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Ibn Arabi on Imagination
In Islamic philosophy before Ibn Arabi, imagination was counted as one faculty among the senses, but Ibn Arabi tried to develop it conceptually. He interpreted imagination as follows: all beings are images of real Being and non-being. In other words, all things have two dimensions, being and non-being. The universe and all other things are counted as imagination, which has a middle nature between sheer reality and utter nothingness. All things are considered as qualities and reflections of one thing. This was known as the theory of unity of existence.
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The 1782 Congress of Wilhelmsbad
The 1782 Congress of Wilhelmsbad (16 July–29 August) was a major international Masonic convention near Hanau, Germany, presided over by Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick. It aimed to reform European Freemasonry, notably abolishing the Strict Observance system, and addressed the relationship between Masonry, Templarism, and the emerging influence of the Bavarian Illuminati.
Key Aspects of the Wilhelmsbad Conference:
- Purpose: To address the severe crisis and division within the Order of Strict Observance.
- Outcome: The Strict Observance—which falsely claimed to descend from the Knights Templar—was effectively dissolved.
- Ideological Shifts: The congress saw a clash between Hermetic-alchemistic, mystical (Martinism), and rationalist (Illuminati) tendencies, with a focus on redefining the order's goals.
- Key Decisions: Retained three symbolic degrees, added the "Knights of Beneficence" degree, and marked a significant, albeit chaotic, shift in European esoteric societies.
- Impact: Some historians claim the congress highlighted the rise of the Illuminati within Masonry, while others focus on its attempt to restructure, rather than destroy, traditional masonry.
The congress involved delegates from across Europe, including Germany, France, and observers from further afield, and is often cited in discussions regarding the secret influences leading up to the French Revolution.
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Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Oldest Form of Writing
Around 40,000 years ago, Paleolithic people inscribed bone with symbols that appear to be part of some sort of writing system.
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The Central European Net (CEN)
This image displays a historical geodetic map titled the "Central European Net," specifically illustrating the network Before the Second Adjustment of the Loop Closures. This map represents the framework for the first unified triangulation of the European continent, a project that laid the foundation for modern mapping in the region.
The Central European Net (CEN)
- Historical Context: The project originated in April 1945, after the U.S. Third Army captured the German Army's geodetic section and its extensive archives near the end of World War II.
- Purpose: The Allies, specifically the U.S. Army Mapping Service, realized the value of this data to create a single, unified geodetic reference system for Europe. Previously, the continent was fragmented into numerous independent national datums, which caused significant mapping errors, particularly for artillery targeting during the war.
- Methodology: The captured German scientists, led by Professor Erwin Gigas, were put to work under U.S. supervision in Bamberg to perform a least-squares adjustment of the triangulation data using methods like the Bowie Junction method.
- Outcome: The completed Central European First-Order Triangulation Adjustment (CEN) was finished in June 1947 and served as the anchor for expanding the network across all of Europe, eventually leading to the creation of the European Datum 1950 (ED50).
More on similar historical geodetic maps and related historical accounts of the "HOUGHTEAM" mission to capture this critical German data here: The Untold Story of the Secret Mission to Seize Nazi Map Data
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Reinhard Gehlen — Hitler’s top military Intelligence Officer and a Knight of Malta.
ꡙ He went on to head the West Berlin Intelligence Office: the BND. The Gehlen Org became synonymous with the CIA’s post war operations. ꡙ Gehlen + former SS Officers were also instrumental in training & setting up the MOSSAD.
The Order of Malta acted as a Vatican-CIA spy hub, working w/ Nαzi Reinhard Gehlen's CIA-backed intelligence service & awarding him its highest honor. Its ranks included CIA directors & operatives, & it worked w/ P2 lodge, using diplomatic cover to run banks & move covert funds.
"It is not uncommon for CIA directors to be Knights of Malta. John McCone, for example, was a Knight. The agency’s current Director, William Casey, is also a Knight."
Source: The Messianic Legacy by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln
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Druidstone
From Mary E Bagnall-Oakeley’s ‘Account of some of the rude stone monuments and ancient burial mounds in Monmouthshire’ (1889). Image discovered while researching O. G. S. Crawford's life. More here https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/
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The sacred geometry of cathedrals
Often built on powerful telluric centers, nothing is left to chance in the construction of cathedrals.
