Valentine's Day is partially related to Egyptian Valentinus who promoted:
”Any man who did not so love a woman as to obtain possession of her, was not of the truth, nor could he attain to the truth.”The capture of the female by the male is so ancient, it may be compared with the capture of the hen by the cock. It was necessary for the reproduction of the species. Fekhing (fecundating) was expressed in one sense by the noose, the loop, the knot, the ankh. These symbols represented all the ideas connected with capturing, tying, making a bond and covenant and also represented all forms of marriage, by capture, marriage by varenten, marriage by valentine, marriage by choice and marriage by hit or miss I hope this is my prince or princess. The ring, wreath, scarf and other circular symbols are representative of being captured and coupling. Don't we say “I belong to you, I belong to someone else, and then we show proof with a ring on our finger, so as to say, I'm taken, I'm captured, I am the possession of another. I am bound to you legally and can't get away easily. Remember: the symbols above and the idea of tying the knot did not originate with the idea of marriage. These symbols began as signs of life and reproduction. This brings us full circle to why coupling is important so we can reproduce as a basic need and responsibility that comes before the modern notion of love. (NG1 107) At first, capture of females was unregulated, then it became regulated when Totems based on matriarchal lineage were established.
The Word Valentine Comes From Va-ren-ten Or Fa-ren-ten
Va or Fa means “to bear.”Ren is “the name” and means “to name.”
Ten means “to determine.” (BB 268/280) Varenten means “bear the name to determine the name of who is named to be claimed and obtained to take a new name.” How was it determined? In some societies, an equal number of males and females came together. The names of the females were put into a container and drawn out by the males. The name on the paper was the varenten (valentine). There was no questioning, it was, “you are my varenten and that's the way it's gonna be, as opposed to asking the question, “Will you be my valentine?” Thus the day of Va-len-tine is the day of determining who would marry who. Not based on modern love, but based on necessity of life and reproduction.
Varenten Day became Valentine's Day. It is still the day of coupling and couples.
On Varenten's Day, you had to marry whoever picked your name, it was the law.
On Valentine's Day, even though most of us choose each other by mutual agreement deceivement, we are still subject to the laws of Valentine's Day. (BB 299/311)
Laws & Displays Of Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is based on pre-totemic primitive customs which eventually became part of more recent customs in societies infused with the Valentinian Gnostic teaching of capturing a woman in order to express love and show you're a “real” manly man of love, devotion and truth who can overpower a female and make her your baby-baking wife. Then the idea of capturing a woman went to a lottery system of casting and drawing lots (ballots, names). Then the idea of capturing a woman went to choosing your mate. Then it went to once you choose your mate, you must continue to capture and encapsulate love on Valentine's Day in order to placate that mate with the assurance of being appreciated. In other words, Valentine's Day is a new play on Cave Man's Day. I brought home the rabbit, the bacon, the gifts of love, I love you, what more can I say? Varenten's Day and most other related displays have been masculine-oriented.Turnabout has turned Valentine's Day into what is mostly female privileged day. On this day, females expect to be shown a grandiose display of love in an ever-increasing creative way that outshines what the other 364 days of love had to say. Most males feel compelled to obey and pay, so they play along so their woman will be able to tell other females just how much he loves me, and this is what he did girl, let me tell you. Valentine's Day has become a love contest for who can best profess, “I love you.”
References: BB; NG1
