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<strong>CHAPTER</strong> 2 38<br />

is in him, he cannot rise to the emancipated heavens of the Creator. Also, the two lines extending upward<br />

represent the upraised arms of a man seeking. The Universal prayer of mankind. The Creator has sent people<br />

from outer space to guide Earthmen as they free themselves from darkness and bondage. These spacemen, in<br />

the name of the Infinite Father, will raise up men with eyes to see and ears to hear. This message is therefore<br />

proclaimed to all the inhabitants of the Earth.<br />

Therefore, the LEFT footprint shows that our brothers from outer space have come to the Earth<br />

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PLATE V. Left Footprint<br />

 to let us know our own spiritual condition at this time and to show us how this condition can be improved.<br />

It also shows by what method they arrived here.<br />

The symbols in both footprints bear a strong resemblance to a crude drawing of a fish. We must also take into<br />

consideration the fact that a built-up layer was superimposed on the flat sole of the original shoe. Since this<br />

section was added to the bottom of the shoe it must mean that we are only to consider that part and omit the<br />

general outline and shape of the foot itself. When we do this we immediately recognize the outline of a fish.<br />

(See Plate V).<br />

In the LEFT footprint, that which appears to be the eye of a fish, is also a geometrical figure known as Vesica<br />

Piscis. It is a rough outline of a fish itself, formed by two curves joined at extremities. It was held in high<br />

veneration in ancient times. In pictorial art, the Vesica Piscis is the oval aureole or glory within which the<br />

early painters depicted figures of Christ, the Virgin, or an apostle. It is an emblem that replaced the earlier<br />

figure, the fish or Ichthus, and is found on the sarcophagi of the catacombs, in medieval symbolism, seals, etc.<br />

The broad arrow found here was also in use since earliest times, and was found on all ancient buildings.<br />

The fish was frequently associated with world saviors. Vishnu was expelled from the mouth of a fish. The<br />

Egyptian Isis is often shown with a fish on her headdress. Oannes, the Chaldean savior, is depicted with the<br />

head and body of a fish from which his own form protrudes at various points. Christ was symbolized by a<br />

fish. The mysterious Greek name of Jesus means a fish. _Ichthus_--used in early Christian art as a symbol,<br />

because the letters of this word are the initials of the Greek words: Jesous CHristos THeou Uios Soter (Jesus<br />

Christ, Son of God. Savior). Therefore, the first monogram of the Christians was a fish. Oannes came out of<br />

the sea, was amphibious. He brought to the Chaldeans their culture, showed them how to build cities, and<br />

retired again to the sea. Quetzalcoatl, the Mexican Toltec hero-god, is represented by a whale which rose out<br />

of the sea; the old serpent covered with feathers who lies in the ocean. He, too, was amphibious and was<br />

known as "the Heart of the Sea". And he, too, reputedly brought to his people their culture.<br />

In some ancient records, the planet Venus is symbolized by a fish. In connection with the fish symbol we<br />

should consult the Holy Bible. In St. Matthew 12:38-41, we read: "Then certain of the scribes and of the<br />

Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, An<br />

evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the<br />

prophet Jonas: for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be<br />

three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this<br />

generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than<br />

Jonas is here."<br />

Again, in St. Matthew 16:3-4, we read: "And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the sky is red<br />

and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the<br />

times? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but<br />

the sign of the prophet Jonas."

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