Anyone Heard Of The Georgia Guidestones?

[bjw]

I have heard of them. The monument is made up of 6 stones. That gives me the impression that it was not an inspired work of God. The Mormons taught 6 discussions when I was a member too. If I had attached the significance to the number 6 that I do now I would never have listened to 6 discussions.

I don't get it, do some believe there is an occultic significance tied to the number of discussions? 666 is the number of the beast in the Bible, but 6 by itself is the number of days the world was created in. Does the number 6 occuring in LDS numerology automatically imply something, or can it just be coincidence? Are there a lot of occurences of the number 6?

[bjw]

Notquitewetyet, I respect your decision to leave the board, I agree with the other posters it will probably only add to your confusion.

BJW: AMORC does not solicit membership. AMORC is not a religion. AMORC does not teach or incalcate "Magick" spelt with a "K" (Crowleys spin on it) as Notquitewetyet believes. AMORC is centered on the mystical path over the magical one, the two have similiarites but they are not the same.

BJW: Some LDS temples use rosettes as part of their symbolism, this does not infer there is a rosicrucian connection.

IMHO Many young lds usually men, after receiving their endowments finding the ritual extremely curious however finding little or nothing in terms of an explanation of the ritual seek for further understanding by looking into freemasonry and rosicrucianism and other areas, in an attempt to make sense of their experience. I notice this alot. Lds scholarship directly related to the endowment & our temple is thin and unimpressive to say the least, I hope in the future this will change.

BJW: It is true that Wiccan initiatory rites are very similiar to lds initiatory rites, however that said I would like to point out that there is a plethora of mystery traditions that have remarkably similiar washing and annointing rituals to the lds intiatories which have just as striking parallels as those found in witchcraft.

I see what you mean, I've noticed that I've understood a lot of the LDS symbolism better since becoming a mason. I think its a good compliment to the LDS experience.

So, what is the difference between "mystical" and "magickal?"

[ERMD]

I've heard of the Georgia Satellites.

[Eden*]

I see what you mean, I've noticed that I've understood a lot of the LDS symbolism better since becoming a mason. I think its a good compliment to the LDS experience.

So, what is the difference between "mystical" and "magickal?"

Magic is a direct intentional interference with material space in order to manipulate it to ones own desired ends. Mystical experience is to be united with the interconnectedness of the universe wherein one experiences that there is no separateness all things being one. In AMORC it is referred to as cosmic conciousness. . .