PENGARUH THEOSOFI DAN FREEMASON DI INDONESIA (Kajian Analitis Simbol-simbol Theosofi dan Freemason dalam Lirik Lagu dan Sampul Kaset Album Grup Musik Dewa 19)

• Main Author: Setyahadi Prihatno
• Format: Article
• Language: Indonesian
• Published: Muhammadiyah University Press 2016-06-01
• Series: Profetika
• Online Access: http://journals.ums.ac.id/index.php/profetika/article/view/2098

The lyrics and album cover of Dewa 19 wave of criticism with many symbols or emblems that allegedly represent the ancient mystical beliefs and visually turns almost identical to the symbols on the Thesofi anf Freemason. It lead to the possibility of meaning similarity. Four main points discussed in this study is about the meaning of the lyrics of the album’s songs of Dewa 19 band, regarding the visual appearance and meaning of symbols in the cover of the album of Dewa 19, reviewing the structure of the relationship between the lyrics and the symbols in the album of Dewa 19 with Theosofi and Freemason, as well as explain the impact of visualization and dissemination of these symbols in a album of Dewa 19 cassette. Dewa 19 has consistently display the lyrics of songs and symbols of Theosofi and Freemasonry teachings started from his first album. Symbols are cleverly laid out in various ways and can only be seen with certain ways. The pattern of symbols has a characteristic appearance as well as its own theme. The structure of relations that are drawn in this study relates to the profile of Ahmad Dhani, Theosofi and Freemason teachings, text and lyrics, as well as a visual display of Theosofi and Freemasons symbols in Dewa 19 album. Display representations of symbols contained in the album cover of Dewa 19 concluded have relevance in form and meaning to the symbols of the teachings or understood Occult, Paganism, Kaballah and Theosofi, as well as movements such as secret Zionist, Illuminati and Freemasonry. Keywords: symbol; theosofi; freemason. Abstrak: Lirik dan sampul album Dewa 19 menuai banyak kritik dengan banyaknya simbol atau lambang yang diduga merepresentasikan kepercayaan mistik kuno dan secara visual ternyata nyaris identik dengan simbol-simbol pada Theosofi dan Freemason.Hal tersebut mengarahkan pada adanya kemungkinan kesamaan makna. Empat hal utama yang dibahas dalam penelitian ini adalah mengenai makna dari lirik lagu album grup musik Dewa 19, mengenai tampilan visual dan makna simbol dalam sampul album Dewa 19, mengkaji struktur relasi antara lirik lagu dan simbol dalam album Dewa 19 dengan Theosofi dan Freemason, serta menjelaskan dampak dari visualisasi dan penyebaran simbol-simbol tersebut dalam kaset album Dewa 19. Dewa 19 secara konsisten telah menampilkan lirik lagu dan simbol-simbol ajaran Theosofi dan Freemason dari mulai album pertamanya. Simbol secara cerdik diletakkan dengan berbagai cara dan hanya bisa dilihat dengan cara-cara tertentu. Pola pemunculan simbol memiliki ciri serta tema tersendiri. Struktur relasi yang ditarik dalam penelitian ini berkaitan dengan profil Ahmad Dhani, ajaran Theosofi dan Freemason, teks dan lirik lagu, serta tampilan visual simbol-simbol Theosofi dan Freemason dalam album Dewa 19. Representasi tampilan simbol yang terdapat dalam sampul album Dewa 19 disimpulkan memiliki keterkaitan secara bentuk dan makna dengan simbol-simbol dari ajaran atau paham Okultisme, Paganisme, Kaballah serta Theosofi, serta pergerakan-pergerakan rahasia Zionisme Yahudi seperti, Illuminati dan Freemasonry. Kata kunci: symbol; theosofi; freemason.