Because I’ve been away and this blog has been silent for so long, here’s a special weekly monolith, featuring an especially unique monolith: the Georgia Guidestones!
In addition to being a pretty neat set of standing stones, this particular monolith has a fantastic history behind it. Apparently, in the late 1970s, a man approached a granite company about building a monument in Elbert County, Georgia, the granite capital of the world. The man used only a psuedonym, and refused to reveal who it was that he represented. The monument that he wanted built would be one of the largest constructed in the modern era and far larger than anything the granite quarries of Elbert County had ever handled. He paid the exorbitant fee for the stones to be built and left detailed astrological and linguistic instructions for their construction. Surrounded by mystery and controversy, these stones have stood as a monument to some bizarre new age philosophy since the date of the completion. Located deep in the Bible Belt, the guidestones have been criticized as the devil’s handbook and as objects of occult fascination. Even though the man who encouraged their construction has long disappeared, they still manage to stir emotions around the country.
As to their purpose, it is unclear, but the mostly likely suggestion is that these guidestones are designed to provide rules and encouragement for a post-apocalyptic humanity trying to rebuild. The stones are inscribed with instructions in eight languages, and the capstone is adorned with a sort of mission statement written in four dead languages (Ancient Greek, Egyptian Heiroglyphics, Sanskrit and Babylonian Cuneiform). This mission statement is fairly innocous, reading: “let these be guidestones to an age of reason”. The rest of the instructions are somewhat more controversial. They offer vaguely eugenic tips such as “guide reproduction wisely—improving fitness and diversity”. There are also calls to reason that irk the faith based local communities, such as “rule passion—faith—tradition—and all things with tempered reason” The true purpose of these stones remains unclear, and their creator isn’t talking - he appears to have vanished around the time of 9/11. Suggestions range from a new age mystery cult to a Rosicrucian secret society to a New World Order plot.
Here is a link to a full article on the subject. Absolutely worth reading. Link.
