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Thank Renne I do love indeed. I love the sides it reminds of the Elven rings in LOTR.

Mt. Bugarach seen from the RLC tower. The RLC parchment refers to St. Anthony, has no one connected the parchment to the Gorge of Galamus hermitage?

"Anthony the Great or Antony the Great (ca. 251–356), also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot,
Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony of Thebes, Abba Antonius (Ἀββᾶς Ἀντώνιος), and Father of All Monks,
was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers. He is celebrated in many churches on his feast
days: 30 January in the Old-Calendar Eastern Orthodox Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church; 17 January in the New-Calendar
Eastern Orthodox Church, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the Coptic Catholic Church.

The biography of Anthony's life by Athanasius of Alexandria helped to spread the concept of monasticism, particularly in Western
Europe through Latin translations. He is often erroneously considered the first monk, but as his biography and other sources make
clear, there were many ascetics before him. Anthony was, however, the first known ascetic going into the wilderness
(about A.D. 270–271), a geographical move that seems to have contributed to his renown. Accounts of Anthony enduring
supernatural temptation during his sojourn in the Libyan Desert inspired the often-repeated subject of the temptation of St. Anthony
in Western art and literature."

The chapel of St. Anthony in the Gorge of Galamus which contains the magic square - formerly known

as an entrance to the Underworld. St. Anthony and Mary Magdalene are both honored there, why has no

one connected this location to "Shepherdess No Temptation..."?

Wrong Saint Anthony.

TCP

Hmmmm, maybe that`s what "Anthony No Temptation..." means - not THAT St. Anthony.

There`s an Egyptian one and a Russian one? Which one is at Galamus?

Since, the sanctuary is thus also under the protection of Saint Anthony the Great, patron saints of hermits. Legend speaks of his temptations and his victory over the demonic traps that were placed on his road to salvation. As to the small pig that normally accompanies the saint, it symbolises evil that was conquered and converted into good.

As to the original grotto, in which the spring is located, this is under the protection of another saint… Mary Magdalene. Both Mary Magdalene and Saint Anthony are notorious hermits, and hence likely protectors for hermitages.
http://www.perillos.com/galamus.html

And there are plenty of hermitages in that part of the country,

My personal favorite:

Galerie de photos sur Ermitage de Domanova - Seul vestige d'un village disparu : Crozes














Good accoustics too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gKx0XzPmH0

TCP

Egyptian and Hungarian. The latter was the hermit of Galamus.

TCP

Are there any photos of the interior of the hermitage of Galamus? Thank you for those. So

there were 2 St. Anthonys who were hermits? I know that there were hermits at Notre Dame de

Marceille also, hermits seem to work as guardians of these places. Was there really a SATOR square

on the head of Dagobert?



This looks pretty old, and damaged?

This St. Antoine is associated with St. Paul? Thank you for the link.

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Stüblein, Pierres Gravées du Languedoc, pp. 186 and 187
http://jhaldezos.free.fr/elements_insolites/Pierre_gravees.pdf

From a previous conversation


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Roger:

Here`s a Wheel of Fortune to go with the ship window with the Wheel of Fortune helm

in the church at Bugarach. Thank you for the Head of Dagobert with the Sator square,

is that face the front of the same figure? I`d say from the clues that the treasure of

Dagobert is in the Galamus area somewhere.

Do an image search in Google using search terms "galamus hermitage" - there are a few good ones but they're on Flickr (can't copy image address and re-post as image here).

TCP

Magic squares in Hebrew read as prayers that can be used as talismans.

I can see how this format could be utilized as a code.

TCP - I couldn`t find any Galamus hermitage interiors but I saw some beautiful renovated
monasteries in that area from the 12th and 13th centuries.



Renovated monastery 12th c. in the Carcassonne region, what terrific stone arches.

Interior da gruta do eremitério de Santo Antônio de Galamus


http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/62050544.jpg

Enlargement available at
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Paddy

From the front.

Thank you for the color photograph. Where is the magic square located in the picture?

Is it carved from the living rock?

You're welcome. In the enlargement (position the cursor over the picture and click), the SATOR square is in the corner near the person with the turquoise top.

http://v7.cache3.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/62050544.jpg?redirect_counter=1

As for the living rock, a good question.

Paddy

Here it is larger. It does look as if the carvings on the right side are carved from the cave.

Is the head on the SATOR square said to be Dagobert? I think maybe it portrays him after he was slain.

Thanks to Roscoe for this. It must have been a difficult trek to get to Galamus

in ancient times.

Revelation, 11.1:
Et datus est mihi calamus similis virgae dicens surge et metire templum Dei et altare et adorantes in eo.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod, and the Angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the Temple of God, and the Altar, and them that worship therein.

Paddy

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