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POPSJerusalem - Prof.: Magen David Not an Ancient Jewish Symbol
The official usage of the Star of David as a Jewish symbol began in Prague. Prof. Scholem writes that it was either chosen by the local Jewish community or by the Christian rule as a means of branding the Jews, who later adopted and embraced it. In 1354 Emperor Charles IV granted the Jews the privilege of raising a flag of their own, and this flag contained the Magen David. One of these flags can still be found in Prague's Old-New Synagogue. From Prague, where the Magen David was printed on book covers and engraved on cemetery headstones, the symbol spread to the rest of Europe and gradually became known as the symbol of Judaism. During the first Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897 the Zionist flag, which bears a blue Star of David, was chosen. But Prof. Scholem claims that the symbol only became truly meaningful during the Holocaust, after the Nazis used it to mark the Jews, and thus sanctified it. According to Scholem, this gave the graphic symbol a spiritual sense of sacredne
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POPSThe Masons and the Moors
The Masons and the Moors BY MEHMET SABEHEDDIN The origins of Freemasonry – as would be expected of such a "venerable secret society" – are shrouded in myth, legend and almost impenetrable obscurity. Since at least the late 18th century Masonic writers have sought to establish a link between the Knights Templar and the Freemasons. Freemasonic lore and symbols have been traced to ancient Egypt and Phoenicia. Yet, despite all the books and articles exploring Freemasonry published over the last hundred years, there is one area that has not received attention. It concerns Freemasonry's debt to Islamic mysticism and a shadowy tradition connecting the Masons with the Moors of North Africa. Moorish Science The involvement of Freemasons in the establishment of the United States of America is well documented. In fact Masons featured so prominently in drafting the American Declaration of Independence that many people believed it a thoroughly `Masonic project'. Not only Georg
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POPSHexagram 29 and patterns Could Repeating the Chasm be learning a reservoir of patterns held at a subconscious level? LiSe sees connections between the minds of chess masters, the 29th Hexagram, and a way of reading the I Ching for other people - but then LiSe has an unparalled gift for seeing connections.
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POPSI Ching Earth, the Receptive Understanding Hexagram 2: Earth, the Receptive. The article is about hexagram 2 'as a relating hexagram' but is useful wherever it shows up.
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POPSI Ching hexagram 19 Good comments on Hexagram 19 - in the context of a reading about playing badminton badly. Everything in life can be a learning experience!
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POPSI Ching hexagram 23 A blog post from someone experiencing Hexagram 23 up close and personal. He finished up, 'If I'm to split, to break apart, I'd like to at least wield the hammer.' But a whole lot of the point of Hexagram 23 is that you don't get to run it yourself. It happens to you - and you just have to shift your focus from what's destroyed to what survives. That's what was real all along.
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POPSDreaming hexagram 23 Fascinating comment on a blog post about Hexagram 23, Stripping Away. Maybe it's not about what you lose; maybe it's about the essential that's revealed.
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