The novel The Lost Symbol

' The novel The Lost Symbol ' sold 1 million first day copy

The novel The Lost Symbol, is a novelist Dan Brown's third book involving character Robert Langdon, a symbol of Harvard University, as Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code. The book was published on 15 September 2009.

After Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code, Robert Langdon back to uncover the secret codes. This time, Langdon will reveal his secret Freemason. As Dan Brown's books more, The Lost Symbol is also full of suspense and surprises.
Previous novel will be titled The Solomon Key, is a novel written by U.S. novelist Dan Brown. This book tells the story of conspiracy theories, which take the story in Washington DC.

In his first appearance, as many as 6.5 million prints published (5 million in North America and 1.5 million in the UK), the largest in the history of book publishing.
On the first day of sales of this book sold more than one million print in hardcover as well as in the form of e-book versions in the United States, Britain and Canada, making it the fastest selling book in history.

Synopsis The novel The Lost Symbol
"Mystery Hand fragment shown hand Peter Solomon is an invitation for you, Mr. Langdon. Invitation to open an ancient portal hidden in Washington, DC. So, where is the portal that, Professor? "
Robert Langdon, the symbologist genius who managed to break the Da Vinci Code, is back in a dangerous adventure full of puzzles. Invitation to lecture in the Capitol Building, Washington, DC, became an invitation death.
Someone put a symbol Mystery Hand made from a fragment of the hands of Peter Solomon, Langdon's friend and mentor, as well as important figures Mason Fraternity.
The kidnapper Peter asks Langdon crack the codes that protect the secret Mason a location in Washington, DC. Storage location highest human wisdom, which supposedly would make the holder be able to change the world.
Exploring the underground tunnels of the Capitol Building, Library of Congress, temples Mason, and Washington Monument. Langdon must race against time while avoiding the pursuing CIA who regard it as a national threat.

Mason Temple, tennessee, USA
Before the middle of the night, Langdon had already managed to solve the puzzle of the Masons. If not, Peter's life will drift, and secrets that will supposedly rocked the United States and even the world will spread.

Scientific mystical in The Lost Symbol
Noetic Sciences (noetic science) is a branch of science parapsychologist (parapsychology). Noetic comes from the Greek word nous, meaning mind. In the novel The Lost Symbol (TLS), the work of Dan Brown, which in Indonesia is outstanding on January 20, 2010, one of the characters Katherine Solomon, a doctorate in the field of Noetic Sciences.
Katherine Solomon, said to have held a variety of research related to Noetic Sciences. So far in the world of science, Noetic not considered part of mainstream science.
Together with Robert Langdon, Katherine solve the mystery of the death of his brother Peter Solomon, with his expertise as a Noetic scientis.
Institute of Noetic Sciences was established in 1973, by former astronaut Edgar Mitchell. Mitchell was the sixth man to set foot on the moon. When viewing the Earth from space, Mitchell claims to have some sort of enlightenment.
He felt that the human consciousness is present in the earth not as a coincidence. Mitchell believes there is a hidden strength in consciousness (various sources)
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The Lost Symbol Fact # 2: Formation Eight Franklin Square Four
Magic square one of the most famous in the history of discovery is rectangular-eight formation published in 1769 by American scientist Benjamin Franklin and became known for include "the sum of diagonal bend" like never before.
Franklin's obsession towards this art form likely originated from his personal relationship with the alchemists hubungann (the Alchemists) and a leading mystical moment, and his own belief in astrology, which is the basis for the predictions made in Poor Richard's Almanack.
Unique arrangement of the numbers 1 through 64 with the sum of each row, column, and diagonal produce the same magic constant.

52 61 4 13 20 29 36 45
14 3 62 51 46 35 30 19
53 60 5 12 21 28 37 44
11 6 59 54 43 38 27 22
55 58 7 10 23 26 39 42
9 6 57 56 41 40 25 24
50 63 2 15 18 31 34 47
16 1 64 49 48 33 32 17
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The Lost Symbol Fact # 3: The apotheosis of Washington
Largest painting in the U.S. Capitol Washington is painting a wall measuring 433 square meter canopy menuntupi Capitol Rotunda: The apotheosis of Washington, known as the "Michelangelo of his Capitol".

Completed in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi, he carved his name in the Capitol Rotunda as Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.
Apotheosis literally means 'divine change' - from man to God. Apotheosis of Washington clearly depict George Washington was transformed into a god.
White-robed, George Washington lifted above the clouds surrounded thirteen fairies, and a series of bizarre images anarkonis:
Ancient gods provide advanced knowledge to the father of the American people:
Minerva giving technological inspiration.
Vulcan inspire Americans founded the steam engine.
Neptune has inspired about transatlantic cable lines.
Ceres breakthrough opens the way agriculture.

The Lost Symbol Fact # 4: 33 Sacred Numbers?
Founder of the American people believe strongly supposedly mystical things. For some reason, for example, the top of the Washington Monument is a stone with a weight of exactly 3300 pounds (1500 kilograms). Why is 3300 pounds?

Mystical traditions believe number 33 is a sacred number. At the time of Pythagoras, numerology tradition considers 33 points as the highest, holy figures symbolizing the Holy Truth.
No coincidence that Christians are told that Jesus was crucified at the age of 33 although there is no real historical evidence about it.
Isaac Newton - scientists attached to the mysticism, find the temperature gauge system based on natural phenomena, choose 33 degrees as the temperature of boiling water.
The tradition has survived in Mason Fraternity and in other places. Thirty-three is the highest degree Mason fraternity.
Proper human spine is composed of 33 bones. Base of the spine or sacrum, literally meaning "sacred bone". Masons understand the human body is a temple, while highly respected science Masons, understood as the ancient understanding of how to use the shrine to the highest goal and termulianya.
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The Lost Symbol Fact # 5: The House of the Temple
The House of the Temple known among brothers Mason as Heredom. With a pyramid-shaped roof slope is steep, the name of the building comes from the imaginary mountain in Scotland. Heredom derived from the Greek Hieros-Domos, meaning the House.
Colossal building located at 1733 Sixteenth Street NW Washington DC, just a few blocks from the White House, a replica of a pre-Christian temple temple of King Mausolus, the original mausoleum, a place to stay after death.

Outside the main entrance, two sphinxes guard weighs seventeen tons of bronze doors. The inside of the building in the form of ornate labyrinth consisting of chambers ritual, hallways, locked storage spaces, and even a wall cavity that contains the remains of two human skeletons.
The library is the oldest in Washington DC, to save a quarter of a million books, also displaying jewelry precious Mason, ritual artifacts, rare books and even hand printed by Benjamin Franklin. There is no room deep secrets every room in The House of the Temple.

The Lost Symbol Fact # 6: Symbol Circumpunct
Circumpunct, a circle with a dot in the middle. A most ancient symbol that has many meanings.

In ancient Egypt, a symbol circumpunct-Ra the sun god. Modern astronomy still uses circumpunt as a symbol of the sun. In chemistry, circumpunct is symbolism for gold.
In Eastern philosophy, circumpunt Third Eye represents spiritual understanding, sacred rose and sign lighting. Ancient mystics call it God's eyes.
Followers of Pythagoras used the symbol as a symbol of the Monad-circumpunct Holy Truth, The Prisca Sapienta, at-one-ment (unification) mind and soul. Circumpuct is basically a symbol of the Ancient Mysteries.
In the idiom of symbology, circumpuct is the highest symbol of the defeat all the other symbols. Oldest and most universal symbol, incorporating all the ancient traditions in a single solitary image. Circumpunct, the source symbols. Origins of Everything.
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The Lost Symbol Fact # 7: Symbol Crime at Washington National Cathedral
One of the important landmarks in Washington is the National Cathedral, a neo-gothic masterpiece is located on Embassy Row. Near the main altar, this historic building to save ten stones from Mount Sinai, one of which is a stone from heaven.

Tenth stones symbolize the Ten Commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
A window in the cathedral named Window Space, because there are pieces of moon rock embedded in it.
Interestingly, one of the statues are on display in the tower of the cathedral is a statue of Darth Vader, the antagonist Hollywood movie Star Wars. The statue is located in the west tower, was selected to represent the face of evil in a contest. Children who chose Darth Vader-Luke Skywalker's father-dark as the picture of the villain.
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The Lost Symbol Fact # 8: The Most Important Symbols Masons Share
Attached to the secrets of the Masons. Many things were presented with a language of symbols. Not surprisingly, since this is supposedly the founder of the masons who used to communicating with carving symbols on rocks.

In its development, Masons concocting various legends and science in the form of new symbols.
The most famous symbol is the double-headed Phoenix. In esoteric symbol associated with the transformation as opposed to life, the union itself to equilibrium. This transformation meyiratkan soul is reborn into a higher level, a more perfect creature.

Others are a symbol of Boaz and Jachin a form of two copper pillars, believed to be reperesentasi that God created the incredible power, as the meaning of the word Boaz, which means strength, and Jachin, which means God will create.
Second pillar is said to symbolize the entrance to a temple built by King Solomon (Solomon), to get to God.
In brilliant, Dan Brown created the character Malk'ah, a Mason degree 33 are very trusting all the legends and ancient mysteries extreme manner. Malk'ah pictured tattooed all over his body with the two most important symbols of the Masons it.
Two pillars Boaz and Jachin on both legs, as well as double-headed Phoenix on his chest to prove himself capable to God and lead a transformation to a higher level. This is one of the most exciting in The Lost Symbol.
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Discover the Secret Codes on The Lost Symbol Cover
The Lost Symbol, was recorded as the most awaited novel in Indonesia. Thousands of copies were sold in the first day of the publication of this book in Indonesia. That number is now growing, proving that there are still fans of Dan Brown and his novel that proved to be the work of no less 'explosive' than the previous novel.
Throughout the story, Dan Brown jelly invite all our readers to reveal one of the secrets and important clues. But, you know, the secret code is not only scattered in the story, but clearly termpampang BOOK COVER THE LOST SYMBOL.
Since the publikasikannya cover of The Lost Symbol in July 2009 (two months prior to publication date), many people are speculating about the possibility of a hidden message in the cover design of the book.
Until now, no one has claimed that there had been solved-all-that symbol, code, design elements that are scattered cover of Dan Brown's latest book.
"We challenge you all to observe, discover, and translate all the unique element that is hidden there. There are many things hidden in there, and your job just tell us. "
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MYSTERY COVER: The challenge for readers of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
At the beginning of the story of The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown presents a thrilling opening scene stress in the form of appearance that invites readers MYSTERY HANDS started following Robert Langdon solve one secret messages that complicated.
Robert Langdon quickly recognized symbols depicted on the ends of your fingers:
Symbol Crown: the thumb
Symbols Stars: the index finger
Sun Symbol: the middle finger
Symbol Lantern: ring finger
Key symbols: the little finger
Hands mystery is a sacred calling, an invitation is important that not only a great honor, but it also signifies that the recipient is a master invitation deserve hidden wisdom. More than that, for centuries, hand serves as a call mystical mystery. It was in the book, in the story.
Beyond the story, COVER book The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown also presents messages and puzzles that can be solved.
And ... now it's your turn was the one who solves the puzzle.

FIND THE SECRET CODE-CODE in the book COVER THE LOST SYMBOL.

Secret codes hidden in the cover of The Lost Symbol is:
1. Pigpen Cipher
On the back cover of the book, exactly next to the endorsement box (on the left and the right), there is a series of symbols that can be colored red
decrypted with Pigpen cipher or in the book The Lost Symbol chapter 49 called the Masonic cipher.
Prior to decrypt it, (cover) book needs to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise. And by using the Pigpen cipher, these symbols will read "ALL GREAT AS BEGIN BLASPHEMIES Truths".
Sentence is a quote from Irish writer George Bernard Shaw.
2. Magic Square
In the bottom left back cover, there are 4 × 4 square that contains a series of letters. The letters are:
Y O U E
M S T D
I I N H
R E K Y
Random letters can be decrypted by using the magic square contained in the book in Chapter 70, namely
16 3 2 13
5 10 11 18
9 6 7 12
4 15 14 1
By arranging the letters in the appropriate sequence of numbers on the magic square, will be the phrase "YOURMINDISTHEKEY" or if the added space to be "YOUR MIND IS THE KEY"
3. Phone Numbers
On the front cover, back cover and spine of the book The Lost Symbol, hidden codes faded red color that consists of a combination of letters and numbers. These codes are
- At the top of the letter 'R' in the word "Brown" written "B1"
- On the left side of the front cover says "C2"
- At the top right of the front cover, exactly next to the words "CODE", says "J5"
- In the upper left back of the book says "E8"
- Under the heading "SYMBOL" on the back of the book says "H5"
- On the back cover, precisely out of the box written endorsement A2, G9, I1 (on the left) and D7, F2 (on the right)
With this sort codes in alphabetical order on the first character of the code, will get A2 B1 C2 F2 E8 D7 G9 H5 I1 J5
And if the figure is taken alone, will get 2127829515 or (212) 7829515, which is a phone number belongs to publisher Random House, which is set for competition 'Symbol Quest "which was held on 14 September 2009.
4. Pope's Pantheon
Still on the front cover, outside and inside the circle that surrounds the image faded red wax seal on the left side there are two rows of numbers. Written on the outside of the circle 22-65-22-97-27. And on the inside of the inscribed circle 22-23-44-1-133-97-65-44. These figures can be decrypted by looking at the book, The Lost Symbol, the English edition.
These figures refer to the number of chapters (chapter) in the book The Lost Symbol English edition. Of the chapter is taken first letter in the chapter and arranged in sequence.
For example, the first word in chapter 22 is "Pacing", chapter 65 "Once", chapter 97 "Eight", chapter 27 "Systems". That way, it will get "Popes" (for numbers outside the circle) and "PANTHEON" (for the numbers in the circle).
This method is also used to decrypt the code found on the back page of Dan Brown's novel, entitled Digital Fortress
(Digital Fortress).
The word "Popes" here may refer to John Russell Pope who was the architect of many buildings in Washington D. C. And "Popes PANTHEON" or "POPE'S PANTHEON" may mean the building (like) the Pantheon was built by John Russell Pope (in Angels and Demons, Dan Brown menggunakanistilah like the Santi's Earthly Tomb meaning tomb built by Raphael Santi rather than the tomb of Raphael Santi).
In the book The Lost Symbol itself mentioned that one of the buildings in Washington D. C. made with a model similar to the Jefferson Memorial Pantheon. And the architect of the building was the John Russell Pope.
In addition, there is a message that could be considered "hidden" on the back cover of The Lost Symbol (exactly on the border at the top and border
bottom of the box endorsement) the words "AS ABOVE, SO BELOW". This sentence is related to the Hermetic axiom Noetic Science and the main topics raised in The Lost Symbol