Saturday, September 17, 2011



Los Angeles, CA - Sept. 16, 2011


The Los Angeles investigative writer briefly addressed a crowd of people gathered near the ancient Colosseum, then led them to the tune of a bagpiper across the Tiber river to the top of the Janiculum hill named after the two-faced Sun god. There he identified the Tempietto of Bramante as the site where Leonardo had his vision for the world's most famous work of art. Lund states that the Mona Lisa is a personification of the elegant circular chapel built by Donato Bramante at the presumed location of the mythical citadel occupied by Janus at the beginning of Italian civilization.



In his book the “Mona Lisa Code,” Lund identifies the central figure of the Mona Lisa as a single soul shared between an expectant mother and her unborn male child. The dualistic theme of Janus is symbolized by the partial pillars on either side of the painting, and the god is also identified by the code words ANIMA SOL, which is a secret anagram for the name Mona Lisa, meaning “Soul/Sun god” in Latin.

“What tied the soul and the sun together for Leonardo is that he believed the sun to be the source for the vital force of the soul,” says Lund, “Leonardo also believed that all images, including the Mona Lisa, were the result of the sun being projected onto the soul at the back of the eye.”

“Leonardo was extremely logical, and the method of his genius is that he always sought out logical extremes. The opposite faces of Janus uniquely portrayed the metaphor of a land survey, which requires the connection of a straight line between two points,” says Lund.

According to Lund, Leonardo worked with Bramante at the court of Milan until 1499 when an invading French army sent their Sforza patron fleeing the city. The two friends then sought safety and new opportunities in Rome, which was preparing for its Grand Jubilee of 1500. The Mona Lisa was begun in conjunction with the groundbreaking of Bramante's Tempietto in 1502, at a time when Leonardo was known to have been in Rome. Their complementary projects were intended to symbolize the religious doctrine of the “two faces of the soul.”


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Saturday, September 3, 2011



Los Angeles, CA - Sept. 2, 2011


"The Mona Lisa has been misunderstood for nearly 500 years. Now it's time to know what has remained concealed for so long,” says Lund. Because his proof involves precise measurements found within the landscape of the painting itself, Lund is certain that his dramatic and unconventional demonstration will provide proof beyond any reasonable doubt.

"Contrary to accepted belief, the landscape of the Mona Lisa is not a fantasy. It is an incredible survey map that indicates a startling mix of Christianity and paganism. The world has never been closer to knowing the mind of Leonardo da Vinci than the date of 9/10/11 when we meet in the heart of Rome for this great discovery," says Lund.

Those who attend the historic event may be acknowledged by name as witnesses to the Mona Lisa Code in Lund's book, and any photographs or video they record could be included in his upcoming film documentary.