The phrase pyramid power refers to the idea that pyramids have magical or supernatural properties that produce energy fields beneficial to animate and inanimate objects. The term was first coined by Dr. G. Patrick Flanagan in 1973, when his book Pyramid Power suggested that not only do the Egyptian pyramids have this power but so also does any model of a pyramid made to the exact specifications of an Egyptian pyramid. Flanagan asserted that if a razor or knife blade, for example, were placed under a model pyramid, it could be kept forever sharp, and that if someone placed a pyramid model on his or her head, then that person would have a sharper mind.

After the book came out, some people did indeed build their own pyramid models and place them on their heads, thereby inviting ridicule by many sceptics. In addition, some people experimented with putting various objects and devices beneath pyramids to see whether their properties changed, as Flanagan suggested they would, but the results of these experiments were largely disappointing. However, some people who have been inside the Egyptian pyramids insist that the experience gave them an energy boost or some other physical or psychological benefit.

SEE ALSO:

• Earth energy

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The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Paranormal Phenomena – written by Patricia D. Netzley © 2006 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning