Comments on: Gnostic Reflections in Freemasonry http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=2553 Anti-Theory Conspiracy Wed, 22 May 2013 14:04:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Terry Melanson http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=2553#comment-8046 Terry Melanson Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:43:58 +0000 http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=2553#comment-8046 I've always thought that Gnosis was the best explanation for G. For one, for it to represent God, in most languages "G" would not work, e.g. "D" Deo or Dieu, etc. And two, Gnosis is the most obscure explanation that some Masons have come up with, which makes it more likely. And three (the most obvious): Gnosticism is what they are about, literally, philosophically, and esoterically, in every respect - as the article admits. Re: Baphomet Not really sure. But the most original explanation, mentioned briefly in my book, was from an Illuminati member. Archeologist Carl Gotthold Lenz believed it represented the Goddess of Paphos (Aphrodite or Venus). The origin of Baphomet, he thought, was a corruption of Paphos-meta: Paphometa. This would correlate with Sophia, too. So maybe the guy you mentioned has a point. And perhaps he should consult the works of Lenz. I’ve always thought that Gnosis was the best explanation for G. For one, for it to represent God, in most languages “G” would not work, e.g. “D” Deo or Dieu, etc. And two, Gnosis is the most obscure explanation that some Masons have come up with, which makes it more likely. And three (the most obvious): Gnosticism is what they are about, literally, philosophically, and esoterically, in every respect - as the article admits.

Re: Baphomet

Not really sure. But the most original explanation, mentioned briefly in my book, was from an Illuminati member. Archeologist Carl Gotthold Lenz believed it represented the Goddess of Paphos (Aphrodite or Venus). The origin of Baphomet, he thought, was a corruption of Paphos-meta: Paphometa. This would correlate with Sophia, too. So maybe the guy you mentioned has a point. And perhaps he should consult the works of Lenz.

]]> By: Justin Russell http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=2553#comment-8036 Justin Russell Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:22:59 +0000 http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=2553#comment-8036 Interesting article. The masonic "G" may be said to possibly represent gnosis? That damn G is certainly multi-purpose isn't it? lol. I remember some guy on the Discovery Channel (O.K., it may not represent the absolute height of solid research at times) stating that he believed that the confessions the Templars apparently gave under torture admitting to worship "Baphomet" actually was a code for Sophia. He thought that owing to the Templar's long duration within the sphere of Muslim influence that they used the Atbash Cipher to conceal their true object of worship, being Gnostics, even as a result of torture. Looking it up now it seems that it a Dr. Hugh Schonfield was one such proponent of this theory. Don't know what your thoughts are on that. Also, despite the many, many reasons to think of the Kolbrin as a total fraud; with its purported connections with the Céile Dé (only from the various factions promoting the book really) it does take a very crypto-Gnostic view, a kind of parallel biblical account in many ways. The spirit world is constantly directing man on earth, said earth is an earth mother/Gaia goddess figure, earth is a testing ground fraught with the temptations of flesh to be overcome by concentration on the spiritual, the physical world in a sense is an illusion, etc. Woman was even created from the side of man with blood, previously only having existed as a spirit being, she was made flesh with the blood of man. It makes for an entertaining read Tolkien style at any rate. Interesting article. The masonic “G” may be said to possibly represent gnosis? That damn G is certainly multi-purpose isn’t it? lol.

I remember some guy on the Discovery Channel (O.K., it may not represent the absolute height of solid research at times) stating that he believed that the confessions the Templars apparently gave under torture admitting to worship “Baphomet” actually was a code for Sophia.
He thought that owing to the Templar’s long duration within the sphere of Muslim influence that they used the Atbash Cipher to conceal their true object of worship, being Gnostics, even as a result of torture.
Looking it up now it seems that it a Dr. Hugh Schonfield was one such proponent of this theory.
Don’t know what your thoughts are on that.

Also, despite the many, many reasons to think of the Kolbrin as a total fraud; with its purported connections with the Céile Dé (only from the various factions promoting the book really) it does take a very crypto-Gnostic view, a kind of parallel biblical account in many ways. The spirit world is constantly directing man on earth, said earth is an earth mother/Gaia goddess figure, earth is a testing ground fraught with the temptations of flesh to be overcome by concentration on the spiritual, the physical world in a sense is an illusion, etc. Woman was even created from the side of man with blood, previously only having existed as a spirit being, she was made flesh with the blood of man.
It makes for an entertaining read Tolkien style at any rate.

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