The Apollonian/Dionysian Dialectical Dichotomy Contributing writer David Shankle gives yet another angle on Batman: Dark Knight  INDEPTH ESOTERIC ANALYSIS OF “BATMAN BEGINS” HERE   After revisiting Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight, viewing the...

This is an introduction to an upcoming longer paper, examining the symbolic and esoteric meaning behind the Shield of Achilles, particularly in relation to Platonic cosmogony. By: Jay The liad...

By: Jay Dyer Eyes Wide Shut is a film that failed to live to the expectations of many. It was supposed to be an edgy thriller that made statements about...

Mattie’s father in True Grit is a mason, and we see here amongst his things a square and compass:...

Emma Stone’s new to DVD film, Easy A is a tribute to 80s classics like Say Anything and Sixteen Candles, but it also contains some interesting overlapping synchronicities and hints...

By: Jay Dyer I hate to always harp on gnosticism, but it’s undeniably the recurrent theme of most sci fi and fantasy/cult films. Gnosticism is the ancient perennial tradition that descends...

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While watching the 1998 film, “Enemy of the State,” I noticed a curious reference to 9/11. A few others online have noticed this as well. As we showed recently, pre-9/11 film...

Sometime contributor, Ross H., has made a stunning discovery – the 1994 Iron Man cartoon episode “The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat” shows the two towers being taken down by a rogue...

“Your loyal fan” @ 6:15. lol. Wonder who that is? Yes, In Alex, I subsist and have my being....

 By: Jay (c) copyright, all rights reserved.      The significance of the mirror as an actual object and its usage a symbolic metaphor in literature is found in several English...

Revised. 12/8/10 By: Jay Dyer (c) Copyrighted, all right reserved. Old Man is part of a Faulkner work titled The Wild Palms, a collection of two stories; Old Man and...

Political commentator and tough (‘Merkan) guy, Snake Plissken (aka ‘Rattler”) describes his experiences concerning breaking into the Nashville country scene. Well, we should say, his plans to break in. Eventually....

Usually I end up disagreeing with a lot of ‘conspiracy’ sites’ analyses of symbolism. One good example is the All-Seeing Eye and the pyramid. For example, Solomon says in Proverbs...

David Richards Infowars.com November 12, 2010 Britain is a surreal place to be living right now. The infamous Ministry of Defense trend report for 2007-35 projects the British middle classes...

This is a must-see documentary on the illusions and magical trickery of the mass media. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTc5NTU4MDY4.html...

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Liberalism ends in anarchy, or to avoid anarchy, imposes its will on an unliberal world. But by imposing its will, it ceases to be liberal, and is become despotic. -Santayana (paraphrase)...

By: Jay Donnie Darko is, on its most basic level, a film that is homage to 80s culture. It’s a cult classic (like many 80s films!) that references other 80s films, uses popular 80s...

By: Jay     Rand Paul, as many are aware, has become somewhat of a media star of late, with the majority of the mainstream attention focused on anything but the issues....