The Tailfeathers of Two Cities - The Unlikely Link Between Leeds and Washington, D.C.

As much as it's important to decipher symbolism and establish its relevance, meaning and purpose, this cannot be done without first recognising its presence. In my first two posts I have demonstrated how Leeds' architecture and geography have been manipulated to correspond with that of Giza, but I've refrained from speculating as to why this has been done. This entry follows a similar theme. Make of it what you will and feel free to leave a message if you have any suggestions as to the significance of the following correspondence

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The National Press Club considers itself the world's leading professional organizations for journalists. It is located in Wasington D.C. and its membership consists of journalists, former journalists, government information officers, and those considered to be regular news sources. It is well-known for its gatherings with invited speakers from public life

Founded in 1908, every US president since Theodore Roosevelt has visited the club, and all since Warren Hardinghave been members. Most have spoken from the club's podium. Others who have appeared at the club include monarchs, Prime Ministers and premiers, members of Congress, officials, ambassadors, scholars, entertainers, business leaders and athletes. Here's the emblem of the National Press Club

Speculation as the the meaning of each of the emblem's elements is rife and I'll leave a list of links discussing owl shapes in Washington D.C.'s streets and whatnot at the bottom of this post, but, for now, I'd just like to concentrate on the fact that there's a correspondence between Leeds and Washington

So here we have an owl and an Alladin's lamp stood on a book, next to a serpentine figure, in front of the Capitol Building (a civic building with a domed tower, not unlike Leeds Town Hall), behind which shines the sun. Laurel leaves, a quill and some writing complete the picture. Those of us familiar with occult symbolism won't be surprised to see the owl, serpent and lamp, but where's the Leeds link?

The now derelict York Road library - a public building like the Town Hall, Civic Hall and Institute - is home to an unusual mosaic. On the floor of the library, a place for books, is depicted an owl, an Alladin's lamp and some laurel leaves

Is this a coincidence? Did the designer of the York Road library mosaic just happen to choose the same random symbols the designer of the National Press Club emblem chose just four years later? Or is there a significance to these symbols? Could civic leaders, town planners, high-ranking journalists, entertainers and politicians really be literate in a transatlantic secret symbolic language which we, the profane, aren't invited to understand?