Tag Archives: Cathars

This is My 4600th Post: It Seems Appropriate, Somehow

Posted on October 4, 2025 by cdsmiller17

The Magdalene Tower, Rennes-le-Chateau, France Over time, I come back to themes and stories that I visited more than 40 years ago. Today, I want to look at the village priest who amassed a great deal of money in the … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Look at Mary Magdalene’s Gospel

Posted on December 3, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Gospel of the Beloved Companion (2010) There is a French quote on the Dedication page that reads: “Après sept cents ans, la Vigne reverdira une fois de plus.” Quillan, Jehanne de. The Gospel of the Beloved Companion: The Complete … Continue reading →

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What I Was Then, I Still Am

Posted on January 29, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Apostate Right! So here’s the thing. This term has a negative connotation, and one which has increased over the last two thousand years. The One True Faith was exactly that: faith that one is backing the ‘right’ side. It was … Continue reading →

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I Found This Photo on Facebook

Posted on August 13, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Montségur

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It’s All Starting to Make Sense, Finally

Posted on April 26, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Troubadour As you may recall, I like writing poetry; and the sonnet is my format of choice, for many reasons. But I’d never understood why, before yesterday. That’s when I learned that sonnets may have evolved from the musical poetry … Continue reading →

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Could a 1st Century Conquest be Echoed in the 13th Century?

Posted on February 6, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Destruction of the Second Temple (August 4, 70 AD) Sometimes, I surprise even myself. No, I am not putting myself in the thick of things during Titus’ destruction of Jerusalem, but I am being shown some interesting echoes. The … Continue reading →

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Jupiter and Saturn Have Been Close Before In Aquarius

Posted on December 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17

March 13, 1226 And what happened eight hundred years ago when the grand conjunction last mutated from earth into air? A conjunction in 1206 in Taurus was followed by one in 1226 in Aquarius, and the shift was accompanied by … Continue reading →

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Cathar Site? The Cave of Bethlehem

Posted on November 16, 2020 by cdsmiller17
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The Siege That Still Echoes Through Time

Posted on November 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Montségur This siege is not so well-known, at least not as well-known as Masada. But to “heretics” everywhere in the West, this one was very important. It was the starting point of us. Whatever lives modern Gnostics have returned as, … Continue reading →

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Having a “Bash At” Decoding a Mystery

Posted on May 30, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Atbash Cypher It is probably the oldest and yet simplest of codes: a simple letter substitution, following the instruction, “The first shall be last and the last shall be first.” (Matthew 20:16) The reason for looking at this ancient … Continue reading →

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