If you think the Wizard of Oz has nothing to do with Masonry.........we need to talk
I'm assuming you haven't read through the 1st three degrees. They're online. Read them if you want a bore fest with deep knowledge....you'll change your mind, I assure you.
The guy who wrote it was a Theosophist, not a Mason. Agreed. I have many of the books upstairs. They are different than the movie as well. I read them to my kids. Its not "mixing and matching different philosophies" They're all saying the same thing. Every character in the Wizard of Oz is represented in the 1st three degrees of Masonry (albeit with different names). The witches, Dorothy, the 3 knocks, the yellow brick road, Oz itself, the Wizard, Glenda, the scarecrow, tinman and lion, every one is from the degrees of Masonry IF you know what they represent. They are also in other Hollywood movies too, not mixed and matched, exactly the same, well...if you know what they're symbolically saying.
The matrix is one. Same characters (Morpheus, Trinity, Neo......Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion......thought, desire, action....or brain, heart, guts (where you get your nerve!) ....whatever..always some variant of that. Look for a "smart one" a "a caring one" and a "courageous one" in movie plots and you'll know. )
Have you seen the Matrix? Its a Keanu Reeves movie with Lawrence Fishburn. Fantastic movie for Masonic symbolism, just like the Wizard of Oz. Anyway...
So, Ill rephrase. To your point, you might be technically right. Maybe The Wizard of Oz did not come from Masonry, but they teach the same lessons, have the same characters (different names) and quite possibly came from the same source tradition, not mixed and matched, but symbolically exactly the same. If someone hadn't read the degrees, Im not sure how they could come to a strong conclusion and deny a connection, and if they DID read the degrees and denied the connection, I'd be forced to make certain assumptions about their understanding of what they read. Thats why I assume you havent read them because I know you're very smart.
It's an ancient wisdom and you do not need to be a Mason to get it. They (we) are just carriers (and not the only ones) of the ancient tradition, or a remnant of it. The guy who wrote the Wizard of Oz, got it (and he hung out with and wrote degrees with, Masons, so him not being a Mason himself is kind of moot).
Point being.....Masonry not required.
Is any of that imortant??
Yes.
Why?
Masons make maps and they create symbols, lots of them (and have for thousands of years...even ancient Catholic churches are full of Masonic symbols. Who built them??lol) even if they may not be part of some conspiracy. The LUE map is an example of a Masonic map, pyramids, all seeing eyes, pillars, stairsteps, bricks, key words in the caption, etc.... Its not the only one made by a Mason, not by a long shot. Do you know how many Pirates were Masons? (pirate symbol = severed head) More than a few. Understanding their symbols would be important in figuring those out, no? Maybe not. Maybe it applies here, maybe it doesnt. I dont know. Im trying.
There sure are a lot of Superstition area maps out there that nobody has any idea of their real origin, and there sure were a slew of Masons setting up towns around the Sups, weren't there? You know, putting symbols on stone and paper is kinda "their thing"
Was Tumlinson a Mason.....? His uncle sure made sturdy chimneys. 5 pointed stars in circles come up a lot with us. Maybe relevant here, maybe not.....Heck, theres even a faily common tradition in Latin America where they too have Masons in leadership roles, much like rich mining families. Lololol yes. EVERYTHING is masonic. Lol. Im just saying.....jokes aside, their reach is far is all.
I know Masons have looked at these maps before and haven't said much. Doesn't mean I wont.....
I also know of Masons who can take maps and symbols (and millions of dollars) and dig stuff up. (Im thinking of Kenworthy if Im not mistaken about the stories).
About the decapitated heads... I thought you'd say "nothing to see here."
Thats why I put "excessive" and made sure to include the one covered in cloth. People dont get headshotted falling down ravines either decade after decade after decade. But I agree, brains may be tasty to critters and necks are soft.
When my folks moved to western NC, close to Mt. Mitchell, I remember hearing lots of stories of missing hikers being found. I never remeber their heads being missing though and there sure are lots of critters and cliffs in western NC. Odd that so many heads being lost seems to be a middle eastern, and superstition phenomena.
At least the decapitations and head shots seemed to have stopped according to that list. I guess making it a Wilderness Area meant that people get to keep their heads now. Surely the topography hasn't changed.......I guess they just got the memo.
Seems like we may be in two different camps. Either everything is a conspiracy, or nothing is!!
Maybe I see too much hidden hand. But look back at history......isn't it always there? Especially during war or expansion.
Loooool
Good times.
Epstein....covid....southerners and Masons.....conspiracies are bound to be true at some point, no?
Hahaha