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Personal Sovereignty and all its Rights and Privileges Entailed, or its Externalized Symbol: The Monarchy?
I clearly remember the numinous feelings surrounding the Queen during my childhood in Wirral, on the Welsh border, on the banks of the River Dee. This was soon after the war, when her family had stood by the people, stayed in London and got bombed every day along with everyone else, learned to drive ambulances and mechanic them, visited the hospitalized or those whose homes had been destroyed every day, etc..
When the queen was passing through our village (Heswall) in the royal carriage of her special train, We all knew what carriage she was in as her carriages were marked by little Union Jacks. The whole village turned out, early in the morning, many waving their own little Union Jacks, just to see her train go by. I remember the feeling of wonderment , as attended Christmas mornings, or fairytale moments of extreme wonder and awe.
There are aspects of the monarchy that perpetuate potent pagan mysteries — aspects or ritual and ceremony that we, that no one, not even the Royal Family — no one but extremely high ranking clergy performing certain rites ever see — like ‘The Anointing.’ This occurs during a secret part of the English coronation ceremony, where the hands, breast and head of the ascended monarch are anointed with holy oil —…
