CHRISTMAS GREETINGS 2015 / imhotep to dagobert / turin shroud link

+SAINT SULPICE CHURCH+

+RADIANT @ CHRISTMAS+

>in paris is where victor hugo wed our foucher<

>cousin adele which underscored the important<

>templar link of hugo, foucher & charles nodier<

+(BOOKSHOP OF  >MARVELOUS+

+ALCHEMISTS MEETINGS HERE)+

>to the paris sion priory bookshop of marvelous<

>connection to reverend aaunier & emma calvet<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

+CABRIERES CASTLE+

>located near reverend sauniere at rennes le<

>chateau  w/ its >king saint dagobert history<

>was purchased by emma calvet containing<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / CABRIERES CASTLE)+

>the dagobert templar link to king theodbert<

>founder of sion priory / orval stenay forest<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+GOLDEN BEES+

>were found in abundance in theodberts<

>tomb and his descendants dagobert and<

+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>>>/ GOLDEN BEES+

>also google :<

+ANDREW GOUGH+

+ / GOLDEN BEES)+

>charlemagne inspiring>napoleons dress<

>he had golden bees attached to his robe<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >great hong kong scholar, wun chok bong's<
>dedication of his definitive study of radiant<
+(WUN CHOK BONG'S GIFT+
+AN ULTIMATE SURPRISE)+
>architecture in medieval churches to me is<
>a christmas gift long before christmas time<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >christmas overview of my blog content has<
>comprehensive coverage of my life & work<
+FAMILY AND FRIENDS+
+HAVE VITAL HISTORY+
>w/ important biotronic energy design giving<
>leadership w/ merovingian orient forest dna<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                     
                                      
 >my gratitude to professor francine stock<
>of tulane university for >having me back<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / TULANE EXHIBITION)+
>at tulane where i constructed my radiant<
>mfa exhibition in special spring of 1969<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >ashley ray<,  daughter of lesley ray, shows<
>with much pride proof of her radiant vision<
+(LESLEY AND BRETT'S+
+DAUGHTER>ASHLEY)+
>her dad brett chandley, >also very proud of<
>her as her mother is  >built her a tree house<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >high on my list of christmas radiance before<
>christmas was seeing >granddaughter ashley<
+GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+DEREK RAY / ASHLEY RAY+
>for the first time and our >son derek's awards<
>as teacher of the year (learning problem kids)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >another bright christmas gift before christmas<
>was the radiant accomplishments of our alum<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / PROF DAVE FOBES)+
>friend, professor dave fobes in >work and his<
>dedicated teaching throughout the school yeat<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>my favorite >christmas photo was this taken<

>by our son derek in tijauna, mexican border<

+(GOOGLE :> DEREK RAY+

+ / SAN DIEGO READER)+

>charitable school >where derek volunteered<

>to help w/ >kids w/o parents or w/ problems<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

                                      

 >much christmas gratitude to >dave, marianne<
>and mary lynn for the aid and encouragement<
+(EUGENERAYARCHITECT.+
+BLOGSPOT.COM /daily blog)+
>when i began the blog's nightly effort / it was<
>and is one of the best of my accomplishments<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>the >persona that i am most happy< to share<
>this christmas is >imhotep the great egyptian<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / IMHOTEP, ARCHITECT)+
>architect who was a genius / >talented many<
>ways he is said to have had cosmic et vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >perhaps the most christmas gratitude i can<
>have is for seeing that mothership 1947 ufo<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+1947 UFO MOTHERSHIP)+
>that has galvanized my life / in february we<
>go to the arizona international ufo congress<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >christmas greetings< to >dennis crompton<
>and sir peter cook, the two living members<
+(CHRISTMAS  >GREETINGS+
+TO ARCHIGRAM  FRIENDS)+
>of archigram who >were my guests at sdsu<
>dennis seen here w/ marianne & i in london<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >christmas >gratitude and love to my radiant<
>bride marianne >whose hard work gave our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / QUEEN MARY 2015)+
>queen mary >voyage to england< much joy<
>which we are still benefitting from each day<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+CHRISMAS GREETINGS TO YOU+
+DEAR RELATIVE-FRIEND-ALUM+
>(some in europe , latin america, <
>the pacific / merry christmas all)<
+ALL OF YOU MEAN MUCH 2 ME+
+EACH DAY A >PRECIOUS GIFT<+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus sdsu

CHRISTMAS EVE 1353 / st nicholas' gruyere / st bernard's orient forest

+THE LE RAY CHAPEL+

>(christmas eve)<

+ORIENT FOREST 1353+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>is deep in the snow in ancient "le ray" abbey as<

>the >famous french knight de charney< lifts the<

+(OTHON  >de LA ROCHE+

+wed  ELIZABETH de RAY+

+of  the >de RAY CASTLE<+

+OLDEST in BURGUNDY)+

>"shroud of turin" high over his head in the mass<

>his de vergy wife, custodian from de ray knights<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+ST NICHOLAS CHURCH+

>(christmas eve)<

+GRUYERES / >1080 A.D.+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>is deep in the snow as >count guillaume de<

>gruyere dedicates his church to st. nicholas<

>in gratitude for his safe return from the first<

+(GUILLAUME de GRUYERE+

+speaks ANCIENT ROMAND)+

>crusade where he led his men over the wall<

>of the ancient citadel of the jerusalem army<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+CHARLEMAGNE+

>ancient ancestor of the >de vergy, de ray<

>de gruyere,  >dagobert< merovingians is<

+(GOLDEN BEES RADIANT+

+KINGS >CHARLEMAGNE+

+DAGOBERT & >D'ANJOU)+

>a hero in the christian heritage radiant in<

>the orient forest (st bernard / st nicholas)<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                      

 >saint nicholas is >still honored in gruyere<
>on >christmas eve at his famed church w/<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+/ ST NICHOLAS CHURCH)+
>its magnificent links to the gruyere counts<
>return safely from the first jerusalem wars<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >christmas eve in >medieval gruyere would<
>feature >chalamala the famous jester of the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / COUNTS de GRUYERE)+
>counts de gruyere / >see the castle radiantly<
>lighted in the higher, greater snow distance<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the counts de gruyere loved warmer tuscany<
>down the hill from gruyere where micheal de<
+(RENE D'ANJOU BUILT+
+THE MEDICI LIBRARY)+
>gruyere met leonardo da vinci and introduced<
>him to his close cousin french king francois 1<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >while andy warhol was >painting his soap<
>boxes, intuition urged me to this installation<
+(GENETIC MEMORY IS+
+A POWERFUL FORCE+)
>not because i was so religious< but perhaps<
>because i needed all the virtue i could make<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >synchronistically on a dark night in london<
>a very talented, virtuous harvard professor<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / JOHN MACK phd)<
>john mack, leading expert on et abduction<
>was run over / a man who knew too much<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >as a boy i was surrounded by the ruins of<
>my >ancestors world which was deserved<
+(CHRISTMAS EVE  / >1953+
+FRENCH CREOLE RUINS)+
>built on human slavery, a terrible reality &<
>for which >nothing can ever< compensate<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >between 1966 and 1969 in new orleans<  i<
>was >possessed by a passion< based on our<
+(APOCALYPSE VIA ART+
+A HUMAN CATHARSIS)+
>genetic memory< >plus a ufo experience &<
>this apocalypse was @ vieux carre & tulane<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >charlemagne is a very honored leader, >even<
>today which >reminds< that at one time kings<
+(CHARLEMAGNE : KING+
+SAINT / >GOLDEN BEES)+
>were also >saints of virtue and the crowns had<
>reference to the >golden energy halo of saints<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >somehow i survive today, blessed by wives<
>and children of virtue / why i don't know as<
+(WIVES AND CHILDREN+
+OUR BEST >MEMORIES)+
>i have not the virtue i admire / but each day i<
>try via this blog to light the best i know how<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >one of the most >impressive moments of my<
>life was when >marianne took this photo< of<
+(GOLDEN BEE HISTORY+
+>WELL KNOWN< HERE+)
>me holding a magny fouchard chateau photo<
>the village mayor just removed from her wall<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>after i have left this earth >some historian<
>shall discover the transcendental story of<
>the chateau magny fouchard, orient forest<
>bernard de clairvaux, >shroud of turin, w/<
+(BOOK, FILM, STAGE+
+FORTUNE >AWAITS+
+A >>>DAN BROWN, +
+ ANDREW WEBBER)+
>king-st dagobert<, st simon,>merovingian<
>dna attracting degaulle, d'anjou, napoléon<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+(IT IS NOT ACCIDENTAL  >THAT+
+KING RENE D'ANJOU BROUGHT+
+JOAN D' ARC, to OUR CHATEAU+
>(bernard de clairvaux, brains of<
>knights templar, priory de sion<
>gothic cathedrals, & 250 abby<
>modern architecture simplicity)<
+MAGNY FOUCHARD IN 1428 and+
+KNIGHTS TEMPLARS STARTED+
+their >RADIANT HISTORY HERE)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(this my major christmas gift<
+(GOLDEN BEE w/+
+ORIENT FOREST+
+>REFERENCES<)+
>to serious research scholars)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+MERRY CHRISTMAS, DEAR+
>(gruyere friends in many<
>continents< world wide)<
+ORIENT FOREST SCHOLAR+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

CHRISTMAS GIFTS 2015 / silver ship & sansouci forest studios

+COMPANIES UNKNOWN TO ME+

>are starting to sell >glossy photos of my graphics<

>on the world wide web and although this may be<

+(MY DESIGN PHOTOS+

+OFFERED ON >WWW)+

>a form of flattery to some i do feel it is an abusive<

>effort as i am not invited to receive compensation<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+"PINTEREST"+

>also has an interest in my nightly graphics<

>and a brief survey >turns up a page of my<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+/ RADIANT CONCEPTS)+

>blog images converted to pinterest images<

>which i >don't quite understand the intent<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+13 CHRISTMAS GIFTS+

>for you >dear friends are enclosed here<

>free of charge as a >token of my thanks<

+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+

+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+

>for your interest in this >nightly effort to<

>provide some link w/ >cosmic-et vision<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                      

 >it is difficult to select only >13 images from<
>a life's work (architecture & graphics) these<
+(CALIFORNIA VILLA  above+
+the UNIVERSAL SPHEROID)+
>first two reflect opposite poles / >california<
>villa, above  / the universal spheroid below<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the most >important of my architectural<
>oeuvre in my estimation, are the designs<
+(RADIANT ARCHITECTURE+
+FOCUS ON >BIOTRONICS<)+
>focused on the >expansion of biotronics.<
>this became primary in the 1990s decade<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >biomorphic architecture< started dominating<
>my oeuvre in 1965 / >by 1975 double panels<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOMORPHIC DESIGN)+
>exhibited at the aspen design conference had<
>several biomorphics >breaking out of the box<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the star of my prototype effort w/ tensile<
>structure has to be this fiber optic design<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / SAN DIEGO GATEWAY)+
>foe a >gateway to sandiego designed to<
>span over freeway #5 from l.a. @lajolla<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                     
 >i have actually >constructed more designs<
>then you may think / >the silver ship< and<
+(SILVER SHIP &  PICTORS+
+METAMORPHOSIS REST.)+
>pictors metamorphisis restaurant san diego<
>are among my >favorite economy< design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the nola >vieux carre apartment i designed<
>for the >trailor brothers in 1969 has earned<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / TRAYLOR BROS APT)+
>much attention in the >new york magazine<
>"american home" / photos by john messina<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              

 >perhaps the >best biomorphic< design of<
>my oeuvre was the >very first using ferro<
+(MY FIRST BIOMORPHIC+
+DESIGN / W. VIRGINIA)+
>cement shells / >this design was for a site<
>in west virginia for landscape arch office<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >each academic year i would mount 4<
>4' by 4' panels of my architecture and<
+(GOOGLE :> >>EUGENE RAY /+
+SDSU FACULTY EXHIBITION)+
>metaphysical graphics / >this synergy<
>became the >progenitor of these blogs<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >our 2000 sq ft >studio home in the<
>sansouci forest<, 35 miles north of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ > / SANSOUCI FOREST)+
>new orleans earned fond memories<
>of my two oldest children & myself<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LONDON IS AN >EXCELLENT+
+CITY TO EXPAND OUR LOVE+
>(see john piper's >drawings<
>of renishaw country house)<
+for >GRAPHICS OF ANY KIND+
+JOHN PIPER WAS FABULOUS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>archigram developed a >pop art<
>collage type >presentation with<
+("PINK FLOYD"  WAS+
+THEIR INSPIRATION)+
>affinity to rock band inspiration<
>very much part of london's style<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+FRENCH "CHANSON" OF+
+>FRANCOISE HARDY<IS+
>("youtube' her radiant<
>calm >soul sound< is<
>my cup of tea >elixir)<
+VERY >SPECIAL TO ME+
+LISTEN to >"THE ROSE"+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(i was weaned on the "greig<
>piano concerto in a minor")<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MUSIC FOR >CASTLES+
+("PHANTOM"/ 7 TIMES)+
>(neopolitan music>great<
>hawaiian & jazz >good)<
+also  >JAPANESE KOTO+
>(lights out in forest)<
+/ MOONLIGHT NIGHTS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK / metropolitan museum / rockefeller center

+BUCKMINSTER FULLER+

>our old friend greeted marianne and i in new york<

>in the  >bookshop of the metropolitan museum of<

+(ARCHITECTURE  IN+

+THE AGE OF RADIO)+

>art where >christmas shopping provides potential<

>references of a very rewarding professional order<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+LEONARDO, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT+

+SACRED SPACES,  and MID CENTURY+

>(the met's bookshop is< 

>of a very >high order)<

+MODERN >joined MEDIEVAL WORLD+

+TO MAKE US FEEL RIGHT AT HOME+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  

>our hotel just off central park gave<

>us walking proxemic to the lincoln<

+(GREAT >WALKING+

+IN CENTRAL PARK)+

>center, museum of natural history<

>and >metropolitan museum of art<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                                     
 >bucky fuller in 1970 gifted me w/ a copy<
>of his "sky ocean world map" published<
+(BUCKY'S FOUNDATION+
+>SELECTED< US IN 1994)+
>by life magazine / in 1994 we hosted his<
+(WE EXHIBITED OUR+
+DOMES (my Facebook)+
>final foundation conference & exhibition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >frank lloyd wright >also greeted us via<
>another >magnificent book / fitting our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT)+
>long friendship from my 16th birthday<
>through his sons and grandson eric l.w<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >perhaps "sacred spaces" is the most special<
>to our current research linking our ancestors<
+(VERLOIN de GRUY PEOPLE+
+ORIENT FOREST >SHROUD)+
>in the >orient forest w/ bernard de clairvaux<
>linking the >knights templar and le corbusier<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >harry bertoia worked in the navel electronics<
>lab (s.d.) & designed that magnificent tensile<
+(HARRY BERTOIA>A+
+SCULPTURAL HERO)+
>wire frame chair for herman miller / this chair<
>caused his >well deserved international fame<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >leonerdo da vinci as you know by now<
>stars in the history of our gruyere counts<
+(GRUYERE CASTLE LIGHT+
+SHOWS BY >LEONARDO<)+
>christmas celebrations / leonardo's talent<
>included staging spectacular christmases<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >wun chok bong's gift to me this year of<
>his >two monumental volumes devoted<
+(BIOTRONICS IN GOTHIC+
+CHURCHES >RADIANCE+
+BY >WUN CHOK BONG<)+
>to radiant architecture in gothic churches<
>is greatest prof. gift i have ever received<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>"marianne in her element"! / >marianne loves<
>christmas celebrations and>has an impressive<
+("MARIANNE IN HER+
+ELEMENT" / 12 -2015)+
>array of decorations / this year because of our<
>euro pilgrimage we placed only a portion out<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >we love the metropolitan museum & enjoy<
>their excellent squash soup lunch / a good<
+(COUNTS de GRUYERE+
+ARTIFACT >REUNION)+
>respite from miles of walking among their<
>spectacular vast euro civilization displays<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>marianne< and >mary<  >mother of jesus<
>have a very >empathetic relationship / we<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY / +
+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+
>were impressed by this installation in the<
>met / it included medieval age recordings<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >the heart of >new york at christmas is<
>rockefeller center w/ ice skating under<
+(SWISS CHOCLATES+
+FROM >GRUYERE<)+
>the giant christmas tree / forget that the<
>temperature was the sane as san diego<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>in new york at peak traffic time we<
>discovered a >taxi from the met to<
+(ROCKEFELLER CTR+
+@ CHRISTMAS 2015)+
>rockefeller center was half of what<
>uber cost / in s.d. this was reversed<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+MATERIALISM+
>is the downside of the new york and<
>las vegas christmas syndromes / it is<
>encouraging that designers gates and<
+(GATES & >ZUCKERBURG+
+w/ CHRIST's DEDICATION)+
>zuckerburg have >donated many $$$<
>of their great earnings to good causes<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+AFFORDABLE DESIGN+
>was always my  >favorite project<
>in architecture & teaching / in my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ /AFFORDABLE DESIGN)+
>early built work / all were built at<
>1/2 the COST OF STANDARD< !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mta, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu