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domenica 29 luglio 2012

Laïcité : Le Grand Orient de France, signataire d’une lettre adressée aux parlementaires

Constitutionnalisation du Titre 1er de la loi de Séparation des Eglises et de l’Etat
Madame, Monsieur,
Parce que nous sommes attachés aux principes de la République, nous avons apprécié que le Président de la République prenne l’engagement de donner une dimension constitutionnelle à la loi de 1905.
Pour autant, reste un motif d’inquiétude qui pourrait devenir un désaccord de fond, lourd de conséquences : l’éventualité de la constitutionnalisation du Concordat d’Alsace-Moselle. Une telle entreprise, par voie législative ou référendaire, comporte de puissants facteurs de division non seulement au sein de la gauche, mais aussi dans tout le pays.

giovedì 26 luglio 2012

27 de Julio Hito Histórico de la Masonería Peruana


Este 27 de Julio celebraremos el Día de la Masonería Peruana a un año de la promulgación del Decreto Supremo Nº064-2011-PCM. ,expedido por el entonces Presidente de la República del Perú Dr. Alan García Perez
. La Gran Logia Constitucional del Perú, logro este significativo y justo reconocimiento a la Masonería Peruana gracias a la gestión y sustentación realizada por el Gran Maestre de la Gran Logia Constitucional del Perú M:.R:.H:. Julio Carlos Pacheco Giron, a la Presidencia del Concejo de Ministros , el cual se cristalizo el hace un año ,expidiendo el Presidente de la República del Perú Dr. Alan García Perez , el Decreto Supremo Nº064-2011-PCM Publicado el 26 de Julio , en el Diario Oficial EL PERUANO DECLARÁNDOSE EL DÍA 27 DE JULIO DE CADA AÑO DÍA DE LA MASONERÍA EN EL PERÚ
Por eso es Fraterno sentimiento poder agradecer esta gestión de los Masones Peruanos como un ejemplo en el Mundo ya que en muchos Países la Masonería esta gestionando el reconocimiento por parte del del Estado el día de la masonería en cada País

FELIZ DIA DE LA MASONERIA EN EL PERU HERMANOS

JUNTOS Y UNIDOS CON LIBERTAD IGUALDAD Y FRATERNIDAD



Publicado por Q:.H:. Edmundo Alosilla

Lima Peru

(Tratto da: fenixnews.com)

martedì 24 luglio 2012

La Massoneria è come un fiume...

Pensate ad un fiume.

Pensatelo così com'è nella realtà, dalla sorgente alla foce.

La sorgente è nota nel punto in cui l’acqua affiora, ma quale percorso abbia fatto prima non si
vede, così come non si vede l'originaria fonte dalla quale proviene.

I geologi lo sanno.

Così è per la Massoneria della quale conosciamo la data di nascita e l’iter della struttura attuale, da geologi del pensiero iniziatico conosciamo l'originaria fonte e le vie esoteriche seguite nel corso dei millenni, prima di storicizzarsi. Venuto alla luce, il corso d'acqua progressivamente si ingrossa ricevendo ali affluenti.
Il neofita dapprima è torrente, impetuoso, scomposto, procede a sbalzi. con cascate e gorghi, per poi lentamente scorrere, solenne e sicuro, maestoso e imponente.

Questo è il cammino dell'iniziato, cioè del massone che porta inizialmente la forza della sua giovinezza. ali impulsi della sua vitalità, i suoi dubbi, trasformandoli via via in saggezza,ponderatezza e conoscenza.

Il fiume scorre tra le sponde che lo contengono e sono immobili. questo è il dinamismo della ricerca contrapposto alla stabilità della tradizione. Questo è il vivere i problemi della società, dando ad essi efficacia nuova e adatta ai tempi, alla mutevolezza della vita entro i valori fondamentali perenni dell'uomo.

Questo è il fiume della Massoneria che rifiuta l'immobilismo, se così non facesse si trasformerebbe in acqua stagnante.
Il fiume, infine, inesorabilmente, corre verso la foce, penetra nell'oceano, vi si immerge fine a rendersi da questo indistinguibile; così è per l'ideologia massonica. che tende all'infinito per unirsi, per fondersi, per confondersi con esso.

E questo fiume ha bisogno degli affluenti per continuare perennemente a scorrere; ha bisogno dei giovani. Questa ragione vera dell'oculato proselitismo. Proselitismo oculato così che avvenga un fenomeno reversibile, un moto interno di duplice ed inversa tendenza.
Il primo aspetto di questo fenomeno è quello discendente, caratterizzato dal tipo di comunicazione che, all'interno di ciascuna Loggia, il Fr∴anziano riserva al Fr∴più giovane, all'apprendista, a colui che deve apprendere.

In Massoneria l'insegnamento, etimologicamente "mostrare dentro, palesare all'interno, indicare ", non è l'imposizione di idee altrui, ma il metodo di riscoprire in se stessi ciò che già si ha il proprio io, le proprie verità, la propria luce.

I Fr∴Maestri si sono formati in quella metodologia della quale sveleranno l'essenza, pur rimanendo all'esterno della coscienza dell'apprendista.
Essi hanno, a tacere d'altro, più anni di vita ed esperienza massonica.
Gli anni non portano soltanto la vecchiaia e la morte; è fuori dubbio che gli anni, e soltanto essi, portano l'esperienza, le prove derivate ci dai fatti, la forza rigeneratrice capace di vincere le delusioni e le amarezze e, ma ciò e raro, la conoscenza!

La Loggia deve avvenire la coesione della spinta giovanile con le remore dell'esperienza.

E veniamo ali 'aspetto "ascendente ", proprio dei giovani. Essi portano in Loggia le problematiche, i fermenti di un mondo profano perplesso, sgomento, che vede cadere; spaventato dall'irruenza di movimenti ai quali non riconosce ideali alcuno. E 'inevitabile fenomeno osmotico tra vita profana e vita di Loggia.
Essi portano la revisione critica dei valori tradizionali sostenuta dal sistema problematico, scorgendo in ogni tesi l'antitesi, sottoponendo la problematica a verifica logica; scopri ranno nel tempo che questo è il metodo massonico.
Nei nostri simboli, nel nostro metodo, nei quali è racchiusa la saggezza dell'uomo, la Massoneria ha iscritto e tramandato ciò che nel mondo profano spesso non si rinviene; nella costante contrapposizione tra tesi e antitesi, la Massoneria ha trovato la sintesi.

Il fiume scorre perché la vita scorre, scorre tra sicure e forti sponde e queste sponde sono i valori assoluti, sono le tradizioni, sono gli ideali insostituibili.

Fr∴trasformatevi da torrente in fiume dentro le sponde del vero e del giusto.

Per chi da voi un giorno si allontana è grande soddisfazione sapere che non si lascia dietro un greto secco e morto, quindi si avvia al suo infinito, pago del cammino compiuto, soddisfatto di non avere travolto quelle sponde che ha rinverdito per VOI perché possiate proseguire lo stesso cammino.
Può darsi che da quelle acque la forza del Dio Sole faccia evaporare tante anime, non per disperderle ma per farle ritornare alle sorgenti misteriose dalle quali sgorga, in continuazione la fonte che consente al fiume di non fermarsi mai, di essere sempre quello e mai lo stesso. Come è della vita.

Procedere dunque tranquilli. forti, sicuri.

Alla fine dei tempi nel Nostro Oceano, quello dell'Oriente Eterno, si riuniranno tutti i veri Massoni, senza distinzione di Rito e di Obbedienza e di colore della pelle in una immortale Loggia i cui lavori saranno presieduti dal Grande Architetto dell'Universo.

Quella sarà la vera luce, quello il vero Oriente, quello il vero fiume a cui tendono i nostri lavori.

Mika-el

¿Qué es la Masonería?


Todas las épocas han producido grupos a la vez distantes y presentes respecto al mundo, construyendo sus lazos de identidad tomando como base la búsqueda de conocimientos y el uso de prácticas rituales. La francmasonería y el Gran Oriente de Francia prolongaron esa tendencia. La francmasonería es ante todo, una Escuela del Ser. Para asumir esa misión, el Gran Oriente de Francia no se fija límites, dando a esa fórmula toda su amplitud. La importancia otorgada al amor fraternal, la complementariedad entre las reflexiones simbólicas y sociales, la pluralidad de ritos en su seno y la libertad a Hermanos y Hermanas de poder trabajar en común, constituyen los trazos esenciales de su identidad.
Múltiples aproximaciones permiten definir a la francmasonería como una transposición, en el dominio especulativo, del trabajo de losconstructores. El trabajo permanece así, desde ese punto de vista, como valor central de la institución. Se podría por tanto considerar que los francmasones construyen aún templos, tanto interiores (a partir del famoso “Conócete a ti mismo”), cuanto interiores, para el conjunto de la Humanidad.
En consecuencia, se debe definir a la francmasonería a través de tres componentes, en proporciones variables: una sociedad a la vez fraternal, iniciática y humanista.
Es desde ya, y ante todo, una Fraternidad, puesto que sus miembros, Hermanos y Hermanas, forman una familia elegida, solidaria e igualitaria. Dicha característica, llegada desde el principio de los tiempos, motiva que los miembros de esa antigua fraternidad expresen su deseo de reunirse con seguridad, al amparo de las agitaciones del mundo, con una exigencia de autenticidad en relación a sus presuntas perversiones, (los “metales”).
Ello induce una visión positiva del ser humano, a priori bueno y perfectible, y numerosas consecuencias morales manifestadas de mil maneras.
Es igualmente un grupo iniciático, puesto que propone, tras un pasaje que simboliza un cambio de estado (de profano, a masónico), un método de trabajo y una búsqueda filosófica, vividos dentro de una disciplina grupal libremente consentida. Se presupone que el conjunto de esos procesos ayuda, por un juego de analogías e interpretaciones personales, a un desciframiento del mundo y a una puesta en escena de la existencia. Tal función es asimismo un componente identitario esencial en la francmasonería.
Finalmente, la francmasonería es una instancia humanista, un lugar de resonancia social y de reflexión respecto al Mundo, una unidad histórica implicada. Ella, o más frecuentemente los francmasones en tanto que individuos, se hallan presentes y comprometidos en la Cité, con el objetivo de mejorar a la vez al Hombre y a la Sociedad, extender los lazos de la fraternidad masónica sobre toda la superficie de la tierra, y traducir en combate la exigencia humanista de Libertad, Paz y Justicia.

(Tratto da: fenixnews.com)

Frontispicio de las Constituciones de Anderson

Las Constituciones de Anderson han sido objeto de muchos y sabios comentarios, y variadas traducciones. En resumen, toda una literatura específica. Resulta, sin embargo, interesante, estudiar su frontispicio. La ilustración, más allá de su aspecto decorativo, nos permite profundizar en el arte de comienzos del siglo XVIII, pero igualmente, por las opciones estilísticas que contiene, explicita los mismos textos.
La obra, conservada en la Biblioteca del Gran Oriente de Francia, es la primera edición publicada por Anderson en 1723. Sus ilustraciones las grabó John Pine (1690-1756). Nacido en Londres, este artista fue miembro de la Logia Globe Tavern, de Morgate. En su tiempo, fue un célebre grabador heráldico y decorativo, siendo su obra maestra la ilustración de los Works of Horace (1733-1737). Pero la posteridad le fue menos favorable que a su amigo, el caricaturista e ilustrador de la vida cotidiana William Hogarth. Poca gente, efectivamente, asocia su nombre al grabado que precede las Constituciones. John Pine no se limitó a este único trabajo para la “esfera masónica”, grabó igualmente la lista anual de Logias de Inglaterra de 1725 a 1741.
En lo que se refiere a la decoración del frontispicio, John Pine parece haberse inspirado en gran medida en las obras contemporáneas de grandes arquitectos británicos: Wren, Vanbrugh y Hawksmoore, partidarios los tres de un clasicismo barroco, vía media sin duda influenciada por la arquitectura parisina de la época (la columnata de Perrault en el Louvre, el castillo de Versalles). Como estos arquitectos, John Pine reutiliza el vocabulario arquitectónico de la antigüedad o del Renacimiento italiano, pero sin respetar realmente su espíritu, con una evidente dramatización. Declina especialmente los cinco órdenes de arquitectura en una perspectiva absolutamente teatral. Esta última se ve reforzada por el juego del embaldosado, que converge hacia una arcada que se abre en lontananza. Procedimiento sacado de las decoraciones del teatro, de las arquitecturas efímeras, pero del que podemos encontrar un eco en el castillo de Blenheim, mansión ofrecida a Malborough por la nación inglesa, cuya fachada juega con los desplazamientos y la escansión de los volúmenes.
Lo barroco en la composición de John Pine está igualmente ilustrado por la presencia, en los cielos, de nubes arremolinadas de las que emerge un Apolo victorioso, símbolo de luz, en su carro tirado por fogosas monturas. El dios y su tiro recuerdan irresistiblemente al estanque del mismo nombre en el palacio de Versalles, obra de Girardon que conoció, como el resto de la estatuaria versallesca, una gran fortuna para los artistas: fuente de inspiración, referencia o pastiche posibilitados por la circulación de grabados y dibujos por toda Europa.
Dirijamos ahora nuestro interés al grupo que ocupa el primer plano de la composición. Allí donde encontremos una puesta en escena, una teatralidad barroca por la importancia concedida a la gestual, así como a la holgura de los vestidos de los dos personajes centrales. La nobleza de estos dos grandes señores (el duque de Montagu a la izquierda y el duque de Wharton a la derecha) encuentra perfecta réplica en sus vestiduras de armiño, brocados, terciopelos de laboriosos plises, y en sus pelucas, sombrero empenachado o corona. El duque de Montagu (antiguo Gran Maestro) que presenta el libro de Anderson a su sucesor, luce incluso la Orden de la Jarretera, instituida en el siglo XIV y que contaba sólo con 26 miembros. Los rasgos parecen individualizados pero, de hecho, representan más una función: la de Gran Maestro. La gestualidad de sus manos, de afectado manierismo, crea un espacio que atrae la atención. Pone de este modo en evidencia las Constituciones, que se destacan sobre la amplia perspectiva embaldosada, presentándose claramente como vínculo entre pasado y presente, aseguran la continuidad entre hombres que sólo están de paso, sean cuales sean el esplendor o la simplicidad de sus atavíos. Esta idea de una antigua filiación, que se encontrará en el texto mismo, es igualmente ilustrada por las referencias al compañerazgo (compás) y al pitagorismo (demostración simbólica del teorema).
Se observa efectivamente, bajo la ilustración, en el centro, una figura representada por Platón como la demostración simbólica del teorema llamado “de Pitágoras”. Encontramos este símbolo, en la masonería francesa, en la joya de los Venerables, colgada de una escuadra. En su origen proviene, de hecho, de la masonería inglesa de estilo Emulación. Portar esta joya es propio del más reciente Pasado Maestro (o Past-Master), título que toma el Venerable cuando deja el cargo y transmite su función a su sucesor en el curso de una ceremonia secreta de Instalación, llamada Instalación en el Trono del Rey Salomón.
Así el frontispicio, por su iconografía, acentúa una idea de puente, de vínculo entre los tiempos, cuya clave de bóveda serían las Constituciones. La decoración arquitectónica impregnada de las ideas de su tiempo es, en sí misma, una readaptación del estilo antiguo. Como vemos, esta ilustración, más allá de su aspecto anecdótico (el traspaso de poderes entre ambos Grandes Maestros), permite resituar las Constituciones de Anderson en su contexto artístico y simbólico.
Apuntemos finalmente que un libro raro y anónimo de 1764 –The Complete Free Mason, or Multa Paucis for lovers of secrets- retoma casi idénticamente el grabado de Pine en una versión de cierto encanto naif. La grata reunión representada por John Pine es reemplazada aquí por un personaje central de sombrero empenachado, que tiene un manuscrito de las Constituciones. A uno y otro lado del gran señor se encuentran dos hombres togados, escribiendo. De fondo, la misma columnata que presenta los cinco órdenes arquitectónicos, con una ejecución torpe. Así resulta más asombroso observar la complejidad y finura ornamental de los festones de rocalla que rodean la composición, remitiendo por su estilo a las primeras páginas de Ahiman Rezon de Lawrence Dermott.

(Tratto da: fenixnews.com)

mercoledì 11 luglio 2012

The Mysterious Connection Between Sirius and Human History


Since ancient times and across multiple civilizations, Sirius, the dog star, has been surrounded with a mysterious lore. Esoteric teachings of all ages have invariably attributed to Sirius a special status and the star’s importance in occult symbolism is an attestation of that fact. What makes Sirius so special? Is it simply due to the fact that it is the brightest star in the sky? Or is it also because humanity has an ancient, mysterious connection with it? This article looks at the importance of Sirius throughout History and secret societies and will describe the symbolism surrounding it.

Sirius is located in the constellation Canis Major – also known as the Big Dog – and is therefore known as the “dog star”. It is over twenty times brighter than our sun and is twice as massive. At night time, Sirius is the brightest star in the sky and its blue-white glare never failed to amaze star gazers since the dawn of time. No wonder Sirius has been revered by practically all civilizations. But is there more to Sirius than meets the eye?
Artifacts of ancient civilizations have revealed that Sirius was of a great importance in astronomy, mythology and occultism. Mystery schools consider it to be “sun behind the sun” and, therefore, the true source of our sun’s potency. If our sun’s warmth keeps the physical world alive, Sirius is considered to keep the spiritual world alive. It is the “real light” shining in the East, the spiritual light, where as the sun illuminates the physical world, which is considered to be a grand illusion.
Associating Sirius with the divine and even considering it as the home of humanity’s “great teachers” is not only embedded in the mythology of a few primitive civilizations: It is a widespread belief that has survived (and even intensified) to this day. We will look at the importance of Sirius in ancient times, analyze its prominence in secret societies and we will examine these esoteric concepts as they are translated in popular culture.

In Ancient Civilizations

In Ancient Egypt, Sirius was regarded as the most important star in the sky. In fact, it was astronomically the foundation of the Egyptians’ entire religious system. It was revered as Sothisand was associated with Isis, the mother goddess of Egyptian mythology. Isis is the female aspect of the trinity formed by herself, Osiris and their son Horus. Ancient Egyptians held Sirius in such a high regard that most of their deities were associated, in some way or another, with the star. Anubis, the dog-headed god of death, had an obvious connection with the dog star and Toth-Hermes, the great teacher of humanity, was also esoterically connected with the star.
The Egyptian calendar system was based on the heliacal rising of Sirius that occurred just before the annual flooding of the Nile during summer. The star’s celestial movement was also observed and revered by ancient Greeks, Sumerians, Babylonians and countless other civilizations. The star was therefore considered sacred and its apparition in the sky was accompanied with feasts and celebrations. The dog star heralded the coming of the hot and dry days of July and August, hence the popular term “the dog days of summer”.
Several occult researchers have claimed that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built in perfect alignment with the stars, especially Sirius. The light from these stars were said to be used in ceremonies of Egyptian Mysteries.
“This ancient people (Egyptians) knew that once every year the Parent Sun is in line with the Dog Star. Therefore, the Great Pyramid was so constructed that, at this sacred moment, the light of the Dog Star fell upon the square “Stone of God” at the upper end of the Great Gallery, descending upon the head of the high priest, who received the Super Solar Force and sought through his own perfected Solar Body to transmit to other Initiates this added stimulation for the evolution of their Godhood. This then was the purpose of the “`Stone of God,’ whereon in the Ritual, Osiris sits to bestow upon him (the illuminate) the Atf crown or celestial light.” “North and South of that crown is love,” proclaims an Egyptian hymn. “And thus throughout the teaching of Egypt the visible light was but the shadow of the invisible Light; and in the wisdom of the ancient country the measures of Truth were the years of the Most High. 1
Recent scientific discoveries relating to the Great Pyramid and its mysterious “air shafts” have lead researchers to further confirm the importance of Sirius within the pyramid.
Star alignment with the Great Pyramid of Giza. Orion (associated with the god Osiris) is aligned with the King’s Chamber while Sirius (associated with the goddess Isis) is aligned with the Queen’s Chamber.
A fascinating aspect of Sirius is the consistency of the symbolism and meanings attached to it. Several great civilizations have indeed associated Sirius with a dog-like figure and viewed the star as either the source or the destination of a mysterious force. In Chinese and Japanese astronomy, Sirius is known as the “star of the celestial wolf”. Several aboriginal tribes of North America referred to the star in canine terms: the Seri and Tohono O’odham tribes of the southwest describe the Sirius as a “dog that follows mountain sheep”, while the Blackfoot call it “Dog-face”. The Cherokee paired Sirius with Antares as a dog-star guardian of the “Path of Souls”. The Wolf (Skidi) tribe of Nebraska knew it as the “Wolf Star”, while other branches of knew it as the “Coyote Star”. Further north, the Alaskan Inuit of the Bering Strait called it “Moon Dog”. 2

THE DOGON TRIBE AND ATLANTIS

In 1971, the American author Robert Temple published a controversial book entitled The Sirius Mystery where he claimed that the Dogons (an ancient African tribe from Mali) knew details about Sirius that would be impossible to be know without the use of telescopes. According to him, the Dogon understood the binary nature of Sirius, which is, in fact, composed of two stars named Sirius A and Sirius B. This lead Robert Temple to believe that the Dogons had “direct” connections with beings from Sirius. While some might say “you can’t be Sirius” (sorry), a great number of secret societies (who have historically held within their ranks some of the world’s most influential people) and belief systems teach about a mystic connection between Sirius and humanity.
In Dogon mythology, humanity is said to be born from the Nommo, a race of amphibians who were inhabitants of a planet circling Sirius. They are said to have “descended from the sky in a vessel accompanied by fire and thunder” and imparted to humans profound knowledge. This lead Robert Temple to theorize that the Nommos were extraterrestrial inhabitants of Sirius who travelled to earth at some point in the distant past to teach ancient civilizations (such as the Egyptians and Dogons) about the Sirius star system as well as our own solar system. These civilizations would then record the Nommos’ teachings in their religions and make them a central focus of their Mysteries.
The Dogon’s mythology system is strikingly similar to the ones of other civilizations such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, Israelites and Babylonians as it includes the archetypal myth of a “great teacher from above”. Depending on the civilization, this great teacher is known as eith Enoch, Thoth or Hermes Trismegistus and is said to have taught humanity theurgic sciences. In occult traditions, it is believed that Thoth-Hermes had taught the people of Atlantis, which, according to legend, became the world’s most advanced civilization before the entire continent  was submerged by the Great Deluge (accounts of a flood can be found in the mythologies of countless civilizations). Survivors from Atlantis travelled by boat to several countries, including Egypt, where they imparted their advanced knowledge. Occultists believe that the inexplicable resemblances between distant civilizations (such as the Mayas and the Egyptians) can be explained by their common contact with Atlanteans.
“Was the religious, philosophic, and scientific knowledge possessed by the priestcrafts of antiquity secured from Atlantis, whose submergence obliterated every vestige of its part in the drama of world progress? Atlantean sun worship has been perpetuated in the ritualism and ceremonialism of both Christianity and pagandom. Both the cross and the serpent were Atlantean emblems of divine wisdom. The divine (Atlantean) progenitors of the Mayas and Quichés of Central America coexisted within the green and azure radiance of Gucumatz, the “plumed” serpent. The six sky-born sages came into manifestation as centers of light bound together or synthesized by the seventh – and chief – of their order, the “feathered” snake. The title of “winged” or “plumed” snake was applied to Quetzalcoatl, or Kukulcan, the Central American initiate. The center of the Atlantean Wisdom-Religion was presumably a great pyramidal temple standing on the brow of a plateau rising in the midst of the City of the Golden Gates. From here the Initiate-Priests of the Sacred Feather went forth, carrying the keys of Universal Wisdom to the uttermost parts of the earth.
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From the Atlanteans the world has received not only the heritage of arts and crafts, philosophies and sciences, ethics and religions, but also the heritage of hate, strife, and perversion. The Atlanteans instigated the first war; and it has been said that all subsequent wars were fought in a fruitless effort to justify the first one and right the wrong which it caused. Before Atlantis sank, its spiritually illumined Initiates, who realized that their land was doomed because it had departed from the Path of Light, withdrew from the ill-fated continent. Carrying with them the sacred and secret doctrine, these Atlanteans established themselves in Egypt, where they became its first “divine” rulers. Nearly all the great cosmologic myths forming the foundation of the various sacred books of the world are based upon the Atlantean Mystery rituals.” 3
Is Thoth-Hermes-Trismegistus the equivalent of the Dogon’s Nommos, who are believed to originate from Sirius? Ancient texts concerning Hermes describe him as a teacher of mysteries who “came from the stars”. Furthermore, Thoth-Hermes was directly connected with Sirius in Egyptian mythology.
“The dog-star: the star worshipped in Egypt and reverenced by the Occultists; by the former because its heliacal rising with the Sun was a sign of the beneficient inundation of the Nile, and by the latter because it is mysteriously associated with Toth-Hermes, god of wisdom, and Mercury, in another form. Thus Sothis-Sirius had, and still has, a mystic and direct influence over the whole living heaven, and is connected with almost every god and goddess. It was “Isis in the heaven” and called Isis-Sothis, for Isis was “in the constellation of the dog”, as is declared on her monuments. Being connected with the Pyramid, Sirius was, therefore, connected with the initiations which took place in it.” 4
“The Trismegistic treatise ‘The Virgin of the World’ from Egypt refers to ‘the Black Rite’, connected with the ‘black’ Osiris, as the highest degree of secret initiation possible in the ancient Egyptian religion – it is the ultimate secret of the mysteries of Isis. This treatise says Hermes came to earth to teach men civilization and then again ‘mounted to the stars’, going back to his home and leaving behind the mystery religion of Egypt with its celestial secrets which were some day to be decoded.” 5
Interpreting the mythology of ancient cultures is not an exact science and connections are inherently difficult to prove. However, the symbolic link between Sirius and occult knowledge has constantly appeared throughout History and has seamlessly traveled through the ages. In fact, it is as revered today as it was millenniums ago. Modern secret societies such as the Freemasons, the Rosicrucians and the Golden Dawn (which are considered to be Hermetic Orders due to the fact their teachings are based on those of Hermes Trismegistus) all attribute to Sirius the utmost importance. An educated look at their symbolism provides a glimpse at the profound connection between Sirius and occult philosophy.

Sirius in Occult Symbolism and Secret Societies

To claim that Sirius is “important” to Hermetic Orders would be a gross understatement. The dog star is nothing less than the central focus of the teachings and symbolism of secret societies. The ultimate proof of this fact: many secret societies are actually named after the star.

IN THE TAROT

The seventeenth numbered major trump is called Les Étoiles, (French for The Star), and portrays a young girl kneeling with one foot in water and the other on and, her body somewhat suggesting the swastika. She has two urns, the contents of which she pours upon the land and sea. Above the girl’s head are eight stars, one of which is exceptionally large and bright. Count de Gébelin considers the great star to be Sothis or Sirius; the other seven are the sacred planets of the ancients. He believes the female figure to be Isis in the act of causing the inundations of the Nile which accompanied the rising of the Dog Star. The unclothed figure of Isis may well signify that Nature does not receive her garment of verdure until the rising of the Nile waters releases the germinal life of plants and flowers. 6

IN FREEMASONRY

In Masonic lodges, Sirius is known as the “Blazing Star” and a simple look at its prominence in Masonic symbolism reveals its utmost importance. The Masonic author William Hutchinson wrote about Sirius: “It is the first and most exalted object that demands our attention in the Lodge.” The same way the light of Sirius made its way into the Great Pyramid during initiations, it is symbolically present in Masonic lodges.
“The Ancient Astronomers saw all the great Symbols of Masonry in the Stars. Sirius glitters in our lodges as the Blazing Star.” 7.
Sirius, the Blazing Star, at the center of the Masonic mosaic pavement.
The Blazing Star shining upon members of a Masonic lodge
“(The Blazing Star) originally represented SIRIUS, or the Dog-star, the forerunner of the inundation of the Nile; the God ANUBIS, companion of ISIS in her search for the body of OSIRIS, her brother and husband. Then it became the image of HORUS, the son of OSIRIS, himself symbolized also by the Sun, the author of the Seasons, and the God of Time; Son of ISIS, who was the universal nature, himself the primitive matter, inexhaustible source of Life, spark of uncreated fire, universal seed of all beings. It was HERMES, also, the Master of Learning, whose name in Greek is that of the God Mercury.” 8
In Freemasonry, it is taught that the Blazing Star is a symbol of deity, of omnipresence (the Creator is present everywhere) and of omniscience (the Creator sees and knows all). Sirius is therefore the “sacred place” all Masons must ascend to: It is the source of divine power and the destination of divine individuals. This concept is often represented in Masonic art.
Masonic art portraying Sirius, the Blazing Star, as the destination of the Mason’s journey.
To achieve perfection, the initiate must successfully understand and internalize the dual nature of the world (good and evil; masculine and feminine; black and white, etc.) through alchemical metamorphosis. This concept is symbolically represented by the union of Osiris and Isis (the male and female principles) to give birth to Horus, the star-child, the Christ-like figure, the perfected man of Freemasonry – who is equated with the Blazing Star.
“The sun and moon … represent the two grand principles … the male and the female … both shed their light upon their offspring, the blazing star, or Horus.” 9
The Egyptian hieroglyph representing Sirius has been esoterically interpreted to be a representation of this cosmic trinity.

The hieroglyph representing Sirius contains three elements: a “phallic” obelisk (representing Osiris), a “womb-like” dome (representing Isis) and a star (representing Horus).
This concept is so crucial for Freemasons, that it was embedded in some of the most important structures in the world.
The Washington Monument, an Egyptian obelisk representing the male principle, is directly connected with the dome of the Capitol, representing the female principle. Together they produce Horus an unseen energy represented by Sirius. (For more information, read the article Mystical Sites – The U.S. Capitol on The Vigilant Citizen).
As stated by Albert Pike above, the Egyptian god Horus and the star Sirius are often associated. In Masonic symbolism, the eye of Horus (or the All-Seeing Eye) is often depicted surrounded by the glittering of light of Sirius.
A Masonic tracing board depicting the sun above the left pillar (representing the masculine), the moon above the right pillar (representing feminine) and Sirius above the middle pillar, representing the “perfected man” or Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris. Notice the “Eye of Horus” on Sirius.
The Eye of Horus inside a triangle (symbolizing deity) surrounded by the glow of Sirius, the Blazing Star
The All-Seeing Eye inside the Blazing Star in Masonic art.
Given the symbolic correlation between the All-Seeing Eye and Sirius, the next image becomes self-explanatory.
The light behind the All-Seeing Eye on the American dollar bill is not from the sun, but from Sirius. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built in alignment with Sirius and is therefore shown shining right above the Pyramid. A radiant tribute to Sirius is therefore in the pockets of millions of citizens.

ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR


The symbol of the OES is an inverted star, similar to the Blazing Star of Freemasonry.
Considered to be the “female version” of Freemasonry (although men can join), the Order of the Eastern Star (OES) is directly named after Sirius, the “Star rising from the East”. A “general public” explanation of the origins of the Order’s name claims it originated from the “Star of the East” that lead the Three Magis to Jesus Christ. A look into the occult meaning of the Order’s symbolism however makes it clear that the OES is a reference to Sirius, the most important star of Freemasonry, its parent organization.
OES art depicting Sirius above the Great Pyramid.

MADAME BLAVATSKY, ALICE BAILEY  AND THEOSOPHY

Helena Blavatsky and Alice Bailey, the two main figures associated with Theosophy, have both considered Sirius to be a source esoteric power. Blavatsky stated that the star Sirius exerts a mystic and direct influence over the entire living heaven and is linked with every great religion of antiquity.
Alice Bailey sees the Dog Star as the true “Great White Lodge” and believes it to be the home of the “Spiritual Hierarchy”. For this reason she considers Sirius as the “star of initiation”.
“This is the great star of initiation because our Hierarchy (an expression of the second aspect of divinity) is under the supervision or spiritual magnetic control of the Hierarchy of Sirius. These are the major controlling influences whereby the cosmic Christ works upon the Christ principle in the solar system, in the planet, in man and in the lower forms of life expression. It is esoterically called the “brilliant star of sensitivity.” 10
Not unlike most many esoteric writers, Bailey considers Sirius to have a great impact on human life.
“All that can be done here in dealing with this profound subject is to enumerate briefly some of the cosmic influences which definitely affect our earth, and produce results in the consciousness of men everywhere, and which, during the process of initiation, bring about certain specific phenomena.
First and foremost is the energy or force emanating from the sun Sirius. If it might be so expressed, the energy of thought, or mind force, in its totality, reaches the solar system from a distant cosmic centre via Sirius. Sirius acts as the transmitter, or the focalising centre, whence emanate those influences which produce self-consciousness in man.” 11

ALEISTER CROWLEY, THE A.A. AND KENNETH GRANT

In 1907, Crowley started his own occult order called the A.A. – short for Argentium Astrum, which can be translated to ‘The Order of the Silver Star’. The ‘Silver Star’ was, of course, a reference to Sirius. Even if Crowley almost always referred to the dog star in veiled terms, the whole of his magickal philosophy, from his development as a young Freemason through to his final years as the Head of the O.T.O, is wholly in accordance with the Sirian influence, which was identified and expressed by other writers of his era. His alleged contact with his Holy Guardian Angel that later led to the channelling of ‘Liber AL: The Book of the Law’ is believed to have originated from Sirius.
If Crowley used code words to describe Sirius, his protégé Kenneth Grant has explicitly and extensively written about the dog star. Throughout his numerous books, he often described Sirius as being a powerful center of magickal magnetic power. His belief that the star holds the central key to unlocking the mysteries of the Egyptian and Typhonian traditions has strengthened over time and became a central focus of his research. One of Grant’s most important and controversial thesis was his discovery of the “Sirius/Set current”, which is an extra-terrestrial dimension connecting Sirius, the Earth and Set, the Eyptian god of Chaos – who was later associated with Satan.
“Set is the initiator, the Opener of mans’ consciousness to the rays of the Undying God typified by Sirius – the Sun in the South.” 12
“Sirius, or Set, was the original “headless one” – the light of the lower region (the south) who was known (in Egypt) as An (the dog), hence Set-An (Satan), Lord of the infernal regions, the place of heat, later interpreted in a moral sense as “hell”.” 13
Although each occult philosophy describes Sirius in a slightly different matter, it is still consistently regarded as the “sun behind the sun”, the true source of occult power. It is perceived as the cradle of human knowledge and the belief of the existence of a strong connection between the star and planet Earth never seems to become outdated. Is there a true link between Sirius and Earth? Is the dog star an esoteric symbol representing something happening in the spiritual realm? It is both? One thing is for sure, the cult of Sirius is not a “thing of the past” and is very alive today. An in-depth look at our popular culture, which is heavily influenced by occult symbolism, reveals numerous references to Sirius.
Sirius in Popular Culture
Direct references to Sirius in popular culture are too many to enumerate (e.g. see the name and the logo of the most important satellite radio in the world). A more interesting aspect of popular culture to analyze are the coded references to Sirius. Important movies have indeed made veiled yet profound references to the dog star (apparently intended to those “in the know”), where the star plays the role it was always given by the Mysteries: as an initiator and a divine teacher. Here are some examples.
In Disney’s Pinocchio, based on a story written by Freemason Carlo Collodi, Gepetto prays to the brightest star in the sky to have a “real boy”. The Blue Fairy (her color is a reference to Sirius’ light-blue glow) then descends from the heavens to give life to Pinocchio. Throughout the marionette’s quest to become a boy (an allegory for esoteric initiation), the Blue Fairy guides Pinocchio towards the “right path”. Sirius is therefore represented as a source of life, a guide and a teacher. (For more information see the article entitled The Esoteric Interpretation of Pinocchio on The Vigilant Citizen).
The theme song of the movie Pinocchio is also an ode to Sirius.
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires will come to you
If your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star as dreamers do
(Fate is kind, she brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing)
Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you thru
When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true
In Harry Potter, the character named Sirius Black is most likely a reference to Sirius B. (the “darker” star of Sirius’ binary system). He is Harry Potter’s godfather, which makes Sirius, once again, a teacher and a guide. The wizard can turn into a big black dog, another link with the “dog star”.
In the Truman Show, a spotlight – used to imitate the light of a star in Truman’s fake world – falls from the sky and nearly hits him. The label on the spotlight identifies it as Sirius. Truman’s encounter with Sirius gives him a glimpse of “true knowledge” and prompts his quest for truth. Sirius is therefore the “star of initiation”. It caused Truman to realize the limitations of the his studio world (our material world) and lead him to freedom (spiritual emancipation).

In Conclusion

From the dawn of civilization to modern times, from remote tribes of Africa to the great capitals of the modern world, Sirius was – and still is – seen as a life-giver. Despite the disparity between cultures and epochs, the same mysterious attributes are given to the dog star, which can lead us to ask: how can all theses definitions synchronize so perfectly? Is there a common source to these myths about Sirius? The dog star is invariably associated with divinity and is regarded as a source of knowledge and power. These connections are particularly evident when one examines the teachings and the symbolism of secret societies, who have always taught about a mystical link with this particular celestial body. Is there a secret link between human evolution and Sirius? Unlocking this secret would mean unlocking one of humanity’s greatest mysteries.

(Tratto da: secretarcana.com)