04-01-2011, 07:05 PM
Thanks Jan. As we both share an interest in matters symbolic, it always seemed interesting to me that "Gladio" (i.e., "Gladius") was the name of the short Roman era gladiators sword. I think I remember that the sword theme was used elsewhere - in Germany (?) it was called "Schwert", literally meaning sword. But this wasn't universal, as elsewhere in Europe it was named "sheepskin" or "red sheepskin" etc.
I do remember putting in a FOIA request to the Pentagon back in the early mid 1990's for all these names and being issued with a swift "fuck off" notice for my troubles. That was when I figured that the whole stay-behind network was still a very real and dangerous live round.
But prior to dragging my arse to the pub to drown my sorrows for the rebuke, I did notice the peculiarity that the Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces Europe (SHAPE), has an interesting logo that seemed to me to be relevant:
![[Image: 175px-Shape_big.png]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Shape_big.png/175px-Shape_big.png)
I do believe those are probably two Gladius' standing tall?
I do remember putting in a FOIA request to the Pentagon back in the early mid 1990's for all these names and being issued with a swift "fuck off" notice for my troubles. That was when I figured that the whole stay-behind network was still a very real and dangerous live round.
But prior to dragging my arse to the pub to drown my sorrows for the rebuke, I did notice the peculiarity that the Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces Europe (SHAPE), has an interesting logo that seemed to me to be relevant:
I do believe those are probably two Gladius' standing tall?
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14