Flour Boy symbolism roundup

Note: Post updated to include Ninja Turtles and a few other things from Bill's comments.

Cheek Holder, the highest ranking Flour Boy, is Ernie, the leader of the Keebler Elves. His card is the Jack of Spades, corresponding to the Page of Swords in the Tarot and the Child in the Lenormand deck. The suit of swords corresponds to the element of Air and the planet Jupiter. In "Rub-a-dub-dub," he is the Butcher because a cheek is a cut of meat, and a butcher uses sword-like implements. In "We Didn't Start the Fire," he is Chubby Checker, a name which also suggests the "jovial" figure of Santa Claus, who is chubby and checks his list twice. Bill has identified him with John (the Baptist, Apostle, and Revelator considered to be a single individual), the Elf-king Thingol, Aragorn, and probably some others I'm forgetting. Among the Beatles, he is John Lennon, the "cheeky" one and the de facto leader of the group. Of the four horsemen, he is the first, who rides a White Horse, bears a bow, and goes forth conquering and to conquer. This is a link to the Child card (Jack of Spades), since the Sun card of the Rider-Waite deck shows a child riding a white horse. Lennon also sometimes dressed in white. "Conquering and to conquer" is also a link to Santa Claus, since Nick means "victory." Among the Ninja Turtles, he is Leonardo, whose weapon is the sword and whose namesake, Leonardo da Vinci, is another etymological link to conquest and victory.

Flour Boy is the Keebler Elf Elwood. His card is the Jack of Clubs, corresponding to the Page of Wands and the Whip. His suit corresponds to the element of Fire and the planet Mars. In "Rub-a-dub-dub," he is the Baker, as a baker works with both flour and fire. In "We Didn't Start the Fire," he is Buddy Holly because magic wands are traditionally made of holly wood, and the Rider-Waite deck shows its wands as budding. I have tentatively identified him with Moses, who worked miracles with a rod (magic wand) and provided "bread" (manna). Bill has proposed that Moses is also the Brother of Jared. Among the Beatles, he is Paul McCartney, de facto the second-ranking member of the band. My uncle Bill maintains that McCartney is the incarnation of the god Mars, so that fits. Debbie points out that one of Paul's solo albums is called Flowers in the Dirt and has fiery imagery on the cover, so that's a potential link to Flour ("Flower") Boy and to Fire. He is the second horseman, who rides a Red Horse and brings war, which obviously fits with Mars and Fire. Among the Ninja Turtles, he is Donatello, whose weapon is a wooden staff.

Fudge Boy is the Keebler Elf Buckets. His cards are the Jack of Hearts, the Page of Cups, and the Heart. A bucket is like a big cup, and fudge lies at the “heart” of an E. L. Fudge cookie. His suit is linked to Water and Venus. He does not appear in the tub in "Rub-a-dub-dub" and is thus implicitly the Dry Jack. The “Jack dry stolen” message is consistent with his being the Knave of Hearts, who stole the tarts. In "We Didn't Start the Fire," he is U-2, but I don't have a good interpretation of that yet. He is Pharazon, Peter, Thomas Marsh (closely linked to the bucket) — and, in some sense or the other, me. (The details here are still developing. I believe Bill still sees me and Pharazon as separate from the other two and has us as Flour Boy. There are also various other proposed characters, such as Ingwe, which I don't yet have a good feel for.) Among the Beatles, he is George Harrison, since the name George has repeatedly been linked to Pharazon and me. Debbie notes that George sings the song "Savoy Truffle," which is named after chocolate and is thus a link to Fudge Boy. As the third horseman, he rides a Black Horse, carries scales, and brings famine. This fits with Bill's idea that Cassius, he of the "lean and hungry look," is symbolically linked with this figure. George Harrison had a solo album called Dark Horse and founded a record label called Dark Horse Records. Among the Ninja Turtles, he is Raphael.

Finally, we have Star Boy, who is the Keebler Elf Fast Eddie. His cards are the Jack of Diamonds, the Page of Coins or Pentacles, and the Scythe. A pentacle is a five-pointed star inscribed in a circle, which links both to the name Star Boy and to circle imagery to be discussed below. In Lenormand cartomancy, the Scythe (Jack of Diamonds) represents speed, swiftness, suddenness, etc., and thus links to the name Fast Eddie. Pentacles are associated with the element of Earth and with Saturn. Saturn is associated with slowness, making it an odd link for Fast Eddie, but I’m confident it’s correct. The Scythe is a link to both Saturn and speed, and there’s also the idea that Saturn is Mercurius Senex, an alter ego of swift Mercury. In “Rub-a-dub-dub,” he is the Candlestick Maker, associated with speed by way of the “Jack Be Nimble” rhyme. In “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” he is Hula Hoops. This sounds similar to Jah-ho-e-oop, a name of the Swift Messenger, and is also a link to Saturn with its rings. Bill associates the Swift Messenger with lots of different figures, including Faramir, Ether, Abinadi, and (I infer) himself. Among the Beatles, he is Ringo Starr, whose name links both to Star Boy and to the ring imagery of Saturn and Hula Hoops. In Help!, Ringo wears a ring with a large ruby on it. Since a ruby resembles a red diamond, this is a link to the red suit of Diamonds. As the last of the horsemen, he rides a Pale Horse and is identified with death, which fits with the Scythe. Among the Ninja Turtles, he is Michelangelo, whose weapon is the nunchaku, which consists of two sticks joined with a chain. Ringo Starr, the drummer, also uses two sticks.