I am a huge sucker for occult references, and the opening theme of this series already has TONS of it.(supposed to be the opening video but youtube blocked it so *sigh*)I'm no occult expert, but it certainly interests me. I tried to do a little research and I was able to identify a number of them~#1Hampton Court Palace Clock (left) and Prague Orloj (right)Both are Astronomical Clocks. The former is an early example of a post-Copernican astronomical clock while the second one is considered a primitive planetarium that displays the current state of the universe.#22012 PhenomenonApocalyptic predictions, aside from what the Mayan Long Count, Calendar dictates, will occur on an exact date: December 21, 2012#31999 DoomsdayA prophecy from Nostradamus which has interpreted that the end of the world will occus on year 1999.#4Eye of ProvidenceAlso known as the "all-seeing eye of God" or "Eye of Horus" or "Eye of the World". The imagery can be traced in Egyptian mythology, Buddhism, and even Christianism. Without the triangle though, it's more similar to the Masonic version.#5StonehengeA prehistoric monument in England shrouded with mystery. It's believed to be a temple for sun worship, a healing centre, a burial site or a huge calendar.#6I CAN'T REMMEBER BUT IT'S FREAKIN' FAMILIAR!!!!!!#7Psychokinesis: Spoon BendingIt is the act of deforming objects without depending on physical force. It has become a popular form of stage magic.#8Virtruvian ManAlso called "Canon of Proportions" or "Proportions of Man". It's a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci based on correlations of ideal human proportions.#9Wiccan PentacleIt has been mentioned that symbols of a pentagram star within a circle is under Wiccan religion.#10OuroborosAlso known as Uroborus. It represents cyclicality and is often associated with Gnosticism, Alchemy, and Hermeticism.#11I have no idea.... skull worship possibly?#12Some sort of Bilocation?#13UFO SymbolIt's an underside of a UFO seen in 1967 in Spain, and a similar incident of the same year in Russia reported that a man noticed a "ray of light" emanating form the underside of the UFO above him. I like the url of the other source xD#14I'm not sure but the Nine-pointed Star (a common symbol in Bahá'í Faith). The eyes, I'm not sure if they're types of Eyes of Providence as well. As for the others, they look like Hindu gods, one of them having Swastika-like symbols. (status with four symbols on chest on the lower left side)#16The cards that Fumiaki is stepping on are Zener cards which are used to conduct ESP experiments.Those things on the upper right seem like flying saucers to me. The rest seem to have a connection to Hinduism or Egyptian or Greek mythology.#17If only the insect/creature could be identified... it's hard to tell.#18The shape of the staircase is familiar but I can't identify....The fetus is possibly based on da Vinci's drawing.The eye in this part is definitely a type of Eye of Providence.The rest look unfamiliar. The man's face on the left looks like something Asian though...#19The figure beside Maya looks similar to Sekhmet, an Egyptian warrior goddess.#20Latin Chant from The Omen"Sanguis bibimus, corpus edimus, tolle corpus Satani" which means "We drink the blood, we eat the flesh, raise the body of Satan"#21Half-Human FishThere had been a breaking news about a fish with human legs washed up on a Galveston, Texas beach.#22Familiar but can't recall....#23Possibly some Astral Projection phenomenon.#24HeliocentrismAn astronimical model wherein the sun is presented as the center of the universe while the other planets revolve around it. It was first proposed by Aristarchus of Samosand in much later years presented using a telescope by Galileo Galilei.I may have made mistakes or wrong assumptions so feel free to correct me. I definitely missed a lot of things so if you can add, please do. I'll update this when I've familiarized myself with the other unknown references~Apology to fail merging by the way. It's really tough to do it on some parts. And though screencapping with subs annoy me, I don't think I have time to download RAW so there xD Hehe.All freakin' research done by me in several hours (because I got lazy to continue on). References cited, others based on memory. If recognition of occult reference isn't by me, he/she will be credited for it naturally.
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