Post by B on Nov 19, 2008 23:29:34 GMT -5
"Lucifer is above the fallen flesh.
no carnal means is at his hand
he has never trusted the Phallus beast
he is a man of our honor, and SATAN is JOHN."
A quote from poster little here: invanddis.proboards29.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=pidpix&thread=4364&page=5
Or should I say, from God?
"The unsprooling came to me as fast as I could type it from God....
It comes so fast I can hardly keep up with him."
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At Tafultong's Iamaphoney blog, iamaphoney.blogspot.com/
there's an article under the headline Competition about a book claiming
that John Lennon sold his soul to the devil to gain fame and fortune.
Here is a link to information about the book:
www.thelennonprophecy.com/LENNON-PROPHECY-PRESS-RELEASE.pdf
"The Lennon Prophecy, due in book stores in December, puts forth the theory that a 20-year-old
Lennon, so disillusioned with a life of sadness and disappointment where he was
abandoned by his father and stricken with the death of his mother, entered into a deal
with the devil to achieve fame and fortune. Niezgoda puts forth that a 20-year pact began in
December of 1960, shortly before a night when Beatlemania first struck audiences on December 27,
1960 when the Fab Four played at Town Hall Ballroom in Litherland, England.
During that performance, as Niezgoda reports, “The Beatles evoked a response noticeably
different from anything in their past.” From there, the Beatles
inexplicably shot immediately
to global fame never seen before or since. The 20-year pact came to its tragic conclusion on
December 8, 1980, when Mark David Chapman, who testified he was possessed by demons, fulfilled
the end of the contract by murdering Lennon outside of his apartment at The Dakota in New York City...."
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Claims that musicians have obtained their prowess by selling their soul to the devil have
been around since bluesman Robert Johnson alledgedly sold his soul to the devil at "the crossroads".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(culture)
"In the folk magic of many cultures, the crossroads is a location "between the worlds" and, as such, a site where supernatural spirits can be contacted and paranormal events can take place. Symbolically, it can mean a locality where two realms touch and therefore represents liminality, a place literally "neither here nor there".
This is particularly pronounced in conjure, rootwork, and hoodoo, a form of African American magical spirituality. In conjure practice, it is said that in order to acquire facility at various manual and body skills, such as playing a musical instrument, throwing dice, or dancing, one may attend upon a crossroads a certain number of times, either at midnight or just before dawn,and one will meet a "black man," whom some call the Devil, who will bestow upon one the desired skills. Evidence of this practice can be found in 20th century blues songs, such as Sold It to the Devil by Black Spider Dumpling (John D. Twitty). Although many modern listeners believe that the premier song about soul-selling at a crossroads is Crossroads Blues by Robert Johnson, the song may be a description of standing at a cross roads and trying to "flag a ride" or hitch-hike; the sense of foreboding coming from the singer's apprehension of finding himself, a young black man in the 1920s deep south, alone after dark and at the mercy of passing motorists.[citation needed] Others believe Robert Johnson sang this song in regards to the deal that was made with Legba in which Johnson exchanged his soul for his extraordinary guitar skills that seemed to appear suddenly. It should be noted, however that the idea of selling your soul for instrumental skills pre-dates the American South as several virtuoso classical musicians such as Paganini had stories told about selling their soul for music prowess (and that story may reference back to medieval troubadour doing something similar). The selling your soul for guitar power story has become a staple in both rock and metal guitarists."
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The idea that one could literally meet with the devil somewhere and sell one's soul
in order to obtain musical ability sounds absurd to most people.
I'm in no position to say it has never happened, but I would be hard-pressed to offer that as
a realistic proposition to anyone seeking to acquire music skills.
Still....
when I saw the article at Tafultong's blog, it clicked for me.
No, I don't think that John went down to Georgia for a nocturnal meet and greet, but I realized
that the notion of John being linked to the devil fits in uncomfortably well with the
whole PID/PWR clue-fest we've been involved in for the last couple of years.
For my two cents, it's something we've been missing, though some have speculated that Ringo
was the devil's agent.
The hard part is going to be trying to convey why such an absurd, preposterous notion
should be taken seriously. And it's pretty late at night here, so
perhaps I can do it justice tomorrow,
but make no mistake, this is a biggie. It's a big part of understanding what the PID/PWR
message is about, imho.
more info here: thelennonprophecy.blogspot.com/
no carnal means is at his hand
he has never trusted the Phallus beast
he is a man of our honor, and SATAN is JOHN."
A quote from poster little here: invanddis.proboards29.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=pidpix&thread=4364&page=5
Or should I say, from God?
"The unsprooling came to me as fast as I could type it from God....
It comes so fast I can hardly keep up with him."
------------------------------
At Tafultong's Iamaphoney blog, iamaphoney.blogspot.com/
there's an article under the headline Competition about a book claiming
that John Lennon sold his soul to the devil to gain fame and fortune.
Here is a link to information about the book:
www.thelennonprophecy.com/LENNON-PROPHECY-PRESS-RELEASE.pdf
"The Lennon Prophecy, due in book stores in December, puts forth the theory that a 20-year-old
Lennon, so disillusioned with a life of sadness and disappointment where he was
abandoned by his father and stricken with the death of his mother, entered into a deal
with the devil to achieve fame and fortune. Niezgoda puts forth that a 20-year pact began in
December of 1960, shortly before a night when Beatlemania first struck audiences on December 27,
1960 when the Fab Four played at Town Hall Ballroom in Litherland, England.
During that performance, as Niezgoda reports, “The Beatles evoked a response noticeably
different from anything in their past.” From there, the Beatles
inexplicably shot immediately
to global fame never seen before or since. The 20-year pact came to its tragic conclusion on
December 8, 1980, when Mark David Chapman, who testified he was possessed by demons, fulfilled
the end of the contract by murdering Lennon outside of his apartment at The Dakota in New York City...."
-----------------------------------------
Claims that musicians have obtained their prowess by selling their soul to the devil have
been around since bluesman Robert Johnson alledgedly sold his soul to the devil at "the crossroads".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_(culture)
"In the folk magic of many cultures, the crossroads is a location "between the worlds" and, as such, a site where supernatural spirits can be contacted and paranormal events can take place. Symbolically, it can mean a locality where two realms touch and therefore represents liminality, a place literally "neither here nor there".
This is particularly pronounced in conjure, rootwork, and hoodoo, a form of African American magical spirituality. In conjure practice, it is said that in order to acquire facility at various manual and body skills, such as playing a musical instrument, throwing dice, or dancing, one may attend upon a crossroads a certain number of times, either at midnight or just before dawn,and one will meet a "black man," whom some call the Devil, who will bestow upon one the desired skills. Evidence of this practice can be found in 20th century blues songs, such as Sold It to the Devil by Black Spider Dumpling (John D. Twitty). Although many modern listeners believe that the premier song about soul-selling at a crossroads is Crossroads Blues by Robert Johnson, the song may be a description of standing at a cross roads and trying to "flag a ride" or hitch-hike; the sense of foreboding coming from the singer's apprehension of finding himself, a young black man in the 1920s deep south, alone after dark and at the mercy of passing motorists.[citation needed] Others believe Robert Johnson sang this song in regards to the deal that was made with Legba in which Johnson exchanged his soul for his extraordinary guitar skills that seemed to appear suddenly. It should be noted, however that the idea of selling your soul for instrumental skills pre-dates the American South as several virtuoso classical musicians such as Paganini had stories told about selling their soul for music prowess (and that story may reference back to medieval troubadour doing something similar). The selling your soul for guitar power story has become a staple in both rock and metal guitarists."
-----------------------
The idea that one could literally meet with the devil somewhere and sell one's soul
in order to obtain musical ability sounds absurd to most people.
I'm in no position to say it has never happened, but I would be hard-pressed to offer that as
a realistic proposition to anyone seeking to acquire music skills.
Still....
when I saw the article at Tafultong's blog, it clicked for me.
No, I don't think that John went down to Georgia for a nocturnal meet and greet, but I realized
that the notion of John being linked to the devil fits in uncomfortably well with the
whole PID/PWR clue-fest we've been involved in for the last couple of years.
For my two cents, it's something we've been missing, though some have speculated that Ringo
was the devil's agent.
The hard part is going to be trying to convey why such an absurd, preposterous notion
should be taken seriously. And it's pretty late at night here, so
perhaps I can do it justice tomorrow,
but make no mistake, this is a biggie. It's a big part of understanding what the PID/PWR
message is about, imho.
more info here: thelennonprophecy.blogspot.com/