On the road this afternoon, I saw the license plate AM05311. It looked to me like a 1337 respelling of Amos followed by numbers that could be chapter and verse. A few minutes later, I saw another plate that could be read as a Bible reference: NUM3219. After I'd arrive at my destination, I looked up both verses:
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled (Amos 3:11).
For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward (Num. 32:19).
Later, on the road again, I was mulling over those two verses, trying to find some meaningful interpretation of them, when I ran across yet another biblical plate: NUM0657. When I went to look that one up, I found that Numbers 6 only has 27 verses, so I had to interpret the reference differently:
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head (Num. 6:5-7).
This last passage at least had some obvious personal relevance, since a razor comes upon my head regularly, and I will be attending a funeral tomorrow morning. These are optional rules, applying only to those who have taken Nazarite vows for a period of time. So I'm definitely not living like a Nazarite. The verses immediately previous forbid the Nazarite to partake of alcohol or of grapes in any form, calling to mind the poem "On Edge" with is grape reference.
One of the other license-plate verses was from Amos, and Amos elsewhere condemns the northern kingdom of Israel for not respecting Nazarite vows:
And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not (Amos 2:11-12).
My recent posts "Pigs and the grail" and "Then we'll do an earthquake. That's Israel attacking Athene" allude to the story in Acts 10 in which Peter, an observant Jew, is commanded to eat non-kosher animals, being told that God has cleansed them. That seems conceptually similar to giving the Nazarites wine to drink. The "Pigs and the grail" post also featured a toy called the Samson Mystery Pig. Samson is famous for having been "a Nazarite unto God from the womb" (Judg. 13:5), which is why he was forbidden to cut his hair.
John the Baptist was likely a lifelong Nazarite as well, but despite the similarity of the words Nazarite and Nazarene, Jesus was not.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children (Matt. 11:18-19).
So far I don't have any insights into the relevance of the first two license-plate verses. It's possible that their main function was just to prepare me to notice the third, but I suspect there's more to them than that.
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My mind went to Samson as well with that third scripture reference.
As mentioned earlier, the name Samson means "Sun", "Sun Child", or "Sun Man". That name can symbolize different Beings. In one instance, we have Eonwe, whose various alternative names means "The Sun/ The Son" (Urion and Fionwe, respectively). But it can also refer to another Being who dressed up like he was The Sun, and that would, predictably, be Pharazon, who Daymon's stories have dressing up in shiny gold clothes so he could look like the Sun. Thus, a Samson.
Given the other clues, and all of the recent symbols, the Pharazon connections can make sense, and tie into those first two scriptures/ license plates.
First, though, there is that dream you had a little bit ago where the woman was shaving your head. In light of the Samson reference, this would also seem to tie right in. In Samson's story, it was a woman named Delilah who tricked him and shaved his head. The name Delilah can mean "She who weakens".
Delilah's deceit also ties in with that "Lozenge" name you shared the other day. As noted as an alternative definition, Lozenge can refer to a Deceiver. Your impression was this Lozenge was a female as well, which is tie to the symbol of Samson being fooled by Delilah and allowing his hair to be shaved. Falling for a deceiver, particularly one in the female form, also ties to your dream of the Narrative Reasoning book and the words you quoted spoken by Turnus as he sees Iris, with Iris being sent by the enemy to lead Turnus to his doom.
I know you indicated your belief was the shaving was a good thing, and that may be, so I am just providing a counter point to consider. I don't know what the answer is. I don't think people get fooled into things by thinking things are bad for them, though, so that isn't a good litmus test. The Lotus flower, which you said was involved in the dream, is a complicated symbol, but one specific aspect of it has to do with its ability to cause sleep and forgetfulness.
Anyway, this idea of an Delilah being someone who weakens another may then tie to that first scripture, in which an adversary "will bring down thy strength from thee". That is literally what Delilah did to Samson, and he was surrounded and captured by the Philistines.
Second scripture in a follow-up...
Staying East of Jordan is perhaps interesting for its relevance to the Promised Land and to Baptism.
Stripped of the rest of its context, the scripture taken alone would infer that someone's inheritance lies East of Jordan, and they cannot go West (this is actually not the case in the broader context... just taking the scripture as is).
This idea of not being able to cross the Jordan and go West would tie into both the Numenoreans' Ban of going West and to Eressea (the Nephite Promised Land), as well as my earlier allusion to the Kingdoms of Glory, and inheritances being given within these Kingdoms in a time to come. If one's inheritance is given in the Terrestrial Kingdom, according to Mormon doctrine, then beyond that and to the "West" (Tolkien's worlds that correspond to Joseph Smith's Kingdoms ascended to the West) they cannot go.
Beyond being the river to cross the reach the Promised Land, the Jordan River is also famous for it involving John the Baptist and Jesus. The bible claims John baptized Jesus in that River.
Thus, the Jordan may be a reference to Baptism, or the lack thereof, and tie into the "Dry Jack" theme. To stay east of the Jordan would be to remain dry. It also runs directly counter to the Caesar symbolism, which does have him crossing the River and casting the die. (Again, this is just taking the scripture in isolation... the broader context has Joshua and company crossing the Jordan to help defeat Israel's enemies, and then willingly taking an inheritance back across the River. Very different story, so you can play with the larger context if you want.)
But, to the point of John baptizing Jesus in the Jordan, if the guess is right about Terry and him symbolizing John, then the scripture referring to someone staying east of the river he baptized Jesus in would fit right in with his commentary about not liking you, Jack staying dry, and the Numbers reference about inheriting a land that does not require one crossing that river.
Also, Jordan does tie into our symbol of Michael Jordan, and I think fits into the narrative above in a few pretty good ways.
This would be a guess, but not a bad one in just looking at the scriptures themselves and tying them to recent symbols and overall storylines up for review.
Reasonable possibilities, Bill.
He didn’t get haircuts, but I wonder how Samson kept the other Nazareth vows. Pretty hard to slay a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass without coming near a dead body.
Nazarite, obviously. Autocorrect is confused.
Yeah. I guess there are Jack Mormons, and there are Jack Nazarites.
William,
And speaking of license plates....
Here's the story.
Marshall and I had errands to run on Friday ( July 25).
As we were driving home, our conversation once again
returned to my doubts regarding my alternative
perspective, especially as it concerns my predictions
about what I believe will be a possible Global
Great Upheaval aka Great Reset.
I told Marshall that I was going to stop talking
about all the 'mumbo jumbo doom and gloom
because I have lost friends and family who
have ghosted me.
What's odd is that all of the other many times
I've gone down the 'woe is me' path it never ever fails
that the sync fairies always show up in some way,
shape or form and this time was no exception.
As stated Marshall and I were driving home from running
errands. We stopped to pick up a few
items at local family owned grocery store.
This particular grocery is never very crowd,
and the parking lot is not very big.
As I was getting out of the car and for
some odd reason, I just happened to immediately
look at the license plate on a SUV that was parked
very close to the store's door.
I don't normally look at license plates and the SUV
didn't stand out or anything like that. I think
the SUV was either silver, maybe white.
But for some odd reason
the back license plate (which was an Ohio plate)
caught my eye and the word (in all caps)
read: DAYLILIES.
In Ohio there is an option to purchase
a vanity plate which is what the Daylily
plate was.
I was shocked. I pointed it out to
Marshall and said: OMG!! Can you believe
that?!!
What's the odd??
Of course Marshall is quite aware
of all of the gazillion hours I've spent
researching my 2008 Suzy dream,
which led me down a whirlwind
deep rabbit hole
collecting many puzzle pieces about
the Lily and especially
the Shushan Gate aka The Golden Gate
in Jerusalem. and the Third Temple.
In seconds of seeing the Daylilies plate,
I KNEW that the sync fairies were once
again trying to tell me to trust
my soul to find the truth.
When I first had this experience last Friday,
I wondered if you would post something
where my license plate experience would
'fit in', that is, be somewhat on topic
and lo and behold!
William,
The sync fairies just showed back up!!
After I published my comment about my Daylilies
license plate experience, I decided to
google Lilies on Mars. The reason why
is because in my 2008 Suzy dream
which I shared with you many times,
so I won't post the entire dream again,
but to recap just a bit :
recall I shared with you that
I was in a diner with Alex Jones.
On the wall was an old analog TV
and a news broadcast was being aired.
The reporter said that the authorities
were looking for A Suzy who was
from Mars. Not that they were looking
for someone whose name was Suzy,
but they were looking for A Suzy,
which I felt the Suzy was me.
So like I say, I decided to google
Lilies on Mars and Lo and Behold,
check out what came up. (links below)
Wha's REALLY ODD, is the family grocery store
(where I saw the Daylilies license plate )
name is D O T S.!!!!! (see link)
Check out the titles on
the playlist.( see link )
Several titles got my attention,
but especially the title song: Dream of Bees.
Also I found the video ( link below)
from Lilies on Mars titled: Hiding Under Water,
interesting because I thought of you and
your baptism experience.
Do note that I just found this today (July 31),
after I sent my comment above.
I personally don't like their music,
but I'm convinced that there is a reason
why I found this.
Maybe the sync fairies are reminding
me to 'connect the DOTS?
"Dem sync fairies be busy for real real.
https://www.discogs.com/master/726493-Lilies-On-Mars-Dot-To-Dot
Lilies on Mars Hiding Under Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCk8adRRaS4&t=1s
LILIES ON MARS / DREAM OF BEES
( check out the 'green and yellow)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv63u__i5Vw
https://dotsmarket.com/
Only one post here has used the expression "dot-to-dot," and it's about Suzy/Susan.
https://narrowdesert.blogspot.com/2024/04/susan-aslan-and-dot-connecting.html
William,
OMG!!!
This is crazy.
What's the odds???!!
The images on your :sisan aslan and dot connecting post
reminds me of the images in this Lilies on Mars song.
Lilies on Mars - "Dancing Star"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggFIQMAp7SU
William,
Part 1 or 2
I forgot to add that I rewatched the Mr. Bean
video on your Susan, Aslan, and dot-connecting post
and found yet another interesting connection
with the ' Susan' in the Mr. Bean clip
and to me personally which is this:
I was a Flight Attendant for American Airlines
in 1975.
I didn't stay very long for personal reasons,
but because of my levitation dreams,
I'm still very much attracted to the field
of aviation.
I still can't believe how so many of my
puzzle pieces are clicking into place.
After reading your Susan- dot connecting post again,
I did a bit of research about Susan Pevensie
and found this VERY interesting wiki article,
Copy and paste: asterisks mine
"During her reign at the Narnian capital of Cair Paravel,
she is known as Queen Susan the Gentle
or ****Queen Susan of the Horn."****
..... and this: In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,
Susan and her brother Peter only discover Narnia
after their younger siblings have already
been there. Father Christmas gives Susan
a bow with arrows that never miss their target,
and a *****magical horn that brings aid when blown.***
.... and this :
"In The Last Battle, Susan is conspicuous by her absence.
Peter says that she is "no longer a friend of Narnia",
and (in Jill Pole's words) "she's interested in nothing
now-a-days except nylons and lipstick and invitations
Thus, Susan does not enter the real Narnia with
the others at the end of the series.
It is left ambiguous whether Susan's absence
is permanent.
....and this: "Lewis further elaborated on Susan's fate
in a *****19 February**** 1960 letter to Pauline Bannister,
who wrote to Lewis, upset that Susan was excluded
from her brothers and sister from Aslan's country."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Queen Susan of the Horn caught my eye because
of my Feb 2015 Where's My Horn dream
which I've shared with you many times.
Also Susan's interest in 'girly' nylons and lipstick also
mirrors my life from age 15 to the year
2002 after my mother passed over.
And although I'm sure C.W. Lewis wrote correspondence
to many people and they him, I found it very
interesting that this wiki article would refer to
a particular letter Lewis wrote to Pauline Bannister
on ***Feb 19th which is my birthdate.
Maybe I'll give that one: 'just a coincidence';-)))
My Suzy Dream , my Where's my Horn dream,
and my Oscar dream all three have been VERY
significant puzzle pieces for me
William
Part 2
Update: And yet another odd thing just happened!!!
As I was writing this about Susan, I decided to
wiki C. S. Lewis and I found that he
passed over on 11/22/1963
as did Aldous Huxley
as did JFK .( see link )
Just a couple of days ago when I commented about
the actor Malcom Jamal Warner who played
Theo Huxtable on the Cosby Show in the mid
1980's early 90's and who recently drowned
at age 54. I was researching the meaning of the
word Hux and of course in my research Aldous
Huxley's name came up.
I was aware of Aldous Huxley,
but I've never read any of his work.
As you may recall I've commented about the master
numbers 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99 quite
often on your blog. I had my Oscar
dream on 11/22/2018.
I also found on C. W. Lewis' wiki page
that he was an animal lover.
I too share a love for animals.
Copy and paste:
"When his dog Jacksie was fatally struck
by a horse-drawn carriage
, the four-year-old Lewis adopted the name Jacksie.
At first, he would answer to no other name,
but later accepted Jack, the name by which he was known
to friends and family for the rest of his life."
~~~~
I thought that story very touching given the name Jack
is Jacob which Jacob was the name of Marshall
and I've beloved canine friend.
The shelter where we adopted Jacob
had already named him,
and I thought the name fit him perfectly.
Jacob still 'comes' to me in spirit quite often.
So, I want to say thank you William
for linking your Susan
post from April of 2024.
I've learned so much from you!.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Pevensie#
https://www.deseret.com/2013/11/22/20530188/50-years-ago-today-kennedy-huxley-and-lewis-followed-different-paths-to-the-grave/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis
In the city today, I made my usual visit of an area I consider the "central geek underground" of the most popular shopping district. Idly looking at shelves of manga in the weebiest shop, an unfamiliar title stuck out: Snow White with the Red Hair. Looking it up, its Romanised original name is Akagami no Shirayukihime; I know just enough Japanese to see the title literally translates to "Red Hair of the Snow White Princess", meaning hime is left to implication in English (an understandable change).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_with_the_Red_Hair
I'm posting this here because of how the manga's plot starts. The heroine, herbalist Shirayuki, has been raised to be careful of showing off her unusual bright red hair, but the kingdom's prince learns of her exotic beauty and orders her to become his concubine. In refusal, she cuts off her long ponytail, closes her business and flees to a neighbouring kingdom.
Coincidentally, about a fortnight ago I had my own hair trimmed. My last cut was six months previous.
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