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Post by aletheia on Jan 30, 2021 19:20:21 GMT
I follow an account called Human Vibration on Twitter who posts often about the colour purple and how often it pops up. She states that when the colour purple is employed by in popular culture and the mass media, it is to send a message that what we, the viewers, are seeing is an illusion or deception. I notice that purple really is everywhere after it has been pointed out to me. Other symbolic meanings provided for purple include royalty, power, luxury, mystery, and magic among others. Even this very website has a purple colour scheme, not to say that it is involved in an illusion or a deception, mind!
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Post by UnseenI on Jan 31, 2021 8:08:27 GMT
This is a very good idea. I will see what I can find in my saved posts from the old forum. I didn't know about the illusion connection. I know that Avacyn has mentioned the colour purple a few times. He may decide later that this thread is best in the Cross-Board themes and topics section, as this colour has appeared in several different threads on here. I like to look at this rich colour but have never worn it! For starters, here is the Purple Prince – he often wore this colour and had a song called Purple Rain - this picture was also chosen for 'I AM', which generated a large number of posts too:  |
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 2, 2021 8:43:39 GMT
Purple BoJo
This is from 2016, when he was still Mayor of London and helping to clean up for the Queen's impending 90th birthday: 
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Post by aletheia on Feb 3, 2021 13:51:32 GMT
A video surfaced yesterday involving the UK Chief Medical Officer Prof. Chris Whitty. A young lad heckles him on the street about coronavirus saying "Stop lying to the TV, man!" Interesting to see that he was wearing a purple tie on this occasion. Many comments online are calling into question the validity of this video and theorising that it was possibly staged. Jury's still out at this point. |
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 4, 2021 18:33:44 GMT
Royal Arch Purple
Purple is a significant colour in Freemasonry. One example is the Royal Arch Purple organisation and chapter, which have Irish Masonic and Orange Order connections. It is all rather confusing and very time-consuming to look into, but this extract from the initiation of a candidate made me laugh: Q. Why do you wear that colour? A. What colour? Q. That chief Purple? A. Because I am a Royal Arch Purpleman Q. How do you know you are a Royal Arch Purpleman? A. I was once tried, never denied, and willing to be tried again. Royal Arch Purple pictures:  
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 5, 2021 18:56:39 GMT
Look out, the Royal Arch Purplemen are coming!
The Royal Arch Purple brothers are wearing their purple and orange sashes openly, but are they wearing these very Masonic-looking shorts with an uncannily appropriate name underneath? These might be suitable for wearing under your robes Avacyn !   “Men's Purple Arch Board Shorts £18”
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 6, 2021 19:24:27 GMT
Northwestern Uni: another purple arch
Meghan Markle attended Northwestern University, which is near Chicago. Their brand colour is purple; it is very prominent in their marketing material and merchandise. They have a 'March Through the Arch' tradition, for which they wear purple T-shirts. The Weber Arch has an eye in a triangle on top. It is used in the logo for the Alumni Society:  
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 7, 2021 8:20:41 GMT
Purple as the colour of deception
“I notice that purple really is everywhere after it has been pointed out to me.” Me too! For example, a few days ago I saw purple social distancing footmarks on the pavement and boards telling people to wash their hands. aletheia I had a quick look at the Human Vibration Twitter – I am not registered but it is public anyway. I am not sure whether she is saying that purple is primarily a colour of deception or whether she just wants to concentrate on that particular aspect. Either way, this is a new angle and one with many supporting images. For example, there is no end to the books with 'deception' in the title and purple on the cover:  
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 7, 2021 8:23:57 GMT
The People’s Princess wore purple
This is an old post with a new angle: Princess Diana wore purple when she visited Northwestern Uni. where Meghan Markle later studied: “In early June 1996, Northwestern welcomed its most royal visitor during the Princess of Wales’ triumphant three-day Chicago trip to raise money for cancer research. Her visit to Northwestern included a short tour of the Evanston campus led by then–Associated Student Government president Leontine Chuang ’97, ’01 JD. Hundreds of well-wishers greeted Diana’s black Rolls-Royce when she arrived near the Weber Arch. She then visited the home of Northwestern President Henry Bienen, who hosted Diana for a private reception.” www.northwestern.edu/magazine/summer2016/campuslife/then-the-peoples-princess-diana-chicago-visit-1996.html'Weber' is the German for weaver, and NWU's Weber Arch and the spiders on the banners reminded me of the “ Weaving spiders come not here” motto for the notorious Bohemian Grove. I didn't know about the deception angle when this was first posted. Now, I am thinking of, “ What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 8, 2021 8:36:34 GMT
An American Freemason on the colour purple
“Other symbolic meanings provided for purple include royalty, power, luxury, mystery, and magic among others.” aletheia in the past we were interested in the classic royal and religious aspects and featured purple used in combination with colours such as gold, green, orange and brown. There is much more to it than that it seems. The 'Travelling Templar” has a good summary of standard information that can be found in many places; he has also listed a few attributes and associations that were new to me: “The color purple is the intermediate between the colors blue and red, and is sometimes called violet or mauve. It is the major color that occurs the least frequently in nature and was the first color to be synthesized. Purple is also the most powerful wavelength of the visible wavelengths of electromagnetic energy and is the hardest color for the eye to discriminate.” “The color purple is associated monarchs because it was so rare and so expensive to produce that only rulers could afford to purchase it; it is also associated with wisdom, dignity, grandeur, rarity, romance, penitence, magic, the feminine, mystery, and piety as well as vanity, decadence, and extravagance.” www.travelingtemplar.com/2019/12/the-color-purple.htmlHe lists his sources, one of which has this definition: 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 8, 2021 8:38:09 GMT
The Masonic Order of Athelstan
Freemasons are yet another topic that appears in more than one thread. Here, it is the purple aspect that is of interest. I think that the purple sashes show that these members are also Pilgrim Preceptors: 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 11, 2021 8:30:43 GMT
Purple masonic postage stamp
Re-posted here to highlight the purple reference: George VI and the masonic Victory Stamp A special postage stamp was designed by Reynolds Stone, a descendent of the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, following a decision in 1946 to celebrate the ending of the World War II and the beginning of a necessary period of reconstruction. The design had the King’s approval. 24 million 3D (three old pence) ‘Victory Stamps’ were issued by the Post Office in 1946. I looked at it and just saw a stamp. It was only when I read the following text that I learned that it is actually packed full of masonic symbolism: “It depicts the King’s head in the East, his eyes firmly fixed on illustrations of a dove carrying an olive branch (representing peace and guidance), the square and compasses (in the second degree configuration) and a trowel and bricks (the sign of a Master spreading the cement that binds mankind in brotherly love). On the stamp the images appear in white, the colour of purity, out of purple, the colour of divinity. The three coupled illustrations are surrounded by a scrolled ribbon made up of five figure threes – sacred numbers in Freemasonry – and was the unusual positioning of the wording meant to represent two great pillars? By its name and intention, the stamp proclaimed victory over evil, yet by its appearance it expressed compassion and hope.“ www.lodgestpatrick.co.nz/kingsspeech.phpThere was no precedent for issuing a stamp such as this: 
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Post by aletheia on Feb 11, 2021 11:57:44 GMT
Royal Arch Purple
Purple is a significant colour in Freemasonry. One example is the Royal Arch Purple organisation and chapter, which have Irish Masonic and Orange Order connections. It is all rather confusing and very time-consuming to look into, but this extract from the initiation of a candidate made me laugh: Q. Why do you wear that colour? A. What colour? Q. That chief Purple? A. Because I am a Royal Arch Purpleman Q. How do you know you are a Royal Arch Purpleman? A. I was once tried, never denied, and willing to be tried again. Fantastic research UnseenI to uncover these examples! The Royal Arch Purple connexion is very interesting and is briefly explained in this resource I've found on the significance of colours in Masonry :
"Purple, being a mixture of blue and red, is, to the Mason, the symbol of fraternal union because it is composed of the color adopted for the Master Mason's Lodge and that adopted for the Chapter of Royal Arch Companions, these two Masonic bodies being indissolubly connected since the Royal Arch is an essential and component part of the present-day mutilated Master Mason's degree. For this reason purple is adopted as the proper color for the Mark, the Past, and the Most Excellent Master degrees, to symbolize the fact that those degrees connect the Master Mason's degree with the Royal Arch." — The Builder, July 1919.
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Post by aletheia on Feb 11, 2021 12:15:53 GMT
The UK Indepedence Party (UKIP) have used purple heavily in their logos and on their published content. The other major UKIP colour is yellow.
Their origins are the Anti-Federalist League of Prof. Alan Sked. The early UKIP logo (below) was a red and blue design which looked very masonic. The symbol looks to me like the Symbol of Chaos that mirrrors that of the Eight of Wands in Aleister Crowley's Thoth tarot deck. The Eurasianist Alexander Dugin also uses such a symbol for Chaos :
It's very odd to see such a similarity in design between the early UKIP logo and Dugin's symbol. It calls into question the credibility of the whole UKIP project and whether they were always a confederate of neo-Eurasianism. There were lots of links between Brexit and Russia which the Remain side always complained about.
The UKIP logo that I think of first is the pound sign in a yellow circle, charging a purple field. Maybe they were using purple in order to cover for something else.
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 11, 2021 18:06:49 GMT
Political purple: UKIP
Re-posted from March 2019: UKIP flags at Leave Means Leave UKIP is the right-wing United Kingdom Independence Party. There were quite a few of their flags at Friday’s demonstration. The yellow symbolises wealth and the purple symbolises royalty and glamour. The pound sign means that we should keep our currency apart from the Euro. 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 11, 2021 18:08:34 GMT
Political purple: VOLT UK
From aletheia: “It's very odd to see such a similarity in design between the early UKIP logo and Dugin's symbol.” I posted about VOLT UK on the Brexit thread a few weeks ago. It was the political aspect that was of interest then; the logo didn't mean much at the time. Now, the 8 points in the round flag look like that Dugin symbol to me. I had never heard of this man or his symbol; he sounds like someone Tsar would be interested in. The original post: Volt UK and rejoining the EU Volt UK is the name of a newly registered political party, a branch of the Pan-European party Volt that is aiming to revolutionise politics. They want the UK to rejoin the EU. They have promised to force a new referendum! I doubt whether they will get anywhere, but we shall see. From their Twitter: “Though the ship might be stuck ashore, we can repair, and she shall sail once more.” 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 12, 2021 8:29:02 GMT
Points about purple
aletheia it was a good idea to start this thread. I am working on putting the pick of the past purple posts on here. This does involve some duplication, but putting like with like helps to highlight the main and subsidiary themes. It is easier to detect patterns and make connections when the purple posts are together. As for seeing purple everywhere, I remember from blue/orange investigations that fashion and imitation play a part in these things. Book covers, clothes, film posters and many other items had this colour scheme. When saturation point is reached and the herd becomes jaded and no longer responds, another colour is selected for general marketing: purple could be the new blue/orange! This definitely does not apply to all cases. Purple is often deliberately chosen for its effect, meaning and symbolism, and the royal association goes back to around 1,900 BC.
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 13, 2021 8:40:33 GMT
Political purple: Nigel Farage and a new website
There may be more to Nigel Farage than meets the eye. UKIP, Brexit Party, Reform UK...he is now concentrating on civil liberties and human rights under the lockdown. He made a video a few days ago criticising Matt Hancock's recent threat of 10 years in prison for incoming travellers who lie about where they have been. He is wearing a purple shirt and Hancock a purple tie:  The website where people can book their quarantine hotel uses purple. A very recent picture: 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 14, 2021 9:11:47 GMT
More purple for BoJo
Purple is an unusual colour for protective gloves: 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 15, 2021 8:12:49 GMT
Ecclesiastical purple: the dress from FWAAF
This is a quotation from the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral: “Gareth: Scarlotta! Fabulous dress. The ecclesiastical purple and the pagan orange symbolizing the mystical symbiosis in marriage between the heathen and Christian traditions? [pause] Scarlett: That's right.“ The dress that Charlotte Coleman wore when playing Scarlett was sold at auction for £504 in 2007.  
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 16, 2021 9:31:08 GMT
Ecclesiastical purple: the season of Lent
Purple is the colour associated with the 40 days of Lent. Various reasons are given for this: “Purple is used for two reasons: firstly because it is associated with mourning and so anticipates the pain and suffering of the crucifixion, and secondly because purple is the colour associated with royalty, and celebrates Christ's resurrection and sovereignty.“ www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/lent_1.shtml“And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the International Travellers!”” This year Lent starts tomorrow, Ash Wednesday.  
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 17, 2021 18:51:33 GMT
Northwestern University and I AM in purple
In addition to the Purple Arch, Meghan Markle's Northwestern Uni has I AM in their brand colour: 
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Post by Avacyn on Feb 17, 2021 23:43:12 GMT
I follow an account called Human Vibration on Twitter who posts often about the colour purple and how often it pops up. She states that when the colour purple is employed by in popular culture and the mass media, it is to send a message that what we, the viewers, are seeing is an illusion or deception. I notice that purple really is everywhere after it has been pointed out to me. Other symbolic meanings provided for purple include royalty, power, luxury, mystery, and magic among others. Even this very website has a purple colour scheme, not to say that it is involved in an illusion or a deception, mind!
If anyone is on Twitter, I'd recommend following Human Vibration for information on this. Purple is my favourite colour, followed by blue. Nothing more than that. Very interesting topic here, and what you say makes me think of the film "Four Weddings And A Funeral," a film from 1994: So, we a possible message, hidden away in that film, maybe? |
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Post by Avacyn on Feb 17, 2021 23:53:51 GMT
Okay, UnseenI has already mentioned the film. I really need to go through this thread slowly, because there is a lot of interesting stuff hre. Fifi Geldof's husband wore a purple tie at their wedding, point of interest:  |
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Post by Avacyn on Feb 17, 2021 23:54:34 GMT
Also, isn't the pope meant to wear an Amethyst ring, as a protection against becoming drunk?
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 18, 2021 8:47:25 GMT
A few more points about purple
“The UK Independence Party (UKIP) have used purple heavily in their logos and on their published content.” It is worth bearing in mind that in some cases where purple is chosen, it is just because other major colours have already been taken! Here, it may also be symbolic of a position between or combination of the red Labour and blue Conservative parties. “Purple is my favourite colour, followed by blue. Nothing more than that.” This may also apply to some – but definitely not all - examples that we find. Incidentally, certain shades of green and blue/green are my favourite colours. There are many shades of purple; some have more blue in them and some more red, and some are dark and some are light. People use different names for the various shades, and lighting and our screens can affect what we see. 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 18, 2021 18:46:55 GMT
Sherlock Holmes and the purple rabbit
Sherlock Holmes has been mentioned in many different threads. He has some purple connections too. Illusion and deception feature in many Holmes stories, both original and tribute. In the first episode of the TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Holmes gets an e-mail from a child who asks him to find her missing "luminous rabbit" named Bluebell. Interesting choice of words there. It is also interesting that they have used purple for the merchandise: 
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Post by UnseenI on Feb 19, 2021 8:14:22 GMT
Sherlock Holmes and the purple shirt
Benedict Cumberbatch wore a purple shirt in an episode of the Sherlock Holmes TV series. As mentioned above, the same item can look a different colour under certain conditions:  
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