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:''"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.''" - [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%201:22-24&version=KJV Romans 1:22-24] (King James Version)
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=Animals=
* See also: [[w:Category:Heraldic beasts|Heraldic beasts]]
==[[w:Dragon|Dragon]]==
* See also:
** '''[[911:Astro-mythology|Astro-mythology]]'''
** '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Serpent|Occult symbolism: Serpent]]'''
** '''[[911:Human_history#Brotherhood_of_the_Snake|Human history: Brotherhood of the Snake]]'''
** [[w:Draco|Draco (disambiguation)]]
* [[w:Order of the Dragon|Order of the Dragon]] (German-Romanian-Hungarian)
** "[http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_brotherhoodsnake06.htm Dragon Society]"
** "[http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_sociopol_dragoncourt.htm The Dragon Court]"
* [[w:Category:Dragons|Category: Dragons]]
** [[w:European dragon|European dragon]]
** video: "[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vTu602EoVho When Dragons Ruled the World]"
** "[http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/End%20of%20the%20World/dragons_in_the_bible.htm Dragons in the Bible]" (''see: [[w:Leviathan|Leviathan]] & [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=job%2041&version=KJV Job 41])
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Image:Image014.jpg|[[w:Vatican|Vatican]] art <br/><br/>'''Note:''' the Crossed keys and [[w:Papal_tiara|Papal tiara]].
Image:Gregoryxiii-dragon-medal-1582.jpg|(1)GREGORIUS XIII PONT(IFEX)  OPT(IMUS)  MAXIMUS (2)ANNO RESTITUTO MDLXXXII (Year of Restitution 1582) <br/><br/> '''Note:'''The above papal medal of Pope Gregory XIII, designed by L Parm, is dated 1582, marking the year of the Gregorian calendar reform. On the reverse of the medal is a winged dragon / serpent encircling a ram's head. The ram's head is also a [[w:satanic|satanic]] symbol, and is frequently associated with the Egyptian deities, such as the god [[w:Amon|Amon]] (Amoun, Ammun, Ammon), the king of all gods, who was also regarded as the sun god, and [[w:Khnum|Khnum]], who created mankind on his potter's wheel from the mud of the Nile.[http://biblelight.net/dragon.htm]
Image:103515300 a67bc3f754.jpg|Art at the entrance to the [[911:Occult_symbolism_XV#City_of_London|City in London]]. <br/><br/>'''See also:''' [[911:Vatican_%26_Jesuits#Masonic_cities|Masonic cities]]
Image:153035121_.JPG|The [[w:City of London Corporation|City of London Corporation]] coat of arms. <br/><br/>The Latin motto reads ''Domine Dirige Nos'', "Lord, guide us".<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Dragon|dragon]] symbolism and [[w:Knight|knight]] armour helmet - a reference to the crusades of the [[w:Knights Templar|Knights Templar]] - now called the [[911:Military Order of Malta|Military Order of Malta]].
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==[[w:Serpent|Serpent]]==
* See also:
** '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Dragon|Occult symbolism: Dragon]]'''
** [[w:Serpent (symbolism)|Serpent symbolism]]
** [[w:Snakes in mythology|Snakes in mythology]] ([http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mythological_serpents mythological serpent images], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Snakes_in_art snakes in art])
*** [[w:Category:Legendary serpents|Legendary serpents]]
** '''[http://www.piney.com/SerpentWorship.html Serpent - Devil Worship and Instrumental Music]
* '''[[911:Energy|Energy]]''' (vortex-rope-helix) symbolism:
** '''[[911:Geometry#Spirals|Geometry: Spirals]]'''
** '''[[911:Life_cosmos#DNA|Life cosmos: DNA]]'''
** [[w:Axis mundi|Axis mundi]] ("world axis")
** [[w:Kundalini|Kundalini]] energy
*** "''Kundalini'' (Sanskrit), literally "coiled". In Indian yoga, a "'''corporeal energy'''" - an unconscious, instinctive or libidinal force or Shakti, envisioned either as a goddess or else as a '''sleeping serpent coiled at the base of the spine''', hence a number of English renderings of the term such as '''serpent power'''." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini]
** [[w:Silver cord|Silver cord]]
** Intertwined/twin serpents
* Secret societies:
** '''[[911:Human_history#Brotherhood_of_the_Snake|Human history: Brotherhood of the Snake]]'''
** [[w:Book and Snake|Book and Snake]] - a secret society at [[w:Yale University|Yale University]].
** [[w:Snake worship|Snake worship]]
*** [[w:Snake charming|Snake charmer]] (two-fold hypnosis act: charmer-to-snake and snake-act-to-crowd)
*** [[w:Snake handling|Snake handling]]
* '''Feathered serpents''' (and other reptiles)
** To research: symbolic meaning: duality symbolism: earth/heaven, below/above, ...
** [[w:Feathered dinosaurs|Feathered dinosaurs]] (see also: [[w:Origin of birds|Origin of birds]])
** [[w:Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl]] (a Meso-American feathered/plumed serpent figure) (see also: [[w:Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan|Temple of the Feathered Serpent]])
** [[w:Chichen Itza|Chichen Itza]] (On the [[w:Spring_equinox|Spring]] and [[w:Autumn_equinox|Autumn equinox]], at the rising and setting of the sun, the corner of the structure casts a shadow in the shape of a plumed serpent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chichen_Itza_Temple_of_Kukulcan_Serpent.JPG]- [[w:Kukulcan|Kukulcan]], or [[w:Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl]] - along the west side of the north staircase. On these two annual occasions, the shadows from the corner tiers slither down the northern side of the pyramid with the sun's movement to the serpent's head at the base)
* [[w:Ophiuchus|Ophiuchus]] constellation (also called "'''Serpentarius'''", meaning "serpent-holder". See also: [[w:Snake charming|snake charmer]].)
** "'''Ophiuchus is depicted as a man grasping a serpent'''" ... "'''Of the [[911:Numerology#13|13]] [[w:zodiac|zodiacal]] constellations (constellations that contain the Sun during the course of the year), Ophiuchus is the [[911:Numerology#13|13th]] and] only one not counted as an astrological sign'''." ... "[[w:RS Ophiuchi|RS Ophiuchi]] is part of a class called recurrent [[w:novae|novae]], whose brightness increase at irregular intervals by hundreds of times in a period of just a few days. It is thought to be at the brink of becoming a type-1a [[w:supernova|supernova]]." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiuchus]
** toresearch: Manly P. Hall: claims the Serpent, Scorpion, and Phoenix have similar symbolic meanings.
* Ancient Middle-east (3000 ~ 1500 bce)
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File:Agroupcultstands.jpg|Nubian examples from the A-Group culture, going back to 3000 BCE. It would not be the first case of cultural innovations springing out of Africa to influence Mediterranean peoples. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/canaan/snaketubes.html]
File:Cultstandsagroup.jpg|See previous
File:Bethshean.gif|The Canaanite snake tubes predate those in Crete. This example from Beth She'an has the serpentine handles and snakes coiling around the sides as well. There are also doves perched in the small cutouts. Snake-vessels are also known from around 1500 bce in Canaan, with serpents clustered around the narrow neck of a pouring-pitcher. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/canaan/snaketubes.html]
File:Bethshan.jpg|Here's a better view of the [[w:Beit She'an|Beth She'an]] snake tube, showing both the coiling serpents and the triangular cutouts from which women or goddesses look out. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/canaan/snaketubes.html]
File:Megiddobethshean.gif|Another Canaanite example from Megiddo, around the same time. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/canaan/snaketubes.html]
File:Bethshean.png|Another Canaanite snake tube from [[w:Beit She'an|Beth She'an]], circa 1500 BCE, with openings for serpents to go in and out, and birds perched on some of them. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/canaan/snaketubes.html]
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* Ancient egypt ("Kemet")
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Image:snake_002.gif|[[w:Osiris|Osiris]] and the cobra goddess [[w:Wadjet|Wadjet]], [[w:Hermopolis|Hermopolis]] coffin. [http://www.mythinglinks.org/afr~egy~art.html]
Image:Ra_1.jpg|[[w:Ra|Ra]], the Egyptian [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|Sun]] god. the serpent around teh Sun protecting it is called [[w:Mehen|Mehen]]
File:1TutCrok.jpg|[[w:King Tut|King Tut]], identified in death with [[w:Osiris|Osiris]] the sun and god of the dead, holds the crooked [[w:augur|augur]] in his hand. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/king_tut_with_crooked_augur.html]
Image:snake_005.jpg|[[w:Tutankhamun|Tutankhamun]] [http://www.viewzone.com/snakex.html]
Image:Egyptian_eye_wave_2.jpg|(see previous)
Image:snake_006.gif|The serpent is seen everywhere in ancient relics and structures. The serpent was held sacred in all areas of the ancient world. [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/snakesofegypt.htm]
Image:Egyptian_eye_wave.jpg|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ZvRkSAskM]<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the [[911:Primal_eye#Primal_eye_tunnel|primal eye tunnel]].
Image:snake_001.gif|[http://www.mythinglinks.org/afr~egy~art.html]
Image:snake_003.jpg|[http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/snakesofegypt.htm]
Image:snake_001.jpg|[http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/snakesofegypt.htm]
Image:snake_002.jpg|[http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/snakesofegypt.htm]
Image:snake_004.jpg|[[w:Set (mythology)|Set]] subjugates the snake [[w:Apep|Apep]].<br/><br/>See also: "[http://www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/apep.html Apep, Water Snake-Demon of Chaos, Enemy of Ra...]" <br/><br/>To research: Snake-priesthood counter-culture?
Image:snake_004b.jpg|(see previous)
File:07serpent.jpg|Winged serpent spirit, signifying the soul of the departed (Egypt). [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/winged_serpent_spirit.html]
File:08serpent.jpg|Winged serpent guardians, [[w:King Tut|King Tut]]'s throne, Cairo, Egypt. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/winged_serpent_guardian.html]
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* Ancient/modern Asia
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Image:SalaKeoku.jpg|Gigantic naga protecting Buddha amongst the other sculptures of [[w:Bunleua Sulilat|Bunleua Sulilat's]] [[w:Sala Keoku|Sala Keoku]].
Image:SalaKeoku2.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Nagayon Paya.JPG|Nagayon Paya at [[w:Monywa|Monywa]], [[w:Myanmar|Myanmar]]
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* Ancient South America
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Image:QuetzalcoatlSculpture.jpg|[[w:Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl]] - the Meso-American feathered/plumed serpent figure [http://damecarcass.blogspot.com/2008/03/tlahuizcalpantecuhtli.html].
Image:feathered_serpent2.jpg|serpent at the [[w:Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan|Temple of the Feathered Serpent]]
Image:feathered_serpent3.jpg|(see previous)
File:09serpent.jpg|Mayan serpent sun god, [[w:Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl]], coming out of the mouth of the dragon. Island of [[w:Cozumel|Cozumel]], 1000 A.D. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/mayan_serpent_sun_god.html]
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* Ancient Middle-east (Babylonian)
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Image:zurvan_001.jpg|[[w:Zurvan|Zurvan]], [[w:Babylonia|Babylonian]] deity of "time, space and fate". <br/><br/>See also: [http://www.crystalinks.com/zurvan.html].
Image:zurvan_002.jpg|(see previous) <br/><br/>See also: "[http://thunderbolts.info/tpod/2005/arch05/050103coiled-serpent.htm In the Coils of the Serpent]".
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* Ancient Mediterranean (Minoan, Greek, ...)
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Image:snake_008.jpg|The Minoan [[w:Snake Goddess|Snake Goddess]] from Crete. See also: [http://witcombe.sbc.edu/snakegoddess/]
File:1Athena.jpg|The Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Athena, holds the serpent crosier, symbol of power, representative also of the serpent or lightning bolt. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/athena_with_shepherd_crook.html]
File:Stands.jpg|Snake tube offering stands from Prinias, Koumasa, and Kannia (left to right). These stands were often made out of the same clay as the goddess figurines and were proportionate to their height as well. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/crete/snaketubes.html]
File:Priniasstands.jpg|Shorter stands from Prinias, Crete [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/crete/snaketubes.html]
File:Prinias3.jpg|Another stand from Prinias in a different style, with vertical swirls and cutouts in the shape of [[911:Occult_symbolism_VI#Vesica_piscis|vesica piscis]]. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/crete/snaketubes.html]
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* Ancient Rome
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Image:Laocoon_and_His_Sons.jpg|"''[[w:Laocoön and His Sons|Laocoön and His Sons]]''" - a marble sculpture from [[w:Rhodes|Rhodes]] (between 160 BC and 20 BC), now in the [[w:Vatican Museums|Vatican Museums]], Rome. See also: [[w:Laocoön|Laocoön]].
Image:Pinecone_Thyrsus_003.jpg|Bronze hand of the Roman mystery cult of [[w:Sabazios|Sabazios]]/[[w:Dionysus|Dionysus]] (see also the [[w:Ancient Greece|Ancient Greece]] mystery schools: [[w:Dionysian Mysteries|Dionysian Mysteries]] and the later [[w:Eleusinian Mysteries|Eleusinian Mysteries]] and [[w:Orphism (religion)|Orphic Mysteries]]). <br/><br/>It dates from the late Roman Empire, when all forms of divination from [[w:scrying|scrying]] to [[w:astrology|astrology]], flourished.<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Serpent|serpent/dragon/lizard]] head, the [[911:Occult_symbolism_IV#Reverse_Awen|reverse awen]] handsign, the [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Bull|cow/bull]] above the altar, and something that resembles a human in a [[w:pupa|pupa]].
File:10serpent.jpg|Rome:winged serpent on chariot, carrying soul to heaven.
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* Catholic Church
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File:1SerpCrk.jpg|Serpent [[w:crosiers|crosiers]] were commonly carried by bishops and high [[w:Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] officials during the Middle Ages. Although it is claimed that the crosier represents the shepherd's crook, it actually can be traced to the divining staff or [[w:augur|augur]] of [[w:Pontifex Maximus|Pontifex Maximus]] of ancient Rome who inherited it from the priests of Babylon. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/serpent_crook_of_bishops_of_ol.html]
[http://historical.benabraham.com/html/winged_serpent_on_chariot.html]
File:12serpent.jpg|Serpent  door handle, new [[w:St. Mary's Cathedral|St. Mary's Cathedral]] in San Francisco, California.
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* Scandinavian (Vikings...)
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Image:Long-branch-runes.jpg| [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Ouroboros|Ouroboros]] type serpent with the [[911:Occult_symbolism_IX#Runic|Runic]] inscriptions [http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/06/viking-runes/] <br/><br/>'''Note:''' See [[w:Norse_mythology#Cosmology|Norse mythology:Cosmology]]
Image:SigtunaRunestone.jpg|Located on a street in [[w:Sigtuna|Sigtuna]]. [http://www.library.hartsem.edu/staff/jwa/archives/000108.htm]
Image:Sweden Rune Stone.jpg|[[w:Runestone|Runestone]] from the Upplands region of Sweden dating from the 11 Century. [http://www.pbase.com/indigo997/rune]
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* Modern
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Image:Serpent.jpg|"Cult of the Serpent" tee shirt being sold at [[w:Macy's|Macy's]] department stores.
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===[[w:Caduceus|Caduceus]]===
* Various notes
** "Typically depicted as a short herald's staff entwined by two [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Serpent|serpents]] in the form of a double [[w:helix|helix]], and sometimes surmounted by a [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Winged_sun|winged sun]]." It seems that in the past the "Caduceus" symbolism was represented by one serpent and later by two serpents.
** Now also used as a symbol for [[911:Healthcare#Harmful_healthcare|harmful healthcare]] services.
** See also:
*** [[w:Rod of Asclepius|Rod of Asclepius]]
*** [[w:Star of Life|Star of Life]]
*** [[911:Geometry#Spirals|Geometry: Spirals]]
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File:Gorgon.jpg|[[w:Gorgon|Gorgon]] from the [[w:metope|metope]] (near roof) of the temple at [[w:Corfu|Corfu]]. She has serpents in her hair, wrapped around her waist, and coiling out form her body.  [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/greece/gorgons2.html]
Image:Ningizzida.jpg|[[w:Ningizzida|Ningizzida]], a Mesopotamian deity of the underworld. "He is the patron of medicine, and may also be considered a god of nature." <br/><br/>'''Note:''' the 2 [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Griffin|griffins]] (or gryphons).
Image:Baphomet_snakes.GIF|The devil-goat God [[w:Baphomet|Baphomet]] with the [[w:Rod of Asclepius|Rod of Asclepius]] on it's lap
Image:Medical_symbol.jpg|The archetypical medical symbol. <br/><br/>'''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Winged_sun|Winged sun symbolism]]
Image:Medical_logo.jpg|[[w:Billings Area Health Sciences Information Consortium|Billings Area Health Sciences Information Consortium]] (Bahsic), an organization providing literary resources to the medical field. <br/><br/> '''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_III#10-pointed_star|10-pointed star]].
Image: Medical-Logo.jpg|[[w:Medical Advisory Board|Medical Advisory Board]] <br/><br/>'''Note:''' the ominous syringe
Image:Who-logo.gif|[[w:World Health Organization|World Health Organization]] - an agency of the [[w:United Nations|United Nations]].
Image:Royal_Institute_of_Public_Health.jpg|[[w:Royal Institute of Public Health|Royal Institute of Public Health]]
Image:Newjersey-emt-d.jpg|Note the variation of the [[911:Occult_symbolism_III#Marian_Star|Marian star]] in the background, which can be found on all U.S. [[w:Emergency medical technician|Emergency medical technician]] (EMT) patches/vehicles/etc.
Image:St._Louis_caduceus_001.jpg|"[http://www.jamesmuir.com/caduceus-sculpture-by-james-muir.html The Caduceus Project]", a bronze sculpture at the Jesuit [[w:St. Louis University|St. Louis University]] made by [http://www.jamesmuir.com James Muir].
Image:St._Louis_caduceus_002.jpg|(see previous) [http://flickr.com/photos/8881724@N03/2696461039/]
Image:Dockers-logo.gif|[[w:Dockers|Dockers]] - clothing company
Image:Snakes_on_a_plane2.JPG|Movie poster for the 2006 film [[w:Snakes on a Plane|Snakes on a Plane]]
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===[[w:Biscione|Biscione]]===
* '''[[w:Biscione|Biscione]]''': "(Italian for ‘large grass snake’), also known as the Vipera (‘viper’ or in Milanese as the Bissa), is a heraldic charge showing in Argent an Azure '''serpent in the act of consuming a human; usually a child and sometimes described as a [[w:Moor|Moor]].''' It has been the emblem of the Italian [[w:House of Visconti|Visconti family]] for around a thousand years. Its origins are unknown. However it has been claimed that it was taken from the coat of arms of a [[w:Saracen|Saracen]] killed by [[w:Ottone Visconti|Ottone Visconti]] during the crusades. The biscione appears also in the coats of arms of the [[w:House of Sforza|House of Sforza]], the city of Milan, the historical [[w:Duchy of Milan|Duchy of Milan]] and [[w:Insubria|Insubria]]. It is also used as a symbol or logo by the football club [[w:Inter Milan|Inter Milan]], by [[w:Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo]] and, in a version where a flower replaces the child, by [[w:Fininvest|Fininvest]]."
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Image:Biscone_milan.jpg|Wall decoration in the central station of Milan, Italy.<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the crown above the serpent.
Image:House_of_Vistoncti.jpg|[[w:House of Visconti|House of Visconti]] emblem ("Vipera Visconti").
Image:Flag_of_the_Duchy_of_Milan.png|Flag of the [[w:Duchy of Milan|Duchy of Milan]] and [[w:Insubria|Insubria]].<br/><br/> '''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_XIV#Checkerboard|checkerboard]], the  [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Eagle|Eagles]] and the man-eating [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Biscione|Biscione serpents]].
Image:Alfa_Romeo_logo.png|Automaker [[w:Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo]] <br/><br/>'''Note:''' the red-on-white cross is reminiscent of the [[w:Knights Templar|Knights Templar]] emblem.
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===[[w:Ouroboros|Ouroboros]]===
* Various notes:
** Alternative names: Ourorboros, Oroborus, Uroboros or Uroborus.
** Symbol of the infinite cycle of death/rebirth, creation/destruction, inhalation/exhalation, contraction/expansion.
** See also:
*** [[911:Occult_symbolism_VI#Infinity|Occult symbolism: Infinity]]
* Ouroboros non-logos. The following Masonic images all have show an Ouroboros making a circle around all the other symbols in the image.
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Image:TS_Seal.gif|[[w:Theosophical Society|Theosophical Society]] seal, with a [[w:Swastika|Swastika]] energy symbol, [[w:Ankh|Ankh]] and [[w:Ouroboros|Ouroboros]] symbol.
Image:3 Triangles 2.jpg
Image:2_Squares_&_Ouroboros.jpg
Image:Ouroboros_1.jpg
Image:Ouroboros321.jpg
Image:Snake_Eats_Tail.png
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Ouroboros non-logos:
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Image:Vatican_pyramid_1.jpg|Tapestry in the [[w:Vatican|Vatican]]. '''Note:''' the pyramid with the all-seeing-eye.
Image:Ouroboros doorhandle.jpg|Door Handle in Paris
Image:Gregoryxiii-dragon-medal-1582.jpg|(1)GREGORIUS XIII PONT(IFEX)  OPT(IMUS)  MAXIMUS (2)ANNO RESTITUTO MDLXXXII (Year of Restitution 1582) <br/><br/> '''Note:'''The above papal medal of Pope Gregory XIII, designed by L Parm, is dated 1582, marking the year of the Gregorian calendar reform. On the reverse of the medal is a winged dragon / serpent encircling a ram's head. The ram's head is also a [[w:satanic|satanic]] symbol, and is frequently associated with the Egyptian deities, such as the god [[w:Amon|Amon]] (Amoun, Ammun, Ammon), the king of all gods, who was also regarded as the sun god, and [[w:Khnum|Khnum]], who created mankind on his potter's wheel from the mud of the Nile.[http://biblelight.net/dragon.htm]
File:The-Ouroboros-Radford-Hill-11th-July-2009.jpg|Look at this crop circle. Notice the largest sphere touches the smallest sphere. This shows how in the abstract mathematical sense, extreme opposites connect to complete the “connection” of two opposite polarities touching each other for the first time (the theoretical start of the universe).  The head of the Ouroboros symbolizes one side of polar opposites and the tail the other. [http://whatisthepyramid.com/category/occult/]
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* Ouroboros in logos:
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Image:VodafoneLogo_2.JPG|[[w:Vodafone|Vodafone]] <br/><br/> '''Note:''' also a 6
Image:Lucent-logo-460x360.jpg|[[w:Lucent Technologies|Lucent Technologies]]
Image:Alstom.png|[[w:Alstom|Alstom]]
Image:Millennium2.JPG|[[w:Millennim|Millenium]], the 1999 U.S. television show on [[w:FOX|FOX]]
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===[[w:Lilith|Lilith]]===
{{Lilith}}
===Various serpents===
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Image:Apso.jpg|[[w:Nazi|Nazi]] [[w:anti|anti-partisan]] badge
Image:BT_telecom.jpg|Former BT Telecom logo (now [[w:BT Group|BT Group]]). <br/><br/>Note: look at the red swirling line going from the bottom-right to the upper-left.
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==[[w:Bird|Bird]]==
* Various notes:
** See also: '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Winged_sun|Winged sun]]''', [http://www.acropolis.org/symboles/Symbs.aspx?Lang=eng&ID=130 New Acropolis: Wing symbolism]
====[[w:Bird egg|Bird egg]]====
* Various notes:
** See also: [[w:Cosmic egg|Cosmic egg]]
* Upside-down eggs:
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Image:Insignia_nobilium_001.jpg|Insignia of [[911:Black Nobility|nobilty]] in upside-down eggs. More examples [http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/01/insignia-nobilium.html here]. <br/><br/>'''Note:''' the various masonic symbols.
Image:Insignia_nobilium_002.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Insignia_nobilium_003.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Insignia_nobilium_004.jpg|(see previous)
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====[[w:Eagle|Eagle]]====
* Various notes:
** See also: [[w:Imperial Eagle|Imperial Eagle]], [[w:Reichsadler|Reichsadler]], [[w:Aquila (Roman)|Roman Aguila]], [[w:French Imperial Eagle|French Imperial Eagle]].
** See also: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Flags_with_eagles Flags with eagles]
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Image:US-GreatSeal-Obverse.svg.png|The [[w:The Great Seal of the United States|The Great Seal of the United States]] <br/><br/> '''Note:''' the '''13''' [[w:fasces|fasces]] , '''13''' (5-pointed) stars, '''13''' stripes on shield, '''13''' leaves, '''13''' olives, '''13''' letters in "E PLURIBIS UNUM", '''32''' feathers on left wing (32 degree mason), '''33''' feathers on right wing (33 degree mason)
Image:Flag_of_the_Duchy_of_Milan.png|Flag of the [[w:Duchy of Milan|Duchy of Milan]] and [[w:Insubria|Insubria]] <br/><br/> '''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_XIV#Checkerboard|checkerboard]] and the man-eating [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Biscione|Biscione serpent]].
Image:Boy_Scouts.jpg|The [[w:Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scouts of America]] emblem <br/><br/> '''Note:''' the two [[w:inverted pentagrams|inverted pentagrams]] and the [[911:Occult_symbolism_XI#Fleur-de-lis|Fleur-de-lis]]
Image:Nazi_stamps_001.jpg|"[http://cantontruth.blogspot.com/ U.S. Postal Service Used Nazi Stamp In 2002]"
Image:Nazi_stamps_002.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Nazi_stamps_003.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Barclays_plc.png|[[w:Barclays plc|Barclays plc]]
Image:Saab_logo.jpg|[[w:Saab|Saab]] - a Swedish automaker
Image:Allianz logo history.jpg|[[w:Allianz|Allianz]] logo history
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=====[[w:Double-headed Eagle|Double-headed Eagle]]=====
* Various notes:
** The double-headed eagle is one of the most important symbols in Freemasonry. It is a masonic symbol that can be traced back to Babylon.
* In Ancient Egypt:
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Image:Double_heads.jpg|Mammon Ra, the God of Prosperity and Riches (source? todo: verify)
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* Double-headed eagle in masonic imagery:
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Image:Double_Headed_Eagle_3.jpg|Classic Masonic double-headed eagle. <br/><br/> '''Note:''' "[[911:Numerology#33|33]]" in [[911:Occult_symbolism#Pyramid|pyramid]] for the 33 degree.
Image:Double_Headed_Eagle_5.jpg|Double headed eagle crest outside a San Francisco masonic lodge building. <br/><br/> '''Note:''' Pyramid above the heads
Image:Mason_DoubleHead.jpg|Double-headed eagle outside unknown Masonic lodge. <br/><br/> ''' Note:''' "[[911:Numerology#32|32]]" in pyramid for the 32nd degree, also masonic [[w:Maltese Cross|Maltese Cross]].
Image:Double_Headed_Eagle_1.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Double_Headed_Eagle_6.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Masonicdoubleeagle.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Theorder.jpg|Members of a secret  [[w:Vatican|Vatican]] order with double headed eagles on their standards.
Image:Nazi_Double_Headed_Eagle_1.jpg|Nazi double headed eagle badge
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* Double-headed eagle symbolism in Russia. It has been the Russian state insignia since the late 1400’s.
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Image:FSB_Patch.jpg|The double-headed eagle emblem on the patch for the Russian [[w:FSB|FSB]], which is the successor to the Soviet-era [[w:KGB|KGB]] secret police, who terrorized the population.
Image:Kremlin_105.JPG|Double-headed eagles on the [[w:Kremlin|Kremlin]]. The Russian tsars adopted the double headed symbol both to position themselves as successors to the Byzantine state and to likewise symbolize their dominion over the west (Europe) and the east (Asia).
Image:Two-Headed-Eagle.jpg|Also on the [[w:Kremlin|Kremlin]] building.
Image:Double_Headed_Eagle_2.jpg|Double-headed eagle in Russia. <br/><br/> '''Note:''' [[911:Occult_symbolism_III#6-pointed_star|6-pointed star]] below eagle
Image:Double Headed Eagle 4.jpg|Double-headed eagle atop a gate in [[w:St. Petersburg, Russia|St. Petersburg, Russia]]
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Image:RR1025-1.jpg|19th century Imperial Russian double-headed eagle helmet
Image:RR1025-2.jpg|'''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_III#Double_square|double square]]
Image:RR1025-6.jpg
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* Double-headed eagle in [[w:Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] history:
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Image:Byzantine_eagle.JPG|In Byzantine heraldry, the heads represent the dual sovereignty of the Emperor (secular and religious) and/or dominance of the Roman Emperors over both East and West. <br/><br/> '''Note:''' [[w:Crossed keys|Crossed keys]]
Image:Austro-hung-badgel.jpg|The [[w:Austro-Hungarian Empire|Austro-Hungarian Empire]] was a dual-monarchic union state in Central Europe from 1867 to 1918, dissolved at the end of [[w:World War I|World War I]] with a deadly Vatican-Jesuit-Masonic proxy-war.
Image:Albania_flag.png|National flag of [[w:Albania|Albania]]. The double headed eagle is a common symbol in heraldry and [[w:Vexillology|vexillology]]. Several Eastern European nations use this symbol today, having adopted this symbol from the Byzantine Empire.
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* Double-headed eagle in the Vatican:
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* [[w:Armorial_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire|Armorial of the Holy Roman Empire]]
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* Double-headed eagle in logo's:
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Image:Smirnoffice_logoJPG2.jpg|[[w:Smirnoff Ice|Smirnoff Ice]]
Image:American_Police_Force_corporation.png|[http://www.americanpolicegroup.com American Police Force] (hoax or fascist corporation?)
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===[[w:Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]]===
* Various notes:
** "In '''ancient Egyptian mythology''' and in myths derived from it, the phoenix is a '''mythical sacred firebird'''. Said to live for 500, 1461 or for 12594 years (depending on the source), the phoenix is a '''male bird with beautiful [[911:Occult_symbolism_XIII#Gold|gold]] and [[911:Occult_symbolism_VIII#Red|red]] plumage.''' At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which '''a new, young phoenix arises.''' The new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of [[w:myrrh|myrrh]] and deposits it in '''[[w:Heliopolis_(ancient)|Heliopolis]]''' ("'''the city of the sun'''" in Greek), located in Egypt. The bird was also said '''to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible''' - a symbol of fire and divinity. Although descriptions (and life-span) vary, the phoenix became popular in early Christian art and literature as a symbol of the resurrection, of immortality, and of life-after-death. '''Originally, the phoenix was identified by the Egyptians as a stork or heron-like bird called a benu, (see [[w:Bennu|Bennu]])''', known from the [[w:Book of the Dead|Book of the Dead]] and other Egyptian texts as one of the sacred symbols of worship at Heliopolis, closely associated with the rising sun and the Egyptian sun-god Ra." [http://pchs.pcschools.us/teachers/rarsht/page-1_-phoenix.pdf]
* See also:
** [[w:Fire bird (mythology)|Fire bird mythology]]
** [[w:Firebird (Slavic folklore)|Firebird in Slavic mythology]]
** [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|Sun symbolism]]
** [[w:Phoenix_(mythology)|Phoenix (mythology)]]
** Masonic Interpretations of the Phoenix
*** By Manly P. Hall [http://books.google.com/books?id=jjEkEGbyhTEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Manly+P+Hall&as_brr=1&ei=vrauSa2HMImUMumQnJIF#PPA257,M1 The Secret Teachings of All Ages]
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Image:Phoenix_detail_from_Aberdeen_Bestiary.jpg|Phoenix detail from the [[w:Aberdeen Bestiary|Aberdeen Bestiary]]. This is a 12th century English [[w:illuminated manuscript|''illuminated'' manuscript]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Phoenix_detail_from_Aberdeen_Bestiary.jpg]<br/><br/>Bestiaries were illustrated volumes which described elements of nature, especially animals. <br/><br/>"The natural history and illustration of each beast was usually accompanied by a moral lesson. This reflected the belief that the world itself was the Word of God, and that every living thing had its own special meaning." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestiary]
Image:Pope_Ratzinger_chair.jpg|Phoenix and sun rays on the Papal throne chair.
Image:Phoenix_Kinkaku-ji.jpg|Phoenix on top of the [[w:Kinkaku-ji|Kinkaku-ji]] temple (originally build in 1397), [[w:Kyoto|Kyoto]], [[w:Japan|Japan]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kinkaku-ji_04.jpg]
Image:Sophiendukat.jpg|[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophiendukat Sophiendukat] (1616)<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the Jesuitical [[w:IHS|IHS]] symbol and the [[911:Occult_symbolism#All-seeing_Eye all-seeing eye]].
Image:Hillary_clinton_pin.jpg|"[http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1259.cfm Hillary Clinton and her Phoenix label pin]"
Image:PresMedalFreedom2.JPG|Phoenixes on the [[w:Presidential Medal of Freedom|Presidential Medal of Freedom]]
Image:Phoenix.jpg|Masonic pin with a phoenix rising from his ashes, along with [[911:Occult_symbolism_XIV#Drafting_Compass_and_Square|compass]] and the [[911:Occult_symbolism_XI#Rose|rose]].
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===[[w:Pelican#Symbolism_and_popular_culture|Pelican]]===
* Various notes:
** In medieval Europe, the pelican was thought to be particularly attentive to her young, to the point of providing her own blood when no other food was available... '''It also became a symbol in bestiaries for self-sacrifice''', and was used in heraldry ("a pelican in her piety" or "a pelican vulning (wounding) herself"). '''Another version of this is that the pelican used to kill its young and then resurrect them with its blood''' (wikipedia)
*** In the occult context, the self sacrifice represent Lucifer's fall in order to enlighten humanity, ant the symbolism of the resurrection is proper of the mythological [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Phoenix|Phoenix]]
** The 18th Degree of [[911:Freemasonry|Freemasonry]] is called Sovereign Princes of Rose Croix; Princes of Rose Croix de Heroden; and '''Knights of the Eagle and Pelican''' [http://www.christian-restoration.com/fmasonry/18th.htm]
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File:Ois 144v.jpg|"Sacrifice of the Pelican, Passion of the Christ", Hugues de Fouilloy 12th century [http://expositions.bnf.fr/bestiaire/grand/ois_144v.htm]
File:Apron.jpg|This Freemason apron portrays the "Phoenix", in this case a Pelican feeding its own out of it's breast a symbol immortality (reincarnation).It further discloses that the Pelican of the Rose Croix Degree, feeding the "seven young" is a Phoenix dating back to the Goat of Mendes according to Manly P. Hall, 33rd Degree Mason. [http://www.cephasministry.com/masonic_influence_on_the_vatican_2.html]
File:GoldPelicanFeedingHerBabiesJewel1.jpg|The pelican feeding her young with her blood is a prominent symbol of the Eighteenth or Rose Croix Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite [http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/sr_rose_croix_18th_degree_jewel.htm]
File:RedEgret.jpg|The Red [[w:Egret|Egret]] is symbolic of the [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Phoenix|phoenix]] as seen by an artists depiction (see next picture). The Pelican has obvious connections to the Scottish Rite's Rose Croix degree." [http://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/2010/05/freemason-island-louisiana.html]
File:Title Page Pelican FeedingY.jpg|See previous. <br/><br/>Note: The [[911:Occult_symbolism_XI#Rose|Rose]], [[911:Occult_symbolism_XIV#Drafting_Compass_and_Square|Drafting Compass and Square]], the [[911:Occult_symbolism_IV#Cross|Cross]] and the logo '''INRI''', which means according to the extreme oath of the Jesuits'''"Iustum Necar Reges Impios"''' [http://babylonmysteryreligion.com/Secret%20Societies%20part2.htm] (Jesuit flag; Latin: '''It is just to exterminate or annihilate impious or heretical kings, governments, or rulers''') [http://www.acronymfinder.com/Iustum-Necar-Reges-Impios-(Jesuit-flag%3B-Latin%3A-It-is-just-to-exterminate-or-annihilate-impious-or-heretical-kings,-governments,-or-rulers)-(INRI).html] </gallery>
===[[w:Owl|Owl]]===
* Various notes:
* [[w:Owl of Minerva|Owl of Minerva]] (See also: [[w:Minerva|Minerva]])
** [[w:Strix (mythology)|Strix]] (or: "striga", "stirge")
*** [[w:Moloch|Moloch]], [[w:Molech|Molech]], [[w:Molekh|Molekh]], or [[w:Molek|Molek]]. Historically affiliated with cultures throughout the [[w:Middle East|Middle East]], including but not limited to the [[w:Jewish|Jewish]], [[w:Egyptian|Egyptian]], [[w:Canaanite|Canaanite]], and [[w:Phoenician|Phoenician]] cultures
** The Owl is in many cultures seen as a wise animal and it sees well in the dark. The 'global elite' consider themselves to have both these characteristics and claim thereby they deserve the right to rule.
** The Golden Owl more directly symbolizes the (pure as gold) primordial intellect as received through the Sun (the light).
* Owl non-logo's:
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Image:Mochica_owl.jpg|"A [[w:Mochica|Mochica]] bottle depicting a owl on top of a pumpkin with Mochica iconography. This was made between 1 and 800 AD." [http://picasaweb.google.com/SeanSlingsby/Peru#5015998581182813954]
Image:Inanna.jpg|Two owls below [[w:Inanna|Inanna]], the [[w:Sumerian|Sumerian]] goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare. The [[w:Akkadians|Akkadians]] called her [[w:Ishtar|Ishtar]]. (location?)
Image:Owl_london.jpg|Golden owl in the center of the "House of Fraser" in Cannon street, London.
Image:Washington_Owl.jpg|Roads and trails around the [[w:White House|White House]] make an owl shape.
Image:Owl_1.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Classical period Athenian Coin.jpg|Classical period (before Alexander the Great) [[w:Tetradrachm|Tetradrachm]] from Athens dating from around 5th century BCE. The owl represent the goddess [[w:Athena|Athena]] and the Hero is [[w:Heracles|Heracles]] [http://www.forumancientcoins.com/ayiyoryitika/Final%20CianCoins%20html/CianCoins.htm]
Image:2002greece1euroobv240.jpg|Owl on a 2002 [[w:Greek euro coins|Greek euro coin]]
Image:Owl_onedollar.jpg|The Owl on the upper right hand front corner [[w:U.S.|U.S.]] one dollar bill.
Image:Owl_Frost_Bank_Tower.jpg|[[w:Frost Bank Tower|Frost Bank Tower]] in Austin, Texas, US.
Image:Owl_chicago_hospital.jpg|Hospital building in Chicago, US.
Image:Harry-potter-owl.jpg|The owl is an [http://www.lauraerickson.com/bird/Species/Owls/HarryPotter/HarryPotter.html integral and reoccurring theme] in the [[w:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]] series of books and films.
Image:P_big_3345.jpg|On building in Barcelona [http://www.hereorthere.com/members/intotheflame/experience/791]
Image:378165184_3314c23ee1.jpg|Unknown
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* Owl logo's:
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Image:NationalPressClub_Logo.jpg|[[w:National Press Club|National Press Club]], who's members founded the [[w:Bohemian Club|Bohemian Club]]
Image:Bohemian_club_logo.jpg|[[w:Bohemian Club|Bohemian Club]].<br/><br/>Founded by members of the [[w:National Press Club|National Press Club]] in 1872. The male-only members gather each July at a privately owned 2,700 acre redwood tree grove named [[w:Bohemian Grove|Bohemian Grove]], in Northern California.
Image:Bohemian_Club1.jpg|(see previous)<br/><br/>Inside the Grove, this monument stands. <br/><br/> '''Note:''' the clubs moto, "weaving spiders come not here" meaning don't bring your problems into the grove.
Image:Molech_grove.jpg|(see previous)<br/><br/>The 40 foot tall owl which the attendees call [[w:Moloch|Moloch]] inside the [[w:Bohemian Grove|Bohemian Grove]] during the annual ceremony known as the "[[w:Cremation of Care|Cremation of Care]]", in which a human sacrifice in effigy, representing "dull care" (cares of life) takes place each summer.
Image:Archaeology_institute_of_america1.gif|[[w:Archaeology|Archaeology Institute of America]] (AIA, 1879)
Image:Lemforder_Logo.JPG|[[w:ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF Friedrichshafen / Lemforder]] (automotive parts manufacturing)<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism#Pyramid|Pyramid]].
File:32red owl.PNG|The logo for 32red.com - the online casino - does seem to resemble an owl, if you tilt your head 90 degrees (On the Square, like a mason?), that is.
File:Provident financial.jpg|The logo for the 'Provident Financial' is another company that sports an Owl.
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* The 6 golden Owls of the [[w:Leeds|Leeds Civic Hall]]. This building houses the [[w:Leeds|Leeds City Council]] and is located in [[w:Mil|Millennium Square]], in [[w:Leeds|Leeds]], [[w:England|England]]. See: City States
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Image:Leeds_Civic_Hall2.jpg|The building houses the [[w:Leeds|Leeds City Council]] and includes offices such as the [[w:Lord|Lord Mayor]]'s room. <br/><br/>  '''Note:''' All the Owls are perched on Obelisks
Image:M33.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Leeds_Civic_Hall_golden_owl.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Side.JPG|The side of the building
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Image:EnnLdsCivOwl5Y17.jpg
Image:Leedscitycouncil.gif|The [[w:Leeds|Leeds City Council]] coat of arms. <br/><br/>  '''Note:''' 3 Owls, 3 stars (tristar, the 3 city states), helpless lamb (the public or "sheep"), Owls wearing crowns with 3 ornaments, blue background for Lodge, the crest motto: "''pro rege et lege''" ("for my king and [[w:Masonic Lodge|lodge]]"). See also: [http://dnausers.d-n-a.net/leodis-leeds/coatofarms.html].
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===[[w:Dove|Dove]]===
* [http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/?search=dove&version1=9&searchtype=all&limit=none&wholewordsonly=no Dove in the Bible]
* Columbia (goddess) is a Latin word for dove. [http://www.scribd.com/doc/21199999/Occult-Symbolism-Galore]
====Upside-down dove====
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Image:TBN_Crest_1.jpg|Emblem of the "Christian" [[w:Trinity Broadcasting Network|Trinity Broadcasting Network]] (TBN)
Image:TBN_Crest_2.jpg|'''Note:''' dove on pagan sun-wheel cross, Knights Templar crown, and lion (Satan?)
Image:FourthDegreeLogo.jpg|Logo of the [[w:Fourth Degree|Fourth Degree]], the highest attainable degree in the catholic-masonic [[911:Knights of Columbus|Knights of Columbus]] (KoC) order.
Image:Maltese_Cross_1.jpg|Catholic Maltese cross with upside down dove.
Image:OTO_Seal3.gif|Seal of renowned Satanist [[w:Aliester Crowley|Aliester Crowley's]] [[w:Ordo Templi Orientis|Ordo Templi Orientis]] (O.T.O.).
Image:OTO_Seal2.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Chartres-window_doves.JPG|Upside down doves in the stained glass "rose window" of the 12th Century Chartres Cathedral in France 
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===[[w:Bat|Bat]]===
* Various notes:
** A bat is actually not a bird, but a flying mammal.
** [[w:Vampire|Vampire]]
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Image:Bacardi.png|[[w:Bacardi|Bacardi]] (See their Caribbean [[w:Pirate|Pirate]] murder/terror history, and the [[w:Vampire bat|vampire bat]] bloodsuckers).
Image:9_Squadron_RAF.jpg|Crest of [[w:Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force]] [[w:No. 9 Squadron|No. 9 Squadron]].
Image:Batman_logo.jpg|Logo of the [[w:DC Comics|DC Comics]] superhero [[w:Batman|Batman]]
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===[[w:Rooster|Rooster]]===
* '''See the [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Rooster|"Rooster" section]] in the Sun symbolism chapter'''.
===[[w:Raven|Raven]]===
* Various notes:
** See also: "[http://www.acropolis.org/symboles/Symbs.aspx?Lang=eng&ID=127 New Acropolis: Raven symbolism]"
===[[w:Peacock|Peacock]]===
* Various notes:
** In Egyptian mythology '''the peacock tail patterns were associated with [[911:Occult_symbolism#All-seeing_Eye|all-seeing eye]] - which represents the [[911:Primal eye|primal eye]].''' In Egyptian mythology Argus was a traitor to Osiris. In Osiris's absence, Argus locked Isis (wife of Osiris) in his castle and then proclaimed himself king. When Osiris returned he learned of the ambitions of Argus and the kidnapping of his beloved wife. Argus had spies everywhere in the Kingdom of Osiris. A cure was placed upon Argus that from that day forward he would be a peacock and all his spies would be the [[w:peafowl|peafowl's]] eyes. These eyes were placed in the bird's tail.
** (Greek mythology): [[w:Argus Panoptes|Argus Panoptes]]: A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes (representing the stars of heaven). His eyes were transplanted to the peacock’s tail. He was a servant of the greek goddess [[w:Hera|Hera]].
** "In Hinduism the Peacock is associated with [[w:Lakshmi|Lakshmi]] who is a deity representing benevolence, patience, kindness, compassion and good luck. Similar to Lakshmi, the Peacock is associated with Kwan-yin in Asian spirituality. Kwan-yin (or Quan Yin) is also an emblem of love, compassionate watchfulness, good-will, nurturing, and kind-heartedness. Legend tells us she chose to remain a mortal even though she could be immortal, because she wished to stay behind and aid humanity in their spiritual evolution." [http://www.whats-your-sign.com/peacock-symbolism.html]
** "In Babylonia and Persia the peacock is seen as '''a guardian to royalty''', and is often seen in engravings upon the thrones of royalty. In Christianity the Peacock symbolism represents the “all-seeing” church, along with the holiness and sanctity associated with it. Additionally, the peacock represents resurrection, renewal and immortality within the spiritual teachings of Christianity. Themes of renewal are also linked to alchemical traditions to, as many schools of thought compare the resurrecting phoenix to the modern-day peacock." [http://www.whats-your-sign.com/peacock-symbolism.html]
** The [[w:Yazidis|Yazidis]] consider [[w:Tawûsê Melek|Tawûsê Melek]] a benevolent angel who has redeemed himself from his fall and has become a demiurge who created the cosmos from the [[911:Occult_symbolism_XII#Cosmic_egg|Cosmic Egg]]. After he repented, he wept for 7000 years, his tears filling seven jars, which then quenched the fires of hell. Some Christians, Muslims and others identify Tawûsê Melek as Lucifer or Shaytān (Satan). The Yazidis' cultural prohibition against uttering the word – saying God's name is blasphemy, as in Judaism – does not make the situation easier. Tawûsê Melek is "God's Angel", and this is how Yazidis themselves see him. (wikipedia)
** See also:
** [[w:Order of the Peacock Angel|Order of the Peacock Angel]]
** [[w:Adramelech|Adramelech]]
* '''In modern times the peacock's strutting and feather displaying has become a symbol of pride, arrogance, and [[w:vanity|vanity]]. Pride of course, being one of the sins of Lucifer, (his desire to compete with God) was what caused his fall from Heaven.''' The [[w:cherubim|cherubim]] are believed to have peacock feathers in their wings.
* Logos:
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Image:Msnbc logo.jpg|[[w:MSNBC|MSNBC]] <br/><br/>'''Note:''' [[911:Occult_symbolism_VIII#Multi_colors|multi-color]] [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|sun ray]] symbolism.
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* Non-logos:
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Image:Pinecone_Vatican_Museums.jpg| Peacocks and [[911:Occult_symbolism_XI#Pine_cone|Pine cone]] at the Vatican.
Image:Melek taus.jpg|[[w:Tawûsê Melek|Tawûsê Melek]], the peacock angel. <br/><br/>'''Note:''' The [[w:Sun cross|Sun cross]], the [[w:Seven rays|Seven rays]] (of [[w:Mithraic Mysteries|Mithraism]] and the [[911:Numerology#12|12]] eyes on his tail?)
Image:Pavlinfrescoes.jpg|Roman mosaics in [[w:Paphos|Paphos]]
File:18doorfran.jpg|The golden door in the chapel of [[w:Saint Ignatius Church (San Francisco)|St. Ignatius in San Francisco]], uses  several symbols identifying the wafer god. The Unicorn, [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Peacock|Peacock]], and [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Phoenix|Phoenix]] are all well known symbols in the occult for the sun, Lucifer, or Satan. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/golden_door_of_st__ignatius.html]
Image:Nelly_Furtado_eye_001.jpg|[[w:Nelly Furtado|Nelly Furtado]] (pop ''[[911:Occult_symbolism_III|star]]'')
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==[[w:Bull (mythology)|Bull]]==
'''The bull is somewhat unique in the world of symbolism in that he is both a [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|solar]] and a [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Moons|lunar]] creature. His male fertility, his fiery temperament, and his role as father of the herd make him the masculine [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Solar_deity|sun-god]] in many cults.''' Just as the lion is the king and terror of the beasts of the forest, the bull is the king of the farm and the personification of brute strength and power. The lion, the bull, and the sun are popular symbols of life and resurrection. '''The bull's crescent shaped horns link him to moon worship and symbolism''' although, in some areas, '''the sun is a bull while the moon is a cow'''. [[w:Sin (mythology)|Sin]], [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Lunar_deity|moon-god]] of ancient [[w:Ur|Ur]], was often pictured as a bull.[http://users.netnitco.net/~legend01/bull.htm]
* Also see:
** [[w:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus (constellation)]]
** [[w:Taurus (astrology)|Taurus (astrology)]]
** [[w:Bull (mythology)|Bull mythology]]
* '''[[w:Golden calf|Golden calf]]
** The bull as a male deity was certainly familiar to the Israelites since many of their neighbors worshiped gods in this form. In addition to the Egyptian bull gods, Israelites would've recognized the Canaanite [[11:Occult_symbolism_VII#Baal|Baal]] and his sister-wife [[w:Astarte|Astarte]] who were worshiped in the form of bulls. Baal was sometimes depicted riding a bull while in a standing position. The Babylonian Hadad and Enlil were bull gods. The bull was also associated with Bel and Eabani who might be pictured sporting bull horns and hindquarters. '''Canaanite worshipers of [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Moloch|Molech]] made huge bronze statues of this god in the shape of a man with a bull's head. These hollow statues were filled with children who were then roasted inside the idols as offerings to Molech''' (Lev 18:21; 20:2-5; I Ki 11:5-7, 33; 2 Ki 23:10-13; Is 57:9; Jer 32:35; 49:1-3; Zeph 1:5; Acts 7:43). The Israelites sometimes referred God as the "Bull of Israel" or the "Bull of Heaven." When they set up idols for themselves they were in the form of golden calves (Ex 31:1-4;1 Ki 12:28).[http://users.netnitco.net/~legend01/bull.htm]
* '''[[w:Ancient Egyptian religion|Ancient Egyptian religion]]
** Egyptians celebrated the [http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=%22Festival+of+the+Apis+Bull%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=%22Festival+of+the+Apis+Bull%22&fp=c5aa4278f68e4a4 Festival of the Apis Bull], which lasted for seven days. Throngs of people gathered in Memphis to watch priests lead the sacred bull in a hallowed procession through the welcoming crowds. It was thought that any child who smelled the breath of the [[w:Apis|Apis]] had the ability to predict the future. In fact, the Apis itself was often consulted as an [[w:oracle|oracle]]. Egyptians asked the bull a question and then offered it food: if the bull ate the food it was a good omen, but a rejection of the food was a bad omen. [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/bull.htm]
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File:Bull8.jpg|An Apis calf could be identified by certain distinct markings: the black calf had a white diamond on its forehead, an image of an [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Eagle|eagle]] on its back, double the number of hairs on its  Divine Cults of the Sacred Bulls tail, and a scarab mark under its tongue (the sacred insect and emblem of [[w:Ptah|Ptah]]).
File:Amasis and apis.jpg|[[w:Amasis|Amasis]] in adoration before the bull [[w:Apis|Apis]], Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a photograph taken in the Louvre.
File:Apis-bull.jpg|The two bulls [[w:Apis|Apis]] and [[w:Mnevis|Mnevis]] are considered to have respectively represented the moon and sun, and seem both to have been buried at Memphis.
File:Mnevis stela.jpg|Mnevis stela: New Kingdom (about 1550-1069 BC) : UC 14585 unprovenanced, but perhaps from Heliopolis.[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/foodproduction/cattle5.html]
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*'''[[w:Mithraic Mysteries|Mithraic Mysteries]]'''
** "'''The [[w:Bank of England|Bank of England]] was originally constructed above the ancient [[w:London Mithraeum|London Mithraeum]]''' (also called the "Temple of Mithras"), London at Walbrook, dating to the founding of [[w:Londinium|Londinium]] in antiquity by Roman garrisons. [[w:Mithras|Mithras]] was, among other things, considered the god of contracts, a fitting association for the Bank." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England]
** '''[[w:Bullfighting|Bullfighting]]''': The slaying of the bull by '''[[w:Mithras|Mithras]]''' (Roman deity - with pre-Roman origins - who was born from a [[w:Cosmic Egg|Cosmic egg]]) and the castration by a scorpion ([[w:Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]]) in Roman mythology. '''This sacrificial tradition represents the domination of the 'elite' over the potentials of the 'common' people.'''
*** Televised sport events are one modern variant of this occult tradition. The 'elite' know many people want to align themselves with the dominators (winners), not the suppressed (losers). They hypnotize and pacify people with simple systems of glorified male competition and domination. A politically harmless, commercial venting system for the boredom and anger of many people - especially 'lower-class' young males.
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Image:Tauroctony.jpg|Roman '''[[w:Tauroctony|Tauroctony]]''' of [[w:Mithras|Mithras]] from ~200BC. Note also the castrating scorpion and the feasting [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Dog|dog]] and [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Serpent|snake]].
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* '''[[w:Whore of Babylon|Whore of Babylon]] riding the beast'''
** [[911:Bible_prophecy#Whore_of_Babylon_.28MYSTERY.2C_BABYLON_THE_GREAT.29|Bible prophecy: Whore of Babylon]]
** [[w:Europa (mythology)|Europa (mythology)]]
***  "[http://wikicompany.org/wiki/Image:European_Parliament_building_bull.jpg This statue], standing in front of the Winston Churchill building, refers to ancient mythology and depicts one the most ancient representation of [[w:Europa (mythology)|Europa]]. Its based on a story where Zeus disguised himself as a white bull in order to seduce the princess Europa who was gathering flowers. When she approached the bull and got on its back, the bull seized the occasion to run away with her and eventually rape her (I’m giving you the non-censored version of the story). '''So the woman (who represents Europe) on top of this bull is about to get raped.'''" [http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=142]
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Image:European_Parliament_building_bull.jpg|[[w:Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg|European Parliament]] statue in front of the [[w:911:Prominent_masons#Winston_Churchill|Winston Churchill]] (a freemason) building.<br/><br/>See: [[w:Whore of Babylon|Whore of Babylon]]
Image:EuroBeast.gif|Greek Euro coin depicting a woman riding a bull
Image:EUpic.jpg|Compilations of coins and images of a "woman riding the beast"
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Non-logo's:
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Image:Charging bull.jpg|Wall street bull statue. The bull is used as a financial symbol, a [[w:Bull_market#Bull_market|bull market]] is a positive market and a [[w:Bull_market#Bear_market|bear market]] is a negative one.
Image:Paul_Hogan_Crocodile_Dundee.jpg|In the film [[w:Crocodile Dundee|Crocodile Dundee]], actor [[w:Paul Hogan|Paul Hogan]] hypnotizes a bull into submission using a [[911:Occult_symbolism_XVI#Horned_hand horned|handsign]].
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Logo's:
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Image:LamborghiniLogo.png|[[w:Lamborghini|Lamborghini]]
Image:Red_bull.gif|[[w:Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull GmbH]]<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun_logos|sun orb]].
File:Chicago bulls logo.jpg|[[w:chicago bulls|Chicago Bulls]]<br/><br/>'''Note:''' Televised sport events are one modern variant of the occult tradition. The 'elite' know many people want to align themselves with the dominators (winners), not the suppressed (losers). '''They hypnotize and pacify people with simple systems of glorified male competition and domination. A politically harmless, commercial venting system for the boredom and anger of many people''' - especially 'lower-class' young males.
Image:Merrill_Lynch_logo.png|[[w:Merrill Lynch|Merrill Lynch]] - a global financial services firm founded in 1914
Image:Merrill_Lynch_bull.jpg|(see previous)
Image:University_of_Calgary.jpg|[[w:University of Calgary|University of Calgary]], Alberta, Canada.<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism_XI#Rose|5-peddled rose]] and [[911:Occult_symbolism_III#5-pointed_star|5-pointed star]].
Image:Jupiler.gif|[[w:Jupiler|Jupiler]] beer brand (owned by [[w:InBev|InBev]])<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the crown and the [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]]-similar name.
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===Winged Bulls===
====[[w:Cherub#Depictions|Cherub]]====
[[File:Cherubim-Zodiac.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A Cherubim is composed of the four [[w:Fixed sign|fixed sign]] cardinal points of the zodiac. The lion (Leo), the serpent holder (Ophiuchus/Scorpio), the calf (Taurus) and the man (Aquarius). <br><br>'''Note:'''  Those are the caracteristics of the 4 animals/beasts that carry the Throne of God Allmighty according to [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=rev%204&version=KJV Rev 4:6-7]: "And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle."]]
* '''[[w:Cherub#Depictions|Cherub]]''' (''Also called Kerubim, [[w:Shedu|Shedu]], Lamassu'')
* The word kerubim means "one who prays", or "one who intercedes." Cherubim or Kerubim are an order of angel described in the Bible and ancient texts as a combination of two, or more often, four creatures -- including that of a human. Both the mythical Sphinx and the scriptural cherubim are "hybrid" beings combining two to four creatures. The meaning of these creatures can be found in the zodiac narrative.[http://www.mt.net/~watcher/newun.html]
* Cherubim in the Bible, descriptions vary, but in general all describe cherubim as winged creatures combining human and animal features.
** In the book of Genesis cherubim are described as guarding the way to the Tree of Life, east of the Garden of Eden armed with flaming swords ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%203:24&version=KJV Genesis 3:24]): "So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."
** [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2026:1&version=KJV Exodus 26:1] attests that cherubim were embroidered on the curtains of the [[w:tabernacle|tabernacle]]. In Solomon's Temple, two olivewood sculptures of cherubim plated with gold, ten cubits high, stood wingtip-to-wingtip guarding the [[w:Ark of the Covenant|Ark of the Covenant]], and two further sculpted cherubim are described as standing on the cover of the Ark facing each other ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ex%2025:18&version=KJV Ex 25:18]). The Ark of the Covenant stood in the Holy of Holies, where the glory of God was said to reside; for this reason God is referred to in the [[w:Tanach|Tanach]] as "God who dwells between the cherubim". These were probably winged figures of a type common in the symbolism of the region, e.g. those depicted in the [[w:Megiddo Ivories|Megiddo Ivories]] carrying the throne of a nameless Canaanite king (Wright, 1957).
** At an earlier period, when Jehovah was still conceived as making physical appearances, the cherubim formed his living chariot, possibly identical with the storm-winds ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2018:10&version=KJV Psalms 18:10];[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Samuel%2022:11&version=KJV 2 Samuel 22:11]): "And he rode upon a cherub and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind ".
* Ezekiel documents a different version of cherubim, probably of popular origin (according to the compilers of the [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=434&letter=C&search=cherubim Jewish Encyclopedia]). '''The cherubim in this tradition had each four faces— that of a lion, an ox, an eagle, and a man— and combined features of these four creatures, the stature and hands of a man, the hooved feet of a calf (compare the image of Satan), and the two pairs of wings that identified deities, e.g. in contemporary Assyria ([[w:Ashur (god)|Ashur]], [[w:Shamash|Shamash]], ... )'''. Christians will recognize these as the symbols of the four Evangelists. Two of the wings extended upward, meeting above and sustaining the throne of God; while the other two stretched downward and covered the creatures themselves. They never turned, but went "straight forward" as the wheels of the cherubic chariot, and they were full of eyes "like burning coals of fire" (Ezekiel i:5 - 28; ix:3, x; xi:22).
::[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%201:4-11&version=ESV Ezekiel 1:4-11]
::Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also from within it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the soles of calves’ feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces and wings. Their wings touched one another. The creatures did not turn when they went, but each one went straight forward. As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies.
::[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2010:20-21&version=KJV Ezekiel 10:20-21]
::This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
* '''[http://www.bibleorigins.net/cherubthroneside.html God's "Mercy Seat" atop the Ark of the Covenant]'''
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File:Lamassu-large.jpg|Lamassu (winged, human-headed bull) from the citadel of [[w:Sargon II|Sargon II]]. Limestone, approx. 13' 10" high - Age: ca. 720-705 BCE. Found in [[w:Dur Sharrukin|Dur Sharrukin]] (modern Khorsabad), Iraq.
File:Lamassu 1.jpg|Large Lamassu kept at the Oriental Institute, Chicago.
File:Iraq; Nimrud - Assyria, Lamassu's Guarding Palace Entrance.jpg|Iraq; Nimrud - Assyria, Lamassu's Guarding Palace Entrance.
File:Lamassu closer.jpg|Neo-Assyrian, [[w:Ashurnasirpal II|Ashurnasirpal II]]; 883–859 B.C.
Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient [[w:Kalhu|Kalhu]]) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/profzucker/3600767144/]
File:Solomon-temple.jpg|Solomon's temple with the 15 feet tall and 15 foot wingspans Cherubims covering the Ark 5[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I%20king%206:23-28&version=KJV 1 Kings 6:23-28])
File:Iraqi Multi-National Force.jpg|The new logo of the Iraqi Multi-National Force boasts the Assyrian Lamassu (Winged Bull).
File:19cyldrsun.jpg|Assyrian cylinder seal. Notice the [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|sun]] resting on a [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Eclipse_and_crescent|crescent-shaped]] monstrance on the left.
File:Al-Buraf Hafifa.jpg|A Burag (Lamassu) seen on an reproduction of a 17th century Indian Mughal miniature.
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==[[w:Horse|Horse]]==
* Various notes:
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_horses#Horses_in_mythology Horses in mythology] (in historical order):
*** [[w:Pegasus|Pegasus]]
*** [[w:Epona|Epona]]
*** ...
*** [[w:Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]]
*** ...
* Mythological/historical horse symbolism:
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Image:Uffington_White_Horse.jpg|[[w:Uffington White Horse|Uffington White Horse]], [[w:Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire]], England<br/><br/>This motif was re-used for the [http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/folk/folk.htm Millennium Horse at Folkestone].
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* Corporate logo's:
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Image:porsche_logo.jpg|[[w:Porsche|Porsche]] automaker<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the company is majority owned by the [[w:Porsche family|Porsche family]] and [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Piëch+family%22 Piëch family]
Image:Ferrari-Logo.jpg|[[w:Ferrari|Ferrari]] [http://avlesbeluskesexposed.blogspot.com/2009/05/jesuit-nazi-formula-one-and-ferrari.html Jesuit owned through FIAT]
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* Non Corporate logo's:
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File:Cfr.jpg|Logo of "Foreign Affairs" magazine published by the U.S. foreign policy think tank [[w:Council on Foreign Relations|Council on Foreign Relations]]
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===[[w:Pegasus|Pegasus]]===
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Image:Tristar_pictures.jpg|[[w:Tristar Pictures|Tristar Pictures]]<br/><br/>'''Note:''' the [[911:Occult_symbolism#Pyramid| pyramid]] and the name "tri-star".
File:Mobilgas.jpg|Old logo of [[w:Mobil|Mobil]]
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===[[w:Unicorn|Unicorn]]===
* Biblical References
** The unicorn is a mythical creature. Strong, wild, and fierce - it was impossible to tame by man. God asks Job, "Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?" ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2039:9-10&version=KJV Job 39:9-10]).
** In the Bible, God is said to have the strength of a unicorn ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+23:22&version=KJV Num 23:22];[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+24:8&version=KJV 24:8]).
** The warlike fierceness of the unicorn is referred to when Ephraim and Manasseh are described as being like the horns of unicorns ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deu%2033:17&version=KJV Deu 33:17]).
** The terrifying destruction of Idumea is completed when God sends unicorns and wild bulls to attack the people ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa%2034:8&version=KJV Isa 34:8]; see also [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psa%2092:10&version=KJV Psa 92:10]; [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psa%2022:21&version=KJV Psa 22:21]).
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File:18doorfran.jpg|The golden door in the chapel of [[w:Saint Ignatius Church (San Francisco)|St. Ignatius in San Francisco]], uses  several symbols identifying the wafer god. The Unicorn, [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Peacock|Peacock]], and [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Phoenix|Phoenix]] are all well known symbols in the occult for the sun, Lucifer, or Satan. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/golden_door_of_st__ignatius.html]
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==[[w:Fish|Fish]]==
* Various notes:
** [[w:Nommo|Nommo]]
*** The Nommo are ancestral spirits (sometimes referred to as deities) worshipped by the Dogon tribe of Mali. The word Nommos is derived from a Dogon word meaning, "to make one drink," The Nommos are usually described as amphibious, hermaphroditic, fish-like creatures. (Wikipedia)
See also:
* '''[http://www.crystalinks.com/amphibiousgods.html Amphibious gods]
* [[w:Pisces (constellation)|Pisces (constellation)]]
* [[w:Pisces (astrology)|Pisces (astrology)]]
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File:1FishPri.jpg|Pagan priests as half-fish sprinkling holy water. Stone relief on temple laver from Assyria, in the [[w:Pergamon Museum|Pergamum Museum]] of Berlin. Here we see how each priest is wearing a fish-head [[w:mitre|mitre]]. One of the names of this god  in Babylon and Phylistia was [[w:Dagon|Dagon]] (dag=fish, on=sun). The most common ways of depicting Dagon are described by the archaeologist Layard, "The Head of the fish formed the mitre above that of a man, while its scaly, fish-like tail fell as a cloak behind, leaving the human limbs and feet exposed." ''Layard's Babylon & Nineveh, p.343'' [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/pagan_priests_dressed_half_fis.html]
File:1Dagon.jpg|[[w:Dagon|Dagon]], the sun-fish, clearly displayed with fish attire and [[w:mitre|mitre]]. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/dagon_the_sun-fish.html]
File:1Cybele.jpg|[[w:Cybele|Cybele]], the mystery goddess of Asia Minor and Syria, with an Episcopal [[w:mitre|mitre]] on her head.
File:NommoD.JPG|Dagon Drawing of [[w:Nommo|Nommo]] [http://exodus2006.com/nomocode.htm]
File:NommoF.JPG|Dogon [[w:Nommo|Nommo]] figure.[http://exodus2006.com/nomocode.htm]
File:Oannes.JPG|Group of 3 pottery figurines of amphibious or priests dressed as amphibious.[http://exodus2006.com/nomocode.htm]
File:China.JPG|Fish tails founder of the chinese civilization, [[w:Fu Xi|Fu Xi]] and Cang Jing. [http://exodus2006.com/nomocode.htm]<br/><br/>'''Note:''' FuXi is holding the carpenter's and mason's [[911:Occult_symbolism_XIV#Drafting_Compass_and_Square|square]] as an emblem as his role of creator of civilization. This is similar to the masonic doctrine of the Great Architect of the Universa
File:DagonMesop.jpg|Dagon in Mesopotamian Sculpture [http://www.plaintruth.com/the_plain_truth/somethings-fishy-or-where-did-that-popes-hat-come-from.html]
File:Jesus-Fish-Bg.jpg|[[w:Ichthys|Ichthys]] Pagan symbol inserted by syncretism from the Babylonian fish head gods into Christianity
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==[[w:Goat|Goat]]==
* Various notes:
** See also: [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Pan|Pan]]
** See also: [[w:Aries (astrology)|Aries (astrology)]]
** See also: [[w:Aries (constellation)|Aries (constellation)]]
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Image:Baphomet 7.JPG|The devil goat-God [[w:Baphomet|Baphomet]]
Image:Inverted_Pentagram_3.jpg|(see previous)
Image:Inverted_Pentagram_2.jpg|(see previous)
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* Ancient
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File:Ram headed sphinx.jpg|One of [[w:Karnak|Karnak]]’s ram-headed criosphinxes, [[w:Ramesses II|Ramesses II]] in [[w:Osiris|Osiris]] form held protectively between his paws
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* Corporate logos
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Image:Dodge ram emblem 1.jpg|[[w:dodge|Dodge]] ram logo
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* Sports logos
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File:Fordham Rams Primary Logo.gif|[[w:Fordham University|Fordham University]], the Jesuit University of New York Rams Primary Logo in use since 2001
File:Unc ram logo.gif|North Carolina Tar Heels Logo
File:North Carolina Tar Heels Alternate Logo.gif|[[w:North Carolina|North Carolina]] University Tar Heels Alternate Logo
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==[[w:Dog|Dog]]==
* Corporate logo's
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Image:Sirius.png|[[w:Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius Satellite Radio]] <br/><br/> '''Note:''' The brightest star in the night sky [[w:Sirius|Sirius]] is also known colloquially as the "'''Dog Star'''", reflecting its prominence in its constellation, [[w:Canis Major|Canis Major]]<br/><br/>See also: [[911:Astro-mythology#Sirius|Astro-mythology: Sirius]].
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==[[w:Lion|Lion]]==
* In many cultures the lion is the emblem of earthly power, strength, dignity, courage, and royalty. It is the king of the beasts and of the jungle. The writer of Proverbs remarks, "There are three things which are majestic in pace, yes, four which are stately in walk: A lion, which is mighty among beasts and does not turn away from any... (Prov 30:29-30). Admiration for the lion's masculine strength and courage caused it to be the insignia of the Roman legions. [[w:The Pharaohs|The Pharaohs]] of Egypt were sometimes pictured as lions and English kings adopted the lion as their emblem. Many rulers including Alexander the Great were depicted wearing lion's heads on the coins minted during their reigns.
* '''Its yellow fur made the lion a symbol of the sun'''. Old and young lions were often depicted sitting back to back representing the rising and setting sun, old age and youth, or the past and the future. The lion's fur made it the symbol of gold (called the "subterranean sun"). '''From Persia to Rome, the lion was the symbol of the sun-god [[w:Mithra|Mithra]], who was worshiped as "[[w:Sol Invictus|the Invincible Sun]]." Both the Persian Mithra and the Egyptian [[w:Sekhmet|Sekhmet]] wore lion's heads.'''
* Biblical References [http://users.netnitco.net/~legend01/lion.htm]
** One of Christ's biblical titles is "the Lion of the tribe of Judah" (Rev 5:5)
** The words of Christ are considered as powerful as a lion's roar. (Rev 10:1-4)
** The prophet Isaiah considered himself as watchful as a lion over the Lord's people (Is 21:8).
** In Solomon's temple, bronze carts were designed with lions and palm trees upon them (1 Ki 7:27-37)
** Cherubs have two faces: one of a lion and one of a man (Ezek 41:18-19).
** The lion is the symbol of those saints martyred in the amphitheater. Ever since God delivered Daniel from the lion's den, God's people have looked to Him to "stop the mouths of lions" in times of great danger (Dan 6:7-28; see also 2 Tim 4:17 & Heb 11:33).
** God Himself threatened to tear His people like a lion when they refused to acknowledge and obey Him (Hosea 5:14; 13:7-8).
** As an emblem of pride and ferocity, the lion also represents Satan who was brought down by pride. St. Peter writes, "Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (1 Pet 5:8)
** God is presumed to "break the teeth of the lions" so they can no longer feast on the righteous (Job 4:8-11; Psa 34:10; 58:6)
** The lazy man excuses himself from work by saying, "There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!" (Prov 22:13; 26:13). The wicked flee before non-existent enemies. But the "righteous are bold as a lion" (Prov 28:1).
** The courage, might, and valor of Israel's strong men including David and his mighty men, Samson, Saul, and Jonathan, were extolled as being lion-like or stronger than lions (Judg 14:5-9; 1 Sam 17:34-37; 2 Sam 1:23; 17:10; 23:20; 1 Chr 11:22; 12:8).
* Also see
** [[w:Lion (heraldry)|Lion (heraldry)]]
*** [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lions_in_heraldry wikimedia.org:Lions in heraldry]
* Ancient
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File:Lions head.jpg|Gold lion's head used in sacred rituals. [http://www.sikyon.com/Mykinai/Art/art_eg03c.html]
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* Masonic
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File:Royalarchbanner3.jpg|Banner in the [[w:Royal Arch|Royal Arch]] (4th degree and up) Lodge room at Bristol Freemasons Hall, Park Street [http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/25574?&condense_comments=false#comment32338]
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*Logos
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Image:Mgm-logo.jpg|[[w:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
File:Lionsgate.jpg|[[w:Lionsgate|Lionsgate]]
File:Peugeot-logo-a.jpg|[[w:Peugeot|Peugeot]] logo history
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===Winged Lions===
===Winged Lions===


* Daniel had a vision of a winged lion rising from the Great Sea which has been taken to represent King Nebuchadnezzar and his rapid lion-like conquests over many nations (Dan 7:4). [http://www.british-israel.us/29.html]
* Daniel had a vision of a winged lion rising from the Great Sea which has been taken to represent King Nebuchadnezzar and his rapid lion-like conquests over many nations (Dan 7:4).


* Various:
* Various:
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File:Etruscan winged lion.jpg|Nenfro statue of a winged lion [[w:Etruscan|Etruscan]], ca. 550 BC. <br/><br/>Several statues of this type, made from nenfro, a kind of volcanic stone used extensively at [[w:Vulci|Vulci]], depict winged lions and sphinxes. These were set up to protect the entrances to subterranean chamber tombs covered by a tumulus (earthen mound).[http://www.flickr.com/photos/elissacorsini/2077940441/]
File:Etruscan winged lion.jpg|Nenfro statue of a winged lion [[w:Etruscan|Etruscan]], ca. 550 BC. <br/><br/>Several statues of this type, made from nenfro, a kind of volcanic stone used extensively at [[w:Vulci|Vulci]], depict winged lions and sphinxes. These were set up to protect the entrances to subterranean chamber tombs covered by a tumulus (earthen mound).[http://www.flickr.com/photos/elissacorsini/2077940441/]
Image:Lion in Venetia.jpg|Winged Lion Stone art in Venice. <br/><br/>The winged lion is an emblem of [[w:St. Mark the Evangelist|St. Mark the Evangelist]] because his gospel is the one which focuses on Christ's royalty and resurrection. It is also the symbol of Venice, the city under St. Mark's protection.
Image:Lion in Venetia.jpg|Winged Lion Stone art in Venice. <br/><br/>The winged lion is an emblem of [[w:St. Mark the Evangelist|St. Mark the Evangelist]] because his gospel is the one which focuses on Christ's royalty and resurrection. It is also the symbol of Venice, the city under St. Mark's protection.
File:Winged lion of judah.jpg|Winged lion of judah at Saint Mary's Studley Royal Sanctuary
File:Saint-Mary-Studley-Royal-.jpg|See previous
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File:Grandrapidsgriffins.gif|Logo of the [[w:Grand Rapids Griffins|Grand Rapids Griffins]] hockey team
File:Grandrapidsgriffins.gif|Logo of the [[w:Grand Rapids Griffins|Grand Rapids Griffins]] hockey team
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==[[w:Frog|Frog]]==
(todo)
* To research:
** [[w:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]] (1451–1506): frog symbolism of secret societies
** [[w:Hieronymus Bosch|Hieronymus Bosch]] ("Jeroen Anthonissen van Aken") (1450–1516): frog symbolism in his paintings (including red saturno hats, and more.)
==[[w:Spider|Spider]]==
* The spider's web represents the malicious traps evil doers weave for the righteous. Isaiah points out the futility of the plans of the wicked: "They trust in empty words and speak lies; they conceive evil and bring forth iniquity. They ...weave the spider's web... Their webs will not become garments, nor will they cover themselves with their works; their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands" ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Is%2059:4-6&version=KJV Is 59:4-6]).
* To the Christian, the spider's web was representative of human frailty and the temporary nature of earthly existance and riches. In the book of Job, Bildad says of the man who places his trust in anything but God, "His trust is a spider's web. He leans on his house [cobweb, wealth], but it does not stand. He holds it fast, but it does not endure" ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%208:13-15&version=KJV Job 8:13-15]).[http://users.netnitco.net/~legend01/spider.htm]
* Various notes:
** "The spider has symbolized '''patience''' due to its '''hunting''' technique of setting '''webs''' and '''waiting for prey''', as well as mischief and malice for its '''poison''' and the '''slow death''' it causes [during or after which the '''prey-meat-energy is sucked out'''], its venom often seen as a curse." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_spiders]
** "Linked to treachery and death in many cultures, it was seen as a "trickster" in ancient Africa, a "spinner of fate" in ancient goddess cultures and -- in ancient Greek myths -- the goddess Arachne turned into a spider by her jealous rival Athena. "Christian" cultures have linked it both to an evil force that sucked blood from its victims and to "good luck" because of the cross on the back of some species. The Chinese have welcomed the spider descending on its thread as a bringer of joys from heaven." [http://www.crossroad.to/Books/symbols1.html]
** See also:
*** [[w:Cultural depictions of spiders|Cultural depictions of spiders]]
*** [[w:Latrodectus|Widow spiders]]: "The common name widow spiders is applied to members of the genus even though the males are not usually eaten after mating and can even go on to fertilize other females. (...) The female black widow's venom is particularly harmful to humans (males almost never bite humans)."
* Ancient depictions:
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Image:Nazca_lines_spider.jpg|[[w:Nazca Lines|Nazca Lines]] spider, Peru.
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* "[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maman Maman]" (french for [[w:Mother|Mother]]) spider art by [[w:Louise Bourgeois|Louise Bourgeois]] ([http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Louise_Bourgeois]):
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Image:Black_spider_street_art_000.jpg|[[w:National Gallery of Canada|National Gallery of Canada]].
Image:Black_spider_street_art_001.jpg|(same location as previous?)
Image:Black_spider_art_002.jpg|Barbara Lee collection (Cambridge, MA, USA)
Image:Notre_Dame_Cathedral_through_Maman.jpg|[[w:Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)|Notre-Dame]] cathedral, Montreal, Canada.
Image:Bilbao_Guggenheim_spider_art.jpg|Guggenheim museum, Bilbao
Image:Sao_Paulo_museum_spider_art.jpg|Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Brazil.
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* Various:
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Image:Princess_Maxima_Netherlands_001.jpg|[[w:Princess Máxima of the Netherlands|Princess Máxima Zorreguieta]] (to be queen) of the Netherlands.<br/><br/>'''Note:''' Her father [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Zorreguieta Jorge Zorreguieta] was part of the fascist [[w:Jorge Rafael Videla|Jorge Videla]] regime (1976-1981) in Argentina. She also functions for the UN as a micro-credit advisor.<br/><br/>See also: [[911:Black_nobility#Orange-Nassau_family|Black nobility: Orange-Nassau family]]
Image:Princess_Maxima_Netherlands_002.jpg|(see previous)
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==[[w:Insect|Insect]]==
===[[w:Bee|Bee]]===
(todo)
[[File:Mithra(Lion&Bee).gif|300px|thumb|right|Lion with bee in mouth amidst seven stars and mystic symbols (from a red jasper cameo associated with a cult of Mithras redrawn from Ransome) [http://www3.telus.net/conrad/beestars.htm]. The above figure is from Hyde, De Vetere Religione Persarum, p. 113. [http://www.americanpresbyterianchurch.org/Rites%20&%20Ceremonies.htm] ]]
* Various notes:
** See also:
*** [[w:Worker bee|Worker bee]]
*** [[w:Hive mind|Hive mind]]
*** [[w:Eusociality|Eusociality]]
*** [http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/beeclass/facts.html Bee Facts]
** According to [http://books.google.com/books?id=XJf_AXFbhI0C&pg=PA354&lpg=PA354&dq=NImrod+represented+as+a+Bee&source=bl&ots=JtFo7P76uh&sig=Ttz0_OdDOZmXnMOrXc-167wfeWs&hl=en&ei=8M0LTIC0CpWK4gaOh7CtAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=NImrod%20represented%20as%20a%20Bee&f=false The Two Babylons: Or, the Papal Worship Proved to Be the Worship of Nimrod]
*** The bee between the lips (see picture) of the Sun-god was intended to point him out as "the Word;" for [[w:Dabar|Dabar]], the expression which signifies in Chaldee a "Bee," signifies also a "Word"; and the position of that bee in the mouth leaves no doubt as to the idea intended to be conveyed. It was intended to impress the belief that Mithra (who says [[w:Plutarch|Plutarch]], was worshipped as Mesites, "The Mediator"), in his character as [[w:Ouranos|Ouranos]], "The Enlightener," was no other than that glorious one of whom the Evangelist John says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.....In Him was life; and the life was THE LIGHT OF MEN."''' The Lord Jesus Christ ever was the revealer of the Godhead, and must have been known to the patriarchs as such; for the same Evangelist says, "No man hath seen God at any time: the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared," that is, He hath revealed "Him." [http://www.piney.com/His55.html]
** "The Merovingian kings were noted sorcerers in the manner of the [[w:Samaritan|Samaritan]] [[w:Magi|Magi]], and they firmly believed in the hidden powers of the honeycomb. Because a [[w:honeycomb|honeycomb]] is naturally made up of [[w:hexagonal|hexagonal]] prisms, it was considered by philosophers to be the manifestation of divine harmony in nature. Its construction was associated with insight and wisdom - as detailed in Proverbs 24:13-14: “My son, eat thou honey, because it is good… So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul..." To the [[w:Merovingians|Merovingians]], the bee was a most hallowed creature. A sacred emblem of Egyptian royalty, it became a symbol of Wisdom. Some 300 small golden bees were founded stitched to the cloak of [[w:Childeric I|Childeric I]] (son of Meroveus) when his grave was unearthed in 1653. Napoleon had these attached to his own coronation robe in 1804. He claimed this right by virtue of his descent from James de Rohan-Stuardo, the natural son (legitimized in 1667) of Charles II Stuart of Britain by Marguerite, Duchesse de Rohan. The Stuarts in turn were entitled to this distinction because they, and their related Counts of Brittany, were descended from Clodion’s brother Fredemundus - thus (akin to the Merovingians) they were equally in descent from the Fisher Kings through Faramund. The Merovingian bee was adopted by the exiled Stuarts in Europe, and engraved bees are still to be seen on some Jacobite glassware." - from "''Bloodline of the Holy Grail''" by Laurence Gardner
** "[http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/symbolism/bees.html Freemasonry & bees]":
*** "'''The bee and the hive have long been symbols of industry and regeneration, wisdom and obedience, with a place in Egyption, Roman and Christian symbolism.''' The hive is often seen in Masonic illustrations of the 18th and 19th century and both Clovis and Napoleon adopted the bee as their symbol. Although "the bee was among the Egyptians the symbol of an obedient people, because, says Horapollo, 'of all insects, the bee alone had a king.'1, its use in Freemasonry was secondary to any number of other symbols based on the working tools of a stone mason. "Looking at the '''regulated labor''' of these insects when congregated in their hive, it is not surprising that a beehive should have been deemed an appropriate '''emblem of systematized industry'''. Freemasonry has therefore adopted the beehive as a symbol of industry, a virtue taught in the instructions"
* Ancient
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File:Plaque bee-goddess.jpg|Bee Goddess ornaments from Camiros, Island of Rhodes (off the southwest coast of Turkey) [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/anadolu/bees.html]. Perhaps associated with Artemis above female heads. Gold plaques, 7th century BC [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plaque_bee-goddess_BM_GR1860.4-123.4.jpg]
File:Etrusclionessbee.jpg|The bee was often associated with the lion in Anatolian art, a symbolism which Etruscans carried with them to Italy. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/anadolu/bees.html]
File:Ephesiancoin.jpg|Coins of Ephesos often show the Bee and Stag, emblems of Artemis Ephesia. These date to around 300 BCE. [http://www.sourcememory.net/art/anadolu/bees.html]
File:Ephesus330.jpg|Another version of the Bee and Stag coin, circa 330 BCE.
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* Logos
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Image:Brakspear.jpg|Brakspear logo<br/><br/>See also: [[911:Black_nobility#Breakspear_family|Black nobility: Breakspear family]].
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====[[w:Beehive|Beehive]]====
todo
* beehive/lamashedu Hat + resemblance to papal triple tiara
* Beehive hexagonal pattern and saturn hexagon, saturn worship?
===[[w:Beetle|Beetle]]===
[[File:Scarab.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Scarab amulets were often placed over the heart of the mummified deceased. These "heart scarabs" were meant to be weighed against the [[w:feather of truth|feather of truth]] during the final judgment. The amulets were often inscribed with a spell from the [[w:Book of the Dead|Book of the Dead]] which entreated the heart to, "do not stand as a witness against me." [http://news.egyptianmyths.net/scarab.htm] ]]
* '''The [[w:dung beetle|dung beetle]] which is the Egyptian symbol of [[w:reincarnation|reincarnation]]. It is also a symbol of of [[w:Beelzebub|Beelzebub]], Lord of the flies (satan)'''. Worn by occultists to show that they have power and is a source of protection. [http://www.exposingsatanism.org/signsymbols.htm]
* It seemed to the ancient Egyptians that the young scarab beetles emerged spontaneously from the burrow were they were born. Therefore they were worshiped as "Khepera", which means "he was came forth." This creative aspect of the scarab was associated with the creator god Atum. '''The ray-like antenna on the beetle's head and its practice of dung-rolling caused the beetle to also carry [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|solar symbolism]].''' The scarab-beetle god [[w:Khepera|Khepera]] was believed to push the setting sun along the sky in the same manner as the beetle with his ball of dung. In many artifacts, the scarab is depicted pushing the sun along its course in the sky. [http://news.egyptianmyths.net/scarab.htm]
===[[w:Butterfly|Butterfly]]===
* Various notes:
** See also: [http://pseudoccultmedia.blogspot.com/search?q=butterfly pseudoccultmedia: butterfly]
** The butterfly is an ancient symbol for the resurrection: the lowly caterpillar enters a burial shroud-like chrysalis, and is reborn as a glorious butterfly, which ascends to the heavens. One of the Greek words for butterfly is psyche, which also is the Greek word for soul, which reinforces this symbolism.[http://www.romeofthewest.com/2009/08/conspiracy.html]
* Various butterfly depictions in culture:
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Image:Microsoft_MSN_butterfly.jpg|[[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]] [[w:MSN|MSN]] logo.
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====[[w:Monarch (butterfly)|Monarch butterfly]]====
* Various notes:
** See: '''[[911:Psychological_terrorism#Mind_control|Psychological terrorism: Mind control]]'''
** [http://www.google.com/search?q=monarch+mind-control monarch mind control] (google search)
** [http://pseudoccultmedia.blogspot.com/search?q=monarch pseudoccultmedia blog] (keyword search on "monarch")
** "'''The name Monarch''' does not derive from its royal heritage, but rather '''refers to the Monarch butterfly. Children who are traumatized have their legs tied and are electroshocked and tortured which alters their personalities form, so that they think they are butterflies.''' This was the original reason for the name Monarch being attached to the trauma-based mind control." (edited) [http://www.mindcontrolforums.com/hambone/monarch1.html]
** See also:
*** [[w:Monarchy|Monarchy]]

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Winged Lions

  • Daniel had a vision of a winged lion rising from the Great Sea which has been taken to represent King Nebuchadnezzar and his rapid lion-like conquests over many nations (Dan 7:4).
  • Various:

  • Winged lion with ram’s head and griffin’s hind legs, enameled tile frieze from the palace of Darius I at Susa, c. 510 bce; in the Louvre, Paris.

  • Nenfro statue of a winged lion Etruscan, ca. 550 BC.

    Several statues of this type, made from nenfro, a kind of volcanic stone used extensively at Vulci, depict winged lions and sphinxes. These were set up to protect the entrances to subterranean chamber tombs covered by a tumulus (earthen mound).[1]

  • Winged Lion Stone art in Venice.

    The winged lion is an emblem of St. Mark the Evangelist because his gospel is the one which focuses on Christ's royalty and resurrection. It is also the symbol of Venice, the city under St. Mark's protection.

  • Winged lion of judah at Saint Mary's Studley Royal Sanctuary

  • See previous

  • Masonic:

  • The Boule - an African-American masonic society founded in 1904.

  • Corporate:

Sphinx

  • Various notes:
    • Sphinx: A legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man, sometimes depicted with wings.
  • See Occult symbolism:Egyptian
  • In Ancient Egypt, mythological beast, represented as a lying lion with the head of a man. Deviations to this exist, with the head of a ram, hawk or falcon. In the mortuary temple of Amenemhet 3 in Thebes, the sphinx even had the tail of a crocodile. The word is from the Greek meaning "strangler" but it may have its origin in the Egyptian "shesep ankh" meaning "living image". The Egyptian sphinx was associated with both the king and the sun-god and represents the rising and setting sun, rebirth, and resurrection.[12]
  • The Sphinx composed of a man's head and chest, eagle's wings, a bull's hindquarters, and a lions' forequarters became symbols of the Biblical tetramorph and the four living creatures of Revelation (Ezek 1:5-14; Rev. 4:6-8). These in turn represent the cherubim; the four Evangelists and their Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; the four kings of the created world - the lion (king of the jungle), the eagle (king of the air), the bull (king of the farm), and man (king of creation); and, according to St. Jerome, Christ's Incarnation (the man), His Passion (the bull), His Resurrection (the Lion), and His Ascension (the eagle).[13]

  • The Great Sphinx at Giza, created about 2600 B.C., measures approximately 66 feet high and 240 feet long and bears the image of Khafre (Chephren) whose nearby pyramid was built at the same time. It faced the Nile river and the rising sun where a sun temple once stood in front of this statue to receive offerings.

  • Crocodile sphinx at kom el-Hetan

  • Cylinder seal and modern impression: king beforea god on a throne with bulls'legs,above human-headed bulls, Old Syrian; 1820-1730 B.C.Syria [2]

  • Ivory pyxis (jewel box) from a tomb at Thebes, Mycenaean period, 13th century BC. [3]

  • Plaque with sphinxes, 9th–8th century b.c.; Neo-Assyrian period; Syrian style Arslan Tash [4]

  • The Greek Sphinx, Sphiggein [5]

    Famous for the The Riddle of the Sphinx

  • Hadrian. 117-138 AD. Bronze drachm, 23.13g. Alexandria, Year 18 = 133/4 AD. Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right. Rx: Winged Sphinx with human head and body of lioness sitting left, kalathos on head, placing right front paw on wheel, L - I - H across field. [6]

Griffin

  • Various notes:
    • Griffin: A legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
  • Ancient:

  • Hittites: Apotropaic figures - Two winged griffins carrying the firmament, Mythological scene, The Herald Wall’s reliefs Carchemish (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara) [7]

  • Gold ring representing a cult scene,1500 - 1400 BC Athens National Museum. [8]

  • Scarab The main motif is the Phoenician sacred tree, composed of cup-spirals, palmettes and buds with two winged griffins rampant, heads turned back. [9]

  • Decoration from ivory cosmetics box from tomb at Athens of fourteenth c. BC. Winged griffins hunting deer; two small lions are crouched near the top, seen from above. [10]

  • Griffin bas-relief, from Picardy, ca 1260 (Musée de Picardie, Amiens)

  • Golden Cup depicting Griffin on top band. Excavated at Marlik. First half of first millennium BC.

  • Heraldic Logos:
  • Logos:
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