America's Esoteric Pastime
Baseball was not necessarily invented but rather developed over time. The variations were many before the cementing of the modern rules, game and business of baseball. Rounders was a game played in England which baseball most likely developed from and baseball was around in The US in one form or another since at least the early 1800's.
So to say that baseball always had an esoteric bend to it might be a stretch. However, when we look at the design of the modern baseball field one cannot help but to notice the compass and square basis of the field layout. The compass and square symbolism is most frequently associated with Freemasonry. But the compass and square symbolism is adopted by the group as an ancient pairing of symbolism concepts and aspects of esotericism - most notably the union of opposites, of masculine and feminine.
To build the perfect megalithic pyramid within is the original esoteric free masonic contemplation existent before what we know as Freemasonry. The symbols coming together further represent the study of sacred geometry and is one of the many themes that is, idealistically at least, attached to Freemasonry. The study of sacred geometry is the internalization of earth measure (geo - meter) toward internal and subtle measure, comprehension and construction.
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The compass and square represent sacred geometry, however
baseball is not cemented in nor associated with such at all. Funny enough, the foundation
story of baseball put forth in original Americana mainstream was a lie. The
claim that baseball was invented in The USA by Abner Doubleday was a publicity
stunt sentimentalized by Abraham G. Mills and backed by Albert Goodwill
Spalding, prominent members of the baseball establishment.
Abner Doubleday was said to be the inventor of the game, and he himself denied the
idea. This was likely just made up to snub the influence on baseball by
rounders, from outside The USA.
The baseball field itself is symbolic of an immersion in
sacred geometry and four element and four dimension initiation. Baseball
represents the esoteric rite of advancement through the four base elements of
physicality and consciousness. Baseball esoterically represents the base four
of everything from consciousness to mathematics in a fun athletic exoteric
game. But were others privy to such esoteric ideas in its design? Were others
interested in similar esoteric ideas in that time period?
Abner Doubleday was an author and a military man, he actually shot the first
shot of The US Civil War. And Abner Doubleday, accused inventor of baseball,
was a member of The Theosophical Society, and also was interim President when
the founder, Madame Helena Blavatsky, left to travel to India in her
metaphysical research. He went on to be Vice President for a number of years
after that.
So it is of related interest to point out that Abner
Doubleday was likely versed in the symbolism of sacred geometry, and the base
four of consciousness. Four is the base of all mathematics in the four
operations of arithmetic and the four dimensions of geometry. Four is also base
for consciousness in The AUM symbol,
phonetically similar to home, and allegorically of similar difficulty
to reach as is reaching home plate.
In four base systems of AUM and baseball and other
metaphysical systems there are often a set of three that are similar pattern
and the fourth distinct one. This is true for the plate design of baseball in
that home plate is distinct just as in AUM and its fourth part.
Baseball is an exoteric game played during the most
fertile, active and by extent the exoteric half of the year and represents the
esoteric inward game of comprehension of the base of consciousness in AUM. In
its physical representation of The Sacred Geometry symbolism of the compass and
square as well as the correspondence of the four dimensions of geometry in the
ball/point. bat/line, field/plane, stadium (and glove)/volume all form an
esoteric representation of sacred geometry and base 4 initiation.
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It is said to be excruciatingly difficult to comprehend and
practically impossible to reach the fourth aspect of consciousness of AUM just
the same as it is difficult to traverse the physical four bases of
the field, the 360 feet of the four bases to home. The fourth aspect
of AUM is so difficult to reach one might say it is past time.
That each base is separated by 90 feet making 360 feet is an esoteric
representation of squaring the circle. This sacred geometry idea is part of the
layered symbolism in the compass and square and also represents that elemental,
alchemical, internal, esoteric self-development symbology as well.
The very term inning of baseball comes from an old English word meaning
"to get within, to put in or bring in." Of course this can be
interpreted physically, but its metaphysical or esoteric interpretation is
consistent with the symbolism of internal individuation potentiation and
initiation in the game.
One of Abner Doubleday's books was a manuscript on The
Tarot, linked here. Of course The Tarot is in part based
on the four suits, which in fact are likely rooted in and correspond with the
four dimensions of geometry. Inspired by The Fourth Initiation
"Thus it is said that by death the body is violently separated from the
soul. But by initiation into the mysteries the soul is gently separated from
the body." ~Manly P. Hall
"Death takes man out of the world, but initiation takes worldliness out of the
man...death is the common accident of man, but immortality is only obtained by
purposeful intent and is never obtained accidentally." ~Manly P. Hall
