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| djin_bleu |
on Fri 2 Apr 10, 2:31 PM to djin_bleu's blog.
A book by Dan Brown, my kind of book, well most of it. Here we encounter very juicy plots, sub-plots and twists that for will get you thinking right from the start. This book is of a nature that is important to me, symbology, the Occult, Esoteric, Apocolyptic (Apocolypse means 'to reveal, revelation' NOT the fucking end of the world!) and more importantly it analyses the meaning of life in many ways. I recommend this book for the kind of person who likes the place where fiction and history combine and also for those of a philosophical nature.
One interesting notion this book covers is the metaphoric idea that a map exists that leads to the lost 'word', it illustrates perfectly how easy it is for the un-initiated to read things literally and often out of context, it also shows how the basic primal urge of the human in wanting to know answers about the universe has often led to reading inbetween the lines way too deeply.
Many of the characters are people of Science, for me Science is the art of measurement even though the origins of Science literally meant 'Knowledge', Science in the books context is the rational side of the unknown, the ability to show to the world that phenomena can indeed be explained where previousley just accounts and claims were brushed off as folklore and superstition.
The book has an interesting battle of belief where an Academic mind cannot accept what a 'meaning' can convey, instead seeing only literal in the form of history and symbology. The main theme occuring in this book is that of the Freemasons and this is indeed where most of the trouble starts from, that of a criminal mind who lusts for 'actual' power and will turn his ingenious mind only to meeting this purpose.
For me the most interesting aspect of the book was that the human mind was indeed the 'heaven' that many old sacred books mentioned but many often thought of as literal as in there is a heaven outside of us.
It cleverly explains the idea that the body is indeed the 'temple', the sacrum literally means 'sacred bone' and the number 33 is indeed a historical and religious number of which there are 33 vertebra, the book tells of how the mind is indeed the key to at-one-ment, something that all religious books mention. There is ofcourse plenty of scope for skepticism which is probably a very good thing as those who do not grasp this allegory as a possibility will indeed always be in the dark and therefore any worthy secrets shall be kept simply by the persons intentions in the first place.
A good read for those who seek something a little more than just the hum drum of the here and now.
| 2 Apr 10, 3:13 PM candle_in_the_wind UK(RM), 5 yrs |
I just finished this too - had it as an audiobook on my Ipod. Just my cup of tea. I also looked into some of the issues raised and topics covered. I can now create my own "magic square". How sad is that. My next job is to learn the Algorithms I need to complete my rubiks cube. (My son just did it !!) A good read. I never got to read the first one, the Davinci code but will attempt it next week after Deception Point.
The Gene Pool could use a little Chlorine Edited 4 Apr 10, 12:29 AM by candle_in_the_wind | |||
| 2 Apr 10, 3:52 PM TheScorpionQueen UK(CH), 5 yrs |
Ooh thank you for the insight ~ having enjoyed reading Angels & Demons and The Davinci Code, I have been meaning to get this one. I've been craving my religion/art/science/history/tweed jacket fix for some time. I also find myself researching topics raised in his books. ..... Merda taurorum animas conturbit >v< Edited 2 Apr 10, 3:53 PM by TheScorpionQueen | |||
| 2 Apr 10, 6:23 PM djin_bleu UK(NW), 5 yrs  |
Ah you are talking about the order eight franklin square, very interesting, this was part of the symbolon. And NO it's not sad......SERIOUS, fuck the rubiks cube though that's just wrong. I watched the Davinci Code and Angels and Demons but after reaing The Lost Symbol i found it pretty hard to imagine Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon! Though I could just imagine Morgan Freeman as Wallace.
*She who rides the Demon is afraid to dismount* ~* A hopeless dreamer she said, eyes of cloud and feet of lead *~ | |||
| 2 Apr 10, 6:25 PM djin_bleu UK(NW), 5 yrs |
I knew many of the facts he was putting in or rather knew 'of' them.
Not dictating to you but be careful when reading into Dan Brown's stuff, I know a few people that take books way too literally...... they are called Roman Catholics! *She who rides the Demon is afraid to dismount* ~* A hopeless dreamer she said, eyes of cloud and feet of lead *~ | |||
| 2 Apr 10, 6:26 PM djin_bleu UK(NW), 5 yrs |
Actually thinking about it, after reading so much about Washington and the 'Rotunda' I may actually go to Washington, hey a bunch of us could go and reseach it like proper saddos! S&M book club! *She who rides the Demon is afraid to dismount* ~* A hopeless dreamer she said, eyes of cloud and feet of lead *~ | |||
| 2 Apr 10, 6:57 PM geoff917 UK(CO), 3 yrs |
I recently finished reading this one......I too enjoyed the two books you mention, so I doubt you will be disappointed! "In order to finish first, you must first finish".....Roger Penske | |||
| 3 Apr 10, 2:39 PM TheScorpionQueen UK(CH), 5 yrs |
Point taken, ta ... yeah I did get sidetracked with Da Vinci's last supper ~ it is a woman sat next to Jesus but then again it's only Da Vinci's version. Dan Brown does get the grey matter ticking though, fair do's to him. ..... Merda taurorum animas conturbit >v< | |||
| 3 Apr 10, 7:46 PM djin_bleu UK(NW), 5 yrs |
The woman next to Jesus was meant to be Mary Magdalene which is not unreasonable as this was supposed to be his wife. *She who rides the Demon is afraid to dismount* ~* A hopeless dreamer she said, eyes of cloud and feet of lead *~ |
