Originally posted by audas

Originally posted by Cyberbian
This is just my speculation.

I suspect that the purpose of the obelisk is the casting of a very accurate shadow. The larger the Obelisk the more accurate the calculation of the calendar based upon it's shadow.

The symbol may have outlived it's original intent as it traveled from culture to culture. But the fine point on top of most obelisks makes the shadow very accurately point like a clock hand.

[edit on 5-5-2009 by Cyberbian]

Guys the obelisks in Rome, Paris, London are ALL the actual obelisks from Egypt - they are not reproductions or copy they are the real deal - shipped from Egyptian temples.

They were a symbol of authority, holding magical properties to disperse negative energy by piercing the heavens, however mainly they covery the symbol of authority and the right to rule.

That is what they are - i have been to Aswan where they were mined and seen them partially cut from the rocks, i have been to the great temples of Cairo, and all the major temples of Egypt - this is what they are.

I see it as representing the promise of finding the Omnific Word. Osiris (Secret Doctrine) was cut into 14 peices by Set (Ignorance), 13 were brought together again by Isis (Mystery Schools), and the missing 14th limb is the phallus of Osiris (the Omnific Word). Isis fashioned a temporary phallus for Osiris made out of gold. Some obelisks and pyramids had gold (rather gold alloy) capped tips, representing a temporary replacement of the missing "peice," or a replacement for the Lost Word. The eventual goal is to regain knowledge of the Omnific Word, or to cap the pyramid/obelisk (as a pyramid is just a giant obelisk-top) with the true capstone: "Originally it was to have a solid gold capstone that was a scale model of the pyramid itself. It was never placed because the builders rejected it." This idea is represented in everyones favorite masonic-whipping-boy - the dollar bill. The pyramid has 13 levels for the 13 parts of Osiris, and is being capped with the true capstone the builders rejected: the missing 14th piece, the Lost Word, the one-eyed-trouser-trout of Osiris; representing a return to the Golden Age.

the cross symbol

THE SOLAR CROSS
the circular shape of the sun which emphasizes the ever
recurring cyclical nature of the seasons is the origin of the
this neolithic symbol. it combines a cross within a circle
and is the simplest conceivable representation of the union
of opposed polarities. probably the oldest symbol in the
world, it appeared in asian, american, european, and indian art
from the dawn of history.

the same symbol is also called
THE WHEEL CROSS
there are two types of wheel crosses:
the four-armed freestanding cross representing shadows
cast by the rising and setting sun at the two solstices,
and the six-armed cross created by addition of the equinoctial
sunrise and sunset shadows.
the one with four spokes, which wheels in time lost their rim,
became ‘real’ crosses.