NOTE: Since no one else seems to be offering themselves up as a willing idiot, I'll take the mantle on this project. I'm starting a new series of posts collectively entitled "A Conspiracy Theorist's Tour Guide" which will illuminate those destinations of interest to the conspiracy-minded traveler.

Destination: The Georgia Guidestones

There is a well-known mystery in the remotely rural county of Elbert, Georgia, the granite capital of the world: The Georgia Guidestones. Unvieled on March 22, 1980 to a crowd numbering around 400 folk, the Georgia Guidestones presented a unique message to all the world in 12 languages etched in huge granite blocks set in a farmer's field:

Let these be guidestones to an age of reason

• Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.


• Guide reproduction wisely, improving fitness and diversity.


• Unite humanity with a living new language.


• Rule passion, faith, tradition and all things with tempered reason.


• Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.


• Let all nations rule internally, resolving external disputes in a world court.


• Avoid petty laws and useless officials.


• Balance personal rights with social duties.


• Prize truth, beauty, love, seeking harmony with the infinite.


• Be not a cancer on Earth. Leave room for nature. Leave room for nature.

On some levels, not an entirely bad message, but on others, a seemingly very Illuminati-inspired New World Order set of directives. How these monuments came to be erected amongst farmland and chicken ranches on one of the highest points in Elbert County, Georgia is well documented.

A man calling himself "R. C. Christian" — an obvious Masonic-Rosicrucian pseudonym — approached Joe H. Fendley Sr., president of the Elberton Granite Finishing Company, claiming to represent a group of men living outside of Georgia who wanted to construct the monument as a suggestion to mankind for establishing an "age of reason," whatever that might be. After securing financing from a local bank and a suitable location, the Elberton Granite Finishing Company built the monument as specified.

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"I want people to know about the stones ... We're headed toward a world where we might blow ourselves up and maybe the globe will not exist ... it's a nice time to reaffirm ourselves, knowing all the beautiful things that are in this country and the Georgia Stones symbolize that."

— Yoko Ono

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But the why of their placement continues to be a mystery after a quarter-century. Of course, where there's mystery and ambiguity, conspiracy theorists are sure to follow. Some people find the Guidestones to be an open letter to mankind for the New World Order's mission and goals. Others try to associate the stones with a nearby area known to the Cherokee Indians as "Al-yeh-li A lo-Hee." The Center of the World.

I have visited the Guidestones several times over the years and besides the obvious Masonic connections, I have no suggestions to offer as to their ultimate meaning or purpose. Maybe they sit on a telluric current nexus that will one day be harnessed to Immanentize the Eschaton. All I know: It's mighty strange and well-worth a visit.

When you make the trip, be sure not to miss the Elberton Granite Musuem located in nearby Elberton, Georgia. They have a nice Guidestones replica, brochures describing the monument specifications and a short film about its construction.

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Location

The Georgia Guidestones are situated approximately 7 miles north of Elberton, Georgia on Highway 77. Or about 1.3 miles south of the Hart-Elbert County line and about 7.8 miles south of Hartwell, Georgia. In case you somehow miss noticing the big granite blocks along the roadside, small signs announce the Guidestones location. Google Map

Resources

Flickr Guidestones
New Georgia Encyclopedia - Georgia Guidestones
Georgia Guidestones - America's Stonehenge
Wikipedia's entry for the Georgia Guidestones
The Georgia Guidestones
Georgia Guidestones rival mystery of Stonehenge
Georgia Guidestones
Dismantling The Georgia Guidestones
Call for the Stones Removal - MP3 file
Surfing the Apocolypse
Illuminati Monument to World Domination
Illuminati Ten Commandments
Christians demand removal of “satanic monument”
Georgia Guidestones - A Warning - Google Video
The Garden of Eden in Georgia
As They Stand They Point Everywhere

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