Maxwell brings this "dead" history into the 20th century by pointing directly at the —the bundle of 13 birch rods wrapped around an axe. This symbol is prominently displayed on the walls of the United States House of Representatives. Stein’s original argument, embraced by Maxwell, posited that this symbol (adopted by Mussolini’s fascists and later hidden in American iconography) represents the continuation of the old Priesthood’s power: the rods representing the individual citizens controlled or bound by the "Axe" of the State. The book asserts, "The symbols represent the real power. The real power always stays hidden" .
The central theme of this research is that the Roman Empire did not create modern civilization; rather, it adopted and, in some cases, usurped the established structures of this earlier priesthood. jordan maxwell the priesthood of the illes extra quality