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| A british coat arms with french slogan Saturday 5,April 2008 Posted by Rik at 17:10 Moving away from the ugly world of corporations and with a new connection to Royalty, I'd like to draw some attention to the Coat Of Arms, found on the cover of the UK Passport (contents to be covered shortly). There are hidden messages in both the French slogans and the imagery used. The Imagery: 1. The Pyramid with missing capstone (formed by a lion and a unicorn on either side). 2. An All Seeing Eye symbolised by a crown, with a Rosicross doubling up as the pupil. 3. The Lion. A symbol of Great Britain, but also a symbol of Egypt - The Sphinx. Please notice how the Lion (Sphinx) wears the crown. 4. The Unicorn which symbolises purity, but more importantly the spiritual third eye chakra with its horn in the centre of its forehead. May i draw attention to the fact that THE UNICORN IS CHAINED UP. 5. The animal's tails appear to take the form of devil's forks - they are non-realistic. I can't help but feel that the Coat Of Arms is sending a strong message. Fluoridated water and fluoride in toothpaste are known to contribute to the calcification of the pineal gland. The pineal gland is found in the brain and secretes serotonin, melotonin and DMT. It is also known as the physical location of the spiritual third eye. The Coat Of Arms, depicts the Lion wearing a crown (royalty) chaining up the unicorn (and the spiritual third eye of the nation) against the pyramid. All to be presided over by the all encompassing crown. The Text: Bottom banner: Dieu et mon droit This has been used as the motto of the British monarch since it was adopted by the English king Henry V (1413-1422). This French sentence means "God and my right". Central circle: Honi soit qui mal y pense Is old french for "Shame upon him who thinks evil of it" So here we have a strong message essentially saying, this is God (the Coat Of Arms) and shame upon you if you do not believe this. Shame upon you if you do not believe in the pyramid! Is it me, or am I the only one a little concerned by this? |
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| what is it with this one eye symbol? |
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| wenlock and mandeville/gog and magog? London unveils creepy-looking mascots for 2012 Olympics By Chris Chase When the official logo of the 2012 London Olympics was released three years ago, the odd puzzle-piece design was the object of so much scorn that organizers were desperate to avoid similar criticism when they unveiled the mascots for the Games on Wednesday. With the introduction of Wenlock and Mandeville (above), London 2012 organizers realized their goal. The criticism of the mascots won't be similar to the complaints about the logo. No, they'll be much, much worse. Look, I don't know what to say. Olympic mascots have always been the object of scorn (remember Izzy?), but these two, uh, things take the absurdity to a whole new level. There's a complicated backstory to the characters which was written by a children's author. It explains why the mascots have one eye (it's a camera lens to see the world) and yellow lights on tops of their heads (an homage to London taxicabs), but fails to tell the tale of why they look like early rejects from a Pixar movie. Plus, the fact that some details are explained only makes me wonder about the things that aren't. Why does the one on the left look like it's wearing an oven mitt? Where are their feet? What, are both those design features a metaphor for how we can't run away from global warming? Officials boasted that focus groups of children helped form the designs of the mascots, which makes total sense because this looks exactly like something a bunch of second-graders would create as a class project. It's like Wenlock and Mandeville were pieced together from every child's suggestion. "They should have one eye!" "It'd be cool if they did karate!" "Make them fly!" There was no filter. Instead of simple (like the only good Olympic mascot in history, Barcelona's Cobi) London went for a design as complicated as can be. The natural defense of the mascots is that they're not designed for adults, but for the children who will convince adults to buy them a bunch of merchandise with said mascots. That's a cop-out. Pandering to children isn't an excuse for an uninspired design. The aforementioned Pixar caters to kids, yet its films still resonate with the older set. Wenlock is named after Much Wenlock, a village in Shropshire which held an event in the 19th century which inspired the modern Games. Mandeville is named after the hospital at which the Paralympic Games were founded. Though both sound like Tolkein characters, the names are quite good and are the only thing that makes the mascots distinctly British. London 2012 released a video explaining the pair's orgins as well. Somehow, it makes them look even weirder than before just try to find this one eyed symbol, theme, sign in your city. I got one in Malaysia. Eye of Malaysia. |
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