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We can have legitimate discussions about some doctrines. We can agree to disagree on non-essential doctrines pertaining to predestination or the timing of the Rapture, but prophecy can't have any error. There are many non-negotiable doctrines in the Christian faith like the deity of Jesus Christ, the Godhead, the virgin birth, Jesus' sinless life, etc. The Bible in the Old Testament and New Testament is clear that one false prophecy makes a person a false prophet. There is no exception. The Jehovah Witness has been notorious for making many false prophecies. The Watchtower made many bold prophecies about the end times that never came to pass. Charles Taze Russell made the false prophecies that 1874 was when Jesus had his invisible presence, in 1878, Jesus will became king of Heaven (when Jesus Christ is already King of Kings and Lord of Lords on Earth as well Heaven), and the end of the world will take place in 1914. Over time, Rutherford replaced 1874, such that his time line of the end of the world in the 20th century. Rutherford even dismissed the majority of his own 1900's predictions. With the outbreak of World War One in August 1914, Russell reconfirmed that the end would be October 1914. When nothing happened in October 1914 Russell reused the idea that 1915 would signal the end. The Watchtower notoriously have expressed false predictions about Armageddon and other matters, but they hypocritically criticize other religions that do the same thing: "RELIGIOUS LEADERS sometimes predict tragic worldwide events to warn mankind and gather followers. Doomsday prophet Harold Camping and his disciples widely advertised that the earth would be destroyed in 2011. Needless to say, the world is still here." (Watchtower 2014 May 1 p.3). Toward the end of the twentieth century, the Watchtower Society refrained from issuing specific dates for Armageddon but still has not stopped implying dates and time frames. 

 

The Jehovah's Witnesses are a large group of people with over 8 million followers worldwide and are active in over 240 countries. Many false doctrines are found in that religious organization. Many of them go door to door in trying to gain more converts. They even dress conservatively at times, but they believe in views that are not true. In this generation, we have to keep it real and be honest about heresies (regardless). We are admonished in I John 4:1, “Beloved, believe NOT every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: BECAUSE MANY FALSE PROPHETS ARE GONE OUT INTO THE WORLD.”  I John 4:2 tells us that “Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God.” Jehovah Witness believe in the blasphemy that the Archangel Michael came from Heaven and became Jesus Christ. There is no biblical evidence for that massive heresy. The truth is that God came in the flesh as Yeshua. Jesus Christ is God in the flesh.  Colossians 2:8,9 says, “...after CHRIST. FOR IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY.” Jesus claimed that He was the “I AM” of Exodus 3:14 (see also John 5:18 and Philippians 2:6).

The Jehovah's Witnesses forbid their followers to celebrate birthdays or holidays (even non-pagan holidays. I can understand not celebrating Halloween, Christmas, and other holidays because of the obvious pagan, occult overtones on those holidays). Celebrating birthdays is never a violation of Scripture as the OT and NT never banned believers from celebrating birthdays or special celebrations as long as they are filled with holiness and righteousness. As Romans 14:1-5, 9-10 mentions, "...Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind...For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ." In the Jehovah's Witnesses, members are removed and shunned from even family members in a method called "disfellowship." Stories have shown some Jehovah Witnesses even allowing members to shun family members who left the JWs. Page 27 of the August 2024 Watchtower stated that the word disfellowshipped will no longer be used, and instead be referred to as “being removed from the congregation.” Disfellowship is not in the Bible. There is no Biblical justification to the extend of this removal of the congregation. The NT says limit association with Christians that do wrong not strict shunning. Jesus Christ taught the revolutionary view of love your enemies, never to judge except righteous judgment, and show compassion to human beings. Also, if a person wants to turn their life around, we shouldn't shun them, as the story of the Prodigal Son documents. The Bible commands respect shown to heretics and apostates, even if we disagree with them. The Watchtower lie and said that the Athanasian Creed is about people worshiping three Gods in one: “The Watch Tower of June 1882 stated: “At this time, therefore, the doctrine of three Gods was invented …”(Proclaimers p.125). In truth, The Athanasian creed is about the Trinity doctrine that defines one God in three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit). 

 

Anna Julia Cooper moved to Washington, D.C. to promote more social activism. In 1892, Cooper, Helen Appo Cook, Ida B. Wells, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Mary Jane Peterson, Mary Church Terrell, and Evelyn Shaw formed the Colored Women's League in Washington, D.C. The goals of the service-oriented club were to promote unity, social progress, and the best interests of the African-American community. Cook was elected president. Cooper was a friend of Grimek. She later wrote a memoir about the Grimké Family, titled "The Early Years in Washington: Reminiscences of Life with the Grimkés," which appeared in Personal Recollections of the Grimké family and the Life and Writings of Charlotte Forten Grimké (privately published in 1951). She began as a tenured teacher, teaching Latin, math and science at M Street High School, becoming principal in 1901 or 1902. She later became entangled in a controversy involving the differing attitudes about black education, as she advocated for a model of classical education espoused by W. E. B. Du Bois, "designed to prepare eligible students for higher education and leadership", rather than the vocational program that was promoted by Booker T. Washington. This approach to the education of black students clashed with the backlash over Reconstruction gains in Black civil and political rights, and resulted in the D.C. School Board refusing to reappoint her in 1906. Later, she was recalled to M Street, and she fit her work on her doctoral thesis into "nooks and crannies of free time." The truth is that young people need both intellectual education and vocational education to be a jack of all trades. People need to know how to read, write, analyze information, and build things that are constructive to society. During her years as a teacher and principal at M Street High School, Cooper also completed her first book, titled A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South, published in 1892, and delivered many speeches calling for civil rights and women's rights. The book is widely viewed as one of the first articulations of black feminism and advanced a vision of self-determination through education and social uplift for African-American women. Its central thesis was that black women's educational, moral, and spiritual progress would improve the general standing of the African-American community. She says that men's violent natures often counter the goals of higher education, so it is essential to foster more women intellectuals because they will bring more elegance to education. This view was criticized by some as submissive to the 19th-century cult of true womanhood, but others label it as one of the most important arguments for Black feminism in the 19th century. The truth is that black women leaders and black women leaders are valuable in building up the black community in general. Cooper advanced the view that educated and successful black women must support their underprivileged peers in achieving their goals. The essays in A Voice from the South also touched other topics such as the socioeconomic realities of Black families and the administration of the Episcopal Church. A Voice from the South received significant praise from leaders in the black community. It was widely praised within the Black community and among intellectuals for its pioneering ideas on race, gender, and education.

 

Human hair has been talked about for generations. Each human being has different types of hair. Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis of the skin. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles that produce thick terminal and fine vellus hair. Most common interest in hair is focused on hair growth, hair types, and hair care, but hair is also an important biomaterial primarily composed of protein, notably alpha-keratin. Attitudes towards different forms of hair, such as hairstyles and hair removal, vary widely across different cultures and historical periods, but it is often used to indicate a person's personal beliefs or social position, such as their age, gender, or religion. The human hair starts on the inside of the skin. The part behind the skin is called the hair follicle, or, when pulled from the skin, the bulb or root. This organ is located in the dermis and maintains stem cells, which not only re-grow the hair after it falls out, but also are recruited to regrow skin after a wound. The hair shaft, which is the hard filamentous part that extends above the skin surface. It is made of multi-layered keratinized (dead) flat cells whose rope-like filaments provide structure and strength to it. The protein called keratin makes up most of its volume. A cross section of the hair shaft may be divided roughly into three zones. There is the cuticle, the cortex, and the medulla. Each strand of hair is made up of the medulla, cortex, and cuticle. 

The cortex contains melanin, which colors the fiber based on the number, distribution and types of melanin granules. The melanin may be evenly spaced or cluster around the edges of the hair. The shape of the follicle determines the shape of the cortex, and the shape of the fiber is related to how straight or curly the hair is. People with straight hair have round hair fibers. Oval and other shaped fibers are generally more wavy or curly. The cuticle is the outer covering. Its complex structure slides as the hair swells and is covered with a single molecular layer of lipid that makes the hair repel water. The diameter of human hair varies from 0.017 to 0.18 millimeters (0.00067 to 0.00709 in). Some of these characteristics in humans' head hair vary by ethnicity: people of mostly African ancestry tend to have hair with a diameter of 60–90 μm and a flat cross-section, while people of mostly European or Middle Eastern ancestry tend to have hair with a diameter of 70–100 μm and an oval cross-section, and people of mostly Asian or Native American ancestry tend to have hair with a diameter of 90–120 μm and a round cross-section. There are roughly two million small, tubular glands and sweat glands that produce watery fluids that cool the body by evaporation. The glands at the opening of the hair produce a fatty secretion that lubricates the hair.

There is a massive importance of hair health that we should know about. Using proper hygiene for human hair is very important. Hair can be colored, trimmed, shaved, plucked, or removed by waxing, sugaring, and threading. We know that salons, barbershops, and day spas work with hair constantly. Properly cleaning the scalp skin can help the hair. Some people have dandruff and head ice.  Sebum is a natural substance that gives hair its natural shine. Too much sebum can block hair follicles, which can prevent hair from growing. Proper hair washing removes excess sweat and oil, and as unwanted products from the hair and scalp. Helping to have great hair health deals with a balanced diet rich in protein, iron, zinc, omega 3 fatty acids, and vitamins A, C, D, and E. These nutrients are key for maintaining strong, healthy hair and promoting growth. Such foods that deal with great hair health are eggs, spinach, salmon, avocados, nut, sweet potatoes, and other foods which support scalp health, boost collagen, and prevent nutrient related hair loss. Proteins build keratin, which is part of hair structure and prevents breakage and weakness. Iron ensures that oxygen reaches hair follicles. 

 

Dr. Valerie Montgomery is an American obstetrician, gynecologist, and college administrator. She is the President and Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine. She loves her husband, Melvin Rice, and their 2 children. She is a native of Georgia. She completed a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology. In 1987, she earned a medical degree from Harvard Medical School. In addition, at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, she completed the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program. She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University. She also conducted a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Hutzel Women's Hospital. Her research on infertility and maternal mortality rates earned her membership of the Honor Roll of Outstanding Black Physicians. This award is granted to black physicians and scientists who are deemed visionaries. The professionals who receive this honor are those who have overcome great adversity in the name of scientific advancement and social justice in their aid to individuals of color and needy and vulnerable individuals. Because of her dedication and passion to women's reproductive health with an emphasis on minority reproductive research, Dr. Montgomery Rice has been awarded multifaceted awards throughout her career including awards from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and Office of Research on Women's Health/National Institutes of Health (NIH) advisory councils (2013-); Society for Women's Health Research board (2012-) and the executive committee (2013); March of Dimes board (2012-), etc. 

Griffin P. Rodgers is the director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, one of the 27 institutes that make up the United States National Institutes of Health. He is also the Chief of the institute's Molecular and Clinical Hematology Branch and is known for contributions to research and therapy for sickle cell anemia. Rodgers graduated from Brown University with his undergraduate (1976), graduate (1979), and medical degrees (1979), and holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School (2005). He is a hematologist who has been board-certified in internal medicine, emergency medicine, and hematology. Rodgers first joined the NIH in 1984. He became the Chief of the Molecular and Clinical Hematology Branch in 1998 and the NIDDK Deputy Director in 2001. In 2006, he assumed the directorship on an acting basis, and this position was made permanent in 2007 by the NIH's director at the time, Elias Zerhouni. Rodgers was awarded a Mastership from the American College of Physicians in 2005. He received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 2011. Rodgers is a physician-scientist who studies diseases of bone marrow and is best known for his work on the molecular genetics of hemoglobinopathies and on developing a treatment for sickle cell anemia. He was a major contributor to the development of hydroxyurea therapy, which was approved by the FDA in 1998.

 

Spring of 2026 will exist every soon in a little over a month. Spring represents many things to so many human beings. It is a time of personal reflection and the realization that new beginnings can be necessary for personal and social growth. It is a season filled with a temperate climate in many parts of the world, flowers blossoming, and a renewed sense of duty to stand up for justice for all. One important precept is that we must have hope for the future. I am always a realist and an optimist by nature as an Older Millennial (or Xennial). Many folks on grand juries are resisting the unjust, authoritarian policies of Donald Trump (who publicly said that he hates his enemies, he said that he doesn't ask God for forgiveness, and he lied to say that the 2020 election was stolen). For example, a grand jury refused to allow the federal government (via Jeannine Piro, the U.S. attorney for Washington and a Trump ally) to indict six Democratic lawmakers (who are all veterans or members of the intelligence community) for crimes. These six human beings just wanted servicemen and servicewomen to refuse illegal orders. Their statements are protected by the First Amendment, and they weren't illegal or immoral. Trump has hatred and distrust of dissent against his policies, but these six Congressional leaders stood up to defend our democracy that our ancestors personally built. A grand jury in my state of Virginia has refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James. So, grand juries can do positive actions to improve our democratic society. The fascism and terrorism of ICE against Americans (like Americans being hit with dangerous chemicals, for Americans to be harassed, and for one city council member being assaulted. Even undocumented immigrants should be treated as human beings, not less than human) have no justification, despite what anyone has to say. The attacks on our black museums, grand, Orwellian book bans, and trying to force public and private universities to unconditionally support the MAGA movement are not only wrong but also unjust. We are clearly committed to protecting our environment, expanding our infrastructure and institutions, enjoying our civil rights, improving our health care, strengthening voting rights, and maintaining our civil liberties. We have one life to live, and we have the God-given right to live to the fullest, filled with righteousness, holiness, and courage.

 

The music of the 1970s was groundbreaking, showing a funkier sound. From R&B to rock and roll, the music of the 1970s had a more musical edge than that of the 1960s. Also, the 1970s was the time when hip hop was born, one of the most important musical genres in history. This decade saw rock and roll divided into newer subgenres like punk, heavy metal, and glam. In other words, rock and roll became more complex with heavy metal groups like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, etc. There were other rock bands like Pink Floyd, Yes, David Bowie, Chicago, the Doobie Brothers, and Queen. We saw the rise of disco music. Disco music came from the working class streets of America that focused not only escape but also serious topics at times too. Such disco musicians were Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Dee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band, Kool and the Gan, Earth, Wind, and Fire, and Chic that shown disco songs constantly. The 1970s saw the rise of the singer songwriting culture like Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, and Fleetwood Mac producing many albums and writing their own music. By the mid to late 1970s, there was punk and new wave with groups like the Ramones, Sex Pistols, and The Clash. The new wave used a more synth sound with Talking Heads and The Cars. Hip Hop started in the 1970s with early artists like Kool Herc, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Flash, Sequence, Sha Rock, DJ Hollywood, Coke La Rock, Melle Mel, Kurtis Blow, and other human beings. 

 

This year of 2016 is the 10th year anniversary of Beyonce's album of Lemonade. Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, by Park Entertainment and Columbia Record. This album changed Beyonce's career forever and possibly is her current magnum opus. It was a historic album that went there to talk about the black woman experience, the role of Blackness in society, the evil of infidelity and adultery, and the process of healing. It was an album that showed Blackness in an unapologetic fashion that inspired many future artists. It has a mixture of avant garde, art pop, R&B, rock, and country music elements. It has soul, blues, reggae, gospel, and funk in it.  It features guest vocals from Jack White, the Weeknd, James Blake and Kendrick Lamar. Upon release, it topped the charts and received platinum certifications in several countries across Europe, the Americas, and Asia–Pacific, and became the world's best-selling album of the year. The album was supported by five singles and promoted through a series of televised performances, as well as the Formation World Tour—the first all-stadium tour by a woman artist. Lemonade was hailed as an instant classic upon release and has since been named one of the greatest albums of all time. Critics commended the experimental post-genre production and nuanced vocal performance, with particular praise for the political subject matter reflecting Beyoncé's personal life. Lemonade came after her 2013 fifth eponymous studio album called Beyoncé. The Beyoncé album had a visual format too, being groundbreaking in the digital age. She became an auteur, not just a pop star. After Solange's fight with Jay Z in the elevator in 2014 at the Met Gala and Jay Z's affair, Beyonce still wanted to have a united front with their joint On the Run Tour in 2014. Formation was released on February 6, 2016, to oppose police brutality and racial injustice. She celebrated her Southern heritage as a black woman and celebrated trap and bounce culture. She performed with dancers in the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party. The Formation Tour existed. The Super Bowl performance was opposed by many conservatives and radical far right people falsely calling it anti-American and bashing the police. In an interview with Elle, published on April 4, 2016, Beyoncé was asked what she wanted to accomplish with the next phase of her career. She shared her desire to produce work that promoted healing and transformation, saying: "I hope I can create art that helps people heal. Art that makes people feel proud of their struggle. Everyone experiences pain, but sometimes you need to be uncomfortable to transform. Pain is not pretty, but I wasn't able to hold my daughter in my arms until I experienced the pain of childbirth!" The album of Lemonade was recorded between June 2014 and July 2015 across 11 studios in America. She used mood boards to give her dreams life and represent each chapter of her album. The Lemonade album is a song cycle (referencing the classical compositional genre defined in German Lieder by Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms) that is performed as an elaboration of the Kübler-Ross model, with the tracks (excluding "Formation") corresponding to the eleven chapters of the Lemonade film: "Intuition", "Denial", "Anger", "Apathy", "Emptiness", "Accountability", "Reformation", "Forgiveness", "Resurrection", "Hope", and "Redemption." Melina Matsoukas, the director of the "Formation" music video, said that Beyoncé explained to her the concept behind Lemonade, stating: "She wanted to show the historical impact of slavery on black love, and what it has done to the black family, and black men and women—how we're almost socialized not to be together." Beyoncé wrote on this in a 2018 Vogue article about the "generational curses" in her family, explaining that she comes "from a lineage of broken male-female relationships, abuse of power, and mistrust", including a slave owner who married a slave. Beyoncé continues, writing "Only when I saw that clearly was I able to resolve those conflicts in my own relationship. Connecting to the past and knowing our history makes us both bruised and beautiful." Lemonade dealt with black feminism. "Don't Hurt Yourself" contains a quote from Malcolm X in which he said "The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman." Many black women were in her music videos for the album, and she was inspired by Bessie Smith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Memphis Minnie, Dionne Warwick, Julia Dash, Zora Neale Hurston, and other legends like Octavia Butler. Freedom was a powerful song with Kendrick Lamar. There has been a 60 minute film too. Other songs on the album are Pray You Catch Me, Hold Up, Don't Hurt Yourself, Sorry, Daddy Lessons, Sandcastles, Forward, All Night, Formation, etc. 

The film's cast features Ibeyi, Laolu Senbanjo, Amandla Stenberg, Quvenzhané Wallis, Chloe x Halle, Zendaya and Serena Williams. In "Forward", the mothers of Trayvon Martin (Sybrina Fulton), Michael Brown (Lesley McFadden), and Eric Garner (Gwen Carr) are featured holding pictures of their deceased sons. Jay-Z and Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy appears in home video footage at one point, as does Jay-Z's grandmother Hattie White, and Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles, who is shown with her second husband Richard Lawson on their wedding day in 2015. The film also samples work by Malcolm X, specifically an excerpt from his speech "Who Taught You to Hate Yourself", which is featured on the track "Don't Hurt Yourself." 

Lemonade received widespread acclaim upon release, with many describing it as an instant classic, a masterpiece, and Beyoncé's magnum opus. It was music critics' top album of 2016 according to the BBC, was named the greatest album of the 2010s decade by publications such as the Associated Press and topped Rolling Stone's Greatest Albums of the 21st Century list. One of the most Grammy-nominated albums in history, Lemonade won Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Video at the 59th Grammy Awards. It also won a Peabody Award in Entertainment at the 76th Annual Peabody Awards and received four nominations at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. Lemonade is considered a cultural phenomenon, sparking widespread discourse on its personal revelations and socio-political commentary. It had a significant impact on the entertainment industry, inspiring other musicians and visual artists, and ignited trends across music, fashion and pop culture. It has also been the subject of extensive analysis in academic journals, college courses, books, and museum exhibitions. Shahzaib Hussain, writing for Clash, stated: "Lemonade is Beyoncé at her most benevolent, and her most unadulterated. Treating her blackness not as an affliction but a celebratory beacon, Lemonade is a long overdue, cathartic retribution." Lemonade was named the best album of the decade (2010s) by Consequence of Sound, The Associated Press and Spex. Lemonade was also named the best music video of the decade by The Daily Beast, as well as one of the best movies of the 2010s by Vox. In January 2025, Lemonade was named by Rolling Stone as the greatest album of the 21st century. 

 

The location of Quinta da Regaleira is one of the most interesting and symbolic locations in the world. It is found in Sintra, Portugal being classified as a  World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra". Along with the other palaces in the area, such as the Quinta do Relógio, Pena, Monserrate, and Seteais palaces, it is considered one of the principal tourist attractions of Sintra. The property consists of a Romantic palace and chapel, and a luxurious park that features lakes, grottoes, wells, benches, fountains, and a vast array of exquisite constructions. The palace is also known as "The Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire", which is based on the nickname of its best-known former owner, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro. The palace was designed by the Italian architect Luigi Manini. The land that is now Quinta da Regaleira had many owners over the years. It belonged to the Viscountess of Regaleira, a family of wealthy merchants from Porto, when it was sold in 1892 to Carvalho Monteiro for 25,000 réis. Monteiro was eager to build a bewildering place where he could collect symbols that reflected his interests and ideologies. With the assistance of the Italian architect Luigi Manini, he recreated the 4-hectare estate. In addition to other new features, he added enigmatic buildings that researchers believe held symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians. The architecture Manini designed evoked Roman, Gothic, Renaissance, and Manueline styles. The construction of the current estate commenced in 1904 and much of it was completed by 1910.

The estate was later sold in 1942 to Waldemar d'Orey, who used it as private residence for his extensive family. He ordered repairs and restoration work for the property. In 1987, the estate was sold, once again, to the Japanese Aoki Corporation and ceased to serve as a residence. The corporation kept the estate closed to the public for ten years, until it was acquired by the Sintra Town Council in 1997. Extensive restoration efforts were promptly initiated throughout the estate. It finally opened to the public in June 1998 and began hosting cultural events. In August of that same year, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture classified the estate as "public interest property." There is a Regaleira Chapel that is a Roman Catholic chapel too. Still, the complex has much occult imagery in it. The location has inverted towers and many tunnels. Also, indeed, the person who turned Quinta da Regaleira into an occult palace was the Freemason Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro. He was a Brazilian-Portuguese businessman, collector, bibliophile, and entomologist. That is why tons of Masonic symbolism is found in the complex. The Fount of Abundance has a marble facade with seashells and serpent-like creatures. It is topped by 2 obelisks that represent Joachin and Boaz, the two pillars of Freemasonry. There are sculptures of false gods like Hermes, who is the inspiration for modern Western occultism and the mythological founder of Hermetism. There is the image of the false god Pan with a malicious, smirking smile on his face. Goat heads are found all over the place. There are initiation wells in the place too. The well contains nine platforms, which are believed to be a reference to the nine circles of Hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy by Dante. Conversely, it can also refer to the nine skies which constitute Paradise, depending on the point of view of the visitor. The bottom of one well has an 8-pointed star, or the Star of Ishtar. This same star is found in Felicity, the Vatican, and the Los Angeles Central Library. Leda Cave has a hexagram near it. Leda and the Swan is a story from Greek mythology where Zeus transforms into a swan to seduce and rape Leda, a Spartan queen. The Hexagram has been found in the circles of occultists and magicians as the Hermetic Seal of Solomon with the as above, so below philosophy (according to Manly P. Hall in his The Secret Teachings of All Ages, the Hexagram merges opposite material and spiritual forces into one). Even the chapel has occult imagery in it. The floor of it has a Templar cross and sun wheels, plus pentagrams. There is one painting of Jesus Christ crowning Mary, which is blasphemy. Mary should be given great honor and great respect, but Mary is not the Queen of Heaven or the Mother of God. The Masonic All-Seeing Eye with light rays is found on the ceiling. There is a crypt with a witchcraft pentagram on it (with an altar and a Masonic checkerboard pattern on the floor). Therefore, Quinta Da Regaleira is more than a strange location. It is filled with blatant occult imagery, made by a millionaire who wanted his beliefs to be shown in this place. In real life, many elites aren't playing games. Many of them actually believe in occult philosophy, but God Almighty rejects the occult because the occult deals with secrecy. God wants all people to come into the truth filled with openness and no secrecy allowed. 

 

By Timothy