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Post by LorrB on Jul 12, 2011 16:04:33 GMT 9.5
NAME OF THE ORDER
Q. By what name were masons anciently known?
A. Long before the building of King Solomon's temple, masons were known as the "Sons of Light." Masonry was practiced by the ancients under the name of Lux (Light), or its equivalent, in the various languages of antiquity.
Q. What is said to be the origin of the word "masonry"?
A. We are informed by several distinguished writers that it is a corruption of the Greek word mesouraneo, which signifies "I am in the midst of heaven," alluding to the sun, which, being "in the midst of heaven," is the great source of light. Others derive it directly from the ancient Egyptian Phre, the sun, and Mas, a child: Phre- Massen—i.e., Children of the Sun, or, Sons of Light
www.scribd.com/doc/408317/Stellar-Theology-and-Masonic-Astronomy-Exposes-the-Origins-of-Religions-Worldwide-R-H-Brown
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Post by paul on Jul 13, 2011 12:39:25 GMT 9.5
>Long before the building of King Solomon's temple, masons were known as the "Sons of Light."
Supposedly the Great Pyramid, when covered with white limestone was called The House of Light.
And my lodge sings a verse at the installation that includes the statement: We are sons of light.
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Post by LorrB on Jul 13, 2011 15:02:22 GMT 9.5
Supposedly the Great Pyramid, when covered with white limestone was called The House of Light. Phre = sun Ka = spiritual essence The Great Pyramid is known as Kaphre's pyramid (westernised to Cheops) thus we have "spiritual essence of the sun". |
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Post by paul on Jul 13, 2011 15:20:07 GMT 9.5
Except that the Great Pyramid greatly predates Cheops and the only link to Cheops was red paint hieroglyphs that appeared the day after the particular chamber was entered.
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Post by LorrB on Jul 13, 2011 15:23:37 GMT 9.5
Just an interesting coincidence then.
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Post by LorrB on Aug 4, 2011 10:46:15 GMT 9.5
Ooops... Kaphre's pyramid is the middle pyramid (everyone knows that  ) Ka-phre was son of Khu-fu (Cheops) In the early period of ancient Egypt, the concept of the Khu or luminous part of man emerged, part of the human but also a separate entity. Khu was the soul, symbolized by the crested ibis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_in_ancient_Egyptian_cultureSo the names of two pyramids could be seen as assoc with light. |
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Post by Circleoflight on Aug 7, 2011 7:17:56 GMT 9.5
Sons of light is an essence term that shows up in biblical literature and in the apocrypha.
Does anyone know if Luxor derives from Lux?
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Post by Henka on Aug 7, 2011 12:31:04 GMT 9.5
Sons of light is an essence term that shows up in biblical literature and in the apocrypha. Does anyone know if Luxor derives from Lux? No. Luxor comes from from Arabic al-Kusur, literally "the palaces," from pl. of kasr, which is from L. castrum "fortified camp" L == Isis Mourning (Osiris slain by Set) V == Apophis Triumphant (the Rule of Death) X == Osiris Risen (dead-yet-alive, to rule in the new order) |
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Post by Circleoflight on Aug 7, 2011 14:01:10 GMT 9.5
Sons of light is an essence term that shows up in biblical literature and in the apocrypha. Does anyone know if Luxor derives from Lux? No. Luxor comes from from Arabic al-Kusur, literally "the palaces," from pl. of kasr, which is from L. castrum "fortified camp" L == Isis Mourning (Osiris slain by Set) V == Apophis Triumphant (the Rule of Death) X == Osiris Risen (dead-yet-alive, to rule in the new order) Thanks! |
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Post by cwhite on Aug 14, 2011 13:01:06 GMT 9.5
The brotherhood?
The great white brotherhood?
Serpent Schools?
And later the Illuminati (wayyy before the Bavarian one)?
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Post by paul on Aug 14, 2011 15:17:29 GMT 9.5
The brotherhood? The great white brotherhood? Serpent Schools? And later the Illuminati (wayyy before the Bavarian one)? Those are interesting hypotheses. What sort of supporting evidence might there be? |
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Post by cwhite on Aug 15, 2011 0:54:14 GMT 9.5
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Post by paul on Aug 15, 2011 9:48:20 GMT 9.5
If it was an AMORC document then it will be what they call a "traditional history"
If that history is accurate then there should be some corroboration in the form of practices or events that are consistent with the proposed history.
For example, my lodge sings "we are sons of light". It is not a statement that I would immediately associate with stone masons. It would be interesting to know how widespread is such a usage, and how far back it can be traced.
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Post by paul on Aug 15, 2011 9:50:58 GMT 9.5
As for serpents: messiah seems to be derived from messeh (crocodile). The Egyptian kings were annointed with the fat of the crocodile.
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Post by LorrB on Aug 15, 2011 10:13:44 GMT 9.5
omg...  this was almost too much for even me to take in.. however it did catch my eye that mention was made about the Denver Airport (!) which I bought up the other day... see this link under the Sirius section. www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/esp_vida_alien_19a.htm#Ashtar Command Collaboration of sorts (via the electronic collective mind which links humanoid and reptiloid intelligences into a master mainframe via psionic implants) still exists however, a collective-collaboration which maintains bases under Paradox, Nevada; Dougway, Utah and near the Denver International Airport in Colorado. I recently bought up the Denver Airport because of the really weird artwork on display. I did wonder the why and wherefore of it.... ask and ye shall receive |
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Post by LorrB on Aug 15, 2011 10:18:10 GMT 9.5
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Post by Henka on Aug 15, 2011 13:35:41 GMT 9.5
omg... this was almost too much for even me to take in.. however it did catch my eye that mention was made about the Denver Airport (!) which I bought up the other day... see this link under the Sirius section. www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/esp_vida_alien_19a.htm#Ashtar Command Collaboration of sorts (via the electronic collective mind which links humanoid and reptiloid intelligences into a master mainframe via psionic implants) still exists however, a collective-collaboration which maintains bases under Paradox, Nevada; Dougway, Utah and near the Denver International Airport in Colorado. I recently bought up the Denver Airport because of the really weird artwork on display. I did wonder the why and wherefore of it.... ask and ye shall receive There ain't no alien base under Denver International. Period. |
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Post by paul on Aug 15, 2011 13:40:06 GMT 9.5
There ain't no alien base under Denver International. Period. How did you come to that conclusion? And is the double negative intended? |
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Post by Henka on Aug 15, 2011 14:10:39 GMT 9.5
There ain't no alien base under Denver International. Period. How did you come to that conclusion? And is the double negative intended? Yes, it is intended. Proper hillbilly English. It is up to the one postulating the theory to provide evidence that there is, indeed, an alien base. Some saw it is a NWO detention facility. So, which is it? |
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Post by paul on Aug 15, 2011 14:41:48 GMT 9.5
I still do not understand how you came to the conclusion that there is not no alien base under Denver International. More generally though, I understand that it is accepted practice to place important installations underneath innocent structures. It serves as camouflage and discourages attacks. And if the installation has enough deep levels then it might serve a variety of tenants. |
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this was almost too much for even me to take in.. however it did catch my eye that mention was made about the Denver Airport (!) which I bought up the other day... see this link under the Sirius section.