+ART AS-WAS-IS MAGIC+
>(in our creole home)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>always fascinated me and i was blessed<
>with a brother who earned the position<
+RANDOLPH J. RAY JR+
>of being a metaphysical magician<
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+GOOGLE+
>eugene ray / degruy<
+RANNY+
>for some earlier essay references<
>to this amazing sibling persona<
+MULTI-TALENTED+
+VISIONARY+
>who died much too soon<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ASTROLOGY+
>ultimately became the great medium<
>of his gifts although painting was<
>his original focus in louisiana<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
>ranny and the milieu of magicians<
>is a very special category that<
+GRACES+OUR+EARTH+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#1) +RANNY+
>as i photographed him in the summer<
>of 1952 in his Dumain St home in<
>the New Orleans Vieux Carre<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RANNY KNEW EVERYTHING+
>that was worth knowing<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>HE READ WHILE WALKING+
>and painted while talking<
+RADIANTLY+
>he was the heart of any<
>group he graced<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#2) +VISIONARY+
>architecture became my focus and<
+NEW ORLEANS+
>the milieu that encouraged magic<
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+GARDEN DISTRICT+
+NOLA 1966+
>was the perfect tree dominated milieu
>to establish a new orleans studio<
+JOHN & TANIA MESSINA+
>my daily confidants<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+clarence john laughlin & walker percy<
>were valued friends of creativity<
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#3) +MAGICIANS+
>of the native american world were<
>the focus of anthropology study<
+SHAMEN+
>by a talented UCLA student<
+CARLOS CASTANEDA+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(>his research is valuable<
>w/ many fine books<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#4) +DEREK A. RAY+
>my son , earned his masters degree<
>at UCLA and sent this article about<
+CARLOS CASTANEDA+
>published in the los angeles<
+"THE READER"+
>community magazine<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#5) +CINEMA+
>as i wrote last night was a fine medium<
>for visionary magicians of our time<
+MICHELANGELO+
+ANTONIONI+
>was a talented italian director<
>who created cinematic<
+RADIANCE+
^^^^^^^
+RADIANT ARCHITECTS+
>in touch w/ the stars<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ANTONIO GAUDI+
(>did you see the 60 MIN program<
>he was NEVER called anthony<
>but touched the cosmos<)
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+LECORBUSIER+
>please google my essays<
>ref "child of the occult"<
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+FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT+
+BRUCE GOFF+
>american architectural magicians<
>that we can be very proud of<
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+NOT AN EASY LIFE PATH+
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gene ray, lajolla, california
>eugene ray, mfa, architect<
>professor emeritus, sdsu<
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