the ancient mysteries
“It’s buried somewhere out there” the antagonist (the bad guy in the story) keeps repeating in his thoughts. He believes there is a secret ‘portal’ in Washington D.C. that will lead him to ‘ancient mysteries’, and transform him into a god with unlimited power. And how does he think he’s going to find such a portal, if it exists at all? By getting the protagonist (the good guy and hero in the story) Robert Langdon to decipher for him the legendary Masonic Pyramid (which is a made up fiction in the story).
My guess is that he (the bad guy) first got the idea when he looked up at the ceiling of the US Capital dome (from inside of course) and saw the ‘Apotheosis of Washington’, a fresco painted by artist Brumidi in 1865. In it, George Washington (U.S. first president), draped in royal purple, sits in the heavens, having ascended and become a god (apotheosis).
And just what are the ancient mysteries? Well, to find out, you either have to join some secret society and achieve a high ranking status (degrees in the Masons, initiations in other organizations such as the Rosicrucians, etc), or, if that doesn’t quite appeal to you, you can try a different approach by practicing meditation or looking for a secret ‘portal’.
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