It features in the book as the original
Good work Dan brown
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
The corner stone
It features in the book as the original
Good work Dan brown
Tyler's chair
The famous Tyler's chair which features in the Lost Symbol book - the words at the back of the chair (which did not come out well in my photo) is the famous motto - "Know Thyself"
The house of the temple
Designed by the same architect that designed the Washington memorial and the Capitol.
It kind of takes your breath way with its audacity - being right in the middle of a normal street in Washington.
With human headed sphinx like statues guarding the front.
Scottish Rite of Freemason
Supreme Council 33º
You can have a free guided tour and see inside (suggested donation $10).
The building is open to the public and the story is that it is a fraternity (men only) of people engaged in philanthropic actions to better themselves and others.
Part of me wants to believe this. But another does not like secret societies and wonders if the conspiracy stuff is true? The connection to the Templars is interesting - there is a picture of Jacques De Molay - the last Grand master of the Knights Templar who was burned at the stake.
Bishop's Garden
"Beyond the doorway lies the walled-in Bishop's Garden. Nestled with this peaceful urban oasis are two herb gardens, a rose garden, winding stone pathways and the octagonal Carderock Gazebo (Shadow House) lined with benches inside.
In the novel, the Lost Symbol, Reverend Colin Galloway, the dean of the cathedral and Freemason, was relaxing in the Shadow House when he was first notified of an important phone message from fellow Freemason Warren Bellamy, the Architect of the Capitol Building"
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Chapel of the resurrection
While this does not feature in the Lost Symbol book, I visited the chapel of the resurrection in order to activate the Adam's Earth Grid with the powerful energies of the resurrection.
There is a beautiful set up of a poignant statute of Jesus in front of a painting of the Madonna and child. It is a copy of a very famous painting by Raphael called the Sistine Madonna.
The two works of art had a profound effect on me - deepening my relationship to Jesus as the Divine forerunner for our own "resurrection" as Divine Humans - birthed once again by the Cosmic Mary.
I plan to write a blog about this based on Andrew Harvey's powerful realisation of the 4th wave that will bring our relationship with the planet as our Mother back into alignment.
National cathedral
The National Cathedral
This is a huge church built recently but styled after one of the great european gothic cathedrals. While some parts were beautiful done, it felt soulless. I guess it will take many years of prayer and worship to begin to shine like the old 12/13th century cathedrals that we have in the UK and France.
I did not visit all the places in the book and instead I was drawn to the places below:
Chapel of St Mary
The chapel of St Mary is on the left side of the nave and the chapel of St Joseph of Arimathea is in the crypt.
Chapel of St Joseph of Arimathea
Chapel of the Resurrection
Full of stunning mosaics
I tried to spot the Darth Vader gargoyle on the North Tower, but you need binoculars (which I did not have) - so I was unable to check it out. But it is cool that the builders have such a modern take on church carvings.
From - http://www.cathedral.org/about/darthVader.shtml
From - http://www.cathedral.org/about/darthVader.shtml
The Washington National Cathedral is located at 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues.
Inside the House of the Temple
The House of the Temple is the headquarters building for the Scottish Rite 33º.
There are free guided tours and you seem to be able to access all the main areas - including the awesome main temple hall.
The guide said that it is no longer used as there is no air conditioning! 
Fiat Lux - let there be light.
FYI
The House of the Temple is located at 1733 16th St NW.
Introduction
This blog is about my tour of Washington doing my own DIY Lost Symbol tour.
I downloaded Lost Symbol from audible last year and throughly enjoyed listening to the story created by Dan Brown - another classic tale starring Robert Langdon. Lots of intrigue, symbols and puzzles set in a great city.
The story mostly features Masonic symbols and a "baddie" called Mal'akh. I won't spoil the story by saying what he wants to do.
I followed another blog - explaining how to get around and see the various sites. It is:
I did not realise that it could be done using public transport. I stupidly hired a car - and got a ticket ($25) in Freedom plaza for my troubles.
Anyway, what follows are posts from each of the different sites.
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