Bee Hive. Bee on Your Best Behavior

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This was among the Egyptians the symbol of an obedient people because, says Horapollo, of all animals, the bee alone had a king. Hence, looking at the regulated labor of these insects when congregated in their hive, it is not surprising that a beehive should have been deemed an appropriate emblem of systematized industry. Freemasonry has therefore adopted the beehive as a symbol of industry, a virtue taught in the ritual, which says that a Master Mason "works that he may receive wages, the better to support himself and family, and contribute to the relief of a worthy, distressed brother widow and orphans;" all Masons shall work honestly on working days, that they may live creditably on holidays." There seems, however to be a more recondite meaning connected with this symbol. The ark has already been shown to have been an emblem common to Freemasonry and the Ancient Mysteries, as a symbol of regeneration - of the second birth from death to life. Now, in the Mysteries, a hive was a type of ark. "Hence," says faber, (Orig. of Pag. Idol., vol. ii., 133,) "both the diluvian priestesses and the regenerated souls were called bees; hence, bees were feigned to be produced from the carcase of a cow, which also symbolized the ark; and hence, as the great father was esteemed an infernal god, honey was much used in funeral rites and in the Mysteries."

Encyclopedia of Freemasonry


A hint can be derived by the journey's beginner who also studies nature, and more specifically, the daily routines of shrubs, sand, ants, bees, butterflies, badgers, sheep, goats and honey guides.

 

interestingthread but whats its point?

 

Nifty. I'll be on the look-out now.

 

The federal parliament in New Zealand is called the Beehive.

Does this have any bearing on the Beehive Collective? http://www.beehivecollective.org/ Because that was a really great campaign tour presentation.

 

I groaned at the title

 

reminds me of david wilcocks presentation on the pine cone/pineal gland connection

 

Beehive, hamster wheel....yup.

 

I thought you were gone, hannah. Not sure if you know me by this name...?

 

I dont like you very much.



you never have anything constructive to say.

 

Disable your rep. while you still can.

 

Interesting stuff.I enjoy the --uuuhhh--Coincidences?

 

I reply constructively where I feel it appropriate. Most people around here say I reply too seriously most of the time, so I suppose at least this is something different! Here I just wanted to comment about the title, which in all fairness was worthy of a groan. I don't think it deserved anything else from me and I had nothing else to add. Lighten up! as they say

I am of course deeply upset that you don't like me though *sob*

 

I don't think I possess that power even if I wanted to, which I don't

 

I wasn't talking to you.

 

OoooOoouh!

 

Of course I know you! Hiya.

I needed a break from this place. So, I took one. I come back around about once every so many weeks and catch up on the latest. I'm on a jag this week with 3 whole visits!

Good to see you're still around.

 

Yepp, still here. Still keeping up with all this bullshit. Why, I'm not sure

 

Esoteric conditioning.

The same concept is used on animals to train them.