OK, I decide no.
Wow, that was easy.
The board was originally all white, black was added to provide contrast, to make playing easier.
"Another is the cross" Modern chess, made in Spain. Spanish in 1500's = devout christians. Modern boards made in England in 1850's, again christians.
good joke though
You ever read Robert Anton Wilson? "Interesting" stuff, for sure, wonder what that guy (and the Co-writer) were smoking??
PS: what about Fischer who died at 64???....64 squares on the board, hmmmm..... "The Number 64"....its everywhere!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus!_Trilogy
don't be so easy to decide.
things in the world are known to have more than one meaning and more than one origin. its all about which side of the board ( no pun ) you're looking from
Actually the Illuminati is not a spin off. They were each their own entity. When the Illuminati was ran out of the Vatican, it was with the Freemasons that they found refuge from. Over time the Illuminati injected their members into the high ranking positions of the Freemasons, that is where the link started between the two.
And everyone knows that the Illuminati consisted of scientists, artists and those concerned with the solar system, that's not what I was saying when it came to the chess metaphore.
I'm not one of those people stuck on conspiracy theories or anything, I just have a fasicination with chess and the Illuminati. So when I noticed those two things coincided somewhat, I took an interest to it.
I'm invoking my inverse conspiracy theory.
The Illuminati, from what I understand, are a christian kind of thing. It's in the same boat as Antichrists, and Armageddons...
blegacy, Angels and Demons was a good book but more often than not the explanation for things is much less intresting than the alternative
Akuni, right on
The Illuminati, from what I understand, are a christian kind of thing. It's in the same boat as Antichrists, and Armageddons...
The same kind of boat that could hold 2 of each of millions upon millions of species? What an amazing boat.
Symbolism has been crafted out through 1000's of years and passed down ...
I am not sure if it was the Illuminati that first guided us to chess but its a darn fine coicidence (and seeing as I don't believe in coincidence its now for you all to decide)
I'm gonna go ahead and say that Bobby Fischer was really onto something when he said that the Jews were responsible for all of the problems with modern competitive chess. I believe, of course, as any rational-thinking person would conclude, that Bobby Fischer was a paid off inner Illuminatus who was attempting to topple the Ashkenazi Jewish banking regime of the Rothschilds. This of course, all ties to the Bilderbergs and is all a greater part of the Alien's plan to establish a New World Order in 2079. Bobby Fischer lived out the rest of his life in Iceland! Isn't it true that ice is made primarily of water? AND ISN'T IT TRUE THAT MANY ILLUMINATI RITUALS REQUIRE WATER FOR PROPER INVOKATION? Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
Ladies and gentlemen, the clues are all there. Look for yourself.
Why would the Illuminati go through such efforts over a mere a game? Well that question is easy to answer.
As with all Illuminati dealings, metaphores rule and it is their way of letting the world know that they are indeed present.
Why would they want the world to know that they are indeed present?
Actually the Illuminati is not a spin off. They were each their own entity. When the Illuminati was ran out of the Vatican, it was with the Freemasons that they found refuge from. Over time the Illuminati injected their members into the high ranking positions of the Freemasons, that is where the link started between the two.
And everyone knows that the Illuminati consisted of scientists, artists and those concerned with the solar system, that's not what I was saying when it came to the chess metaphore.
You cannot make an argumentative statement with "And everyone knows" it is weak and you cannot provide any evidence to support it. This is pure speculation, but I believe you are a very suggestible person and you would be What Orwell called a "prole" in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Anyone up for a game?
I'm gonna go ahead and say that Bobby Fischer was really onto something when he said that the Jews were responsible for all of the problems with modern competitive chess. I believe, of course, as any rational-thinking person would conclude, that Bobby Fischer was a paid off inner Illuminatus who was attempting to topple the Ashkenazi Jewish banking regime of the Rothschilds. This of course, all ties to the Bilderbergs and is all a greater part of the Alien's plan to establish a New World Order in 2079. Bobby Fischer lived out the rest of his life in Iceland! Isn't it true that ice is made primarily of water? AND ISN'T IT TRUE THAT MANY ILLUMINATI RITUALS REQUIRE WATER FOR PROPER INVOKATION? Coincidence? I THINK NOT!
Ladies and gentlemen, the clues are all there. Look for yourself.
CHESS IS ABOUT LIZARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*plagiarized in large part from Jon Stewart's America: Teacher's Edition
Is it a conspiracy theory, the truth or just a coincidence? I think I will leave that up to you to decide. It is said that the game we've come to know and love was a carefully reconstruction of the game whose orgins date back to India and littered with symbology of the Illuminati.
Why would the Illuminati go through such efforts over a mere a game? Well that question is easy to answer.
As with all Illuminati dealings, metaphores rule and it is their way of letting the world know that they are indeed present. The Illuminati pride themselves as being free thinkers of the highest regards and the ability to manipulate things into serving a common purpose. Even if you don't openingly admit it, when you think of Chess don't you think of it as an intellectual game? No? Have you never refered to one's style of play as brilliant, genius or highly craftful?
The first metaphore is the board itself. The classic black and white checkered style is coincidal with majority of every Grand Lodge of modern day freemasonry, the floor taking the place of the board. And then there's the title Grandmaster. The highest honor given to a Chess player is also the highest given amongst Lodge.
Conspiracy theory, the truth or just coincidence?
Another is the cross upon the King's crown. The Knights Templar insignia was that of the cross and their purpose was the protection of their high nobility, in this case meaning the pope. For what purpose is the cross on the King. Is the cross not a symbol God, and is not God a symbol of protection? Along with the obvious Knight, the egyption hat of the Bishop and even the Rook all hold ties to the Illuminati's symbology.
Is our game indeed a metaphore brought along by the Illuminati??? Like I said in the beginning, I will let you decide.