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The Secret Destiny of America
by Manly P. Hall
published in 1944
pgs. 173-181
THE SYMBOLS OF THE GREAT SEAL OF THE U.S.
When the time came to select an appropriate emblem for the great seal of
the United States of America, several designs were submitted. These were
described by Gaillard Hunt, in The History of the Seal of the United States,
published in Washington, D.C., in 1909. Most of the designs originally submitted
had the Phoenix bird on its nest of flames as the central motif. One of the
designs now familiar to us was finally selected, and Benjamin Franklin was asked
for his opinion of the choice.
Franklin gave his immediate approval, observing that it was very
appropriate to select the wild turkey as the symbol of the new country: The
turkey was a bird of admirable quality, hard working and industrious, and of
good moral character, and a fowl also with a marked aversion for the color red,
at that time unpopular among the colonists.
When it was explained to Franklin that the bird on the seal was intended
to represent an eagle he was bitterly disappointed; and he insisted that the
drawing did not look like an eagle to him, and furthermore, an eagle was a bird
of prey with few of the respectable qualities of the wild turkey.
It has been said that the designer had drawn a Phoenix. Its selection
would of course have been appropriate.
Among the ancients a fabulous bird called the Phoenix is described by
early writers such as Clement, Herodotus, and Pliny; in size and shape it
resembled the eagle, but with certain differences. The body of the Phoenix is
one covered with glossy purple feathers, and the plumes in its tail are
alternately blue and red. The head of the bird is light in color, and about its
neck is a circlet of golden plumage. At the back of its head the Phoenix has a
crest of feathers of brilliant color. Only one of these birds was supposed to
live at a time, with its home in the distant parts of Arabia, in a nest of
frankincense and myrrh. The Phoenix, it was said, lives for 500 years, and at
its death its body opens and the new born Phoenix emerges. Because of this
symbolism, the Phoenix is generally regarded as representing immortality and
resurrection.
All symbols have their origin in something tangible, and the Phoenix is
the one sign of the secret orders of the ancient world and of the initiate of
those orders, for it was common to refer to one who had been accepted into the
temples as one twice-born, or re-born. Wisdom confers a new life, and those who
become wise are born again.
The Phoenix symbol is important in another way, as an emblem among nearly
all civilized nations of royalty, power, superiority, and immortality. The
Phoenix of China is identical in meaning with the Phoenix of Egypt; and the
Phoenix of the Greeks is the same as the Thunder Bird of the American Indians.
In the accompanying drawing, the head of the bird as it appeared on the
great seal of 1782 is compared with the present form. It is immediately evident
that the bird on the original seal is not an eagle, nor even a wild turkey as
Franklin had hoped, but the Phoenix, the ancient symbol of human aspiration
toward Universal good. The beak is of a different shape, the neck is much
longer, and the small tuft of hair at the back of the head leaves no doubt as to
the artist’s intention.
But if this design on the obverse side of the seal is stamped with the
signature of the Order of the Quest, the design on the reverse is even more
definitely related to the old Mysteries.
Here is represented the great pyramid of Gizah, composed of 13 rows of
masonry, showing 72 stones. The pyramid is without cap stone, and above the
All-Seeing Eye surrounded by rays of light.
The design was not pleasing to Professor Charles Eliot Norton, of Harvard;
he summed up his displeasure in the following words. “The device adopted by
Congress is practically incapable of effective treatment; it can hardly (however
artistically treated by the designer) look otherwise than a dull emblem of a
Masonic Fraternity.” The quotation is from The History of the Seal of the United
States.
If incapable of artistic treatment, the great seal is susceptible of
profound interpretation. The Pyramid of Gizah was believed by the ancient
Egyptians to be the shrine tomb of the god Hermes, or Thot, the personification
of Universal Wisdom.
No trace has ever been found of the cap of the great pyramid. A flat
platform about thirty feet square gives no indication that this part of the
structure was ever otherwise finished; and this is appropriate, as the Pyramid
represents human society itself, imperfect and incomplete. The structure’s
ascending converging angles and faces represent the common aspiration of
humankind; above floats the symbol of the esoteric orders, the radiant triangle
with its all-seeing eye. The triangle itself is in the shape of the Greek letter
D, the Delta, the first letter of the name of God -- the divine part of nature
completing the works of men.
The 72 stones are the 72 arrangements of the Tetrageammaton, or the four
letters can be combined in 72 combinations, resulting in what is called the
Shemhamforesh, which represents, in turn, the laws, powers, and energies of
Nature by which the perfection of man is achieved.
The Pyramid then is the Universal house, and above its unfinished apex is
the radiant emblem of the Great Architect of the Universe.
There is a legend that in the lost Atlantis stood a great university in
which originated most of the arts and sciences of the present race. The
University was in the form of an immense pyramid with many galleries and
corridors, and on top was an observatory for the study of the stars. This temple
to the sciences in the old Atlantis is shadowed forth in the seal of the new
Atlantis. Was it the society of the unknown philosophers who sealed the new
nation with the eternal emblems, that all the nations might know the purpose for
which the new country had been founded?
The obverse of the great seal has been used by the Department of State
since 1782, but the reverse was not cut at that time because it was regarded as
a symbol of a secret society and not the proper device for a sovereign State.
Quite rare are discoveries of the use of this symbol in any important form until
recent years. Most American citizens learned for the first time what the design
WAS on the reverse of their seal when it appeared on the dollar bill, series of
1935A.
So far as anyone may know, the use of the seal in 1935 was probably
without premeditation or special implication. But it is interesting that its
appearance should coincide with the great changes affecting democracy in all
parts of the world. As early as 1935 the long shadows of a world tyranny had
extended themselves across the surface of the globe. Democracy was on the
threshold of its most severe testing. The rights of man, that Thomas Paine
defended, were being assailed on every hand by selfishness, ambition, and
tyranny. Then on the common medium of our currency appeared the eternal emblem
of our purpose.
The combination of the Phoenix, the pyramid, and the all-seeing eye is
more than a chance or coincidence. There is nothing about the early struggles of
the colonists to suggest such a selection to farmers, shopkeepers, and country
gentlemen. There is only one possible origin for these symbols, and that is the
secret societies which came to this country 150 years before the Revolutionary
War. Most of the patriots who achieved American independence belonged to these
societies, and derived their inspiration, courage, and high purpose from ancient
teaching. There can be no question that the great seal was directly inspired by
these orders of the human Quest, and that it set forth the purpose for this
nation as that purpose was seen and known to the Founding Fathers.
The monogram of the new Atlantis reveals this continent as set apart for
the accomplishment of the great work -- here is to arise the pyramid of human
aspiration, the school of secret sciences. Over this nation rules the supreme
king, the Ever Living God. This nation is dedicated to the fulfillment of Divine
Will. To the degree that men realize this, and dedicate themselves and their
works to this purpose, their land will flourish. To depart from the symbol of
this high destiny is to be false to the great trust given as a priceless
inheritance. [End of Manley P. Hall book]
[Editor's Addition] Since the reverse side of the seal was not seen by
the masses until 1935, well after the time that the conspiracy had set much in
motion including its unconstitutional Federal Reserve, it would not be
surprising to find that it had been changed from the original established by the
Founding Fathers, especially since it appears the obverse (front) side was
changed.
The following is a more enlightened description of the correct and
counterfeit versions.
Lucifer, through his great deception, has put in the
hearts of his servants, this great counterfeit to always alter or change God's
truths in some degree. His purpose is to deceive God's children and to keep them
in darkness and in his power and servitude.
Every part of God's symbols have eternal meaning in the measurements and
angles and designs. Scientists and mathematicians understand how important these
minute details are to power and energy flows.
Through comparison, you can see that almost everything is correct in the
pyramid symbol on our dollar bill except for some small but important details.
The measurements of the pyramid are not accurate which means that there is a
change in the flow of energy/power of that pyramid. This is an example of the
negative deception and control over us exercised by the secret combination world
bankers and financiers as they control our money/wealth, the riches of the
earth.
The All Seeing Eye of the Lord on the pyramid of the dollar is to watch
over the destiny of this Promised Land America to bring to pass His appointed
time in which He has promised "that blindness is happened to Israel, until the
fullness of the Gentiles be come in." Romans (11:25)
Notice that the eye on our current dollar bill is half closed. When you
see correct representations of the All Seeing Eye of God, the eye will be fully
open.
The above, with minor additions by editor, came from - Ye Remnant of
Israel - Vol. 1, Earnst Tietjen, pgs. 70-71 - P.O. Box 26971, S.L.C., UT 84126.
In addition to the above we emphasize that true pyramids are equilateral
triangles, where the base length is the same as the angled sides.
Also, original construction of these pyramids were credited to Seth
(Melchizedek) and later reported by Josephus:
Now this Seth, when he was brought up, and came to those years in which he could
discern what was good, became a virtuous man; and as he was himself of an
excellent character, so did he leave children behind him who imitated his
virtues. All these proved to be of good dispositions. They also inhabited the
same country without dissensions, and in a happy condition, without any
misfortunes falling upon them, till they died. They were inventors of that
particular sort of wisdom which was concerned with the heavenly bodies, and
their order. And that their inventions might not be lost before they were
sufficiently known, upon Adam's prediction that the world was to be destroyed at
one time by the force of fire, and at another time by the violence and quantity
of water, they made two pillars; the one of brick, the other of stone: they
inscribed their discoveries on them both, that in case the pillar of brick
should be destroyed by the flood, the pillar of stone might remain, and exhibit
those discoveries to mankind; and also inform them that there was another pillar
of brick erected by them. Now this remains in the land of Siriad to this day.
(Josephus II:3)
Some even believe this one of stone to be the pyramid of Cheops.
And finally, as to the identity of this "Stranger" that visited so often at the
most critical junctures. Well some believe it to be more than one. Others have
said it was the Moroni of the Book of Alma, known by some as General Moroni. The
very same that made the Title of Liberty. However, the only recorded statement
we can find is that of Orson Hyde on July 4, 1854. Beginning by referring to the
revolution, he said:
In those early and perilous times, our men were few, and our resources
limited. Poverty was among the most potent enemies we had to encounter; yet our
arms were successful; and it may not be amiss to ask here, by whose power
victory so often perched on our banner? It was by the agency of that same angel
of God that appeared unto Joseph Smith, and revealed to him the history of the
inhabitants of this country, whose mounds, bones, and remains of towns, cities,
and fortifications speak from the dust in the ears of the living with the voice
of undeniable truth. This same angel presides over the destinies of
America, and feels a lively interest in all our doings. He was in the camp of
Washington; and by an invisible hand, let our fathers to conquest and victory;
and all this to open and prepare the way for the Church and Kingdom of God to be
established on the western hemisphere, for the redemption of Israel and the
salvation of the world.
This same angel was with Columbus, and gave him deep impressions, by
dreams and by visions, respecting this New World. Trammeled by poverty and by an
unpopular cause, yet his persevering and unyielding heart would not allow an
obstacle in his way too great for him to overcome; and the angel of God helped
him — was with him on the stormy deep, calmed the troubled elements, and guided
hid frail vessel to the desired haven. Under the guardianship of this same
angel, or Prince of America, have the United States grown, increased, and
flourished, like the sturdy oak by the rivers of water. (J.D. 6:368)
Orson Hyde indicates it was the Angel Moroni, so it is for you to decide
and to try the Spirit, as we have provided the evidence. We are without doubt.
The Lord loves us very much!