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Santa and Heavenly Chariots |
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Where does the idea of Santa flying in a sleigh come from? I link this to the ancient concept of the sun, moon, and gods flying in chariots. The Bible also talks about the Lord riding in a chariot, and while it does not mention the sun itself riding in a chariot (whereas other ancient biblical works do, 1 Enoch 72:5), yet it does mention the sun coming out from a tent and running its course (Psalm 19:4-6). However, before chariots were invented, the sun, moon, and gods were said to fly in boats instead. And the light of the oil lamps in the ancient temples was said to symbolise the sun, moon, and stars – and yet an oil lamp can not only look like a boat, but also some lamps were made to resemble boats. This is the source of the sun riding in a ‘solar boat’: the boat is real-ish (being an oil lamp), but the sun is symbolic. The Biblical story of Elijah riding to heaven in a chariot of fire is then re-examined and shown to symbolise the high priest entering the Holy of Holies (Solomon’s temple is specifically likened to a chariot, 1 Chronicles 28.18), and Santa is also shown to symbolize the high priest in a similar way.
I then examine the question of who knew this secret symbolism. The ancient Essenes certainly had secrets, and since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls scholars have been discovering a secret interpretation within them. And the Essenes had links to early Christianity. This could then imply that the ancient Christians did not ‘plagiarise’ from paganism (e.g. Thor also rode in a chariot and climbed down chimneys): the ancient Christians were the spiritual successors to those who had invented these stories with their secret interpretation, and so the ancient Christians were then reclaiming those stories from the pagans who did not know the secret interpretation. (I examine certain stories from ancient Egypt and show how the secret tradition had been broken.) This secret interpretation is like solving a cryptic crossword puzzle, and I end with the gospel nativity narratives re-examined as being precisely stories based on temple symbolism. This does not necessarily mean that they are mere ‘fairy tales’, but that ‘fairy tales’ are too based on temple symbolism, and that Jesus fulfilled this temple symbolism in his life.
I then examine the question of who knew this secret symbolism. The ancient Essenes certainly had secrets, and since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls scholars have been discovering a secret interpretation within them. And the Essenes had links to early Christianity. This could then imply that the ancient Christians did not ‘plagiarise’ from paganism (e.g. Thor also rode in a chariot and climbed down chimneys): the ancient Christians were the spiritual successors to those who had invented these stories with their secret interpretation, and so the ancient Christians were then reclaiming those stories from the pagans who did not know the secret interpretation. (I examine certain stories from ancient Egypt and show how the secret tradition had been broken.) This secret interpretation is like solving a cryptic crossword puzzle, and I end with the gospel nativity narratives re-examined as being precisely stories based on temple symbolism. This does not necessarily mean that they are mere ‘fairy tales’, but that ‘fairy tales’ are too based on temple symbolism, and that Jesus fulfilled this temple symbolism in his life.
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Academic Articles
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Jack, the Beanstalk, and clouds of incense: what Jack really found in the giant’s castle |
I sent this to a folklore journal, but it was rejected because "No contemporary scholars of folktale - of whatever school - now consider folktales as allegories". Yet this is what I am challenging ...
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Abstract: ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ is shown to be linked to the mythical symbolism used for Solomon’s temple: the bean is a pellet of incense, the three times Jack enters the giant’s castle represent the three times the high priest entered the Holy of Holies. The temple itself represented the high priest, who therefore can be termed as a giant. The golden egg is the Ark of the Covenant, and the magic harp is the girdle of the high priest with its loose weavings being its strings. In an appendix, ‘Fee, fi, fo, fum’ is demonstrated to have come from the Tetragrammaton, ‘Jehovah’.
Keywords: ‘Ark of the Covenant’, ‘Solomon’s temple’, ‘Fee, fi, fo, fum’, ‘Baba Yaga’
Keywords: ‘Ark of the Covenant’, ‘Solomon’s temple’, ‘Fee, fi, fo, fum’, ‘Baba Yaga’