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geodeticman.5 · 08-16-2008, 06:55 PM

PeterBro10 and RM I am trying to help find what a hexagram IS..... several unlikely returns and a lot of religious and occult and I-ching stuff:

in Gordon's "Gotta Get Away"

the reference to the hexagram:

I'm a real bad loser that's what I am
Gonna grab my hat and my hexagram
You can stick my money in an old tin can
I think I fell in love again

generally speaking:

HEXAGRAM - comes up in rife variations in wikipedia as a symbol of Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, Masonry, Mormonism,
and the I-Ching.

one except from things about Mormon Temple symbols, cabbala, occult, mysticism,
and depending on whether the hexagram is in a circle or not apparently is strong
medicine.... in the following excerpt: (from) "Hexagram, By Sword of the Spirit Apologetics" - disucssion of symbols found in masonry on ...The Mormon Assembly Hall....

The hexagram, when enclosed within a circle, has a more sinister meaning to the occultist. This configuration can be observed in the window panes over the entrance to the Salt Lake City Mormon Assembly Hall. The Assembly Hall is a granite structure adjacent to the Mormon Temple and is used for conference meetings and public worship.

The six-pointed star (without the circle) is a familiar symbol to most people. It is the symbol of the State of Israel and has appeared on its national flag since 1948. In Judaism, it is known as the Star of David or Magen David (Shield of David). The six-pointed star derives its association from the tradition that David carried a exagrammic shield against Goliath.

The symbol is made up of two interlocking triangles pointing in opposite directions. It symbolizes the union of opposites and is referred to as the Seal of Solomon. The Kabbalists believed that the emblem had protective power and magical properties. In magic and in alchemy, it symbolizes the unity of the elements--the upward triangle signifying fire, the downward water and also masculinity, femininity, and the soul. (1) Of great antiquity, the Seal of Solomon appears in the writings and practices of magicians and has strong associations with Hebrew mysticism. (2)

#2 above in orange worries me a little... seems unlikely as well....

followed by

Symbol found on the front cover of The Greater Key Of Solomon by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (1914)

According to the 1914 edition of The Greater Key of Solomon, a hexagram within a double circle is shown with Hebrew inscriptions and is identified as a Pentacle "...which we make for the purpose of striking terror into the Spirits and reducing them to obedience," It is called The Second Pentacle of Jupiter and "...is proper for acquiring glory, honors, dignities, riches, and all kinds of good, together with great tranquility of mind; also to discover Treasures and chase away the Spirits who preside over them." (3)

The hexagram has powerful amuletic and talismanic properties. According to The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft, "As an amulet, the Seal of Solomon protects against the EVIL EYE and LILITH, the terrible Hebrew demon who steals children during the night." (4)

"The most important use of the Seal of Solomon is in magic, as a talisman to control the demons and spirits conjured by the magicians. The magicians' GRIMOIRES, or handbooks, give instructions for drawing the Seal of Solomon inside or outside the MAGIC CIRCLE." (5)

According to William Schnoebelen, former Satanist and Mormon, "...this star, when within a circle is the symbol of anti-Christ. It has 6 points, 6 angles, and an interior polygon of 6 sides hence the perfect symbol of 666. Though I have not found this on the Salt Lake Temple, it is right across the park, emblazoned all over the Assembly Hall. And it exists in a stronger form on the Logan Temple: inverted, with two points up." (6)

eeeshh...
hexagram, per Wikipedia:

A hexagram is a six-pointed geometric star figure, {6/2}, the compound of two equilateral triangles. The intersection is a regular hexagon. While generally recognized as a symbol of Jewish identity it is used also in other historical, religious and cultural contexts, for example in Islam...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagram

OK hmm still seems unlikely

and then

Hexagram, Inc.

is also the name of a high-tech textiles company that makes ....high-tech.....fabrics,art,robotics,acousitc imaging...all for art's sake.....and is a company that makes scanning trolley satellite imagery systems that tile an orthographic view of the earth together,(Hexagram, inc.) futher makes:

As an extension of the research work conducted with the Topological Media Lab (TML), Sha Xin Wei and his team are creating small wearable devices, such as jewellery and scarves, which can be used for improvised play. [Hexagram, Inc.]

and finally of Hexagram,Inc as well, a joint colloqium of hi-tech stuff funding

Colloquium Textiles Unlimited jointly organized by Concordia University, Hexagram and the CTT Group, will be held at le Marché Bonsecours (350 St. Paul Est) in the Old Montreal on Tuesday, October 7, 2008.

and finding what the above will yield in money to sped on high-tech art-robotics-electronic clothing:

( I KNEW it.....money, funding, endowments, to make VERY expensive robotic art and electronic clothing experiments, such as at the Hexagram, Inc. involvement above in a conference in Montreal, where a competition is held for $$$$, below)

-- HEXAGRAM --

The 2008 Competition will make available more than $350,000 from the Hexagram Fund. The Hexagram researcher/members has until Friday, November 2, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. to submit their application.

AND. OOH BOY the following other unlikely but frightening definition:

The hexagram, when enclosed within a circle, has a more sinister meaning to the occultist. This configuration can be observed in the window panes over the entrance to the Salt Lake City Mormon Assembly Hall. The Assembly Hall is a granite structure adjacent to the Mormon Temple and is used for conference meetings and public worship.

Hexagram (shatkona) Related Terms
• swastika (my apolgies, no inferrence intended)
• Yantra
• Pentagram
• Sigillum Dei Ameth
• Unicursal hexagram
Related Resources
• Hermetic Tradition
• Freemasonry
• Templars
• The Tarot
Glossaries
• Symbol Glossary
• Alternative Religions Glossary
• Glossary of Magick and the Occult

Alternative Religion/ features/ Alternative Religions Glossary / Dictionary of Symbols

Definition: A hexagram is a six pointed star composed of two overlapped triangles, found in use by a number of faiths and cultures. Outside of the cross and the swastika, the hexagram is one of the oldest and most universal spiritual symbols.

It is associated with the Biblical Solomon, known as the Star of David in the Jewish religion. In Ritual Magick, it is called the Seal of Solomon, and represents Divine Union, being composed of a female, watery triangle, and a male, fiery triangle. The traditional elemental triangles of eartyh, air, water, and fire are derived from the seal.

When the points of a hexagram are connected, a heptagon is formed.

Hindu Shatkona

In the Hindu religion, the hexagram is called the Shatkona, and is equivalent to the symbolism in ritual magick. The Shatkona is the combination of the Shiva kona (trikona, triangle), the symbol of the God Shiva, representing the element of fire, and the Shakti kona, representing the element of water.

Ritual Magick
Ritual (ceremonial) Magick at Alternative Religions.
Chaos Magick
Chaos magick resources at About.com

The other major reference is to the I-CHING, and symbols therin, which I think would support RM's thoughts on "ll of that ZEN"

but the references are just variations on book titles about the I-CHING, and definitions, oes not seem to go towards an object one coud grab allong with a toothbrush on the way out the door...

LASTLY

....all I could find different...

finally...phew.. a book...odd..about how fictitiously the Nazi's win WWII, and the American's make hexagrammic jewelry that is controverisal and will get em all introuble under command of the Nazi's - the book title, evidently, as it is refeered to by the acronym TMITHC , much as we knowThe Wreck so well as TWOTEF, is called [the book]: "The Man in the High Castle", and is said to be written while influenced by the I-Ching book. Phillip K. Dick is the author. Apparently it is controversial enough that many interpretations are offered.

incl. partial, I-Ching discussion of the Hexagram

The final two hexagrams the I Ching gives characters are the same: Inner Truth. Tagomi forms the hexagram first--after killing the SD men. At first he finds no solace in the answer. He tries meditating on a pin that contains Wu, a source of truth in itself, and traverses universes. Juliana seems to "understand" the hexagram immediately.

trails end for this cowpoke......

Thats all I can find....

~geo steve

08-16-2008, 06:55 PM	#21
geodeticman.5 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Slope urban corridor, Colo. USA Posts: 1,007	Re: Vocabulary terms you have learned from listening to Gord... PeterBro10 and RM I am trying to help find what a hexagram IS..... several unlikely returns and a lot of religious and occult and I-ching stuff: in Gordon's "Gotta Get Away" the reference to the hexagram: I'm a real bad loser that's what I am Gonna grab my hat and my hexagram You can stick my money in an old tin can I think I fell in love again generally speaking: HEXAGRAM - comes up in rife variations in wikipedia as a symbol of Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, Masonry, Mormonism, and the I-Ching. one except from things about Mormon Temple symbols, cabbala, occult, mysticism, and depending on whether the hexagram is in a circle or not apparently is strong medicine.... in the following excerpt: (from) "Hexagram, By Sword of the Spirit Apologetics" - disucssion of symbols found in masonry on ...The Mormon Assembly Hall.... The hexagram, when enclosed within a circle, has a more sinister meaning to the occultist. This configuration can be observed in the window panes over the entrance to the Salt Lake City Mormon Assembly Hall. The Assembly Hall is a granite structure adjacent to the Mormon Temple and is used for conference meetings and public worship. The six-pointed star (without the circle) is a familiar symbol to most people. It is the symbol of the State of Israel and has appeared on its national flag since 1948. In Judaism, it is known as the Star of David or Magen David (Shield of David). The six-pointed star derives its association from the tradition that David carried a exagrammic shield against Goliath. The symbol is made up of two interlocking triangles pointing in opposite directions. It symbolizes the union of opposites and is referred to as the Seal of Solomon. The Kabbalists believed that the emblem had protective power and magical properties. In magic and in alchemy, it symbolizes the unity of the elements--the upward triangle signifying fire, the downward water and also masculinity, femininity, and the soul. (1) Of great antiquity, the Seal of Solomon appears in the writings and practices of magicians and has strong associations with Hebrew mysticism. (2) #2 above in orange worries me a little... seems unlikely as well.... followed by Symbol found on the front cover of The Greater Key Of Solomon by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (1914) According to the 1914 edition of The Greater Key of Solomon, a hexagram within a double circle is shown with Hebrew inscriptions and is identified as a Pentacle "...which we make for the purpose of striking terror into the Spirits and reducing them to obedience," It is called The Second Pentacle of Jupiter and "...is proper for acquiring glory, honors, dignities, riches, and all kinds of good, together with great tranquility of mind; also to discover Treasures and chase away the Spirits who preside over them." (3) The hexagram has powerful amuletic and talismanic properties. According to The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft, "As an amulet, the Seal of Solomon protects against the EVIL EYE and LILITH, the terrible Hebrew demon who steals children during the night." (4) "The most important use of the Seal of Solomon is in magic, as a talisman to control the demons and spirits conjured by the magicians. The magicians' GRIMOIRES, or handbooks, give instructions for drawing the Seal of Solomon inside or outside the MAGIC CIRCLE." (5) According to William Schnoebelen, former Satanist and Mormon, "...this star, when within a circle is the symbol of anti-Christ. It has 6 points, 6 angles, and an interior polygon of 6 sides hence the perfect symbol of 666. Though I have not found this on the Salt Lake Temple, it is right across the park, emblazoned all over the Assembly Hall. And it exists in a stronger form on the Logan Temple: inverted, with two points up." (6) eeeshh... hexagram, per Wikipedia: A hexagram is a six-pointed geometric star figure, {6/2}, the compound of two equilateral triangles. The intersection is a regular hexagon. While generally recognized as a symbol of Jewish identity it is used also in other historical, religious and cultural contexts, for example in Islam... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagram OK hmm still seems unlikely and then Hexagram, Inc. is also the name of a high-tech textiles company that makes ....high-tech.....fabrics,art,robotics,acousitc imaging...all for art's sake.....and is a company that makes scanning trolley satellite imagery systems that tile an orthographic view of the earth together,(Hexagram, inc.) futher makes: As an extension of the research work conducted with the Topological Media Lab (TML), Sha Xin Wei and his team are creating small wearable devices, such as jewellery and scarves, which can be used for improvised play. [Hexagram, Inc.] and finally of Hexagram,Inc as well, a joint colloqium of hi-tech stuff funding Colloquium Textiles Unlimited jointly organized by Concordia University, Hexagram and the CTT Group, will be held at le Marché Bonsecours (350 St. Paul Est) in the Old Montreal on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. and finding what the above will yield in money to sped on high-tech art-robotics-electronic clothing: ( I KNEW it.....money, funding, endowments, to make VERY expensive robotic art and electronic clothing experiments, such as at the Hexagram, Inc. involvement above in a conference in Montreal, where a competition is held for $$$$, below) -- HEXAGRAM -- The 2008 Competition will make available more than $350,000 from the Hexagram Fund. The Hexagram researcher/members has until Friday, November 2, 2007, at 5:00 p.m. to submit their application. AND. OOH BOY the following other unlikely but frightening definition: The hexagram, when enclosed within a circle, has a more sinister meaning to the occultist. This configuration can be observed in the window panes over the entrance to the Salt Lake City Mormon Assembly Hall. The Assembly Hall is a granite structure adjacent to the Mormon Temple and is used for conference meetings and public worship. Hexagram (shatkona) Related Terms • swastika (my apolgies, no inferrence intended) • Yantra • Pentagram • Sigillum Dei Ameth • Unicursal hexagram Related Resources • Hermetic Tradition • Freemasonry • Templars • The Tarot Glossaries • Symbol Glossary • Alternative Religions Glossary • Glossary of Magick and the Occult Alternative Religion/ features/ Alternative Religions Glossary / Dictionary of Symbols Definition: A hexagram is a six pointed star composed of two overlapped triangles, found in use by a number of faiths and cultures. Outside of the cross and the swastika, the hexagram is one of the oldest and most universal spiritual symbols. It is associated with the Biblical Solomon, known as the Star of David in the Jewish religion. In Ritual Magick, it is called the Seal of Solomon, and represents Divine Union, being composed of a female, watery triangle, and a male, fiery triangle. The traditional elemental triangles of eartyh, air, water, and fire are derived from the seal. When the points of a hexagram are connected, a heptagon is formed. Hindu Shatkona In the Hindu religion, the hexagram is called the Shatkona, and is equivalent to the symbolism in ritual magick. The Shatkona is the combination of the Shiva kona (trikona, triangle), the symbol of the God Shiva, representing the element of fire, and the Shakti kona, representing the element of water. Ritual Magick Ritual (ceremonial) Magick at Alternative Religions. Chaos Magick Chaos magick resources at About.com The other major reference is to the I-CHING, and symbols therin, which I think would support RM's thoughts on "ll of that ZEN" but the references are just variations on book titles about the I-CHING, and definitions, oes not seem to go towards an object one coud grab allong with a toothbrush on the way out the door... LASTLY ....all I could find different... finally...phew.. a book...odd..about how fictitiously the Nazi's win WWII, and the American's make hexagrammic jewelry that is controverisal and will get em all introuble under command of the Nazi's - the book title, evidently, as it is refeered to by the acronym TMITHC , much as we knowThe Wreck so well as TWOTEF, is called [the book]: "The Man in the High Castle", and is said to be written while influenced by the I-Ching book. Phillip K. Dick is the author. Apparently it is controversial enough that many interpretations are offered. incl. partial, I-Ching discussion of the Hexagram The final two hexagrams the I Ching gives characters are the same: Inner Truth. Tagomi forms the hexagram first--after killing the SD men. At first he finds no solace in the answer. He tries meditating on a pin that contains Wu, a source of truth in itself, and traverses universes. Juliana seems to "understand" the hexagram immediately. trails end for this cowpoke...... Thats all I can find.... ~geo steve