“Oldest Maya solar observatory gives rise to new origin theory” (Photos)

Building at the Mayan site of Ceibal or Seibal, Guatemala. The thatched modern building in the foreground shades a stela/stele or carved stone monument. PHOTO: Chixoy

Building at the Mayan site of Ceibal or Seibal, Guatemala. The thatched modern building in the foreground shades a stela/stele, or carved stone monument. PHOTO: Chixoy

 

“A newly excavated building at the Mayan archaeological site of Ceibal, Guatemala, has yielded the oldest solar observatory in Central America discovered so far. It has also cast more light on the origin of the Maya civilization, altering a decades-long view of how the Mesoamerican culture came to be.”

< View the gallery of photos and read the entire article by D. M. Murdock (aka Acharya S) posted online April 26, 2013 at examiner.com >

link submitted by Marianne Menges

 




New Pyramid Sites Discovered in Egypt and Sudan

The infrared image on the right reveals the ancient city streets of Tanis near modern-day San El Hagar. PHOTO: BBC

Over the past few days, reports have been posted on new findings of ancient pyramid sites, one in Sudan and one in Egypt.

Read the reports and leave us your comments:

Stephan Fuelling sent us this link posted on BBC World News:  “Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images.” Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt. More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infra-red images which show underground buildings.

Roger Weld linked us to this online article at the UK Daily Mail:  “Mini-pyramids of the kingdom of Kush: Archaeologists discover 35 burial chambers in Sudan desert with fascinating links to Ancient Egypt”

 




“Linking to the X-Sun and Activating Consciousness”

Sean Savoy. PHOTO: Stephan Fuelling

Sean Savoy’s presentation at the 2012 Cosolargy Conference was titled “Linking to the X-Sun and Activating Consciousness” and dealt with identifying and unifying with intelligent solar energy, the way to return to spiritual Consciousness and true individuality, the tools for personal awakening and self-transformation, insight into past-life recall and future-life activation, and the practical application of sun-gazing techniques to encourage the regeneration of spiritual faculties. As part of his presentation, he played a series of film clips from the documentary Eat the Sun and read from Teilhard de Chardin’s “Hymn to the Universe.”

Biographical Note:
Sean Savoy is the Chancellor of the International Community of Cosolargy and the Jamilian University. An ordained minister, Sean is a spiritual educator trained in Cosolargy, the religio-scientific system that teaches the restored ancient arts and sciences of personal transformation by means of solar light-energy techniques. He holds certificates and degrees in pre-theological, theological, and divinity studies from the Jamilian University of the Ordained in Reno and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nevada with a BA in Spanish and in Journalism.

Sean is also a radio personality, writer and editor, and public speaker who lectures in the United States and abroad. His recent lecture, “Law’s Labors Lost: Failure of Peru’s 1969 Agrarian Reform Law to Stimulate Agricultural Production,” was delivered for the United Nations World Food Programme, and was published in 2011 in Border-Lines, the journal of the Latino Research Center of the University of Nevada.

Sean is president of Steamboat Hot Springs Healing Center and Spa and is active in interfaith and community work, serving as a member of the Nevada Clergy Association, chairman of the Nevada Prayer Breakfast committee, member of the steering committee of the Bridges Out of Poverty initiative, and as advisory board member for the Latino Research Center of the University of Nevada.

Also an archaeological explorer, Sean has spent over 20 years in the field, uncovering the mysteries of the ancient pre-Columbian cultures of Peru. In 2005 he was dubbed “Indiana Jones, Jr.” by Men’s Journal and acknowledged as one of the outstanding world explorers of “Generation X.” He has been profiled and featured in various documentaries, including Peter Sorcher’s Eat the Sun, ZDF-Fassung’s “Hunters of Lost Treasures: Secrets of the Cloud People,” and Discovery International’s “Lost City in the Clouds.” His explorations have been reported in newspapers throughout the world.

Sean is the host of two talk radio programs, “House of Savoy,” a public affairs program, and “Higher Calling,” an interfaith program. He is also cohost of “Living Conscious,” a 30-minute segment on “Broad View” with Jay Davis, heard at 3:30 PM Saturdays in Reno, Nevada, on 96.1 FM KBZZ “The Buzz.” Formerly, he was a reporter for Reno Public Radio KUNR 88.7 (NPR). Currently, he is a featured columnist for the alternative local publication Reno Tahoe Tonight magazine.