Chapter 2: St.
Paul’s Chapel and Pierre L’Enfant. The Mystery of the Montgomery Memorial.
The
story of the development of New York City is a true American Tale. Elements of
many different colonial powers contributed to its origins and history. The
Dutch and English held control of the area that would become New York City in
the early stages of colonial settlement in New England and the other colonies.
New York was for a short time the Capitol of the United States of America prior
to the capitol being moved finally to Washington District of Columbia.
Since
the tragic events of September, 11, 2001 many have examined the possible hidden
history or occult overtones associated with this disaster. One of the
structures that has been discussed in biblical prophecy by some is St. Paul’s
Chapel just to the east of the World Trade Center Towers that collapsed on that
day. Regardless of the truth of how these events unfolded it is clear that the
Trinity district of Manhattan, New York City had already been steeped in
Masonic and Royal mythology and lore in ways that few understand. Part of this
value had to do with what may considered “hidden” messages left in some of the
structures that were valued at this time. Is it possible that someone had
created a “New Jerusalem” or “New Atlantis” out of the rubble of this tragedy?
Rabbi
Jonathan Cahn links the survival of St. Paul’s on September eleventh to a chain
of events that matches the prophecies of Isaiah. A lone Sycamore Tree is said
to have spared the Chapel from destruction on that day by blocking the fall of
debris from the collapsing buildings. The remains of the tree have now been
made into a bronzed memorial that also reflects the telling of this prophecy by
Isaiah. Amazingly the same Sycamore Tree seems to be referred to in the Bob
Marley song “Time will Tell” where the “song of freedom tree….Sycamore Tree” is
mentioned. It appears Marley was also referring to the Prophecies of Isaiah
when this song was written.
We
will examine here how St. Paul’s Chapel fits into an architectural scheme of
places in early America that both tell a story of their own and represent a
valued point on the earth from which to measure. St. Paul’s has some
interesting geographic associations with other colonial era structures that
have already been identified by this author as having been important to a
specific caste of movers and shakers in Colonial and early American times.
Other structures such as the Newport Tower, The Powder Magazine in
Williamsburg, Monticello, Poplar Forest, and most of all the strange street
plan of Washington D.C. seem to beckon one to use their powers of
interpretation, art appreciation, and history to interpret correctly.
The
history of St. Paul’s itself reveals many links to important figures in
American history that have family ties to the premier Jacobite and Scottish
families that actually in a large way created the United States or helped to
fund its creation in hand with others who held different views. At this time
many likely felt they should band together with those of a different view of
the new Republic in order to break the chain of colonial domination that had
been enacted by the Hanoverian and Parliamentarian factions of England at that
time. It was not only George I that wanted to keep control of the colonies but
the English Parliament also voted to continue to control and tax the colonies.
Within the English Parliament and political system were many who did sympathize
with the Exiled Stewart Kings of England in tandem with the goals of the
colonies in forming a new Republic.
Many
who held this view of a Republic in the colonies were adhering to a kind of
“New Atlantis” or “New Jerusalem” concept that had been defined by Sir Francis
Bacon in many of his writings including his work “The New Atlantis.”
In
our examination of St. Paul’s we will see distinct historical and familial links
to many other strange questions that seem to have been presented to the public
such as Oak Island and even the famous mystery of Rennes le Chateau in France.
True to form the story of St. Paul’s includes alternating English and French
influences just as the story of Oak Island does. The phenomena of St. Paul’s
may have also spawned other contrived grail quest legends and mysteries meant
to foster a uniquely American view of spirituality in association with the
Republican ideal in early America. Along the way a cadre of American artists
and writes attempted to forge an American mythology and identity that extended
beyond the old world values of those that had first occupied North America
while displacing the Native population.
St.
Paul’s is located at 209 Broadway in lower Manhattan Island in New York City.
Note from a numerological point of view 2+0+9=11. This string of numbers
matches other important interpretive information we will examine later in this
story. It is strange that these numbers coincide with the date of the
destruction of the World Trade Centers on 9/11. St. Paul’s was built on land
donated by Queen Anne of Great Britain. St. Paul’s does include a small
centrally located octagonal tower that is topped by a replica of the Choragic
Monument of Lysicrates (335 B.C.) This theme or use of classical monuments and
even the sculptors of them in transmitting allegorical or hidden information is
a common theme throughout history. St. Paul’s of the Trinity district of
Manhattan is no exception. Here at this small simple chapel one of the greatest
moments of United States History occurred and this was not on 9/12/01.
Famous
American founding father Alexander Hamilton drilled the troops of “The Hearts
of Oak” Military Militia on the grounds of the chapel early in the war.
Hamilton would later command the artillery division that would defend New York
City from the British. His involvement here at this significant piece of
talismanic American architecture echoes his direct family relation from the
past George Hamilton Earl of Orkney’s involvement in the creation of the
octagonal Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg.
At
that time the personnel that made up the Hearts of Oak were all Kings College
students. Kings College would later be known as Columbia University thus
reflecting some of the mythical or folklore views of the new country. It is no
coincidence that this institution of learning gained the same name as
Washington District of Columbia and Columbia South Carolina. The image of the
Goddess Columbia and that name’s association with the Columba or dove of peace
is a potent symbol through different ages of Catholic belief in Scotland and
Ireland and is also associated by some with Saint Columba.
Most
importantly George Washington along with the other present members of Congress
attended services at St. Paul’s on the first inauguration day of any American
President on April, 30, 1779. At this time Washington literally consecrated the
creation of the country of the United States of America. This small chapel was
indeed in many citizens eyes the point on earth where the United States was
actually born. Washington had a personal pew at the chapel and it is marked by
a period painting of the Great Seal of the United States. Washington’s pew was
indeed adjacent to the pew of early New York Governor Clinton. This painting of the Great Seal is one of the
earliest representations of the new design that had recently been decided upon.
Washington’s association with this
structure in light of the later events of September eleventh is intriguing and
adds to the mysterious overtones of both that day and the creation of the new
country. George Washington had also of course come from Virginia and had
studied at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg where the octagonal
Powder Magazine was located. Again this structure had been erected by colonial
Lt. Governor of Virginia Alexander Spotswood under the auspices of Governor
George Hamilton the Earl of Orkney. George Hamilton represents an direct
relation to Alexander Hamilton of the “Hearts of Oak.”
Amazingly an arc on the globe created
using the north to south orientation of St. Paul’s chapel leads directly to the
octagonal Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. In past works
we have examined the octagonal Powder Magazine for its directional values and
had seen how it was associated with the Hudson’s Bay Company also of the
Hamilton/Douglas family of Scottish gentry. This is an amazing association that
likely was planned and extends far beyond the probability of a chance
association given our previous studies of the use of the Axis Mundi in colonial
era architecture.
Above: The orientation with regard to
true north of St. Paul’s Cathedral may be used to create an arc on the globe
that transects the East Coast of the United States leading to or intersecting
with the Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg. See next two
images below.
It
is possible that St. Paul’s Cathedral was planned to point the way to the
Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg which had been built in 1714
significantly prior to the construction of the Chapel in 1766. This may also
mean that Broadway also points in this direction. As we will see as this saga
develops there are specific aspects of the development of St. Paul’s Chapel
that may also back up this assumption.
In
particular, two of the monuments located at St. Paul’s tell a story of the
amazing association this structure may hold to European mysteries such as
Rennes le Chateau and the “Man in Mountain” mythology of Charlemagne and
possibly Constantine himself. The influence of the Hamilton’s and Montgomery’s
of Scotland may be obvious in both the creation of the new country but also in
their roles as Jacobite supporters of the exiled royalty of England and
Scotland the Stewart family. The Stewart family’s involvement here though
peripheral may have served as the primary impetus for the installation of a “mystery”
at St. Paul’s that involves American concepts in tandem with the country’s
Jacobite origins. As prominent Scottish families the Hamilton’s and Douglas’
also had many direct associations with relatives and associates in France. The
nobility of Scotland has always held close ties with the French people with a
Douglas even holding the French title of the Duke of Tourraine at one point.
This tradition also includes the French origins of Marie of Guise and her
daughter Mary Queen of Scots education at the St. Clare Monastery near Paris.
The
story of the Montgomery Monument at St. Paul’s will link us back to France and
Rennes le Chateau while also establishing a mysterious chain of events in the
young United States that may contribute to the American overtones of many
mysteries in Europe where this influence has never been considered. This simple
yet elegant monument will link us to the intelligence gathering activities of
two patriots that in large part defined the intelligence gathering capabilities
of the United States in their struggle for independence and also during the
early years of the country.
General
Richard Montgomery was one of the greatest fallen heroes of the American
Revolution. Later famous English General Montgomery of World War Two fame was
from the same family that always held a grand military tradition. Richard
Montgomery was no exception and led the invasion of Quebec during the
Revolution at which he lost his life. Even before the Revolutionary War was
over Congress had agreed to build a monument to General Montgomery thus
becoming the first monument ever commissioned for construction by the United
States of America. General Montgomery had earned in death a very large
appreciation and distinction among the founders of the United States. He would
be the first American Patriot to be immortalized in the United States of
America.
Congress
allotted 300 pounds sterling towards the creation of a monument fitting the
service of such a great patriot. Benjamin Franklin himself commissioned famous
French Sculptor Jean Jacques Caffieri to sculpt a fitting memorial to the
General. Originally this piece had been intended to be included at
Philadelphia’s Independence Hall which was technically the first capitol of the
United States. Later when it was decided
to make New York the capitol it was decreed that this memorial should be
included at St. Paul’s chapel in New York where Washington had also consecrated
the young country for the first time.
The
Montgomery Memorial was indeed created by Caffieri in France and included a
very rare form of variegated and pinkish colored marble from the Pyrenees
Mountain region of southern France. This is also the region of Basque country,
The Great Cyclic Cross of Hendaye, and the famous mystery of Rennes le Chateau.
Interestingly Thomas Jefferson also purchased a bust of Benjamin Franklin from
Caffieri at a later date that is still on display at Monticello. Jefferson was
quite the appreciator of classic forms of art. His collection also included a
painting by Rivera (Ribera) of Mary Magdalene Repentant pictured with the
inclusion of her contemplating a human skull.
Here
via Caffieri we see the influence of our French Allies of the Revolution
assisting Franklin and Jefferson in memorializing their fallen comrade in way
that had been done for thousands of years. Montgomery would be given a lasting
and prominent memorial that would assure his name and actions were never
forgotten. Or is there more to the story?
As
it turns out another prominent Frenchman would also contribute a great deal to
the decoration and hidden themes of St. Paul’s Cathedral. None other than the
famous architect of the streets of Washington D.C. Pierre L’Enfant took part in
the redecoration of St. Paul’s after the war. His contributions to St Paul’s
reflected the decorative concepts seen at many chapels in France that have
Masonic overtones. To understand this in more detail we must return to the
story of the Montgomery Memorial in order to place the overall hidden context
of St. Paul’s Chapel correctly.
Beyond
the fact that the Montgomery Memorial was created by a French Artist whose work
is reflective of the French view of the notion of Republic with all its ancient
and classic themes represented it is clear that some degree of intentionally
applied mystery and intrigue accompanied the story of the monument from its
time of creation to its final installation at St. Paul’s nearly ten years after
the end of the American Revolution. Upon completion of the sculpture it is said
Caffieri had its separate pieces all sealed in lead caskets in order to be
shipped to the United States. This is a very elaborate form of packaging for
stonework that may raise some red flags in our story to this point. Is it
possible that other items had also been included in these lead lined caskets?
Why seal stonework that is fairly durable in such containers? Was it because
the American’s considered it an important first symbol of their victory in the
revolution or was Caffieri sending other talismanic items that were more
fragile than the large stone segments of the monument as well?
Surely
even if a ship sank with such pieces of statue they could possibly be recovered
with little damage even without a “lead lined casket” protecting them. To an
individual familiar with these concepts the shipping of this memorial may have
introduced many strange objects and themes to the colonies and future country
for the first time. In addition, this mystery would also suggest that Jacobite
Englishmen had also been aware of and supported the efforts of the French. In
the end this all may tie into the development of “Scottish Masonry” in France
that was intimately associated with the exiled Stewarts and their efforts to
forge a new country in the colonies.
Other
aspects of the saga of the Montgomery Memorial also indicate that this object
was the subject of the geographic mysteries we have studied in the past.
The
saga of the memorial includes it being stored unbeknownst to Benjamin Franklin
(supposedly) in Edenton North Carolina. Edenton is very near the famous “Lost
Colony” of Roanoke near the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Edenton was one of
the few places said to have been left accessible at that time due to a British
blockade of all shipping on the East Coast. It is said that this is the reason
this strange memorial was stored in Edenton. At this point all of our lead
lined caskets containing portions of the monument laid in Edenton until they
were found after the war. Edenton also holds the distinction of being the first
capitol of North Carolina.
Two
other strange parts to this story may be pertinent later. First of all the
sculpture was shipped via a British ship to Edenton! Records indicate from
Franklin’s own hand that this sculpture was shipped via an English ship that
was associated with missionaries in Labrador. Franklin even expresses thoughts
that the memorial would be returned to the Colonies if it was captured by the
English. It is possible that this was the only shipping method available at
that time. Most of the east coast was blockaded by the British navy at this
time thus making it an especially perilous voyage for any French merchantman or
ship of war. Franklin’s ties to this “missionary vessel” may have been
associated with any American intelligence gathering that was in operation at that
time. This may have also included many families in the Maritime region
including Nova Scotia that were loyal to the Colonial cause against the
British.
These
Nova Scotians who were loyal to the Colonies during the revolutionary war had
been brought to Nova Scotia by the English after General Lawrence had expelled
the French Acadians (Arcadians) from the Maritime region of Canada. This
included family members of of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edgar Allan Poe.
During the war many of these Nova Scotians fought on the side of the Colonies
in Maine and some even became members of the Society of the Cincinnati after
the war. This dynamic including Americans in Nova Scotia associated with the
Society of the Cincinnati may have contributed to the mythology of the famous
Oak Island Treasure later.
The
other amazing fact left out in the saga of the Montgomery Memorial involves the
urn that sits atop the pillar on the piece we see in front of St. Paul’s Chapel
today. After the war when the fate of the memorial was finally decided the urn
and its packaging were nowhere to be found. The urn is missing! The one we see
included on the sculpture today is a replacement that was obtained after it was
discerned that the original was no longer present with the rest of the
sculpture when it was finally located in Edenton. This in itself is intriguing
in that the representation of an urn in a cenotaph may suggest that there are
remains within it. If there were other relics or talismanic objects sent with
the memorial from France what better place to hide them than in the ritual urn
as included in the design of the sculpture?
Above
we saw how the structure of St. Paul’s Chapel itself points the way to the
Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg. The Powder Magazine is a structure
that I have supposed operated in the tradition of Constantine and Charlemagne
as an Axis Mundi based on the Tower of the Winds of Athens. The octagonal form
of the Powder Magazine actually points to places on the globe that had
significance to its builder thus establishing a real physical or spiritual
domain. This may have been exactly what George Hamilton was doing when the
Powder Magazine was built under his authority as Virginia Governor in 1714.
This is also coincidentally the year just prior to the first Jacobite uprising
in 1715. Many of the refugees from this conflict would immigrate to Scandinavia
and the Colonies thus forming pockets of Jacobite sympathizers in both
regions.
Given
all of these mysterious associations it is no surprise then that the southern
orientation of the octagonal Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg can be
used to form an arc on the globe that transects directly to Edenton North
Carolina. This entire geographic scheme suggests that someone had even used the
octagon of the Powder Magazine to hide an item they knew was going to be
installed at a structure that in turn “pointed to” the Powder Magazine in
Colonial Williamsburg. Is it possible that the memorial was stored in Edenton
so that someone could discern its location using the octagonal form of the
Powder Magazine in Williamsburg? It is even possible that the location of
Edenton had originally been decided due to this geographic association.
If
this is more than a coincidence this scheme may indicate that there was
something more to the Montgomery Memorial than is being told in the standard
story. This object had been hidden using an age old method that had been
applied in the past to biblical relics and mysterious treasure quests left by
fallen kings. Was some sort of geographic ritual being carried out that
involved the monument itself or any other associated items that had been
shipped in these strange lead lined caskets? Even so there is absolutely no
recorded evidence beyond the missing urn from the sculpture that anything is
not as the story states in the historical record. Still it does make one
wonder.
Among
the other information revealed here is the fact that an almost intentionally
contrived mystery had been applied to this memorial using geographic points on
the earth at which structures had been built to indicate a solution to the
mystery. Each of these points on earth played a significant role in American
colonial and revolutionary war history. If not a solution, then this may have
at least represented a way to find this object after the fog of war had lifted
at a later date. It is said that Franklin did not know the location of this
memorial sealed in lead caskets until several years after the war when it was
finally installed at St. Paul’s in the Trinity neighborhood of Manhattan now
known as Tribeca.
Also
intriguing is this object’s origins in France where such mysteries had already
been valued in the form of the “Man in the Mountain” mythology of Charlemagne
that used the octagonal Aachen Cathedral in the same way. Evidence revealed in
my last few books also displays how Constantine may have used his octagons in a
similar manner and may have even clandestinely built the Dome of the Rock
himself. There may be an unspoken of mystery similar to what Charlemagne had
valued in association with the missing remains of Constantine who may have
actually been entombed beneath the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Later many
aspects of the famous Rennes le Chateau mystery would echo similar concepts
including allusions to the Temple Treasure that once may have been controlled
by Constantine.
An
arc on the globe plotted at the angle of the north to south orientation of the
Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg “points to” Edenton North Carolina.
Remember; From the previous photos we saw how the orientation of St. Paul’s
“points to” the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg.
One
of the places in Edenton where the memorial may have been stored during this
time was in St. Paul’s Chapel there! St. Paul’s may have been a prime choice
for Governor Hewes or whomever decided on a place to store the monument during
at this time. There is an additional Episcopalian Church in Edenton built in
1736 named St. Paul’s. If the geographic association of St. Paul’s in New York
City and the Powder Magazine is a grand coincidence, then this phenomena is
about to get that much more unbelievable.
The
north to south orientation of St. Paul’s Church in Edenton North Carolina may
be used to form an arc on the globe that transects directly to the Powder
Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg. These two structures actually point to one
another on the globe! Again the Powder Magazine was built somewhat prior to St.
Paul’s in Edenton making this a distinct possibility. Given the other association
with another St. Paul’s in the saga of the Montgomery Memorial this is almost
too much to believe. It is starting to appears as if this group of patriots had
used a technique they may have learned in association with old world traditions
such as the mysteries of the “Man in the Mountain” of Charlemagne and possibly
the many quest legends associated with The Holy Grail, Temple Treasure, and
other biblical relics. The angular association between the Powder Magazine and
St. Paul’s Church in Edenton also matches the north to south orientation of the
original street plan of Williamsburg. This association may have marked the
spatial relationship of two early colonial capitols and may have been known of
during the Revolutionary War era.
Obviously
someone was aware of the location of the memorial and its associated lead lined
caskets. Again it is very odd that this memorial was shipped via an English
ship during this time of war. Is it also possible that it had been hidden in a
place that may have become suspect no matter who won the conflict? It is clear
that individuals from both sides of the war whether they be French/American or
English were capable of using geography and the globe to decipher the hidden
location of such an important object. Alternately this same kind of information
was used to hide the memorial.
As
part of earlier mysteries in history many of these quests, possibly using a
structure as a clue or place from which to measure had included biblical relics
and concepts to be understood by the initiate in order to solve the
mystery. A similar quest may have been
arranged by Charlemagne leading to the truth or folklore of at least three
subsequent Holy Roman Emperors opening his vault and removing mysterious
objects including the Coronation Gospels. Even if these stories were complex
folklore they still may have been created for reason and purpose.
It
is also highly possible that both Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson had
been initiated into these mysteries either while in France or as some point in
their early education in the colonies. It is clear that Jefferson may have been
made aware of these connections by being initiated into this concept via the
octagonal Powder Magazine in Williamsburg which was present during his tenure
as a student at the College of William and Mary. George Washington and James
Madison may have also been subjected to the very same initiation or course of
study that Jefferson had undertaken. All three men had included land surveying
as part of their studies at William and Mary. These men’s knowledge of the use
of the Powder Magazine as a place from which to measure using its geometric
shape with regard to true north seems to have contributed to the way the
Montgomery Memorial was hidden until after the war. Jefferson would also carry
on the tradtion of the Powder Magazine in his design of Monticello, Poplar
Forest, and Barboursville Mansion.
Had
a mystery been created in association with St. Paul’s Chapel in New York, The
Powder Magazine, St. Paul’s Church Edenton, and the Montgomery Memorial? If one
were writing a novel at this point it would indeed make a good story. Somewhere
in the gray area between truth and imagination something very fantastic is
become unraveled that leads one to the True History of the United States. The
entire saga reads like a plot from a fantastic historical novel. Strange
monuments, historical churches, modern disasters, and the suggestion that
something had been brought to the new country and hidden using the age old
tenets of the “Man in the Mountain” mythology as used by Charlemagne in
association with his octagon at Aachen. In addition, it appears that one of the
lead lined caskets is missing and has never been found. A mystery lover’s dream
or contrived initiatory quest?
Here
at this point we are led to the involvement of Pierre L’Enfant the man
responsible for the design of the plan of Washington D.C. that has intrigued
and confounded so many people since it was designed. In turn L’Enfant displays
all of the Society of the Cincinnati connections we have seen at play in other
similar historical mysteries. L’Enfant’s use of the traditions of European
landscaping in the realm of famous seventeenth century Freemason, Architect,
and Bacon associate Inigo Jones is apparent in his plan for the city that in
turn suggests many geometric and conceptual shapes and arrays of architecture.
Reams of material had been written speculating as to the true nature of the
arrangement of Washington D.C. It is fitting that L’Enfant’s grave at Arlington
National Cemetery overlooks the city and also includes a portion of his famous
plan on the included cenotaph.
Since
New York City was the first Capitol of the United States it is no surprise that
L’Enfant had a hand in the refurbishment and redesign of St. Paul’s Chapel in
New York at the time of the post war installation of the Montgomery Monument.
Here again is a figure who is heavily associated with geographic mysteries in
America lending a hand to a building of great talismanic and symbolic
importance to the country at large. Surprisingly a legacy that is little
discussed by the public at large whether they be historians, patriots, or
blissfully ignorant of any such phenomena.
Pierre
L’Enfant the author and inspiration for reams of speculation and countless
books supposing a purpose and intent to the design of the plan of Washington
D.C. is directly involved in a geographic mystery involving St. Paul’s Chapel,
The Powder Magazine in Williamsburg, St. Paul’s Edenton North Carolina, and
several strange lead lined caskets that held the pieces of the sculpture.
Something is up with this. Here we will see how French sources influence early
esoteric beliefs in the United States in opposition to similar lore valued by
British sources.
After
it had been erected on the east porch of St. Paul’s Chapel the Montgomery
Memorial’s reverse side was visible from inside the chapel and it was decided
that this was somewhat unsightly. In response L’Enfant was charged with
redesigning the interior of the Chapel to hide this unsightly feature. L’Enfant
created a large wooden sculpture he termed a “Shekinah” or “Glory” to cover
this area of the altar of St. Paul’s. Amazingly his motif and design of many
elements of St. Paul’s reflects the sensibilities of specific chapels in France
that were created under the auspices of French Freemason’s including the
Chapels in Sare and Hendaye France associated with the d’Abbadie family and the
Great Cyclic Cross of Henday. The
personal family chapel of Antoine d’Abbadie known as Abbadia also resembles how
L’Enfant had arranged and decorated St. Paul’s Chapel after the war.
L’Enfant’s
design included the tetragrammaton in Hebrew situated in an equilateral
triangle with thirteen rays projecting from the triangle. The tetragrammaton is
the unspoken name of god in this case written in Hebrew. This motif is repeated
at other places in the chapel and matches the same designs in Hendaye and Sare
(Sara) France associated with the d’Abbadies. The “Light of Glory Altarpiece”
as it is known also includes a rendering of the ten commandments in what
appears to be black Marble. This too is a potent symbol for both the ten
commandments and the mythical stories of black stones that often were situated
in an omphalos at the center of an axis mundi. This may also infer that a
belief existed that the remains of the original ten commandments were present
in the long lost Ark of the Covenant that is also valued symbolically by
Freemason’s.
The
d’Abbadie’s are a very powerful French family that may have descended from the
lay Abbots that served as the instructors in the schools that Charlemagne set
up for his family and close associates. Both the early Governor of French
Arcadia and last governor of Louisiana were d’Abbadie’s. The legacy of the
Great Cross of Hendaye does include its use as an axis mundi or place from
which to measure. There are even many clues and hints that Thomas Jefferson was
aware of the Great Cross of Hendaye. It is clear that he associated with many
people who were later associated with Ethiopian explorer Antoine d’Abbadie such
as Dominique Cassini and other personnel from the Paris Observatory.
Jefferson
actually corresponded with Cassini as how to establish a prime meridian using
some of the newer nautical clocks that had been developed. In turn a letter
exists from Cassini to Ben Franklin asking him to admit his son in law to the
Society of the Cincinnati as he had served as a French officer in the American
Revolution. We will see through time Society of the Cincinnati members being
mentioned or involved in many “mysteries” form Oak Island, the Newport Tower,
Beale Treasure, and now St. Paul’s Chapel. Pierre L’Enfant was also a member of
the Society of the Cincinnati. St. Paul’s through many different eras of
American History had been anointed a place of great talismanic and symbolic
importance. Had it also had an initiatory quest applied to it that in turn told
one of all the different aspects of its origins including the Montgomery
Monument?
It
is possible that the Freedom Tower that took the place of the twin World Trade
Center Towers is meant to be a representation of the Dome of the Rock in a
scheme or plan that illustrates the concept of a “New Jerusalem.” The plan of
the Freedom Tower reveals that it is a sort of twisted octagon as it rises from
street level. At various altitudes in its height a perfect equilateral octagon
is formed. These octagons serve to point directly to St. Paul’s Chapel only a
short distance away to the southeast. In turn the orientation of St. Paul’s
creates an arc that extends to the Freedom Tower and the north side of its
octagonal form. This layout would mimic the plan of the Temple Mount we see
today that illustrates how the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mousque align with
each other. If Constantine had built an octagon where the Dome of the Rock is
today then it would have aligned with the Church of St. Mary Justinian built by
Justinian I in the sixth century now known as the Al Aqsa Mosque. All of the
“New Jerusalems” in the world may be a copy of the plan of the Temple Mount we
see thee today. The first “New Jerusalem” may have been Ravenna Italy whose
history in turn sheds light on many of the Arcadian overtones of the modern
Rennes le Chateau Mystery.
Though
the line extending from St. Paul’s to the Freedom Tower does not match the
octagon of the Tower it does intersect with the building and is very close to
being a perfect match. It may be that the form and position of the Freedom
Tower dictated that this area had been designated a “New Jerusalem” long ago
and that this plan of arranged architecture was only able to occur after the
destruction of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. It may also be that
the Twin Towers served the same symbolic purpose in this representation of the
New Jerusalem and this is why they were attacked on that day (possibly). Many
feel that the Twin Towers were representative of the pillars of Boaz and Jachin
and their Enochian overtones. No matter the reasons for the attacks of September
eleventh it appears someone had responded by building a New Jerusalem to
replace the array that had been there previously.
In
past works we have examined the geographic and spatial relationships of some
important monuments in New York City that help to define its New Jerusalem
status. These monuments include Cleopatra’s Needle, an Egyptian obelisk in
Central Park, and its surrounding octagonal Plaza. If one extends or plots an
arc on the globe from Cleopatra’s Needle to the hexagonal Jewish American
Museum in south Manhattan this arc passes the site of the Freedom Tower and
matches the angle of the octagon hidden in its plan. This arc also matches the
position and direction of sixth avenue or “The Avenue of the Americas” which
serves as one of the major corporate business districts of New York City.
Amazingly this angle is measured at 209 degrees true north from Cleopatra’s
Needle to the Jewish American Museum. The arc also matches both the facet of
the Freedom Tower’s octagon and the hexagonal form of the Jewish Museum. The
Jewish Museum “points back” to the Freedom Tower and Cleopatra’s Needle. This
array may include a crossing element similar to a medieval church extending
from the U.N. facility to the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum on the Hudson to the west.
It
is amazing that the angular association between Cleopatra’s Needle, the Freedom
Tower, and Jewish American Museum is 209 degrees thus matching the same
numerology present in the address of St. Paul’s Chapel as 209 Broadway.
2+0+9=11. 209 Broadway “points to” the Freedom Tower which appears as a diamond
or rotated square from plan view after its completion. This diamond shape of
the Freedom Tower is also oriented at the same 209 degree angle as the
association from Cleopatra’s Needle to the Jewish American Museum.
In
short the entire array of architecture including the fallen Twin Towers and New
Freedom Tower represent a New Jerusalem in a metaphorical sense. It is even
fitting that the Twin Towers fell in this story in that the Temple in Jerusalem
was also destroyed and rebuilt many times. Indeed, this is what the prophecy of
Isaiah is speaking of in its telling. The Temple was destroyed but we will
rebuild with dressed stone. The concept of the New Jerusalem in turn has great
symbolic importance to not only Jewish Americans but their Jacobite and Gnostic
oriented Masonic brothers and Sisters. Again the specter of Bob Marley looms
via his song “Cornerstone.”
Finally,
this arrangement of planned architecture includes a geographic association with
the Egyptian Obelisk at the center of St. Peter’s Square of the Vatican. The
octagonal plaza surrounding Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park may be used to
form an arc on the globe that extends to the Egyptian Obelisk at the center of
St. Peter’s Square. The Heliopolitan Obelisk of St. Peter’s in turn functions
as a classic example of an Axis Mundi with its included surrounding “Windrose”
markers. All of these plans in effect mimic the true function of the original
Tower of the Winds in Athens.
In
this understanding we may note that Pierre L’Enfant, Benjamin Franklin, and
Thomas Jefferson had been taught these concepts more from a French point of
view. Any mystery associated with the altar of L’Enfant and Montgomery Monument
at St. Paul’s would naturally reflect a French point of view in presenting any
information that may help one to discern the truth about this talismanic
scheme. In the end all of this may be to compel one to examine the facts and
heritage being displayed in this famous place in order to understand this hard
to decipher historical conundrum. All of this explains why St. Paul’s interior
resembles in many ways the interior of a Masonic lodge and is decorated in a
similar fashion to other chapels in France used for the same purpose. This may
also lead us to the assumption that many researchers forget how the French
controlled the region where the famous Oak Island “Treasure” is said to exist.
In
the end none of this really sheds anymore light on the truth of September
eleventh, two thousand and one. It does reflect the story from the old
testament in which the Old Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem was
destroyed with the Jews being cast into exile in Babylonia. The “Second Temple”
now occupies this valued point on the earth with St. Paul’s occupying the
position of the Al Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.
Al
Aqsa was originally built by Justinian I and was named the Church of St. Mary
Justinian. This fact among many others covered in other work points to the
hidden conclusion that Constantine had once built an octagonal structure where
the Dome of the Rock stands today and that Justinian II had manipulated even
this newer octagon into existence. This ancient intrigue and hidden scheme on
the part of Roman and Byzantine rulers may reflect some of the motivations and
reasons for this ordered plan of talismanic architecture in Manhattan and why
it was attacked on 9/11.
So
where does this leave us with the nine lead lined caskets and the memorial was
shipped in? What of the seven copies of his bust Franklin had commissioned from
Caffieri the artist who had designed the memorial? We do know that Thomas
Jefferson came into possession of one of these busts but the whereabouts of the
remaining six are unknown. The saga of the Montgomery Memorial both before and
after the war also supports the notion that the location of St. Paul’s was
predetermined and may have always served as the place the monument was supposed
to have been placed. When viewed from afar the entire scheme seems planned and
contrived and centers in many ways on the octagonal Powder Magazine in Colonial
Williamsburg that was built long before St. Paul’s Chapel was even thought of.
If one were to let one’s imagination run wild we could imagine a wide range of relics or valued objects that could have been sent inside these lead caskets that contained the memorial. Here is a direct and documented example of a strange shipment coming from France to the United States during the war in which an older array of talismanic architecture may have been used to establish a ritual as well leave an easy way to decipher the whereabouts of the memorial should it have been lost in the fog of war. Franklin showed an unusual amount of interest in making sure this monument was erected as well as its safety and security in the time prior to it being sent to St. Paul’s Chapel. There is more to this story that is begging to be uncovered.
If one were to let one’s imagination run wild we could imagine a wide range of relics or valued objects that could have been sent inside these lead caskets that contained the memorial. Here is a direct and documented example of a strange shipment coming from France to the United States during the war in which an older array of talismanic architecture may have been used to establish a ritual as well leave an easy way to decipher the whereabouts of the memorial should it have been lost in the fog of war. Franklin showed an unusual amount of interest in making sure this monument was erected as well as its safety and security in the time prior to it being sent to St. Paul’s Chapel. There is more to this story that is begging to be uncovered.
One
solution to this mystery may involve the first governor of North Carolina.
Edenton was the first capitol of North Carolina. Today the center of the town
is marked by the old courthouse that includes a memorial to early governor
Joseph Hewes. Hewes also served as first secretary of the Navy and supplied
many of the ships used in the Revolutionary War from his own shipping concerns.
This may also add information as to why somehow the Montgomery Memorial was
created in France yet shipped via and English ship to Edenton. Mr. Hewes and
his shipping connections may have made this much easier than anyone would
suspect during this era. In short Hewes may have had inside connections in
England at that time that sympathized with the America cause. Hewes is also one
of the first signers of the Declaration of Independence. He is a very well
respected and significant first American Patriot.
As
is fitting of his status Hewes is the subject to a memorial cenotaph of his own
situated in front of the courthouse in Edenton. This wonderful memorial is an
upright rectangular structure that is elegant in its simplicity and style. This
memorial is topped by a large decorative stone urn that does in fact appear to
have been created from a different hue of marble than the rest of the brilliant
white stone used in the rest of the piece. Is it possible that somehow this is
the missing urn from the Montgomery Memorial? If so there could be no more
fitting use for such a storied piece of art than to commemorate the
accomplishments of this great American. Still the question remains; Is there
anything of note hidden within this stone urn?
Is
it possible that the urn atop the Hewes Monument in Edenton North Carolina is
the missing Urn from the Montgomery Monument in New York City at St. Paul’s
Chapel?
What
had become of the Urn that was supposed to have originally been included on
this piece? Did it contain anything or was it empty. Is it still lost somewhere
in Edenton North Carolina or is it now hiding in plain sight somewhere else as
part of the same mystery we see already? What would be in the urn if the French
had decided to send something of talismanic importance to their brothers in
arms in the Untied States? Had the fact that the memorial passed through
English hands meant that they had ended up with the urn and its possible
contents?
One
almost obscure clue with regard to the origins of the Montgomery Monument may
link us back to some of the more well known geographic mysteries of France
including Rennes le Chateau and the Great Cyclic Cross of Hendaye.
In
previous works we have discussed the possible involvement of the Cassini Family
and others in the formation of a Republic in France. This may have also
included François Arago famous for the bronze “Arago” medallions that grace the
Paris Meridian in that city. Via these connections intimate knowledge of the
mysteries of France as valued by the Royal class may have made their way to the
Socitey of the Cincinnati who in turn used these concepts in a clandestine
manner against their enemies of the time. This included both English and French
Royal interests as well as those from the rest of Europe. If this information
could be useful towards the establishment of a Republic anywhere in the world
then the Society may have deemed it wise to use this information in this way.
In short this age old tradition had always had intelligence services uses and
this era was no exception.
It
may be that American authors such as Poe, Cooper, Longfellow, and others who
may have been associated with the Society of the Cincinnati had been privy to
this information and had been instructed to craft stories and tales that may
convey these concepts to initiates and novices alike. Metaphor in Allegory it
seems had been used in the past as a way to communicate what may be considered
“top secret” information. In this way the story of Rennes le Chateau may have
been known of and intentionally distorted as an intelligence ploy by people
like Poe, The Cassini’s, Arago, the d’Abbadie’s, Jefferson, Franklin, and even
Alexander Von Humboldt.
These
men’s involvement explains almost every “Mystery” in every country that
fascinates the public. I ascribe this groups involvement to many modern views
of the following conundrums:
Rennes
le Chateau, Ravenna Italy, The hidden concept of Arcadia, Oak Island, Bacon’s
Vault in Williamsburg, The Beale Treasure, The Newport Tower, The Westford
Knight, the Archer Reliquary of Jamestown, and the Kensington Rune. All of
these phenomena were either contrived or expanded upon by the Society of the
Cincinnati and their cadre of artists and writers who supported the Republican
ideal around the world.
When
taking the above into consideration we may now even consider information that
seems arcane and unimportant in terms of this type of interpretation. We have
already noted the importance of the Paris Meridian in many aspects of this
tradition and lore. The Paris Observatory marks the Paris Meridian but its
grounds are oriented slightly west of true north thus creating an arc on the
globe that leads directly to Montserrat Spain the said resting place of the
holy grail itself. The Cassini’s simply did not make mistakes of this magnitude
leading us to the conclusion that this was an intentional arrangement.
Fitting
this scheme of appreciation for the Paris Meridian as it defines the mysteries
of Arcadia; The Bear; or the Pole Star is Jean Jacques Caffieri the sculptor of
the Montgomery Memorial that rests on the east porch of St. Paul’s Chapel in
New York City. The quarry from which Caffieri obtained the rose marble that
makes up the central pillar of the piece comes from the Languedoc region of
France from a point on the Rose Meridian or Paris Meridian just 25 miles south
of Rennes le Chateau at the base of Mt. Canigou. Given what we have learned to
this point is it possible this is simply a coincidence? Here is a direct link
between the region of mystery and intrigue that had been there since the time
of the Visigothic Merovingian Kings who were indeed the descendants of the
Byzantine rulers of Ravenna and Constantinople.
It
is starting to look more and more as if my grand speculation from many years
ago involving Jefferson having actually visited the direct environs of Rennes
le Chateau is a distinct and real possibility. The same could be said about
Benjamin Franklin and possibly James Madison. All of these men displayed these
decidedly French Masonic values in many things they did including their
intelligence gathering activities. Ultimately all of this would lead to the
creation of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Charleston South Carolina in
1804.
New Video coming soon on this subject that will show Google Earth images and video of all the associations noted here. Thank you.
New Video coming soon on this subject that will show Google Earth images and video of all the associations noted here. Thank you.
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Your research is always thorough, Cort. The tree of life and death, no doubt.
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