Fingerprints of the Gods: My Analysis

By Madison Nef
This week, I read a different yet intriguing book entitled ‘Fingerprints of the Gods’. While it was long and rather long-winded in my opinion, I would recommend it to thinkers. Thinkers being people interesting in conspiracy theories, archaeology, geology and what our Earth was like back before we had many records. The book highlights some of the newer findings of both science and archaeology and also touches upon many different theories of how ancient civilizations likely had more advanced technology than we suspect.

There are countless bits of evidence pointing to this; but no one really took the time to piece them all together- until this book. This guy really thought out his theories and put them down in an understandable format, sectioning them off throughout the book as it goes on. Since I only have 5 pages to cover everything, I’m going to only touch on the parts I found important. I’ll break them down into different pieces as the paper goes on.

The Antarctic Maps

The first topic I’d like to speak about is the first topic really covered in the book- Antarctica and the maps that were discovered that show Antarctica... but WITHOUT the 2 miles of ice that cover it today. The map depicts Queen Maud Land in Antarctica, without ice on it. Based on what scientists know today, this would mean the original cartography of the map was done a very long time ago... say, maybe... a few million years old. This is judged off of the size and depth of the ice caps that currently make Antarctica what it is.

Further looking into this map, it is assumed that Admiral Piri Reis drew it back when Queen Maud Land and the areas surrounding it were not covered in any ice at all. This suggests highly that there was a long period of time where Antarctica was NOT covered in ice... this period may not have come to an end entirely until just 6,000 years ago.

However, that can be a subject for another time. I’d like to focus on the known FACTS about the Piri Reis map, which are as follows:

It’s a genuine map, not a fake- and it was made at Constantinople in the year 1513 AD.
It’s main focuses are on the western coast of Africa, the eastern coast of South America, and the northern coast of Antarctica.
It would have been impossible for Piri Reis to learn about the northern coast of Antarctica from other explorers... Antarctica wasn’t discovered officially until 1818 AD, which was 300 years later than the date the map was created.
The ice-free coastline depicted in the Piri Reis map is also a mystery. Geological evidence we have today shows that the LATEST the map could have possibly been made (or that the coastline could have been surveyed ice-free) would have been 4000 BC- a huge leap from 1513 AD.
There is no known civilization that would have been skilled enough OR who would have had a need to record their land in such a way between the relevant dates- 13000 and 4000 BC.

Therefore, it is a mystery on how these coastlines were recorded so ACCURATELY without ice... if the technology (so far as we know) was not available. Piri Reis himself stated in handwritten notes on the map that he was simply putting together pieces left behind by other map-makers and explorers. These notes left no indication to who these previous explorers and charters could have been, leaving us to assume and guess using the little bits of evidence we have that there was a civilization before us with more advanced technology... a civilization that disappeared without a trace and only exists in the minds of conspiracists.

However, since Antarctica is covered over with so much ice... there is no way to see what is underneath it. In many cultures, there are tales of Atlantis or a lost city that has never been found... perhaps this lost city was Antarctica. There is proof that the magnetic poles are shifting- if it’s happening now, it makes sense that it has happened in the past too. Calculating time, it fits with the time Antarctica started to form ice caps, etc.

This means that if Antarctica DID shift. If there was a time where it was without ice (which there clearly was, the maps are proof); that there could be an entire lost civilization and SO MUCH MORE that we know absolutely nothing about... lost underneath 2 miles of ice. I think it’s a very plausible theory and I agree with it 100%- as I type this, the poles are shifting slightly... each year they drift, and it’s only a matter of time before the shift is dramatic enough to change our entire planet like it did before.

Egypt, the pyramids, and the Precession Theory

Before we even get started in this section... you may be wondering what precession is. Google defines it as this:

“Precession is a change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body. In an appropriate reference frame it can be defined as a change in the first Euler angle, whereas the third Euler angle defines the rotation itself.”

However, the precession that will be used as an example in this part of the report is related to the Earth, and how it rotates. The Earth’s precession is caused by its gravitational pull to the Sun and Moon. Everything works together to keep the Earth rotating on its axis.

So what does this have to do with the pyramids of Egypt, OR anything else..? Well... allow me to explain.

The great pyramids of Egypt have been tested and science has proved that they were built roughly 10,000 years ago... or at least; the bottom halves. You see, when examining the pyramids- there is a distinct difference between the bottom and top halves. The bottom half of the pyramids are built with larger, much heavier blocks... and the top halves are built with smaller and more lightweight blocks. After testing the two types of blocks, it’s been found that the blocks from the top half are much more recent than that of the lower half. The top blocks date to about 2,400 years ago, at most.

Now, why would this matter..? You may be asking yourself. The significance in this doesn’t really lie in the dates themselves; but rather what the civilizations who BUILT these pyramids knew about precession and astrology.

You see, by using precession... we can trace back in history what the sky used to look like. We can use the mathematical calculations and see what the sky looked like at the exact time of the pyramids being built. When we do this... we can see that the three pyramids line up EXACTLY with the three stars that make up what we know today as Orion’s belt. What’s more, how they line up with the Nile shows that the Nile represents where the Milky Way would have been.

On top of this, there is also the Sphinx. The Sphinx has been the source of mystery for some historians AND scientists for awhile now- the issue being that the Sphinx appears to be modeled after a lion. The problem with this is that lions were NOWHERE even close to Egypt at the time of the pyramids, and there was no way that the builders could have known they existed... if you think the Sphinx is modeled after a REAL lion; that is.

How many of my readers have heard the song “Age of Aquarius”? It’s an older song that I only know of due to my dad, and I don’t really like it. However, it serves its purpose for this report. The reason for the song title (and lyrics, if you listen to it) is because the Age of Aquarius is the next Zodiac age we’ll be going into. The cycle of precession lasts for 25,800 years. A full cycle would bring us back to the start of the cycle, or repeat the signs again. Most astrologers believe that we are currently in the Age of Pisces, which will soon likely come to an end (though there is no way to be CERTAIN). In any case, each Zodiac age lasts roughly 2,150 years.

Using precession to once again travel back through history, we can see that the year the pyramids were being built was yep- you guessed it- the Age of Leo. Now, what does Leo represent as a constellation? A giant lion. Since the ancient Egyptian civilization was deep into astrology (or so it can be assumed by all the references they left behind); they left the Sphinx behind as a reminder of what age it was. Now, for them to know what the Age of Leo even was... it means that this ancient civilization understood precession and what it meant and that it COULD be used to trace back in the future!
More proof that the Egyptians knew about the theory of precession was how often it showed up in their architecture... Okay let’s be honest right now, Egyptians were VERY precise with their measurements and how they built. Each pyramid is so immaculately constructed that it puzzles scientists to this DAY on how they moved such large blocks of heavy stone and placed them so well. Something worth noting... is the measurements of the pyramids.

The measurements of the pyramids... relating to height and base measurement, that is- were equal to spherical proportion when calculating with pi. I really don’t feel like re-looking up all the numbers as it is late right now, but the numbers were off by a few fractions of a decimal. The reasoning behind this? The pyramids are thought to be based off of the sphere that is Earth... but the Earth is not a perfect sphere. Due to the lovely line we call the equator, the Earth protrudes out a bit and makes it not a perfect sphere.

Now... take a guess at just how off the calculations were. Just about enough to be accurate if you were to take an average guess at the protrusion in Earth. Thus, it is believed that the ancient civilization had some semblance of mathematical formulas and ALSO knew that the Earth wasn’t a perfect sphere. The accuracy of these calculations hints to much more advanced technology than even what we have today.

The final key that points to astrology and technology being the driving points of the ancient Egyptian civilization? The angle of a ramp going up to the King’s Chamber in the great pyramids. The ramp is on an even 26 degree angle ALL THE WAY UP... and is constructed entirely of the large blocks that have caused scientists and architects an issue for awhile now. The accuracy is amazing, and it is certain that the angle was on purpose because normally in building; even in pyramids, it would be easier to just make a 90 or 180 degree ramp; and not go to the trouble of making the direct 26 degree angle. Now, where before have we seen a number very close to 26..? Oh yes. The entire cycle of precession... which lasts 25,800 years. Coincidence? I think not, especially not considering the wise placement of the ventilation shafts in both the king AND queen chambers of the pyramids. Each vent was pointed at an angle that completed the constellation- if you used precession to rewind time and see what the stars looked like.

I think this is PLENTY proof that the people who came before us were a lot smarter and advanced than we give them credit for... and that they were trying to leave clues, knowing that the future generations would know of precession as well.

I recommend this book to everyone. In fact, send me a reply or comment a reply on your own theories; and your opinion of this report.

~Maddie