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I hope so.

This also makes me sad. I wish we could revive it and o think I understand why women aren’t permitted, but it’s hypothetical. I think we are in sore need of the sort of the original lot.

I’d say that depends. Mkultra and Gulf of Tonkin absolutely happened. Pnac/project 2025 have likely been planned since Nixon or before.

Any time anything is secret, the nutters and fanatics talk trash. And if public, they’re persecuted by orthodoxy. My best guess.

The Shriners are 33° (highest) Masons and they have free children’s hospitals. They once helped a family member from the time they were a toddler until grown, so whenever I see them fundraising, I pretty much empty my pockets, even if it’s just a few coins. St. Jude’s too.

That was a nice chuckle. Thanks.

Not supposed to be. They are supposed to be active in public service.

Hi, I notice you’ve not been active in three weeks, but I’ve really been enraptured with Manly Hall and Lon Duquette (gringa here), especially on their explanations of The Magic Flute, and political activities of Austria, France and the United States around that time. I have lots of questions, some I should probably ask off -list. I’ve begun the great work as best I can on my own but lack any kind of social support, and I’d greatly appreciate any time you’d be willing and able to spare. Thanks so much in advance, either way.

Anything from the 70s or later 80s-early 90s. Psytrance.

At one time, the Church did indeed consider the Trinity idolatry and heretical.

The ones politicians keep riled up will.

I think mainly it’s that deities allow us to suffer the consequences of our own in/actions until we learn the lesson at hand. It’s unfortunate that’s how it continues to be expressed, since religions began conceptualization.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-GGIVKe9Cs

Text version: https://archive.org/stream/the-star-lore-of-babylon/The Star Lore of Babylon_djvu.txt

This gentleman from yesteryear spoke about that.

I’ve read variations of these themes, over my short time on this planet. Maybe. Hard to say. I’m thinking of a millenia old game of “telephone/secret” however it’s called wherever people are.

Anyway, the point is don’t take things so literally, religious and non-religious alike. And, like a bumper sticker I saw once, several decades ago: God has one son and we are all him.The best, worst and average among everyone on the planet, regardless of my personal opinion, I gather. And I think that’s probably what Joni Mitchell’s Woodstock and the whole hippie generation was about, despite politicians and media making it about sex, drugs, rock-n-roll. That’s probably also why recording studios and awards organizations make sure freedom music will never be mainstream, again.

You’re welcome. Thanks for the exchange.

They take the same Oath everyone else does. Not that that means anything, apparently, but maybe someone may take it seriously, some day.

Wikipedia takes the politicized view. Probably because Israel was occupied by Rome, and Constantine liked it. There are some views that say Christianity was invented by Jews for Rome, and there’s certainly no evidence for a singular, historical Jesus, to the best of my knowledge. Nonetheless, the Nicean council left out plenty, but left in some the lore that would be explained by and expounded on the books excluded. Probably again d/t Roman political purview.

“covenant” here, to my understanding, means marriage. Abram choose to be spiritually wedded to the Caanite desert/warrior/storm god. El was a peaceful god. 72 recognized names of God, afaict, but I be confusing that with hermetic kabbalah (Christian mysticism). Each name recognizes different aspects. And gnosticism is something entirely different.

1. Jewish law doesn’t apply to gentiles, for good or ill.,

2. “Before.”

Now the mystic branches of these religions have a different interpretation, to lesser and greater degrees. The fanatics in each would kill them all.

Apparently it’s not. I had to search a bit on the website so unless you just want to plant trees, which is laudable, don’t bother.