That he spends almost half the book on his Christmas Day prediction was another really foolish move. I finished the book but I will not longer be insisting my husband read it. He tried to take on too big a subject and failed. I don't get why Peter Levenda gave it such high praise. I believe the premise but he did not prove it. and yes the repeatly returning to that book- My Pet Goat- was one of many annoying factors. This book had lots of potential, alas...
Dawn Meredith Wrote:That he spends almost half the book on his Christmas Day prediction was another really foolish move. I finished the book but I will not longer be insisting my husband read it. He tried to take on too big a subject and failed. I don't get why Peter Levenda gave it such high praise. I believe the premise but he did not prove it. and yes the repeatly returning to that book- My Pet Goat- was one of many annoying factors. This book had lots of potential, alas...
Dawn
My Pet Goat read to Black children turns the whole thing into a Black Mass? Please.
"We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false." --William J. Casey, D.C.I
"We will lead every revolution against us." --Theodore Herzl
I am bumping this thread in part because of energy around the occult and the JFK assassination. Charlie Drago had a positive opinion on it. Dawn thought it ridiculous as did I. Just putting it out again. I think there are some ideas worth considering in it.
"We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false." --William J. Casey, D.C.I
"We will lead every revolution against us." --Theodore Herzl
Lauren Johnson Wrote:I am bumping this thread in part because of energy around the occult and the JFK assassination. Charlie Drago had a positive opinion on it. Dawn thought it ridiculous as did I. Just putting it out again. I think there are some ideas worth considering in it.
Lauren,
At the suggestion of a mutual friend who knows of my interest in occult deep political matters, I was sent a pre-publication of the book, for an opinion.
I regarded it, and still regard it, as very important and original book because of it's more than interesting occult connections and symbolism. And if the author had left it at that I suspect it would be more widely regarded.
Whether the author simply stumbled on these connection, or whether they arose as he indicated, or even via another source he decided not to reference, remains a mystery.
However, the the second part of the book was a hand-grenade waiting to go off and, in my opinion, was simply foolish of the author to include.
The thought occurred to me that part two might have been a designedly self destruct mechanism, so curious is it? But I really don't know.
On a slightly different tack, I have just read your post No. 9 above. Baphotmet, is of course a construct of the Templar Knights and Crowley;s use of the name and image as the Goat of Mendes derives from Eliphas Levi, a well known Qabalistic magician of the late 19th century - of which a great more can be written about in regard to later contemporary events of the 20th century.
It is now fairly well held that the formation of the Templar Order and their sojourn to the Holy land had an entirely different motive than that which has been ascribed to them hitherto. They were searching for an occult secret - i.e., their supposed "great treasure" - a not at all inaccurate description, but one that has been largely misunderstood.
There are reasons to believe they found this occult secret/s, and returned to Europe with it/them - for which they received a sumptuous welcome by their patron, St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Most probably, I think, they secured the greater secrets of alchemy which were under the protection of Arab alchemists of that - and prior periods. This was not about turning lead into gold in a physical sense (although that has been done in the past, I understand), but rather the the magical, spiritual or psychological techniques for transformation of the soul.
Using the Templar Atbash cipher, the word Baphomet becomes Sophia, rendered from the Greek as wisdom.
Academic scholars would, I imagine, ridicule this assertion. Occult scholars would not, I think. The Knights Templars are known to have had a great interest in alchemy and the occult. Jerusalem, during the Templars period there, was also the centre of Qabalistic lore.
They were known, for example, to have paid for the decorations cut by stone masons into the great cathedrals of France. This was an act of generosity on their part which ensured the survival of these secrets in symbolic form for many, many hundreds of years into the future (if you are armed with the eyes to see), and to ensure they did not disappear again by being kept secret by the priesthood in the event of a change of favour. Which, of course, happened.
And as has been revealed by the author using the name Fulcanelli, in his books The Mystery of the Cathedrals, and also, Dwelling of the Philosopers (as in the alchemical "philosophers stone"), the decoration of these French cathedrals is decidedly occult and alchemical in nature.
Somewhat wandering off-topic, I'm afraid. Not quite like a Bishop though.
Unless someone wants to discuss the occult significance of Chess...
David
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Quote:Whether the author simply stumbled on these connection, or whether they arose as he indicated, or even via another source he decided not to reference, remains a mystery.
The book for me is just one big problem after another. Take this for example:
Quote:The 11 could also be seen as symbolizing the Twin Towers, which were themselves powerful modern versions of the ancient Pillars of Hermes.(@ 917 Kindle version)
I quickly jumps from the it could be taken to that's the way it is. It could be and then here's what is next:
Quote:The Twin Towers were not only modern concrete-and-steel re-creations of the famed Pillars of Hermes, but also symbolically marked the boundary between this realm and the nextbetween our world and that of the dead. Associated with the crossing of boundaries, Hermes, also the god of doorways, was a fitting psychopomp, or conductor of the dead to the Underworld, as he was knowna role that was certainly invoked on 9/11. (@ 927-30)
It just goes on and on in this vain. And for me, the key is that the Twin Towers were indeed seen by the the perps as occult symbols. There of course is no way to prove this. And absent this, the whole thing is nothing but a house of cards. Your point about sources is important and of course there are none -- that he is willing to reveal.
Your point regarding the Baphotmet I just do not see as relevant to Bain's book. He just need's to get a goat in the story line somehow to complete the narrative of the black mass and My Pet Goat is the only way he can do it. Weak.
David, I recognize that you think this book has something important to say despite the fact that it is a bridge too far -- if not more. I just don't see it, yet.
"We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false." --William J. Casey, D.C.I
"We will lead every revolution against us." --Theodore Herzl
28-07-2013, 10:45 PM (This post was last modified: 29-07-2013, 09:09 AM by David Guyatt.)
Lauren Johnson Wrote:
Quote:Whether the author simply stumbled on these connection, or whether they arose as he indicated, or even via another source he decided not to reference, remains a mystery.
The book for me is just one big problem after another. Take this for example:
Quote:The 11 could also be seen as symbolizing the Twin Towers, which were themselves powerful modern versions of the ancient Pillars of Hermes.(@ 917 Kindle version)
I quickly jumps from the it could be taken to that's the way it is. It could be and then here's what is next:
Quote:The Twin Towers were not only modern concrete-and-steel re-creations of the famed Pillars of Hermes, but also symbolically marked the boundary between this realm and the nextbetween our world and that of the dead. Associated with the crossing of boundaries, Hermes, also the god of doorways, was a fitting psychopomp, or conductor of the dead to the Underworld, as he was knowna role that was certainly invoked on 9/11. (@ 927-30)
It just goes on and on in this vain. And for me, the key is that the Twin Towers were indeed seen by the the perps as occult symbols. There of course is no way to prove this. And absent this, the whole thing is nothing but a house of cards. Your point about sources is important and of course there are none -- that he is willing to reveal.
Your point regarding the Baphotmet I just do not see as relevant to Bain's book. He just need's to get a goat in the story line somehow to complete the narrative of the black mass and My Pet Goat is the only way he can do it. Weak.
David, I recognize that you think this book has something important to say despite the fact that it is a bridge too far -- if not more. I just don't see it, yet.
I understand the difficulties you pinpoint, Lauren. And yes, of course, it is weak in the way you suggest - because we're talking about different realities, where different laws and different means of comprehension apply. If your eye is not attuned to these things you'll not see it. It's there in plain sight, but for all intents and purpose completely invisible. This has always been the way of the occult. It is not intellectually rational in the sense we normally understand that term. It is entirely experience based.
I understand that all this may seem, probably does seem, quite absurd. But there you have it. Speaking plainly doesn't usually help either, and this is the reason why esotericists usually speak in riddles, symbolism and paradox when attempting to elucidate these subjects.
I can say, however, in response to your example of the Twin Towers, is that architecture reflects the ethos of the Builders, and architects are far more often than not, practising Freemasons. So I can very easily see how the Twin Towers could be symbols in the occult sense in the way Bain depicted them, and for the reasons he highlighted.
We may recall too, that every Masonic temple features two pillars, known as Joachim and Boaz, which may easily have been the underlying template for the Twin Towers. This is not to say that these Two Towers - to use Tolkein's description of the same things - were built with this symbolism in mind - or that the architect was a Freemason (we'll probably never know either way) - but that it is quite feasible and valid to interpret it this way and surmise this. However, I would hazard a guess that a very large number of Freemasons and others esoterically inclined would have concluded exactly this.
It was curiously apt of you to call all this a "house of cards", I think. I refer to The Tower card in the Tarot deck which is also known as La Maison Dieu - the House of God. And while there is only One Tower in Tarot (which dates back to ancient Egypt btw, as does the lore of Freemasons), there are, as always, two aspects of it - one dark and the other light. Duality. Tarot is usually known as a divination tool, but it speaks of far, far deeper things than that.
Penultimately, these symbols do not exactly refer to the gateway between the realm of the living and that of the dead, in the sense I suspect you think, and perhaps the author also - as he clearly is not really esoterically minded, in my opinion. But rather they represent the gateway between this world and those others concomitant to this one - what Jung called the Collective Unconscious, and the indigenous Aborigines of Australia have always called the Dreamworld. I might also add and the ancient Egyptian's Book of the Dead - which contained spells and instructions to enable those who had passed away to navigate their way to the afterlife. The book was thus also known as the Book of Emerging Forth into the Light.
Lastly, if these things do not strike a chord - and they most assuredly do not in a very large number of people - then there's little more I can add. You either hear the music playing or you don't. If you do not, please don't blame me. I didn't manufacture this strange world of ours...
Again, my apologies for straying afar. It really is a difficult subject to confine to just a few lines, as everything has to be amplified to some degree to aid understanding.
David
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
06-04-2014, 06:09 PM (This post was last modified: 07-04-2014, 05:09 PM by Lauren Johnson.)
As much as I would like to take credit for this post, it is actually David Guyatt's who thought he was Responding when in fact he was Editing my post. (Moderators can do that.) So I re-created my original post further down.
Quote: Obelisk
This is the Dorothy de Rothschild grove. The obelisk is the most commonly used and the most blatant occult symbol used throughout the world. In ancient Egypt, the cult of this phallic symbol was associated with the god Osiris, who was cut in 13 pieces by Seth. Isis traveled far and beyond to retrieve all of Osiris' body parts and was successful, except for one body part, the penis, which was swallowed by a fish. "The lost phallus" is thus representative of male energy, and is almost always placed (as in this case) inside a circle, which represents female genitalia and energy. The obelisk in the middle of a circle represents the sexual act and the union of opposite forces. In our modern world, obelisks are found on nearly all important landmarks, and thus became and symbol of the occult elite's power.
takably reveals to the initates who possesses real power in the world.
A really interesting find Lauren. In regard to the fertility/phallic aspect of the Obelisk, there is an ancient Egyptian deity that, for me, may prove to be even more interesting than Osiris.
Almost 20 years ago, when I first began trying to gather information on this Egyptian god, there was nothing on the Internet about him. Zero. AS recently as 5 years ago, there were only one or two passing references to him, but nothing descriptive.
His name is Min, and here he is:
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One of his titles is "He who's arm is raised in the east". Obviously he does have two arms and hands so this is also an allusion to duality, and therefore, his arm raising in the east signifies him as the "east Min". It is also noted that the "star" of the east Min" is the Sun, making him a Sun god. In part.
Min was also associated with the Syrian love goddess Kadesh, the goddess of sacred ecstasy and sexual pleasure. The word "sacred" means holy or sanctified etc. The human body has a matching "sacred" bone - the sacrum, situated at the base of the spine and at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity.
Moving on.
What Min's eclipsed hand is doing in the west, you'll have to figure out for yourselves, but a glimpse of the image above provides quite a compelling clue. Anyway, "west Min's" star is not actually a star but the Moon - always the symbol of femininity and the feminine principle.
So we now know what west min's star is.
Why is this significant? Is it significant?
The answer is that I'm not sure. All those 20 years ago I was simply given a lot of clues - mostly occult but not entirely so, some deep political ones too - and it was suggested I acquaint myself with another meaning of Westminster - home of the mother of all Parliaments, and home of a Cathedral and an Abbey.
Of course, the clue was "West Min's Star".
A "minster" by the way, is an honorific title that derives from "monastery" and Christian monasteries, back in the day, largely derived from ascetic's living in the desert in what were called Skete's - or prototype monasteries - that are said to have arisen in a region of Egypt known as the Scetis valley. Indeed, it is said that this region actually gave birth to the word ascetic.
A curious thing about monastic life is that it is a community where monks used to vote on candidates seeking to become their Abbot, where "Abbot" is a word that derives from the Aramaic language word "Abba", meaning father. Following the Cluniac Reforms of the Benedictine Rule, communities of monks were given even more voting rights to make important decisions on monastic life. The Abbot would propose ideas and thoughts, there cud would be chewed and a consensus reached. It was an early form of democracy that existed many hundreds of years before "democracy" became a political reality. Back then Anglo-Saxon kings still ruled, and they built the Palace of Westminster - now the home of Parliament.
And just across the road is Westminster Cathedral, built but masons, on a site that previously housed a community of Benedictine monks, who were installed there in the 960's or early 970's AD by St. Dunstan.
"We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false." --William J. Casey, D.C.I
"We will lead every revolution against us." --Theodore Herzl
I always found it interesting that one of the buildings directly facing the twin towers (the Hilton Hotel) looks exactly like the monolith from 2001.
I'm sure there's nothing to be read into that though.
“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.â€
― Leo Tolstoy,
After spending time reading in the Eyes Wide Shut and 9/11 thread, actually watching the film itself, looking into the Venetian Black Nobility, and so on, I have to admit that I have to re-visit my negative appraisal of this book.
I am now persuaded that in some broad sense 9/11 has multiple layers of meaning, one of which is the accumulation of magickal power through mass sacrifice on the part of the sponsors to this event. As much as I think Bain goes too far in his detailed analysis, he is broadly correct. And then there is Vigilant Citizen's analysis of the Israeli Supreme Court:
Quote:The Israel Supreme Court is the creation of one elite family: the Rothschilds. In their negotiations with Israel, they've agreed to donate the building under three conditions: the Rothschilds were to choose the plot of land, they would use their own architect and no one would ever know the price of its construction. The reasons for those conditions are quite evident: the Supreme Court building is a Temple of Masonic Mystery Religion and is built by the elite, for the elite.
Built in 1992, the Israel Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem, in front of the Knesset (Israeli legislature). Its peculiar architecture has earned critical praise due to the architects' opposition of old versus new, light versus shadow and straight lines versus curves. Almost all critics and journalists have however omitted to mention the blatant occult symbols present all over the building. Masonic and Illuminati principles are physically embodied in numerous instances, proving without a doubt who runs the show in there. House of the Rothschilds
The Rothschild family is an international dynasty of Germans of jewish descent who established a worldwide banking and finance operation. The offsprings of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812) have spread all over Europe and became major actors in the social, political and economic life of the continent. By knitting close ties with the elite of England, Austria, France and Italy, the Rothschilds became a hidden force in most political events of the last centuries. Alternative historians say they are part of the infamous 13 bloodlines of the Illuminati, along with the Rockefellers and the Duponts.
The Rothschilds are one of the originators of the Zionist movement and the most active actors in the creation of the state of Israel. James A. de Rothschild financed the Knesset, Israel's main political building. Right in front of it sits the Israeli Supreme Court, donated by another member of the dynasty: Dorothy de Rothschild.
Painting at the entrance of the Supreme Court The Rothschilds with Shimon Perez and Isaac Rabin In the same general area of Jerusalem we can therefore find the Knesset and the Supreme Court, built by the Rothschilds and, following a perpendicular layline, several blocks away, sits the Rockefeller Museum (other elite family). You might start to understand who owns this area now. Jerry Golden wrote several years ago on the Israeli Supreme Court, appropriately pointing out its occult concepts. When you study those types of buildings, you quickly realize that the same themes inevitably reappear: illumination, pyramid, ascent, the number 13 or 33 , phallic/yonic symbols, etc. This building has it all and more. Path to Illumination
A journey through the Supreme Court is in fact a symbolic course towards Illumination. The ultimate "goal" of the journey is to reach the top of the pyramid which is located on the roof of Supreme Court, atop of an area where the "holy of holies" would be in a Jewish Temple.
On each side of the pyramid's apex is a hole representing the "All-Seeing Eye" of the masonic Great Architect (see the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States). Pyramid with All-Seeing Eye Let's go through the path of the "profane" to reach illumination. Darkness to Light Stairway
One who enters the Supreme Court finds himself in a dark area, in front of a stairway leading to a source of light.
By climbing those stairs, the visitor gradually leaves the depths of darkness to finally reach glorious sunlight. There are exactly three times 10 steps, totaling 30. They represent the 30 first degrees of Freemasonry, where the profane is gradually taken from the depths of material life (darkness) to wisdom and illumination (light). We know that Freemasonry comprises a total of 33 degrees and we'll later see where we can find those last three degrees in the structure. On the right side of the stairs are old rocks reminiscent of walls of ancient Jerusalem while on the left is a smooth and modern wall. This represents the timeless nature of occult teachings, who have been transmitted since ancient times to this day.
Once having climbed the stairs the visitor can admire a great view of Jerusalem. In a symbolic way, the enlightened person gained "spiritual sight". View of Jerusalem after climbing the stairs of Illumination Embedded on the floor is a layline, guiding the traveler to the entrance of the library, which is conveniently placed right under the pyramid. The Library
Second Floor of Library The library is divided in three levels, symbolically representing the last three degrees of Freemasonry (31st, 32nd and honorary 33rd) . The first level is reserved for lawyers, the second is reserved for judges and the books on the third level can only be read by retired judges. The library's way of functioning where some information is the exclusive privilege of a selected few directly correlates with the functioning of occult orders, where teachings of a certain degree can only be given if the initiates have successfully cleared the previous degrees. The 3 levels of the library The library contains legal, judicial, philosophical and spiritual works. There is no doubt that the "reserved" books contain a wealth of esoteric knowledge. Right above the higher level of the library (representing the 33rd level of Masonry) is the base of the pyramid. This is where Freemasonry symbolically ends and the hidden order of the Illuminati begins. View of the pyramid from inside Right under the apex of the pyramid, on the floor, we can find sacred geometry patterns. Sacred Geometry Jerry Golden has mentioned that a crystal is embedded right in the middle of the pattern, right under the eye of the pyramid. What does it signify? Judges Bringing Illumination
The entrances of the courtrooms are said to resemble ancient Jewish tombs. The holes atop the doors are meant to permit the soul to leave the room. Also notice the contrast between old and new. The prison cells, the courtroom and the judge's quarters are placed one on top of the other, symbolizing the threefold nature of the world. The inmates are stuck in cells, symbolizing the prison of the lower material world. The courtrooms, placed right over the prison cells, represent the "higher world" where divinity gets in touch with humanity: Courtroom In the courtrooms, the judges are illuminated by a natural source of light. So the judges, hearing the pleads of the masses sit there with divine light constantly shining upon them. After the hearings, the judges retire to their quarters, situated right over the courtroom. They symbolically "ascend" to the divine world. When a decision is taken, they "descend" to bring illumination to the lower world. Fertility Symbol
Outside the courtrooms is a stairway leading to a lower level. No occult temple would be complete without those next two features.
In the middle of the stairway is the shape of a vesica piscis (representing female genitals) "penetrated" by a column (phallic symbol). This is an obvious fertility symbol, a union of the male and female principles. Numerous occult temples insert a fertility symbol in their lower floor (see the Manitoba Legislative Building or Washington Capitol). But wait, there's usually a rotunda along with the
fertility symbol. Oh, there it is. Some occult buildings hide the star of Ishtar (fertility symbol) at the center on the lower rotunda. Is hidden there? Outside
The exterior of the Supreme Court contains loads of symbolic features. Just follow the "Dorothy de Rothschild" stone to see where it leads you. Obelisk
This is the Dorothy de Rothschild grove. The obelisk is the most commonly used and the most blatant occult symbol used throughout the world. In ancient Egypt, the cult of this phallic symbol was associated with the god Osiris, who was cut in 13 pieces by Seth. Isis traveled far and beyond to retrieve all of Osiris' body parts and was successful, except for one body part, the penis, which was swallowed by a fish. "The lost phallus" is thus representative of male energy, and is almost always placed (as in this case) inside a circle, which represents female genitalia and energy. The obelisk in the middle of a circle represents the sexual act and the union of opposite forces. In our modern world, obelisks are found on nearly all important landmarks, and thus became and symbol of the occult elite's power. Courtyard
The courtyard has beautiful zen-like feel. A source of water is constantly bubbling and streaming through a narrow path towards a strange stone. Official Supreme Court documentation say that the courtyard is a physical representation of the verse from Psalm 85:11:
"Truth springs from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven"
The judge's offices overlook the courtyard, so they are symbolically "looking down from heaven". The stream of water goes straight and ends up right under a strange and enigmatic stone.
What is this thing and why is "truth who sprung from earth" leading towards it? The stone's polished surface reflects a distorted image of the courtyard. What does it represent? Trampled Cross
At the center of the parking facilities are pathways shaped like Christian cross. Jerry Golden has mentioned that this cross has been specifically placed to be trampled on by visitors. He is most probably right. In a building where spiritual symbolism reigns supreme, there are effectively little chances that the layout of those pathways haven't been thoroughly thought out by the architects. In other words, this can't be just a coincidence. The visitors have to go down the stairs symbolically "descend" to lower spheres to reach the cross. As you might have noticed, the importance of the act of ascending and descending in this building is very important. This is not an exception.
Occult secret societies have historically been at odds with the Christian church who repeatedly persecuted and accused them of all sorts of heresies. During the Middle-Ages the Knights Templar (ancestors of Freemasonry) have been accused by the Archbishop of Canterbury of numerous anti-Christian deeds, including "trampling the Cross under foot" during their initiation processes. Are they poking back at Christianity with this symbol? Pomegranates
Those pomegranates lying on the floor might seem extremely insignificant for the average onlooker. They however hold a special signification for students of the Mysteries and of Freemasonry.
"Among the ancient Mysteries the pomegranate was also considered to be a divine symbol of such peculiar significance that its true explanation could not be divulged. It was termed by the Cabiri "the forbidden secret." Many Greek gods and goddesses are depicted holding the fruit or flower of the pomegranate in their hands, evidently to signify that they are givers of life and plenty. Pomegranate capitals were placed upon the pillars of Jachin and Boaz standing in front of King Solomon's Temple; and by the order of Jehovah, pomegranate blossoms were embroidered upon the bottom of the High Priest's ephod"
-Manly P. Hall, Secret Teachings of All Ages
As stated by Hall, pomegranates were placed on top of the two pillars standing in front of Solomon's Temple. If you have minimal knowledge of Masonic teachings, you know that the Temple of Solomon and the pillars named Jachin and Boaz are of an utmost importance.
"The capitals were enriched by pomegranates of bronze, covered by bronze net-work, and ornamented with wreaths of bronze; and appear to have imitated the shape of the seed-vessel of the lotus or Egyptian lily, a sacred symbol to the Hindus and Egyptians."
-Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma
We know that the Masons patiently look forward to the day they'll rebuild the Temple of Solomon on its original grounds Temple Mount, Jerusalem. Are those pomegranates waiting to be placed on the pillars of the next Temple?
To Conclude
This article barely scratches the surface of the occult symbolism of the Israeli Supreme Court. It is however clear that the building's architecture carries important symbolism relating to spirituality and the attainment of illumination. There are no religious monuments relating to Judaism or any organized religion. The Supreme Court is a temple of the Mysteries, which are an amalgamation of pagan rituals interlaced with an esoteric interpretation of the Scriptures. The teaching of the Mysteries is reserved to members of occult secret societies, which the Rothschilds are obviously part of. The esoteric meaning of this building is concealed from the public but it unmistakably reveals to the initates who possesses real power in the world.
Finally, back when Jan Klimkowski was posting here, and I hope he will return someday, there was a kind of quiet debate of the significance of the occult in the deep political spook world. Jan tended to see it as a tool of mind control, if I understood him correctly, used to manipulate targeted individuals and groups. So going back to Eyes Wide Shut, he would tend to see it as a tool for gaining control of elite individuals through blackmail and corruption. 'You play our game, you get to rape beautiful women with impunity. And by the way, we have you on film.'
David, my sense is that you see the various signs and clues of the ubiquitous occult symbols as direct clues to what binds the elites of the world and to their agendas.
"We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false." --William J. Casey, D.C.I
"We will lead every revolution against us." --Theodore Herzl
Thanks for posting the analysis of Israeli Supreme Court Lauren, which I foolishly deleted by mistake.
In answer to your question, I think I probably do fall into that category.
Few of us really are aware just how the elite are centred on the occult - and it's one of the things that I blather on about here hoping to make other more aware of what it is they're facing.
This shouldn't really be a strange realisation either, as no more than 100 (and plus) years ago, if you were anyone in society you went to church on a Sunday, but also to your Freemasons lodge meeting on whichever week day it was held.
And while the freemasons certainly are a powerful body for developing careers and safeguarding fellow brothers from the rigours of their mistakes - where possible (secret societies always lapse into corruption in time - even those that start out with sincere ideals), the whole underpinning fabric of masonry is the occult.
I have spoken to many masons who remain blind to this occult aspect and who don't actually know the full spectrum of the hidden meaning of masonry in this respect. I believe - but don't know - that all this is made clear at higher levels of the fraternity, although I have no idea at what degree this begins to to outlined.
Any diligent research into masonic matters shows that it is based almost entirely on the Western Mystery Tradition known as the Qabalah (also Kabalah). The early tracing boards that are given to new masons to commence their study for each of their (at least initial 3) degrees are composed almost entirely of Qabalistic symbolism, the 5 mother words of the hewbrew alphabet, and how the latter is a system of encryption that conceals hidden meanings - even in certain chapters of the Bible.
More on the code/cipher side of this can be found HERE, but it's worth noting that Gematria is only one of several ancient and extant forms of coded meaning. Notariqon is another form of hiding and revealing meaning other than that commonly understood. Temurah is yet another Rabinical code within a code.
Find someone who has a real interest in ciphers and you'll almost certainly find someone who is also knowledgeable about the occult - the Knights Templars & Sir Francis Bacon being just two examples. And, of course, historically, those interested in ciphers often ended up in the government's secret service of their day. During WWII the best crossword puzzle solvers/exponents were brought together in complete secret for the most important work; namely at Bletchley Park, the UK's Code & Cipher School - now GCHQ.
Having said all that, one cannot simply limit this language manipulation to hewbrew alone. In the Mystery of the Cathedrals, the anonymous author who went by the name of Fulcanelli (i.e., Vulcan = the god of fire, also the patron of Parcelsian alchemy etc), the author revealed how the slang or "argot" (meaning "green language - or language of the birds) of the French language was used in a similar way to conceal deeper meaning.
Therefore, I do not believe that the elites, the establishment, or whatever you want to call them, are just simply interested in the occult because it can be used for mind control. For me it must have happened the other way around. The subject matter is just too vast and far too ancient to be used solely for a (relatively speaking) recent vile and uncivilized mind control technology.
Occult knowledge is not at fault here, it's neutral in that regard. It's no more to blame than a horse can be blamed for neighing.
As always, it is a blade that can be used to heal or to hack.
It is always the man wielding the blade that determines the outcome - how it will be used.
Is he or she a dedicated surgeon or a pyschopathic serial killer?
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.