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Master of St. Gilles: Baptism of Clovis, 15th century, now in National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Above depicts the baptism of Clovis who is wearing his sun-ray crown. Clovis was commander of the Franks who had defeated the Alammani and Visigoths. He became the first king designated as the authorised front-man of the Pope’s protective army for the Universal Church. As the pope, wearing his pre-Christian Dagon fish hat pours water over the crown we see the unification of fire and water. Under the ‘royal head’ is the naked body (from dust thou art) signifying earth while the baptism brings in the holy spirit, (pneuma) or air. Note the sun symbols on the breasts of the Bishops and the tesserated checker-board floor of freemasonry. Behind Clovis are the three unworthy craftsmen, Perverted Thought, Uncurbed Emotions and Destructive Actions. They are ‘now behind.’

In Hindu religion, Brahma is all that is all. He is shown here in four aspects, like the cardinal points of the zodiac. He is seen (above) holding the phallus in one hand and yoni (female) in the other. As the zodiac denotes a system, law and time, so does Brahma. Zeus gave birth to Athena from his forehead, Brahma gives birth to Rudra (Shiva) which was male and female. After separating from the female, Shiva again combines with the father creating Vishnu the preserver as opposed to Shiva the destroyer. Sri, bride of Vishnu is mother of the world and imperishable, as he is all-pervading, she is omnipresent, he is meaning, she is speech, Vishnu is understanding, she is intellect, he is creator, she is creation.

He is sacrifice, she is sacrificial donation. She as mother of the world is the creeping vine and Vishnu the tree around which she clings. She is night; the god who is armed with mace and discus in the day. All is polarity. Much of the religion is tied to the mythologies if Egypt, ancient Greece, Judaism, Islam and Christianity. High freemasons are allowed into some of the esoteric meanings although none of the true meanings are taught in meditation-orientated schools.

‘At the Gates of the Temple of Wisdom,’ so goes this freemasonic depiction of initiate seeking admittance to ‘The University of Understanding.’ The ‘wretch’ is ‘bound by the cable-tow (around the neck: tie) of limitation, poor in spirit and body.’ In the ancient mysteries the order of the steps was seven, five and three for the seven liberal arts and sciences, the five senses and emotions and the trinity of god in man.

Above the doorway is the winged disc of Horus as the Sun, the two serpents are Horus of the two horizons, east and west, birth to death.

The two columns represent Jachin and Boaz. Jachin is the active male principle represented by fire, Boaz the passive female principle represented by water cascading from the top of the pillar. The poor schmuck above is running to what he thinks is the light.

All of this stems from the religion behind all religions and is incorporated into all its exoteric mythologies and supposed histories. Authorised religions were created for a few to dominate and prosper from the many. Those with eyes to see and ears to hear are able to figure out the scam and from there may, if suitably unscrupulous, may be allowed to benefit from ‘the profane.’

The following is a part of freemasonic teaching which comes from the Talmud and Cabala for masons in the western world and Europe, although the same is contained in societal books for religions of India and the East;

“The absolute in reason and will is the greatest power which is given to men to attain; and it is by means of this power that what the multitude admires under the name of miracles, are effected. Power is the wise use of the will which makes Fatality itself serve to accomplish the purposes of the Sages. Omnipotence is the most absolute Liberty; and absolute Liberty cannot exist without a perfect equilibrium; and the columns Jachin and Boaz are also the unlimited Power and Splendour of Perfection of the Deity, the seventh and eighth Sephiroth of the Kabalah, from whose equilibrium result the eternal permanence and Stability of His plans and works, and of that perfect Success and undivided, unlimited Dominion, which are the ninth and tenth Sephiroth, and of which the Temple of Solomon, in its stately symmetry, erected without the sound of any tool of metal being heard, is to us a symbol.”  

            Halo or Nimbus. The halo, or nimbus, is a zone of light,

            generally represented as a circle, square, or triangle. It is

            placed behind the heads of divine or sacred personages to

            identify their great dignity.

            The nimbus takes a variety of forms, depending upon the

            persons depicted. In portrayals of God the Father, of Christ,

            and the Holy Ghost, the Trinity is often symbolised by three

            rays of light issuing from the head to form a rayed nimbus.

            The cross within a circle, the cruciform nimbus, refers to

            redemption through the Cross and is, therefore, used only in

            portrayals of Christ. The triangular nimbus is sometimes

            used in pictures of God the Father, and refers to the Trinity.

            The nimbus for the Virgin Mary is always circular and is

            often elaborately decorated. The nimbus of Saints, or of

            other sacred persons, is usually circular in form without

            much ornamentation. A nimbus in the form of a square is

            used to distinguish living persons, such as donors, from the

            saints. The square has always been considered inferior to

            the circle, whereas the circle expresses Heaven or external

            existence. The many-sided nimbus, usually hexagonal, is

            used in portrayals of persons imagined to represent the virtues

            or other allegorical figures.

Above, symbols from the official Christian book on Christian symbology. Many early paintings commonly used the triangle which is the masonic compass and square, the square pertaining to the female. Some early paintings simply put ‘the eye of god’ in the triangle. All symbols thought to be masonic, existed in pre-Christian times and have paraded in architecture, paintings, sculptures, robes etc.. Protestant sects cannot scoff since they simply adopted the symbols, certain rituals and dogma from the Catholic Church. Mystery Babylon, or the Isis with a thousand faces has come down through the ages unknown to those who are ‘born to believe.’ When non-nobility freemasonry was flourishing in the 18th century and they were encouraged (good schmucks that they were) to foment revolution for Liberty (corporate take-over). They commonly wore ‘three-corner’d hats,’ depicting ‘head in centre of triangle.’ Many fictional heroes, especially of the pirate variety wore these, along with one eyed-patch (Long .John Silver in R.L. Stevenson’s Kidnapped) for in freemasonry, “In the land of the blind, the ONE-EYED-MAN is KING.”

The square represents the things of this world, always regarded as inferior and female. Those who graduate wear a square hat for graduation with a ‘limp cord’ hanging down signifying, female, impotent, having learned only certain base ‘things of this world.’

It is impossible to believe that monks and priests who, for over a thousand years were the only ones with an education, with access to the writings of ancient Greece and Rome, could not eventually come to the knowledge that there were older religions with the exact same characters, prophets and stories. No doubt the Bishop was then approached, the REAL initiation carried out with its oath of secrecy, new fancy dresses and a new hat for the ‘WISE GUY’ who could stop grovelling and now preside over the ‘profane grovellors.’ Nice work if you can ‘get it.’

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