COMMANDER RALPH'S PYRAMID MYSTERIES

What has Atlantis got to do with pyramids? Well, some commentators
feel that the idea of pyramids originated on the island of Atlantis. Are
they right? Who can say? Some explanations offered are that due to
the fact that the pyramids can be found on both sides of the Atlantic
is important. Also, that the pyramids became a very special mystic focal
point for most of the important civilisations. Egyptians, Aztecs, Mayans.
From the desert to the densest jungles, pyramids can be found.

Many experts on the Atlantis story believe the culture of ancient Egypt
was inspired by the Atlantean experience. Plato, the Greek philosopher,
believed that the fact we have any knowledge at all of their story is
largely due to excellent records kept by Egyptian priests. Egypt was
believed to be the storehouse of the lost wisdom and knowledge from
this incredible Atlantic Island - knowledge which theorists attribute to
the awesome rise of Egyptian civilisation.

The link between the Mexican pyramid constructed from masonry and
the simple earthen hill is provided by the eastern mound sacred to the
goddess Coatlicue close to the Teocalli or pyramid of her son
Uitzilopochtli in Mexico. People of importance were buried in these
American pyramids just as they were in those of Egypt, which were
also obviously developed from the idea of the sacred mountain. Indeed,
several of the Egyptian pyramids were called by such names as the
“Mountain of Ra”.

Egyptian and American pyramids have thus a common evolutionary
history. The idea must have sprung from a common centre. Both
would appear to trace their descent from the sacred hills of Atlantis.
Moreover, pyramids were to be found in the Canaries and the Antilles,
the insular links in the chain between Europe and America, of which
Atlantis is said to be the missing link.

Mesoamerican pyramids, pyramid-shaped structures, are an important
part of Ancient Mesoamerican architecture. These structures were
usually step pyramids with temples on top – more akin to the ziggurats of
Mesopotamia than to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt. The Mesoamerican
region's largest pyramid by volume – indeed, the largest in the world by
volume – is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla.

The remaining question is this.......was it just coincidence
or
is there really a link between all these great civilisations?

We'll leave that for another time......I guess I'll just have to convince
the crew to take a little trip back to Atlantis!

In my travels, I met a wonderful person,Dr. David Kuijt.
He has created Aztec and Mayan pyramids.
Dr Kuijt has given me kind permission to give you all the details
for creating your own minature Aztec Step Pyramid!
It's a project that the whole family can join in.
Have Fun!

In early Egypt, Mexico and Peru, certain hills were regarded as
especially sacred., as the homes of powerful supernatural beings.

The construction of step pyramids has been an ancient part of several
cultures throughout history. These pyramids typically are large and
made of several layers, or steps, of stone. The term refers to
pyramids of similar design that emerged separately from one another,
as there was no connection between the different civilizations that
built them.

The earliest Egyptian pyramids were also step pyramids. During the
Third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (27th century BC), the architect
Imhotep built Egypt's first step pyramid, the Pyramid of Djoser, by
building a series of six successively smaller mastabas (an earlier form
of tomb structure), one atop of another. Later pharaohs, including
Sekhemkhet and Khaba, built similar structures. The first step pyramid
was built for Zoser(or Djoser).

The most prolific builders of step pyramids were the Pre-Columbian
civilizations. The remains of step pyramids can be found throughout the
Mayan cities of the Yucatán, as well as in Aztec, Toltec, and Inca
architecture. In many of these cases, successive layers of pyramids
were built on top of the pre-existing structures, with which the pyramids
expanded in size on a cyclical basis. This is true of the sunny elysha
garza of the Great Pyramid of Cholula and of the Great Pyramid of
Tenochtitlan.

Now what are the rest of crew up to?
Mmmmmm.....I wonder.....
Guess we'll have to find out together!
Their time portals are awaiting you !

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