"The Key Glyph"
The Key Glyph as we have come to
call it, is called many other things and or thought to be other things, such as
a water glyph used to locate water, sacrificial blood letting altars, eagle
traps and even the remains of an olive press. Most of these ideas I can see how
one would come up with this but the bottom line is, none of them hold water.
Many questions need to be resolved concerning them and one in particular that I
feel not many are in a position to analyze is, do they conform with LeVan
Martineau’s theory? One of theories comes close and the creator has obviously done a
little research on the subject but I am going to bring clarification to them
and show you what they are really all about.
A not so typical Key Glyph
The glyph in the previous photo is found with two others surrounding a small occasional pool which is most of the time, dry. Each of the 3 glyphs found at this site has its tail as we sometimes call it, pointing at the pool in three different directions. Is it possible the Natives were so stupid that they needed to climb a 1000 foot bluff to find a small pool of water that they could not be sure that it was water they were looking at until they saw the three glyphs pointing at it before they knew it was water? I don’t think so.
If it was a sacrificial blood
letting alter, some one please explain to me who it was that did Blood Letting to the tune of needing a
collection system this large for its purpose? Do these people know what a blood
letting ritual is? They didn't cut off their arm or leg for this purpose it was
a simple piercing in which only enough blood was acquired to collect on a small
paper like substance to be burned. The act of burning the sacrificed blood
symbolized the transference of the offering to the gods via its transformation
into the rising smoke. The
frequency at some of the sites where these are found can exceed 10 within 100
yards distance. For those that still believe this was some sacrificial related
thing, the Aztec sacrifices pertaining to cutting out the heart and the flaying
of men did not start until long after the Aztecs had left their homeland,
Aztlan, in fact near 300 years after.
These glyphs are found in a
relatively small area comparatively speaking. From St. George, (some says
Nevada) to Johnsons Canyon, I myself have photographed and acquire a gps
location on about 120 of them. They are always found horizontal UNLESS the rock
it is found on has broken off and tilted, they are always in an elevation advantage
point for viewing the horizon and when found in large groups; seem to be some
what random within the confined area. They are about 4 feet in length with the often oval shape circle at about 18 inches in diameter.
The glyphs are without a doubt,
Navigational in purpose but the tail does NOT point to any intended target, in
order to discover its hidden intended direction one has to learn how to
Navigate the glyph, other wise, why didn't they just put an arrow on the rock
with the symbol for water? Why is it an encrypted glyph? It has long been
suspect. Although I have explained the way these glyphs were used and I am not
shy about showing some one I will not expand upon in it here in full detail but
will much of it. But I will explain somewhat how I learned how to use them and
a bit about how to use them.
In about 2001 I took a Ute friend
of mine named Paul Tabbee with me to the Arizona strip to document some newly
discovered Key glyphs. When he first laid eyes on his first Key glyph he
remained silent. He continued this not saying a word about them the whole day
after seeing near a dozen of them. On one of the last ones that day he broke
his silence regarding the glyphs and said that they reminded him of the way the
Ute (Descendants of the Aztec), lay out their corals and then explained it to me. As
he drew it out in the sand he explained that this comes from an ancient form of
navigation that his people use to use, but that they had forgotten how it
works. What he explained to me was the importance of a consistent base line
that had to be present, something on the horizon that was consistent. After
seeing his sketch on the ground which looked just like a Key glyph, I knew we
had it. I admit however it took me a few days to let the base line sink in as
to how it was applied and it wasn’t until I returned home that I figured it
out.
The answer to the base line was
the Sunset, but this in and of itself was a slight problem knowing there are 3
distinct key sunset locations, fall/spring, winter and summer, of which was
intended? Now, let me back up a bit, as with all glyphs I have encountered I
have discovered the key to unlocking the mystery of a given panel, was to learn
the subject of the panel, this enables you to do what I call a breakdown of the
panel and as a result you can confirm or deny the suspect subject by
attributing to correct base meaning of each symbol within the glyph. If it all
comes together smoothly there is a high probability you are on the right track
and if not, you best be looking for another possible subject.
Now applying the principles of
LaVan Martineau and the break down process developed by myself, we can now
analyze the possibility. In order to navigate using this glyph there are
certain things that are needed. A Consistent base line, A Horizon, and in order
to cast a shadow, we need certain positioning of the sun and a certain easily
made tool to apply the principles, but how do you navigate 360 degrees by using
a shadow? That will come.
Here are the base meanings attributed
by LaVan and myself.
Now that we have the breakdown
with the base meaning, let’s add in the derivative words of the base meanings
using the suspect subject of Navigation.
In this picture above we find the
best derivative word for the base meaning according to the subject and the
puzzle begins to unfold. The easiest way to show how this works is to simply
show someone how to do it. But that’s not likely going to happen for all so in
a nut shell let’s look at the following images for explanation. Each portion of
the glyph which is a combination of symbols now has its identification as it
relates to navigation.
Now that we understand the basics
of this Glyph lets begin the explanation. In the following image we find a
glyph with the fall position dot, noonday sun dot and the sunset base line
carved at 218 degrees. Place a 3 foot pole in the sun dot vertical and record the
shadow location of 350 degrees.
Now using your own home built
protractor stick using a couple of rulers with a hole drilled in them at the
end and secured with a wing nut, adjust it to lay down in the sunset base line
and the recorded shadow location lining it up and secure.
Then rotate the Shadow and
Baseline pole so the baseline pole is pointing to the intended sunset, if the
pole does not move changing the angle, the shadow pole will now be pointing in
the intended direction of travel.
Now why would the Aztec assuming
they are the one who made these, encode them so that only they would understand
them?
The Aztec have had enemies since
their conception and even long before they were known as such, pathways leading
to things of a religious or otherwise nature may have been sacred enough to
them as to not publicize where these things or places may be. It just makes
sense regardless. However the question that most pondered by myself is why are
these glyphs found in such a high concentration in a relatively small geographical
area comparatively speaking if navigational in purpose? That question should at
this time remain a mystery simply because there are some among the public that
just don’t need to know.
I have known not only through
reading but suspected in the past that the Aztec no doubt had a hieroglyph in
which they used to navigate to and from key places, and one would no doubt be
the caves in which they emerged and had lived for so long. If this hypothesis
were true, then it would seem that there would be a trail of these glyphs
leading away from the known general area in which they are found. At this time
that area would be considered as being from the east at about Johnsons Canyon
which is east to Kanab, west to the area of St. George, North to either
Gooseberry plateau to the west or Kanab Canyon more so to the east and
southerly I have documented them south of Colorado City as far as the
Yellowstone Mesa.
What I have been on the lookout
for over the years is anything stemming away from and outside of what we can
only guess as the general area. The reason for this is, if these are
navigational in purpose and according to the hypothesis were used to travel
back and forth, then their must be a trail or even two leading away from this
general area. The Yellowstone Mesa location almost insinuates this but it just
isn’t far enough removed from the general area in which the majorities are
found. Finding one further south from Yellowstone and isolated, would certainly
add credence to one of the suspect trails leading to or away from the area.
Somewhat recent, a friend
contacted me and told me of some new glyphs that had been found, and I had
discovered through a report I had read that one had been found at Marble Canyon
where in I would fully expect to find one, but I would not suspect any others
stemming from that location with one small exception. Now if my suspicions are
correct and this location at Marble canyon does exist, then I would suspect it
as being an end location and thus, a trail of them must be leading to or away
from this location and this is what my friend has brought to my attention.
From the Marble canyon location
and about 120 miles as a crow flies, we find 3 more of these key glyphs along
the Little Colorado where I have suspected for a long time they would be found.
Between the junction of the Little Colorado and the Colorado
to Winslow Arizona and along the Colorado
would be a great place to look as there is no doubt additional Glyphs in
between.
I am also informed that another
40 miles to the South East from Winslow and along the Little Colorado is found
a single Key Glyph. It would seem a trail is being established here. No sooner
than I expanded upon this speculating as to where the possible trail may go
from this southern location, another friend tells me two are found in Texas,
although we do not currently know exactly where these are located, I would bet
they are found along the Rio Grand at the western border of Texas.
One might wonder why 3 are found
at this southern location of Winslow. It is suspect that One leads to the
western trail or crossing of the Grand Canyon via Flagstaff, and one leads
northward to an important feature or two near Marble Canyon, and the third,
will instruct the traveler to the south eastern location found 40 miles away or
one in between. In other words, the third is leading back to Mexico. This
location of 3 is no doubt a junction of trails. I can’t wait to prove or
disprove this hypothesis.
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