The Great Pyramid Speculation Folio
The Great Pyramid Speculation Folio was circulated by post in 1976–7. It was organized by Bob Forrest, who had proposed it in an article in Fortean Times. The material still held by Bob Forrest is republished here, with the omission of private letters and rough notes. A few contributions have been lost over the years.
Before republishing the contents here, I have tried to get in touch with contributors who may still be alive, but with little success. Apologies to those who have been missed.
Thanks go to Dr Stuart W. Greenwood for permission to use his contributions, and for an amendment to one of them. Thanks especially to Bob Forrest for making the Folio available and for helpful discussions.
| Michael | Behrend | UK | Owner of this website |
| Robert (Bob) | Forrest | UK | Organized the Folio, made several contributions |
| Stuart W. | Greenwood | USA | Aerospace engineer |
| R. H. | Hall-Wright | UK | Spoof by Sir Patrick Moore (1923–2012) |
| Martin | Howe | UK ? | |
| John W. L. | Ivimy | UK | (1911–2000) Author of The Sphinx and the Megaliths, etc. |
| Kevin | McClure | UK | Author of The Fortean Times Book of the Millennium, etc. |
| David | Randell | UK | |
| James | Rutherford | UK | (1930–1990?) Ran the Institute of Pyramidology at Harpenden, Herts. |
| Michael W. (Mike) | Saunders | UK | Author of Destiny Mars and many other books |
| Robert J. (Bob) | Schadewald | USA | (1943–2000) Historian of the Flat Earth movement, etc. |
| (Mrs) Day | Schwarz | USA |
Not all of the items have been used on this website. If an item has been used, click on the title to view it.
| Date | Author | Title | Used? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 March–April | Greenwood | Giza: Extraterrestrial focal point? (Ancient Skies, vol.2, no.1, pp. 1–2) | Yes |
| 1975 July | Greenwood | Some reflections on pyramid slope angles (Pursuit, July 1975) | Yes |
| 1976 August 6–8 | Greenwood | The Giza–Stonehenge connection | Yes |
| [1976 September?] | [Forrest] | What the sceptics say | Yes |
| 1976 September | Forrest | Control theories | Yes |
| 1976 September | Forrest | Numerical coincidences and pyramidology | Yes |
| [undated] | [Forrest] | A comparison of pyramidology and the Shakespearean authorship problem | Yes |
| 1976 October | Randell | The pyramid stimulus | Yes |
| 1976 November | Rutherford | First contribution (untitled) | Yes |
| 1976 December 17 | Saunders | Comments on contributions, and extra material | Yes |
| [1976 December?] | [Forrest] | Names and addresses of contributors | No |
| 1977 January 10 | Forrest | Letter to Rutherford | No |
| 1977 January 11 | Ivimy | Comments on the folio (by Ivimy) | Yes |
| 1977 January | Forrest | Reply to John Ivimy’s comments | Yes |
| 1977 January | Forrest | Reply to James Rutherford’s contribution | Yes |
| [undated] | Schadewald | The slope of the Great Pyramid | Yes |
| 1977 March | Schadewald | The Pyramid Portfolio: comments | Yes |
| 1977 March | Schadewald | Remarks on Greenwood’s slope angles | Yes |
| 1977 June | Rutherford | Second contribution (untitled) | Yes |
| 1977 June 3 | Rutherford | Letter to Forrest | No |
| 1977 June 24 | Forrest | Letter to Rutherford | No |
| 1977 June 30 | Rutherford | Letter to Forrest | No |
| [1977] July 4 | Forrest | Letter to Rutherford | No |
| 1977 July 7 | Rutherford | Letter to Forrest | No |
| 1977 July 14 | Forrest | Letter to Rutherford | No |
| 1977 July 19 | Rutherford | Letter to Forrest | No |
| 1977 July 26 | Forrest | Letter to Lionel Milgrom | No |
| 1977 August | Randell | An answer to Mr Rutherford’s contribution dated June ’77 | Yes |
| 1977 August 17 | Forrest | Letter to Kevin McClure | No |
| 1977 September 25 | McClure | Contribution (untitled, by McClure) | Yes |
| 1977 October 20 | Forrest | Letter to Frank [Dineen] | No |
| 1977 October 28 | Schwarz | Comments on the folio (by Schwarz) | Yes |
| [undated] | Behrend | Comments on “The Giza–Merton Connexion” | Yes |
| 1977 Dec | Forrest | Comments on “Comments on ‘The Giza–Merton connection’ ” | Yes |
| [undated] | Hall-Wright | Planetary pyramids | Yes |
| [undated] | Howe | The Great Pyramid’s Lovecraftian echoes | Yes |
| [undated] | Behrend | Contribution (untitled, by Behrend) | Yes |
| [undated] | Forrest | Notes for Michael Behrend’s article | Yes |
| [undated] | [Forrest] | R. H. Hall-Wright’s 2nd contribution: Summary | No |
| [undated] | [Forrest] | Quote from Plutarch’s De Iside et Osiride, etc. | No |
| [undated] | [Forrest] | Quote from F. C. Cook’s Holy Bible with Commentary | No |
| [undated] | [Forrest] | Rough notes on Ivimy’s The Sphinx and the Megaliths | No |
| [undated] | [Forrest] | Rough notes about Budge-Budge | No |
| [undated] | [Forrest] | Rough calculations | No |
| [undated] | [Forrest] | Rough notes: π, φ, e connections | No |