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As Above, So Below

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This article will look at the principle quod est superius est sicut quod inferius, et quod inferius est sicut quod est superius, meaning “that which is above is like to that which is below, and that which is below is like to that which is above”, often shortened to “as above, so below”. It will also examine a gesture used by occultists which embodies the principle.

In his work, The Mystery of Iniquity, Pierre Virion states that the “as above, so below” principle is a false analogy which is at heart anti-Christic: “Illuminism and the theogony (stories of the gods) of the sects thus lead to an inversion of the data of revelation and consequently of Catholic theology.”

Thus transformation or regeneration is evil when it relies on occult means rather than on the graces flowing from Christ’s Redemption. For the proud occultist, however, transformation and enlightenment without Jesus Christ are desired, and he believes they are achieved by the recognising and balancing of opposing forces.

This well-known image of the demon Baphomet comes from the 1856 book, Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, Volume 2 by Éliphas Levi.

Levi, a French occultist of the 19th century, greatly influenced Saint-Yves d’Alveydre, the founder of Synarchy.

Levi’s depiction embodies the principle of duality, reconciling opposites such as light and dark, male and female, spiritual and material. Baphoment, known to traditional Catholics as the demon of fornication, is androgynous and holds its hands in opposing directions in the familiar “as above, so below” formation. One explanation of the gesture is that it “signifies the flow of spiritual knowledge and the grounding of that knowledge in the material world.” The occultist believes that by using this gesture he can balance the opposing forces surrounding him.

A detail from the Redemptoris Mater chapel, created by the disgraced artist, Fr. Marco Rupnik. Christ is depicted with hands in the “as above, so below” configuration. Pope John Paul II can be seen in the background.

The principle of duality is found in a number of occult traditions such as Hermeticism and Kabbalism. In Hermeticism, the “as above, so below” represents the macrocosm (the universe) reflecting the microcosm (the individual). The Kabbalah applies a similar meaning, using the dualistic principle of the Macroprosopus and the Microprosopus (the great world and the small world). In Alchemy, this duality represents transformation, both of base metal into a precious metal and of man through spiritual enlightenment.

The characteristics of the god Baphomet with his up-down” gesture are said to be shared by the god, Baal. Baal is known as the demon responsible for promoting abortions.

This link is an interesting one given the video compilation shown in the Tweet below. In it, one finds the ultra-pro-abort Kamala Harris repeating variations of a specific phrase, accompanied by the “as above, so below” hand gesture. Harris’ gestures and repetition of the phrase, “what can be, unburdened by what has been”, are reminiscent of a witch performing an incantation.

The principle of “as above, so below” is also found in Freemasonry where it has particular significance. It refers to the presence of the Divine in both the spiritual and physical worlds and emphasises their interconnectedness. Masonry also includes the explicitly Hermetic idea that the spiritual realm is reflected in the physical realm and vice versa. Another application of the principle is found in the Masonic obligation of each human being to maintain balance and harmony, especially as expressed through Masonry’s tolerance of various creeds.

The “as above, so below” theme is found in three of Masonry’s integral symbols: the square and compass; the hexagram, also known as the Seal of Solomon; and Jacob’s Ladder.

This quote from a Freemason, explaining how Masonry’s rituals reference the “as above, so below” principle, point to a diabolical inversion of the Catholic Mass:

I believe that in the heavens (Above) a ritual is taking place all the time.  A divine drama with the building theme of making perfection out of imperfection. When, therefore, here upon earth, a ritual is enacted, symbolising that eternal process, then some of the spiritual realms above are brought down to earth. It is this mysterious unity of thought, synchronising above to below. This my brothers, is my belief, that this gives Freemasonry its magic and eternal purpose.

INFORMATION SOURCES:https://whowhatwhere.substack.com/p/hand-signals-of-baphomet-and-baal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism

Pierre Virion, La Mystere_iniquite

Esoteric Freemasons website

On the Square website

IMAGE SOURCES: Eliphas Levi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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https://www.vatican.va/content/dam/vatican/virtualtour/redemptorismater/resources/tour-en.html

MASONIC HANDSHAKES

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Hand gestures are common among secret societies such as the Freemasons and the Illuminati, for the purpose of identifying the person making the gesture and they may also alert the viewer to a hidden agenda at play.

For Masons, a handshake is an “outward sign, or token, of the union of our minds and hearts.” Their handshakes are also known as “grips’ or “tokens”.

The left-hand image indicates the Grip of an Entered Apprentice and shows the Mason’s thumb pressing against the first knuckle-joint of the first finger of the recipient. If the recipient is also a Mason, he will usually press back. It also goes by the name of “Boaz”.

The image on the right indicates the Pass-Grip of Fellow Craft, where the Mason presses with his thumb between the first and second knuckles of the recipient’s hand. Also known as “Shibboleth”.

The image below left shows the Real Grip of a Fellow Craft where the Mason presses hard on the recipient’s second knuckle. This may be returned if the recipient is also a Mason. The formal name is “Jachin.”

The image below right shows the Pass-Grip of a Master Mason; the Mason presses on the space between the second and third knuckles. This is also known as “TubalCain.”

In the Masters Grip, the Mason pushes his fingertip into the recipient’s wrist. Pressure may be returned by a fellow Mason.

This one is the Real Grip of a Master Mason and shows the index and middle fingers extended over the recipient’s hand. It is also known as the “Lion Paw”.

SOURCE for information on handshakes.

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Shades of Tucho in Cardinal Pierre’s Sad Commentary on the Real Presence

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It is a sign of the times when a senior Catholic churchman wastes an ideal opportunity for increasing devotion to the Blessed Sacrament in favour of pushing the idea that the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ are just as present in the average sinful human being. It is also a sign sign, albeit a very disturbing one, to hear language reminiscent of Cardinal “Heal me with your Mouth” Fernandez in a discourse on the most sacred reality of the Catholic faith.

In his address to the Eucharistic Congress in Indiana, the Papal Nuncio to the United States, Christophe Cardinal Pierre, began by reminding attendees that to be Catholic is to be united with the Papacy. So far, so good – although one always wonders with these Modernists if they really mean “being united with every word that falls from the mouth of Frances” rather than with the office of the Pope, and all that entails. By beginning his address by quoting the Council and JPII, Pierre suggests the latter.

After that dubious introduction, Pierre next asks the questions, “What is Eucharistic revival?”  and “How will we know that we are experiencing Eucharistic revival?” He then goes to to list the initiatives that have been presented by the US bishops to the faithful in recent times:

” … increased opportunities for adoration and benediction.  There has been catechesis on the Eucharist and, of course, processions. By displaying the Blessed Sacrament for worship and increasing our acts of devotion, we have drawn attention once more to this great Sacrament in order to “stir up” a renewed faith, both in our fellow Catholics and in ourselves.  We have even attracted the curiosity of people of other faiths.”

Again, so far, so good. Then comes the “BUT”. (With the Modernist, there is always a “but.”) Time to draw our attention, not to God, but to “the other.”

“Not only is He present in our family, friends, and communities; but He is also present in our encounters with people from whom we would otherwise consider ourselves “divided”.  This might include people from a different economic class or race, people who challenge our way of thinking, and people whose perspective is informed by experiences that differ greatly from our own.  ….. If we are experiencing true “Eucharistic revival”, then one of the signs will be a greater movement on our part to build bridges of unity.”

The term, “building bridges” always calls to mind the arch-heresiarch, James Martin. But there’s more:

And so, to believe in the real presence of Christ is not only to say: In these forms of bread and wine are His body, blood, soul, and divinity. 

Wait! Did he mean that during Consecration the bread and wine are changed into the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ, or did he say something else? It sounds more like Luther’s Consubstantiation (the idea that the Real Presence presence exists alongside the bread and wine) than Catholic Transubstantiation. It’s a bit ambiguous. Finally comes the humanist clincher: the Real Presence is just not that big of a deal. Christ’s Presence is all over the place – most especially when we are dealing with “the other.”

“But Christ is also present in the assembly of His believing people.  Not only that, but he is present to people who struggle to connect with Him because of wounds, fear, and sin.  We need to be there with Him, accompanying such people, and helping them to experience the real presence of Christ’s love.”

Now to the act of Eucharistic Adoration itself. Of course it is good, ….. “but”……

Adoration, is essential to our relationship with Christ — but it is important that we treat it as that: a relationship.  If, in the act of Eucharistic adoration, we were to look at the Sacrament merely as an “object” to be admired, then we would be remaining, as it were, “on the outside….” 

Does any Catholic actually do that? Simply admire the Blessed Sacrament? In any case, here comes the really strange part. The “heal me with your mouth” part. But even stranger is the fact that this reference to “mouth to mouth contact” came not from Tucho Fernandez but from Pope Benedict!

“…. Pope Benedict explained: “The Latin word for adoration is ad-oratio — mouth to mouth contact, a kiss, an embrace, and hence, ultimately love….”

The reference does check out: Pope Benedict did in fact use these words at World Youth Day in Cologne in 2005. To young people. But here is the really strange bit: the Latin word adoratio does NOT have anything to do with kissing, embracing or “mouth to mouth contact” – at least not in any of my three Latin dictionaries or that I could find anywhere online. The noun, adoratio (from the verb adorare, to speak or entreaty or worship), only means an act or worship or prayer. That’s it.

So where does the kissing come in? Benedict was meant to be a great Latinist! The mind boggles.

Getting back to Cardinal Pierre and his address, it finishes by emphasising that the purpose of Adoration is not to give perfect worship to God but merely to solve the problems of this world. This is pure naturalism; it lines up perfectly with the Masonic ideology of a horizontal, humanist church.

There’s a bit more about the being open to the surprises of the Spirit and Synodality, and that listening “to one another and to the Spirit in the person we listen to” will be the “fruit of the Eucharistic revival.”

So there we have it: the main fruit of this Eucharistic Revival will be a Synodal, listening Church. And they wonder why the majority of mainstream Catholics do not believe in the Real Presence!

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Q Anon and the Trump Cult

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Online, there have been more than a few comments by Never-Trumpers and conservative “but he’s not really pro-life” Christians voicing their new-found admiration for Trump, who after he was shot rose up like a phoenix, blood streaming across his face, triumphantly shouting “Fight! Fight!” with his clenched fist raised in the air.

Trump’s triumphant Hero Shot

The assassination attempt yielded the Hero Shot par excellence and it appears that this is the moment his Q Anon devotees have been waiting for: tangible evidence that these long years of waiting and cryptic messages have not been a hoax. Now they “know” for sure that they have not been misled or manipulated, that it must all be true: the White Hats, the ‘Dumbs”, the SRA. All of it.

However factual the heinous activities of the Deep State might be, though – and there is certainly plenty of evidence – the whole concept of an anonymous commentator ‘dropping’ mysterious clues for Trumpian insiders is very troubling. For the idea of an ‘insider’ revealing ‘secret knowledge’ to adoring devotees is the very essence of Gnosticism. And if Trump has a cult-like following, then the name of that cult really is Gnosticism.

His Q-Anon cult thrives on the promise of secret knowledge: the messages, and Trump’s tweets and speeches are treated as codes and are said to full of gematria. Gematria is a cipher which assigns a numerical value to a word or letter of the alphabet. One very famous reference to this can be found in the Bible, where St. John tells us that the number of the Beast of the Apocalypse is six hundred and sixty-six. The importance of dates and numbers, which often are highly significant anyway, becomes elevated in a gematria system.

Gematria is thought to have been first developed by the ancient Greeks and has popped up throughout history in occult circles, with many variations. Magicians throughout the ages have referred to it and gematria is part of the system of Kabbalah. Gematria was once taught to members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley apparently used it to code his 1904 The Book of the Law.

Ciphers aside, Catholics are not immune from Trump Gnosticism. Already, some are claiming that Trump’s life was saved by the Virgin Mary, a theory suggested by the date of his assassination attempt: July 13. This is one of the “Fatima Days”: the 13th day of each of six consecutive months from May to October which mark the most famous apparitions made by the Mother of God to the children at Fatima.

Eric Sammons of Crisis Magazine, king of the Glad Trads.

Now, don’t misunderstand, I wholeheartedly believe that the apparitions and messages from Fatima are true. What I baulk at is attributing Trump’s “miraculous” escape to the intervention of Our Lady. For if one actor in the Deep State can play at the Psy-op game, then so can two.

Trump’s Q-Anon followers have been “trusting the plan” for years. They have an enormous amount of blind faith in Q’s claims that even as we speak, Trump’s secret militia is liberating children from the bowels of the earth. If a prediction fails spectacularly, as happened with the very first one in 2017 when it was foretold by Q that Hillary Clinton would be arrested, the faith of these hillbilly Gnostics is not shaken. A perceived failure simply becomes subject to a new level of revealed truth: Clinton was actually arrested but was subsequently replaced by a body-double.

And so was Biden … and Pope Francis … and on it goes. Throw in the theory that viruses are a product of the imagination and there you have Q Anon-sense.

Meme from Trump’s account on Truth Social

From the very advent of Q, Trump himself played the game, telling reporters that this was the calm before the storm and with sage-like restraint explaining that all would soon be revealed. Perhaps it was more than coincidence that his recent legal battle was over his relationship with a woman known as “Stormy”.

In 2022, he began referencing Q-Anon in his tweets and on his social media platform, Truth Social. He likes to pepper his rally speeches with insider references, the kind of jokes his only his Q-Anon followers would appreciate.

Screengrab from the Republican National Conference: note the background, Novus Ordo Seclorum or “New World of the Ages” AKA “New World Order.”

In the wake of his assassination attempt, it has been fascinating to watch people falling onto one of two camps: the freedom-loving Trump supporters (roughly aligned with the Republican party) and the evil left-leaners (the Democrats.) Those undecideds in the middle grey area, who once constituted the majority, seem to have all but disappeared.

And maybe that was just the point of the whole exercise.

A Theory about the Desecration of Pell’s Body

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Many rumours and half-truths have been flying about in regard to what happened to the body of Cardinal Pell after his death. Actually, there are also a number of rumours about the cause of his death itself, but that is not the theme of this article.

Rather, I’d like to propose a scenario centred around his corpse, one which includes a modest amount of anecdotal evidence.

After it had been reported that Pell’s body was “grossly disrespected” by having its nose broken and being left dirty, without shoes and with clothes just thrown on top of it, a new version of the story has emerged. George Pell’s brother now claims he was perfectly happy with the treatment of the body.

David Pell told The Australian that his brother’s nose “was askew” but that it “could have been broken by the lid of his tight-fitting coffin.” David Pell also thought it reasonable that the Cardinal was without shoes because they just wouldn’t fit into the coffin and clarified that he was clothed but that the vestments were in the wrong order.

I personally find these statements rather troubling. Surely the workers at a reputable funeral parlour would be capable of selecting the correct-sized coffin – one that would account for a large body’s nose and shoes? Is that not simply part of their job? How often do funeral parlours break people’s noses!? Cardinal Pell was a large man, but he wasn’t morbidly obese. There was nothing remarkable about his stature from a coffin-maker’s point of view.

Regarding his vestments: presumably the funeral directors who prepared the body were very familiar with the vestments of Catholic prelates. This was Rome, after all. It seems significant that the Cardinal’s vestments, which played such an integral part in disproving the allegations against him, are again relevant to the mystery surrounding his body’s post-autopsy experiences. [If the reader doesn’t understand what I’m talking about, let him consider the restrictions placed on one’s body by a garment that reaches almost to the floor and which has no front opening. In other words, a Bishop’s vestments would be most inconvenient for someone perpetrating opportunistic s** abuse.]

One online commentator, a Benepapist famous for her histrionic denunciations of all and sundry, has accused the Pell family of being “paid off”. I believe that to be a most uncharitable take on the situation.

It seems far more likely that the family were told that Pell’s nose was broken by the coffin lid and told that his shoes were too big for the coffin. They must have taken it at face value and that would have been the end of it as far as they were concerned.

Again, I present the photograph of the coffin as it lay in state in Santo Stefano degli Abissini prior to the Cardinal’s Requiem Mass.

As was pointed out in my previous article, the screw-holes in the coffin’s lid have been filled with a very light- coloured filler, giving it a most unprofessional finish. This is consistent with the coffin being re-opened some time after it left the funeral home.

So I am not suggesting that David Pell was lying. Rather, I am suggesting that he and the family might be just a little naïve – and they were probably in shock, after all. They trusted whomever told them a yarn about the Cardinal’s body – and that someone may well have actually had a hand in the desecration itself, or at least in hiding the fact.

There is precedent for my opinion. Naïveté can run in the family, even among very good and upright people, perhaps especially among good people.

George Pell was known for sometimes making the most disastrous appointments. There is one Australian Bishop, no stranger to the pages of this website, who was a product of the late Cardinal Pell. Pell mentored him, and brought him up through the ranks of the Church to his present high status.

That man is a complete buffoon, without class or culture, an ecumaniac and sycophant to all things LGBT. It is possible that he should never have been a priest, much less a bishop and I actually once heard a priest say that if it hadn’t been for George Pell, that man would “still be sitting on his couch, watching the footy.” Or words to that effect.

In short, George Pell made a huge mistake when he decided that man was bishop material.

Now Pell was definitely not stupid, and was not corrupt, but on occasion was a very poor judge of character. Perhaps his family shares this honest flaw, making them easy prey for the devious Vatican spin doctors. 

A Hypothetical Timeline of Events.
  1. Death of Pell in Rome on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
  2. Family is notified and the usual protocols for dealing with the corpse of a prelate are triggered.
  3. A priority autopsy is performed according to the standards in Rome.
  4. Corpse is sent to funeral home in Rome for priority treatment: cleaning and embalming are performed, coffin is sealed.
  5. Prepared corpse is sent to Santo Stefano degli Abissini for veneration, perhaps as early as Wed. 11 (according to one report.)
  6. Coffin is reopened at the Santo Stefano degli Abissini church (possibly during the night) and the body is desecrated/abused/ritually humiliated. Abuse includes breaking of Pell’s nose and sullying the body which results in the embalming being “buggered up” (in the words of David Pell.)
  7. The abusers re-seal the coffin lid using a new, lighter coloured filler in the screw holes.
  8. Pell’s body is venerated for several days with coffin (unusually for a bishop) closed.
  9. Pell’s body transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica for a Requiem Mass on Saturday Jan. 14th.
  10. Pell’s body is flown to Australia ahead of the burial on Feb 2, 2023.
  11. Desecration is discovered when the coffin is re-opened in Sydney.

A Rosicrucian Calling-Card on Pell’s Coffin?

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The very first time I laid eyes on the photograph shown below, which was almost eighteen months ago now, the single rose so carefully placed near the gold cross struck me as being odd. More than odd – it looked like the signature of someone who wanted to publicise his work. A message which might say that, “We were responsible, we had our way with Cardinal Pell.”

Such a signature in the form of a rose and cross could only mean one thing: Rosicrucians, members of that esoteric offshoot of Freemasonry known for its strange mix of Catholicism, magic and secret knowledge.

Cardinal Pell’s mortal remains lying in state at the Santo Stefano degli Abissini, just a stone’s throw from the Pope’s home.

Now of course, that rose might have been placed there by a friend, or a family member, or by some unknown cleaning lady for whom Pell always had a kind word. Which is precisely why I didn’t draw attention to it before now.

However, now that we know that Pell’s body was desecrated ( see video below if this is new to you) and now that the suggestion of murder is being unselfconsciously thrown around, I thought this might be a good time to bring it up.

The coffin seems to have been produced by this company: SCACF, as indicated by the letters in the bottom right hand corner. According to its website, this competent-looking company supplies coffins to more than 2000 funeral homes throughout the world. Presumably the funeral home that prepared the body and ordered the coffin were equally competent.

However, judging by the photograph above, (as found at the Catholic Weekly) whoever filled the screw holes on the coffin’s lid did a fairly poor job. It rather lets down the quality of the thing. Not a very professional look for the funeral home, is it?

This leads us to ponder: is it possible that the coffin left the funeral home with the body prepared to the normal high standards and with the screw-holes filled in an unobtrusive manner, and that the Cardinal’s body was desecrated after that, with the holes refilled by his unholy desecrators?

We know that it happened after the autopsy. Perhaps it took place after the all the preparation procedures had been finished, away from the prying eyes of good and faithful artisans – perhaps in the church itself?

For this church is very close to Casa Santa Marta, the home of Pope Bergoglio and his assortment of highly unsavoury sodomites – some of whom are without doubt, Rosicrucians.

For a further analysis, please see my Theory about the Desecration of Pell’s Body.