An article by the controversial author Dan Green on the mysteries of Lincoln Cathedral.
 There is a suspicion of true irony in the fact that Hollywood came to
film scenes of Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' at the splendid Gothic
Cathedral of Lincoln, since it has been discovered that it has its own
authentic code entwining with the global mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau,
starting with the discovery of a strange depiction at the scene of The
Last Supper at the Great East Window, whereupon instead of either a
cup or loaf on Christ's plate, we see a dog! Furthermore, this dog
symbology reappears a further twice - once inside the Cathedral and
once outside - reinforcing the theory that hidden symbolism and the
layout of the building embraces the principles of sacred geometry and
a transmission of secret architectural knowledge hinting at the dog
star Sirius.
 The same dog that appears on the platter also appears on
a 15th century woodcut of the Stations of the Cross, inexplicably
staring up at Jesus on his way to Calvary, and another dog that stares up accompanies the statue of famed Holy Grail poet Lord Tennyson,
standing in the precincts of the Cathedral. The magnificent 13th
century Rose Window at the North Transept may be more correctly known
as a Wind Rose or Compass Rose. It has been said by Masons that if the
window of this beautifully stained glass decorated Rose Window be
removed, and if one were to stand in a certain position within the
Cathedral at night, one would clearly see in all its beauty, the
constellations of the Northern 'Star Clock' revolving through the
stone circles. Thirty foot up the buttress of the south-east corner of
the Transept, we find an East sundial that is unusual owing to the
oddity of its numerals - no hour lines are marked earlier than 6am - in
Lincoln, it is earlier than 6am that we see the sunrise during the
Egyptian 'Dog Days' in conjunction with the star Sirius, suggesting
the Dial is a dog day marker. 
Much of the hidden symbology within the
Cathedral alludes to the bright and morning star Sirius and the
current chapel dedicated to Mary in the Cathedral is called the
Morning chapel. According to 'The Da Vinci Code', the Grail waits
underneath ancient Roslin. This may be alluding to the ROSe Window at
LINcoln - spelling ROSLIN. Brown's alleged fiction assures us that
She, Mary, the Grail, rests at last beneath the starry skies...given
that the Rose Window is a planisphere, the Round Table given to Guinevere (correctly pronounced 'Queen-of-air'), a map or atlas of the
Northern Constellations, a possible reinterpretation can read 'rests
ATLASt' beneath the starry skies of the Rose Window, atlas of the
Northern Heavens? Radio astronomy has proven to us that the iron
content of the star Sirius is the same as the iron in our blood and
the iron of the earth and of our solar system. Sirius is our
blood.....the Blood and the Grail ? For further explanations of the
relationship between the Cathedral and Rennes-le-Chateau and the
Grail, please visit my interview at www.andrewgough.co.uk 
 We can't leave the Cathedral behind without a word about the Masonic
marker of its infamous Lincoln Imp, high up between two arches on the
North side of the Angel Choir. This 13th century demon is said to
have been blown into the Cathedral by the wind. Generally speaking, an
imp is a small demon that has such a restricted power that it relishes
in creating havoc by spreading untrue tales and lies amongst the
gullible. The word originates from Old English 'impa' meaning 'shoot',
'offspring', 'graft'. In Masonic architecture a graft is 'the place of
junction of stock and scion'...'scion' a word from Old French 'sion,
scion', meaning a young member of a family, a descendant, an offshoot.
Is this a reference to what Dan Brown in his novel refers to as the
alleged fathered child of Jesus and Mary, and the Priory of Sion who
keep the secret ?
The East Dial sundial faces the splendour of the
East Porch, known as the Judgement Porch. Underneath a dog rose shaped
detail, we see Jesus high above Mary and child. It is strange that we
are asked to accept the adult Jesus above Mary, cradling the infant
Jesus in her arms. To gain entry to heaven, we must be as children,
and so it is reasonable to suggest, that seen through a child's eyes,
one could be forgiven for thinking that we are looking at the adult
Jesus, or father, above the mother and child - the child of that father
and mother, Jesus and Mary Magdalene? Why is the statue of Mary
outside of the church ? Is it because she is the Magdalene, upon whom
the early church passed Judgement and cast her out ? Jesus wears a
robe and sash that clearly shows a specific tied knot. Is this the
Masons telling us that he has 'tied the knot', a phrase that goes back
to Roman days and means ' to be married' ?
It is interesting to note that that the first church built on this site in 60AD was that of Mary Magdalene, destroyed to make way for the Minster in 1097. So who may be responsible for all these clues concerning the cathedral? It is thought that the Knights Templar, alleged Guardians of the
Grail, through their discoveries during the Crusades formed a missing
link in the chain of transmission of secret architectural knowledge.
Viewed from the air, Lincoln Cathedral is in the shape of the Cross of
Lorraine, the original insignia employed by the Templars.
For further information regarding the Templars in Lincolnshire, view
my feature at farshores.org/a07tq.htm
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