Chris Cornell Death [PT I]

[Note: This page was last updated in 2018]

"It took a second to believe that...that's really occurring because it wasn't on the news yet..." - Josh Homme, regarding the 2015 Bataclan Shooting

Regardless of what you believe about Chris Cornell's death, the story given to the public simply makes no sense. If anyone thinks it does, they haven't looked very closely at it, so that is what we will do here. The first version of this blog was posted before toxicology reports were made public, and many details have been continually updated/changed by the press - so I have done my best to add notes where necessary in order to keep this info current and to illustrate how the narrative has been altered and in many cases contradicted.

FIRST, A BIT ABOUT SOURCES

The reason the man with the red shirt and X on his chest is pictured above is because most of what we know about Cornell's death comes from him, Martin Kirsten. We are told he was Cornell's bodyguard and that he accompanied him to his room just after the show. Martin was not only the last person to see Cornell alive, he is also the person who discovered the body. So it is very important for people to understand that almost everything we heard about Cornell's death initially relied upon this man's testimony as given to the police, presumably in order to complete the police report, the main document most of the original stories were based upon and supposedly quoting. We know very little about Kirsten and he's not yet given any sort of statement regarding this to the press [as of the day this was posted]. We will go more into Martin Kirsten later in the blog, but just keep that in mind while you read on.

The police report was presumably obtained by Detroit News. Almost every news story published initially was then derived from Detroit New's supposed quoting of this police report. If other news sources had been given access to the police report initially, I had not found them. The other primary source of information was Cornell's widow, Vicky. The earliest quotes from Vicky were based upon an interview given within 24 hours after Cornell's death. Nobody seems to have the entire unedited interview and she has not spoken in front of a camera regarding these events [she has since given at least 1 well scripted on camera interview, in which she avoids addressing any of the oddities discussed here by passing it all off as "conspiracy theory," then placates the public by suing the doctor who prescribed the Ativan pills which Cornell ingested the night he died - pills which were GIVEN TO HIM by his "bodyguard."] There were at least 2 different versions of the initial story attributed to Vicky in the press within hours of Cornell's death. The other source who provided "exclusive" information OUTSIDE of the Detroit News narrative is the sensationalist news tabloid TMZ. TMZ went out of their way to falsely characterize Cornell as a suicidal junkie, which will be proven in these blogs.

TIMELINE

[11:15pm] Cornell had walked off stage with his bandmates about 11:15 p.m. to the raucous cheers of a sellout crowd of more than 5,000 fans.

[11:30pm] Within 15 minutes, Cornell was back in Room 1136 at the MGM, where bodyguard Martin Kirsten helped fix the star’s computer and gave him two doses of an anti-anxiety medicine, according to the police report....Kirsten gave Cornell two Ativan pills, “which victim takes for anxiety,” the report said.

After giving what Cornell may have considered to be his last performance, why would his first priority be to get on his computer? This very basic, simple question has yet to be answered. If he wanted to send some sort of message out to his fans he could easily have done this from his Smartphone. We are never told what he wanted to do, but obviously it must have been pretty important for him to bring his bodyguard along to help him out with it. Cornell's reasoning for needing a functioning computer becomes even more critical if we assume he was planning of hanging himself shortly after. All of this goes completely unexplained in initial reports. This was one of the first red flags indicating a media coverup.

[Detroit news has since altered this version of the story in a "FAQ" released July 21, 2017 - where they now state that Cornell summoned Martin Kirsten to his room to "have his Apple TV fixed." Let's review the DIRECT QUOTE above, which states "bodyguard Martin Kirsten helped fix the star’s COMPUTER and gave him two doses of an anti-anxiety medicine, according to the POLICE REPORT." For those who do not know, Apple TV is NOT a "computer." It is a device which hooks up to a computer screen OR a television screen and allows streaming of content. Martin Kirsten was the source of the information contained within the police report. If he was fixing Cornell's computer OR his Apple TV, he would know the difference and would not confuse the two. Perhaps the officer taking down the report was just jotting down what he thought was a simplification of Kirsten's statements, but that still doesn't answer the very basic question - Why did Cornell need to watch Apple TV so urgently if he was about to kill himself? Did he want too catch "Game of Thrones" before saying goodbye to the world?]

We are told Cornell had a prescription for Ativan. Why is his bodyguard holding his prescription and why is he being left with the responsibility of dolling it out? We assume Cornell took "too much Ativan," so why isn't Martin being interrogated more thoroughly on the exact circumstances of Cornell's consumption of Ativan that night? The public deserves an explanation. If we are to believe all of these stories about how "off" Cornell was during his last performance, surely his own bodyguard and "family friend" could have assessed his condition and knew how many pills his client should or shouldn't take. How did Cornell end up taking double his normal dosage if his bodyguard was holding the prescription? We never get the answer to this question. Also, if Cornell is having his computer fixed [oh excuse me, his "APPLE TV"] so that he can get into it, why would he take Ativan? If he had something so important to do on the computer, why would he want to be sleepy? [And by changing the "computer" to an "Apple TV," the question remains even more applicably - what did Cornell need to watch on Apple TV that was so urgent? Logging into an Apple TV account and seeing someone's viewing history is very easy to do. What was the last thing Cornell watched? Nobody thinks that was important?]

[11:35pm] At 11:35 p.m., Cornell was on the phone with his wife. “He was different,” she said. Her husband was slurring his words, sounded groggy and kept repeating: “I’m just tired,” according to a family statement and a police report obtained by The Detroit News. “When he told me he may have taken an extra Ativan or two, I contacted security and asked that they check on him.” “Victim’s wife ... stated victim is a recovered drug addict,” the report said.)

She contacted SECURITY and asked that THEY check on him. According to the "official story" that eventually emerged, Martin Kirsten was the one and ONLY person to check on Cornell after getting the call from Vicky. We've been told he was Cornell's bodyguard and a family friend. So why does the above quote sound like she is talking about a SECURITY TEAM or DEPARTMENT, by using a plural reference? This is because she was giving, or appears to have given, more than one version of the story early on. At this very early stage, it seems she directly contacted security at the MGM. But come to find out later, MGM security didn't even show up when Martin Kirsten was kicking down doors and calling them to let him in the room, which he was locked out of! So we already have some BIG problems here with the story.

An "extra Ativan or 2?" If Cornell's bodyguard gave him 2, what were the extras Cornell was talking about in the above quote? This is incomplete information. [the post mortem/toxicology reports which were later released indicated Cornell had taken a total of 4 Ativan pills, although apparently none of them were found in his stomach] . No explanation is provided as to when/how he took the "extra Ativan or 2." Why don't we have an interview with Martin Kirsten clearing these details up? The media's specific avoidance of that topic, and apparently the investigation team as well, indicates that information is being deliberated withheld from the public. If the media were doing their job, they'd be after Martin Kirsten for any cheap shot they can take. Why aren't they exploiting these holes in the plot? Why are they being so protective of Martin Kirsten? If he gave Cornell 2 pills, he obviously had the bottle on his person and would know when/how Cornell took the other 2. Why has nobody in the media grilled Kirsten on this for, at the very least, sensationalist purposes? And yet, the media had no problem making up stories about Cornell being a suicidal junkie! Was Cornell more of a target than Kirsten because he's dead and can't defend himself? Since when does the media play favorites in order to pass on some dirt?]

If Cornell was already on the phone with his wife 5 minutes after getting back to his hotel, when was he planning on watching his last Apple TV show? Does this mean his computer was already fixed, that Kirsten already left, that he already popped 4 pills, he was already slurring his speech, and that he already did what he needed to do on the computer? That is an awful lot to cram into 5 minutes! If he was slurring his speech on the phone with his wife, I doubt't he could have accomplished much of anything after she hung up. Also, if the Ativan was responsible for Cornell's slurred speech, how did it kick in so fast? Pills do not kick in within 5 minutes, even if you are on an empty stomach. He would have to have taken ALL 4 pills before this phone call. Martin gave him 2. Again, when did he take the other 2? Lots of problems here with the story.

Why don't we know more about what happened before Cornell's last show? Were there any immediate warning signs that anyone noticed? We've all seen the last performance. He was not slurring his speech when addressing the audience and he sang well I thought, for a 52 year old man singing some of the most challenging songs in Hard Rock. People can say he seemed "off" or whatever, but the fact is he got through the set. It wasn't anything close to a "Scott Weiland drug fueled breakdown" onstage. And yet, people seem convinced Cornell was just a mess during his last show. It seems to me this was conjecture which was absurdly exaggerated in order to FAVOR the suicide motive. The band had nothing to say to the public for months after this happened. Surely they would know what Chris does before his shows, would they not? If anyone knows when Chris' performance is off, it's the guys he's been playing music intimately with for the past 33 years or so. And yet, we heard virtually nothing from them for a good year. The other members of Soundgarden are not all exactly known for their "kiss and tell" approach to the media, but come on this was a real shocking tragedy nobody expected! Absolute silence for a year? Were they simply too devastated to address the public about it, or were they INSTRUCTED not to speak about it for a while? If the latter cannot be proven false, it cannot be discounted. While I was typing this up, Greg Allman passed away. We had a statement from the band within less than 24 hours. He was known to be struggling with his health, and he was 69. Not that it is any less tragic, but that sounds like a believable story. Cornell's story on the other hand, just has red flags all over it. Let's look at some more.

[12am] Police received a 911 call at approximately 12 a.m. from a FAMILY FRIEND, according to Michael Woody, Director of Media Relations for the Detroit Police Department.[Rolling Stone]

As far as we know, only 2 people were concerned that something was wrong with Cornell just before he died. His wife, and his bodyguard, Martin Kirsten. It would be kind of odd for Officer Woody to refer to Cornell's wife as "a family friend" since she was married to him, and was literally a FAMILY MEMBER! That leaves only Kirsten as the person Officer Woody was referring to there. Does this mean Martin Kirsten was a family friend? Why do we know nothing of the history of Martin's friendship with the Cornell family? Recall again Vicky's quote earlier, where she called Martin "security" and referred to him in the plural. If he and Cornell's wife were the only 2 people taking action in the moments before Cornell's death, why do we keep getting all these obscure references to who specifically took what action?

According to Detroit News, a medic didn't show up until 12:56am. If Kirsten didn't get the call from Vicky until 12:15 [according to Detroit New's quoting of the police report], informing him to check on Cornell, he couldn't have called 911 before 12:15. How long was this call between Martin and Vicky? 1 minute? 5 minutes? 10 minutes? We're getting further and further away from "approximately 12am" here. 911 calls are time stamped and recorded. There is nothing "approximate" about them. Details like this are very important when we're talking about the possible suicide of someone who had no apparent motive to do so. In fact, Cornell had quite a bit of motive to live. By simply discounting the possibility of foul play without bothering to double check the alleged "facts," one cannot have an informed opinion regarding this. Could he have been THAT depressed? Yeah, it's possible, but at what point did that POSSIBILITY become the REASON justifying his alleged suicide? He seemed perfectly fine before this happened. Why is that fact being somehow distorted into "he was hiding his pain! Not even his wife knew!" You can't use conjecture when it supports what you want to believe, but then throw it out when it doesn't. You can't have it both ways. It is only logical that some people are questioning all of this, and yet, our mass media does their best to dismiss and/or ridicule those with enough common sense to see that something isn't right here.

As mentioned already, within the initial reports on this story Martin Kirsten was often referred to in different ways, ranging from "Family Friend," to "The Security Team," to "Cornell's Bodyguard." Why was there anything vague at all about who was called to check on Cornell? Why do so many of the initial news articles omit Martin Kirsten's name, when clearly, he is the one who was called to check on Cornell? Where is the proof that he was a "family friend" or even Cornell's "bodyguard" at all? Don't bodyguards typically appear in public with their clients? Good luck finding a pic of Martin Kirsten with Chris Cornell, let alone with his family [since publishing this blog, I have seen 1 on a web forum which may or may not be legitimate. Anyone with more photos or info are encouraged to pass it a long]. Why hasn't People Magazine done a juicy story on Martin Kirsten's relationship to the Cornells? Again, the media is ignoring any exploitative stories involving Martin Kirsten. Why? There are tons of pictures with him and Heidi Klume out there, with whom he had a year long affair which began before she divorced Seal and while he was her bodyguard. So Martin has been in the mainstream media hot topic news feed before. But for some reason, all cameras turn away from him after this very shocking event which he was front and center at.

[12:15am] She [Vicky Cornell, Chris' wife] called Kirsten at 12:15 a.m....After hearing from Vicky Cornell, Kirsten walked two doors down to Cornell’s suite, to which he had a key, but found the door latched, the report said. “(Kirsten) called security from hotel phone in hallway ... stating he needs to get into (the) room to check on (the) victim,” the report said....“Security stated they can not let him into the room because he is not registered to that room,” the report said. “At this time (Kirsten) kicked in the door with his feet and ... went to the bedroom door and (the) latch had been engaged on this door also. “(Kirsten) again called for security but could not gain access to (the) room,” the report said. “At this time (Kirsten) kicked in (the) bedroom door and found victim laying on the bathroom floor.”

I thought Martin, the "family friend" called 911 at about midnight? Above it says he was told by Vicky to check on Cornell at 12:15. He then had to walk down the hall and discover his key did not get him in. Kicks down a door, calls hotel security again. Kicks down another door, Is that when he called 911? What time was that exactly? When Martin Kirsten called Hotel security and they refused to let him into the room, common sense dictates that security would be on their way in seconds, at the very least to check things out. This is a man trying to get into a room he is "not authorized" to go into after midnight. This is a high end hotel. What kind of security staff wouldn't go check on this matter, especially when we are talking about a very high profile guest? I would certainly like to hear these phone calls and see the video footage of Martin Kirsten kicking these doors down. Why doesn't TMZ obtain/release this footage? Surely they have the inside sources and the money to bribe the right people. They are so keen on sensationalism, this would seem to be a "no brainer." If I owned TMZ, that would be a top priority. But if I was helping to cover things up, I would not touch the subject. I would focus on making Cornell look like a suicidal, depressed drug addict, and that is exactly what TMZ was aggressively doing in the hours, days, and weeks after Cornell died. Was someone paying them to publish these types of articles? It's a reasonable question which cannot be answered if nobody is even willing to consider it. It is in the realm of possibility, so why ignore the possibility?

I'm sure kicking down the door was no easy task and probably made a very loud noise. But apparently this kicking down of Chris Cornell's hotel door was not reason for hotel security to immediately show up, nor bystanders from other rooms to come by who would surely have heard the noise. In fact, Martin calls security himself! He is now INSIDE the room having broken a door down. Still, no hotel staff shows up.

HOW DOES A FAIRLY TALL, FAIRLY MUSCULAR MAN HANG HIMSELF IN A BATHROOM?

Martin finds Cornell's body on the floor [wikipedia concurs on this detail as of this writing], but how did the body get on the floor if this was a suicide by hanging? Sure, the body could have fallen, but why aren't they saying how? It's a very simple question. [the postmortem report said Cornell was found NOT on the floor, but "partially suspended," more in PT II] Detroit News didn't give any details initially regarding how Cornell managed to hang himself, only that he USED an exercise band. But without something to fasten this exercise band to, which could hold Cornell's entire body weight until he dies, only strangulation could have caused his death. Again, very simple question, very important detail. Exactly what, inside a bathroom, supports the entire weight of a full grown man long enough and HIGH ENOUGH to hang him? To complicate things, we're not talking about a rope, we're talking about an exercise band, which can STRETCH. Cornell was on the tall side. Are you seeing the problems here?

We've learned the Soundgarden frontman secured a red elastic exercise band attached to a carabiner to the top of his hotel bathroom door. A carabiner is a device commonly used by mountain climbers which they attach to a belt to keep them from falling. The device can withstand enormous weight...Cornell jammed the door shut with the carabiner at the top of the frame. The carabiner was jammed so tight it left an indentation in the door frame. [TMZ posted 5/19/17]

Apparently the preferred tools of a suicidal man so heavily sedated he is slurring his words...

Notice in the above quote how they are highlighting the "enormous weight" a carabiner clip can withstand. Problem is, Cornell wasn't climbing a mountainside and the "gear" he was using was not mountain climbing gear! It's like putting a steel toe inside of a cheap tennis shoe and claiming it functions the same way! The day a mountain climber uses an exercise band in place of the straps designed to work in conjunction with a proper carabiner, is the day the above information might begin to be plausible. [don't count on seeing that on Mythbusters anytime soon]

How did TMZ get information Detroit news didn't seem to have at the same time, even though they were quoting the police report? Police report would have had this detail in it. [TMZ was the only news source who initially reported Cornell's use of a caribiner clip. This detail was later verified by the postmortem report - I go into more detail about this in PT II] TMZ starts off saying, "we've learned that..." Details such as this given with no source are exactly the sort of details the cynical public often uses against "conspiracy theorists" to invalidate their observations. But let's consider the plausibility here seriously - rather than simply shut the door on the exercise band so that one handle is on the OTHER side of it, Cornell decides to use some climbing gear clip device and JAM it between the top of the door and the frame? This all sounds way too difficult and overly complicated for a guy who is doped up and slurring his words. Ativan makes you tired, it doesn't turn you into Macgyver. Chris was not a short man, he was 6'2. An average door frame is about 6'8. That gives him 6"s of stretch before his feet touch the ground. [some crime scene pictures have surfaced via Detroit News, we look at them in pt II] One might assume the exercise band wasn't meant to handle supporting the weight of an entire human body. Chris Cornell was not a small guy, so he must have been around 175 to 200LBs. That's a lot of weight for an exercise band AND a carabiner jammed into the top of a door frame to support, regardless of how awesome his "carabiner jamming abilities" were. If that all supported his weight while he twitched and squirmed to death by hanging, he'd very likely still be hanging around 15 minutes or so later when Martin arrived. Again, Detroit News already claimed to be in possession of the police report, when they specifically reported that the body was found on the floor. Yet, the postmortem report clearly states he was found "partially suspended." [I explore these contradictions in PT II]

Being an experienced bodyguard, why didn't Mr Kirsten attempt CPR and take the band off of Cornell's neck immediately? When Dimebag Darrell was shot multiple times, we had a witness who went on record stating she was a nurse and immediately tried to perform CPR on Darrell, who was on the ground bleeding from the head. There were others who got shot attempting to give Darrell CPR as well. How would these people know to attempt CPR and yet Martin Kirsten did not? [this part of the story was augmented later, where it was added that Martin "loosened" the band and performed CPR before anyone else arrived. There is no mention of this detail previous to the release of the Toxicology report, hinting that the release of the toxicology report was used as a method to also re-write parts of the narrative or add details out of thin air to parts of the narrative which didn't make complete sense the first time around.]

[12:56] MGM medic Dawn Jones arrived at the room at 12:56 a.m., the report said. “Jones untied the red exercise band from (the) victim’s neck and began CPR on (Cornell, who) was not breathing.” EMS Unit 42 was at the scene by 1 a.m. An emergency medical technician also unsuccessfully performed CPR on Cornell, according to the report.

Martin Kirsten went and kicked down 2 doors to save Cornell at about 12:15am, 911 was supposedly called around midnight. Again, why did it take so long for the medic to show up? Its not like this medic was coming from across town, we are told this was the MGM house medic. If someone called 911, why did the MGM medic show up before the city of Detroit ambulance/medic? Security guards couldn't be bothered to show up when Kirsten is calling them AS he is bashing doors down, but they send a medic a half hour or more after the fact? This whole part of the story is extremely shady and the hotel and authorities need to give us some answers! But nobody's talking and this seems to be just fine with the public, who are busy sharing tear jerking stories about loved ones who they "also lost to mental illness." Some of you may remember all the focus on "depression" and "mental illness" just after Cornell's death. You think maybe the media was disproportionately focussed on those topics in order to keep people from considering the many basic oddities surrounding the event?

[1:30] “At 1:30AM on 5/18/2017, victim was pronounced dead (by a doctor who came to the scene),” the report said.

Homicide detectives arrived at the room and began their investigation, while another officer phoned Cornell’s wife to break the news he’d been found dead.

The Cornell family, pictured here 5/26/17 at Chris Cornell's funeral less than 2 weeks after discovering he hung himself to death. The body had already been cremated at this point

In a statement issued by Vicky Cornell and attorney Kirk Pasich, the lawyer said the family needs the results of toxicology tests to be sure what happened to the alternative rocker. “The family believes that if Chris took his life, he did not know what he was doing, and that drugs or other substances may have affected his actions,” Pasich said.

I'm not going to get into these statements by Vicky Cornell and her lawyer just yet, but I think it is telling that nobody seems to have published the entire un-edited interview with Vicky nor do we have her on camera making any comments [I've since seen a very scripted interview with her, which was not detailed at all and does not address any of the problems discussed here]. It is disturbing to note that there are indications she is assisting with the cover up, or is perhaps being censored in some way. Whether that is for her own and her family's protection or not I don't know. But something is very wrong here, and its bigger than people realize because the media is clearly involved in the coverup.

A BIT ABOUT MARTIN KIRSTEN

Despite how it sounds, I am not claiming that Martin Kirsten killed Chris Cornell. But it sure looks that way. According to wikipedia,

"Police ruled out homicide by reviewing a hotel surveillance video, which showed nobody entering or exiting the suite after his bodyguard left at around 11:35 p.m"

Ok, but doesn't that mean the bodyguard could have strangled Cornell BEFORE he left the room??? Vicky's call to Cornell AND his "bodyguard" both reportedly happened right after Kirsten left the room. One of these calls was Vicky's last conversation with her husband. This phone call is the main alibi being used to show Cornell was still alive when Kirsten left the room. There are 2 different versions of this call [I address the direct quotes in pt II] Without this call from Vicky, Kirsten is suspect #1 in a possible murder. We have gotten 2 completely different versions of this call from the news media. Doesn't that kind of bring into question the validity of this alibi, as well as the legitimacy of the quotes supposedly attributed to Vicky Cornell? Remember how hotel security didn't show up when Kirsten called them to the room? Did these calls actually happen WHEN we were told they happened, or at all?

We don't really know anything about Martin Kirsten, accept from what we know about his previous relationship with Heidi Klume. This story was very well publicized and there are many pictures online. Kirsten was Klume's body guard for a few years while she was still married to singer Seal. Although Seal and Klume were already separated, they were still legally married when Klume started seeing Kirsten. Seal's feelings on this matter were very public, and he didn't exactly think it was cool. Martins reputation as a "house dad" was then fostered as he was pictured with Klume's children publicly. The reason Kirsten "dumped" Klume was that he felt he was spending too much time being a Dad to Klume's children and his "security career" was suffering. When they broke up, Klume supposedly bought Kirsten's mom a house in South Africa and gave him a bunch of money so "he wouldn't talk." We are never told why or what she didn't want him talking about.

Perhaps Kirsten's relationship with Klume was no more than a publicity stunt designed to make Kirsten appear like some sort of potential "family man," or to at least "humanize" his character to the public, so that nobody would suspect him of being a hit man later? Big accusation I realize, but he was the last person to see Cornell alive and the first person to see him dead. THE FANS WOULD BE RIGHT TO DEMAND ANSWERS FROM THIS MAN. But they aren't because they take everything the mainstream news says at face value, without even attempting to use their own objective reasoning skills. Even when contradictions are clearly there.

There is also a small story that made the news a few years back when a stalker of Chris Cornell was supposedly "foiled" by Kirsten when he spotted her in a crowd and had authorities head her off. It was a very unimpressive story which I will not bother posting here - you can google it. But I think the point of that story was to make Kirsten look like "a hero." He might be, but it would help if he spoke out to the press in order to clear up some of these problems with the Cornell suicide story. If he stays silent, what are people to do but speculate? If he is innocent, there should be no reluctance on his part to be open about what happened. But if he is guilty in some way, he would be smart to say as little as possible.

The only other things we know about Martin Kirsten is that he was apparently born in South Africa, but gets called "an Aussie," presumably because he moved to Australia at some point. Good luck trying to find out anything else about this guy, including how he came to be a "friend" and bodyguard of Chris Cornell. Why is that important? Because there might be clues hiding within that story which are extremely relevant that nobody has even thought of!

Here's an interesting question...Why would Chris Cornell even invite his bodyguard to his room at all after the show if he was depressed, didn't want to live, and didn't want anyone stopping him from hanging himself? Bodyguards are hired to GUARD the BODY of the person they are instructed to protect! What was Cornell paying this guy for if he didn't want to live? It is endlessly strange to me that the person who is being PAID by the victim to GUARD his BODY was present just before, and just after his client died. Not only was this "bodyguard" not present to save his client from his "suicidal tendencies," but he also gave his client some of the pills which are thought to be what pushed him over the edge. Nobody in the news media thought this was worth making a story out of? If that isn't good controversy I don't know what is.

IN MY TIME OF DYING

It has been widely reported that Soundgarden closed their last show with "In My Time of Dying," a Led Zeppelin song. This is being sold as some sort of indication that Chris intended to kill himself. Anyone who looks this up will discover that first of all, they don't do the song at all, Chris simply inserts an almost spoken word version of a few of the lines in the MIDDLE of the song "Slaves and Bulldozers." That is much different than playing the entire song. They've been closing their set like this for many years, in fact I found a 2013 version of it on youtube which took all of 3 minutes to find. It would be much different if they never played it and then suddenly did it the night he died. However, if my memory serves correct, during that same part of the song Cornell USED to at times speak lines from the song "Alive" by Pearl Jam. The fact he switched from "ALIVE" lyrics to "In My Time of Dying" lyrics, I will admit, creeps me out a little. And I would also be lying if I did not admit his face during the last performance does, at times, feel as though he may know he is giving his last performance. But these are things that are very easy to read into in retrospect and could simply be ones imagination. Cornell often had a somber delivery, as his music does have somber moments. I can even recall seeing them in the early 90s and witnessing Chris stumble and smirk about while he screamed his lungs out. So its not like any of this wasn't already part of his act. And if anything I would think his age has only exaggerated these mannerisms. It's part of why we loved him. He was a sincere, emotional performer. That's not the same thing at all as being "suicidal."

TMZ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Chris Cornell 'High, F***ed Up' During Last Performance Chris Cornell was messed up during his Detroit concert ... hours before he committed suicide -- this according to a longtime confidant who was present and working the event....Ted Keedick, who worked with Chris for the last decade as his house engineer and tour manager, tells TMZ, "Chris was out of character from note 1 of the show. I've never heard or seen him that way before, at least if we did not cancel a show."...Keedick says Chris seemed "high" and "f***ed up," but not depressed. In fact, Keedick says during sound check Chris was in good spirits. It's consistent with what Chris' widow says of her phone conversations with Chris before and after the show....Keedick says Chris was off during the entire show, saying, "I'd never heard his voice that way before. He was having serious control problems."...Keedick was positioned in the middle of the audience with his mixing board, and at one point during the concert he was so concerned he phoned someone backstage and asked what was wrong with Chris.

I haven't looked this Ted Keedick guy up, but I have seen the footage and I have seen Soundgarden many times over the years. Cornell sang and played fine to me. Soundgarden songs are VERY demanding on Cornell. The fact he can get through the set night after night at 52 is a task in itself. His last performance may not have been his "best," but I seriously doubt that was the performance of a severely drugged out suicidal man. Why did the other Soundgarden members not speak to the public at all, but Ted Keedick did? Why is Martin Kirsten not speaking to the public but Ted Keedick is? Why hasn't Tom Morello, a man who's former band did a music video dedicated to bringing awareness to the Leonard Peltier case," had anything to say regarding the odd circumstances surrounding his "friend" and former band mate's death? Doesn't he want to "rage" against "the machine" which obviously took Cornell out? If you check out some of the interviews with Morello regarding this topic, you will find he speaks right in line with the same mainstream media "mental illness awareness" jive. That's why Tom is in your face and people like Professor Griff - someone REALLY in it to raise awareness, are somewhat invisible. When you speak the REAL truth, you don't stay in the public eye very long. Perhaps this is related to the reason Cornell is no longer with us. He obviously cared for the environment and endangered children. The media has been very hesitant to probe that topic in reference to Cornell's death. Why? Aren't they hungry to exploit every possible route of controversy? Apparently, only if it is in line with the "suicide motive."

Chris Cornell Fresh Track Marks on Arm Chris Cornell had apparently taken more than Ativan before hanging himself, because we've learned he had fresh track marks on his arm when his body was discovered in a Detroit hotel room....Sources connected to the investigation tell us ... the track marks were "obvious." The singer had a history of using drugs. The toxicology tests will reveal what drugs were found in Chris' system....The new information is consistent with our story that Ted Keedick, Chris' longtime house engineer and tour manager, said Chris seemed "high" and "f***ed up" during the concert ... hours before his death.

[This story about the track marks was altered in a later TMZ story where they admit the track marks were the result of injections made AFTER he was already dead in hopes to revive Cornell in case he had overdosed on opiates which he had not - more in PT II]

Chris Cornell Used Exercise Band and Sturdy Clip Device To Hang Himself We've learned the Soundgarden frontman secured a red elastic exercise band attached to a carabiner to the top of his hotel bathroom door. A carabiner is a device commonly used by mountain climbers which they attach to a belt to keep them from falling. The device can withstand enormous weight....Cornell jammed the door shut with the carabiner at the top of the frame. The carabiner was jammed so tight it left an indentation in the door frame.

The "Carabiner" theory was solely attributed to TMZ initially. "We've learned" does not cite a source. Why did the police report given to Detroit News omit this detail if it were true? (detroit News went so far as to print excerpts which were obviously made to look like direct quotes from the Police Report. The elastic band was graphic enough, but only half the explanation. Why are we getting the other half of the explanation from this questionable source?) This detail was later incorporated into the post mortem report - citing the same police report which Detroit News apparently didn't read all of when they left that information out - I guess they just didn't think that was as important a detail as TMZ did?

In part 2 I discuss the information contained within the toxicology report, I take a closer look at news reports, newly released photos supposedly from the death scene, and statements in the press which were supposedly made by Vicky Cornell.

Chris Cornell: A Suicide without Motive-PT II

Chris Cornell's Bodyguard: 2020 Interview

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AMERICA: LAND OF THE PLUMED SERPENT

Serpent symbolism is ancient, and seems to date all the way back to the origins of modern civilization. Despite its "wicked" reputation in the biblical sense, serpent symbolism pervades many significant aspects of our modern lives. When we go to the pharmacy we don't even blink when we see the double headed winged serpent symbols on walls, signs, bottles and logos. When we go to Starbucks, we barely notice the jolly serpent lady holding up her two tails on the logo. When we are driving, we might see a truck with a "MARINES" sticker on the bumper and a Snake Flag sticker next to it which says "Don't Tread on Me." The word AMERICA, the dollar sign, the Google logo, countless films, even the Apple logo subtly references the temptation of Eve by the serpent...And yet we rarely assume this symbolism is of any significance, if we even consciously notice it at all. But if it was not significant, why would it appear in so many important places and with such consistency over the years? Before exploring this, it is important to briefly look at some of the origins of serpent imagery, in order to fully appreciate its influence in America.

One of the most widely accepted theories about the origin of the universe among western scientists is "the Big Bang Theory." As the name suggests, it basically states that the universe expanded outwards billions of years ago, presumably from an incomprehensibly dense inward state. Ancient Hebrew Kabballah actually has a name for this profound process. Above you can see the Ein Sof (translates to: "without end") depicted as a bright circular emanation from behind the highest point on the Kabballistic Tree of Life, Kether - indicating that everything has its origin in the Ein Sof. You could say it represents the very seed of all things in reality, and even those things unknowable. The original "primordial dot" of all creation. A circle [or dot] would then seem to be the simplest, most profound symbol the human mind may conceive of which can represent the entirety of existence and thought. Although slightly different terminology might be used, both the ancient and modern scientists seem to, perhaps inadvertently, agree on this point.

You will notice above the number "1" contained within the Sefira called "KETHER." "This first Sefirah represents the primal stirrings of intent in the Ein Soph, or the arousal of desire to come forth into the varied life of being." -wiki] Notice the number one, in contrast to the CIRCLE is phallic. If we imagine a massive rock, shooting out from the center of "the big bang," its path would be that of a LINE, or a number 1 (symbolizing expansion). When we combine the (moving) phallic symbol with the circle/dot we get the basis for our symbol of eternity, otherwise known as the ouroborose (translation from Greek: "Tail Devourer"). This seems to be one of the earliest serpent symbols, along with the Caduceus, which is Sumerian in origin. Both take a phallic symbol, put a "head" and a "tail" on it, and depict circular or wave like movements. This is why "the Universe" card in the Tarot often depicts a serpent somewhere within it's iconography. The movements of the serpent have long been associated with the movements of planetary objects, oceans, reality itself, time, and even genetics/DNA.

Above is pictured the entire Tree of Life from the ancient Hebrew Kabballah. Mastery of this system is often symbolized as a serpent moving through the left and right pillars, to finally arrive at perfect balance within the middle pillar. This is similar in concept to the Egyptian "Raising of the Djed Pillar," and is why the Pharoahs wore a serpent upon their ornate royal gold helms. This obviously corresponds on some levels to the serpent's role in the garden of Eden as a "bringer of knowledge," if presented in a decidedly nefarious context. The image of a serpent coiled around a cross is referenced in "Numbers" of the old testament, and is again referenced in the New testament by Jesus. This may seem unimportant right now, but is intimately connected with our dollar sign, as I will explain later.

The ouroborose symbol has been around probably as long as humans have kept records. It almost seems to coincide with the very creation of modern man. From the serpent's mouth, its' body is created. But by the same mouth, it is consumed. Therefore, we have the perfect balance between creation and destruction, not unlike the yin/yang symbol of ancient China - who revered dragons as gods and EVEN CLAIMED TO BE DESCENDED FROM THEM (recalling the genetic/DNA reference above). We also have the end/tail meeting with the beginning/mouth. So here is where time is represented. Infinity, alpha/omega, god. There is the zero/circle/ein sof representation, but also the phallic/Kether/number "1" representation encapsulated together (the serpent being a phallic symbol). So we have both the seed of infinite potential and all that emanates from that potential represented here with perfect simplicity. This all may seem very abstract until we look at our own modern number system, which begins with "0" then "1". Computers operate in binary, meaning they store data and perform calculations using only zeros and ones. Now think about the Apple logo, the temptation of knowledge by the serpent, and the idea of "forbidden fruit" in the garden of Eden. [more on the Apple logo later]

Everyone reading this is no doubt familiar with the above symbols. The double headed serpent symbol is known as the caduceus. The single coiled serpent is called the Rod of Asclepius. The first picture is ancient Sumerian clay artifacts, dating from the dawn of modern civilization, 3000+ BC. (notice the winged, reptilian beings who present the rods, evoking a high ritualistic, royal countenance) Through the ages these symbols have persisted, both within occult brotherhoods and upon prominent medical institutions (cannabis dispensaries have also widely adapted this symbol). Bottom picture is the current logo for the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), a branch of the United Nations. Of all things, why is a serpent coiled around a staff super imposed upon a picture of the planet earth? Doesn't this recall Genesis a bit, where the Serpent coiled around a tree tempts eve, leading to the Fall of Man? Why would such an important institution even begin to consider such a logo? For starters, people might get the wrong idea - regardless of what the supposed meaning is. The alleged explanation states it is simply an ancient Greek symbol for health and medicine. But symbols such as these are not chosen lightly, and always contain many more layers of meaning than most would ever bother to contemplate. This is what we mean by "hidden in plain sight," because only the "illuminated" are intended to perceive the deeper meanings of such symbols. With that in mind, let's look at a less obscure symbol.

As far as occult corporate logos go, this is one of the most talked about. Why do I call it "occult?" Because occult means "hidden," and since most people look at this and say "so what, it's a dumb cutesy little mermaid" they are missing the deeper meaning, simply because they couldn't be bothered to assume there is any significance to it. But anyone who takes a few minutes to seriously research this logo will find there is indeed plenty of information hidden within it. And quite deliberately.

The character depicted is called, or is heavily based upon Melusine. She is often playfully referred to as a "mermaid," which is basically true. But she is always equally associated with being "half serpent." And in fact, one version of the story has her transforming completely into a dragon, not a fish! Although "serpent" and "fish" seem to be used interchangeably to reference the same creature here - probably due to the scaly, circular movements of both. However the 2 tails do recall symbolically the double headed serpent of the caduceus - while the image of Melusine may serve as a "tree trunk," "phallic symbol," or the middle pillar in the tree of life.

Melusine is a figure of European folklore, a feminine spirit of fresh water in a sacred spring or river. She is usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent or fish from the waist down (much like a mermaid). She is also sometimes illustrated with wings, two tails, or both. Her legends are especially connected with the northern and western areas of France, Luxembourg, and the Low Countries. She is also connected with Cyprus, where the French Lusignan royal house that ruled the island from 1192 to 1489 claimed to be descended from Melusine. - Wikepedia

There are a few different versions concerning the myth of Melusine, but here's how most of them generally go:

A Duke, or a King, or some sort of high ranking member of a royal family goes out into the forest hunting. While in the forest, he discovers a beautiful nymph, and instantly falls in love with her. She agrees to marry him upon one condition: that he leaves her to bathe privately on Saturdays. Of course he accepts this offer, but later breaks his oath out of temptation or curiosity of some sort. He is shocked to see that she has become half serpent, and when she sees him, she angrily turns into a Dragon and flies away, never to return.

Aside from the very basic elements of the ouroborose being present within the Starbucks logo (that is, a combination of the circle and a serpent), the story behind Melusine has many of the same basic elements contained within the story of Adam and Eve. We have a serpent, a lady, a man, forbidden knowledge, a garden (or remote forest), a command not to SEEK that hidden knowledge, a serpent who is linked with that hidden knowledge, and finally a trauma/punishment associated with the revealing of that knowledge. There is a degree of shame associated with nudity in both Genesis and the tale of Melusine, putting a curious spotlight on either sexual lust, procreation, or perhaps the act of creation as a metaphor. The fact that the word "genesis" basically means "creation" hints pretty heavily on the latter. It's worth noting that it also contains the word GENE (as-in GENES of the human DNA) In the logo she holds up her 2 tails (which might as well be legs), and between her legs is where the water of her bath would presumably be, since she is said to change form in fresh water. Her expression is of joy. The water can just as easily represent sexual excitement as it can the waters of an embryo. There are themes of genetic manipulation within the shape shifting nature of Melusine's character, but also in the deformed offspring produced with her Royal lover, as depicted in some versions of the story. There are many cultures who's Royal figures claim lineage from serpents or dragons. As mentioned above, the French Lusignan royal house that ruled the (Cyprus) island from 1192 to 1489 claimed to be descended from Melusine.

Many people have asked the question, "so what has this got to do with coffee?" To which the answer is generally "nothing." I'll chance a theory here which I have not yet seen proposed elsewhere...The original 1971 Starbucks logo depicts a 15th century Melusine image in either dark brown or black. Coffee beans, when roasted, are dark brown or black. The 1987 logo then features a GREEN outer circle, with a dark brown, or black inner circle. Coffee beans are often GREEN when picked, so this is the raw, natural color of most varieties. The final depiction reveals 2 circles, now both green, with a white outline. The process of coffee being roasted, ground up, mixed with water, and transformed into an "elixir" for people to drink in exchange for MONEY can be compared to the process of alchemy. In classic alchemy the ultimate goal is to transmutate a seemingly useless substance into gold or an "elixr of life." Starbucks symbolically does both by taking one substance (the coffee bean)and transmutes it into an "elixir" (coffee) in exchange for money (gold.) Melusine's joyful expression, as she bathes and transmutates into a serpent, hints at the alchemical process (there is a connection between alchemy, the serpent, and currency - as we will show in the section concerning the Dollar sign). The waters of her bath mirror the waters of coffee. In both cases, FRESH water is the substance which causes transmutation. "Current" or "currency" can be a reference to both WATER and MONEY. Green is also the color of money. So we have this idea of alchemy reinforced from multiple angles, which probably isn't mere coincidence.

The words STAR and BUCKS can be read also as "Star Dollars" (BUCKS being another word for dollars). The 1987 Starbucks logo has 3 stars and 2 hidden stars (see if you can find them!) The 1992 logo has 3 stars, and the current logo has 1. So the word STAR is also being depicted in image form to underline its importance. The logo is typically GREEN, referencing both the color of the raw coffee bean, but MONEY (bucks)itself. I checked to see if there are any stories involving "Star Dollars" out there, and quickly discovered one by the Brother's Grim called "Star Taler" or "Star Money."

"Star Taler" involves a young girl, an orphan, who wanders into the forest. While there, she encounters first a hungry man, whom she gives her last loaf of bread. She then encounters several children in need and gives away all the clothes she is wearing. By the time she is asked for her last remaining garment, the sun is down and she reasons that since it is dark, nobody will see her naked body - this is explicitly pointed out in the story before she gives away her last article of clothing. Once she has given away her last garment and is left nude, some stars begin to fall down and she finds herself wearing a dress of the finest linen. The stars turn into thalers (dollars) as they hit the ground, and she lifts her new skirt in joy to catch them.

Note the stamp image above, which depicts the orphan girl lifting her dress in joy to capture the falling thalers (lifting her dress for money, recalling Melusine lifting her 2 tails as she is transmutated into a serpent by fresh water). Images of this scene often depict her next to a tree and a fresh water lake. The tree is phallic and the water is the alchemical catalyst (Money is made from paper, so in fact, money DOES grow on trees.) Her good will combined with the stripping of her clothes - her raw [naked] form is then alchemically transmutated into dollars, as represented by the stars.

We are told that America was named after the Italian explorer depicted in the above statue, Amerigo Vespucci, around the time of Christopher Colombus. It is rumored that this man's birth name was Alberigo Vespucci. This name change allegedly occurred after he returned from the Americas. It's interesting to note that locations typically assume the LAST NAME of the person they are being named after, not the first. The possibility that it wasn't even his real first name suggest the name was already chosen and taken from an alternate, lesser known narrative. The name Amerigo is supposed to be derived from the latin version of the name, "Americus." Several sources indicate this name is ultimately from the Germanic "Emmerich/Heimrich." This name translates to WORK/LABOR POWER - which certainly fits the general activities Americans would soon be put to. Note the lizard at his feet, who stares up subserviantly to Vespucci's coded hand gesture.

Another explanation is based in native American Indian history. Túpac Amaru (ca. 1540–72) was the last indigenous leader of the Sapa Inca royal dynasty in Peru and led the final stronghold of Inca resistance against the Spanish conquest. "In Inca mythology, the amaru is a huge double-headed serpent that dwells underground." This explanation was corroborated by Manly P. Hall, respected Canadian/American lecturer and high level Freemason, who stated that the name "America" is derived from "the God Quetzalcoatl in Mexico, Gucumatz in Quiché; and in Peru he was called Amaru. From the latter name comes our word America. Amaruca is, literally translated, 'Land of the Plumèd Serpent.' The priests of this God of Peace, from their chief centre in the Cordilleras, once ruled both Americas." [interesting side note: murdered American rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur was named after the Inca leader, according to his former Black Panther mother.]

We are told that the exact origin for the symbol of the US dollar is not completely known, but that it was likely derived from the Spanish symbol for "Peso" ("P" with a small "S")The picture above shows the alleged evolution of this symbol. However, this decidedly LAME explanation becomes far more ridiculous when one simply researches the origin of the word DOLLAR, which is well documented. The word DOLLAR is derived from the word THALER (or Taler, as referenced in the above section regarding the Starbucks logo) and has its roots in the early Czech Republic of the 1500s. One version of an early Thaler features a crucified serpent on one side and a crucified Christ on the other (pictured above). This is a reference to the old Testament Numbers Chapter 21: 6-9, where Moses puts a bronze serpent upon a crucifix and instructs people who have been bitten by a poisonous snake to stare at the crucified snake and they will be healed, which then happens in the story. This scene is referenced in the new Testament as well in John Chapter 3:14-15, where the crucifixion of the serpent by Moses is compared to Christ ("Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”) It is also a well known fact that in Hebrew Gematria (an ancient system of giving numerical values to letters and words) the word for "Messiah" and "Serpent" both add up to the same number, 358.

The pendent symbol above depicting a serpent with an apple in its mouth and an arrow through it is called the "Seal of Cagliostro." Count Cagliostro was a profoundly influential occultist, an accomplished forger, thief, pioneering pharmacist, alchemist, and humanitarian (many of these traits mirror those of greek god Hermes, who is associated with the caducius and alchemy). The fact that Aleister Crowley claimed that Cagliostro was one of his previous incarnations should hint at his regard within secret societies. He was ultimately sentenced to death by the Pope for accusations of being a Freemason (which illustrates pretty clearly that the idea that some Freemasons are a danger to society was not always regarded as mere "conspiracy theory") In any case, this insignia, which Cagliostro said represented Alchemy, was "found" among his belongings upon his death in 1795 - very close to the year America adapted the dollar sign, 1792. Cagliostro traveled internationally quite a bit and mingled with many elite members of society. It is said he was once recommended, as a pharmacist, to one Benjamin Franklin. Franklin who had more than a casual interest in the occult was known to frequent gatherings of secret orders such as The Rosicrucians, The Hellfire Club and the Lunar Society. Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that Franklin was one of America's founding fathers who was likely familiar with the Seal of Cagliostro - if not intimately aware of its deeper meanings.

"As explained by the cabalistic letters of the names Acharat and Althotas, it [seal of Cagliostro] expresses the chief characteristics of the Great Arcanum and the Great Work. It is a serpent pierced by an arrow, thus representing the letter Aleph, an image of the union between active and passive, spirit and life, will and light. The arrow is that of the antique Apollo, while the serpent is the python of fable, the GREEN DRAGON of Hermetic philosophy. The letter Aleph represents equilibrated unity. This pantacle is reproduced under various forms in the talismans of old magic… . The arrow signifies the active principle, will, magical action, the coagulation of the dissolvent, the fixation of the volatile by projection and the penetration of earth by fire. The union of the two is the universal balance, the Great Arcanum, the Great Work, the equilibrium of Jachin and Boaz...." - Eliphas Levi

"Join, or Die is a political cartoon, drawn by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.[1] The original publication by the Gazette is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by a British colonist in America"

"The rattlesnake was the favorite animal emblem of the Americans even before the Revolution. In 1751 Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette carried a bitter article protesting the British practice of sending convicts to America. The author suggested that the colonists return the favor by shipping "a cargo of rattlesnakes, which could be distributed in St. James Park, Spring Garden, and other places of pleasure, and particularly in the noblemen's gardens." Three years later the same paper printed the picture (as seen above) of a snake as a commentary on the Albany Congress. To remind the delegates of the danger of disunity, the serpent was shown cut to pieces. Each segment is marked with the name of a colony, and the motto "Join or Die" below. Other newspapers took up the snake theme...By 1774 the segments of the snake had grown together, and the motto had been changed to read: "United Now Alive and Free Firm on this Basis Liberty Shall Stand and Thus Supported Ever Bless Our Land Till Time Becomes Eternity" Other authors felt the rattlesnake was a good example of America's virtues. They argued that it is unique to America; individually its rattles produce no sound, but united they can be heard by all; and while it does not attack unless provoked, it is deadly to step upon one. -USFlag.org

Benjamin Franklin's use of the Rattlesnake as a thinly veiled allegory obviously had a very profound impact on how we perceive America to this day. On the outside, it is a perfect symbolic representation of the "spirit of the land of the free." But when we know that Franklin was a member of the Rosicrucians, we cannot take his choice of symbolism at face value alone, for this connection confirms Franklin's occult knowledge and awareness of alchemy and its related symbols. Among them the serpent and the rose.

"No symbol inspired the alchemists of the Rennaisance more than the rose. The flower is one of the fundamental symbols of alchemy. and became the philosophical basis for the Rosicrucians, an alchemical movement that flourished in the 17th century." - the complete idiot's guide to alchemy

The Green Dragon Tavern is where, legend has it, the "Sons of Liberty" planned the American revolution and formed the Boston Tea Party.

"In front of the building there projected from the wall and iron crane, upon which was crouched a Green Dragon. This peculiar mark of designation was very ancient, perhaps as old as the building itself...when the building was taken down, this curious relic of the handiwork of the ancient mechanics of the town disappeared and has never since been found..." -The Historical Magazine: And Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities

If you have read this far then the above image should be pretty familiar by now. A dragon and an arrow. The seal of Cagliostro, yet again, but in different form. Notice the updated version of the logo removed the arrow upon which the dragon was initially perched.

"In 1697 the tavern was kept by John Cary, and was at that early day, and perhaps earlier, known as the Green Dragon Tavern. In 1764 the property was purchased by St. Andrew's Lodge, when it took the name of "Freemasons' Arms," - the new proprietors having placed a large Square and Compass on the front of the building. It however soon after dropped this title, and was more popularly known as "Masons' Hall"; by which name it continued to be masonically designated until the removal of the Lodge, when it resumed its ancient title of "Green Dragon Tavern....It is to be regretted that no authentic record of the names of the persons who composed the Boston Tea Party in 1774, has come down to us." - MasonicWorld.com

The origins of the Green Dragon Tavern and it's curious logo have never been thoroughly explained, although there is probably plenty of information to dig up if one wants to find it. Most of what we know is in reference to the planning of the American Revolution, which we may gather from the above quote, was also shrouded in a bit of mystery. Nonetheless, references to this building, and its logo in particular, are usually mentioned along with the word "Ancient." Although the earliest colonies of America appeared quite a long time ago, I'm not sure "ancient" applies, does it? It's almost as though this word is being used to somehow exalt the location and it's mascot.

The above Eliphas Levi quote concerning the Seal of Cagliostro makes a curious reference to a "Green Dragon of Hermetic philosophy," further solidifying the potential occult nature of The Green Dragon Tavern. The above variation of the ouroborose incorporates the square and compass of Freemasonry, while incorporating a ROSE, rather than the more well known "G" letter, referencing the Rosicrucians. Being that the tavern was a center for Freemasonic activity, this further contributes to the idea that this Green Dragon was not just a random piece of art work by some clever artist. This could again be compared to the green serpent used in the Starbucks logo, which represents several things. But in both cases, a certain level within alchemy - which by now it should be abundantly clear that it is not just about changing one form of matter to another, but a spiritual transformation as well. This concept is deeply interwoven into the philosophies of some of our most important institutions - all of which seem to be in one way or another connected with these secret brotherhoods. Perhaps "the brotherhood of the snake" is simply a general term for "those who keep the secret knowledge." It would seem then, that the serpent, or dragon's true function is not to prove its physical existence, but to serve an extremely fundamental spiritual function that the majority of people are simply not meant to know completely.

"The term was coined in 1920 by 9-year-old Milton Sirotta (1911–1981), nephew of U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner....A googol is a large number. In decimal notation, it is written as the digit 1 followed by one hundred 0s. A googol has no special significance in mathematics. However, it is useful when comparing with other very large quantities such as the number of subatomic particles in the visible universe or the number of hypothetical possibilities in a chess game. Kasner used it to illustrate the difference between an unimaginably large number and infinity, and in this role it is sometimes used in teaching mathematics. - Wikepedia"

The Wikepedia entry goes on to state that the founders of Google thought it was a good word to represent the seemingly infinite amounts of information which would be culled from the world wide web by the new search engine. The change in spelling was allegedly an accident. However, the "double O" seems to compliment the idea of infinity as represented by the ouroboros. The number "1" followed by what might as well be an infinite amount of zeros recalls, crudely and simplistically abbreviated, the relationship between the EIN SOF and KETHER, as explained near the beginning of this blog.

There is also the fact that the letter G recalls a pictorial representation of a serpent (as depicted above.) As mentioned in an earlier blog about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and as suggested by one of the above Rosicrucian symbols - one theory about the G within the compass and square of Freemasonry, is that it can represent a serpent. This corresponds with another more widely acknowledged definition, which states that it stands for "Gnosis" (knowledge).

Last but not least, the APPLE logo.

The first version was a charming hand drawing which depicts Isaac Newton sitting under a tree, glowing apple above his head. We can take this for what it is for the moment, and just assume this humble startup company was merely trying to conjure the moment of genius when Isaac Newton developed his theory for gravity and physics. Notice the letters "Apple Computer Co" are written inside a ribbon which curls around the entire image recalling the movements of a serpent. The glowing of the apple indicates that our attention be drawn to it. At this point, especially after so many examples, its almost laughably obvious - but let's just point out what is right in front of us: a thinly disguised serpent wrapped around a tree of knowledge upon which dangles the fruit which will soon reveal knowledge to the dope sitting under it.

The second logo, a brilliantly simple apple outline with a bite missing, indicates that Mr Newton had a taste of his "ah ha!" moment, and the Apple products would seem to be the results of that genius moment of forbidden knowledge. Speaking of "forbidden knowledge," Isaac Newton is known to have been deeply into the occult. In fact, he was also a member of the Rosicrucian Society, like Benjamin Franklin.

Despite ridiculous explanations I won't even quote, it's pretty obvious where the rainbow colors come from within the 2nd Apple Logo. I didn't even know this until I looked into the logo, but Isaac Newton was greatly responsible for our current understanding of rainbows and the color spectrum they conjure. It was his experiments with prisms that led to what we know today. This seems to compliment the Isaac Newton theme so well, it's highly unlikely to be a mere coincidence. The colors of the rainbow are ordered from outside to inside according to the abbreviation: ROY G BIV. That is, RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN BLUE INDIGO VIOLET. However, the Apple Logo seems to have them reversed at least partially. In the case of a "double rainbow," the colors reverse themselves mysteriously. Therefore, the Apple Logo with the rainbow colors somewhat reversed calls our attention to the idea of reflection. For this reason, I decided to include this image - the logo slanted, and reflected upon itself:

Another odd fact is that the inventor of the very first Apple computer, Steve Wozniak, presented the machine on July 1976 at a price of US$666.66. [this would be 200 years TO THE MONTH from the 1776 signing of America's "Declaration of Independence," which we celebrate on July 4th] When asked why he chose this number, we get a few different answers. One is that he simply "liked repeating digits." If you search for interviews, you will find he states that he was, and remains Atheist. This is his excuse for claiming he did not even know the biblical significance of this number at the time he selected it. Although I am not sure if this was the case yet, it is known that Wozniak became a Freemason as early as 1979. Freemasons typically have a pretty thorough understanding of the Bible and the deep significance of numbers and symbols. There's also the fairly well known fact that Freemasons are required to believe in God, of some form or another. So this makes the "atheist" claim a little harder to swallow. On top of this fact, he admits he loves "3 digit numbers." It is very hard to believe that given all of this, he did not have any idea the biblical significance of the number 666, even in 1975. This also fits well into the theme of the Serpent, in as much as the serpent is associated with Satan in the bible. It also ties money into the symbology (yet again).

To summatize, the name of the company recalls the forbidden knowledge revealed by the serpent. When we buy Apple products, we too can take a "byte" of this apple and partake of the knowledge. This would then suggest that we are, metaphorically, PAYING to take a bite of the fruit from the forbidden tree and cause our own SECOND fall [explore the work of Michael Tsarion for more information on this and other fascinating, potentially urgent topics] The 2nd fall of man appears to be some form of artificial, technological takeover. This all starts to sound very "science fiction," but it's hard to deny how well all of it fits together. I certainly couldn't make this up, nor am I the first to point out many of these things.

"When Jean Louis Gassée (executive at Apple Computer from 1981 to 1990) was asked about his thoughts to the Apple logo he answered: One of the deep mysteries to me is our logo, the symbol of lust and knowledge, bitten into, all crossed with the colors of the rainbow in the wrong order. You couldn’t dream of a more appropriate logo: lust, knowledge, hope, and anarchy."

We come again to the great Tree of Life shown near the beginning of this blog, where the serpent's movements depict a circular path through the spheres of the positive and negative, finally arriving at completion of "the great work" within the middle pillar. Perhaps the intent of the dark mystics of today is to REVERSE this "Great Work" upon man, through modern social/economic constructs. To reverse the original knowledge of the serpent in order to absolutely oppress people, rather than allow him/her to bloom into their full consciousness/awareness. To INVERT higher knowledge from behind the scenes. Surely, it is becoming harder and harder to discount outlandish theories of a "worldwide aganda" to enslave or destroy mankind when we consider the unexplainable violence, unprecedented "natural disasters," economic absurdities, the general negativity in the headlines daily and among the general populace - who are perfectly divided on just about every single topic - hopelessly unable to unite and make a real difference for the better on any level. Hopefully this blog can help some people see the bigger picture, and how many of our perceived differences are based upon false premises deliberately created by those in control of society at the highest levels.

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