The Mysterious Georgia Guidestones, with Videos

On top of a grass-covered hill in Elbert County, Georgia stand the Georgia Guidestones. I saw these years ago when I was visiting a friend in Elberton, as we drove along the Hartwell Highway. This was back in the early 1980s, and we saw the stones from the highway. To see the Georgia Guidestones up close, you have to turn onto Guidestones Road, which we didn’t do. We were in a hurry that day, but now I really wish we had made the time to see the stones up close! At the time, there was little conjecture about the strange monument, but now many people seem to be fascinated by it. I could really kick myself for not getting a better look at this “American Stonehenge,” as it’s often called.

The Georgia Guidestones consists of six granite tablets, which is appropriate for the town of Elberton – it’s the “Granite Capital of the World.” Everything there is “granite.” They have the Granite Plaza, the Granite Bowl, the Granite Museum, and even the Granite Burger.

Each granite slab weighs about 40,000 pounds and stands almost twenty feet tall. Five of the slabs are together, and the sixth is located to the west and rests flat on the ground. The five main tablets are topped with a capstone. One tablet serves as a center column, while the other four tablets surround the center structure. This cluster of tablets was erected on March 22, 1980.

What’s on the Georgia Guidestones?

Think of the Georgia Guidestones as sort of a giant Ten Commandments. Ten rules or guides are displayed on the four outer tablets, written in eight different languages. Each of these slabs displays a different language on each side. The eight languages represented are English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Swahili, Russian, Hebrew, and Hindi. Below are the ten “suggestions” posted on the tablets:

1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature.
2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity.
3. Unite humanity with a living new language.
4. Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason.
5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court.
7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials.
8. Balance personal rights with social duties.
9. Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite.
10. Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature.

The center column is devoid of writing, but it has a hole that’s directed to the North Star. It also contains an elongated slot that’s aligned with the summer solstice, the winter solstice, and the equinoxes of the sun.

The Explanatory Tablet

The slab that sets apart from the main configuration of the monument is referred to as the Explanatory Tablet. On this tablet are basic facts about the Guidestones, along with the four compass points. Inscripted into the Explanatory Tablet is “Let these be guidestones to an Age of Reason.” Buried beneath this slab is a time capsule, but the dates for when it was placed there and when it should be revealed are both blank.

What’s on the capstone of the Georgia Guidestones?

The capstone is square, and on each edge is a “dead” language. They include Sanskrit, Egyptian hieroglyphics, ancient Greek, and Babylonian cuneiform. The capstone also contains a slot that signifies the noonday sun.

Who created the Georgia Guidestones?

The Elberton Granite Finishing Company created the Georgia Guidestones, but the question is - who commissioned the job? No one knows for sure. A stranger entered the granite company one day and stated that he represented a group of men who were concerned with the fate of the world and humanity. According to the inscriptions on the stones, the sponsors are made up of "a small group of Americans who seek the Age of Reason." The gentleman who dealt with the Elberton monument business was well dressed, well spoken, and seemingly well educated. He gave his name as R.C. Christian, which was a pseudonym.

Many researchers believe that the man was actually Ted Turner, Georgia entrepreneur, philanthropist, and creator of CNN. Others believe that the man who commissioned the Georgia Guidestones wasn’t Turner, but that Turner was somehow involved.

R.C. Christian might very well stand for Christian Rosenkreuz. Rosenkreuz was the legendary founder of the Rosicrucian Order, which was established in the seventeenth century. Rosicrucianism is supposedly based on the travels and learning of Christian Rosenkreuz, a German. Rosenkreuz is said to have unlocked the mysteries of human enlightenment based on teachings from the Egyptians and Arabs. Rosicrucianism is often described as being occult, cabalistic, and theosophic. The goal of the Rosicrucian Order was to guide mankind to a transformation of society based on education, morality, spiritual truth, and science.

Theories about the Georgia Guidestones

Many theories about the Georgia Guidestones have been offered, including some conspiracy theories. I’ll discuss some of the most popular below, but remember that I’m only reporting my findings. I don’t personally subscribe to any of these theories.

Some believe the Guidestones were created by the Antichrist in his attempt to gain world power. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the present global population is 6,897,100,000. If the stones suggest that the population should be maintained at 500,000,000, that would mean that billions of humans would have to be eliminated in order to create the perfect balance between humanity and nature, which is suggested on the tablets.

Others who have studied the Georgia Guidestones think the message on the stones is meant to create global Socialism. By creating one world-wide language and a world court, Socialism would be easier to establish.

A few individuals believe the stones were created by aliens in their hopes to conquer Earth. By drastically reducing the population, an alien race would be better able to manage humans.

I don’t really believe any of these theories. I do find it a bit troubling that the stones suggest eliminating most of the humans on Earth, however. I also find it fascinating that the creators behind the tablets chose Elbert County, Georgia as the site. This is a small town, and the Georgia Guidestones are literally in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by fields and pastures. Why place the monument there? What are your ideas about the Georgia Guidestones?