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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."