THE UNITED STATES OF THE VIRGIN

When I was a freshman in college I would hear about persons older than me going into Masonry. They were mostly male and I was perplexed by the idea that certain people would be attracted to that kind of association which was an utter mystery to me. Nearly halfway through college, I was told by an American Jesuit priest, the rector of Ateneo de Naga, at that time, that if I were to go further in my studies, I should not get into astrology. Huh? I uttered in wonder, perplexed by the word the tall, blue-eyed Irish American Jesuit rector said, it was something I have never heard before, and my plan was to go into education as my bachelor’s degree, why would I study an “alien” science called astrology? Astronomy perhaps, but astrology? Although there was an “ancient ring” to it that I would like to research on someday so I thought at the time. On further investigation, after delving into musty tomes of ancient lore I learned astrology was derived from teachings going back to the Hermetic schools of ancient Greece and Egypt, just like Masonry.

But astrology was even moré ancient than that, as it was the earliest root of science embodying a mutual interaction of man and the universe, all within the harmonious context of a cyclical conception of time. That was long before the Fall when angelic beings talked and walked with people. After the Fall of man, when the earth almost died, as it sank into the Great Deluge spoken of in the biblical scriptures, men descended into the abyss of barbarism, ignorance, confusion of ideologies and religions, wars waged in the name of kings or God, and violence. That’s the ominous darkness that befell mankind after the Deluge. But let’s not go into that horrifying story of the historical dark ages which is past. Let’s go back to Masonry where we started. Let’s go further back in time where Masonry began. It started with the Maya’s starseeded cosmology embodying mutual interaction of men and the universe, when the celestial bodies and numbers (like 1-2-3 up to quantum physics) themselves were considered to be anthropomorphic deified figures of the one whole of Creation and the universe. The predictive sciences of astronomy, astrology, numerology, the Mayan calendar, Tzolkin, the count of the sacred days, and divination were all viewed as inseparable.

From thereon, many associations have been made between the Maya and other civilizations and times, from speculation of being the root of Masonry to the newly revealed roots between the Hopi and the Maya in Mesoamerica, phonic correlations and ancient symbols all suggesting the existence of an original “One language” and the root peoples of what has been referred to as the original “Motherland.” Lemuria. But that will bring us to the beginnings of humanity and time as we know very little of. The Lemurians were actually half-men, half-gods, better yet, goddesses who “seeded” the earth people with divinity who were originally “mindless” But that’s another story. So let’s go back to the Maya in Mesoamerica who came or descended from the earliest “winged” light-bearing, light-bodied entities little known to modern day humans for they were shrouded in the mists of primordial time, because they came from the unseen Upper worlds. Let’s go back to the prominent Masons of the United States of America, who were the Founding Fathers of the union that originated from the seedstate-- Thirteen States – take note of the Number 13, for that is the number of the Goddess – the FF’s were members of the Masons, a secretive fraternity offering degrees of initiation into the Perennial wisdom, derived from teachings going back to the Hermetic schools of ancient Greece and Egypt.

In order to understand the agenda and ideals of the Founding Fathers (from the book, ‘Galactic Alignment’ by John Major Jenkins) as they prepared to create a new nation, we will need some background in the tradition of Freemasonry.

It comes as a pleasant surprise to me, at least, being a Roman Catholic, that the United States of America was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary in Washington DC the seat of government, where her magnificent cathedral stands today, yet it does not mean the Founding Fathers were getting their ecclesiastical orders from Rome. As we said earlier, this was a secretive fraternity offering degrees of initiation into the Perennial wisdom, derived from teachings going back to the hermetic or mystery schools of ancient Greece and Egypt. For example, George Washington was the Grand Master Mason in the Alexandria Lodge when he became the first president of the United States.

The religion of ancient Egypt revered Isis, the supreme mother of the gods whose true nature was veiled to mortals. “I. Isis,“ the front of her temple in the ancient city of Sais contained the inscription, “am all that has been, that is, or shall be. No mortal man has ever unveiled me.” As mother of all stars, suns, and gods, she was the center and source of life. Though she was hidden from mortal eyes, she acted as if from behind the scenes, seeming to be always present. As John Major Jenkins is today’s leading esoteric researcher on these mysteries of the Great Mother the aspect of the Father God that is expressed, under her many titles -- Isis to Egypt, Kuan Yin to China, the Blessed Virgin Mary to the Christian world, we’ll listen when he says: One cannot help
thinking about the similar qualities of the Galactic Center, hidden behind the veil of interstellar dark clouds, but emanating suprasensory energy and influence. In the Osiris mythology, Isis helps to restore Osiris to life, indicating her function as life-giver.

The shape of the Egyptian ankh (goddess Isis' symbol) combines the cross with an elongated circle opening, which are the two basic features near the Galactic Center – the cross of the Milky Way and ecliptic (denoting “center”) and the oval-shaped cleft of the dark rift in the Milky Way (denoting the “birthplace.”) The form of the ankh came to symbolize Venus which has all the qualities of Isis but on a lower level of manifestation.
In the zodiac, the sign Virgo takes on the symbolism of the Goddess – the Virgin.
Sirius, the Galactic Anticenter are geometrically related in the sky, and Isis has found a home in each cosmic location. On the earth level, we discover that the Virgo-Isis symbolism is encoded into the statues, architecture, and overall alignment of Washington, D,C., the seat of government of the United States of America. Surprise?

A visitor or tourist or American resident might begin to notice the frequent occurrence of astrological symbols in the nation’s most important buildings, including the Library of Congress and the Statuary Hall of the Capitol. The Federal Reserve Building and the Library of Congress contain several complete zodiacs. The Founding Fathers were also well versed in astrological principles, we discover. The sign Virgo seems to be highlighted by planetary conjunctions that occurred when buildings were dedicated. For example, when the Library of Congress was dedicated on Aug. 28, 1890. the sun and Saturn were both in Virgo. There are many other correspondences with Virgo. On Oct. 13, 1792, the Georgetown order of Masons a marker stone for the foundation of the White House. Take note of number 13 October, number of the God Mother. On this day, the moon was in Virgo. The chance of the correspondence being mere coincidence, says Jenkins in his book, are so remote that we must assume –whoever was directing the planning of Washington D.C., not only had a considerable knowledge of astrology but had a vested interest in emphasizing the role of the sign Virgo, the Virgin with her symbols of corn, wine and oil – meaning, the giver of sustenance to life coming from Above. By the way, corn is a vital crop of the U.S.

The dedication ceremony of the capitol building occurred on September 18, 1793, with Master Mason George Washington presiding. The Sun and Mercury were in the constellation of Virgo. Washington was wearing a white Masonic apron and using a trowel to lay the cornerstone. The apron is now on view at the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia – it depicts American and French flags, a gavel and a pyramid or triangle surrounded by stars. Since the French and American revolutions paralleled each other and France influenced the ideological development of the United States. France gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty, which is a variant of the Virgo-Isis archetype. She represents freedom, but she also represents life for all those victims of tyranny or oppression huddled in ships to seek asylum in her shores. The flame of freedom she holds replaces the ear of corn or wheat held by Virgo.

Yet the core symbol –Isis as Cosmic Mother – survived over the centuries by becoming the Virgin Mary. Cults in medieval Europe honored her transforming power in the guise of the Black Madonna, and mainstream Christianity reserved a special place for her as the Mother of God. It didn’t bring anything new to the Americas, however, Mayan, Aztec, Incan. And virtually all native civilizations in the Americas already mythologized the Milky Way as a Great Mother. The Mayans were the most cosmologically advanced, and they recognized the Galactic Center as the womb of the Great Mother – the source and origin of all life. Peru was home to a thriving Incan empire when the Spaniards arrived. South of Washington DC, we find Peru high in the Andes, together with Tibet high in the Himalayas opposing each other on the globe, and are the highest plateaus on Earth, where human beings are closest to the celestial realm.

WHERE ARE WE NOW?

Many cultures including Tibetan, Hopi, Dogon, and others, have predicted a date close to this time for a miracle on Earth, and many beings are said to reincarnate during this time coming from other planetary systems. Their express wish is to witness and participate in the gifts or blessings of accelerated spiritual evolution. Just last night I met a baby boy named Gabriel, aged 1 year and a few months whose bright eyes were glued on mine as though in actual soul recognition for a few seconds. No word passed between us of course, just the penetrating, unblinking gaze. A thought flashed, is he one of these many spiritually advanced beings who have reincarnated to be with us at this magical time of the sacred Mayan calendar in its entirety ? The Tzolkin calendar is different from our Gregorian calendar in a mystical sense, it spans a time of twenty-six-thousand years –- or what is equivalent to the Great Year of precessional equinoxes. It makes us spiritually connected with not only linear time but Chiros time or No-time, God’s eternity.

Presently we find ourselves very near the end of this enormous galactic cycle – the year 2012 which has been calculated as the beginning of the next twenty-six-thousand year cycle, during which great change is occurring within ourselves and on this planet Earth. It will characterize the transformation of matter.

I wondered about this encounter with a very young soul, a baby, the apo of my niece Babes’ comadre who’s their genial host and residing in Cainta. We were at a Jollibee outlet to celebrate the 19th birthday of my pretty American Filipino grand niece Chay who is visiting us in Manila with her Mom Babes and sister Krissy. Babes is Dolores Cayetano, my late elder brother Ernesto’s daughter married to Thomas Joseph Cavagnaro, an American guy of Italian, French, Irish descent. They have a family of five, living in Phoenix, Arizona, only four hours drive to one of the world’s great natural wonders—the Grand Canyon. I have not yet visited them there, but I enjoyed a stay with them in Rochester, New York some nine years ago, visiting another world’s great natural wonder – the Niagara Falls. I don’t know why, and it’s uncanny, Dolores’ and TJ’s penchant for choosing to reside close to power places like the Niagara and now the Grand Canyon. I wish I could choose to live in a cottage down there beside the lake of Taal volcano, where I can go into a mystical communion with Mother Nature captivated by the ethereal serenity of its lake. But it’s enough wonderment that I fly to Arizona some time and get to visit them and be laid hostage by a phenomenal sacred site like the Grand Canyon and its excessively scenic parks. There’s no doubt a mystical connection between Babes and me, a feeling which makes me think of “dreamtime” – the dream field of aboriginal Australians who like our own aboriginal mountain tribes in Mindanao dream of living in magical palaces at night while at daytime they live in impoverished conditions, dwelling in a ramshackle hut with the ground as their carpet deep in a jungle. Awake, we like to dream of having a room studded with gem stones like rose quartz, amethysts, emeralds, and sapphires on the walls perhaps.
The hour is midnight. Yonder light is the glow of a golden palace. Here tonight, in a dim past you expressed a desire to enjoy the beauties of a palace. Our master is now satisfying your wish, thus keeping you from the last bond of your karma. Behold! Before us stands a vast palace of dazzling gold, ornamented with countless jewels, set amidst landscaped gardens, reflected in tranquil pools – a spectacle of unparalleled grandeur! Towering archways are intricately inlaid with great diamonds, sapphires and emeralds. Men of angelic feminine countenance stand stationed by the gates resplendent with rubies. The odors of incense and roses waft through the air, dim lamps and a multicolored glow. Small groups of devotees, some fair, some dark-skinned chant softly or sit silently in the meditative posture, immersed in inner peace. A vibrant joy pervades the atmosphere.
End of dream.

This kind of imagery by the way befits in a mystical sense if you like, Dolores Babes and her family to a T with TJ as her teammate for they are both gemstone experts, they design jewelry and make them for an international market on- line, mostly.

Back to what I said, the Transformation of Matter, the beginning of another twenty six thousand year precessional cycle of equinoxes. Perhaps we will not jump into it immediately but slide gradually, experiencing the world and our personal issues differently based on realizations through our Essence Self. Take that word “essence self.” Do many Filipinos know aside from those living around the caldera island of Taal volcano or in nearby towns like Tagaytay on the Ridge that the arcane Tagalog word “taal” means ‘essence self ’? A native of the island volcano would refer to a real Caviteno for instance that he is “taal na Caviteno, “ meaning, in ‘real essence’ he is that way, but that's not in the same level of mysticism I am alluding to. Medyo mataas na tayo ngayon. Translated: We are now vibrating much higher as we are moving about in fast-speed motion, twenty times than in previous years, living in a different time line. Some people may not be able to handle this high frequency vibration and end up in chaos. Others are choosing to leave this Earth plane altogether. We see this confused chaotic time exploding around us particularly where hate and anger are much generated causing diseases that simply won't go away, dragging us in a down-spiral. But there is the call of the opposite higher vibration that spiral-upwards which heals -- coming from people who generate love, non-judgmentalism, non-ego, and forgiveness of past woundedness as effected by the very soft, gentle feminine energy that will eventually change everything. This is a recent discovery I have made, while doing a research work on Lemuria, a lost myth that needs some reconstructing. I am trying to prove in a kind of small dissertation paper designed for a discussant panel that’s esoteric in nature for a UP sponsored international conference on Myths, and Legends concerning floods, sunken continents and lost civilizations, that the Philippines is the hidden garden of God’s creation way back in no-time, in Goddess time, when humans were seeded by divine entities who were looking less solid than humans, but with more spunk, meaning more power, meaning more pure than the later materialist-oriented and early human Atlanteans in the Atlantic side of the Aegean seas. The Lemurians in the East, southeast, were looking more female and enchantingly lovely in a light- bodied, winged- way, let’s say in a hermophraditic mold. Hermes and Aphrodite combined if you like Greek mythology because they were that way during those ages of unrecorded time – gods and goddesses combined just like saying God is Father-Mother, you cannot separate one from the other. You cannot keep on calling Father, Father in heaven, and forget about Mother God. You tilt the sacred balance of the planet. For they are in pure essence -- One. So Taal. Keep in mind your pure essence. And do you know that Taal volcano is the smallest but the deadliest in the world in terms of transformative force? Thomas Hargrove in his book ‘The Mysteries of Taal’ is amazed to find from his researches that Taal volcano is like a woman, who is as deadly as she is enchanting, lusty and unpredictable. She has the phenomenal power to sink towns with their churches and other structures like a cemetery, a chamber of a deeply mysterious and unknown origin showing an advanced form of engineering that might have originated in pre-Spanish time, or even pre-deluvian times and to move sites of towns from one latitude to another as a result of geological shifts due to its violent eruptions over the centuries. And so you see, my beloved (coming from the Santong Voces of Banahaw, a holy mountain in Luzon) there is literally a connection between the consciousness of the people and what happens to Mother Earth. For she must respond by mirroring back to the people that which they are not willing to see in their own consciousness. So that they have another opportunity to take a look at themselves and recognize that perhaps their concept of freedom is extremely naïve when they expect that they can do anything they want without reaping the consequences. So the Earth will shake, and the coastlines will shift and the storms will roll in.

Why Mu? Because among other contexts figured out by different sources on the study of Mu, it comes from the arcane Tagalog word ‘mutya, ’ meaning, Goddess. Ah, but this will take another chapter.