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Sunday, July 12th, 2009 at 5:52 am

Blood Ritual: the Ark and the Shroud

This undercurrent has sometimes arisen over time and we can see from these streams that the elements of truth were in fact broad and ancient. This water of wisdom, in fact, has given life to plants grown on the surface and sometimes even large trees have emerged and have refused to be knocked down by intolerance or bigotry. These trees are the biggest mysteries we know today as the Holy Grail, the Great Pyramid and the Ark of the Covenant. If we cling to these growths firmly and pull hard enough to root out the hidden secrets that first gave them life. One of these roots I found was that branch in Islam and would reveal a mystical world that was connected with such force and so obviously the main trunk that almost everyone had lost the connection. This Root had a name â € "baraka.

The Baraka is a Sufi term and that our French and Italian boat Barca is derived. In fact, in contemporary France the term baraka, of Algerian origin, still has connotations of luck or blessing and it eventually would make complete sense.

Egyptian Mystics
The ancient Egyptians believed that everyone was a unique individual. People say that two distinct parts, Ba and Ka. These are not concepts simple and have in fact puzzled Egyptologists and fun for more than two hundred years. But we have to break, because in the names of these two human domains attributed by our ancestors in Egypt is the truth of the baraka term.

The ba is close to what we might call the personality traits and acts of man or the woman developed throughout life. The ka was the life force or soul. It is the first number or one. This is found to be true in the Indian concept of the word so ka ultimate means and together with AR: â € ~ supreme light € ™ or â € ~ € ™ a light (arka) and â € ~ € ™ essenceâ. Ka himself arose when a person was born and was often depicted as the character € ™ s singles and doubles. This is of course the alchemy of ancient Egypt in the game, in which both the ka and ba must be united to become one twin and the element that has survived through the centuries in our Tarot cards, fables and of course the twin drivers of the Templar symbol.

Because the ba was the unique individual personality, was also only, while the ka, as the vital force is the same for everyone â € "who was the creative force running through us. ka himself was made by the god Khnum on a potter's wheel € "so it was exactly like the Vortex energy vortices within the atom is very. This energy is needed for life and is also raised by the efforts of the processes in the mind - similar to the chakra kundalini - the increase of illumination. The kings or pharaohs had many kaa € ™ s because of their own immortality like the gods. In fact, the goal of every individual must stand united or fused with the energy of the life-force, ka, and personality, ba after death, and to join Ra (sun) on his way perpetually re-create the same building. In this way the individual wanted to return to creative point, the alpha and Omega, at the same time and same place. In essence they wanted to remain in that perfect state. This perfect marriage comes to us in the union of the three principles require, Ba, Â € ka Ra and baraka. "

In fact, this is probably why mummification after death â € "to keep the body and the symbolic representations of personality in the place for the ka to join Ra and revitalize life. If the putrefaction of the body away from the coffin and, indeed, the very death shrouds or bands of cloth will act as body parts. Now we're starting to see the value of the Shroud, as the body of Jesus joined her father (Ra), leaving behind his personality infused with the energy of his ka. Is itself a baraka or Arkansas

Ra himself as the personification of Egyptian sun god, one is, in essence, they want reunification. This is described as â € ~ more mysteriesâ € ™ by the ancient Egyptians and occurs precisely at midnight â € "the mean time, the intermediate state. Ra, in fact, be reunited with his body before midnight in order to be resurrected as the light of morning sun. This is personified as the body of Osiris, who is the personification of the Egyptian underworld god. You see, I agree with the writer, Egyptologist and researcher, Alan Alford, that Egypt was a monotheistic culture, but different personalities and aspects of God were given a different, but meaningful, names. In the Underworld State, the ka and the ba of Ra was Osiris, and once reborn Osiris is Horus, who became Jesus in the Christian mysteries. These great acts of the deities no are just recreations of the sun, moon and stellar cycles, are also profound esoteric truths and I am not alone in this statement:

â € œThe mystical nature of these â € ~ € ™ books, in the sense of a codification of an esoteric and secret knowledgeâ € | â € [1]

In fact, knowledge is secret and one that has remained so for generations, so much so that even literal treasure hunt, when really include all of us.

In fact Osiris personified the old man or old creation, and Ra was the new birth, the new man. Like medieval alchemy, creation was made from a mixture and through the transformation.

â € œThe Egyptians did not believe in creation ex nihilo. By contrast, clearly religious texts that the cosmos was created from existing materials, ie, the original water, matter, and air. Creation of processing material state of chaos in a state of order. It was the construction of a new cosmos of the remains of an old € cosmos.â [2]

This mixture requires the reduction of I (ba and ka) and the Reformation in the middle of the parties to create the true trinity of Ra ka ba.

The Egyptians believed that when the ka left and the dead body, he returned to the divine will, but remained near the body. In fact, even were created false doors in the tombs of kaa € ™ s called â € ~ ka € ™ doors, so the ka could have access to land at will. Now the ba could roam the earth, but only when Ra, the sun-god, was rising in the sky. When Ra returned to the underworld, so did the encore. This is in fact the Egyptian explanation for ghosts.

In the symbolism The ka was represented by both arms upward and the bird bath for a human is going. Offerings of food were delivered to the ka and ka was believed that ate no food, but took his own life-force of supply.

The union of Ra ka ba is indeed a blessing and this is where the Arabic and Hebrew Barakah Barach took the floor â € "both different versions of the Sufi Baraka. Blessing, of course, is now an English word derived from Old English bleodsian or sense bletsian € ~ â € ™ sprinkle with blood, which is derived from the rites of blood called blots and from which we get the term â € ~ to clear € ™ sins.â

Blot Ritual is Old English or Old Norse is followed even today by modern pagans or â € ~ € ™ heathens. The origins of the rites are supposedly lost, but what the term â € ~ ™ € sacrificeâ or â € ~ feast.â ™ € The term â € ~ Blot means to worship or € ™ â € ™ â € ~ sacrificeâ. In fact, in the Saga Hakanor gooa of Heimskringla, Snorri describes how in these blots, the blood was sprinkled on the altar and the temple walls, as were in Egypt and indeed in the Jewish temple. In fact, it seems to be an extrovert-term use of the merger:

â € œThe sense of celebration slaughter, as Snorri saw it, it is obvious tale. When blood was sprinkled over altars and men and toasts were drunk, men were symbolically joined with the gods of war and fertility, and their dead ancestors, sharing their mystical powers. This is a form of communion.â € [3]

Newly here we see that this union is to each other in society and not only with the gods:

â € œWhen an item of value is passed through Frith limit and captured by alien hands, a fusion of life takes place, which binds men one to another with an obligation of the same quality of Frith € himself.â [4]

This is the real gift of life that aforementioned code and had one of those wonderful moments of excitement when I realized that the Ark of the Covenant, in order to â € ~ € ™ work properly also had to be sprayed with blood. He must indeed have an offer ka. This was the same as the Shroud, which was to be € ~ â € ™ sprinkledâ with the blood of Christ, seen himself as the offering for the ™ € Pagan s who converted to Christianity and had previously practiced rituals Blot.

The blessing then seen to be fully related here with the term or baraka Barach, is to infuse something with holiness or the divine (which is also another word for ka.) The blessing has always been officially given by the priest of the Orthodox Church and so is the same as the baraka of Sufia € ™ s - a blessing or a word of willingness to move from teacher to student.

Of course I could not miss the fact that for the Sufi, the term baraka was symbolized by a boat and became fused with the symbol of the dove. The dove was the Gnostic Christians and the symbol of the word or spirit of the Lord and thus was the baraka. The later The Christian Gnostic heretics, the Cathars took this symbol and its own links within Islam merged the two devices together:

â € œâ € | An important symbol Cathar was the dove. Represented to them then, as it does for us today, the idea of â € ~ € ™ peaceâ or more precisely the concept subtle € ™ â € ~ Gracee, that state of being in Goda € ™ s love. After the first crusades, when the European Cathars Bouillon Godfroi entourage of established any contact with the Sufi mystics of Islam, the symbolism of the dove is sometimes linked with the idea iconographically Islamic mysticism of baraka, which also means â € ~ € ™ Gracee and the idea that a person can be a â € ~ ship Gracee € ™ â € | In any case, the Cathars the dove flying with open wings was done in an artistic motif very similar to the stylized calligraphy ship baraka in Sufi sense, with the feathers of the dove and the oars of the boat that represents both the flight and freedom of [soul.â € 5]

Christianity Orthodox could not allow these ancient esoteric truths that spread abroad, and who had built his power base in Literalism € ™ s the Bible and so they persecuted the Cathars and burned out of sight. However, it seems that these Cathars held the secret of the Temple of Solomon. They were the € ~ â € ™ perfectio that protected the esoteric wisdom of the ship, as were the Western version of Eastern Sufi are protected the ba-ra-ka. The only â € ~ € ™ Vessela far from Montsegur grim spirit was the instrument of grace â € "of knowledge.

In essence, the baraka is an original concept of the Ark, and is believed by many to be derived from the ancient Egyptians Arque Bâ € ™ or by boat. The Sufia € ™ s often been said to have originated or at least have originated in Egypt, and so having some knowledge of Sufism I embarked on a journey within, knowing well that what was before me was a topic often contradictory and argumentative. She had spent many hours listening to a Sufi teacher and I often remind their methods â € "which for many seems offensive, but to me they were esoteric teachings. When asked if I could put in my path and I replied that only path that no longer existed. This way, of course, was behind me on the road ahead had not yet been done. He told me that if I concentrated on my way I just want to stumble and fall, I quickly calculated that this was because he would always be looking behind me, while trying to walk forward. There is only now, between yesterday and tomorrow a € "again, was the middle ground.

Sufism
Sufism, for those who have never heard the term, called â € ~ the way to the Heart € ™, which of course means the center. It is the way of the pure, as Sufi may also derive from the word or Sata SAAF clean or pure sense. Another view is the word that derives from the Arabic word for wool â € "Sufi - meaning the mantle worn by the Sufis or the fact that all Sufis are considered a pastor. You can also come from the Ashab al-Suffa or Ahl al-Suffa, which means â € ~ fellow verandaâ € ™ or â € ~ the people of the verandaâ ™ €. The terrace is spoken is the Prophet Muhammad € ™ s mosque, and these â € ~ The people of the verandaâ € ™ is said to spend their days in prayer and meditation during the Prophets life. These stages were adherents of many countries, including Persia, Ethiopia, Egypt and even in Rome, so that a diversity of many beliefs and interests with them. There are, however, a term most eloquent the word Sufi may result â € "Sophia. This is the concept of wisdom spoken of again and again in esoteric literature that has come down to us today through all sorts of religions and creeds, even in secret societies like the Masons. This version of the name was embraced by Abu Raihan Niruni, a Persian mathematician, astronomer, researcher, philosopher, historian, and much more, from the late tenth and early eleventh century â € "a true Renaissance man before of time. The fact that a Persian stated this belief refers to something Springett said in his book Secret Sects of Syria:

â € œthe Sufees are a society Secret Persian mystic philosophers and ascetics, whose original religion may have been that of the Chaldean or Sabaean, who believed in the oneness of God, but adored hosts of heaven (Tsaba), especially the seven planets, as representing Him.â € [6]

Whatever the true origin of the word Sufi it is not easy to summarize in a nutshell, because of its mixture of mysticism. Naturally, this is an Islamic cult, much like the tastes of the Albigensian or Cathar Christians, who were known as the cigars. However, absolutely no one is sure of the true origin of the movement and in fact may, and probably even before the date of Islam in many ways, and even may have influenced Muhammad himself.

Sufism is the mystical aspect then of Islam continued, and why it is so important to Sufia € ™ s keep this baraka, this sequel, so strong, due to the low instincts of man will steal the truth and turn to earnings and profit. This is why the baraka seems so strange to those outside the loop, since it is the mystical world that is unknowable. To be a true mystic, there is to know oneself and one's own unconscious world. Not everyone has the will and time to do this and others can do casually. The Sufia € ™ s see themselves as moving through this world of ours as if they were part of it and all the while knowing that there's more. They are at all times the divine presence and But look at humanity with an eye of mercy. At least, thatâ € ™ s history. They each one of us has a spirit or Ruh, which originates in the Alam â € "a creation of the divine light. The food of the spirit is therefore lighter and not the outer sun, but the sun inside of Allah. To reflect this mirror and the wisdom of the light is all you can ask â € "to be like the moon, and we all know, the crescent moon is a symbol of Islam. The fact that really reflects this point of view of Allah, Allah is the light, but that glorifies his name. He who does this can divine blessings through the â € baraka "The baraka is therefore not himself, but the light and wisdom and power of God. You become a crescent moon, the Ark

One of the reasons literal baraka has become our ships, Bâ € ™ Arque, Barca, the Ark of the crust and, of course, is that is involved in the art of building naval. This type of ship building but does not imply truth floating in water, is more to do with the water of the mind. By having baraka, one is able to access divine information and be able to happen. But before being able to do this, one must learn how to build a decent boat.

In some Muslim traditions if the baraka (or € BA ™ ark is-in) then strong Sufi sage dies, will remain with her decomposing body and can not even convey the wisdom to his successors. This is the reason that the sanctuaries are so important to Muslim traditions â € "because the sanctuaries are to be infused with this divine essence of Allah Almighty â € "through the Sufi master who is for all purposes, the Ark In this way, we can now see why the Kaaba in Mecca should be as important € "because this is a place of baraka this universal energy.

These relics were sacred and sanctified only by the fact that they were seen to baraka contain as Christian relics held a similar power or latent energy after the Crusader invasion of Muslim lands. He became by So spiritually and esoterically important for the parent line to go through these articles filled baraka â € "thereby continuing the process of baraka, through the ages both physically and esoterically.

My question now is simple yet complex: Was the Shroud of Turin a type of offering Blot? Power Infusion on a divine relic? And whoa € ™ s blood was?

Philip Gardiner is a best selling author of The Ark, The Shroud and Mary, Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon € ™ s Temple Revealed, Secrets of the Serpent and testing â € "Does God Exist? He has several DVDA € ™ s out and speaks regularly around the world. His website is www.gardinersworld.com

Notes
1 Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt Jan Assmann, Cornell University Press, 2005.
2 Midnight Sun, Alan Alford, Eridu Books, 2004, page 95.
3 Myth and Religion of the North, Gabriel Turville-Petre, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964, page 251.
4 Culture of the Teutons, Vilhelm Gronbech, Vol 2, page 55. Exhausted, publisher unknown.
5 Holy Grail another across the Atlantic: The Secret History of the discovery and exploration of Canada, Michael Bradley, Hounslow Press, Canada, 1998.
6 secret sects of Syria and Lebanon, Bernard H. Springett, Kegan Paul International Ltd., 2005.

About the Author

Philip Gardiner is a best selling author of The Ark, The Shroud and Mary, Gnosis: The Secret of Solomonâ€™s Temple Revealed, Secrets of the Serpent and Proof â€“ Does God Exist? He has several DVDâ€™s out and speaks regularly around the world. His website is www.gardinersworld.com

Is it true Jesus was really a black man?

Most of the pictures we have seen of Jesus were painted by artists of European Renaissance, I suppose, painted Jesus to "fit" their ideals "look", ie.: Being white. I remember reading a book history that said that Jesus was probably closer to a dark-skinned, the character in search of the Middle East.

Sure. My research revealed the same conclusion. But, hey, should we not put the system FAH M! threshold in the bull ah wrong. What really matters is not the color of anyone, but the warmth and sincerity of his heart. What matters is "the message of Jesus and his love by dying for us .- Go figure! The law of every government is: When you break the law, you must be punished as an incentive for detterent to break the law again. Sometimes the punishment is to pay a "fine." Why Jesus came Earth? Now, instead of the color of their skin, their reason for being here is what it was and is important. Well, I'm sure you get the point. but let me say this about it. Harmony is its own reward. Disharmony is the most common sin against God. Jesus paid our fine with his love by dying on the cross.

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