Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Emerald Tablet

In truth, without deceit, certain, and most veritable.

 

That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracles of the One Thing.  And just as all things have come from this One Thing, through the meditation of One Mind, so do all created things originate from this One Thing, through Transformation.

 

Its father is the Sun; its mother the Moon.  The Wind carries it in its belly; its nurse is the Earth.  It is the origin of All, the consecration of the Universe; its inherent Strength is perfected, if it is turned into Earth.

 

Separate the Earth from Fire, the Subtle from the Gross, gently and with great Ingenuity.  It rises from Earth to Heaven and descends again to Earth, thereby combining within Itself the powers of both the Above and the Below.

 

Thus will you obtain the Glory of the Whole Universe.  All Obscurity will be clear to you.  This is the greatest Force of all powers, because it overcomes every Subtle thing and penetrates every Solid thing.

 

In this way was the Universe created. From this comes many wondrous Applications, because this is the Pattern.

 

Therefore am I called Thrice Greatest Hermes, having all three parts of the wisdom of the Whole Universe.  Herein have I completely explained the Operation of the Sun.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Tragedy by RZA: An Esoteric Rap

Now if I just posted the video, it would be just another rap song to most. As I post the lyrics some of you may get it.  But to truly understand this brother..you have to be on another level.  You have to know and understand esoteric symbolism.  You have to be steeped in the knowledge of the 7 & Crescent, The 5 Percenters, Freemasonry or just one hell of a reader.  Each verse has deep esoteric teaching!  And now…..Tragedy by the RZA (pronounced Rizza)

 

Intro: RZA

Word up; Wu-Tang up in this joint
Wu-Tang Forever
Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang
Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Forever (here comes the rain)
Word, Wu-Tang Forever (here comes the rain)
Wu-Tang Forever, the Ryzarector in your sector (here comes the rain)
From Shaolin to the holy city of Mecca (here comes the rain)

Verse One: RZA

Yo, yo, assassination, vaccination, poor education
infatuation with Satan with global nation taxation
Fiberoptic microscopic biological germ
Mad Cow burger on the market, Captain of your starship
I never departed once I started
to explore these regions that was uncharted
Leave your heart broken, yo I stand tall
like buildings on Van Dyke's, all mics
Beats strike like a noisy four train late night
Chase got New York for the Life, we out of state
Can't smoke a bone in the staircase with out gettin chased
Penny candy poisonous rappers, best to chill or get your head gashed
Lemonhead, sour patch kids, best to grab
a Life Savor, I'll Jawbreak ya, Boston Bake ya
Then plant my sunflower seed on every square acre
The beauty of my nature shown through Shaquaisha I Mecca
When I made myself Equality, known to my reflector
Stay in your playpen boy, and babble for your formula and cried
You pacified, this lullaby from the black butterfly

Chorus: Tha Truth

Here comes the rain again
Falling on your head like a tragedy
Falling on your head causing new demotions
Not even...

Verse Two: RZA

Yo, yo, I'ma show this metamorph-is as the King takes his office
Keep my planets in orbit, never forfeit, or quit
move forward, I talk with the awkward slang
I walk with, the Wu-Tang, dang!
Heavy thoughts can't be held down by the laws of gravity
Watch for the lime in the temple tryin to plot your tragedy
A game rank with, the high officials at the banquet
For attemptin to hijack the Wu-Tang Manual under his blanket
Can't interpret cause your brain is short circuit
This dumbness left your body numbness try to come amongst us
What's your angle? Rectangle or triangle?
As my truth of square drains you of your power the death angel
strangles you like a weed, choking the helpless flower, you cower
You feel the power of the final shower!

Chorus: Tha Truth

Here comes the rain again
Falling on your head like a tragedy
Falling on your head causing new demotions
Not even the naked eye, can see
Not e-eeven the naked eye, can see
(Tragedy)
Here comes the rain again (the reign of terror)
Falling on your head like a tragedy (fallin on your head like a tragedy)
Falling on your head causing new demotions
Not even... eye can see

Outro: RZA

Word up, word up Wu-Tang
Wu-Tang Wu-Tang
That's right, ninety-seven February
Wu-Tang comin at you, word up

Monday, January 31, 2011

A Message to Masons and Non Masons From the Guy on the $100 Bill

A Charge To The Fraternity by Benjamin Franklin, starring Richard Easton Grand Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Portugal

Saturday, January 15, 2011

What You Need To Know About Indian Astrology

What You Need To Know About Indian Astrology



By: Jeff D McQueen

Astrology is part of the lives of many individuals since many people believe in what it brings to each and every person. To some people, astrology is something that is out of the ordinary and to some countries, many people believe in them especially when talking about Horoscopes. This is why Indian Astrology is widely accepted amongst its believers. Indian Astrology or Vedic Astrology is considered the purest form of astrology since it was used for almost five thousand years and it remained relevant and at the same time existing in today's generation. It is also believed that this type of astrology is based on the things that people learned from the early Indian Sages on matters of planetary influences.

This type of astrology follows a Vedic system which horoscopes are based on Vedic Moon Sigh, Vedic Ascendants and Vedic Nakshatras. In case you are wondering how individual horoscopes are prepared using this type of astrology, well they are done by making a birth chart which they call the Vedic birth chart which is based on the accurate birth date, time and place of birth of a particular person. Aside from birthdates, time and place of birth, they also consider the position of planets in order to prepare replies for any questions asked by a person with the help of this horoscope readings. To make it more understandable, this type of astrology has 3 branches which are as follows:

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Nadi- They are referred to as Nadi Shastra who are known to give images of life as well as the destiny of people who were born at a specific interval in seconds. This was used by the ancient sages and only experts are able to read and understand these things but believe it or not, predictions resulting from this branch of astrology are always found to be very accurate.
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Nakshatras- believers of this form of astrology said that the study of this particular type of astrology consists of twenty seven Nakshastras with the help of the Moon and the sun as well as the major planets namely: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn Mercury and Venus
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Moon and Rasi / Rashi- the moon is very important in this particular type of astrology since it gives the earth much influence like the waxing and the waning of moon which causes the tides of the seas have a great effect.

This technique is very popular in India and in most countries especially when it comes to the prediction of love, marriage, birth, career as well as death. Many countries also believe in this type of astrology especially when it comes to the prediction of the future of a certain country as well as the disasters and catastrophe that might happen. With this said Indian Astrology is already popular all over the world and is widely used by many people who believe in astrology.



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Friday, January 14, 2011

What Are Retrograde Planets In Astrology?

Retrograde planets in astrology are when the planets appear to be moving backwards. This isn't the case though as planets do not move backwards. Its actually an optical illusion. When an astrologer looks up to sky they see the sun and all the planets orbiting around it, the sun being the centre of our universe. There are times looking at the planets from earth that they appear to slow down, pause and even move backwards. They haven't stopped or slowed down its just an illusions from looking at the planets from earth. The best way to explain this is to imagine there are two trains going the same way with you on one of them. As one train starts to accelerate, it appears from inside this train that the slower train is moving backwards. But we know its not going backwards, its just the train we are in has sped up. This again is an optical illusion and the retrograde motion of the planets works in the same way.

The only exception with the planets going retrograde is the Sun and Moon, they are never in a retrograde motion. Mercury is the planet that retrogrades most often, 3 times a year and for about 3 weeks each time. This year (2011) the planet Mercury will be retrograde from 30th March to the 23rd April, the next one is from 3rd August to the 26th, then the last one is from the 24th November through to 14th December.

Mercury is associated with the rational mind and all forms of communications such as travelling, conversations in any form such as email or over the telephone. It governs how we trade and exchange goods, services and contracts. If Mercury is retrograde its influences becomes magnified and turbulent. Almost like a storm is brewing. Gemini and Virgo signs are ruled by this planet so this means you will be more affected. There could be delays with travel or car problems, delays with mail or contracts, misunderstandings and communication breakdowns, cancelled appointments and problems with electrical equipment especially anything to do with communications such as computers telephones etc. This explains the trouble we had here in the UK regarding all the travel problems caused by the snow. If you look at the dates of when Mercury was retrograde last year you will see its exactly when the storm broke as it were.
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About the Author:Carolyn Clayton writes for English Astrologer Patrick Arundell who offers Horoscope & Astrology readings including love horoscopes, chinese horoscopes and much more.