Sacred Number

 It is possible that the location of Washington DC, and that of the District of Columbia, were chosen to have a geodetic relationship with Delphi, the oracular centre of ancient Greece

Washington DC is at latitude 38o53'N and sits about 24 minutes further north than Delphi at 38o29'N. However, we know that the location of Washington was problematic given the topography of land in this region.

The difference in longitude is 22.5E (Delphi) plus 77.036W (Washington DC) = 99.536.Dividing this into 360 degrees, the ratio to the whole parallel of latitude at 38o29”N degrees is 1 / 3.61678.

There is a close approximation in the fractional part to 0.618 and the golden mean. Indeed the ratio of the longer and the shorter distance between these two places, along the parallel, is 1 to 2.618 which is the golden mean (or "phi") squared.

 Parallel of Latitude for Delphi

Interestingly the Great Seal pyramid is a phi squared slope angle and it is often the case that monument builders in the ancient style would leave a “key”, iconic of the location or containing the basic unit of length upon which it was built.

Sacramento is on the same latitude as Washington D.C. and in longitude to Delphi  is 1/2.5 of the parallel,

which is the 2:3 point forming the second point of a five pointed star with respect to Delphi

The meaning of these relations is to surmise that such an accurate co-location is extremely unlikely and that Washington DC's connection to the Greek Mysteries is perhaps more significant than could otherwise be expected. I have referred to the phi-squared pyramid and eye symbol in a previous post.

Delphi was on a series of sacred latitudes of which three are known, each dividing the angle between the pole and equator by seven.

1. Thebes (Karnak) has a very accurate latitude of 90 times 2/7 degrees and
2. Delphi was perhaps not so perfect, assuming the place of its Foundation is known, and is 90 times 3/7 degrees.
3. Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, England is very accurately sited at 4/7 times 90 degrees.

This corresponded to the idea of the seven tiered "hill of heaven". Delphi was called the omphallos or navel of the Earth and was the leading oracular site for the Greeks, inherited from pre-Olympian times when the Titans ruled and Python, an enormous snake dominated the oracular centre. Python was killed by Apollo, an Olympian, and the female oracular authorities were called pythonesses.

It is interesting to reflect that every day, every place on a given latitude is, relative to the zenithal stars, in the same place.