Ilmatar and the Scaup

At the Sibelius park, in Helsinki, stands a statue called Ilmatar and the Scaup (1946) by Aarre Aaltonen. The theme of the statue is the creation myth of Kalevala.

From Helsinki Art Museum web page:

"The sculpture's subject is Kalevala's creation myth. Ilmatar, the spirit or goddess of the air is impregnated by a storm and expects Väinämöinen (the symbol of Kalevala's epic). She drifts in the sea for 700 years until a scaup settles on her knee, mistaking it for an islet, and lays seven eggs which she then begins to brood. The heat from the brooding makes Ilmatar move her leg and the eggs break, becoming the earth, sky, sun, moon, etc. Aaltonen's work is an interesting amalgamation of international Art-Deco-inspired forms and a national epic subject. The figure in the sculpture is evocative of the interpretations of the Classical myth of Leda and the swan portrayed in painting and sculpture."

Ilmatar and the Scaup

The myth is very similar to the Egyptian creation myth, where the Bennu bird flies over the primordial watery abyss and lands on a rock. Bennu was the prototype for Phoenix, the symbol of rebirth the masons venerate.

Egyptian Bennu bird

Masonic symbolism: Phoenix

The masonic theme is fitting for the park named after a famous Finnish Freemason Jean Sibelius.

Composer and Freemason Jean Sibelius and the masonic "hidden hand"

According to Manly Palmer Hall, the masonic eagle used to be 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)

This is interesting, because the bird in the statue Ilmatar and the Scaup is actually an eagle, or more precisely a vulture. Just look at the size an shape of it. Does that look like a small duck? Compare it to a picture of a vulture:

A vulture

The reason of this "mistake" is in the translation. 'Scaup' is in Finnish 'sotka'. In old Finnish that meant the same thing as 'kotka' - an eagle.

Looking at the statue with knowledge of symbolism, one sees the connection to ancient Egypt.    Ilmatar, the mother goddess, is a version of the Egyptian mother goddess Wadjet - the origins of the masonic serpent and eye symbolism. The "scaup" (eagle/vulture) of the statue represents the counterpart of Wadjet, the vulture goddess Nekhbet - the origins of the masonic eagle symbolism. Together they are called The two ladies.

The two ladies - Wadjet (cobra) and Nekhbet (vulture) and Ra

So called Tutankhamun death mask with The two ladies on the forehead

In Egyptian belief system The two ladies were the mother goddesses who assisted the soul in birth and death. Wadjet was with the soul in birth, Nekhbet in death.

At some point in Egypt's history the role of The two ladies shifted to the next generation goddesses Isis and Nephthys. Again, they were the mother goddesses assisting the soul in birth and death.

The two ladies - twin goddesses Isis (left) and Nephthys (right)

And when Christianity was born, the same concept was recycled again. Mary the mother of Jesus represents Isis/Wadjet (the birth givers), where as Mary Magdalene represents Nephtys/Nekhbet
(the death goddesses).

Isis and Horus - Mary and Jesus

Mary Magdalene holding a skull (a death symbol)

The two ladies were also the two mothers of the Sun. In many Egyptian pictures (see above) they were depicted with the sun. Together this trio formed the Egyptian hieroglyph called akhet. It depicts the sun in the horizon between two mountains. Mountains were goddess symbols, so again, this is about the sun and its' two mothers - The two ladies.

Akhet

Akhet

Example of modern akhet symbolism

Akhet, the sun in horizon, is also a symbol of spring or fall equinox. On those days, the day and night are equally long. This is often depicted with a circle representing the sun and a horizon line in the middle of it. One of the most well known modern akhet symbol is the logo of Nissan: The sun in the horizon, with the horizon line, combined with the name Nissan. The name refers to the Hebrew calendar's month of Nisan, which starts at spring equinox.

On the symbol of the sign of Libra, is a another sun in the horizon. This time it refers to the fall equinox, which is on the day the Sun moves into the sign of Libra.

In the context of "the Elite's" Cult of Aton, akhet may also refer to the ancient capital city Akhenaton built during his reign as a pharaoh. The city was named Akhet-Aten, which means "Horizon of the Aten".

The ruins of Akhetaten, also known as Amarna

So it's not a surprise to see akhet - or the sun in horizon - in Masonic symbolism.

Or in the symbolism of any organization with Masonic influence.

USSR coat of arms

M and G

There are two letters in the alphabet the Freemasons underline in their symbolism: M and G.

M is for Mason.

Examples of M-logos:

MTV building in Toronto. On the wall it says "Masonic Temple"

Number 3 in also masonic. The original masonry had only 3 degrees.

Most powerful? Get it?

Hidden M

You see how often the letter M is associated with the red color? That is a reference to masonry's origins in ancient Egypt and the Cult of Aton. Atonism (of which Freemasonry is a branch) was born in lower Egypt ruled by the Hyksos kings. The color of Lower Egypt was red.

Deshret - the red crown of Lower Egypt

Seth - the red god, the ruler of the Red Desert, venerated by the Hyksos kings

G is for Gaonim.

Gaonim was the name of the priestly class of the Cult of Aton during its early history - the prototype of the masonic brotherhood. They were the keepers of the esoteric secrets of the so called "Israelites" (Atonists kicked out of Egypt). Translated 'Gaonim' means "Sons of the Sun" or "Princes of light".

It's a common mistake to associate the letter G in the masonic logo to God, Geometry or Great Architect. This is how Freemasons operate - they give you some exoteric explanation, so that the esoteric truth can be hidden in plain sight. Oldest trick in the book.

"The so-called but misnamed "Jewish" co-conspirators who directed the operations of the Roman caesars and emperors, were Atonists. Specifically, they were leaders of the Order of Melchizedek (or Akhenaton). They were Pharisees and Sadducees of high rank, and keepers of the so-called "Oral Tradition" allegedly delivered to their ancestors at Mount Sinai. This quorum of sorcerers were also known as the Gaonim. In order to conceal their identity they began using the term Freemason meaning "Sons of the Sun." The capitalized letter "G" found on Masonic iconography refers to this super-secret Luciferian cabal." - Michael Tsarion (Irish origins of civilization)

"The Gaonim have nothing in common with modern religious "Jews." Terms and appellations of this kind do not refer to the kind of sects or beliefs we might at first imagine. They refer to a caste of sorcerers descended from the corrupt solar cults (or Luciferians) of antiquity. Members of the British royal family are Judites, even though they belong to the Protestant religion. The Pope and his bishops and cardinals are likewise Judites, even though they belong to the Catholic religion." (ibid)

Examples of G-symbolism:

The servants of the Gaonim

G products

"Eye 'n G"

G and the Sun disc (Aton)

Kyösti Kallio and Aleksis Kivi

When someone is famous enough to get a statue, the lookalike statues are usually depicting the person standing on their feet. In Helsinki center, there are two statues of famous men, depicting them sitting on a chair. They are the former president of Finland Kyösti Kallio, and author Aleksis Kivi.

Kyösti Kallio

Aleksis Kivi

The unusual position is not the only detail in common between these two statues. 'Kallio' and 'kivi' are both Finnish words for 'rock'.

Men called 'rock' sitting on a chair, is tarot symbolism in plain sight.

In the Bible, when Jesus made Peter the head of his church, he said:

"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18)

Peter, just like Kivi or Kallio, means the word 'rock'. Being the head of the church, Peter was "the first pope". In tarot, the pope is depicted in the card The Hierophant, also known as The Pope - sitting on a chair.

See the small stone block in front of the statue of Kyösti Kallio? You think it's for the flowers? Think again - while you bend the knee.

Bending the knee in front of  the pope

The placements of the statues are carefully chosen. If you draw a line on the map across these two statues, the line crosses also the most famous church in Finland - Helsinki Cathedral. On the roof of the church stands the apostles - including Peter "the rock".

From left to right: Kyösti Kallio, Aleksis Kivi and Helsinki Cathedral

Peter on the roof of Helsinki Cathedral

More examples of tarot statues on page Esoteric statues.