FRENCH FOREST DRAMA / stenay, orient, barataria, yucatan, sansouci

+STENAY FOREST+

>in northeast france was owned by the vital<

>bouillon (bouligny / boudousquie) family<

>ancestors of our friend robin beeman and<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / STENAY FOREST)+

>is where the orval monastery was built<

>(king / saint dagobert murdered there)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX+
+of GRUY ORIENT FOREST+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>took over that monastery & godefroi de<

>bouillon became the head of the priory<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / ORIENT FOREST)+

>de sion (see bouillon castle luxemburg)<

>bernard clairvaux founded sion priory<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  

+BARATARIA FOREST+

>is ultimately where the de gruy built<

>their domed templar sugar mill when<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / BARATARIA FOREST)+

>future french king louis philippe was<

>visiting & where i built the wilty res< 

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

>it took me 5 years to research verloin degruy<
>french templars & discover the importance<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / KNIGHTS TEMPLAR)+
>of the gruy link to the bouligny (bouillon)<
>via  merovingian dna, priory de sion link<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>synchronicity was strong when i built the<
>wilty residence across river from nola in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / WILTY RESIDENCE)+
>the barataria forest near the >site< of the<
>gruy plantation w/ its domed sugar mill<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>across the gulf of mexico in the yucatan<
>forests the amazing maya built their red<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / OLMEC @ LA VENTA)+
>pyramid temple cities & at la venta the<
>olmec ventured in canoes to louisiana<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the mayan olmec people from la venta came<
>to poverty point near rayville louisiana in an<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / POVERTY POINT)+
>amazing >synchronicity< that links our ray<
>& bresse ancestors back to templar france<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>around 1980 i took a busload of our sdsu<
>students to the yucatan & we sought out<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / NUBIAN STONE HEADS)+
>& photographed olmec giant heads of<
>nubian >(black african) historical ref<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>a fine source of information about poverty<

>point and the olmec / nubian sources is<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>> / MAYAN TEMPLES)+

>"ancient american,  archaeology of the<

>americas before colombus" (must read)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  

>as i have written w/ passion, it is here in<
>a barataria jungle south of new orleans<
>where our gruy ancestor married to<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+/ INDIAN MOUND HOUSE)+
>eliz. montaut de monberaud met the<
>infamous >french pirate jean lafitte<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>legend maintains that this >ancient house< in<
>thé nola vieux carre >(near gruy townhouse)<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>  / MARIE LAVAUD)+
>is where christoph de glapion (louis xiv link)<
>married marie lavaud / famed voudou queen<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>across lake pontchartrain from new orleans<
>on a bogue falaya >river hammock in the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ SANSOUCI FOREST)+
>sansouci forest i built our louisana studio<
>home w/ 2000 sq ft (developed a vision)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>continual research in the >sansouci forest<
>provided an architectural oeuvre & large<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / FRENCH TROPICS)+
>library w/ a focus on the french tropics<
>of polynesia & the french west indies<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the veranda living of >french colonial life<
>in polynesia and louisiana was profound<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ BUNGALOW VERANDA)+
>and eventually in >california was very<
>helpful in the >lajolla bungalow paper<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>eventually the forests of french polynesia was<
>where marian and i were invited to lunch w/<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / FRENCH POLYNESIA)+
>bengt danielsson who wrote a fine book of<
>gauguins life & >creativity in french tahiti<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CONGRATULATIONS+
>to our son derek ray for being awarded the<
>Del Mar School District employee of the<
>year teaching award ! Derek teaches kids<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>> / DEREK RAY)+
>w/ learning difficulties…He has a masters<
>degree from ucla that has prepared him<
>but he possesses much natural ability<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ALSO+
> the Reader  has just published on their<
>web site Derek's article on Tulum &<
>Coba, / two important Mayan cities<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+DEREK LEAVES FOR CHINA+
+W/ A NEW CAMERA & WE+
>(bon voyage derek<
>/ a happy journey)<
+LOOK FOR HIS REPORTS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS

+HENRI MATISSE+ 

>our friend dave fobes will enjoy hearing<

>loved cats as well as his huge cage of<

>tropical birds (blue avians ?) and we<

+(GOOGLE EUGENE RAY+

+>> / HENRI MATISSE)+

>wonder how they all >got along in<

>his >radiant apartment suite in nice< 

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
>was my development in 1970 to send<
>mail art back to louisiana to family &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>>>> / MAIL ART)+
>friends reporting on personal views<
>documenting life behind >the work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MAIL ART PROGENDERED+
>(the life behind<
>vision & work)<
+THIS BLOG ART FOR YOU+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >matisse, bonnard, cocteau, chagall & picasso<
>all lived on the french riviera creating work<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / FRENCH RIVIERA)+
>that was inspired by the ambience, much as<
>i sought out lajolla for >seaside inspiration<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >much of my metaphysical graphics focused<
>on our french creole new orleans heritage<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / CAVAROC PLANTATION)+
>and this cavaroc plantation house meant<
>a lot to my spiritual perception of roots<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >tropique, magique, métaphysique was<
>my mail art collage graphic expressing<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / TROPIQUE - MAGIQUE)+
>the french tropic syndrome as source<
>for >transcendental manifestations<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >plantation ruins were a fascination to my<
>creative vision of fresh growth energing<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / PLANTATION RUINS)+
>from our latin merovingian devastation<
> / radiant architecture emerged in light<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the ultimate in my correspondence art<
>collage graphics was those that were<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>expressive of cosmic conscious ET /<
>UFO vision leading to radiant ART<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >cinema as my good friend ralph bowman<
>can appreciate is close to my nightly blog<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / MAGIC & ALCHEMY)+
>w/ its attention behind the scenes and its<
>fascination for occult magic & alchemy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >for my friends out there w/ patience and<
>scholarship…rennes le château focus &<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ENGLISH SECRET SERVICE)+
>careful study reveals amazing history of<
>dagobert, merovingian templar treasure<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >for lovers of the graphic arts this small<
>collage mail art picture post card was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / PICTURE POST CARD)+
>made for SDSU art dept patrons and<
>is >somewhere out there in eternity<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this cyclops painting by our cavaroc family<
>bordeaux friend odilon redon expresses for<
+GOOGLE :
>me the occult interests in my cavaroc grand<
>mother passed on to our mother & brother<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>for those who love european trains as i do<
>this graphic expresses an amazing series of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / MICHELE MORGAND)+
>experiences w/ a beautiful french violinist<
>& her lover / (brother to the fr. pretender)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this final collage tonight expresses the joy of<
>greek architecture & cultural history w/ an<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / GREEK CULTURE)+
>homage via >radiant architecture graphics<
>of our iran library w/ its columnar design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+RIGHT PLACE @ RIGHT TIME+

>as i look back on the history of xerography<

>it was in the 40s when the xerox machine<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+/ B&W & COLOR XEROX)+

>was invented but it took 20 years for it to<

>become viable for my >metaphysical use<

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

+XEROGRAPHY>BECAME THE +
>i am >very grateful<
>(& very lucky too)<
+>PERFECT< MEDIUM FOR ME+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>welcome home to our friend and<
>alum prof dave fobes.(that photo<
+(GOOGLE : MRFOBES+
+.COM / FOR HIS ART)+
>of matisse should ring his bell)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+OUR SON DEREK, LEAVES+
>google : derek ray / reader<
>/ (excellent travel articles)<
+FOR CHINA ON APRIL 3RD+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

HOLOGRAPHIC VISION 2015

+THE BIG PICTURE+

>of our nightly discussions was >expanded<

>last night when richard hoagland reported<

>that respected scientist >john brandenburg<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / RUINS ON MARS)+

>gave a scientific paper @ houston's space<

>center verifying >extraterrestrial presence<
>w/ >ruins on mars< (previously ignored)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+RAY BRADBURY+
>author of >"the martian chronicles" was my<
>friend and we exchanged the letters ( to be<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / RAY BRADBURY)+
>seen in my archive) that encourages me to<
>dedicate this blog to his >visionary talents<

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

+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+

+SLIDES OF MINE WAS THE+

>(slides being digitized<

>by sdsu as we speak)<

+FACTOR THAT >WON< HIS+

+FRIENDSHIP TOWARD ME+

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>this early >design drawing of the silver ship<
>expresses clearly the two factors fueling my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / THE SILVER SHIP)+
>architectural vision / #1) the ufo sighting &<
>#2) a powerful love of ancient euro castles<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >as i wrote in yesterday's blog it was in my<
>series of california villa designs that the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CALIFORNIA VILLAS)+
>ufo sighting and the >devotion to euro<
>castles is best seen as a design synergy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>this magnificent photo by nilly gill reminds<
>us of a discovery that would be >prized by<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / ET ARTHROPODS)+
>ray bradbury / there is belief that some ETs<
>are in cases >giant avians & arthropods< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the yogurt shop i designed for larry urruttia<
>expresses the devotion we shared for ufo<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / YOGURT SHOP)+
>reality and space flight /  >(a ufo sighting<
>of 1947 was the fueling factor of my life)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >dr. tom van flandern, richard hoagland, mike barra<
>and many other researchers have revealed ancient<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ RUINS ON MARS)+
>extraterrestrial constructed ruins on planets like<
>mars / john brandenburg's paper is now vital<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it has not been easy vouching for the reality<
>of extraterrestrial & ufo presence but those<
+(GOOGLE : VAN FLANDERN, phd+
+>YOUTUBE / MARS LECTURE)+
>who have seen such, never have to prove<
>the reality / time is on our side for proof<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>i am grateful to my wives for supporting my<
>work of an >advanced nature that were very<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / PARIS BIENNALE)+
>different< from standard design directions as<
>practiced by the average american architect<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >science break throughs are increasingly<
>helpful to our vision for an advanced<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / OTHER DIMENSIONS)+
>radiant architecture where >cosmic<
>consciousness >leads a vital way<

 >from the beginning it has been >my view<
>that a >university design program should<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / WE >WON AWARDS<)+
>research design >potentials rather then a<
>trade school< "nuts & bolts approach"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the mothership i saw in 1947 (right) was<
>the catalyst for a new vision for economy<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / "KIT OF PARTS" DESIGN)+
>kit of parts housing (left) >encouraging a<
>new simple healthier, ecological lifestyle<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >our friend wun chok bong will be happy<
>to learn of john brandeburg's paper on<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ THE GODS MACHINES)+
>the signs of extraterrestrial life found<
>on mars / (supporting energy theory)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the recent mars orbiters of india & the u.s.<
>undoubtedly are sending new data to earth≤
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / MARS ORBITERS)+
>that scientists like john brandenburg are<
>able to assimilate into their ET research<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>this magnificent remains of the >boudousquie<
>(bouligny / bouillon) plantation (same family)<
>we photographed>last october had been very<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / BOUDOUSQUIE)+
>close neighbor of degruy in st. charles parish<
>slightly up river from>nola foucher templars<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+THIS BOILLON-BOULIGNY LINK+
+W/ GRUY IN NEW ORLEANS IS+
>(these were all templar families<
>linked back to >king dagobert<
>dna in >french stenay forest<
+(MEROVINGIAN >DNA+
+ORVAL MONASTERY)+
>later >rennes le château w/<
>priory-de-sion importance)<
+ALSO LINKED W/>PLANTARD+
>(elise ray worked for >"plant"<
>steamship co. in new orleans)<
+ST CHARLES PARISH FAMILY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

BLANCHFORT CASTLE / rennes le chateau

+RENNES LE CHATEAU+

>is a small village in the languedoc region<

>of france, near carcassone w/ a fantastic<

>history that is absolutely amazing and<

+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+

+ / RENNES LE CHATEAU)+

>progendered  "holy blood holy grail"<

>the profound book of henry lincoln<

>that inspired brown's da vinci code<

 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+CASTLES IN FRANCE+
>are as you know a >passion< of mine<
>and as sad a state of repair the castle<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+/ BLANCHFORT CASTLE)+
>in rennes le château is that castle is<
>absolutely a >vital interest of mine<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+DAGOBERT / TEMPLAR+

>(fascinated the british<

>secret service in 46)<

+>MEROVINGIAN DNA<+

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

>history in rennes le château connects<

>our verloin degruy family w/ rennes<

+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+

+/ DAGOBERT TEMPLARS)+

>le château in a very important way<

>especially w/ the voisin family tie<

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

                                      
>the passion i have inherited for >french castles<
>can be found in much of my architecture such<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / FRENCH CASTLES)+
>as the children's suite of the pierucci villa &<
>seen here under construction in the mid 80s<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >for those who appreciate architectural history<
>this pierucci villa plan came from my hand as<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / HAND DRAWINGS)+
>did most of my design & construct drawings<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i have written much about my design of<
>california villas and the pierucci villa is<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CALIFORNIA VILLAS)+
>very much inspired by euro-latin villas<
>but very >modern with solar heating<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >as much inspired by the 1947 ufo mothership<
>sighting i had over our home in baton rouge<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / THE SILVER SHIP)+
>the "silver ship" home & studio i designed<
>was inspired by my deep love of castles<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this passion for castles may very well be<
>fueled by genetic memory of our gruyere<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / KNIGHTS TEMPLAR)+
>ancestors castle & later chateau east of<
>troyes france (source of the templars)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >a profound factor of the de gruy family link<
>to >rennes le château was the marriage of a<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / KING DAGOBERT+
>king dagobert heir >marguerite dagobert to<
>a de gruy(ere) heir at >magny fouchard ch.<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the new euro coin has >ancient references to<
>merovingian dna >(dagobert-gruy) note that<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / MEROVINGIAN DNA+
>the last >habsburg< head, recently deceased<
>was married to a vergy (gruyere counts link<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      

>pierre plantard, modern head of the priory de<
>sion (hated by govt-dna-$ power) has a very<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / PIERRE PLANTARD)+
>profound link to the planchard family who<
>were neighbors of our degruy in louisiana<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the ancient history of rennes le chateau includes<
>merovingian dagobert, habsberg, plantard, gruy<
+(GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+HOLY BLOOD-HOLY GRAIL)+
>dna links so important that english secret agents<
>bought 2 ancient rennes le chateau parchments<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in this ancient street in the oldest (latin) section<
>of paris our verloin degruy 13c knights templar<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ PRIORY de SION)+
>ancestors met w/ other priory de sion people<
>linking to bernard de clairvaux, shroud lore<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >marianne and i traveled to carcasonne the giant<
>historical castellated town in languedoc enroute<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / CARCASSONNE)+
>to rennes le château and stayed in an ancient<
>chateau hotel just south of carcasonne walls<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >after king dagobert II was >murderd in<
>the stenay forest hie widow giselle had<
>vision to bring their son >sigebert here<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+BLANCHFORT CASTLE)+
>(giselle de razes wife of king dagobert<
>synchronistically took the name of<
>plantard to rule rennes le chateau)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the architectural treasure of this historical safari<
>to rennes le château was this blanchfort, voisin<
>dagobert castle w/ >ancient merovingian dna<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CROSS OF LORRAINE+
>links that fascinated general de gaulle & his<
>cultural minister who flew a lorraine cross<
>of king rene d'anjou & joan de arc in 1942<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+ORVAL MONASTERY+
>in the french stenay forest links king<
>dagobert II (he was murdered there)<
>to our st. bernard de clairvaux and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / ORVAL MONASTERY)+
>marguerite dagobert who married<
>into the orient forest gruy family<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LOUISIANA'S BOUILLON FAMILY+
>(remember our oct. photos<
>of the bouillon plantation)<
+RELATES TO >ORVAL HISTORY+
>(nostradamus links to orval<
>monastery in later years)<
+GRUY & SION PRIORY HISTORY+
+(MEROVINGIAN DNA HISTORY)+

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

eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu