nosmelone Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I stumbled across this article on Yahoo news today and found it pretty interesting. I'm sure that most LDS temple goers have a basic idea of what these carvings may be in regards too but I don't think its that simple. I just thought I'd throw this out here and see if anyone else has any thoughts on the subject. Here's the article link: EnjoyExperts stumped by ancient Jerusalem markings - Yahoo! News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I am blanking out here. Clue maybe? I dont remember any V's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RescueMom Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I thought the same thing nosmelone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I stumbled across this article on Yahoo news today and found it pretty interesting. I'm sure that most LDS temple goers have a basic idea of what these carvings may be in regards too but I don't think its that simple. I just thought I'd throw this out here and see if anyone else has any thoughts on the subject. Here's the article link: EnjoyExperts stumped by ancient Jerusalem markings - Yahoo! NewsThe Masons use the symbol of the compass and square:If you're referring to this, I don't think the markings bear much resemblance to the compass and square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livy111us Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 You're probably wearing these symbols right now. Very cool find, nosmelone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livy111us Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 The compass and square are older than masonry, and were revealed by the Lord in this dispensation, NOT through masonry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 lol thanks! I knew it had to be a mind burp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 So is there any chance at all its related to the Jerusalem Temple? Is the location feasible or just to far away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 What symbolic purpose would be served by deep, V-shaped carvings in a stone floor? I might as well point to a flock of migrating geese and say, "Look! Proof of the divinity of temples!" Our brains are pattern-finding and pattern-matching computers of astounding ability, but often we see patterns and connections that simply are not there, like finding castles and puppies in the clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosmelone Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 yes I was thinking the compass and square and one other mark on the coorilated pictures was just as interesting, that is in coorilation with symbols being worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosmelone Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 What symbolic purpose would be served by deep, V-shaped carvings in a stone floor? I might as well point to a flock of migrating geese and say, "Look! Proof of the divinity of temples!"Our brains are pattern-finding and pattern-matching computers of astounding ability, but often we see patterns and connections that simply are not there, like finding castles and puppies in the clouds.I do agree with that and thats why I figured I'd get some feedback as well. By the way thats a cool avatar, do you see the puppy in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 The Vs do have a meaning of some kind it seems but you are right Vort. My first thought on seeing them is the Godhead but flying geese would make sense too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I do agree with that and thats why I figured I'd get some feedback as well. By the way thats a cool avatar, do you see the puppy in it?hmm i thought his cloud was a clown with ronald mcdonald ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminarysnoozer Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 What symbolic purpose would be served by deep, V-shaped carvings in a stone floor? I might as well point to a flock of migrating geese and say, "Look! Proof of the divinity of temples!"Our brains are pattern-finding and pattern-matching computers of astounding ability, but often we see patterns and connections that simply are not there, like finding castles and puppies in the clouds.....or the face of the devil in a mushroom cloud. Just kidding. I thought the same thing about those markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 ....or the face of the devil in a mushroom cloud.Bozo is the devil? Who knew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 It is Ronald? lol and of course Bozo is the devil!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanFool Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I'm thinking they don't look a whole lot like those markings to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Me either, Urban. The strongest impression I had was the Godhead but who knows. Maybe it was an art museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Phoenix Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 The Masons use the symbol of the compass and square:If you're referring to this, I don't think the markings bear much resemblance to the compass and square.Think he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanFool Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 If it were geese, all the Vs would be facing in the same direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanFool Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 We live near an area where the local indians went to get their salt. There are really interesting markings on the ground where arrowheads and knives and the like were sharpened. I think if I were to have to do something that boring for hours on end, I'd be tempted to make designs in the ground since I was sitting there anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livy111us Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 That doesn't mean it should be dismissed entirely either, though. Early Christians did not do everything exactly the same way we do today, let alone early Jews. They may have had sacred symbols carved in the ground just as we have symbols carved all over our Temples. That is a possibility. But it just as possible that a child with a stick was bored one day and began carving into the ground. The fact is that we just don't know what they are or what they were used for and we can only speculate on what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Maybe the 1 is a symbol of the 1/3rd that followed Satan and the other 2 represent us. :) Is that dirt they are carved into? I was thinking it was rock. If so it took work not idle doodling to do. Is it possible its a hole for structural posts to be put into for an altar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estradling75 Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Or maybe we are getting all interested in some ancient graffiti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosmelone Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Maybe the 1 is a symbol of the 1/3rd that followed Satan and the other 2 represent us. :) Is that dirt they are carved into? I was thinking it was rock. If so it took work not idle doodling to do. Is it possible its a hole for structural posts to be put into for an altar?It looks like rock to me and in the article they speculated that it may have been for some sort of posts as well. I would agree that it doesn't seem to represent ancient doodling either the shapes a measurements seem very precise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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