King Solomon's Mines

Jews worshipped in tents on the top of mountains, where god appeared or where his voice was heard, until the first temple was built on a threshing floor where the wheat was sifted from the chaff! This was the citing of the first temple, Solomon, the wisest and richest king of Judah, and the temple had two pillars and it contained 3 rooms, the farthest of which was the Holy of Holies. 

     We know of Solomon’s great wealth, and the mines of gold found in Ophir, of three days travel. The box called the Ark of the Covenant and the golden menorah were said to be just two of the great ancient treasures. The Ark was said to be able to miraculously bring success in war. Maybe at the time of the first temple conquest, it was abandoned, or perhaps taken to Babylon in 586BC. The great magical Ark that brought success in war did not always provide success and Solomon’s Temple was destroyed! Cyrus the Great defeated the Babylonians and allowed the Jews to return to their homeland to rebuild their precious Jerusalem Temple.

This second temple contained the menorah which is said to have been taken to Rome in 70AD when this temple was destroyed and the Jews dispersed. 
How can we investigate these temple sites because there is no evidence for the Temple of Solomon! 

It has been suggested that there was a huge mistake in the names of kings and the dates of this one great building. Amenhotep III was a great 18th dynasty Egyptian king who embarked on a great building spree. The description of Medinet Habu sounds identical to Solomon’s Temple! He built it in Canaan, and he is known to have built on Temple Mount in Jerusalem. 

And here we come to ahi ram of Tyre, the place where the great cedars of Lebanon grew. The Melqart Temple also had courts and two pillars, one of gold and one of green stone. What is most surprising is the cherubim were depicted on the Ark and all over the Temple building, however the Jews are not allowed to reproduce the human form. 

The 10 Commandments were originally thought to have come from Egypt, and many of David’s psalms are almost identical to those from Egypt. 

Was the entire Jewish Bible a fabrication, a jealous god wanting what Egypt had in abundance. 

Charlie Kirk

Hi, this is a stream of consciousness, having watched a good part of the memorial service for Charlie Kirk late last night. It was a mixed bag. Firstly, my criticisms: I feel uncomfortable with religion mixed with politics. Politics adulterates religion and I suspect the manipulation of minds. Sadly, it became a political rally as they used every opportunity to be salesmen for the masses who were there and those watching across the world! There are times when I felt that Charlie Kirk (who as a human being was not perfect - we are all found wanting in the sight of God) yet it was alluded to several times that there were comparisons between Charlie Kirk and Jesus Christ - an exaggeration that is tantamount to hubris, and  adulation. The speakers were trying to outdo each other to praise him in extreme ways. 

The Grail -Two

Extract from The Grail Legend by Emma Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz.

“ The fact that the Grail was considered to be a real object engendered the very widely held belief that it was identical with the vessel known as the Sacro Catino, a bowl, believed to be made of an emerald, brought back as plunder and payment by the Genoese after the seige of Caesaria in 1101. A 16th century Genoese Chronicle in the library at Berne says that the exceedingly precious bowl was called the Saint Graal and that according to some it was a platter Christ had used at the Last Supper with his disciples but that others thought was the vessel from which King Arthur ate, very devoutly at important ceremonies, with the companions of the Round Table. Napoleon took it to Paris, where under expert examination, it was found not to be made of emerald stone at all, but simply moulded glass! 

December Oracle Card Reading

For this month, I have chosen a card from Nature-Speak Oracle by the late Ted Andrews. It is the card of Ice and Frost. It is common for us to lack energy when the weather is cold and this card shows a time of reckoning and preparing for times to come. Patience is required but within this incubation period, a great deal of inner activity is taking place. It might be a day, a week or a month, however long it takes, within time, the ice melts, movement begins again!

Next from Ancient Feminine Wisdom of Goddesses and Heroines by Kay Stevenson and Brian Clark. Her name is Eurynome and she is the powerful Aegean Goddess of Creation who arose out of Chaos. She separated the land from the sky and laid an egg from which all life arose. She heralds the birth of a new order. The serpent that surrounds her body is an omen of renewal. Something can arise from nothing and creative potential often arises from the darkness.



Next is LeGrande Circle & Sideshow Tarot by Joe Lee with the card of the Wheel of Fortune. A card of challenge! Even the most accomplished wheel acrobats must eventually stop rotating and come to balance and rest! We must use the skills we have learned to ride the ever spinning circle of fate and circumstances. Navigate the dizzy turns by enjoying the ride without expectations. Recognise our patterns! The best learning is to see our repetitive behaviour and where it is undesirable, change it for the better. Sometimes, the wheel is spinning so fast, we are unable to see where we are, and unable to make good judgments or come off the wheel when required. We are invited to slow down, assess more, avoid taking uncalculated risks!

Lastly, but not least, a practical card from Magical Messages of the Fairies by Doreen Virtue. The card insists: Get Some Exercise! This is about getting your body strengthened for the year ahead and exercise reduces stress. The fairies dance, run, jump, play and are always active. They keep themselves in good physical shape. It means they sleep well when they are finished with the day. Exercise and good sleep improve every area of life, ie relationships, career, hobbies, etc. You are invited to do physical work today, such as housework, walking, dancing, swimming, yoga, sports! 
Reading by Wendy Stokes visit: https://wendystokes.co.uk