Monday, January 1, 2007
Here is a series of Images I have derived from the Tomb lid
The first thing that I noticed was the lack of Symmetry.. The Mayans culture was "well" known for its ability to produce such precise measurements when aligning the stones used to build the culture they made, that you could not even get a piece of paper between each stone.That said, then "why" do we have an Asymmetrical carving instead?. other forms of glyphs they used were consistent and deviated very little from intended design so again it comes to the question of "why" was this particular design chosen to be carved into the very lid of the tomb of the first major ruler of the Mayan culture?
Pakal would have been at every moment of its inception insuring it was to Pakals design (seeing as he had no "home yet to speak of as this tomb had to be built prior to the house itself)
Under this "guise" I proceeded to notice other details of the design itself that began to show themselves to me. It first became obvious to me the asymmetrical component of the design was not just one particular instance, but many. It is in fact a amalgamation of multiple images overlaid into one final template take for example the above image. It has two distinct images occupying a relative position within the template itself (the line denotes a single split based upon relative positioning using existing lines within the image itself)
In this next example we see that the symmetrical value of the design disappears along the central axis which is a good sign of a multiple picture overlay involved in fact the lack of symmetry is so obviously done, that is could not have been anything else except "intended" as to its purpose I am still working with that myself. But the results are rather interesting.
Mayans believed in cycles, therefore following the same form of logic, they would have designed something like this in a cycling methodology, meaning they would have had enough of an advanced understanding of the laws of physics that they would have known that even if you traveled the earth in a complete circle, you will not end up at the exact same place you started, you will in fact end up "parallel" to were you started from. That said, it seems that they understood enough to be able to overlay images upon one another before actually carving the lid of the tomb itself.
Though this lid may seem to be highly stylized, I believe it to show a more intelligent understanding of phase drifting whereby you produce images of off centered value from the previous one, and set it to a "circular" event whereby the final image is placed exactly were it would be upon completion of the cycle itself. Hers the "rub"
The markings on the side boarders of the lid are not translatable into any Mayan language to date. I therefore wonder if it is in fact a "language" at all but a set of "primers" used to encode the data upon the lid itself (used by the carvers per Pakals instructions)
Now I am going to approach this with a "linear" slicing mentality, meaning that I will slice the image based upon "four" rotations (i.e. 0, 90, 180, 270 degrees) using basic Adobe Photoshop for each single "section" I take from the internal image itself. this alone will determine if the image is based in cycles because I will effectively be "cutting across" multiple images in the process. the results will be slightly skewed as information is concerned, however the "symmetry" will be comeplete rather then remaining "asymmetrical"
The Lid of the Mayan ruler who changed everything
I have read on many different websites that the Mayans were very advanced, I have done "real" archaeological research into the Mayan, Olmec, Aztec, and Inca cultures and find it an amazing time of prosperity for civilization's that flourished before what we call "modern society" I especially like the Olmec and Mayans cultures as they are both very much related to each other.
When the Olmec culture was past its "prime" as a civilized nation, It appears that one person (more likely a group of people with one leader at the helm) left the Olmec society and forged outward to design another. This would be the Mayan culture. The first (from what I have studied) official leader of this civilization was Pakal.
Pakal was the one who introduced new methodologies and technological designs into the culture, he infused most of the technological achievements into a form that anyone would accept.
At the time, the Sun was worshiped and the heavens were studied, Pakal made sure that whatever they did had to be infused into the merging culture in such a way that it rooted itself deeply into the nation, he did this by introducing a modified version from the Olmec culture a form of religion that became the "deciding " standard during his reign (which was approximated to have lasted 60 or 70 years) beyond advancing the farming techniques, land reclamation, astrological studies, Mathematical concepts modified from the Olmec culture, and teaching the people 9 different dimensions (11 total), and engineering techniques, There is not much information one is able to glean about the "real" person behind the "gracious" history he is attributed with.
Now the picture at the start of this blog is the famous "rubbing" of the Lid of Pakal's Tomb. It is about as much as resolution of a picture I could find and it is dated 1975. It has far more detail which has been lost to "re-compression" of information by websites and multiple sharings over the years so it has become the bases for this blog, the reason being, It "seems" that Pakal still had a final trick to pull up his sleeve, one for which he has been remembered and caused controversial studies for many years to come.
In such a culture where buildings are very much a part of religion, the design of the kings Tomb would have begun at the (or very near) his time of reign, it would have been to the kings "specific" instructions and I doubt that anyone was brave enough (or more to the point) disrespectful enough to make a "Kilroy was here" type of anagram anywhere on or around the tomb itself.
Interestingly enough, the lid of the Tomb is "not able" to be removed from the chamber itself, this is because the steps and the sloping sides of the passageway to the chamber itself would never allow such a massive lid to be moved in any physical sense whatsoever. This means that the lid itself was "fashioned" long before the Kings housing facilities were ever built. In fact it means that the tomb would have been one of the first considerations before building the facilities in the first place. this shows a "direct" influence Pakal had in the design, architecture, and construction of not just his "house" but also of his tomb as well.
What that means, is that the "writing" carved into the lid and the surrounding sides of the tomb itself (along with any writings carved into the walls themselves) would have been "expressly" commissioned and overseen by Pakal himself. So the image and the writing as well as the design itself was because of Pakal, not "for" Pakal by dutiful servants/slaves he had working for him.
That said, It was (and is) my belief he left a final message in the lid and the surrounding sides of the Tomb itself as well as the walls. I am not sure if too many are aware of this, but the borders that surround the image "do not" have a current translation, they are not of any known text that we have currently involving the Mayans themselves therefore they have no reference point. It means that the symbols have some unspoken definition we have yet to decipher and I am of a less ambiance toward it being anything to do with "writing".
We are aware that the Mayan culture used a combination of words and symbols to explain the nature of the year and the circumstances surrounding them. That the king had "rememberer's" working for him that could give him the exact time and date of any death of any citizen for any year as well as the total amount of grain down to the last one for anytime he chose, it was also possible for them to recall events and sing songs from the time they were made. In reality, these rememberer's were "living computers" of the highest order of the time. This shows a very advanced understanding of logical principles involving Newtonian mathematics as well as many more advanced concepts for the time.
It quite amusing that the "wheel" was considered either "not" important, or "so important" as to it being banned from being utilized by the civilization itself and reserved for the Priest's of the time. In either case (ignored or banned) the results were the same. they did not use the concepts of a constantly moving wheel as a means for travel, yet fully understood the concept of a wheel as evidenced by the few remaining calenders they possessed (I tend to lean toward the second example as the evidence shows that the "average joe" never used the wheel or circle concept as a written or embroidered emblem in the everyday business of living)
What I will do, is attempt to display many things I am discovering about the lid of Pakal over the next few months that lead me to believe we are missing some vital information to decipher involving the lid and in fact the tomb itself so be patient as I do work for a living and my time is more regulated then most (40 hours plus) but I do reserve the weekends for myself (and the lack of furniture shows for this) however I believe it is important to put this information out for all to debase or entice others to try and figure out the missing codes still left with the Mayan culture (only 1/3rd of the entire language has ever been translated.. I believe it is "FAR" more then this)
When the Olmec culture was past its "prime" as a civilized nation, It appears that one person (more likely a group of people with one leader at the helm) left the Olmec society and forged outward to design another. This would be the Mayan culture. The first (from what I have studied) official leader of this civilization was Pakal.
Pakal was the one who introduced new methodologies and technological designs into the culture, he infused most of the technological achievements into a form that anyone would accept.
At the time, the Sun was worshiped and the heavens were studied, Pakal made sure that whatever they did had to be infused into the merging culture in such a way that it rooted itself deeply into the nation, he did this by introducing a modified version from the Olmec culture a form of religion that became the "deciding " standard during his reign (which was approximated to have lasted 60 or 70 years) beyond advancing the farming techniques, land reclamation, astrological studies, Mathematical concepts modified from the Olmec culture, and teaching the people 9 different dimensions (11 total), and engineering techniques, There is not much information one is able to glean about the "real" person behind the "gracious" history he is attributed with.
Now the picture at the start of this blog is the famous "rubbing" of the Lid of Pakal's Tomb. It is about as much as resolution of a picture I could find and it is dated 1975. It has far more detail which has been lost to "re-compression" of information by websites and multiple sharings over the years so it has become the bases for this blog, the reason being, It "seems" that Pakal still had a final trick to pull up his sleeve, one for which he has been remembered and caused controversial studies for many years to come.
In such a culture where buildings are very much a part of religion, the design of the kings Tomb would have begun at the (or very near) his time of reign, it would have been to the kings "specific" instructions and I doubt that anyone was brave enough (or more to the point) disrespectful enough to make a "Kilroy was here" type of anagram anywhere on or around the tomb itself.
Interestingly enough, the lid of the Tomb is "not able" to be removed from the chamber itself, this is because the steps and the sloping sides of the passageway to the chamber itself would never allow such a massive lid to be moved in any physical sense whatsoever. This means that the lid itself was "fashioned" long before the Kings housing facilities were ever built. In fact it means that the tomb would have been one of the first considerations before building the facilities in the first place. this shows a "direct" influence Pakal had in the design, architecture, and construction of not just his "house" but also of his tomb as well.
What that means, is that the "writing" carved into the lid and the surrounding sides of the tomb itself (along with any writings carved into the walls themselves) would have been "expressly" commissioned and overseen by Pakal himself. So the image and the writing as well as the design itself was because of Pakal, not "for" Pakal by dutiful servants/slaves he had working for him.
That said, It was (and is) my belief he left a final message in the lid and the surrounding sides of the Tomb itself as well as the walls. I am not sure if too many are aware of this, but the borders that surround the image "do not" have a current translation, they are not of any known text that we have currently involving the Mayans themselves therefore they have no reference point. It means that the symbols have some unspoken definition we have yet to decipher and I am of a less ambiance toward it being anything to do with "writing".
We are aware that the Mayan culture used a combination of words and symbols to explain the nature of the year and the circumstances surrounding them. That the king had "rememberer's" working for him that could give him the exact time and date of any death of any citizen for any year as well as the total amount of grain down to the last one for anytime he chose, it was also possible for them to recall events and sing songs from the time they were made. In reality, these rememberer's were "living computers" of the highest order of the time. This shows a very advanced understanding of logical principles involving Newtonian mathematics as well as many more advanced concepts for the time.
It quite amusing that the "wheel" was considered either "not" important, or "so important" as to it being banned from being utilized by the civilization itself and reserved for the Priest's of the time. In either case (ignored or banned) the results were the same. they did not use the concepts of a constantly moving wheel as a means for travel, yet fully understood the concept of a wheel as evidenced by the few remaining calenders they possessed (I tend to lean toward the second example as the evidence shows that the "average joe" never used the wheel or circle concept as a written or embroidered emblem in the everyday business of living)
What I will do, is attempt to display many things I am discovering about the lid of Pakal over the next few months that lead me to believe we are missing some vital information to decipher involving the lid and in fact the tomb itself so be patient as I do work for a living and my time is more regulated then most (40 hours plus) but I do reserve the weekends for myself (and the lack of furniture shows for this) however I believe it is important to put this information out for all to debase or entice others to try and figure out the missing codes still left with the Mayan culture (only 1/3rd of the entire language has ever been translated.. I believe it is "FAR" more then this)
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