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Another hand sign related to the Masonic metaphor of "air" is one that pairs up with the term "flight of fancy". To do this sign the person brings their wrists quite close together and at the same time opens their hands so that the fingers are slightly splayed, pointing outward and slightly upward, resembling the wings of a bird taking off. The hand sign has been used in documentary films or fact based television programs when some fictional or fanciful content will be included and presented as fact. The origin of this hand sign may have been the situation where the speaker was in handcuffs and making up a story to proclaim their innocence concerning a particular offense, and, when the hands were normally handcuffed in front of the body, they gestured with their hands as best they could.
Another Masonic sign related to the "air" metaphor involves poking out the tongue and holding it to the side of the mouth. This sign has been designated mainly to the winners of sporting contests which involve being a participant in a rapid ride of some kind, such as skiing or surfing [for those who are with the Masons]. This sign connects with the Biblical story of Samson, who, by the end of the story has been blinded and enslaved at the mill in Gaza. God had earlier said that the Jews will be his chosen people if they can obey His law, which they were not able to manage. At a later period, having read this story in the Bible, stone cutters and stonemasons took to scaring people by looking through the hole in the middle of the millstone before it went into use making flour. The poking out of the tongue could be used as a scare tactic, and it connected with the Samson story [Judges 13-16]. In the centre of the millstone the tongue hanging out represented the blinding of an eye, to the stonemasons, and the idea that their stonemason centred group was a special group. So this sign, in modern use, has been designated to those who win competitions, thus making them special for a short while, and other situations where the person that does the sign has been deemed to be "special". The sign that connects with the word "air" is where the tongue is held to the side. They probably got this sign variation from observing dogs riding in cars, which often put their heads out the window to feel the air, and let their tongues hang to the side.
On the subject of sports involving a rapid ride, I want to assert that the danger inherent in some sports, including ones such as mountain climbing and scuba diving, does not only involve physical calculations. When one's life is dependent on the expertise of someone else there is a social element as well. I am thinking here of infiltration by the Masons. They may try to use such situations to bond people to them. To back up these Masonic moves, faults and sloppiness of performance can be introduced that might occasionally lead to a death, which can be called an accident.
Again on meanings put on the word "air", I want to point to the Cabalistic symbol for the word "air", [the "Cabala" being the doctrine of an old Jewish sect]. This symbol could be described as a right angle triangle that has its right angle at the bottom, inverting the normal position of a right angle triangle, and in the middle of the triangle is a short horizontal line, and from this line is a longer vertical line extending downward out of the triangle at the point of the 90 degree angle. Crossing this line outside the triangle are three more horizontal lines, of varying lengths. The longest of these three lines is in the uppermost position, the next on down is shorter, and the next is the shortest. At the bottom is a circle. The straight lines outside the triangle together resemble a television antenna. [See, for example, Shepherd's Glossary Of Graphic Signs And Symbols by Walter Shepherd, page 161.] There is also a Cabalistic symbol that means "earth". It could be described as a right angle triangle that has its 90 degree angle at the top, and on top of the triangle is a horizontal line. On top of this line is a small circle. From the bottom of the triangle, an arrow sign is pointing down. [Also page 161 of Shepherd's Glossary.]
These two symbols appear to be the origin of the sign of the sports shoes hanging from overhead telephone lines or other electrical wires. It appears to be a Masonic sign. Someone who is with the Masons ties together the laces of a pair of old sports shoes and throws them up onto the overhead wires. It is highly unlikely that the shoes will hang evenly after the throw. They hang unevenly, and because they are old they symbolise "air" that is impure. What the sign seems to mean is that the street gangs in the area are not controlled, or not fully controlled, by the Masons. If the Masons are able to establish control of all the street gangs in the area, then the old, unevenly hanging sports shoes are replaced by a newer pair of sports shoes that are hung evenly. For this replacement to be done, it would seem to be necessary for at least some of the workers with the telephone or power company to be with the Masons, because of the height. If such replacement does occur, then the shoe laces of the evenly hanging shoes resemble the shape of a compass and suggest the triangle of the Cabalistic symbol for "earth". The meaning of the word "compass" listed in the Oxford English Dictionary is relevant here also. The comments on the early meaning of the word list "measure kept in walking together".
On the subject of television transmission again, one gets an idea of how the situation has developed if one reads the book War and Anti-War: survival at the dawn of the 21st century by Alvin and Heidi Toffler. In this book the authors write about such things as satellite surveillance and interactive television, and how these things can be used in war. But they do not mention the presence of the Masons in many of our Western institutions. As has been noted, war is of central interest to the Masons, and it has become clear that they have a strong interest in the various forms of art as well. Today [in 2007] their presence in the media seems to be one of the Masons' strongest weapons.
The information compiled in the Tofflers' book and the accompanying speculations appear to have been very influential. Many films appear to have had their beginnings with material in this book, or have used the information in some way. Where the technological developments written about in the book have come into being or have been more fully developed it is natural enough that one or more films be made that deal with the new technology. But the book seems to be very well known in Hollywood and where the Tofflers are thought to have been the first to deal with a particular new technology in a book, a kind of backhand acknowledgment has been given to them by way of the film-makers also taking some of the creative elements of their book [on war], and injecting them into a film [movie]. Specifically, the list of chapter names and subheadings on the "contents" pages at the front of the book seem to have been inspiring to film-makers. [There may be a point of note for writers here. If a writer gives his chapters interesting names, Hollywood film-makers might make movies out of the chapter names and not pay the writer for the rights, because the exact wording of the chapter would probably not be used]. In the case of the Tofflers' book War and Anti-War, there is an additional reason for acknowledgment to be of a backhand or under-the-table nature, and that is that the subject matter relates to war. Film-makers who are with the Masons [it seems] are required to include some small promotion of war or other aspect of the Masonic agenda in their films, but it is not openly acknowledged. The fact that this book by the Tofflers deals with new technological and social developments, and how these relate to war give a strong inspiration to film-makers who want to further the Masonic agenda.
One film that does this is the 1998 film The Truman Show made by Paramount Pictures. This film connects with the Tofflers' book at many points, by way of the film-makers taking many of the subheading in the book and using the direct or secondary meaning of the words as inspiration for scenes in the film, as well as using the information in the book. On page 208 of the book there is "Media Government"; in the film this idea sets up the world in which Truman lives, inside a very large television studio. On page 171 there is "Reporting in Real Time"; in the film Truman is on the air 24 hours a day. Page 170 has "The Media as Star"; an idea conveyed in the film by the television show director relaying information about the number of cameras used and other aspects of his television production, to the viewers of the program.
On page 100 of their book War and Anti-War published in 1993, the Tofflers write that "Military satellite systems that permit countries to listen into, photograph, and otherwise monitor rivals will become weapons in economic as well as military warfare". Around one year later in the United States legislation was passed allowing satellite surveillance images to be sold by government agencies to private companies. About four years after this, The Truman Show was made.
More of the Tofflers' sub-headings were used. "The Civilianization of War" was symbolised in the film by the beret worn by the director which was not a normal civilian style beret, but was a military commando style beret, worn in the commando manner. Also, in the control centre located behind an image of the moon, in the side of the picture, there is sometimes a character in sports clothing riding a stationary exercise bike, symbolising sports shoes in the air, like the ones that are sometimes thrown onto power lines. Here "air" connects with street gang activity and television broadcasting onto the airwaves.
"Da Vinci Dreams" is captured by the scene where Truman tries to create a likeness of a particular young woman from several magazine photographs. Next we see that Truman is in "The Zone of Illusion", his world is not real. The social aspects of his life are created around him, and dissolve when he moves on. Casting his mind back to the time he encountered this particular young woman, he remembers the "Rites, Music, Frivolity". The young woman was taken out of his life in a sudden and unusual manner, "The End of Ecstasy". Truman later expresses to the woman he thinks is his wife, his desire to travel to Fiji [because of the other woman], but there is "An Absence of Paychecks". Truman is not paid for his role in the television show. He watches television and a presenter says they will be showing a movie that shows the value of home and family. The director of "The Truman Show", which follows Truman, does not want him to try to leave. It is interactive television, "The Pinpoint Message".
The Tofflers provide some information about this. On page 233 of their above named book, they write that hidden self-destruct microchips could be implanted into weapons by a country when the weapons are sold to another country, as alliances may change. They also make clear their belief in the importance of the media in modern warfare, such as on page 236. Interactive media is looked at in the sub-section "The Pinpoint Message", on page 171. They do not explain how interactive television works, but, putting these pieces of information together, an answer can be deduced. There are, implanted in television sets, electronic devices that generate surveillance data on individuals. The major piece of hardware is, I believe, a minature camera set behind or to the side of the screen. These cameras in the television sets are implanted during their manufacture, in the way described by the Tofflers concerning weapons. It seems probable that this implanting is made possible by the electronic companies that manufacture the television sets being with the Masons. The surveillance data is not controlled by the governments of the countries that manufacture the television sets. It seems to be controlled by Masonic factions within the security agencies of Western governments. These factions are perhaps best identified by the term "the old guard", which they may have at times applied to themselves, as well as being called that by others. The images from the cameras in the television sets are now high resolution, clear images, and are linked to electronic facial recognition technology and to data bases of information on individuals. Perhaps almost all of us in modern societies are being subjected to some degree of "Truman Show" style rights abuses. What comes back to us with this interactive television is, as the Tofflers suggest, manipulated news and entertainment intended to mould our opinions. Also as suggested by the Tofflers, data can be customised by "theater commanders"[a military term]. Masonic operatives can dial into a particular camera in a television set with their mobile phones or personal computers for close surveillance.
If the Masonic factions can bond people who work in the television and film industry then that adds to the opinion moulding system. As is usual with the Masons, the offer of secret knowledge is a tactic that can be used to penetrate various areas of the media. Stories of early Masons looking through millstones may be portrayed as early connections to the media. Looking through a small millstone with a small hole could be said, by the Masons, to be analogous to looking through the eye piece of a movie camera or still camera. Looking through a large millstone with a large hole could be said by them, to be analogous to appearing on television. [The Oxford English Dictionary listing for "millstone" has comment about this.]
There were a few more of the Tofflers' sub-headings used in The Truman Show. Truman decides he has enough money for a trip to Fiji, or at least off the island he believes is his home; he has "Budget Without Strategy". After being disappointed at a travel agent, he buys a bus ticket for the first stage of his intended journey. He waits on the bus but is finally told that it is not leaving. He has been thwarted by "The Menace of Interdependence". Returning home, Truman expresses his suspicions to his "wife" about something strange going on and decides it is time for them to take a driving holiday over the bridge to the mainland. Truman is afraid of crossing water so he drives with his eyes closed, perhaps like a kung fu master doing moves in a movie, "The Asian Challenge". On the other side of the bridge a wall of fire is thrown up and Truman drives through it at high speed, "The Flaming Match". A short distance down the road they are stopped by a road block. There has been a nuclear accident, "The Next Chernobyl". A patrolman mistakenly acknowledges Truman by name and the final realisation of something unusual hits Truman. He runs, but is stopped by nuclear power station workers. Returning home with his "wife", Truman is depressed, so this actress playing the wife tries to cheer him up with the offer of hot chocolate. She is really doing an advertisement for the chocolate product and Truman suspects her as well. He questions her, and feeling threatened, she grabs a kitchen tool to defend herself, turning "Ploughshares into Swords", metaphorically speaking. When she asks the kitchen ceiling for help, help arrives. It is Truman's "friend". She tells the friend that her position is "unprofessional!". The television actress wants to leave the show, a case of "The Rich Want Out", one could say.
In real life, a similar thing to what the Tofflers describe in this sub-section was brought about in recent years, with the wealthy film and television production areas of Hollywood and Beverly Hills forming a separate city demarcation because they felt they could do better without the rest of Los Angeles.
After the incident in the kitchen, Truman retreats from the life he had and sleeps in the cellar of his house. He is still at this point being monitored by the television director with his surveillance technology, but the director suspects something has gone wrong while his technicians were taking a break. The director sends in the "friend", but Truman is gone. It is a case of "Bamboozled Inspectors". To find Truman the director enlists the actors and to assist them, orders that the artificial sun must be made to rise before the proper time, creating "Unreal Real Time". The director switches to a camera in the "sky", and Truman is spotted with this "Tracking Technology", in a sailing boat trying to escape from the island. To stop him the director orders an artificial wave to hit the sailing boat. This brings to mind the chapter title "First Wave War" in the Tofflers' book. There are two more metaphorical waves in the Tofflers' book, and two more waves in the film. With the third wave Truman's boat tips over and Truman is on the point of drowning until assistants urge the director to relent. Truman is "Back from the Dead", the almost dead actually, when the weather clears up and his boat rights itself. Truman sails on optimistically, there are "Open Skies and Open Minds", or perhaps just one open mind in this television studio. But ahead there is "The Invisible Wall"; a wall painted to look like sky and water. When the front of the boat hits the wall, it puts a hole in the wall, "Boundary Breakage". There is a path around the edge of the painted wall which Truman walks around until he finds stairs leading to a raised platform and a door out of the studio. The director now speaks to Truman for the first time, over a loud speaker system. He asks Truman not to go and says they have a special relationship. The director says he has known Truman since Truman got his "first tooth". Considering the earlier wave incident, 'Two-Faced "Things"', is what comes to mind here. With the line "You never had a camera inside my head", Truman makes a declaration of independence. It is "The Uncontainable Revolution". Truman's last line "If I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night", indicates what secretive organization was supporting this movie.