Disturbing story found in the book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail"

[highmystica]

Recently I reread the book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", and when I first read it the same story really bugged me and again now I find it just as disturbing.

Starting on page 83 (at least in my copy)

A great lady of Maraclea was loved by a Templar, A lord of Sidon; but she died in her youth, and on the night of her burial, this wicked lover crept to the grave, dug up her body and violated it. Then a voice from the void bade him return in nine months time for he would find a son. He obeyed the injunction and at the appointed time opened the grave again and found a head on the leg bones of the skeleton (skull and crossbones). The same voice bade him "gaurd it well, for it would be the giver of all good things," and so he carried it away with him. It bacame his protecting genius, and he was able to defeat his enemies by merely showing them the magic head. In due course, it passed into the possession of the Order. [ Holy blood, Holy Grail]

Afterwords the authors dive into speculation about the meaning of this story, and who can blame them - aside from the story what has been handed down to us to explain such? They state in another version of the story the woman's name was Yse, which they claim is connected to Isis and though that may be true, I have no way of knowing that and they don't bother to explain why they think so except to say that it quite clearly *seems* to.

Now the youth reference is vague in it's meaning but if taken at face value it seems that this man was both into pedaphellia and necrophellia and a necromancer to boot ... but what is this bizarre story actually saying? Does anyone here have any insight into what the story is actually refering to, or what it means (if it is an allegory of sorts)?

 

[Mr. Premise]

Very interesting. I would start with two facts in interpreting the story. First, there is a trinity a Father, Mother and Son. Second the trinity feels evil. The Skull & Bones angle is also pertinent, since high degree STS types view themselves as pirates. Like the U.S. ruling-class secret society, Skull & Bones, they know that their fortunes are based on theft and drug running. So we have the birth in this story of a type of Anti-Christ, born of an evil father and a dead mother, who will give "all good things" to its follower.

 

[Approaching Infinity]

Dead Maiden = Atrophied/Misused energy from Sexual Center, ie Black Virgin
Templar = Perseus, Function of Higher Centers
Necrophiliac Copulation = Hieros Gamos
Child = True I, Cult of the Head, Pegasus, etc.

(I know, it's a bit forced...) ;)

 

[Pierre]

A great lady of Maraclea was loved by a Templar, A lord of Sidon; but she died in her youth, and on the night of her burial, this wicked lover crept to the grave, dug up her body and violated it. Then a voice from the void bade him return in nine months time for he would find a son. He obeyed the injunction and at the appointed time opened the grave again and found a head on the leg bones of the skeleton (skull and crossbones). The same voice bade him "gaurd it well, for it would be the giver of all good things," and so he carried it away with him. It bacame his protecting genius, and he was able to defeat his enemies by merely showing them the magic head. In due course, it passed into the possession of the Order. [ Holy blood, Holy Grail]

This story reminds me of the story described by Mouravieff about the dark wizard who gets his full power after the death of his "loved" wife.

A not so rosy intepretation of the metaphor would be :
* the Templar : the wizard apprentice
* the great lady of Maraclea : the "loved" half
* the rape : the initiation
* the voice : the initiator (4D STS ?)
* the "baby" (skull and crossbones) : the magic result/power of the dark work.

 

[highmystica]

Thanks for your input. I was wandering around online trying to find something about the "rite" if it could be called that but without knowing more I haven't found anything outside of other versions of the same story. The other thing I was wondering is this indeed the earliest mention of the skull and bones thing? Has anyone heard of anything that predates this story?

eh, Axel_dunor - I don't think a rosy interpretation is possible for this story ;)

 

[cmndraverhart]

Re: Disturbing story found in the book \

I don't know if this question is still pertinent (since it was 3 years ago!), but I think I have a bit of explanation for that. One of the accusations made against the Knights Templar during their trials was that they worshiped an idol in the form of a skull, which some called Baphomet. There were multiple skulls found in the course of the inquisition, with much speculation about their intended uses. I think the authors were trying to convey the sense of mystery and speculation that had grown around "the cult of the heads" as they refer to it.

The skull & crossbones is also one of the common motifs for the Freemasons, who claim to be of Templar descent. This is just one of the origin stories regarding, what was to some, a sacred relic.