Friends,
Stanley Kubrick was my
favorite movie produces and director. I always believed he was way ahead of his
time. Personally, I believe he was murdered for revealing the elite secret
societies in his movie "Eyes Wide Shut".
The problem in the U.S. and the western world today is that people have their "eyes wide shut". |
In
part one of Eyes
Wide Shut, we looked at main characters of the film and the
symbolic world Kubrick created around them. We saw that Bill and Alice Hartford
are a married upper-class couple that was not immune to the temptations of
adultery. We also saw that the couple was in contact with the upper-echelon of
New-York and its decadent ways – a world that fascinates Bill, but that has a
dark side, one that is kept from the public. In this part, I will jump straight
to the most unsettling part of the movie: The secret society ritual.
When
Bill learns that his wife has considered cheating on him, he embarks in a
strange series of encounters eventually ending up in a luxurious house in Long
Island where he encounters a large gathering of masked individuals partaking in
an occult ritual. Since he was never initiated into that secret society, Bill
was not even supposed to know that it existed, let alone bear witness to one of
its “meetings”. So how did he find out about this thing? Well, a little birdie
told him.
Nick Nightingale
At
one point during his strange night out, Bill meets his old friend Nick
Nightingale at a jazz cafe. The professional piano player reveals to Bill that
he is sometimes hired by mysterious people to play, blindfolded, during
mysterious parties that are full of beautiful women. This juicy piece of
information intrigues Bill to the highest degree because, since his talk with
his wife, he is appears to be looking for some kind of … experience. Nick ultimately
makes a big mistake and agrees to provide Bill with all of the information
needed to access the venue.
A
nightingale is type of bird that is known for singing at night, just like Nick
Nightingale “sings” secret information at the start of Bill’s fateful night.
The
password to enter the ritual is “Fidelio”, which means “faithfulness”, a main
theme of the movie. More importantly, as Nightingale points out, “Fidelio” is
the name of an opera written by Beethoven about a wife who sacrifices herself
to free her husband from death as a political prisoner. This password actually
foreshadows what will happen during that ritual.
After
getting the details from Nightingale, Bill rents a costume at a store named “Rainbow” … and then
proceeds to go to Somerton, the estate where the party is being held.
The
occult ritual takes place at Somerton, in Long Island. The building used to
film the outside scene is Mentmore
Towers in UK.
The
location selected to film the elite scenes is quite interesting. Mentmore Towers was built in the
19th century as a country house for a member of the most prominent and powerful
elite family in the world: The Rothschilds. By selecting this location,
was Kubrick trying to show his audience the “real world” equivalents to the
ultra-elite shown in the movie? Incidentally, the name of Bill’s connection to
the elite, Victor Ziegler,
is of German-Jewish origin, like Rothschild.
It has been documented that the
Rothschilds do actually partake in masked events very similar to those shown in Eyes
Wide Shut.
Here
are rare images taken from a 1972 party given by Marie-Hélène de Rothschild.
Baroness
Marie-Hélène de Rothschild and Baron Alexis de Redé at a 1972 party.
Invitations were printed in reversed writing. One wonders if this party
“degenerated” into something resembling what is shown in Eyes
Wide Shut.
In
the movie, when Bill enters the mansion, he mixes with a crowd of masked people
silently watching the ritual. One of these people appear to instantly recognize
Bill (or the fact that he doesn’t belong here).
A
couple wearing Venetian masks, more specifically “female jester” and “bauta” masks, slowly turn
towards Bill and nod in a very creepy matter. Is this Ziegler and his wife?
Perhaps. Kubrick likes to keep things mysterious.
Venetian masks were originally worn
during the Italian Renaissance in Venice and were a way for the powerful elite
of the time to indulge in debauchery without reprisal.
“Though
the precise origin of the mask-wearing tradition can’t be known for certain,
the prevailing theory goes something like this: beginning in the Italian
Renaissance, Venice was an extremely wealthy and powerful merchant empire. Its
position on the Mediterranean sea opened it up to a myriad of trading
opportunities across Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor, and its powerful navy
allowed it to exert the military force necessary to defend its vast wealth. In
a city-state so prosperous, it’s a small wonder that Venetian society was
class-obsessed and rigidly stratified. One’s individual standing was immensely
important for the perception of his or her entire family, and so naturally the
pressure to act in accordance with the social morays governing one’s social
standing was immense and stifling. Geoffrey Stanton, in his Guide to Venetian
Carnival Masks wrote that the Venetians adopted the practice of wearing masks
and other disguises during the Carnival season as a way of suspending the rigid
social order. Under the cloak of anonymity, the citizens of Venice could loosen
their inhibitions without fear of reprisal. Masks gained so much popularity that the mascherari (mask
makers) became a venerated guild in Venetian society. However, as word
of the famed Venetian Carnival spread, more and more outsiders flocked to the
city every year to take part in the festivities. The Carnival celebrations
became increasingly chaotic and debaucherous as the years progressed until
their decline in the 18th Century.”
Since then, Venetian masks have been used in elite circles and have somewhat become a symbol of its dark occult philosophy. Even The British Royal Family appears to enjoy the same type of masks and events.
Since then, Venetian masks have been used in elite circles and have somewhat become a symbol of its dark occult philosophy. Even The British Royal Family appears to enjoy the same type of masks and events.
Prince
Charles and Duchess Camilla at Clarence House with bauta masks.
That
particular Royal event featured masked women who were as NOT dressed as those
in theEyes
Wide Shut ritual.
Models
at the party attended by the Royal Family.
It
seems evident that Kubrick carefully selected the Rothschild-owned location and
hand-picked the masks worn by participants of the ritual, echoing real-life
families and events.
When
Bill enters Somerton, everything about the movie changes. There are no more
colorful Christmas lights and no tacky decorations. Instead of incessant
chatter between needy people, it is all about stillness and silence.
Staring
right at the camera (and at the movie viewers), the creepy masks are silent yet
disturbing reminders showing the “true faces” of the elite.
Note
that the multi-faced mask on the left which is similar to the one worn at the
Royal party above.
The music in the movie also changes
drastically. The song heard in the background is called “Backwards Priests” and
features a Romanian Orthodox Divine Liturgy played backwards. The reversal or
inversion of sacred objects is typical of black magic and satanic rituals. By
having this Christian liturgy played backwards right before widespread
fornication is Kubrick’s way of stating that the elite is nothing less than
satanic.
Here
we see Nick Nightindale playing the song “Backwards Priest”, meaning that
people in the ritual actually hear that music and that the whole thing is
choreographed to it. Nightingale
is blindfolded because the “profane” cannot witness the occult rituals of the
elite.
The
interior scenes of the party were shot at Elveden Hall, a private house in the
UK designed to look like an Indian palace. When the “festivities” begin, a
Tamil song called “Migration” plays in the background, adding to the
South-Asian atmosphere (the original version of the song contained actual scriptural
recitation of the Bhagavad Gita, but the chant was removed in the final version
of the movie). This peculiar Indian atmosphere, combined with the lascivious scenes witnessed
by Bill as he walks around the house, ultimately points towards the most important,
yet most hidden part of the movie: Tantric Yoga and its Western occultism
derivative, Sex Magick. Martin P. Starr in his book Aleister Crowley and
Western Esotericism wrote that this last concept was “imported” by British occultist Aleister Crowley
and is now at the center of the teachings of various secret societies:
“Aleister Crowley’s connections with
Indian Yoga and Tantra were both considerable and complex. Crowley had direct
exposure to some forms of these practices and was familiar with the
contemporary literature of the subjects, wrote extensively about them, and – what
is perhaps the most important – he practiced them. In
his assessment of the value of Tantra, he was ahead of his time, which
habitually considered Tantra a degenerate form of Hinduism. Instead, he claimed
that, “paradoxical as it may sound the Tantrics are in reality the most
advanced of the Hindus”. Crowley’s
influence in bringing Eastern, primarily Indian, esoteric traditions to the
West extends also to his incorporation of the elements of Yoga and Tantra into
the structure and program of two influential magical orders, the A.:A.: and the
OTO.”
The above quote stipulates that Tantric concepts were incorporated in two important secret societies: the A.:A.: and the OTO (Ordo Templi Orientis). The OTO is still extremely influential in elite circles and reaches the highest levels of politics, business and even the entertainment industry. At the core of these orders is the Thelema, a philosophy created by Aleister Crowley that he summed up with the saying “Do What Thou Wilt”. This saying is actually a translation of “Fais ce que tu voudras” the motto of an 18th century secret society, the infamous Hellfire Club.
The above quote stipulates that Tantric concepts were incorporated in two important secret societies: the A.:A.: and the OTO (Ordo Templi Orientis). The OTO is still extremely influential in elite circles and reaches the highest levels of politics, business and even the entertainment industry. At the core of these orders is the Thelema, a philosophy created by Aleister Crowley that he summed up with the saying “Do What Thou Wilt”. This saying is actually a translation of “Fais ce que tu voudras” the motto of an 18th century secret society, the infamous Hellfire Club.
Hellfire Clubs were said to be “meeting
places of ‘persons of quality’ who wished to take part in immoral acts, and the
members were often very involved in politics”. According to a number of sources,
their activities included mock religious ceremonies, devil worship and occult
rituals. Although details are vague regarding that elite club, they were known
for performing elementary Satanic rites as a prelude to their nights of
fornication. These acts were however not just “for fun” or to “shock people”
as some sources might claim, the
members were initiates of occult mysteries and their rituals were based in
ancient rites involving invocations and other forms of black magick.
In
short, although Kubrick never actually names the secret society infiltrated by
Bill, there are enough clues to understand what kind of club he is referring
to. Most importantly, Kubrick
is telling his viewers: These societies still exist … and they are more
powerful than ever.
The
ritual begins with the High Priest, dressed in red, performing a ceremonial
routine. He is at the center of a “magic circle” formed by young women who are very likely to be Beta Kitten slaves.
Later, when Bill is unmasked, another magic circle is formed.
Magic circles is
concept used in ritual magic during invocations. The placement of the people in
this scene recalls magic circles.
Right: A magic
circle as pictured in an ancient grimoire.
The
last scene of the movie takes place at a toy store – a place full of highly
symbolic items.
Here, Helena Hartford walks by a toy
called Magic Circle – showing that the occult elite’s ways seep through popular
culture, but are not noticed by those who have their eyes wide shut.
Amanda
At
the beginning of the ritual, one of the Beta slaves goes to Bill and urges him
to leave the house before he got caught. We ultimately learn that it was
Amanda, the girl that was passed out in Ziegler’s bathroom. When Bill gets
caught and gets (literally) unmasked by the High Priest, Amanda appears at the
balcony in a very dramatic fashion and tells the High Priest she wants to
“redeem” him, in a tone that approaches ritual drama. The Priest then replies
“Are you sure you understand what you’re taking upon yourself in doing this?” This implies that she will be
repeatedly abused and then sacrificed.
The
next day, Bill discovers the true power of that secret society.
Bill discovers in the newspaper that
Amanda was found dead in a hotel room due to an overdose. The way in which this
ritualistic murder is disguised as an overdose is highly similar to the many
celebrity ritual deaths disguised as overdoses that occur in real life.
By
freeze-framing and actually reading the above news article about Amanda, we
learn important details about Amanda’s background (classic hidden sub-plot
integration by Kubrick). To those “in the know”, the article perfectly
describes the life of an entertainment
industry Beta Programming slave (i.e. Marilyn Monroe). We indeed learn that
Amanda was “emotionally troubled” as a teen and underwent “treatments”, a code
word for Manchrian Kandidate, MK Ultra Programming perhaps, she had
“important friends in the fashion and entertainment worlds”, and she had an
“affair” with a powerful fashion designer who got “wowed by her private,
seductive solo performances” (typical behavior of a Beta Kitten). What the
article however conveniently doesn’t mention is that she was selling her body to elite people and being
used in their occult rituals.
As
it is the case for Beta Kittens who’ve gone “rogue”, she was eliminated by “controllers” who
controlled her life. Some what akin to the Jason Bourne movies where Jason must
be “terminated with prejudice”. The article states that she was last seen being
escorted to her hotel room by two men and that she was “giggling” (drugged and dissociated?).
(Like Holmes, the alleged shooter in Aurora, Colorado.) Like “real life” elite sacrifices, “overdose” is cited as the cause of
her death.
Cloaked in red,
the High Priest sits on a throne which features a very important symbol: A
double-headed eagle topped by a crown.
The double-headed eagle is one of the
most ancient and prominent symbols of Freemasonry. A crowned double headed
eagle is representative of the 33rd degree of Freemasonry, the highest degree
attainable. Is Kubrick implying that the High Priest is a 33rd Degree
Freemason?
Like
other participants of the ritual and just as in real life, the true identity of
the High Priest is never revealed. However, Kubrick left a few clues hinting to
his identity and his relationship with Amanda.
In
the movie’s end credits (and sources such as IMDB), it is listed that the role
of the High Priest was played by “assistant director” of the movie, Leon Vitali.
If one carefully reads the news article mentioned above, Leon Vitali is the
name of the London fashion designer Amanda had an “affair” with. Furthermore,
the High Priest has an unmistakable English accent. We can therefore deduce
that the High Priest is the fashion designer.
Snippet
of the article mentioning Leon Vitali.
This hidden subplot is interesting as
it reveals the true nature of the fashion and entertainment industry.
High-ranking individuals in these fields are initiated in occult secret societies
and deal with MK ultra slaves.
The Power of the Secret Society
When
Bill is uncovered by the High Priest, he gets told that he and his family would
pay for any transgression. The next day, he realizes that he is being followed
by strange people and becomes paranoid.
The
headline of this newspaper is “Lucky to be alive”. This applies to Bill.
Right
after Bill leaves the morgue to confirm that Amanda died, Ziegler calls
him and invites him over.
Taking
place in Ziegler’s pool room, the back and forth between the two men is more
intense than any game of pool.
Although Bill is a rich doctor, he is
not part of the elite. Ziegler’s attitude towards Bill makes it very clear. While
Ziegler appears to want to be honest and straight with Bill, we realize that he
is simply trying to cover the ugly truth. After all, Bill is an “outsider”. He
tells Bill:
“I don’t think you realize what kind of
trouble you were in last night. Who do you think those people were? Those were
not just ordinary people there. If I told you their names – I’m not gonna tell
you their names – but if I did, I don’t think you’d sleep so well.”
Ziegler
therefore admits that people attending the ritual were high-level, well-known
and powerful people. Kubrick
is therefore making clear that the richest, most powerful deciders of the “real
world” meet in these types of rituals … and that these rituals are off-limits
for the profane.
When
Bill mentions Amanda, Ziegler gets more defensive and replies: “She was a
hooker” – meaning that she was an Beta slave that could be easily disposed of.
Then Ziegler tells Bill that everything that happened at the ritual was a
charade to scare him, Bill answers:
“You
called it a fake, a charade. Do you mind telling me what kind of f—-cking
charade ends with someone turning up dead?”
This highlights the fundamental
difference between the public’s perception of occult rituals and what actually
happens. Regular people are lead to believe that these elite rituals are
nothing more than goofy meetings of people with too much time on their hands.
In reality, these elaborate rituals often incorporate real attempts at Black
Magick and include real blood sacrifices and other terrible acts.
Then
Ziegler proceeds to telling Bill the same stuff media tells the masses when
someone has been sacrificed by the elite: She OD’ed, she was a junkie, it was
only a matter of time, and the police did not see any foul play.
The
second part of this analysis focused exclusively on the unnamed secret society
Bill stumbles upon and its ritual. Although nothing is explicitly spelled out
to the viewers, the
symbolism, the visual clues and even the music of Eyes Wide Shut tell
reveals a side of the occult elite that is rarely shown to the masses. Not only
does the movie depict the world’s richest and most powerful people partaking in
occult rituals, it also shows how this circle has also the power to exploit
slaves, to stalk people, and even to get away with sacrificial murders.
This is indeed Ephesians 6:12.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness
of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Even worse, lame stream media
participates in covering their crimes.
The
secret society in the movie closely resembles the infamous Hellfire Club, where
prominent political figures met up to partake in elaborate Satanic parties.
Today, the O.T.O. and similar secret societies still partake in rituals
involving physical energy as it is perceived to be a way to attain a state of
enlightenment. This concept, taken from Tantric yoga, is at the core of modern
and powerful secret societies. Although none of this is actually mentioned in Eyes
Wide Shut, the entire movie can be interpreted as one big “magickal” journey,
characterized by a back-and-forth between opposing forces: life and death, lust
and pain, male and female, light and darkness, and so forth … ending in one big
orgasmic moment of enlightenment.
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