The Rosy Cross

The pyramids have mystified travellers since they emerged from the jungle:

They are positioned west of Cairo and aligned with true north. Despite their antiquity, there is not a single hieroglyph on any of the structures—implying that they were built before dynastic Egypt. Geometrically, they were arranged as a perspective projection.

It’s worth remembering that the stereographic projection is smooth and bijective. It is also conformal, meaning that it preserves the angles at which curves meet. However, it is neither isometric nor area-preserving—it corrupts the distances and areas of figures.

Pictured below is the orbital period ratios of the inner planets (x-axis) versus their angular frequency ratios (y-axis). Mercury’s short period (88 days) gives it the highest frequency (4.15 per Earth year), making its y-value the largest when normalised (1.0). Earth and Venus appear at 0.24 and 0.38 respectively.

So if the “iron mountains” above reflect the “iron planets” of Mercury, Venus and Earth, it means that the stereographic projection refers to their more subtle attributes. What are these? Well, the inner planets have orbital periods that are in golden mean proportion to each other. While this is shown by the x-axis above, in tabular form it looks like this:

The resulting diagram looks like a sun cross. The design is believed to be one of the oldest religious symbol in the world. To the Egyptians, it denoted the chariot wheel used by the Sun god, Ra. Like the swastika, the wheel symbolises auspiciousness—good fortune, prosperity and well-being.

If we revisit the Hermetic phrase “as within, so without” then we are reminded that the shape of a cross on the ground is also a stereographic projection of an element. If we accept that the sun cross implies the iron cross, then the element we wish to investigate is naturally Fe. Iron has the atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. Iron is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth’s outer and inner core.

The stereographic projection of the alpha iron (α) appears below and we can place the apexes of the three pyramids upon it:

Above: iron is the base metal that turns into gold

At centre is a tiny octagram, representing the Soul Star. It is the seat of divine love, spiritual compassion and perfect selflessness. The eighth chakra is the doorway between our immortal soul and the universe. This golden chakra clears the path to enlightenment.

But the rose granite in the pyramids hides a secret: hematite. Hematite’s significant iron content is reflected in the deep red colour of this rare mineral. The ancient Greeks were so fascinated with this gem that they named it haima, which means “blood” in Latin.

Above: rose granite gets its red colour from hematite

Known as the “stone of kings” and the “stone of power,” hematite was a divine talisman used by rulers, priests and doctors in antiquity. Egyptian mythology and other beliefs throughout history implied that hematite was The Philosopher’s Stone.

As the stone of balance, this “Rosy Cross” has left a lasting mark on the planet. Today we can still feel its effects by visiting places like Sedona, but in Teotihuacan and Giza we had to build artificial mountains to initiate the high born. When we eventually fell from providence, we stripped the pyramids of their outer casings, thus rendering them mute:

Both Giza granite and Sedona sandstone owe their distinctive red hues to iron oxide (specifically hematite). In alchemy, the Philosopher’s Stone is the legendary substance that transforms base metals—like iron—into gold, symbolising not just physical change but spiritual perfection. The red colour of these stones ties directly into that, too. In the alchemical process, the final stage is called rubedo (Latin for “redness”), marking the creation of the Stone.

Sedona and Giza, with their iron-rich, red rocks, still scream this alchemical metaphor. These places aren’t just geological wonders—they’re spiritual hotspots where people seek transmutation. The iron in their stones, altered by nature into something enduring and beautiful, mirrors the alchemical journey from the physical to the meta-physical. Add to that their reputations—Sedona with its vortexes and Giza with its pyramids—and it’s like they are natural embodiments of that power.

The soul is not just tuned—it is transmuted, echoing the Philosopher’s Stone’s promise. Think of near-death experiences—light, clarity and unity. It is sunlight that activates hematite, pushing the soul toward a temporary “gold” state—pure awareness. Giza’s pyramids, built with this stone, were designed for this—pharaohs sought eternal life not through mummification, but via soul transmutation from the Sun.