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Virgo In the arch of the skies on the day the foundation stone for the White House was laid, there was a most interesting conjunction. Shortly before noon, the Moon had entered the same degree as the Dragon’s Head (a node of the Moon). Both planet and node were in 23 degrees of Virgo. (p. 65) Remarkably, during the morning of September 18, 1793, when the Capitol building was founded, the Sun was also passing through this same degree of Virgo. (p. 125) The chances of the correspondence being mere coincidence are so remote that we must assume that whoever was directing the planning of Washington, D.C., not only had a considerable knowledge of astrology, but had a vested interest in emphasizing the role of the sign Virgo. (p. 65) Time and time again we shall see that a knowledge of the stars played an important part in every stage of the creative phases in the construction of the city. Indeed, as the story of Washington D.C., unfolds, we will be forced to the conclusion that the 13 approximately straight lines of avenues which L’Enfant planned for the city were symbolic of the stripes of the national flag, laid out to receive the impress of the stars. (p. 66) As we approach the mysteries of Washington, D.C., we shall find that the image of Virgo, her symbols of corn and the cornucopia, takes on more and more importance. Indeed, we shall conclude that those who oversaw the design of the city adopted Virgo as its arcane leitmotif. (p. 155) The very struggle for independence seems to have been directed by the Masonic brotherhood, and, some historians insist, had even been started by them. (p. 75) In the years following the Revolution, the Masonic fraternities held ceremonial layings for such new enterprises as bridges, locks, universities, government buildings, statehouses, memorials, and even churches. Such buildings were aligned with the stars, and with the spiritual beings who ruled the stars. (p. 124) Although a survey of the foundation charts used in the early phase of the building of Washington, D.C., reveals the importance of astrology, and, indeed, confirms beyond doubt that astrology played an impor- tant role in the early Masonic rites, the rationale of astrology was rarely discussed openly, even in Masonic documents. Knowledge of the stars- insofar as they were understood in Masonic circles—was preserved as secrets best left to those with specialist knowledge of such things. (p. 124) The cornerstone for the Washington Monument was laid at the northeast corner of the foundation in the early afternoon of July 4, 1848. (p. 125) The cornerstone ceremony was dated for Saturday, August 7, 1880 at one minute to eleven o’clock. “’,.in the course of that day, when the cornerstone of the Washington Monument was laid, the Sun would have passed over Sirius. (p. 138) Whoever chose the day... must have surely realized what was happening in the skies at that time: the Sun and Saturn were in conjunction in the zodiacal sign of Virgo. (p. 195) 244 Appendix B: Book Abstracts The Word Capitol May derive from the word, Caput draconis, that is, the “Head of the Dragon.” The Freemasons Washington Monument The Library of Congress Atlantis, Alien Visitation, and Genetic Manipulation