MASONS, MACES & GNOSIS

So we’ve talked (torqued) a fair bit about the connection between The Neolithic/Bronze Age Bull Cults & The Age Of Taurus (sign of The Bull) & how this all ties into a date of about 6480 years ago.

These days (daze) we hear a lot about the Masons. The Master Builders. How far back then do the Masons go & how do they fit into all this?

Most would agree that our modern day Masons had their counter-parts way back in the mists of time also.

It’s fairly well known that the Masons themselves trace their origins back to Egypt & to the Biblical Tubal Cain – who was said to have given man knowledge of Metal working :

New International Version
Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron.

Tubal-cain is a person mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in Genesis 4:22. He was a descendant of Cain, the son of Lamech and Zillah, the brother of Naamah and half-brother of Jabal and Jubal.

Occupation

Genesis 4:22 says that Tubal-cain was the “forger of all instruments of bronze and iron” (ESV) or an “instructor of every artificer in brass and iron” (KJV). Although this may mean he was a metalsmith, a comparison with verses 20 and 21 suggests that he may have been the very first artificer in brass and iron. T. C. Mitchell suggests that he “discovered the possibilities of cold forging native copper and meteoric iron.”[4] Tubal-cain has even been described as the first chemist.

Others connect Tubal-cain’s work to making weapons of war. Rashi notes that he “spiced and refined the Cain’s craft to make weapons for murderers.”In The Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus says that “Tubal exceeded all men in strength, and was very expert and famous in martial performances, … and first of all invented the art of working brass.”[citation needed] Walter Elwell suggests that his invention of superior weapons may have been the motivation for Lamech‘s interest in avenging blood.

Alternatively, E. E. Kellett suggests that Tubal-cain may have been a miner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubal-cain

However I wonder if we can perhaps trace their lineage back even further simply by looking at the word Masons itself : MASONS = SONS OF THE MACE

Mace (weapon), a weapon with a heavy head on a solid shaft used to bludgeon opponents Ceremonial mace, an ornamented mace used in civic ceremonies

A Neolithic Mace Head.

I kept having a recurring dream. It came to me a while back that what with all the Taurus connections to the neolithic (6480 years ago) perhaps the so-called Masons (the builders) went back that far as well. It struck me (pun intended) that there might possibly be a connection between the word MASON & the word Mace . It has been discovered through the archaeological record that one way of identifying seemingly Kingly or priestly burials was by the finding of the (supposedly) highly esteemed ornamental Axe heads or MACE heads contained with the grave goods.

My dream was instructing me to look into a connection between Onyx & Mace heads because if we conflate the two words we get Mace Onyx (or Masonic) one who carries the Onyx Mace head.

Iconic (I see onyx)

Well, whilst researching I came across the above item. Okay I grant you – this is not made from Onyx but I still found it interesting as it is apparently made of Gneiss which to me sounds a bit like Gnosis (or Knossos or Genesis)

Gneiss

Gneiss is a high grade metamorphic rock, meaning that it has been subjected to higher temperatures and pressures than schist. It is formed by the metamorphosis of granite, or sedimentary rock. Gneiss displays distinct foliation, representing alternating layers composed of different minerals.

Interesting that it should be described as a metamorphic rock!

Notice (gnosis) the similarity between the word Gneiss & Genesis & Gnosis & Knossos

GREEN ONYX

What are the healing properties of Green Onyx stone? The Green Onyx is the symbol of restfulness and purity. This green soothing stone has the power to relief you all worries, tension, stress and fears.

I’ve done a few searches & can’t find anything to suggest that Mace Heads were ever made from Onyx (probably far too brittle) so I think I am barking up the wrong tree there. However, the connection between Gneiss & mace heads is in & of itself fascinating.