An Inventory of Dexter's OldeChest
1. A Clock , because
Dexter was a collector of timepieces
2. A Bunny, to receive hidden teachings
3. Dexter's famous "little book"
4. Scraps of paper , perhaps his writing
5. Gloves, to recall his onetime trade
6. Dragonfly Impression , a craft project
7. Dragonfly Incense Utensil
8. Dexter Spoon
9. Obsidian Scrying Stone
10. Sounding of the Bell
11. Tassels to adorn his hat
12. Frog Bank , a symbol of "magick "
13. A Pouch of Pennies
14. Lost Fugio Coins ~ "Times Flies"
The chest contains Articles such as :
A
Clock ~ Dexter was an avid collector of clocks , obsessed
with timekeeping ~ As a
biographer once remarked , Dexter "out - Einsteined Einstein"
on the theory of time
& space ~ We shall
test his theory.
A Bunny ~ Its movements sometimes used for divination , a Bunny or Hare is often associated with transformation , the receiving of hidden teachings & intuitive messages . Timothy Dexter followed the “Ould Wayes” & the Celtic Lunar Calendar ~ so perchance he himself saw the Bunny in the Full Moon . The Knowing Ones certainly do ~ Do you see the Bunny?
A copy of Dexter’s
anthology , "A Pickle
for the Knowing
Ones" ~ first published
May , 1802 ~ reprinted by the
Historical Society of Old
Newbury & soon
available at the
Cushing House Museum ~
Plus , virtually accessible on
the "noue systom of knollege
& Lite" at www.BrightiDear.com
~
Scraps
of Script seemingly drafted by
his Lordship himself
~ Messages left behind
& submissions
from the Otherworld ~
Instructions for Invocations
from his Book of Shadows &
towardly “thorts & axsions”
to provoke
New Beginnings ~
Gloves
~ to recall his former
Apprenticeship & Trade as
a Leather Dresser ~ Dexter's shop was
at the "Sign of the
Glove" opposite Somerby’s
Landing on the
corner of Green
& Merrimac Streets
, now the landscaped corner
of the Green
Street parking lot
planted with crabapple
trees ~
Dragonfly Impression ~
Dexter believed that
he would reincarnate
by transforming to human form
through a Dragonfly
Darning Needle ~ Plus,
instructions on how to craft a
knotted twine Dragonfly Darning Needle can
be found at the link without: whatknot.tripod.com/knots/dragon.htm.
Dragonfly Incense Utensil ~ a
most useful Tool
for the Novate to measure &
mix Incense & such during
Invocations .
Obsidian
Stone ~ All Obsidian stones
share the characteristic of making
the user aware of their flaws & how
to address them , often
in very visual terms
~ Excellent for
grounding & for
protecting from
physical or emotional harm, it provides shielding from
negativity in the environment.
While as a grounding stone Obsidian helps to stabilize ~ As a Scrying
Tool , it can
offer an accurate reflection of the changes that need to
be made ~ Its
answers can be quick and
somewhat pointed , as Obsidian walks the Shadow Side of
the Void . It
will help to provide
a clear course of
action & let you
know what challenges are the
most necessary to face
~ not always the
easiest or most
pleasant lessons.
The Rainbow Obsidian is like
a rainbow amidst the darkest storm . Rainbow Obsidian brings light into the darkness of self
. It brings a sense
of joy , energy & belief
in the
possible .
Employing this stone
in pyramid form should
prove the Waterside
people’s optimal hope for transforming the very
best in Lord
Dexter & in ourselves
, as well ~ preparing us to commence New Beginnings.
Bell
~ a favorite
donation of Timothy
Dexter, one such bell
is still used today at the
Annunciation Greek Orthodox
Church ~ Listen for its clear
tones ~ Cast in 1796
by the Warner Co. of London, England, the inscription
on the bell reads "Given by Timothy Dexter, Esq. At the
cost of
$333.33 to the
Second Presbyterian Society of the city of Newbury Port" ~ and
was donated to the Harris
Street Church while Dexter
lived at the
Tracy House.
Tassels
~ to trim & dangle on
his Lordship’s preposterous "Bonney
partey"
Hat!
Frog
Bank ~ Dexter oft made
reference to the frog , symbolically comparing humankind
to toads ~
It seems the frog
was also held up
as a kind of sign or omen
, as mentioned on page 36 of
"A Pickle for the
Knowing Ones " ~
Actually, to many cultures, the frog
is a symbol of magick which can
teach you to leap swiftly from one
level of consciousness to
another ~ from this world to the
Otherworld ~ The frog can also help you
find the courage to accept new ideas, nuture yourself & find connections between ideas.
The
representation of the
bank is obvious :
Dexter was a wise & canny investor
with a Midas touch ~ someone who followed The Golden
Rule ~
A
Pouch of Pennies ~ two hundred in
count , plus one
Canadian penny ~ Using the conversion of the Consumer
Price Index , this would be
equivalent to about $28.00 (twenty-eight dollars) in the
period Dexter lived
at the Tracy
House ~ Just how many
coins will Charon charge Dexter
to cross the
River Styx from
the Otherworld ?
A Penny for your
thoughts . . .
“
Fugios” ~ Designed
by Benjamin Franklin , these were the
very first coin of the
United States of America
. So-called because on one side of
the copper coin the
word "Fugio" is
inscribed beside a sundial
~ " Fugio" in Latin means
"I Fly," so
with the sundial it implies "Time Flies" ~
below
which is inscribed one of
Franklin’s favorite
mottos : "Mind Your Business" .
On the other
side of the
coin are
thirteen entwined rings , one for each of
the thirteen states . In the
center of the coin , the words "United
States" surround the slogan "
We are one" .
Franklin's
Fugio Cents were minted in
1787 and immediately entered circulation ~
When President Washington came to Newburyport ~ staying overnight at the Tracy House October 30, 1789 & breaking fast at the Dalton House the following morning ~ Fugios were jingling in the coffers of shops & the pockets of the Waterside people .
Selah.