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Encyclopedia > Pyramid power

The term pyramid power was coined by Gillis Patrick Flanagan in 1973, to describe alleged supernatural properties of the ancient Egyptian Great Pyramid and scale models thereof. Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...


Pyramid power is one of the several alternative theories regarding pyramids, commonly referred to as pyramidology. Pyramidology is a term used to refer to alternative scientific theories regaring pyramids. ...

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Claims

According to Flanagan, pyramids with the exact relative dimensions of the Egyptian Great Pyramid (based on the phi ratio), when aligned with the magnetic poles , act as "an effective resonator of randomly polarized microwave signals which can be converted into electrical energy." [1] Flanagan's claims range from enhancing the nutritional value of foods to preventing the dulling of razor blades after shaving (he also claimed that rinsing the razor blades in distilled deionised water had the same effect.) by placing them in or on top of such a pyramid (aka the "Pat Flanagan Experimental Sensor") overnight. Flanagan also claimed energy was discharged from the four corners at the base of the pyramid . The updated USDA food pyramid, published in 2005, is a general nutrition guide for recommended food consumption. ...


V. Krasnoholovets claimed to have replicated some of those claims. He reported that a razor blade placed in a pyramid "resonator" became smoother and less angular over time. Similar claims were made in the 1980s by Birmingham researcher Roger Payton concerning the psychic powers of dredger buckets. Occams Razor or Hanlons razor A razor is a an edge tool (primarily, used in shaving). ... Birmingham (pron. ...


These claims got scant credibility, even within the alternative science community. The following is a list of fields of endeavor and concepts that critics have characterized as being pseudoscientific or having pseudoscientific aspects. ...


It has been claimed that, like alchemy, the concept of "pyramid power" is symbolic rather than literal, having to do with psychological effects and not physical ones. For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhē, spirit, soul; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is both an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


Another contention is "pyramid power" is scalar resonance caused by the geometric shape of the pyramid, also related to shape energy. Any electromagnetic frequencies are converted by the direct influence of the perfect pyramid shape causing it to act as an accumulator changing them into a new harmonized form of energy or prana. After writing 'Pyramid Power' Flanagan went on to discover , in 1984 , the secret of the glacial water drunk by the Hunza people of Pakistan , reputed to be the source of their supreme health and longevity . In his investigations prior to the discovery he tried to replicate the anomalous properties of the Hunza water using radiation , magnets , crystals and also 'pyramid energy'! He claimed that these had effects on the properties of water , however the effects wore off after a period of time. Geometry (from the Greek words Ge = earth and metro = measure) is the branch of mathematics first introduced by Theaetetus dealing with spatial relationships. ... Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field: a field, encompassing all of space, composed of the electric field and the magnetic field. ... Look up accumulator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Prana (, IAST: ) is a Sanskrit word meaning breath and refers to a vital, life-sustaining force of living beings and vital energy in natural processes of the universe. ...


Impact of the pyramid power theory

The pyramid at Summerhill Winery, Kelowna, BC.
The pyramid at Summerhill Winery, Kelowna, BC.

Flanagan’s book was featured on the cover and in the lyrics of The Alan Parsons Project album Pyramid, contributing to its popularity. Pyramania, a song from the album, mocked the pyramid power theory. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the collective named The Alan Parsons Project. ... Pyramid is a progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project. ...


Pyramid power was the subject of a famous spoof by Martin Gardner in his Mathematical Games column in Scientific American June 1974, featuring his favorite characters Dr. Matrix, and Iva Matrix. Martin Gardner (b. ... Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Irving Joshua Matrix (born Japan, 1908; died Black Sea 1980), born Irving Joshua Bush and commonly known as Dr. (I. J.) Matrix, was a fictitious polymath scientist, scholar, and entrepreneur who made extraordinary contributions to perpetual motion engineering, Biblical cryptography and numerology, pyramid power, pentagonal meditation, extra-sensory perception, psychic...


The theories behind Pyramid Power convinced the Onan Family, hotel and condo developers in Gurnee, IL, to build the Pyramid House (Satellite via Google) in 1977. Gurnee is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ...


Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna, British Columbia built a 4-story replica of the Great Pyramid[1], believed to improve the quality of wine aged within it. Location of Kelowna within the Central Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada Country Canada Province British Columbia Regional District Central Okanagan Settled 1879 Incorporated 1905 Government  - Mayor Sharon Shepard  - Governing body Kelowna City Council  - MP Ron Cannan  - MLAs Al Horning Sindi Hawkins Area  - City 283 km²  (109. ...


Terry Pratchett's fantasy novel Pyramids incorporates many elements of the Pyramid Power theory: in the novel, an industry develops based around pyramids' ability to stop time. Flanagan's ideas about pyramid power appear to have moved out of the realm of supernatural and into that of solid science in recent years . It is now thought that the energy produced by the pyramid is paramagnetic energy ( nothing paranormal about paramagnetism , it can be found described in any good physics book .) Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... Pyramids is the seventh Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1989. ...


MythBusters

In 2005, an episode of MythBusters was aired on the Discovery Channel in which a test of pyramid power was performed, using pyramids built to the specifications found in pyramid power claims, such as using the location of the King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Several scenarios were tested -- perishables (in this case food and a flower) rotting, and razor blade sharpening. The tests, once corrected for errors (in one rotting experiment, it appeared that the saw used to cut one of the apples had a larger microbial content, which would have increased the rotting ability of the apple that was cut.), yielded no appreciable differences between items in the pyramids and items outside. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors and urban legends in popular culture. ... Discovery Channel is a United States-based TV channel founded by John Hendricks. ... The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa, and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World. ... A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisible to the naked eye). ...


See also

Pyramidology is a term used to refer to alternative scientific theories regaring pyramids. ...

References

  • Patrick Flanagan (1973), Pyramid Power (out of print).
  • Patrick Flanagan (1997), Pyramid Power: The Millennium Science (revised edition of his 1973 book). ISBN 0-9648812-6-8.

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