Zelator and the Elements of Tetramorph

August 28, 2021 taughtbydegree Zelator and the Elements of Tetramorph

CONTENTS

1. Degree Structure of SRICF

2. The First Order Degree Study

3. The Four Alchemical Elements Symbolism

4. The Grades of SRICF and the equivalent Sephirot in theQabalistic Tree of Life

5. The Hexagram

6. Zelator Study

7. The Mystic Word I.N.R.I.

8. Gematria and Numerology

9. Four Elements in Astrology

10. The Different Ages of the Tetramorph

11. Banners in Royal Arch Degree with the corresponding period of the Masonic Calendar

12. Synopsis: What is in store in the Age of Aguarius 2000 AD – 4000 AD

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1 DEGREE STRUCTURE OF SRICF

The Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis (Rosicrucian Society of the UnitedStates) was formed on September 21, 1880, by three Colleges

The Society is in amity with the only other similar societies in the world–Societas

Rosicruciana in Anglia (England) and Societas Rosicruciana in Scotia (Scotland).

Membership, which is by invitation, is predicated on Masonic affiliation. The Society is not merely another degree of Freemasonry which may be acquired, and it exists outside of the normal “workings” of the Craft.

The Masonic qualification assures the membership that the candidate has given proof of that fidelity and privacy which characterizes a member of that Fraternity, and it will be noted that a certain community outlook and understanding among the members (called Fratres) is necessary.

The governing body of the Society is known as The High Council composed of Fratres of the Third Order (IX° and VIII°), plus any College Celebrant not a member of the Third Order. The head of the Society is titled The Supreme Magus, IX° degree, elected each triennium. The subordinate bodies are termed “Colleges”, each being headed, in the United States, by a Chief Adept, TX°, appointed for life by the Supreme Magus. Membership in a college has been restricted to 72. New members are required to select a distinctive “Latin Motto” and state that they are not a member of a non-Masonic Rosicrucian organization as a matter of ethics.

The Society is not interested primarily in increasing its membership, but is always happy to consider such brethren whose interest in the Society’s aims is sincere and whom it considers to be in sympathy with the movement.

The main study is consist of the material we call Kabalah and Hermetics. It is the foundational studies of the philosophy “inculcated by the original Fratres Rosae Crucis.”

These teachings are presented to in a graded structure of degree work.

The symbol of the Society is the Rose Cross which derive the manifestoes being the Fama Fraternitatis (1610) and the Confessio Fraternitatis (1615) or basically, The Fraternity of the Order of the Rose Cross and The Confession of the Rosicrucian Fraternity.

The very core symbol of our Society is the rose flower attached to the center of a cross. It should be apparent that great care was taken in the design of this symbol. And it should be clear how this lamen synthesizes the entire First Order teachings as well as embodies that of the whole Rosicrucian Fraternity.

It contains the Kabalah, numerology, the elements, the pentagram taught in the Zelator degree, the four worlds , the Hebrew Divine Name, the color symbolism found in the Theoricus grade, the alchemy taught in the Practicus grade, and alludes to the esoteric connections of the world religions, ancient philosophies and the deep mysteries of I.N.R.I.

First Order: Consisting of Four Grades

First Grade………Zelator

Second Grade…..Theoricus

Third Grade……. Practicus

Fourth Grade…… Philosophus

Second Order: Consisting of Three Grades:

(These are the Teaching Grades.)

Fifth Grade……….Adeptus Minor

Sixth Grade …….. Adeptus Major

Seventh Grade….Adeptus Exemptus

The jewel of these two orders is a bar with the letters S.R.I.C.F. from which is suspended a green ribbon with the grade achieved embroidered in Roman numerals and the jewel.

The Third Order consists of Two Grades conferred by the Supreme Magus

(These are the Ruling Grades, conferred only by or with the permission of the Supreme Magus.)

Eighth Grade…….Magister

The jewel is the same as the VII except the ribbon is gold with a suspended jewel.

Ninth Grade………Magus

The jewel is a miter from which is suspended a red ribbon and jewel.

Reference:

Fra. Thomas D Worrel VII and William Wescott P.S.M, S.R.I.A. XI

Emblem XXl

The engraving is Emblem XXI from the alchemical treatise, Atalante Fugiens (Fleeing Atalante) written and published in 1617 by the writer, diplomat, physician, poet, classical scholar, alchemist and Rosicrucian, Michael de’ Maier (1566 – 1622). Those who are familiar with the subject of Alchemy would perhaps recognise this particular engraving straight away.

Michael de’ Maier’s illustration shows the alchemist Hermes Trismegistus, (“Thrice times Great”) performing the cryptic, ‘squaring of the circle’ known as the quadratura circuli. The motto associated with the illustration repeats a saying of the ‘Rosarium’: “Make a circle out of a man and a woman, derive from it a square, and from the square a triangle: make a circle and you will have the philosopher’s stone”.

Philosopher’s Stone Alchemy Symbol

The ‘squared circle’ or ‘squaring the circle’ is a 17th century alchemical glyph or symbol for the creation of the Philosopher’s Stone. The Philosopher’s Stone was supposed to be able to transmute base metals into gold and perhaps be an elixir of life.

The ‘squared circle’ or ‘squaring the circle.’

Alchemists sought to transmute one element into another, such as lead into gold. The philosopher’s stone was said to change base metals into precious metals. It was also called the elixir of life and was believed capable of yielding immortality.

The symbol for the philosopher’s stone was the squared circle. The symbol indicates the method of preparing the stone involved incorporating the four primary elements in just the right way.

2. THE FIRST ORDER DEGREE STUDY

I. Zelator: The Grade Zelator is the study the powers and properties of Numbers, and the philosophy of the Hebrew Kabalah, in which the relations between Numbers, Letters, Words (I.N.R.I.) and Things are defined.” In this grade we are introduced to the Four Ancients – the elements, the Cross, the Pentagram, and the symbol LVX. Earth

II. Theoricus: is about the mysteries of Nature, of mineral, vegetable, and animal life are proper studies, and its ritual of admission teaches you that beyond the colors, as well as the forms of objects, there are occult relations which need investigation.” We also hear doctrines on the Elements, the Zodiac, the Hebrew Divine Name IHVH and the four worlds of the Kabbalistic philosophy. Air

III. Practicus : The Grade of Practicus has special relation to the ancient art of alchemy and the modern science and art of Chemistry.” In this grade we hear the alchemical terms of Sulphur, Salt, and Mercury. The terms “the Black Dragon” and “Solve et Coagula” are also referred. Water

IV. Philosophus : teaches the need of the highest mental culture in order to comprehend the works of the philosophers, and the sacred volumes of the World Religions.“ Fire

The four alchemical elements in the Bible Genesis 1:1-3

The four Ancients

Primus Ancient		Ancient of Fire – Red
Secundus Ancient		Ancient of Water – Blue
Tertius Ancient		Ancient of Air – Yellow
Quartus Ancient		Ancient of earth – Black

3. The 4 ALCHEMICAL ELEMENTS SYMBOLS

Earth Element: earth was believed to be primarily dry, and secondarily cold. Beyond those classical attributes, the chemical substance salt, was associated with earth and its alchemical symbol was a downward-pointing triangle, bisected by a horizontal line.

Earth represents traits of sensations, patience, stability, strength, health, grounding and centering of energies, promoting peace, fertility, money, business success, stability, warmth, comfort and physical labor.

Air Element: The symbol for air or wind is an upright triangle crossed by a horizontal bar. Air represents our mental activity such as intellect and the ability to reason, memory, thoughts, knowledge and comprehension.

Water Element: In alchemy, the opposite of fire is water. The inverted triangle symbol is easy to remember because it resembles a glass or cup. The water symbol is associated with the color blue. The symbol stands for female or feminine nature. Plato associated the water symbol with “wet” and “cold”

Fire Element: Alchemy symbol of fire is the upright triangle resembles a campfire or flame. The fire symbol represents the colors red and orange. It also symbolizes the male or masculine nature. Plato associated fire with the properties of “dry” and “hot.”

Greek Philosophers credited for the concept of four elements- earth, air, water, fire were

•Empedocles – originating the cosmogenic theory of 4 classical elements

•Plato – best known philosopher. He was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. The Platonic solids are prominent in his philosophy

•Aristotle suggested that there was a fifth element, aether, because it seemed strange that the stars would be made out of earthly elements.

4. THE GRADES OF SRICF AND THE CORRESPONDING SEPHIRAH ON THE QABALISTIC TREE OF LIFE

Three of Life (Kabbalah)

The tree of life is a diagram used in various mystical traditions. It usually consists of 10 nodes symbolizing different archetypes and 22 lines connecting the nodes. The nodes are often arranged into three columns to represent that they belong to a common category.

The nodes are usually represented as spheres and the lines are usually represented as paths. The nodes usually represent encompassing aspects of existence, God, or the human psyche. The lines usually represent the relationship between the concepts ascribed to the spheres or a symbolic description of the requirements to go from one sphere to another.

In the Jewish Kabbalah, the nodes are called sephiroth. The diagram is also used by Christian Cabbala, Hermetic Qabalah and Theosophy. The diagram is believed to be derivable from the flower of life. Wikipedia

The 22 path of the Kabbalah

The significance of number 22..

In numerology, the number 22 is often called the Master Builder. The underlying occult scientific significance of the number 22 in science would represent the bones of the skull. The skull consists of 22 bones – 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones. The bones of the skull provide protection for the brain and the organs of vision, taste, hearing, equilibrium, and smell.

The 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet created to compose the Word of God is our 22 boned skull, and the place where we receive the light to become illuminated, or enlightened being.

Genesis 3:22 : “And the LORD God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.'”

Psalm 119

Psalm 119 is the 119th psalm of the Book of Psalms, “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord”.

Psalm 119 is one of several acrostic poems found in the Bible. Its 176 verses are divided into 22 stanzas, one for each of the 22 characters that make up the Hebrew alphabet. In the Hebrew text, each of the eight verses of each stanza begins with the same Hebrew letter. This feature was not maintained in the Septuagint, except that many manuscripts have placed at the beginning of each stanza the name of the corresponding Hebrew letter (for example, ʾalef the first stanza, the last is taw).

Each of the 22 sections of 8 verses is subheaded with the name of a letter in the Hebrew alphabet. These subheadings are spelled very differently amongst the various Bible text versions, even amongst the translations into different foreign languages. Their antiquated spellings shown in the Authorized King James Version of 1611 were written with influences of Latin and German medieval theological scholarship—forms which greatly differ from the standard modern-day renditions.

Learning the Tree of Life

The Tree of Life is a tool used to categorize and organize various mystical concepts. At its most simple level it is composed of ten spheres, or emanations, called sephiroth (sing. “sephira”) which are connected by twenty-two paths. The sephiroth are represented by the planets and the paths by the characters of the Hebrew alphabet, which are subdivided by the five elements, the seven classical planets, and the twelve signs of the Zodiac.

Within the western magical tradition, the Tree is used as a kind of conceptual filing cabinet. Each sephira and path is assigned various ideas, such as gods, cards of the Tarot, astrological planets and signs, elements.

5. THE HEXAGRAM

6. ZELATOR : 1st GRADE OF THE FIRST ORDER

Definition:

The word Zelator is Latin for “zealot” derived from the Greek word for “zeal”. A “Zealous Student” whose first duty was to blow the Athanor or fire which heated the Crucible of the alchemist.

– Study the powers and properties of Numbers, and the philosophy of the Hebrew Kabalah, in which the relations between Numbers, Letters, Words I.N.R.I.are defined.

Study of the Four Ancients – the elements, the Cross, the Pentagram, and the symbol LVX.

Orientation:

Orientation:

Earth – North

Color: Black

Aspect: Feminine
(passive

7. THE MYSTIC WORD I.N.R.I.

It is the initials of the Hebrew names of the ancient elements: Iaminim, water; Nour, fire; Ruach, air; and Iebschah, earth.

Christian INRI means (Latin: Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum) represents the Latin inscription (in John 19:19), which in English translates to “Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews”,Jesus is connected with the Divine, leads many people to connect INRI with the Tetragrammaton (יהוה or YHVH) the sacred name of God from the Old Testament.

Alchemists adopted them to express the names of their three elementary principles salt, sulphur, and mercury by making them the initials of the sentence: Igne Nitrum Roris Invenitur Latin for “By fire the nitre of the dew is discovered”. Nitre is the mineral form of potassium nitrate or saltpeter.

Albert Pike, in Morals and Dogma, applies this concept in the 18th Degree: Infinity • Nature • Reason • Immortality

The Rosicrucians used them as the initials of one of their Hermetic secrets: Ignis Natura Renovat Integram Latin for “Fire completely renews nature” or Igne Natura Rerun Vatur Integras meaning that by fire, nature is perfectly renewed.

8. GEMATRIA AND NUMEROLOGY

Gematria is an alphanumeric code of assigning a numerical value to a name, word or phrase based on its letters. People who practice gematria believe that words with identical numerical values may bear some relation to each other or to the number itself. A single word can yield multiple values depending on the cipher used.

Gematria originated as an Assyro-Babylonian-Greek system of alphanumeric code or cipher that was later adopted into Jewish culture. Similar systems have been used in other languages and cultures: earlier, the Greek isopsephy, and later, derived from or inspired by Hebrew gematria, Arabic abjad numerals, and English gematria.

The 72 Triads of YHVH
Shem HaMephorash (Hebrew: שם המפורש, alternatively Shem ha-Mephorash or Schemhamphoras), meaning “the explicit name,” is an originally Tannaitic term describing a hidden name of God in Kabbalah (including Christian and Hermetic variants), and in some more mainstream Jewish discourses. It is composed of either 4, 12, 22, 42, or 72 letters (or triads of letters), the latter version being the most common.

Semaphorist or the 72 Names of God

The 3 Verses in Exodus 14, Verse 19 – 21

19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them,

20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptian and the camp of Israel, and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

NUMEROLOGY MEANING
Numbers are the language of nature, and each number holds a specific meaning and significance.

1 One is associated with the Sun; energy; beginnings. People with a number one in an important part of their profile are usually one-of-a-kind. They’re strong and individualistic. They make great leaders, they’re dynamic visionaries with courage and ambition. On the down side, they can be lonely, demanding and sometimes selfish.

2 Two is associated with the Moon; balance; duality; polarity. It’s a passive number. It’s the number of pairs– partners, twins, married couples or friends. People with significant tows are prone to being emotional, very intuitive and fluid. They may also have trouble with emotions, being easily overwhelmed by negative emotions, and are frequently introverts.

3Three is the number of the planet Jupiter; dynamic; active. Three brings our attention to “triangles”, body, mind and soul; past, present and future. People with a lot of threes are very expressive through artistic skills, writing or verbal communications. They love adventure and challenges. They’re outgoing, witty and charming, but they also have a tendency to be self-centered, egocentric and aggressive.

4 Four is ruled by Uranus; stable; grounded– think of any structure with four corners. People with fours are generally strong and hold their own; steady, reliable, practical and logical. They can be stubborn, are prone to bickering and complaining when things are not as they like them.

5 Five is ruled by Mercury and is associated with adventure and motion. This can be travel; spiritual growth or any type of journey. It can denote unpredictable events and changes. People with fives in their profile are freethinkers; they hate monotony and stagnation; they love new endeavors, adventures and undertakings. They can be flamboyant and dramatic, but also fickle and unreliable.

6 Six is the number associated with Venus; love; harmony; sincerity. It’s energies are patient and calm, as it reveals our options. People with six in their profile are general peaceful; peace makers; non-judgmental; caring. They are prone to beign self-righteous and vain sometimes and tend to be clingy.

7 Seven is associated with Neptune; mystery; magic; the esoteric and scholarly pursuits. With sevens, there are always deeper meanings or hidden information is trying to be revealed. People with sevens in their profiles are usually intellectuals, intense, spiritual and wise; they can also be critical, cold and impatient.

8 Eight is associated with Saturn; wealth; business; material goods and success. It is largely concerned with cycles and usually points to patterns and repetitive occurrences. Eights are usually powerful, successful people. They’re driven and very capable, but they can be power-hungry, workaholics or materialistic.

9 Nine is associated with Mars; achievement; influence; the highest vibrations that that radiate from within– the personal attributes. it is the culmination of the other numbers and their traits, as nines are generally highly attuned, responsive, philosophical individuals in all areas. They can be prone to mood sings, feelings of isolation and self-pity when things aren’t working out.

Pythagorean System /Chaldean Numerology

Exercises : How to calculate your Life Path in Numerology

Take your date of birth’s numerical value, add all those digits together by category (year, month, day), and keep adding each of those digits together until you finally end up with a single digit.

For Example: My Birthday Dec 12, 1952 = 12 + 12 + 1952 = 1+2+1+2+1+9+5+2= 23=2+3= 5 life path number

Basic meaning of life path number:

1: Individuality, action, bold.

2: Cooperative, intuitive, sensitive.

3. Socializer, fun, freedom, travel.

4: Moral, constructive, building-foundations.

5: Freedom, philosophical, changing. the rose represents the number 56: Kind, nurturing, caring.

7: Truth-seeker, spiritual, perfectionist.

8: Authoritative, materialistic, organized-planning.

9: Humanitarian, Universal, Wisdom

9. ASTROLOGY

Astrology is the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.

Many cultures have attached importance to astronomical events, and some—such as the Hindus, Chinese, and the Maya—developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations. Western astrology, one of the oldest astrological systems still in use, can trace its roots to 19th–17th century BCE Mesopotamia, from where it spread to Ancient Greece, Rome, the Arab world and eventually Central and Western Europe.

Throughout most of its history, astrology was considered a scholarly tradition and was common in academic circles, often in close relation with astronomy, alchemy, meteorology, and medicine

An evidence suggests that the oldest known astrological references are copies of texts made in the ancient world. The Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa is thought to have been compiled in Babylon around 1700 BCE. A scroll documenting an early use of electional astrology is doubtfully ascribed to the reign of the Sumerian ruler Gudea of Lagash (c. 2144 – 2124 BCE).

FOUR ELEMENTS AND 3 MODALITIES IN GREEK ZODIAC

Fire Element

cardinal aries

fixed leo

mutable Sagittarius

Earth Element

cardinal Capricorn

fixed taurus

mutable virgo

Water Element

cardinal Cancer

fixed Scorpio

mutable Pisces

Air Element

mutable Gemini

cardinal Libra

fixed Aquarius

INDIAN OR VEDIC ASTROLOGY

CONSTELLATION IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY

COMPOSED OF 27 NAKSHATRAS

Vedic Astrology

•Jyotisha or Jyotishya (from Sanskrit jyotiṣa, from jyóti- “light, heavenly body”) is the traditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Hindu astrology, Indian astrology and more recently Vedic astrology

•The foundation of Hindu astrology is the notion of bandhu of the Vedas (scriptures), which is the connection between the microcosm and the macrocosm. Practice relies primarily on the sidereal zodiac, which differs from the tropical zodiac used in Western (Hellenistic) astrology

•Rasi Zodiacal Signs – The Nirayana, or sidereal zodiac, is an imaginary belt of 360 degrees, which, like the Sāyana, or tropical zodiac, is divided into 12 equal parts. Each part (of 30 degrees) is called a sign or rāśi (Sanskrit: ‘part’). Vedic (Jyotiṣa) and Western zodiacs differ in the method of measurement.

•Nakshatras •The nakshatras or lunar mansions are 27 equal divisions of the night sky used in Hindu astrology, each identified by its prominent star

10. THE FOUR ANCIENTS AND THE CORRESPONDING ZODIAC SIGN

Fixed Earth Element Taurus

Taurus is an earth sign represented by the bull. Taurus is ruled by Venus, the enchanting planet that governs love, beauty, and money.

Earth signs are “grounded” and the ones that bring us down to earth. They are mostly conservative and realistic, but they can also be very emotional. They are connected to our material reality and can be turned to material goods. They are practical, loyal and stable and they stick by their people through hard times.

Planetary Ruler: Venus

10. TETRAMORPH

A tetramorph is a symbolic arrangement of four differing elements, or the combination of four disparate elements in one unit. The term is derived from the Greek tetra, meaning four, and morph, shape.

In Christian art, the tetramorph is the union of the symbols of the Four Evangelists, derived from the four living creatures in the Book of Ezekiel, into a single figure or, more commonly, a group of four figures. Each of the four Evangelists is associated with one of the living creatures, usually shown with wings. The most common association, but not the original or only, is: Matthew the man, Mark the lion, Luke the ox, and John the eagle.

GLP LOGO
with the Tetramorph

Fixed Earth Element Taurus with the image of the Bull/Ox or Cow while the othe three are;

Fixed Air Element Aquarius – man

Fixed Water Element Scorpio- eagle

Fixed Fire Element Leo – lion

11. Banners in Royal Arch Degree with the corresponding period of the Masonic Calendar

FROM PREVIOUS POST: https://taughtbydegree.wordpress.com/category/royal-arch-masons/

The Four Astronomical Period of the Fixed Ages.

Master of the 1st Veil Blue(Gold) Age of Leo Fixed Fire 10,800BC – 8,640 BC

Master of the 2nd Veil Purple Age of Taurus Fixed Earth 4320 BC – 2160 BC

Master of the 3rd Veil Scarlet Age of Aquarius Fixed Air 2160 AD- 4320 AD

Royal Arch Captain White Age of Scorpio Fixed Water 8640 AD -10,800

Age of Taurus or Ox 4320 BC represented by Tribe of Ephraim or Master of the 2nd Veil ..The Agricultural Age ( Fixed Earth )

Royal Arch Masons Astrologers allegorically presented the Age of Taurus as the period when the bull is the sacred animal sacrificed as offering to the Deity Bel or Baal and goddess Astarte.

From the Bible: Shem, Ham, and Japeth are sons of Noah. Genesis 5:32 indicates that Noah begat Shem, Ham and Japheth while he was still 500 years old. (Noah was 600 years old at the time of the flood in Genesis 7.) The life of Ham is related in Genesis 9:20-27 Genesis 9:20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

The damnation of Ham is the story of sexuality which has significance to the qualities of Taurus of physical sensuality, pleasure, and materialism –” some scholars have suggested that Ham may have had intercourse with his father’s wife or with his father itself. Under this interpretation, Canaan, the son of Ham, is cursed as the “product of Ham’s illicit union.”

“Put thy hand into the bosom” And he put his hand into his bosom. This is an allegory or the action of covering the nakedness of the body….

Purple : the emblematic color of the 2nd Veil

Canaan was the name of a large and prosperous country (at times independent, at others a tributary to Egypt) which corresponds roughly to present-day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel and was also known as Phoenicia. The origin of the name `Canaan’ for the land comes from various ancient texts (among them the Hebrew Bible) and there is no scholarly consensus on precisely where the name originated nor what it was intended to convey about the land. According to the Bible the land was named after a man called Canaan, the grandson of Noah (Genesis 10). Other theories cite `Canaan’ as derived from the Hurrian language for `purple’ and, as the Greeks knew the Canaanites as `Phoenicians’ (Greek for `purple’ as the Phoenicians worked, primarily at the city of Tyre, in purple dye and so were called by the Greeks `purple people’)..

WHY FREEMASONRY IS DATED 6021 A. L. (Anno Lucis) the Year of Light as of Date

The origin of the Square and Compass – History of Sacred Sexuality

Age of Taurus circa 4000 BCE or 6021 A.L. ago

– Age of the earth/agriculture, materialism, wealth, pleasure, sexuality, physical senses attributes, symbol by the Ox, master of the 2nd veil in royal arch masonry, the ruling planet is Venus, beauty, wisdom and beauty, and SACRED SEXUALITY

The peoples of Sumer are among the earliest denizens of Mesopotamia. By about 4000 B.C., the Sumerians had organized themselves into several city-states that were spread throughout the southern part of the region. Thesecity-states were independent of one another and were fully self-reliant centers, each surrounding a temple that was dedicated to god or goddess specific to that city-state. Each city-state was governed by a priest king.

¨In Ancient Mesopotamia, the most prominent female deity was Inanna/Astarte. As early as the Uruk period (ca. 4000–3100 BCE), Inanna was associated with the city of Uruk. She was the Goddess of Love, Beauty, Pleasure and Sexuality

¨In this period, human connection to the higher being is being practiced through divine feminine or goddess. A goddess is a female deity with supernatural powers in polytheistic religions. Goddesses most often have female characteristics that are apotheosized in their pure form, life-giving, healing and compassion, they have been especially associated with beauty, love, motherhood and in prehistoric religions associated with the Earth, fertility (Mother-goddess cult in prehistoric times)

Sacred Marriage

¨The concept of the sacred marriage originated with the ancients, who typically enacted annual ceremonies to bring fertility and prosperity. The Greeks called it Hieros Gamos. It is a sexual ritual that acts out or simulates a marriage between a goddess and a god, especially when enacted in a symbolic rite where human participants assume the identity of the deities.The ritual symbolises the concordance of the female and male in the ceremony. Many mythologies describe it as a marriage between heaven and earth. In ancient Egypt, the marriage between Isis and Osiris was considered sacred union of heaven and earth, of yin and yang, of the feminine and the masculine principles.

Sacred Marriage in Sumerian City

¨Sacred prostitution was common in the Ancient Near East as a form of “Sacred Marriage” or hieros gamos between the king of a Sumerian city-state and the High Priestess of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and warfare. Along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers there were many shrines and temples dedicated to Inanna. The temple of Eanna, meaning “house of heaven” in Uruk was the greatest of these. The temple housed Nadītu, priestesses of the goddess. The high priestess would choose for her bed a young man who represented the shepherd Dumuzid, consort of Inanna, in a hieros gamos or sacred marriage, celebrated during the annual Duku ceremony, just before Invisible Moon, with the autumn Equinox (Autumnal Zag-mu Festival).

Sacred Marriage Rite in Greek Mythology

¨In Greek mythology the classic instance is the wedding of Zeus and Hera celebrated at the Heraion of Samos, union ritual of fertility: Another is ancient union of Demeter with Iasion, the main feast on the Eleusinian Mystery cult.

The brief fertilizing mystical union engenders Dionysus, and doubled unions, of a god and of a mortal man on one night, result, through telegony, in the semi-divine nature of Greek heroes such as Theseus and Heracles among others.

¨If the ‘Sacred Marriage Rite’ ever involved human participants the priestess, acting as Inanna, would have engaged in ritual copulation with the king.

Sacred Prostitute

¨The so-called ‘sacred prostitute’ or temple priestess was associated with the religions of the Great Mother goddess in ancient times. These temple priestesses became the representatives in physical form of the Goddess and entered into sacred sexual rituals with male worshippers, and this provides evidence of the ‘sacred feminine’ then and now. Sacred or temple ‘prostitution’ was supposedly performed in ancient temples as a fertility ritual that involved the practice of sacred sexual intercourse as part of the religious worship of the Goddess.

Some Babylonian Custom accdg to historian Herodotus

¨The foulest Babylonian custom is that which compels every woman of the land to sit in the temple of Aphrodite and have intercourse with some stranger at least once in her life. Many women who are rich and proud and disdain to mingle with the rest, drive to the temple in covered carriages drawn by teams, and stand there with a great retinue of attendants. But most sit down in the sacred plot of Aphrodite, with crowns of cord on their heads; there is a great multitude of women coming and going; passages marked by line run every way through the crowd, by which the men pass and make their choice. Once a woman has taken her place there, she does not go away to her home before some stranger has cast money into her lap, and had intercourse with her outside the temple; but while he casts the money, he must say, “I invite you in the name of Mylitta” (that is the Assyrian name for Aphrodite). It does not matter what sum the money is; the woman will never refuse, for that would be a sin, the money being by this act made sacred. So she follows the first man who casts it and rejects no one. After their intercourse, having discharged her sacred duty to the goddess, she goes away to her home; and thereafter there is no bribe however great that will get her. So then the women that are fair and tall are soon free to depart, but the uncomely have long to wait because they cannot fulfil the law; for some of them remain for three years, or four. There is a custom like this in some parts of Cyprus.

Esoteric Meaning of Square and Compass in Speculative Freemasonry

Masonic authors boldly state that the symbolism of the traditional square and compass of Freemasonry represents sex act.

¨Albert Pike explaining “The Compass, is the Hermetic Symbol of the Creative Deity, and the Square of the productive Earth or Universe.” [Morals and Dogma , p. 850-1].” Therefore, the Masons look at the compass as the male phallus and the square as the female vulva. The SQUARE, therefore, is a natural and appropriate Symbol of this Earth and the things that belong to it, are of it, or concern it. The Compass is an equally natural and appropriate Symbol of the Heavens, and of all celestial things and celestial natures.

The COMPASS, therefore, as the Symbol of the Heavens, represents the spiritual, intellectual, and moral portion of this double nature of Humanity; and the SQUARE, as the Symbol of the Earth, its material, sensual, and baser portion.”

¨Mackey also wrote about this in his “Symbolism of Freemasonry”. Both Mackey and Pike note that the Hindus represent the solar male principle in nature by the phallus, while the earth female principle is represented by the yoni. The union between these opposing natural forces are exemplified in the symbol of Shiva copulating with Shakti, found in statues in many Hindu Temples.

¨It was the belief of both Pike and Mackey that the square and compass alluded to the same meaning. The sexual act has always been treated as a sacred mystery for this reason. Not only does it reflect the balance of Nature, but it produces new life, which is the Greater Mystery. We all know the mechanical process by which a new life is conceived, but the Mysteries deal with the spiritual process.

¨Albert Pike was certainly not alone in tracing the theology of Freemasonry back to the phallic worship of the pagan cults of the past. In his book Symbolism of Freemasonry, Albert Mackey also observed: ¨Phallus representation of the male sex organ… was venerated as a religious symbol very universally by the ancients. It was one of the modifications of sun-worship, and was a symbol of the impregnating power of that luminary.

¨Mackey wrote:

¨The Phallus, the male generative organ was represented usually by a column which was surmounted by a circle at its base, intended for the eteis or female generative organ. This union of the phallus and the eteis or vagina … was intended by the ancients as a type of the prolific powers of nature which they worshipped under the united form of the active or male principle and the passive or female principle.

¨Martin Wagner observed:

This creative or generative principle is that mysterious force or energy which renews the earth in springtime, and quickens all animated nature; that energy, force, or power which perpetually dying, renews itself in new, similar yet different forms…. This dynamic, procreative, productive power or energy in nature and especially in man maintaining a perpetual self-identity, Freemasonry conceives of as the divine nature, as the deity immanent in nature, and it is this life force or energy that it deifies, venerates and worships under the name of Great Architect of the Universe.

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Masonic Symbols

The Square represents the female (passive) generative principle, the earth, and the baser, sensual nature; and the Compass represents the male (active) generative principle, the sun/heavens, and the higher, spiritual nature.

¨The Compass, arranged above the Square, symbolizes the (male) Sun, impregnating the passive (female) Earth with its life-producing rays. The true meanings, then are two fold: the earthly (human) representations are of the man and his phallus, and the woman with her receptive eteis (vagina). The cosmic meaning is that of the active Sun (deity, the Sun-god) from above, imparting life into the passive Earth (deity, the earth/fertility goddess) below and producing new life.

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What is in store in the Age of Aquarius Air Element – 2nd grade Theoricus 2000 AD – 4000 AD

According to occult science, in every 2,000 – 2,160 years approximately we have a new Astrological Age, which means a new constellation starts affecting the evolution on Earth. While the earth is rotating, there is a change in the orientation of the earth’s rotational axis, called Precession. One complete cycle of precession lasts slightly less than 25,000 years, meaning the spinning Earth goes through a little circular wobble about once every 25,000+ years. One cycle of Precession has been broken into 12 parts associated with 12 astrological ages, resulting in having 12 astrological ages corresponding to the 12 zodiac signs. The 12 zodiac signs each occupying 30 degrees of celestial longitude, and can all be seen along the ecliptic.

Aquarius is a symbol for electricity and other types of renewable energy.

During this new Age, we can expect new types of energies to be discovered.

Likely developments are artificial intelligence, space travel, and connections with other forms of life.

Aquarius is the most global sign of the zodiac – it rules networks and communities based on a mutual vision. In the next 2000 years, there’s no more place for top-down, hierarchical cultures or extreme political doctrines.

Aquarius is a democratic sign; the types of top-down systems that have dominated our society in the last millennia will simply cease to work.

The Age of Aquarius will come with a completely different “operating system” – something we haven’t seen yet… at least in the last 26.000 years.

– The internet offers instant worldwide communication, connecting people through digital means

– With millions of people leaving their jobs today, be their own bosses, some even choose to do YouTube as their career, -the Age of Aquarius’ ultimate goal is individual freedom and liberation, knowledge, intellect, sharing their personal talents – -The age of Aquarius is about decentralizing power” -Collective focused (We instead of Me) -Science and Technological advancement -Less physical, more invisible -Transparency and sharing -Cryptocurrency

– Artificial Intelligence – -The Age of Aquarius is all about enlightenment and represents spirituality coming together with science. It is a time in history where religion and science need to unite and create better medical innovations and medical technologies to help humanity.

The Age of Aquarius 2000AD , Master of the 3rd Veil, under the banner of scarlet delineated by Man, Tribe of Reuben, and the Prophecy of Haggai for the New Earth

The Master of the 3rd veil is an allegory of the future, the age of craftsmanship, technology, electricity, computers, all with the energy of the fixed Air, The Age of Aquarius.

Exodus 31 – The Call of Bezallel and Aholiab

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship. And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all who are gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:”

Even as God specifically chose Moses and Aaron, He also specifically chose these craftsmen for His service. God supernaturally enabled Bezalel to do the work of building the Tabernacle. God saw this work as just as spiritual, and just as dependent on the Holy Spirit’s power, as the work Moses and Aaron did.

The Age of Aquarius 2000AD – 4000AD

– shall be the period when the Ark of the Covenant would be restored in the form of computers, emf generators, atom smashers, wormhole transport facilities and ultimately smart device like signet that serves as individual data storage , biometrics , and radiates the Spirit of God handled by Humanos Luminus or Illuminated Human.

Present day craftsmen are programmers, scientists, physicists, alien like engineers who understand the dimensional law of the universe and perfecting the reality of the Godlike particle.

The Prophecy of Prophet Haggai

From the fourth chapter of Exodus:”And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe in the two former signs, thou shalt take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land; and the water shall become blood upon the dry land.” This is an allegory of the scarlet (blood) color of the banner, the transformation of the old earth by wars, man made calamities, weather manipulations, biological weapons of mass destruction before the realization of the New Temple or the New Earth. •All Nations Will be Shaken •The Heavens and Earth Will be Shaken •The Past and Present Building of the Temple

1. All Nations Will Be Shaken

“For this says the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, says the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, says the Lord of hosts” (Hag.2:6-9 KJV).

It is clear from the scriptures that there has never been a time in history when God has shaken the heavens, the earth, and all the nations. But, this is what he says he will do just before Jesus returns as King of kings at the end of this age. See also Heb.12:26.

2. The Heavens and Earth Will Be Shaken

“Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. In that day, says the Lord of hosts, will I take you, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, says the Lord, and will make you as a signet: for I have chosen you, says the Lord of hosts” (Hag. 2:21-23 KJV).

Clearly, this is an end of the age prophecy. Here, we see that God shakes the heavens and the earth, overthrowing the kingdoms (nations) of the world. “In that day,” is a reference to the end of the age (Isa.2:17-21; Zeph.1:7-10, 12-16; Joel 3:9-18; Zech.14:1-8,13,20). And as we will see, it is also very clear that God gives the prophetic end-time Zerubbabel great power and authority to represent him and proclaim his good news message to the world.

3. Past and Present Building of the Temple

“And now, I ask you to consider from this day and forward, from the time before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord” (Hag.2:15 Para.).

“Consider now from this day and forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it”(Hag.2:18 Para.).

Both of these references about laying the foundation and construction of the temple refer to a past and a future fulfillment.

– Atom manipulation

– Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles – the most powerful new biotech in the field of electronics and medicine

– Flouro Graphene or florinated graphene

•Wikipedia •Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike

•Mackey encyclopedia of Freemasonry

•Fra. Thomas D Worrel VII and William Wescott P.S.M, S.R.I.A. XI

•SRICF Monitor

•https://taughtbydegree.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/square-and-compasses-the-secret-within-the-secret/ •https://taughtbydegree.wordpress.com/2015/10/11/the-secret-of-the-royal-arch-masonry-and-the-precession-of-the-equinoxes/

•Self Initiation into the Golden dawn Tradition

•Astrology

•Vedic Nakshatra

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About the Writer

Gabriel Comia, Jr., VIII Grade is a Rosicrucian.

A member of Pearl of the Orient College, Societas Rosicruciana In Civitativus Foederatis (SRICF), USA

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