Soundful---a Synchronistic Word Game. Wanna Play?

Recently I've been toying around with the idea of how Egyptians did not use vowels in their written language. 

I also pondered the phenomena that the human brain can automatically fill in blanks and rearrange the order of words in a sentence to arrive at the most logical combination of words.

If you're a regular reader of any Synchromystic blogs you see that type of thing all the time.  Words, letters, and numbers are flipped and rearranged to reveal astonishing truths, i.e. SON/SUN, RATS/STAR, THORN/NORTH, STARMY/ ST. MARY (just to name a few of Jake Kotze's word flips).

This led me to meditate on the Power of Words.  One word can contain the information for an entire concrete concept in an audiovisual and emotive format.  That's why the Bible states that the world was created by the Logos or Word of God. 

It's also why visual representations of a company's brand name (created in its image) are called "Logos". (see Logos: The Divine Word of God)

Vowels are a modern addition of convenience by scholars trying desperately to decipher hieroglyphs (Nefer is actually Nfr in ancient Egyptian).

In English you can also remove vowels from sentences and still retain most of the meaning. 

Our brains automatically fill in the missing vowels in sentences like: “Th qck brwn fx jmps vr th lzy dg", replacing incomplete data with familiar concepts.

Similarly, in Hebrew, Arabic, and other Semitic languages vowels are not used in word roots.  Instead, word-stems (roots) are combinations of consonants, which in most cases are unchangeable.

I find it quite interesting that in both Hebrew and Arabic the root word MLK means King.  Today we still associate MLK with the concept of King due to its common usage as an abbreviation for U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Conversely, perhaps one reason King's message of freedom was able to penetrate our hearts and minds is precisely because his name subconsciously resonated an age-old concept already buried there via these ancient languages.

In this sense it's clear that often Names, Titles, and Symbols associated with a person or object are not simply identifiers;  They may also be representations of the character traits of the person or object. 

This was a concept well-understood in ancient times, but often lost in Western thought (see Ancient Hebrew Word Meanings).

For Synchromystic purposes, I've coined the method of interpreting the character of a word Soundful, an amalgam of the phrase "Sound Full of Feeling". 

This name embodies the fact that the visual representation of a word is inexorably linked to the Sound and the Feeling it invokes in the reader.

Soundful can be played as a Brain Exercise:

The Rules are simple: Drop out all the vowels Egyptian-style and make context-based interpretations to arrive at your final answer.  (Click here for complete Instructions)

Here's an Example using a topic of one of my previous posts Larry King as the Object. (see Death of a Raging Bull and All Hail the Larry King)

Object:  Larry King

Visual:  His photo

Symbology:  Suspenders, Glasses

Word(s):  SUSPENDERS, GLASSES

De-Vowel:  SSPNDRS, GLSSS


Concept(s):  People who suspend belief, SS=2S=To, GLSS=Gloss over the truth, SPN=Spin, DR=Doctor

New Word(s):  SU SPIN DR, GLOSS

Answer:  U.S. Spin Doctor
Interpretation:  Larry King was a Spin Doctor for the United States.

In that example, I used Soundful to analyze the symbols (glasses and suspenders) famously associated with Larry King. 

In the following Example, I used it to analyze his actual name:

Object:  Larry King
Visual:  His name
Symbology:  Larry King
Word(s):  LARRY KING
De-vowel:  LRRY KNG
Concepts:  Lore, Liking, Yarn (to spin a yarn), You, Your, RR=2R=To, King
New Word(s):  LORE, LIKING, YARN, YOU, YOUR, TO, KING
Answer:  You spin lore and yarns to your King's liking.

The answer can be interpreted the same as in the first example---Larry King was a spin doctor for his king (the U.S. Government).

Maybe this is crazy weird and only makes sense to me, but I've been having a lot of fun with it and have even revealed some pretty awesome ideas in more important areas.

In my next post, I'll demonstrate how I used this technique to analyze one of Nostradamus' most famous quatrains.

[ Have more good Soundful examples?  Please leave a Comment, I'd love to see them! ]

Death of a Raging Bull and All Hail the Larry King

The late U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was known to many as the "Raging Bull".  His sudden death this week synchronistically aligns with the sacrificial Bull-slaying rituals of the ancient Mystery cults.

The Tauroctony scene (shown below) is the the central icon of the Mithraic Mystery cults.  It depicts Mithras killing a Bull with a short sword.  Other major identifying elements always present in the scene are a dog, a serpent, and a scorpion.

An analysis of the circumstances surrounding Holbrooke's death indicates that all the required elements for a Tauroctony scene were present.

Mithras' Sword - Frank Ruggiero has been appointed to replace the late Holbrooke. Ruggiero is is the Italian version of the Germanic name Roger meaning "renown for his sword".

The Dog and the Serpant - Ruggiero stated that both he and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were with Holbrooke at the time of his aortic dissection.  This identifies them as the Dog and the Serpent shown leaping toward the Bull's wounds in the Tauroctony scene.

The Scorpion - Hillary Clinton also plays a dual role in the scene. In the Tarot she resonates The High Priestess card.  The High Priestess reversed can indicate all the negative aspects of the astrological sign of Scorpio.  She is the vengeful Scorpion desmasculating the Bull. 

This dynamic is reflected in the fact that Holbrooke was a frontrunner for his dream job of U.S. Secretary of State in 2008 until Clinton struck a deal with the Obama administration to appoint her to the position.

Synchromystically, Holbrooke's death can also be tied to the retirement of Larry King (born 11/19/1933), the long-time host of CNN talk show Larry King Live.

In the Roman Empire of the 2nd to 4th centuries, Taurobolium was a Bull-killing cult act performed by initiates of the Mysteries of Magna Mater.

The Bull was chased and overcome prior to being sacrificed to ensure the regeneration and purification of the Emperor and the Empire.  

In 1994, Larry King infamously provided live TV coverage of the police "chasing" O.J. Simpson's white Bronco (NOTE: a Mechanical Bull is also known as a Bucking Bronco).

King's trademark suspenders and EYEglasses identify him as one of the two initiates kneeling before the High Priest/Emperor on The Hierophant tarot card. 

In another nice sync, The Hierophant is also associated with occult initiations and is ruled by the astrological symbol Taurus, the Bull.  Crowley's version of the card (below, right) even features a Tauroctony motif.

Although The Hierophant follows The Emperor in the major arcane of the Tarot, together they represent one power structure working in tandem through politics (the religion of the Government). 

In this sense, Larry King as one of the Hierophant's initiates represents the EYE of the public helping to reinforce the Emperor's politics on the world. 

Larry King Live was broadcast all over the world on CNN International. 



CNN International Logo as compared to an inverted Scorpio symbol.

The show's significant impact on world views was even noted by Richard Holbrooke himself. He was quoted as telling King:

"I know that your program is watched carefully in Belgrade, probably the most watched program available to the leadership in Belgrade, and I hope they hear your suggestion and respond positively to it.”

If King is the archetypal EYE of public politics, then Holbrooke was, as an article in TIME called him, the "Archetype of American Diplomacy".  

His dying mission was to end the war in Afghanistan and he was notoriously dogged in his lifelong pursuit of world peace. 

Holbrooke's struggle links synchromystically to the 1980 movie classic Raging Bull starring Robert De Niro as failed boxing prizefighter Jake LaMotta. 

Eleleth at the Kosmos Idikos blog confirms De Niro's connection to the Bull/Beast.  He writes: 

Robert De Niro, as a personification of the Beast (the dark, masculine Ego), is lost and adrift in the world, desperately searching for the Beauty--that is, the feminine principle of Love--that ever eludes his grasp.

Like De Niro's character Jake LaMotta, Holbrooke is the failed prizefighter who dies with his hard fought efforts to bring the principle of Love/Peace to Afghanistan unfulfilled.

The name LaMotta also means "dweller by a fortified stronghold" which links Holbrooke to The Five of Cups in the Tarot and syncs with the Five (V) of The Hierophant card.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai collaborated with Holbrooke to try to strike a peace accord. 

Holbrooke and Afghan President Hamid Karzai

On 10/11/2010 Karzai was interviewed via satellite on Larry King Live.

In the interview King tows the "Emperor's" line by suggesting the Taliban is an "undefeatable force", Obama's drawdown of troops is tantamount to abandonment, and Karzai is a delusional manic depressive.

Richard Holbrooke died on 12/13/10.  Three days later on 12/16/10 Larry King retired at the age of 77, ending his show after 25 (2+5=7) years on air.

British journalist and TV personality Piers Morgan has been selected to replace King on CNN.

Piers Morgan was born Piers O'Meara on 3/30/1965 (3/3/11=33) and his name (Piers=pierce) is yet another sync wink to the sacrificial "piercing" or stabbing of the Bull. 

We can also find a synchromystic link to him in historical fantasy author Katherine Kurtz's (K2) series of Deryni novels. 

One of the fictional Eleven Kingdoms in the Deryni series is named Meara, and Kurtz's two most recent books are  In the King's Service (2003) and Childe Morgan (2006).

On January 1, 2011 (11/11), Piers Morgan will "fill the King's suspenders", thus sealing his place as the second initiate on The Hierophant tarot card---the Childe Morgan in the King's service.

Rutter wrote:

"We might even justifiably say that the taurobolium, rather than a rite effectual in itself was a symbol of paganism. It was a rite apparently forbidden by the Christian emperors and thus became a hallmark of the pagan nobility in their final struggle..."

Therefore, the Bull sacrifice can be seen as an act of defiance against God, a move by The Powers that Be born of desperation at seeing the Political, Religious, and Economic control structures they have so careful crafted now at risk of crumbling.

The Zoroastrian tradition speaks of the "destructive spirit" Ahriman (aka Angra Mainyu).

Ahriman slays the Primal Bull...but the battle goes on, with mankind caught in the middle, whose duty it remains to withstand the forces of evil through good thoughts, words and deeds.

The Raging Bull has died and the Larry King Live(s).  Who will prevail in this battle?

Special Thanks and Recommended Reading:

Special thanks to Eleleth at the Kosmos Idikos blog for his Tarot insights.