The Fall of the Georgia Guidestones
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What happened to the Georgia Guidestones on July 6, 2022?
It's the early hours of July 6th, 2022. Most of the residents of Elberton, Georgia are in bed asleep. Around 4 a.m., there's an explosion. Matt Beasley's house shakes like someone slammed a door too hard. Peggy Gross thinks a tree has fallen onto her house. Framed photos fall off Wayne and Mildred Mullinex's walls. No one knows what caused the boom until a few hours later.
Who speculated on the cause of the Guidestones' destruction?
Commuters passing Guidestones Road see that their local landmark... The Georgia Guidestones has been destroyed. Twitter lights up and the conspiracy fires are stoked. Some speculate on who is responsible for the detonation. Fingers are pointed at everyone from aliens to the Illuminati. But one tweet sticks out from the rest. It's from former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Candace Taylor. She says God himself struck down the Guidestones because the monument was the work of Satan. Welcome to Conspiracy Theories, a Spotify podcast. I'm Carter Roy. New episodes come out every Wednesday. You can listen to the audio everywhere and watch the video only on Spotify. And be sure to check us out on Instagram at The Conspiracy Pod. Stay with us.
What was the purpose and design of the Georgia Guidestones?
The Georgia Guidestones were located in a grassy field not too far from downtown Elberton, Georgia, off Highway 77. At over 19 feet tall and weighing more than 245,000 pounds, they loomed over the green field. The stones were arranged in an X pattern, with one central pillar and four stones that fanned out from the middle with a capstone on top. An engraving on the capstone was written in four ancient languages, Babylonian, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. When translated to English, it read, "...let these be guidestones to an age of reason." The four other stones were also engraved on both sides. Unlike the capstone, this text is written in eight different languages, English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, traditional Chinese, and Russian. The engravings on these four stones are the 10 guides. Number one, maintain humanity under 500 million in perpetual balance with nature. Number two, guide reproduction wisely, improving fitness and diversity.
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1. Channel through stone indicates celestial pole. 2. Two, horizontal slot indicates annual travel of sun. Three, sunbeam through capstone marks noontime throughout the year. It was signed, author R.C. Christian. Lastly, it mentioned a time capsule placed six feet below this spot. There was no specified date for when the capsule should be opened. Some unknown man built the Georgia Guidestones for some unknown purpose. They look like the monolith from 2001 A Space Odyssey and had etchings that sound vaguely apocalyptic. It's hard to imagine all of that not eliciting a swarm of conspiracy theories. And boy, did it. From the moment the slabs were erected in 1980, they mystified the residents of Elberton.
A local minister predicted a satanic sacrifice would take place at the site. Graffiti left on the stones read, Death to the New World Order. Some thought witches were using the monument to cast spells. It came to a head in mid-2022 as gubernatorial candidate Candace Taylor ramped up her campaign. That May, she posted a video ad on social media. The ad features shots of the Georgia Guidestones while Taylor narrates. She says, "...the new world order is here, and they told us it was coming. It's a battle far greater than what we see in the natural. It is a war between good and evil." She outlines her executive orders should she win the race. Her last one is simple— demolish the Georgia Guidestones.
Just over two months later, she gets her wish. On July 6th, 2022, CCTV captures a person running up to the guidestones holding something, possibly a detonation device. Seconds later, the figure sprints away and one of the four granite panels explodes. A separate video shows a silver or gray sedan speeding away from the scene. Later that day, authorities tear down the remainder of the monument for safety reasons. The County Board of Commissioners votes against rebuilding the Guidestones and donates the rubble to the Elberton Granite Association. The land is returned to its original owner, Wayne Mullinex. The demolition should have put the conspiracy theories to bed.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened to the Georgia Guidestones on July 6, 2022?
0:03–0:32
2
Who speculated on the cause of the Guidestones' destruction?
0:32–1:36
3
What was the purpose and design of the Georgia Guidestones?
1:36–8:04
4
Who was R.C. Christian and what was his vision for the Guidestones?
8:04–10:19
5
How did the community react to the Guidestones over the years?
10:19–14:44
6
What are the conspiracy theories surrounding the Guidestones?
14:44–38:19
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