BON VOYAGE GRATITUDE / to all of you dear friends

+MARIANNE & YOUR CORRESPONDENT+

+are virtually packed, w/ the >winter essentials for<

>our ocean voyage tracing the route of many good<

*(GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+

+ / CUNARD / QUEEN MARY 2)+

>ancestors / >remember de gruy<  who left france<

>just before christmas 1738 arriving nola 3 / 1739<

+(MARIANNE'S PEOPLE >FROM+

+CONWAY CASTLE /  >WALES)+

>ray arriving baltimore / staigg english sea captain<

>(i understand steve jobs people came from syria)< !

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

+CUNARD >CAPTAIN WELLS+

+(HAT TOO LARGE for HEAD)+

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

>loves to come on qm2's >dining room loud speaker<

>the third night out, in  >heavy fog (loud fog horns)<

+(CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER+

+WELLS / >HUMOR NOTE)+ 

>"lades & gentlemen we are directly over the wreck<

>of the titanic", (as icebergs float past the windows)<

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

+GRATITUDE & LOVE+

>fills my heart to all of you that have graciously<

>aided this "midnight musing" as mary lynn has<

+MARY LYNN IS ON+

+(PROF  COX ALSO)+

>(post surgery)<

+A HEALING MODE+

>kindly titled it / to dave & jim plus many others<

>who have put up w/ this www electronic effort<

+OUR DEAR>FAMILY+

>(rays-conways-you)<

+THANKS >SO MUCH+ !

>i am forever grateful / >i have done my best to<

>make our blog a valuable document of new art<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 >gratitude to all my >professional friends in<
>san diego & new orleans / watch Facebook<
>as this has become a valuable adjunct to the<
+(GRATITUDE TO PROF RAY+
+& >MR JOHN LAWRENCE)+
>blog / am posting many items tracing design<
>history in >london< which is very important<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >thanks again for the birthday good wishes<
+HUMAN IMPORTANCE+
>from so many good family & good friends<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >please contemplate all the >revelations that<
+DESIGN IMPORTANCE+
>i have made an effort to share / cosmic first<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >gratitude to my >french and english friends<
+EURO IMPORTANCE+
>i pray for your / our safety in difficult times<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >increasingly, for you >artists & scholars much<
+INSIGHT IMPORTANCE+
>data has been shared that shall open new doors<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the >metaphysical side of this nightly effort<
+GRAPHICS IMPORTANCE+
>should synergize w/ the architectural design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >cosmic consciousness, >"the big picture" is<
+COSMIC IMPORTANCE+
>as you know what i have stressed important<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>i am pleased that biotronic energy is being<
+ENERGY IMPORTANCE+
>adopted by my friends at our sdsu art dept<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the >integration i have made of art and life<
+SYNERGY IMPORTANCE+
>via this blog has been i hope new-valuable<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the universal spheroid & other prototypes<
+PROTOTYPE IMPORTANCE+
>i pray shall join dna / ufo / et advancement<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >crop circles, tensile structure, egyptology<
+ET-UFO IMPORTANCE+
>join domes & >the silver ship just for you<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >english technology and history shall be my<
+LONDON IMPORTANCE+
>focus for you in london / >w/ cosmic vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>for my "organic conscious" friends upon<
+ORGANIC IMPORTANCE+
>our return i  >shall again focus this love<
>(frida kahlo, superior for organic vision)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+ART & ARCHITECTURE+
>(follow my Facebook)<
+ALWAYS >IMPORTANT+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>english designers<  &  >scholars like<
>reyner banham< & archigram have a<
+(GOOGLE : MARS GROUP+
+FOR LONDON VITALITY)+
>fascinating historical link w/ a "mars<
>group" & >other groups w/ univ. ties<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SHALL GATHER AS MUCH+
>(british design museum<
>an important visitation)<
+ON THIS  >AS IS POSSIBLE+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS / providing valuable references for life

+MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS+

>recent "open minds" also<

+CURRENT, >PRINTED ON PAPER+

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

>in my estimation are >much better for the eyes<

>then the electric screens that are the alternative<

+(ATLANTIS RISING /  NEXUS+

+/ NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES+

+TIMES sunday NEWSPAPERS)+

>tonight i focus on some current editions that i<

>find >particularly valuable for your reference<

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

+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

>as always, is a special interest for us as<

>i selected these magazine & newspaper<

+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+

+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+

>articles / the magazines are available at<

>barnes & noble /  bookstar newsstands<

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

 >english >scholarship is evident in  "nexus"<
>(published in london) and >"atlantis rising"<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / NEXUS MAGAZINE)+
>both excellent references into current data<
>on crop circles, ufos, ets & other esoterica<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i am grateful to >stace tussel culligan and<
>linda moulton howe for >their crop circle<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+LINDA MOULTON HOWE)+
>and cattle mutilation reports and consider<
>their work as #1 priority in earth research<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i am grateful to >stace tussel culligan for<
>her recent work with the blue avian data<
+(GOOGLE :>> INTER-INTELLI+
+GENCE COMMUNICATIONS)+
>and look forward to she & david wilcock<
>providing more information on this story<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >crop circles< >like ufos (linked) are probably<
>the most >profound events of our times and it<
>is in the >fields of england,< near stonehenge<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / CROP CIRCLES)+
>where the scientifically proven real circles are<
>found , photographed and researched in depth<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >"open mind" sponsors the world's largest<
>ufo conference which >i recommend for<
+(GOOGLE :>>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ARIZONA UFO CONFERENCE)+
>your >attendance in february of next year<
>at fort mcdowell az / near taliesin west az<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >native americans< have long had contacts<
>w/ extraterrestrials / note : i have designed<
+(GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+NATIVE AMERICAN OFFICES)+
>w/o charge offices for >native americans in<
>san diego. see my >Facebook page for this<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS+
>without charge for minorities< have long<
>been part of my >life's work /  >four can<
>be >seen on my Facebook page /  >also i<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / JAZZ WORKSHOP+
+also, CHICANO PARK)+
>have designed 2 houses >w/o charge for<
>african americans & nola ward 9 houses<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it is >very important< that the history of the<
>native american is filled w/ ufo / et symbols<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / "OPEN MINDS")+
>srrong in >cosmic conscious references and<
>has been covered well in "open minds" mag<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >"oxford" is a profound university focus for<
>marianne and i during our pilgrimage time<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / SIR ISAAC NEWTON)+
>in england / >this "new york times" article<
>reminds us of sir isaac newton & john ray<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >please see my son >derek's report on his<
>visit to arcosanti<  / >google : derek ray /<
+(GOOGLE :> DEREK RAY /+
+"READER" / ARCOSANTI)+
>reader / arcosanti<    >(when paolo soleri<
>was my sdsu guest he slept in dereks bed<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >last sunday's "los angeles times" travel<
>section had a large article on our friend<
>paolo soleri's "arcosanti" experimental<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / PAOLO SOLERI)+
>city / paolo (deceased) was a genius in<
>architecture & >one of my early guests<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >anshen and allens >1950's design for this<
>powerful organic church design in sedona<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / SEDONA ARIZONA)+
>arizona stresses the >radiant power of the<
>great american west / >a wright syndrome<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >a very >poignant photo< in sunday's l.a.<
>times travel section was in "taliesin west"<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / TALIESIN WEST)+
>frank lloyd wright's >architectural school<
>which is >threatened by financial closure<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+>TALIESIN ASSOCIATES<  SEEK+
>(the school >may have to close<
>follow this on the ww internet)<
+FINANCIAL AID BY CHRISTMAS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>our old friend and >sdsu guest on<
>many occasions james hubbell is<
+(CEDAR FIRE >CAUSED A+
+TERRIBLE DISTRUCTION+
+IN >JIM'S COMPOUND< &+
+HE HAS >REBUILT WELL)+
>showing his postfire watercolors<
>at the >san diego museum of art<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+HIS SON >DREW HAS+
>(registered architect)
+JOINED HIS  FATHER+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect<
professor emeritus, sdsu

HORIZONS OF CIVILIZATION / treasures from the athenaeum

+ENGLISH SCHOLARSHIP+

>in the arts has always been important to me<

>and each summer after 1985 my dear wives<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / BLOOMSBURY)+

>and i would go to london enroute to france<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+> / BRITISH MUSEUM)+

>always staying near the >british museum in<

>bloomsbury where the >arts have flowered<

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

+ART MUSEUMS+

>in london are  >impressive historical centers<

>of the >works of many famed english artists<

>that >you have grown to love / >the portrait<

+(THE >TATE MUSEUM+

+IS VERY IMPRESSIVE)+

>holdings >via photography< alone are very<

>strong holdings< w/ >many famed persona<

+(ENGLISH THEATRE IS+

+A  >STRONG FACTOR)+

>represented /  >the paintings of turner have<

>lomg impressed w/ its shear pictoral genius<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  

+THE  >ARCHITECTURAL+

+ASSN. SCHOOL A VITAL+

>(reyner banham a star<

>of >scholarship there)<

+PART OF THIS HISTORY+

+BARTLETT SCHOOL too+

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

 >these excellent "horizon" periodicals from the<
>sixties, >purchased at the athenaeum in lajolla<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / LAJOLLA ATHENAEUM)+
>are filled w/ a huge cross section of the best of<
>art & culture scholarship / much from england<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >although bucky was twice asked to leave<
+(BUCKMINSTER FULLER+
+in ENGLISH TRADITION)+
>harvard, he is strong w/ english education<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>cosmic consciousness< has always been<

+(COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

+/ RADIANT ORIENTATION)+

>vital in the  >work of buckminster fuller<

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

 >although >much of the scholarship in the<
>"horizon" publications is of a past nature<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / BUCKMINSTER FULLER)+
>it is >rewarding to find contemporary refs<
>like an article on friend buckminster fuller<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >horizon's article on ancient universities in<
>bologna, cracow and oxford is an excellent<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+UNIVERSITY EDUCATION)+
>reflection of the best of english scholarship<
>melding >art, science, with >cosmic vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this tv image, live from notre dame cathedral<
>in paris, was on as i made horizon photos and<
>is a sad reminder that an >evil person placed a<
+(EVIL>PERSONA PLACED+
+>FALSE FACEBOOK REF)+
>anti paris Facebook posting linking marianne<
>to such propaganda / we are horrified by this< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      

 >these two details< are from >gauguin's famed<
>masterpiece "who are we, where are we from<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / GAUGUIN'S TROPICS)+
>where are we going" to which i added "what<
>did we do and learn / >(basis for these blogs)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the >djed pillar< >radiant energy device as<
>seen above w/ the  >ancient egyptian tonka<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / DJED ENERGY DEVICE)+
>powerful advanced technology documents<
>the interface of extraterrestrial earth vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i was very impressed with this "horizon"<
>article on my  >favorite ancient egyptian<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+IMHOTEP, ARCHITECT)+
>architect, imhotep / >these gigantic piers<
>are a very >intelligent structural solution<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the gothic design in this >english country<
>house expresses >advanced english links<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE)+
>w/ >french gothic designs of bernard de<
>claivaux cathedrals chartres, notre dame<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >english scholarship was strong in large<
>country house libraries and marian and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / COUNTRY HOUSES)+
>i were very >impressed visiting several<
>country houses with historical libraries<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+ADVANCED CIVILIZATION+
>was given >strength in the printed word<
>& all the cistercian monasteries of good<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / PRINTING PRESSES
>bernard de clairvaux >led the movement<
>the one at >rougemont by the de gruyere<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+"WAR IS OBSOLETE"+
>as the dalhi lama recently said after one<
>of his radiant talks reaches us via aegis<
+(BLOG AS A RADIANT+
+WORK OF  >ART IN A+
+CURRENT<  STATUS)+
>of the printed word / >this blog has the<
>ability to >reach you around the planet<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE 13 IMAGES PROVIDING+
+(leonardo da vinci would<
>have been filled with joy)< !
+A VERY STRONG SYNERGY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

ANTICIPATING ENGLAND / i have installed a backup safety plan

+TRAGIC EVENTS IN PARIS+

>are causing marianne and i< to >reconsider<

>our long planned >french pilgrimage< and< 

>yesterday we >activated a backup plan that<
+(MARIANNE'S WELL BEING+
+IS MY #1 CONSIDERATION)+
>causes us to >spend a week in england and<
>flying to paris only for a return home flight<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+A WEEK IN ENGLAND+
>is an opportunity< for >considerable research<
>in many areas that i have had for a  very long<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / BRITISH MUSEUMS)+
>time / >art, architecture, history are very strong<
>interests & marianne is a great fan of "harrods"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+TONIGHT'S BLOG+
>touches on several points of our  life history<
>that relates to the harvest of my professional<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>oeuvre both in >architecture & metaphysical<
>graphics that england has been a vital source<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >there is much >synergy in this lead illustration<
>/the english jaguar roadster in 1955 los angeles<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / WESTWOOD VILLAGE)+
>relates strongly w/ >marianne & the fox theatre<
>of her westwood childhood fascinated me, 70s<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >although the >english "vale" sports roadster<
>of the 1930s is little known in the u.s. it was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / SPORTS HOUSES)+
>the progenitor of my >triumph tr3 and other<
>sports cars that inspired my prototype design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >in the 1980s i sent this illustrated fax (sdsu<
>first) to my friend >prof dennis crompton at<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ARCHITECTURE ASSOC)+
>the architecture association in london / >the<
>photos  >document my sdsu e.d. exhibition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >english country houses, like french chateau<
>have been a long interest of mine and ruins<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / COUNTRY HOUSES)+
>also have a fascination, perhaps originating<
>with our >childhood search for plantations<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the >"circle" book< right refers to an early<
>english modern architecture group that has<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / REYNER BANHAM)+
>a link w/ reyner banham's emergence as a<
>leading authority< in architectural history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >our brother, >ranny, established a very high<
>bar for >artistic & intellectual research in our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RANDOLPH J. RAY JR)+
>family which causes me to think of >genetic<
>linkage to the 17 century genius of john ray<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the >magical synergy of the colonial jungle<
+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
>& extraterrestrials found in my late graphics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >perhaps my  >fascination w/ the plant world<
>found in these metaphysical graphics reflects<
+(GOOGLE : JOHN RAY /+
+SIR ISAAC NEWTON)+
>the intense biological & zoological research<
>of >john ray who was rival to isaac newton<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the remote >tropical colony of british guiana<
+AURA OF THE JUNGLE+
>was the source of the most fascinating stamps<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this jungle colony was so remote the crude<
+FOUND IN THE STAMPS+
>quality of the stamps became highly sought<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the >british guiana >"cotton reel"< postage<
>stamps in the early days of the 20th century<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+BRITISH GUIANA STAMPS)+
>became the >most valuable scraps of paper<
>in the history of collectables on planet earth<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>watkins bookshop in london< near the british<
>museum shall provide me the >best resource<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / UFO-ET RESEARCH)+
>for >transcendental esoteric english research<
>in the tradition of sir isaac newton's alchemy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+
>has been an interest of  >english researchers<
>for a very long time reflected in the work of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>isaac newton & john ray / marianne & i may<
>visit oxford university in pursuit of this link<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+MY >DEEP GRATITUDE TO+
+TO ALL THE GOOD SOULS+
>(we lived through the 2nd<
>world war & thought the<
>horrors< had ended there)<
+RESPONDING TO THE SAD+
+EVENTS IN PARIS ON SAT+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu