CALIFORNIA PILGRIMAGE 2014 / san francisco to ensenada

 +SEARCH FOR SACRED SEEDS+

>eight days by ship to san francisco, santa barbara, monterey<

>catalina and ensenada by marianne and i results in some<
+REVELATIONS & DISCOVERIES+
>which shall be helpful in the days ahead regarding<
>our california links to art, architecture and life<

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>"SYNCHRONICITY"<

>the new book by david wilcox was a profound<

>addition to my shipboard reading book bag<

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>"the book of divination" by ann fiery was also<
+METAPHYSICAL VISION+
+BEYOND THE OBVIOUS+
>primary in my references on this journey<
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>eventually i shall review all aspects of<
+ART ARCHITECTURE+
+LIFE SYNTHESIS+

>the pilgrimage to share with you<

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>san francisco, of course is a very important<
+GOLDEN GATE TENSILE+
+STRUCTURE ICON+
>creative mise-en-scene in california life<
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 >seen from our ship, the crystal "century" it<
+HILLSIDE LOCUS POWER+
+OF WUN CHOK BONG+

>is a powerful vision by day or by night<

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 >on a rainy day we visited william stouts famed<
+CAFE ZOETROPE LUNCH+
+W/ F.F. COPPOLA W INE+
>architectural bookshop with lunch afterward<
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 >francis ford coppola the great film director also<
+RADIANT GRAPE SPHERES+
+CRUSHED & FERMENTED+
>offers hearty italian soup and salad for lunch<

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 >a block away on the corner we visited the<
+LAWRENCE FERLINGETTI+
+BEAT POET-VISIONARY+
>most famous bookshop in the usa west<
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>in monterey thanks to our friend father bill<
+CLASSIC ASIAN DESIGN+
+W/ BLACK HARDWARE+
>patrick we discovered a magnificent shop<
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>the central garden of this asian furniture shop<
+JAPANESE GARDEN DESIGN+
+TOUCHED OUR HEART+

>was a transcendental poetic manifestation<

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 >in ensenada we discovered a profound revelation<
+"EL REY SOL" MEXICAN+
+FRENCH CUISINE TIE+
>that shall give us material for future research<
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>i shall write soon about why there was a synthesis<

+FRENCH CULTURE IN+

+BAJA MEXICO ARTS+

>of french and mexican cuisine at "el rey sol"<
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 >our granddaughter mary grace sent this radiant<
+SUMMATION OF OUR+
+SPRING JOURNEY+
>face to me once when i was feeling unwell<
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>marianne and i on the crystal "century" on<
+GRATEFUL & ENLIGHTENED+
+W/ COSMIC REVELATIONS+
>our last night aboard off of ensenada<
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>the spirit of the french engineer<
+GUSATVE EIFFEL+
>filling my heart and soul as<
>you shall see very soon<
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+WE ALSO MAY RECALL MY DESIGN+
+FOR A RESORT IN BAJA MEXICO+
>google : eugene ray architect<
>eco mundo beach resort<
+USED BIOTRONIC TECHNOLOGY+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect<
professor emeritus, sdsu