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The Giza Death Star
This is physicist Joseph Farrellis' amazing book on the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Among the topics discussed in detail in this fantastic book are: An Archaeology of Mass Destruction, Thoth and Theories; The Machine Hypothesis; Pythagoras, Plato, Planck, and the Pyramid; The Weapon Hypothesis; Encoded Harmonics of the Planck Units in the Great Pyramid; The Grand Gallery and its Crystals: Gravito-acoustic Resonators; The Other Two Large Pyramds, the 'Causeways', and the 'Temples'. Also: A Phase Conjugate Howitzer Evidence of the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Ancient Times; High Frequency Direct Current 'Impulse' Technology; How the Giza Death Star worked. This book takes off where Christopher Dunn's 'The Giza Power Plant' left off. It is a rollicking ride into the world of fantastic science and an even more fantastic past that is just beginning to be imagined!
294 pages, Paperback
First published January 14, 2002
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Joseph P. Farrell
66 books248 followersJoseph P. Farrell is a recognized scholar whose credentials include a Doctor of Patristics degree from the University of Oxford. His literary contribution is a veritable résumé unto itself covering such fields as Nazi Germany, Sacred Literature, physics, finances, the Giza pyramids, and music theory. His latest book is Genes, Giants, Monsters, and Men: The Surviving Elites of the Cosmic War and Their Hidden Agenda. Earlier books include:
The Giza Death Star (2001)
The Giza Death Star Deployed (2003)
Reich of the Black Sun (2004)
The Giza Death Star Destroyed (2005)
The SS Brotherhood of the Bell (2006)
The Cosmic War (2007)
Secrets of the Unified Field (2008)
The Nazi International (2008)
The Philosophers' Stone (2009)
Babylon's Banksters (2010)
Roswell and the Reich (2010)
LBJ and the Conspiracy to Kill Kennedy (2010)
Genes, Giants, Monsters, and Men (2011)
The Giza Death Star (2001)
The Giza Death Star Deployed (2003)
Reich of the Black Sun (2004)
The Giza Death Star Destroyed (2005)
The SS Brotherhood of the Bell (2006)
The Cosmic War (2007)
Secrets of the Unified Field (2008)
The Nazi International (2008)
The Philosophers' Stone (2009)
Babylon's Banksters (2010)
Roswell and the Reich (2010)
LBJ and the Conspiracy to Kill Kennedy (2010)
Genes, Giants, Monsters, and Men (2011)
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October 18, 2011
Very interesting book, saw starting here as integral to Farrell's work regarding 'paleo-physics' and his alternative history after it was heavily referenced in the introduction to 'Genes, Giants, Monsters and Men'. This is dense work, no doubt, some chapters I re-read several times to grasp what was being presented. I will probably re-read the entire book at some point as well. That being said, the 'weapon hypothesis' is quite interesting and Farrell lays out his reasoning based on current evidence and lays out what we would expect to find in future discoveries to corroborate his theory. The one thing I'll walk away with from my first read through is that whoever built the Great Pyramid must have had an intricate knowledge (however obtained)to be able to encode mathematical, physical and astronomical constants (ie, Pi, exact # of days in the solar year to 6 significant digits, Plank's Constant and the distance to the sun)in the dimensions of the pyramid itself. Just another take along with many over the years of what the mysteries of Giza could mean. I'll read the next two books on the Pyramid, no doubt.
November 25, 2014
Another of the many theories as to the origins of the pyramids
7 October 2012
This is one of those really strange and speculative books about why the pyramids were actually built. I have probably mentioned it before and I will mention it again that it is not surprising that all these strange and far-fetched ideas about the origin and purpose of the pyramids have dominated our mind and our literature. The pyramids are ancient buildings which boggle our mind and inspire our imaginations. In fact the pyramids have spawned entire television series (Stargate) about how they were landing pads for spaceships.
The idea in this book is that the pyramids were a weapon of mass destruction created by an advanced, and lost, civilisation, similar to Atlantis. The idea, which I actually believe holds water, is that prior to the ancient civilisations that we know, there were more advanced civilisations, in fact more advanced than we are at the moment, that wiped themselves out in a cataclysmic war. This occurred not so much before history was written down, but rather before any of the surviving texts that we have were written.
However, there are hints in some ancient texts that such a civilisation may have been possible. Plato writes about the lost civilisation of Atlantis, though it is debatable as to whether he actually made this civilisation up to attempt to prove a point, or whether the conversation between Socrates and Timeaus (and then Critias) actually occurred. It is interesting to note that Plutarch, in his life of Solon, indicates that the story of Atlantis did exist before Plato, and that it was originally learned by Solon after he travelled to Egypt and spoke with the priests there. Unfortunately, there is no real corroborating evidence to support this from the Egyptian point of view.
There is also the antediluvian Biblical account, where we follow the line of Cain. We notice that this line, which ends with Lamach bemoaning the fact that he will be cursed for murdering somebody, gives us details of cultural and technological development. We are told of the development of art and music, and also told of the development of iron working. Some might argue that because it was the line of Cain that developed technological advances then such advances are evil (though I have yet to hear a fundamentalist preacher go down that line, but I suspect some have). However, it should be noted that the technological advancements pretty much end with the level of technology that existed at the time of writing. Further, the line of Cain does not go all the way to the flood, which indicates the possibility of further advancement above and beyond what the writer knew or conceived of, namely because I feel that technology would unlikely have become stagnated at that point in time.
We also have some interesting accounts from the Mesopotamian libraries of possible Antediluvian technology. These accounts are rather vague and coated in language that indicates that the writer had little knowledge or understanding of what this technology entailed, however, as I have written previously, it flags possible genetic engineering technology in advance of what we have today.
As for this book, the idea is that the pyramids were some sort of weapon, that when activated, could send a rain of destruction anywhere on the Earth. The writer has indicated that there are places on the Earth which suggest some sort of nuclear weapon had been detonated there in times past. Further, we also have evidence of the complete desolation of the Sahara desert, another possibility that some weapon was detonated there that completely obliterated the landscape and from which it has never recovered.
When I speak about such a weapon, I am not speaking of missiles such as we have today, or even a weapon that shoots from the pyramid to its destination, but one that apparently has the power to simply create an explosion at a certain, specific location. However, the concerns that I have with this idea is that there does not appear to be any indication that were was any technological items in the pyramids. Granted, they could have been removed and destroyed long ago when the civilisation collapsed and the pyramids were overrun. Also there is the argument that the pyramids were built by Cheops, either as a tomb, or as a temple complex (which is apparently how later dynasties used them). However, we must remember also that up until recently, the pyramids were believed to have been built by the Israelites during their years of oppression, until it was discovered that they existed there long before Abraham (and as I have indicate elsewhere, I have suspicions that the modern dating method of the oppression and the exodus are also wrong).
7 October 2012
This is one of those really strange and speculative books about why the pyramids were actually built. I have probably mentioned it before and I will mention it again that it is not surprising that all these strange and far-fetched ideas about the origin and purpose of the pyramids have dominated our mind and our literature. The pyramids are ancient buildings which boggle our mind and inspire our imaginations. In fact the pyramids have spawned entire television series (Stargate) about how they were landing pads for spaceships.
The idea in this book is that the pyramids were a weapon of mass destruction created by an advanced, and lost, civilisation, similar to Atlantis. The idea, which I actually believe holds water, is that prior to the ancient civilisations that we know, there were more advanced civilisations, in fact more advanced than we are at the moment, that wiped themselves out in a cataclysmic war. This occurred not so much before history was written down, but rather before any of the surviving texts that we have were written.
However, there are hints in some ancient texts that such a civilisation may have been possible. Plato writes about the lost civilisation of Atlantis, though it is debatable as to whether he actually made this civilisation up to attempt to prove a point, or whether the conversation between Socrates and Timeaus (and then Critias) actually occurred. It is interesting to note that Plutarch, in his life of Solon, indicates that the story of Atlantis did exist before Plato, and that it was originally learned by Solon after he travelled to Egypt and spoke with the priests there. Unfortunately, there is no real corroborating evidence to support this from the Egyptian point of view.
There is also the antediluvian Biblical account, where we follow the line of Cain. We notice that this line, which ends with Lamach bemoaning the fact that he will be cursed for murdering somebody, gives us details of cultural and technological development. We are told of the development of art and music, and also told of the development of iron working. Some might argue that because it was the line of Cain that developed technological advances then such advances are evil (though I have yet to hear a fundamentalist preacher go down that line, but I suspect some have). However, it should be noted that the technological advancements pretty much end with the level of technology that existed at the time of writing. Further, the line of Cain does not go all the way to the flood, which indicates the possibility of further advancement above and beyond what the writer knew or conceived of, namely because I feel that technology would unlikely have become stagnated at that point in time.
We also have some interesting accounts from the Mesopotamian libraries of possible Antediluvian technology. These accounts are rather vague and coated in language that indicates that the writer had little knowledge or understanding of what this technology entailed, however, as I have written previously, it flags possible genetic engineering technology in advance of what we have today.
As for this book, the idea is that the pyramids were some sort of weapon, that when activated, could send a rain of destruction anywhere on the Earth. The writer has indicated that there are places on the Earth which suggest some sort of nuclear weapon had been detonated there in times past. Further, we also have evidence of the complete desolation of the Sahara desert, another possibility that some weapon was detonated there that completely obliterated the landscape and from which it has never recovered.
When I speak about such a weapon, I am not speaking of missiles such as we have today, or even a weapon that shoots from the pyramid to its destination, but one that apparently has the power to simply create an explosion at a certain, specific location. However, the concerns that I have with this idea is that there does not appear to be any indication that were was any technological items in the pyramids. Granted, they could have been removed and destroyed long ago when the civilisation collapsed and the pyramids were overrun. Also there is the argument that the pyramids were built by Cheops, either as a tomb, or as a temple complex (which is apparently how later dynasties used them). However, we must remember also that up until recently, the pyramids were believed to have been built by the Israelites during their years of oppression, until it was discovered that they existed there long before Abraham (and as I have indicate elsewhere, I have suspicions that the modern dating method of the oppression and the exodus are also wrong).
June 9, 2015
This book is essentially an extension of Christopher Dunn's book "The Giza Power Plant". Mr. Dunn did an exceptional job of developing the hypothesis that the Great Pyramid at Giza was a machine and that it's primary function was to generate power through a combination of resonate and unifying forces. Admittedly he couldn't discern what the power generated was used for.
Mr. Farrell has added an additional hypothesis that the configuration of the other elements on the plateau along with supposed elements removed from the pyramid would enable an array similar to the HAARP in Alaska.
This is all conjecture but it is supported much more solidly by evidence of the remaining artifacts as well as the ancient records of the time than any of the mainstream hypotheses of Egyptology.
There are a lot of mathematical formulas and physics in the book that I glossed over because I was educated in the public schools and so they are over my head. But to disregard this theory just because you prefer to adhere to sanctioned nonsense is irresponsible. Open your eyes, open your mind and imagine a history so fantastic that you begin to comprehend the reality of the the present day.
There are two sequels to this book and I am moving immediately on to those. I will post my reviews shortly.
I recommend reading anything by Mr. Farrell that interests you, or check out his YouTube videos for his take on current events. This is definitely one of my favorite contemporaneous authors.
Mr. Farrell has added an additional hypothesis that the configuration of the other elements on the plateau along with supposed elements removed from the pyramid would enable an array similar to the HAARP in Alaska.
This is all conjecture but it is supported much more solidly by evidence of the remaining artifacts as well as the ancient records of the time than any of the mainstream hypotheses of Egyptology.
There are a lot of mathematical formulas and physics in the book that I glossed over because I was educated in the public schools and so they are over my head. But to disregard this theory just because you prefer to adhere to sanctioned nonsense is irresponsible. Open your eyes, open your mind and imagine a history so fantastic that you begin to comprehend the reality of the the present day.
There are two sequels to this book and I am moving immediately on to those. I will post my reviews shortly.
I recommend reading anything by Mr. Farrell that interests you, or check out his YouTube videos for his take on current events. This is definitely one of my favorite contemporaneous authors.
June 26, 2020
Практически учебник палеофизики. Так вышло, что она - квантовая. Насколько хорошо теолог разбирается в квантовой палеофизике, большой вопрос, но Фаррелл тут плетет занимательную байку. Читать ее непросто, но познавательно, потому что в деталях он не врет. Хотя настораживает, что с удлп он апеллирует к бакинскому фантазеру Захарии Ситчину, которого, судя по всему, не раз ловили на ошибках, натяжках и глупостях. С другой стороны на Владимира Брагинского он тоже ссылается, а это хардкорная наука.
April 7, 2015
A quintessential book in the Joseph P. Farrell arsenal, The Giza Death Star raises a lot of speculation about the purpose of the Great Pyramind.
July 20, 2025
Very intriguing! That the Great Pyramid was not built by the Egyptians, I have long been absolutely certain.. that it may have been an ancient crazy super weapon I never suspected until coming across this book a couple weeks ago. This was one theory I had not heard before, and despite it initially seeming somewhat far-fetched, I assure you the author is 100% serious and that he presents an extremely compelling case that will give pause to anyone who approaches it with an open mind. Farrell knows his shit, there's no doubt about that.. and this is no half baked theory. As far as I can tell, the underlying math and physics appear quite solid, and even though it all gets incredibly complex pretty much right off the bat, I found myself surprisingly able to follow it for the most part. This is entirely to the author's credit however, as neither subject has ever been my strong suit, and I was initially unfamiliar with many of the concepts and mathematical formulas. Finding a way to present such technically advanced information to the general public in a way they would understand and not get bored or overwhelmed by had to be difficult, but he does an admirable job. Each aspect of the hypothesis is explored in detail, without becoming dry or overly analytical. Well worth the reading, in my opinion.. Thought provoking for sure. Anyone interested in the mystery of ancient Egypt or lost civilizations should definitely check this one out.
December 28, 2024
he Giza Death Star by Joseph P. Farrell is a fascinating book that I’m currently reading for the second time. It’s packed with intriguing ideas and thought-provoking theories. Once I’ve finished all four books in the series, I plan to revisit it and provide a more detailed review. For now, I can say it’s a must-read for anyone interested in alternative perspectives on ancient technology and history.
February 15, 2023
fascinating book. A great discourse in method.
If you want to listen to him speak about it, here is a recent interview:
Interview here
There is a lot of freewheeling discussion.
If you want to listen to him speak about it, here is a recent interview:
Interview here
There is a lot of freewheeling discussion.
October 17, 2023
The author himself sums it up best:
“We now enter an area of sheer speculation.” (Pg 273, last paragraph.)
“We now enter an area of sheer speculation.” (Pg 273, last paragraph.)
July 4, 2011
Not even remotely entertaining. The author drones on and on reprinting everyone else's work and just adding his commentary to it. On top of that, the book is full of spelling errors, poorly laid out copy ( for you graphic designers out there tons of widows and the sentences will break with one line flowing to the next page), and the photos looked like they were photocopies. The publisher needs to get a new designer and the author needs a better editor.
This book sucked out loud.
This book sucked out loud.
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