Richard Russell Cassaro's research describes a recurring figure holding paired objects as a "GodSelf" motif. The video argues that examples from Egypt to pre-Columbian Peru share a wider symbolic tradition and compares them with the Long Man of Wilmington, which is documented as holding two staves. It interprets head rays as solar imagery and paired staffs as balancing opposites such as male/female, sun/moon and up/down. The video also cites the Finglesham buckle from Finglesham, Kent, as a parallel, then argues that the worldwide pattern may preserve a remote global religion and dates the symbolism to more than 11,000 years ago through a Turkish temple example. These broader religious and chronological conclusions are the presenter's interpretation, not established archaeological consensus.
Video argues staff-bearing figures share Cassaro's proposed "GodSelf" motif
Key facts
- Richard Russell Cassaro's "GodSelf Icon" framework interprets symmetrical twin objects as symbols of balanced opposing forces; this is his own interpretive model.
- The Long Man of Wilmington is documented as holding two staves, but identifying it as a GodSelf example is Casaro's interpretation.
- Casaro's worldwide comparisons and the solar and duality readings are iconographic interpretations, not evidence of an established global religion.
- The Finglesham buckle comes from Finglesham, Kent; it was not found at the Long Man site near Wilmington in East Sussex.
- The supplied results do not substantiate the attribution to "some scholars," the "Sabir temple," or the 11,000-year date.
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God Self Icon - Richard Cassarorichardcassaro.com
The GodSelf Icon depicts a human or human-like figure facing forward, holding twin objects symmetrically in each hand.
Third Eye in Ancient Egypt (Part 1 of 3) - Richard Cassaro Researchrichardcassaro.com
Rare insights into ancient megaliths, spirituality, mythology, magic, symbolism, secret societies, comparative religion and occult archaeology.
Long Man of Wilmington - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The Long Man of Wilmington or Wilmington Giant is a hill figure on the steep slopes of Windover Hill near Wilmington, East Sussex, England.
The Long Man of Wilmington - Sewalotsewalot.com
The Long Man of Wilmington is set into an unnaturally flat-topped North-facing hillside that has been flattened and lays at 28 degrees. The Giant lays on a ...
A Short History of the Long Man of Wilmington - Sussex Pastsussexpast.co.uk
The Long Man of Wilmington is one of Sussex's most iconic features. At 72 metres, he's the largest depiction of a human figure in Europe and a Scheduled ...
God Self Iconrichardcassaro.com
The GodSelf Icon represents the soul of the hero or sage who balances his opposing bodily forces, represented bythe twin objects held symmetrically in each hand ...
Richard Russell Cassaro | Join & Read on Fablefable.co
Cassaro calls the “GodSelf Icon,” is a complete metaphysical doctrine that encodes a complex set of instructions for inner awakening.
Richard Cassaro - The Triptych, Freemasonry, & The ...poorstuart.com
Author and researcher Richard Cassaro joins THC to talk about the remnants of ancient wisdom he's uncovered through rigorous investigation.
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