Hard to tell what the real story is… Did the idea of people meditating scare them? Too many crowds? Thwarted terrorist attack? The mind boggles.<\/p>\n
Egypt will close the Great Pyramid of Giza later today to avoid any rituals by a group rumoured to have plans to mark the date of 11\/11\/11 at the site, an official said.<\/p>\n
The decision came “after much pressure” from Egyptian Internet users saying strange rituals were going to be held “within the walls of the pyramid on November 11, 2011”, said Atef Abu Zahab, head of the Department of Pharaonic Archaeology.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Council of Antiquities confirmed the closure of the tourist site in a statement that only referred to the need for maintenance following a busy period during Muslim holidays.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Bruce Fenton is over there for 11\/11\/11 and he reported on Facebook that there were soldiers deployed at giza. People asked not to meditate. Its getting crazy fast!<\/em><\/p>\n
According to Egypt Daily News<\/a>, the shutdown was to thwart a Masonic ritual by 1200 Israelis who want to place the star of David on top of the Great Pyramid<\/em>.<\/p>\n
A translation of the Arabic article at youm7.com<\/a> says:<\/p>\n
`Al-Youm Al Sabea` Egyptian daily newspaper has learned from sources in the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt that the Secretary General, Dr. Mustafa Amin, allowed a Masonic\/Jewish ceremony at the Great Pyramid of Giza to take place in Nov 11 afternoon. Source exclusively said to Al-Youm Al Sabea that the ceremony is being organized by a polish organization called Lilly Raisin and it invited 1200 Jewish people from all over the world to participate in the ceremony.<\/p>\n
The source added that many Jews believe that this day is unique and will never come again because it is 11.11.11, and many believe that it will be the end of the world. He also mentioned that attendees will surround the pyramid forming a Star of David and they will place a diamond that is also shaped as a Star of David at the top of the pyramid.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Interestingly, for us, there is a 2012 link:<\/p>\n
On Friday, 11 November,a polish foundation supporting archaeological research, DAR SWIATOWIDA, will group people from all over the globe at the footsteps of the Great Pyramid of Giza for a meditation “ceremony of love” to strengthen the power of the pyramid in that special day (11-11-2011) to save the earth from cosmic threats.<\/p>\n
According to the president of DAR SWIATOWIDA, Andrzej Wojcikiewicz, the pyramid’s energy would be strengthened and through the installation of two interpenetrated pyramid-shaped crystals, produced in India out of mountain crystal, inside the granite sarcophagus found in the king\u2019s burial chamber inside the pyramid.<\/p>\n
The special day of 11-11-2011, Wojcikiewicz said, is a unique opportunity for people from all over the world to join in meditation in order to send the energy of love towards Egypt, towards the Great Pyramid, and towards earth.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be a global meditation to help Mother Earth, to help in protecting the earth and its people against further escalation of violence and cataclysms as well as for spiritual awakening,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n
According to DAR SWIATOWIDA\u2019s event website, entitled Cheops Project, on 11 Novemberthere would be two ceremonies at Giza Plateau from 11:00am to midnight.<\/p>\n
The morning ceremony will be inside the king\u2019s chamber of the Great Pyramid where a man and a woman described as \u201cHuman Angels\u201d will place the crystal pyramid in the sarcophagus on two golden bars supported by four granite cubes.<\/p>\n
The golden bars are inscribed with a verse saying \u201cMan doesn\u2019t live by bread alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Human angels, continued Wojcikiewicz, will then meditate in the chamber for 75 minutes to energise the crystal pyramids.<\/p>\n
At the evening ceremony, which starts at 11:00pm, Wojcikiewicz says on the website, all invitees to the event will meditate in circles hand-in-hand around the Great Pyramid in order to send the energy of love directly to the pyramid shaped crystals inside the sarcophagus, which in turn will strengthen the energy of the pyramid and be connected to other pyramids all over the globe to activate all energy points, or so-called “chakras”.<\/p>\n