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yay! my lucky day! have a good 'un! :P
yay! my lucky day! have a good 'un! :P
Below is one of the possible explanations for the origins of the supserstitions surrounding Friday the 13th
http://altreligion.about.com/library.../aa101306a.htmThe day of Friday the Thirteenth, 1307, which began so uneventfully, was the beginning of one of the world's most enduring mysteries, and one of its greatest tragedies. On that morning, Philippe le Bel, the King of France, in collusion with the Pope, gave orders for the arrest of over one hundred knights of the Order of the Temple, on charges of heresy. Over the next seven years, dozens were tortured, tried, and executed. Many more were imprisoned. The Grand Master of the order, Jacques De Molay, was broken and burned at the stake.
The Knights
The knights, best known as Templars, had their beginning in 1099, when Crusader Godfrey of Bouillon becomes the ruler of Jerusalem; the order is founded when Hugues de Payens and a few others request permission to form a new order of military monks, ostensibly to protect pilgrims on the dangerous roads near the Holy Land. (this has always been a bit suspect, as the order was restricted to a mere nine knights for almost a decade.) The order was formed using ideas originating with their patron, Cistercian founder Bernard of Clairvaux. The word "Templar" derives from the full official name of the order, "The poor knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon." The name refers to the Temple Mount, where the knights were originally quartered.
The idea of a religious martial order proved a popular one, and the knights gained a fearsome reputation as warriors. Under no authority but that of the Pope, they also became absurdly powerful, accumulating land and wealth through political dealings and clever financial schemes. Not only were the knights peerless fighters, they developed a unique method to move money safely, trading Pilgrim's money for promissory notes which could be safely redeemed at the end of a journey- in essence, the first checking system, which had the end result of making the pilgrims safer and the Templars fabulously wealthy. By the end, the Order was practically a nation unto itself, with farms, craftsmen, and even its own navy.
The Arrests
The Knights were under the protection of the King, and highly respected throughout Europe, where they remained an untouchable institution for nearly two hundred years, until 1307, when the French King Philip IV had every Templar in France arrested simultaneously. The end came rather abruptly- the order of arrest came as a surprise to almost everyone, especially the Knights, who had recently come to Philip's aid financially. Why, then, this sudden change of attitude? Many speculated that Philip's motives were purely financial. Having overspent on war, he was facing rebellions and criticism- and he owed his benefactors a tidy sum of money. *
Philip was now freed of his obligations and also now free to loot Templar assets. Much of the remaining Templar property was seized by local governments or folded into the holdings of the knights Hospitaller, as were many of the lower-ranking knights held to be innocent (or ignorant, as the case may be.) Some of the remainder fled to Scotland and parts unknown, taking with them a great deal of money and the bulk of the Templar fleet.
Some apparent arm-twisting convinced reluctant Pope Clement V** to go along with the charges. The Order was officially disbanded, and trials were mounted.
Although the knights and their Grand Master Jaques de Molay vehemently contested the charges, a few rounds of torture quickly produced a number of confessions. Some of the more interesting confessions included spitting on the cross, denying the crucifixion, idol worship, homosexual acts, and the keeping of alternate scripture. De Molay eventually confessed to the charge of denying the crucifixion, probably in an attempt to head off other accusations and spare his knights further trouble, but when the confession returned an order for life sentences, he recanted, and the Templar leaders were sentenced to burn.
In 1314 Grand Master Jacques De Molay, and leaders Hugh De Perault, and Godfrey De Goneville were burnt at the stake still loudly protesting their innocence. Soon after, a legend arose that Molay's last words were a curse on Philip and the weak-willed Pope who had allowed the trials, and that the deaths of both the King and the Pope within a year of the execution death were in fulfillment of that curse, and the date of Friday the thirteenth has been considered cursed ever since.
*As other similarly wealthy orders were untouched, many historians now believe that Philip may have had some reason to believe the charges, or at the least believed he could make others believe them.
**In 2002, a secret document was unearthed in the Vatican archives. Dated August, 1308, and bearing Pope Clement's signature, the parchment officially absolved the Templar leadership of wrongdoing. Clement apparently did not have the fortitude to stand up for what he believed, however, and made no attempt to exonerate the Knights.
"Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" — and find that there is no death."
My brother was born on friday 13th may.. We've always had positive associations with the date.
sshenry, anything to do with that period in history, witch hunts and templar knights, really resounds with me.. Its amazing how much power superstitions have had across time
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Blue Crystal Night, Piscean III
13-06-08 (D-M-Y)
Words can be powerful gateways towards actualisation; 'real'isation; arriving at a new 'real'ity; a greater awareness; a deeper sense of being, of meaning- all from mere symbols. Meta-sensory communication would be soo far less tedious. I miss this ability humans have lost down the ages due to his ego, his separate-ness. Its an illusion for we are all connected.. And to this I am awakening.
If you wouldn't tell me, I wouldn't notice it! Ha ha.
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My Friday 13th's are usually just a typical day--nothing really great or bad happens.
Hmm, same with me.Originally Posted by LorriePaige
I got to work today to find the whole area had a power cut so nothing was working and we couldnt do anything for an hour. So it was lucky!
"you mean i get to kick ass for righteousness???!" :hihi:
"awesome"
and hopefully to coddle some general disinterest in western conspiracy (i'd rather put my life into positive development than sniffing dogs bottoms.. i don't think the dynamic of "trying to prove something to the people" works well because there's rather a lot of people... give them a new technology that improves their lives, they'll adopt it.. not too many people want to hear someone "proclaim the real truth hidden through the ages..")
...there's a large amount of ~culturally accredited evidence that "the americas were discovered" by a welsh priest, as there are n.amer tribes with welsh language and legends of visitors..
(I forget his name) returned to the west and reported it to the vatican.. i expect the colonisation of the americas was conducted when the urban populace of europe was sufficient to control significant vectors of opinion..
neither a follower nor a leader be
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I had that Friday the 13th came form a much earlier event
I had read years ago, that Friday the 13th, came from a time eons before now, when Alantis and Lemura sank.
From what I have read, before these events or the one stated above, the number 13 was considered a very lucky number.
Happy Friday the 13th everyone
Gives raw emerald to everyone...although I do not know why. I just feel to
pretty
~ i am but i am one ~
Blue Crystal Night, Piscean III
13-06-08 (D-M-Y)
Words can be powerful gateways towards actualisation; 'real'isation; arriving at a new 'real'ity; a greater awareness; a deeper sense of being, of meaning- all from mere symbols. Meta-sensory communication would be soo far less tedious. I miss this ability humans have lost down the ages due to his ego, his separate-ness. Its an illusion for we are all connected.. And to this I am awakening.
if "emerald" is a kind of "13" i accept.. i'm out and it's rather handy for audio work, at least i.m.e..
neither a follower nor a leader be
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I hate friday the 13th they were killling Cathers and others this is a day of sorrow for me.
Light - I think I read a good site explaining the Cathers. I am glad you said something. Not sure if your allied or descended or how you are connected but I am sorry for your sense of loss.
I just thought it was pretty and wanted to share it
I love emeralds and I love all the IS but today hurts.
I understand light
Anyway, it's Saturday 14th now
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ahhhh love that! so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!Happy Friday the 13th everyone
Gives raw emerald to everyone...although I do not know why. I just feel to
"most people do not know how to love, wich is sad because we are all starving for it."
"there's a karmic momentum to our lives."
"all this hurrying soon will be over. only when we tarry do we touch the
holy."
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