I was sent a link to this photographer’s tumblr page containing rare pictures of the Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple. Dedicated and officially opened June 22, 1929, it was added to the register of National Historic Sites of Canada in 2006. Interesting how a lot the symbolism within these walls is now found in pop culture.
The Twin Pillars Jachin and Boaz at the entrance
The Chamber of Reflection. It is a “small room adjoining the Lodge, in which, preparatory to initiation, the candidate is enclosed for the purpose of indulging in those serious meditations which its sombre appearance and the gloomy emblems with which it is furnished are calculated to produce. It is also used in some of the advanced degrees for a similar purpose.” The chamber contains numerous Alchemical symbols and sayings.
All Seeing Eye, Rainbow, Twin Pillars, Checkered floor…a compilation of Masonic symbols.
John The Baptist – the Patron Saint of the Freemasons
The Caduceus – the symbol of Hermes, the originator of the Hermetism.
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Just FYI, the depiction of a severed head is NOT that of John the Baptist. The apron shown is one variant of that for the Ninth Degree of the Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction), and depicts the head of one of the three ruffians who assassinated Hiram Abiff. (The Ninth Degree relates the trial and execution of the ruffians, who were pursued and captured in previous degrees.)
John the Baptist and John the Evangelist are the patron saints of Freemasonry, but to my knowledge John the Baptist's severed head is not depicted in Masonry.
Right now im wearing a shirt with a skull and two bones, fashion loves these symbols!
the one eye is dajjal the jewish antichrist imposter who prophet muhamed prophesied would come in the last days before judgement day and mislead people to follow his false religion my prophet warned he would do many miracles when he is released into the world and people would follow him he will also claim to be god please for all those people who are not muslims look into islam sincerely we muslims only believe in one god who is capable to do anything do not believe the lies the media tries to spread about us i hope that allah guides us all to the straight path inshallah if god wills
We have a freemason building or a lodge (but not a memorial temple,maybe) here in Indonesia,in Semarang,Central java,the people called it Gedong Setan/Satan's Building.And i just realize that the Rainbow thing is on the Ke$ha's video clip,BLOW,with unicorns too.
Hey,
I'd like to know about sweden. They say our priminister is a fremason and that it doesn't matter on what party we vote, because they're all the same.. We also have HAARP here, in a town called Kiruna, and our wheather is REALLY weird: snow in may, and then summers of extreme heat that just pops up! Our winters have gone berserk to: from october/november until may, the cold is extreme and not much snow, mostly ice and this cold that goes through your spine. The wheather started going berserk in the nineties, before that we had normal temperatures and normal wheather.
Very interesting, HUGE mausoleum in south central Pennsylvania…
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6752/img0202rs…
hey! This is in Montreal Canada the first picture, on maisonneuve street d-town right?
Can anyone tell me who are the three guys in the portrait
I already know that the man to the right is William Vanderbilt
But who is the one sitting and the man to the left
And here is a picture of Vanderbilt Compare them
http://quotedb.org/thumb/17350-William_Henry_Vand…
On the John the Baptist photo…a little while back my hubby and I did some research and found the Knights Templar literally worshiped a disembodied head. If you look up replicas of their swords and symbols, it is there.
CS Lewis wrote a book called "That Hideous Strength". From this article, and our research on the Knights Templar, I believe he used Masonic, Illuminati, and Knights Templar symbols and beliefs in this book (fiction), to show why they are not good.
Has anyone besides me noticed that there is a large space between the 5th and 6th floor? Does this lead anyone to question the possible existence of a secret floor at 5 1/2?
Correct me if I'm wrong here of how I'm looking at Freemasonry. The lower degree, the more "harmless and do-gooder" it seems to the general public. It's when you start reaching higher and higher degrees the more evil it becomes? Therefore, the general public thinks there is nothing wrong with this organization, they do good things and the people who are involved are your everyday people. They have little clue what goes on at the top of that pyramid.
I think that may be partly true. Though it may be equally true that you don't know squat (of value) until you reach a particular (33rd?? or equivalent) level.
Various sources have described some of the initiations of the various degrees. In several of them, the initiate asks for "Light" and "More light." That alone is a sign there is probably more going on that just want you'd been told so far. Plus, like cunegonde mentioned, like in the military, higher levels allow higher amounts of knowledge and responsibilities. Most things that have a hierarchy implies that knowledge and/or responsibilities are not shared equally.
we have a masonic church here and people always say negative s**t about it like the members walk in backwards and they have to be in their birthday suits. It is said that if you wanna get rich fast just go there but you will have to sacrifice your most beloved.
ljhfoawe although it's evil and stuff i can't keep myself from wanting to go. it's so beautiful.
its april 1st check out glen becks shirt for today its got a patch with symbols in it looks masonic to me
I don't think you are right, sir.
If the Catholics forced the Freemasons underground, does that make much of a difference? Do you think that if they hadn't been forced underground, that they wouldn't have made secret, diabolical plans?
And, would you let people come into your own library unattended? Especially if you had many enemies and precious relics and books in your library? I doubt it.
The Illuminati and Freemasons want to destroy all organized religion; correct?
And as for the Church getting a bunch of loot from Nazis? I have never heard of that being true.
By the way, more Christians were killed that Jews, you know.
Also, if you can't tell, I'm Catholic, and no one is talking me out of my religion. I hope this doesn't count for the proselytizing for a religion. I just don't take one-sided stuff without defending.
Have a nice day now.
The spectacular cathedral building phase of Europe is a phenomenon that contains great mystery, for it is unparalleled in the history of architecture. This fact alone should cause the curious to question its purpose.
The Craftmasons who worked raw stone into sublime structures, who encoded the ancient knowledge of Creation into their designs, and who left to future generations the secrets of evolution in the cathedrals they had built, were ousted from the Lodge. The dilettante, the gentleman, the aristocrat, the parvenu, the thief, the murderer and the idler ejected them. By this grave act, an unbroken line stretching back to the building of the Temple of King Solomon in Jerusalem was broken. The pristine nature and purpose of the original Craft lodges had been perverted by the new regime that had taken control of the Order.
Thanks for the info.
I wrote about what I've heard in that broadcast, and other sources; when asked, the masons always claim no knowledge of this "supposed" 33rd degree.
Also I've been noticing a lot of "positive" promotion. Not long after hearing the show the first time, I did a cursory search on line to see "what I could see" about masonry. I went to one of the "official" websites. They had devoted a special section of the site to debunk all the naysayers (I believe this site also claimed there was no 33rd degree for Scottish masonry).
Once again people FEAR what they don't understand /G
But isn't that the whole masonic game? To keep even its members out of the know. If you really are a Sublime Prince of The Royal Secret, surely you are aware that it is Lucifer you seek… maybe you're not as high as you'd like to believe.
@ b, I'm sorry, but you make no sense at all. The masonic game is to keep its members out of the know? You surely can't be serious. What has freemasons done over the years that make them such evil people? Do you have proof on anything? And by proof, I don't mean hearsay, I mean REAL PROOF. You need to stop looking for information on the internet because all you're gonna get is an opinion from a person's perspective. You need to talk to a Mason and you'll know the truth. As far as I know, religion has caused more deaths than freemasonry.
Intellectually stronger? lol don't try to make it seem as if I'm stupid, because I attend one of the best Universities in North America. Anyway, if the wrong doing of masons would take up a library, why can't you just name ONE of such wrongdoings? with proof, that's all. But you could believe what you want, everyone has their own opinions. Just don't hold your breath on Masons taking over the world though.
"lol don’t try to make it seem as if I’m stupid, because I attend one of the best Universities in North America."
I don't know what's funnier, you thinking that or you actually saying that.
Good luck with your blood oaths and all that. As I said earlier:
"that’s why there’s initiatory stages and that’s why an outer layer of unknowing dupes is always needed."
No offense taken, i can have a contrarian style.
But if we're talking about opinions, its always best to have the most informed opinion that you can.
I have garnered some of my research online, but most from books. I would recommend these to start:
"Proofs of a Conspiracy against all the Religions and Governments of Europe, carried on in the secret meetings of Freemasons, Illuminati and Reading Societies" by John Robison
http://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Religions-Govern…
and can also be found in full online
and
"New World Order: The Ancient Plan of Secret Societies" by William T. Still… one of the most documented books of its kind.
http://www.amazon.com/New-World-Order-Ancient-Soc…
Ok fair enough. And as I said, everybody has their own opinion. Mine differs from yours, there's nothing wrong with that. And my bad if you thought that sounded insulting, I didn't mean it in an insulting way. There's just people on the internet who starts saying stuff because they read it off another blog or saw videos on youtube and claim as if they know everything. I'm sure you know there's people like that.
My reply was not with hate, just noting that being in a university is not really indicative of anything.
I've done years of research into these things so its a bit offensive for someone just to say, 'ask a mason and you'll know the truth' when the whole structure is based on secrets.
You stated that I make no sense at all and then I answered you point by point… pretty respectful if you ask me.
I go to UoT man believe it or not, at the end of the day I know what I'm doing. And I don't what your problem is and why you have all that hate but I'm not gonna insult you like what you do to me.
What's wrong with these pictures? I don't see anything wrong.
@ Sally, Do you have proof the freemasons are bad and evil? I don't either. People make accusations which doesn't necessarily mean it is correct.
Well, maybe not all masonic temples look the same, but the one we've been in (in Bath, UK) was exactly like that. With the checkered floor, the chamber of reflection, the tabloids with all the members going back for hundreds of years, etc. We were able to take a few pictures, but only in the main hall and from the outside.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_-H7ONCkGRSM/TP… https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_-H7ONCkGRSM/TP… https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_-H7ONCkGRSM/TP… https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_-H7ONCkGRSM/TP…
Even on a simple clock on the wall in a meaningless corridor, we can see dozens of masonic symbols: a beehive, square and compass, special hand and foot positions, twin pillars, the obligate checkered floor, sun and moon, skull and bones, a cube, and below the name of the day we see a picture of Mercury, plus Mars for tuesday and Jupiter for thursday.
Wow, in the first two photos it looks like a depiction of Lucifer on the ceremonial podium.
Not everything is or has to do with the occult. She's representing several forms of life here on Earth. Simple as that. The song is about her husband. How? He's not from the US. She's said this several times over. Goodness… no one can be poetic anymore, and if you're straightforward, you're still working for the Illuminati or something other. Can't be both, 'cause you're seen as vague or made clueless.
Am I unaware of the Powers That Be? Heck, no! But I do keep an open mind and ensure that I don't lean too far to one side as you never know what is being planned.
Also, I've read that these Temples vary in decor, etc. so not all appear this way. o.o I'll try visiting the one in NW, DC.
How John the baptist is their Saint and they dont even believe in Good?! Explain
@Sally NZ
You can't become a Free Mason without stating that you have a belief in a "Supreme Being" whatever you may call it. God, etc.
In many secret societies and satanism there are rituals where a severed head is displayed as a warning to initiates not to disclose what they've learned or seen. Could be a ruse calling him the "patron saint".
I've seen mason's try to justify their organization's historic references to Lucifer as meaning "education."
Ephesians 5:12:
"For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of."
Luke 8:17:
"For there is not any thing secret that shall not be made manifest, nor hidden, that shall not be known and come abroad."
John 18:20:
"Jesus answered him: I have spoken openly to the world: I have always taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither all the Jews resort; and in secret I have spoken nothing."
Your reward is with God for that bro.;-)
Nice post…Montreal is my hometown….interesting note, across the street from this Temple is the Oldest stone structures in North America…
why is John the Baptist beheaded?? looks so creepy..
He was beheaded by Herodes and his head put in a platter. It's all in the Bible.
Well said Brother!
DM32mm I mean.
Agreed. that video needs some looking at.
thanks VC
lots of occult symbols in that video occur mentioned by vg in previous articles
womb, baphomet, new world order after earth is destroyed and her and that robot guy are like new adam and eve lol 😀
I'm sorry, your lacking information or spreading disinformation.
Higher ranking Masons contradict everything you just said…
^^ BTW my reply is directed at DM32mm
hmmm, Light or Dark, Knowledge or Blindness? Seem like simple choices to me.
why does it say "9th degree" under the picture of john the baptist's head? was he a 9th degree mason? it also say 5th degree above it for another picture thats out of view.
Funny how that triangle is the icon for "Dock" on my iPhone 4. 🙁
LOL. I noticed the same. One of the biggest court houses in the country and opposite the Masonic lodge. Go figure.
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lol sheeple, think for a second, all these guys already own the world. They seek not to establish a new world order, but rather to maintain the old world order because they're already at the top looking down at you sheeple. also remember, illusion is their game so making you sheeple afraid of a new world order plays right into their hands. One very important thing to consider is that if you live in America and love the United States of America is that our entire way of life from schools to churches to movie theaters and beyond are all created by…. yep you guessed it, Masonry.
Great job VC!
I knew illuminati and masonic symbols were all over the world but the fact that there's a masonic temple in my own city, it hits me a little hard.
Try and find a court house in the entire U.S that does not have a freemason cornerstone marked for all to see….Tells us all who the police forces are beholden to…That hits close to all our homes…And to be frank, pisses me off to no end…Thank God vengeance belongeth to the LORD…I can only try to stay out of the way…that is all.
Such an awesome point cure!!! I just this week read an article highlighting the freemasonry ties to our police force and an frantically trying to find it. Instead a simple google search yields a small vision into this via Icke…..
http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=13351… – scroll down just a little and see 20 police badges sporting the 'fm' symbology. If I find the article I was reading this week I will post because it was more in depth….but this will give you a taste. They are indeed being held to a higher standard….and it is not 'ours'…..thank you for that point!!!! WA – awesome!
GOOD jOB! VC I also can count on you to tell it like it is , its scary to think about what go’s on behind closed doors. http://www.biblestudyguide.org
This MASONIC temple is now a “Historical Site” … Oh!No!…
America has plenty of Masonic temples listed as historical sites too.
Is the second picture something on the wall, or a staircase?
Pic 10 reminds me of Kanye’s album cover.
Black and white floor. . . .used in many music videos.
Pic 5, I wonder whose head that was.
Pic 6-8 seem retor chic to me. I like the old school elevator stuff.
Pic 9, you can’t miss the “eye” in the sky.
Isn't those Alchemy signs were earlier recognize certain element in periodic table?
These are all over music videos, movies, and video games. Very good post and thanks for sharing
Creepy…………
I didn't understand the second picture at all, looked like something out of my optical illusions book
It's almost like three sixes.
Ya that's right next to my school Concordia University
Great pics – I like how there are seven floors =)
@Baby face:
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Revelation 20:4 (KJV)
The head i believe is not john the baptist. In freemasonry the is blood ritual that goes on called the legend of hiram abif. When the head of a victim is decapitated, it is raised for the blood to flow out . This represents a new world order. Also notice the hand with a sword inside the triangle. In 2001 some iraqis killed somebody in the same manner. It was broadcasted throughout the tv stations in america. It was a call to all the illuminati to bring in the new world order
The head i believe is not john the baptist. In freemasonry the is blood ritual that goes on called the legend of hiram abif. When the head of a victim is decapitated, it is raised for the blood to flow out . This represents a new world order. Also not that behind the head is another head with a sword. In 2001 some iraqis killed somebody in the same manner. It was broadcasted throughout the tv stations in america. It was a call to all the illuminati to bring in the new world order
When you die if you are a freemason, they have to cut off your head. Its laid in the open face coffin with a cut and then taken before they lay you in the ground (said to me by a freemason, im not sure if you can find it on the internet i havent checked?)
is that the same head kanye copied for his album art work? (head with a sword through it beheaded). crazy.
Not that i know the head in kanye west song is different. This one is a ritual performed to usher in a new world order. In 2001 a similar ritual was broadcasted in america .only the initiates understand such symbolism
Babyface, that's interesting. What is your source?
Continue to pray for all the people involved in these societies. Can't believe they have a picture of John the Baptist beheaded!! Jesus said…“I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. (Matthew 11:11).
To see john , a prophet one who god has sent , the one who baptized the new born king , the lord Jesus Christ. The son of god please pray for me , my knowledge is kept with me , AMEN
Christ was a follower of john. John made the way they were apart of a society of secrets
Umm John the baptist was beheaded, that is how he was martyred. if you did not know that please read the book of Acts and then call us back. He was beheaded and his head was serveed to Herods wife on a silver platter as she had asked.
Actually it's in Matthew and Luke, not Acts. Please be friendly, though! I wouldn't have known it was John, either, without reading the caption.
didn't you people read the "rules" ^ ^ …. no religion talk! ….. so annoying
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I don't think they ARE breaking the rule. Re-read again please!
—-> -Proselytizing for or against a religion
They aren't being evangilcal or bashing a religion, they are merely discussing it, which is NOT breaking any rules at all.
did you read the rules? it says no proselytizing not quoting a verse. so annoying.
note the 11:11 ideology in there too.
wow its so interesting :O allot of those stuff are in allot of places not only on music videos