If you were half awake the picture in front of you would be of a bird carrying elephants. If you were aware spiritually you would know that the number of elephants is 9. If you were able to connect with your upper and lower minds you would know that the Arabic number 9 is an occult symbol and it refers to the brain and spinal column.
Gurdjieff in 1915 Saint Petersburg, Russia presented that the problems in psychology were based on the fact that people are machines. We can carry out instructions. Oh but to create! My own thoughts, not what others say. We still convince ourselves of our short comings and impose self imposed rules. No one really wants me to succeed. In order to be freed from the machine people need to wake from the fake thoughts they lulled themselves into sleep. This is difficult. The Ego giants are seductive as any change can result in the pain experienced in trying to cause change in the past. We become trapped. Writers such as Gurdjieff and Steiner created exercises to wake up. The term wake up is frequently employed in ancient esoteric texts. A few examples are Ephesians 5:14 Awake O sleeper, and in Isaiah 52 Awake, awake and clothe thyself with thy strength.
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Gurdjieff Sensing exercise. Our physical body is too automatic. We need to be aware of what is going on. This avoids falling asleep again. Sensing exercise Six Basic exercises by Rudolf Steiner Six exercises to awake by Occult Science, by Rudolf Steiner Occult Science The ability to gain mental function starts with simple exercises. This one will show the beginning. Imagine a drummer or piano playing have independent control of their limbs. This demonstrates it is possible to carry out two or more thoughts at the same time. A key step to do this exercise is to eliminate thought. Iron refers to your day-to-day thoughts. Gold refers to thoughts by meditation. Leaving the mundane affairs. That is the alchemical meaning of transforming Iron into Gold. Esoteric texts make references to stopping the left side of the mind. Go to the mountains. Leave the planes and valleys.
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Photo Credit: Wagner Der Ring Des Nibelungen 1980 production European stories often invoke the Giant. With the latest in stage and media production the Giants are making a Huge impression on people. What are they? These entities have their own book. The text is classified as Apocrypha. The true meaning of this classification is given from the Greek translation ἀποκρύπτειν (apokryptein) This means "to hide away." Therefore if the reader happens upon the text they may read and learn the contents. Otherwise it is hidden from view. This is like the soul and spirit and body. The seven bodies of a physical being are hidden from the physical senses. Unless you can detect Auras around living organisms you might get confused why books and texts should be hidden. This is why there are four books in Christian New Testament. Maybe these texts have secrets and I am not allowed to know? That is just the Giant talking. When you understand the hidden texts the visible text begin to make sense. In the Jewish tradition there are three non hidden books, Yet only one is known by the public. It is called the Torah. There are two others. The Torah represents the physical body. The Kabbalah (also spelled Qabalah) represents the spirit, and the Zohar represents the soul. It is rare for people to have read all three books. The Giants or Nephilim are mentioned in non hidden texts in the Jewish and Christian Canonical texts. These are the Torah and the Bible. The Giants maybe have lost their chance at fame after all as their own book is not even known to many yet they themselves are famous on the internet, TV, and theater, hence in people's minds. What then are the Giants? The esoteric meaning refers to the mind. The Giant is also called the ego. Photo Credit: The American animated Movie the Iron Giant, 1999 by Warner Brothers. The film Iron Giant refers yet again to esoteric texts. The word iron refers to thoughts, and giant is ego of course. The film shows the transformation of the characters as the plot develops. The various emotions displayed are in fact the giants I am speaking of. The main character is the hero of the story. That makes the film unique as the Giants are the supporting characters. This emphasizes a physical Giant is not what esoteric texts mean, but your thoughts, which can lead to an unwanted action. Photo Credit: Goya Although the painting goes buy the name of The Giant. It is also named The Panic, and The Storm. These other names describe what giants are. If we let our mind believe false ideas. Our fantasies control us rather then we control ourselves. The temptation to do improper things comes from our own mind. To establish control requires invoking our will. Overcoming our giants can be difficult. The David and Goliath story is intended to help people subdue their wild thoughts. The painting above shows some of our giants can be addictions to food, medicines, unpleasant thoughts. That is why the paintings of Europe often shown David to be in a vindictive mood. Rather than showing a wise or Solomon behavior to their opponent. Perhaps it is best to make friends with your thoughts and win over your giants. A Giant can be ones best friend like a pet. Further Reading A reconstructed copy The book of Giants The actual discovered fragments available are not much Discovered Book of Giants, fragments Another site containing the fragments Book of the Giants, fragments A good text on mental development is called The Kybilon, by Three Initiates. This points out what in fact the giants are. The Kybalion The second chapter on the principles of Mentalism is worth a glance Photo credit Work by Julia Nikitina I like to digress a little and introduce the readership to a little unknown work by the Metaphysician Immanuel Kant. A military conflict between Prussia and France was put on hold by the Treaty of Basel in 1795. This was the 1792-1797 First Coalition war. There would be another one in 1798-1802. Kant pointed out in his essay that the two governments had no intention of ending the war, but to pretend all was well and then resume the fight when convent. Kant used as the basis for his work the project to render perpetual peace in Europe. This earlier project was the work of Charles-Irenee Castle de San-Pierre. The document is available in French, and was published in 1713. There was more to what Kant was thinking than current events. Central Europe was involved in perpetual war since the rule by Rome. Other wars in this region of space include the thirty years war 1618 - 1648, and the seven years war 1756-1763. First off the introduction talks about a nameless Dutch innkeeper who has a whimsical sign about where to find peace. The question no one has proposed is why Dutch ? The legend of Kant is that he never left his home town. He may have had friends who introduced him to someone in the Netherlands. There is a clue. In the work Kant proposes the end to land transfer by birth from one country to another. This refers to the favorite war of succession game in Europe. In particular the Spanish throne succession war of 1702-1714 involved fighting in a territory of present day Belgium, Luxembourg and parts of the Netherlands. The conflict involved French, Dutch, Austrian, and British armies. In fact the First Coalition War did involve the Dutch army to a significant extent. The organ pipes of a house of worship in Konigsberg. Photo Credit The capture of the Dutch Fleet in a harbor on Texel Island which borders the Atlantic Ocean. Painted by Antoine Morel-Fatio Further reading
Perpetual Peace, Kant's wise guidelines for peace. Note his requirement that National debts shall not be contracted with a view to the external friction of states. Perpetual Peace This was the case for Egypt confer the chapter entitled: International Loan The Accumulation of Capital second link The Accumulation of Capital 2nd link Project pour rendre la paix perpétuelle en Europe, by Charles Irene castel de saint-Pierre (1713) Project pour rendre la paix perpétuelle en Europe An interesting book describing the various attempts to break the economic blockade in Europe imposed by France. These import restrictions resulted in a freeze on British Free Trade during the years 1813-1870. The story of the life of Lord Palmerston by Karl Marx, 1899 The story of the Life of Lord Palmerston
Photo Reference Xie Wen Li painted the image of The Western Queen Mother (西王母). In English it reads Queen Mother of the West. The now famous oracle bones in the west gave a glimpse of her. This is the location of where the far older Chinese script was found as inscriptions on turtle shells. One of those inscriptions contain the Queen Mother. Western sources like to hint this Deity predates Taosim. An esotericist must smile politely. Indeed she is the one who blesses us with prosperity, eternal bliss (Eden), longevity, health, wealth and all them other goodies. Who then is she? Why have I not heard of her from my friends in Asia? She seems not to exist in the whole of Europe? Her name may give it away. It is an important clue. The Mystical Qabalah, book by Dion Fortune goes into extensive detail on how to utilize the psychology of the of tree of life. Another book called The ladder of Lights by William G. Gray detail information about the characteristics of the fruits on the tree. A book describing religion, psychology, and your health in terms of the tree is entitled The Tree of Life by Israel Regardie. In all three books the authors briefly mention her kingdom. If not her by name. There is a tendency to describe the ruler of the kingdom as a female figure.
Where is her kingdom on the physical body? When looking at the human body. The directions of the tree of life provide us with insight. The nerves involved in sensation are toward the East. This includes the eyes, nose, ears, and feel. We can use our senses to greet the Sun in the sky, the Stars, and the Moon. These objects are regarded as part of the heavens. Therefore the words East is chosen. The back of our body, where the spine is located, is called the West. The nerves along the spine are involved in regulation of the body. This means that West is the direction of the physical body. Clues from the Evangels The Evangel Luke is represented by the Holy animal of a Bull with wings. This Cherubim is position at the West quarter of a circle. The animal represents the physical body, and the Evangel book of Luke represents the physical body. Clues from the Tree of Life On the tree of life the lowest fruit is labelled as Kingdom, also in Hebrew letters as Malkuth.
Photo Reference Tree diagram by Athanasius Kircher. Taken from his book OEdipus Egyptiacus. Published in 1652 AD.
Pater Noster The term kingdom is used in the Lord's Prayer. This is also related to her. In some invocations the word Earth in used instead of Kingdom. So why the mystery ? One of the goals of alchemy is to unite the king representing the fruit called beauty, or in Hebrew letters Tiphereth. This region on the body refers to as the solar plexus. With the queen representing the kingdom. The physical body. This is called the chemical wedding.
Photo Reference. The book of Splendor Solis. This is one representation of the wedding. There exist many different types.
On the tree of life different symbol, emotions, mental states, and deities can be place on the tree. It all depends on the tradition of the operator. If you are creating a new tradition, or trying to discover a lost tradition. Let me know and I will help you. The Queen of the West has a companion. This is the Nine Tail Fox. The source of this information is a book called (山海經). In English the work is called The classic of Mountain and Seas. A careful examination will reveal that the text describes the tree of life. The tails of the fox refer to the fruit on the tree. In this case 9 of the fruits are mentioned The remaining triad at the top is called the Logos and the fox does not represent them completely. The fox helps to contribute to the logos. Very important clue. On the tree of life they are at the top of the tree. Labelled as crown, wisdom, and intelligence. The fox does possess a hidden fruit, or seed, for the tree if you like. It can only be revealed to the sincere operator.
The tree of knowledge is included in the fox herself. It has been described in the kingdom as a marble that the fox imparts by a kiss. A marble has the same shape as a globe. The word globe is often used in esoteric texts in the west to describe the fruits on the tree of life and the tree of knowledge. Note in many tree of life diagrams the tree of knowledge is not shown. This is the case of the tree shown in this article.
Much of the keys to understanding this Fox and the Queen are hidden from popular culture. They appear as archetypes in stories. This allows the higher mind to respond. Their real usefulness can occur when we wake up from our dream. Yobi involves a lower number 5 tailed fox. This relates to the stars that can be projected from the tree of life onto the physical body. The famous image of a 5 pointed star, or of a body with arms and legs stretch wide. This also is a reference for the five elements Water, Earth, Fire, Air, and Ether or Quintessence. The make up of a higher being. Yobi shows that the keys to spiritual development is to give help before being asked. This film also has ancient astronaut references. These aliens want to return to their planet because the home planet sings to them. This refers also to a Hopi Indian tradition that performing music for the creator must never stop. The film shows what happens when music is not used there is discord among the actors. The Fox lover movie displays the romance aspect the fox has become associated with. Notice how this is also reflected in esoteric studies in the west. People are discouraged from learning about their higher nature. They are given fantasy worlds involving action. Yet in both cases elements from the esoteric world are always employed in the art forms. Just as in paintings. This allows a dialogue to emerge with the higher and lower selves. My girlfriend is a Gumiho. This example shows how the mind can be used to create a future. Notice how music is used in the scene to provide the trance effect on the viewer. From these examples it can be understood how the chemical wedding aspect practice in alchemy is utilized in the public media. The metaphor of people is used to describe the wedding of the higher and lower minds with the body spirit and soul. Further Investigations The Spiritual Science Emphasis On The Role Of Service. Offering Help Before It Is Requested. Further Readings Mystical Qabalah, book by Dion Fortune Mystical Qabalah The Ladder of Lights, book by William G. Gray The Ladder of Lights The Tree of Life by, book by Israel Regardie The Tree of Life The Epistle to the Ephesians [3:17,18] has some information that perhaps gets missed by a casual read. St Paul's letter has this lovely gem: That ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, the length, the depth, and the height. This passage introduces us into the realm of the fourth dimension. Our thoughts are not in the third dimension. We can transverse different dimensions just by thinking. The process of thinking new concepts, designing new objects, and creating new art gives us access to worlds of higher dimension. The author Johan Van Mansen wrote a book entitled Some Occult Experiences, in 1913. You will find from his discussion how the mind corrected his initial assumption. Then gave him the information he was seeking. Having retired to bed. Laying fully awake Van Mansen thought about what a 4th dimensional cube would appear like to our visual senses. He chose the cube, being he thought, as the simplest topology. He went into a trance and visualized a four dimensional globe. Why the globe or sphere is the simplest can be understood by considering a two dimensional world. When examining two dimensional objects. The circle and the square. The circle is defined by a radius. The square requires two parameters the length and the height. This means the circle needs only one parameter to create the object. The square will need two parameters. A three dimensional trace or projection of the fourth dimensional globe is observed in the image above. The object in the figure above is actually a series of circles that are connected by a string, or channel. Motion is part of the information in the figure which the image does not possess. A point on the inner circle at the bottom could move to the circumference of the upper inner circle that forms the inner horn. The point will then enter at the tip of the two horns the outer circle a rotate along the outside circle until it reaches the lower inner circle. Why a horn? The horn is observed in neurophysiology, art, and in text. The Hippocampus contains a horn structure in the third dimension. Further reading Tertium Organum by P. D. Ouspensky Tertium Organum Some Occult Experiences by John Van Mansen, published in 1913 Some Occult Experiences The horn structure is observed on Egyptian dieties. The horn is also referenced in a book called Job. Confer the reference Job 42:14 Egyptian painting. Note the pineal gland at the far right denoted by the figure all in white.
The Copan Monolith looks different than in the artist rendering. The land of Ioudaia (Judea) maps to the small face. This is the lowest face on the statue. This is the solar plexus region of the body. The Evangel Matthew refers to this abdominal region of the statue. The land of Samareia (Samaria) maps to the face between the arms. This is the heart ganglion region. The heat chakra. The Evangel Mark refers to the heart and chest region of the statue. The land of Gallaia (Galilee) maps to the physical head. The Evangel Luke refers to the head of the statue. This implies the physical body. What about the fourth face on the statue, at the top, wearing the crown? What land does this map to? Read the blog article to find out. Photo Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/StelaeCopan2.jpg Stelae of King 18 Rabbit, 13th Ajaw of the Copán Dynasty. Copán Ruinas, Honduras. This structure shows the tree of life configuration and emphasis by the artesian is on the nerve clusters along spine. If you notice the solar plexus ganglion is represented by the small face, center, along the midriff. Additional chakras not mentioned in the Apocalypse of John are also chiseled into the stone. These are represented by the wheels within wheels motif. This is referenced in Ezekiel 1:16. The Copan Monolith variation serves as a Strong example about the topic of today. Why are there 4 books about the same person? If humans had only one body this would be true. However there is more to us than at first glance. The Bishop of Lugdnum in Gaul, a man named St. Irenaeus (around 190AD), gave a esoteric answer to this question. At the time of selecting the Evangels there were many to choose from. Check out the Nag Hammadi Library for some of these texts. Only four were chosen. Why? The mind can be partition into 4 quarters. Imagine a mandala of the world represented as circle with a cross inscribed. Each of these quarters is assigned a universal breath. In Greek this is called Katholika Pneumata. This is not novel information. The Greek texts of the Evangels matched up with other texts from other traditions in the Hebrew, Kametic, Persian, as well as the Chaldean, and the Indian texts. The generators of these four Breaths can be associated with four holy animals that make up the Cherubim. These are represented as the 4 faces of a Human, a Lion, a Bull, and an Eagle. Thus the evangels were denoted as Matthias, Markos, Loukas, and Joannes. In English recognized as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The images allow the worshiper to have something to be familiar with. This partition relates to the four components of the brain. The Medulla oblongata, Pons, Midbrain, and the Thalamus. Essentially everything but the cerebrum and cerebellum and the spinal chord. Therefore this is a physiological relationship between the 4 universal breaths and YOU. They are a part of your very being. To relate you with the cosmos. There is a correspondence with your Brain, the Evangels, and the zodiac. The positions are Aquarius = Matthew = Man = Pons = East (TOL), Mark = Lion = Leo = Midbrain = South(TOL), Luke = Bull = Taurus = Medulla Oblongata = West (TOL), John = Eagle = Thalmus = North (TOL)= Scorpio = Aquila (Eagle).
TOL = Compass Directions based on tree of life, Also called esoteric directions Job 37:22 Gold cometh from the North. This passage refers to a claustrum. A thin membrane that covers the top of our head. The central part is called the North pole. The substance produced is a type of gold. It is called the gold of Ophir. The long sought after golden chalice is within us. This is where the Holy Grail reference comes from. The search for the Grail leads us to look within ourselves. This is the medulla oblongata. Note the compass positions of brain stem components with respect to the tree of life are important when altars are designed. The cardinal directions of the zodiac are different because the spatial topology of the Earth's core is not available. This is the reason why operators get confused when translating altar coordinates from texts such as Enoch, Ezekiel, and the Apocalypse of John. The references for John are of special note. The constellation Scorpio involves the regenerative process at the base of the spine. Look carefully at the coils present in the glyph for this zodiac sign. The Constellation Scorpio is really the image of an eagle. Countries have used the symbol of this bird in their temples, as vehicles for deities and as emblems for their governments. Zeus is depicted with an eagle. This deity resides in the brain and requires spinal fluid. This constellation implies the bird of the Sun and is related to the resurrection of Osiris. Therefore it is an important meaning for mental function and the introduction of the spinal fluid into the brain. That is why this sign represents a sacred portion of our body. The Holy Land has a deeper meaning. It is Holy because it is devoted to God. The structure of the Evangels is to follow the description of three earthly kingdoms plus one Devine Kingdom. That is why Matthew, Mark, and Luke are close in content. It is also why in English John is last in the list. The Evangel called John deals with the Devine kingdom. A table can be presented to make this clear. Evangel Holy animal World Land Human body John Eagle Devine ----- Heaven ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Human Spirit Galilee Head Mark Lion Psychic Samaria Chest Luke Bull Material Judea Abdomen Notes: The word World is also Body. The word Material is also the Physical Lets look at the waters. The Sea of Tiberias is the ether in the brain. The Jordan river is the vital force in the spinal chord.The Dead Sea serves as the source of regeneration. In the Material world or (physical body) The Dead Sea is a the Sacral ganglion.
The Three Graces in Sandro Botticelli painting "Three Graces in Primavera" may have been made in 1740 (?) AD. The full painting is not shown. The role of the these figures is to show the path in the human brain when circuits are activated. In psychology it is called Serve and Return. Eventually people will carry out this function in their social interaction of giving, and in turn accepting, and in turn add to the gift. Healthy relationships will strength this circuit path.
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What is important at some point is what colors will an artist used in a painting. A interesting lecture was proposed to address this very problem. Artists grew weary of scientific solutions to address their problem. Why would a problem like this exist? Simple we evolve though time. Just examine the various art through the ages. The image and the material changes both in time and in space. As we evolve our understanding and ability to interact as well as to view nature changes. Indeed the color problem was so complex for scientists that the problem was reduce to exclude the soul, the spirit, and the body from consideration. As a result you get painted rooms that feel dull. People feel sad when housed in such a room. There is a lifeless quality. Museums house a mixture of paintings placed on cold appealing walls. The viewers and goers have become confused as to what question a piece of art contains. More and more people are attending art exhibits each day. They are searching, or being drawn. To help everyone this blog will present results from spiritual science on the question which color to use in a painting? Johnann Wolfgang von Goethe did a series of paintings. He was also interested in what colors the human psyche was interested in. If the artist desires to make paintings with energy and hence make the viewer attracted to the image then a good suggestion is to avoid taking paint from a pallet. Better to stir the pigments fresh and dip the brush into a pot containing the paint. Stirring by the painter with the brush will add life to the paint that adheres to the brush. This is a way of adding kinetic energy to the drawing. The use of the pallet has killed many paintings. Artists were forced to compensate and add unique brush stokes. Hence the reason why Vincent van Gogh work on The Starry Night attracts viewers. People seek reproductions on items such as handbags, and umbrellas. The effect of life infused into the painting attracts the viewer. The swirls represent actual steps in activating the glands in the body. The steps used in yoga and alchemical methods. Vincent Van Gogh painting called Starry Night. About the year 1889. Compare this pattern of the swirls with a much earlier work by Johann Georg Gichtel. His original work was published in 1779 in a work entitled Theosphia practica in German. The version of the diagram below is in French. The information on the picture refers to different topics. For the curious. The lower right side reads: Reside in, The triangle pointing up has the word Heart next to it, The triangle pointing down has the word Liver next to it, The triangle pointing down with the line across at its base has the word lungs next to it, The triangle pointing up with a line across its base has the word Bladder next to it. The text on the lower left side reads: Elements and below the words in the following order Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. These elements match up with the symbols. Therefore the elements reside in certain organs. Fire resides in the Heart. Water resides in the Liver. Earth resides in the Lungs, and Air resides in the Bladder. Remember the word elements here refers to energies. As a group they are called Tattvas. Fire is called Agni Tattva. It is the main energy in the body. It sustains life in the body. Water is called Apas Tattva. Earth is called Pritvi Tattva, Air is called Aayu Tattva. It is useful to know the Tattva names of the elements when studying yoga. Regardless of the year or language you will notice the concept of the swirl in the painting is an archetype. The artist and the viewer using the swirl to control their glands by way of the chakras. The sequence of where the swirl passes a gland (or if you like consider the region to be a chakra control point for the gland). This is utilized in yoga and alchemy. In order to communicate with out superconscious mind we use art as a common language. The archetype of the swirl is a component of this language. Question: Why did the impressionist paint outside? People at the 1840 - 1920 era forgot how to imagine nature. They evolved into a materialistic society. Their thoughts became abstract and their goal was to be praised for their ability to make measurements as well as perform analysis. A work by Claude Monet. The archway of the bridge corresponds to your skull. Monet made a series of waterlily paintings. This particular flower has an esoteric meaning. It is believed that all life originated from this flower. The lotus petals are used to represent the chakra system of nerve ganglion which control the glands. When asked the reason why viewers like to look upon the waterlily series they would not have an answer. There is a physiological reason as well. By contemplation of the flower the viewer achieves control of their glandular system. The use of color and spirit can be described in terms of the presence or absence of spirit and a pigment. The resulting pigment involves the interaction of the shadow interacting with the illuminant. A rough guide is presented in the table below: Shadow Illuminant Pigment The spirit The dead Black The dead The living Green The living The psyche Peach-blossom The psyche The spirit White This table shows the choice of pigment involves knowledge of the elements referred to in the literature of the west as Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Quintessence. These elements interact and form courser species which condense and form our pigments as views by us. This adds an additional screening process to the application of the color wheel. The choice of color is more complex as in the West red is not not favored as a color yet in the East red is a looked up as a good color. White is actually shunned. This means the artist must work with the painting on an individual basis. The hue, and saturation, have to be associated with surface effects. The next evolution in painting will include touch as a sense. This is why the luster achieved by adding paint from a stirred pot provides the necessary energy. A luster can be imparted to the surface of the painting. Pigment market in Venice One reason why the renaissance paintings contain such attractive power is the human energy that went into the preparation. The second reason was based on the day and month of the preparation. With the awareness of the seasons people are beginning to understand how to take control of glands by use of art objects and symbols in image as well as architecture and clothing. A painting by Raphael. Notice how the building inside resembles the brain. The use of the arch was also used by Claude Monet. If you enlarge this photo you will make a discovery. The central two figures in the foreground are surrounded by 12 figures. An astute viewer will notice the front arch contains swirls. These are to be used in the yoga and alchemical exercises. the painting was constructed so that the viewer can gain this information at a glance and use it to benefit their health. The image represents the higher mind surrounded by the 5 winds and the 7 breaths. The winds are referred to as the vital airs, or life winds. They are also called Pranas. The 7 breaths correspond to the 7 chakras along the spinal column. They are called Tattva. The Restored New Testament. by James Morgan Pryse explains these terms. This shows an example of the arch and swirl being incorporated into the painting in an ingenious way. The objects are not intrusive. Yet with a little meditation they can be found by both the higher and lower mind Both arches yield the design, This would make Fucanelli proud. A cursory glance at the last chapter of Fulcanelli's gift to the world: Mystery of the Cathedrals gives an answer to the discussion regarding the Cross at Hendaye. The sculptor has created mass hysteria a book, and movie. Where has this been repeated in 1973 ? The author's text bears repeating as a lesson to the students. "Nature does not open the door of the sanctuary indiscriminately to everyone." This bears deep reflection. Ask yourselves are you awake to new knowledge ? Do you acquire wisdom followed by understanding ? Only then can you understand as one can decipher the proverbs and psalms. Read further "In these pages, the uninitiated will perhaps discover some proof of a genuine and positive science." Like maybe the end of one world and the beginning of another world. Could it be the discovery of a dark sun located lightyears away in the constellation of scorpio ? The master alchemist continues: "I do not, however, flatter myself that I shall convert them, for I know full well the obstinacy of prejudice and great strength of preconceived options." The mistake that many are making is that they are not interpreting this work as part of hermetic philosophy. The Roman Catholic Church did not condemn this subject. Despite this the saints Denis and Jerome did. Even though at first they accepted the concepts. Remember discussions about the cross and implications for the future are projected outward. Viewed in a new light, what are the implications that we are talking about the end of one era and the beginning of a new era in the mind itself? A change in thinking. An important clue is the phrase "the children of Elias will be saved according to the word of Scripture....they will be promoted to the rank of disciples of the Christ-Light" This means a change to a second threshold in thought. We as individuals must undergo our own golden age. When the head is filled with light. The dark age will pass. Consider (meditate) the tarot relations to decide walking upon the paths on the tree of life. There is indeed misunderstanding in the phrase the end of the world. Just as the fiction that time is linear.
Dear readers as a treat we will explore a movie for its esoteric content. You will notice the film was billed at the theater marquee as a suspense detective story. In fact it is really a comedy masked to resemble a hard core thriller. You will come to realize this after reading the blog.
First to begin with any story we must introduce our readers to the wand. It is observed in the Tarot deck and is used to control the epigastric ganglia. This is referred to as the solar plexus region. The reason being the nerves radiate from a central sphere. Just like the rays from the sun.
A drawing of these nerves from the book traité complet de l'anatomie de l'homme. by Hippolye Cloquet in 1826. The color and drawings are beautiful. In the Tarot the card of the magician , labeled 1 in the deck, shows a person holding the wand by the right hand in the middle of the wand. Sadly this mind plays second fiddle to the Beast. The cypher in the Apocalypse of John for this nerve center is 555. It does have the more fanciful title of "The Red Dragon". Movies made between 1950 to 1980 could not use this reference as it may have been confused with political connotations.
This image was taken from Claude Burdel of Fribourg, Switzerland. The deck is estimated to be from 1751. A useful site of the Marseille tarot can be found at tarot-de-marseille-millennium.com.
Mental thoughts from the solar plexus run through the range of human emotions. The English phrase "Butterfly's in the stomach" comes to mind. It is no wonder Hollywood sells popcorn and candy to keep the mind sedated while spells are cast. An important book describing the solar plexus as the abdominal mind was written by Theron Q. Dumont in 1920 and is still worth reading.
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The film in question was released in the United States under the title of "The Ninth Gate" It is hard for movie plot these days to provide much tension and release. The audiences have become sophisticated with all the technological advancements. This film works on an old technology. It is called a book.
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The study of the mind can be so stimulating. This is the proper starting point to study occult science. Confer the Bible references 1 Kings 19:5, Job 33: 14-18, Luke 22:45-46, Proverbs 20:13. These all indicate that we are sleeping. The abdominal mind, at least, otherwise known as the emotional mind, or 555, The Red Dragon is asleep. If you sleep under a juniper tree. Than you are referring to your spine. We must awake and eat. Awake in this case means the spirit. This also relates to films. The characters are projected by the viewer's mind. They are not like us in the flesh. They are our thoughts reacting to their images on the screen. We let our imagination run wild and imitate the actions of the actors. Portraying thoughts and feelings, as flesh. We are creating with our mind.
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What a librarian dreams of. Books are subject to destruction over time. A Hermes or hermetically sealed room is a metaphor for the mind. Much of the story centers around a book that was printed in the year 1666. The cypher in the Apocalypse of John for the heart chakra is indeed 666 and refers to "The Beast." The joke being that we all have cardiac ganglion. So the beast reference refers to the 12 petal lotus which is in us. As an aside in the Tarot imagery the sword or dagger is used to control the cardiac ganglia. The film tries to distort this truth by implying that the beast is some unknown thing, but in fact it is a cluster of nerve cells. which scientist have come to realize just as the Apocalypse implied that The beast is a part of the brain. A very important part. Just for fun why not list all the triple numbers which are derived from Greek and not Latin. Movies of this kind always teach the viewer that the unholy knowledge is in latin. By examining the table a discovery is made. The partitioning of the emotions among the different ganglia is a psychology. It provides the reader with a way to conquer or control the emotions and thoughts rather than the surroundings influence your thought.
The heart chakra. Note that the center contains the Metatron cube.
A common theme in the films is to shun what is helpful and proclaim what is harmful. The attractive element of the move plot in particular is a book with the catch title of The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of the Shadows. Since the movie created the idea of the book as a prop. It is now available for the fan to purchase.
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It is very hard to create any story with words on film. Attempts to reveal if the book in question is a fake make use of book stains on the back of the binding, and a improperly printed "e". This is to satisfy the putting down of the intellectual obsession in films. The experts are supposed to be young and use computer to get things done with amazing speed. In this case the solution was to focus on images of plate engravings. At one point the hero of the story has to ask the book restorer what does the image mean? Don't expect much of a transformation from this film. the drawings are implied to be drawn by a character called Lucifer. This is a Latin name for an old Greek deity. This is of interest as the Greek name of Lucifer is Prometheus. The film later suggests the devil can be called. The occult name of devil is the physical body. The reason for this is that the senses detect the pleasures of the earth and the spirit gets distracted. This is why in English language the phrase "You old devil" is heard. Lets accept that we will can call the devil. How than does one summon themselves if they are already present. Thats a bit weird. |
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