Did you know there is a place in Georgia known as America's Stonehedge? Well, there is...just a few miles north of Elberton, Georgia (about 50 miles south of us). Considering the fact that The Guidestones consist of 6 enormous granite stones, it makes sense that they would be near Elberton, the town that is known as The Granite Capital of the World.
Out in the middle of nowhere stand these astronomically placed monoliths. In 1979, someone calling himself R.C. Christian commissioned the Elberton Granite Finishing Company to produce the stones for this structure. Each of the four nineteen foot outer stones contain 10 "guidelines" written in a different language on each side of the stone...English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi; Hebrew; Arabic; Chinese; and Russian. The center stone has three carved openings. The capstone has an ancient language inscribed on each end: Babylonian; Classic Greek; Sanskrit; and Egyptian hieroglyphics with the message: Let these be guidestones to an age of reason.
The guidelines cause concern to many. The first one limits the world population to 500 million. The intent of all of them seem to be to maintain a balance in nature in a new world order. At the top of this photo, there is a portion of the Egyptian 'glphs on the capstone.
The writing on the slab to the left of me is written in Swahili; to the right in Spanish. The capstone edge is carved with Classic Greek lettering. Behind me is the centerstone with one of the openings right above my head. The purpose of that orifice is to track the sun's solstices and equinoxes throughout the year.
At true noon, not day light saving time, the sun is supposed to shine through this opening and create a beam on the ground. One website says the beam lands on a stone that shows the day of the year, but there is no such stone on the ground. We planned our arrival there for noon, but didn't take into account we were on DST, and we didn't want to wait the extra hour.
The third opening allegedly points to the celestial pole, The North Star. Again, we weren't going to wait around to prove that.
And this flat stone several feet from the monoliths is basically a legend for the guidestones, describing their astronomical and physical features, as well as the languages on the stones. It also states that there is a time capsule buried six feet under this stone, but the date it is to be opened has not been engraved...yet another mystery to this mysterious landmark!
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