Marrs - Codex Magica - Secret Signs, Mysterious Symbols, and Hidden Codes of the Illuminati (2005)

"SILENCE, SLAVES, OR WE'LL CUT YOUR THROAT FROM EAR TO EAR!" 289
In the active days of Benjamin Franklin and our nation's founders, their secret
society counterparts in Great Britain made use of the god Harpocrates. Sir Francis
Dashwood, instrumental in the British operation of the Illuminati, recruited nobility
for his Hell-Fire Club, a secret group based on magic, satanism, and sex. Numerous
harlots—and sometimes newly deflowered virgins—were scandalously used by
Dashwood and his occultic, jolly men. On club premises, the members erected a
statue of Harpocrates, depicting him solemnly holding a finger to his mouth to
remind the frolicking members of the Hell-Fire Club that, "What happens here, stays
here." 8
Rome also had the Mystery Goddess Angerona. Her statue showed Angerona as
a beautiful woman holding a finger to her mouth, "the emblem of secrecy and
mystery." 9 Angerona watched over the sexual promiscuity goings-on at various
orgies connected with the festivals of the solstices and the changing of the seasons.
The Mystery Religions of the Romans and other peoples especially needed the
utmost secrecy because, during the higher initiations, the unspoken names of the
hidden or unknown god, or gods, was often revealed. As the Christians gained in
numbers and influence, they began to properly understand that these names were
actually synonyms for Satan, Lucifer, the Devil. Great effort was therefore taken by
pagans to obscure or prevent the unmasking of this satanic connection. 10
An interesting sidenote: As a child watching TV in the early days (1950s), one of
the most popular programs was a game show hosted by Jewish comedian Groucho
Marx. Groucho had a brother, Harpo Marx, who was also a comedian and starred in
numerous TV programs and in movies. Harpo always played the cherubic character
of a mute young boy, with blond hair in curls. In other words, Harpo was cast in the
image of Harpocrates, god of silence and secrecy, also known as Horus the child.