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The Powerful Curse of Jacques de Molay, the Last Grand Master of Templars
Sanity Check posted a topic in General Discussion
On March 18, 1314, Jacques de Molay and a few other Templars, after enduring torture and many other humiliations, were sent to death. De Molay was an old man, tired with life and proud of his achievements. He knew that the tragedy which touched his brothers and himself was the result of schemes. He was also aware that the king of France had decided to torture and finally execute innocent people - the loyal knights of France. Thus, when he was dying he cursed everyone who recommended his murder. The Templar Order, also known as the Knights Templar, Templars or the Order of Solomon's Temple, existed for nearly two centuries during the Middle Ages. Their story began around 1129, when they became a favored charity throughout Christendom. They grew fast, as many wanted to join the group of knights with the distinctive white mantles decorated with the red cross. They were very skillful fighters during the Crusades and had innovative financial techniques, which became an early form of modern banking. The Templars were also great builders of fortifications in Europe and the Holy Land. The Last Grand Master of the Templar Order Jacques de Molay was born c. 1243 AD. He was the 23rd and the last Grand Master of the order of the Knights Templar. He ruled the Order from April 20, 1292 and was its great reformer. There are many more and less real stories about him, but there is little certain information about his roots and life. One legend says that during his travel through the Camino de Santiago in the late 13th century he left his sword in the castle Ponteferrada in Spain. Greed and Decline: The Treasure of the Knights Templar and Their Downfall Mystery of the Knights Templars: Protectors or Treasure Hunters on a Secret Mission? The Origin of the Knights Templar – Descendants of Jewish Elders? As mentioned, the Templars fought in the crusades, which brought them lots of money. De Molay also spent lots of time in the Middle East, and finally he became the head of the Order. Ordination of Jacques de Molay in 1265 as a Knight Templar, at the Beaune commandery. Painting by Marius Granet (1777-1849) (Public Domain) By that time the Templars were famous for having a legendary treasure. The royals and nobles of Europe believed that they were very wealthy and some even thought that during the visit to the Middle East the Templars had rediscovered the treasure of King Solomon and took it for themselves. Listening to these rumors, the king of France, Philip IV, decided to borrow money from the Order, believing he could do so without limits. The Templars were good in money management, but when they lent it to someone, they expected to receive repayment. That was the beginning of the end for the Templars - Philip IV of France didn't mean to pay back his deep debt to the Order. In place of giving the money back to the Templars, he decided to take advantage of the situation. He asked for the support of pope Clement V, and in 1307 many members of the Order were arrested in France. The nightmare of the tortures to receive false confessions proving that the Templars collaborated with the devil began. De Molay was also dissolved of his duties by the order of Pope Clement V in 1307. The Execution of the Templars Due to the orders of Philip IV, the tortures on the Templars were completed in the most terrifying ways known. One by one, the men tortured by the Medieval Inquisition, gave false confessions to stop their suffering. Nonetheless, the brave Grand Master retracted his confession and Philip decided to burn him on the island in from of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. Jacques de Molay sentenced to the stake in 1314, from the Chronicle of France or of St Denis. (Public Domain) After seven long years, Jacques de Molay ended the daily pain of tortures and the Cardinals agreed upon the death sentence for him. According to the eyewitnesses of the execution, de Molay showed no sign of fear, and he tried to not show pain during his slow death on the burning stake. Most of the pyres were prepared in such a way that the victims would die quickly. However, in the case of De Molay, they prepared a pyre which would burn slowly. Before he died, he made his voice heard loudly once more. The results of the speech may have led the king and the Cardinals to regret not allowing him to die within a few minutes, like the other Knights. A Curse Which Scared All of Europe While burning on the pyre, De Molay cursed King Philip IV of France, his descendants, Pope Clement V, and everyone else who supported his death. De Molay said that within a year and a day, Clement V and Philip IV would die. He also said Philip's bloodline would reign in France no more. Templars burned at the stake. (Public Domain) It happened as De Molay wished for, and death came for Clement first. He lost a battle with a damaging disease on April 20, 1314. Shortly after the Pope, Philip died of a stroke while hunting. A tragic death was also the destiny for all of Philip’s successors. Between 1314 and 1328 all three sons and grandsons of the French king died. Within fourteen years from the death of De Molay the House of Caped no longer existed - after it had stood for 300 years. Portrait of Pope Clement V, Avignon, France. (Public Domain) Was the curse by De Molay real? Or did his Knights accomplish the revenge of the Grand Master? The story of the last Grand Master and his horrible curse became a shock in all of the European courts. It also ruined the politics of France because some of the rulers were afraid of collaboration with the cursed royal family. Secrets of the Knights Templar: The Knights of John the Baptist The Grail Cypher: A radical reassessment of Arthurian history The Truth About the Holy Grail: Magical Chalices Around the World Inspiration By the Curse This story became a main topic of the famous series of historical novels by Maurice Druon (The Accursed Kings). The books were published in the years 1955 and 1977, and depict the reality of the times of De Molay. They were also adapted into several movies and television miniseries. In September 2001, Barbara Frale, an Italian Paleographer at the Vatican Secret Archives discovered a document known as the Chinon Parchment. It claims that in 1308 Pope Clement V absolved Jacques De Molay and the rest of the leadership of the Knights Templar from charges brought against the Inquisition. Six years later, the Vatican published the document as a limited edition of 800 copies. In June 2011, Pope Benedict XVI apologized for the killing of De Molay and acknowledged that he was a victim of false accusations. Centuries after the tragedy took place, the Vatican admitted that the pope had supported the murders, although the Templars weren't guilty. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/curse-jacques-de-molay-templars-005431 This could be one of the best examples of curses being legit things. Summary: 1. A pope and king brought false charges against the knights templar as an excuse to seize their wealth. 2. Knights templar were tortured to extract confessions to said false charges. 3. Knights templar were burned at the stake. 4. While the leader of the Knights Templar was being burned alive he said those responsible would get what they deserve. 5. Within a year both the pope and the king were dead. From an energetic and qi perspective, what might have happened here? Is this curse real? What do people think? -
The penis is translated as "阴茎" (literally "yin stem"), but it is a male organ. In the traditional concepts of yin and yang, "阴" is generally associated with the female sex. To support the idea, the term "阳具" (literally "yang tool") is also used to describe the penis (and scrotum). Why is the penis, a male reproductive organ, associated with the word "阴"?
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The Powerful Curse of Jacques de Molay, the Last Grand Master of Templars
Sanity Check replied to Sanity Check's topic in General Discussion
You might laugh very hard if you knew how some shows depict history. Although maybe I should take that as a challenge to read more books. -
If I don't take the time to logically break things down, and question what I'm doing, I end up doing things I don't like. Things the human design framework says should be a strength for me somehow turned out to be negative in most if not all cases. The only positives I have are mutation and love cross. Over time I learned and evolved and the love of living things & people.
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True or false. There is a website on the internet where a person can enter details about their birth. To receive information about their present and future. It categorises people into different groups with different traits and appears to make frighteningly accurate predictions about a persons natural disposition and tendencies. This is achieved through building a framework based on study of the iching and other historical taoist references. True or false.
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"Tripp meditation app: CALM reimagined." "Mindtopia, a new war to meditate in VR." Is the world ready?
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King Saul of israel attempted to hunt down and kill David twice. The way David handled both instances is a better example of how to deal in forgiveness and repentance, I think. After the 2nd attempt David said: "there will not be a 3rd time" and moved to another country.
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Everyone post some favorite quotes!
Sanity Check replied to GrandTrinity's topic in General Discussion
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When I was a teenager there were many homeless drug addicts who claimed they could astral project. The X-Men series of comic books had mutant characters with psionic abilities who could travel to the astral plane. And people thought they would travelling to the astral plane when they were on LSD. Due to this there are probably a long list of people (myself included) who believed for decades that astral projection was a completely useless thing. Its amazing to me that there are some claiming the opposite.
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Isn't transcendent freedom only another term for making good choices in life. Some work hard to make bad decisions and how can those people ever be helped if they never chose to help themselves.
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It has always felt empowering. But on the flip side there have always been strange influences that have tried to make it seem tiring that have tried to influence me into overexerting into burn out. While some portions of the 4/6 description are amazingly accurate for me. One part to it says I should rely on gut instinct, which is like intuition. But my intuition has never been reliable. I've always had to work to avoid impulsive behavior and kneejerk responses. The same with other aspects being polar opposite of what descriptions say they should be.
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Interesting. Thank you for that. When you read the description for your 3/5 reflector, did it appear unusually accurate? Portions of the description such as: Are all too accurate for me.
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Are humans better off as sheep?
Sanity Check replied to Cadcam's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
"Father! The sheeple has awakened." -
I got manifesting generator type: manifesting generator authority: sacral definition: single profile: 4/6 channel of perfected form (10 - 57) channel of rhythm (5 - 15) channel of the wavelength (48 - 16) channel of discovery (46 - 29) channel of initiation (51 - 25) personality gate of the behavior of self (10) game of extremes (15) gate of skills (16) gate of depth (48) gate of the hunter (21) gate of ideas (11) gate of privacy (33) gate of sexuality (59) gate of self expression (1) gate of fixed patterns (5) gate of intuitive clarity (57) design gate of the determination of self (46) gate of the spirit of self (25) gate of crisis (36) gate of intuitive clarity (57) gate of shock (51) gate of realization (47) gate of sexuality (59) gate of provocation (39) gate of stillness (52) gate of perserverance (29) gate of alertness (44) gate of fixed patterns (5) gate of depth (48) incarnation cross right angle cross of the vessel of love quarter quarter of mutation
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Are humans better off as sheep?
Sanity Check replied to Cadcam's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
Evolution has been around for billions of years. While human ignorance has enjoyed a very short lifespan by contrast. Its possible evolution will outlast human ignorance. And that people will eventually evolve out of that state of existence. Although progress could be dragging us kicking and screaming the entire way. -
Life, afterlife, immortality and God.
Sanity Check replied to Cadcam's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion
A good question is to ask on the limiting factors of a purely spiritual existence. No demands on time, food, air, water, shelter, etc. A corporeal existence could be more of a slippery slope. -
The Distancing Effect of Spiritual Middle Men
Sanity Check posted a topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
God is powerful and terrifying. A common practice to distance oneself from these harsh realities is the introduction of middle men: God -> Saints -> Radio Preachers -> Television Preachers -> Pastors/Preachers in church -> Average Joe Which is not unlike people attempting to construct walls between themselves and God. God -> Saints (Wall) -> Radio Preachers (Wall) -> Television Preachers (Wall) -> Pastors/Preachers in church (Wall) -> Average Joe . To have something resembling a relationship with God might require something similar to the following: God -> Saints (Wall) -> Radio Preachers (Wall) -> Television Preachers (Wall) -> Pastors/Preachers in church (Wall) -> Average Joe God -> Average Joe ... Interestingly, the way people relate to God is often identical to how they relate to everything in this world. As the world changes and many of these middle men are perceived as being increasingly less trustworthy and reliable. God -> Average Joe Will become more normalized. Which over the long run will only give people more reasons to have a more personal and direct relationship with God. Win/win/win -
I'm not 100% certain which method the human design architects used. They might have combined one of those methods with meyer briggs personality test data. In an effort to make insightful and penetrating observations about individual traits & character. It seems to work. A lot of people are blown away by the depth of the categories and descriptions. Its gaining popularity all over the place: https://www.reddit.com/r/humandesign/
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The Distancing Effect of Spiritual Middle Men
Sanity Check replied to Sanity Check's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
Yes. Once I looked at others always asking God for free stuff, asking everything to be easier. I said: I don't want to be like these people & prayed to God to make my life harder. Ended up working 12 to 16 hour days x 7 days a week for a long time.
