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+

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>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<

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+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<

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>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<

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 >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<
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 >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)<
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>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<
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 >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< !
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 >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<
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 >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<
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 >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<
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 >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<
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 >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<
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 >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)<
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>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+

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>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