Finshaggy
Well-Known Member
You have probably heard of a "Wizard hat" which is usually some kind of pointy hat, maybe with Moons and Stars on it. Just like the Liberty cap and the Santa hat, the wizard hat comes from the Phrygian cap.
During Roman times and earlier, it was believed that the Planets controlled the weather. Zeus is often depicted with a Lightning bolt, this is because Zeus is Jupiter and they thought Jupiter controlled lightning. Now we know that weather comes from Atmospheric situations and lightning comes from Ions moving around. To them, it looked like the planet Jupiter (Zeus) controlled the lightning.
Then slowly, as more and more was discovered, and Christianity started to spread, the religions that believed the planets controlled the weather (as well as tons of other stuff about the planets) became underground groups, many of them can be found by searching "Hermeticism". In the Middle East, this was known as "Alchemy". Alchemy was early chemistry, where people would do things like make Metal Alloys, or Make Liquor or Perfume. This was happening in the middle east, and they were using the ancient planetary models of study. They believed that the planets were heavily connected to certain metals and plants.
These "Alchemists" were known for wearing Phrygian caps. Here is an example of a Phrygian cap being used as a Wizard cap.
If you think of Wizard Hats and think of the "Crescent Moon and Star" symbol when you think of a wizard, that is because "Wizards" were pre-Islamic people taken over by the Islamic empires, and became part of Islam. Today if you look at a Muslim flag/symbol, usually it has a Crescent Moon and a Star. If you look back far enough in history, you will find "Tanit" which is where this symbol comes from.
During Roman times and earlier, it was believed that the Planets controlled the weather. Zeus is often depicted with a Lightning bolt, this is because Zeus is Jupiter and they thought Jupiter controlled lightning. Now we know that weather comes from Atmospheric situations and lightning comes from Ions moving around. To them, it looked like the planet Jupiter (Zeus) controlled the lightning.
Then slowly, as more and more was discovered, and Christianity started to spread, the religions that believed the planets controlled the weather (as well as tons of other stuff about the planets) became underground groups, many of them can be found by searching "Hermeticism". In the Middle East, this was known as "Alchemy". Alchemy was early chemistry, where people would do things like make Metal Alloys, or Make Liquor or Perfume. This was happening in the middle east, and they were using the ancient planetary models of study. They believed that the planets were heavily connected to certain metals and plants.
These "Alchemists" were known for wearing Phrygian caps. Here is an example of a Phrygian cap being used as a Wizard cap.
If you think of Wizard Hats and think of the "Crescent Moon and Star" symbol when you think of a wizard, that is because "Wizards" were pre-Islamic people taken over by the Islamic empires, and became part of Islam. Today if you look at a Muslim flag/symbol, usually it has a Crescent Moon and a Star. If you look back far enough in history, you will find "Tanit" which is where this symbol comes from.
