Altars of Science

Yesterday, we innocently posted about the Angels and Demons Trailer.

How closely did you watch it?  Did you take a really close look at the rotating “Illuminati” ambigram?

I mean a really close look.

Angels and Demons trailer

Angels and Demons trailer (Illuminati Ambigram © John Langdon - Used here with Permission)

Click on the image above to get a closer look from this frame in the trailer.

See it yet?

No?

Take a look at the same image with the contrast increased, and the brightness dropped down:

Altars of Science Revealed

Altars of Science Revealed (Illuminati Ambigram © John Langdon - Used here with Permission)

Again, you can click on the image above to get a closer look.

See it now?

Upon close inspection, you should see the very first clue in the developing viral mystery of the upcoming Angels and Demons movie release.  You’ll see the words “Altars of Science” embedded in the Illuminati ambigram (the detectives over at Video ETA successfully broke through this first clue).

So, what do you do with the “Altars of Science” clue? Good question.

Again, the Video ETA guys figured this one out. You do what any self-respecting Internet citizen would do, and you head over to the web site domain that is formed from that phrase.  However, the Video ETA guys, and the bloggers that followed posted that the site only appears to get you a count-down to the movie’s release date.

Doesn’t it seem like there should be more than just a video count-down to the movie?

There is nothing on that page except the video, right?

Look more closely…

Not at the page itself, but what’s behind the page.

Try clicking on “View | Source”. You will see that there is one single paragraph that is normally invisible from view. Read what it says about the “four pillars”?  What are the “four pillars”? Do you remember what they represent in the book?

Like the mystery itself, it’s a trail of sorts…

Warning: Spoiler #1 coming up.

…if you like a mystery, and like to figure them out yourself, you should stop reading here.

OK, you were warned.

In “Angels and Demons”, the “four pillars” represent the “Path of Illumination”.

So, what do you do with THAT information?  Well, the “Path of Illumination” leads to the next clue, and will provide for you the “codes” to type in on the www.altarsofscience.com page.

Take the phrase “Path of Illumination”, and go create an ambigram from it (there are actually a few different places on the Internet you can do that).

The ambigram will NOT come out as expected.  In fact, in it (and in its upside down version), you will see all four of the “codes” to type in.  Except… they will also be encoded?

How?  Well, that’s for you guys to figure out.

We can’t give you ALL the spoilers!

71 Comments

  1. 1
    Hayley Says:

    Oohhhh… you’ve got my curiosity going. I can’t wait to check into this further.

  2. 2
    tanya Says:

    ok, what is the next clue?

  3. 3
    Mark Thompson Says:

    Googling SEO results in a first link to the same website (different page) as googling the phrase in question, but I still do not know what the next clue is.

  4. 4
    Da Vinci Says:

    after investiating i concluded that once turned “upside down” the ambigram clearly shows : “anitmatter and four pillars.” In Angels and Demons antimatter is a device used to blow up the Vatican… i think

  5. 5
    Thuto Moloi Says:

    hmm. Good Marketing, but the book is just a simple conspiracy theory for beginners guide, but i like the way you market the movie.

  6. 6
    rue Says:

    yeahh..finally i find a website to talk about this stuff..
    i’ve try do all the things and lastly found the exactly you did..
    do get the next step that you thing we should take??
    i’m becoming more curious now..
    i love these thing..
    i’d did these before from the davinci code website and game..
    dan brown was really awesome in his work..
    i love it so much…
    thanks for talking about the illuminati things..

  7. 7
    rue Says:

    hey you know what, antimatter was spoken by one of the character(ayelet zurer)
    in Angels and demons…
    it is the physic concept used by the illuminati to make a bomb that will explode in the vatican city…(it was the plot of the story)….
    wow…
    all the misery is connected beautifully..
    i love it so much…!!!

  8. 8
    SK Says:

    I just found something…. when you go to load the page “www.altarsofscience.com” a flash message appears once loading has begun, and with the help of the print screen button I have found that it reads,

    “We will destroy your four pillars, brand your Preferiti and sacrifice them on the altars of science… and then bring your church down upon you. Vatican City will be consumed by light”

  9. 9
    Lesia Kalane Says:

    There have been no holy wars in the name of science, but science has led to the death of those whos technology was less supreme at the time.

    We will destroy your four pillars, brand your preferiti and sacrifice them on the altars of science…and then bring your church down upon you. Vatican City will be consumed by light

  10. 10
    Doug B Says:

    …..how come when I go to right click and view source their is no option to do so??? All I see is settings and flash player

  11. 11
    jeremy Says:

    Is anyone knows where find the “code” we need enter in the box called “enter codes”, i search everywhere on the website…and i found nothing…any ideas?

  12. 12
    Reniet Says:

    WOW!!! I FOUND the codes!!!!!!!!!

    after almost going crazy trying to figure it out (took me 2 days) and dozens of possible numbers and combinations I finally found them.

    It wouldn’t be fair to just give them out but I’ll give you a few clues & what not to look for.

    - there are 4 codes, each will give you access to see a really short video clip about something related to the movie. I’m guessing they are real scenes, they look really raw, so they might even be deleted scenes or extra scenes. What are they?, let’s just say, you’ll see through the eyes of the Hassasin. You’ll be in the Illuminati lair.

    - Once you have all codes, nothing really happens. I was expecting something like “Congrats, you have earned _____ extra points on your Path to Illumination…” but no. Still really cool, I felt like Robert for a second, breaking codes, LOL.

    - if you count the digits spaces on the code field it has a total of 8. This however doesn’t mean all the codes are 8 digits in length. This is important to know, I spent a looong while trying to come up with numbers that were 8 digits in length. The shortest code is 4 digits and the longest one is 8 digits.

    ie. (THESE ARE NOT THE CODES):
    - 6784
    - 67895432
    - 67836
    - 678930

    - If you’re thinking about numbers mentioned on the book, like “666″, or “503″, or “5″ & “2″ (the Illuminati number?) or any other number, don’t waste your time, none of the numbers have anything to do with these. In fact I’m still trying to figure out what these numbers have to do with the book.

    - The codes are not in the Source code either.

    - Last night I almost couldn’t go to sleep thinking that the code had something to do with the clue mentioned “antimatter” but it doesn’t, or at least I can’t make the connection.

  13. 13
    Reniet Says:

    (continuation from my previous message).

    ok, I finally figured out what the numbers I found have to do with the subject. and…… what the hell, I’ll give you THE clue… but I’ll have some fun with it.

    If there are 4 codes, and 4 things are constantly mentioned in the story (4 elements, 4 cardinals, 4 altars, etc.) Choose your group of 4 words and give them a number based on the alphabet.

    That should be pretty easy.

    —by the way, I first decoded it by cracking the FLASH file of the page. Not the easiest thing to do.

  14. 14
    abbott Says:

    haha its so obvious when you think of it….i got it within 5 seconds of reading your submission….it does stink how it’s just the videos and nothing else. i wish it was like a hunt or something like davinci code online game was….but hey there’s like 2 1/2 months left till the movie…there might be more

  15. 15
    BDL Says:

    Didn’t take me long either! Now what?

  16. 16
    dan brown Says:

    i got them all, cant belive theres more, it cant finish with 4 codes…..try the elements

  17. 17
    sajidalimudassar Says:

    Reniet Says: I’m guessing they are real scenes, they look really raw, so they might even be deleted scenes or extra scenes. What are they?, let’s just say, you’ll see through the eyes of the Hassasin. You’ll be in the Illuminati lair.
    —————————————————————————————-

    Reniet, thank you very much for giving the hints, but i disagree that those scenes are from eye of the Hassasin, because check again, there are camera numbers displaying on each of the scene top left corner, like camera number is displayed on antimatter canister scene,

    so like antimatter canister live video stream, these four scenes are also live video streams of 4 other stolen cameras. :)

  18. 18
    sajidalimudassar Says:

    there is now a contest on msn for Angels & Demons

    you can check that this is authentic contest from: http://www.angelsanddemons.com/
    Path of Illumination contest on msn: http://angelsanddemons.msn.com/

    Enter the contest and you could win the ultimate prize
    - A trip to Rome
    - Tickets to the Angels & Demons Worldwide Premier
    - A tour of the path of illumination
    - An amazing Sony Electronics package including Sony Alpha DSLR A350 Camera

    you can get all rules and regulations from that site, and the contest is already begun :D

  19. 19
    TooCuriousForThisFknMovie Says:

    Maybe the camera Numbers end up being letter values like the way we got the clues?

    ccbgbie is all 4 in order as 1 letter per number…

    Maybe this means something.
    Im new at this whole viral marketing decoding…
    But I thought you guys could maybe make something of it.
    Just an idea.

  20. 20
    J???? G????? Says:

    Wow that was really easy!!!
    Hint:
    ABCDEFGH…
    123456789…
    Earth Air Fire Water

  21. 21
    Rafael Says:

    Hey!

    The guys showed in the cams after you get the codes are the ones that are going to be killed/tortured during the movie….

  22. 22
    Mara Says:

    i need help!!! i dont understand it! i’ve been looking at it for days now! can somebody help me please?!?!? more clues would really be appreaciated

  23. 23
    Wicked Mila Says:

    Woaaaaaah!
    So easy!
    I solved in less than 10 minutes!

  24. 24
    Bia Says:

    wooohh!!

    it’s really easy and fun to do!! ^^

  25. 25

    e facil apenas traduza os 4 elementos das letras para numeros como robert langdon faz em todos os livros
    fogo:seisnoveumoitocinco
    agua:doistresumdoiszerocincoumoito
    terra:cincoumumoitodoiszerooito
    ar:milnovecentosedezoito

    if you want know the codes translate the text for english

  26. 26
    Schunki Says:

    Maybe you can go on with some other codes…
    I dunno but I think this four cameras aren’t the end.
    But I don’t know what the codes (or even the symbols like cardinales, elements…)

  27. 27
    kevin Says:

    wow.. i found the codes a while ago while i was searching for something interesting.. then i found the altarsofscience… haha..

    it was an advantage for me not reading the book.. my mind was clear to obtain the codes.. LOL

    for others,, goodluck! :D

  28. 28
    lordi marcos Says:

    oi, pessoal! aprimeira etapa, todos ja tem conhecimento, dos quatro codigo (water, fire,earth,air ) peço para quem solber deixar dicas da proxima etapa. estou pesquisando assim que descobrir deixarei aqui pra quem tem curiosidade.obrigado.

  29. 29
    Mark Says:

    Well said, Lordi Marcos!

  30. 30
    dhinny Says:

    What is the 5th sign?

  31. 31
    Aakash Says:

    what should i do after getting these four videos, are there any further codes to this puzzle or is this over?? sum1 reply please :)

  32. 32
    NB Says:

    RE:

    Reniet Says:

    (continuation from my previous message).

    ok, I finally figured out what the numbers I found have to do with the subject. and…… what the hell, I’ll give you THE clue… but I’ll have some fun with it.

    If there are 4 codes, and 4 things are constantly mentioned in the story (4 elements, 4 cardinals, 4 altars, etc.) Choose your group of 4 words and give them a number based on the alphabet.

    That should be pretty easy.

    —by the way, I first decoded it by cracking the FLASH file of the page. Not the easiest thing to do.

    —————————————————————————————————————————–
    I’m disappointed in myself for not figuring it out right away…

    Like, I tried letters then I realized…”oh numbers only, like in Digital Fortress”

    never tried translating those to numbers…hehehe thanks for the tip, Reniet :D

  33. 33
    sarah Says:

    LOL. so easy if you follow RENIET’s tips. :P

  34. 34
    robertlangdon Says:

    I found the codes pretty easy to crack.

    you dont need fancy equipment or anything, just a strong mind, and it does actually help if you’ve read the books or at least have a vague idea of what they’re about

  35. 35

    you doN’t need to DEcode it honestly . . .

    just go to angelsanddemons.com

    then go to every parts, eg. I.Robert Langdon, II. The Vatican, and so on . . .

    Each part contains one Element Ambigram to find within the page . . . if you had already found it just mouse over and it will illuminate then click it . . . it will then show the respective code for altarsofscience.com

    [XD]

  36. 36
    Sangreal Says:

    Well when I first discovered this I was fumbled as to what the codes where, then it came to me, I will tell you all looking for them right now that the ambigram of Path of Illumination solves nothing all those here in this discussion that claim to have decoded the codes are lying out of their teeth, there are also misleading guides here also. To obtain the codes, you should visit the official site for the movie, thats all i’ll tell you, from there all it takes is a good eye and common sense.

    Sangreal

    P.S. If anyone can identify both of the meanings for my name, yes there are 2. I first one is very easy the second one is more challenging. I will tell you all the codes and share something with you that no one in this discussion knows, I garrantee it.

  37. 37
    admin Says:

    I know I own the site, but can I answer?

    I’ve read all the Dan Brown books.

    Sangreal is both:

    1. Holy Grail
    2. Royal Blood

    Do share something cool (but don’t post the codes…I’ve already gotten that far).

    Mark

  38. 38
    arveen Says:

    can someone post the codes.

  39. 39
    Nadir Says:

    Fire :seisnoveumoitocinco
    Water :doistresumdoiszerocincoumoito
    Earth :cincoumumoitodoiszerooito
    Air :milnovecentosedezoito
    http://www.tourome.com/the_four_altars_of_science.htm

  40. 40
    Hunter :@ Says:

    Why is it hard for you to write a stupid code !!!!!!!!!!! huh i can’t understand you people

  41. 41

    y CAN’T EVERYONE UNDERSTAND!!!

    >>iF u juST WANT THE INITIAL CODES THEN GO TO angelsanddemons.com IMMEDIATELY.

    >>whEn uR aLreADy iN thE oFFiciaL site, JuSt cLick anD go To EVry PaRTz e.g. I. Robert LAngdon, II. The VatiCan, III. tHe CrisiS, IV. tHE HiDDen tHrEat ).

    >>whEn uR iN oNE paRT, for An inStaNce, in I. Robert LanGdon, you sHouLD be AbLe to sEE an AMBIGRAM’s ShaDoW, in thE caSe oF part I. Robert LAnGdon, iT wiLL shOW a LaRGe caStLe anD Path to ThE caStLE iS aLSo viSiBLE whEre rObeRt LAngDon is StanDing. the WATER ambigram iS LoCaTed the SiDe waLK paRt wiThin thE cuRRenT paGe. juSt MouSeoVer anD you wiLL fiNd thE amBiGraM gLoWing. CLiCk iT. iT wiLL then sHoW oNe oF thE nuMber coMbinatiOns foR altarsofscience.com

    >>FoLLoW thE saMe proCeDure foR thE neXt ParT–Click oN iT, when Ur iN thE paGe, LoCaTe the aMbiGraM, MouseOver, aMbigraM iLLuMiNaTes, cLick thE aMbiGram, iT wiLL then ShoW aNoTher sEt oF nuMbeRs oR thE coDE thAt wiLL be eNcoded in altarsofscience.com

    >>wheW! EaSy RiGht?! you Don’T haVe to SoLve thoSe FreAky thiNgs to SoLve . . .

    >>[XD]

  42. 42
    Nadir Says:

    What Next guys I solve the 4 codes what next ?? More codes ??

  43. 43
    Nadir Says:

    Dear anDReiTenoR

    There is more Codes Any advice or hints ??

  44. 44
    33rd degree Says:

    Earth air water fire abc 123 air 1918 thats the best you get by the way there are 6 codes not 4

  45. 45
    Alex Says:

    What are they ?!

  46. 46
    Alex Says:

    I mean, after EARTH AIR FIRE WATER what are the other ?

  47. 47
    Bill Says:

    I’m now quite curious…. Up to this point, it has all been fairly easy. I read the book several years ago, but do not recall anything other then the “4 elements”, not six, that “33rd Degree” has suggesed. Yet I wonder why you would create a “web-challange” such as this is, yet end it with four, non-discript video clips. I have tried many other “number threads”, but have not found anything else. Has any one worked on the camera numbers ? Are we missing a hidden message ? Any other thoughts ?

  48. 48
    Belial Says:

    Ya I cracked the codes in about 1-2 minutes without reading the hints or clues…. but if there are more to it than these 4 it is definitely harder to figure out. I was thinking about the illuminati diamond. since it was the 5th brand. but that wont fit if you use the same alphabet/number sequence…

  49. 49
    Bill Says:

    Ok. I’ve tried a few different things, including the substitution of “The Fibonacci Sequence”, but that ends up giving me to many digits. I’ve also tried a few “variations” of the “four elements” from a variety of different disciplines (religions) and none of them seem to work. I really have no idea which direction to head to locate two more codes – if, indeed, two more codes do, actually do exist.

  50. 50
    arjoe Says:

    Just read and follow the post of 41

  51. 51
    Bill Says:

    Actually, I was referring to “post 45″, where it is suggested that ther are “…6 codes not 4…”. It strikes me as odd that there wouldn’t be more then the four “imprisioned Bishops”….

  52. 52
    David Says:

    ok so i found the clue’s from the site…an put in the codes….but it seems like there should be more….,i thought someone more would happen…..like the countdown would stop are the device would fall or break..something….are there clues?

  53. 53
    David Says:

    ^^ i meant to put are there more clues

  54. 54
    Johnny Says:

    The fift one is maybe the diamond ambigram.

  55. 55
    tristan Says:

    WhaT aRe You talking about?

  56. 56
    Reemster Says:

    I’ve seen the movie yesterday (13th of May) and WOW what a movie!
    Didn’t dissapoint me at all, there’s more “horror” and more action in it than The Da Vinci Code. The story makes you suspect many characters and then trows you of your feet at the end. Of course the music of Hans Zimmer makes it even better! I’m curious why the antimatter bomb hasn’t yet exploded on the altarsofscience site but is still ticking for about 10 hours?! WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN??? There were 4 elements in the movie including a fifth brand… Is that the fifth code? But what’s the word for it then… I’ll be watching when the magnets of the antimatter explosive will run out of batteries…

  57. 57
    Mike Says:

    I’ve been going nuts trying to figure out the other two codes…the ones beyond earth air water and fire. hints???

  58. 58
    Reemster Says:

    GREAT! The timer that was running on the altars of science site was getting at his end, I watched the last 5 minutes before it was on zero.. The timer dissapeared and NOTHING HAPPENEND! What the hell X D

  59. 59

    THE CODES ARE HERE!
    Earth-5118208
    Air-1918
    Fire-69185
    Water-23120518
    I Don’t Know If There Are Other Codes,Those Are All I Found.

  60. 60

    Earth-5118208
    Air-1918
    Fire-69185
    Water-23120518
    it was aid on both the book nad the movie
    there is the 5th sign
    the marker of Vatican City
    its another clue
    the 5th sign we are all looking for is the crossed key , the symbol of the Vatican church

  61. 61
    fan! Says:

    haha! i found one of the codes, earth, from the official website!

  62. 62
    Nadir Says:

    What is the Fifth Sign or code ?? any help or advice ??

  63. 63
    ggg557 Says:

    wat is the other two code!!!???

  64. 64
    Morgaine Says:

    anyone have an idea of what could be the other 2 codes?? because I can’t open the page of angelsanddemons.com
    I’ve tried lot of word but I didn’t found de codes… I’ve already tried FOUR, ALTARS, SCIENCE, VATICAN, PREFERETTI, LIGHT, ANGEL, DEMON, ILLUMINATI, DIAMOND… but nothing works…

  65. 65
    Bram Says:

    Maybe its Petrus?

  66. 66
    wadheraswati Says:

    I got the all four by those earth, fire, air, water but wat are the othe two pls hepl..
    and i cnt see ne timer .
    i cn see only three videos(one in background and three above).. bt someone above posted that there r four videos.. pls help

  67. 67
    ermac Says:

    The most frequently occouring theory of classical elements, held by the Hindu, Japanese, and Greek systems of thought, is that there are five elements, namely Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and a fifth element known variously as Idea, Void “quintessence” or Aether (the term “quintessence” derives from “quint” meaning “fifth”).

  68. 68
    Heather Says:

    i loved it all istill cantget on the site

  69. 69
    Clifford Says:

    I am happy I found your site on yahoo. Thanks for the sensible critique. Me and my sister were just preparing to do some research about this. I am very glad to see such reliable info being shared for free out there.
    Best Regards,
    Alwyn from Mesa city

  70. 70
    Pharlarp Says:

    I thought it was SIX pillars!

  71. 71
    j Says:

    this is a website… but, i can’t acess.

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