psychoceramics: [Andrew C. Bulhak: Re: CN Press Release: Stone of Destiny (fwd)]

[Peter Hipwell <petehip @ cogsci.ed.ac.uk>]

> From: a--@c--.monash.edu.au (Andrew C. Bulhak)
> > From: m--@c--.net
> > Subject: Stone of Destiny
> > 
> > Those with an interest in New British Empire theories and the 
> > activities of the Masons will be interested to know that the Stone of 
> > Destiny, the icon of British ruling power, has been moved from 
> > Westminster Abbey to Edinburgh Castle, as reported on CNN. The 

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> > decendents of Erc would reign. The current British royal family are 
> > decendents of Erc. What does the movement of the stone mean? Check 
> 
> I thought they were Germans of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha line, who 
> adopted the name Windsor at the time of WWI.

One quasi-fact I've heard circulating is that the Queen's official
family tree traces descent back to Odin. I've never gone and checked
this out, though.

I'm not clear on the background of the stone, but I do know that
Scottish kings used to sit on it, and the English nicked it several
hundred years ago. It's not really describeable as "the icon of
British ruling power". I was walking past the castle as it arrived
back and heard them firing off the 21-gun salute -- quite impressive.