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- Secret societies have always had two teachings: one for insiders and one for the public.
- Lucifer symbolizes wisdom and enlightenment, not evil.
- Lucifer symbolizes divine light and wisdom, not evil.
- The Vatican's roots lie in ancient pagan traditions, not Christianity.
- The Vatican Hill, named after the Etruscan goddess Vatica, was once an ancient epicenter of prophetic visions, divination, and mystical rituals.
- The Vatican, named after an ancient site of divination, ironically condemns practices it was historically associated with.
Secret societies have always had two teachings: one for insiders and one for the public.
In secret societies, there are always two doctrines: one for the initiated and one for the profane or uninitiated. This was the case with the Knight's Templar, who had an inside esoteric or occult doctrine and an exoteric doctrine presented to the outside, which was Catholicism. The public masses received a version of the religion that lacked an understanding of the deeper symbolic meaning, thus it was just the outer veneer of the faith.
To the cult insiders or adepts, Lucifer, translated to "light bearer" in Latin, was not detested but revered. In some versions, Lucifer was considered a son of Aurora, the Latin word for Dawn, and a personification of an earlier Proto-Indo-European goddess called Eos to the Greeks and Hos to the Aryans. Her origins stretch into prehistory, but she was associated with the rising of the sun, likely rode a chariot pulled by horses, and was a symbol of beauty, love, insatiable sexual desires, fertility, and eternal rebirth. Her name means East, which to the Anglo-Saxons is Ustra or Istra, the Old English word for April, celebrated with a feast in her honor and appropriated by Christians as Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Christ as a Spring Festival. It remained associated with fertility and birth or rebirth in the mysteries. The modern symbols of Easter, such as eggs, rabbits, and flowers, are relics of this ancient association with fertility and new beginnings.
In old German, the name of April was Aar Mano, and the goddess was Aara, a pagan holiday that celebrates the Spring Equinox. Catholicism is based in large part on pre-Christian mystery schools. For example, the seven sacraments are similar to the seven initiations in Mithraic Mysteries, which also had Eucharist and baptism. In an astro-theological context, Lucifer is associated with the planet Venus, which in Greek mythology is Sparos in the evening, son of the Dawn Goddess Eos or Aurora to the Romans, and half-brother of her other son Phosphorus, the morning star. In Revelation 22:21, Jesus identifies himself as the Morning Star, a term also used to describe Lucifer.
A dialogue unfolds between two individuals, one asserting their Christian faith and the other challenging their understanding. The conversation reveals a belief that Lucifer is a pure, virtuous, and wholesome individual out to help people. This perspective aligns with what the Shriners of Masons teach, that Lucifer is light. The dialogue touches on biblical references, such as Jesus' words in Matthew Chapter 5, and questions the true nature of being born again and virtuous.
Lucifer was also the name of a journal published in 1889 by Madame Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society. The journal published articles on philosophical, scientific, and religious topics, including the Cabala, which Blavatsky insisted was part of an ancient mystery passed down since remote antiquity, long before it re-emerged as Jewish mysticism.
Lucifer symbolizes wisdom and enlightenment, not evil.
The Worshipful Master was called, but I haven't been able to respond because I've just been too busy working to help people. This is what a Mason confesses: Lucifer is light.
Lucifer was a journal published in 1889 by Madame Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society. The journal published articles on philosophical, scientific, and religious topics, including the Cabala, which Blavatsky insisted was part of an ancient mystery passed down since remote antiquity, long before it re-emerged as Jewish mysticism predating all Abrahamic faiths. Blavatsky stated, "The Mysteries of the Jews were identical with those of the Pagan Greeks who took them from the Egyptians, who borrowed them in their turn from the Chaldeans, who got them from the Aryans, the Atlanteans, and so on far beyond the days of that race."
Composed towards the end of the 13th century, the Zohar emerged in southern France and Spain as a foundational text of Jewish mysticism. Among other things, it facilitated a way of understanding the esoteric context of passages in the Bible, such as the part of Genesis where the serpent tempts Eve with the forbidden fruit. According to the Zohar, the serpent reveals that touching the fruit but not eating of it will not result in death or spiritual slumber but instead open her eyes and make her like the Elohim, or like God. To Cabalists, the forbidden fruit is the orgasm, which results in a loss of life force unless the sacred act is performed in a way where the orgasm is attained but the vital essence is not lost through climax. This is known in the East as White Tantra and was one of the alchemical practices known to the Templars a century earlier.
The 12th century was the century of the Crusades, when thousands of men from all over Europe were leaving for the Holy Land. It was the century which saw the dissemination of the Grail Legends throughout Europe. Incidentally, Europe is named after Europa, a Phoenician princess from Tyre, a city located just 12 miles from the modern border of Israel. The Templars believed that they descended from bloodlines that fled into Europe after the destruction of the temple. Part of their crusade, while reclaiming territory in the Levant, had to do with retrieving esoteric Cabalistic doctrines allegedly hidden below the Holy Temple.
Besides their famous Red Cross, the Templars revered another sacred magical symbol allegedly passed down to Solomon from the Aryan Magi or magicians that were rumored to have helped him build the first temple. The Knights Templar were accused of worshiping an idol known as Baphomet, which reveals its true esoteric meaning when written in Hebrew and interpreted with what is known as the Atbash cipher. When applied to the word Baphomet in Hebrew, it reads as the Greek word Sophia, which translates into wisdom in English. The goat head associated with Baphomet is symbolic of Capricorn, the zodiac sign affiliated with Saturn, who rules over the latter part of the year during harvest time and Saturnalia, or what has come to be known as Christmas. We still see the Yule Goat in many parts of Europe around the winter solstice, symbolic of spiritual rebirth and liberty.
As articulated by Aleister Crowley, "The devil is historically the god of any people that one personally dislikes. This serpent Satan is not the enemy of man but he who made gods of our race, knowing good and evil. He bade 'know thyself' and taught initiation. He is the devil of the book of Thoth and his emblem is Baphomet, the androgyne who is the hieroglyph of Arcane Perfection. He is therefore life and love, but moreover, his letter is in the eye so that he is light. His zodiacal image is Capricornus, that leaping goat whose attribute is liberty."
Sophia was the goddess of wisdom and considered to be the Bride of God in a Cabalistic context. Internal wisdom, or Gnosis, means knowledge in Greek and implies an intuitive internal knowledge which is equated with light. The Templars were Gnostics, which according to 33rd degree Freemason Albert Pike, predates Judaism and all Abrahamic faiths. It is in this context that Lucifer is symbolic.
Lucifer symbolizes divine light and wisdom, not evil.
The gods of our race are known for their understanding of good and evil. He B is associated with the phrase "know thyself" and taught initiation. He is the devil of the book of Th and his emblem is Bamit, the androgine, who represents the hieroglyph of Arcane Perfection. He symbolizes life and love, and his letter is in the eye, making him light. His zodiacal image is Capricornus, the leaping goat whose attribute is Liberty.
Sophia was considered the goddess of wisdom and the Bride of God in a cabalistic context. Internal wisdom, or gnosis, means knowledge in Greek and implies an intuitive internal knowledge equated with light. The Templars were custodians of this knowledge, which, according to 33rd degree Freemason Albert Pike, predates Judaism and all Abrahamic faiths. In this context, Lucifer symbolizes divine spiritual light or wisdom. This inner light is activated through Tantra or sacred sex, which involves semen retention. This practice separates the orgasm from the expelling of one's vital essence, amplifying, prolonging, harnessing, and transmuting it into more refined creative and spiritual energy, known in the East as Qi or Prana, and in European and alchemical societies as Vil.
Stanley Kubrick was an initiate into the ancient mysteries and often revealed this guarded esoteric knowledge to the public through his films. One example is a short clip from the 1964 movie Doctor Strangelove: "Tell me Jack, when did you first become, well, develop this theory?" "Well, I first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love. A profound sense of fatigue, a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily, I was able to interpret these feelings correctly—loss of essence. I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women sense my power and they seek the life essence. I do not avoid women, Mandrake, but I do deny them my essence."
Eliphas Levi, author of "The Mysteries of Magic," states: "What is more absurd and more impious than to attribute the name of Lucifer to the devil, that is, to personified evil? The intellectual Lucifer is a spirit of intelligence and love; it is the Paraclete, it is the Holy Spirit, while this physical Lucifer is the great agent of universal magnetism." In her book "The Secret Doctrine," Helena Petrova Blavatsky says: "Lucifer represents life, thought, progress, civilization, liberty, independence. Lucifer is the Logos, the Serpent, the Savior."
Another 33rd degree Mason, Albert Pike, is quoted as saying: "Lucifer is divine and terrestrial light, the Holy Ghost and Satan at one and the same time." In this context, the lightbearer is not a person with a pointy tail and a fiery pit but a force of nature with the potential for what, from our perspective, could be defined as good or evil. In his book "Morals and Dogma," Pike states: "Lucifer, the lightbearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the spirit of darkness! Lucifer, the son of the morning! Is it he who bears the light, and with its splendors intolerable, blinds the feeble, sensual, or selfish souls? Doubt it not!"
Manly P. Hall, another proponent of this line of thought and an honorary 33rd degree Mason, says: "When the Mason learns that the key to the warrior on the block is the proper application of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the mystery of his craft. The seething energies of Lucifer are in his hands, and before he may step onwards and upwards, he must prove his ability to properly apply this energy."
In Slavic folklore, the goddess sisters of the dawn are called Zorya or Zarya. They live in the palace of the sun, open the gate for him in the morning so that he can set off on a journey through the sky, and are also described as virgins associated with the color red. The goddess of the morning was linked with saffron and roses, which embody the glowing hues of the dawn. The rose was also the primary symbol of the feminine archetype, the Great Goddess, and the soul. In the Christian tradition, the rose was associated with the Virgin Mary, along with the Rosa Mystica and the Hortus Conclusus or enclosed garden. In the Gnostic and alchemical tradition, it was associated with Sophia or Divine Wisdom in Greek, the feminine aspect of God and the Holy Spirit.
The Vatican's roots lie in ancient pagan traditions, not Christianity.
Zarya, they live in the Palace of the Sun, open the gate for him in the morning so that he can set off on a journey through the sky. They are also described as virgins associated with the color red. The goddess of the morning was linked with saffron and roses, which also embody the glowing hues of the dawn. The rose was also the primary symbol of the feminine archetype, the Great Goddess, and the soul in the Christian tradition. The rose was associated with the Virgin Mary along with the Rosa Mystica and the Hes Conclusus or enclosed garden, and in the Gnostic and alchemical tradition with Sophia or Divine Wisdom in Greek, the feminine aspect of God and the Holy Spirit.
Lucifer only referred to Venus in the morning before sunrise, hence the term lightbringer and Morning Star. Venus in the evening and morning were likely thought to be different planets, hence they were given different names represented by different gods. It became associated with a fallen angel descending from Heaven to rule the underworld, which is seen as comparable to the motion of Venus in the sky and appears in several Near Eastern mythologies, which mimic Satan's fall from Heaven. Another example from mythology is Persephone, goddess of spring, who was abducted by Hades to become Queen of the underworld until she's eventually reunited with her mother Demeter, goddess of agriculture and harvest, to start the spring cycle all over again. This story of Persephone is central to the Eleusinian Mysteries, which involved psychedelic intoxication that allegedly aided in altered states of consciousness and facilitated divine mystical insights and divination to occur.
This brings us to the topic of the Vatican, regarded by millions as a symbol of Christianity. But what is the ancient history of this location in Italy, and what are the origins of its name? In actuality, the Vatican is neither Latin nor Greek and it cannot be traced to the Bible either. While the word Vatican is associated with the church, it predates Christianity and is closely linked to the Etruscan goddess Vatica. Located in Rome, the Vatican is a symbol of the Roman Catholic faith and as a city-state was founded on February 11th, 1929, as the world's smallest independent country by both population and area, with a population of around 840 and an area of about 108 acres, but with an influence over millions of people that span the globe. Yet, as with many other Christian traditions and customs, the Vatican has a pagan origin. About 3,000 years ago, the Etruscans settled the region of Central Italy known as Etruria and ruled that part of the Mediterranean before the rise of Rome. The Etruscan nobility were known as Ruli or Rutulians, which means the red ones, with the meaning of the blond ones. They were a legendary tribe like the Phoenicians, which also means red in Greek, and the ancient Aryans, all of whom revered the swastika.
The first kings of the Roman Empire were Etruscan, with many of them having blonde hair and blue or gray eyes. The Roman Empire famously had red shields, which incidentally is what Rothschild translates to in English, as they were the official bankers of the papacy, which is a covert continuation of the Empire. Their capital city was about 20 miles southeast of modern Rome, and they allegedly used Rome as a burial and place of sorcery, divination, and other ritualistic activities associated with the mysteries. While most of the Etruscan literature and mythology have been lost, we do know that they built a large cemetery on a hillside slope outside their ancient city in the area that later became the city of Rome. The guardian of this necropolis was the Etruscan goddess Vatica, goddess of the underworld, whose duty was to keep a watching eye on those who had passed away. It seems that the Etruscan beliefs about the afterlife were similar to those of ancient Egyptians, where the treatment of the deceased remains was important for survival and a successful journey to the next life. According to Etruscan mythology, Van was a death demon that attended from the moment of death until entry to the underworld, usually depicted with wings and had bearded snakes entwined around her arm.
The Vatican Hill, named after the Etruscan goddess Vatica, was once an ancient epicenter of prophetic visions, divination, and mystical rituals.
The Etruscan goddess Vatika, guardian of the necropolis, watched over the deceased in a cemetery on a hillside slope outside their ancient city, in an area that later became the city of Rome. Vatika's role as the goddess of the underworld was to keep a watching eye on those who had passed away. The Etruscan beliefs about the afterlife were similar to those of the ancient Egyptians, where the treatment of the deceased remains was crucial for survival and a successful journey to the next life. According to Etruscan mythology, Van was a death demon that attended from the moment of death until entry to the underworld, usually depicted with wings and bearded snakes entwined around her arm.
In addition to being a goddess of the underworld, Vatika was also a bitter-tasting grape used to make wine that grew on the slope. When people ate it, they experienced hallucinations, and the word passed into Latin as a synonym for prophetic vision. The Latin word "vaer" means foretell or prophecy, derived from "vitis," meaning poet, teacher, or oracle. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the origin of the name Vaticanus is uncertain, but other sources claim it comes from the ancient Etruscan language. The Vatican Hill takes its name from the Latin word Vaticanus, alluding to the drug-induced oracles or fortune-teller priestesses who delivered their prophecies there in ancient times. This area, now known as St. Peter's, thus became known as Vatican Hill.
Another proposed connection to the word Vatika relates to the "tikka" or dot of jewelry Hindu women place on their forehead to indicate the third eye, corresponding to the pineal gland and related to psychic phenomena, intuition, and the Hindu sixth chakra. The pineal gland is thought to produce a molecule known as DMT, a powerful hallucinogen related to dreaming and near-death experiences.
In Welsh mythology and folklore, migrating geese are sometimes associated with the hounds of Hell, supposedly because their honking in the night is reminiscent of barking dogs. The Pagan version of hell is not the same as the Christian version, where you get tortured and punished. In the Viking age, if you didn't die in battle, you would simply go to hell. The Old Norse word "hell" (h-l) and the Old English "hell" (h-e-l-l) derive from the Indo-European word "kell," which can be translated into "hide" or "cover." This term is also etymologically related to the modern English word "hall" and therefore also Valhalla, the afterlife hall of the slain in Norse mythology.
In Norse mythology, Hell is also the queen of the realm of the dead. Inside her hall, everything has names associated with misfortunes. For instance, her dining table is called hunger, and the knives are called starvation. In her bedroom, her bed is called sick bed, encapsulated with curtains called misfortune. In Icelandic sagas, Hell is referred to as a daughter of Loki, described as half blue and half flesh-colored, and plays a key role in the attempted resurrection of the god Balder. She is neither dead nor alive but seems to be in between the two. Her name means hidden and refers to the dead whose souls are invisible to the living. She shares some parallels with the Etruscan goddess Vatika, goddess of the underworld, from whom the Vatican gets its name.
The Etruscans did not bury their dead inside the walls of their cities. Instead, they built a large cemetery on a hillside slope outside their ancient city, in the area that later became the city of Rome. Vatika had several other related meanings in ancient Etruscan. The name was not only associated with the goddess of the underworld, but the word passed into Latin as a synonym for prophetic vision. The Latin word "vinor" means foretell or prophecy, derived from "vitis," meaning poet, teacher, or oracle. Some argue that the word Vatican literally means "divining serpent," even though the word does not appear in the Bible. Divination was associated with the ancient goddess, who was always affiliated with a serpent in pre-Christian times.
It's ironic that the Gnostic trance-induced divination associated with the ancient mysteries was declared heretical by the Vatican and punishable by death, considering the Vatican itself is named after the very location known as the ancient epicenter of oracle divination, sex magic, and drug-fueled orgies.
The Vatican, named after an ancient site of divination, ironically condemns practices it was historically associated with.
The Latin word "vinor" means prophetic vision, derived from "vtis," meaning poet, teacher, or oracle. Some argue that the word Vatican literally means divining serpent, even though the word does not appear in the Bible. Keep in mind that divination was associated with the ancient goddess, who was always affiliated with a serpent in pre-Christian times. It's ironic that the Gnostic trance-induced divination associated with the ancient mysteries was declared heretical by the Vatican and punishable by death when the Vatican itself is literally named after the very location known as the ancient epicenter of oracle divination, sex magic, and drug-fueled orgies.
Prior to the writings of Snorri Sturluson, the Icelandic mythographer who preserved the Norse sagas, it seems that hell was previously a place synonymous with the grave, having no supernatural being overseeing it. The gates of hell are various places on the surface of the world that have acquired a legendary reputation for being entrances to the underworld. Often, they are found in regions of unusual geological activity, particularly volcanic areas, or sometimes at lakes, caves, or mountains. Legends from both ancient Greece and Rome record stories of mortals who entered or were abducted into the netherworld through such gates.
According to Hawaiian folklore, Wiio Valley contains an entrance to the lower world, which is now concealed and hidden from view by sand. "Wiio" means curved water in the Hawaiian language. In China, Fengdu has a long history and tradition of being a portal to hell. "Diyu" is the realm of the dead or hell in Chinese mythology and Buddhism. Diyu is typically depicted as a subterranean maze with various levels and chambers to which souls are taken after death to atone for their sins committed while alive.
Mount Osore in Northern Japan is said to be an entrance to hell. It is the location of a Buddhist temple and a folk religion pilgrimage destination, located in the caldera of an active volcano. It is believed in Japanese mythology to be one of the gates to the underworld. The mountain was once called "Usuriyama" by the Ainu people but was gradually changed by the Japanese to "Osore," meaning dread.
St. Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century when Christ showed St. Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well, on Station Island that was an entrance to purgatory. Its importance in medieval times is clear from the fact that it is mentioned in texts from as early as 1185 and shown on maps from all over Europe as early as the 15th century. Although the cave has been closed since 1632, several descriptions by early pilgrims survive. They refer to it as a bottomless cave or an enclosed pit, the entrance of which was kept closed and locked. It has never been excavated, so we can only rely on these descriptions of the cave. Based on other archaeological excavations, it seems clear that this was probably a very ancient structure.
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union, and the historical capital of Bohemia. Nicknamed the city of 100 spires, it is known for its colorful Baroque buildings and beautiful Gothic churches. Prague was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors. It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Located in the forest about 30 miles north of Prague in the Czech Republic is the mysterious Gothic Houska Castle. It was constructed in a remote area in the second half of the 13th century during the reign of Ottokar II of Bohemia. Houska Castle is mysterious because it wasn't near any available sources of water and did not hold any significant strategic importance. Yet, the Third Reich occupied the fortress during World War II, and multiple myths exist about their alleged occult involvements there. Years later, during renovations, the skeletons of three SS officers were found, though it is not certain what the circumstances were surrounding their deaths.
Folklore states that the significance of Houska Castle's location is due to a bottomless pit or what some have called a gateway to hell or other worlds. The Bohemian rulers decided to seal up the gateway with a castle. There are legends surrounding this deep hole, with some locals claiming it is an entrance into a subterranean cavern system leading to possibly inhabited realms of the inner earth. While it is now possible to tour the enigmatic castle, the hole itself is shut off and covered by metal bars. Investigators who have tried to find the bottom have not been able to do so, and the walls inside are covered with some of the oldest paintings in Europe, most depicting demons and dragons being slain. The cellar is named Satan's Office and even has a throne embellished with horns and a trident.
No one can tell why this castle is here or how long it has stood. It is not known if it was inhabited, as there is no trade route through here. We are in the middle of a medieval forest in the middle of nowhere. It was said that these forests were not even suitable for hunting, but this was a well-equipped castle for its time. Houska is also called the gateway to other worlds, built to prevent something from getting out. These entities were called beasts of hell, devilish, taking inhuman forms. It was at the end of the 9th century that a hole was created, described as a gateway to hell. Houska is also called the gateway to other worlds, with half-men, half-animals, also known as nonhumans, hurting people, cattle, and crops. Pilgrims and travelers did not want to come here much later, so they tried to fill the hole with hundreds of wagons of waste. Each time it was almost done, everything fell inside, but at least they closed off the hole.
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