Symbolism and meaning in “The Wizard of Oz” based on the children’s fantasy novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and adapted on the 1900 children’s fantasy novel L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It tells the story of Dorothy Gale, who, after running after Toto her dog, which escaped, is knocked unconscious as she sought refuge in the farmhouse during a tornado, as it lifted the house and dropped it intact onto an unknown land – Munchkinland in the Land of Oz. In order to return home, Dorothy is instructed by the good witch Glinda that she has to follow the yellow brick road and reach the home of the Wizard of Oz, as he might help in her return. Glinda explains to Dorothy that her house landed on the Wicked Witch of the East and Glinda magically transports this deceased witch’s magical ruby red slippers onto Dorothy’s feet and tells her to keep them on.

Along the way, she meets the Scarecrow, who wanted a brain, the Tin Man who wanted a heart, and the Cowardly Lion who wanted courage. When they are led into the Wizard’s chambers, the Wizard appears as a giant ghostly head who asks them to bring him the Wicked Witch’s [of the West] broomstick and in return, he will grant them their wishes.

The Wizard reveals that he, like Dorothy, is from Kansas and accidentally arrived in Oz in a hot air balloon. When he offers to take Dorothy back to Kansas with him aboard his balloon, she accepts, but Toto jumps off and Dorothy goes after him, and the balloon accidentally lifts off with just the Wizard aboard. Glinda reappears and tells Dorothy she always had the power to return to Kansas using the ruby slippers, but had to find that out for herself. After sharing a tearful farewell with her friends, Dorothy heeds Glinda’s instructions by tapping her heels three times and repeating the words “There’s no place like home.” Dorothy is transported back to Kansas, where she awakens in her own bed. Please read further about the plot here.

What symbolism do we find here? Scholars have found symbolism embedded into nearly every aspect of the story, from Dorothy’s slippers to the Yellow Brick Road. The Yellow Brick Road is said to symbolize a path to enlightenment [The Illuminati call themselves ‘The Enlightened ones’ – the ones with knowledge and enlightened by the light bearer, Lucifer] and freedom through the use of both gold and silver as American currency. Yellow and gold, as well as silver, is said to have been used in Freemasonry since gold is the symbol of the sun while silver is that of the moon. Universally, yellow represents jealousy, incontinence and treachery, although in masonry it is said to represent the colour of gold and its meaning is reversed. By now, we all should know that in Freemasonry, there is duality in meaning. In fact, some interpreters of this tale believe that the yellow brick road symbolizes what’s known in Kabbalah [or Cabala] ‘The Golden Path.’ Up to you to pick which interpretation is correct.

The Wizard of Oz is the “extremely active small man” behind the curtains with all the buttons and levers having a thousand methods, and thousand buttons and thousand levers to make you fearful. That’s actually what the movie was trying to convey, and please note that the phrase “yellow brick road” is Masonic. The Bible has references to OZ under many headings, including OS, US, UZ, and OZ, depending on the version.

The ruby slippers have a deeper meaning behind them than just having the ability to take Dorothy back home. Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz contributed to the American identity because they symbolize internal strength, the transition to adulthood, and the endless quest for happiness. They might also carry a strong moral warning to the young readers to avoid sin, like vanity and pride while warning them to respect their elders. They could also mean Dorothy’s coming of age. Since the red shoes are put onto her feet, and she must wear them, it could mean that girls do not choose to get their monthly menses but it is put on them as part of their life cycle and so, Dorothy must now grow into them, and walk with this new but painful, extension of herself.

The shoes are red. The colour red has a variety of significance. Some believe it is a reminder of Jesus’ bloodied feet when he was crucified. Others believe it represents the spilled blood of Christian martyrs. But even paedophiles and children abusers wear them. Please read here.

The Straw Man stands for that made-up legal fiction in ALL CAPS: THE PERSON. Instead of a brain, the minute he was born, he was given a name, an identity, a religion, a nationality, a race and a birth certificate. And do you know what a birth certificate is? It is the action taken by parents to register the newborn with the government as a corporation. It is where the rubber meets the road – the link to your bank account. The Straw Man then spends the rest of his life defending this fictional identity walking around without a brain while looking for a brain which only the Wizard can give him. In a few years, the newborn corporation will receive a Taxpayer ID called a social security number so you can be used by the government as a collateral asset because you and your labour, time and energy is what backs up the national debt and makes you a stock. This takes us to the TIN Man.

The TIN Man stands for the Taxpayer Identification Number (T.I.N.). He was an avatar made of robotics that toiled relentlessly until his body froze up and ceased working. The robot monster was soulless and ruthless, working himself to death because he lacked a soul or heart.

Like other bullies, the Cowardly Lion was a bully until someone stood up to him; at that point, he became a true coward. Since he lacked genuine bravery, the Wizard ultimately bestowed upon him an Official Recognition Award—Authority & Status.

The Wizard of Oz employed holograms, smoke, fire, and magic, but all of these effects were trickery and illusions meant to instill terror and force people to follow his orders. In actuality, the Wizard is powerless and has created a false sense of authority and power only by using illusions.

The Wicked Witch used intimidation to instill terror. She pursued Toto, Dorothy’s dog and was in charge of the flying monkey police, the enforcing authorities, the naughty demons, and the BAR Association, which stands in for the corrupt bankers of Oz, the Great Crown Wizard, who abuse and dominate all the tiny people.

Although Dorothy was drugged, the people in the poppies field were not REAL humans, therefore drugs had no effect on them.

The Wizard of Oz was written at the time when the Rockefeller ruling family and its Big Pharma began to take over medicine and education and corrupt them.

The Crown was actually the largest drug dealer and after their take-over of drug distribution in China, they began to expand all around the world.

The Wicked Witch’s true target was Toto, Dorothy’s small dog. In Latin, toto implies “in total.” Despite being much smaller than the Great Wizard, Toto revealed the true nature of the Wizard of Oz and showed no fear. Toto revealed the true nature of the Wizard and his sorcerous deceptions.

“Curtain” also denotes the conclusion of a scene or an act. When Toto closed the curtain and began to bark, he possibly gave everyone the “red pill” until others notices and woke up from the slumber.

The corporate legal fiction and its fake courts were concealed by the curtain.

That means that your bark can be heard, no matter how tiny you are.

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