Following on from my previous post about the ever-increasing prominence of occult themes in movies - can I just say, this is insane. The blatancy of it I mean. Lady Gaga the Illuminati pop star. You couldn't make it up! Loving the quasi-subliminal "666" formed by the letters at 0:28 in the video. What with Rihanna's freaky new video as well, pop has suddenly gone very dark. (Perhaps it always was intrinsically dark - but surely it was never this overt?)
Something even weirder that I've noticed is that conspiracy appears to be creeping into mainstream consciousness (and not just in the sense that esoteric symbolism is popping up in Hollywood films and pop videos). I recall reading something on another website about this phenomenon - perhaps it was by the always-insightful Carissa, I don't remember. But one thing I've noted that the blogs covering various aspects of the "esoteric agenda" appear to be increasing in popularity, getting loads of visitors/comments all of a sudden. I admit I find all that stuff interesting, and it's good in a way that it's getting more attention, but on the other hand it's becoming like the new substitute for celebrity gossip: all glitter and scandal. Only, instead of "which celebrities are scarily skinny?", instead it's like "which celebrities are MKULTRA'd?" OK, the subject matter is a little more serious, but it gets old after a while.
What's more, only today I was in a mainstream high-street book shop that had a prominent sign near one of the shelves saying, "INTERESTED IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES? Then visit such-and-such section!!!" in massive letters. So conspiracy theories are being actively promoted now?!? You might say it's because of increased awareness, mass awakening or whatever, but I can't help feeling a little cynical about it all. Again, why are they putting the Illuminati symbol into films where it appears to be of no direct relevance to the plot? Why is there a blatant 666 in Lady Gaga's video? Is this all a wind-up? Why deliberately try to arouse suspicion?
Oh dear, I seem to be raising more questions than I can answer lately....!
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