Ok, time to drop back and punt... Why a pyramid? The fundamental point behind this line of reasoning is that our civilization IS a pyramid. Has always been and will continue to be for many moons to come. That being the case, it would seem logical that the only way to visualize and understand our society and its dynamics is through the pyramid model. This, for me, is the true significance of the pyramid's themselves. Outside of the constant bickering about how they were built and when, and who, they are just piles of stone. Its the shape that obsesses us to no end. We respond to it on a fundamental level. I think that this is why. Consciousness is not the provence of barefooted, vegan bliss-ninnies totally divorced from reality. Consciousness is what the ninjas learned. Its the magic behind NOT being killed at the next intersection by the idiot who believes that stop lights are a conspiracy to ruin HIS life. If we, as a race, where to become conscious we would be suddenly aware of the circumstances of our existence. Perhaps then "we" would be able to effect change. It might be that we have encoded within us direct knowledge of the universe and its operations. Perhaps years of scientific investigation could be avoided and "we" would simply "know" how to do what is needed to create not a utopia (more bliss-ninny bullshit) but a society that works. One that allows us to pursue our lives in relative peace, and without undue interruption. Seems so simple, huh?