The White Temple is a ziggurat
- a temple raised on a large platform
- Raised up
above the common level from which
announcements came down from the gods
- It
symbolizes an artificial mountain upon
which one may be higher and closer to the
gods.
- Mountains
are seen as sacred places throughout many
cultures
- Mt. Olympus
in Greece, San Francisco Peaks near
Flagstaff
Only priests
went up the ziggurat/mountain to attend to the
god and to hear their decrees. Then they
delivered the god's wish to the populace. Public
ceremonies were held at the base of the
temple/mountain (Moses and the Ten Commandments)
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