John Dee as the inspiration behind 007
2 main points in an article from Cambridge University with link found below.
~"Thanks to his extensive knowledge of science and mathematics, Elizabeth I appointed him her trusted scientific and astrological advisor, even allowing him to select her coronation date. In Dee’s correspondence with the Queen, we find a mysterious signature symbol – two circles and what could be an elongated number 7."
Tubal-Cain, Two balls (00) and a Cain (7)
Biblical character information here:
"As for their step-brother Tubal-Cain, he forges tools out of bronze and iron. We can assume no one else did metal work before Tubal-Cain."
Link here: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/people/tubal-cain-bible.html
Masonic Tubal-Cain link here:
https://www.freemason.com/tubal-cain/
Continued from original John Dee article
~"Dee was also no stranger to the concept of weapons of mass power and destruction. As he became more interested in mysticism, he devoted much of his time to the hunt for the philosophers’ stone – the ultimate (and elusive) gadget of the early modern era, which promised limitless wealth and extended life. Whether or not he was a spy remains a moot point – but as a great Cambridge mind who was often wooed for his great learning, the first “007” was centuries ahead of Bond as an international man of mystery."
Link to article:
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-original-007
John Dee a practitioner of the Black Mirror made from Obsidian rock and used by the Aztecs.
A few paragraphs on John's "Blackrock" Mirror.
~"John Dee’s circular black obsidian mirror, which is approximately 7.5 inches (19 centimeters) in diameter, was first acquired by the British Museum in 1966. It is featured in the Museum’s Enlightenment Gallery, and it shares a display space with two very similar circular mirrors and one rectangular mirror that were all believed to be of Aztec origin. These artifacts were apparently shipped back to Europe from the New World in the 16th century, along with many other items that were either obtained through trade or seized as plunder during the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the Aztec Empire (1519-1521)."
~"These special mirrors could also be used to predict the future. The god Tezcatlipoca was renowned for his prophetic abilities, and depictions of Tezcatlipoca would inevitably show him wearing several circular black mirrors on different parts of his body. Aztec shamans and others who worshipped this deity may have gazed into these circular mirrors for extended periods, attempting to enter altered states of consciousness that would allow them to see into the future to determine their individual fate, or the fate of the Aztec people."
~"John Dee might have acquired his mirror when he lived in Bohemia (the modern-day Czech Republic) in the 1580s. It’s also possible he had it even longer, since he traveled widely in Europe throughout his adult life. Dee was well-known as both as an expert in magic and for his role as a close advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, and the aristocrats, politicians, diplomats, astrologers, and occult aficionados he met were delighted to give him gifts seeking his favor. Given John Dee’s fascination with the occult, he was likely drawn to the mirror because of its association with supernatural quests. Evidence given by individuals who came into possession of the mirror after Dee’s death in 1608 help confirm the nature of his interest."
Link to this article:
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/obsidian-mirror-0015911
Some more information on the Blackrock (Obsidian) Mirror's of Mesoamerica.
~"Effigy figures of obsidian have been excavated at Teotihuacan of both humans and animals, especially serpents."
~"The Aztec and Toltec god Tezcatlipoca was thought to be the very personification of a polished obsidian mirror; indeed, his name in the Nahuatl language means 'Smoking Mirror' (the reflective properties of a smoking fire were often equated with those of a mirror). Tezcatlipoca was a creator god and a bringer of good and evil. As he represented the duality of change through conflict, a mirror was an entirely suitable emblem for him with its real and reflected surface. Similarly, the god's all-seeing omnipresence was well represented by an all-seeing, truth-seeking mirror. It was believed the god regarded humanity only as a reflection in his mirror, a reminder of the latter's mortality. It was believed that the god could use his two-sided mirror to not only divine the future but to "reveal the true nature of things, including one's soul (Carballo, 179). It is interesting to note that examples of surviving obsidian mirrors have often been polished on both sides, perhaps in imitation of Tezcatlipoca's own special mirror. Representations of Tezcatlipoca in art frequently show the god with an obsidian mirror at the back of his head or with one at each of his temples and sometimes with another as a replacement for one of his feet. Obsidian tools played an important part in certain Mesoamerican-wide rituals like bloodletting. A form of mild self-sacrifice, bloodletting was in imitation of the sacrifice the gods had made in order to create humanity. Obsidian bloodletting tools were often buried in tombs alongside the deceased, both males and females."
~"The Cakchiquel Maya communicated with a sacred obsidian stone, which was perhaps regarded as an oracle, which they called Chay Abah. The historian M. Miller suggests that the Chay Abah may well have been a polished mirror. Shamans also used mirrors – either in the form of bowls of water or a polished material like obsidian – to see into both the past and future and to communicate with the dead. It was believed in many Mesoamerican cultures that a mirror – because one could look into it but not through it – was somehow an access point to another, spiritual world. Just as the gods gazed upon humanity through the reflections of a mirror, so, too, gifted humans and, particularly, community leaders, could see the gods reflected in a mirror and so gain hints as to what they planned for the future."
Information sourced from this link:
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2060/obsidian-in-mesoamerica/
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John Dee as the inspiration behind 007
2 main points in an article from Cambridge University with link found below.
~"Thanks to his extensive knowledge of science and mathematics, Elizabeth I appointed him her trusted scientific and astrological advisor, even allowing him to select her coronation date. In Dee’s correspondence with the Queen, we find a mysterious signature symbol – two circles and what could be an elongated number 7."
Tubal-Cain, Two balls (00) and a Cain (7)
Biblical character information here:
"As for their step-brother Tubal-Cain, he forges tools out of bronze and iron. We can assume no one else did metal work before Tubal-Cain."
Link here: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/people/tubal-cain-bible.html
Masonic Tubal-Cain link here:
https://www.freemason.com/tubal-cain/
Continued from original John Dee article
~"Dee was also no stranger to the concept of weapons of mass power and destruction. As he became more interested in mysticism, he devoted much of his time to the hunt for the philosophers’ stone – the ultimate (and elusive) gadget of the early modern era, which promised limitless wealth and extended life. Whether or not he was a spy remains a moot point – but as a great Cambridge mind who was often wooed for his great learning, the first “007” was centuries ahead of Bond as an international man of mystery."
Link to article:
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-original-007
John Dee a practitioner of the Black Mirror made from Obsidian rock and used by the Aztecs.
A few paragraphs on John's "Blackrock" Mirror.
~"John Dee’s circular black obsidian mirror, which is approximately 7.5 inches (19 centimeters) in diameter, was first acquired by the British Museum in 1966. It is featured in the Museum’s Enlightenment Gallery, and it shares a display space with two very similar circular mirrors and one rectangular mirror that were all believed to be of Aztec origin. These artifacts were apparently shipped back to Europe from the New World in the 16th century, along with many other items that were either obtained through trade or seized as plunder during the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the Aztec Empire (1519-1521)."
~"These special mirrors could also be used to predict the future. The god Tezcatlipoca was renowned for his prophetic abilities, and depictions of Tezcatlipoca would inevitably show him wearing several circular black mirrors on different parts of his body. Aztec shamans and others who worshipped this deity may have gazed into these circular mirrors for extended periods, attempting to enter altered states of consciousness that would allow them to see into the future to determine their individual fate, or the fate of the Aztec people."
~"John Dee might have acquired his mirror when he lived in Bohemia (the modern-day Czech Republic) in the 1580s. It’s also possible he had it even longer, since he traveled widely in Europe throughout his adult life. Dee was well-known as both as an expert in magic and for his role as a close advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, and the aristocrats, politicians, diplomats, astrologers, and occult aficionados he met were delighted to give him gifts seeking his favor. Given John Dee’s fascination with the occult, he was likely drawn to the mirror because of its association with supernatural quests. Evidence given by individuals who came into possession of the mirror after Dee’s death in 1608 help confirm the nature of his interest."
Link to this article:
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/obsidian-mirror-0015911
Some more information on the Blackrock (Obsidian) Mirror's of Mesoamerica.
~"Effigy figures of obsidian have been excavated at Teotihuacan of both humans and animals, especially serpents."
~"The Aztec and Toltec god Tezcatlipoca was thought to be the very personification of a polished obsidian mirror; indeed, his name in the Nahuatl language means 'Smoking Mirror' (the reflective properties of a smoking fire were often equated with those of a mirror). Tezcatlipoca was a creator god and a bringer of good and evil. As he represented the duality of change through conflict, a mirror was an entirely suitable emblem for him with its real and reflected surface. Similarly, the god's all-seeing omnipresence was well represented by an all-seeing, truth-seeking mirror. It was believed the god regarded humanity only as a reflection in his mirror, a reminder of the latter's mortality. It was believed that the god could use his two-sided mirror to not only divine the future but to "reveal the true nature of things, including one's soul (Carballo, 179). It is interesting to note that examples of surviving obsidian mirrors have often been polished on both sides, perhaps in imitation of Tezcatlipoca's own special mirror. Representations of Tezcatlipoca in art frequently show the god with an obsidian mirror at the back of his head or with one at each of his temples and sometimes with another as a replacement for one of his feet. Obsidian tools played an important part in certain Mesoamerican-wide rituals like bloodletting. A form of mild self-sacrifice, bloodletting was in imitation of the sacrifice the gods had made in order to create humanity. Obsidian bloodletting tools were often buried in tombs alongside the deceased, both males and females."
~"The Cakchiquel Maya communicated with a sacred obsidian stone, which was perhaps regarded as an oracle, which they called Chay Abah. The historian M. Miller suggests that the Chay Abah may well have been a polished mirror. Shamans also used mirrors – either in the form of bowls of water or a polished material like obsidian – to see into both the past and future and to communicate with the dead. It was believed in many Mesoamerican cultures that a mirror – because one could look into it but not through it – was somehow an access point to another, spiritual world. Just as the gods gazed upon humanity through the reflections of a mirror, so, too, gifted humans and, particularly, community leaders, could see the gods reflected in a mirror and so gain hints as to what they planned for the future."
Information sourced from this link:
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2060/obsidian-in-mesoamerica/