A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, obscuring a small portion of the solar disk. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Earth as a small black disk moving across the face of the Sun. The duration of such transits is usually measured in hours (the transit of 2004 lasted six hours).
These Transits of Venus across the face of the Sun, from our vantage point on planet Earth occur in a regular repeating pattern...
The Pattern in reverse from the year 2012 is: -8 - 121.5 - 8 - 105.5 - 8 - 121.5 - 8 - 105.5 ... (so on)
In the MAYA and AZTEC culture in meso-america, the planet Venus was identified with the god QUETZALCOATL and was very important in the development of the Maya Calendar - the cycles of which are thought to end on Friday 21 December 2012 (12/21/12).
Since the number 17 plays a role in the semiotics and synchromysticism of this blog, here's:
A List of all 17 pairs of the Transits of Venus since year 60 AD/CE to the year 2012 CE:
YEAR DATE Constellation in which Transit occurs ----------------------------------------------------
(#17) 2012 June 5 - in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 2004 June 8 - in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
(#16) 1882 December 6 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) 1874 December 8 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL)
-105.5
(#15) 1769 JUNE 3 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 1761 JUNE 6 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
(#14) 1639 December 4 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) 1631 December 6 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) -105.5
JULIAN CALENDAR (ended October 4, 1582, 10/5 became 10/15/1582)
(#13) 1526 MAY 23 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 1518 MAY 26 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
(#12) 1396 November 23 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) 1388 November 26 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) -105.5
(#11) 1283 MAY 23 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 1275 MAY 26 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
(#10) 1153 November 23 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) 1145 November 26 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) -105.5
(#9) 1040 MAY 22 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 1032 MAY 24 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
(#8) 910 November 23 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) 902 November 26 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) -105.5
(#7) 797 MAY 22 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 789 MAY 24 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
(#6) 667 November 23 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) 659 November 26 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) -105.5
(#5) 554 MAY 22 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 546 MAY 24 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
(#4) 424 November 22 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) 416 November 25 in Ophiuchus (Near Antares - SCORPIO - Archangel URIEL) -105.5
(#3) 311 MAY 22 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 303 MAY 24 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
(#2) 181 November 22 in Ophiuchus 173 November 25 in Sagittarius -105.5
(#1) 68 MAY 20 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) 60 MAY 23 in Horns of TAURUS (Near ALDEBARAN - Archangel Michael) -121.5
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(Transit of Venus in TAURUS, 6/5/2012 - from STELLARIUM)
(Transit of Venus in Ophiuchus/SCORPIO, 12/5/1882 - from STELLARIUM)
It is interesting to note that the Constellation of TAURUS is associated with the religious notion of "HEAVEN" and the Constellation of SCORPIO is associated with HADES and the notion of HELL or the Underworld.
The Planet VENUS is also known as VESPER (the Evening Star) and LUCIFER (The Morning Star).
From the list above we can see "Lucifer" moving back and forth between HEAVEN and HELL during the Transits of Venus - in a cycle of (8 + 105.5 + 8 + 121.5) = 243 years
The sidereal period of Venus is 224.701 days and that of the Earth is 365.256 days. The synodic period for Venus, or the period between successive appearances of Venus at the same point relative to the Sun as seen from the Earth, is 583.924 days. It can be shown that 5 synodic periods of Venus (2919.62 days) corresponds very closely to 8 Earth orbital periods (2922.05 days) or indeed 13 orbital periods of Venus (2921.11 days). This underpins the 8 year periodicity in the transits of Venus.
Thus the myth of the Pentagram and LUCIFER is born...
Amazing what a little knowledge of ASTRONOMY can do to mythology!
So, the next time you hear someone talk about "LUCIFER" and "THE DEVIL", you can explain to them from whence that myth actually originates!
(SIDE NOTE:) Some scholars and archaeo-astronomers, such as Immanuel Velikovsky believe, due to current orbital and rotational anomalies, that planet VENUS / LUCIFER once wreaked havoc on Earth - through an unstable orbit and a close approach to (and perhaps even impact with) our planet...
... Bumping our Earth and moving it approximately 5.256 days out of orbit - forever disconnecting the origin of the circle of 360 degrees from a now altered Earth orbit of 365.256 days.
... but I'll leave you to explore the validity of those ideas and how they might fit into mythology on your own!
(UPDATE: 10/26/10 @ 17:11 GMT)
A couple of Orbit diagrams to illustrate the Superior and Inferior conjunctions that we observe between the Sun and Venus from planet Earth. (see response to Steve_M in the Post Comments)
(Venus passing BEHIND the SUN from our EARTH vantage point)
(Venus passing IN FRONT OF the SUN from our EARTH vantage point)
(Example of Pentagram creation observed at 584 day intervals starting on 10/31/2010 with Venus as the MORNING STAR aka LUCIFER)
Each point of the pentagram is created 144º around the orbital circle from the previous!! (See 10/31/2010 and then the next point at 6/1/2012 for example)
Just 36 hours after my Shakira SOS Article and Aceshowbiz.com is reporting that her record label, Epic Records, bumped the release date of Shakira - She Wolf from October 13,2009 (10.13) to November 17,2009 (11.17)!
Shakira's 'She Wolf' Album Release Pushed Back - September 21, 2009 04:17:06 GMT Although it was originally scheduled to hit U.S. stores on October 13, the third English studio album from the Columbian singer will not come out until mid-November. --- Fans apparently have to wait longer to get a hold of Shakira's "She Wolf". The third English studio album, which was set to be released in U.S. stores on October 13, reportedly will not arrive until more than a month later. In the store section of record label Epic Records' site, the singer's latest effort is listed to be released on November 17.
Of the upcoming album, the 32-year-old has opened up to MTV earlier about what to expect. "It's a very electronic album," she stated. "Dance-oriented. Club-oriented. I want people to have fun with it. Forget about the troubles. Forget about the crisis. Forget everything for a minute - at least while they listen to the music."
For "She Wolf", the Columbian songstress teamed up with Pharrell Williams and Wyclef Jean. She incorporates elements of Colombian, Indian, Middle Eastern and African musical styles in this studio project. Lead single which title is also "She Wolf" has been released and topped U.S. Billboard Latin Songs. A music video for the track has also been premiered.
About the song, she previously told Rolling Stone, " 'She Wolf' came to me very mysteriously, I was in the studio in a bad mood that day, then I got inspired and went to a corner and I wrote the lyrics and the melody in 10 minutes. The image of the she wolf just came to my head, and when I least expected it I was howling and panting."
Apparently due to sliding chart numbers for the track "SHE WOLF", EPIC wants to try again with Shakira's - She Wolf cd track entitled "Did it Again"
Shakira in the Jimmy Kimmel Pontiac Garage (9.19.09)
Did Jimmy just say the CD release was next month? I guess on 9.19.09 nobody told him it was going to be 11.17 instead of 10.13, and Shakira didn't correct him...
Shakira in the Jimmy Kimmel Pontiac Garage (9.19.09) with Lyrics
"Now Strangeye, What's with that??", you ask...
Well, frankly I don't know, but you know I'll take a look and speculate ;) Actually, I'll point out a few interesting coincidences and we can speculate together in the Post Comments... So here goes...
According to the Wikipedia page on October 13: Aside from being the famous Templar destruction day (1307), "October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 79 days remaining until the end of the year". ref: almost all of my posts so far this Month (September 2009)
According to the Wikipedia page on November 17: "November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 44 days remaining until the end of the year" 44 days - as we learned in my previous article on Shakira, she's a big Obama supporter.
On October 13, 2009 the SUN is to rise at 7:16 AM and set at 6:32 PM, and reach a max ALT of 43.1° at 12:54 PM (Washington, DC local time)
On November 17, 2009 the SUN is to rise at almost 7am and set at almost 17:00hrs and reach a max ALT of 32.0° at 11:52 AM (Washington, DC local time)
And another interesting note on November 17, aside from there being 44 days remaining in 2009 on that date...
From and including: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
To, but not including : Friday, December 21, 2012 (The famous MAYAN calendar date)
It is 1130 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date
Or 3 years, 1 month, 4 days excluding the end date
Alternative time units 1130 days can be converted to one of these units: 97,632,000 seconds 1,627,200 minutes 27,120 hours 161 weeks (rounded down)
View to the East at sunrise on 11.17.09 -
Venus, the Morning Star / Eosphoros, Ceres, Saturn and Virgo have already risen as the Sun is rising over the hor-i-zon in Libra.
View to the West at sunrise on 11.17.09 - Aldebaran, the Archangel Michael, and Taurus are setting in the west at Sunrise. Galactic center / Milky Way on the horizon.
Shakira emphasizes the IRA (Eye of RA) One hand to the R the other to the E (RE) She's covering/obscuring the AK - the AhK. With the "W" covered she's got the "FLO"... Maybe now she'll give'em "SheOL"!
World famous Colombian singer Shakira received the ‘Child Right Award’ from UNICEF Germany on Monday, the organization's press office reported.
"Shakira has committed herself to the children and young people of the world’ Regine Stachelhaus, Executive Director of UNICEF Germany, said at the presentation of the award in Offenburg, Germany.
The ‘Child Rights Award’ recognizes the sustained commitment of stars who volunteer as UNICEF international ambassadors to help children and young people to get involved against violence, poverty, and AIDS, and advocate for their right to education.
Shakira has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2003 and has represented UNICEF worldwide. She is also the founder of projects that promote young children education, such as the Barefoot School in Colombia, the International Barefoot Foundation, and ALAS Foundation for Latin America.
On Monday 9.21.09 Shakira was awarded the ‘Child Right Award’. (CRA / ARC!)
November 17 and 18 will be the Leonids Meteor Shower. The Leonids is one of the better meteor showers to observe, producing an average of 40 meteors per hour at their peak. The shower itself has a cyclic peak year every 33 years where hundreds of meteors can be seen each hour. The last of these occurred in 2001. The shower peaks this year on November 17 & 18, but you can usually see some meteors from November 13 - 20. The moon will be totally out of the way this year (in New Moon phase), providing an exceptional viewing experience for the Leonids. Look for the shower radiating from the constellation Leo after midnight. Regulus is the most well-known star in the Constellation Leo. Regulus is Archangel Raphael - one of the Four Royal Stars of ancient Persian astronomy, the Four Guardians of Heaven. (see also: The Four Horseman)
Regulus enters the sign Virgo in 2012 AD. It entered the sign Leo in 156 BC.
Regulus is one of the four key stars in the heavens, also called archangel stars, assigning:
Tasoheter - Michael (Aldebaran) watcher of the East;
Satevis - Oriel/Uriel (Antares) Watcher of the West;
Hastorang - Gabriel (Fomalhaut) watcher of the South;
Venant - Raphael (Regulus) Watcher of the North.
The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram evokes the Archangels, during which the practioner declares the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel, Michael and Uriel to be present, while visualizing them at the four cardinal points and tracing stars.
A theoretical and speculative exploration of one of Freemasonry's more peculiar symbols...
(fig. A)
(fig. B)
I believe, and it is just my opinion and interpretation, that this symbol may be referencing or marking this particular moment in time.
We see in both depictions of the symbol above that Saturn (STUR / Kronos / Chronos), the angel-winged figure tucked in close behind the female, has his scythe in the down position... non-threatening.
How Saturn appeared from Earth on September 4, 2009:
This could be said to be the time at which the rings of Saturn disappear as Earth passess through their plane, as it did on September 4, 2009.
Another interesting note is that at this very moment in time...
It occured during the time of the Sun in Virgo - Which occurs from August 23 to September 22 in Western tropical astrology and September 13 to October 13 in Sidereal and Hindu (Vedic) astrology.
SaTUR-Day September 19, 2009 is the Jewish New Year's Day in the Hebrew Calendar.
'Massive' ancient wall uncovered in Jerusalem Story Highlights Made of boulders weighing 4 to 5 tons, the 3,700-year-old wall is 26 feet high Archaeologist: "I don't know how to do it today without mechanical equipment" Wall is believed to have been built by Canaanites Fri September 4, 2009
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- An archaeological dig in Jerusalem has turned up a 3,700-year-old wall that is the largest and oldest of its kind found in the region, experts say.
The wall is built of enormous boulders, confounding archaeologists as to how ancient peoples built it.
Standing 8 meters (26 feet) high, the wall of huge cut stones is a marvel to archaeologists.
"To build straight walls up 8 meters ... I don't know how to do it today without mechanical equipment," said the excavation's director, Ronny Reich. "I don't think that any engineer today without electrical power [could] do it."
Archaeologist Eli Shukron of the Israel Antiquities Authority added, "You see all the big boulders -- all the boulders are 4 to 5 tons."
The discovered section is 24 meters (79 feet) long. "However, it is thought the fortification is much longer because it continues west beyond the part that was exposed," the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a news release.
SUN-Day September 13, 2009: Is day of the little known Christian Feast of the Cross The date used for the feast marks the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 335 ad. This was a two-day festival: although the actual consecration of the church was on September 13, the cross itself was brought outside the church on September 14 so that the clergy and faithful could pray before the True Cross, and all could come forward to venerate it. The celebration is sometimes called Feast of the Glorious Cross.
9/15 is coincidentally the the release date of Dan Brown's (Angels & Demons / The DaVinci Code) next novel The Lost Symbol
Before we get back to our Weeping Virgin symbols above... We need to look at a little astronomy:
September 4, 2009 - We saw the rings of Saturn disappear due to our planar position relative to the rings. It was also a Full Moon.
September 18, 2009 - (Rosh HaShanah) There will be a New Moon.
October 13th, 2009 - there will be a very close conjunction of Venus and Saturn. Tiny Mercury will also be just below the pair, and all three will be joined by the Moon on the 16th of October. Venus rising in the morning before the Sun, in ancient times was known as the "Morning Star" Lucifer/Eosphorus (When Venus rises after the Sun it was known as Vesper/Hesperus)
According to Sky News Magazine the Saturn-Venus-and then Mercury and Moon conjunction is one of the Top 10 Best Astonomical events of 2009.
October 8-16, 2009 (8/8) MERCURY-VENUS-SATURN CONJUNCTIONS (MORNING) A striking performance of planetary dancing occurs predawn in October. On October 8, Saturn swings within 20 arc minutes of Mercury, then on October 13, it passes 30 arc minutes from Venus. Three days later, as shown here, the waning Moon joins the trio of dawn planets, with Saturn above and Mercury below a pairing of Venus and the Moon
IMAGE COURTESY STARRY NIGHT PRO PLUS™/IMAGINOVA CANADA LTD.
October 2009 - The early bird gets a wonderful view of Saturn, Mercury and Venus this month. On the 8th look for Saturn, tiny Mercury, and Venus together low on the eastern horizon 45 minutes before sunrise. On the 13th Venus and Saturn make a pretty pair. If you are up early, don't miss the moon near Mars on the 11th and 12th. And on the 16th the moon joins Venus and Saturn, all in the dawn sky. Saturn's ring tilt (showing the north face of the rings) is 1.5 degrees this month.
Venus - By Venus standards, this planet is quite small throughout September; it will be far easier to spot Venus in dark skies, before dawn's first glow, the first week of September; after that the planet very slowly will creep eastward and rise just a bit later each morning, until on September 30, it will be on the horizon at dawn. Approaching superior conjunction with the sun from Earth, the planet is distant now and appears only 12 arc seconds, only one fifth what it can appear when closest to the Earth
Venus - Now a brilliant morning object, Venus rises ahead of both Mercury and Saturn (see Mercury, above). Venus is nearly fully illuminated this month and will be the brightest object in the morning skies until it is joined by the waning moon during the second week of October. NOTE: look for a magnificent pairing of Saturn and Venus during the mornings of Oct. 10-16 when Saturn moves eastward and "overtakes" Venus in the sky....an incredible show to watch morning after morning. On Oct. 16, the pair will be joined by the very thin crescent moon. . Saturn - Saturn is now in the dawn of morning sky; although rising only as dawn breaks on the first, look for the magnificent ringed planet to rise about 3 hours earlier by the END of October. The rings of the beautiful planet are continuing to "open back up" after being nearly edge on in late 2008 and this tilt makes for a beautiful view telescopically. At this time, the rings are VERY much closes up to our line of sight, and angled ONLY 3 degrees! This results in Saturn being much dimmer than it normally would appear, even to the naked eye, when the rings are wide "open" and reflecting maximum sunlight. NOTE the beautiful pairing with Venus (see VENUS, above) Note that on the morning of Oct. 8, Saturn and MERCURY will be only 1/3 degree apart in the sky!....look about 45 minutes prior to sunrise . THEN on October 13, Saturn will pair up with much brighter VENUS and be only 1/2 degree from that planet. Both of these conjunctions can be photographed in the same low power field of view on many telescopes!
OK, Now back to our Weeping Virgin symbols above...
We have SaTURn/STUR and the Virgin/Virgo/Venus, we know that's her because the astrological symbol of VIRGO is appearing in the Ring and Banner in fig.B. above.
So now that we're on fig.B. above, we see that Saturn and Venus are surrounded by an empty/hollow Ring.
This aspect of the image coincides with multiple things:
It shows us that they are close together, as we see they will be from the astronomy above.
It shows us that their closeness will occur during the Sun in Virgo, via the astrological symbol, which we see will be the case from the dates and astrology.
The Hollow Ring can also represent the closeness to the SUN, which we have read will be occuring during this time of Sept 4, 2009 - Oct 16, 2009.
The Column can represent the Sun, the year(changing), or Mercury - All of which we have read are relevant during this time. We see this accentuated by the fallen towers that I recently wrote about. The FALLEN, in the AM (AM Radio Towers) also links to Lucifer. Further accentuating the Venus in the AM (Morning) as the Morning Star (See above link).
The book on the broken column likely being the Bible, as it holds the center place on the center altar in a Masonic lodge, it, along with the hour glass, further accentuates the time of the Jewish New Year.
We also see that SaTURn, has his spinning scythe - his rings, in the down, non-threatening or there and blade-turned-away position, as we read from my article previous to this one has just occurred. His Scythe forms a small crescent as will the Moon phase when it joins the 3 planets in conjuction.
As SaTURn stands behind the Virgin unfolding the ringlets of her hair, we can see that this alludes to their closeness, proximity to one another, and also that it will take time to unfold the hidden meaning of this symbol.
The Virign is called the Weeping Virgin to attract our attention to the fact that shes actually "VENUS" - from the ancient mythology of "VENUS weeping over Adonis". This mythos is also depicted in another famous painting by esoteric/occult painter, Nicolas Poussin - most famous for his "Les Bergers d'Arcadie"
The Banner shows us three astrological symbols and one planetary symbol. The Symbols from the top-most right to the lower left are: Leo, SaTURn, Virgo, and Libra
It is also interesting to note that the planet Saturn is Exalted in the constellation/zodiac sign of Libra. and an interesting note that the planet Mercury is Exalted in the constellation/zodiac sign of Virgo.
From the symbols on the Banner, we can see that the Conjunction of Saturn and Venus, depicted in fig.B., is to take place between the time of the Sun's progression in the Zodiac from Leo to Libra. Which, from the astronomy details above, we see is coinciding with this time. Add to this the current "elevationally invisible" planar position of Saturn rings, a 14 year phenomenon, and we see that this symbol can clearly point to a Venus-Saturn conjunction that is to occur between LEO and LIBRA in the year 2009 !
In Freemasonry the following views on the symbols are held:
Masonry still retains among its emblems one of a woman weeping over a broken column, holding in her hand a branch of acacia, myrtle, or tamarisk, while Time, we are told, stands behind her combing out the ringlets of her hair. We need not repeat the vapid and trivial explanation... given, of this representation of Isis, weeping at Byblos, over the column torn from the palace of the King, that contained the body of Osiris, while Horus, the God of Time, pours ambrosia on her hair. - Illustrious Albert Pike 33° - Morals and Dogma, page 379
The broken column denotes the untimely death of our Grand Master Hiram Abiff; the beautiful Virgin, weeping, denotes the Temple, unfinished; the book open before her, that his virtues there lie on perpetual record; the sprig of acacia in her right hand, the timely discovery of his body; the urn in her left, that his ashes were there safely deposited to perpetuate the remembrance of so distinguished a character; and Time standing behind her unfolding the ringlets of her hair denotes that time, patience and perseverance will accomplish all things... - Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor, by Malcom C. Duncan, [1866]
In The Secret Teachings of All Ages author Manly P. Hall 33° (though he was not a Freemason at the time of the book's publication) says this: Other authors consider Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius as the three murderers of the sun, inasmuch as Osiris was murdered by Typhon, to whom were assigned the thirty degrees of the constellation of Scorpio. In the Christian Mysteries also Judas signifies the Scorpion, and the thirty pieces of silver for which he betrayed His Lord represent the number of degrees in that sign. Having been struck by Libra (the state), Scorpio (the church), and Sagittarius (the mob), the sun (CHiram) is secretly home through the darkness by the signs of Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces and buried over the brow of a hill (the vernal equinox). Capricorn has for its symbol an old man with a scythe in his hand. This is Father Time-- a wayfarer--who is symbolized in Masonry as straightening out the ringlets of a young girl's hair. If the Weeping Virgin be considered a symbol of Virgo, and Father Time with his scythe a symbol of Capricorn, then the interval of ninety degrees between these two signs will be found to correspond to that occupied by the three murderers. Esoterically, the urn containing the ashes of CHiram represents the human heart. Saturn, the old man who lives at the north pole, and brings with him to the children of men a sprig of evergreen (the Christmas tree), is familiar to the little folks under the name of Santa Claus, for he brings each winter the gift of a new year.
No logical reason has been advanced why the woman who mourned and read in the book was a "beautiful virgin." No scriptural account tells of the Master Builder having wife or daughter or any female relative except his mother. The Israelites reverenced womanhood and appreciated virginity, but they were just as reverent over mother and child. Indeed, the bearing of children, the increase of the tribe, the desire for sons, was strong in the Twelve Tribes; why, then, the accent upon the virginity of the woman in the monument? "Time standing behind her, unfolding and counting the ringlets of her hair" is dramatic, but also out of character for the times. "Father Time" with his scythe is probably a descendant of the Greek Chromos, who carried a sickle or reaping hook, but the Israelites had no contact with Greece. It may have been natural for whoever invented the marble monument emblem to conclude that Time was both a world-wide and a time immemorial symbolic figure, but it could not have been so at the era in which Solomon's Temple was built.
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Notes:
"There are no jokes in synchromysticism, even when there are!" - Strange Eye (2009)
Penelope, the Queene, when she had view'd The strange eye-dazeling, admirable sight, Faine would have praisd the state and pulchritude, But she was stricken dumbe with wonder quite, Yet her sweet minde retain'd her thinking might ; Her rauisht minde in heaunly thoughts did dwel, But what she thought, no mortall tongue can tel.
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