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Post by LorrB on Jun 2, 2010 15:25:29 GMT 9.5
>Because Solomon was considered wise and Noah was fearful? There are of course 2 stories: - the temple of King Solomon - the raising of Noah. It seems to me that the 18th century was a very late stage to change from Noah to the unknown Hiram Abiff. There must have been something going on at that time to cause the change I come across this snippet whilst trying to answer the question you posed. There is no doubt that the story of Noah and the Great Flood has been performed and dramatically interpreted in these islands from as early as the 13th century in the various Mystery Plays of the medieval Christian church. These biblical dramas were popular until suppressed in the 16th century as part of the Reformation.
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… note that the Royal Order of Scotland, set up in the 1740s with the express purpose of correcting and reforming the abuses of the Craft, gives back to Noah, the Ark, the Flood and indeed Enoch, of whom more later, some degree of prominence. Those who created the Royal Order of Scotland clearly saw Noah and the Noachite tradition as of more than passing importance.
www.freemasonrytoday.com/15/p07.php
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Post by paul on Jun 2, 2010 18:38:17 GMT 9.5
>the Royal Order of Scotland, set up in the 1740s with the express purpose of correcting and reforming the abuses of the Craft, gives back to Noah
Perhaps that indicates that the change was English
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Post by LorrB on Jun 3, 2010 14:29:43 GMT 9.5
THE WIZARD of OZDid you know?
‘OZ’ stands for Oscar Zoroaster. The Wizard of Oz’s full name is ‘Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs’ O.Z. P.I.N.H.E.A.D.
...and...Those Ubiquitous Masons
We can also look at The Wizard of Oz with a Masonic lens. Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty are said to be the “three grand pillars of Masonry.” A learned Freemason recently delivered a paper saying that each of us meets Beauty, Strength, and Wisdom on their inner journey. Could this be the journey down the yellow brick road? After all, it is no big stretch to say that the Scarecrow represents Wisdom because of his desire for a brain, the Tin Woodman Beauty because of his wish for a heart, and the Lion Strength for even more obvious reasons.
We could further point out that the witches of the East and West-the horizontal axis, the material plane-are evil, while the witches of North and South-the vertical axis or spiritual dimension-are good. In the book, Dorothy begins in the east and travels to the center, thence west, then back to the center, then south to consult the good witch there. It is noteworthy that she does not visit the north, the place of darkness.
www.llewellyn.com/archive/fate/25/
It may be worth noting that the author was a Theosophist and therefore the symbolism was probably intentional.
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Post by paul on Jun 3, 2010 14:40:58 GMT 9.5
Hiram was the son of a widow
Horus was the son of the widow
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Post by LorrB on Jun 4, 2010 9:13:14 GMT 9.5
Mani (as in Manichean) was the son of a widow.
Jesus was the son of a widow.
Cain is considered by some to be the son of a widow.
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Post by LorrB on Jun 4, 2010 11:26:25 GMT 9.5
Possibly worth noting... I read that the Heh's in Jod-Heh-Vau-Heh (Tetragrammaton) represent the Mother and Daughter respectively both considered Virgins, a word which is commonly mistranslated as Widows -or vice versa.
When one adds Shin to the Tetragrammaton (Yod-Heh-Shin-Vau-Heh) we have the spelling for Jesus.
What makes this even more interesting is that Jesus is said to be the son of a virgin (absent father) Mary, who was immaculately conceived herself AS WAS HER MOTHER, Anne. Pattern repeated?
RE: Isis, what do we know about her mother?
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Post by paul on Jun 4, 2010 12:26:31 GMT 9.5
And of JHVH (Jahweh), if we take out the Jod we have HVH which is Eve. Does this mean that JHVH is male-female?
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Post by LorrB on Jun 4, 2010 13:41:43 GMT 9.5
'The whole' could not be without any of 'the parts' one would assume.
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Post by paul on Jun 4, 2010 13:54:42 GMT 9.5
In this case we need to distinguish between the god of Abraham's fathers and the names given to him. The names may include claims that lack historical evidence
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Post by LorrB on Jun 24, 2010 15:24:47 GMT 9.5
...that the Hopi and the Masons have some things in common...
"Hopi prophecy . . . suggests a way out of our present tragic dilemma. Long, long ago when the Third World became evil and sterile, preparations were made for mankind's Emergence to a new Fourth World. The people were told simply to keep open the kopavi at the crown of the head. Through this "open door" to the Creator they would receive guidance to the shore of their new world and then to their homeland during their fourfold contintental migrations.
So it was they were led to the voice of their guardian spirit by Kachinas (helping spirits), by a star - by all the voices, shapes and symbols through through which intuition speaks to our inner selves.
Today, says Hopi prophecy, mankind is ready for an Emergence to a new Fifth World. Once again we must strive to keep open the door. Through it we will hear a new voice, glimpse a new star to follow." (F Waters - Pumpkin Seed Point)
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Post by LorrB on Jun 24, 2010 15:26:13 GMT 9.5
I am wondering if the 'open door' at the crown of the head channels the plumb line energy Paul speaks of on another thread .. ?
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Post by LorrB on Jun 24, 2010 15:27:53 GMT 9.5
... that Brotherhood is not just a dream...
Something positive and something optimistic?
Hereunder the vision of the famous Teton Sioux Chief Crazy Horse...
"He saw his people being driven into spiritual darkness and poverty while the white people prospered in a material way all around them, but even in the darkest times he saw that the eyes of a few of his people kept the light of dawn and wisdom of the earth, which they passed on to some of their grandchildren. He saw the coming of automobiles and airplanes and twice he saw the great darkness and heard the screams and explosions when millions died in two great world wars.
But after the second great war passed, he saw a time come when his people began to awaken, not all at once, but a few here and there and then more and more, and he saw that they were dancing in the beautiful light of the Spirit World under the Sacred Tree even while still on Earth.
Then he was amazed to see that dancing under that tree were representative of all races who had become brothers, and he realized that the world would be made new again and in peace and harmony not just by his people, but by members of all the races of mankind.
SMIB
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Post by LorrB on Aug 5, 2010 10:46:54 GMT 9.5
.....Fear of the number 13 (Triskaidekaphobia)
Adolf Hitler was triskaidekaphobic. A specific fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. Tetraphobia is the fear of the number 4 in China, Japan, and Korea.
Why would people fear a number?
Why would some countries fear a particular number and others not?
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Post by paul on Aug 5, 2010 10:50:10 GMT 9.5
I am wondering if the 'open door' at the crown of the head channels the plumb line energy Paul speaks of on another thread .. ? The plumb line interacts with the crown chakra and the degree of deviation from vertical demonstrates the alignment of the human to the divine |
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Post by mgc on Aug 5, 2010 12:07:12 GMT 9.5
because they believe numbers r connected to all kinds of other stuff..
different numerology systems..
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Post by paul on Aug 5, 2010 12:16:20 GMT 9.5
Apparently Pythagoras said something along the line of: Numbers are alive and are the creation tools of the Universe In my experience inappropriate use of numerical computer models can give pain to metaphysical beings such as the over-lighting entities of nations. And of course number sets are used in radionics. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radionics |
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Post by LorrB on Aug 5, 2010 12:56:59 GMT 9.5
In my experience inappropriate use of numerical computer models can give pain to metaphysical beings such as the over-lighting entities of nations.  |
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Post by paul on Aug 5, 2010 13:02:07 GMT 9.5
Nations are alive just like numbers and they both know what is right
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Post by LorrB on Aug 5, 2010 13:17:46 GMT 9.5
Apparently Pythagoras said something along the line of: Numbers are alive and are the creation tools of the Universe Sounds like synesthesia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SynesthesiaI saw a program once where a savant was explaining that his 'instant' maths answers presented themselves to him without any effort on his part at all . On his mind screen the numbers were jumbled but those that formed part of the answer were smaller, larger, nearer or farther from him, coloured or not etc etc. He just knew the code and read the answers that his mind's eye gave him. Amazing. It would be difficult to operate in a world with all that extra info coming at you all the time. |
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Post by paul on Aug 5, 2010 13:23:02 GMT 9.5
The aliveness of the numbers is an artefact of the nature of reality rather than human perception of reality - hence their usefulness in radionics.
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