LEONARDO DA VINCI / architect of transcendental manifestations

+THE MONA LISA+

>arguably the most famous painting of all<

>time was brought to france by leonardo<

+(VINCI THE RADIANT+

+MOVES TO FRANCE)+

>in a saddle bag of his 16th c pack mule<

>at the invitation of >fr. king francois I<

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+FRANCOIS I WAS AIDED IN HIS<
+EFFORT TO MOVE LEONARDO+
+TO HIS LOIRE RIVER CASTLE+
>(count michael de gruyere<
>knew leonardo in milano)<
+BY HIS >CLOSE FRIEND, COUZ+

+COUNT MICHAEL deGRUYERE+

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>gruyere castle located enroute milan<
+(locus >COUNT MICHAEL de+
+GRUYERE castle ENROUTE)+
>to paris (as pack mule crosses alps)<
>w/ the mona lisa & jean d'baptiste)<
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 >synchronistically, leonardo's last commission was<
>designing fortresses for king francois I brother in<
+(LEONARDO DA VINCI+
+ARTIST / ARCHITECT)+
>law cesare borgia, infamous son of the pope who<
>had himself elected cardinal during his teen years<
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 >at first, leonardo's designed fortresses were tall<
>strong angular structures within triangulated<
+(EARLY DAVINCI DESIGN+
+of a MILITARY FORTRESS)+
>outer walls… already distinguished from<
>fortresses found in world military history<
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 >it is in this sketch that leonardo davinci's<
>vision moved into a transcendental relm<
+(LEONARDO'S MOST+
+ADVANCED VISION)+
>for designing fortresses for cesare borgia<
>during his last phase of life in 16 c italy<
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>leonardo's round fortress towers were special<
>& marianne and i found two in eastern france<
+(MEDICI VILLAS GREW+
+FROM DAVINCI FORTS)+
>medici villas grew from fortresses & rene de<
>anjou made this change in languedoc france<
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>the radiant seer designer >visionary leonardo<
>da vinci had many amazing concepts appesr<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / ROUND STRUCTURES)+
>in his notebooks including this "ufo" type<
>military vehicle >(today entitled a tank)<
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 >this is my favorite leonardo fortress design and i<
>have written much about this incredible concept<
+(GOOGLE :>> LEONARDO /+
>(incredible collection)<
+COSMIC VISION / IMAGES)+
>that is low & round w/ rounded masonry walls,<
>compound curved that have increased strength<
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 >serene republic of venice >fortress town< by<
>leonardo da vinci, a cosmic conscious vision<
+(DA VINCI COSMIC DESIGN+
+IN THE ITALIAN VENETO)+
>constructed in the veneto a fabulous region<
>of palladio villas visited by marianne and i<
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>without any formal education, >leonardo da<
>vinci had an incredible intuitive knowledge<
+(LEONARDO'S FORTRESS /+
+TRANSCENDENT VISION)+
>about building the >strongest fortresses of<
>the 16th century for famed cesare borgia<
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 >"the city of god" vision by leonardo da vinci<
>"radiant tower with pyramids @ the corners"<
+(GOOGLE LEONARDO'S /+
+DEVINE PROPORTIONS)+
>or as this image suggests a >spheroid is the<
>most devine structure & >volume known<
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 >angular wall protections w/ pentagram parents<
>fill many pages of >leonardo/s note books and<
+(COUNT MICHAEL de GRUYERE /+
+WAS A >VINCI INTERMEDIARY)+
>french king francois I and his brother in law<
>cesare borgia were >very impressed by this<
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 >a blessing of my life was to stand w/ marianne<
>in the room that leonardo died in @ clos luce<
>on the loire river / the very chateau where our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CLOS LUCE / FRANCE)+
>ancestor michael de gruyere lived w/ francois<
>I during eight years of their youth at the court<
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>hermes trismegistus, "the thrice greatest hermes"<
>greek name for the egyptian god of wisdom<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+
>reminds us how important arcane wisdom<
>and research is for cosmic consciousness<
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+LE CORBUSIER+
>produced more profound books then<
>most architects coming to our deep<
+SEE : "LECORBUSIER+
+AND THE OCCULT"+
>interest in many years of research<
>(corbu's work always thoughtful)<
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+LEONARDO'S NOTEBOOKS+
>(well worth much<
>dedicated study)<
+PLACE HIM IN THAT RANK+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu