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originally posted by: Gh0stwalker
a reply to: Sahabi
Such as the all seeing eye:
Or "eyes"...:
And the only ignorance that has been exposed here is yours. Quoted directly from Wikipedia:
The Scottish Rite is one of the appendant bodies of Freemasonry that a Master Mason may join for further exposure to the principles of Freemasonry.
those who occupy the highest levels are extremely powerful and secretive.
I won't argue with you regarding the implications of such rituals. Apples and oranges, it's all the same. The vast majority do not understand the true meanings behind these displays, hence they are occult.
originally posted by: onequestion
It's clearly pagan in origin
If you really *are* from Switzerland, you will understand this:
Einer Sage zufolge wurde die erste Teufelsbrücke vom Teufel errichtet. Die Urner scheiterten immer wieder an der Errichtung einer Brücke. Schliesslich rief ein Landammann ganz verzweifelt aus: „Do sell der Tyfel e Brigg bue!“ Kaum ausgesprochen, stand dieser schon vor der Urner Bevölkerung und schlug ihnen einen Pakt vor. Er würde die Brücke bauen und als Gegenleistung bekomme er die Seele desjenigen, der als Erster die Brücke überquere. Nachdem der Teufel die Brücke gebaut hatte, schickten die schlauen Urner einen Geissbock über die Brücke. Der Teufel war über diesen Trick sehr erzürnt und holte einen haushohen Stein, mit dem er die Brücke zerschlagen wollte. Es begegnete ihm aber eine fromme Frau, die ein Kreuz auf den Stein ritzte. Den Teufel verwirrte das Zeichen Gottes so sehr, dass er beim Werfen des Steines die Brücke verfehlte. Der Stein fiel die gesamte Schöllenenschlucht bis unterhalb des Dorfes Göschenen hinab und wird seit daher „Teufelsstein“ genannt.
Like Peter said, the ceremony was based on an old religious legend and has nothing to do with devil worship :
According to legend, the first Devil’s Bridge was built by the devil. The locals failed repeatedly in the construction of a bridge to cross over the Gottard mountains in the Alps. Finally the chief magistrate called out in despair: “The devil should built a bridge” No sooner said, stood the devil before the Urner (local canton) population and proposed a pact. He would build the bridge and as a return he would claim the soul of the first one to cross over the first bridge. After the devil had built the bridge, the sly Urner sent a goat over the bridge. The devil was very angry about this trick and took a towering stone with which he wanted to destroy the bridge. However, he met a pious/religious woman who carved a cross on the stone. The devil was confused by this sign of God so much that he missed the bridge when throwing the stone. The stone fell into the gorge below the village of Göschenen, and until today it is called the”devil stone”.
originally posted by: Sahabi
a reply to: Gh0stwalker
It's a shame that a Neopagan ceremony celebrating Fertility, Procreation, and Creation has frightened so many.
"It is very dangerous to try to interpret something from the outside. It's as if someone unfamiliar with Christianity stepped into a Catholic Church and heard a Priest in the middle of Holy Communion say the words, 'This is the body of Christ, this is the blood of Christ.' Without knowing the context, the ritual can seem strange or unusual. Even a little frightening"
- Brad Meltzer on Decoded
originally posted by: skyblueworld
It's so clear to see they're worshipping Baphomet and Satan, amongst other deity's.
But yeah, call it art if it pleases you...