Millipede Mound—Part 2

Now back to the mystery of why this particular arthropod ascended my pyramid. It occurred to me that this critter may have been drawn upwards by some urge it did not fully comprehend. After all, pyramids are reputed to possess inexplicable powers. Maybe those powers spoke to a lowly ground-groveling insect and promised it a transcending experience, if it only could ascend the formidable hill? Egypt's pyramids were built to serve as majestic tombs for the pharaohs. They were oriented so as to soak up the sun's rays at dawn; the eastern face becoming brilliantly illuminated, to literally lift and point the pharaoh's spirit towards heaven, riding the sunbeams heavenward.

Did my millipede make its last climb in an attempt to become immortal, like the ancient pharaohs? And what did it do, after struggling to reach the summit? Was it disappointed or devastated that there was no higher place to go? Once up there, all paths led down, but maybe it was not ready to accept that form of disillusionment. Unable to accept its failure, maybe it curled up there and dozed of or simply gave up the ghost?

Or maybe my millipede had been talking to nearby caterpillars, which are also critters who often crawl around on the ground. Caterpillars know that, if they conduct themselves properly, one day they will be released from their earthly prison, as they morph into a butterfly. The butterfly elders have told the young caterpillars that one day they will be free to soar through the heavens, far above their terrestrial woes—fully liberated and unshackled from their earthly bonds. Drunk on the hope that it too might take wing, did my millipede delude itself into climbing my pyramid seeking such freedom?

For a possibly deeper understanding, let's return to the powerful energies that pyramids reputedly possess. I'm not conversant with these powers, so I engaged in an internet search. Pyramid powers, according to believers, are magical. According to some websites I visited, the energy field of a pyramid can preserve food, sharpen razor blades (whoa!), improve one's health, trigger sex urges, and function as a “thought-form incubator.” Amazing! These beliefs are collectively called pyramidology.

Some master pyramidologists even claim that the Great Pyramid at Giza has inscrutable hieroglyphics that predicted (1) the exodus of Moses from Egypt, (2) the crucifixion of Jesus, (3) the start of World War One, (4) the founding of the modern state of Israel, and many more events. Furthermore, some pyramidological accounts claim that pyramids (1) were built by extra-terrestrials, (2) possess supernatural powers, (3) have measurements with esoteric significance that contain coded messages, and (4) possess countless other stunning qualities.

One website claimed that a pyramid “resonates various energy fields;” that its shape is “an amplified receiver.” It went on to claim that inside the pyramid the received energies then interact with each other, to create a three-dimensional spherical field, like “a globe of harmonic vibrations.” What's more, this website alleged that pyramid energy “is a life-giving force called bio-cosmic energy,” which allows the pyramid to become a kind of “cosmic antenna that tunes into vast energy sources, receives energy, and changes itself into a magnetic field.” Wow!

At this point my mind became numb from all these wonderful, entrancing, and magnetic revelations about pyramids. It made me deliriously happy that I had constructed my own enchanting pyramid. I can't wait to reap all the blessings of my own “cosmic antenna.” In the meantime, I'm puzzled by the immobilized millipede still squatting at the summit. Does it know something I don't? Has it received the “harmonic vibrations” of the gods and is it pointing the way toward a kind of immortality for me too?

Postmortem: In a day or two my millipede was gone. Had it ascended to bug heaven? Had it transformed into an ethereal creature? Had a breeze blown it away? Yet one more mystery that will likely remain unfathomable for me.