By the time construction had been going for a while, she had completely forgotten which parts were the original house. Notice the Masonic metaphor of the number 33 enclosed within the number 11, as it is flanked by the twin, Masonic pillars, i.e. On July 15, 1866, Sarah gave birth to their only child, Annie Pardee Winchester, but the baby died six weeks later of marasmus. Sarahs love of Geometry and specific symmetric numbers is prominently displayed throughout the House. As we shall see, Sarahs preference for the names Annie Pardee (56), and Annie Winchester (77) were important because they demonstrated a numerical kinship between Annie and Sarah, and Annie and William. 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. 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. But Sarah has introduced another clever design in the form of winding ribbons located in the upper center that take the shape of the letters W (at the top) and S (just beneath). As already noted, Sarah was weaving her tapestry of numbers long before she began the construction of her house. As we saw with Jacobs Ladder, she has combined 44 steps with 7 turnsresulting in the number 51, corresponding to the names Sarah Pardee and Francis Bacon (Pythagorean Cipher). The only difference with Sarahs Sun symbols is that, instead of the usual face in the center, Sarah has inserted the image of an eight petaled daisy (more about the eight petals later). Notice how they mirror each other. of Missouri Press, 2010. And as we have previously seen, 21 consists of three 7s, or 777. 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. 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. 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. William G Winchester William Winchester (1911 . But, where are we to find it? Someone worth $1,000 a day can't have too many bars on her windows. While visiting California's Bay Area be sure to visit one of the most haunted (and outright bizarre) houses in America - The Winchester Mystery House. Courtesy of the Winchester Mystery House. The reason for the north facing orientation of the window is that it leads to the immortal star Sirius. 7, 11, and 13). With the exception of the inscriptions on the banners, the symbolic images in the left and right windows are exact mirrors of each other (similar to Bacons headpieces). Mrs. Winchester carefully selected two primary numbers to represent her daughters name, i.e. Properly aligned Center Window Panes showing the Hourglass. As with Francis Bacon, Sarah Winchesters legacy has fallen victim to The Liberty Valance Effect, i.e. News of Mrs. Winchesters death (September 5, 1922) found her workers halting constructionleaving nails half driven into the walls. the 47th proposition of Euclids Elements known as the Pythagorean Theorem) and to the name Hiram (Simple Cipher). If by mere accident this happens so sound like a familiar name, that is because Sarah was the wife of gun mogul William Wirt Winchester. For terms and use, please refer to our Terms and Conditions At the time of Sarahs birth, the Pardees were a respectable, upper middle class New Haven family. His siblings include: Ann Rebecca Winchester (1835-1864) who married Charles B. Dye; and Hannah Jane Winchester who married Thomas Gray Bennett. Her favorite niece and secretary, Marian Marriott, oversaw the removal and sale of all of Sarahs furnishings and personal property. It is no wonder that New Haven Society would eventually dub her The Belle of New Haven.. At the outset of each Masonic Degree the initiate (Candidate) expresses his wish to receive Light. ), when multiplied by the number 777 will always render the symmetry of 111. Did she foresee someone who would later appear as an incarnation or embodiment of herselfand did she emulate Bacon in leaving behind clues designating someone to whom her legacy would be passed? But the primary importance here is that the pair of 16s (standing side-by-side) is a reference to the calendar year 1616. For example, a handful of staircases are only a few feet high and have wide steps that rise just a few inches. Burlingame Centennial 1908-2008, Joanne Garrison, "The Truth About Sarah Winchester, the Belle of New Haven", "Los Altos History Museum display dispels myths of Sarah Winchester", "Los Altos' legacy: the homey beginnings of Los Altos historic resources", "Haunted Travels: The Winchester Mansion", "Helen Mirren Takes Aim At Playing Firearm Heiress In Hot Cannes Package 'Winchester', "Box-folder 1:18 - Notes on Mrs. William West Winchester (Sarah) and the Winchester House, San Jose - Register of the Frances T. Gardner Papers, ca. Request Permissions, Mark W. Grabowski, Douglas W. Owsley and Karin S. Bruwelheide. 1938-1950", Official website of Winchester Mystery House, Findagrave.com entry for Sarah Winchester, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarah_Winchester&oldid=1113476413, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. In fact, the cube consists of six, inverse pyramids, all pointing inward toward its center. Finally, Sarahs use of the number 11 illustrates the simplicity of the cubes symmetry. As with all things in the House, there is more, here, than meets the eye. Entering the Ballroom, we notice a beautiful parquet floor with light and dark squares bearing a striking resemblance to the checkered mosaic floors of Masonic lodge rooms. In this case, the variant of 49 is 4,576 (i.e. [7], In 1888 Winchester purchased 140 acres of land, the majority of what is now downtown Los Altos, California, to use as a ranch. The architecture as art legacy was first passed down by the Roman architect and philosopher Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. Furthermore, why would odd features built into a house confuse evil spirits? The artwork on the magazines cover featured a crescent moon in its waxing stage. Likewise, she would also have found inspiration in the Freemasonic symbology and the mysterious structure (including a staircase that leads nowhere) of Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland . We recall the meaning of this number as it relates to both the number 13, and its prominent display in the grid of Sarahs bedroom ceiling. equate to 555, another crucial Kabbalistic-Masonic number. Which begs the question who was in charge of whom? And, why would spirits have an inability or need to keep track of time? William G Winchester of Sharon Springs, Schoharie County, New York was born on March 30, 1911, and died at age 81 years old on April 3, 1992. She paid the construction workers three times their standard wage, but we all know what greed does to people. To begin, there was Yale University (originally known as Yale College). First, it symbolizes the initiate. a. Then, 924 x 13 = 12012. Moreover, we have the numbers 11 and 7 standing side-by-side. Encryption CodesThe Winchester-Bacon Connection. In addition to Sarahs brilliance and respectable place in society, there were several factors about New Haven that presented a unique influence on her upbringing. Its a mind boggling blend of The Martian, Raiders of the Lost Ark and 2001, a Space Odyssey with Surprises, Surprises, Surprisesplus a stunning conclusion that will take you completely by surprise! Another remarkable symmetry occurs by simply multiplying: 11 x 777 = 8,547, then, 8,547 x 13 = 111111. From its inception, Yale (and New Haven) was a hub of progressive, Freemasonic-Rosicrucian thinking and activity. And, of course 13, or any variant of 13, multiplied by 444 will always result in 777. The mansion itself was built non-stop according to some eyewitnesses until the death of Sarah on September 5, 1922. Today, the house is open to the public every day except Christmas Day. Four years into the marriage, Sarah bore a daughter named Annie Pardee Winchester. 7 March 1881) ( his death) ( 1 child) Sibling: Not Available: Children: Not Available : William Winchester Net Worth. Young Sarahs most distinguishing characteristic was that she was everything but ordinary. 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. Has the wait been worthwhile? We can clearly see that this is a ball-like feature, and not a circle. In fact, the plot grows thicker when we note that the names Sarah Pardee and Francis Bacon both correspond (in the Pythagorean Cipher) with the number 51. Therefore, following her loss of Annie and William, Sarah began to write not with words (as Bacon had), but truer to the Vitruvian tradition she chose speak to us in the pure language of numbers and architecture over a backdrop of concealment. The William Wirt Winchester Hospital in West Haven, Connecticut, was established by his wife Sarah for the treatment of tuberculosis. For example, we recall that Sarah displays the number 49 (7 squared), along with the number 777 in her bedroom ceiling. The purpose of the test was to force the initiate to develop and hone his powers of intuition and insight. Well, at least there's no doubt about which makes the better story. They were married until William's death in 1881 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Their web-like quality is the result of inverting all of the arcs that connect the three points of each ring. Escher wrote: The spherical world cannot exist without the emptiness around it, not only, because inside presumes outside but also because in the nothing lie the, strict, geometrically determined, immaterial middle points of arcsThere is, something in such laws that takes the breath away. Escher, The World of M.C. Its a riveting story of romance, mystery, intrigue, betrayal, plots and murder. The house is listed on the Historic Resources Inventory of the Los Altos Historical Commission. And, many of the species of the daisy flower can be found flourishing in the extensive gardens about the House. From start to finish, this powerful novel is packed with astonishing surprises and revelationsall leading to a shocking conclusion that will leave the reader spellbound. William was the son of Oliver Fisher Winchester who was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and manufacturer of the famous Winchester rifle. It should be noted that most Rosicrucians are theosophists. The typical reaction people have when they first look at these inscriptions, is that they dont seem to make sense. Gradually, the Winchester patriarch amassed a considerable fortune. If you had $1,000 a day to spend, you'd probably build a mystery house, too. We are forced to ask if Sarah wants us to view these as two, separate 7s or as the number 77 ? German mathematician Georg Bernhard Reimann (1826-1866) realized that the forces of nature might be nothing more than a manifestation of the geometry of space. This number or any other variant of 7 squared will always equate to the number 13 (or variants of 13), which then simplify to 4. Additionally, we are reminded that the name William Shakespeare renders the numbers 7/11 as there are 7 letters in William, and 11 letters in Shakespeare. They are not discoveries. William took over the company in 1880 but died from tuberculosis the next year. Well, as everyone knows, thats an unlucky number which Mrs. Winchester used to ward off the evil spooks. 4, 22, 31, 58, 85, 67, 76, 49, 94, 121, 112, 211, or 1111, etc. To further elaborate on this point, authors Jea Yu and Russell Lockhart tell us: In the Fibonacci series, it is at the eighth ordinal point that the ratio between. Courtesy of the History Museums of San Jose. Unfortunately, the Winchesters' joy would be short-lived. William died in New Haven, Connecticut on March 7, 1881 of tuberculosis. There are literally miles of maze-like corridors and twisting hallways, some of which have dead endsforcing the traveler to turn around and back-up. The death of Mrs. Winchester. William died in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 7, 1881, of tuberculosis. This is equally true of the relationship between 777 and 161616. However, both Richard and Sarah resolve to overcome their plight with the phrase: Yet, Ill hammert out. For Richard, this is meant figuratively, but for Sarah, the interpretation took on a more literal meaning. 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. 6447, then combine 64 and 47, the result is 111. The labyrinth was usually an underground or enclosed maze-like structure consisting of dark, winding stairs and passageways. Or, it can be partitioned in reverse, i.e. Additionally, she gravitated to Theosophy. [1] To that end Sarah carefully crafted Masonic and Rosicrucian features into the structure of her labyrinthine House. A new, simplified view of the universe had opened up in which unseen forces, from the structure of atoms to the dynamics of gravity were becoming better understood from the perspective of higher dimensional space. The simplest mathematical expression of cubical symmetry is 111111, which Sarah hoped we would discover by simply multiplying the number 11 x 777 x 13. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. It then becomes a matter of separating fact from fictionbeginning with the elimination process. God and Kings is a sci-fi suspense thriller set in ancient Egyptbased on real people and events. Then, the process of completing the four triangles renders four sets of the number 13, resulting in 52, which then simplifies to the number 7. The gate to heaven would truly be the most splendid of all. Lets examine them. Sure enough, 9 x 13 = 117 (Bacons code number for John Dee). 1 Follower Updated: May 26, 2021 William Wirt WinchesterWilliam Winchester(1837 - 1881) In 1989 the publications shifted from the hardback Records of the Columbia Historic Society to a magazine format Washington History. Escher also saw the reflective images in mirrors as true representations of higher dimensional space. Furthermore, with regard to the two Shakespearean inscriptions, Sarah has deliberately omitted the first word in each 8 word line so as to leave only 7 words in each line. Today the home is owned by . Naturally, Sarah is making use the latter form. Decades later, no one knows what went on in that room for two hours every night. The eighth ordinal is the number 13. Nor is there any evidence to support the idea that she was a spiritualist or had any inclination to believe in communication with the deceased. Courtesy of the Winchester Mystery House. Moreover, it was Bacon who gave the Rosicrucian movement its name and articulated its purpose. Sarah and William had a child Annie Pardee Winchester. Escher, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1971. B. Architect. And, indeed, Bacon saw himself (at least metaphorically) as an architect. Sarahs bedroom is located on the south side of the second story. The realm of higher dimensions is, in fact, a kind of Super Space where things that seem to defy common sense in three dimensions actually make complete sense from the perspective of higher dimensions. Not only did she identify with him, but, in all probability, saw herself as Bacon reincarnateas we shall see, Sarah manifests this view by incorporating the Winchester Goose as a numbered, coded message in the two windows. The fact that Sarahs puzzle still stands, preserved as she left it, is a testament to her intent that someone would eventually arrive to pick up her torch. The Winchester House has 13 bathrooms. He died on March 7, 1881 in New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesat 43 years of age. Going back to the windows we now have the answer to our original question. And, if someone were to try to describe cubes, spheres and pyramids to us, we would tell them they were crazy. Unquestionably, these three prime numbers were extremely important to Sarah (and to Francis Bacon). In fact, his Bi-lateral Cipher was so effective it became the model for modern day Morse code and computer operating systems. He was buried on month day 1959, at burial place. Second, The Crescent was a periodical magazine of poetry and prose written, under various pseudonyms, by Sarah and her classmates, and published by her alma mater The Young Ladies Collegiate Institute of New Haven, CT. When Winchester died on December 11, 1880, his ownership in the company passed to his son, William Wirt Winchester, who died of tuberculosis in March of the next year. 67 54, which, when combined also renders 121. Another crucial element Escher and Sarah Winchester shared was their understanding of the unifying nature of the mathematical symmetry which forms the basis for all higher dimensional structure. Brother of Anne Rebecca Dye and Hannah Jane Bennett. It's called the Seance Room or the Blue Room, but it's pretty weird either way. Its geometric shape is now pyramidal. 12. Moreover, when we consult the Pythagorean Table, we realize that the number 77 corresponds both to the words Winchester goose and the name Annie Winchester. She was the fifth of seven children born to Leonard Pardee and Sarah Burns. She wants us to know and understand certain things. Thus, she has one (Tubal-Cain) number 3 displayed in the right border of the windows, and a second (reversed) number 3 shown in the left bordersrendering the number 33 with the fleur- de-lis pattern occupying the middle portion of each window. 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