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REVIEWS PYRAMIDS OF DESTINY There is a wealth of archaeological by Rex and Heather Gilroy evidence here that overturns the URU Pub., Katoomba, Aust, 2009 accepted history of our ancient past. ISBN 978-0-9578716-8-7 (607pp tpb) Available: URU Publications, PO Box BENEATH THE PYRAMIDS 202, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia, by Andrew Collins tel +61 (0)2 4782 3441, email Ath Dimension Press, VA, USA, 2009 randhgilroy44@bigpond.com ISBN 978-0-87604-571-8 (262pp tpb) Avail: wwwAthDimensionPress.com AM underworld of catacombs, chambers and tunnels lies beneath the pyramids on the Giza Plateau. This network was known to ancient writers and from Arabic legends but stayed a secret until discovered in 1817 by Sir Henry Salt and Giovanni Caviglia. One entrance to this underworld was recently rediscovered, explored and mapped by researcher Andrew Collins and his collaborators, although the Egyptian authorities are not giving this find he oldest remains of anatomically | much credence (see Philip Coppens's modern humans are to be found article in this edition). in Australia, say researchers Rex and Collins discusses the ancient Heather Gilroy in their weighty, large- mythologies concerning the afterlife, ormat new book. Well illustrated including that of the Duat, or the with b&w photos, Pyramids of Destiny underworld, as well as the prophetic expands on themes in their books visions of American psychic Edgar Uru and Pyramids in the Pacific (8/01). Cayce about a Hall of Records—a Endocasts of skulls that the Gilroys location that is still elusive because have found could be 400,000 years perhaps it's associated with the non- old, showing an evolution from Homo physical akashic realm. He also erectus that entered Australia and examines the correlation between the eventually migrated to other lands at three Giza pyramids and the three a time when Australia was connected "wing" stars in the constellation o Papua New Guinea. The Gilroys Cygnus (not Orion, as popularised by conclude that the first civilisation Bauval and Gilbert), with the help of was the megalithic civilisation of Uru, a colleague, engineer Rodney Hale. and examples of their constructions, t was Hale who determined that pyramid hills, rock sculptures and Cygnus's wing stars, as seen from writing abound in Australia. The Uru Gebel Gibli, Giza's southern hill and eventually spread to New Zealand, "primaeval mound", actually set into he Pacific, the Middle East, Africa heir corresponding pyramids. and beyond. Finally, 4,000 years ago, Collins, along with Hale, uncovered Bronze Age peoples began visiting several other alignments featuring Australia to mine resources such as Gebel Gibli, the Giza pyramids and copper and gold. They were ancient Cygnus, including that Deneb, the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Sumerians, brightest star of the constellation, set ndo-Aryans and Indo-Americans. at nightfall into the capstone of the Rex noted enough similarities with Second Pyramid c. 2500 BC. heir scripts that he has been able to This is a fascinating journey by a decipher some of the original passionate researcher into the secret anguage of the Uru—a name that world that's yet to be fully uncovered kept cropping up in rock carvings. within the Giza Plateau. There is a wealth of archaeological evidence here that overturns the accepted history of our ancient past. BENEATH THE PYRAMIDS by Andrew Collins Ath Dimension Press, VA, USA, 2009 ISBN 978-0-87604-57I-8 (262pp tpb) Avail: wwwAthDimensionPress.com AM underworld of catacombs, chambers and tunnels lies beneath the pyramids on the Giza Plateau. This network was known to ancient writers and from Arabic legends but stayed a secret until discovered in 1817 by Sir Henry Salt and Giovanni Caviglia. One entrance to this underworld was recently rediscovered, explored and mapped by researcher Andrew Collins and his collaborators, although the Egyptian authorities are not giving this find much credence (see Philip Coppens's article in this edition). Collins discusses the ancient mythologies concerning the afterlife, including that of the Duat, or the underworld, as well as the prophetic visions of American psychic Edgar Cayce about a Hall of Records—a ocation that is still elusive because perhaps it's associated with the non- physical akashic realm. He also examines the correlation between the hree Giza pyramids and the three "wing" stars in the constellation Cygnus (not Orion, as popularised by Bauval and Gilbert), with the help of a colleague, engineer Rodney Hale. t was Hale who determined that Cygnus's wing stars, as seen from Gebel Gibli, Giza's southern hill and "primaeval mound", actually set into heir corresponding pyramids. Collins, along with Hale, uncovered several other alignments featuring Gebel Gibli, the Giza pyramids and Cygnus, including that Deneb, the brightest star of the constellation, set at nightfall into the capstone of the Second Pyramid c. 2500 BC. This is a fascinating journey by a passionate researcher into the secret world that's yet to be fully uncovered within the Giza Plateau. 74 * NEXUS DECEMBER 2009 - JANUARY 2010 www.nexusmagazine.com