Rose of Sharon

She says, "I am the ROSE of Sharon, and the LILY of the valley," thus revealing the fact that she is both red and white, although at first she announces herself to be black. "Oh, my Dove that art in the clefts of the rocks, in the secret place of the stairs " The Dove is the White Work triumphant. 

Rose-of-Sharon, Hibiscus Salvia, Salvia Sapphire flower, Browallia Sedum, Sedum Shrub verbena, Lantana Silk tree, Albizia Snakeroot, Cimicifuga Snapdragon, Antirrhinum Speedwell, Veronica Spindle tree, Euonymus Spirea. Spiraea Spruce, Picea Spurge, Euphorbia, Pachysandra Stonecrop, Sedum Strawflower, Helichrysum Sunflower, Helianthus... 

George were both reminders that Britain is the land of the radiant heart and Rosy Cross, symbolized by the roses of Sharon and Minerva. 

Common/vernacular names St. Johns Wort, Klamath weed. Rose of Sharon, Tutsan, and goatweed. 

Cotton, a plant of the genus Gossypium (name used by Pliny), is a member of the tribe Hibisceae, Some well-known species of this tribe include okra H. esculentus), rose mallow H, moscheutos), rose of Sharon (if. syriacus) and kenaf (H. cannabinus). In this tribe Gossypium is the most important genus from an economic point of view. ... 

Later authors have adjusted the symbolism of Sharon s Rose to represent Jesus. As we shall see in Chapter 16 and Chapter 17, the rose represents dew, as does the Sumerian KUR-KUR, or crocus flower. The difference is that the rose gives birth to the son or divine dew of Light. This is the color of the bright lilac crocus and identifies with the mysterious Arcanum arcanorum, the lilac Philosophers Stone, which is often hallowed as Jesus for reasons that will also become clear later in this book. 

In this story, we can dimly perceive the occupation of Hebron by the Hurrians, which has always been such a mystery to scholars. The Hurrian Calebites of Hebron, the Kirjath-arba, Dog-men or Children of Heth, are therefore the mysterious roses on the Plain of Sharon. David s battles with the Philistines also symbolize the ongoing process of eliminating the Anakim from Israel. 

The symmetry implicit in a St Andrews cross would have been important to Lord Anson. He established a fine garden of dog roses, the symbol of resurrection of the men of the Plain of Sharon. 

At least three Grand Masters of the Prieure du Notre Dame du Sion were well-known practitioners and publishers of alchemy Nicholas Flamel (1398-1418), Robert Boyle (1654-1691) and Sir Isaac Newton (1691-1727). Although these Grand Masters were familiar with Jewish alchemy and Gnostic philosophy, they probably were not accomplished adepts of practical alchemy. Isaac Newton seemed very frustrated. Perhaps the Grand Masters suffered a similar vacuum of knowledge as the Rabbis who supposedly lost the secret at the destruction of the Temple. Nor were these Grand Masters of the Prieure du Notre Dame du Sion privy to the secret philosophy of the Sharon s Rose. 

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