BodyPowerThe Number 33
The Number 33
Also called: 33 vertebrae · 33rd degree
The count of the spine's vertebrae, the age Jesus died, and the highest degree of Freemasonry.In this narrative the 33 vertebrae, the age Jesus died, and the 33rd degree of Freemasonry are treated as one and the same number.
Established facts
The human spine is usually counted as having 33 vertebrae.That is 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal.Of these, 24 are mobile, since the sacrum and coccyx each fuse into a single bone in adulthood.So anatomy counts them as 33, or as 26, or as 24, depending on the method.That Jesus died at age 33 is a tradition, not a number that appears in the biblical text.The highest honorary degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry is the 33rd degree.
The oil descends from the brain, rests three days in the sacrum, and rises again to awaken in the pineal gland.
In this narrativeWhy the spine has 33 bones
The spine has 33 vertebrae1.Jesus died at 331.The two numbers matching is no coincidence.An oil made by the brain travels down these 33 segments and back up2.When the oil climbs all 33, enlightenment bursts open at the pineal gland3.Jesus's 33 years transcribe that path onto a human lifetime.Golgotha, where the cross stood, means "skull," and that spot is the skull itself1.
In this narrativeFreemasonry's 33rd degree
Freemasonry's ranks run up to the 33rd degree1.The rank of 33 points to the spine's 33 segments1.So someone who has reached the 33rd degree is someone who has carried the oil all the way up.The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and 33 degrees, where ice begins to melt, is the temperature of awakening1.This degree's roots trace to the Knights Templar2.Handshake photos shared among royalty, actors, and politicians are offered as evidence1.
In this narrativeHow the number gets built
This bridge is made out of a method of counting.The mobile vertebrae number 241.To reach 33, the sacrum and coccyx, which fuse in adulthood, must be counted one bone at a time1.That counting method is chosen to fit the conclusion1.And yet 33 still works as a bridge, because the same number turns up on all three axes.One in the body, one in scripture, one in the secret society.
Connected concepts
- Pineal Gland →The oil that climbs all 33 segments arrives at the pineal gland.The end of 33 is the pineal gland.
- Christ Oil →What travels up and down the 33 segments is the oil of Christ.Oil is what gives the number a path.
- Freemasonry →A single rank name, the 33rd degree, turns the body's number into the secret society's number.
Leads here fromJacob's LadderKnights TemplarMasonic HandshakeZodiac and the Twelve Disciples