Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

Jefferson Building will celebrate the HUMANISTIC legacy of the world.’ ” [Italics in the original; Caps and boldface added] A Dictionary of Symbols says that the gargoyles are “Fabulous animals and monsters make their appearance in mediaeval religious art as symbols of the forces of the cosmos, or as IMAGES OF THE DEMONIACAL AND DRAGON-INFESTED UNDERWORLD....”

Annabel Wharton, a Duke art professor, reveals that: “A general rise in interest in mysticism, the supernatural and primitive forms of Christianity...help account for the gargoyle fascination.... ‘“We’re now in a period of eclecticism in which we’re mixing various doctrines....”’ Marisa Lobe, a woman who makes gargoyles, said “she was intrigued by the idea that PAGAN RELIGIONS COULD BE BLENDED WITH CHRISTIANITY.” She “also makes leaf men, the tree spirits worshiped by the Druids....” Another artist, Hope Stewart, is “attracted to the MYSTICAL AURA that surrounds” the gargoyles and said that they “give the feeling of a house that SPIRITS WOULD VISIT.” Several years ago, a comic book was named The Gargoyle. Here’s one quote