The snake on the pole was a representation of the Hebrew goddess Asherah.
Serpent Cult
by cameo-d 26 Replies latest watchtower bible
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cameo-d
Imagery is primordial.
Man's first language was images and symbols.
According to a long dominant philosophical tradition, manipulative imagery plays a crucial role in all thought processes and provides the semantic grounding for language.
Mental representation influences cognitive comprehension.
Mental images influence perception.
Memory involves the recall of imagery.
It is impossible to think without an image.
Linguistic meaning derives from imagery.
Spoken words reinforce the symbols of the inner images in our minds.
Ideas may begin through imagery.
Images are our oldest language and our deepest psychological response.
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cameo-d
I know some of you go to other churches now.
I am just wondering, do any of you attend a church where this serpentine drape is used?
Does anyone know when this practice started?
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cameo-d
Who put the 'hood' in Brotherhood?
The hood of the snake is seen as a protective shield.
The Cobra's Hood.
Sidharta shielded by serpent during meditation.
Asian Civilization Museum, Singapore
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cameo-d
Cobra is short for "cobra de capello"; Portugese for "snake with hood" or hood snake.
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Very intereting information, cameo. Reminds me of a movie I own: Cult of the Cobra.
Six GIs stationed in Asia secretly photograph the arcane rituals of a group of cobra worshippers. At the climax of the ceremony, the cult members turn themselves into snakes. The high priestess catches the soldiers spying and throws a curse upon them. This off-beat horror film follows what happens to the men after that. Soon after they return to the US, the vengeful priestess follows them and people begin to die from snake venom poisoning, adding credence to the strange tale told by a surviving GI to the police, who become less skeptical as more evidence is unearthed. More trouble follows when the serpentine goddess falls for the ex-soldier's roomie. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/88339/Cult-of-the-Cobra/overview
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cameo-d
Wow, Coco! I will be right over with the Orville puffs!
Perhaps Hollywood is the vehicle of disclosure to modern day mythology. Perhaps *they* have been trying to tell us things all along. Things that were just too scary to put bluntly into words!
CoCo: "Soon after they return to the US, the vengeful priestess follows them and people begin to die from snake venom poisoning, adding credence to the strange tale ..."
6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. ......
Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. (Numbers 21)
So, it does appear that he who holds the curse has the antidote in his other pocket! Magicians of pharmacopeia!
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cameo-d
Why do so many Brotherhoods require their most devoted to wear hoods?
Many do appear to be cobra-esque.
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cameo-d
Is this why JW women have to grab a napkin, or a doily, or cloth of some kind when they suddenly find themselves taking the lead in a bible study or prayer?
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cameo-d
Is the prayer shawl not a cobra-esque protective shield also?
The apostle Paul was a tentmaker. Most scholars believe that he made "personal prayer tents" or 'taliths', not tents to live in.
Religion appears to have been a lucrative business venture for Paul.
"Tal" means tent. "ith" means little. Little tent.
Talith, talit, talis.... all mean the same as the prayer shawl.
Talis......Talisman.....
Talisman are magical charms believed to have mystical powers to ward off evil or to bring good luck. Some are believed to work miracles or to bring about miraculous effects.
More magic and superstition.
More subtle allegiances to the cult of the serpent.
