Why Current Events in Egypt Are Important

by Peggy Sue Skipper

     All the unrest currently manifesting in the Middle East stems from the people wanting out from under the blanket of suppressed information. This is certainly not unprecedented in the history of our species. But, it is very important because it is happening in our “now” and it affects all of us.

     The internet and cell phones have given people a freedom to communicate, which is unprecedented before now and people are taking advantage of an inalienable right that we have always taken for granted—freedom of speech. And they obviously want more. When one has the ability to get a broader picture of the world one begins to ask more questions. Then some begin to question the status quo. That is the crux of what is going on in many areas of our world right now.

     This is a good thing. Messy, but good. After all, when you clean out the closet you have to make a mess before everything is orderly again. We are in the middle of a worldwide closet cleaning. It will certainly be interesting to see how the closets will look when put back together.

     But right now I want to focus on the events in Egypt as they pertain to their ancient archaeological sites. Egypt’s Antiquities Organization has long held a strangle hold on all information pertaining to these ancient sites with everything being funneled through Zahi Hawass who heads that governmental agency.

     When we first talked about doing the Unearthing Ancient Civilizations Conference back in the early fall and started contacting speakers, I felt we were a bit heavy on the Egyptian front with Andrew Collins and Chris Dunn both specializing in that area of the world. How serendipitous that we would now have three speakers where Egypt’s history is paramount in their research and theories—during this time of tremendous turmoil within that country.

     In retrospect I understand this conference is divinely correct in that this particular group of experts will be speaking at this time, together. It will be interesting to hear what they have to say about the important ancient sites in Egypt and how their research and findings either align—or not—with the former Egyptian government’s official stance.

     We are in the throes of shape-shifting our history and ancient sites are playing a major role in revealing our true past. What an amazing opportunity to have Dr. Sam Osmanagich, Andrew Collins and Chris Dunn on a panel to discuss the past, current and future of just how these sites have and will help us understand our ancient history.

     Now, the Egyptian people who—very peacefully by the way—made their wishes known to the world were not specifically unhappy about the ancient site situation. No, their concerns were much broader than that, but still and all, the way their government handled information about their sites is just one glaring example of their refusal to acknowledge new data and ideas. Egypt has steadfastly claimed their pyramids were built as monuments or tombs for pharaohs and yet there has never been a body found in any pyramid. In addition, the precision building of the structures is surely far beyond what early Egyptians could have accomplished with the resources available to them at the time.

     I am no expert on this subject, in fact, pyramids and ancient sites only “came on my radar screen” when I began working with Dr. Sam on Ancient History From Beyond the Veil, our book that will premier at the March 5 conference. What I do now know is that the information these sites have to share with us is very important and people need to know about them.

     Dr. Sam’s Bosnian pyramids are going to be a huge part of this information about our collective past—I have no doubt about that. Hawass has been his biggest detractor.. In conversations with Dr. Sam, he has truly been puzzled by the animosity from Egypt about his find. Could it be because the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun is 30% larger than anything on the Giza Plateau  in Egypt? Could science be so petty? Or, just maybe the real reason is that tourism which is the country’s largest industry would suffer?

     So, we end up with three pros in the ancient sites arena who have all worked with the Egyptian government, and at least one who has crossed swords, so to speak, with them as well. I am anxious to hear what they have to say about their experiences with the powers that be in Egypt and what they think will happen now. In fact, that will be my first question for the panel discussion part of the conference and I have no doubt it will be interesting!

     So, the questions are:

• Were there races on this planet long before our current history books tell us it was possible?
•  Were they far more advanced than we are today?
• Were they what we would consider alien today?

     We must become more curious about this subject because only through understanding our true past can we create a different future. So, to that end, we are gathering the curious in Houston on Saturday, March 5, 2011—people who are willing to explore and learn something new. How wonderful that we can do this here without having to protest for the privilege! We have the freedom to hold this conference in the open but does that right make us complacent about using it?


     For more details about the conference, just click.


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