"A Modern Day Parable - The WIZARD OF OZ"

[Sandra]

The Wizard of Oz was produced as a motion picture in 1939 by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Book by L. Frank Baum; Adaption by Noel Langley ;
Screenplay by Florence Ryerson, Noel Langley, and Edgar Allan Woolf;
Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg; Produced by Mervyn LeRoy; Directed by Victor
Fleming.)

Many people believe that The Wizard of Oz was (and is) an allegory for
the radically new state of affairs that existed in America in the 1930s,
following the stock market crash and the bankruptcy of the United
States Government which occurred immediately thereafter. For all extents
and purposes, it can still be viewed as the current state of affairs,
inasmuch as the allegorical nature, the clues strewn throughout the
story, are still relevant today. The authors of Redemption in Law,
Theory and Practice [BBC of America, 2000] have, for example, provided
an interesting interpretation of the story of The Wizard of Oz, one
which bears a considerable amount of attention being paid. Much of what
follows, comes from pages 180 to 185 of their book.

The initial setting of the story is, of course, Kansas , the
geographical center of the USA , and the symbol for the heartland of
America . The tornado (twister) that arrives is all about the whirling
confusion that existed after the stock market crash, the theft of the
country's gold, the US Bankruptcy,
and the Great Depression. The twister takes Dorothy and her dog, Toto,
into a new, artificial dimension, above the solid ground of Kansas .
Upon their arrival, Dorothy notes: "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in
Kansas anymore."

Right on, Dorothy. After the bankruptcy, Kansas was no longer "Kansas",
but now "KS", an artificial corporate venue of the bankrupt US, a newly
established "federal territory", and part of the "Federal Zone". Dorothy
and Toto were "in this state", which according to Redemption in Law,
implies they were for tax jurisdiction purposes in the " District of
Columbia " (aka " United States ") - whereas Kansas is not included in
"this state", "KS" is.

One of the first entities Dorothy met was the Scarecrow, who represented
the legal Straw Man which had been created as an artificial aspect of
the former American sovereigns The 'Strawman'
has, or bestows, the status of 'plantation slave' upon the man or woman
whose body by which the Straw Man is identified. The legal term, Straw
Man, describes a fictitious or artificial person created by law at one's
birth via the inscription in all-capital letters on the birth
document/certificate - the latter being document of title and a
negotiable instrument. It is allegedly by way of the Straw Man that the creditors of the US Bankruptcy
can so effectively (and legally?) take for their own use the benefits
of individuals' labor, creativity, talents, and productivity.

In the movie, the Scarecrow describes his straw-man persona by noting:
"Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking. Of course, I'm
not bright about doing things." The Scarecrow then succinctly describes
himself in the classic song, "If I Only Had a Brain." The lyrics
include: "I'd unravel every riddle, For every `individdle,' In trouble
or in pain." The translation is that for every individual, who discovers
the existence of his or her legal Straw Man, all political and legal
mysteries, complexities, and confusions begin to be resolved.

And once that same individual takes legal title to his or her Straw Man, he or she can protect themselves from legal trouble or legal damage.

The Tin Man arrives next on the scene - i.e. the "T-I-N" (Taxpayer
Identification Number) Man is a hollow man of metal, a "vessel" or
"vehicle", the newly created commercial code words for the Straw Man.
Just as the Scarecrow/Straw Man has no brain, the Tin Man has no heart.
Both are "artificial persons". Natural person are created by nature or
God, while artificial persons are created by human laws, for the
purposes of society/government ("bodies politic" or "corporations").

One of the definitions in Webster's Dictionary is "counterfeit". Thus
the Tin Man might also represent the mechanical and heartless aspect of
commerce and commercial law. As they are reputed to say in the Mafia:
"Nothing personal, it's just business."

The Tin Man also carries an ax. Did you ever wonder about that? The ax
is a traditional symbol for that which is above a King. In this case,
commercial law, i.e. Corporate Rule is above the sovereign! It's not a
nice connotation - no more than the "Axis Powers" of World War II
included Nazi Germany, Italy (a fascist state) and Japan; or the more
recent "Axis of Evil", coined by President George Bush in 2002, but
curiously not yet applied to Cheney, Ashcroft and himself - the ABCs of
such.

The Tin Man, expressing relief after Dorothy had oiled his arm, said:
"I've held that ax up for ages." And perhaps he is still having to do
so. For the symbol for fascism is the "fasces", a bundle of rods with an
ax bound up in the middle, but with its blade projecting. This fasces
may be found on the American Mercury-head Dime (the Roman deity Mercury
was the God of Commerce), and on the wall behind, and on each side of,
the speaker's podium in the US Senate (each gold fasces being
approximately six feet in height). At the base of the podium of the seal
of the US Senate are two crossed fasces. Hmmmm...

Dorothy, the Scarecrow and Tin Man are soon joined by the Cowardly Lion.
Known as the "king of the beasts", it's surprising to find one so
cowardly. It appears to represent the once-fearless American people who
had lost their courage, the courage to denounce the US Bankruptcy, and
inform its creditors that they were not the chattel that could be used
as collateral for the monies allegedly owed. Of course, dealing with the
IRS tends to leave most of us in the cowardly state; but that is due in
large part to the heartless, brainless actions of an organization
operating strictly under the laws of Commerce.

In order for Dorothy and the gang to find the Wizard (the supposed
answer to their prayers), they had to "follow the yellow brick road." In
other words, follow the money - the trail of the gold taken from
America - and find who had absconded with it.

It's important to recall from the beginning of the movie, that the
Wizard was represented by a traveling mystic, a "Professor Marvel," whom
Dorothy had first encountered when she ran away with Toto. The
Professor's shingle claimed that he was "Acclaimed by the Crowned Heads
of Europe, Past, Present, and Future."

That's quite a claim - to include the future - but seems well justified
in that the Wizard is still acclaimed by the "crowned heads of Europe."
Before the Banksters looted America, they had already disempowered the
monarchies of Europe and looted their kingdoms. And with a human skull
atop the perch above the door to his wagon, the Wizard began to lecture
Dorothy about the priests of Isis and Osiris and the days of Egypt 's
pharaohs.

Between 1916 and 1933, most of America's gold was rounded up - aided by
President Franklin Roosevelt (whose physical problems may well have
symbolized America's "crippled state").

The gold went to The Federal Reserve private Bank, and was shipped off
by the Fed owners to England and Germany . This was accomplished because
of the fact Federal Reserve Notes could be redeemed in gold, and their
use carried an interest penalty that could also only be paid in gold.
The US traded its gold for paper, while its previous currency, United
States Notes, carried no such interest requirement. When the US
Bankruptcy was declared in 1993, there was the added caveat that all
Americans were required to turn in all gold coins, gold bullion, and
gold certificates by May 1 -

Our heroine was Dorothy Gale. Did you know her last name? Or that a
gale, with the impact of water as well as wind, is considered
potentially more powerful than a tornado? In any case, when she and her
friends emerged from the forest, they were elated to see the Emerald
City only a short distance away. The Wicked Witch of the West, desperate
for the ruby slippers that Dorothy was wearing, knew she had to make
her move before Dorothy and the others were inside the walls of Emerald
City. But what was so special about Dorothy's slippers? Was the Wicked
Witch an earlier version of Imelda Marcus? Or something else?

Obviously, Dorothy's red-colored, ruby slippers were the same color as
blood, as in flesh and blood, thus symbolizing a living, breathing man
or woman - i.e. a non-corporation, a natural person. As such her
slippers also symbolized "private" as opposed to "public". (Even a
Social InSecurity card uses a red serial number, signifying the
private-side account and its attachment to the public-side.) It is
likely the ruby slippers symbolized the blood in the veins of the
American people - as opposed to "citizens of the United States", where
the blue and black ink on a birth certificate is the "corporate blood".
The Wicked Witch wanted the life blood of the living human beings - not
just their Straw Men.

Her tactic was to cover the countryside with poppy flowers - i.e the
source of heroin, opium, and morphine - symbolically drugging Dorothy et
alia into unconsciousness, and then just step in and snatch the
slippers. i.e. dull the senses of the American people and then slip in
and swipe the gold.

The drugging worked on Dorothy, the Lion and Toto, the flesh and blood
friends, but did not affect the artificial persons of the Scarecrow and
Tin Man. The latter two cried out for help, and the Good Witch of the
North came to the rescue with a blanket of snow to nullify the narcotic
effect of the poppies on Dorothy, the Lion and Toto. [So, who's the
"Good Witch of the North"? Perhaps, that remains to be seen.]

The identity of the Wicked Witch of the West is pretty clear. Recall
that her counterpart in the first part of the film was "Almira Gulch",
who supposedly "owned half the county" (or perhaps half the country).
Miss Gulch had arrived at Dorothy's farm with an "Order from the
Sheriff" (an Executive Order from President Roosevelt?) demanding that
Toto be handed over, because allegedly he had bitten Miss Gulch.

Despite Aunt Em's assertion about Toto ("He's really gentle, with gentle
people, that is.") Miss Gulch pressed her case saying that to withhold
Toto would be to "go against the law". When Dorothy refused to surrender
toto, Miss Gulch lashed out with, "If you don't hand over that dog I'll
bring a damned suit that'll take your whole farm!" 70% of the attorneys
in the world reside in the West - America. 95% of all lawsuits in the
world are filed under US jurisdiction. The Wicked Witch of the West
(Miss Gulch) was dressed in black, the choice of color for judges'
robes. Thus she represents judges and attorneys, essentially the
American legal system (including the attorney-run US Congress). These
are the executioners and primary henchmen for transferring the wealth of
America from the people to the banksters.

The "Bar" has a curious history. It represents the body of attorneys,
counselors, judges and the members of the legal profession. It has been
alleged that Black's Law Dictionary, for example, is copyrighted British
law and that the so-called American Bar Association is a branch or
subset of the Bar Council (the sole bar association in England and
Wales). As the copyrighted property of a British company, all state
Codes in the US are commercial, private British-owned law. Attorneys may
be even worse, if possible, than we thought!

Apparently, the Wicked Witch of the West is nothing more than an
operative of the "crowned heads of Europe" (who are owned by the
Banksters), and desperately wanted not only the precious metals of
America, but the life blood of America's labor. Her counterpart, of
course, wanted to take Toto. The word, Toto, comes from the Latin phrase
in toto, which according to Black's Law Dictionary (the British "rule
book") is: "in the whole, completely." In other words, she wanted
everything!

Once Dorothy and the gang had encountered the mighty Wizard of Oz, they
initially fell for the illusion. But with Toto's aid in pulling back the
curtain, they quickly realized the Wizard was nothing more than a con
man. Even when he supposedly helped Scarecrow about getting a "brain",
he cited "the land of E Pluribus Unum," which is Latin for "one out of
many." This phrase appears on the American One Dollar Bill, but might be
thought of as "converting the many into one", i.e. establishing a
"sympathizers explanation our foreign policy reversals too pat,
simplistic New World Order".

The Wizard was also supposedly amenable to taking Dorothy back in his
balloon, but ended up leaving her behind. Fortunately, the Good Witch of
the North (Santa Claus?), stepped in to tell Dorothy, "You don't need
to be helped. You've always had the power to go back to Kansas ." All
she had to do was to use her slippers!

The contention is that everyone has the right and power to reclaim their
Sovereignty, but just forgot. The actual act of reclamation - the
Remedy and Recourse , is telling the Banksters that you are no longer
collateral, i.e. filing with a Secretary of State. Because the IRS
(Infernal Revenue Service ) is an accountancy firm and collection agency
for the private Federal Reserve Bank, having been constituted under the
UCC at its inception in 1954 (and operating strictly in that realm ever
since), filing or not filing income tax returns becomes an interesting
study in itself. Just be sure to do your own research!

The title of the movie also carries a message. A "wizard", of course, is
"a very clever or skillful person." "Oz" on the other hand is an
abbreviation for "ounces", which is always the unit of measurement for
gold, silver, and other precious metals. Even for large quantities of
gold, etceteras, the amount is expressed in million ounces of gold, and
not tons or pounds.

In the end, Dorothy (i.e. the American people) and Toto made it home.
There is in fact Remedy and Recourse in law. It's there, disguised,
camouflaged, encoded. (Why do you think States call their statutory
laws, "codes" and not laws?) It's a matter of learning the law. All of
it. It's the necessary condition for becoming sovereign once again.

Unless, of course, you'd prefer to continue to be conned by the Banksters.

The Wizard of Oz is really a delightful movie. The fact that it
symbolizes one of the worst episodes in the world's history of the
denial of freedom or justice, should not be construed to imply that the
movie and story are not entertaining. In fact, once the symbolic nature
is seen and understood, it is a simple step to smile, take the next step
to go beyond it, and go forth as if you knew where you were going. It's
all just part of The Fool's Journey, and the strange path we have each chosen to fulfill our diverse and unique destinies.

We always have that choice! It's called Free Will.

Meanwhile, it is worth while recalling the sage advice of Lao Tzu
(c. 600 B.C.E) and more recently and succinctly in our Oz analogy,
Frank Zappa (May 1977): "The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the
people will be."

"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to
continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too
expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will
pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the
way, and you will see a brick wall at the back of the theater."

(Source: unknown)



Sorry for the length, just to good not to post......

[Sandra]

Sorry about the length of this post, however well worth the read and the time... This was a favorite of mine when I was young. I never realized that the items we watch actually do have a hidden message in them.. Now I have become more aware... Scary that Hollywood is trying to influence us with what politicians want them to use.