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The Esoteric Pinocchio
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a very interesting Challenge this turned out to be for the Dollmaker...
this business of the
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi |
it all started with a children's story about a puppet
written in 1881 |
Carlo Lorenzini aka Carlo Collodi (his pen name)
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Carlo Collodi was the author of
and get this: "His active interest in political matters may be seen in his earliest literary works as well as in the founding of the satirical newspaper Il Lampione...(The Beacon) This newspaper was censored by order of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1849 but re-emerged in May 1860." (Wikipedia) So, old Carlo was an activist! (He was also a Freemason! AHA!) (so, a writer, a political activist and a Freemason... hmmm...)
His most well-known work, The Story of Pinocchio is an Allegory which means a Parable, or a Fable...
We just MIGHT be looking at some serious symbolism here! |
With this author's credentials, one might indeed suspect that Pinocchio is much more than a mere children's book... Some Say... it is really A mANIFESTO OF OCCULT sECRETS! (THAT got the Dollmaker's attention!) |
"The origins of the Mystical Tarot, and those of Freemasonry,
are to be found (or lost) in the domain
of myths and legends at the dawn of our civilization."
-author of Tarot Symbolique Maconnique, Jean Beauchard
Additionally, Masonic Brothers A.E. Waite and Manly P. Hall
both accept that the Tarot is firmly entrenched in Freemasonry.
(a Masonic Apron from the 1700's)
But could the Mystic Symbolism of the Tarot
be found in Collodi's Tale of a Wayward Puppet?
Investigating The Esoteric Parable of
BANNED in TUSCANY!
Well, to begin our study,
it doesn't take a Rocket Scientist to see the obvious similarity between
Pinocchio
and
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yup. He's a Classic.
and so, the question could be raised...
Was
meant from the start to be the story of
a Fool's Journey to Enlightenment?
Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish,
and someday, you will be a real boy.
-The Blue Fairy
The Benevolent Father and Creator-Artisan, Geppetto....
launches the Fool on his Journey....
The
Emperor Card is often interpreted as
"The Father"
Right away Geppetto realizes he is going to need some outside help.
The Star is a card that looks to the future, predicting hope and healing.
This card suggests unexpected help will be coming, a guiding light to the future.
And
whaddaya know!
The Star
shoots in through the window and becomes
The Blue Fairy!
Could her character have been inspired by the...
High Priestess Card, which means:
"Our unrealized potential"
"...waiting for an active principle to bring it to expression."
puts it in another way...
The Coachman: "Give a bad boy enough rope,
and he'll soon make a jackass of himself."
"The wooden boy, lacking a moral outlook, is naturally prone to misjudgments..."
Esoteric Hint:
"The boy finds himself existing in a lower plane, (wood) and his mission, {should he choose to accept it},
is to voluntarily cultivate attributes of mind which incorporate a spiritual dimension."
So
onward through the fog!
the Wheel of Fortune
represents the intercession of random chance into the Fool's path.
Lampwick: Huh! To hear that beetle talk
you'd think somethin' was gonna happen to us!
[Donkey ears pop out of Lampwick's head; Pinocchio's eyes widen]
"To him who has eyes to see, let him see".
Lampwick: Conscience! Aw, phooey!
[a tail pops out of the seat of Lampwick's pants; Pinocchio puts down the cigar he has been smoking]
Lampwick: [Now his head is that of a donkey] What's he think I look like? A jackass?
Pinocchio: You sure do! Ha-ha, Hee-haw!
{ uh-oh }
"Donkey" would be the esoteric name for... idiot. And the Light dawns upon the wooden head! Tis Time to Run Away! Because, believe it or not,
exploits boys who have turned into donkeys! ...using them as his beasts of burden... AND he makes a tidy profit, selling them to circuses and salt mines! And, folks! He gets away with it. None of the villains who exploit Pinocchio in the story are ever apprehended or punished. They exist merely to personify "Temptation"
(Could there be some "political allegory" there..) |
Don't you hate it when this happens?
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The Cricket Companion
(whose name is not Jiminy in Carlo's version of the story)
could represent
"a spiritual teacher who helps one come into contact with the divine."
The Key Moment in the story of course is when
Pinocchio reaches his lowest point
facing the Dark Night of the Soul, and
Motivated by a newfound concern for the welfare of others,
He changes.
The Justice Card
is about making adjustments,
it's about doing whatever is necessary to bring things back into balance.
Well, it wouldn't be a proper
INITIATION
Striving to achieve a higher level of spirituality through self-improvement
if we didn't have a final Gateway to pass through...
Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish,
and someday, you will be a real boy.
-The Blue Fairy
(be it called awakening, realization, enlightenment, or being born again)
hey...it's just good to be
REAL!
Now, then....
Fortunately or unfortunately
Consciousness dictates perception.
Nevertheless, It came to the Dollmaker's attention, back in the Seventies,
that the "Secrets" (so-called) were being let out of the proverbial mystical Bag.
A shift in consciousness was in the wind
Ask and ye shall receive!
Suddenly common folk could visit Barnes and Noble or any bookstore
and be avalanched at the
"metaphysical section"
The Gnostics, Rajneesh, Ram Dass, Yogananda, EST, Scientology, Carl Jung, Transcendental Meditation, The I Ching and countless other oracles from Medicine Cards to Runes, The Goddess was re-emerging, The Angels were having their say, Holy men from India were on lecture circuits, Brotherhoods and Sisterhoods were coming out of the closet and formerly eons-old Secret Shamanistic Societies
were publishing How-To Manuals!
It was a complete turnabout from:
"Don't let the masses know about this stuff!"
So... it might have once been a secret that
was a story about
lifting the veil of worldly illusion
but the New Message being given today is
Anybody can do it.
an even more Esoteric Interpretation of Pinocchio:
http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=3016
Also: What is a Mystic? a VERY GOOD article:
http://www.rondalarue.com/PAGES/WRITE%20folder/Mystic.html
Kandra Niagra, Dollmaker
PO Box 326
Smithville, Texas 78957
Phone: 512-332-6680
Email: begoodkandra@gmail.com
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