And Rosslyn Chapel is no different. They suggest the chapel is a stargate for extra-terrestrials to pass into our world because of the otherworldly geometric patterns; which are obviously too beautiful and strange to be the work of a human.
And the UFO hunters have a point, these are very strange artefacts of the past. The area boasts more UFO sightings than average, and there are a few carvings that look a little like reptilian aliens. The two of them visited the chapel and immediately knew there was something more to the unique geometry. So, they spent 27 years trying to crack the code.
And eventually, they had a breakthrough. They saw angels playing instruments and geometric cube carvings accompanying them in the arches.
And to their amazement, they found the geometric patterns on the cubes correlated to a Chladni Pitch , which are the patterns sand and liquid makes on a flat surface when certain musical tones are played. By looking at these for the notes and an angel that points to a musical staff for the key, they managed to understand the architecture as a giant musical score. You can listen to the piece of music here. You may want to believe this story because it sounds like something straight out of your favourite conspiracy movie.
And how did these architects create this years before the Chladni Pitch was even invented? Please use promotional code VS50P when booking your visit on our website. Internet WiFi. Clear signage. COVID risk assessment completed. Staff required to regularly wash hands. COVID measures in place.
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For some, the Apprentice Pillar represents immortality and the constant struggle between light and darkness. At the base is a carving of the eight dragons of Neilfelheim who, in Scandinavian mythology, were said to lie beneath the great ash tree Yddrasil, that bound Heaven, Earth and Hell. Theories that the Grail is made from metal have been dampened by negative findings using metal detectors.
However, some believe the Grail could be made from wood or that it could be the mummified head of Christ. Symbols within Rosslyn Chapel portray a range of subjects from Biblical stories to Pagan symbolism. There are carvings of plants such as Indian Corn which were unknown in Europe at the time of their construction. The Green Man is commonly a head with foliage emerging from his or her mouth, forever surviving on herbs and spring water.
The symbol represents fertility, growth and the richness of nature. In the movie version of The Da Vinci Code , Tom Hanks' professor of "symbology" stares reverently at the crowded walls. This isn't far off the mark, except for the Masonic part. The chapel was completed more than a century before the founding of the Freemasons, though the order has retroactively claimed Rosslyn as part of its history.
The place is truly cluttered, like a person who's completely slathered with incongruous tattoos. Eight Nordic dragons form a ring around the base of one ornate pillar, while dozens of sylvan pagan deities known as Green Men peer out from the stone foliage.
One arch depicts a richly detailed Danse Macabre , in which figures waltz with their future skeletons. A double-humped camel makes a curious appearance, even though such an animal was rare in Scotland at the time. Stories from both the New and Old Testament appear again and again.
Little documentation that might explain what the chapel's founders meant by all these carvings has survived.
Several fires at the nearby Roslin Castle consumed much of the St. Clair family's archives. This lack of contradictory evidence is quite convenient for anyone who cares to theorize about the church's place in history.
Rosslyn Chapel is a trove of mismatched puzzle pieces. The odds that you can find one to fit into whatever legend you're trying to sell are exceedingly high. The Knights Templar were a real band of well-armored bankers, founded around The Knights' original detail was to protect pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land. But after the Egyptian sultan Saladin captured Jerusalem later that century, there wasn't much need for their services. No fewer than six crusades in the next years would fail to establish a lasting Christian lease on the sacred territories.
The Templars—reinterpreting their calling card as the "Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon"—amassed great wealth and land, which was bestowed to them by European kings. By the early 14 th century, they were in the lending business, charging healthy interest rates and milking their political ties to sidestep the church's ban on usury.
Without a large army to defend their great wealth, the knights became an easy target.
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