Hours of work had gone into preparing the land which holds a lot of clay and is very difficult to work with.  By end of June, we were in the heat of Texas summers and the temperatures were already reaching 100 °F/37.7°C  It meant working in the early hours of the morning until the sun crested the trees around 1pm then returning to the work after 6pm when the sun had gone behind the trees and was preparing to set.  Several nights, Walt & I worked with additional portable lighting until 10-11pm with only a quick shower before enjoying a short night to return to work in the early morn. 

When Walt was away at work, I would go to the local hardware store and load my van with topsoil for levelling and pea stone for the pathways and exterior of the Sacred Spiral.  One day alone, 21-40 lbs./18 kg bags were moved three times each (2,520 lbs./1143 kg) in levelling.  We started buying pallets of soil & stone after that. 

For the second year in a row, we have had twin fawns birthed on our property.  Curious lot in spite of their timidity.  The momma and twins would come in looking for food, water and a little respite from the heat of the day. 

The outside of the spiral had been laid according to the plans and the first of 19 stones for the centre Flower of Life were set on landscape paper and aligned to True North.  Walt worked endlessly when he was home helping me finish one phase so another could be started.  The stones weigh over 40 lbs./18 kg each. 

The pathways for the spiral were marked with stones allowing for an 18”/46 cm  walking path that started in the East and spirals 1 ¾ times around to arrive at the north entrance (as is Giza) to the 7.5’/2.3 m centre Flower of Life. 

The pyramid corners had arrived along with detailed instructions on how to cut the lengths so it would conform to the same angles as the Giza Pyramid.  After cutting the copper pipes, we were ready to assemble the pyramid around the centre Flower of Life Stones. 

The assembly went much easier than expected and the structure was secured to the ground with U hooks as well as grounded.  Copper is a great conductor of energy, and we did not want it conducting lighting.   It was exciting to see what was formerly on paper coming to life in our yard.