King Arthur: What Everybody Gets Wrong

YouTube ^ | March 18, 2023 | Cambrian Chronicles

[SunkenCiv]

In this video, I hope to shine a proper light of the Medieval origins of King Arthur. We'll see how Chretien's story developed from fiction written by Geoffrey of Monmouth. We'll see how Geoffrey adapted King Arthur from figures found in Welsh Mythology. We'll see how the mythologies of Wales shifted and moulded King Arthur to fit whatever story they were trying to tell, and we'll see how Wales in the 9th century developed one of the most famous historical figures of all time.

King Arthur: What Everybody Gets Wrong | 35:05
Cambrian Chronicles | 44.4K subscribers | 381,648 views | March 18, 2023

[Ezekiel]

Ezekiel I don't have time to cut/paste but if you search "pull" in this link you'll find the references-- and more on the creation of Moses' staff in Jewish tradition.

Thanks Phinneous. Probably been a year or more since I'd been to that page. I'm more surprised that you linked to his site! Every page is a deep dive of original sources, though. Been going there since I've had the internet, seems like. 25 years.

Now I am going to have to reread the whole thing, because you drew me to it. Always a blessing lurking. 🤓

I noticed how everything listed here relates to the collection and use of words (my comments in brackets; links and emphasis are mine):

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The Staff of Power ["Mateh hakoach"? 28, or 34? מטה הכוח = 93 = HaMegillah]

It appears that the origin of the magic wand, was Moshe's rod.

This rod, in the hand of Moshe, was an instrument of creation. When thrown to the ground, out of Moshe's hand, it became a serpent of indescribable evil. It became the serpent which tempted Eve in the garden of Eden.[25] These same thoughts are a part of the myth of the magic wand: That which is taken in the hand to do good or evil.

The differences between the magic wand and the staff of Moshe are manifest:

Moshe's staff was too heavy to be picked up without miraculous intervention. [There's that word again. "Heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull? OED 2nd Ed: Weight of text: 62.6 kilos or 137.72lbs.]
Moshe's staff was real. [Is real.]
Moshe's staff was made of sapphire. [sappir ספיר, cf. sefer, sofer, mispar]
Moshe's staff was G-d's staff. [Word/davar of God]
Moshe's staff was engraved with the name of HaShem. [Word/davar of God]
Moshe's staff was used by the righteous to perform the will of HaShem. [Word/davar of God]

The Zohar elaborates on this fantastic staff (rod):

Soncino Zohar, Bereshith, Section 1, Page 9a "And in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam" (I Chr. XI, 23). This alludes to the divine rod which was in Moses' hand, and on which there was engraved the divine ineffable Name radiating in various combinations of letters. These same letters were in possession of Bezalel, who was called "weaver", and his school, as it is written: "Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart... of the craftsman and the skilled workman, and the weaver, etc." (Exod. XXXV, 35). So that rod had engraved on it the ineffable Name on every side, in forty-two various combinations, which were illumined in different colours.

Thus we learn that the staff was engraved with forty-two letter combinations, each in a different color! The Midrash tells this amazing story in a way which gives us insight into this most powerful staff:

Moshe marries Zipporah

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Normally Moses is made analogous to a fish. Joshua being the "son of Nun"; i.e. disciple of Moses the nun, fish. Yet Moses' bride was... a bird. Nobody'd noticed the mixed species issue? I don't know, but sometime back I went in the direction of waterfowl, because Moses was drawn out of the water. That's when I found the diving duck named the Greater scaup.

See, it's not just a movie starring Steve McQueen.

Weaving, and the beginning of the 42 "Stations of the Exodus"

"The Stations of the Exodus are the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt, according to the Hebrew Bible. In the itinerary given in Numbers 33, forty-two stations are listed..."

33.3. And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the next day after the Passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians:

ויסעו מרעמסס בחדש הראשון בחמשה עשר יום לחדש הראשון ממחרת הפסח יצאו בני־ישראל ביד רמה לעיני כל־מצרים׃

I supposed I could run an internet search for previous postings over the years re this verse, but I'll just put some basics of it here. The weaving has to do with Moses' staff:

הראשון בחמשה
הראשון בחמשה
הראשון בחמשה

As you can see above, obama [אובמה] = 54 = mateh [מטה], the staff (rod) of power that became a serpent. (cf. "Dan", a serpent by the way, דן = 54)

And that the shin of Moshe grabbed the tail of the serpent, the shin of the nachash:

Exo 4

1.And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, The Lord has not appeared to you:
2. And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod:
3. And he said, Throw it to the ground; And he threw it to the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it:
4. And the Lord said to Moses, Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail; And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
5. That they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you:

A coal (shin) in Moses' hand. A "קול", so to speak:

The three heads of the shin of this world correspond to the three levels of the changeless, potential, and actual change as discussed above. In this world, the changeless is symbolized only by a black, dark coal, not as the revealed light of the flame. Nonetheless the endurance of the flame depends upon the changeless essence of the coal. In the World to Come, the changeless essence will reveal itself within the flame. This revelation of the future is the secret of the fourth head of the shin.

https://www.inner.org/hebleter/shin.htm

Who writes this stuff? For all we know, "Arthur" was a sneaky code for "Author" the whole time.

Like I've been saying for years, the pun is mightier that the s-word. A Y'S old vowel told me that

Moshe's stuff was G-d's stuff [thing/davar of God] -- makes simple sense, a veritable harvest:

The stuff which Moshe pulled from the ground in Yitro's garden had been fashioned by HaShem Himself who had then given it to Adam. It was passed down, after Moshe's death, to King David and to the succeeding Kings of Judah.[3] This was no ordinary wooden stuff.

synonym for wooden: "stiff"

All Sheol's going to break loose when the crypt keepers suddenly find themselves out of a job, and with no other skillsets. No ability to change a thing.

All the flours of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.

[cport]

Nerd alert! JK, I enjoy it as well.

[cport]

One of my favorite movies when I was a youngster. First video tape I ever asked my parents for. Wore that sucker out till it got et by the VCR.

[Ezekiel]

It’s the “N” word of all N-words! 🤪

[Ezekiel]

The Torah contains some of the most awesome concepts buried in the most unlikely places. I believe that the reason for this, is to save the diamonds for those who would "mine" (intensely study) them. The jewels, so to speak, are not left out in the open for casual gathering.

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Not that they aren't left out in the open, but that they aren't left out in the open for casual gathering.

The last place the casual gatherers are looking, is out in the open. It's an ingenious, paradoxical method of concealment, burial. Mine the obvious -- no crowds.

Case in point is his diamond metaphor at the very top of the page, so I did a quick keyword search in my study files for the word "rhombus" (knowing it was in there). It carried me right back to topics that I had mentioned upthread.

It's on the 176 list that includes:

88 x 2
Psalm 119 no. of verses
Philosopher's Stone [אבן החכמים]
great deliverance [פליטה גדלה] (Gen 45.7)
immortality [חיי נצח]
rhombus [מעוין]
solidus [סולידוס]
176₁₆ = 300₁₀ [ש]

I like that word solidUS. Yesod [יסוד] + Sol [סול].

Basic stuff on page titles, nothing to see there.

Just more of my rambling posts on a public forum. Nothing to see here.

Like the Torah being the greatest Country song of all time. People might laugh that off. After all, everybody knows that's supposed to be "He Stopped Loving Her Today". Here's the classic version.

It's the No. 1 track on the I Am What I Am album. Can't miss it.

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Stopped_Loving_Her_Today

Besides, if everything's supposed to be in there, where's the mention of pickup trucks. What's a country song without the pickup trucks. These guys knew:

Alabama - Dixieland Delight (Official Video)

The very essence of the Torah is a pickup truck:

Follow me. So easy. Takes the guesswork out.

"Say you'll follow me." ~ John Denver (who surnamed himself after the mile high city.)

To continue with the page about the stuff, er staff:

So, lets get some background on this staff. The first use of staff (Hebrew: matteh) is found in:

Bereshit (Genesis) 38:18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in thine hand. And he gave [it] her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

In this first use of "staff", we see the conception of the kingly and Messianic line. Tamar has engineered this encounter to produce the Kings of Israel, and the Mashiach.

See, it's exactly like I pointed out at the end of this recent post about the reversed nun. Because, did you hear the one about the...?

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* Now for those who do not understand what a reversed nun is, Willie Nelson already explained it, but you'll have to make it to the end of his song, which is about change.

(Oh I forgot -- you don't think I'm funny anymore.)
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"I guess things change. And the more they change, the more they stay the same."

I could go on.

This might be a really good time for the potatoes to check under the couch cushions for loose change. For the atonement of souls:

(That's no quarter.)

The Torah contains some of the most awesome concepts buried in the most unlikely places.

If you had not have fallen
Then I would not have found you
Angel flying too close to the ground

And I patched up your broken wing
And hung around a while
Tryin' to keep your spirits up
And your fever down...

Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground

(A song about a great deliverance, what is the greatest healer.)

Thanks, Willie!

Stuff.

It's what Isaac told Esau to take, in order to go hunting.

The jewels, so to speak, are not left out in the open for casual gathering.

Q.E.D.

"∎" (or "□")

Tombstone (typography)

"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying." ~ Andy Dufresne

"I mean seriously, how often do you really look at a man's shoes?" ~ Red

I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really:

"□" (or "∎")

[SunkenCiv]

Of course, none of it has anything to do with King Arthur.

[Ezekiel]

Of course, none of it has anything to do with King Arthur.

Ironic, isn't it?

So may authors over so much time, yet...

... nobody can get to the emet, the truth!

Even the Abbey of San Galgano is off of Strada Provinciale 441.

I figure it's like the stone at the head of the corner, just off the beaten path of the Freedom trail. From Wikipedia (horrible place!):

The Boston Stone is a stone in Boston, Massachusetts. Near — but not on — the Freedom Trail, it is a minor tourist attraction.

Reminds me of poor Tootle, who was lured back onto the tracks by the "well-meaning" town folks with their red flag warnings.

He fell for the promise that if he would stay on the rails no matter what, he could become a "Flyer". But it was a Flyer in name only. He even took that "wise" teaching to the next generation. Sad, how many were lost.

If he'd stayed in the field he could have become a real flying train, like Doc Brown's.

You can't keep a good scientist down.

[SunkenCiv]

A ha!