The Esoteric Interpretation of Pinocchio

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The Esoteric Interpretation of Pinocchio

By on December 28, 2009


Needless to say, this movie is now a staple in today’s popular culture. How many people have NOT watched this movie? On the other hand, how many people are aware of Pinocchio’s true underlying meaning? Behind the story of the marionette trying to become a good boy is a deep spiritual story that has its roots in Mystery schools of occultism. Through the eyes of an initiate, the children’s story about “being good” filled with lessons about “not lying” becomes a man’s quest for wisdom and spiritual enlightenment. The brutally honest social commentaries of Pinnochio depicts a grim vision of our modern world and prescribes, perhaps, a way to escape its traps. Through the author’s background and literary references, one can understand the hidden gnostic meaning of Pinocchio.

 

 

Pinocchio’s Origins

Carlo Lorenzini aka Carlo Collodi

Pinocchio was originally written by Carlo Lorenzini (known by his pen name, Carlo Collodi) between 1881 and 1883 in Italy. Lorenzini began his writing career in newspapers (Il Lampione and Il Fanfulla ), where he often used satire to express his political views. In 1875, he entered the world of children’s literature and used this outlet to transmit his political convictions. The series Giannettino, for example, often referred to the unification of Italy.

“Lorenzini became fascinated by the idea of using an amiable, rascally character as a means of expressing his own convictions through allegory. In 1880 he began writing Storia di un burattino (“The story of a marionette”), also called Le Avventure di Pinocchio, which was published weekly in Il Giornale dei Bambini (the first Italian newspaper for children).”

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Just Love it when you just search for stuff, and you find little gems like this piece are just hidden with all the gossip BS about Kim Kardashin this...ect.

The website has a bunch of interesting pieces on their esoteric interpretation of some T.V shows and some movies.  Inspired me to watch the movie sometime in the near future from a much older and wiser perspective. I always knew something was off about that damn cricket.

 

 

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knowledge that is hidden from view. Reading the full article, it seems as though the writer is boarder line obsessing over the masons and the illuminati and the supposed hidden knowledge that they possess. Every journey we make in life comes with a lesson to learn, although we may not see it until we finish. Those "bumps in the road" test us spiritually. morally, and emotionally. If every experience we had in life was bump-free, we would gain no knowledge, no enlightenment, and we wouldn't grow as a person. When I reflect back on the story of Pinocchio, I don't see this "conspiracy" of the illuminati. I see a story about navigating the pitfalls of life and how we can either learn from the bumps in the road, or we can just put our heads down and trudge along. 

 

The road to enlightenment has many bumps.

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There are several paths a person experiences in this world.  Some may finally choose to be successful on a material path, while others may strive for success on a spiritual one.  Hidden knowledge, in this context, isn't a secret.  It's knowledge that isn't so in your face obvious and not easily expressed in human terms, with human language, and that knowledge may not always be appreciated for what it is.  By attributing that path Pinocchio followed to the Masons and the Illuminati, the writer of the article came to a false conclusion, imo.  I mean, hey!  Jesus went around talking in parables for three years!  Does the writer think Jesus was a member of the Masons or the Illuminati?

Here's a good explanation of why it isn't a secret:

"In other words, the parables are meant to divide the crowd. While this may seem as if Jesus denied some people access, the difference He means is not in the message—but in the response.... Those committed to the Kingdom of God would seek and find further understanding. But those uncommitted—perhaps listening only because of the initial excitement—would reject the teaching as unintelligible."  http://www.jesus.org/life-of-jesus/parables/why-did-jesus-teach-in-parables.html

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The author really just lost me when he kept referring back to masons and the illuminati. I was thinking that there are many stories, myths, and philosophies that we have all read that can be referenced. I think he just went over board with it and it made it a harder read for that. In fact, he referenced Jonah and the whale then said "Manly P. Hall explains here the occult meaning of the Jonah and the Whale" and as Manly P. Hall explains, "The story of Jonah is really a legend of initiation into the Mysteries, and the “great fish” represents the darkness of ignorance which engulfs man when he is thrown over the side of the ship (is born) into the sea (life)". I think the author of the article has done a disservice to his readers, imo.

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Just the authors interpretation.  It's just one way to look at it.

 

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Quite interesting.

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Fascinating article!  Even as a little kid, I didn't see Pinocchio's adventures as being "random".  In my child's mind, I understood that he had lessons to learn before he could be a "real boy".  Although I couldn't explain it before reading the article, I can certainly see now it was all about the spiritual journey that most religious traditions teach.  I guess Pinocchio is now my number one favorite story from childhood.

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Wizard of OZ.

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who never liked The Wizard of Oz, as a child or as an adult.  Something about it turned me off.  To this day, I don't know what that was about it that gave me that negative vibe.

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