This is the third installment in a complex graphic novel about Wall Street power brokers drawing on occult powers to maintain wealth and control. The story is so labyrinthine that with each layer that you peel back, you uncover more questions and uncertainty. It’s like a puzzle that gets more complicated the more you work on it, which makes reading this both frustrating and exhilarating.
There are some great quotes in this issue that I would like to share.
But this is how secrets work, no? They hide in the shadows until they grow into something… uncontrollable.
I find this quote fascinating because it is true on multiple levels. On a personal level, when you keep secrets, those secrets morph into something else that is often detrimental to an individual. I was told that we only as sick as our secrets, and I truly believe this. When we hide things in the shadows of our consciousness, it changes us in ways we often cannot imagine. But this is also the case on a larger scale. I cannot help but think of governments and corporations, these massive institutions that specialize in hoarding information and secrets. While this may seem beneficent at first, especially when the keeping of secrets is done with the best intentions, the institution begins to change, and we are left with something else, something that exists solely to gather and keep secrets, which are the currency of power.
The other quote that intrigued me regards Wall Street.
The history of Wall Street is written in blood… it’s an industry built on human sacrifice.
Humans have always sacrificed themselves for money, symbolized by Mammon. They sacrifice their happiness and exploit others for the pursuit of Mammon, the manifestation of greed and material wealth. People become nothing more than objects to exploit in the endless quest for more power and more wealth, because once you get caught in this trap, there is never enough, you are always left wanting more, and more, and more. This is the dark side of our material world.
As I watched Wall Street rally this past week, I could not help wondering about the forces that fueled this surge and what it means for the average person. Those who are in power and have access to secrets see sociopolitical events differently than most of us. I wonder what they see in our future.
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I think that they see the demise of the poorest of the poor who do not serve them anymore, only cost them. If a man does not make you money, only cost you money then they should be eradicated? Are we so ‘simple’ that we do not understand this reality? Very good article by the way.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment and the reblog! You point out a sad truth. I look forward to checking out your blog after I’m done with demands of work. Cheers!