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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 14, 2020 2:40:42 GMT -5
On page iii of the original red puzzle book there is the statement:
This book is written by an author who has chosen to remain anonymous.
During the May 15th 2006 interview with Sacred Prize (Duncan Burden) there was the following exchange:
<cthree> What inspired you to make Maranatha?
<cthree> pauses = good reply
<Sacred_Prize> Long Story, basically. After the research team discover the Key, we attempted to release the conclusive book. Due to the acedmic nature of the work, publishers didn't like it. So we designed a puzzle book.
<cthree> What academics would you say are most involved in the understanding of The Key?
<Sacred_Prize> Historians
<cthree> in general tems, math, science
<cthree> history of course,
<cthree> how many people on the Maranatha Team?
<Sacred_Prize> The research group was nine
<cthree> and in the creation of the puzzle?
<cthree> gone to blue to designate MC
<Sacred_Prize> That was really a tream of four
<cthree> ok thanks
<cthree> How long did it take for you to put the entire puzzle together?
<Sacred_Prize> Even a TEAM of four
<cthree> (the team)
<cthree> hehe
<cthree> spelling...eh.
<Sacred_Prize> About eight years
<cthree> wow.
* astreeturover has joined #maranatha
<cthree> So the key was uncovered by the original team long ago?
<cthree> how long?
<Sacred_Prize> Back in 1995
<cthree> i see.
<cthree> Were you personally on the team that discovered the key?
<Sacred_Prize> Yes I was
There is obviously a discepancy between the statement regarding the identity of the author given on page iii of the book and the statements given in the interview.In one it is said that the author wishes to remain anonymous, and in the other Duncan appears to be claiming that he is one of a "tream(team) of four" who created the puzzle i.e that he is one of the authors of the puzzle.
This anomaly suggests that the true identity of the author of the puzzle is something that needs to be resolved.
One of the online clues of the puzzle was:
“The mistakes are not to light your way but to prove where I'm from”.
It is possible that the "I" referred to in this clue refers to the author.
The reference to "the mistakes" in this clue brings to mind the mistakes found on page ix of the red book, the Index page.
On this page there appear the following mistakes:
The Prize - The Key Page ix (should be xi) The Story - The Puzzle Page xii (should be xiv)
Nicholas Flamel and the Philosopher's Stone Page xiv (should be xvi) The Book et The Quest begins Page xxvi (should be xxix)
If the difference between the incorrect page number and the correct page number is taken for each of the above mistakes, it may be seen that the differences are 2,2,2, and 3 respectively. If these numbers are added together, the total is 9.
In the Pigpen text there are also four other mistakes to be found. There are four instances where L's are represented by 1's. This may be taken as a reference to the Roman numeral IIII or iv.
Taken together therefore, the mistakes constitute : 9 and iv
The Greek word for nine is ἐννέα. The mistakes therfore may be thought of as iv and ennea.
iv ennea is an anagram of e vienna. In Latin "e" translates as "from". The mistakes therefore conceal the phrase "from Vienna".
If the "I" in the clue refers to the author, the reasoning above suggests that the author is "from Vienna".
The title of the puzzle Maranatha -Et In Arcadia Ego, and the content of the companion book, suggests that the puzzle is connected with the mystery of Rennes Le Chateau. One of the books given on the "Bibliography et Further Reading" page in the Red Puzzle Book, is "The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail" by Baigent,M., Leigh, R., et Lincoln, H..
In Holy Blood, Holy Grail, it refers to Henri Lobineau as the being the creator of the Dossiers Secrets connected with the Rennes Le Chateau mystery found in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Henri Lobineau is said by Lionel Burrus to an alias of an Austrian, Leo Schidlof, who died in Vienna. Further reading reveals that Leo Schidlof was an expert in miniature paintings and had art galleries at various times in Vienna, Paris and London. The phrase thefore "from Vienna" derived from the online clue suggests that Leo Schidlof, alias Henri Lobineau, author of the dossier secrets, is the true author of the Maranatha- Et In Arcadia Ego puzzle.
Further evidence supporting this idea is to be found in the decoded Pigpen text of the puzzle.
In the text there appears the phrase:
"this child of the shepherd lands of Arcadia"
The consecutive letters shown in bold in the above phrase are an anagram of the name "Schidlof".
The idea that Leo Schidlof, alias Henri Lobineau the author of the Dossiers Secrets, is the true author of the Maranatha - Et In Arcadia Ego puzzle, raises the hope that within the puzzle, is to be found the true story of the mystery behind the Dossiers Secrets and Rennes Le Chateau.
Although the competition for solving the puzzle has ended and the Prize money is no longer able to be won, the suggestion that the puzzle might reveal the true secret of Rennes Le Chateau, provides compelling motivation for continuing research into this puzzle.
If you are not already familiar with the Maranatha -Et In Arcadia Ego puzzle and are looking for another armchair treasure hunt to sink your teeth into, I highly recommend Maranatha -Et In Arcadia Ego. In my opinion it is by far and away the best and most rewarding treasure hunt out there, even though there is now no monetary prize to be won.
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 14, 2020 3:46:02 GMT -5
<cthree> What inspired you to make Maranatha?
<cthree> pauses = good reply
<Sacred_Prize> Long Story, basically. After the research team discover the Key, we attempted to release the conclusive book. Due to the acedmic nature of the work, publishers didn't like it. So we designed a puzzle book.
<cthree> What academics would you say are most involved in the understanding of The Key?
<Sacred_Prize> Historians
<cthree> in general tems, math, science
<cthree> history of course,
<cthree> how many people on the Maranatha Team?
<Sacred_Prize> The research group was nine
<cthree> and in the creation of the puzzle?
<cthree> gone to blue to designate MC
<Sacred_Prize> That was really a tream of four
<cthree> ok thanks
<cthree> How long did it take for you to put the entire puzzle together?
<Sacred_Prize> Even a TEAM of four
<cthree> (the team)
<cthree> hehe
<cthree> spelling...eh.
<Sacred_Prize> About eight years
<cthree> wow.
* astreeturover has joined #maranatha
<cthree> So the key was uncovered by the original team long ago?
<cthree> how long?
<Sacred_Prize> Back in 1995
<cthree> i see.
<cthree> Were you personally on the team that discovered the key?
<Sacred_Prize> Yes I was In my previous post I neglected to point out that the numbers 9 and 4 (highlighted in red in the above) are referred to in Duncan's replies to the questions about the identity of the creator/s of the puzzle. The fact that the numbers 9 and 4 ( ennea and iv) are related to both "the mistakes" and the identity of the creator/s of the puzzle strongly supports the idea that the "I" in the online clue: "The mistakes are not to light your way but to prove where I'm from" refers to the creator/author of the puzzle and therfore also the idea that the true author is Leo Schidlof.
Also in the interview the words "Long Story"( also highlighted in red) are mistakingly capitalised. This may be an innocent typo, but the when taken together with the fact that 4 L'S in the pigpen translated text are mistakingly typed as 1's, points against this being an innocent typo. The capitalised L and S in "Long Story" and the L'S mistyped as 1's, are the initials of Leo Schidlof. These mistakes again support the idea that Leo Schidlof is the true author of the puzzle.
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 19, 2020 3:34:05 GMT -5
In the puzzle there were three monthly clues that seemed to be closely linked:
Draw a circle around hermes using his feet as the edge
Draw a square around time using his back as the edge
In the circle of Hermes, can Time be squared
It was discovered that the first two of these clues referred to producing a drawing of a circle and square on the image on page 7 of the puzzle book. The resulting image was like the circle and square in Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of the "Vitruvian Man" which was depicted on the rear cover of the puzzle book.
Hayward Gladwin explained the method of drawing this circle and square at the beginning of his article "Hidden Geometry in Da Vinci, Rennes le Chateau, and Maranatha Et in Arcadia Ego"(link below)
The question that is raised at this point is what is the significance of this square and circle?
The answer is simple.
The circle and square produced on the image on page 7 refer to Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian man.
In Latinate languages, the name Leonardo is considered a full form of Leo . Leonardo's drawing therefore may be interpreted as Leo's drawing. Leo may be interpreted as referring to the Leo Schidlof. Therfore Leonardo's drawing equates with Leo Schidlof's drawing.
Since the drawing of the circle and square were produced on the image on page 7, the phrase Leo Schidlof's drawing implies that Leo Schidlof drew the image on page 7. The larger implication is that Leo Schidlof is the artist who drew the images in the puzzle book. Since the drawings are signed - Scaramouche - it may be inferred that Leo Schidlof is Scaramouche.
The Greek word for a drawing is γρᾰφή(graphe). γρᾰφή also may be translated as writing. Leonardo's drawing therefore may also be understood as Leo Schidlof's writing. The implication is that Leo Schidlof also is the writer/author of the Maranatha - Et In Arcadia puzzle.
In Latin writing translates as scriptum which also may be translated as book. The phrase Leo Schidlof's writing therefore may also be understood as Leo Schidlof's book.
A quick Google search of Leo Schidlof reveals that he wrote a book on miniature painting entitled : The Miniature In Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The title of this book is often shortened to just : The Miniature In Europe. It may be seen that the initial letters of this title yield the letters : TMIE which is an anagram
of the word TIME.
This mention of TIME then brings us back to the third of the linked clues. In this third clue it said that TIME can be squared. Since TIME equates with the book, The Miniature In Europe , the phrase Time can be squared may be interpreted as meaning that the square formed around TIME produced refers to the book, The Miniature In Europe. Since The Miniature in Europe is a book , Time may be understood simply as a Book. The squared circle produced on the image on page 7 therefore may be interpreted as The circle book.
In French the word "The" may be translated by "Les". The word "circle" may be symbolised by an O. Using these ideas, the phrase The circle book may be equated with: Les O book which is an anagram of Leo's Book. Confirmation that the squared circle refers to Leo Schidlof's book, The Miniature in Europe, is found by looking at the illustration on the dust jacket of one of the volumes of his book.
It depicts a photograph of an oval(circle) miniature on a rectangular( square) book. The implication is clear - the square and circle refer to Leo Schidlof's book - The Miniature in Europe.
Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of Vitruvian Man appears on the back cover of the Maranatha - Et In Arcadia Ego Puzzle Book. This is consistent with the idea that the (dust)cover of The Miniature in Europe is relevant.
The implication of the phrase Leo's Book, is that the construction of the circle and square on the image on page 7 and the three linked clues above indicate that Leo Schidlof is the author of the Maranatha - Et In Arcadia Ego treasure hunt.
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 19, 2020 11:50:49 GMT -5
The idea that Leo Schidlof is the true author of the Maranatha - Et In Arcadia Puzzle Book, may be objected to on the basis of timeline issues e.g. there are books referred to in the bibliography in the book that were clearly published a long time after Leo's death.
It is my opinion that Leo Schidlof is the true author of the puzzle, and that his old core puzzle has been supplemented by modern peripheral material e.g. citing recently published books in the bibliography, to make it appear like it is a more modern fabrication. I have not found anything within the core puzzle itself that contradicts the idea that Leo Schidlof is the author.
There is a connection between Leo Schidlof and Duncan Burden. Both were/are Freemasons. Leo Schidlof was apparently a high ranking Freemason of the the Grand Alpina Lodge in Geneva, Switzerland. Duncan has said that there are papers relating to the puzzle located somewhere. Given this connection between the two it seems a good possibility that the the original puzzle was left by Leo Schidlof in the hands of some trusted Freemasons within the organization to be released publicly at some specific time in the future. This is how I suggest that Duncan became involved in the project.
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Post by astree on Nov 19, 2020 13:00:02 GMT -5
Hi,
I will work on catching up on these posts.
astree
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 20, 2020 13:13:24 GMT -5
Although my research into the background of Leo Schidlof has turned up interesting pieces of information, I have been unable to find a photograph of him.
If anyone knows the whereabouts of such a photograph, could they please send me a pm.
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 20, 2020 14:12:07 GMT -5
<cthree> What inspired you to make Maranatha?
<cthree> pauses = good reply
<Sacred_Prize> Long Story, basically. After the research team discover the Key, we attempted to release the conclusive book. Due to the acedmic nature of the work, publishers didn't like it. So we designed a puzzle book.
<cthree> What academics would you say are most involved in the understanding of The Key?
<Sacred_Prize> Historians
<cthree> in general tems, math, science
<cthree> history of course,
<cthree> how many people on the Maranatha Team?
<Sacred_Prize> The research group was nine
<cthree> and in the creation of the puzzle?
<cthree> gone to blue to designate MC
<Sacred_Prize> That was really a tream of four
<cthree> ok thanks
<cthree> How long did it take for you to put the entire puzzle together?
<Sacred_Prize> Even a TEAM of four
<cthree> (the team)
<cthree> hehe
<cthree> spelling...eh.
<Sacred_Prize> About eight years
<cthree> wow.
* astreeturover has joined #maranatha
<cthree> So the key was uncovered by the original team long ago?
<cthree> how long?
<Sacred_Prize> Back in 1995
<cthree> i see.
<cthree> Were you personally on the team that discovered the key?
<Sacred_Prize> Yes I was In my previous post I neglected to point out that the numbers 9 and 4 (highlighted in red in the above) are referred to in Duncan's replies to the questions about the identity of the creator/s of the puzzle. The fact that the numbers 9 and 4 ( ennea and iv) are related to both "the mistakes" and the identity of the creator/s of the puzzle strongly supports the idea that the "I" in the online clue: "The mistakes are not to light your way but to prove where I'm from" refers to the creator/author of the puzzle and therfore also the idea that the true author is Leo Schidlof.
Also in the interview the words "Long Story"( also highlighted in red) are mistakingly capitalised. This may be an innocent typo, but the when taken together with the fact that 4 L'S in the pigpen translated text are mistakingly typed as 1's, points against this being an innocent typo. The capitalised L and S in "Long Story" and the L'S mistyped as 1's, are the initials of Leo Schidlof. These mistakes again support the idea that Leo Schidlof is the true author of the puzzle.
Another interesting point to note about the numbers 4 & 9 is that the sum value of Leo Schidlof's initials - L. R. S. - is 49 ( 12 + 18 +19 = 49) . The "mistake's" therefore not only reveal where the "I" (author) is from - Vienna - , but also his identity. |
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 21, 2020 3:07:55 GMT -5
There is a connection between Leo Schidlof and Duncan Burden. Both were/are Freemasons. Leo Schidlof was apparently a high ranking Freemason of the the Grand Alpina Lodge in Geneva, Switzerland. Duncan has said that there are papers relating to the puzzle located somewhere. Given this connection between the two it seems a good possibility that the the original puzzle was left by Leo Schidlof in the hands of some trusted Freemasons within the organization to be released publicly at some specific time in the future. This is how I suggest that Duncan became involved in the project. In the clue:
“The mistakes are not to light your way but to prove where I'm from”.
who the referent of the "I" is, is a mystery.
"I" however may also be interpreted as the Roman numeral I.
Latin
monas f (genitive monadis); third declension
the number one; unity
In late Latin "the number one" could be translated by the word "monas" which is an anagram of "mason". This suggests that the "I" referred to in the clue is a mason.Since Leo Schidlof was a Freemason, this would support the idea that the "I" in the clue refers to Leo Schidlof.
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 21, 2020 6:02:35 GMT -5
Another of the online clues was also concerned with the mistakes: ‘The perceived mistakes were designed to authenticate those who will reveal the answers; it is not advised to pursue the prize through these aspects.’
This clue does not make sense to me when taken at face value. The troublesome word is "those".
If however the anagram of the word those is taken - the os - and the French word for the used -Le - instead of the English word the, the name Leo S appears. If Leo Schidlof is the true author of the puzzle, reading Leo S. instead of those in the clue, it makes sense. Duncan has said that there are papers related to the puzzle somewhere. This could mean that there are papers in which the soulution is described. If these papers were authored by Leo Schidlof , the clue now makes sense.
Synonyms
only
one
Note that the anagram of LEO S. - SOLE - is a synonym of ONE. ONE as a Roman Numeral is I, which again supports the idea that Leo S(chidlof) is the I referred to in the other clue concerned with the mistakes.
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Post by astree on Nov 21, 2020 11:04:04 GMT -5
. Several initial questions at this point: 1). Is the primary goal to solve the puzzle or identify the author? Are these two aspects related? 2). The “mistakes” in “The Mistakes are not to light your way...” is capitalized. How does this affect your reasonong? Is there any meaning to the capital letters T M I? mysteriouswritings.com/hello-world/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMI |
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 21, 2020 11:40:27 GMT -5
. Several initial questions at this point: 1). Is the primary goal to solve the puzzle or identify the author? Are these two aspects related? 2). The “mistakes” in “The Mistakes are not to light your way...” is capitalized. How does this affect your reasonong? Is there any meaning to the capital letters T M I? mysteriouswritings.com/hello-world/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMI Hi A,
To answer your questions.
The primary goal of the puzzle is most definitely not to identify the author. If however the author of the puzzle is Leo Schidlof, of which I am just about certain,the puzzle becomes a lot more interesting, since it then becomes a document from the hand of an individual who has been placed at the heart of the Rennes-Le-Chateau mystery - Henri Lobineau, said author of the Dossiers Secrets.
Yes, the two aspects are definitely related. The idea that the author is Leo Schidlof means that one has to look at the puzzle from the point of view of someone who lived from 1886-1966, was an accomplished scholar, a world authority on miniature paintings, a gallery owner, a high-ranking Freemason, someone already identifued as being connected with the Rennes-Le-Chateau mystery,etc. This provides a frame of reference from which to view the content of the puzzle. e.g. it is from the hand of someone whose native language was German, but who also spoke French and English, was a world reknowned authority on art, Jewish, a father, a freemason, etc. This is a totally different frame of reference from thinking that it is a relatively modern creation by a team including a young Englishman whose background is in the entertainment industry and who had no known connection to the Rennes-Le-Chateau mystery prior to the puzzle being released.
No, the fact that "Mistakes" is capitalised makes no difference to my thinking. There are many other monthly clues in which words are capitalised for no apparent reason. If there was a meaning to the capitalised letters in this clue then it would suggest that there is a reason for all the misplaced capitals in all the other clues as well.If there is reason for these capitals I do not know what it is. Are you aware of a meaning to all the misplaced capitals in the clues?
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 21, 2020 14:01:24 GMT -5
p156
As for LeoSchidlof, M. Burrus concludes (with echoes of Freemasonry and Cathar thought), "For all those who knew Henri Lobineau, who was a great voyager and a great seeker, a loyal and good man, he remains in our hearts as the symbol of a ’maître parfait,’ whom one respects and venerates.
1 Aquarius
Comme ils sont étranges les manuscrits de cet Ami, grand voyageur de l�inconnu, ils me sont parvenus séparément, pourtant ils forment un tout pour lui qui sait que les couleurs de l�arc-en-ciel donnent l�unité blanche, ou pour l�Artiste qui sous son pinceau, fait des six teintes de sa palette magique, jaillir le noir.
Henri Lobineau( Leo Schidlof) is described by Lionel Burrus in the quote from Holy Blood, Holy Grail as a "great voyager". This phrase "grand voyageur/great voyager" also appears in the poem Le Serpent Rouge.This would suggest that the "ami/friend" being described in this stanza of the poem is Leo Schidlof.
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 22, 2020 14:26:10 GMT -5
p156
As for LeoSchidlof, M. Burrus concludes (with echoes of Freemasonry and Cathar thought), "For all those who knew Henri Lobineau, who was a great voyager and a great seeker, a loyal and good man, he remains in our hearts as the symbol of a ’maître parfait,’ whom one respects and venerates.
1 Aquarius
Comme ils sont étranges les manuscrits de cet Ami, grand voyageur de l�inconnu, ils me sont parvenus séparément, pourtant ils forment un tout pour lui qui sait que les couleurs de l�arc-en-ciel donnent l�unité blanche, ou pour l�Artiste qui sous son pinceau, fait des six teintes de sa palette magique, jaillir le noir.
Henri Lobineau( Leo Schidlof) is described by Lionel Burrus in the quote from Holy Blood, Holy Grail as a "great voyager". This phrase "grand voyageur/great voyager" also appears in the poem Le Serpent Rouge.This would suggest that the "ami/friend" being described in this stanza of the poem is Leo Schidlof.
Le Serpent Rouge
Translated by Marcus Williamson and Corella Hughes
[2 Pisces]
This Friend, how to introduce him to you? His name remained a mystery, but his number is that of a famous seal. How to describe him to you? Perhaps like the pilot of the indestructible ark, impassive like a column on his white rock scanning towards the south [midday] beyond the black rock.
The title of poem "Le Serpent Rouge" echoes words found in the text of the Maranatha -Et In Arcadia Ego puzzle- "...where the red serpents of Icknield and Ermine gathered...". This "coincidence" suggests the possibility that the two documents are linked somehow.
In the second stanza of the poem the "number" of the "friend" referred to in the first and second stanzas is referred to. This reference to the number of the friend refers I believe to the anagram of the French word for friend ami, the Greek word Μία(mia) which means "one" in Greek. As has already been seen the late latin word Monas also may be translated as "one". Since Monas is an anagram of mason, this line of thinking supports the idea that the friend referred to in the poem is Leo Schidlof.
The stanza goes on to state that this friend's number is that of a famous seal. The word Monas brings to mind the Monas Hieroglyphica of John Dee which is the earliest recorded use of the word Monas.
When the alchemists depicted the Monad, they often added the Latin caption In Hoc Signo Vinces (“In this sign you will conquer”). All the coded ciphers of the alchemists were thought to be pieces of the Hieroglyphic Monad and, as we shall see in the next section, this is geometrically quite true. The frontispiece of the Hieroglyphic Monad is a succinct explanation of the cipher itself. It was considered so important in Elizabethan times that it became known around the world as the “Greater Seal of London.”
In the above article by Dennis Wiliam Hauck he refers to the Monas Hieroglyphica of John Dee and states that it's frontispiece was known as The Greater Seal of London. If the friend(ami) referred to in the poem Le Serpent Rouge refers to the mason Leo Schidlof, and the word monas(anagram of mason) can be equated with the Greater Seal of London, it may be inferred that the famous seal referred to in the poem, refers to the Greater Seal of London.
[1 Aquarius]
How strange are the manuscripts of this Friend, great traveller of the unknown, they appeared to me separately, yet they form a whole for him who knows that the colours of the rainbow give a white unity, or for the artist for whom the black springs out from under his paintbrush, made from the six colours of his magic pallet.
The above line of reasoning suggests the idea that the the "manuscripts" referred to in the first stanza of the poem refers then to the Maranatha puzzle of Leo Schidlof.
The poem, Le Serpent Rouge is dated January 17th, 1967 and it was deposited in the Bibliotheqie Nationale in Paris on March 20th of the same year. If the above line of reasoning is valid, it may be inferred that the Maranatha Puzzle dates to a similar timeframe.
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Post by Bownarrow on Nov 23, 2020 13:00:31 GMT -5
The second stanza of the poem - Le Serpent Rouge, also provides a description of the friend referred to.
The pilot of the everlasting Ark of Noah in thi stanza, I believe, refers to Deucalion who is the Greek counterpart of Noah. The name Deucalion is found inscribed on the The Parian Chronicle or Marmor Parium, a stele made of high quality semi-translucent marble found on the Aegean island of Paros. Parian marble is a high quality pure white marble(white rock) and the insciptions on the Chronicle appear in columns. The reference to "a column on his white rock" in the stanza therefore may be taken as referring to these columns inscribed on the pure white Parian marble stele of the Parian Chronicle.
While today Saliagos is situated on a small islet between Antiparos and Paros, these three landmasses were originally part of a single island, whereby the Soros Hill source was only a few kilometres to the south across dry land,
"Towards the south beyond the black rock" refers to the jet-black obsidian (black rock)found at Saros Hill on the island of Antiparos to the south(west) of the island of Paros.
The significance of Deucalion is :
Deucalion - ecu da lion(anagram) - shield(French) of( Romansch) Lion
Leo Schidlof - leo schild of(anagram) - lion shield(Dutch) of
From the above both Deucalion and Leo Schidlof reduce to the same phrase "shield of lion". It may thus be inferred that Deucalion/pilot of the ark of Noah may be identified with Leo Schidlof. This provides support for the idea that the friend referred to in the stanza is Leo Schidlof.
Sagittarius
W: Returning again to the white hill, the sky opens its floodgates. Close to me a presence, its feet in the water, like one who has just received the mark of baptism, I turn away again to the east, facing me I see unwinding endlessly by his coils, the enormous RED SERPENT mentioned in the documents, rigid and bitter, the huge, unleashed beast at the foot of the white mountain beast becomes scarlet with anger.
In the Sagittarius stanza of the poem it refers to "the enormous RED SERPENT mentioned in the documents(of this friend)". The Maranatha puzzle mentions "red serpents". I am not aware of any other documents from the time frame in question related to the Rennes Le Chateau mystery, that mentions a "red serpent". The inference would seem to be that the documents referred to in this stanza is the Maranatha Puzzle.
Again, the implication from the above is that Leo Schidlof is the author of the Maranatha puzzle and that it dates to prior to March 20th, 1967.
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Post by rubyfelixir on Apr 14, 2021 21:17:32 GMT -5
I V I N E P L A N T O A
L L T H E G U A R D I A
Spot the name?
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