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You might know I'd pop up if you start discussing pubs (and their names).. .

Has the idea of 'Baphomet' being a rather convoluted version of the word 'Sophia' been discussed? A Dead Sea Scrolls sc ...

The decidedly pagan Irish traced their origins back to the biblical patriarch, Magog, the son of Japheth. This is in direct contrast to the claims of the Britons and other European nations, whose gene ...

Plato was writing of bygone times, not bygone places. If you are looking for the "place" as being some ancient, lost world submerged beneath the waters, then you will find dozens of them bec ...

I agree, Dan, that the connection with "Scot" and Scythian" is more plausible.

With regard to the often stated Phoenician element of Irish descent, we should note that the ancient G ...

Ishmael wrote:
Now...I believe it was Mick who recently pointed out that the "a" ending is a feminization of a masculine root word. This suggests that the two lights of the sky were origin ...

Salt and healing

Further to Hal = salt; e.g. Haling, Pwllheli. according to http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Misc/Etymology.html
So if the a and e is so easily interchangeable, why can't we have them ...

some answers....hopefully!

As far as I know, it seems most likely that the word Cathar comes from the Greek katharos, meaning white/pure. They were also known as Albiguensians; their "capital& ...

Apples

(First of all, Avalon is said to mean Isle of Apples, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth, whom I know we mistrust greatly but who also undoubtedly had access to material that was genuinely a ...

Pentangle and Venus and apples

The Pentangle is linked to Venus because of the movements of the Planet Venus as viewed from Earth, which basically is that the planet will appear at five separate p ...

Continuing with the Lugdunensis idea, the town of Luguvalium (Carlisle) was named after the God Loucetios meaning 'Bright' or 'Shining-One' and the name may be the original form of Lleu and Lugh, the ...

I have read of connections with Ys (Ker-Is) and other sunken cities, especially connected with the Grail story, such as Tristan and Iseult (.....or should that be Yseult? )

Tristan was said to come ...

LYONESSE: THE VANISHED DOMAIN

Medieval tradition describes a former land beyond southwest England. Is there any factual truth in this? What connection does Lyonesse have with King Arthur or the Ce ...

Oakey, it's interesting that you say the tree = male and the stone = female. I had my own theory on Stone Henge and Wood Henge, partly due to thinking that the wood was feminine (growing) and the ston ...

I can answer some questions on Kabbalah; I've studied it for a few years but it's a huge area and the modern popular version is more about money and feel-good soundbites than anything else.

As I w ...

Oakey wrote

Let's start by examining the difference and branching of the two distinct groups within all lodges and ask why such a closed club meant to be the preserve of stone workers (a union of ...

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Topic: The Baphomet and Its Origins
Jaq White Replies: 66 Views: 57913	Forum: History Posted: 10:00 pm Subject: The Baphomet and Its Origins
Jaq White Replies: 66 Views: 57913	You might know I'd pop up if you start discussing pubs (and their names).. . Has the idea of 'Baphomet' being a rather convoluted version of the word 'Sophia' been discussed? A Dead Sea Scrolls sc ...
Topic: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jaq White Replies: 186 Views: 134855	Forum: British History Posted: 5:03 pm Subject: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jaq White Replies: 186 Views: 134855	The decidedly pagan Irish traced their origins back to the biblical patriarch, Magog, the son of Japheth. This is in direct contrast to the claims of the Britons and other European nations, whose gene ...
Topic: Who Built The Stones?
Jaq White Replies: 199 Views: 111962	Forum: Megalithic Posted: 11:55 am Subject: Who Built The Stones?
Jaq White Replies: 199 Views: 111962	Plato was writing of bygone times, not bygone places. If you are looking for the "place" as being some ancient, lost world submerged beneath the waters, then you will find dozens of them bec ...
Topic: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jaq White Replies: 186 Views: 134855	Forum: British History Posted: 9:14 pm Subject: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jaq White Replies: 186 Views: 134855	I agree, Dan, that the connection with "Scot" and Scythian" is more plausible. With regard to the often stated Phoenician element of Irish descent, we should note that the ancient G ...
Topic: Holy Smoke
Jaq White Replies: 61 Views: 64947	Forum: History Posted: 9:22 pm Subject: Holy Smoke
Jaq White Replies: 61 Views: 64947	Ishmael wrote: Now...I believe it was Mick who recently pointed out that the "a" ending is a feminization of a masculine root word. This suggests that the two lights of the sky were origin ...
Topic: Holy Smoke
Jaq White Replies: 61 Views: 64947	Forum: History Posted: 10:20 pm Subject: Holy Smoke
Jaq White Replies: 61 Views: 64947	Salt and healing Further to Hal = salt; e.g. Haling, Pwllheli. according to http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Misc/Etymology.html So if the a and e is so easily interchangeable, why can't we have them ...
Topic: Cathar Kether
Jaq White Replies: 39 Views: 49722	Forum: History Posted: 10:34 pm Subject: Cathar Kether
Jaq White Replies: 39 Views: 49722	some answers....hopefully! As far as I know, it seems most likely that the word Cathar comes from the Greek katharos, meaning white/pure. They were also known as Albiguensians; their "capital& ...
Topic: What About Them Apples?
Jaq White Replies: 145 Views: 535351	Forum: History Posted: 10:12 pm Subject: What About Them Apples?
Jaq White Replies: 145 Views: 535351	Apples (First of all, Avalon is said to mean Isle of Apples, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth, whom I know we mistrust greatly but who also undoubtedly had access to material that was genuinely a ...
Topic: What About Them Apples?
Jaq White Replies: 145 Views: 535351	Forum: History Posted: 9:56 pm Subject: What About Them Apples?
Jaq White Replies: 145 Views: 535351	Pentangle and Venus and apples The Pentangle is linked to Venus because of the movements of the Planet Venus as viewed from Earth, which basically is that the planet will appear at five separate p ...
Topic: Way Out West
Jaq White Replies: 193 Views: 117490	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 11:18 am Subject: Way Out West
Jaq White Replies: 193 Views: 117490	Continuing with the Lugdunensis idea, the town of Luguvalium (Carlisle) was named after the God Loucetios meaning 'Bright' or 'Shining-One' and the name may be the original form of Lleu and Lugh, the ...
Topic: Way Out West
Jaq White Replies: 193 Views: 117490	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 11:02 am Subject: Way Out West
Jaq White Replies: 193 Views: 117490	I have read of connections with Ys (Ker-Is) and other sunken cities, especially connected with the Grail story, such as Tristan and Iseult (.....or should that be Yseult? ) Tristan was said to come ...
Topic: Way Out West
Jaq White Replies: 193 Views: 117490	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 2:51 pm Subject: Way Out West
Jaq White Replies: 193 Views: 117490	LYONESSE: THE VANISHED DOMAIN Medieval tradition describes a former land beyond southwest England. Is there any factual truth in this? What connection does Lyonesse have with King Arthur or the Ce ...
Topic: What About Them Apples?
Jaq White Replies: 145 Views: 535351	Forum: History Posted: 1:16 am Subject: What About Them Apples?
Jaq White Replies: 145 Views: 535351	Oakey, it's interesting that you say the tree = male and the stone = female. I had my own theory on Stone Henge and Wood Henge, partly due to thinking that the wood was feminine (growing) and the ston ...
Topic: The Baphomet and Its Origins
Jaq White Replies: 66 Views: 57913	Forum: History Posted: 6:49 pm Subject: The Baphomet and Its Origins
Jaq White Replies: 66 Views: 57913	I can answer some questions on Kabbalah; I've studied it for a few years but it's a huge area and the modern popular version is more about money and feel-good soundbites than anything else. As I w ...
Topic: The Baphomet and Its Origins
Jaq White Replies: 66 Views: 57913	Forum: History Posted: 6:38 pm Subject: The Baphomet and Its Origins
Jaq White Replies: 66 Views: 57913	Oakey wrote Let's start by examining the difference and branching of the two distinct groups within all lodges and ask why such a closed club meant to be the preserve of stone workers (a union of ...