The Passion of George the Third: Part 2

In the ten years leading up to September 11, 2001, I had been researching the meaning of America's patriotic symbols. Along the way I discovered some of their bases in mythology, including those of the so-called "Statue of Liberty". Thus when 9 11 occurred I was able to watch the event from a symbolic perspective as it unfolded, at least as far as I understood the symbols. Here is what I wrote on September 21, 2001, with a minor revision two days later.

The details of the ancient ceremony are discussed, followed by their 9 11 counterpart (in parentheses).

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Celebrating the Great Mysteries

This whole “terrorism”-inspired event is occurring during the Great Eleusinian Mysteries, September 14 - September 23. The Mysteries were at the core of the Demeter-Persephone cult, and I have said before that I think "Poppy" Bush got his nickname because Demeter is his patron goddess. The poppy is one of the goddess Demeter’s sigils.

Here's a comparison of "then and now" to show you what I mean. Details of the ancient rites were taken from http://www.pantheon.org/articles/e/eleusis.html)

(a) The first act of the celebration was the sacrifice of a young pig, after which a purification ceremony followed. (Many police and firemen were sacrificed at the World Trade Center so that the Mysteries could proceed.)

(b) On the first day of the ceremony - the 14th of September - the sacred symbols were brought from Eleusis (Washington, DC) to Athens (New York). Then the hierophant (President) opened the festal time with an official proclamation. (Our National Day of Mourning was September 14.)

(c) On the 19th of the month the procession moved to Eleusis, carrying the sacred symbols of Demeter. (All the parties traveled to DC, bringing with them the symbolic survivors to display during the upcoming ceremony.)

(d) The gates of the sanctuary in Eleusis were open only for the initiates - men, women and foreigners were admitted, but not murderers or barbarians. (Only America's initiates were allowed into the House Chamber last night. There were men and women, and even foreigners such as Tony Blair. Murderers and barbarians such as Dick Cheney and George the Second were notably absent. Colon Powell was let in because that pussy never killed anyone.)

(e) The initiation rites took place in the Telesterion building, which was large enough for several thousand people, on the 20th and 21st of the month. (The rites took place in the Capitol Building - which holds lots of people - on September 20.)

(f) On each of its sides there were the seats, from which initiates watched the mysteries. (House and Senate Chambers, or Majority and Minority Party sides of the aisle - take your pick.)

(g) Almost in the center of the hall was built the Anaktoron or Palace, a rectangular stone construction for the sacred objects of Demeter. Only the hierophants could enter it, to perform the rites and display their sacred things. (The podium held only the Speaker, the President Pro Tempore, and the President. With them were the sacred flag of the United States, the two sacred fasces symbols of the House, and the sacred gavel of the Speaker.)

(h) Two classes of initiates participated in the mysteries - the initiates, who took part for the first time and the others, who were present for at least a second time. (Some people who were present had been there before when George the Second had his war, while some were there for the first time.)

(i) The second group could attain epopteia, the highest stage of initiation, when the hierophant showed the greatest mystery. (I surmise that is happening in secret session, since the greatest mysteries cannot be shared with the uninitiated - such as you and me.)

(j) Next day the initiates honored the dead with libations from special vases. (No doubt, there were many adult beverages consumed in DC on Saturday.)

(k) On the 23rd of the month the celebrations took an end and everybody returned home. (On Sunday, September 23, the flags were returned from half-staff to full mast at Camp David, and this year’s celebration of the Great Mysteries came to an end.)

And the kicker is that the Great Mysteries were performed in ancient times to celebrate the “mystery” of death and rebirth. The whole point of the last 10 days in America has been death at the World Trade Center and rebirth as a transformed nation ready to kill terrorists. Can one get a more faithful celebration of the Great Mysteries than what just took place?

SO ... did George the Third merely take advantage of events to celebrate his version of the Great Mysteries, or did he cause those events to take place?

Perhaps we need to ask Osama bin Laden that question before it’s too late ("I'm just a patsy!").

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Thanks to Obama, we'll never get to ask Osama anything. Was bin Laden killed by accident, as we are now being told, or was he killed to keep forever secret some of the more important aspects of The Passion of George the Third?

By the way, the spelling of Colon Powell's name in paragraph (d) above is not a mistake. A colon is something which from the outside looks like an asshole and which is usually full of crap.