World TRIDENT Center Revisited

The new logo for the World Trade Center site was unveiled last Wednesday (August 13th, 2014). The logo has been through several incarnations, and the final product was created by the Landor Associates, the people that brought us the very cleaver FedEX arrow design.

World Trade Center Logo Captures Site's Destruction and Rebirth

The logo has 5 Points of design that pay TRIbute to 9/11 and the destroyed site. 

1) The logo DOUBLES as a TRIDENT to represent the steel columns at the base of the original building.

Please see my post here dated Monday, December 15th 2008 entitled "WTC: World TRIDENT Center" for more on this.

Rescued WTC DOUBLE TRIDENTS now reside inside the 9/11 Memorial. "33" A nod to our Masonic heritage?

2) The logo also DOUBLES as a "W" which is said to stand for World Trade Center as well as Westfield World Trade shopping center, set to open in 2015. (I would also suggest that the letter "W" itself can be seen as a TRIDENT...and a likely TRIbute to then President George W Bush, who I feel was complicit in the acts of 9/11/2001)

3) The two negative parallel spaces on top are supposed to evoke the "TRIbute in Light"

4) The bottom two columns are supposed to evoke the 9/11 Memorial's reflecting pools (As Above, So Below...MIRRORS & DOUBLES)

5) And finally the top three bars of the TRIDENT are sloped at a very specific 17.76 degrees. This is intended to MIRROR the approx. height of the original TWIN Towers. And perhaps more appropriately the year 1776.

Or ends...

W=23, T=20, C=3...2323

The Cult of Poseidon

The largest known TRIDENT in the world (14ft and 200 lbs) is currently on display for the first time in 30 years. As part of the ongoing exhibit, Poseidon and the Sea: Myth, Cult and Daily Life at the Tampa Museum of Art. The TRIDENT is on loan from the J.P. Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA.

Of the 130 items on display, there is also a 5ft. tall statue of Poseidon, which is considered the biggest and most well preserved of it's kind in the United States. It is part of the permanent collection of the Tampa Museum of Art.

http://www.10best.com/destinations/florida/tampa/articles/splash-into-summer-with-poseidon-at-tampas-museum-of-art/

TWILIGHT Kingdom

On again, off again vocalist for Dead Can Dance,  Lisa Gerrard released her newest solo effort on August 11th, 2014 entitled TWILIGHT Kingdom. The collection of new songs has an undeniable "watery" theme...if you are unfamiliar with Mrs. Gerrard, her voice and physical presence is more angelic and unworldly, which is why I refer to her as a "vocalist" rather than a "singer". Lyrically she speaks in tongues, and I have always seen her music as a requiem for the particular time in which we live.

Obviously, I was struck by her use of TWILIGHT Kingdom as the title, as it so closely MIRRORS James Shelby Downard and Loren Coleman's use of TWILIGHT Language in the research of all things synchronistic. Imagine my total lack of of surprise when track listings like NEPTUNE and The Seven Seas appear on the newly released "album.

     

The full "album" can be listened to above with tracks like Adrift, NEPTUNE, and The Seven Seas.

Meager beginnings from the Goth-ish early works of Dead Can Dance, to the bands later ultra complex spiritual works, Lisa's own recordings and collaborations have served as theme songs to major motion pictures, and included on soundtracks of some very interesting titles: "Black Hawk Down", "The Gladiator", "Whalerider", "King Arthur", The Priest", and "Man of Steel" to name just a few.

Least we forget, it was Mr. Downard's "King-Kill/33" that contains much of the TRIDENT symbolism we seem to have already taken for granted today.We are most certainly living in a TWILIGHT Kingdom Mrs. Gerrard...

Water, Water Every Where...

..."Nor Any Drop to Drink"

from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's classic lyrical poem, The Rime of the Ancient MARINER.

 Statue of The Ancient MARINER at Watchet Harbour, Somerset.

The towns of New London and WATERford, Connecticut are in danger of losing their WATER from anywhere between several days to up to a week it was announced earlier today.

According to reports, "New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio declared a state of emergency this morning because of the water problems and the public utilities director issued a mandatory water restriction for New London and Waterford, which applies to all nonessential water use."

the official statement goes on to state that, "When the leak was detected, the city was losing water at a rate of 10 million gallons per day, or 8,000 gallons a minute.To put it in perspective, Finizio said the supply to the city of New London is 7 million gallons of water a day, and he said people needed to be prepared for the worst-case scenario of a widespread and long-lasting disruption to the water supply."

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/-New-London-Dealing-With-Massive-Water-Emergency-271229091.html

The New London and WATERford crisis is in no way connected to the recent water outages in Detroit, which stem from financially strapped residents being unable to keep up with or flat out pay their water bills in some cases.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/detroit-mayor-issues-plan-dealing-water-crisis

 However, it is becoming increasing alarming to me how unstable this most precious of human commodities has become. In an article dated July 27th, 2014, the former CEO of Nestle states that "In his view, citizens don’t have an automatic right to more than the water they require for mere “survival”, unless they can afford to pay for it. For context, the World Health Organization sets such “survival” consumption levels at a minimum of 20 liters a day for basic hygiene and food hygiene – higher, if you add laundry and bathing. If you’re reading this in the United States, the odds are that flushing your toilet consumes 50 liters of water a day."

Companies proclaim water the next oil in a rush to turn resources into profits.

...the metaphorical Albatross around the proverbial neck. (see Robin Williams).

Prince Namor (Roman) The Sub-MARINER creator Bill Everett was inspired to name his superhero after Coleridge's character.

The King of Atlantis Unveiled

...After all, it is Shark Week across the TV landscape...and so, TRIDENT followers should not be surprised that the role of AQUAMAN (Neptune/Poseidon) for the upcoming "Batman Vs. Superman: DAWN of Justice"  movie has finally been officially confirmed. Hawaiian (any wonder? see here) born Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa will DAWN the ORANGE and Green, and carry the all powerful TRIDENT as King of Atlantis.

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/jason-momoa-to-play-aquaman-in-batman-v-superman-1201221554/

Momoa is no stranger to this royal linage...he played Ronon Dex on TV's "Stargate: Atlantis", and most recently as Khal Drogo a warlord of the Dothraki on HBO's "Game of Thrones". The Dothraki are a nomadic horse tribe. Horses are central to their culture, transportation, raw materials, warfare, and establishing social standing. Horses are even used as food. As we know, Poseidon is the God of Horses.

The main entrance of Vaes Dothrak, capital to warlord king Khal Drogo on "Game of Thrones"

On Saturday, August 9th, Loren Coleman posted this wonderful quote from Director Zack Snyder regarding the character of Aquaman:

"The cool thing with Aquaman is he has his trident. You have to realize that could cut the flesh of Superman if they came in contact. That's a thing that's in the canon. He's super strong because, of course, he can exist at these super deep depths. So when he comes up here, he's crazy strong. Anyway, not to say he's in my movie or anything like that, but he has the potential to be bad ass, that's all I’m saying."

http://copycateffect.blogspot.com/2014/08/Aquaman.html

Great find Loren, thanks for that!

Maserati: Age of Deception

A Maserati, tricked out to resemble a police patrol car was stopped and it's driver was arrested for impersonating an officer over the weekend.

Braintree, MA.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/08/12/maserati-patrol-car-raises-police-suspicions/

The side panel sports the TRIDENT logo and the slogan : "DECEPTICONS: Punish and Enslave"

See also: TRIDENTS Last Gleaming Part II

An interesting take on the Maserati Superbowl ad referenced in the link above from Fred McCoy @ CreativeFluff.com

http://www.creativefluff.com/recent-posts/2014-maserati-superbowl-ad-storytelling-deception-middle-class/

Which begs the question, Why advertise to such dramatic effect unless there is a deeper meaning to this commercial ? The words hold the key...are they advertising a car or planting a seed in the collective unconscious (as we know propaganda/advertising is meant to do)?

The Death of Comedy or Living in the Belly of the Beast.

News of the passing of actor/comedian Robin Williams spread quickly yesterday (Monday, 8/11/2014). Loren Coleman flushed out the TRIDENT connection with ease in an unlikely "synch"...and as the noted researcher and author pointed out to me, "...and yet, we aren't making this stuff up"

Robin Williams, Former Trident Busboy, Dies By The Sea

"Mork from Ork" aka Robin Williams in anchor shirt...his first film role would be that of "Popeye" the forearm anchor tattooed SAILOR Man. 

Andrew Griffin at Red Dirt Report gives this wonderfully written insight into the Christopher/Robin connection!

http://www.reddirtreport.com/dust-devil-dreams/christopherrobin

 How deep can this go? As deep as the vastest ocean...the watery deep controlled by Neptune/Poseidon dear readers. The question remains...What epic oceanic drama are we witnessing unfold? What does it all mean? All I can presume to do is to continue casting lights, connect the dots and paint a picture.

Step back a few weeks...ISIS attacks in Iraq lead to this interesting TRIDENT related tidbit. The following excerpt comes directly from Loren Coleman's post entitled Tripoli, Tridents, Three Cities, Mermaids, navy Seals and Jonah. 

"Meanwhile, in Iraq, on July 25, 2014, an Iraqi shrine that is purported to be the burial site of Jonah, who the Bible says was swallowed by a whale, has been blown up by Islamic State militants (ISIS). The tomb, a popular destination for religious pilgrims and tourists, was inside a Sunni mosque in Mosul called the Mosque of the Prophet Younis, which is Arabic for Jonah. It dates back to the eighth century BC. The story of Jonah, or Younis, who was said to have survived three days in the belly of a whale, appears in both the Bible and Quran."

Several weeks prior, the voice of Walt Disney's "Pinocchio" passed away...another story involving being swallowed by a whale.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/movies/dick-jones-gave-voice-to-disneys-pinocchio-dies-at-87.html?_r=0 

Pinocchio becomes central to the theme of Terry Gilliam's "The FISHER King" starring Robin Williams, combined with his role in "Toys" he became Geppetto personified.

Go back to his highly successful but short lived" Mork and Mindy" TV show...Williams "jumped the SHARK" when they introduced an egg-hatched man-child Jonathan Winters as Mork's backwards aging child "Mearth".

The obvious Red overalls we all connect to the Disney version of Pinocchio

Hollywood was not yet done with Robin and his Pinocchio/Geppetto persona. Perhaps one of his most beloved roles was as the voice of the Blue Genie in Disney's "Aladdin". Genie bounces in and out, and out and in of various characters, allowing Williams to free form in the way only he could. Pinocchio makes an appearance every time the Genie is lying. 

The films "Jumanji" and "Hook", among others in his filmography continued the theme of youth vs. age throughout his entire acting career...and perhaps was the demon that shaped his life and eventually destroyed him. R.I.P. 

(As a side note here, it is interesting to note that Robin's character Mork was a spin-off from the 50's based sit-com "Happy Days". Actor Tom Bosley who played Mr. Cunningham voiced Geppetto in a 1987 animated film called "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night")

(The term "Jumping the Shark" originated with "Happy Days". It denotes a point in the life of a television series when the writers appear to have run out of new ideas and situations for their characters, and resort to over the top or sensational storylines. In this case, 50's cool guy The Fonz literally decides to jump a live shark on his signature motorcycle.)