Agrippa's Magic Squares - Part 2.

The Formation of the Magic Squares

In the previous part, we learned The Sequence of the Planets.

Now, we will apply that knowledge to form the Magic Squares (sometimes called Kameas) and attribute them to the Planets.

A Magic Square is an array of numbers where the sum of each of the columns, rows, and the two diagonals are all the same.  This sum is called the magic constant.

The type of squares we are dealing with are considered "Normal Magic Squares."  This means that each such square of an order N will contain integer values starting from 1 up to N-squared.

This means our Saturn square, being of the order 3, will contain integers from 1 to 9.

Magic Squares were known to Chinese mathematicians as early as 650 B.C.  There is essentially only one possibility for the normal order-3 square, although it can be reflected or rotated in various ways.  To the Chinese this was known as the Lo Shu square.

SATURN (3x3 ... Constant=15)

4	9	2
3	5	7
8	1	6

The Seal of Saturn (at the right, above) is made by connecting the cells with numbers 1-2-3, then 4-5-6 (the diagonal), then 7-8-9, thereby touching every cell in the Magic Square in the order it was created.  The diagonal is drawn a bit too long in the image.  The circles at the end of the line segments are most likely placed there for aesthetic purposes only, and differ between various depictions of the seal.

Agrippa's Magic Squares follow a certain pattern.  All of the squares of an "odd order" are made by placing the "1" on the middle column, one cell down from the center, then walking "southeast" and placing each subsequent number, allowing to wrap from the bottom to the top, and from the right to the left, whenever needed.  If an occupied cell is found, go "south" two squares instead of going southeast, and continue until the square is filled.  The Saturn square shown above agrees with this construction method.  (The diagonal formed by numbers 4, 5, and 6 are the easiest to see, since they neither wrap from side to side nor hit an occupied cell.)

Squares of an "double even order" (in other words, whose order is a multiple of 4) are made by counting from right-to-left, top-to-bottom starting from 1, but only filling in the diagonals (for order-4) of each 4x4 section. Then, repeating the process for the remaining squares, but counting down instead of up.  In other words, taking the black numbers from the following two squares, and combining them:

Order-4 Diagonals:

4	3	2	1
8	7	6	5
12	11	10	9
16	15	14	13

Order-4 Remaining:

13	14	15	16
9	10	11	12
5	6	7	8
1	2	3	4

The seal of Jupiter (above right) shows the method of constructing the 4x4 Square, by indicating the diagonals, and tracing a circle over the remaining cells, thereby touching every cell in the Magic Square.

Now, take the black numbers from both of the above squares, and combine them to get the following Magic Square:

JUPITER (4x4 ... Constant=34)

4	14	15	1
9	7	6	12
5	11	10	8
16	2	3	13

The following square is generated using the odd-order southeast walking method:

MARS (5x5 ... Constant=65)

11	24	7	20	3
4	12	25	8	16
17	5	13	21	9
10	18	1	14	22
23	6	19	2	15

I am currently uncertain what method was used to construct the following square:

THE SUN (6x6 ... Constant=111)

6	32	3	34	35	1
7	11	27	28	8	30
19	14	16	15	23	24
18	20	22	21	17	13
25	29	10	9	26	12
36	5	33	4	2	31

The following square is generated using the odd-order southeast walking method:

VENUS (7x7 ... Constant=175)

22	47	16	41	10	35	4
5	23	48	17	42	11	29
30	6	24	49	18	36	12
13	31	7	25	43	19	37
38	14	32	1	26	44	20
21	39	8	33	2	27	45
46	15	40	9	34	3	28

The following square is generated using the double-even-order method (I have indicated the lattice-work in bold):

MERCURY (8x8 ... Constant=260)

8	58	59	5	4	62	63	1
49	15	14	52	53	11	10	56
41	23	22	44	45	19	18	48
32	34	35	29	28	38	39	25
40	26	27	37	36	30	31	33
17	47	46	20	21	43	42	24
9	55	54	12	13	51	50	16
64	2	3	61	60	6	7	57

The following square is generated using the odd-order southeast walking method:

THE MOON (9x9 ... Constant=369)

37	78	29	70	21	62	13	54	5
6	38	79	30	71	22	63	14	46
47	7	39	80	31	72	23	55	15
16	48	8	40	81	32	64	24	56
57	17	49	9	41	73	33	65	25
26	58	18	50	1	42	74	34	66
67	27	59	10	51	2	43	75	35
36	68	19	60	11	52	3	44	76
77	28	69	20	61	12	53	4	45

There you have it!  All seven of our Planetary Magic Squares.

Next up...

The Names and Meanings of the Spirits and Intelligences

There is No Creator God; God is the Creation!

The energies that make up all existence are eternal, both retrospectively and prospectively. They were not created or made.

Matter is a natural product of the primal forces of nature.

We are a part of it, every atom in our bodies contains the seed of existence.

Intelligence is the Mystery of Mysteries, but we can say a few things concerning it:

Each basic intelligence is an individual component, while also being part of a more complex order. The product of several basic intelligences results in a more complex intelligence. These are combined to make even more complex and higher order intelligent entities until we at last arrive at a level perceived by us to be a sentient being.

God does not enter the picture until the product has already been achieved.  A god is a high order, compound intelligent being, the archetypal goal of Human life.  The basic intelligences are not God, the origin and source of all is not God, but dust, as it were.

When did the Church apostatize?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has lost its Theology. Entirely. During Gordon B. Hinckley's Presidency, they didn't say very much about their theology, or the things they said were conservative enough to make it ambiguous.

But now, (and perhaps also at the very end of Hinckley's life, it is hard to tell when things were written) the Church has apostatized (fallen away) from many of its former views.

The most significant one which I see is that they have entered into idolatry by beginning to worship Jesus Christ. This is the next step (and final straw) on top of the Talmage theological reformation which took place beginning around 1915.

The "correct," original position:

Heavenly Father (Father Adam, if we want to get specific) is the only God whom we worship. Also, we pray directly to him.
We are all spirit sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father and Mother, and Jesus is their eldest son, firstborn in the spirit world.

Read Moses Chapter 1 in the Pearl of Great Price. It clarifies that Worship of the Only Begotten is a tactic of Satan, and that Jesus teaches that we should exclusively worship God.

A Gentle Tugging at My Soul

Every day lately, it seems like I've been feeling a gentle tugging at my soul, to go out and share with others the religious knowledge that I have found.  Like I'm supposed to hit the streets and share the original message of Jesus, ethical behavior, the Kingdom of God.  To help set them free from the deception of Paul.  Also, to teach about the restoration, modern revelation, and the priesthood.

My last post about not having a name, is one of my excuses.  I don't feel equipped to do this if I don't have a name to ascribe to the work.  The Hebrew word Kevod popped into my mind today.  It means Glorious.  That isn't a name, though.

Maybe I should go out without a name. How to start? What a humbling feeling.

The Godhead

Just contemplating...

Primordial Energy (Not an object of our worship)

Aur Ein Sof = Light Without End.

This light constitutes the "intelligences" that Joseph Smith mentioned. It forms everything, it is the source of the power of God and of all things. This is the energy that constitutes the Universe.

Grandparent Deities (Not objects of our worship)

Eloh-Yehvah v Khevah = God of Yehvah and Khevah, Grandfather.
Eloah-Yehvah v Khevah = Goddess of Yehvah and Khevah, Grandmother.

Celestial or Heavenly Parents (Proper objects of our worship)

El - Yehvah - Adam - Father
Asherah - Khevah (Eve) - Mother

Terrestrial Guide (Not an object of our worship)

Yeshua

Telestial Guide (Not an object of our worship)

Yophiel (Beauty of God)
(Or another Angel.)

And...

Yourself (Not an object of our worship)

Learning True Good - Ethics as a Tool of Spiritual Discernment

This is only a partially developed thought, but I wanted to share it.

Somewhere out there on a planet in Alpha Centauri there is a being so Superior to us that we call Him God. He is not alone. There are many Supreme Beings out there - the Elohim. Some are good, and some are evil. Well, what makes our God special? He, together with our Mother, seeded our world.

If any of these Elohim visited us on earth, we would be tempted to worship them as God. It has been revealed to us that our Deity is one of Goodness. If an Evil being came it would seek out this worship, and try to be recognized as God, but it is our duty to know the Good from the Evil so that we can detect such an impostor.

Any other Good being would not try to take that which is not rightfully theirs. No Good God would come to a planet not under his or her authority and usurp it.

While this example may not be correct in its technical details, it is illustrative of the principle: If we properly learn Ethics we can discern between God and all Impostors. Therefore, to know Ethics is to know God. To know Ethics will cause us to practice them. If we know God we will know ourselves. To show it another way, if we understand the Ethical teachings of Jesus, we will know the Father when we see Him.