Cinema Symbolism 4 is coming along nicely, and although I have moved on to the Introduction and other chapters, I am still discovering anomalies regarding the Goat of Mendes (77), Crowley’s Dark Mother (42), the demon Choronzon and the Oz-Rainbow death hex. I have augmented the some of the analysis regarding Debbie Reynolds and her daughter, Carrie Fisher, which is by far some of the strangest material yet (so here is a little more). Also, stay tuned for information regarding Rob’s annual Halloween Special.
“Take special care of those Ruby Slippers, I want those most of all. Now fly! Fly!” – The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz. Debbie Reynolds owned the curled-toe Arabian Ruby Slippers (left) used by Judy Garland for Oz’s test shots. (Right) On July 3rd, 1970, Reynolds, accompanied by her daughter, a then 13-year-old Carrie Fisher, cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Land of Oz theme park on Beech Mountain, North Carolina, owned and operated by Carolina Caribbean Corporation, or CCC as it was known, which is 333 (C is the third letter of the alphabet), the number of Choronzon. The Dark Mother hides in the July 3rd, 1970 date as it has a sum of 42 employing reverse Pythagorean reduction (J/8 u/6 l/6 y/2 = 22, 3 = 3, 1 + 9 + 7 + 0 = 17; 22 + 3 + 17 =42). Seven years later, in ’77 (producing 777), Carrie Fisher was Princess Leia in Star Wars, the role that would make her a household name yet haunt her for the rest of her life; its subtitle, A New Hope, has a sum of 42 using Pythagorean reduction (A/1 = 1, N/5 e/5 w/5 = 15, H/8 o/6 p/7 e/5 = 26; 1 + 15 + 26 =42), and her character’s name, Princess Leia, has a value of 77 utilizing reverse Pythagorean reduction (P/2 r/9 i/9 n/4 c/6 e/4 s/8 s/8 = 50, L/6 e/4 i/9 a/8 = 27; 50 + 27 = 77); then, 77 weeks after Star Wars: A New Hope’s theatrical release on May 25th (2 + 5 = 7), ’77 (generating 777), Carrie Fisher would reprise her role as Leia, 77 weeks later, on The Star Wars Holiday Special airing on CBS the evening of November 21st, 1978, the two Ozian numbers cursing and spiting her, turning her into a junkie, putting her in the grave aged 60 years. The devil Choronzon emerges from the Abyss, striking back thricely on the same date: on December 28th, 1938, the memorable scene filmed in Oz was the Wicked Witch of the West departing Munchkinland in a column of hellish flames and smoke, seriously burning Margaret Hamilton. Thirty-seven years later, on December 28th, 1975, an inferno engulfed the Land of Oz’s Emerald City amphitheater and surrounding gift shops. Two buildings were destroyed, along with the park’s offices, costumes, sound equipment, and props. In addition to the arson, many items were stolen from its museum, including one of Judy Garland’s Dorothy dresses, which was co-owned by Reynolds and the theme park. Land of Oz would be rebuilt and managed by a new company, but it never recouped, finally closing in 1980 (it would reopen 11 years later). Forty-one years after the conflagration, a number Crowley describes as “the Mother, unfertilized and unenlightened,” Debbie Reynolds perished on December 28th, 2016, at 84 = 42 x 2, la Madre Oscura takes the daughter first, then claims the mother. Easter egg: one of Judy Garland’s screen-used Dorothy gingham dresses (six have been authenticated) was once owned by actress Mercedes McCambridge (1916-2004), who voiced the demon Pazuzu in The Exorcist (1973).
Then there is this:
Front and back of Topps Who-Z-At trading card #77 featuring MGM star Debbie Reynolds, 1953. Although the numbers 77 and 42 manifest oddly throughout Reynolds’ life, the curse wanted to mop up the floor with her daughter more than anything else, but, in the end, it still killed two birds with one stone.
And this:
In 2020, four years after Carrie Fisher’s death, Topps issued a Star Wars Living Card Set based on its 1977 Star Wars trading cards’ design with Princess Leia on card #77. Uncanny.
Robert W. Sullivan IV 