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On north side of the Legislative Building, above the 6 main columns, is the main pediment. In the bottom-left corner of the pediment is the Indolent Man, with a half-kneeling woman, the spirit of progress, beckoning the Indolent Man into the new land of promise. Next is the goddess Europa leading a bull, symbolizing Canada's European heritage and immigration. To the right of Europa, a man, woman and child symbolizing the colonization of a new land. Seated in the centre is Lady Manitoba with the rays of the sun behind her. She closely resembles the fertility goddesses Ishtar and Demeter, both patron deities of agriculture, with Neptune's trident symbolizing the Pacific Ocean, and to the left and to the right are ships wheels symbolizing the Atlantic Ocean. Next to the right of Lady Manitoba are a man and a woman laden with wheat and fruit, products of the soil. Then next is a muscular male figure with a team of powerful horses and a primitive plough tilling the soil. Finally in the bottom right corner are two entwined female figures representing the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.

The dome is 223 feet 7 inches (68.1 m) above the main floor. The height of the central tower without the Golden Boy is 242 feet (74 m). The Golden Boy was sculpted by Georges Gardet and cast in bronze at the Barbidienne foundry in France in 1918. Modelled after the 16th century sculpture of Mercury by Giovanni da Bologna. The true name of the Golden Boy is "Eternal Youth". Originally painted gold, "Eternal Youth" was gilded in 1951 in 23.5-karat gold leaf. He stands 17.2 feet (5.2 m) tall from toe to torch and weighs 1,650 kg (3,640 pounds). He carries a sheaf of golden grain in his left arm, while his right hand holds high a torch. The gold is a symbol of alchemy and those who searched for ways to turn lead into gold.

The Golden Boy and the dome are viewed from the north-west side of the building.

Hermes/Mercury/golden boy or Hermes Trismegistus
Everything is done for a "good reason" and a "real reason." For this Manitoba building, the two principal resources of Manitoba--the fertile land and the railway system--are represented through Masonic symbols. A black eight-pointed star represents the earth. Hermes, the Greek messenger god represents the railway system, along with Winnipeg's central geographic position of commerce. In Winnipeg, Hermes, the patron of Freemasonry, is the "Golden Boy."

In the 1940s the bronze statue was painted gold, before his first gilding with twenty-four carat gold in 1951. In 1966, the government of the Province of Manitoba had an electric lamp installed into the torch of the statue. The light on his torch was first lit on December 31, 1966 to mark Canada's centennial.

In 2002, the statue needed repair due to rust on its iron supports and was lowered to the ground for a complete overhaul and re-gilding. The general contractor of the restoration project, Alpha Masonry, was tasked with the job of bringing the statue down. On February 9, 2002, the Golden Boy returned to the ground in a custom made aluminum cage after having been on top of the Manitoba Legislative Building for almost 83 years. The statue was prepared for the re-gilding by Bristol Aerospace with a custom manufactured paint from Germany. In August 2002, the statue was re-gilded with 23.75 k gold leaf in a climate-controlled enclosure in full view of the public.

The Golden Boy was returned to the Manitoba Legislative Building and re-installed on the dome on September 5, 2002, and rededicated by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, during her 2002 Golden Jubilee tour of Canada.

The new gilding is expected to last about 25 to 30 years. The company ISIS Canada() installed new devices to monitor the stress and movement on the support shaft of the Golden Boy. In the course of a refurbishment, it was discovered the cable supplying power to the lamp also contributed to the erosion of the statue. The Golden Boy is now lit at night by floodlights.
These are close-up views of the four statues surrounding the bottom of the dome.

Each one of the four corners of the copper dome supporting the Golden Boy has a stonework grouping representing the four elements of alchemy, earth, air, fire and water. They are identified as Agriculture, Science, Industry and Art.

fire represented by industry

earth

air

water
The six pillars are on the front (north) side of the building.
The area between the pillars and the entrance is the portico.
The triangular section containing the figures is the pediment.
The west-facing sphinx is located to our right of the pediment.
The east-facing sphinx (not visible in this image) is located to our left of the pediment.
The room where the security desk is located (accessed through the north side door) is known as the vestibule.


The representatives of Manitoba’s population pass legislation in a magnificent building but few realize that it is entirely based on occult and masonic principles. The great amount of details in this recreation of Solomon’s Temple reveal the importance of secret societies and hermetic philosophies in today’s democracies.

hieroglyphics on the sphinx

5, 8, and 13 are members of a set of numbers known as the Fibonacci sequence,
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, & continuing on without end.

The first 13 Fibonacci numbers are 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, and 233. [The number 1 occurs twice.] Any number in the sequence is the sum of the previous two numbers. The pattern continues without end (377, 610, 987, 1597, ...). 13 = 5 plus 8 55 = 21 plus 34

These numbers are found in abundance on Earth and in the universe. For example,
the number of petals in a flower is usually one of these numbers.


If we draw horizontal lines through the axils, we can detect obvious stages of development in the plant. The main stem produces branch shoots at the beginning of each stage. Branch shoots rest during their first two stages, then produce new branch shoots at the beginning of each subsequent stage. The same law applies to all branches.
Since this pattern of development mirrors the growth of the rabbits in Fibonacci's classic problem, it is not surprising then that the number of branches at any stage of development is a Fibonacci number.

Furthermore, the number of leaves in any stage will also be a Fibonacci number.


Then any Fibonacci number is divided by the previous number (this works best with the larger numbers), the answer equals approx. 1.618

144/89 = approx. 1.618 89/55 = approx. 1.618 233/144 = approx. 1.618

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This number 1.618 [actually 1.6180399...] occurs so frequently that it has been given a special name, 'the golden number' [a.k.a. the golden ratio, the golden section, the golden mean, the Greek letter phi, and others] It was revered in some societies and given the title, 'the divine proportion'.


Each section of your index finger, from the tip to the base of the wrist, is larger than the preceding one by about the Fibonacci ratio of 1.618, also fitting the Fibonacci numbers 2, 3, 5 and 8.

By this scale, your fingernail is 1 unit in length.

Curiously enough, you also have 2 hands, each with 5 digits, and your 8 fingers are each comprised of 3 sections. All Fibonacci numbers!Let's look for more Fibonacci numbers in the building.

A view from the underside of the portico reveals a 5 -petalled Flower.


This window is located in the portico.
The window is 3 sections across and 5 sections in height.
Each section consists of 8 panes of glass.
There are 13 circles around the perimeter.



This lion's head is situated on the west side of the portico.


This feature is situated to the right (and another to the left) of the north entrance & under the portico.
Within the red corners are located 21 vertical concave formations.

There are 13 stones located in the archway. It is between the vestibule (security desk room) and the grand staircase room. -- The red lines have been added for clarification.


The Triparte of a temple would have a Temple entrance, sacrificial or alter room, and the inner sanctum, the holy of holies.

The first part is the Temple entrance. The function of the is to be a cleansing area. In the entrance there are five protecting deities or divine images. The totem of Manitoba is the buffalo ( in place of a bull), Medusa, Athena, Cattle skull, and ram's heads as well as the cosmic power of the sun through the sky light, and the dimensions of the room 66.6 x66.6. the number of the sun in gematria is 666. When you add the numbers 1 through 36 together it adds up to 666. The significance of 36 being the number of constellations controlled by the sun.The stair case is composed of three flights of steps each with 13 steps. Flanking the steps are life size North American bison, made of solid bronze.Legend has it that to install the bison safely without damaging the marble floors, the main entrance was flooded and left to freeze. Both bison were then placed on enormous slabs of ice() cut from the Assiniboine River, and safely slid into the building.The grand staircase is situated in the grand staircase hall.

The grand staircase hall contains the traditional 5 elements of protection that are found in ancient temples. They are present to banish/dispel evil and to 'cleanse' the inhabitants of the building.

2 statues of bulls

Medusa

Athena

heads of lions -- there are 16 in the room (4 per wall)

cattle/ox skulls (bukrania) -- there are 8 in the room
Above the south entrance to the legislature lobby is the Medusa's head, and over the north entrance facing Medusa is the bust of Athena, Greek goddess of war, embodiment of democracy and also the protector of cities. Around the perimeter of the room are 14 lion heads and 8 cattle skulls at the edge of the ceiling. Around the second floor balcony, lamps rise from the balustrades, each containing 13 bulbs, 12 around 1 (Twelve Apostles and Jesus). The third floor facing the Grand Staircase is supported by two pairs of columns, reproductions of the caryatids, sculpted female figures serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar. Each figure holds a scroll and key. The figures located on the third floor were sculpted by the Piccirilli Brothers of New York, using models prepared by Albert Hodge of London, England. The ceiling is made of a glass atrium to allow natural sunlight to illuminate the room.
This skylight is located above the grand staircase.
Sunlight, provided by Rea, enters the hall and empowers the 5 elements of protection.
The rectangle in the centre is 3 units by 5.

2 Chronicles 3:17 states "And he (Solomon) reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz."

There are other pairs of pillars in this area of the building.
The room equates to the outer chamber of King Solomon's Temple. The room is also known as the Room of Protection.
At the top of the grand staircase, 5 circles & groups of 5 knobs appear.


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