Wall Street Bull

One of the most famous sculptures in New York City is the Charging Bull by Arturo Di Modica. The statue stands in Bowling Green and is also known as Wall Street Bull.

Wikipedia:

"The 7,100-pound (3,200 kg) sculpture stands 11 feet (3.4 m) tall and measures 16 feet (4.9 m) long. The oversize sculpture depicts a bull, the symbol of aggressive financial optimism and prosperity, leaning back on its haunches and with its head lowered as if ready to charge. The sculpture is both a popular tourist destination which draws thousands of people a day, as well as "one of the most iconic images of New York" and a "Wall Street icon" symbolizing Wall Street and the Financial District."

The esoteric symbolism of the statue has an obvious link to astrology and the sign of Taurus. But there is more to it.

To understand the deeper esoteric symbolism of the statue, one must be familiar with the history of "the Elite" that goes back to ancient Egypt and pharaoh Akhenaton. I recommend you read first the article Akhenaton and the Hyksos kings.

Bull symbolism has a special meaning in the Cult of Aton. When Akhenaton implemented the religious reform in Egypt, only the worship of the sun god Aton was allowed. Worship of other gods was forbidden, except few gods which were tolerated. One of the exceptions was the Mnevis bull.

" ... the Mnevis bull was one of the few deities apparently tolerated by Akhenaten who decreed that a cemetery for the divine animal was to be made in his capital Akhetaten" - Richard Wilkinson (The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt)

Mnevis bull

The probable reason for this "toleration" was the fact the Mnevis bull had a close connection to the old sun god Ra (or Re), which was kind of a prototype of Aton. In Egyptian mythology Mnevis bull was considered as the soul ("ba") of Ra.

"The divine bull of Heliopolis which was known to the Egyptians as Mer-Wer and called by the Greeks Mnevis was originally an independent deity who was incorporated into the worship of the sun god at an unknown early date. Manetho claimed that the god's cult was introduced in the 2nd dynasty, but he appears in only a minor capacity as the 'bull of Heliopolis' in the Pyramid Text. Yet at some point Mnevis came to be regarded as the ba or 'power' of Re and a manifestation of the combined Re-Atum and as such gained considerable importance." - ibid

Mnevis bull and the solar disc (similar to Aton) between its horns

More examples of hidden in plain sight symbolism of statues on page Esoteric statues.

Oculus of the WTC Transportation Hub

Last year, in 2016, a new railway station World Trade Center Transportation Hub was opened replacing the old Hudson Terminal on Manhattan, New York City. The main building of the complex is called Oculus, opened on March 4th, 2016.

From Reuters:

"The newly built World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed to resemble a dove but tasked with the job of a phoenix, opens this week, nearly 15 years after the Sept. 11 attacks left Lower Manhattan in ashes.

Oculus, the birdlike structure that is the hub’s focal point, welcomes the public on Thursday, months ahead of the expected opening of connections to 11 New York City subway lines and the underground PATH trains that link New York to New Jersey.

After Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava’s vision of a dove released into the air from a child’s hands, Oculus has a practical purpose: To rebuild a terminal that was destroyed when the Twin Towers collapsed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. "

Oculus

On exoteric level the dove is most commonly associated with peace. We all know the biblical story of Noah and the dove with the olive branch. In Christianity, the dove is also the symbol of the Holy Spirit - which is basically the hidden and downplayed feminine aspect of the Holy Trinity.

In older traditions, the dove was a goddess symbol. Venus (or Aphrodite), Ishtar, Astarte and Sophia of the Gnostics were all associated with the dove.

Dove as the Holy Spirit

Christian art: the dove and the olive branch

When it comes to the esoteric level of the dove symbolism, the dove holding an olive branch has a little hint. All is revealed if you know what the olive branch truly represent.

The olive branch is a symbol the Cult of Aton. It's origins go to the early days of the Cult of Aton in ancient Egypt. More of this in the articles The olive branch and The owl.

Pharaoh Akhenaton offering an olive branch to the Sun god Aton

On esoteric level dove has nothing to do with peace - almost the contrary.

The word dove comes from the word david. In biblical context david refers to king David, the hero of the Jews who killed Goliath with a sling. Of course, this story has nothing to do with actual history. It's just one of the many pagan myths the Cult of Aton portrays as their own. In this case the origins go to ancient Ireland and the myth of the Sun god Lugh, who kills the evil one-eyed Balor in a similar fashion.  This story is much, much older than any Jewish or Christian tradition. The same motif was used by JRR Tolkien in his Lord of the Rings.

David defeats Goliath with a sling

Lugh defeats Balor with a sling

Sauron - the evil eye - gets destroyed by a brave little hobbit

There is very little historical evidence to support the claim that the biblical king David ever existed.

"There is not a single shred of evidence for any of the implausible biblical characters as they have been presented (Abraham, Isaac, Joseph, Saul, Solomon, David, Aaron, and Jesus, etc). This is because they are later interpolations. They were designed to resemble earlier figures who wished to be remembered and lauded even though concealment was their over-arching priority. The bible is their story, their history, its many imperfections a clever mask of mystique designed to evoke reactions of awe, frustration, intrigue, and suspicion. Like tigers, the real figures have hidden behind the "tall grass" of history, so to speak."" - Michael Tsarion (The Irish Origins of Civilization, Volume 2)

In historical context, david is not a name, but a title. Again, we go back to the ancient Egypt. In the 18th dynasty it was a title given to the military commanders. There was no one single David, but many davids.

"However, the title David (from DWD or TWT, meaning "Beloved" - hence TUTankhamen) has been found to refer to the kings of the Egyptian eighteenth dynasty, that is, to the Cult of Aton. The word david was a title given to military commanders. In other words, there was not one "David," but many. The word had a similar meaning to "General" "Field Marshal," or "Commander."" - Michael Tsarion (The Irish Origins of Civilization, Volume 2)

This is why "the Elite" and its "high commanders" use the dove and the Star of David as their insignia.

"We also derive the word dove from David, and the white dove is a frequently used cryptic insignia for the "House" and "Seed" of David, (and therefore for the Cult of Aton). In Latin dove is columba, giving us the Knights of Columbus, the District of Columbia, Christopher Columbus, Columbia Broadcasting Company (CBS), and so on. The dove can also be seen on standards of the British Royal Family, on the Greenpeace logo, on Visa credit cards, and several other corporate emblems." - Michael Tsarion (The Irish Origins of Civilization, Volume 2)

Doves on the royal regalia of the British Crown

The pope posing for camera with a dove

The dove and king Edward VI - with masonic symbols

Dove in the OTO logo

Masonic symbolism: the dove

Dove in the Visa card

'Columba' = 'dove'

It's a very common misconception to say the Star of David is a Jewish symbol. It's actually an atonistic symbol. (Sure, Judaism is one branch of it.) It's the symbol of the davids - the commanders of the Cult of Aton.

Masonic symbolism: Star of David (with olive branches)

Star of David in the Grand Temple of Masonry in London

Star of David in the one dollar bill

Pope and the Star of David 

Camp David

Cult of Aton - part 6: The Eagle

One of the most common symbols of "the Elite" is the eagle. Just like the lion, the olive branch and so many other symbols, its origins are in the birth place of the Cult of Aton - ancient Egypt. (Recommended to read first: Akhenaton and the Hyksos kings)

The eagle is a very common motif in national emblems, coats of arms, company logos and most of all masonic symbolism. Sometimes the eagle has one head, sometimes two.

Some examples:

US Eagle

Egyptian coat of arms

Flag of Albania

German coats of arms

Russian double-headed eagle

Indonesian coats of arms

The eagle of the fascist Italy

Mexican coats of arms

Yemeni coats of arms

Moldovan coats of arms

The emblem of Napoleon

Nazi eagle

The eagle of the Holy Roman empire

The eagle of the Savoy family

The eagle of Hapsburg family

Scouts

"The eagle has landed"

Knights of the Golden Eagle

Order of the Red Eagle

Roman eagle

Odd Fellows (=branch of masonry)

Swiss clock manufacturer

"We're listening"? Who is we?

Emporio-Armani eagle

Harley-Davidson eagle

Barclays bank - the main sponsor English Premier League

Eagle Rock

Aresco oil company

In ancient Egypt. the eagle was a divine symbol associated with many deities. Since the royals were the representatives of the gods, it became a royal symbol. The origins of the eagle in Egypt goes to Nekhbet - the vulture goddess. She was one the oldest goddesses in Egypt, from predynastic period. After her, many later deities adopted the eagle motif. In later times she became the goddess Nephthys.

Nekhbet

Sun disc with eagle (or vulture) wings

Isis with eagle eings

Maat with eagle wings

Nephthys (on left) and her twin sister Isis with eagle wings

Tutankhamun mask and the vulture

Queen Nefertari and the vulture crown

In ancient Greece, the eagle was also associated to deities. The king god Zeus was depicted with the eagle and in some myths he was able to transform into an eagle.

Zeus and an eagle

Ganymede and Zeus as an eagle

In masonry the eagle has two heads. They represent the autocratic and theocratic modes of control of "the Elite". Church and state. Just like the crown and cross in Templar symbolism.

Masonic double-headed eagle

One eagle having two heads also represent conflict control. The powerful masonic brotherhoods have always played their power games behind the scenes so that the public is fooled to believe there are two opposite sides against each other. The truth is, that many times this is nothing more than orchestrated theater with one secret power behind both parties. This is how the illusion of choice or democracy is created.

Do you think the two party system in the US has anything to with democracy? Do you think it makes any difference which party wins the elections? When Obama was elected, he promised change. Did he deliver that? When Trump was elected, he promised change. Has he delivered that? Has he "drained the swamp" or quit the endless american wars? Maybe it's too early to say, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

The double-headed eagle is a very old motif. Probably many thousands of years old. In the context of the Cult of Aton, the origins go to the great hero of the Cult of Aton - Roman emperor Constantine.

Constantine was the creator of the institutional Christianity, which is nothing more than re-branded atonism and solar worship, with lots of elements from older pagan religions. His emblem was the double-headed eagle, because he was able to unite the two Roman empires (east and west) back into one single empire. He moved the capital into Constantinople, the capital of Byzantion, which adopted the double-headed eagle as their emblem.

Without Constantine and his religious reforms it would have been much harder for the Cult of Aton to obtain the power it has today. Therefore Constantine is almost as important hero to "the Elite" as pharaoh Akhenaton.

Byzantine double-headed eagle

Constantine the Great

According to 33. degree Freemason Manly Palmer Hall, in masonry the eagle is also a synonym for phoenix.

"These were the immortals to whom the term 'phoenix' was applied, and their symbol was the mysterious two-headed bird, now called an eagle, a familiar and little understood Masonic emblem." - Manly P. Hall (The Lost Keys of Freemasonry)

He also wrote:

"Among the ancients a fabulous bird called the Phoenix is described by early writers ... in size and shape it resembles the eagle, but with certain differences. The body of the Phoenix is one covered with glossy purple feathers, and the plumes in its tail are alternately blue and red. The head of the bird is light in color, and about its neck is a circlet of golden plumage. At the back of its back the Phoenix has a crest of feathers of brilliant color ... The Phoenix, it is said, lives for 500 years, and at its death its body opens and the new born Phoenix emerges. Because of this symbolism, the Phoenix is generally regarded as representing immortality and resurrection ... The Phoenix is one sign of the secret orders of the ancient world and of the initiate of those orders, for it was common to refer to one who had been accepted into the temples as a man twice-born, or reborn. Wisdom confers a new life, and those who become wise are born again." - Manly P. Hall (The Phoenix: An Illustrated Review of Occultism and Philosophy)

Masonic symbolism: Phoenix

Masonic symbolism: Phoenix

Eagle symbolism in religions:

Double-headed eagle in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

An eagle in a church

An eagle in a church

"Eagle" is a common word in the names of American churches

Eagle in Islamic art

Saladin, the great Islamic hero, had an eagle as his emblem 

Examples of eagle symbolism among "the Elite":

Prince Charles in a PR event with an eagle

Madeleine Albright and an eagle

Prince William and an eagle