Elite's Esoteric Symbols: hand signs

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Friday, 10 March 2017

Art's Genius

Another example of Walter Runeberg's (the designer of the masonic J.L. Runeberg statue) hidden in plain sight symbolism: Art's Genius (Taiteen haltija).

Art's Genius

A closer look at the details reveals the hidden reference to masonry - a square, a compass and a hammer.

Masonic symbolism: Square and compass with a hammer

What makes these masonic symbols in Runeberg's works interesting, is the fact that he lived during a time when Freemasonry was forbidden in Finland.

According the official sources, Freemasonry arrived in Finland in 1758 from Sweden. During that time Finland was part of the Swedish kingdom. After the Finnish war between Sweden and Russia, Sweden lost Finland to Russia in 1809.

Under the rule of the Russian emperor Alexander I, Freemasonry was officially forbidden in the Russian empire in 1822. Finland got its independence in 1917 and in 1922 Freemasonry officially "returned" back to the country.

How do you ban secret societies? Well, you don't. It's impossible. The brotherhoods will just go underground and continue in secrecy. This is exactly what happened in 19th century Finland.

Walter Runeberg lived during the years 1838–1920. During his lifetime, huge amount of the famous and powerful people in Finland were secretly Freemasons. There is plenty of photographic evidence to support this claim. The amount of pictures of these people with their masonic poses of "the hidden hand" and "the lion's paw" reveals the fact that there was a large and very active masonic brotherhood in the higher echelons of Finnish society during the time when Freemasonry was officially forbidden. Large amount of famous artists, statesmen, businessmen, academics etc. were Freemasons.

Still, none of the official history books admit this. Why? Because it would reveal the fact, that there has been a powerful secret society of influential people working behind the scenes in Finland for a very long time - and still is. Even today the most famous people in Finland are very shy to admit their ties to these brotherhoods.

Photos of famous 19th century Finns with masonic hand signs:

Walter Runeberg with "the lion's paw"

Johan Ludvig Runeberg with "the hidden hand"

Thursday, 2 March 2017

J.L. Runeberg statue

One of the most visible statues in Helsinki is the J.L. Runeberg statue at the center of Esplanadi park. Johan Ludvig Runeberg is the national poet of Finland, and was perhaps the most famous person in Finland during the 19th century. His statue was designed by his son, Walter Runeberg. Both were Freemasons.

Helsinki Art Museum introduction:

Already during his lifetime, the Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-77) was subject to a personal cult and glorification by literary critics. This left the younger generations of poets in his shadow, raising voices of criticism. Runeberg's influence and his adoration was not only national, but reached to the other Nordic countries such as Russia, Germany, France and the UK, too.

A year after Runeberg's death a committee appointed by the Estates, with Zacharias Topelius as secretary, commissioned a memorial from the poet's son Walter Runeberg, who was working in Paris at the time. The sculptor's draft was approved in 1882 and cast twice in bronze in Paris. The pedestal's Maiden of Finland, wrapped in a bearskin, was completed in 1883. In her left hand, she is holding a table with the words of the Finnish national anthem in Swedish. In her right hand she has a laurel wreath, and a pile of books lies by her feet.

The granite pedestal also contains an inscription and the year 1885. The poet Runeberg is depicted on the monument the age of 55, typically dressed in a priest's coat (like the one he wore while teaching at the Porvoo Gymnasium). His right arm is resting on his chest with the thumb stuck underneath the coat, as if he were about to begin a speech. The memorial contains no hint of the identity of the person depicted by it - it was considered self-evident. Runeberg's statue was unveiled on May 6, 1885, eight years after the poet's death.

J.L. Runeberg statue

J.L. Runeberg with the masonic "hidden hand" posture

J.L. Runeberg and Zacharias Topelius posing the masonic "hidden hand"

So, a committee headed by Zacharias Topelius, a Freemason, commissioned a memorial for J.L. Runeberg, a Freemason, from Runeberg's son, who was also a Freemason. Would it surprise you, if this memorial has some hidden in plain sight masonic symbolism?

Just look at the statue from above.

Statue surrounded with the shape of the masonic logo

The Art Museum's explanation for his posture is: "His right arm is resting on his chest with the thumb stuck underneath the coat, as if he were about to begin a speech."

Right. 'Cos that's how people always pose when they are about to give a speech?

That silly cover-up story tries to shift the focus away from the fact, that Runeberg is depicted with the masonic hand sign, called Lion's paw. This hand sign refers to the Lion of Judah - one of the most common symbols of the Cult of Aton.

Phoenixmasonry.org's definition for Lion's paw:

A mode of recognition so called because of the rude resemblance made by the hand and fingers to a lion's paw. It refers to the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. This expression is found in Revelations 5:5.

There are many ways to subtly pose with the Lion's paw. Examples:

J.L. Runeberg

Walter Runeberg

Francis Dashwood

Albert Pike

Pat Robertson

Will Smith

Sting

Juha Sipilä (Prime minister of Finland)

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Masonic hand signs: The Hidden hand

It's no more secret, that the Freemasons use various hand signals. One of the most well known hand sign is the Hidden hand - the one that Napoleon was famous of. This hand sign is nowadays very well known, but interesting the symbolism behind it is often overlooked.

The Hidden hand is actually a tribute to Moses.

“Master of Second Veil: Three Most Excellent Masters you Must have been, or thus far you could not have come; but farther you cannot go without my words, sign, and word of exhortation. My words are Shem, Japhet, and Adoniram; my sign is this: (thrusting his hand in his bosom); it is in imitation of one given by God to Moses, when He commanded him to thrust his hand into his bosom, and, taking it out, it became as leprous as snow." (Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor)

So why do the Freemasons honor Moses like this? Well, actually they don't really honor Moses, but the man behind the pseudonym "Moses" - pharaoh Akhenaton, the great hero of "the Elite" and the Cult of Aton.

Akhenaton

Of course this doesn't make any sense to a person who still childishly takes the story of Moses and the "Israelites" literally, and does not understand who the real Moses was in a historical sense. If you are unfamiliar with this topic, I recommend you read the previous post Akhenaton and the Hyksos kings.

Freemasons today do not pose with this hand sign so often anymore, but back in the days when this hand sign was not so well known by the public, it was quite common to see freemasons posing with the Hidden hand in their pictures.