Review of The brazen serpent
Posted: 01 Sep 2022, 07:39
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The brazen serpent" by M.R. Osborne.]
After God delivered the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, Moses led them into the wilderness. In the wilderness, they grumbled and cursed God, which led God to plague them with serpents whose bites killed many people. In His mercy, God directed Moses to set up a pole with a serpent so that whoever gazed upon it would become healed. This serpent may now be biblically known as the Nehushtan. In The Brazen Serpent, M. R. Osborne explores the significance of this serpent and its connection with numbers. The author posits that in revealing the nature of the Raised Serpent and its healing properties, we may unlock the Divine Code.
The Raised Serpent is, however, not all there is to this book. Osborne digs into alchemy and various philosophical standpoints to explore how numbers and geometry contain divine keys to understanding the prima materia. There is more to life than we can see. The real challenge lies in how to explore the metaphysical and live beyond physicality. While this book is not an in-depth look into the philosophy and significance of different numbers, or science, it manages to combine various disciplines to pave readers’ way for further research into the supernatural and divine.
Readers will have to brace themselves for the impact that is The Brazen Serpent, as it is not an easy read. With every flip of a page, it seemed there were deeper mysteries to divulge that might confuse a reader on their first read. Because of how much the teachings in this book commanded my attention, I was thankful for a very detailed “Introduction,” where Osborne explained the origin of the Raised Serpent and how numbers in Hebrew culture have different meanings. I was particularly intrigued by the letter Tau, the last letter in the Hebrew Alphabet. The strong base that was the “Introduction” helped carry me through what I would call a tasking reading experience.
I would call my reading experience of The Brazen Serpent tasking (in a good way) because it challenged a lot of things I thought I knew and showed me even many more things that I did not know. For instance, the revelation of the significance of numbers 9, 5, 23, and a couple of others was a difficult concept to grasp because the numbers were very interconnected. Many ideas, including the prima materia, Christ’s connection to the Nehushtan, and various other allegories, were new to me, so I had to ruminate on them. But I would say that the author did a fair job of breaking down many of the complexities. He provided a good number of references and addressed readers directly.
I found the illustrations that the author included helpful and entertaining; they were a nice touch because a lot of lessons in the book required visual representation to be fully understood. The lessons about the Raised Serpent and how it pertains to Christianity (and life) require not only an open mind but also a philosophical one. Readers who enjoy dissecting the mysteries of nature and the supernatural will find this book pretty mind-blowing. My rating is 3 out of 4 because I found more than ten errors in this book. I would not recommend this book to readers seeking entertainment. But if you seek spiritual enlightenment through alchemy, philosophy, and Christianity, this book will be a good fit. While the author included various Bible verses, they did not seem discriminatory or offensive.
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The brazen serpent
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After God delivered the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, Moses led them into the wilderness. In the wilderness, they grumbled and cursed God, which led God to plague them with serpents whose bites killed many people. In His mercy, God directed Moses to set up a pole with a serpent so that whoever gazed upon it would become healed. This serpent may now be biblically known as the Nehushtan. In The Brazen Serpent, M. R. Osborne explores the significance of this serpent and its connection with numbers. The author posits that in revealing the nature of the Raised Serpent and its healing properties, we may unlock the Divine Code.
The Raised Serpent is, however, not all there is to this book. Osborne digs into alchemy and various philosophical standpoints to explore how numbers and geometry contain divine keys to understanding the prima materia. There is more to life than we can see. The real challenge lies in how to explore the metaphysical and live beyond physicality. While this book is not an in-depth look into the philosophy and significance of different numbers, or science, it manages to combine various disciplines to pave readers’ way for further research into the supernatural and divine.
Readers will have to brace themselves for the impact that is The Brazen Serpent, as it is not an easy read. With every flip of a page, it seemed there were deeper mysteries to divulge that might confuse a reader on their first read. Because of how much the teachings in this book commanded my attention, I was thankful for a very detailed “Introduction,” where Osborne explained the origin of the Raised Serpent and how numbers in Hebrew culture have different meanings. I was particularly intrigued by the letter Tau, the last letter in the Hebrew Alphabet. The strong base that was the “Introduction” helped carry me through what I would call a tasking reading experience.
I would call my reading experience of The Brazen Serpent tasking (in a good way) because it challenged a lot of things I thought I knew and showed me even many more things that I did not know. For instance, the revelation of the significance of numbers 9, 5, 23, and a couple of others was a difficult concept to grasp because the numbers were very interconnected. Many ideas, including the prima materia, Christ’s connection to the Nehushtan, and various other allegories, were new to me, so I had to ruminate on them. But I would say that the author did a fair job of breaking down many of the complexities. He provided a good number of references and addressed readers directly.
I found the illustrations that the author included helpful and entertaining; they were a nice touch because a lot of lessons in the book required visual representation to be fully understood. The lessons about the Raised Serpent and how it pertains to Christianity (and life) require not only an open mind but also a philosophical one. Readers who enjoy dissecting the mysteries of nature and the supernatural will find this book pretty mind-blowing. My rating is 3 out of 4 because I found more than ten errors in this book. I would not recommend this book to readers seeking entertainment. But if you seek spiritual enlightenment through alchemy, philosophy, and Christianity, this book will be a good fit. While the author included various Bible verses, they did not seem discriminatory or offensive.
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The brazen serpent
View: on Bookshelves