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silver symbology (Spoilers)

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What are your theories about the repeated use of "silver" throughout the first five episodes? Here are the instances I noticed. Feel free to add to this list.

1. The Silver Mustang Casino
2. Nevada's license plate says "The Silver State."
3. Argentina means "Land of Silver."
4. Twenty-five years (in the Waiting Room) marks a silver anniversary.
5. Perhaps this one is irrelevant, but the movie industry is known as the "silver screen."
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Not mention EvilCoop briefly morphing into Frank Silva. :lol:

Kidding aside, you might be onto something. I don't know what, but it does seem intentional, whatever it means.
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And in part 5, "argent" is typed out on the Blackberry, which means silver in French.

Speaking of colours, DougieCoop is heavily associated with green: green blazer, green tea, Jade, Owl Cave ring, green flash across Tony's face. Not sure how it relates to silver and gold, the other colour that keeps popping up.
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ThumbsUp wrote:Not sure how it relates to silver and gold, the other colour that keeps popping up.
Silver and gold are both known to sometimes leave green marks on people's skin: https://www.healthcentral.com/article/w ... in-jewelry

I can see Dougie's/Dale's connection with green via the Owl Ring, but what gold has to do with it I don't know. I mean, it is a gold ring, but I always assumed the centerpiece of the ring was more important than the ring itself.
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is the "box" device turning to silver, real argent, after EvilCoop calls it?
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dronerstone wrote:is the "box" device turning to silver, real argent, after EvilCoop calls it?
I believe it is!
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Oops, didn't see this thread somehow. Reposting from viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3087&start=850:
Anyone point out the link between Argentina and The Silver Mustang yet?

That's interesting, coupled with the gold motif.

So here's a theory I've put about 15 seconds of thought into:

We all know that Lynch loves The Wizard of Oz. Fewer people than I would expect seem to know that WoO is a political and economic parable about a populist presidential run in the late 1800s. In the film, Dorothy clicks the heels of her ruby shoes, but in the book her shoes are actually silver. Hence the movie actually completely removes one of the central points of the book, which was advocating a move away from the gold standard and onto a silver standard. It was actually a campaign issue of the 1896 presidential election.

So I'm going to tentatively speculate that silver and gold are opposing forces in this world, possibly representing the two lodges.
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Garethw's point about The Wizard of Oz is really interesting. In his films, Lynch seems to draw more from the film version of WoO than from the books. He has repeatedly referenced Judy Garland and Classical Hollywood cinema. I can't say how much the WoO books matter because I'm honestly not that familiar with them. Garethw might be on to something important though. I agree that both silver and gold seem to be significant in the new series. Maybe I should've named this topic, "silver and gold symbology."

If anyone is interested in a running list of gold instances, please add to this list.

1. Dougie turns into a gold ball.
2. Jacoby/Dr. Amp is selling gold shovels.
3. Jade's Jeep is yellow (close to gold).
4. The Jade Ring is green and gold.
5. A golden anniversary is 50 years. Perhaps two consecutive stays in the Waiting Room would signify a golden anniversary. I don't know if this is even relevant.
6. The black box in Argentina may have turned into actual gold or actual silver. I can't tell.
7. Denver Bob and Wayne Chance discover Owl Cave while searching for gold (in Frost's TSHoTP).



garethw wrote:Oops, didn't see this thread somehow. Reposting from viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3087&start=850:
Anyone point out the link between Argentina and The Silver Mustang yet?

That's interesting, coupled with the gold motif.

So here's a theory I've put about 15 seconds of thought into:

We all know that Lynch loves The Wizard of Oz. Fewer people than I would expect seem to know that WoO is a political and economic parable about a populist presidential run in the late 1800s. In the film, Dorothy clicks the heels of her ruby shoes, but in the book her shoes are actually silver. Hence the movie actually completely removes one of the central points of the book, which was advocating a move away from the gold standard and onto a silver standard. It was actually a campaign issue of the 1896 presidential election.

So I'm going to tentatively speculate that silver and gold are opposing forces in this world, possibly representing the two lodges.
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"Real" Dougie was wearing a gold blazer when he was switched out with Coop.

Should we count all of the blondes we've seen?
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The Rancho Rosa logo (although not the housing estate one) has the alchemical symbol for gold/the sun at its centre.
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Pretty sure that silver standard interpretation of Wizard of OZ is controversial not an established " fact". ( Look up the Straight Dope article on it to read more)

Maybe in a 100 years people on the Internet will "prove" Twin Peaks is a parable about the federal researve board policy of 1990.
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Wizard of Oz was about Theosophy symbolism according to lots of books, Baum was buds with Blavatsky, one historical subject in Frost's novels
http://www.theosophyforward.com/theosop ... zard-of-oz


https://blavatskytheosophy.com/mysterie ... tral-body/

the "silver thread" is the astral body - DON'T DIE / THE THREAD WILL BE TORN

the physical body is merely our outer shell and that it serves as the vehicle for the astral body.. the death of the physical body is not simply due to physical disintegration but that this physical disintegration which brings about physical death is the reflection of, and reaction to, the disintegration and decay of the inner astral double.


BOB origins in SHoTP.

"Denver Bob" Hobbs aka DB the gold miner is abducted from owl cave. The miners' compass doesn't work, thyey presume, because of metal deposits nearby.

EDIT: Frank L Baum was a Theosophist who lived in South Dakota. And the MGM Grand Complex in Las Vegas is associated with Wizard of Oz (and Illuminati, with Luxor) symbolism. http://www.apfn.org/apfn/oz.htm

The Yellow Brick Road suggests gold, the perfect metal. Gold is considered to be divine & the source of wisdom by the Illuminati. HPB had written “There is a Road, steep and thorny, beset with perils of every kind, but yet a Road, and it leads to the very heart of the universe.” This was the yellow brick road that Baum the Theosophist sought to portray in his fairy tale. The book contains a great deal more perils and adventures on the road than the movie.
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Apologies in advance if there's a gold symbology thread, but I couldn't see it so I'll say this here. Apologies also if anyone has already posted something similar elsewhere, but I can't keep track of everything.

The Trinity Test takes place in Jornada del Muerto desert, which itself has a fascinating cultural history and an interesting folk etymology. It seems it is one of the New Mexico territories associated with the mythical Cíbola or Seven Cities of Gold. This is interesting to think about.

We've seen solar and lunar, gold and silver symbols aplenty so far.
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I'm sure someone posted a quote from an arcane book that seemed very pertinent but am wondering now if it was to do with air & water? It wasn't the usual theosophical titles but was something different.
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ThumbsUp wrote:Speaking of colours, DougieCoop is heavily associated with green: green blazer, green tea, Jade, Owl Cave ring, green flash across Tony's face. Not sure how it relates to silver and gold, the other colour that keeps popping up.
There are a few more appearances of silver (and gray):
  • The lamps in the Black Lodge are silver and green (the saturn lamp).
  • EvilCoop was wearing a gray shirt a the beginning of the season.
  • The clock in EvilCoop's car that he crashes is silver.
  • Duncan Todd, who is working for EvilCoop, was wearing a silver-gray shirt (Part 9) and the brandname on his laptop and a few other items on his desk also silver.
  • The owners of the Silver Mustang Casino are wearing silver-gray shirts, ties and pocket squares. Maybe they are also connected to EvilCoop?
  • The video screens that show DougieCoop in the casino are black and white (= silver) but nevertheless, there is a green stream of light shining on his gaming machine on that screen.
  • Ronette in the Purple Room was wearing a silver watch.
  • There was a silver coin used during the meeting of Richard Horne and Red, and Hawk lost a silver coin in the restroom.
  • Andy is wearing a silver watch.
  • In Part 9, the Hutchens' give EvilCoop a Silverado car.
Gold:
  • Laura in the Black Lodge is wearing a gold brooch.
The combination of silver and gold:
  • The flashback scenes in Part 8 were in black and white = silver. The only colour in the scenes was yellow/gold (the balls, the instrument that brought the ball to the earth). We also got Bob's face on a gray/silver ball and Laura's face on a yellow/gold ball.
  • Jacoby is turning silver/gray shovels into gold shovels (and I think he was also wearing a gold gas mask). Maybe that's what is important about the shovel scene. Maybe silver is bad and gold good?
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