Rebel - KGC
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Hey guys. I might be wrong here but the horns pointing up or down or left or right depends on what parallel one is viewing the moon from.
Pinwheel
COULD be... dunno.
Hey guys. I might be wrong here but the horns pointing up or down or left or right depends on what parallel one is viewing the moon from.
Pinwheel
That is a traditional Islamic symbol. I am aware that Shriners use it, as well. I also agree that it is common with the crescent on the bottom, 'horns up'. There is much more than just moon symbolism going on there, though, Rebel. That is also known as the Star of Venus or the Star of Ishtar. Ishtar was a Babylonian/Phonecian goddess:
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Mmmkay, last afterthought for a bit, and this one is a tangent.
That bas relief of Ishtar gives a little more meaning to the phrase regarding HER getting her claws into you. As in one dude warning another dude, "Man, that new girl of yours really has her claws in you." (No offense any ladies who may be reading - I didn't coin it and don't use it, but am highly interested in word and phrase etymology)
Or am I the only one who has heard that expression?
Ishtar gets her claws in you, well, ... up, up, and away ... it is, but it ain't in ... her beautiful, her beautiful balloon ...
LOL. No Rebel, I'm not trying to bait you into a fight. Take off your Mason Stove Pipe Hat for a moment, for there was no dual, layered, or esoteric meaning to that post. The message was fully exoteric, and had nothing to do with you. I have wondered if that is your intent with me, however ...
LOL. Now your just cluttering up the thread with paranoia. I'm still uncertain as to why you claim that post had anything to do with you. To try to bait me into a fight?...?
Ya know Rebel, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they really aren't out to get ya ...
I'll prequalify this post with the caveat that it may be seemingly off topic to some, but among a bunch 'o other stuff, there is some Sun symbolism.
In 1865, after the Civil War, Italian artist Constantino Brumidi began 11 months worth of work on a 4664 square foot fresco 180 feet above the rotunda floor of the Capitol Building, titled the Apotheosis of George Washington [for those that may not know, apotheosis refers to the deification of someone - transforming them into a god]:
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Brumidi had worked for three years in the Vatican under Pope Gregory XVI, and served several aristocrats as an artist for palaces and villas, including the prince Torlonia. He immigrated to the United States in 1852, and spent much of the last 25 years of his life working in the Capitol.
This is on the inside of the Capitol Dome, or Isis' pregnant belly, painted on the inside, her womb. You can see the 'Sun' in the center, surrounded by a triangle, making it the All Seeing Eye/Eye of Horus/etc.:
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Sitting on George's left is the goddess Victoria draped in green, and on his right is the goddess Liberty wearing the Phrygian cap (Liberty cap). Surrounding them are 13 maidens, each with a 5 pointed star above her head. Surrounding the entire fresco are 72 five pointed stars. 13 and 72 are important numbers to some folks.
Details of the fresco:
War
Freedom, also known as Columbia, is directly below Washington in the personification of War. The scene depicts a woman fighting for liberty with a raised sword, a cape, and a helmet and shield (in the colors of the American flag) trampling figures representing Tyranny and Kingly Power. To Freedom's left assisting her is a fierce bald eagle (the bald eagle is the national bird of the United States) carrying arrows and a thunderbolt (reminiscent of the arrows carried by the eagle in the Great Seal of the United States).
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Science
Minerva, the Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom, is portrayed with helmet and spear pointing to an electrical generator creating power stored in batteries next to a printing press, representing great American inventions. American scientists and inventors Benjamin Franklin, Samuel F. B. Morse, and Robert Fulton watch. In the left part of the scene a teacher demonstrates the use of dividers.
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Marine
This scene shows Neptune, the Roman sea-god, with trident and crown of seaweed riding in a shell chariot drawn by sea horses. Venus, goddess of love born from the sea, is depicted helping to lay the transatlantic telegraph cable which ran from America to the Telegraph Field in Ireland. In the background is an ironclad warship with smokestacks.
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Commerce
Mercury, the Roman god of commerce, with his winged petasos and sandals and a caduceus, is depicted giving a bag of gold to American Revolutionary War financier Robert Morris. To the left, men move a box on a dolly; on the right, the anchor and sailors lead into "Marine."
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Mechanics
Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and the forge, is depicted standing at an anvil with his foot on a cannon next to a pile of cannonballs. A steam engine is in the background. The man at the forge is thought to represent Charles Thomas, the supervisor of ironwork during the construction of the Capitol dome.
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Agriculture
Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, is shown with a wreath of wheat and a cornucopia, symbol of plenty, while sitting on a McCormick mechanical reaper. The personification of Young America in a liberty cap holds the reins of the horses, while the goddess Flora gathers flowers in the foreground.
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Thought I would throw this one out to those that may have some insight on it's meaning to them. Hopefully it could open your eyes to what to look for in the future.
Thanks for your input, L.C. Baker
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Howdy L.C.,
Thinking about the Shadow Symbol I am studying.
Maybe it is Sun, and Not Moon, since it appears
it is catching light, to make the positive
highlight, of the overall shape?
Your experience, opinion, or any enlightening, you may be able
to illuminate on this, would be kindly appreciated. Sorry this
shot is not real clear. Thanks in advance... Crosse
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From my experience... if it does not have rays marked on it, then it is a moon. This came to light when I miss interpreted this symbol to be representing the sun at high noon which turned out to be the moon at midnight.
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L.C.
P.S. I think you may have an owl there too.![]()
Just One? ...LOL!![]()
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Thanks L.C., Hope you have time to visit the Spirit Rendezvous this evenin',...Crosse
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To date we have only encountered the rising sun of the K.G.C. which I have posted and the Moon symbol I posted today.
L.C.
P.S. Duality is an understatement!![]()
"Duality"...? Eh...?