JUNGLE HARVEST / artistry in the mexican gulf

+A CHILD DISCOVER'S REALITY+

+GRADUALLY AND ARTISTRY+

>(in my case, it became<

>filled w/ fascination)< !

+CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT /+

+SADLY CHANCES ARE SLIM+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>our home was filled w/ art & books and<

>gradually i discovered a two volume<

+"INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL+

+IN THE YUCATAN"+

>(written by)<

+JOHN LLOYD STEPHENS &+

.>illustrated by<

+FREDERICK CATHERWOOD+

>book set that opened my eyes to the<<

>fantastic world of the mayan yucatan<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+FRENCH CULTURE+

>also absorbed my interest and our amazing<

>artist, poet, seer brother ranny introduced<

+(YES, IN BATON ROUGE+

+FOOTBALL WAS KING /+

+I WAS QUARTERBACK+

+& ALMOST KILLED)+ ! 

>me to much french art, poetry, literature<

>& research expanded that vital interest<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the great french writer, rene de chateaubriand<

>reminded me of our ancestor charles gayarre<

+(RENE DE CHATEAUBRIAND+

+& CHARLES GAYARRE were+

+FRIENDS IN 19TH C. PARIS+

+/BOTH VISIONARY POETS)+

>of the de bore/foucher plantations that has<

>morphed into our tulane alma mater univ<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this magnificent drawing by frederick catherwood<
>of a radiant mayan stele reminds me of the gifts of<
+(MAYAN JUNGLE HARVEST /+
+OPENED OUR YOUNG EYES)+
>john & tania messina of catherwood & lafcadio<
>hearn books that have graced my library & life<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in that 19th century new orleans when charles<
>gayarre visited rene de chateaubriand during<
>his eight years in paris libraries, victor hugo<
+YUCATAN MAYA SCHOLARS+
+PASSIONATE AND INTENSE+ !
>& charles nodier were yucatan scholars in<
>the arsenal library (w/ degruy relatives)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>how exciting it was to discover the egypt<
>maya links, proposed by le plongeon &<
+(SDSU STUDENTS W/ ME+
+SAW LA VENTA HEADS)+
>churchward were accurate and now the<
>africa/nubian link at poverty point la<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >how pleased i was in paris, where marian & i<
>saw this magnificent jungle exhibition of<
+(ROUSSEAU WAS HONORED+
+BY PARIS SOPHISTICATES+
+WHO SAW HIS >GENIUS<)+ !
>the naif french painter henri rousseau who<
>in his innocence >dreamed of radiance< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in new orleans cemeteries in the 19th C+
>de gruy & other templar/masons built<
+(NOLA EGYPTO-TEMPLAR+
+/ ET SECRETS HONORED)+
>egyptological (et link) monumenta to<
>express their link w/ ancient wisdom<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in northern louisiana, jean baptiste de bresse<
>was amazed to discover the "african house"<
+(THE "AFRICAN HOUSE" IS+
+>UNIQUE< IN AMERICA)+ !
>built at the coin-coin (melrose) plantation<
>as americas only african memory building<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >my work, as i have said came to me as if<
>in a radiant visionary electro-magnetic<
+(ELECTO-MAGNETIC+
+RADIANT VISION)+ !
>energy force field and i am filled w/<
>gratitude & joy as i write about it<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the great harvard extraterrestrial abduction<
>expert john mack was killed in london one<
+(UFO-ET RESEARCH EXPERT /+
+UNIV PROFS DIE STRANGELY)+ !
>night under mysterious circumstances and<
>so was professor mcdonald of u. of arizona<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >as i look back via the medium of tonights blog<
>i am fortunate to see it all in better perspective<
>thanks to those like dave, jim, ralph, mary lynn<
+(THE BLOG HAS PROVIDED+
+A MAGIC TIME PERSPECT)+
>tom, sherry, kevin & beatrice who joined my<
>bride marianne in this last crucial decade<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >each night i am compelled to repay society &<
>destiny for my good fortune by writing and<
+(IS THIS ALL A PROGRAMMED+
+HOLOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE)+ ?
>selecting photos of this amazing experience<
>we share on this radiant struggling planet<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >not well known by all new orleans friends is<
>that early in the citie's history the bulk of<
+(BAYOU ST JEAN OUR+
+RESEARCH FOR 2015)+
>west indies traffic entered the city via the<
>bayou st jean custom house (via the lake)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>while marianne and i visited mary lynn hyde<

>in new orleans we noticed in "preservation"<

+(POVERTY POINT LINKS+

+w/ ANCIENT LA VENTA)+

>that poverty point ancient nubian related<

>historical site is now > "world heritage"<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+LA VENTA GIANT STONE HEADS+

+ARE VITAL NUBIAN-ET L INKS+

>(our students saw this<

>w/ me in late 1970s)<

+OF COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>note : please google : eugene ray /<

>charles gayarre and any other of<

+(LAGNIAPPE IS / +

+AN EXTRA GIFT)+

>tonight's names for more info<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu

COSMIC ORGANIC VISION / transcendental manifestations

+TRANSCENDENTAL MANIFESTATIONS+

>(radiant architecture is born)<

+INSPIRATION via "COSMIC ORGANICS"+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>have occupied my focus in life ever since i saw a ufo<

>as a boy of 15 years near our baton rouge home as<

+(THIS SIGHTING WAS BEFORE+

+PUBLICATIONS APPEARED+

+LATER IN SUMMER 1947)+

>a group of friends and i flew oversize kites on an<

>absolutely clear spring day w/o a cloud above<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+SEEING REALITY OUTSIDE OF+

+ONE'S NORMAL DAILY LIFE+

+(cosmic conscousness<

>a fabulous revelation)<

+CHANGES EVERYTHING+ !

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>tonight's blog started with the inspiration<

>of the transcendental polynesian helmets<

+(POLYNESIAN HELMETS AS A+

+ORGANIC DESIGN CONCEPT)+

>seen in yesterday's blog woven out of<

>organic materials and very beautiful<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

>the first fact of comprehending transcendental<

>manifestations is that "big brother" does not<

+(REAL >CROP CIRCLES< HAVE+

+DISTINCT PHYSIC ALCHEMY)+

>want you to explore reality beyond control<

>(the "men in black" syndrome is very real)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                         
>the exhibition i constructed at tulane university<
>in 1969 was designed intuitively & inspired by<
+(THAT JULY WAS RADIANT+
+W/ THE MOON LANDING)+
>cosmic consciousness galvanized by the ufo<
>sighting of 1947 that never left my vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >previously, in 1965 when i started teaching at<
>l.s.u. i completed this design for an office for<
+("COSMIC ORGANIC" DESIGN /+
+FERRO CEMENT BIOMORPH)+
>landscape architects that i had started in the<
>sansouci forest  expressing >cosmic organics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >cosmic organic< oeuvre was different then<
>standard design styles commonly found in<
+(PA EDITOR FOREST WILSON+
+SENT C.B.S./ L.A. TV CREW)+
>standard modern architectural publications<
>(pa mag editor forest wilson, sent tv crew)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>chak mool discovered by augustus le plongeon<
>using esp under 25 ft of mayan soil is a key to<
+(SEE DEREK RAY'S ARTICLE+
+>>IN THIS WEEK'S READER)+
>the world of "cosmic organics"...(please see my<
>son derek's "reader" article just out on >uxmal)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the "silver ship" was recognized by the great<
>italian magazine "domus" as something of<
+(DOMUS PUBLISHED IN 1981+
+/ FRANCE & JAPAN IN 1985)+
>cosmic consciousness< in 1981...the french<
>selected it for the 1985 >"paris biennale"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >after i retired from teaching, wun chok bong<
>published his transcendental overview book<
+(CROP CIRCLE RESEARCH+
+> BY WUN CHOK BONG)+
>"the gods machines" which has an important<
>section on >cosmic crop circle phenomena<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >recent discoveries have supported the diffusion<
>theory of le plongeon & churchward linking the<
+(EGYPTIAN SHIPS EVIDENT+
+ON THE PEARL RIVER, LA)+
>mayan civilization to the egyptian / (profound<
>research reveals egyptian ships on pearl river)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >profound news just out is that area 51 engineer<
>bob lazar shall speak at the "open minds" ufo<
+(BOB LAZAR SHALL SPEAK+
+@ the 2015 UFO CONGRESS)+
>congress in phoenix feb. 2015, (lazar was u.s.<
>UFO >reverse engineering specialist in 1989)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >one day in paris, marianne and i saw this 3-d<
>logo for shalimar that expressed for me the<
+("COSMIC ORGANICS" /+
+FRENCH ALCHEMY)+
>"cosmic organic" alchemy found in france<
>in perfume & wine loved by our cavarocs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >jim bourke & alice anda helped me install<
>our last public display booth at del mar ca.<
+(BIOTRONIC RADIANCE+
+ON the very FIRST ROW)+
>for a large california house & garden expo<
>(radiant biotronics seen in the first row)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it is this vernacular palmetto frond "temple"<
>found on the degruy barataria plantation in<
+(de GRUY DOME TEMPLAR+
+MILL BUILT IN THIS AREA)+
>the 18th century that provides us w/ a fine<
>lesson for constructing organic biomorphs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in the jungles of north louisiana at melrose<
>plantation, francois mignon possessed fine<
+)COSMIC ORGANIC VISION /+
+W/ RAY-BRESS ALCHEMY)+
>"cosmic organic vision" that artist caroline<
>youngblood has inherited @ breston house<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE TO CAROLINE YOUNGBLOOD+
+FOR PHOTOS OF HER RECENT ORGANIC+
>(a gifted and devoted artist<
>always working, like our<
>talented sdsu alums david<
>fobes and sherry beaton)<
+LOUISIANA COTTON PAINTING OEUVRE+
+CONGRATULATIONS FOR EXHIBITIONS+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu                                        

POLYNESIAN RADIANCE / hawaii, tahiti, moorea, bora bora

+"ENCOUNTERS WITH PARADISE"+

>"views of hawaii and its people"<

+"1778-1941"+

>is a magnificent catalog by david w. forbes<

>of historical graphics published in 1992<

>by the >honolulu academy of arts<

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TONIGHT'S FIRST FIVE IMAGES+
>from this catalog captures the radiant<
>organic world of the polynesian isles<
+(FOR OUR COUSINS+
+GARY & CURTIS w/+
+CAVAROC LINKS)+
>of hawaii similar to those of tahiti<
>(homage/george staigg & duke k)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+TAHITI-MOOREA-BORA BORA+
>have been my joy to experience with<
>my first blessed wife, marian during<
+(FRENCH ISLANDS OF+
+THE SOUTH PACIFIC)+

>her final battle with breast cancer /<

>marian adored the radiant beauty<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                          
 >i have written much about our five safari<
>pilgrimages to tahiti, moorea & bora bora<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ TAHITI & MOOREA)+
>where organic design of coconut objects,<
>furniture & the bungalows was special<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >radiant reds and yellows were the colors of<
>polynesian royalty w/ feathers of tropical<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ TROPIC SYNDROME)+
>birds turning their clothing into attire of<
>great splendor & arcadian celebration< !

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the breadfruit and philodendron leaves were<
>such an influence on matisse he developed<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / HENRI MATISSE)+
>his famed cut-out paper collage art form as<
>a reflection of his undying love for tropics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the coconut palm thatched vernacular bungalows<
>of the polynesian islands are magnificent & were<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ LAJOLLA BUNGALOWS)+
>vital to my research paper in the successful effort<
>to save the two oldest california cove bungalows<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >these are the five images from "encounters with<
>paradise" w/ focus on the hawaiian islands and<
+(THINKING OF TONY CIANI+
+, JOE TABLER & OTHERS)+
>it is easy to understand why hawaii is such a<
>treasured destination by all our californians<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i dedicate this photo of the most famous<
>modern hawaiian, duke kahanamoku to<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ GEORGE STAIGG)+
>cousin gary "duke" clark whose grand<
>father swam as tarzan in the1917 film<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this, my favorite photo of tahiti, was taken by<
>henri matisse during his pilgrimage in the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / PAUL GAUGUIN)+
>1930s when he found the memory of the<
>inspired gauguin still alive in old tahiti<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >two pages from my notebook of 1995 reflect<
>the design effort i was making in regard to a<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ ECO MUNDO RESORT)+
>tropical baja beach resort down along the<
>radiant gulf of california coast at mulege<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >a modern "convertible" aerodyne, sports beach<
>bungalow is one of the prototypes i designed<
+(GOOGLE :>>>  EUGENE RAY / +
+CONVERTIBLE BUNGALOWS)+
>as part of the concerted effort for housing at<
>eco mundo & other tropical seaside sites<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this sketch of my design for a natural history<
>museum at eco mundo illustrates my vision<
+(GOOGLE :>>>  EUGENE RAY  / +
+NATURAL MISTORY MUSEUM)+
>for a >conical< roofed biotronic structure<
>as opposed to the standard low roofed type<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >earlier i had designed a tropical inspired<
>modern bungalow as a "kit of parts" type<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY  /+
+/ "KIT OF PARTS" DESIGN)+
>of do it yourself assembly housing for<
>beach settings along the baja coast<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >for scholars who may find interest in the<
>harvest of our field trips to tahiti i have<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> COLLAGE GRAPHICS)+
>binder books filled w/ collage graphics<
>of our five 1990s tahitian pilgrimages<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>an important aspect of life in polynesia is that<

>vital, organic, & secretive world of divination<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>>/ DEVINATION)+

>that fascinated gauguin & inspired my piece<

>on the zombies in the back streets of papeete<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    +HEAT-SEEDS-SOIL+

       +RAIN & LIGHT+

            ^^^^^^^^^^^
  >alchemy of the french<
+TROPIC SYNDROME+

     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>note : for interesting insight to a special<

+(LUNCH IN BENGT DANIELSON'S+

+BUNGALOW COMPOUND, 1990s)+

>experience we had in tahiti please….<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+/ BENGT DANIELSON+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu

ARCADIAN WISDOM 2014 / radiant cosmic perspectives

+THANKSGIVING, 2014+

>we are deeply thankful to have this medium<

>to share our research, discoveries & designs<

+GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+

+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+

>that may reveal transcendent potentials for<

>life as we >hurtle through space and time<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+WHO ARE WE+WHERE F ROM>+

>(five crucial blog questions<

> / guide our nightly quest)<

+WHERE DO WE GO+WHAT DID+

+WE DO+WHAT DID WE LEARN+ ?

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+PROFOUND PERSPECTIVE+

>in life is what has galvanized our effort<

>/as one gets older the entire life vision<

+(MORE >>COSMIC+

+CONSCIOUSNESS)+

>acquires expanded meaning as one<

>possesses more wisdom in eternity<

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the sighting of but one unidentified flying<
>object immediately changes one's vision of<
+>>>(REALITY & COSMIC+
+POTENTIAL POSSESSES)+
>what reality & cosmic potential possesses<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the comprehension of biotronic energy usage<
>in ancient places on earth via conical devices<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+CONICAL DEVICE IMAGE)+
>as illustrated in wun chok bong's great book<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it is heartening to know that india now has a<
>mars observer satellite sending photos back<
+(MARS PHOTOS ARE SEEN+
+ON THE INTERNET DAILY)+
>of  mars ruins and anomalies for all to see<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>gratitude to our friend's john lawrence and daniel<
>hammer who are digitizing our almost 5 hundred<
+>>(HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS+
+COLLECTION GENEROSITY)+
>color slide presentation given on 3 continents<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>learning from egyptology is a rewarding search<
>remembering that napoleon's famous safari in<
+(GOOGLE : NAPOLEON'S EGYPT+
+>>SCIENTIFIC SEARCH TEAM)+
>egypt was primarily >much scientific research<
>(my first paris hotel / 1969,  the rue >monge)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the ancient egyptians were well aware of the<
>fantastic radiant devination powers possible<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>/ PINEAL GLAND)+
>in the homosapien pineal gland's abilities<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >at the time of the discovery of king tuts tomb<
>the riches overwhelmed the fact that it was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / AKHENATEN)+
>tut's amazing father akhenaten to research<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >eventually it is in the desert setting of california<
>where the egyptian-et  radiant energy devices &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/"DESERT INCIDENTS")+
>structures shall be presented to a hungry world<
>(the djed pillar device (above) a key element)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >we remember with gratitude that our cosmic quest<
>in california began in our first sdsu classroom in<
+(SDSU ENVIRON DESIGN 1972+
+>>PASSPORT TO ETERNITY)+
>what started as a basic california college, & later<
>morphed into our >internationally known work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it was in paris, tokyo, dornach, london, brasilia <
>milan, glasgow, cuernavaca, nancy, new york<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+with BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>new orleans, baton rouge, etc that our work<
>was seen by a >world in much deprivation<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it has been our honor and pleasure to meet<
>several experts of  knowledge & wisdom<
+(RICHARD DOLAN, SEER+
+of UFO-COSMIC VISION)+
>like richard dolan, great ufo authority, as is<
>timothy good, robert wood,  michael salas<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in the architectural world, bruce goff, paolo soleri<
>(in our sdsu classroom), lloyd & john lloyd wright<
+(MANY ARCHITECTS >BECAME+
+OUR HONORED SDSU FRIENDS)+
>morphosis, archigram, reyner banham , james<
>hubbell & many others, became our friends<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>via our continual research great alchemists<

>artists, seers and magicians like john dee<
>(above) nostradamus, leonardo da vinci<
+(SEERS HAVE EARNED+
+>>DAILY RESEARCH)+
>rene de anjou, max ernst, odilon redon<
>robert delaunay,  saint vincent de paul<
>le corbusier, gaudi etc , earned >focus<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+EXCITEMENT & ANTICIPATION+
+GALVANIZE OUR INTEREST IN+
>(great revelatios are waiting<
>but not in the newspapers,<
>that is for politicians etc)<
+THE EARTHLY DAYS AHEAD+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu