THE BLUE ROSE

 A Blue Rose.

How many of us have actually seen a blue rose? How many of us were lucky enough to touch a blue rose? To smell a blue rose? I bet a thousand stars that none of us have actually done any of the above. The reason behind this is very simple. A blue rose doesn't exist. It never graced Earth with it's presence.

The pigment which causes the blue colour of a rose is absent in them naturally.

It is human nature to reach the unreachable, to gain the unattainable, to dream of the undreamed. So a "Blue Rose" became the symbol of mystery, unattainable, the dark side of life, the magic, the hope that allows to dream the undreamed. It stands for the deepest canyon of our imagination.

      a depiction of the blue rose. 

A blue rose, the desire to have it all.

This symbolism of the mystifying element of life has been mentioned in literature and folklore of various cultures.

One of the mentions can be found in an ancient Chinese folklore.

It is a story of a beautiful and strong headed princess who desired to find love. Her father, the king of his kingdom wanted his daughter to get married and forced her to get married. The princess had to succumb to her father's wishes since good princesses never refuse, but she was strong headed and was known for her knowledge and wisdom across the kingdom. She presented her father with a agreement, a deal. She said that she being the daughter of her father, the strong and majestic king, she deserved the best of best. So, she will only marry the one who can present her with a blue rose. The king agreed and word of this agreement flied across faraway lands. Suitors from all around the world wanted to marry the princess. One suitor, presented the princess with a white rose painted blue. The princess knew that he was deceiving her with a dyed white rose. Angrily, she refused him. The next suitor presented her with a blue rose sculpted by the bluest of sapphire ever to be seen. The princess refused him as well since it was the work of a human and not of of the almighty god above. Another suitor visited a witch who gave him a illusion spell of a blue rose. When the suitor presented the princess with the illusion spell she refused him since he was trying to deceive her. Suitors came and went since no one could give the princess what she desired. One night she was taking a walk in her garden when she heard someone singing in the garden. She followed the voice and found the gardener's son singing a song about love. The princess was dazed by his heavenly melody and sat there for hours listening to his songs about his love for the princess. The princess was really touched with his songs and she sang him a song telling him about the story of the blue rose while her heart fluttered in her heart. The next morning, the gardener's song entered the court with a white rose, freshly plucked from the garden. When the rose was presented to the princess she smiled and said "This is a blue rose" . The entire court screamed that it was a white rose but the princess was known for her knowledge and wisdom. So the king announced that the rose was indeed blue because his daughter said so. The princess got married to the gardener's son, her lover. 

The story ends there. The blue symbolized the rarest of rare, the unattainable in this story. 

Another mention was found in a story named "The thief of Baghdad" where it was mentioned if you ever smelled a blue rose, you will forget everything.

Another important cultural mention of The blue rose involves Christianity. 

The order of the blue rose. 

Legend says, that Mary Magdalene, also known as Miriam ( in armanian) formed this order right after the crucifixion of her beloved husband, Yahshua ( translated to Jesus in English). 

 

           Mary Magdalene (Miriam) 

Miriam and Yahshua were co-messiah. They were married legally in Cana. Miriam( Mary Magdalene) was the rightful successor to Yahshua( Jesus). In many ancient scriptures they were also adressed as Lord ans Lady Christ. They walked on earth more than 2,000 years ago. The night Miriam conceived Yashua's child, known as the "Holy grail child", Yashua gifted his beloved Miriam a Blue Rose. The blue rose, stood as a symbol for hope in Miriam's heart. She wore the blue rose in her hair when she conceived " The holy grail" Child. 

The very next morning, Yashua was arrested and crucified. Since the weight of the church and followers fell on Miriam's shoulder, she became the next target for the male followers of Yashua. In the patriarcal society, the male followers refused to follow a woman, who carriers the heir of Yashua. To protect herself and her baby, she formed the order of the blue rose with her closest followers. She used the blue rose given to her by her beloved Yashua to initiate the order, hence the name. Among her followers were some who belonged to an ancient group of people, know as the Essence or esseners. The closest group of Miriam's followers followed her to France, where they formed a group know as the Order of Magdalene. In France was were she had her daughter and then the bloodline was lost in time. The rest of her followers fled to various continents across the globe. The blue rose given to Miriam was saved by her dried and preseved and was used in all the rituals of the Order of the blue rose. 

        Miriam and Yahshua (Mary Magdalene and Jesus) 

The Esseners. 

The ancient esseners are known to be the extraordinary people to grace Earth. They were based in ancient Israel and ancient Egypt. 

They were commonly known as healers. In Israel they were called "Assaya" . In Egypt they were known as " Therapeutae" From which the word "therapist" Was derived. They knew some magic, some mystical way of living which helped them to heal themselves and the others. They where known to live for more than a hundred years, while the others who were not essensners would only live upto the age of forty-two. The esseners migrated to various continents around the globe when due to some unknown reason they decided to went underground. 

      ancient esseners. 

In the very early 1970s, a teenager David "Day" Came across a very old man, a sage who recently migrated to America from Egypt. That sage was known  as "Malachi". Malachi took Day under his wing and taught him everything. Day got to know the secrets of the esseners and about the order of blue rose which was passed on into esseners as well. Soon, Malachi decided that Day was a worthy successor. 

Day later opened the mordern Essence church of Christ and the Order of the blue rose. 

There headquarters are based in a natural paradise compound in triangle Park in Oregon, USA. 

They believe that the fact that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute was a gross mistake made by the Catholic Church. They are the true followers of Mary Magdalene, the members of the Order Of the Blue Rose. 

They don't hold any services, like a normal church but they do give lessons about the esseners and the order of the blue rose in a program known as the Essence Order of the Blue Rose. 

     mordern esseners performing rituals. 

The blue rose. It holds the keys to many mystery which of unlocked will change our world. Even though we are not lucky as Lady Christ to see a blue rose, scientists in the year 2004 created a blue rose which contained a pigment known as delphinidin with the help of genetic engineering. 

   

     genetically engineered blue roses(they are very expensive) 

I am sure you must have noticed the name of this page by now. "The blue rose society" And as the name suggestes we want to stay true to the symbolism of the blue rose, to write about the mysteries that are forgotten, to write about the dark side of life, to write about the unattainable, the undreamed of. 

If you are interested in knowing about the mysteries and dark side of life, I highly suggest you to subscribe to this blog. I hope you enjoyed this blog and I will see you guys a next time. 

With love, Anisha ❤

Remains of Six millions?!! Catacombes de Paris

Paris... Sweet Sweet Paris. How many of us have wanted to go there forever? Personally, I have written "visiting Paris" In my bucket list. Can you imagine the sheer joy one would get while sipping on a glass of wine sitting in a small café overlooking the river? But did you know that the entire city of Paris stands on a kingdom of death? 

Oh yes, it does. Underneath the entire city of Paris runs a gigantic maze, a labyrinth.

 The Catacombes de Paris ( The Catacombs of Paris) is a labyrinth, a maze that is actually the world's largest ossuary. 

An ossuary is a site where the skeletal remains of people are stored, it serves as the final resting place for those whose remains are placed there. It is used in places where burial grounds are scarce. 

Initially, the Parisian catacombs were a limestone mine. 

So how did a harmless quarry change into a "kingdom of death"? 

For that, we have to go back in history. And by going back I mean going back a few centuries, Specifically to the 9th century. 

During the norman invasions,  " Saints Innocent" Became the principal burial ground since the earlier Church Notre-Dame-des-Bois was demolished by the Normans and was replaced by Saint-Opportune parish church. 

By the year 1130, it was official that "Saint innocent" Was the principal burial ground of Paris. 

By the end of the century, all the burial grounds were overflowing. Les Halles, a marketplace beside the burial ground was also overflowing. 

To accommodate more burials, the remains of the long-dead were exhumed and stored in buildings built in the cemetery itself. 

By the end of the 18th century, the cemetery could not even accommodate a single burial. The cemetery was quite literally overflowing. 

A lot of useless decrees were issues but in vain. 

Lastly, the government had no other choice but to dump all the remains somewhere else. 

At that time, the limestone quarries under the city came to the mind of the government. All the remains were dumped in that mine making it the largest ossuary in the world. It has the remains of more than six million Parisians. Can you believe, six million?!!! 

The catacombs de Paris is around 2,000 miles long with a depth equal to a five-storied building in some parts. The sheer number of tunnels and caves in the catacombs is unknown to this day. 

This catacomb because one of the largest tourist sites for everybody but it started with royalty. Napoleon the third is said to have visited the catacombs with his son. 

Later on, the government renovated the catacombs and decoratively placed the skeletal remains in the walls of the catacombs in such a way it feels like the entire wall is made up of skulls and bones. Although only two miles of the catacombs are open for visits, the rest of it is Off-limits. It is illegal to go further on the catacombs. It is for the safety of the people because if you get lost in the catacombs..... Oh well, let's say that will the last day you will ever see the sun. 

When we are talking about the catacombs, the cataphiles are to be mentioned. The cataphiles are the people who explore the catacombs for their own enjoyment. They are like a modern cult, an underground society. They know more about what is in the catacombs than anybody else. Tracking a cataphile is very difficult and even if a cataphile is tracked they are so tight-lipped that no information will ever leave them. Some photos surface here and there, some names surface here and there but mostly nobody knows who they are. They have special maps to lead them in and out of the catacombs. Since the catacombs have tones of entrances, they have their own share of entry and exit points. 

 

                                                             a group of cataphiles. 

The largest discovery of the cataphiles was when they found pools in the catacombs and some took a nice swim in them. So swimming in a pool while remains of dead people stare at you. Remarkable, isn't it? 

                                 cataphiles swimming in the pools inside the catacombs

 

                                   Alison Teal, the first person to swim in the catacombs. 

A place like this is bound to have stories, right? 

Let's start with a recent one. 

In the year 2004, a few police officers were assigned to investigate a part of the catacombs as a training exercise. They entered through an entrance not used by the public. After walking for a little while they came across a full-fledged amphitheater. An amphitheater inside the catacombs. It was fully equipped with everything required for screening. A 20 seater Hall, with a popcorn maker and a selection of noirs to choose from. 

The next Hall they found was a fully stocked bar and restaurant, complete with tables and chairs. There were three telephone lines down there too. Three days later, the officers returned with a larger force to see how they were sourcing electricity from but there was no one to be found. All the cables were cut and there was no mark of anybody ever being there, except a note. The note read "Ne Cherchez pas" Which translates as "don't search for us". So who were they? A lot of rumors say they are a part of an underground society but no one knows for sure. 

Another incident takes place in the 1990s when a group of cataphiles came across a video camera on the ground of a tunnel in the catacombs. There was some disturbing footage found on the camera. The footage was of a man going crazy inside the tunnel. The man was lost and had no idea where he was and he said that he is going to die there. The footage ends when the camera abruptly falls to the ground. To this day nobody knows who the man was or if he made it out safely. 

Another story takes place during the French Revolution. 

A man named Philibert Apsairt who worked as a doorman in Val-de-Grâce hospital, Paris entered the catacombs by mistake while trying to go to the cellar nearby. It is said that he only had a single candle with him which out moments after him entering the catacombs. What happened to him in the catacombs is not known to anybody. What we know is that his body was not found until 11 years later when a group of cataphiles came across the particular tunnel where he breathed his last. They identified the body by the ID card hanging from his belt. His body was buried in the exact spot where he died. 

Some cataphiles say that sometimes they come across a few tunnels that pull them towards it. They heard voices or whispers coaxing them to go deeper, so deep that they might get lost. 

On that note, if any of you ever visit the catacombs, try not to venture off into the catacombs. It will be a shame to lose you. Haha. 

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Stay safe and I will see you guys the next time. 

Love, Anisha ❤