http://www.spiritual.com.au/articles/psychics_mediums/empath-traits.htm
http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/lodges/153/153.html
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female oppression
developed countries
non-patriachal societies
gender stereotypes
in times of war
people's voices
In Symbols
Venus and Mars symbols
The Venus symbol with a circle and a cross beneath represents the female. This is said to have been derived from the image of a mirror that belongs to the Roman goddess Venus, who is the goddess of love, beauty and fertility.Women from the very roots of civilisation have been defined by their role in giving birth and the carrying on of the family line or species. This confines them to the domestic space as men go out of the home to support their wives. Symbols such as these reinforce our stereotypical notions and this explains how it took feminists centuries to push the boundaries and for women to gain access to the public arena.
Other than the fertility association, women are said to represent love and beauty. This shows how the purpose of women's existence is for men's admiration. Objectification of women as sex symbols have been a practice for centuries, and seeing how such objectification is reinforced by tacit symbols that are taken for granted by the world today, it is indeed difficult for women to break down the stereotypes associated with them.
The Mars symbol on the other hand, with a circle and a spear, represents the male. The symbol is said to be derived from the god Mars' spear and shield. Mars is the Roman god of war. This is also a phallic symbol as the spear can be seen to represent the male penis.
Being linked to the god of war, males are often associated with aggression and physical strength. Such stereotypes of males grounded in symbols act to prevent males from breaking away from them. This is why social expectations of males include the tough image of how males should not shed tears. This also explains why more feminine males branded as 'sissies' may still not be accepted into the mainstream.
The Blade and the Chalice
One of the most traditional and oldest symbols of men and women are the blade and the chalice respectively. The blade points upwards, representing the fiery male force and is once again a phallic symbol such as the spear in the Mars symbol. The chalice however resembles a cup that epitomises the womb of a woman, symbolising water as it points or flows downwards and is traditionally used to represent the genitalia of goddesses.The blade once again emphasises the male force and men's physical strength while the chalice represents the woman in association with her fertility.
The blade and the chalice are therefore the perfect union, as they come together to form the hexagram in the Seal of Solomon as is known in western tradition. The blade pointing up into the chalice represents sexual intercourse, a natural union where the male and female elements complement each other. Known in Buddhism and Hinduism as well, the union of both symbols can be said to be the meeting of fire and water, showing perfect balance and completeness. The union of the blade and chalice shows how men and women cannot live without each other and they need each other to make up for parts of themselves that they lack.
Chinese Yin Yang symbol
The yin yang symbol is representative of many Chinese values and determines the Chinese manner of living. It symbolises the perfect balance, union and completeness that is the desired state of harmony.The yin aspect of the symbol exhibits qualities such as dark, earthly, feminine, passive, receptive, and is associated with water and valleys. In direct contrast, the yang element possesses traits such as light, the sky, masculine, active, creative and is associated with fire and mountains. As with the Venus and Mars symbols and the blade and the chalice, there is a very distinct maleness and femaleness attributed to the yang and yin respectively.
Once again, the yin is earthly, grounded, at home while the yang represents the sky, which goes upwards and outwards. This complements the notion of how the chalice points downwards while the blade points upwards. Also, yin is passive as opposed to yang being active, taking control. Yang acts while yin allows yang to act. Yang has space to create, actively explores the boundaries while yin stays put and is open to reception. At the same time, yin is again linked with water, which flows and accommodates, taking the shape of what contains it while yang is again linked with fire, which attacks, burns and dominates the space it holds. The notion of valleys as opposed to mountains is very similar to the idea of the chalice and the blade as well, one pointing downwards while the other points upwards.
These qualities of yin and yang perfectly describe the female and the male and structure a framework that contains the stereotypical female and male.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_David
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This article is about the use of the hexagram as a Jewish symbol. For other uses, see Hexagram.
"Jewish Star" redirects here. For the newspaper, see The Jewish Star.
Its shape is that of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles. The hexagram has been in use as a symbol of Judaism since the 17th century, with precedents in the 14th to 16th centuries in Central Europe, where the Shield of David was partly used in conjunction with the Seal of Solomon (the hexagram) on Jewish flags. Its use probably derives from medieval (11th to 13th century) Jewish protective amulets (segulot).
The term "Shield of David" is also used in the Siddur (Jewish prayer book) as a title of the God of Israel.
http://www.secretsofthecode.com/Sample_Rabbi.cfm
http://www.aniwilliams.com/magdalene.htm
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Judgement Tarot Card
St. Mary's Church, Grandtully (notice the checkerboard?) ...cal
 Masonic lodge with the two pillars and the checkerboard floor. |  (see |
Masonic lodge with the two pillars and the checkerboard floor. | (see |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesica_piscis
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Mystical and religious significance
One of the numbers in these ratios (153) also appears in the Gospel of John (21:11) as the number of fish Jesus caused to be caught in a miraculous catch of fish,[3] and significance has sometimes been attached to this.
The vesica piscis has been the subject of mystical speculation at several periods of history, and is viewed as important in Freemasonry[4] and some forms of Kabbalah. More recently, numerous New Age authors have interpreted it as a yonic symbol and claimed that this, a reference to the female genitals, is a traditional interpretation.[5][6][7][8][9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/153
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar_legends
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Templars discovered documents hidden in the ruins of the Temple, "proving" that Jesus survived the Crucifixion or possibly "proving" Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had children by her. Indeed, the supposition that the Templars must have found something under the Temple Mount lies at the heart of most Templar legends and pseudo-historical theories. There is no physical or documentary evidence, however, to support such a supposition. It is true that they are documented as having carried a piece of the True Cross into some battles,[3] but this was likely a portion of a timber that was discovered during the 4th century by Saint Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine.[4]
http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/mysticism-masculinity-freemasonry.html
Cannot put text here........ BUT, it's a must read in my opinion. Freemasonry and women ...cal
http://www.newagejournal.com/grail.shtml
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In my view, establishing the claims of an elite family or king to a modern throne by means of legitimizing the “bloodline” is irrelevant. The importance of the Grail legend lies in its proclamation of the "sacred union" at the heart of the Christian mythology--that of Christ and Magdalene--which provides a paradigm of partnership for the “age to come” and the new millennium. This is not a new teaching, but an ancient one, supported by the New Testament Scriptures themselves.5
http://www.greatdreams.com/sarah.htm
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The Greek epithet "h Magdalhnh" bears the number 153, a profoundly important value used among mathematicians to designate the Vesica Piscis--the ()-shape identified with the "sacred Feminine' in the ancient world. This symbol, the "vulva," has obvious attributes of feminine regeneration and the "doorway" or "portal" of life--the "sacred cauldron of creativity." It was a very ancient ancient, even archetypal symbol for the Goddess. It was called the "holy of holies" and the "inner sanctum." Almonds were sacred to Venus. The symbol abounds in cave art of ancient peoples discovered in shrines where the fertility of the earth and the female was honored. It was no accident that the epithet of Mary Magdalene bore the number that to the educated of the time identified her as the "Goddess in the Gospels."
Excerpted from: Mary Magdalene and Sarah
http://www.babynamewizard.com/namipedia/girl/Maryam
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Origin of the name Miriam:
Hebrew name of debated meaning. Many believe it to mean "sea of bitterness" or"sea of sorrow." However, some sources cite the alternative definitions of "rebellion," "wished-for child," and "mistress or lady of the sea." The name is borne in the Bible by the sister of Moses and Aaron. After the Exodus, she came to be known as a prophetess to the people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene
Mary Magdalene's given name Μαρία (Maria) is usually regarded as a Latin form of Μαριὰμ (Mariam), which is the Greek variant used in Septuagint for Miriam, the Hebrew name for Moses' sister. The name had become very popular during Jesus' time due to its connections to the ruling Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties.[13]Name
See also: Mary (given name)
Consistently in the four Gospels, Mary Magdalene seems to be distinguished from other women named Mary[10] by adding "Magdalene" (η Μαγδαληνή) to her name.[3] Traditionally, this has been interpreted to mean that she was from Magdala, a town thought to have been on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Luke 8:2 says that she was actually "called Magdalene." In Hebrew מגדל Migdal means "tower", "fortress"; in Aramaic, "Magdala" means "tower" or "elevated, great, magnificent".[11]In the Gospel of John, Mary Magdalene is also referred to simply as "Mary" at least twice.[12] Gnostic writings use either Mary or Mary Magdalene, or even just Magdalene.
Mary Magdalene's given name Μαρία (Maria) is usually regarded as a Latin form of Μαριὰμ (Mariam), which is the Greek variant used in Septuagint for Miriam, the Hebrew name for Moses' sister. The name had become very popular during Jesus' time due to its connections to the ruling Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties.[13]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/sunday_worship/documents/20080127.shtml
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ANOTHER VOICE:
From a litany by Desmond Tutu
"Oh when will we ever learn that you intended us for
Shalom, for wholeness, for peace,
For fellowship, for togetherness, for brotherhood,
For sisterhood, for family?
When will we ever learn that you created us
As your children
As members of one family
Your family
The human family -
Created us for linking arms
To express our common humanity."
From a litany by Desmond Tutu
http://www.beswick.info/rclresources/L3B97Ser.htm
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INSPIRED BY LOVE AND ANGER
1. Inspired by love and anger, disturbed by need and pain,
Informed of God's own bias we ask him once again:
"How long must some folk suffer? How long can few folk mind?
How long dare vain self interest turn prayer and pity blind?"
2. From those forever victims of heartless human greed,
Their cruel plight composes a litany of need:
"Where are the fruits of justice? Where are the signs of peace?
When is the day when prisoners and dreams find their release?"
3. From those forever shackled to what their wealth can buy,
The fear of lost advantage provokes the bitter cry,
"Don't query our position! Don't criticise our wealth!
Don't mention those exploited by politics and stealth!"
4. To God, who through the prophets proclaimed a different age,
We offer earth's indifference, its agony and rage:
"When will the wronged be righted? When will the kingdom come?
When will the world be generous to all instead of some?"
5. God asks, "Who will go for me? Who will extend my reach?
And who, when few will listen, will prophecy and preach?
And who, when few bid welcome, will offer all they know?
And who, when few dare follow, will walk the road I show?"
6. Amused in someone's kitchen, asleep in someone's boat,
Attuned to what the ancients exposed, proclaimed and wrote,
A saviour without safety, a tradesman without tools
Has come to tip the balance with fishermen and fools.
At first sight what Jesus was reacting to in the temple was abuse of a place of worship, rather than to the rights of a minority or the treatment of the poor. Sacrilege, defining a scared place was not, however, far removed from a question of justice. The part of the temple from which Jesus drove the animals and the traders was almost certainly the court of the Gentiles -- an outer part of the temple where people who were not Jews could come to pray, though they could not go in further, on pain of death. How would you feel if your prayers were being interrupted by busy traffic and no one seemed to care about your relationship to God? You might even have taken your thoughts a step further and questioned your exclusion from the inner more holy parts of the temple. Even if you were a poor Jewish family you might have thought it unfair that you had to change the ordinary money that you brought with you into special temple currency in order to buy an animal for sacrifice. Some were making money out of the devotion of others. Probably, if you were poor you might only purchase one or two doves, like the parents of Jesus. It was obviously a controlled market. It all seemed rather unfair and exclusive. If you were really radical, and some of the friends of Jesus were radical, having quite revolutionary attitudes, you might even have wondered whether the whole sacrificial system of worship was unjust, for after all you could read in the psalms and the prophets that God does not desire such things.
http://www.songofsilencethechanneledautobiographyofmarymagdalene.com/biblical-mary-magdalene.php
NOWHERE in the Bible is Mary Magdalene listed as being a prostitute. This travesty of justice visited upon such a sacred person was a disgrace brought about by a sermon given by Pope Gregory the Great. During this sermon given in the late 6th century he fused several different Mary's into one fictious shady character and connected the name Mary Magdalene to that character. Apparently Pope Gregory's knowledge of the Bible wasn't so great. I find it appalling that the Pope who is supposed to be the head of the church didn't know any better or did he? Nor did he care and no one questioned him. Not until 1969 was this retracted by the Catholic Church who now considers her a canonized saint. The Eastern Orthodox, Angelican, and Luthern Churches also consider her a saint with a feast day of July 22. The Eastern Orthodox Church also honors her on the 2nd Sunday after Pascha (Easter) which is the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers. Many Protestant churches who do not express their appreciation of those who walk Spirit's path as saints have venerated her as a highly respected Apostle.
Mary Magdalene had a lot of trouble with the male disciples, especially Peter who was a flaming misogynist, and very jealous of her relationship with Master Jesus. At the time they walked the earth it was illegal, not just frowned upon, for a woman to read Jewish holy books. This was allowed only for men. Peter who was not present at the crucifixtion, denied he knew Master Jesus prior to it when the trouble started, turned tail and ran. Peter is considered to be the 1st Pope. Magdalene who stood at the foot of the cross never leaving her Lord, present at his burial, and 1st to discover him missing from the tomb, was maligned for centuries.
The term Magdalene, in Hebrew Migdal, means "fortress" or "tower". In Aramaic Magdala means "tower" or "elevated, great, magnificent". The name Mary was very popular at the time of Master Jesus probably due to the ruling class of the Hasmonean and Herodian Dynasties in power at that time. Moses' sister's Hebrew name was Miriam, in latin Maria, the Greek form of which is Mapia, which was Mary Magdalene's given name. She was also called Magdalene to distinguish her from the other Marys.
Mary Magdalene was the only person in the Bible who was present at all three events of the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Master Jesus. She is also the most mentioned woman in the Bible and supported Master Jesus' Ministry out of her own pocket along with others who walked with him. As in the Gospel of Phillip: "There were 3 who always walked with the Lord: Mary his Mother and her sister, and Magdalene, the one who was called his companion. His sister, his Mother, and his companion was each a Mary."
The 7 demons: In both Mark 16:9 and Luke 8:2 it states that Master Jesus cast out "7 demons" from Mary Magdalene. New Testament scholars usually interpret this as being healed from illness, not that she was possessed by demons. The Essene and Gnostic Gospels interpret the removal of 7 demons as an incident when Mary was being accosted by 7 demon possessed men who intended to harm her. Master Jesus saved her from this, removing the men from hurting her externally, not removing demons from her internally. The Essene and Gnostic Gospels also profess her as the "Lady Christ" and believe in the concept of both a male and female Christ. Mary Magdalene is believed to be Master Jesus' "eternal consort".
Mary has been so malinged in popular culture as reflected in Hollywood movies such as "King of Kings", where Master Jesus was the Saviour, but she was a prostitute. Even in such movies filmed as late as "Sister Act" where they treat her as a similar character in one of the songs preformed in the movie.
Hopefully with Mary's help all this defamation can be put to rest once and for all and she can be revered and treated with the respect she deserves.
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE
Mary Magdalene had a lot of trouble with the male disciples, especially Peter who was a flaming misogynist, and very jealous of her relationship with Master Jesus. At the time they walked the earth it was illegal, not just frowned upon, for a woman to read Jewish holy books. This was allowed only for men. Peter who was not present at the crucifixtion, denied he knew Master Jesus prior to it when the trouble started, turned tail and ran. Peter is considered to be the 1st Pope. Magdalene who stood at the foot of the cross never leaving her Lord, present at his burial, and 1st to discover him missing from the tomb, was maligned for centuries.
The term Magdalene, in Hebrew Migdal, means "fortress" or "tower". In Aramaic Magdala means "tower" or "elevated, great, magnificent". The name Mary was very popular at the time of Master Jesus probably due to the ruling class of the Hasmonean and Herodian Dynasties in power at that time. Moses' sister's Hebrew name was Miriam, in latin Maria, the Greek form of which is Mapia, which was Mary Magdalene's given name. She was also called Magdalene to distinguish her from the other Marys.
Mary Magdalene was the only person in the Bible who was present at all three events of the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Master Jesus. She is also the most mentioned woman in the Bible and supported Master Jesus' Ministry out of her own pocket along with others who walked with him. As in the Gospel of Phillip: "There were 3 who always walked with the Lord: Mary his Mother and her sister, and Magdalene, the one who was called his companion. His sister, his Mother, and his companion was each a Mary."
The 7 demons: In both Mark 16:9 and Luke 8:2 it states that Master Jesus cast out "7 demons" from Mary Magdalene. New Testament scholars usually interpret this as being healed from illness, not that she was possessed by demons. The Essene and Gnostic Gospels interpret the removal of 7 demons as an incident when Mary was being accosted by 7 demon possessed men who intended to harm her. Master Jesus saved her from this, removing the men from hurting her externally, not removing demons from her internally. The Essene and Gnostic Gospels also profess her as the "Lady Christ" and believe in the concept of both a male and female Christ. Mary Magdalene is believed to be Master Jesus' "eternal consort".
Mary has been so malinged in popular culture as reflected in Hollywood movies such as "King of Kings", where Master Jesus was the Saviour, but she was a prostitute. Even in such movies filmed as late as "Sister Act" where they treat her as a similar character in one of the songs preformed in the movie.
Hopefully with Mary's help all this defamation can be put to rest once and for all and she can be revered and treated with the respect she deserves.
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE
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