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Just in time for the opening of baseball season, tickets have gone on sale for the Mile Square Theatre troupe's latest annual production of "Seventh Inning Stretch," a series of ten-minute plays about Hoboken and America's favorite pastime, baseball.
Chris O'Connor, the founder of the Mile Square Theatre, explained that this year marks the tenth time the troupe will put on the production. The play will feature seven shorts compiled from six accomplished playwrights, as well as a student writer.
"It's the very first event that Mile Square Theatre did back in 2003," said O'Connor, a professor at Rutgers, adding that the idea to feature short plays was conceived in order to follow the latest trend in theatre.
"The ten minute play, for the last 15 years, has become a very present and popular form of playwrighting in America," continued O'Connor, "and I wanted to do it thematically, with a theme that really connected to Hoboken."
"There are so many aspects to the game, and so many things to say about it." – Chris O'Connor, founder
"It ended up having such longevity," said O'Connor. "There are so many aspects to the game, and so many things to say about it."
O'Connor said that past plays have included shorts about little league parents being overly competitive, players who are struggling with their careers, features on former greats such as Roberto Clemente and Babe Ruth, and even topical plays about steroids.
After the success of the first show, O'Connor and the troupe continued to hire playwrights and actors to write new shorts for each subsequent production, which has since grown in popularity.
Growing in support
"We have a faithful following of people who eagerly support ['Seventh Inning Stretch']," said O'Connor, adding that the popularity has attracted prestigious playwrights.
"We have playwrights who have written for Broadway, [have won] Tony Awards, and been nominated for Pultizer Prizes," continued O'Connor, adding that each playwright and actor contributes without seeing a profit. "They're really high-profile American playwrights."
O'Connor said that this year's line-up of writers includes Tony-Award winning Peter Ackerman, who co-wrote the movies "Ice Age" and "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs;" Tommy Nohilly, a former marine and accomplished actor featured in "Law & Order," "Third Watch," "Of Mice and Men," and "The Believer;" and Pultizer-prize nominated John Ford Noonan, a writer with over 50 plays to his resume, including "A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking," which starred Susan Sarandon, "Listen to the Lions," and "All She Cares About Is The Yankees."
"Seventh Inning Stretch" was also recently featured on "This Week In Baseball," which can be viewed on MLB.com.
Humble roots
O'Connor said he founded Mile Square Theatre after coming to the realization that Hoboken did not have a professional theatre troupe.
"I had this crazy idea to start a theatre company in Hoboken," said O'Connor. "There really wasn't a professional [group]."
"I started the group myself and recruited a couple of people along the way," O'Connor continued, "and now we have a really big core group of people who do all the heavy lifting."
O'Connor said that the initial event was performed at the Stevens DeBaun Center for Performing Arts for the first 8 years, until the group eventually bought space in 2008 at the Monroe Center of the Arts.
The show, a "triple play gala," will be held at the Monroe Theatre at 720 Monroe St. this June in honor of the first organized baseball game played in Hoboken on June 19, 1846. All earned revenue will fully go toward the troupe's budget. The show will be held Friday, June 15, Saturday, June 16, and Sunday, June 17th. Tickets are $25 for the Friday and Sunday shows, which will be held at 8 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
Tickets for the Saturday event are $50, and include a dinner featuring food from local restaurants. The event will begin at 7 p.m. with an 8 p.m. show time.
Call (201) 683-7014 or visit www.milesquaretheatre.org for more information or to purchase tickets.
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Updated: November 17, 2012
It was all things kibbles and books in Springdale Saturday as the public library hosted a Puppy Party!
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With an ethos founded upon the connections between hip hop, free-jazz, rock and soul, Cincinnati based, renegade trio ISWHAT?! formed in 1996 with a direct focus upon live performance. Combining the vocalist and beatboxer Napoleon Maddox with saxophonist Jack Walker and bassist Matthew Anderson, their first album Landmines dropped in 1999.
More releases landed and in 2006 the line-up received expansion pack number 1; Joe Fonda replaced Matthew on bass, Claire Daly arrived with baritone sax and Hamid Drake took up drums. Continual artistic development has now led to an ever changing organic live set-up with members including; Chris Walker, Anthony Lee, Eddie Bayard, DJ Apryl Reign, Benjamin Sanz, Flip Barnes, Cocheme'a Gastelum, Brent Olds, Jeremy Cunningham, Rashawn Murph, Archie Shepp, Oliver Lake and Champion Battle DJ SPS (phew...!)
2008 saw projects develop to include visual art and new methods of composition, resulting in the Nu Takes EP. With Napoleon Maddox still at the forefront, ISWHAT?! recently released the below video to fall in line with their UK tour and Big Appetite album launch, described by Napoleon as more than a collection of delicious audio treats. It's a diary, a chronicle of overconsumption, real cautionary tales about lust, desire, greed and hunger.
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The Club has decided to replace the (rather tired looking) Club Helmets with 10 shiny new ones.
We decided to go for an open face design as it allows easier communication and instruction whilst on-track and many have commented that the old full-face helmets are quite restrictive.
As part of our purchase we can offer Club Members the opportunity to jump on the group buy and have the helmets delivered to Blyton ready to be used at the Club event. Sorry, but I cannot send helmets out individually as the postage costs become crippling.
Anyone that would like a Helmet please note that we will be pre-ordering these through Demon Tweeks, as such, if you say you would like one, then you are committed to the purchase. The Club will pay the full invoice and then send out purchase invoices.
Cost: £56.20 DELIVERED TO BLYTON and includes a protective helmet bag.
Sizes: measure carefully around the head, just above the ears, horizontally around the forehead and crown. Sizes are CM.
Small: 56-57CM
Medium: 58-59CM
Large: 60-61CM
XLarge: 62-63CM
My email address is in my signature block (below), please email me if you would like to be added to the list and only order if you intend to buy
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Martin C: 2 x Medium
Andrew G: 1 x Small
Derek H: 2 x Medium
Looks great Jon, but what about `my` yellow one
It will be going to landfill mate
taff eunos:but what about `my` yellow one
No worries, so you don't suffer withdrawl symptoms Dr. mine is yellow & black, maybe we can share
peleton72: It will be going to landfill mate Sorry...
Should be going to auction, famous that one is Lol!
Have you still got us down for a couple for end of May mate?
But remind me nearer the time, my heads spinning with Blyton, Mission Motorsport and trying to find a new job!!!
Ok and best of luck with everything, especially the job search (nothing to do with Polo any modification I trust?)
lizhosken: taff eunos:but what about `my` yellow one No worries, so you don't suffer withdrawl symptoms Dr. mine is yellow & black, maybe we can share
Ohh, thanks Liz but if the misses finds any blonde hairs on me (not ny own grey ones) I would be in for the chop, and I dont mean a haircut!!
You have PM mate
Last chance Ladies & Gents, order goes into Demon Tweeks tomorrow...
Those look really nice. Ideal for the job.
Can I just raise one safety point though? These helmets are made of ABS rather than glassfibre. Nothing wrong with that but I noticed on the old helmets (also ABS) that you'd written with permanent marker and also put some stickers on.
While that's fine for a fibreglass helmet the solvents in the pen and in the stickers glue affect the thermoplastic shell of the helmet and can seriously compromise the strength of the shell.
Can I urge you to keep identification marks to the inside padding of the helmets?
Your absolutely right mate, the pen was not my doing (before my time in the sadlle) but the stickers are helmet friendly
Group buy now closed, order on its way...
peleton72: Martin C: 2 x Medium Andrew G: 1 x Small Derek H: 2 x Medium
Your helmets (and rather smart helmet bags) will be ready for collection at the welcome desk in the marquee at Blyton.
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Reading might seem like a solitary affair — you, curled up in a chair, with a good book — but as Elizabeth Chandler's proven, it can be pretty social too. With her husband Otis, the former journalist co-founded Goodreads, a popular social-media site for book lovers, where you can review, share and recommend your favorite reads. So what's on Elizabeth's literary roster? A little Tolstoy, a little India, a little horse riding and…oh, keep reading to find out.
Read MoreWhen compiling a list of the iconic destinations that make New York New York — Central Park, the Met and the Statue of Liberty — we would be remiss to overlook the place where literature lovers can seek refuge from the bustle on the street: the New York Public Library. As a nonprofit institution, its vibrancy and survival are due, in large part, to champions like author Lea Carpenter. For more than 15 years, she has been supporting the landmark through fundraisers, reading programs and by co-founding its Young Lions group. We asked Lea about her passion for the library and the written word (her new book, Eleven Days, is out now) and using books as positive reinforcement.
Read MoreIf you're looking for a good getaway, Pamela Fiori is your girl. She's written a host of books for Assouline on the world's best leisure locales, from St. Barths to Palm Beach. She gives us an inside guide to its latest entry In the Spirit of the Hamptons, for which she wrote the forward, and shared more travel and literary recommendations, too.
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I moved in my house 2 years ago and the very first weekend I was in the house I had a problem with this system. The following year the Coil went bad and to be replaced. It took over a week in July heat to get the part in. Now this year, the system has failed again and Yellow Dot, the installer, is telling me that parts are covered but not labor. This system sucks and Goodman knows it. I'm thinking about a class action suit to regain some of the money that so many consumers have had to put out hard earned funds for a defective system. It is certainly no coincidence that so many people are dissatisfied with this product!!! Win or lose, I bet it will get Goodman�s attention.
Location: Melbourne, Fl
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"Coastal Environmental, VacuVent"
I contacted firstname.lastname@example.com, of Goodman for an assistance with the compressor, which is less than 10 month old. I got printed form reply, telling me how great their quality is, but did not offer any help. Basically saying, too bad.. The VacuVent installed the airconditioner, who do not want to help either.. I strongly ask consumers to avoid Goodman product from what I've experienced, and most of all from VacuVent.
Location: Potomac, MD
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"feel ripped off"
We have AC and heat pump---Our system is less than 3 years old, but needs contast repairs. In fact, we had already changed out, under warrenty, one of the compressors! We're in Maryland, not far from D.C. and in the winter it takes way too long to reached a desire heat! Come on---we're not MN! This past week---one of the AC units completely failed & it's 96!We just learned there's no freon? Another leak? OMG! And yes---it is very loud. I am stuck with this lemon!
Location: Winchester, Va
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"Terrible manufacturer"
Bought our house new 6 years ago and have had the repairman out at the start of each summer for the AC for five of the last six years. Coolant leaks, and various other problems. It's either the upstairs unit or the downstairs unit every year. Last summer while working in the yard near the downstairs unit I hear a loud boom and look over to see smoke billowing out. Two service calls and $650 later and now this year the compressor has gone bad. $1300 for a new compressor or $2000 for a new unit. What a piece of $&@% this has been! It has already cost me thousands. Do not choose this system for yourself and buy a very comprehensive warranty if you can and are stuck with it.
Location: Indiana
Satisfaction Rating:
"Goodman AKA Junkitrol"
I purchased the AC unit w/Furnace 5 years ago. When I purchased these, I told the dealer I wanted a med priced unit, but absolutely no Janitrol or aka Junkitrol. The Goodman units were installed, and I went online and found it is the same as a Junkitrol.. I was furious!! The business that sold me the units closed, and I couldn't find the guy who installed them...first year the furnace broke down... every year, I call out a repairman for the furnace...it is always something. I do not like AC, and only use it when it is extremely hot... I prefer fresh blowing breezes any day over AC. My AC unit rarely gets used, and it has already quit on me twice. I am so sick of both the AC and furnace....they are both JUNK. I'm on a very limited income and unable to fix the AC unit this year. I am going to purchase a few small AC units for the bedrooms. Also, I have a two story house, the second level rarely cools down at all, however, when working, the AC unit did cool the downstairs.
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I've never owned a Goodman unit , but I'm still able to comment how ever I want ........DUH........ How many of the comments are coming from dealers of other brands ? Price wise , and warranty wise , they have the others beat hands down . I've looked at everything on the market pretty much . Looks like it's gonna be Goodman for me . By the way , I don't sell or service HVAC products . Heck , I could buy two of them for the price of one of the other name brand units . And with a ten year warranty how can you loose ? Besides that , they all use the same brand of compressors .
Location: Ct
Years owned: 5
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First off I would have to state something that I think gets missed in these reveiw's. Facts: If you have had many units or even just one compressor failure after having lost one within a year you have more than likely been "dis-serviced" by your repair individual. I personaly put in a Goodman because being in the trade I know its whats in the unit that matters. Technicaly I put in an "undersized unit" my reasoning was that I would have it a half ton less so as it would run a little longer for dehumidification. I live in Ct so this is ok should you be down south etc a different ave is suggested that is a whole other subject. I put in a 2.5 ton R-22 unit (got a hell of a deal or I would have done 410a). INSTALATION IS KEY!!! Unit should be at least 18" away from the exterior wall of any dwelling. Air movement / flow is critical to performance and heat disipitation.Air handler (unit in attic or basically part that gets cold "evaporator") needs proper instalation of it also. Ductwork must be professionally installed. System must be balanced meet criteria for capacity of heat load / wall thicknesses / window with incoming sunlight (heat load). Anything incorrectly either installed or designed incorrectly will hinder the units performance and longevity! My unit has what they all mostly have. A Copeland compressor / typical market single pole contactor. Typical run capacitor / run of the market fan motor and blade. Condencers / evaporators all can be damaged no matter the manufacturer. If your contractor replaces the compressor in ANY UNIT if done incorrectly the unit will fail and fail and yes FAIL AGAIN! I can not go into detail here as it is complicated and technical it involves acid formation that will destroy the internal electric windings in the compressors motor if this damaging acid is not removed correctly you could put in a Heil / Trane unit / York / American Standard you name it you'll be replacing it again and again!Goodman unit installed 2006 have replaced out original contacter with a two pole (doubled the amperage rating)so as that contacts will last a lot longer. Remember these simple things. A knocking noise is bad / buzzing from unit bad (contactor may not be getting full 24volts to hold in contactor which can short live compressor. Debree around outside unit (condencing side of system) will cause efficecy problems as well as excessive pressure for the compressor. Think of it as you trying to cool off on a 100F day while you walk in the sun with a sleeping bag wrapped around you!
Location: Greensboro
Years owned: 4
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"Terrible quality"
My Godman unit came with the house unfortunately. i even have a service agreement, so my unit was allways taken a good care of. I even put a cover on the outside unit in the winter time to protect it. Today it stop cooling the air all togther, on a 92 F day. i was told by the repair man that my evaporator coil was leaking on two places, none the less. The coil is under waranty (5 years), but the instalation is not. the total damage was 1.150 Do not buy this brand, unless you are already stuck with it.
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I have this unit over a year now and I hated this unit. I don't know why my a/c guy recommended this. The unit is RIDICULOUSLY NOISY. Had to call him several times, ended up putting a padding underneath, despite that still annoyingly noisy. If I have the money, I will replace this with TRANE. I will not get this brand again. HATE THIS GOODMAN A/C!!!!!!
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I have currently owned this unit for 2 years. I like it because it is quiet and keeps the house cool. Being able to control the temperature of my house is a amazing thing. I can just set it to a certain temperature and forget about it. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it doesn't cool my upstairs as much my downstairs level. However i was told that before buying it that i would need to get two in order to have both the same quality. So far i have never had to repair it nothing has gone wrong with it. I would buy the same brand again and would recommend it to a friend. I think it works well. It wasn't too expensive and has made my summers a lot better. It is also environmentally friendly which is a good thing. I like to buy products that are environmentally friendly.
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I am taking a course called "saving Stuff" and we have a textbook with the same name. The purpose of the course is to teach us how to care for things that are of museum quality. In other words how to give all kinds of objects the very best of care. Which lets face most of us don't have the time or the lifestyle for (nor actually that kind of stuff) and of course the instructor recognizes this so we are encouraged to divest ourselves of anything that needs good care and that we don't or can't give it. Do this by selling, giving away but last resource would be to throw things away. O.K. I have learned some things that ideally should be done and some that are quite possible to do. For instance silver should be cleaned, not with any product sold on the market but by a "slurry" solution of calcium carbonate and denatured alcohol. If is is hollow ware that is on display, a thin coat of wax can then be applied to keep the air from getting at it. Silver flatware should never be put in d.w. (but we all knew that one) Never store anything in moth balls or cedar chests. If you can smell something it means it has oils in it and that is bad for most things. Do not use sprays (room deodorizers, pam, windex etc) Heat, sun and light are bad for almost everything! Never hang oil paintings on outside walls or over any heat source (this true for all art) Never frame a pastel painting in plexiglass. Always have framed fabric away from glass and sewn in place. Do not use those wire spring things to hang china. . . use a plastic or wooden support stand. Now I break every single one of the rules I have learned so far. . . in fact I should video my house as a lesson in what not to do! Paper things should be stored in archival material. Last week we covered organic materials (dried flowers, feathers, shells, leather, etc etc.) if the material had once been alive (which includes wood and paper) it is susceptible to bugs and such, so has to be protected from them. Attics and cellars are bad places to store things. Drastic changes in temperatures are bad for things. My fellow students are all about my age and are all faced with disposing of collections of belongings, some inherited, some just estates they need to settle or some like me or just have collected on their own. | |||
What a wonderful course - I am envious! The UK National Trust has a 'handbook' (weighs about 25 pounds) that covers what they follow. I think it is called The National Trust Housekeeping Handbook. I went to a program on perserving paper items and learned that acid - free frame mats need to be changed after several years as Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere neutralizes the pH. CO2 is an acid. | ||||
"I went to a program on perserving paper items and learned that acid - free frame mats need to be changed after several years as Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere neutralizes the pH. CO2 is an acid." Most framers that do archival framing use acid free mats inside sealed frames with glass for watercolors, documents, drawings etc. Acid free backing material and AF tape completes the closure. No need to replace it in a few years...because it is sealed and not exposed to the atmosphere. | ||||
Hi Conrad Thank you for your post. I went to a talk at the Lincoln Museum hosted by the curators of paper ephemera. They did not mention anything about AF tape although we do ask for it when we have items framed. It was acknowledged that what the curators were saying is not practical in every one's framed items. Gases that are plenty in our environent like oxygen and carbon dioxide seep into everything. Frames are not air locks. A framed item is exposed to the gases and humidity surrounding it.This message has been edited. Last edited by: happy 9, | ||||
That's interesting especially about the silver "polish" -- actually, with silver, just a good wash will wash away the tarnish -- which is why ifyou use your things you don't have tarnished items! Martha | ||||
One of the first things my mother did after getting into buying and reselling antique/vintage textiles was to take everything out of her cedar chest. Remember - the same is true of cardboard boxes! I do have things stored in boxes. Also be extremely careful of storing linens in sealed plastic tubs (Rubbermaid-type containers). Ideally, you need to drill a couple of "air" holes in the container...othewise it will sweat with the change in temperature and humidity - even in a climate controlled home. Any unfinished wood can leech acids into the textiles. Wood must be sealed with varnish or paint before putting fabics on them. Even with that, I have an old sheet folded several times on the shelf in my closet where I store my quilt. Husband and I exchange words just about every year after Christmas. He wants to put my old mercury ornaments in the attic. Until marrying him 14 years ago, NOTHING was ever stored in the attic. As it is...my things are in the closet in the guest bedroom. Sherry Does this hat make my butt look big? www.keepyouinstitches.blogspot.com http://s193.photobucket.com/al...9/keepyouinstitches/ www.friendsofthedaingerfieldpu...library.blogspot.com | ||||
[quote]Wood must be sealed with varnish or paint before putting fabics on them. Reminded by above of two other "rules" books should not be on painted wood, ideally they should be on metal shelves. Pewter should not be stored in oak cabinets or cupboards. About the varnishing. . . I made the terrible mistake of coating the inside of my china closet with polyurethane to cover up the noxious odor. . . sadly only to learn that it was the polyurethane someone else had used that caused the odor! Now airing it out for the next year! Martha you are right about the silver. I have a large set of Oneida silver plate I bought at their factory store c. 1971. It has always been kept in a drawer in one of those cloth divided things. I have never polished this set which I use only on special occasions and just then wash. Remember quilts should be (preferably rolled, like table linens) but if folded, refolded fairly often (couple times a year) | ||||
Those are some good tips! - Makes sense about the art work... I don't have any "silver" that I am trying to keep, but will keep that in mind. | ||||
Okay.......please explain the rationale behind NOT storing stuff in cedar chests or using moth balls. How does one keep the moths out??? Also where does one buy the supplies to make the "slurry" to clean silver? | ||||
According to the class instructor anything that has an odor (moth balls, cedar chests) is emitting an oil and that is bad. (although I do notice that my line dried pillow cases and other linens have a lovely odor when I open the cabinet in which they are stored) I think if items that the moths would like are stored in the right kind of container moths will not get at them. Also they should not be aired on lines outside or put away with any food stains. The mixture of denatured alcohol and calcium carbonate is made from ingredients readily available in hardware stores. | ||||
Unfinished wood of any sort - including cedar - has an acid in it that leaches into linens and does two things - stains it yellow or causes "rust" spots and starts deterioration of the fabric. As for mothballs (para-dychlorobenzine) how much wool do you actually have in your closet? And, if your home is fairly bug-free you don't really need the mothballs/cakes. I've never had holes eaten in the few wool items I've had for years. Only one red wool southwest jacket my parents brought back from Arizona when I was 3 or 4...and that happened when my mother had it stored. None of husband's suits or my coats... Sherry Does this hat make my butt look big? www.keepyouinstitches.blogspot.com http://s193.photobucket.com/al...9/keepyouinstitches/ www.friendsofthedaingerfieldpu...library.blogspot.com | ||||
My DH and I have almost exclusively wool blend socks in a variety of weights for winter through summer. These last so much longer than cottons or acrylics and our feet are healthier (wicks moisture away when wearing, hiking, walking..any activity) Other items are wool blend sweaters and jacket linings. And we have a couple of wool area rugs in the house. The point here is we never have had an issue with moths either. I think this was more common in our parents and grandparents time when homes were more open to the elements and not as energy efficient. The clothes moths are just not brought in like in the past 50 years. | ||||
Lady of S - wish that class was offered here! is the book sold in stores? 50 years ago when Mom began buying sterling flatware she invested in a "silver chest" that is lined with specially treated cloth. Because the box closes tightly, the pieces do not tarnish IF they oil free (including fingerprints). I've always stored wool coats/suits & blankets in a cedar lined closet to discourage moths. One tip that hasn't been mentioned is to never store leather garments in plastic. Would greatly appreciate advice how to clean antique furniture and solid wood paneling. I've used Murphy's Oil (as per label) but was disappointed in the result.This message has been edited. Last edited by: tessa89, | ||||
I ALMOST never have had moths. In the 25 years or so I have lived in my house it has been moth free, except for one year. Moths got into our cloths closet that one time. I lost several of my best sweaters, and my husband lost a couple of nice suits. It was so upsetting to find those little holes eaten through. I never saw a moth, and I am not entirely sure what made them go away. I cleaned all the clothes and the closet thoroughly, and no more moths and it has been many years. | ||||
The larva can also come in on contaminated clothing or items that are not even wool. They can just hitch a ride, I've been told. My DM had them in an old wool rug in her basement. The little worms were crawling through it and eating the wool as they went along. She never found out where those came from either. The moths are very small and lay eggs in many fibers (not just wool) and the larva or worms actually do the damage. | ||||
I bought the class required book (also called "saving stuff" through Amazon) We definitely covered cleaning wood furniture. You don't ever use anything like Murphy's oil soap (which I love!) furniture is polished no more than twice a year with paste wax. . . preferably one sold through this company. . . I imagine wood paneling would be cleaned the same way. | ||||
Wow, many of these ideas are totally against what I've always heard. I guess this is live and learn. | ||||
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Nov 19th, 2004 2:14 AM #1
The Cross is a Symbol of Intolerance and Hate
(Note, i didn't write this article, nor do i totally agree with all of it, but it has many good points.)
The Cross Is A Symbol
Of Zionist Intolerance And Hate
Against Jesus and Christians
By Cohen G. Reckart, Pastor
Some have written and asked for Biblical proof that the Cross was a symbol of Jewish intolerance and hate against Jesus and early Christians. The following is written to help explain that charge.
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But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause (John 15:25).
For dogs (Gentiles) have compassed me: the assembly (Jews) of the wicked have enclosed (captured) me: they pierced my hands and my feet (Psalms 22:16)
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him (at the crucifixion), as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn (Zech 12:10).
And again another Scripture saith, They (the Jews) shall look on him whom they pierced. (John 19:37 showing Zech 12:10 was fulfilled at the crucifixion not at the second coming of the Lord as Pre and Mid tribs teach the verse).
Behold he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him (Jews): and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him (Gentiles). Even so. Amen (Rev 1:7).
The New Testament is the Messianic historical record concerning the Cross and the Jewish demand of its use to have Jesus put to death (Mark 15:13).
The cross as we now know it (the Roman Cross) came into use as a means of capital punishment during the time of the Roman Empire. The Romans may have learned this method of killing from the Persians. To our knowledge it was not used by the Romans as an exclusive weapon against nations because they had funny religions or against people who practiced their religions with fervency. If so we would have seen it used against the Jews prior to the killing of Jesus. The cross was a device to kill hardened criminals and those deemed to be malefactors or traitors of the empire. It was not a tool to put religious believers to death, until the Jews in Jerusalem demanded it be used upon Jesus Messiah. After that, and because of it, many thousands of Messianic believers were put to death upon crosses in the most inhumane, cruel, mocking, and hateful manner, shown against such a peaceful non-violent people at any time in the history of the world. It was a time of the spirit of Cain revisited upon the earth.
There are symbols in antiquity like unto the Roman cross figure that have no connection to the Roman use. Such is the Egyptian ankh in the figure left which was to these ancient rulers a symbol of life and became a symbol of life and death within the authority of Pharaoh's hand (a form of a scepter). It was a symbol denoting blessings from Aton the sun god upon the Pharaohs. The ankh is in the shape of our modern *T* with a loop attached at the top to wear around the wrist or to hold in the hand by the staff as seen left. Scholars believe the ankh may also symbolize the male and female genitalia of Osiris and Isis as all life was thought to be generated from the union of the two.
The Crucifix reflects the same meaning as the Ankh as: The Oath, The Word, The Way (Tau). The symbol of Eternal life. Ankh also means "mirror" (see: "First: Jesus" - top of page).
The Cross is also found in Norse Runes as: Yole, Eohl, and Algiz. It is a stick figure of the crucified Christ which represents: the mirror of truth, safety/salvation, and the enlightened self. "Yole" is similar to the Hebrew names - Joel, and Alalu.
The caduceus (2 serpents on a eagle winged stick) is one of the most ancient of symbols. This was originally the symbol for the Sirian-Anunnaki Creator God, Enki. The Savior God of Noah (Utnapishtim). The symbolism in the caduceus reflects the Kabbalah Tree of Life.
Nov 19th, 2004 2:18 AM #2
The Christian Cross is Originally Pagan
The main symbol of Christianity is the cross. For example, christian churches are filled with crosses, and christians wear crosses on necklaces, jewelry, clothing, etc. As we saw above, the cross does not originate in the bible. So then where did it come from? The cross is originally a pagan symbol and it existed centuries before Christianity, which demonstrates that Christianity is actually a bastardization of paganism.
Here are some photos of the "ankh", an ancient Egyptian cross:
dictionary definition of the ankh:
"ankh n. A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, especially as used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of life. Also called ansate cross."
(The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Why does the Egyptian cross / ankh symbolize life? Some say it is a combined sexual symbol. The upper portion represents the vulva, and the lower portion represents the penis and testicles.
Now before you christian fanatics start claiming that the Egyptian ankh is different and unrelated to the christian cross, read these quotes:
"The ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol of life -- the ankh, a tau cross surmounted by a loop and known as crux ansata -- was adopted and extensively used on Coptic Christian monuments."
(The New Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th edition, 1995, volume 3, page 753)
"A still more curious fact may be mentioned respecting this hieroglyphical character [the Tau], that the early Christians of Egypt adopted it [...] numerous inscriptions, headed by the Tau, are preserved to the present day on early Christian monuments."
(Wilkinson's Egyptians, by Sir J. G. Wilkinson, volume 5, page 283-284)
(Hieroglyphs in an ancient Ptolemaic Egyptian frieze, from "The Cross Revealed", by Crichton E. M. Miller.)
In fact, the cross is to be found in many places in pre-christian times:
"From its simplicity of form, the cross has been used both as a religious symbol and as an ornament, from the dawn of man's civilization. Various objects, dating from periods long anterior to the Christian era, have been found, marked with crosses of different designs, in almost every part of the old world. India, Syria, Persia and Egypt have all yielded numberless examples, while numerous instances, dating from the later Stone Age to Christian times, have been found in nearly every part of Europe. The use of the cross as a religious symbol in pre-Christian times, and among non-Christian peoples, may probably be regarded as almost universal, and in very many cases it was connected with some form of nature worship."
(The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, 1910, volume 7, page 506)
The original ankh figure began as a simple image of the sun breaking over the horizon at sunrise. It symbolized Assur rising from the long night of death into the light of a new day. Eventually it became the more familiar "sandal strap" ankh which was a combined symbol that represented the life and works of Assur after his resurrection as well as his resurrection. Over time, the ankh symbol evolved into ever more artistic and elaborate forms, but it never lost its original "sunrise" significance.
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Interesting, I've never read something like this before. I did a little research after I finished reading the last post, though I found something that counters this view of the cross. It's origin seems reasonably explained too.
I would paste the info on this site, but theres too much work involved to clear the pasted info up. Besides, its chow time.
Nov 19th, 2004 6:47 PM #5
Strife :)
The link you posted is a good one, however, it doesn't seem to look at the versions of the Cross that come before The Greeks, and the Roman Catholic Church.
The cross has actually been in use for thousands of years prior to any from Greek or Roman times.
For instance, in Sumeria, Planet Niburu was known as "the planet of the crossing", and a common symbol for this planet was an X. Such as Planet X, as well as the Greek Roman numeral for 10, is an X. Niburu was known as the 10th planet at this time in Sumerian history at roughly 5000BC. The Cross was also a symbol for the Chief Sumerian Goddess INANA.
Of course, we have the Egyptian ANKH cross, that represented THE ISIS KNOT. A symbol for fertility and infinity. This comes over 1500 years before the Old Testement was written.
And we have the Hindu TAU CROSS, which came thousands of years before the Christian Cross as well..The TAU CROSS is a major symbol of modern day Freemasonry.
So the Cross has clearly been a symbol of fertility and life for many thousands of years before it's usage in the Christian perspective.
I'll post some info on the Tau Cross soon, as well as other usages of Crosses thruout history.
Nov 19th, 2004 7:16 PM #6
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In his article on the Cross and Crucifixion in the Encyclopedia Britannica Thomas Macall Fallow casts much light on the antiquity of this ideograph. "The use of the cross as a religious symbol in pre-Christian times, and among non-Christian peoples, may probably be regarded as almost universal, and in very many cases it was connected with some form of nature worship."
Not only is the cross itself a familiar object in the art of all nations, but the veneration for it is an essential part of the religious life of the greater part of humanity. It is a common symbol among the American Indians-North, Central, and South. William W. Seymour states: "The Aztec goddess of rain bore a cross in her hand, and the Toltecs claimed that their deity, Quetzalcoatl, taught them the sign and ritual of the cross, hence his staff, or sceptre of power, resembled a crosier, and his mantle was covered with red crosses." (The Cross in Tradition, History and Art.)
The cross is also highly revered by the Japanese and Chinese. To the Pythagoreans the most sacred of all numbers was 10, the symbol of which is an X, or cross. In both the Japanese and Chinese languages the character of the number 10 is a cross. The Buddhist wheel of life is composed of two crosses superimposed, and its eight points are still preserved to Christendom in the peculiarly formed cross of the Knights Templars, which is essentially Buddhistic. India has preserved the cross, not only in its carvings and paintings, but also in its architectonics; a great number of its temples-like the churches and cathedrals of Christendom-are raised from cruciform foundations.
On the mandalas of the Tibetans, heaven is laid out in the form of a cross, with a demon king at each of the four gates. A remarkable cross of great antiquity was discovered in the island caves of Elephanta in the harbor of Bombay. Crosses of various kinds were favorite motifs in the art of Chaldea, Phoenicia, Egypt, and Assyria. The initiates of the Eleusinian Mysteries of Greece were given a cross which they suspended about their necks on a chain, or cord, at the time of initiation. To the Rosicrucians, Alchemists, and Illuminati, the cross was the symbol of light, because each of the three letters L V X is derived from some part of the cross..
There are three distinct forms of the cross. The first is called the TAU (more correctly the TAV). It closely resembles the modern letter T, consisting of a horizontal bar resting on a vertical column, the two arms being of equal length. An oak tree cut off some feet above the ground and its upper part laid across the lower in this form was the symbol of the Druid god Hu. It is suspected that this symbol originated among the Egyptians from the spread of the horns of a bull or ram (Taurus or Aries) and the vertical line of its face. This is sometimes designated as the hammer cross, because if held by its vertical base it is not unlike a mallet or gavel. In one of the Qabbalistic Masonic legends, Hiram Abiff is given a hammer in the form of a TAU by his ancestor, Tubal-cain. The TAU cross is perserved to modern Masonry under the symbol of the T square.(A well known Masonic symbol.) This appears to be the oldest form of the cross extant. The TAU cross was inscribed on the forehead of every person admitted into the Mysteries of Mithras. When a king was initiated into the Egyptian Mysteries, the TAU was placed against his lips. It was tattooed upon the bodies of the candidates in some of the American Indian Mysteries. To the Qabbalist, the TAU stood for heaven and the Pythagorean tetractys. The Caduceus of Hermes was an outgrowth of the TAU cross. (See Albert Pike.)
The second type was that of a T, or TAU, cross surmounted by a circle, often foreshortened to the form of an upright oval. This was called by the ancients the Crux Ansata, or the cross of life. It was the key to the Mysteries of antiquity and probably gave rise to the more modern story of St. Peter's golden key to heaven. In the Mysteries of Egypt the candidate passed through all forms of actual imaginary dangers, holding above his head the Crux Ansata, before which the powers of darkness fell back abashed. The student is reminded of the words In hoc signo vinces. The TAU form of the cross is not unlike the SEAL OF VENUS, as Richard Payne Knight has noted. He states: "The cross in this form is something ovservable on coins, and several of them were found in a temple of Serapis (the Serapeum), demolished at the general destruction of those edifices by the Emperor Theodosicus, and were said by the Christian antiquaries of that time to signify the future life."
Augustus Le Plongeon, in his Sacred Mysteries Among the Mayas and Quiches, noted that the Crux Ansata, which he calls The Key to the Nile and Symbol of Symbols, either in its complete form or as a simple TAU, was to be seen adorning the breasts of statues and bas-reliefs at Palenque, Copan, and throughout Central American. He notes that it was always associated with water; that among the Babylonians it was the emblem of the water gods; among the Scandinavians, of heaven and immortality; and among the Mayas, of rejuvenation and freedom from physical suffering.
Concerning the association of this symbol with the waters of life, Count Goblet d'Alviella, in his Migration of Symbols, calls attention to the fact that an instrument resembling the Crux Ansata and called the Nilometer was used by the ancient Egyptians for measuring and regulating the indundations of the river Nile. It is probable that this relationship to the Nile caused it to be considered the symbol of life, for Egypt depended entirely upon the inundations of this river for the irrigation necessary to insure sufficient crops. In the papyrus scrolls the Crux Ansata is shown issuing from the mouths of Egyptian kings when they pardoned enemies, and it was buried with them to signify the immortality of the soul. It was carried by many of the gods and goddesses and apparently signified their divine benevolence and life giving power. The Cairo Museum contains a magnificent collection of crosses of many shapes, sizes, and designs, proving that they were a common symbol among the Egyptians.
Nov 19th, 2004 7:18 PM #7
The third form of the cross is the familiar Roman or Greek type, which is closely associated witht he crucifixion of Jesus Christ, although it is improbable that the cross used resembled its more familiar modern form. There are unlimited subvarieties of crosses, differing in the relative proportions of their vertical and horizontal sections. Among the secret orders of different generations we find compounded crosses, cuch as the triple TAU in the Royal Arch of Freemasonry and the double and triple crosses of both Masonic and Roman Catholic symbolism.
To the Christians the cross has a twofold significance. First, it is the symbol of the death of his Redeemer, through whose martyrdom he feels that he partakes of the glory of God; secondly, it is the symbol of humility, patience, and the burden of life. It is interesting that the cross should be both a symbol of life and a symbol of death. Many nations deeply considered the astronomical aspect of religion, and it is probable that the Persians, Greeks, and Hindus looked upon the cross as a symbol of the equinoxes and the solstices, in the belief that at certain seasons of the year the sun was symbolically crudified upon these imaginary celestial angles.
The fact that so many nations have regarded their Savior as a personification of the sun globe is convincing evidence that the cross must exist as an astronomical element in pagan allegory.
There are four basic elements (according to both ancient philosophy and modern science), and the ancients represented them by the four arms of the cross, placing at the end of each arm a mysterious Qabbalistic creature to symbolize the power of one of these elements. Thus, they symbolized the element of earth by bull; water by scorpion, a serpent, or an eagle; fire by a lion; and air by human head surrounded by wings. It is significant that the four letters inscribed upon parchment (some say wood) and fastened to the top of the cross at the time of crucifixion should be the first letters of four Hebrew words which stand for the four elements: "Iammin, the sea or water; Nour, fire; Rouach, the air; and lebeschah, the dry earth."
That a cross can be formed by opening or unfolding the surfaces of a cube has caused that symbol to be associated witht he earth. Though a cross within a circle has long been regarded as a sign of the planet Earth, it should really be considered as the symbol of the composite element earth, since it is composed of the four triangles of the elements. For thousands of years the cross has been identified with the plan of salvation for humanity. The elements-salt, sulphur, mercury, and Azoth-used in making the Philosopher's Stone in Alchemy, were often symbolized by a cross. The cross of the four cardinal angles also had its secret significance, and Masonic parties of three still go forth to the four cardinal points of the compass in search of the Lost Word.
The material of which the cross was formed was looked upon as being an essential element in its symbolism. Thus, a goldend cross symbolized illumination; a silver cross, purification; a cross of base metals, humiliation; a cross of wood, aspiration. The fact that among many nations is was customary to spread the arms in prayer had influenced the symolism of the cross, which, because of its shape, has come to be regarded as emblematic of the human body. The four major divisions of the human structure-bones, muscles, nerves, and arteries-are considered to have contributed to the symbolism of the cross. This is especially due to the fact that the spinal nerves cross at the base of the spine, and is a reminder that "Our Lord was crucified also in Egypt."
Man has four vehicles (or mediums) of expression by means of which the spirtual Ego contacts the external univers: the physical nature, the vital nature, the emotional nature, and the mental nature. Each of these partakes in principle of one of hte primary elements, and the four creatures assigned to them by the Qabbalists caused the cross to symbolic of the compound nature of man.
Nov 19th, 2004 7:19 PM #8
Saviors unnumbered have died for the sins of man and by the hands of man, and through their deaths have interceded in heaven for the souls of their executioners. The martyrdom of the God-Man and the redemption of the world through His blood has been an essential tenet of many great religions. Nearly all these stories can be traced to sun worship, for the glorius orb of day is the Savior who dies annually for every creature within his universe, but year after year rises again victorious from the tomb of winter. Without doubt the doctrine of the constant reminder that the divine nature of man is perpetually crucified upon the animal organism. Certain of the pagan Mysteries included in the ceremony of initiation the crucifixion of the candidate upon a cross, or the laying of his body upon a cruciform altar. It has been claimed that Apollonius of Tyana (the Antichrist) was initiated into the Arcanum of Egypt in the Great Pyramid, where he hung upon a cross until unconscious and was then laid in the tomb (the coffer) for three days. While his body was unconscious, his soul was thought to pass into the realms of the immortals (the place of death). After it had vanquished death (by recognizing that life is eternal) it returned again to the body, which then rose from the coffer, after which he was hailed as a brother by the priests, who believed that he had returned from the land of the dead. This concept was, in substance, the teaching of the Mysteries.
The list of the deathless mortals who suffered for man that he might recieve the boon of eternal life is an imposing one. Among those connected historically or allegorically with a crucifixion are Prometheus, Adonis, Apollo, Atys, Bacchus, Buddha, Christna, Horus, Indra, Ixion, Mithras, Osiris, Pythagoras, Quetzalcoatl, Semiramis, and Jupiter. According to the fragamentary accounts extant, all these heroes gave their lives to the service of humanity and, with one or two exceptions, died as martyrs for the cause of human progress. In many mysterious ways the manner of their death has been designedly concealed, but it is possible that most of them were crucified upon a cross or tree. The first friend of man, the immortal Prometheus, was crucified on the pinnacle of Mount Caucasus, and a vulture or eagle was placed over his liver to torment him throughout eternity by clawing and rending his flesh with its talons. Prometheus disobeyed the edict of Zeus by bringing fire and immortality to man, so for man he suffered until the coming of Hercules released him from his ages of torment.
Concerning the crucifixion of the Persian Mithras, J.P. Lundy has written: "Dupuis tells us that Mithra was put to death by crucifixion, and rose again on the 25th of March. In the Persian Mysteries the body of a young man, apparently dead, was exhibited, which was feigned to be restored to life. By his sufferings he was believed to have worked their salvation, and on this account he was called their Savior . His priests watched his tomb to the midnight of the vigil of the 25th of March, with loud cries, and in darkness, when all at once the light burst forth from all parts, the priest cried, Rejoice, O sacred initiated, your God is risen. His death, his pains, and sufferings, have worked your salvation."
In some cases, as in that of the Buddha, the crucifixion mythos must be taken in an allegorical rather than a literal sense, for the manner of his death has been recorded by his own disciples in the 'Book of the Great Decease. However, the mere fact that the symbolic reference to death upon a tree has been associated with these heroes is sufficient to prove the universality of the crucifixion story.
The East Indian equivalent of Christ is the immortal Christna, who, sitting in the forest playing his flute, charmed the birds and beasts by his music. It is supposed that this divinely inspired Savior of humanity was crucified upon a tree by his enemies, but great care has been taken to destroy any evidence pointing in that direction. Louis Jacolliot, in his book The Bible in India, thus describes the death of Christna.: "Christna understood that the hour had come for him to quit the earth, and return to the bosom of him who had sent him. Forbidding his disciples to follow him, he went, one day, to make his absolutions on the banks of the Ganges. Arriving at the sacred river, he plunged himself three times therin, then, kneeling, and looking to heaven, he prayed, expecting death. In this position he was pierced with arrows by one of those whose crimes he had unveiled, and who, hearing of his journey to the Ganges, had, with a strong troop, followed with the design of assassinating him. The body of the God-man was suspended to the branches of a tree by his murderer, that it might become the prey of vultures. News of the death having spread, the people came in crowd conducted by Ardjouna, the dearest of the disciples of Christna, to recover his sacred remains. But the mortal frame of the redeemer had disappeared-no doubt it had regained the celestial abodes and the tree to which it had been attached had become suddenly covered with great red flowers and diffused around it the sweetest perfume." Other accounts of the death of Christna declare that he was tied to a cross-shaped tree before the arrows were aimed at him.
The modern world has been misled in its attitude towards the so-called pagan deities, and has come to view them in a light entirely different from their true characters and meanings. The ridicule and slander heaped by Christendom upon Christna and Bacchus are excellent examples of the persecution of immortal principles by those who have utterly failed to sense the secret meaning of the allegories. Who was the crucified man of Greece, concerning whom vague rumors have been afloat? Many think it was Pythagoras, the true story of whose death was suppressed by early Christian authors because it conflicted with their teachings. Was it true also that the Roman legionaris carried on the field of battle standards upon which were crosses bearing the crucified Sun Man?
The adoration of the sun was one of the earliest and most
natural forms of religious expression. Complex modern
theologies are merely involvements and amplifications of this
simple aboriginal belief. The primitive mind, recongnizing the
benificent power of the solar orb, adored it as the proxy of
the Supreme Deity. Concerning the origin of sun worship,
Albert Pike makes the following concise statement in his
Morals and Dogma: "To them (aboriginal peoples) he (the sun)
was the innate fire of bodies, the fire of Nature. Aurthor of
Life, heat, and ignition, he was to them the efficient cause of
all generation, for without him there was no movement, no
existence, no form. He was to them immense, indivisible,
imperishable, and everywhere present. It was their need of
light, and of his creative energy, that was felt by all men; and
nothing was more fearful to them than his absence. His
beneficent influeces caused his identification with the
Principle of Good; and the BRAHMA of the Hindus, the
MITHRAS of the Persians, and ATHOM, AMUN, PHTHA, and
OSIRIS, of the Egyptians, the BEL of the Chaldeans, the
ADONAi of the Phoenicians, the ADONIS and APOLLO of the
Greeks, became but personifications of the Sun, the
regenerating Principle, image of that fecundity which
perpetuates and rejuvenates the world's existence."
Among all the nations of antiquity, altars, mounds, and
temples were dedicated to the worship of the orb of day. The
ruins of these sacred places yet remain, notable among them
being the pyramids of Yucatan and Egypt, the snake mounds
of he American Indians, the Zikkurats of Babylon and
Chaldea, the round towers of Ireland, and the massive rings
of uncut stone in Britian and Normandy. The Tower of Babel,
which, according to the Scriptures, was built so theat man
might reach up to God, was probably an astronomical
Nov 19th, 2004 7:20 PM #9
Many early priests and prophets, both pagan and Christian,
were versed in astronomy and astrology; their writings are
best understood when read in the situation and periodicity of
the heavenly bodies, astronomical principles and terminology
were introduced into his religious systems. The tutelary gods
were given planetery thrones, the celestial bodies being
named after the deities these constellations wandered the
sun and its planets, the latter with their accompanying
The sun, as supreme among the celestial bodies visible to the
astronomers of antiquity, was assigned to the highest of the
gods and became symbolic of the supreme authority of the
Creator Himself. From a deep philosophic consideration of the
powers and principles of the sun has come the concept of the
Trinity as it is understood in the world today. The tenet of a
Triune Divinity is not peculiar to Christian or Mosaic theology,
but forms a conspicuous part of the dogma of the greates
religions of both ancient and modern times. The Persians,
Hindus, Babylonians, and Egyptians had their Trinities. In
every instance these represented the threefold form of one
supreme Intelligence. In modern Masonry, the Deity is
symbolized by an equilateral triangle, its three sides
representing the primary manifestations of the Eternal One
who is Himself represented as a tiny flame, called by the
Hebrew Yod..(Note: Yod means the Hebrew word
hand..As in the "hand of god".)
The origin of the Trinity is obvious to anyone who will observe
the daily manifestations of the sun. This orb, being the
symbol of all Light, has three distinct phases: rising, midday,
and setting. The philosophers therefore divided the life of all
things into three distinct parts: growth, maturity, and decay.
Between the twilight of dawn and the twilight of evening is
the high noon of resplendent glory. God the Father, the Creator of the world, is symoblized by the dawn. His color is blue, because the sun rising in the morning is veiled in blue mist. God the Son, the Illuminating One sent to bear witness of His Father before all worlds, is the celestial globe at noonday, radiant and magnificent, the maned Lion of Judah, the Golden-haired Savior of the World. Yellow is His color and His power is without end. God the Holy Ghost is the sunset phase, when the orb of day, robed in flaming red, rests for a moment upon the horizon line and then vanishes into the darkness of the night to wander in the lower worlds and later rise again triumphant form the embrace of darkness.
To the Egyptians the sun was the symobl of immortality, for,
while it died each night, it rose again with each ensuing
dawn. Not only has the sun this divinal activity, but it also
has its annual pilgrimage, during which time it passes
successively through the twelve celestial houses of the
heavens, remaining in each for thirty days. Added to these it
has a third path of travel, which is called the precession of
the equinoxes, in which it retrogrades around the zodiac
through the twelve sighns at the rate of one degree every
seventy two years. The Egyptian priests in many of their
ceremonies wore the skins of lions which were symbols of the
solar orb, owning to the fact that the sun is exalted,
dignified , and most fortunatly placed in the constellation of
Leo, which he rules and which was at one time the keystone
of the celestial arch.
For reasons which they doubtless considered sufficient, those
who chronicled the life and acts of Jesus found it advisable to
metamorphhose him into a solar deity. The historical Jesus
was forgotten; nearly all the salient incidents recorded in the
four Gospels have their correlations in the movements,
phases, or functions of the heavenly bodies.
Among other allegories borrowed by Christianity from pagan
antiquity is the story of the beautiful, blue-eyed Sun God,
with His golden hair falling upon His shoulders, robed from
head to foot in spotless white and carrying in His arms the
Lamb of God, symbolic of the vernal equinox. This handsome
youth is a composite of Apollo, Osiris, Orpheus, Mithras, and
Bacchus, for He has certain characteristics in common with
each of these pagan deities.
The Rosicrucians and the Illuminati, describing the angels,
archangels, and other celestial creatures, declared that they
resembled small suns, being centers of radiant energy
surrounded by streamers of Vrilic force.(Note:
Vril means the force/energy of the blood.) From these
outpuring streamers fo force is derived the popular belief that
angels have wings. The wings are corona-like fans of light, by
means of which the celestial creatures propel themselves
through the subtle essences of the super-physical worlds.
Gold is the metal of the sun and has been considered by many
as crystallized sunlight. When gold is mentioned in alchemical
tracts, it may be either the metal itlself or the celestial orb
which is the source, or spirit, of gold. Sulphur because of in
fiery nature was also associated with the sun."
Nov 21st, 2004 1:45 AM #10
What's the arguement here? Now I'll admit I didn't read through all the reams of cut and paste, but where apparently does it describe the cross being "A Symbol Of Zionist Intolerance And Hate Against Jesus and Christians"
What exactly are you trying to get at Prez, or are you just stating some fun facts?
I always thought the image of the cross was a way to guilt people into remembering Jesus died for you, and to fight vampires."Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be."
"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."
"Corruption is our protection. Corruption is what keeps us safe and warm. Corruption is why you and I are prancing around here instead of fighting each other for scraps of meat out in the streets. Corruption is why we win. "
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I always thought the image of the cross was a way to guilt people into remembering Jesus died for you, and to fight vampires.
Nov 21st, 2004 4:11 AM #12The image of the crucifix repelling vampires is just a concept from books. It was put there to make the christians/catholics to feel better about themselves that their god would protect them...ie bullshit.Life is a Tragedy to those who feel,and a Comedy to those who think.The Coolest Link.
Nov 28th, 2004 9:00 AM #13
Hmm, you post some interesting stuff prez but I must disagree with you. The indigenous people here have used cross symbolism for thousands of years without it ever being a symbol of hatred. To us it simply represents the four directions.
Same goes for the "swastika" although when Hitler borrowed it he turned it around. He was as bassackwards as his own symbol.
Nov 30th, 2004 12:52 AM #14
I just wanted to make another post for some strange reason..
To DarkAce, i did cut and paste, but as for ALL that Manly P. Hall stuff, i Rewrote it all word for word to post on the net. Of course i could have just found it from the net, and cut and pasted it, but that's beside the point..
DN, i didn't write the first article or the title of Zionism being a symbol of intolerance and hate. I do however see the Christian version of the cross as a symbol of death and torture. And i don't like Zionists either, so there you go..
Micky. Yes Hitler was a "fag", as it were. But arn't the people who funded him, such as Prescot Bush, just as equal of fags for supporting the man?
Nov 30th, 2004 1:51 AM #15
I thought a fag was rolled tobacco.
Nov 30th, 2004 2:30 AM #16Originally Posted by lazserusRun to the hills Run for your lives
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the cross as a symbol...
I posted this somewhere else as well, but I just could not resist....
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Dec 1st, 2004 4:18 AM #18
lol... that's amusing.
Just yesterday I had to sit through a talk by our headmaster talking about the christian holiday 'Christmas'. Oh how I contemplated standing up and telling him Christmas is originally a pagan holiday that has just been assimilated.
Is there anything the christians haven't assimilated?~Evil Will~
I'm not evil, just morally challenged.
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You. Judging by the tone of your posts...
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