On a superficial level, the inscription on the left is Sarahs way of saying Open Sesame to our mindsand, Welcome to my puzzle. The inscription in the right window is Sarahs way of saying Once you solve my puzzle, pass the truth on to others.. 21 consists of three 7sand, as we shall see, this is a consistent theme with all of the names in the Winchester family. But more importantly, at an early age, she was admitted to Yales only female scholastic institution known as the Young Ladies Collegiate Institute. Two of the schools most influential administrators and professors, Judson A. Root and his brother N.W. However, the loss did leave the widow Winchester with an inheritance of 20 million dollars plus nearly 50% of the Winchester Arms stockwhich, in turn earned her approximately $1,000 dollars per day in royalties for the rest of her lifethe result of which made her one of the wealthiest women in the world. Each peg held a different colored robe, consistent with the Rosicrucian practice of wearing a different colored robe for each lunar month. William Wirt Winchester was born in Baltimore, MD on July 22, 1837. Historically, the Tubal-Cain symbol has generated controversy because of its phallic connotation. We can clearly see that this is a ball-like feature, and not a circle. As earlier noted, the number 777 is extremely important to Kabbalists, Rosicrucians and Freemasons. Sure, it's obvious the Winchester company would have been worth a fortune, but you don't know the half of it. Because we are already familiar with Numerological Tables, we know that in displaying the numbers 1 through 9, Sarah is alluding to the Pythagorean Table. Also interesting, is the fact that President Theodore Roosevelt (another member of the Bohemian Club) came to California in 1903 to ask Governor Pardee to run as his Vice Presidential candidate in the 1904 national election. Additionally, Sarah covered the walls of her bedroom with special wallpaper displaying the Triquetra symbol. Writing in theSmithsonian, historian Pamela Haag says shebecame obsessed with the Winchester Mystery House and spent a good amount of time researching the actual history behind the stories. equate to 555, another crucial Kabbalistic-Masonic number. He was buried on month day 1959, at burial place. She also purchased a farmhouse, now known as the Winchester-Merriman House, for her sister and brother-in-law. Today the home is owned by . The pair wed in 1862 and began to build a life for themselves in Connecticut. Moreover, the Sun symbol is the insignia of the Senior Deacon of a Masonic Lodge. Sarah clearly uses this device to exemplify Bacons coded message in Psalm 46 of the King James Bible. Additionally, Sarah Pardee and Williams sister Annie were classmates at the Young Ladies Collegiate Institute. The evidence shows that Sarah made use of an algorithmic system in which her trio of symmetric prime numbers produce amazing results. William Winchester (William Wirt Winchester) was born on 22 June, 1837 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is an Actor. Therefore, in describing the dynamics of space, a new, higher dimensional model was required. Using Bacons Letter C figure in his double A design, Sarah has created an ingenious way to show us another word or name that is important to all Master Masons. Well, at least there's no doubt about which makes the better story. These staff-like branches with their distinct hooks are a direct allusion to Pans crooked staff that is also brandished (like Athenas spear) against the serpent of ignorance. Furthermore, the initials W.W.W. Such a notion, as any practicing Rosicrucian knows, is utterly absurd. As thoughts of things divine,are intermixd. She clearly didn't buy into all that nonsense about 13 being an unlucky number. Although no mention has ever surfaced as to any specific guidelines or special instructions by which Mr. Lieb would select a buyer for the property, one gets the distinct impression that Sarah wanted the House to stand intact and perpetually preserved and so it does. Its a riveting story of romance, mystery, intrigue, betrayal, plots and murder. In the span of one year, 1881, she lost her mother, her father-in-law, and finally her husband William, who died of tuberculosis. William married Sarah Lockwood Pardee on September 30, 1862. Exploring the actual history of America's strangest mansion suggests the truth might be stranger than the fiction. As we shall see, there is a unique relationship between the numbers 7, 11, and 13. It is not known if Sarah and Escher ever met. At the outset of each Masonic Degree the initiate (Candidate) expresses his wish to receive Light. William Parsons Winchester (9 November 1801 5 August 1850) was an American colonel and wholesale merchant. Moreover, the House has 47 chimneys. Tragedy struck quickly when their only child, Annie, died in infancy in 1866. God and Kings is a sci-fi suspense thriller set in ancient Egyptbased on real people and events. Adding further to the mysterious features, the prime numbers 7, 11, and 13 are repeatedly displayed in various ways throughout the Housethe number 13 being most prominent. Sarahs puzzle may ultimately help us discover the Theory of Everything. However, the final KEY to unlocking Sarahs puzzle is in her numbers. For some inexplicable reason, however, Mrs. Winchester took precautions in the building design so as to incorporate all of the strange features of the House to confuse the evil spirits. Moreover, she would ring her alarm bell every night at midnight to signal the spirits that it was sance time, and then again at 2:00 am, signaling the spirits that it was time to depart. William Wirt Winchester, son of Oliver Winchester, manufacturer of one of the very first repeating rifles, at age 22. Although Sarahs labyrinthine House serves the same function as the ancient prototypes, her labyrinth is more a symbolic introductory step into her puzzle. Sharan Newman, The REAL HISTORY Behind the Da Vinci Code, published by Berkeley Books, New York, 2005. According to one tale, Winchester went there to commune with spirits and learn what they wanted her workmen to build the next day. Sarah Lockwood (Pardee) Winchester of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California United States was born in 1839 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Unfortunately, due to an infantile decease known as Marasmus (a severe form of malnutrition due to the body's inability to metabolize proteins), Annie died 40 days later. And, if someone were to try to describe cubes, spheres and pyramids to us, we would tell them they were crazy. There is no record or evidence that Mrs. Winchester ever met the man. But, the matter runs still deeper when we consider that, in showing the number twice, Sarah is also revealing a different perspective as 47 47 transforms (rotates) into 44 77and, when these two numbers combine, we have the number 121 (11 squared) which then rotates (12 + 1 = 13) into the number 13. Since its founding in 1894, the Historical Society has been publishing articles about the people and events in the city's past and present. Sarah Lockwood Winchester (ne Pardee; 1839 - September 5, 1922) was an American heiress who amassed great wealth after the death of her husband, William Wirt Winchester, and her mother in law, Jane Ellen Hope. Then, 588 x 121 (11 squared) = 71,148. Since there are no true species of the daisy family having as few as 8 petals, it is apparent that Sarah uses the 8 petaled daisy as a device to emphasize the Fibonacci relationship between the numbers 13 and 8. In a different way, each of the names William (34) Winchester (52) and Annie (25) Winchester (52) when simplified, equate to the number 77. However, none of the symmetries can exist without the unifying power of the circle at the webs center. Likewise, the name Bacon, in accordance with the Kaye Cipher Table, adds up to the number 111. The dimensions are not accidental. It should also be noted that Solomons Temple had a magnificent Great Golden Window that faced north. Furthermore, Sarah infused the numbers 7 and 11 into the architecture because they are lucky numbers. This serves the practical purpose of being far from the distraction of outside noise. Moreover, two numbers are always multiplied by each other, leaving a product that is then partitioned, and the partitioned numbers are then added together resulting in a sum. . Its as if they were reading from the same book. Courtesy of the Whitney Library, New Haven, CT. Another important function of the crescent hedge is to emphasize the moons relationship to the number 13. The expanded text from which these words appear reads: My brain Ill prove the female to my soul, And these same thoughts people this little. Like all of the other anomalous features we find in the House, Sarah wanted the display of apparent irregularity in the Shakespearean Windows to utterly shock our sensibilities. Second, 11 x 11 x 11 renders the (Ramanujan) palindromic number 1331. Once the folklore is set aside the bare bones of Sarahs mystery are more easy to examine. But there's surreal beauty there, too. She also slept in a different room every night as an extra measure to throw the spirits off her trail. Sarah seems to borrow from the pages of Lewis Carroll as she shows us large doors that lead into small space and small doors that open up into ridiculously large space. Roy Lieb, Mrs. Winchesters attorney of many years, had been named in her will as executor to her estate. Moreover, Riemanns new view predicted the existence of a forth spatial dimension. Thompson never fully achieved that end. Instead of allowing admittance in the front of her House, Mrs. Winchester required people to enter from the rear, through one entrance strategically located near the northwest corner. The letters W S stand for William Shakespeare, and Winding Stairs, while the letters S W represent Sarah Winchester. In addition to being in concert with such ideas as the ever building universe, and the dynamic agriculture of the famous Rosicrucian Theosophist, mathematician and philosopher Rudolph Steiner (1861-1925), it seems clear that Sarah adopted his concept of the cube as the simplest geometric structure for the higher dimensional dynamics of the universe. Note the beauty of the product of 13 x 444its 5772. 11, and 77. The offer was turned down. In one simple lesson, Sarah has skillfully introduced the initiate to the rudiments of her number system. First, she saw the number 13, i.e. The hammers and saws finally ceased. Finally, Sarahs use of the number 11 illustrates the simplicity of the cubes symmetry. In fact, she has already done it for us. 6447, then combine 64 and 47, the result is 111. William Wirt Winchester was the second president of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1880 to 1881. [5] An important part of the puzzle goes back to Rosicrucian beginnings in ancient Egypt . And just to insure we would understand that the connection between the number 52 and the name Winchester are not accidental Sarah deliberately placed coded inscriptions on the three tombstones of the Winchester family plot. The initiate had to successfully find the correct path through the labyrinths numerous pitfalls, obstacles and traps. We further note that virtually all of Bacons work was encoded as a multi-layered puzzle for later generations of enlightened individuals to discover. Later, Oliver channeled his efforts into a firearms manufacturing venture that eventually (1866) evolved into the famous Winchester Repeating Arms Company. As a result, Sarah was raised and educated in an environment ripe with Freemasonic and Rosicrucian philosophy.