by Robert Scheer
The greatest Egyptian monuments may be much older than today’s mainstream archaeologists are willing to admit. Although the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx are “officially” dated as Fourth Dynasty (2575 – 2150 bce) there is evidence to suggest they may actually be 10,000 years older. In the 3rd century bce, Plato wrote about having been told that Egypt was invaded by people from Atlantis “nine thousand years ago.” The American psychic Edgar Cayce felt that the Great Pyramid was built in 10,400 bce. Wear marks on the Sphinx seem to be caused by having been submerged in water. Water marks were found on the sides of the Great Pyramid at a level 400 feet higher than the Nile river is today, and deposits of sea salt inside the Pyramid corroborate the theory that it and the Sphinx must have been built before the time of the melting of the last great Ice Age, about 12,000 years ago.
According to Edgar Cayce, the Hall of Records — containing the history of Atlantis — will be found buried between the paws of the Sphinx. The search for this mysterious library has been hampered by Egyptian officials, but Egyptologist and author John Anthony West reported in July, 1999 that the Egyptian establishment has lately been “warming” to the idea of giving greater access to unorthodox investigators.
Whether or not proof will ever be found that the Egyptian civilization was the legacy of Atlantis, many pilgrims who enjoy going on Egypt holidays intuitively “know” that the Sphinx and Great Pyramid are much more than they appear to be. It is not uncommon for first-time visitors to Egypt to experience the sensation that they have “come home.” The mysterious ancient monuments and spectacular temples of Egypt can be doorways to deeper understanding — of the universe and of ourselves.