“Touch what I never touched before, Seen what I never seen before, Woke up and seen the sun sky high…”
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Man vs. Machine! Traces of Shiva!
Chapter 7
Part 1
When attempting to answer the question of Who Came Before the Olmec, no serious discussion can take place that does not include these types of stones. Why? Because these stones provide concrete evidence that there was an organized culture and civilization here in the Americas. One that produced extraordinary works of art combined with the intent of preserving and narrating their history. Although the faces and images vary considerably, the nine 9⃣ basic styles that were employed remained the same. From Simple to Scooped or Complicated to Conglomerate styles, these stones provide the best glimpse into who peopled the ancient Americas. Now, let’s look at some more truly incredible pieces.
Over the course of this work, I’ve said repeatedly that there was no doubt that the Aha could have created these stones differently. That they could have been created in a simpler way that is more consistent with how our modern eyes view faces and images. Like everything else that has been shared with you, that was true. Below you’ll find a phenomenal example of a Simple style stone.
The photo above was taken beneath the setting sun. I don’t need to describe the face that you see above, but I will help in describing what you are seeing. First, we’ll begin with the colors. The face itself is white, indicative of this person’s skin tone. Atop the base white color we can clearly observe the reddish-orange pigments that have been applied as well as traces of light brown coloring. As is typically the case, the reddish-orange pigments seen here represent fire 🔥. The brown pigments represent dirt or dust. This person’s mouth, though pictured smiling, has visibly been stitched by seven 7⃣ vertical stitches. In the last chapter you were shown a similar motif in regards to some of the faces on a rocker stone. Then, the teeth had been blackened while the individual pictured similarly used their closed mouth to trap intense heat or fire. Here, apparently well placed stitches were enough to contain the flames. Perhaps, much like a fairy 🧚♂️ or sprite, this type of being was thought to be of a fire elemental nature. This may explain why the face is pictured smiling. For a being with a fire elemental nature, consuming fire wouldn’t be much of a task, now would it? Another thing to consider is the seven “stitches” that are seen covering the mouth. In many cultures around the world the number seven7️⃣ is viewed as a lucky number. Perhaps for the Aha people the number seven had the same significance 🤔. Also, of note is this individual’s hairstyle. The hair is pictured flowing from right to left across the head. The style is quite similar to what is known as a “pompadour”. It was important for me to point this out because this hairstyle is seen repeatedly with many of these stones. Yes, that’s correct, specific hairstyles are also a part of a repeating uniform pattern seen with these types of stones. In the unlikely event that you can’t see the face described, I have also diagrammed it for your convenience.😁
The way this stone is constructed it makes one wonder how it was made. In many ways it appears to have been created with the use of a mold or press. It begs the question of whether this stone was truly the work of some prolific stone artisan, or whether this piece could have been made with the use of some type of machine. And while the front of this stone is spectacular, as is often the case, the opposite side of this piece is totally different.
If you recall everything that’s been said about built-in orientation points then you should have no problem viewing the face before you. We’ll start with the left eye that stands out because of its notable contrast in color. Atop the base of speckled light brown coloring, a white half-oval shaped eye appears to be partially melted. Pay close attention to the way the eye is constructed. Upon close examination you will see that the material used to create this stone was folded in order to make this eye. That takes skill! The forehead is shown in a swooping fashion that leads up to a pointed cranium. A small rounded nose sits just above a closed mouth. Below the mouth is a rounded chin. As you can see, this side of the stone has considerably more pigmentation added. Still, the message it is imparting is the same.
Did you notice that the entire back side of the stone was covered with a lot more pigmentation? In this example, the speckled light brown pigments are indicative of dirt or dust. Atop the light brown coloring, pigments of dark brown (symbolically more dust/dirt), black, and hints of reddish-orange were added. We are symbolically being shown that this person was exposed to a large amount of dust, dirt, smoke (the color black) and fire (reddish-orange). This further aids in understanding why the eye was pictured in a partially melted state. That’s not all. Both within the pigmentation and with the use of shadows multiple symbols are present. It’s the recognition and understanding of these symbols that make an accurate interpretation possible. The diagramed image below will perhaps help you to better understand.
Once again, SYMBOLS CAN APPEAR ANYWHERE! In this example two symbols are formed by shadows. The bad air symbols appears vertically just behind the nose and mouth. An additional shadow symbol can be found above the eve in the shape of a trapezoid. A third symbol, Genitrix Symbolus can be found within the black pigmentation covering what would be the inside of the mouth. What is it doing there? Simple, its placement value tells us that it was responsible for the dust, dirt, smoke, and fire that this person saw and experienced. I took the liberty of overlaying the variation of the mother symbol that was used. Be sure to take another look at this image absent the diagramming to confirm what’s just been shared.
Rotated 180⁰ the frontal view of this stone displays the face of a type of bird. I apologize for not telling you the type of avian represented, however it is a species that is foreign to me. If I were to guess, based on its features, I would say that it existed in a bygone era. In which case this bird went extinct long before the world we know existed. The circular eyes of the stitched mouth character double as the eyes for this bird. A pointed slightly curved beak is formed by what was the pompadour hairstyle of the first image. What was a neck is now the crown of the bird’s head and most likely is representative of plumage. As opposed to its mouth being stitched, the head of this bird exhibits stitches. This would seem to indicate that post being injured, presumably by fire, this creatures head wound was treated. Just think 💭, the very idea of treating a wounded bird implies veterinary (ie. medical) knowledge 😲. Finally, between the eyes, what was once a pointed candy corn shaped nose is now perhaps representative of additional plumage. Either that or perhaps its placement has been used to symbolize the pineal gland, sometimes referred to as the third eye 👁.
So, what are we to make of the two images on the front of this stone? One image shows a face similar to our own. The second image displays an unknown type of bird. If we add the images together like a simple math equation we get man + bird. Or, rearranged, bird + man. Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t we just see a “birdman” consuming intense heat or fire 🔥 in the last chapter? Now, here we see this stone imparting a similar message. Hmm, that almost sounds like a repeated motif 🤣. I’m just saying 🤗.
If with the description you were still unable to visualize the bird, here it is partially colorized. 👍
Above you can see another Simple style stone. What is it? A playful looking dinosaur’s face similar to what you might see on a cartoon or a child’s stuffed animal. I told you that there were many representations of dinosaurs amongst these types of stones. That’s true. What’s also true is that many of these representations are as playful and docile looking as the one above. Oh, of course there are more serious representations as well, but like modern-day people, the Aha appear to also have had a comical side. The most important feature of this piece are the eyes 👀. Pay particular attention to the left eye. Take note of how the center of the eye looks like a small almost perfectly circular dot. Also, notice how the area surrounding this dot is almost perfectly circular as well. This circle within a circle pattern appears to have been created with the use of a tool. More specifically, a tool capable of boring into the stone. This would be no big deal if this piece were made of terracotta, as many of these stones are. A substance like terracotta is soft and would be easy to bore into. This stone, on the other hand, is a type of iron-ore. Therefore, a person would need a tool equally as hard as the iron-ore to achieve what you are seeing. Since, in the ancient past, metal tools didn’t exist you have to ask, “How did they do that?”.
You’ve been shown two very different stones with circular eyes seemingly made with a type of tool. For now we’ll just chalk it up to coincidence. If I’m able to show you a similar circular bore hole pattern again you’ll have to concede that we’re beyond that 👌. Now let’s turn our attention to another Simple style stone.
Were you able to find any faces or images? I’m certain you did, especially if you used the information you’ve been given. Did you make use of some of the built-in orientation points I described? If you did wonderful! You get two gold stars ⭐ ⭐. Yes, you’re just that special 😁.
Upon closer examination we find that this piece was not created from one stone, but instead is comprised of a series of Stacked layers. Also, like our dinosaur friend, this stone appears to be made from a type of iron-ore. Iron-ore does not form in uniform horizontal layers. Currently, there is no record of anyone in the ancient Americas capable of manufacturing this type of stone. In order to achieve this one would need to have advanced metallurgical skills.
Upon closer examination we find that this piece was not created from one stone, but instead is comprised of a series of Stacked layers. Also, like our dinosaur friend, this stone appears to be made from a type of iron-ore. Iron-ore does not form in uniform horizontal layers. Currently, there is no record of anyone in the ancient Americas capable of manufacturing this type of stone. In order to achieve this one would need to have advanced metallurgical skills.
If this piece is not some type of stone linchpin, perhaps at one point it served as the inner core of a stone. If that is the case, then any outer stone layering that was done is now absent. What would make me think that this is a possibility? Two words, template design. Below you will find the same piece side by side with a similarly shaped stone. The difference is that this second stone’s outer stone casing is 99.9% intact.
So you can begin to compare the two stones, these two pictures were taken from the same perspective.
Here they are again presented side by side. For another comparison let’s look at how these stones measure up. As you can observe these two pieces have very specific measurements.
Once again, based on the measurements, it seems that the Aha, at a minimum, understood basic mathematical concepts. Did you notice any faces on the tan colored piece? If not, no worries they will be detailed for you later in this chapter. One thing that I would like you to consider is this… If you were shown a third piece, constructed with a similar design, what would you say? In other words, would you finally agree that these stones were not randomly made? Just asking 🤗.
***CORRECTION: These two pieces were originally mislabeled as being 1.0 inches and 1.5 inches in length. Images above have been reconfigured to show actual length. We apologize for the error.
This is the end of Chapter 7, part 1. Next post, chapter 7 part II.