14-02-2009, 12:33 PM
Kate, you do bring some interesting topics here. I've never heard of these stones before and have a question or two.
But first an observation.
R C Christian is very obviously (to me anyway) a cipher for Christian Rosencreutz - in other words the benefactor was probably connected to AMORC, the very dubious (imo) Rosicrucian Order which was founded in 1908-15 and was a reinvention of more ancient Rosicrucian traditions (notably the secret society founded by Sir Francis Bacon). In earlier posts on this forum I traced historical connections of AMORC to Martinism and the latter is, to my knowledge anyway, the only occult order that has a political agenda -- and therefore another reason to suppose that AMORC may well be responsible for the stones.
However, clearly I am guessing that this is the association behind these stones and don't know that this is actually the case.
What I haven't been able to ascertain is what "occult philosophy" Thomas Paine had? I very much expect he was a Freemason as so many founding fathers were. But the article above doesn't provide any details or cite any references, but rather just makes a bald assertion (which they seem to do with regularity btw).
Who are Radio Liberty and what is their agenda?
But first an observation.
R C Christian is very obviously (to me anyway) a cipher for Christian Rosencreutz - in other words the benefactor was probably connected to AMORC, the very dubious (imo) Rosicrucian Order which was founded in 1908-15 and was a reinvention of more ancient Rosicrucian traditions (notably the secret society founded by Sir Francis Bacon). In earlier posts on this forum I traced historical connections of AMORC to Martinism and the latter is, to my knowledge anyway, the only occult order that has a political agenda -- and therefore another reason to suppose that AMORC may well be responsible for the stones.
However, clearly I am guessing that this is the association behind these stones and don't know that this is actually the case.
What I haven't been able to ascertain is what "occult philosophy" Thomas Paine had? I very much expect he was a Freemason as so many founding fathers were. But the article above doesn't provide any details or cite any references, but rather just makes a bald assertion (which they seem to do with regularity btw).
Who are Radio Liberty and what is their agenda?
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14