Theos-Talk Archives (May 2000 Message tt00056)

Dear Daniel,

I agree with you for the most part... Except where you indicate that I "don't 
know what I am talking about in this in this particular instance." 

As you might gather from my last post discussing the usage of these words -- 
being the "seventh son of a seventh son" (All of whom, as far back as our 
ancestor, Moses, were "Masons," as well as artisans and alchemists of the 
highest degree) -- I know whereof I speak.  (Especially, since I learned the 
esoteric meaning of the sacred geometry of the "oblong square" when I was a 
small boy -- having access to my father's and grandfather's vast Masonic and 
Kabbalistic Library.;-)  

In fact, as a graphic designer, producer and printer all my life, were I, 
today, be given the chore of typesetting or preparing the mechanicals for the 
original manuscript of the Voice, I would automatically make the same cuts, 
punctuation and grammatical changes that Judge did -- *without telling 
anybody* ...  As I've done countless times on the many, many scientific, 
philosophical, mystical, and technical books and magazines I've had a hand in 
designing and producing, if not printing, over the past 40 years.  (Although 
the Authors always had the opportunity to recheck my final press-ready copy, 
I never had any complaints.:-) 

I hope this clears up my credibility with respect to this matter, as well as 
to any other discussions or arguments pertaining to the meanings of esoteric 
symbology and glyphology (should I stick my two cents in.:-) 

Best wishes, and kudos for your scholarly contributions.

Leon


In a message dated 05/03/00 11:06:49 AM, blafoun@azstarnet.com writes:

>Leon,
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>I quote at the very end of this email HPB comments on
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>"oblong squares".
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>Notice that she specifically says in her article that "oblong
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>square" is a "Masonic term; a symbol of the Arc of Noah, and of the
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>Covenant, of the
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>Temples of Solomon, the Tabernacle, and the Camp of the Israelites, all
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>built as 'oblong squares'. "  MASONIC   ........... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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>This got me to thinking so I searched the Internet and found dozens
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>of web pages that mention in one way or another "oblong squares".
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>I've already sent to Theos-Talk two separate emails giving excepts
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>from more than a dozen web pages with URLs.  ALL OF THIS IS
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>AN EYE OPENER AND VERY VERY SUGGESTIVE.
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>The term is apparently well known in Masonry, architecture, symbolism and
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>there are some
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>suggestive things EVEN in Pythagorean mathematics, etc.  SEE THE EXERPTS
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>in my other two emails.
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>I don't mean to be unkind Leon but your previous comments on "oblong
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>squares" seem to indicate that you just don't know what you are talking
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>about
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>in this particular instance.
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>It would appear from all this material that HPB knew EXACTLY what she
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>was writing about and uses this term properly and correctly.  Therefore
>in
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>the VOICE text I see absolutely no good reason for changing
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>what HPB originally wrote.  In other words, one should not just look at
>the
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>surface meaning but go deeper.  Her comments are very suggestive and
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>are like a key. . . .
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>Thanks to the Internet, HPB's reference to "oblong squares" is vindicated.
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>What is the moral of the story here.  I think that it is that we should
>ALL
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>carefully
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>study a subject BEFORE we start making pronouncements on said subject.
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>Also that an editor should think twice or thrice before changing something
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>in
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>HPB's writings.  He may think he is correcting a mistake when in fact his
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>"correction" may only betray his own ignorance.
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>Let us all benefit from this.
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>Fraternally,
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>Daniel

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