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Flying Back in Time on the Helicopter of Abydos in Egypt
The ancient Egyptians believed the entrance to the underworld lay just beyond Abydos, and that Osiris himself was buried there. For 4500 years this huge necropolis was an important pilgrimage site, and the ultimate place to be buried. Which is why the temple of Seti I seems a little out of place: It looks more like the entrance to a multistory parking lot than the underworld. But once your eyes adjust to the dim interior, you can discern that the walls are covered with the most exquisitely delicate bas reliefs. Each of the shrines is alive with brightly colored gods and goddesses, shifting and dancing among the flickering shadows. The most intriguing reliefs look remarkably like a helicopter, and other advanced flying machines! Combined with all the latent spiritual energy said to infuse the site, no wonder Abydos has become a Mecca for pharaonic New Agers.
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