R. Christian’s Enigmatic Stones, 1980

When a man commissioned a strange structure to be built on behalf of a mysterious group, it left stone masons scratching their heads. Find out what was inscribed on it and why it was the subject of numerous conspiracy theories.

In June 1979, a man using the pseudonym Robert C. Christian approached the Elberton Granite Finishing Company on behalf of “a small group of loyal Americans” which intended to remain anonymous and commissioned a structure.

Christian delivered a scale model of what he wanted with ten pages of specifications. He explained that it would function as a compass, calendar and clock, and should be capable of withstanding catastrophic events.

Joe Fendley of Elberton Granite assumed that Christian was a ‘nut’ and attempted to discourage him by giving a quote several times higher than any project the company had taken, explaining that the Guidestones would require additional tools and consultants, but Christian happily accepted the quote.

The finished product was unveiled on March 22, 1980.

That structure was called the Georgia Guidestones, a granite monument in Elbert County, Georgia, in the United States. It was carefully crafted with astronomical features with the four outer stones being oriented to mark the limits of the 18.6-year lunar declination cycle, for example.

A set of ten guidelines was also inscribed on the structure in eight modern languages:

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 fact that the Guidestones’ authors remain anonymous and they apparently advocated population control, eugenics, and internationalism has made them a target for controversy and are frequently referred to by alternative-narrativists.

In mid-2022, someone attempted to demolish the structure with explosives, destroying one of the pillars. The remaining structure was demolished by state authorities for safety reasons as an awareness in the West of the Globalists’ conspiracy continues to blossom.