There are two kinds of history. One is the officially accepted one, taught in schools, which is saturated with lies and falsifications to confuse people's minds and prevent them from knowing its true roots. As long as historians and archaeologists work with scientific methods, there is no problem, but when it comes to explanations, they start to slip the facts. Who is doing this and why? It is the dark background power (the counter-entity opposing God) and its servants (politicians, officers, scientists, bankers, religious leaders) who are doing it in order to turn humanity, which deserves a much better fate, into rootless slaves. Especially us Magyars (I don't call us Hungarians on purpose!), because we know that people with Magyar (Mag=seed) soul quality are the bearers of knowledge. The metaphor of knowledge is the seed, which, if placed in the right soil, sprouts and begins to blossom. Without spiritual soil, the seed of knowledge is unviable. Unfortunately, the majority of Magyar souls are lost forever and have fled into the nihil.
The other history exists in the consciences of the righteous, and bears the seeds of truth that are the guarantee of our future. We work quietly for this, we don't advertise it loudly, because we would be trampled underfoot in no time. Our small team is made up of people who are the modern equivalents of the polyhistorians of old. Some people of us research chronicles and legends hundreds or thousands of years old, going before us to find the locations of secret forces and piece together fragments from mosaics of truth. Then we do sacred tours at least once a month.
Let this new series be called "On ancient trails".
I already showed pictures of Tata last year, in early autumn. I am always happy to return to my favourite city.
My journey began on Friday afternoon at the foot of the castle, under the big plane tree by the lake. I had an hour before the meeting, so I rested here.
Statue of Saint John the Baptist. The stone foundation is probably the remains of the castle wall.
Afterwards, I went to a nearby parking lot to unload my backpack and set off with the group. Tata Castle was the first stop. You can find the basics about the castle here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Castle
or here: https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/4636/tata-castle/
At least the part that has been preserved and restored, as it was much larger originally.
This gate was only a side entrance, not the main entrance.
The upstairs is now a restaurant with a spectacular view.
Old map of Tata. The castle was once surrounded by large, multi-storey houses. Since then they have all been destroyed! You should know that in the 18th century all the castles in Hungary were blown up and the stones were used to build new houses. Therefore, old maps and descriptions showing the situation before the destruction are of great importance.
The moat
One of the entrances to the cellar system under the castle
After a tour of the castle, we headed to the English Garden and walked along the shores of the Öreg-tó (Old Lake) for a while. The town was actually built around the lake.
Training for rowers
Sailing port
An intact and restored water mill. There used to be a lot of water mills in Tata, but now there are hardly any left.
The English Garden with artifically built ruins. What was it built from? Ruins!
In the 18th century, first in England and then in many other parts of Europe, wealthy families built so-called "English gardens". Unlike the "French gardens", which were symmetrical, built to precise rules and trimmed with hedges, here they tried to achieve the most natural effect possible. The ancient stones that were found were, of course, used in romantic artificial ruins, so that their symbolism and function were lost. In the Age of Enlightenment, attempts were made to distort all Christian religious symbols, falsify their original meaning or use them as romantic scenery. This caused enormous damage, but at least some small details - pillar stones and other carvings - were hidden but survived. Some stones of the artificial ruins are from the Abbey Church of Vértesszentkereszt. We visited there on Saturday, I'll write about that too.
Early-medieval column head
Carved monsters
Window-imitations - no function, just romantic scenery!
The dilettante works of garden designers. They could not see beyond appearances and romantic illusions. The majority of visitors are, of course, enthusiastic about these "constructions" because they have no idea about their background. In this case, the past has been obliterated by certain leading circles so that the really old fragments are still visible, but the majority of people think that everything is in its original context!
Then, based on this, they make up stories about everything, not half of which are true.
A lion torso
Stones from different ages stacked on top of each other
Finely crafted depictions of plants and animals. The animal is probably a winged lion or dragon.
An ivy-covered stone cave
I wonder what's on the hidden sides of these two brightly coloured stone slabs?
It is quite disheartening how manipulated we are and how easily we believe the truth of superficial appearances. Yet, if we look behind the veil of illusion...
Last rays of the sun at the castle
On the way back to the car park, there's jazz music playing in the castle, a party is being held. The restaurant terraces are full. People live out their days in nihilism, carelessness, without living roots or historical consciousness.
To be continued!
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