+CROSS OF LORRAINE+
>history and images< were >posted on my<
>Facebook page< this morning which has<
>links w/ the >orient forest via the knights<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CROSS OF LORRAINE)+
>templar, rene d'anjou, joan d'arc, general<
>de gaulle & 1st crusade to jerusalem lore<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE ORIENT FOREST+
>was a thick and very large jungle in the<
>time of st. bernard and magny fouchard<
+GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+VERGY-CHARNEY SHROUD+
>construction when the holy shroud was<
>brought to ray chapel by vergy-charney<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BARATARIA JUNGLE+
>was the refuge of >jean baptiste de gruy(ere)<
>south< of new orleans, >on an indian mound<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / JEAN BAPTISTE de GRUY)+
>plantation where he planted indigo in the last<
>years of the 18th century after he married the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+INDIAN MOUND HOUSE)+
>dauterive widow elizabeth sabine de montaut<
>de montberaud, (descent / fr. queen de albret)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>indian mound temples w/ bird crosses were<>located on the de gruy-montberaud barataria<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / JEAN LAFITTE)+
>jungle mound plantation / pirate jean lafitte's<
>refuge was located nearby in the jungle land<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the amazing factor of this early depiction of<
>(supposidly) jesus christ is the helmeted and<
+(THE MOST IMPORTANT+
+PORTRAIT OF >JESUS< I+
+HAVE >EVER KNOWN<)+ !
>insectoid representation which reminds of a<
>current theory of >jesus as "extraterrestrial"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the orient forest le ray chapel >shroud of turin<
>imported to de ray chateau given to vergy dna<
+(GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+>>>> / BURST OF ENERGY)+
>charney (marriage tie w/ gruyere counts) has a<
>radiant energy burst origin / "not of this world"<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>henri matisse a very >spiritual talent< >designed<
>one of the most >profound chapels< i have seen<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>MATISSE CHAPEL)+
>at >gruy-savoy linked vence france< & settled at<
>nice near the >bresse-savoy villefranche sur mer<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>indigo was grown at first by jean baptiste de<
>gruy in the barataria jungle until his talent for<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ DOMED SUGAR MILL)+
>construction became evident / he then built an<
>impressive career as a >templar, geo-architect<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>seven generations< later i came along with a<
>passion to build in the forests (jungles) as my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / PITUITARY GLAND)+
>people had in the barataria & orient forests in<
>france and louisiana />pituitary gland guided<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the brilliant cistercian templar architectural<
>scholar bernard de clairvaux, (father of the<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / IMHOTEP, ARCHITECT)+
>gothic cathedrals so well examined by wun<
>chok bong) >learned from egypt's imhotep<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the blood that >jean baptiste de gruy carried<
>had orient forest >clairvaux genetic memory<
>architecture saturated< >passed down to his<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / GENETIC MEMORY)+
>grandson francois verloin de gruy, our great<
>great grand father who was st tammany czar<
>of brick industry / his father, jefferson parish<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>these four architectural projects are only<
>part of all the >work of the 1st five years<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>i have never >cataloged< that oeuvre but<
>our sansouci studio residence is important<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the first structures were post & lintel design<
>an economy process / i acted as the builder<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>my >parents and relatives< were surprised that<
>i chose the >forests of the st. tammany rivers to<
+(BUILDING IN A TRANCE /+
+FIVE YEARS OF PASSION)+
>build my architectural oeuvre in a 5 year period<
>1960-65, >rather then in the city of baton rouge<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the second five years were spent teaching<
>at lsu, >building in the nola vieux carre &<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>developing at tulane university a >concept<
>for radiant architecture taught in california<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+WHO ARE WE + WHERE FROM+
>(first 3 by paul gauguin)<
+WHERE GO+WHAT DID WE DO+
>(last 2 are by me)<
+WHAT DID WE LEARN (VITAL)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>a sad television documentary tonight<
>nola hurricane "katrina" devastation<
+1800 PEOPLE LOST LIVES+
>(my brother lost 2 houses<
>& 2 cars plus one of my<
>best residential< designs)<
+& VALUABLE PROPERTY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
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