-Caveat Lector- From: Man on the Run <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >If you are saying that it is possible I am reading this wrong, I can only say >that there are two factors on my side. > A)The North direction
This presumes that North was considered 'up' by the architect at the time the original design was drawn up; as I pointed out in a previous post, one cannot just assume that this is so, since prior to standardization of cartography in the mid-19th century, it was not unusual for the equator to be considered the 'up' position for those in the northern hemisphere (who, by-and-large, were the same people making the maps), and the North Pole to be considered 'down'... >The inverted pentagram IS enshrined in to federal law, via the design of D.C. So what? Even if it IS 'inverted', an inverted pentagram representing evil/satanism is purely a 20th-century invention of horror fiction, aided and abetted by low-grade Hollywood potboilers... Prior to this 20th-century invention, in mystical/occult terms the direction of a pentagram only implied the direction one was sending energy or requesting that it be sent by a divine power; therefore the only thing an 'upside down' pentagram would have meant to an 18th century person was that one was requesting divine energy to be directed down from Heaven to whatever the pentagram was pointing to... So if the original architect did indeed view his pentagram design of DC as being inverted (and one would have to look at his other maps to determine whether he normally associated either the North Pole or the Equator with 'up'), it would not have been considered evil or satanic, only that one was attempting to direct divine energy down from heaven to the 'target' that the pentagram was pointing to... June <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
