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23.5 Degrees: And the Quest of the Quantum Kismet - Aug 23, 2008 - 10:15am
AHHHHH!!! You always cut off just when you're getting to the good stuff! I'd better go plot Gamma Virginis, a pattern is forming. I knew Mary Magdalene was nothing but a smokescreen.
AHHHHH!!! You always cut off just when you're getting to the good stuff! I'd better go plot Gamma Virginis, a pattern is forming. I knew Mary Magdalene was nothing but a smokescreen.
23.5 Degrees: The Labyrinth's Lament - Jul 27, 2008 - 11:45am
D'Arras en halte, oh humaine, ou Lieven echoueChiale semaine y Gilles de RennesChez Diderot ouate tout doux...Ah, the Tsar's bazaars bizarre beaux-arts. I prefer the smell of colitas to colitis...
D'Arras en halte, oh humaine, ou Lieven echoueChiale semaine y Gilles de RennesChez Diderot ouate tout doux...Ah, the Tsar's bazaars bizarre beaux-arts. I prefer the smell of colitas to colitis...
23.5 Degrees: The Chant of the Canted Companions - Jul 12, 2008 - 10:11am
47 degrees...twice 23.5 degrees...seems rather intentional. Once again, really intriguing stuff, Stella. Must mull it over awhile longer.
47 degrees...twice 23.5 degrees...seems rather intentional. Once again, really intriguing stuff, Stella. Must mull it over awhile longer.
23.5 Degrees: Bloodline--The Movie: Tomb Be or Not Tomb Be? - Jun 21, 2008 - 09:12am
That was a great catch about the flag. You're right, that isn't a Beauseant, it's the Cross of Saint George, who was not just the patron saint of England, but also of Aragon and Catalonia. The county of Razes was under Aragonese control before 1213. There were several chivalric orders and confraternities dedicated to St. George, or Sant Jordi, operating in that area. In fact, one that had gone defunct in the early 1700s was re-established in 1982 under the patronage of a Habsburg archduke who lives in Spain, and who is a great-nephew of the infamous "Johann Orth" of HBHG fame. That might not be a Templar at all (certainly it's not Mary Magdalene), but a Cavaller de Sant Jordi.
That was a great catch about the flag. You're right, that isn't a Beauseant, it's the Cross of Saint George, who was not just the patron saint of England, but also of Aragon and Catalonia. The county of Razes was under Aragonese control before 1213. There were several chivalric orders and confraternities dedicated to St. George, or Sant Jordi, operating in that area. In fact, one that had gone defunct in the early 1700s was re-established in 1982 under the patronage of a Habsburg archduke who lives in Spain, and who is a great-nephew of the infamous "Johann Orth" of HBHG fame. That might not be a Templar at all (certainly it's not Mary Magdalene), but a Cavaller de Sant Jordi.
23.5 Degrees: Fee, Fi, Faux Fun - Jun 01, 2008 - 10:41am
Sorry Berlioz, we do get a little carried away at times. Bloodline isn't an industry film, it wasn't made with studio backing. Strictly independent. Cinema Libre films is just a distributor, and a fairly bargain-basement one at that. They've never released a film that grossed even half a million, and with Bloodline's piddly $33K in gross sales, it's Cinema Libre's 7th highest grossing film to date. They've put no money into promotion, if you go to the Bloodline website you'll see that they're begging people to download their posters and put them up themselves. They're renting theaters by the week to show the film. Given its low grosses, it doesn't seemed destined for a long theatrical release. I don't think there's much of a chance for subjective interpretation becoming "gospel" in this case. It's simply not that well done. People who have a background in the details of the RLC story are tearing this film to shreds. The ones who are keeping the low-frequency buzz going are those who wouldn't be put off by flagrant fabrications anyway.
Sorry Berlioz, we do get a little carried away at times. Bloodline isn't an industry film, it wasn't made with studio backing. Strictly independent. Cinema Libre films is just a distributor, and a fairly bargain-basement one at that. They've never released a film that grossed even half a million, and with Bloodline's piddly $33K in gross sales, it's Cinema Libre's 7th highest grossing film to date. They've put no money into promotion, if you go to the Bloodline website you'll see that they're begging people to download their posters and put them up themselves. They're renting theaters by the week to show the film. Given its low grosses, it doesn't seemed destined for a long theatrical release. I don't think there's much of a chance for subjective interpretation becoming "gospel" in this case. It's simply not that well done. People who have a background in the details of the RLC story are tearing this film to shreds. The ones who are keeping the low-frequency buzz going are those who wouldn't be put off by flagrant fabrications anyway.
23.5 Degrees: Fee, Fi, Faux Fun - May 31, 2008 - 01:40pm
Kamchatka (thanks, with a splash of grapefruit juice please), if you were to ingratiate yourself, say, with Prince David Bagration-Moukhrani, the head of your former royal family, you might get into the Order of the Eagle of Georgia and Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ: http://www.royalbagration.com/Dynastic_Orders.html Maybe not as secretive as you would like, but you would be in pretty distinguished company, and of course if you were to meet the right people, well...anything might happen. You might even find out some of the backstory that ties into Pierre Plantard himself. Of course, the Bagrations live in Spain now, so you would have to brush up on your Spanish.
Kamchatka (thanks, with a splash of grapefruit juice please), if you were to ingratiate yourself, say, with Prince David Bagration-Moukhrani, the head of your former royal family, you might get into the Order of the Eagle of Georgia and Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ: http://www.royalbagration.com/Dynastic_Orders.html Maybe not as secretive as you would like, but you would be in pretty distinguished company, and of course if you were to meet the right people, well...anything might happen. You might even find out some of the backstory that ties into Pierre Plantard himself. Of course, the Bagrations live in Spain now, so you would have to brush up on your Spanish.
23.5 Degrees: Bloodline---The Movie - May 28, 2008 - 11:28am
Actually, Arcadia, this is an essay, not a review. If you want an actual review, see the one written by Jason Rhodes published here at Mania on May 24th.http://www.mania.com/235-degrees-movie-review-bloodlinethe-movie_article_58443.htmlOf course, if you were offended by Stella's essay (maybe it hit a little too close to home?), the Rhodes review should make you howellin' mad...
Actually, Arcadia, this is an essay, not a review. If you want an actual review, see the one written by Jason Rhodes published here at Mania on May 24th.http://www.mania.com/235-degrees-movie-review-bloodlinethe-movie_article_58443.htmlOf course, if you were offended by Stella's essay (maybe it hit a little too close to home?), the Rhodes review should make you howellin' mad...
23.5 Degrees Movie Review: Bloodline---The Movie - May 26, 2008 - 05:38pm
I'd see Poultrygeist in a heartbeat before I sit through Bloodlie again (and no, that's not a typo). I've been looking at other reviews for this movie and for the most part they're all pretty bad. Mr. Kamchatka, I'm a big fan of your vodka. I use it to fill my lighters when I run out of butane. Very smooth, you can hardly taste the potatoes. BTW, this review is now available at Digg.
I'd see Poultrygeist in a heartbeat before I sit through Bloodlie again (and no, that's not a typo). I've been looking at other reviews for this movie and for the most part they're all pretty bad. Mr. Kamchatka, I'm a big fan of your vodka. I use it to fill my lighters when I run out of butane. Very smooth, you can hardly taste the potatoes. BTW, this review is now available at Digg.
23.5 Degrees Movie Review: Bloodline---The Movie - May 24, 2008 - 07:44am
I saw this LAME film and couldn't agree more with the reviewer's assessment. The DNA evidence makes perfect sense, there's no valid reason to believe a dead body with DNA that is common to that area actually came from the Holy Land. It also seemed that every shot taken in the cave showed that all the artefacts kept moving around despite Burgess saying that they never physically went down in the hole. So how did they get lights down there and get such steady close-ups on the face of the body? The whole thing looked staged and I didn't buy it for a minute. My friend and I didn't pay for our tickets either, Renee Barnett was handing them out like Halloween candy just to get people into the theater. I sat next to a group of four people who likewise didn't pay for their tickets. This film is a total sham.
I saw this LAME film and couldn't agree more with the reviewer's assessment. The DNA evidence makes perfect sense, there's no valid reason to believe a dead body with DNA that is common to that area actually came from the Holy Land. It also seemed that every shot taken in the cave showed that all the artefacts kept moving around despite Burgess saying that they never physically went down in the hole. So how did they get lights down there and get such steady close-ups on the face of the body? The whole thing looked staged and I didn't buy it for a minute. My friend and I didn't pay for our tickets either, Renee Barnett was handing them out like Halloween candy just to get people into the theater. I sat next to a group of four people who likewise didn't pay for their tickets. This film is a total sham.
23.5 Degrees: The Sanguineous Sekhmet Saga - May 17, 2008 - 05:27pm
I don't think so, since a few others have tried and nothing happened. Now, why do you suppose that is? Do you think maybe the site editors who determine what belongs here and what doesn't feel differently? Stella, you ROCK!
I don't think so, since a few others have tried and nothing happened. Now, why do you suppose that is? Do you think maybe the site editors who determine what belongs here and what doesn't feel differently? Stella, you ROCK!
23.5 Degrees: The Sanguineous Sekhmet Saga - May 17, 2008 - 09:27am
The British Museum must be getting awfully tired of being asked to authenticate tourist-trap souvenirs as genuine relics. I hope your Sekhmet wasn't taken from the same tomb of Mary Magdalene that is being plugged in this new "Bloodline" film. I'm having difficulty keeping all the Mary Magdalene/Jesus/Joseph of Arimathea tombs in southern France straight, or differentiating them from all the copycat sites in Britain. And wasn't "The Wolf" at the center of the "Bloodline" project up to a certain point before "Tombman" stole his thunder? Still howellin' over that one. ;-)
The British Museum must be getting awfully tired of being asked to authenticate tourist-trap souvenirs as genuine relics. I hope your Sekhmet wasn't taken from the same tomb of Mary Magdalene that is being plugged in this new "Bloodline" film. I'm having difficulty keeping all the Mary Magdalene/Jesus/Joseph of Arimathea tombs in southern France straight, or differentiating them from all the copycat sites in Britain. And wasn't "The Wolf" at the center of the "Bloodline" project up to a certain point before "Tombman" stole his thunder? Still howellin' over that one. ;-)
23.5 Degrees: Terribilis Est Locus Iste - May 10, 2008 - 05:48pm
Mount Gargano. Does it have to be plotted on Mount Gargano? That means I have to find out where Mount Gargano actually is. Of course, you wouldn't make this a cake walk, would you now? This one's a toughie. I was leaning towards the miracle of St. Michael's wing on the sun at Santarem in 1147 (which has dual St. Michael/St. James nuances) but that's not in Italy. You're making me work for this one. Guys, if this is over your head, why don't you find something else on the site that interests you? You've made it clear that you don't get it, so why are you hanging around repeating yourselves week after week when all the griping clearly has no effect?
Mount Gargano. Does it have to be plotted on Mount Gargano? That means I have to find out where Mount Gargano actually is. Of course, you wouldn't make this a cake walk, would you now? This one's a toughie. I was leaning towards the miracle of St. Michael's wing on the sun at Santarem in 1147 (which has dual St. Michael/St. James nuances) but that's not in Italy. You're making me work for this one. Guys, if this is over your head, why don't you find something else on the site that interests you? You've made it clear that you don't get it, so why are you hanging around repeating yourselves week after week when all the griping clearly has no effect?
23.5 Degrees: Bloodline---The Movie - May 04, 2008 - 10:17am
Wow, Stella - you must have been howellin' mad! I'm having a bit of trouble plotting this week's coordinates though. Beltane is today? I thought it was last Wednesday, or is that the mundane practice like moving presidential birthdays to the nearest Monday so we can all have a long weekend?
Wow, Stella - you must have been howellin' mad! I'm having a bit of trouble plotting this week's coordinates though. Beltane is today? I thought it was last Wednesday, or is that the mundane practice like moving presidential birthdays to the nearest Monday so we can all have a long weekend?
No Vaginas For Michael - Apr 19, 2008 - 02:57pm
DUHHH!!! (smacks own forehead) it took me a minute. Sarkany Rend. Dragon Order, but not Gardner's creation. "L'Emprise du Dragon", a quest, founded not by Gaston de Foix, but by Jean de Foix in 1446. OR - are we talking about the Enterprise of the Dragon's Mouth, a jousting tournament held by Rene of Anjou the same year, which was won, coincidentally, by Jean de Foix? But the one who knew the truth about Joan of Arc...I'm thinking Jean d'Armagnac here. That puts us right back in Freres-Aines territory though.
DUHHH!!! (smacks own forehead) it took me a minute. Sarkany Rend. Dragon Order, but not Gardner's creation. "L'Emprise du Dragon", a quest, founded not by Gaston de Foix, but by Jean de Foix in 1446. OR - are we talking about the Enterprise of the Dragon's Mouth, a jousting tournament held by Rene of Anjou the same year, which was won, coincidentally, by Jean de Foix? But the one who knew the truth about Joan of Arc...I'm thinking Jean d'Armagnac here. That puts us right back in Freres-Aines territory though.
No Vaginas For Michael - Apr 19, 2008 - 02:28pm
Please tell Auntie Stella to smack you hard for each time you used the word "innit"... OK, time to pick out the buzz words: "Year Rend". Obviously not a typo because you capitalized "Rend". And "Rend" can either refer to the "Sarkany Rend" - the old "Dragon Order" crowd that used to hang out with Lafosse, L. Gardner, and Sicky Nicky de Vere; or it can refer to the "Vitezy Rend" who put them out of business and sent Lafosse running home to his mum in Brussels. Have to think on this awhile. "Mary Magdalene Smith" and her album of Jehan L'Ascuiz poems is called "The Egg". I get the egg and Mary Mags bit, but Jehan is fictional. Troubadors. Uh, Gaston Phoebus, mebbe? The truth about Joan of Arc - hmm. Too late for Phoebus. Corbieres to Scotland - and back again? Freres-Aines? Gaston de La Pierre Phoebus? Or Gaston "le pere de" Phoebus, aka Gaston II? Still too early for Joan of Arc, unless we're talking about Roger Caro and HIS Freres-Aines. OK, wait - Flamel. Jean de Berry, Blanche d'Evreux, Agnes d'Evreux - ah, that brings us back to Gaston Phoebus. Mary Mags, you're too young to know all this shit.
Please tell Auntie Stella to smack you hard for each time you used the word "innit"... OK, time to pick out the buzz words: "Year Rend". Obviously not a typo because you capitalized "Rend". And "Rend" can either refer to the "Sarkany Rend" - the old "Dragon Order" crowd that used to hang out with Lafosse, L. Gardner, and Sicky Nicky de Vere; or it can refer to the "Vitezy Rend" who put them out of business and sent Lafosse running home to his mum in Brussels. Have to think on this awhile. "Mary Magdalene Smith" and her album of Jehan L'Ascuiz poems is called "The Egg". I get the egg and Mary Mags bit, but Jehan is fictional. Troubadors. Uh, Gaston Phoebus, mebbe? The truth about Joan of Arc - hmm. Too late for Phoebus. Corbieres to Scotland - and back again? Freres-Aines? Gaston de La Pierre Phoebus? Or Gaston "le pere de" Phoebus, aka Gaston II? Still too early for Joan of Arc, unless we're talking about Roger Caro and HIS Freres-Aines. OK, wait - Flamel. Jean de Berry, Blanche d'Evreux, Agnes d'Evreux - ah, that brings us back to Gaston Phoebus. Mary Mags, you're too young to know all this shit.
Ariadne's Thread - Apr 12, 2008 - 08:05am
The Perrault Brothers - freakin' BRILLIANT! And the Solar/Pole Star alignments - it's been such a long time since I pondered all this I'm going to have to go back and re-read some old stuff. Keep it coming Stella.
The Perrault Brothers - freakin' BRILLIANT! And the Solar/Pole Star alignments - it's been such a long time since I pondered all this I'm going to have to go back and re-read some old stuff. Keep it coming Stella.
Celestial Agriculture - Apr 05, 2008 - 10:15am
OK Stella, so near as I can figure, the contest you nailed was not the Maranatha Puzzle (which I think is still being peddled), but the totally lame "Entropic Quest" from a decade ago being pushed by Laurence Gardner. The trip to Stonehenge gives it away, and if I remember correctly, they begrudgingly declared you the winner but never gave you the prize. The "letter drop" scenario makes perfect sense - ciphers based on old headstones, right? How close am I to getting to Stonehenge?
OK Stella, so near as I can figure, the contest you nailed was not the Maranatha Puzzle (which I think is still being peddled), but the totally lame "Entropic Quest" from a decade ago being pushed by Laurence Gardner. The trip to Stonehenge gives it away, and if I remember correctly, they begrudgingly declared you the winner but never gave you the prize. The "letter drop" scenario makes perfect sense - ciphers based on old headstones, right? How close am I to getting to Stonehenge?
Raising the Serpent - Mar 15, 2008 - 08:44am
I'm loving it. But, honestly, I've been following Stella on other sites for years.
I'm loving it. But, honestly, I've been following Stella on other sites for years.
Interlude: Hermetic Horseplay - Feb 23, 2008 - 04:43pm
OK, that's a fair observation, 'Mental. Stella's material doesn't quite fit the mold, I think we can all agree on that. She's been around a looooong time and has always had a knack for turning up in unlikely places. You never quite know where she's going to show up next. And nothing she delivers is never quite what it seems, not at face value anyway. It's the subtext and in-between triggers that have meaning. Not everyone's cup of tea or snifter of rare Madeira, I'll agree with that. But when she throws out references to Caballus and the Language of the Horses - my ears perk up. By the way, if you're reading this, Stella - I figured Chaplin's novel had to be another exercise in "seeding" because it has no value otherwise. I think you just confirmed that for me so maybe I'd better scan it again.
OK, that's a fair observation, 'Mental. Stella's material doesn't quite fit the mold, I think we can all agree on that. She's been around a looooong time and has always had a knack for turning up in unlikely places. You never quite know where she's going to show up next. And nothing she delivers is never quite what it seems, not at face value anyway. It's the subtext and in-between triggers that have meaning. Not everyone's cup of tea or snifter of rare Madeira, I'll agree with that. But when she throws out references to Caballus and the Language of the Horses - my ears perk up. By the way, if you're reading this, Stella - I figured Chaplin's novel had to be another exercise in "seeding" because it has no value otherwise. I think you just confirmed that for me so maybe I'd better scan it again.
Truth Against the World - Feb 17, 2008 - 05:48pm
Almost forgot - I remember that letter, the one dated January 17. It got passed around on a lot of the lists but it's like no one knew where they were going with it. Are we about to find out? Don't keep us waiting too long Stella!
Almost forgot - I remember that letter, the one dated January 17. It got passed around on a lot of the lists but it's like no one knew where they were going with it. Are we about to find out? Don't keep us waiting too long Stella!
Truth Against the World - Feb 17, 2008 - 05:36pm
Yeah, it's a British legal thing. If you convict someone for hacking then the charge drops off their record after a specified period of time, something like three years, so then their record is clean. But an official caution stays on their record permanently and can be a real bummer if they're applying for jobs and potential employers run background checks. They're pretty much screwed if they work in IT. It doesn't sound as severe but it's actually a bigger pain in the ass for the offender. I remember when all this went down, Stella was posting on various "Priory" themed lists and the guy who did it got 86'd from a bunch of them. This was before The Da Vinci Code came out, like two years before when Dan Brown's wife was trolling those same lists.
Yeah, it's a British legal thing. If you convict someone for hacking then the charge drops off their record after a specified period of time, something like three years, so then their record is clean. But an official caution stays on their record permanently and can be a real bummer if they're applying for jobs and potential employers run background checks. They're pretty much screwed if they work in IT. It doesn't sound as severe but it's actually a bigger pain in the ass for the offender. I remember when all this went down, Stella was posting on various "Priory" themed lists and the guy who did it got 86'd from a bunch of them. This was before The Da Vinci Code came out, like two years before when Dan Brown's wife was trolling those same lists.
And the Desert Shall Bloom - Feb 02, 2008 - 10:32pm
Or perhaps, 'Mental, joeybaloney called it right when he said that Stella's prose isn't meant for the average Maniac. Notice she's still here despite the conundrum. Maybe that's intentional. Maybe the site owners really don't give a rat's ass if a few people are annoyed because the material goes over their heads.
Or perhaps, 'Mental, joeybaloney called it right when he said that Stella's prose isn't meant for the average Maniac. Notice she's still here despite the conundrum. Maybe that's intentional. Maybe the site owners really don't give a rat's ass if a few people are annoyed because the material goes over their heads.
And the Desert Shall Bloom - Feb 02, 2008 - 10:16am
Westend, the problem is that you DON'T fully understand what she's talking about, therefore you don't see the point. experiMENTAL, when you tune in to a TV documentary that goes way over your head, how long does it usually take before you change the channel? Or do you just sit in front of the toob and make derisive comments until it's over?
Westend, the problem is that you DON'T fully understand what she's talking about, therefore you don't see the point. experiMENTAL, when you tune in to a TV documentary that goes way over your head, how long does it usually take before you change the channel? Or do you just sit in front of the toob and make derisive comments until it's over?
The Pranksters of Sion - Jan 20, 2008 - 12:09pm
Evil Joe, if you feel so strongly about it, why not shoot a complaint to Mania Entertainment LLC and see how far it gets you? Collector, are you quite certain that "no one likes it", or are you assuming that all who read it are twentysomethings who feel entitled to disparage and devalue anything they can't comprehend? This is a big site, can't you find something else to entertain you if this is over your head?
Evil Joe, if you feel so strongly about it, why not shoot a complaint to Mania Entertainment LLC and see how far it gets you? Collector, are you quite certain that "no one likes it", or are you assuming that all who read it are twentysomethings who feel entitled to disparage and devalue anything they can't comprehend? This is a big site, can't you find something else to entertain you if this is over your head?
Prelude: Geburah is a Bitch - Jan 05, 2008 - 07:19am
kaybar, I created an account as buzzkill because the account I've used in the past was no longer functional and the system wouldn't let me recreate it with the same name. Yes, I did create it for the express purpose of responding to the negative comments being left here by people who felt compelled to gripe just because they didn't get it. Why is it that Gen-Y(ne) can't fathom the possibility that there might be value in things that go completely over their heads? That anything that can't be absorbed immediately into their limited, overnurtured, self-centered worldviews should be demeaned and discounted before someone who might understand comes along and makes them look deficient? Comments like "WTF?", "what the hell?", and "can I get my minute back?" show the herd mentality of ignorance protecting itself; two people come along who get it, and the herd can't allow for the possibility they might be wrong; ergo it "must" be some sort of conspiracy. Yeah, right.
kaybar, I created an account as buzzkill because the account I've used in the past was no longer functional and the system wouldn't let me recreate it with the same name. Yes, I did create it for the express purpose of responding to the negative comments being left here by people who felt compelled to gripe just because they didn't get it. Why is it that Gen-Y(ne) can't fathom the possibility that there might be value in things that go completely over their heads? That anything that can't be absorbed immediately into their limited, overnurtured, self-centered worldviews should be demeaned and discounted before someone who might understand comes along and makes them look deficient? Comments like "WTF?", "what the hell?", and "can I get my minute back?" show the herd mentality of ignorance protecting itself; two people come along who get it, and the herd can't allow for the possibility they might be wrong; ergo it "must" be some sort of conspiracy. Yeah, right.
Prelude: Geburah is a Bitch - Dec 30, 2007 - 01:25pm
And how did you arrive at that conclusion, shit-for-brains? Wishful thinking? An inability to accept the idea that other people can clue into something that your porous little head can't absorb? Are you over 18?
And how did you arrive at that conclusion, shit-for-brains? Wishful thinking? An inability to accept the idea that other people can clue into something that your porous little head can't absorb? Are you over 18?
Prelude: Geburah is a Bitch - Dec 30, 2007 - 08:29am
I remember Stella Maris and I totally get it. Write on, Stella. I think I already know where you might be going and you've got my attention. The children can go play with their toys somewhere else and maybe they'll get their minute back.
I remember Stella Maris and I totally get it. Write on, Stella. I think I already know where you might be going and you've got my attention. The children can go play with their toys somewhere else and maybe they'll get their minute back.
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Why do I get the ominous feeling that something is about to shift come Monday next? And how does October 17th fit in? The Knights of Sao Miguel are having a convocation - in Washington DC this time. What is it that Auntie Stella is keeping from us, Mags?