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In Search of the Bosnian Sun God

Where are you enchanting young god?

The relevance of sun cults and animistic attitudes towards natural objects as prevailing forms of

understanding nature and reality are found across all prehistoric and ancient cultures around theworld. The Sun and the Moon are, like other physical objects, understood in terms of animate

and conscious beings (or persons). Ancient man felt personal relations towards these heavenly bodies,

worshiped them as gods and made sacrifices to ingratiate them. Sun and moon, trees and rivers,

mountains and stars were worshipped as gods in ancient times to an amount that can hardly be

exaggerated. The sun cults of the ancient Egyptians and Aztecs are typical examples to demonstrate

these phenomena. Australian Aborigines, African Tribes and Native Americans believed that their

ancestors were living on as stars in the heavens. The sun was worshipped as a god in every ancient

culture, but nevertheless its importance varied a lot across ancient world.

The sun is actually the only reasonable symbol for god. The sun is the father god who gives life toall appearances, the creator of all living things, the energy source of our world.

Jung

Although many authors have written a lot about this subject, I do believe that it is necessary to throw

a further and deeper glance on prehistoric artifacts like the Bosnian stone spheres and the sun and

pyramid symbolism present in many ancient monuments found all over the country. I really doubt

that a deep understanding of the basic structures of this ancient world view and sacred symbolism,

which survived many millennia and went unchanged through the rise of different cultures that once

existed on the Bosnian territory, has been sufficiently researched and understood among scholars and

the academic establishment.

While Bosnian academics are trying to maintain an obsolete belief system and completely ignore that

Bosnian stone spheres are found in burial sites like those of Costa Rica, Costa Rican archaeologists

have evaluated together with foreign Universities the stone spheres of Costa Rica for UNESCO.

So, how can they maintain such inappropriate behavior any longer?

The central argument of this report however, will not be the widespread blindness in the Bosnian

archaeological establishment, but will present some important similarities of attitudes towards the

sun as deity from the prehistoric artifacts (the stone spheres) and mediaeval monuments found in

Bosnia (obelisks, tombstones known as steaks etc.), and the symbolism and similarities which arestemming apparently from a common source of modes of thought. This paper wants to develop a

deeper understanding of the available archaeological and historical evidence which account for this

religious/ spiritual phenomena and will try to shed some light on a group of symbols, geometric

shapes, motifs and objects present in the monuments in Bakii classified by The Commission to

Preserve National Monuments as unusual and impossible to figure out (see Status of monument

for Bakii at www.aneks8komisija.com.ba).

Despite what weve been told, the evidence Ive found suggests that the prehistoric stone spheres of

Bosnia have had a profound impact on the funerary beliefs and sacred architecture of later religious

cults during mediaeval times and even during the Ottoman Turk period. Just like anywhere else

beliefs, sacred geometric symbols and material objects passed from one particular culture to another.


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Bakii: In the Light of the Sun God with no Name

Photo: Stele depicted with sacred solar symbolism, Donji Bakii, Bosnia and Herzegovina

And so the making of everything and the

creation of the gods should be assigned to

Him. He is the one who produced the gods,

from whom everything has come. He, as the

primeval mound (the pyramid) which rises up

from the limitless waters and imposes order

upon chaos. I was He who came into existence

as a circle, the sun, the sphere.

The sphere is another image associated with Him as a symbol of beginnings. It is also symbolic of

wholeness and can be seen as a representation of the perfected self. The image of the universal god

reinforces this idea of perfection. He is self-contained, white and pure. He stands within a pavilion or

upon the primeval mound, the pyramid, the Gate of Heaven.

As above, so below; as within, so without; as without, so within. Macrocosmos is the same as

microcosmos, the universe is the same as God, God is the same as man... ad infinitum (spira solaris).

The strands of our DNA, flower petals, diamond crystals, a nautilus shell, the star we spin around,

the galaxy we spiral within, the air we breathe, and all life forms as we know them emerge out of

timeless geometric codes.

Evolution according to God:

The Pyramid seen as the most

powerful tool in God hands,

I Am The Gate.


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I have to admit that visiting Bakii, a village in the municipality of Olovo and second destination on

my agenda for the research on Bosnian stone spheres, revealed to be one of the most important and

exciting moments during my stay in Bosnia in August 2009. The area of Bakii is known for its

mramori (marbles), as local people like to call the steaks. Steaks are massive above ground

monuments made of rock, which are placed above an entire grave in the shape of a slab or coffin.

Many of them are depicted with solar symbols, but I was not able to find any with engraved writings.Numerous examples can be seen in the upper chapel of the church of St. Rocco. The place where the

church is located, along with a necropolis of steaks is called Klisa, which probably derives from

the Latin word "ecclesia" (congregation). In some documents it is named St. Rocco's church and in

the vicinity is a well which the people call Rokova voda (Rocco's water). Based on the type of

construction and the necropolis ofsteaks near it, experts date back the church to the 15th century.

Photos: The remnants of the church of St. Rocco and its massive stone altar, D. Bakii, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Professor friar Krunoslav Miilo, who was authorized by the Museum authorities in Sarajevo,

completed archeological research at the church in 1968 and in 1969. The church of St. Rocco is a

square and, like the steaks, it is oriented to the cardinal directions (N-S E-W). On the facade of the

western side is the main entrance into the church. On the opposite side of the entrance, on the eastern

side is the apse. Inside the structure was found a massive stone altar composed of two massive stone

blocks.

Photos: Stele and stone block decorated with explicit solar symbolism (a circular rosette with eight petalsrepresenting the sun, a pyramid representing the primeval mound, and spira solaris,the sacred energy of the cosmos)


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It was a great surprise for me finding so much substantial evidence about solar symbolism on

historical monuments in just one place which can be linked to the stone spheres and pyramids in

Visoko. The most recurring solar symbols found on the monuments in Bakii are: the sun (sphere -

He), the pyramid (the primeval mound The Gate) and spira solaris (single and double The Soul).

These symbols also provided to me new clues on the typical architectural design of Bosnian ste

akscharacterized by an ending with a pointed top () which, in my opinion, cannot be considered just a

mere coincidence, or as a product of the creative imagination of a stonemason, or associated with

superficiality with a house-shaped stylized coffin lid. As in case of Egyptian obelisks, the steaks

(lit. standing tombstones) are monolithic stone monuments. They can be generally divided in two

sections, a quadrangular or rectangular base (the trunk) placed upright and an ending with a pointed

top (the capstone i.e. pyramidion-benbenet). The pointed top, like in Egyptian obelisks, represents

the primeval mound, the pyramid, a passage towards Heaven. I know this may sound banal, but at

the same time it is actually incredibly profound, because I think it is essential to understand the

animistic religious context behind the architectural design of a steakwith a pointed top. However,

the new evidence strongly supports this theory. Such kind of sacred symbolism can be found almost

everywhere in Bakii and in Bosnia and has been reproduced countless on many historical

monuments. Until now close to 70,000 steaks have been recorded on the territory of Bosnia and

Herzegovina, but today the exact number is still unknown. Steaks are formally associated with the

medieval period, yet they are very unusual and mysterious and their origin has not been sufficiently

explained (e.g. it seems written records relating to quarries and stonemason shops do not exist).

Photos: Steak (front and rear view) ending with a pointed top and depicted with solar symbolism, D. Baki i

The symbols depicted are: 1 stem (1), 1 rosette with seven petals (2) and 2 single spira solaris (3,4).

Explanation: Contrary to the opinions of some experts who interpret the symbolism depicted on this

steakas impossible to figure out or mere decorative art, these symbols have a precise religious

and mystical meaning and are complementary to each other. Most animistic belief systems hold that

the spirit survives physical death and, in this case, the symbolism refers to the tendency to attribute

lifelike qualities (the survival) to the souls of those who died. In ancient cultures the stem/stalk (1)

has been often associated with the umbilical cord and thus called The flower stalk of life. From the

dawn of legend it has been surrounded by an aura of magic and the supernatural and was worn as atalisman to protect its bearer from various sickness and misfortunes (Spivak 1946).

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Some examples of steaks and solar symbolism found near the church of St. Rocco:

Photo: The ruins of the church incl. the steaksare aligned with the cardinal directions

Photo: Bosnian steaks, detail


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Photo: Steakwith pointed top, inclined sides and base/pedestal, detail

Photo: The quadrilateral (kite-shaped) trunk, detail


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Photo: Coffin-like steakmade of one single huge block

Photo: Decorations at the front face include a rosette with four petals arranged like a cross (foliated cross). Inancient cultures the foliated cross was usually associated with the power of regeneration (the sun and its motion.)


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Photo: An example of triangular-pyramidal shaped steakwithout trunk and without base.

Description: The example ofsteakshown in the photo above should confirm the hypothesis being

previously advanced. It is the essential and primitive representation of the sacred mound (theprimeval mound, the pyramid or benbenet).

Although people often refer to steaks as to coffins (from the Bosnian language sanduk), because

of their visual similarity to coffins/sarcophagi, this was not their practical nor symbolical function. A

similar dilemma has been confronted by scholars and archaeologists in the case of Egyptian

pyramids. Although most people still believe that pyramids were built as burial chambers for the

dead, no mummies have been found inside the pyramids. As Egyptian pyramids are not tombs,

Bosnian steaks are not coffins. Of all popular names formulated by people to describe a Bosnian

tombstone, probably nothing comes closer to its essence than the name eternal home (in Bosnian

vjeni dom). The symbolic purpose of a steak however, can be explained by the followingexample.


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Making visible the invisible

Photo A:

Stone block

depicted with solar symbolism Photo B:

Vertical energy fields above the Sun pyramid

With reference to the cosmic phenomena explained before, in April 2007, another undisputable piece

of evidence proved the existence of colossal pyramids in Visoko. It came from British scientist Dr.

Harry Oldfield. For the first time in the history of science, a pyramid complex has been surveyed and

measured using Electro-Scanning (EMS), a method that follows sonic, radio, and light frequencies

which emanate from subjects of analysis, in other words, it measures energy fields inside and above

pyramids and displays them three-dimensionally.

Dr. Oldfield analyzed the Bosnian pyramids with several cameras and the results proved to be very

surprising and unexpected. A number of anomalies were registered, the existence of which could not

be attributed to naturally-occurring phenomena. If one records ordinary hills with this equipment,

there are no high-energy fields nor the genesis of additional energy. Above such natural hills, one

finds horizontal, fixed, and homogenous energy fields.

Dr. Oldfield examined the north face of the Pyramid of the Sun from a distance of one kilometer.

The results of this analysis were astonishing. Inside the pyramid, below and above the pine forest on

the north face, there is a steady genesis of energy, which is in direct contrast to naturally occurring

hills. In the past several decades, it has been proven that precisely stone pyramids do indeed generate

specific types of energy. Furthermore, a video footage (available at piramidasunca.ba) clearly shows

that the newly-generated energy accumulates, and is discharged through the tip of the Pyramid of the

Sun. Additional proof of the pyramids existence came from the area above the pyramid. Namely, the

energy fields are vertical (Photo B), as opposed to horizontal, which is the case with naturally

occurring hills.

In contrast to natural phenomena where the energy fields are fixed, these electromagnetic fields are

pulsating and non-homogenous. In other words, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun is in fact acting like

a giant energy accumulator which continually emits large quantities of energy. It is the proverbial

perpetuum mobile (literally meaning perpetual motion), known to the ancient man as spira solaris

(Photo A), which got its start in the distant past and continues its activity without respite. In fact,

throughout modern physics, chemistry, and biology, the sacred geometric patterns of creation are

today being rediscovered.


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And there it stands and waits, in the shadows of forgetfulness, the return of the young god.

Photo: The obelisk of Bakii, detail

Following the important discoveries related to stone spheres Ive made in the area of Zavidovii,

another monument located in Bakii suggests a close relationship between the stone spheres and the

pyramids in Visoko. The obelisk, higher than four meters (13.45 feet), is a stand-alone monument in

the Vlakovac forest. It has a quadrangular base, a trunk and, differently than Egyptian obelisks that

are characterized by an ending with a pointed top (pyramidion), it holds on the top a flat-topped

pyramid and stone sphere ( 45 cm = 17.7 inches). Another important feature of the obelisk is, like in

the case of the church of St. Rocco and steaks, its alignment with the four cardinal directions (N-S

and E-W). Moreover, after careful measurements the southern side of the obelisk resulted pointing

the Bosnian valley of the pyramids lying about 50 Km southward. Even if the obelisk has been

officially classified belonging to the mediaeval period, today its exact age is not known and most

symbols depicted on it are far older in origin. A legend narrates that the obelisk has been erected in

the place where King Tvrtko of Bosnia has been injured during a hunting trip. As with Egyptian

obelisks, this monument probably have had an atavistic relationship with a so far unknown sun cult.

Like other obelisks it has been engraved on all four sides. Among various sacred symbols depicted

on the obelisk we find different types of The Flower of Life with eight or eleven petals, multiple


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double spira solaris, multiple clusters of grape, the representation of a mythical creature (a boars

head with a snakes body), a sword hilt and a shieldetc.

The uniqueness of the obelisk is characterized by a flat-topped pyramid and stone sphere placed at

the top (Photo above). All sides and angles of the pyramid are decorated with a twisted cord, a

feature I previously noticed on steaks, that is connected in four points to the stone sphere. Usually,

in absence of legible and understandable texts, archaeologists have the tendency to dismiss such

symbolism as mere decorative art. Obviously, this is a superficial approach which disallows them a

deeper understanding of the sacred symbolism and historical monument. Nevertheless, the ancientsknew that these patterns were symbolic codes of our own inner realm and that the experience of

sacred geometry was essential to the education of the soul. As mentioned in the introduction of this

chapter, the trunk of the obelisk, today slightly displaced from its original position, is aligned with

the four cardinal directions (N-S and E-W).

The obelisk in Bakii, together with the

obelisk taken from Heliopolis in Egypt, and

used as gnomon of the Solarium Augusti set

up in Rome by Augustus, now located in the

Piazza di Montecitorio in front of the Italian

parliament, are rare examples of obelisks with

spheres placed at the top.

The obelisk in Rome holds a metal sphere

with a hole. At Solar Noon, the sun shines

through the sphere's hole and projects a beam

of light onto the north/south date line on the

ground to the north of the obelisk (Photo right).

Of course, the sphere on the obelisk in Bakiihas another function and symbolical meaning.


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The Breath of the Dragon

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Some of the other symbols depicted on the obelisk:

Photo:A sword hilt, detail Photo: Rosette with 11 petals

As an alchemical symbol the sword is a symbol of purification. Here we experience the metaphorical

sword cleanly piercing the spiritual soul of man. This symbolic action sacrifices physical bondage to

release a path to ethereal freedom. The sword, in certain tribes of Central Africa, was deeply

symbolic of transition. Specifically, we see the quillon (cross guard on the hilt) of swords were

designed so that one side turns heavenward, the other side turns earthwards. This is said to be

symbolic of the powerful connection between sky and earth, and further solidifying the symbolism of

life and death. On the other side, the rosette with eleven petals, has been often been associated with

the rebirth. Whatever a rosette may have meant to its maker, its pierced design evokes to modern

eyes the concept of "passage" or "transition" through its central opening even more powerfully than

any flat shape could.

Photo: Clusters of grape and other symbols, detail

In religious texts, the grape is associated with

immortality. In Egypt, descriptions of wine-

making appear on the walls of ancient

Egyptian tombs and it was considered an

important item on the 'menu' for the afterlife.

The Greek god Dionysus was named twice-

born (Dimetor) by the ancients, counting it as

a single and first birth when the plant is set in

the ground and begins to grow, and as a

second birth when it becomes laden with fruit

and ripens its grape-clusters - the god thus

being considered as having been born once

from the earth and again from the vine.

The spiral (twisted cord), a circle which

continuously returns upon itself, yet does not

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God never dies, therefore I, the sphere, cannot die.

Photos: Obelisk (Nian) with stone sphere Broken stone pillar tapering towards the topin the distinctive Ottoman style.

Photos: Stone pillar tapering towards the top, detail Stone sphere rising out of the pointed top, detail

The sphere as symbol of perpetual existence. The desire of immortality seen as a central drive of the

human race. Less than two kilometers far away from the obelisk in the Vlakovac forest, we can find

physical evidence about the profound impact of the prehistoric stone sphere on the religious-funerary

beliefs and sacred architecture of later religious cults. The monuments shown above belong to the

Ottoman Turk period. The concept of immortality of man's soul, believed to be a part of God.

Because the soul rests with God after death, like the sphere itself, it cannot die.


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Olovo: Mere coincidence or divine truth?

Photo: Stone sphere with Cyrillic inscriptions kept in front of Olovos health clinic

Olovo, a small town first mentioned in written documents in 1382 and situated 60 kilometersnortheast from Sarajevo, appears to have been named after the lead mines and for the commerce of

lead. Lead was also found in other mines in Bosnia, but, that in the Olovo region was of a higher

quality known asplumbum dulce (soft lead). In Olovo there are few factories, stores, a health clinic

and the Gospa Olovska Church (Church of Our Lady of Olovo). The church was since the 15th

century a popular pilgrimage destination of Catholics coming from Bosnia and Dalmatia, but also

among Orthodox Catholics from Bulgaria, Serbia and Albania due to alleged cases of miraculous

healing. A stone sphere, which was found on the steep hills surrounding Olovo, is kept today in front

of the main entrance of Olovos health clinic. As the votive stone sphere found in Bee by Zavidovii,

once again, the sphere seems intended to consolidate through a combination of fortuitous historical

circumstances its symbolical importance in the history of healing through worship, evoking an air of

mystery and magic.


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Ozimice (Maglaj):Giant stone sp

Photo: Giant stone s

The area of Maglaj, a half-hour

tomb stones and mediaeval fortre

its stone spheres of exceptional

with a steakin front of Maglajs

Ante Tomi is kept one of two

private property. The stone sphe

tons (Photo A). It is made of gra

well preserved tool marks are st

technique used for the sculpting

Photo A: Stone sphere with a dia

heres la Bosniene

here in the village of Ozimice, Maglaj, Bosnia and

rive away from Zavidovii, is well known

ss built in the late 13th century. Recently, it

size. Today, one medium-sized stone spher

City Library, while in the village Ozimice,

iant stone spheres discovered near the strea

e has a diameter of over 1.5 meters (59 in

odiorite, an igneous rock similar to granite.

ill visible on its surface (Photo B). I would

f the sphere was pecking, grinding and ham

eter over 1 meter Photo B: Potential traces of


erzegovina

for its over a hundred

ecame also known for

is displayed together

in the courtyard of Mr.

m flowing through his

h) and weighs several

races of potential and

suggest that the main

ering with stone tools.

tool marks, detail


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Special inset: Romanian ston

Additional evidence and unusual

from Romania. In June 2006, in

Petreanu put together the basis f

Bucovinean region. The Bucovi

Carpathian Mountains and tod

civilizations, where history and le

The region was once home to the

or Tripolie culture (from Russian

and 2.750 BC. The Cucuteni cu

Moldavia, in the Moldavian Repu

its peak the Cucuteni-Trypillian

which had populations of up to 1

Excavations and 96 incineratiodiscoveries in Silistea Scheii, Su

Dacian settlements existed there

Aurelian created the new cult of

many inscriptions consecrated t

Dacia Apulensis province, calle

performed sacrifices on the so ca

The blood of the bulls was flow

basin positioned bellow and fro

blocks, forming the diameters ofthe points of the rising sun during

e spheres

discoveries of stone spheres belonging to u

ependent researcher Alexandru D.M. Rusu

r a project that involves research on the his

nean region, situated on the northern slop

y split between Romania and Ukraine,

gend merge together since forgotten times.

Cucuteni (from Romanian), or Trypillian c

). It was a late Neolithic culture that flouris

lture extended from Romania to the southe

blic (Bessarabia), and in the Ukraine up to t

culture built the largest Neolithic settleme

,000 inhabitants.

Map: showing approxima

Trypillian culture

Photo: Vessel decorated

tombs found out at Zvoristea, as welleava, Bosanci and Dolhestii Mari, prove th

a long time ago. Dacians worshipped Sun G

Sol Invictus at Rome. Apollo was called

him, found in Dacia, mainly in the Apull

so in the honor of the Dacian sun god,

lled "Sun of Andesite" of Sarmisegetusa, th

ing through the interstices between the 10

there it was drained to a channel. The 10

the circle or the "rays" of the sun, were prethe solstices.


kwon sun cults comes

and his uncle Corneliu

tory and culture of the

es of the northeastern

is keeper of ancient

lture (from Ukrainian)

hed between 5.500 BC

ast of Transylvania to

e east of the Nipru. At

ts in Europe, some of

te extent of the Cucuteni-

ith spira solaris, 4,600 BC

as the archaeologicalat Thracian, Getae and

od Apollo long before

Bonus Deus Puer in

um city, the capital of

Apollo. The Dacians

main Dacian fortress.

locks into a limestone

interstices between the

isely oriented towards


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After having previously discovered a stone sphere in the waters of a mountain river, Alexandru and

his uncle used an excavator to managed to get it out and transport it to mister Petreanus villa were it

lays until this very day as a symbol of the project they have started. The information that they have

immediately started to gather about the stone sphere made them come across the amazing discoveries

in Visoko, Bosnia, discoveries that determined them to put more effort into their research in order tocorrelate and pinpoint the resemblances between the two areas. They started making expeditions and

thus managed to cover most of the mountain space between the towns of Vama and Frasin.

Among their most decisive findings were other symilar stone spheres and doorways to what looked

like collapsed caves which astonishingly, after a closer look-up, seemed to present smooth walls and

geometrically aligned joinings (Photos below).

An important moment in the project was when they learned about the existence of over a dozen stone

spheres in the front garden of Vamas cityhall, brought there by locals from all over the region to be

exhibited. One of them was truly spectacular. It had numerous lines carved in stone on the outline of

two separate circles, lines that are very close in number to those of the mayan calendars of cult and

agriculture. As an ultimate boost to their constantly increasing curiosity, an illustrious geologist said

that the bedrock that the stones are made of is not from around this area and that the energetic

signature they carry is unnaturally high. The enclosed photos are a representative example of the

discoveries made by Alexandru and his uncle during the eight expeditions of this project, initiated in

the summer of 2006 and which came to a stop in 2008, only to be resumed in 2009 on a scientificallevel.


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Photographs:

Photo:Ancient spherical stone calendar with two separate circles

Photo: Numerous lines have been carved on the outline of every circle, detail


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Photo: Spheroid with spherical protuberance kept in the front garden of Vamas city hall

Photo: Stone spheroid of unknown purpose, detail


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Photo:An example of prolate stone spheroid kept in the front garden of Vamas city hall

Photo: Prolate stone spheroid of unknown purpose seen from the side


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Conclusions

Despite weve been told by Academia about Bosnian stone spheres, the archaeological and historical

evidence tells us that the prehistoric stone spheres as material object and metaphysical symbol have

had a profound impact on the funerary beliefs and sacred architecture of later cultures during the

mediaeval times and even during the Ottoman Turk period.

For thousands of years, the scientific knowledge of the ancients translated into religious beliefs and

sacred symbolism transformed into material objects have been passed down from one particular

culture to another.

The obelisk in Bakii is depicted with symbols which are far older in origin than the obelisk itself,

whilst the most powerful symbol of all is represented by the Sphere, by He who came into

existence as a circle, the sun, from whom everything has come.

How it comes that He had remained in obscurity for so long?

It seems obvious that we rely too much on Academia to tell us the truth, when they are not reallyinterested in the truth. Fortunately, not all Academia behave same way, e.g. Costa Rican

archaeologists have evaluated together with foreign Universities their stone spheres for UNESCO.

Unlike BiHs clique of archaeologists who reacted with cynicism to the project of the Bosnian

pyramids, unlike those who classified in a superficial and amateurish way a group of symbols,

geometric shapes, motifs and objects present in the monuments in Bakii as unusual and impossible

to figure out,unlike those who described the earliest zoomorphic depiction of a dragon as stylized

figure of an animal with a trunk, unlike those who judge and insult others without even knowing

their own history or those who made preconceived claims without setting foot in Visoko, unlike all

those poor souls, a true man of science, after extensive field research and separating facts fromhype, accepts the objective evidence.

Today, I gladly comply to the observations previously made by Dr. Aly Barakat who stated that the

main technique that was used for the sculpting of the stone spheres (incl. the giant ones found in

Ozimice) was pecking, grinding and hammering. Therefore, in the light of evidence, I am strongly

convinced that the Bosnian stone spheres deserve the status of national treasure that needs to be

protected. I also agree with Dr. Barakat that the shape of the Bosnian tombstones is not accidental.

He argued that the typical layout of the Bosnian tombstones characterized by an ending with a

pointed top reflects the benben, the pyramidal hill, and that this subject deserves further

investigation. Dr. Barakats intuition proved correct and today theres a lot of objective evidence thatsupport his claims.

Never before in history, an archaeological project involved so many experts coming from different

fields to solving the riddle of what might be the most important archaeological discovery of modern

times. For the first time, a multidisciplinary archaeological project involved revolutionary methods

of investigation such as Electro-Scanning (EMS), a method which made it possible to experience the

scientific knowledge of our ancestors in a tangible way.

Im pretty sure most opponents of the project have laughed at Dr. Oldfields unusual instruments

and methods of measuring, but thanks to him, it was possible to observe for the first time ever the

vertical energy fields/vortexes above and around the pyramids, the perpetual motion of the universeknown to ancient humans as spira solaris, the Dragon, depicted on numerous monuments in Bosnia.


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Every time people scornfully laugh about this subject, they should keep in mind that the Dragon

has been considered sacred by the ancient cultures that once inhabited the land and, it is well to

remember, that the laugh is always on both sides!

Fortunately, since the time of magician Merlin who evoked the dragon by uttering magical words,

for some time now, modern science has gone very far and Quantum Science is going beyond theprobe of atoms, photons, neutrons, quirks and exploring a newer string theory (dancing,

unobservable, vibrational waves of energy) and membrane theory (multiple universes, carved up into

slices, living side by side, all conducted by?). Together they give room to explore what is known as

the M-theory which is undertaking to prove the unity of Gravity, Electromagnetism, weak and strong

nuclear forces.

The deeper Quantum physicists explore, the closer they encircle metaphysical philosophy.

Scientists are realizing there are higher realities within infinite dimensions of intelligent vibrational

energy. It seems string theorists have uncovered eleven dimensions to our universe, and someQuantum Physicists even go so far as to state the dimensions of the universe may be infinite.

Throughout modern physics, chemistry, and biology, the sacred geometric patterns of creation are

today being rediscovered. After all, religion and science, use different routes to reach the same

destination, the consciousness about the existence of an intelligent universe. Even the notorious

English poet and playwright William Shakespeare understood much earlier than the obsolete

Academic materialists that:

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

So far, I havent found the name of Bosnias sun god, nor the identities of its celestial hierarchy, so

the search continues...


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To the Sun God (Dem Sonnengott)

PPhhoottoo:: TThhee ssuunn ddiisscc oovveerr VViissooiiccaa ((BBoossnniiaann PPyyrraammiidd oofftthhee SSuunn))

WWhheerree aarree yyoouu??

DDrruunnkk,, mmyy ssoouull ggrroowwss ddiimm

FFrroomm aallll yyoouurrddeelliigghhtt;; ffoorroonnllyy nnooww

IIwwaattcchheeddhhooww,, eexxhhaauusstteeddbbyy hhiiss ttrraavveellss,,

TThhee eenncchhaannttiinngg yyoouunngg ggoodd

BBaatthheeddhhiiss hhaaiirriinn ggoollddeenn cclloouuddss,,

AAnnddnnooww mmyy eeyyeess ffiillll wwiitthh tthhee ssiigghhttooffhhiimm;;

TThhoouugghh aallrreeaaddyy hheess ffaarrffrroomm hheerree,, wweellll aalloonngg hhiiss wwaayy

TToo tthhee ppiioouuss ffoollkkwwhhoo rreevveerree hhiimm..

IIlloovvee yyoouu,, EEaarrtthh,, wwhhoo jjooiinnss mmee iinn mmoouurrnniinngg hhiimm,,

AAnnddoouurrssaaddnneessss ttuurrnnss ttoo sslleeeepp lliikkee tthhee ggrriieeff

OOffcchhiillddrreenn,, aanndd,, aass tthhee wwiinnddss fflluutttteerr

AAnnddwwhhiissppeerriinn tthhee ssttrriinnggss oofftthhee llyyrree

UUnnttiill tthhee mmaasstteerrss ffiinnggeerrss uunnlloocckkaa ppuurreerrssoouunndd,,

FFoogg aannddddrreeaammss ppllaayy aallll aarroouunndduuss

UUnnttiill tthhee lloovveeddoonnee rreettuurrnnss,,

IIggnniittiinngg iinn uuss lloovvee aannddssppiirriitt..

Friedrich Hlderlin


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References and sources:

- Magic and animism in old religions: The relevance of sun cults in the world by Georg W.Oesterdiekhoff, Institute for Sociology, University of Karlsruhe, Germany;

- Commission to Preserve National Monuments - www.aneks8komisija.com.ba Status ofmonuments Bakii;

- The Gnostic Society Library www.gnosis.rog As Above, so Below - Kircher, ProdromCopt., pp 193 and 275;

- Gospa Olovska small monography and pilgrimage guide by Bernardin Matic- Department of Religious Study A Sacral Kingship in Buganda by F.B. Welbourn- Egyptian Mythology Egyptian Gods - www.touregypt.net;-- Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 3.62.5;-- China.org.cn Inner Mongolia yields new discoveries;-- Pigs in History- www.mythinglinks.org;-- SLAC National Accelerator laboratory Scientists reveal how supermasssive black holes

bind into pairs during galaxy mergers;

-- Electromagnetic fields above Bosnian pyramids- www.piramidasunca.ba ;-- Wolf Warriors The Dacians - www.angelfire.com/realm/vlachs/;-- Do the tombstones in Bosnia reflect the shape of Visocica hill (sun pyramid)? By Dr. Aly A.

Barakat

-- The Quantum Metaphysical Spirituality of Science by Michael Levy-- Selected poems and fragments: Dem Sonnengot by Friedrich Hlderlin.

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