Hi, I joined at the end of 2017, please forgive me for just introducing myself now. I've been looking at VC for years, always been interested in patterns and what they mean. I'm an art historian (like for reals with a PhD) who teaches at a venerable and venerated college (which has secret societies that funnel students into ranks of the elite), so iconography (symbolism) is well within my wheelhouse. It was VC's emphasis on symbolism that drew me in, but I also have been reading more and listening to podcasts that piqued my interest enough to join the forum. I dislike religion, am socially progressive, and really love cats, I wear a 666 model Rolex watch because it can descend into the abyss. My favorite color is black. I guess because I thought it would be a good way to piss off people bringing hardline Xian BS into this forum. I like this place because it addresses the the illuminati reaching out through initiatives like MKU, Monarch, Edgewood etc.. to infiltrate mass culture, leaving signs along the way. These signs are apparent. All the other conspiracy shit like the "trans agenda" or "the islamification of America" or anything that mentions "the Jews" belongs somewhere else imo, like 4chan or Stormfront. As above so below..