Symbolism:

There is a persistent belief in alchemical and hermetic tradition in the existence of two suns: a hidden one of pure "philosophical gold," consisting of the essential fire conjoined with aether, and the apparent one of profane material gold." The "dark, consuming fire" of the material sun conjoined with the common metal leads to its being called the "Dark" or "Black Sun".

Synchronicity:

The experience of two or more events as meaningfully related, where they are unlikely to be causally related. The subject sees it as a meaningful coincidence.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Political Symbolism Log 001: Sarah the Scarlet Whore

In a recent news article it suggested that Sarah Palin may be gearing up for a run at the white house in 2012.



The Hebrew word Sarah indicates a woman of high rank and is sometimes translated as "princess" or goddess, or "high holy one".

The Greek word Palin, variously translated as 'again, back, repetition, return, revolving'

The Whore is Back!

From the very beginning of her nomination of Vice President on August 29, 2008 she has been gawked over for her sex appeal. She is the prototypical MILF every male would want in office. Shes a political Barbie doll, being prepped. And by the laws of nature the media released the documents of Palin's 150,000 dollar shopping spree for her image.

Hell, Hustler just released a XXX Adult film entitled "Nailin Pailin".



And although she was baptized Catholic and became non denominational she is still Pentecostal/Evangelical/End Timer.



The Holy Roman Catholic Church is metaphorically a macro version of the Whore of Babylon and Sarah is the microcosm and embodiment of the archetype.

Sarah Palin:

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Scarlet Women: Pentagram of Venus


Origins of the Scarlet Whore:

Perhaps the earliest origin is the ancient city of Babylon. Babylon is the Greek variant of Akkadian Babilu, meaning "Gateway of the god". It was the "holy city" of Babylonia from around 2300 BC, and the seat of the Neo-Babylonian empire from 612 BC.

One of the goddesses associated with Babylonia was Ishtar, the most popular female deity of the Assyro-Babylonian pantheon and patron of the famous Ishtar Gate. She is the Akkadian counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna and the cognate to the northwest Semitic goddess Astarte. The Greeks associated her with Aphrodite (Latin Venus), and sometimes Hera. Ishtar was worshipped as a Great Goddess of fertility and sexuality, but also of war and death, and the guardian of prostitutes. She was also called the Great Whore and sacred prostitution formed part of her cult or those of cognate goddesses. Many have associated Ishtar with the figure in the Book of Revelation of Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots and Abominations.

The Great Mother



Within the Gnostic Mass, Babalon is mentioned in the Gnostic Creed:

And I believe in one Earth, the Mother of us all, and in one Womb wherein all men are begotten, and wherein they shall rest, Mystery of Mystery, in Her name BABALON.

Here, Babalon is identified with Binah on the Tree of Life, the sphere that represents the Great Sea and such mother-goddesses as Isis, Bhavani, and Ma'at. Moreover, she represents all physical mothers.
United States of Babylon




The use of the "Great Satan" metaphor by some fundamentalist followers of Islam makes an implicit comparison of the United States to ancient Babylon and Rome. Those who equate the US with Mystery Babylon liken the United States to the Roman Empire — and therefore to Babylon — because of what they charge is its high-handed treatment of other countries as a military superpower. South American intellectuals from the 1960s and 1970's political movements have been known to use this metaphor as well. American religious right organizations like the American Family Association, see the United States as decadent, evil and anti-Christian; and 'drunk with the blood of the saints' due to its popular culture as well as its earthly military and technological superiority.

Not only is Mystery Babylon, in Revelation 17 and 18, described as a great consumer and superpower, but she is destroyed by the beast kingdom of the Antichrist with its seven heads and ten horns. The beast with seven heads and ten horns is a reference to Daniel's description of the kingdom of the Antichrist, in Daniel 7:23-25. Additionally, an online organization claims that the Statue of Liberty bears relatively close resemblance to the Whore; the statue was modeled after the Roman goddess Libertas, which they suppose had come from the chief Babylonian goddess Ishtar. Babylon (or the Whore) is also described as sitting upon many waters (Revelation 17:1); this may apply to either the United States, which stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic and which has a trading empire across the oceans; or to the Statue of Liberty, which sits in New York Harbor. Furthermore, if the "beast" is identified as the United Nations, then the U.S. might be seen as being its rider, since it is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and hosts the UN headquarters in New York City. Another aspect of interest is that the United States has "conquered" the historical capital of Babylon in Iraq during the Iraq War. By virtue of tradition, this implies that America has taken up the mantle of the Babylonian Empire. (Link)

 Statue Of Liberty
The classical appearance derives from Libertas, ancient Rome's goddess of freedom from slavery, oppression, and tyranny. Her raised right foot is on the move. This symbol of Liberty and Freedom is not standing still or at attention in the harbor, it is moving forward, as her left foot tramples broken shackles at her feet, in symbolism of the United States' wish to be free from oppression and tyranny.The seven spikes on the crown epitomize the Seven Seas and seven continents. Her torch signifies enlightenment (Lucifer). The tablet in her hand represents knowledge and shows the date of the United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

The general appearance of the statue’s head approximates the Greek Sun-god Apollo or the Roman Sun-god Helios as preserved on an ancient marble tablet - Apollo was represented as a solar deity, dressed in a similar robe and having on its head a "radiate crown" with the seven spiked rays of the Helios-Apollo's sun rays, like the Statue's nimbus or halo. The ancient Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a statue of Helios with a radiate crown.

However the statue is known as "Lady Liberty", she has become a symbol of freedom and democracy. She welcomed arriving immigrants, who could see the statue as they arrived in the United States.

Libertas was also associated with the Pileus (Phrygian or Liberty Caps), aka Psilocybin or Magic mushrooms, commonly worn by freed slaves.

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