Sacred Sites By Louise Clarke
The Gosford Glyphs There is much, much more than meets the eye, when it comes to Australia’s forgotten history and I experienced this first hand, on a visit in 2014 to the inexplicable site of the Gosford Glyphs on the Central Coast of New South Wales, an hour north of Sydney. Well hidden in a beautiful, yet unremarkable Australian bush setting, overlooking the scenic Brisbane Waters and not far from the small town of Kariong, you will find a cluster of approximately three hundred Egyptian hieroglyphs carved on two parallel sandstone rock panels and a third, a short distance away. This sight is so out of place; literally the last thing you expect to see as you descend into a narrow space between two imposing walls, that it begs the question; ‘Did the ancient Egyptians journey to Australia?’ My first visit to this extraordinary site was guided by Australian father 40
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and son research team, Steve and Evan Strong. I found myself among several other international researchers, local Elders and fellow truth seekers, as we walked the long track toward the site, clapping our hands to alert the spirits of the land of our presence. In honour of local tradition, we also ‘smoked’ ourselves in the aromatic fumes of dry eucalyptus leaves and said a small prayer in honour of the ancestral lineage of the place.
My first impression, as we neared the site, was a tangible and sudden hush, as if the atmosphere had densified somehow and I had a feeling of anticipation, as we approached the
overarching presence of a gigantic Angophora Cosata, affectionately known as the ‘Grandmother Tree’. Finally, one by one, we clambered down into the crevice between the two walls and, upon regaining our composure, looked wide eyed with wonder at the sight before our eyes.
The academic interest excited by these glyphs over the years, has been limited to a decisive debunking of claims that the hieroglyphs are genuine relics of an ancient Egyptian voyage to Australia. Yet many an unconventional Australian, including the Strongs’, Colin Hayter and Rex Gilroy, have spent decades probing into the mystery. Highly esteemed authors and researchers such as Graham Hancock, Michael Tellinger, David Hatcher Childress and Klaus Dona have all come to experience the indelible mystery for themselves. So, what is the story written on the walls? That would depend largely upon who you ask, but the basic translation relates