"[F]ew in public affairs act from a mere view of the good of their country, whatever they may pretend; and, tho' their actings bring real good to their country, yet men primarily considered that their own and their country's interest was united, and did not act from a principle of benevolence." -- Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography

Well, he was a Freemason.

Heh. That says it all, doesn't it? [Rob]

He appears on the $100 bill. Ergo, it's all about the Benjamins.

LegalTenderCoxey (through a deranged vision so it probably wasn't him) claimed Ben Franklin was the original magus of America, the ascended avatar of The Magician.

You're probably right not to trust the visions. The part about Ben Franklin is true, though, as was Coxey's claim that that is why he named Ben Ben. There's a good Suppressed Transmission on Franklin as the American Magus - stealing fire from the gods with his kite and key, playing both sides in the Masonic Civil War, self-consciously constructing the image of America for Europe and for itself - which I can't link to as I have let my Pyramid subscription lapse. [Rob]

http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/login/article.cgi?2436

Thanks! [Rob]

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