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Next destination on the energetic roadmap? The Great Pyramids of Giza! WitR/ThinkStockWhat if I told you there are straight lines cutting across the Earth, marking significant spots? If you're the average, everyday type, you might think I'm referring to the lines of latitude and longitude. But if you’re a little more open-minded, you might jump straight to, "Ah, ley lines that link sacred locations around the globe. Got it." At this point, the rest of you are probably thinking, what exactly are ley lines?
Straight Lines and Ancient Ancestors
Ley lines share a similarity with latitude and longitude in that they’re invisible to the naked eye. The theory, however, suggests that major monuments (like Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza) are aligned along a hidden energy path that 'links' them together.
The concept first gained traction in the 1920s when Alfred Watkins, a photographer and amateur archaeologist, spotted straight lines connecting ancient sites in specific regions of the United Kingdom. On one hand, this seemed plausible. For example, a road might link an ancient temple to a fort [source: Macfarlane].
Watkins didn’t think these lines were mere coincidences. He theorized that our ancestors purposely laid out key sites in a deliberate linear arrangement across Britain for the sake of navigation. In 1925, he published his theory in "The Old Straight Track" [source: BBC].
Earth Energies and Ley Lines
Over time, others expanded upon Watkins’ basic idea, adding their own twists. Some argue that ley lines are pathways of energy that carry a powerful magnetic charge, while others believe they possess psychic powers [source: Crystal]. A few go so far as to claim these lines are connected to UFO landings, or that they harbor healing abilities within the ley line vortices [source: Sacred Destinations].
Sometimes a Straight Line Is Just a Straight Line
Naturally, no one has ever discovered any proof of "energies" along these lines, and there's little to suggest that UFOs have visited these areas. But that hasn't stopped people from observing that it's possible to draw straight lines connecting many significant landmarks on a map.
However, it’s not exactly scientific to simply find a few important locations that align or to assign special meaning to places falling along the same parallel. Anyone can create patterns using a variety of locations. With ley lines, for example, while there may be valid reasons for easy navigation between certain sites, it doesn’t necessarily imply any mystical significance [source: Radford].
