Pyramid power
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The term pyramid power was coined by Patrick Flanagan in 1973, to describe alleged supernatural properties of the ancient Egyptian pyramids and scale models thereof.
Pyramid power is one of the several alternative theories regarding pyramids, commonly referred to as pyramidology.
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Claims
According to Flanagan, pyramids with the exact relative dimensions of Egyptian pyramids act as electronic antennas for an unseen energy similar in concept to Qi. Flanagan's claims range from enhancing the nutritional value of foods to sharpening knives by placing them under such a pyramid overnight.
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.
These claims got scant credibility, even within the alternative science community. Pyramid power was the subject of an episode in the second season of the MythBusters TV series, where it was "busted" in a battery of tests.
Recently it has been claimed that, that, like alchemy, the concept of "pyramid power" is symbolic rather than literal, having to do with psychological effects and not physical ones. Namely, the pyramid is meant to be a geometric figure whose tip is the crown of the head and whose base is defined by the four cardinal points at the base of the brain — between the eyebrows, at the occipital bone, and just in front of each ear. That structure is said to establish a field of mental energy in the brain, and is used as a visualization exercise in meditation.
Impact of the pyramid power theory
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.
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.
See also
References
- Patrick Flanagan (1973), Pyramid Power (out of print).
- Patrick Flanagan (1997), Pyramid Power: The Millennium Science (revised edition of his 1973 book). ISBN 0964881268.de:Pyramidenenergie