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Ancient Astronomical Alignments: Reading and Mapping the Stars at Early Advanced Civilization Sites

Egyptian pyramids under a night sky. Several researchers believe astronomical alignments at this site point to signs of an ancient advanced civilization.
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
December
21
/ 2025
Many of the cuneiform tablets of Mesopotamia and hieroglyphs of Egypt make reference to the sun, stars, or planetary positions. Also, a number of ancient structures in many parts of the world are aligned with, or directly oriented toward, the cardinal points (East, North, South, and West) or celestial objects. A recent study by astronomy historian Michael Horkin involved cataloging 2000 Neolithic tombs and researching over 1000 others in France, Portugal, Spain, and North Africa. His paper, presented to the Royal Astronomical Society in England, points out that thousands of Neolithic structures erected prior to 1000 BC were apparently built to face the sun or key constellations. Commenting on the study, E.C. Krupp, an archaeoastronomer with the Griffith Observatory in

The Dynamic Dance Of The Earth, Solar System, And Precession

The Dynamic Dance Of The Earth, Solar System, And Precession
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
July
31
/ 2023
Long before the dark ages, history recalls the myth and folklore of a higher age. Hesiod, the famed Greek historian (circa 700 BC), tells it was a time of peace and plenty when mankind lived in tune with earth, and “ she gave of herself freely”. He lamented that Greece of his time experienced a period of decline, suggesting a cycle of ages with ascending and descending phases that moved like the seasons, albeit on a much longer scale. The Greeks called their lowest age the Iron Age, or Age of Man, next was the Bronze Age, known as the Age of the Hero, then came the Silver Age, Age of the Demigods, and finally the Golden Age, or Age

Long Lost Golden Age - Just a Myth?

Golden Age By Juan Carlos Barquet
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
November
18
/ 2020
The myth and folklore of ancient cultures speak of a vast cycle of time with alternating dark and golden ages; Plato called it the Great Year. Most of us were taught that this cycle was just a myth and the golden age, just a fairytale. Giorgio de Santillana, former professor of the history of science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, tells us this idea of a cycle went far beyond Greece and India. In their landmark work, Hamlet’s Mill, de Santillana and co-author Hertha von Dechend show that the myth and folklore of more than thirty ancient cultures mention a cycle of time with long periods of enlightenment broken by dark ages of ignorance. Moreover, they show

Gaia: Recognizing Our Role on a Living Earth

Earth painted on face. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Gaia reminds us of our connection with the living Earth.
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
January
22
/ 2019
In the early 1960s, renowned chemist Dr. James Lovelock was approached by NASA to develop systems and methods that could be used in determining whether or not a planet harbored life. Specifically, they were interested in Mars. Lovelock began to consider what exactly constitutes life and what sort of global or planetwide effects it might have. One of the most basic characteristics of life, he reasoned, was that it consumes energy and matter, converts them and then discards the remainder as waste. He further theorized that the atmosphere of a life-sustaining world would be in a continual state of chemical imbalance, with life constantly consuming some gases and discarding others into the atmosphere. This is exactly the case on Earth

The Amazing Study of CEMI Field Theory and Why It’s Important to Our Wellbeing

Consciousness concept. Brain and signal waves in background.
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
January
14
/ 2019
While consciousness is a term that is difficult to define, there is evidence to link it with the EM field of the brain. This EM field is well known and is utilized in many brain-scanning techniques such as EEG that depend on electrical signals. Pulling together research from areas ranging from biology to neuroscience to philosophy, Dr. Johnjoe McFadden author of Quantum Evolution, has published a theory on the nature of consciousness that, if found to be correct, will surely change the way we perceive ourselves and humanity as a whole. Conscious Electro Magnetic Information Field Theory Mc Fadden says, “there is considerable evidence that neurons do indeed communicate through the EM field (known as field coupling).” The CEMI Field

Lost Star of Myth and Time: What Invisible Forces Cause ‘The Cosmic Influence’?

Man standing in a high place reaching up in wonder to the galaxy.
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
January
08
/ 2019
Before venturing into the invisible forces in the cosmos, let’s take inventory of where we are so far in our explorations: The Dwapara Yuga Dawns Ancient myth and folklore from around the world speak of a long-ago Golden Age and a vast, inevitable cycle of growth and decay. The archaeological record shows us broad evidence of a slow collapse of civilizations throughout the ancient world, culminating in the near-anarchic period of the deep Dark Ages around 500 AD. Then, almost a thousand years later – as if on cue – the Dwapara Yuga dawns, ushering in an explosion of knowledge and discovery: The Renaissance (rebirth) period. Now on an upward arc in the cycle, man begins reawakening to an awareness

Changing Colors and Scampering Across the Night Sky: What Did the Ancients Say about Sirius?

The astronomical ceiling at the Pronaos, Detail of the first Band west from the center. From left to right: two wind creatures (the winged ram with four heads personifies the south wind), the snake- and frog-headed eight goddesses and gods of the Ogdoad who ruled the cosmos before the creation of the world and Osiris seated on a throne sails across the sky as personification of the full moon accompanied by the seated goddesses Nephtys (left) and Isis on the right (Maat stands near the bow of the ship). Siri
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
January
02
/ 2019
In Egypt, Sirius was the Star of Isis, Isis being the companion and rescuer of the god Osiris. In a very deep way, Osiris was Egypt. His body was believed to be the body of Egypt, an actual overlay upon the land, and he (Egypt) returned to life each year with the flooding of the Nile. What was it that brought this renewal of life? The Star of Isis, the rescuer and life-giver, the soul of Egypt. Sirius’ annual appearance just before dawn at the summer solstice heralded the coming rise of the Nile, upon which Egyptian agriculture depended. There are meanings under meanings in ancient Egyptian iconography, and we’re just beginning to understand their depth. Certainly Isis/Sirius was a

Lost Star of Myth and Time: Nemesis – Our Sun’s Missing Death Star Companion

Superflares From Young Red Dwarf Stars Imperil Planets. The Nemesis star may be a dim Red Dwarf star.
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
December
22
/ 2018
The great issue facing the binary theory today is, well, the absence of an obvious candidate for the part. In the visible realm, we do not appear to have any stars near enough that fit the bill, according to our current understanding of physics (Newton’s Laws place physical restrictions on distance calculations). Although it’s a long shot, the existence of a visible companion to our Sun could still be possible under circumstances we will investigate later. We have seen that the idea of a binary, while controversial, is not a new one. References to it in ancient writings and belief systems are there, though largely ignored by researchers and historians. With the majority of stars in the universe (all 1

Lost Star of Myth and Time: The Rise and Fall of Civilizations

Four paintings from ‘The Course of Empire’
Walter Cruttenden
Walter Cruttenden
August
26
/ 2018
The idea of a worldwide Dark Age or universal decline in man’s knowledge may be difficult to accept because the broad deterioration of ancient civilizations didn’t happen at an even pace in all geographic regions, and records are very sketchy. The Arab and Chinese civilizations, for example, are believed to have held up relatively well while many European cities succumbed to the worst of the Dark Ages. Some of the ancient Greek and Roman knowledge that was lost after the burning of the Alexandria Library and in the subsequent Dark Ages did survive under Arab protection, and when combined with their own knowledge, helped these people move ahead of Europe in the early phase of the recovery or Renaissance period