Decoding the Pyramids

by John DeSalvo

Decoding the Pyramids is a comprehensive guide and up-to-date reference source for the Great Pyramid of Giza and current pyramid research. This unique and beautifully illustrated volume includes:

Historical commentaries on the Great Pyramid from as far back as 500 BCE.

The latest theories, and oldest legends, about this majestic structure.

Research findings within the large, contemporary pyramids in Russia and the Ukraine.

The astonishing results of recent experiments with model pyramids in the U.S.A.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

192 pages

First published April 1, 2008

Reviews

[Paul De Belder · Rating 1 out of 5]

Een rommelig boek waarin allerlei pippo’s die wilde ideeën over piramides, vooral de Grote Pyramide van Gizeh, uit hun duim gezogen hadden de revue passeren, telkens voorgesteld als grote wetenschappers.

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fun, well-illustrated overview of the Great Pyramid that devolves into nonsensical and unfounded information. This includes ideas that pyramids create energy fields that will allow you to defy gravity and confuse bees.

However, despite the author’s desire to recruit readers into a pyramid cult, I learned interesting facts, like the russian research pyramids (which I assume exist) and the guru Osho’s reconstructed Giza pyramids (I can’t believe how much money they have).

Also I realized I am going to plan a trip to Mexico, because even though I don’t think pyramids are magic, I want to see some real bad. Mostly because they’re so old.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book contained many photos and illustrations of pyramids around the world, including a cross-section of the Great Pyramid of Egypt.

An inordinate portion of the book was dedicated to the "science" of pyramid power including energy fields, immunology, the return of extinct flowers, preserving food and sharpening razor blades. While most of these claims strain credulity, I do credit the author with identifying which studies were in the preliminary phase, required a larger sample set, or required independent verification.

I wasn't aware of the great extent to which Russian scientists are studying these phenomenon. They have built seventeen large fibreglass pyramids, in eight different locations in Russia and Ukraine. The Largest is 144 ft (44 m) high and weighs over 55 tons (1,640 kg). The book lists dozens of these experiments and if that's the sort of thing that interests you then this book is for you.

[Cort · Rating 2 out of 5]

It tells you all about the crazy theories that people have had all over the world about the purpose of the Great Pyramid. Some of them do not make much sense, but the one that seems to have to most evidence is that they were some sort of protection device against a natural or astrological disaster. It could be just my personal interests that lead me to believe that, but their are pyramids in every country that was inhabited in ancient times...suspicious! On the negative end of things, I found the book was hard to follow because it was all in fact-form and the chapters didn't reall have any kind of order. It would have been beter as a novel and not a fact-book.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised where the later chapters went. The turn of subject wasn't bad; it was quite interesting actually. The book makes me want to dig further to verify it's claims.