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In the beginning, God create the heaven and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)

Not long after, his first creations, modelled in his own image, did as children always do, searched for boundaries. And thusly ate of the tree of knowledge gaining a wisdom too much for their youth. God, realizing he needed to keep a closer eye on these two immediately discovered the realm of parental anger and disappointment. He put them in time out, removing them from the luxury of the garden of Eden.

Adam and Eve then became parents to generations of children who, with a few notable exceptions, are famous simply for begetting the next generation. ( read Numbers for full description).

Finally came Moses, who was educated in Egyptian Mystery Schools. He freed the children of Israel from Egypt, and redefined their belief system with traditions that were deeply rooted in the Mystery School and others that we a dead set rebellion against traditional Egyptian belief. And of course there was whole thing with the ten commandments.

Finally, God decided to move himself from the position of angry parent to the new age concepts of acceptance and understanding. In doing so, he gave the world his only son, by creating the holy trinity of father-mother-son ( also known as father, son and the holy spirit. Also know as the Isis/Osiris ritual. Which resulted in Gods first son Ra or Adam. Which would mean that Isis is also Sophia? So that by eating of the tree of knowledge — also know as Philo, Adam then gained philosophy or knowledge of Sophia. Ewwwww how Oedipal is that?!) I’m beginning to understand the gnostic appeal of the demiurge.

Anyway… In the year 0 Jesus was born.

Historians argue about the actual date. Apparently, it took seven years for the three wise-men to find Jesus (which would make him 7 in year 0). And then there is another mathematical adjustment that should be made, because it is rumored that the Roman Calendar did not change for seven years. (which would make Jesus 14 in year 0). Of course all of this brings up the philosophical notions of the fact that man created the concept of telling time – and how that impacts the time space continuum and notions of interdimensional travel. Ehm… But I digress.

The point being that when Jesus was found, he was not a baby. Which is why he was able to escape Herod’s fear that he would be replaced by a newly born king from the tribes of Israel-which subsequently lead to the mass murder of all the Jewish male babies.

To be on the safe side, Mary and Joseph took Jesus to Egypt to hide him. The return to Egypt, created a re-introduction to and re-enforcement of the Mystery School traditions and beliefs that Moses had originally introduced to the tribes in the desert.

Flash forward some years, and we find Jesus re-enacting the Osiris/Isis rituals with Mary Magdelen. The result of which, Mary becomes the holy Grail holding the blood of Christ and begetting his child, the grand daughter of God (who sources call Sarah). Mary, then escapes to southern France were she is still celebrated today as the Black Madonna. Thereby forever tied with two names to the original Madonna, Mary, mother of Christ. (for more on this research, please refer to Holy Blood, Holy Grail – Secrets of the Nights Templar – or the popular work of fiction based on this history Da Vince Code by Dan Brown)

Not to long after the crucification of the Son of God and the spreading of his exoteric word by his apostles ( the esoteric remaining hidden with the Black Madonna, her secret linage tracked in the dossier secrets by the Priory of Sion and discovered by the Templar knights). Ehm… Again I digress.

Anyway, with the exoteric word soon consuming the Roman Empire and causing war and strive among the people, the Emperor Constantine had no choice but to choose between the ancient believes of Roman Tradition and this new modern message of God’s Love. He makes the obvious choice and converts the empire to Christianity. And like most things governmented, the new Catholic Church becomes rigid and unforgiving. Actually, there are two main Churches at this point — Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox. For the sake of not writing a dissertation, I will leave out the Greek Orthodox and only mention them to note that there are two types of protestants. Those protesting Catholicism and those protesting Orthodox. There are none protesting the Black Madonna, since Catholicism and Orthodox are already dominate and Black Madonna worshipers live under a vail of secrecy or – basically – murdered during the inquisition of Europe and on friday the 13th when most of the original Templar Knights where killed by the King of France (perhaps because the Sinclair blood-line is believed to be the bloodline of Sarah, child of Mary and Jesus, grandchild of God. And the Templars either knew that to be a certainty or a falsity, we will probably never know which)

Where was I? … Oh yeah, the Catholic Church. Which, strangely enough is the most rigid form of Christ’s message is also the most malleable. Basically, with the institution of sainthood (saint-worship) and the Roman Tradition of adopting … traditions… Catholicism found itself changing and mutating to fit with the populations being converted. (remember this point, it will come up again later)

Next we come to the time of Henry the Eighth. Already, the first modern Protestants were gaining ground in Europe. Henry is aware of this movement but does not take any real interest until he meets Anne Boylean. At this time, he realizes that he will not have a male heir from Catherine of Aragon and the fiery Anne convinces him that she could produce such an heir if he were to marry her. Unfortunately for him, divorce is not allowed in the Church and the Pope is unaccepting of the shaky story Henry gives on why he should be granted an annulment. So, Henry parts with the Catholic Church and creates and Anglican Church of England, thereby, once again changing the history of Europe. The fall out of course is the 3 princes of the crown nearly tear England apart over the issue ( that being Henry, his daughter Mary and his daughter Elizabeth — for those not paying attention, Henry did have a male heir by his third wife, but he died as a child). By the way, when I state England here, I am also including Ireland, Wales, and Scotland.

Many trying to escape the conflicts of Europe and wanted to celebrate their religion in freedom and liberty moved to the new world. They were mistaken in this believe in true escape because the wars followed them to the Americans only they were veiled in the nationalistic notions of British against French, French against Spanish, Spanish against Dutch, and Portuguese carving their own nitch.

In the United States, African slaves were taught to follow the protestant believes of their slave owners. For the sake of their lives, they converted to the one-god worship religion losing much of their heritage. With the exception of New Orleans with it’s Catholic system and the the South Carolina Sea Islands, which were isolated from all the religious fervor. Although a few individuals did convert to Christianity, they were not forced to under threat of whip, thereby holding on to their African and Native cultures. That is, until after emancipation when they crossed over the main land and attempted to re-invent themselves as newly freed people.

Catholism was the dominate form of Christianity for New Orleans as well as for the Caribbean. What that meant is that the pantheon of saints offered a safe heaven for African Gods. (remember I talked about Catholicism as being malleable and picking up traditions). What happens here is the slaves, forced into Catholicism, see that the saints have similarities to their Gods. So that Shango, becomes Santa Barbara and Yemaya (the mother) becomes The Virgin Mary. The religion become syncretic, new. And in these new syncretic religions of the Caribbean and New Orleans we have a very new form of Catholicism experienced no where else. And while some try to hold closer to original Church considering themselves fully Catholic — other embrace this new religion calling it Shango, Obeah, Santeria, Macomble, VooDoo, etc. And for some who find themselves in the middle of the two traditions will visit the priest on Sunday and priestess on Monday. In fact, Trinidad’s carnival is a loosely vieled attempted to celebrate those tradition with their Moco Jambie Gods, tall as the sky watching over the people. And celebrations packed up, boxed up, and cleaned up just in time for lent.

During this time a Scottish Priest settled in Trinidad. Caught up in the syncretism and trying to reunite with his roots via the Jesus/Magdelene re-enactment of the Isis/Osiris rituals, he has relations with one of his slave women. Of course he is neither crucified nor resurrected, so his influence on history is only noted in the fact that the result from his Grail lead to the birth of a man, who the begat a daughter, who begat a daughter who found herself at a big fête around Christmas and her birthday. This resulted in the previously document side-effect of conception that lead to the birth of Diana who grew up to fête with George to ultimately create my own birth.

Many people protest to the celebration of Christmas time with it’s clear dominance over other religions in the US making it difficult for them to enjoy their freedom and liberty that this nation was founded on to enjoy their own religions. Or even worse, the modern day commercialization of the Holiday forcing parents to pay more than they can afford on gifts supposedly from an old man in a red suit. I, however, am thankful for such a tumultuous history which would find a Scottish priest re-enacting the rituals of Christ so that I could ultimately be born.