Well, the ark has been built in this country and dismantled in both
cases because it was so dangerous with apparently uncontrollable high
voltages. One was by a private group, the other by a university. I
have some information on it around that I read over the years and should
have stripped it out to make a file for use and reference by everyone.
I don't think the ark was in the least related to magic...it was by
definition of the detailed construction in the bible, a giant Leyden
jar...which collected atmospheric electricity.
Any capacitor will accumulate a charge without being hooked up to
anything by absorbing random electrical energy in the air currents that
move past it. It has also been shown that DROPPING a capacitor will
charge it during the drop. I don't have the relevant details to refer
you to (something else that needs to be setup as a reference).
One fellow, Matthew Redmond suggested that the ark, being electrostatic
and having a resonant chamber could well have functioned as a
communication device, here is his comments;
'It doesn't surprise me either about the multiple arks/arcs. It does
make
my "theory" (yes everyone has a theory about most things!) that the arc
was
in someway, shape, or form a communications device.
Without going into too many details of how it works, I do believe that
the
high voltage outer layer and the resonate air cavity (which I assume all
would have the same sized cavity) would allow a communications link
between
all of them. That would have been great, get someone who knows how to
use
it to send messages across vast distances instantly to organise people
or
inform about upcoming events. "here ye, here ye. Look out big army
coming your way," or 'Party at Moses' place, bring some food and fine
ale.''
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> Mr. Decker'
>
> As I am not a member of your discussion group yet I am making this reply to
> you directly.
>
> Graham Hancock wrote a huge book about the ark at Axum and general mythology
> surrounding the Ark. It is called The Sign and the Seal and if you have an
> interest in the Ark it is a reasonable investment.
>
> On the other hand if you in fact want to see what the ark actually likely
> looked like check out the treasure from King Tut's tomb as there is an
> excellent ark in this collection. Also if you would like to see what the
> cherubim on top of the ark looked like check out his outer shine in which
> they placed his sarcophagus, as there are examples of the the use of winged
> divinities on it. An ark was a common Egyptian religious object and it is
> likely the Hebrews adopted its use from Egypt.
>
> As far as its magical powers I would refer you to Immanuel Velikovsky's
> classic, Worlds in Collision which you can pick up at any used book store,
> and which would give you some tremendously interesting reading in this
> regard. Also, most of the stele and rock temples in Ethiopia and other areas
> were erected or excavated by the Knights Templar in fairly recent historical
> times, and required no technologically advanced machines .
>
> As well there was an American Inventor in the 1960's who's name was Kunkel
> and he wrote a book called "Pump of the Pharaoh's" which seems to explain
> the ability of ancient civilization to move around large pieces of masonry
> and gives a startling amount of proof that this was the method of
> construction for at least the Great Pyramid. Kunkel in fact patented a
> couple of pumps based on the design of the great pyramid which are some of
> the most efficient and powerful pumps of their kind.
>
> So even though Egyptologists were skeptical, the patent office certainly
> wasn't, and his pumps do work amazingly well.
>
> Unfortunately the chances of the Ark having any sort of technological
> abilities are extremely thin, and other than being a sacred container for
> religious law it is poor example of ancient technological possibilities.
>
> Much more promising artifacts have been found, and are referred to as
> "ooparts" (out of place artifacts). There are quite a few of these around
> museums ranging from the common and well known airplane figurines and
> ancient batteries, to completely obscure artifacts such a spark-plug type
> objects made of ceramic and high grade steel found embedded in coal and
> granite.
>
> There is also the question of maps, and one of the best known books ever
> written is Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings by Charles Hapsgood which show that
> someone in the distant past mapped the coastline of Antarctica to exacting
> detail in a very modern projection almost identical to US deep imaging
> satellite mapping available today. The last estimated time frame of an ice
> free coastline for this continent is 10000 BC.
>
> I myself was intrigued by the legends of the Ark for years, and the journey
> was fascinating even if the result was disappointing.
>
> Regards
>
> B Zolner
> Canada
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