By: Vivian She
Just this week, controversial “psychic” Uri Geller made his private island of Lamb, which is located in Firth of Forth, Scotland, an official country. He claims that the island is connected to ancient Egyptian culture and may have long-lost treasure buried on it.
“Lamb is a place like no other,” says Geller, from his home in Old Jaffa, Israel, “and it deserves its own identity. This is a fitting way to do it.”
Although settlement on the island itself is not allowed, Geller is offering anyone and everyone citizenship in Lamb for only $1. The funds raised will go to Save a Child’s Heart, an Israeli charity that treats children with heart conditions from all over the world.
Originally, Geller wanted to buy the barony title that came with territory that includes the island. However, the current Baron of Dirleton was only willing to sell Geller the island, not the title. Geller then had the idea of turning his private island into a micronation.
“I couldn’t get the barony so I decided to go one better and create my own little country. But what makes it particularly special is it has all these powerful, meaningful, spiritual connections. It is no ordinary place,” says Geller.
What is so intriguing about Lamb that Geller was prompted to buy it? Scottish investigator Jeff Nisbet told Geller that Lamb has mystifying similarities to the pyramids of Giza. Nisbet said that Lamb’s position in relation to the two islands on either side of it exactly mirrored the three pyramids of Giza.
Nesbit is not the only one who has made connections between Egypt and Scotland. A 15th century Scottish chronicle claims that the country was actually founded by Princess Scota, the exiled daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh, and that she buried treasure on the island of Lamb.
Nisbet also claimed that Lamb sits on a convergence of “ley lines,” which are supposedly paths of energy that link sites of historical significance. He said that one such line runs through Lamb from the Isle of May (the supposed burial place of King Arthur) to the Hill of Tara, which is purported to be ancient coronation site.