: (ancient river beds)[[58]], Geological Society of Africa[[59]], Geological Society of London[[60]], British Geological Survey[[61]] Paleo-Astronomical studies: Ancient Chronology[[62]], Berkeley Laboratory-Nuclear Science Division [[63]] Shabaka Stone: Sacred Space and Sacred Function in Ancient Thebes[[64]], [[65]], [[66]], British Museum Journal of Near Eastern Studies: University of Chicago Press[[67]], [[68]],[[69]] Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Reading and deciphering[[70]],[[71]], Hermetic text-Tabula Smaragdina: The so-called "Emerald Tablet of Thoth ("pronounced Toe-th")[[72]], Secretum Secretorum[[73]], Code of the Sphinx[[74]] Ancient Anatolian Archaeology: Catalhoyuk[[75]] and Asiklihoyuk[[76]] Sacred Literature: The "so-called," Bible Code[[77]] and the Pentateuch[[78]], History of:[[79]], [[80]] Epigraphy and Papyrology: Demotic Epigraphy[[81]], Papyrology-University of Michigan[[82]], Egyptian Exploration Society: Greco-Egyptian Papyri[[83]],[[84]] Rosicrucian History and Free Mason History: Wikipedia[[85]], Rosicrucian Order[[86]], Rosae Crucis[[87]] Rennes-le-Chateau[[88]], United Kingdom[[89]], Jean-Luc Robin (Owner of the Saunier Home):Originally built by Abbé Saunière[[90]], Filmmakers Bruce Burgess and René Barnett[[91]] DNA Homology: DNA[[92]], Human Genome Project[[93]] Nicolas Flamel: The man and his place in ancient history[[94]]. Global Warming: Future affects to humankind: scientific time frame to irreversible affects[[95]], Visual Evidence[[96]], Predictions[[97]], Perspective:[[98]], NOAA Official Site:[[99]]. Mitochondrial DNA Research[[100]] DNA Repair Technology[[101]],[[102]] Fama Fraternitatis: Wikipedia[[103]], Code of the Sphinx[[104]] Zeitgeist: Window on the future from the past[[105]], Google Video[[106]], 9/11 Hoax "Bush, Bin Laden & the Federal Reserve Bank[[107]], Spirit of the Age[[108]] It is my plan, after reviewing the power of Wikipedia, to create pages that serve a dual purpose, which is to impart the fruits of my research and to also create a central research repository. Sample Research Sources: "The Sphinx: Its History in the Light of Recent Excavations", Dr. Selim Hassan [[109]], "Sacred Science: The King of Pharaonic Theocracy", De Lubicz [[110]], "How To Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs", Mark Collier and Bill Manley [[111]],[[112]], "Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice", Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn [[113]], Archaeological Dig: Catalhoyuk [[114]], Archaeological Dig: Asikli Hoyuk, [[115]], Mitochondrial DNA Research Project: [[116]], Epigraphy: [[117]], University of Chicago School of Oriental Research: The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute is a non-circulating collection of books and other publications relating to the ancient Near East for the reference and research of Oriental Institute faculty, staff, students and members. Its materials span the history of the ancient Near East from prehistoric times through the Late Antique period[[118]], ABZU: Abzu is a guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world. [[119]],[[120]],[[121]]), (Please Note: This book is not yet published. Patents Pending. Considering the information regarding Trademark and Copyright are accessible to the public through the United States Patent & Trademark Office, I have included a link to the USPTO Registration. [[122]])