Hermes Loves You
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(Conspiracy Nation, 05/25/05)
-- Abbie Hoffman once described his "all-time favorite hate letter." It
read, "Wait until Jesus gets his hands on you, you little bastard."
Stated Hoffman: "I thought it was really 'in the spirit.'"
In those bygone days, when Abbie was still with us, the nation
was
polarized about a musical recording, "Jesus Christ Superstar."
Christian leaders visited stores and demanded the record be pulled from
shelves -- or else. Back then, John Lennon stated the Beatles "were
more popular than Jesus." Again, there was Christian fury: Beatles
records were publicly burnt. A popular bumper sticker of the time read,
"Jesus is coming, and boy is he pissed." Jesus gets seriously bummed
out at times, and since Jesus is "the big guy," that is no laughing
matter. He is known to roast souls for all eternity.
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You have probably in your lifetime been approached by persons
wanting to tell you about Jesus. Them: "Have you heard about Jesus?"
You: "Why no. Tell me more about this Jesus of whom you speak."
Whatever you think about the Jews, they at least do not buttonhole you
and demand to know whether you have been saved by Yahweh. Other faiths
wait for you; Christianity is a door-to-door salesman.
Door-to-door salesman: (Doorbell rings) "Hello sir. I am offering
Jesus. Accept this offer, or else roast for all eternity."
It's no wonder that Don Corleone was a Christian: he too made
"offers you can't refuse." It's a scarey thing to question Jesus: not
only could you be tortured for infinite time but followers of Don Jesus
might put out a contract on you in the here and now. Joseph Atwill, in
the introduction to his book, Caesar's
Messiah, obviously was uneasy about publishing his discovery
that the New Testament is largely Roman propaganda. Not only might
there be Hell to pay, but Atwill feared "to contribute to the cynicism
of our age." Ditto for the Conspiracy
Nation editor, who feared Lord Jesus might tell his followers to
"chastise the sinner," for reviewing Atwill's book. (See the Conspiracy Nation review, "Gospel
of Titus," at http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Titus.html)
Further undermining Lord Jesus has been George W. Bush, who has been
flashing a satanic hand sign, which some claim are just "hook 'em
horns" indicating support for a sports team. Was Bill Clinton also a
sports enthusiast when he too would flash this diabolical hand sign?
Doesn't "Dubya" Bush realize that displaying such a symbol, even "in
fun," sends a powerful materialist message? (See "Is Bush Possessed?" http://www.shout.net/~bigred/BushPossessed.html)
Once upon a time, people believed in the Sky God and their belief
vivified Lord Jesus who blessed them in return. Then, various doubts
crept in and, like Puff the Magic Dragon, Jesus sadly slipped into his
cave. "His head was bent in sorrow... Jackie Paper came no more." This
is the sort of thing feared by Atwill: that
discovery of Titus Flavius to be Jesus disguised might rent asunder the
moral fabric. As one reviewer noted, "If what Joseph Atwill is saying
is only partially true, we are looking into the abyss."
In the nick of time arrives Hermes Trismegistus to restore our
faith. "Say, Buddy, have you heard about Hermes?" "Why no. Tell me more
about this Hermes of whom you speak."
Marsilio Ficino, adopted son of Cosimo de' Medici, Doge of Florence,
translated Plato from Greek to Latin. But when Cosimo acquired ancient
texts by Hermes Trismegistus, their translation became top priority.
One of these Hermetic texts, Asclepius, "purports to
explain the magical religion of the Egyptians and, more importantly,
the mysterious talismanic skills that they supposedly deployed to draw
down the powers of the stars into statues and other objects." [1] One
type of these purported talismans would be the pyramids.
"As above, so below," was the ancient Hermetic axiom. It was the magia naturalis, sympathetic magic
to connect heaven and earth. The Renaissance, vivified by renewed
interest in ancient authors, drew inspiration from Hermes. Architecture
and cities were planned which secretly incorporated Hermeticism. There
was the "octagonal ellipse" in Vatican City's Piazza San Pietro. Paris,
City of Isis (Par Isis), was redesigned to mimic the layout of Thebes.
Washington, DC, caught the occult fever and was so planned. (See "The
Empire Never Ended," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Romeemp.htm)
The greatest dream of all may be to rebuild Solomon's Temple.
Scottish Rite Freemasonry is especially "Templar," advocating the
"symbolic rebuilding" of the Temple of Solomon. [1] Today, two Muslim
shrines occupy the site: the Dome of the Rock and the El-Aqsa Mosque.
But suppose some "terrorists" were to destroy those shrines? That would
clear the way for the resurrection of Solomon's Temple. And suppose
that the long-lost Ark of the Covenant were located as well? Think what
would be the symbolic potential of Solomon's Temple reborn once again
and housing the Ark. (See
"Israel Wants Ark Back?" http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Ark.htm)
Theorized by Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval in their book, Talisman, is that the
events of September 11, 2001, may have been a pre-emptive,
counter-Masonic attack. In February 1998, Osama bin Laden had called
for a "Holy War" against Jews and Crusaders. In one sense, it may be a
war of symbols. In Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Solomon's Temple figures
prominently. That "society with secrets" features two prominent
pillars, Jachin and Boaz, along with a five-pointed star, on their
tracing boards of the Temple. Hancock and Bauval argue convincingly
that the 9/11 attacks were symbolic: the twin WTC towers (Jachin and
Boaz) and the Pentagon (five-pointed star) attacks were
counter-Masonic, designed to thwart the rebuilding of Solomon's
Temple. Also noted by Hancock and Bauval are the November 20, 2003
suicide bomb attacks on the British Consulate and the HSBC bank in
Istanbul. A spokesperson for the terrorists is quoted as saying, "Our
attacks against Masonic targets will continue."
It all, in this scenario, boils down to Hermes Trismegistus and the
power of symbolic architecture. Christianity to be betrayed from
within, by means of a president installed like a Trojan Horse. Already
on shakey ground, a further tottering of Jesus comes with the
revelation that Christians may be unwittingly praying to Titus Flavius.
Waiting in the wings could be Hermes, the "Thrice Great." So what does
this Hermes actually say?
Preliminary research by Conspiracy
Nation has "Lord Hermes" seeing man enthralled to narcissism.
Man "saw in the water the form like himself as it was in nature, he
loved it and wished to inhabit it; wish and action came in the same
moment, and he inhabited the unreasoning form. Nature took hold of her
beloved, hugged him all about and embraced him, for they were lovers."
[2] Parallels here to the "sons of god" mating with the "daughters of
men," leading to giants and the birth of evil. (See "Giants In Those
Days," http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Giants.html)
Then, "all living things, which had been androgyne, were sundered
into two parts -- humans along with them -- and part of them became
male, part likewise female." [2] So-called feminists will love that one.
"Only the name of the good exists among mankind -- never the fact.
It cannot exist here. Material body, squeezed on all sides by vice,
sufferings, pains, longings, angry feelings, delusions and mindless
opinions, has no room for the good." Similar to the gnostics, Hermes
sees material existence as a hopeless condition. "No part of the cosmos
is without a demon that steals into the mind to sow the seed of its own
energy, and what has been sown the mind conceives -- adulteries,
murders, assaults on one's father, acts of sacrilege and irreverence,
suicides by hanging or falling from a cliff, and all other such works
of demons." [2]
But the Good News Of Hermes, according to preliminary research, is
that all these woes can be countered through good architecture. If
true, what a sad comment on the debased architecture prevalent during
this latest boom in the housing market.
As usual, there are more questions than there are answers. Persons
of Brownshirt mentality infest Christianity, crudely tainting sublime
concepts via sinister salesmanship. George W. Bush, a likeable fellow,
gets hypnotized into believing he represents Jesus -- part of a deeper,
Trojan Horse plot to usher in the Reign of Hermes. "Dubya" innocently
believes he his flashing "just a sports fan hand sign," while secret
Hermeticists laugh at the hidden audacity. Muslim extremists, convinced
that a secret architecture plot will culminate in the rebuilding of
Solomon's Temple, take symbolic counter-action on 9/11. In desperation
to ascertain the Truth, overworked Americans look to the "news" and
discover that Paris Hilton demands the waiter read the menu to her;
that the Koran is/isn't being flushed down the toilet; and that Hermes
loves you.
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[1] Hancock, Graham & Bauval, Robert. Talisman. London: HarperCollins, 2004.
[2] Copenhaver, Brian P. (Translator). Hermetica. Cambridge University Press, 1992
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