History
Some New Agers believe that razor blades can be kept perpetually sharp by being placed under a pyramid of the same proportions as the Great Pyramid at Giza (by focusing cosmic energy and realigning crystals in steel!). They fail to see that almost anything in the universe can be found to have interesting mathematical proportions. They also believe that pyramids have healing power and are the point of convergence of spiritual energy, though there is no evidence to support their beliefs.

The actual history of modern Pyramidology began in 1859 when John Taylor became convinced that the Great Pyramid of Egypt did not have an Egyptian architect, but that its architect was an Israelite acting under divine orders. Perhaps it was Noah himself. "He who built the ark was, of all men, the most competent to direct the building of the Great Pyramid." Mysterious Pyramid Power, Martin Ebon, editor, p. 62.

Taylor used not only computations compiled by other men interested in the Egyptian pyramids, but "also found a score of passages in both the Old and New Testament which, if wrenched from their contexts, can be interpreted as references to the stone monument" (Ibid). Then an Astronomer, Charles Piazzi Smyth, further developed the Pyramidology theory in 1864. He claimed that the Great Pyramid held secrets to understanding Bible prophecy. He explained, "these measurements also embodied in cipher form prophesies relating to the events that would later form the body of the Old Testament, as well as the complete future history of Christendom up to and including the Second Coming of Christ" Man, Myth and Magic, Richard Cavendish, editor, Vol. 17, p. 2313.

A key element in the study of Pyramidology is the pyramid inch. The number of inches point A is from point B, determines, according to Pyramidology, the date for biblical events and their fruition. Once all the pieces were in place anyone could then unlock the secrets of the Great Pyramid. "By taking measurements of the perimeter, sides, outer courses and masonry, inner chambers, galleries and corridors, by dividing the results by certain numbers held to be significant in the construction of the pyramid, and by relating the results to biblical chronology and to the history of Christianity, exact correspondences were claimed to exist.

One early proponent of Pyramidology was Madame Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891). As a leader in Theosophy, a mixture of Eastern philosophy and Occultism, she gave Pyramidology a new flavor. "According to Madame Blavatsky, the interior of the pyramid was used for the performance of sacred rituals connected with the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and most theosophists today assume there are vast mysteries of some sort connected with the stone monument that are known only to initiates" Mysterious Pyramid Power, p. 71.

Known to those in the New Age Movement as 'the Sleeping Prophet', Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), a believer in pyramidology, often announced startling information to his followers while in his trances. "Edgar Cayce, during his trance readings, said the Great Pyramid is 10,000 years old and was built by a consortium of Egyptians, Atlanteans, and itinerant Caucasians from southwest Russia. The consortium was led by Hermes, an Egyptian high priest named Ra Ta (a past incarnation of Cayce), and an adviser named Isis. The pyramid served as a storage place for all the human history and prophecies up to the year 1998 (which according to Cayce was the time of the Second Coming of Christ), recording in the languages of mathematics, geometry, and astronomy. Cayce said it also was an initiation temple where, thousands of years later, Jesus was initiated during his `missing years' as preparation for his public career" Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experiences, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, p. 492.

R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz, an orientalist who died in 1953, taught that Egyptologists have "failed to `think Egyptian.'" He explained, "When hieroglyphic documents and inscriptions are read in this way every aspect of Egyptian culture is given a new dimension. Thus the animal-headed deities of Egyptian religion - dog-headed Anubis, the cat goddess Bast, ibis-headed Thoth, lord of wisdom and magic - represent cosmic functions such as birth, death, and resurrection." It is not surprising that these non-traditional and non-scholarly ideas have "been accepted enthusiastically by many Western Occultists who feel it confirms their own belief in the existence of an ancient wisdom that has either been lost, or has survived only in the traditions of small and often secret Occult groups" The Supernatural: Wisdom From Afar, Francis King, pp. 70-71.

Pyramid Power
The pyramid is no longer simply a technique for predicting future events. Rather, the pyramid shape itself is being seen as a supernatural source of power or energy. The pyramid power has become the primary focus of everything from veterinarian concerns to extraterrestrial messages. In this book, SergeKing speaks of ways people can help their dogs, cats, and birds. He explains, "One of my researchers recently reported that she placed a pyramid over the cage of an excitable bird. The bird immediately flew to the top of the cage in an apparent attempt to get as close to the pyramid as possible and has since remained far more calm than before" pg.. 92-93

New Agers also believe that their pyramids can be supercharged. On pg. 519 of June Bletzer's Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary a technique known as Pyramid Meditation is discussed. In this process the person is "to sit under a suspended pyramid or inside a large pyramid for meditation; individuals face the east; some may feel very relaxed and others will be rejuvenated with energy; the energy is not harmful to people but can be overwhelming and, therefore, one must know his or her own limits".

The danger of this "Pyramid power energy" of course, is that spiritual risks are involved. During their meditation periods, some "Pyramid meditators said their psychic faculties opened, and some claimed to communicate with extraterrestrials." Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experience, pg. 493. We must realize that these are demonic presences that these people are truly contacting. Demon possession is often the sad result of such experimentation.