Ashwin Sanghi - The Rozabal Line

Realisation was beginning to slowly dawn on Vincent, but he had to ask. ‘So are all three of you descendants of Mary Magdalene?’

Martha smiled. She then answered, ‘Well, yes. All of us do have her blood. But that’s not all that unites us. What unites us is the sacred power that Mary passed down to her daughters.’

‘Daughters? I thought that Mary had one daughter, La Sara Kali, who went to France with her mother.’

Martha explained. ‘She had three daughters, my dear. One went to France. The other went to Japan. The third was sent back to Maghada, Mary’s spiritual home, from where future Naga kings took the bloodline to America. Having been a priestess who worshipped the sacred feminine, it was quite obvious that she would name her daughters after the three manifestations of the sacred feminine, Lakshmi, Saraswati and Kali. The name La Sara Kali is not the name of one daughter but the collective name of three daughters.’

‘So are all three of you the three manifestations of the Supreme Mother?’ asked Vincent incredulously.

‘No. Every human being is a manifestation of one or more elements of the Mother. We are not divine, Vincent. Our purpose is merely to ensure that the supremacy of the sacred feminine is not lost,’ said Swakilki. She paused. ‘Vincent, have you ever thought about the six-pointed Star of David… you know, the sacred symbol of Judaism? Have you ever wondered why it has six points and is formed by the intersection of two triangles?’

Vincent did not reply. He knew an answer was on its way.

His silence paid off. ‘Well, as you know, the female form is often represented by the chalice or an inverted triangle. This is often thought to resemble the womb. The male form is represented as the opposite, an upright triangle. This is thought to symbolically represent the phallus. In Hinduism, female energy is represented by the trinity of Lakshmi-Saraswati-Kali and male energy is represented by the trinity of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva. Both the male and female trinities are representative of the Creator-Nurturer-Destroyer.’ Vincent digested the infor-mation as she made him visualise it.

Martha continued, ‘The supreme force-call this force God, if you like-is simply a combination of all these manifestations. Male and female energy. Imagine what would happen if you made the two triangles overlap? Voila ! You would have the Star of David-a representation of the one universal being into whom we all must merge!’

Vincent was dumbstruck. He thought about what his aunt had just told him, but doubts still lingered. ‘So why don’t Hindus also worship the Star of David?’ he asked.

‘Actually Vincent, they do-only in a slightly different form. Imagine that you took each triangle and literally “opened” each one out before making them overlap. What would you get? The Hindu Swastika! Same concept, just slightly different geometry!’

Martha continued. ‘In fact, the two triangles are present even in the most striking Illuminati symbol. The American dollar!’

‘But why would Jews have symbology derived from India? Why would the lost tribes of Israel run to India? Why would Mary Magdalene come to India? Why would Jesus settle down in India? Why?’ asked Vincent.

Alissa took up the challenge. ‘Well, in Judaism, Abraham is the father of the Israelites, blessed and chosen by God. Historians have placed Abraham at around 1950 B.C. Jews and Christians alike believe they are descendants of Abraham’s son, Isaac. On the other hand, Muslims believe that they are descended from Ishmael, Abraham’s other son. The key question is quite obvious. Who exactly was Abraham? According to the Book of Genesis, Abraham was the son of Terah, who was from Ur in Sumer. Abraham’s wife was Sara. In Hinduism, you have Brahma and his consort, Saraswati. Isn’t it possible that Abraham and Brahma were one and the same person? Also consider the fact that Abraham’s father was Terah . Do you know that in India, terah means thirteen?’ asked Alissa.

Vincent looked sceptical. Swakilki took over. ‘One supreme entity and three manifestations. In any case, the Sumerian civilisation to which Abraham belonged was actually the Soma -rian civilisation. The Sumerians were essentially moon-worshippers. In Hinduism, the god of nectar or ambrosia was Soma . The crescent moon was considered to be the cup from which the gods drank the divine nectar, and hence the Hindu moon god was known as Soma -natha. The first day of the week, Monday, is called Somavara , or “the day of the moon” by Hindus. Is it surprising that the word ‘Monday’ itself should mean “day of the moon”? Essentially, the Sumerian and Indian civilisations were one and the same. These were one and the same people, Vincent… and Abraham was one of them! Is it surprising then that Mary Magdalene or Jesus would have had a spiritual connection to India?

Martha interjected. ‘Mesopotamia and India were indeed inhabited by the same people, Vincent. Zoroaster, the founder of the Zoroastrian faith, was born around 628 B.C., somewhere near an area called Ravy, in modern-day Iran, the region of Mesopotamia. He is supposed to have written the Gathas , the holy Zoroastrian scriptures, in the ancient language of Avestan. On the other hand, the ancient Hindu book of knowledge-the Rig Veda -had been written almost 700 years earlier in Sanskrit. Now, Vincent, here’s a verse from Avestan:

a You’ll be shocked when I recite the corresponding verse from the Vedas in Sanskrit: ‘ Tam amavantam yajatam, suram dhamasu savistham ’. Almost identical!’

Vincent was bewildered. It was too much to absorb. Martha spoke once again. ‘Vincent, in Hinduism, there were two groups of deities, the devas and the asuras . Do you know that in Zoroastrianism too, there were two groups of deities-the daevas and the ahuras ! The Mesopotamians and the Indians were one and the same people!’

‘And what about Mary Magdalene? Was she descended from the divine Mother? Could she be considered a manifestation or incarnation of the sacred feminine?’ asked Vincent.

Swakilki replied, ‘Vincent, recall the final words mentioned in the document that you retrieved from Rozabal. The power is within you, don’t you see? How does it matter if it’s also in me? I am not worthy of titles, honours, or grace; the one who is worthy is the mirrored face. Stand by the mirror and look at yourself; you are the anointed, within yourself. The real miracle is in knowing yourself, and understanding the Brahman, the endless, the self. Mary Magdalene was a manifestation of sacred power, but so are we all! It’s just that we don’t realise it. Each one of us is God. We are simply rivers and streams that merge into the ocean. The essential ingredient that constitutes the rivers as well as the ocean into which they must merge is the same-water. In Hindu philosophy, Shiva and Vishnu are opposites, but consider this. If one takes only the first segment of each name, we have Shiv and Vish , which are simply the same word flipped around! Essentially, we are all made of the same stuff!’