Author: Sufiya Shamim Shoha – Bangladesh – PROMPT! Cohort #1

🎥ORION AND THE GIZA PYRAMIDS: STARRY ALIGNMENT

Can a 5000 year old monument point to the stars? Some believe the Egyptian pyramids were built to mirror Orion’s belt — but what does science say about this idea??🔮

The three largest pyramids which have the most astonishing structures have been towering over the Egyptian desert for more than 5000 years. One intriguing theory suggests that the Egyptians pharaohs  were trying to search for the stars while making pyramids for themselves by aligning their design with the Orion stars.

“One of the most popular theories, THE ORION CORRELATION THEORY yet some people believe and some deny.. It’s a theory proposed by the scientist ROBERT BAUVAL and ADRIEN GILBERT  in the 1990s. According to this theory , it’s considered that THE GREAT THREE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA are designed to match a star alignment in the belt  of Orion.”

IN THIS BLOG , WE WILL EXPLORE THE ASTRONOMICAL CLAIMS,HISTORICAL CONTEXTS AND SOME SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE WHICH WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM FANFICTION  AND IMAGINABLE THINGS‼️‼️

BUT IS THAT ENOUGH???

📽️HISTORICAL CONTEXT:

To know things well let’s discover info about The Pyramids of Giza.. They were built during Ancient Egypt’s old kingdom(the fourth dynasty).

➕The Great Pyramid of Khufu : 2580–2560 BCE (largest pyramid and located at the northeast)

➕The Pyramid of Khafre: 2570 BCE ( slightly smaller and located at southwest)

➕The Pyramid of Menkaure: 2510 BCE( smallest pyramid)

These structures of pyramids are not  just architectural marvels but also reflect religious belief and technological capabilities of their time.

📢THE ORION BELT :A FRINGE THEORY–

THE ORION CORRELATION THEORY suggests that the layout of the main three pyramids of Giza – Khufu ,Khafre and Menkaure, mirrors the three stars of the Orion belt.

👇Which of these three stars 👇

🔷ALNITAK

🔷ALNILAM

🔷MINTAKA

When viewed from above the pyramids seem to form a similar pattern to the three stars of the Orion belt. These three stars form a belt of Orion the hunter in the sky, specially  in the winter at night time. These are the most bright stars which stay in a straight line in the sky.

🔎According to the Scientist ROBERT BAIVAI –

Not only the pyramids mirror the stars but also they are designed to match a star alignment in the night sky around 10500 BCE. In 2012 Belgian author Philip took the idea of the orion correlation and supported the idea that the builds of the pyramids aimed their shafts directly at the orion.

🔎Other thinkers like PHILIP COPPENS–

He supported this theory and argued that the pyramids shafts are aimed at Orion for spiritual energy purposes.

🔎Meanwhile,Scientist NIKOLA TESLA THEORY–

Represents that the pyramids could be used as giant power plants to generate electricity. He even believed that the pyramids were somehow linked to cosmic energy which could be used for spiritual enlightenment and healing..

🧲THE SPECULATION:

According to the Orion theory, it is split into 4 parts:

🎉it has a saying that the unified ground plan of the three giant pyramids of Giza was built purposely to mimic the three stars in the belt of Orion.

🎉The angles of the giant pyramid shafts are pointed SOUTH to ORION BELT and specifically NORTH to the ALPHA DRACONIS around 2400 BC.

🎉The great pyramid of Giza serves as a star clock for the epoch of Osiris. Osiris is the god of afterlife. They believed that their pharaohs would go to the heavens to join their god.

🎉Around 10500 BCE Orion’s Belt aligned perfectly over Giza — a supposed ‘GOLDEN AGE’ in Egyptian cosmology.

🧲 CRITICISM AND CONTROVERIES:(According To Science)

🎉Rumored to be not exact:

It’s mainly about the pyramids position based on alignment which is not a perfect match. Some researchers and scholars are arguing that it might just be a coincidence ..

🎉Not having a proper evidence:

Scholars are debating about ancient Egyptian records having no proper evidence which can confirm that the pyramids of Giza were aligned with Orion.

🎉Historical inaccuracy:

The pyramids were built around 2600 BCE not 10500BCE. There is no archaeological evidence suggesting knowledge of Orion alignment at that exact time…

BUT the scientific consensus is clear. The Orion Correlation Theory does not hold up to critical scrutiny.

🧲SCIENCE OR COSMIC IMAGINATION?

The Orion Correlation Theory is a great example of how ideas can feel true but it surely has a lack of scientific evidence..

Because of that, we can learn that:

🎉 visual similarity can’t be the proof.

🎉 extraordinary claims need solid evidence.

🎉Science needs more than just patterns, it needs data.

🧲PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES:

The alignment of the pyramids with the Orion Belt correlates with how the sky looked in 10500 BCE..But in terms of the scientific concept–

🎉 Earth axis wobbles over a 26000 year cycle which is a precession..

🎉This causes stars to appear in a different position in the sky over millennia..

🎉Scientist Robert Bauval argues that the Orion belt position matches the pyramid layout in 10500 BCE with the Nile( symbolising milky way)..

The precession was officially discovered around 150BCE.. And also as per saying, there is no solid evidence that the ancient Egyptians understood precession around 2500 BCE— WHICH WAS EVEN BEFORE 10500BCE… 

🧲SCIENCE SPEAKS:

Whether the pyramids were mapped to the stars or not, they remind us that they are still the greatest wonders of human achievement. The pyramids of Giza remain as a marvel— not because they mirror the Orion belt but because they reveal the true genius of ancient architectures, engineers, and astronomers. The idea that the great pyramids of Giza were aligned with the Orion belt is truly fascinating but this idea crumbles when held against  scientific scrutiny.

In science, correlation does not imply causation. Just the two things appear to line up doesn’t mean one caused the other, especially without any solid evidence.

That said, the theory does have valuable purposes. It taught us about the importance of astronomy in ancient culture.

So to sum up, whether or not they align with the Orion belt , their real legacy lies in their engineering brilliance and historical depths.