Topic: Benjamin Franklin

Jeff Harmon differentiates ancient geometric astronomy from modern sun sign astrology, which he characterizes as "love light and cluelessness." He notes that the American Founding Fathers, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, were aware of esoteric energies. Historically, kings and generals utilized these celestial alignments to extrapolate earthly events.

Benjamin Franklin is characterized as an occultist who used his experiments to open "gates to hell" in exchange for technological secrets, such as electricity, symbolized by Prometheus. The narrative links Franklin's work to William Penn’s original "Holy Experiment," which sought to align Philadelphia with the favorable prophecy in the Book of Revelations. These efforts are described as attempts to manipulate prophetic timelines to favor a "resurrection of Rome" in America.

The birth of the Information Age is traced to the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, which was delivered to Aberdeen Proving Grounds at the mouth of the Susquehanna River. Wan highlights the phonetic similarity between "ENIAC" and "Enochian" magic, noting the computer's development at the University of Pennsylvania, founded by Benjamin Franklin. This placement is framed as a deliberate "as above, so below" manifestation of occult principles into the material world of technology.

Historical and religious texts often conflated the smell of sulfur with divine intervention and lightning strikes, though modern science identifies the post-lightning scent as ozone. In the Bible, brimstone was viewed as a purifying antimicrobial agent used by God to cleanse sin. In UFO encounters, the interaction of hydrogen sulfide, ozone, and water may explain the variety of chemical smells reported by witnesses near landing sites.

The founding of the United States and the layout of Washington D.C. are heavily influenced by Masonic symbolism, including the imagery on the Federal Reserve note. Despite its reputation as the "land of the free," the U.S. is described as having more regulations and surveillance than East Germany's Stasi. Most citizens are portrayed as unaware of their level of enslavement to the current governmental system.

Child labor laws are framed as a tool to block young people from gaining real-world experience and force them into age-segregated social environments. Historical figures like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison achieved success by working alongside adults and mastering trades at a young age. Modern society has lost the ability to perform basic self-reliance tasks, such as finding water or building shelter, leading to a dependence on nationalized entertainment.

Historical accounts from Benjamin Franklin's journals describe an ocean so thick with fish they struck his ship, contrasting sharply with modern reports of a "dead" Pacific. Jeremy Jackson's research and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch highlight the collapse of marine ecosystems. The discussion transitions to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, which McPherson characterizes as a catastrophic event being downplayed by mainstream media and government agencies.

Freemasonry served as a template for the creation of the United States, specifically influencing the triple division of government into executive, legislative, and judicial branches. This structure mirrors the three chairs in a Masonic lodge representing the phases of the sun. Sullivan also points out that the architectural symbolism of D.C. is parodied in Baltimore, Maryland, through the work of architects like Benjamin Henry Latrobe and Robert Mills.