tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post6773886960266756037..comments2023-08-05T10:45:44.491-04:00Comments on Discovering<br><u> The Lost Symbol</u>™: <br>The Blog: The Prologue of The Lost Symbol and the Thirty-Third DegreeMark Koltko-Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173090767545559729noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-58517003397603940742011-09-27T16:59:32.842-04:002011-09-27T16:59:32.842-04:00Few thrillers have so cleverly "fused scienti...Few thrillers have so cleverly "fused scientific inventions with mythical gods and human apotheosis." The Lost Symbol works within the world Brown has created. Read this novel and you will never look at Washington, D. C. in the same way again.Viagra Vs Cialishttp://www.viagravscialis.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-15643384560352788012011-08-23T04:53:22.304-04:002011-08-23T04:53:22.304-04:00Catholicism? do you see the movie 'Exorcism...Catholicism? do you see the movie 'Exorcism'?wedding suithttp://www.emensuits.com/search.php?mode=search&substring=tan+suit&including=all&by_title=on&search_in_subcategories=onnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-44895921699848409002009-09-14T17:05:37.636-04:002009-09-14T17:05:37.636-04:00deetective: I certainly could not prove that Dan B...deetective: I certainly could not prove that Dan Brown is not doing the sort of thing that you suggest. However, the case would be a lot stronger for me if Mal'akh were an author of some sort. Or, if Mr. Baigent had the furnishings attributed to Mal'akh's residence -- the Piranesi etching, the Savonarola chair, the Bugarini lamp -- or similar accoutrements from someplace other than Italy, then it would make a stronger case for me. Could be!<br /><br />Wonderer!: The movie "The Skulls" was very loosely based on the real-life fraternity Skull and Bones, at Yale University. One or more real human skulls do indeed figure into their ritual, according to reliable exposures. But they still have no connection to Freemasonry.Mark Koltko-Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173090767545559729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-73139994054985663602009-09-14T15:37:44.419-04:002009-09-14T15:37:44.419-04:00I am really new to all this but in regards to the ...I am really new to all this but in regards to the skull drinking thing. Didn't that remind anyone with the MOVIE "THE SKULLS" speaking of such secret society & it followd up with Part 2! just a question!Wonderer!http://followme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-59116292672830217052009-09-14T11:03:43.987-04:002009-09-14T11:03:43.987-04:00Machine - But he has been playing Indiana Jones, l...Machine - But he has been playing Indiana Jones, leading parties of tourists and friends and Masons on quasi archeological expeditions to Egypt and Malta. I did not realise that you were on intimate enough terms with Michael to know that he has no tattoos ;)deetectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272439724058578059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-10916795354423831632009-09-14T10:40:02.877-04:002009-09-14T10:40:02.877-04:00Deetective - bit hard to picture Baigent as a &quo...Deetective - bit hard to picture Baigent as a "tattooed muscleman" though...<br />;)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164314383452692355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-91649687172016205342009-09-14T09:38:29.943-04:002009-09-14T09:38:29.943-04:00Yes, Mark you are right, of course, but I am talki...Yes, Mark you are right, of course, but I am talking about something beneath and other than the surface themes of Brown's thriller. I am suggesting that, as in DaVinci Code, Brown is making teasing covert references to his rivals and inspirers who preceded him in writing speculative histories on the same subjects as his derivative thrillers. Baigent (and Leigh) also wrote a book featuring American Fremasonry "The Temple and the Lodge" 1991, with a section on the Masonic significance of the street layout of D.C. and peppered with hints at secret negotiations between the Freemasons of the Continental Congress and British Crown Masons.deetectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272439724058578059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-19789167061151035972009-09-14T09:13:33.530-04:002009-09-14T09:13:33.530-04:00Nirman: If you interested in learning more about F...Nirman: If you interested in learning more about Freemasonry, go to the second post on this blog, in June. It is specifically about the Freemasons and has suggestions for further study. <br /><br />deetective: Interesting thought. However, what I think is more likely is that Dan Brown is staying true to his habits here: a conspiracy involving a legitimate organization with a highly placed traitor or bad guy of some sort. He did this in <i>Angels & Demons</i> with the Camerlengo. He did this in <i>The Da Vinci Code</i> with the Teacher. What he is doing here is combining that role with the role of torturer / assassin, in the person of Mal'akh. Or so it all seems to me; I could certainly be wrong.Mark Koltko-Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173090767545559729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-71784604800724513252009-09-14T08:41:05.524-04:002009-09-14T08:41:05.524-04:00What struck me about the Prologue's theme of a...What struck me about the Prologue's theme of a villain infiltrating up to the highest ranks of Freemasonry, is the question of whether Dan Brown is repeating his linking of Michael Baigent (who is now a high-ranking Mason) with the villain of Da Vinci Code (Leigh Teabing). Richard Leigh (Baigent's co-author of Holy Blood Holy Grail) is also linked by name to Leigh Teabing, but I haven't found any evidence that he was a Mason. Perhaps Dan is averse to vilifying the dead or stirring up ghosts.deetectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272439724058578059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-78362444311989584732009-09-13T09:00:36.375-04:002009-09-13T09:00:36.375-04:00this is really..cool...stuff...
would love to lear...this is really..cool...stuff...<br />would love to learn more about the actual freemasonary...and not the conspiracy stuf...<br />thank u!!nirmanhttp://symbology101.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-52454434197097075102009-09-13T08:59:52.862-04:002009-09-13T08:59:52.862-04:00this is really..cool...stuff...
would love to lear...this is really..cool...stuff...<br />would love to learn more about the actual freemasonary...and not the conspiracy stuf...<br />thank u!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-38643550724665506512009-09-13T08:28:10.915-04:002009-09-13T08:28:10.915-04:00I'll check it out sometime! Thanks
The London...I'll check it out sometime! Thanks<br /><br />The London Dungeon Museum talks about Jack the Ripper a lot, but they do not really mention masonic involvement, but its just the thing that popped into my head when i read the prologue. I was not aware of a masonic connection before, but it seems that there is a big theory around it! <br /><br />I'll take a look at the book though sometime.Brett Fosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-80214980952985260152009-09-13T08:11:20.182-04:002009-09-13T08:11:20.182-04:00Brett, There is an excellent article that addresse...Brett, There is an excellent article that addresses (and debunks) the connection that some have made over the years between the Ripper murders and Freemasonry:<br /><br />Paul M. Bessel, "The 'Jack the Ripper' Murders: An Examination of Alleged Masonic Connections," <i>Heredom: The Transactions of the Scottish Rite Research Society</i>, volume 9, 2001, pages 53-68.<br /><br />If this is a subject that really interests you, you may obtain this article either through Inter-Library Loan at your university library, or from a good Masonic library (such as the magnificent library at Freemasons' Hall in London). Usually, Masonic libraries are open to all, and they would welcome you.Mark Koltko-Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173090767545559729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2902481148614123622.post-10077128282322287282009-09-13T07:47:19.493-04:002009-09-13T07:47:19.493-04:00the bit about the slit throat reminded me so much ...the bit about the slit throat reminded me so much of Jack the Ripper...I visited whitechapel and they explained the deaths of the victims in a very similar way!Brett Fosternoreply@blogger.com