The Guidestones of Georgia: Conspiracy Theories Abound

Did you know America has it's own version of Stonehenge? Well if you didn't, you're not alone. Most people have never heard of the Georgia Guidestones. Near the Georgia state line, on a farm in Elbert County, is an intricate stone structure made of pyramid blue granite. They are known as the Georgia Guidestones. It first appeared in late 1979 with no one claiming it as their own. It displays ten messages translated into eight different languages.

According to various sources, an unknown person or group of people, going by the name R.C. Christian hired a local company to create the Guidestones. This mystery man disappeared after that, and only reappeared in the form of a book mysteriously received by a Georgia library. In the book, the author gives some explanations for the ten messages on the Georgia Guidestones.

The ten principles are:
- Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
- Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
- Unite humanity with a living new language.
- Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
- Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
- Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a one world court.
- Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
- Balance personal rights with social duties.
- Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
- Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.

One interesting thing not mentioned in most articles is the time capsule that is supposedly buried six feet beneath the monument. There is a granite marker that reads: PLACED SIX FEET BELOW THIS SPOT ON (BLANK) TO BE OPENED ON (BLANK). This could suggest that there has yet to be a time capsule placed there. On the other hand, maybe it has already been buried, but the dates left blank to discourage someone from trying to dig it up.

Many beliefs about the Georgia Guidestones have been circulated through the media. Some people view it as an environmental message meant to remind humans to be conscious of the earth. Others see it as an evil occult message having deep roots in secret social orders and satanism. The only person or people that could answer the questions don't seem to be willing to come forward.

A person on the forefront of the anti-Guidestone movement is Mark Dice. He has a website devoted to various conspiracies, the Georgia Guidestones being one of them. He believes the Guidestones were concieved and brought to fruition by a group of Rosicrucians. The Rosicrucians are members of the Order of the Rose Cross, a Gnostic secret society originated in Europe in the 1600s. Mark Dice is convinced that Guidestones are a part of a campaign by an occult group to leak their views of a 'New World Order' into the mainstream. Visit www.TheResistanceManifesto.com for more information about Mark Dice's view on the Georgia Guidestones.

The Georgia Guidestones were obviously created to evoke conversation and questions. If it weren't, it would be more forthcoming with it's sources. Some even speculate that it was a ploy by the area to promote tourism. There are many theories, but very few answers.

Are you interested in visiting the Georgia Guidestones? Take Georgia Highway 77 to Guidestones Rd. The Guidestones are visible from Highway 77. For information about the Georgia Guidestones visit www.roadsidegeorgia.com/site/guidestones.html