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[BoL/SiD] WE ARE THE UMBRATI
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MrToasty
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 		Well, Sekhmet was apparently the "Eye of Ra" as stated before. Not sure where to go with that.

ETA may fit in with the eugenics idea:
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Many may be familiar with the myth of the children of Ra who became immoral and disrespectful to the God Ra. It is said that He sent forth Sekhmet the "Eye of Ra" to eradicate this corrupt element within the children of Ra. The story goes on to say that Sekhmet went on a killing spree slaughtering entire populations. It is said that to the horror of the Gods, Ra included, that Sekhmet's appetite could not be satiated until Ra called upon the Lord Thoth or Tehuti to intervene. Red dye was mixed with beer and poured upon the desert near Sekhmet's most recent activity. As she lapped up the red beer she became inebriated and passed out. As a result of this altered state, when she came to she was transformed into Hathor, the Solar Goddess of Joy; a fiery Goddess also expressed in her manifestation as the Cobra Goddess who protects the crown and the vision the Pharaoh.


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highwind767
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 		From Wikipedia:
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The Eye of Horus (previously wadjet and the Eye of the Moon; and afterward as The Eye of Ra)

Moon, eh? Wink

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MrToasty
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 		More from one person's interpretation:
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The transition from Sekhmet to the personae of Hathor in the myth exemplifies what we as individuals achieve when we unburden ourselves of all the baggage and self contempt of the negative ego. Hathor will not let us become "Joy" or "Light" until we leave all those burdens, impure energies and incorrect beliefs of the self behind and surrendered totally. This however is not an easy process. Some refer to inner turmoil as "battling with their demons" and "the dark night of the soul". This is the Goddess Sekhmet taking us through the process of purification that we may return to the truth of who we are. That is what the light of Ra and the Joy of Hathor symbolizes; the truth of our own divine nature that we have some how strayed from and forgotten.


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Omega
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MrToasty wrote:
Sorry, guess it IS Sekhmet:
http://www.philae.nu/akhet/NetjeruS.html#Sekhmet

In IRC, we're thinking the hieroglyphics for Sekhmet appearing in the eye are referring to the Eye of Horus, or the Eye of Ra.

The eye is also said to ward off Evil Eye:

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The Eye of Horus - Horus was an ancient Egyptian sky god in the form of a falcon. The right eye represents a peregrine falcon's eye and the markings around it, that includes the "teardrop" marking sometimes found below the eye. The right eye of Horus is said to ward off evil eye in this culture.


P.S. ~ I'm starting to dislike this split-thread business. The same information is being duplicated in both threads. I think we should merge things again, at least until the sides become more distinct.


ETA: Eek, got beat to the Eye of Horus.
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 		I agree with the merge, but we shouldnt open another thread so someone needs to get the other original thread unlocked.
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Omega
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tabster wrote:
I agree with the merge, but we shouldnt open another thread so someone needs to get the other original thread unlocked.

We're all Umbrellas, remember? Wink I'm fine moving everything to this thread for now.
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 		Yeah, opening a brand new one will only upset the mods again. It's cool with me if we merge onto here since they probably won't reopen the other one.
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 		I also think we should just use one thread. At this point in the game, I don't think we are opposing each other, so to speak.. More like there are two opposing sides and we are here to find out the truth, ya know?
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 		Never knew my interest in Horus would be so useful. Unfortunately I seem to have dropped most of the information to the back of my mind...

The Gift of Wiki (Hehe) reminds me that Horus was gouged in his eye and that is why the moon isn't as bright as the sun. Also, Horus is considered a Sky/Sun/Moon God, depending on who you talk to in the past(another hehe.).

If I get to go to the bookstore today like I plan to, I'll tackle the book that I read and demand some answers. Razz

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 		ok, what does all the new info with the glyphs have to do with what we have been presented? How does it all tie in?
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highwind767
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 		Check how to get in the other thread if this doesn't make sense. After logging in go to the sequencer page. By putting "DSN15B" into the Sequencer page, it accepts, and you get a mail that says:
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Thank you for contacting the BlueGenics Research Institute.

Attached is the encryption key necessary for sequence #DSN15B and all other Level Four sequencers.

We have also included the two original Encryption Keys: a high encryption Level Two key and our Level Three Imaging Key.

Thank you for being a part of the BlueGen network!


BlueGen - "Better Science For a Better Humanity"

Gonna attach the stuff in a min.

EDIT: New stuff attached in a zip. Forum's not taking .enc files.
LVL4Key.zip
Description  Level 4 Encryption Key
 zip

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Filename  LVL4Key.zip 
Filesize  4.46KB 
Downloaded  84 Time(s) 

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 		I sent this e mail this morning (as a response to Escaping the Loss)...

I guess my question is ;

Who is the hunter and who are the prey.

This what I got back...

From: "Chiaro Oscuros" <chiaro>
Subject: See the Light

Follow after the one who stalks the desert sands.
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shylilembrace
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 		When you go to the client download section you get a 50.3K file called "The Path" that hasn't been mentioned yet I don't think I don't know how to open ENFs and it won't let me attach them. So yea.
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Omega
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 		[UPDATE]
Here's a recap for those not following in the IRC channel:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
On the BlueGenics client registration page, if you use "Sekhmet" as the referrer, you'll be sent an email saying that you have successfully registered. Your personal password and two new encryption files are included.

Once you log in, there is a "Sequence" tab which asks for a sequence number. Enter "DSN15B" as the number, and you'll be sent a second email containing the encryption file for level 4 sequencers.

On the "Download" tab, you can grab the Level 0, 1, 2, and 3 encryption files, as well as an odd "The Path" file.

In the "Latest News" tab, there is mention of Patrick Monaghan's tragic airplane crash.

Special thanks to AzureWolf for using Sekhmet as the referrer and getting this all moving!



ETA: Here are all the encryption files so far, including the Seek.enf file.
Note: BGImg1.enc is the level 3 key.
EncFiles.zip
Description  Level 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 Encryption Files, plus Seek.enf
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Filename  EncFiles.zip 
Filesize  61.66KB 
Downloaded  74 Time(s) 
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shylilembrace wrote:
When you go to the client download section you get a 50.3K file called "The Path" that hasn't been mentioned yet I don't think I don't know how to open ENFs and it won't let me attach them. So yea.

Fool it. Change the extension to .txt and upload with a note that this is what you did...
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