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What do all these logos have in common?
They all represent an aspect of Masonic ritual.
“The
definition of Freemasonry that it is “a science of morality, veiled in
allegory, and illustrated by symbols,” has been so often quoted, that,
were it not for its beauty, it would become wearisome. But this
definition contains the exact principle that has just been enunciated.
Freemasonry is a science—a philosophy—a system of doctrines which is
taught, in a manner peculiar to itself, by allegories and symbols. This
is its internal character.” Albert Mackey’s “Symbolism of Freemasonry”
p.11
“It is for each individual Mason to discover the secret of
Masonry, by reflection upon its symbols and a wise consideration and
analysis of what is said and done in the work. Masonry does not
inculcate her truths. She states them, once and briefly; or hints them,
perhaps darkly; or interposes a cloud between them and eyes that would
be dazzled by them. “Seek, and ye shall find,” knowledge and truth.”
“Morals and Dogma”, Albert Pike on the lessons of the Grand Elect,
Perfect, and Sublime Mason. (14th degree) p.218
“The Ancient
Astronomers saw all the great Symbols of Masonry in the Stars. Sirius
still glitters in our Lodges as the Blazing Star, (l’Etoile
Flamboyante). The Sun is still symbolized by the point within a Circle;
and, with the Moon and Mercury or, Anubis, in the three Great Lights of
the Lodge. Not only to these, but to the figures and numbers exhibited
by the Stars, were ascribed peculiar and divine powers.” Morals and
Dogma”, Albert Pike on the lessons of “The Knight of the Brazen
Serpent”( 25th degree) p.486-7
Contained within corporate logos are symbols that represent aspects of Masonic rituals. Allow me to illustrate...
The Compass and Square.
Probably the most recognized and enigmatic symbol of all Freemasonry.
The Three Great Lights in Masonry are the Holy Bible, Square, and
Compass. “The Holy Bible is given to us as the rule and guide of our
faith; the Square, to square our actions; and the Compass to
circumscribe our desires and keep our passions within due bounds towards
all mankind, and more especially towards our brethren in Freemasonry.”
It’s interesting to note that at the 2nd degree the square becomes your
rule and guide and in the 3rd degree the compass becomes your rule and
guide. The Bible is only the guide of Entered Apprentice. The G “is
really a corruption of, or perhaps rather a substitution for, the Hebrew
letter y (yod), which is the initial of the ineffable name.” “The
letter G conveys to the minds of the brethren, the idea of God and that
of Geometry.” Enclosed within a triangle, it is a symbol of the Unity of
God, known as the “Great Architect of the Universe”.
Some claim that the
Compass and Square is a veiled Star of David. This makes perfect sense
considering the Templar connection. Some claim that it is a symbol of
sexual union. The Freemasons claim they are symbols of the craft the are
allegorical of moral lessons, which brings us to the square.
The Square.
A Freemason seeks to be a “square man”. In Mackey’s Symbolism of
Freemasonry, he states that, “In Freemasonry it is a symbol of morality,
or the strict performance of every duty.” Note that this logo of
Compass bank is a red square, as in “compass and square”, with a sun
symbol. The Red Square is a symbol often used in corporate logos and in a
nation’s heritage, such as the Red Square in Moscow.
Within magic,
the symbol takes on another meaning. Red is the color associated with
the planet mars. The square is a symbol of man. Therefore the red square
can equate mars man or Martian. An interesting note, the god Mars was
also known as Aries. Therefore, Martian can be transliterated into
Aryan.
The
Square is introduced to the Entered Apprentice as one of the three
Great Lights of Freemasonry, to the Fellowcraftsman as one of the
working tools of his Degree. It is also one of the Jewels of the Lodge,
and the special Jewel of the Master of the Lodge. It is probably the
most important tool of a Mason, whether an Operative or a Speculative
one, for it connects and more or less includes the Level and the Plumb
Rule, and it is the only tool by which the rough Ashlar can be prepared
and tested; and unless the ashlars are perfect the building cannot be
built after any wise plan, or with strength, or with beauty. It is used
to form the rude and to prove the perfect mass, and therefore it is of
the utmost importance that an implement on which so much depends shall
be itself perfectly correct.
The Cube.
In Masonry you are to work from the rough ashlar to the perfect ashlar.
To a Mason, the rough ashlar “is a symbol of men’s natural state of
ignorance. But if the perfect ashlar be, in reference to its mode of
preparation, considered as a symbol of the social character of
Freemasonry, then the rough ashlar must be considered as a symbol of the
profane world. In this species of symbolism, the rough and the perfect
bear the same relationship to each other as ignorance does to knowledge,
death to life, and light to darkness. The rough ashlar is the profane;
the perfect ashlar is the initiate.” Mackey’s Symbolism of Freemasonry
(p.323) 
The Rising Sun.
Sun worship is “the most ancient of all superstitions. It prevailed
especially in Phoenicia, Chaldea, and Egypt, and traces of it have been
found in Peru and Mexico. Its influence was felt in the ancient
mysteries, and abundant allusions to it are to be found in the symbolism
of Freemasonry.” Albert Mackey “Symbolism of Freemasonry (p.362) The
sun sign known as a certain point within a circle, according to Mackey,
was undoubtedly of phallic origin. Bill Clinton announced on Y2K, “It is
a Rising Sun!” It has, in the past, been a symbol of the Egyptian god,
Horus. It is considered by some, to represent the new age of Aquarius
and the arrival of new radiation from the galactic core. “The Golden
Dawn”. Solar worship has been a focal point for most religions. The
swastika is a solar symbol, but have you ever wondered why Hitler canted
the swastika?
The Canted Square.
Within the rituals of occultic orders, such as the Freemasons, it is
required that the candidate circle the altar of the lodge in a
particular manner. It is called circumambulation. Circumambulation is
the practice of "...making a circuit about a thing or in an area of
reverence..." In Masonry, circumambulation involves the making of a
circuit around the Lodge, while keeping the right hand toward the altar.
“The rite is symbolic of the apparent daily course of the sun, and was
undoubtedly derived from the ancient sun-worship.” "During the circuits
of the lodge room, corners should be squared in accordance with the
ancient tradition of “squaring the lodge". Further, the Entered
Apprentice during initiation shall proceed to the northeast corner of
the Lodge three times during the circumambulation, the Fellowcraft
during passing shall proceed there four times, and the Master being
raised shall proceed there five times. 
The 47th Proposition of Euclid
is known as "that amazing Proposition which is the foundation of all
Masonry." It is also known as the Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean
Theorem is important in building, and one of its uses is to square a
room. Builders use the theorem to square the corners of rooms by using
the ratio of the numbers three, four and five. three squared plus four
squared = five squared.
This was, with the Egyptians several
thousand years ago, the standard and symbol of perfection ; and they
made it also the basis of all their measurements ; they looked on it as
the symbol of Universal Nature, the side 4 being Osiris the male
principle, 3 the female principle Isis, and 5 Horus the son, the product
of these two principles;—they said 3 was the first perfect odd number,
that 4 was the square of 2 the first even number, and 5 was the result
of 3 and 2.
Any Mason, after having
been raised, has reproduced by circumambulation the numbers three, four
and five in the most significant corner of the Lodge, the Northeast, and
thereby has unknowingly recited with his feet the formula which is
contained in the 47th problem, and thereby has "squared the Lodge".
The Oblong Square.
Once a candidate has circled the altar and experienced the life and
death of the “Widow’s Son”, Hiram Abiff, he is taught the proper way to
stand before the Worshipful Master in the East. He is told to “stand
with his body erect and his feet forming the angle of an oblong square.”
The Egyptians did the same.
The Templars.
Freemasonry’s origins are obscure. It has been shown that they are most
likely a continuation of the Poor Knights of the Temple of Solomon or
the Knights Templar. "The Seal of Solomon or the Shield of David, for
under both names the same thing was denoted, is a hexagonal figure
consisting of two interlaced triangles, thus forming the outlines of a
six-pointed star. Upon it was inscribed one of the sacred names of God,
from which inscription it was supposed principally to derive its
talismanic powers. These powers were very extensive, for it was believed
that it would extinguish fire, prevent wounds in a conflict, and
perform many other wonders."
(Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, p. 674)
Many Templar symbols
are incorporated into corporate logos. The Skull and Bones is one; the
double-cross is another. Look at the Exxon logo again. The Templars are
most famous for two things, gold and arches. Solomon’s magic is based in
Hebrew, a magic known today as Kabalism or Qabalism. In order to know
Qabalism, one must know Hebrew and the Tarot.
Hebrew and the Tarot.
In Hebrew, letters are numbers. For instance, in Hebrew the number 666
would read VVV or www. Each numerical value has significance, for
example 66 is the number of the Qlippoth, also known as the fallen
angels; the dark-side. As, I said 6=V in Hebrew, therefore 66 can be
represented as W. Hitler’s VW=666 or 66 depending on how you look at it.
Conoco can be transliterated to 666 and 90. 90 is the number of the
Star in the Tarot. 
The Pentagram.
“Albert Pike calls it ‘the absolute sign of human intelligence (p.790).
The Magician’s Dictionary states, “in a general sense it (the pentacle)
stands for all magical symbols and talismans. Specifically, as the
pentagram, or five-pointed star, it is the symbol of itself. Therefore,
it is the magician's sine qua non. It is the representative of the
material world and human mastery over it.”…and the Masons love it. The
stars in the American flag are based on the same Masonic principle. Each
state is an independent sovereign, master of its own destiny, in the
same way that the magician is master of his own world. One will
immediately notice the number of countries that use the pentagram on
their flag.
The pentagram (pentacle or pentalpha) is considered by
some western occultists to trace its esoteric significance to an
astronomical observance of the pattern of Venus' conjunctions with the
Sun.
Venus
depicts a pentacle every eight years when viewed from earth, sometimes
as the “Morning Star” and sometimes as the “Evening Star”. "Lucifer" is
the Latin term originally used by the Romans to refer to the planet
Venus. For this reason, it is believed that Venus is what is being
referred to as Lucifer in the King James Bible and not Satan. There was
no link between the words Lucifer and Satan until Milton’s, “Paradise
Lost” and Dante’s “Divine Comedy”.
From
the Oxford English Dictionary we get that the pentacle was known as a
tool used in necromancy. Quoting More’s “Mystic Inquiries”, the
dictionary states, “Their pentacles which they hang about their necks
when they conjure (which they forsooth…call the Pentacles of Solomon)
are adorned and fortified with such transcriptions out of holy
Scripture.” And from Dekker’s “Whole of Babylon Works”, it states, “Take
Periapts, Pentacles, and potent Charmes to conjure downe foule fiends.”
Many believed these charms would protect them on the battlefield.
In Egypt, it was a symbol of Sirius.
One will notice that the hieroglyph includes an obelisk, a dome, and a
pentagram. These symbols will come up often in a study of Freemasonry.
Isis (or Sothis) is a representation of Sirius, as well. In Austin,
there is an obelisk due north of the capital dome with a goddess holding
a pentacle.
The Blazing Star is a symbol of Sirius in Freemasonry, as well.
“This
eminent symbol of the Symbolic Lodges is described there as a
hieroglyph of Divine Providence, but Pike sees it as representative of
Divine Truth, Sirius (the brightest star in the heavens), and the Sun.”
“A Glossary to Morals and Dogma” p.75 Dr. Rex R. Hutchens, 33.
There
is an agenda at work; it is the motivations that must be known. These
logos give us a clue to the internal character of the group that we are
dealing with. There is a “They” and they are proud. Their fingerprint is
on every aspect of our lives and the story traces back millennia…from
distant stars.