(Note Arnie's wardrobe, a military-style Dictator Casual blouson jacket)
The message was clear: Horus, or a messianic figure, was born. And somehow - as strange as it sounds - it corresponds to the 'Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegger'. All the clues suggest that he is to be seen (at least symbolically) as an Antichristic figure, i.e. the figure called in the Book of Revelation the 'Destroyer' or Terminator (which Arnie is, via the movies by the same name). 'Coincidentally', Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was playing in theaters this very summer.
What's more, another popular film Arnie did is Total Recall. Now, this association was actually the reason why I was already watching him closely even before he made the big announcement on Aug. 6. It was hard not to notice the link between the name 'Total Recall', the California recall election, and the timing involving Mars.
And of course, Total Recall is a movie all about... Mars!
In the early days, Schwarzenegger was viewed as a new Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo, etc.