Fire in Middle: Mystery of the Great Pyramid Solved

By James Ernest Brown

Fire in Middle is the second of three volumes that contain a radical re-visioning of the traditional view of orthodox Egyptology regarding the true purpose of the Great Pyramid of Giza. James Brown is a practical thinker, and at each step along the way of the journey of research that led to the Fire in Middle, he insisted the evidence he uncovered had to make sense. His interest in Egypt began in 1978 and he has traveled there photographing and documenting physical evidence to support his truly ground-breaking hypotheses.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 9, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543917697

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PREFACE

I first visited Egypt in 1978. The urge to travel to Egypt came on December 26, 1977, and on March 9, 1978 I was in Egypt with a team of seven other people. My mission was to understand the Great Pyramid’s true purpose. I had read many books that made diverse claims about what the Great Pyramid might be. None of the ideas made sense. The structure had to have some sort of function or purpose. There are so many pyramids in Egypt that have a similar design, and each pyramid required an enormous amount of labor and material. There must be a reasonable explanation for their purpose.

I have been a general contractor for more than fifty years, designing and building different structures from national award-winning energy efficient homes, medical buildings, shopping centers to banks and hotels; I’ve learned from experience the truth of the architectural principle form follows function. The structure of a building should be based on its intended purpose. When a structure or building is designed it has an original purpose and is intended to function in a certain way. This is pure common sense. It is illogical to design and build a structure that does not function according to its intended purpose.

There are thousands of pyramids around the world, but the Great Pyramid has been an enigma for centuries. Many researchers have delved into ancient Egypt’s fascinating past. Several have offered compelling evidence that the pyramids are vastly older than commonly believed. If so, the technology they represent reaches far back in time. In 2005 Dr. Semir Osmanagich discovered a large pyramid in Bosnia that has been reliably dated to 29,000 years ago. More explanations and more books have been written about the pyramids of Giza than any other monuments on Earth. The traditional belief of Egyptologists is that the sole purpose of the pyramids was to bury dead pharaohs for eternity, although to date, no original burials have been found in 138 pyramids in Egypt. If the Great Pyramid had been designed as a tomb, it would have been constructed for easy access, and the pharaoh’s body could have easily been taken to the burial place. Access would have been designed to accommodate the coffin, his entourage, and all of his burial possessions. Common sense says if it was difficult, if not impossible, to get the dead pharaoh into his burial place the pyramid wasn’t a tomb.

If pyramids weren’t tombs what were they? There are many different versions of Egyptian pyramids, which I believe had different functions. However, they all have common denominators such as connecting to the Nile River below and above ground and having air vents. Entrances are always on the north side and always descend at a 26-degree angle. All interior passages are about four feet square. After more than thirty-five years of research, and many trips to Egypt, I have examined every room and passageway inside and outside of the Great Pyramid. After careful analysis I have concluded that it was never intended to be a tomb. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that no original burial has ever been found in a pyramid in Egypt. In the case of the Great Pyramid, it would have been physically impossible to take the pharaoh’s body, or any funeral possessions, inside the King’s Chamber.

I have come to the conclusion that the Great Pyramid fits the profile of a type of chemical laser. I believe the Great Pyramid, and the structures on the Giza Plateau, functioned as public works project on a vast scale—a productive communal purpose—rather than a burial place for a single pharaoh. The massive design, and the mostly solid interior, would be necessary to contain the tremendous pressure created in the interior when the pyramid is in operation. I believe that the Great Pyramid functioned as a water electrification plant. The course of water from the Nile was manipulated in underground chambers and passages and sent upward through the Descending Passage where it came into direct contact with giant granite plugs. At that point a form of piezoelectricity merged with water that had magnetic properties as a result of water moving upward at a 26-degree angle in alignment with magnetic north.

There were giant stone gates that could control the water’s flow. The new form of electrified water would then continue up the Descending Passage. The pressure of the moving water would open the overhead swinging door, allowing electrified water to flow out of the pyramid into a structure outside the pyramid that is now known as the Upper Temple, which is connected by a causeway that traveled downhill to another temple that is located in the Nile River. The massive amount of energy required to create the pressure, or heat, necessary to squeeze piezoelectricity from the granite plugs would have required an enormous structure like the Great Pyramid.

I have called this form of electrified water Earthmilk. This fluid was used for many things such as an elixir, enhancing electrical systems within the human body. The big benefit to Egyptians living along the Nile was the annual inundation when the Great Pyramid ran at full capacity, sending electrified water throughout the River Nile. This enhanced form of electrified water could have functioned as a fountain of youth for ancient Egyptians. The water’s magic properties would also have enriched the soil and increased plant growth. Ancient Egypt was famous for their bountiful harvests.

I will take the reader on a step-by-step journey through the Great Pyramid, and other pyramids in surrounding areas, using many of the 10,000 photographs I have taken on my trips to Egypt over thirty-five years. As you join me on this exploration I hope you will see and understand how I came to my conclusions. Thanks in advance for your curiosity and open mind.

Our first stop was London to photograph ancient Egyptian artifacts at the British Museum, which has one of the largest collections in the world. Unlike many other museums it is still possible to take photographs inside.

No. 1 The 1978 Egyptian team from left to right: Bruce Martell, Patty Brown, Joanne Flanagan, Dr. Patrick Flanagan, Gus Patzner, James Brown, Arthur Coleman, and Cheryl Landers, who took the photograph.

INTRODUCTION

Egyptologists believe that after the pharaoh’s death, and the embalming process, the dead king was carried into the Great Pyramid through the main entrance and then down the Descending Passage, approximately 75 feet, where three granite plugs are located. The Descending Passage is less than four feet square and descends at 26 degree angle. Egyptologists assume these three-ton granite plugs were not yet in place. They believe this would have allowed the funeral attendants to lift the body of the pharaoh and all his possessions, and then turn and enter the Ascending Passage, which is the same dimension and angle as the Descending Passage, except going upward. In this view, the procession would have continued up through the Grand Gallery and into the King’s Chamber where the pharaoh would arrive at his final resting place.

At the beginning of the Ascending Passage there are three, approximately four-foot square, red granite blocks that act as plugs. They are positioned at the bottom of the Ascending Passage at the intersection of the Descending Passage. They are embedded into the limestone Ascending Passageway and cannot move. It would have taken numerous servants to bring the pharaoh and all of his possessions to the King’s Chamber. Egyptologists insist that some of the faithful servants slid these four ton blocks down the Ascending Passageway from above over 105 feet at a 26-degree angle, blocking the only known access to the pharaoh’s tomb. According to Egyptologists the plan was to entomb the servants along with the pharaoh. Knowing they would be buried alive, Egyptologists speculate that the servants carved an escape route from the beginning of the Queen’s Chamber all the way down close to the Subterranean Chamber.

I need to point out that this so-called escape route is an extremely small passage that is crudely cut into the limestone pyramid. It starts at the entrance to the Queen’s Chamber. There is a stone plug about eighteen inches square that fits perfectly into this opening to seal off the passage. The passage can only accommodate a small person who would crawl along the wall straight down over two hundred feet, using hands and feet on the sides. This passage exits near the Subterranean Chamber alongside the Descending Passage. Coming out of this crudely made passage a person could escape by crawling up the Descending Passage and leaving the pyramid through the original main entrance.

Knowing those three granite plugs could not have slid into place, and were placed there intentionally, there would be no practical access to the upper chambers in the pyramid through the Descending Passage. The only way to access the upper chambers would have been through the so-called escape route that is only large enough to accommodate a small person. I have personally navigated this narrow passageway. A person would have to use both hands and feet to move inside the passage and could only go in one direction at a time and could not turn around. There is an area about one-third of the way that permits turning to reverse direction.

In 820 CE Al Mamoun forcibly broke into the Great Pyramid. He was unable to discover the original entrance. At that time the entire pyramid was covered with a one hundred inch thick limestone mantle. The physical characteristics of limestone cause the substance to become harder and shinier when exposed to sunlight. At the original entrance there was an overhead stone door that pivoted and could easily be opened from the inside by pushing out, but was so precisely fitted into the exterior that it went unnoticed. Expecting great treasure, Al Mamoun and his band began the process of breaking and entering the pyramid by pouring boiling vinegar onto the limestone to soften it. Then they slowly chipped away at the softened blocks. They started about twenty feet up from the base. The spot they selected was about seventy feet from the original hidden entrance. It is important to note they made the passage large enough to walk upright, which is common sense. Unlike the original entrance that requires stooping over and would have been very slippery at a 26-degree angle without the added wooden planks.

Only by sheer luck did they come in contact with one of the granite plugs. After exposing more area around the granite plugs Al Mamoun’s men created an opening to the Ascending Passage. This new forced opening gave access to the interior of the pyramid, exposing all the upper rooms and most passageways, except the main entrance and the Descending Passage, which are accessible only from the escape route mentioned earlier. Prior to this, access to the entire upper portions of the Great Pyramid would have been blocked by the three original granite plugs that were put in place at the beginning of the Ascending Passage at the time of construction. This access to the Grand Gallery, the King’s Chamber, and the Queen’s Chamber was always blocked because the three granite plugs were in place when the pyramid was built. These blocks were never designed to be moved and were embedded into the Ascending Passage.

The original entrance to the Great Pyramid gives access only to the Descending Passage, the Subterranean Chamber, and the small opening known as the escape route. It cannot be overemphasized that there was no access to the upper areas of the Great Pyramid, and what is called the King’s Chamber, until Al Mamoun discovered it by accident. I don’t think people have realized the significance of this fact. Therefore, the form of the pyramid does not function as a tomb as the so-called burial chamber would have been inaccessible.

The first block is embedded in the passageway and barely hangs out into the Descending Passage. As originally built, since the main entrance was not discovered until the limestone mantle was removed, the only access to the upper chambers or alleged burial locations would be the small escape route mentioned above. This is near the bottom of the Descending Passage, which is more than 300 feet down at a 26-degree angle. The under four-foot square passage is difficult to navigate as a person has to walk in a stooped position and the angle makes the stone slippery without the modern walking planks and handrails for tourists.

Egyptologists need to look at the physical evidence and correct history that has been mistaken. Students the world over are still taught that the pyramids of Egypt were tombs for pharaohs when there is no physical evidence to support this belief. I hope you will join me on the journey of discovery that I believe has solved the mystery of the Great Pyramid.

James Ernest Brown

Pagosa Springs, CO

September 2017

CHAPTER ONE

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

NOTE THE WOODEN POLES AT THE TOP OF THE GREAT PYRAMID

(INSIDE RED CIRCLE)

More than 2.3 million limestone blocks were used to construct the Great Pyramid. The stones weighed from two to seventy tons each. The pyramid covers thirteen acres at its base and is 455 feet in height. Starting at the top, I have thoroughly examined the pyramid, inside and out, over a period of nearly four decades. I have acquired a library of more than 10,000 original photographs that include small details and close up pictures that I have personally examined.

I’ve noticed many changes over the years around the Giza Plateau. Some may have been intentional while others may have been accidental. I’ve noticed that many wells and shafts have been covered to make space for tourist parking lots and roads. This makes it extremely difficult to figure out how these ancient structures could have operated in ancient times. This whole area fits the profile of a giant industrial complex more than a burial ground.

No. 3 The beginning of the quest to unravel the mystery of the Great Pyramid began here in March of 1978 at the top of the most famous monument in the world. I am poised at