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Stars
- See also:
3-pointed star
- Various notes:
- Numerology: 3
- Triquetra (see also: Trinity symbol, Vesica piscis, Trefoil knot). The triquetra or triqueta is a tripartate symbol composed of three interlocked vesica pisces, marking the intersection of three circles. [27]
- See also: Pseudotriangle, Numerology: 33
"The Rain that Refreshes the Soul" |
- Logo's:
International Brigades emblem during the Spanish Civil War |
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Millennium Quest Limited (UK) |
- Trinacria
- The symbol of Trinacria is well-known today because of its presence on the flags of Sicily and the Isle of Man. The Romans called it Triquetra (triangle) referring to the shape of the island of Sicily, while the Greeks used the word Tryskelion (three legs). The name Trinacria comes from the word trinacrios, which in Greek means triangle. The oldest theory of its meaning says that it is a Phoenician term of religious significance related to the Semitic god Baal (a trinity god) and that the three legs in running position meant the racing of time in the cycle of nature. [28]
Triangle
- Various notes:
- Witches often use the triangle as a protective symbol. They foolishly believe it can be used as a talisman, especially if the Tetragrammaton, the Hebrew letters for God, are inserted inside the triangle. The Masons do the same thing essentially in the Masters Jewel of the 4th degree. The triangle is inscribed on the ring given holders of the 14th degree also.
- See also: Pseudotriangle, Occult symbolism: Pyramid
Victorian era amulet with Egyptian symbols and turquoise. |
4-pointed star
- Various notes:
- Numerology: 4
- See also: Sun cross, Caddo, Bethlehem Star of Christmas, ...
2 Solstices and 2 Equinoxes in a Solar year |
New Mexico state flag |
Assyrian flag |
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Star symbol on the floor of the Mor Gabriel monastery, which later was added on the Assyrian flag. |
NATO uses a 3-D 4-pointed star as their emblem |
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Automaker Pontiac |
Automaker Lincoln |
5-pointed star
- Various notes:
- Alternative names: Pentagram
- Numerology: 5
- Masonic cults:
- "The five-pointed star, known as the pentagram, is probably the most blatant occult symbol in use today. Witches Janet and Stewart Farrar explain that the five-pointed star is "one of the main symbols of witchcraft and occultism in general" ('Hidden Secrets of the Eastern Star' p. 82). The star itself is known by different names throughout the occult world, such as a witch's foot, a goblin's cross, a wizard's star and the dog star. Wiccan witches use its five points to mystically represent the elements of nature, earth, fire, water, air and spirit. This symbol is one of the most prominent emblems within Freemasonry, though its significance, like every symbol inherited from the occult, is concealed behind a smokescreen of secret society ambiguity. The five-pointed star is found on most Masonic memorabilia and represents the blasphemous resurrection rite of the five points of fellowship, each point mystically symbolizing a part of the resurrection act. First - Foot to foot. Second - Knee to knee. Third - Hand in hand. Fourth - Breast to breast. Fifth and last - Left hand behind back." [29]
- "The Pentagram has magical associations, and many people who practice pagan faiths wear them. Christians once commonly used the pentagram to represent the five wounds of Jesus, and it also has associations within Freemasonry. The pentagram has long been associated with the planet Venus, and the worship of the goddess Venus, or her equivalent. It is also associated with the Roman Lucifer, who was Venus as the Morning Star, the bringer of light and knowledge. It is most likely to have originated from the observations of prehistoric astronomers. When viewed from Earth, successive inferior conjunctions of Venus plot a nearly perfect pentagram shape around the zodiac every eight years."
- See also:
- video with more pentagram examples
- Pentacle (a particular amulet used in magical evocation)
- Golden ratio and Pentagram[30]
- Gallery of Pentagrams & Pentagons
- To research:
- this article claims the 5 points refer to the elements: Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Spirit.
- The use of color differences (national flags, anarchists, socialists / communists, militarists, royalists, republicans, democrats, etc.).
- The "5 wishes of the devil".
Pentagram
- Historical/Political/Non-corporate logo's (ordered by date of origin)
"Pentagram of Venus", see also: "Freemasonry and the Pentagram" |
Confederate States of America Battle Flag |
Flag of California (1911) with its origins in the "The Bear Flag" (1846). |
League of Nations (1919), the pre-cursor to the United Nations institution. |
Red star of the Russian Revolution |
San Jacinto Monument (1939) |
Ceiling of China's Great Hall of the People |
Five Races Under One Union Chinese military insignia based on the Beiyang star flag, used during the Xinhai Revolution from 1911 to 1912, after which the Jesuits gained control of China (see also history of oppression: 1910). |
Nation of Islam |
European flag (1955) and many other national flags carry 5-pointed stars. |
Flag of Morocco (1956) |
Flag of Hong Kong |
The Presidential Medal of Freedom |
George Tenet (former director of the CIA) gets the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
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Seal of the demon Astaroth |
Energy Star an international energy standard of US governmental origin. |
(now defunct) |
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Prince Charles and Kylie Minogue. |
- Corporate logo's
Paramount Pictures (owned by Viacom) |
Starbucks |
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Sirius Satellite Radio |
UEFA Champions League football |
Inverted Pentagram
- Also known as the Point Down Pentagram
Baphomet the devil-goat god with an inverted pentagram on forehead |
Baphomet inverted pentagram |
Inverted pentagram in the Martin Luther rose. |
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Large American flag displayed at a Hilary Clinton rally with inverted 5-pointed stars |
Order of the Eastern Star, the only order of Freemasonry in which females are permitted membership. Female masons are known as "co-masons" |
Medal of Honor U.S. Army |
Medal of Honor U.S. Navy |
Medal of Honor U.S. Air Force |
Washington D.C. streets make perfectly symmetrical inverted pentagram, the White House is located at the tip of the lower arm. |
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Inverted pentagrams in European Union literature from over a decade ago. |
Logo of the Republican National Committee (RNC) |
Western Australia state police emblem |
Australian state of Victoria police emblem |
Pentagon
League of Nations (1919), the pre-cursor to the United Nations institution. |
Seal of the Pentagon |
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The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor |
The Valley of Scottish Rite Masons logo displays a pentagon among it's other geometric shapes |
(1878-1949) |
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Home plate (baseball) |
Pentagon logos:
Knights of Columbus - an openly catholic masonic organization. |
Knights of the North (KOTN) |
Daimler Chrysler |
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US Bank |
Tag Heuer, Swiss watchmaking company founded in 1860. Watches are worn and pushed in ads by such celebrities as Tiger Woods |
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National League of Baseball |
6-pointed stars
- Seal Of Solomon: The Hegelian Dialectic - Thesis + Antithesis = Synthesis
Named after its originator, the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), the Hegelian Dialectic propounds the theory of a "world-soul", according to whose laws one concept (THESIS) inevitably generates its opposite (ANTITHESIS), their interaction leading to a new concept (SYNTHESIS), which in turn becomes the THESIS of a new triad. This goes on continually until an end-point or final goal is reached. Let's look at how this model applies to the age-old battle of God versus Satan:
Thesis + Antithesis
Note well that the upward-pointing equilateral triangle has always been the occult symbol for the deification of man. Man lifts and exalts himself to become "god", ultimately in Antichrist; God, on the other hand - through the Person of the Son - lowers and humbles Himself through the Incarnation.
Let's now take these opposing triangles and move them on to the next step of the diabolical plan, with reference to the prophet Isaiah's revelation of the ultimate Satanic intent...
- "Thou (Lucifer) hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High." (Isaiah 14:13-14)
Note well Satan's avowed intention to elevate himself, placing himself above... Remember the Hegelian Dialectic: Thesis + Antithesis = Synthesis
In his plan, then, the lower triangle (Antithesis) ascends above the higher triangle (Thesis), to form the Synthesis: The product or Synthesis can clearly be seen to be the Seal of Solomon, "sanitized" by calling it the Star of David, and more properly still known as a HEXAGRAM. It is from the HEXAGRAM that the word "HEX" is derived, a hex being of course a curse.
Placing a HEXAGRAM on the Israeli flag has effectively put a curse on the country; far from being the symbol of the re-birth of the Jewish nation, it is a "hidden-in-plain-sight" statement of Satanic intent: to hijack the Promised Land for his own nefarious purposes. Rather than being the badge of the true Messiah, as some claim, it is in reality the emblem of His nemesis, the "son of perdition"...
The hexagram or six-point star of David was not Israelitish, but pagan. The first mention of this symbol was in 922BC in connection with Solomon's involvement in witchcraft, magic and idolatrous worship to Ashtoreth and to Moloch. It appears the Hebrew children brought it with them in their exodus from Egypt. It comprises two equilateral triangles having a common center and is related to the "Ying and Yang", being known to the Hindu, Chinese and Peruvians.
The Jewish Encyclopedia traces the Cabala to the Chaldees (Chaldeans were masters of reading and writing, and especially versed in all forms of incantation, in sorcery, witchcraft, and the magical arts. They quite naturally spoke of astrologists and astronomers as Chaldeans. It therefore resulted that Chaldean came to mean astrologist, see also:Jewish views on astrology) thence to Lucifer in the garden of Eden. Amos 5:25-26 and Acts 7:43 refer to the star Saturn who represents Satan, Titan, Tammuz, Dragon, Bacchus, Kronos, Nimrod, Ninus, Sagittarius (the Archer), Oanes, Osiris, Mars, Pluto, Iswara, Deoius, etc.,
- Amos 5:25-27
- "Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun (name for the planet Saturn, Strong's Version) your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.."
- Acts 7:43
- "Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Remphan, images which ye made to worship them. And I will carry you away beyond Babylon."
King Solomon took this pagan symbol to himself when he went into idolatry and it became known in Arabic magic and occult circles as "the Seal of Solomon".
- Various notes:
- This is not the Star of David, it is the Star of Saturn, and is known as one of the most powerful symbols in the occult. [31]
- As for identifying the Sigil of Saturn (Planetary Seal of Saturn
- This is not the Star of David, it is the Star of Saturn, and is known as one of the most powerful symbols in the occult. [31]
) with the Seal of Solomon, an ancient astronomical work by Sassanian (pre-Islamic Persian) astronomers provides the key mentioned above. The astronomical/astrological work Zij-i Shah (556 AD), which later informed some of the content of the thirteenth century sephardic Picatrix, contains a geocentric diagram representing the apparent movements and conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter which occur every twenty years. As mentioned previously, the circuit of conjunctions passes through all twelve signs of the zodiac in just under 800 years. When passing through the triplicities (the four groups of three signs associated with the elements) the lines connecting the points of the conjunctions in the water-earth or air-fire signs, viewed from a geocentric perspective, trace the six-pointed Seal of Solomon within the circle of the zodiac. As anyone with a compass and a straight rule can prove, connecting these points on a circle with straight lines reveals the Seal of Solomon with the Earth at its center. [32]
- Numerology: 6
- 2 overlapping/intertwined equilateral triangles pointing Up and Down - representing the union of dualities, such as male and female.
- Hexagram (a 6-pointed geometric star figure)
- 3x60 degrees, 6 points, 6 sides (2x3 of the triangles, or 6 of a cube), 6 triangles....666?
- Two triads interlocked = 33
- todo: note the various other shapes created from the Star of Saturn, such as the Rhombus and Pentagon.
- http://star-of-david.blogspot.com/
3 x 60-degree corners of an equilateral triangle. |
Hexagram
Ecliptic positions of the Sun at its critical culminations over the Great Pyramid [2] |
Merkabah |
6 Sides, 6 mini triangels, 6 sided polygon in center. Hexagtram under papal tiara, and Jesuit IHS (ISIS, HORUS, SEB) [3] |
Theosophical Society seal, with the Star of Saturn, the Swastika energy symbol, the Ankh and the Ouroboros symbol. |
Lapel pin for the Royal Arch Degree a Masonic order. |
IHS in Center of Hexagram, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, 2008 [4] |
'Esoteric Art' 19th Century Toronto, Canada Public Building [5] |
An excerpt from Sefer Raziel HaMalakh, featuring various magical sigils (or סגולות, seguloth, in Hebrew). |
Holy Table used in Enochian magic |
6-pointed star of Saturn on back of United States one-dollar bill. The combined letters at each point spell "M-A-S-O-N" |
The stars above the eagle's head form a 6-pointed star of Saturn on the back of the United States one-dollar bill. |
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Flag of Israel. |
The Presidential Medal of Freedom. The stars form a 6-pointed star. |
Sheriff badge of Riverside County |
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Crest of The Royal Exalted Religious and Military Order of Masonic Knights Templar of England and Wales [6] |
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"Fig. 70 Seal of Solomon in "Magic Symbols" by Frederick Goodman." [7] |
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Ganesha Yantra- For focus during meditation and to invoke the diety [8] |
Mahavidya Bhuvaneshvari and her Yantra |
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Theosophist Annie Besant wearing the society's emblem. |
Dodge logo, from when the company was known as Dodge Brothers before the 1928 takeover by the Chrysler Corporation. [9] |
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Obelisk Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial-Jerusalem inside an six pointed star (surrounded by 6 hexagons) [10] |
Unicursal hexagram
- Various notes:
- “The unicursal hexagram is so-called because it can be drawn unicursally- that is, in one continuous movement. This is significant when forming figures in ritual magick, where a continuous line is preferred to an interrupted movement. The symbol was devised by the Golden Dawn, and later adapted by Aleister Crowley as a device of personal significance. It is often worn by Thelemites as a sign of religious identification and recognition. The unicursal hexagram was created for the purpose of drawing the figure in one continuous movement, as the other magical polygons are created- the pentagram is one example. This is significant in ritual magick when invoking and banishing hexagrams must be made. Crowley’s adaptation of the unicursal hexagram placed a five petaled rose, symbolizing a pentacle (and the divine feminine), in the center; the symbol as a whole making eleven (five petals of the rose plus six points of the hexagram), the number of divine union.” [33]
An interwoven unicursal hexagram. The unicursal hexagram was also used by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (or "Golden Dawn") and can be traced back to at least the beginning of the 15th century. [12] |
The unicursal hexagram used by Aleister Crowley |
The seal of the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), an international fraternal and religious organization founded by Aleister Crowley, displaying the unicursal hexagram in this rendition.[14] |
Emblem of the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn, which is based on the philosophy of Thelema as proselytized by Aleister Crowley |
- In the media
“Alister, known in Japan as Amelda, is one of the main antagonists in the Waking the Dragons story arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! He does not exist in the manga. His dub name was based on Aleister Crowley, the British occultist who created the Unicursal Hexagram, the symbol used for The Seal of Orichalcos. The obscurity of this fact is most likely what helped it slip past the censors.” [16] |
Marian star
- Various notes:
Catholic Marian Star |
- Variations of the Marian star:
The Rain that Refreshes the Soul |
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (1903) |
Rotary Club International |
German World War II 6th SS Mountain Division Nord insignia. |
This variation of the Marian star can be found on all U.S. Emergency medical technician (EMT) patches/vehicles/etc. |
Walmart (new logo, July 2008) |
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Dead Kennedys, a 1980's punk rock band from San Francisco, California |
Millennium Quest Limited (UK) |
Hexagon
"This nighttime view of Saturn's north pole by the visual and infrared mapping spectrometer onboard NASA's Cassini orbiter clearly shows a bizarre six-sided hexagon feature encircling the entire north pole. |
The hexagon is the only shape which fits inside an 6-pointed star. |
Knights of Labor - masonic labor organization between 1878-1949. |
A hexagon surrounds a Hagalaz rune on this common Nazi SS ring |
Hexagon-shaped tarot cards based on the elements of the periodic table [17] |
Natural Hexagon formation in the Beehive |
- Hexagon in logos:
Walmart (new logo, July 2008) |
Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Print ad for the American T.V. show Bones showing the "O" in "bones" as a hexagon |
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7-pointed star
- Various notes:
- Alternative names: Heptagram (or "septagram"), Heptagon
- Numerology: 7
- "The septagram is important in Western Kabbalah, where it symbolizes the sphere of Netzach, the seven planets, the seven alchemical metals, and the seven days of the week." "The acute heptagram is also a symbol of magical power in other Pagan religions. The obtuse heptagram was used as a symbol in the Kabbalah, and later by Aleister Crowley and the Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) where it was known as the Star (or Seal) of Babylon. The heptagram is also used in Christianity to symbolize the seven days of creation and became a traditional symbol for warding off evil, thus the reason that most sheriff's badges are obtuse heptagonal shaped. Also the symbol of perfection (or God) in many Christian religions."
Heptagram
Heptagram showing the planetary weekdays. |
Occult Heptagram with the twelve Zodiac signs |
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(Est. 1923, Ireland) |
- Heptagram in logo's:
DC Shoes a popular American footwear company specialing in shoes for all types of extreme sports |
National flag of Australia |
Inverted Heptagram
- Also known as the Seal of Satan, Sigil of Satan, Sigil of Ameth, Sigillum Dei Aemeth
- See also: John Dee
Astrum Argentum (meaning "Silver star") founded by Aleister Crowley in 1907. "Astrum Argentum" is sometimes written as "A∴A∴" - using the masonic sign for secret name-abbreviations: "∴". |
Classic occult heptagram, also called Sigil of Ameth |
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The inverted heptagram badge of the California Highway Patrol. |
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inverted heptagram sheriff badge, El Paso County, TX |
Inverted heptagram inscribed in a granite and marble peace officers memorial in Ventura, California |
Holiday Inn Express logo with 7-pointed inverted heptagram star |
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Logo/badge from the TV show C.S.I |
Heptagon
Occult heptagon with the words, "Levithmong", "Saitan", and "Iaida" written on it's edges |
English heptagon shaped 50 pence coin commemorating the European Union |
The Valley of Scottish Rite Masons logo displays a heptagon among it's other geometric shapes |
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8-pointed star
- Various notes:
- Todo: note compass navigation functionality of two overlapping 4-pointed stars (two planes of intersection).
- Octagram
- Maltese cross
- Numerology: 8
- Also known as the Chaos Star (see also: Ordo ab Chao - "Out of chaos, order").
- "I should explain perhaps why the eight spoke wheel is so important. In the sky there is a great cross that seems stationary, and its formed by the center of the Milky Way galaxy and from the center point of our celestial equator to the southern point of the celestial equator, that's the divine cross. Down here on the ground we have the mundane cross that is formed by the angles between equinox and the solstice and so forth, so the eight armed cross, the eight rayed star, the 8 spoke wheel...all represents the alignment in space and time of the divine cross above and the terrestrial mundane cross below. Now curiously enough this alignment only happens once every 13,000 years. These crosses have not aligned since 11,000 B.C., roughly 13,000 years ago." [34] (edited)
- See also: Great year - which is one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,765 years.
- "I should explain perhaps why the eight spoke wheel is so important. In the sky there is a great cross that seems stationary, and its formed by the center of the Milky Way galaxy and from the center point of our celestial equator to the southern point of the celestial equator, that's the divine cross. Down here on the ground we have the mundane cross that is formed by the angles between equinox and the solstice and so forth, so the eight armed cross, the eight rayed star, the 8 spoke wheel...all represents the alignment in space and time of the divine cross above and the terrestrial mundane cross below. Now curiously enough this alignment only happens once every 13,000 years. These crosses have not aligned since 11,000 B.C., roughly 13,000 years ago." [34] (edited)
- There are many versions of the 8-pointed star. One is known as the "Double Square" (or "Star of Lakshmi") and is the Masonic symbol of two superimposed squares at 45° angles representing order and disorder (and probably other dualistic concepts).
- Todo: research the possibility of a 2-D mapping of 3-D axes. (See also: Labarum - overlay of Chi "χ" and Rho "ρ")
- See also:
- Infinity
- "Origins and Meanings of the Eight-Point Star"
- The Sumerians used an arrangement of lines as a symbol for both star and God. The linear eight-point star represented the goddess Inanna, Sumerian queen of the heavens and Ishtar(Astarte), the Babylonian goddess known as “The Lightbringer.” An eight-point star enclosed within a circle was the symbol for the sun god. The “Babylonian star-cult is the core and the archetype of subsequent astrology.”
The following diagram shows how a pattern that employs a symmetry of eight is built around a central khatam using a grid of four circles around a central circle. [19] |
Chaos Star
- The Chaos Star is most probably originated from the i-Ching, as:
- To the old chinese, the Lo Shu was a concise representation of the universe, in a microcosm, an imago mundi that related to both the heavens and the earth through the harmonious balance of its numbers around the strong central number 5, which was located at the center of the axis mundi, the cosmic axis connecting these 2 worlds. The LoShu was associated with the sky and another name for it had been "The Celestial Numbers of the Nine Halls (or Palaces)", which were considered sky dwellings visited by celestial deities. The cult of the T'ai-Yi (Han Dynasty 202BC-220AD ) believed that the Sky Emperor T'ai-Yi lived in a palace at the center of Heaven, at the top of the Axis Mundi where he ruled the 8 outer divisions of Heaven. In a like manner the Chinese Emperor lived at the bottom of this cosmic axis, at the center of the earth, and exerted his influence out in the surrounding 8 directions. (Ancient Mathematical Origins of modern day occult practices p.3)
Chaos star with arrows |
- Chaos star non-logos:
Sumerian depiction |
Celtic calendar "wheel of the year"[20] |
Vatican City's Piazza San Pietro. |
Mosque Maryam ceiling, Chicago, US |
Masonic Chaos star. |
- Chaos star in logo's:
Ancient flag of Biblical Chaldea |
Annapolis Conference - which was was a Middle East peace conference held on November 27, 2007, at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. |
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Ancient World Mapping Center - an interdisciplinary research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
Rabobank |
Valiant Entertainment (formerly called "Valiant Comics") |
Cover art of the 1998 album Random Chaos from Finish black metal band Crimson Midwinter |
Cover art of Temple of the Serpent Baphomet, an album by Greek black metal band Chaos Baphomet. |
Logo of Pakistan's Institute of Business Administration (IBA). |
- Chaos star and Black Sun:
Smithsonian Institution - which was founded by Mason James Smithson. |
AISE - domestic intelligence agency of Italy. |
This Black Sun clock adorns the outside building of the Chartres Cathedral, a famous French 12th Century Gothic architecture cathedral |
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Papal medal minted by Pius XI in 1929 to commemorate both the Lateran Treaty, which restored Papal sovereignty and made Vatican City an independent state, and the 50th jubilee of his priesthood. The sunburst wafer of the Eucharist that appears in the sky above the Lateran and St. Peter's basilicas, over the cup of the Mass is the Black Sun symbol of the Jesuits. |
Star of Astaroth
- Various notes:
- Also known as the Star Disc of Ishtar (Babylonian)
- The Sumerians used an arrangement of lines as a symbol for both star and God. The linear eight-point star represented the goddess Inanna, Sumerian queen of the heavens and Ishtar (Astarte), the Babylonian goddess known as “The Lightbringer.” An eight-point star enclosed within a circle was the symbol for the sun god. The “Babylonian star-cult is the core and the archetype of subsequent astrology.” [35]
Wheel
- The motif represent the Wheel of the Year along with the 8 pagan holidays (Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Midsummer, Lughnasadh, Autumnal Equinox)
- The Wheel of Dharma is an important Buddhist symbol that represents the teachings of Buddha. It is also referred to as the `wheel of law.` The turning of the wheel is symbolic of the spiritual metamorphosis that was propagated by Gautama Buddha. This symbol is the oldest one in Indian art. Throughout the world the Wheel of Dharma is a symbol for Buddhism. There are eight spokes in this wheel. Each of these spokes represents the Eightfold Paths of Buddhism. They are believed to have sharp edges that have the power to cut through ignorance. [36]
In Eastern religions it is known as Dharmacakra (wheel of doctrine or wheel of law) and in Ashtamangala it sometimes represent Sakyamuni Buddha |
Double square
- Various notes:
- See also: Rub el Hizb, Seal of Melchizedek
- "Double Ashlar" squares:
- Various notes:
- "Ashlar is dressed stone work of any type of stone. Ashlar blocks are large rectangular blocks of masonry sculpted to have square edges and even faces." ... "Ashlars have symbolic meaning for Freemasons and those in masonic schools used as a metaphor for states of progress. In Freemasonry, the ashlar comes in two forms: the rough ashlar represents a rough, unprepared or undressed stone, and is an allegory of the uninitiated Freemason prior to his discovering enlightenment; the smooth ashlar represents the dressed stone as used by the experienced stonemason, and is an allegory of the Freemason who, through education and diligence, has achieved enlightenment and who lives an upstanding life."
- "The general shape of a V character, or a triangular shape pointing up or more often, down." [37]
- This is actually represents a 3 dimensional shape, not a 2 dimensional one. It represents 2 squares, one on top of the other, symbolizing the idea of one entity controlling the other.
- "The symbol is two three-dimensional boxes (one on top of the other) with the higher box representing the secret societies literally "on top" of and regulating civilization (the lower box). The colors blue and red are also a reference to the blue and red degrees of Masonry." [38]
- Various notes:
Easy to understand example of superimposed squares at 45° angles |
Various:
Floor decoration at the Vatican Museums. |
Double square with "all-seeing eye" in center. (source?) |
Insignia's:
Nazi medal Deutches Kreuz (German Cross) |
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Member of a secret Vatican order, displaying a double square on robe. |
Prince Philip in uniform |
Masonic double square emblem on 19th Century Imperial Russian helmet |
King Frederick II of Prussia (1740–1786), with double square star on uniform. |
U.S. Navy chevron |
South Australian police badge |
South African police badge |
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Turkish National Police insignia |
Switzerland border police hat |
Badge of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) |
Company logo's:
American Home Bank |
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Human Rights Campaign |
Four Points Sheraton hotel sign. This is how all of their signs look |
Forlaget Libris - a Danish publishing company. |
Octagram
- Various notes:
- Also known as the Star of Isis (Egyptian). The correct position for the Star of Isis is to be rotated at 22 degrees.
- Symbol of the Knights Templar, see: Maltese cross.
- In upright position, known as the Sigil of the Beast 666.
When viewed from above, the architecture of the Castel del Monte, a 13th century castle in Italy, forms a perfect 8-pointed star. |
Colored window in the church "Himmelfahrtskirche" Dresden-Leuben, Germany (1901) [21] |
Octagram on the floor of? |
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Logo of the Commercial Bank of Kuwait |
- Star of Isis rotated at 22 degrees:
Star of Isis jewelry |
Star of Isis ring |
The cover of Octagon, the 1995 release by Swedish heavy metal band Bathory |
Logo of German power metal band Paragon |
Nedcor Bank Limited, founded in 1888 in Amsterdam. One of the largest banks in South Africa [22] |
Octagon
- Various notes:
- The 8-sided octagon is the only shape that fits inside an 8-pointed octagram star which has straight arms.
- Non-logo's:
Vatican staircase |
1934 Nazi rally medallion |
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Album cover of U.S. based hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan's 2007 release "8 Diagrams". |
The Swan Logo of the DHARMA Initiative in the LOST series. [23] |
- Company logo's:
First Service Bank |
ADT |
The Church of God International Women's Ministries |
Capitol Bank |
(Est. 1925) |
9-pointed star
- Various notes:
- Numerology: 9
- Enneagram (a 9-pointed geometric figure)
- Nonagram (3 equilateral triangles, each rotated 0, 40 and 80 degrees)
- Marko Rodin coil mathematics
- Bahai symbols:
- "How to Draw a 9-pointed star"
- Numerology: 9
Enneagram
- Various notes:
Masonic 9-pointed star. If you look closely you can see it is 3 overlaid triangles |
A 9-pointed star used as the logo for the Iowa Department of Public Safety |
The American alternative metal band Slipnot uses a 9-pointed star (three triangles) as its logo |
- Astro-Theology Enneagram:
- The Enneagram is used in the field of Neuro-linguistic programming:
- Enneagram of Personality: "The Enneagram system describes nine distinct personality types and their interrelationships, mapped around an ancient symbol of perpetual motion. This is now the most well-known use of this particular enneagram figure." [39]
- "The enneagram is an ancient technique for self-development that can be very useful in communication. The symbol for the eneagramm is a circle with 9 points, symbolising the 9 types. In short, with the Enneagram we get to 9 types of personality." ... "The choice of strategy is in fact strongly influenced by the so-called ennea type. In a few moments we can look at a person, discover, through appropriate questioning, his type and at the same time we have discovered his strategy. The second connection is with chinese elements and types of personalities. Both can be linked together in a unique framework." [40]
- "Dr. Marco Paret has in fact developed a whole set of new patterns that interweave hypnotic communication techniques with NLP. Also, he has conduced an in-depth study of the Enneagram and its applications in a modern perspective. He has also developed a new didactic method for teaching languages which differs from that of classical suggestopedy. Inspired by hydden-traditions, he has also created various interesting modellings, the most significant of them being the Eneagramm sensory-based model (Instant Enneagram) and the techniques pertaining states-of-consciousness. Along the years, Dr. Paret has held many conferences in the USA as well as other countries, thus meeting most of the leading american hypnotists. He has been often invited to italian television shows as an expert in hypnosis and NLP. " [41]
- See also: Trauma mind control
- The Enneagram is used in the field of Neuro-linguistic programming:
Enneagram illustration showing G.I. Gurdjieff's "Forth Way" |
Nonagon
- 9-sided polygon (also called an Enneagon)
- See: Astro-Theology
The Valley of Scottish Rite Masons logo displays a nonagon among it's other geometric shapes |
10-pointed star
- Various notes:
- Numerology: 10
- A 10-pointed star ("decagram") is simply two 5-pointed stars overlaying each other in reverse directions. This symbol is also used by the Masons.
- Does a 10-pointed star (to them) represent a union of the profane and the priesthood?
- "Ten-pointed star Patterns: Examples of Tessellation in Islamic Art"
Masonic temple checkerboard floor with a 10-pointed star. |
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Billings Area Health Sciences Information Consortium (Bahsic), an organization providing literary resources to the medical field. |
- 10-sided shape (name?)
11-pointed star
- Various notes:
The foundation/base for the US Statue of Liberty, appears to be a very slight variation of a 11-pointed star. Why? |
12-pointed star
- Various notes:
- Dodecagram
- Numerology: 12
- 4 triangles/ 3 squares
This 4-triangle 12-pointed star appears on the United Nations related Lucis Trust website [25]. |
12 roads converge on the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, France. |
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12-pointed star used in Kabbalah symbolism |
12-pointed star on the flag of Nauru. |
German police hats have 12-pointed stars on them |
- Cathedral of Chartres (12th century, France)
Various stars
- Stars with more than 12 points (in increasing number)
Jesuit Order seal (with 16 points and 16 rays) |
Clock on the Chartres Cathedral (24 points and 24 rays) - a famous French 12th Century Gothic architecture cathedral. |
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British Petroleum (BP) |