CHESMAYNE
Wisdom
01 Wisdom of Solomon: a book of the
Apocrypha, on wisdom and its relation to righteousness.
02 Wisdom: the quality or state
of being wise - knowledge
of what is true or right
coupled with just judgment as to action - sagacity, prucence, or common sense -
scholarly knowledge or learning: the wisdom of the schools - wise sayings or
teachings. Beard: symbol of
masculinity, wisdom, Gods, sovereigns and heroes. Egyptian QUs wore beards! Also worn by dwarfs, philosophers and
rhetoricans that grow grey
with age and used as a sign of their lofty position.
03 Wise: having the power of
discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right - characterized by
or showing such power - shrewd, judicious, or prudent - possessed of or by
scholarly knowledge or learning - learned, erudite: wise in the law - having
knowledge or information as to facts - circumstances, etc: ‘we are wiser for
his explanations’ - Colloq: in the know (about something implied) - alerted;
cognizant (often followed by ‘to’) - ‘they tried to keep it secret, but he was
wise’; I am wise to your tricks - get wise - to face facts or realities - to
learn something - ‘none the wise’ still in ignorance - ‘put wise’ to explain
something (to someone especially a naive person) - to warn - wise up, colloq:
to become aware, informed or alerted; face the realities - to make someone
aware, informed or alerted.
04 Mimir: Norse god: wisest of
the Aesir. In the ‘Prose Edda’ this
Norse god is guardian of the fountain/well under the world-tree (Yggdrasil) in the
land of the Frost Giants. All wisdom
flowed from this fountain but the price of drinking from it was the loss of an
eye. Mimir was given as a hostage
to Vanir, who had him killed, but Odin kept his head (prophetic head) and
consulted it for advice.
05 Bran the Blessed/Welsh myth:
lived in a giant land guarding a well of inspiration. Another version of Bran the Blessed is of a
giant owning a cauldron of rebirth.
Both lose their heads/decapitated, but the miraculous head continues to
speak and prophesy.
06 Philosophy: Greek: the love of wisdom - the study or
science of the truths or principles underlying all knowledge and being and
having three branches, moral, natural and metaphysical, accepted as composing
this science.
07 -wise: sidewise, lengthwise, clockwise, moneywise.
08 Wiseacre: especially in
ironical or humorous use: one who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom
- a know-all - soothsayer.
09 Anthroposophy: Wisdom arising
from knowledge of the nature of man.
10 Zulu Isanusi:
‘Wise-Men’. Zulu word for God: ‘uKqili’ (the Wise-One).
11 Abakulu-bantu: ‘Perfect Men’.
12 Bodhisattvas: ‘Enlightened
Ones’.
13 Efik of
14 Ahura Mazda: ‘Wise Lord’ of Persian-Zoroastrian mythology.
15 Cherubim: Angels represented idealized
projections of positive human imagination. The Cherubim represent wisdom.
16 India: The elephant-god ‘Ganesh’ is
the god of practical wisdom, remover of obstacles. Often shown on the first page of books, especially ledgers and
text books and accompanied by a rat (both the elephant and the rat are symbols
of wisdom).
17 Jung: Archetype: ‘Wise Old
Man’. Jung thought the denial of
archetypal values and messages were the source of that (peculiarly modern)
sense of life as empty - a state which Africans call ‘loss of soul’ and which
they consider the worst disaster that can befall a human being.
18 Ashoka/India: Indian emperor. This philosopher-KI erected the original Seven
Pillars of Wisdom (in fact, there were nine).
These metal posts, set up across India, carried inscriptions
making known his laws and convictions.
19 Athene: Goddess of wisdom. Symbol: the owl.
20 Warrior Cultures: Everywhere
it was customary to consume the bodies and blood of enemies slain in battle, to
take on their bravery and wisdom. In
southeast
21 Confucius: 551-479 BC. Chinese sage (‘K’ung fu-tsze’, meaning
philosopher of the Family K’ung’. His
last words were to regret that no rulers existed who were wise enough to
appreciate his teachings. His 20th
century descendent ruled a city enclave, much like the Pope (VC) in the Vatican.
22 Cormac Macairt: Irish KI who
restored the realm of
23 Abyss: an abyss of fresh
water was associated with the God of Wisdom (ie, ‘Ea’ in
24 Bee: the inspiration or wisdom
which discerns the essence of life: the essential oneness which underlies
appearances is further emphasized by the way in which bees work together as a
single unit. Hence they are an image of
corporate identity. Each MP/mp is part of a great
whole, the Chesmayne
set, of which the KI or
cosmic man is the symbol. Bees are the sacred attributes
of many goddesses, and honey
is a divine food which nourishes wisdom, a symbolic manifestation of the
sweetness of the Earth and the sap of life.
The owl and the pussycat who took honey and money when they set out on
the sea of the unconscious.
25 Wisdom: the sayings of
26 Socrates 469-399 BC: At his
trial said “above all I shall then be able to continue my search into true and
false knowledge as in this world, so also in the next. I shall find out who is wise and who
pretends to be wise and is not”.
27 Church of Santa Sophia: a
monument to wisdom created by the Emperor Justinian.
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29 Ahura Mazda: ‘Wise Lord’. The name for God used by Zoroaster and his
followers.
30 The Hierophant (V in the Tarot deck) is found at the
gateway to Wisdom and bears the triple crown
and carries a triple scepter. Sign: Taurus the
Bull. Revealer of Mysteries/Secret
Things. These secrets are never told
and beyond words. The function of
hearing is assigned to the Hierophant (inner hearing).
31 Vach (India): ‘Speech’. Goddess of the word, eloquence and of
language, human and divine. Queen of
the gods, QU of Brahma and goddess of
wisdom and comparable to the Greek Logos, the biblical ‘Chochma wisdom’
(Proverbs 8) and the Egyptian Apis, the divine word.
32 Vikramaditya (
33 Tortise (
34 Viveka (
35 Manjushri (
36 Minerva: goddess of wisdom,
governing the inspired wisdom of the initiate.
37 Morfessa (Irish): meaning ‘Great-knowledge.’
38 Salmon: symbol of wisdom in Celtic mythology
(Fintan).
39 Paramita: the 12 goddesses of wisdom (
39A Dana Charity 39B Shila Good conduct 39C Kshanti Patience 39D Prajna Foresight 39E Ratna Excellence 39F Virya Strength of character 39G Dhyana Reflection 39H Upaya Learning 39J Pranidhana Effort 39K Bala Power 39L Vajrakarma Perseverance 39M Jnana
Knowledge
40 Pericles (495-429 BC): “Wait
for that wisest of counselors, Time”.
41 Sshakespeare
(Macbeth): “There’s nothing serious in
mortality - all is but toys”.
42 Wordsworth: “Wisdom is oftimes nearer when we stoop,
than when we soar”.
43 Blue-eyed Maid: Minerva (goddess of wisdom). Mentioned by Homer.
45 Mulberry: in the ‘Language of Flowers’,
White Mulberry (Morus alba) signifies wisdom.
46 Proverbs 6:6 ‘Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider
her ways and be wise’.
47 “They say a dying man has wisdom in his words”.