Yep. Blinky eye is mesmerizing.
I'm seeing an intermingling of 7 and 9 in these myth stories.
7th labor of Hercules is Capture the Cretan Bull.
7 stages of initiation in Mithraic bull cult.
7 is the holy feminine number (see Blavatsky's Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2, p. 217, odd Kabalistic thing seemingly opposite genderwise)
9th labor of Hercules is Capture the Girdle of Hippolyta. (sexual)
9th month, September, Zodiac sign Virgo the virgin.
9 is the number of the phallic or male energy (Blavatsky, SD, V2, p.217, again oddly opposite genderwise)
Mithra is a god, a hero, he saves the world, he redeems, he is giver of life, he is giver of sons, etc. This is reproduction. 9 months. Hercules goes
to Hades and snatches the gatekeeper dog and leaves. Jesus goes to Hell and snatches the key and leaves. Mithra does underground into the cavern
(earth, womb) and leaves.
So maybe the symbol of Mithra is the 7 and key is the 9. That would make this week the last chance to dump stocks and bag the profits before something
insanely wicked shocks the world.
If I keep guessing every week, I'll eventually be right.
[EDIT...] And coming up April 19... Blood Sacrifice To The Beast. Fire sacrifice is required on April 19. Nasty. The fire god, Baal, or Molech/Nimrod
(the Sun God), also known as the Roman god, Saturn (Satan/Devil). 13 days later Beltaine, fertility rite, sex! Woo hoo!
Starting April 20 the Sun is in Taurus which is ruled by the planet Venus dontcha know. Makes sense that the female would be so powerful.
[edit on 8-4-2010 by Cabaret Voltaire]