The New Order

As a result of the rebirth experience, which signifies the birth of New Doctrine (something I wasn't aware of), I felt I was the one responsible for instituting a new order—or law. This is what I was envisioning in my mind before it all backfired. And, as Dionysus was born prematurely—initially—meaning he didn't fully understand the nature of his purpose, in part because he was only half god, he was torn to pieces after his second birth. Indeed, the same thing could be said about me. And as I explain in chapter 12, a bull, signifies false doctrine.

And yet as Dionysus was later restored by Rhea, or Mother Nature, he was born a third time from the wisdom of the earth. Thus given the opportunity to camp out over the next two years, typically in the woods, and on five different occasions (a month or so each time), I was allowed to commune with mother nature. This is effectively how I was restored: "And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood, which the dragon cast out of his mouth." Revelation 12:16 And so suggests: "being grounded in one's wisdom."

It's also significant that up until February 1989, I hadn't maintained my own residence, i.e., paid rent, etc., for I had been out of work since January 1987. But after I moved back to Southern Oregon from Santa Rosa, I found a job (see chapter 12) and decided it was time to find a place to live: I had been camping out along the Smith River above, and along the Rogue River west of Grants Pass. And I had the funniest dream on the night I moved in, about American Indians, who I'd given little thought to over recent months: then suddenly, without warning, they were on the warpath, and in a loud din their whole party sped off on horseback—to raid Roy Masters. (It's funny that Roy Masters had been out of the picture too.) This is further illustrated in chapter 9. While I later recalled what the American Indian signifies: "the wisdom of the earth."

Flight to Egypt

"And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him." Matthew 2:13 Now this is quite unusual, for after driving to Grants Pass above, and asking to be committed to the mental hospital, the first thing they did was put me up in the Egyptian Motel. Wow! Another coincidence? Not to mention the fact that Grants Pass is located in Josephine County of all places! While it's funny how I didn't even make the connection until well after mentioning the verse below:

Then Herod [Hera], when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth [the wrath of Hera?], and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men." (Matthew 2:16) And yet, all who die as little children (regarding instances of infanticide in both Dionysus and Jesus myths; and Moses too) are received as such into heaven, to serve as correspondences to that which is about to become manifest: i.e., the New Church.