this is the post where i believe i unraveled the mystery of how, and why, the Egyptians could grow "mega-crops", to support their huge society, and also the reason people would not leave the populated areas, to "go-it-alone"...
here goes--
the temple of pharaoh amenhotep III --
i noticed a magazine at the laundry mat today( "smithsonian" magazine), and it had a riddle that is related to something i have discovered, and am including in my upcoming book( "digital doodles and mind-farts"), regarding this system, that i believe the Egyptians were utilizing, way, way, back in history--
the issue...what to do if you are in a climate that is hot, all the time, every day, of the entire year, and you need maximum yield, from the planting season, to stay alive...and have a viable community?? the answer is surprisingly simple...you must have a calendar, one that gives the best time to plant your seeds, and the best time to harvest what has sprung from the earth...reliably, year after year...and you need a way to know what angle to plant the crops, to get the most direct sunlight, for the entire day, for their improved growth cycle/yield...
i suggest that this structure, and all those like it, are for this purpose...to plant seeds, that grow well, and are not over-ripe, when picked...it's that simple--
so, how does it work??, if we look at the diagram below, from the "smithsonian" magazine that i derived the concept from( the image is excellent, as it shows the aerial view...the main thing needed to solve the puzzle)...if we examine the photo closely, we can see, that the entire structure is an elaborate "light-box", the opening with the two arches, serves two purposes( in my opinion)...first, it focuses light, to the next door-way...where the "aperture" narrows, focusing the light again, into the enclosed tunnel( the first opening may also have been to "sight" the location of the "aperture", for the enclosed structure, when initially building the temple)...the point of the covering, is what i believe to be the heart of the system...due to the light from the "aperture"( or opening, that leads to the "sun-court"), making a line of light, across the center of the opening, at the right time of day...this is the main part of the system, a way to know, for certain, that you are making observations of light and shadow, at the same time...every, single day, for the whole year--
the next portion of the system is regarding the sun court...if we look at the diagram, we can see, that the top of the "sun-court" filled with columns, is a square, with a square inside it, with "pin-holes" for light to shine into...and this is the part of the system that tells you when to do what...different columns would be lighted, depending on what position the earth was in orbit with the sun, at the same time of day, each year...it's magnificent in it's simplicity, yet unbelievably accurate...more information is also gained from the two sitting figures, on either side of the entrance, i suggest that a staff was utilized to line up the silhouette of the two figures, and the opening between them, to gain "square" to the opening, and the walls of the temple, for gaining the best angle to plant the crops that fed the region, to the sun( to obtain maximum yield in growth)...
as for the statues of "sekhmet", i feel that they were put in place to let those in the area easily know, when the time to check the light within the tunnel, and the columns lighted within the "sun-court", was about to arrive, from any angle of the temple, or even from the entryway...giving much time to get to the tunnel, and the "sun-court", to take readings...i have also noticed an opening similar to the main entrance on the side of the structure, and i feel that this is for the same purpose as the front entryway, to gain "square" for planting crops...if we examine other temples of the period in the area, i feel that we will discover the same similarities in construction...a stairway, or other opening, that leads to a covered area, that goes to a court-yard, with columns inside( a "sun-court")...for use as a calendar, for crop production, or other civilized/cultural purposes...
i noticed a magazine at the laundry mat today( "smithsonian" magazine), and it had a riddle that is related to something i have discovered, and am including in my upcoming book( "digital doodles and mind-farts"), regarding this system, that i believe the Egyptians were utilizing, way, way, back in history--
the issue...what to do if you are in a climate that is hot, all the time, every day, of the entire year, and you need maximum yield, from the planting season, to stay alive...and have a viable community?? the answer is surprisingly simple...you must have a calendar, one that gives the best time to plant your seeds, and the best time to harvest what has sprung from the earth...reliably, year after year...and you need a way to know what angle to plant the crops, to get the most direct sunlight, for the entire day, for their improved growth cycle/yield...
i suggest that this structure, and all those like it, are for this purpose...to plant seeds, that grow well, and are not over-ripe, when picked...it's that simple--
so, how does it work??, if we look at the diagram below, from the "smithsonian" magazine that i derived the concept from( the image is excellent, as it shows the aerial view...the main thing needed to solve the puzzle)...if we examine the photo closely, we can see, that the entire structure is an elaborate "light-box", the opening with the two arches, serves two purposes( in my opinion)...first, it focuses light, to the next door-way...where the "aperture" narrows, focusing the light again, into the enclosed tunnel( the first opening may also have been to "sight" the location of the "aperture", for the enclosed structure, when initially building the temple)...the point of the covering, is what i believe to be the heart of the system...due to the light from the "aperture"( or opening, that leads to the "sun-court"), making a line of light, across the center of the opening, at the right time of day...this is the main part of the system, a way to know, for certain, that you are making observations of light and shadow, at the same time...every, single day, for the whole year--
the next portion of the system is regarding the sun court...if we look at the diagram, we can see, that the top of the "sun-court" filled with columns, is a square, with a square inside it, with "pin-holes" for light to shine into...and this is the part of the system that tells you when to do what...different columns would be lighted, depending on what position the earth was in orbit with the sun, at the same time of day, each year...it's magnificent in it's simplicity, yet unbelievably accurate...more information is also gained from the two sitting figures, on either side of the entrance, i suggest that a staff was utilized to line up the silhouette of the two figures, and the opening between them, to gain "square" to the opening, and the walls of the temple, for gaining the best angle to plant the crops that fed the region, to the sun( to obtain maximum yield in growth)...
as for the statues of "sekhmet", i feel that they were put in place to let those in the area easily know, when the time to check the light within the tunnel, and the columns lighted within the "sun-court", was about to arrive, from any angle of the temple, or even from the entryway...giving much time to get to the tunnel, and the "sun-court", to take readings...i have also noticed an opening similar to the main entrance on the side of the structure, and i feel that this is for the same purpose as the front entryway, to gain "square" for planting crops...if we examine other temples of the period in the area, i feel that we will discover the same similarities in construction...a stairway, or other opening, that leads to a covered area, that goes to a court-yard, with columns inside( a "sun-court")...for use as a calendar, for crop production, or other civilized/cultural purposes...
summary--
with this information, scientists can discover any secrets contained on the columns( i am excited to see what they may be), i am expecting them to be regarding planting, such as, when to plant what, and when to harvest the bounty...this is due to my estimation that the temples were in fact "super-growing stations", that honoured those that built them, so that the masses would be fed, for all time--
best wishes, john kruschke--
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