Stone Circle of Miami "Shining Light In Dark Places" by Raymond Mardyks This article offers some new information that has recently come out of our research into the Stone Circle of Miami. Clues to its mystery came from this sacred site's position in the Earth's grid system and its relationship to other sacred sites. The Stone Circle's alignment with specific stars and the timing of its public rediscovery also helped to reveal some of its long lost secrets. The Stone Circle of Miami has a geographic latitude of 25.7� north. This means that it is located almost 26 degrees (out of a possible 90�) above the Earth's equator. Another very important site at the same latitude is the ancient capital of Egypt, Thebes, with the remains of the great temple structures at Luxor and Karnak. The Valley of the Kings, where many ancient Egyptian Pharaohs were entombed, is also at the same latitude as Miami. Why was this site chosen? Consider that the distance from the Earth's north pole to its south pole is measured as 180� of geographic latitude. If we divide 180 by the "mystic" number seven, we come up with exactly 25.7! 180� is the measure of one-half of a circle. A complete circle or orbit is measured as 360�. When we divide 360 by seven we get 51.4. Now this, 51.4� is the geographic latitude of the complex of sacred sites in southern England that include Avebury, Silbury Hill, Glastonbury and of course, Stonehenge. Is this coincidence? No. Other sacred sites also are located at similar harmonic positions in the Earth Grid. There is a definite pattern. Let's divide 360 by 12 (180 by 6 or 90 by 3) and get 30�. Along this line of latitude is the Giza complex, with the Great Pyramid and Sphinx, and Llasa, the spiritual center of Tibet. The ancient Persian center of Persepolis and Rishikesh in India are also along this latitude of 30� north. Divide 360� by 9 and the resulting 40� marks the Chinese capital of Peking and also Philadelphia (love of dolphins?). These are simple examples to demonstrate the basic principle. The harmonic grid system of sacred site gets very sophisticated and complex. Why the number seven? If we divide 360 by all the "other" numbers between 1 and 10, the result is a whole number. The division by seven gives something less tangible. The number seven also represents the "space" created by putting six equal circles together. Connecting the centers of these six circle creates a familiar geometric pattern. One triangle may represent "Heaven" or spirit while the other triangle symbolizes Earth or matter. What this symbolism suggests is a balance point or a "star gate" connecting "Heaven and Earth." February 21, 1999 is a date that was "encoded" in the Great Pyramid. One interpretation suggested that the date referred to when "Heaven comes to Earth." Places along the same geographic latitude also share something else in common. These sites share the same star alignments. For example, the constellation of the Northern Crown, called Corona Borealis, passes directly overhead of Miami and the Stone Circle, once every day. Notice that the constellation of the Crown is a circle, similar in shape and form as the Miami Stone Circle. Coincidence? Very unlikely. This star group also passes directly over Thebes and all the other sites along this same latitude. The stars and star alignments that someone sees from Miami are the same that someone would see from Thebes. The stars that pass directly above a place are called its "zenith stars." Constellations intimately related to the Crown are Serpens, the Serpent and Ophiuchus. On February 16, 1999, there occurred a solar eclipse. Eclipses are often associated with the archetype of the Dragon. On February 17, the planet Pluto aligned with a star in the constellation of Draco, the Dragon. It was a star in one of the Dragon's teeth. Stonehenge is also connected with the stars of the Dragon. At midnight, around the time of the summer solstice, a bright star in the Dragon's head is directly overhead, at the zenith, above Stonehenge and the other sites in the immediate area. This star is called Etamin and is in the Dragon's crown chakra. The crown chakra is where some people are able to consciously exit out of the body and journey into other and often higher levels of consciousness. The last total solar eclipse of this millennium occurs August 11, 1999. What all this symbolism is suggesting is that the Stone Circle of Miami, like sacred sites near Stonehenge, is a "star gate" for connecting with the archetypal energies of the Dragon. Similar to the Serpent, our modern culture needs to heal its relationship with these "darker" archetypes that have often been "negated" in the past and not held in as high a regard as other archetypal energies. We must learn to better see in the dark and discover what is being hidden there, both on a personal level and a collective one as well. What is unique about our time is that we are in the middle of a Galactic Alignment from 1998-2001. The cycle created by previous galactic alignments links our time with 6500 years ago and 13,000 years ago. This galactic cycle suggests the continuation of activities of "Light" from the earlier civilization of Atlantis (13,000 years ago). This continued through one of the places (ancient Egypt -- 6500 years ago) that links this "lost" civilization with ours. The "animals" most often associated with Miami are the dolphins. The constellation of Delphinus the Dolphin, takes its place in the zodiac sign of Aquarius. Both Uranus and Neptune are in this sign now and approaching alignments with the stars of the Dolphin. There are still many secrets from Atlantis that have yet to be revealed. Some say that we need to learn to communicate with the dolphins before we can make conscious contact with extraterrestrials. What else can we learn from our underwater friends? The successful group effort to save the Miami circle and the "positive" use of modern technologies and communication systems (radio, phone, FAX, Internet) suggests that we are ready for the coming Age of Aquarius. The February 16, 1999 solar eclipse was in both the sign and constellation of Aquarius, the Water Bearer. This eclipse was forecast as a "seed" event for the Age of Aquarius. The activities that were centered in Miami around that time demonstrate well our positive future potential.
