I'll probably get back to you on a few of your observations but these are my first impressions as seen through the eyes of the ancients (to the degree my understanding is correct).

Chris Jordan wrote:

> Do you think it is possible that the conversion of the machine
> to a cenotaph would have been part of this process of
> reinterpretation? They would certainly want to erase any
> knowledge of the greatest machine failure in history, it would
> contradict the very essence of Divine power of the pharaohs.

I think it's improbable. I'm coming to believe that the pyramid might have been no type of machine at all. Of course this has always been a possibility but it might have been complete after it "built itself". I don't believe it was ever a cenotaph or a tomb as this is illogical; you don't build a tomb for a king who can never die..

I believe the science/ language was based strictly on their understanding of nature and that no object or structure would affect the grammar of nature or the words of the gods. They might learn about a new natural process through such an object but it is the process itself which would become part of language/ science.

> Agreed on the formation of the original geyser and its genesis
> for the later versions. However a natural phenomena would be
> irregular, a conical benben would be a man made object. I would
> suggest this is the transition to the forms I am projecting.
> Incredibly large given the sizes of these stones we currently
> see, but the same shape and purpose under my models.

It's difficult to get this picture of the "sandbank of horrible face to show up but here's a try;



if it doesn't work then try this;

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The ben ben will naturally tend toward being conical because every eruption isn't full pressure. It sputters and spits a lot and this water runs down the side as it's degassing leaving a cone. It's a highly irregular cone and would often or even ususally appear to have a face from one angle or another. These ben bens had to be removed to drill the well with the "followers of the gods with long claws and sharp teeth...". These ben bens which were taken from the primeval mounds were of intense interest and removed to the museums. These were especially popular in Heliopolis; N. is intact; N. is intact; (as true as) the eye of Horus is intact in Heliopolis;. 1652b. and didst shine as bnw of the ben (or, benben) in the temple of the "phoenix" in Heliopolis. The hole in it was atum's "consort" and the basis of the "uraeus serpent" which spit "fire" (the sun element) and symbolically protected the king.

Yes, the natural formation was highly irregular in all ways as is the wont of nature. But man "improved" on the system by drilling the "arms of nut". Set, who was the already spent water would sometimes infiltrate the well and dilute the carbonated water thereby preventing eruptions. Geb and nut were charged with seeing this didn't occur. Geb by being formed into the sacred apron (irt palace) and Nut by not allowing backflow.

It is possible that you're correct about them being able to channel this water under pressure to aid in water usage and construction. I'm of the opinion that this is less likely due to the much higher back pressure that would be exerted. This water would have to have a great deal of head pressure which would make its carbonation irrelevant much of the time.

> Cheers arms of serket was the ones I was concerned about. Both
> the QC and KC have ''arms''. the description above could apply
> to both at different stages of the construction.

"Arms" are always the ability of the natural phenomena to act at a distance. Each of these is easily deduced and explains why horus had no arms and no feet. It is this anthropomorphization which results in the many anomalies like the mehet weret cow having feathers or isis having wings. It just all makes sense once you realize that they were a part of nature, studied nature, and assigned human characteristics to each of their discoveries and these human characteristics were encoded right into the language as thot and his consort; the phenomenon of writing.

It's somewhat surprising that people don't realize that these airshafts certainly reached the outside as the pyramid was being constructed. That the lower chamber was blocked on the inside might simply mean that the builders weren't sure if they could keep up with the sand flowing into this lower chamber or not. My guess is that flow was slower than what would carry significant amounts of sand because much of the flow went up the grand gallery. They simply never needed to open up the airshafts so they could haul sand while the pyramid was running (on a good day of going on the mountain when inundations are upon the land).



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