ALCHEMY IS ALIVE & WELL / in san jose, paris and tonights blog

+LOUIS I. KAHN+

>was a very great american artist architect<

>scholar professor, who has been a hero to<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / LOUIS I. KAHN)+

>my education / >one fact we share deeply<

>is his love for old french & italian castles<

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+AMONG MY MOST TREASURED+

+BOOKS ARE THOSE on TUSCAN+

>(these were my inspiration<

>as they were for lou kahn)<

+ITALIAN CASTLES AND VILLAS+

+ESPECIALLY >PUBLISHED 1920s+

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>i taught extra classes, >summer & winter<

>at sdsu so that we could travel to study &<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / MEDICI VILLAS)+

>photograph euro archetypes and purchase<

>old castle / villa books in west los angeles<

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+FRANCE, ITALY & EGYPT+

>were also important studies in culture<

>art, architecture & history with focus<

+(GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+

+MYSTERIES of CATHEDRALS)+

>on southern med templars & alchemy<

>(fulcanelli >alchemy link very vital)<

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 >this old ppc photo of >cannes (pronounced<
>"can" not "con") is a treasure linking south<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ST. VINCENT ALCHEMY)+
>of france w/ north africa & alchemy secrets<
>st. vincent de paul >when he was kidnapped<
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 >if you have noticed akhenaten now receives<
>more attention then king tut >this is because<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / KING AKHENATEN)+
>of the >transcendental aspects of his life with<
>links to >alchemy and extraterrestrial insight<
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>current discovery of jay weidner books<
>& video on "the secrets of alchemy" tie<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / ALCHEMY MUSEUM)+
>fulcanelli's work in paris & egypt to the<
>vitality of >biotronic energy< in design<
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>bernard de clairvaux was a great scholar<
>architect who was the brains behind the<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX)+
>knights templar, society du st. sacrement<
>priory dr sion and the >gothic cathedrals<
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 >the rosicrucian link of our knights templar<
>ancestors in besencon france was strong as<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / KNIGHTS TEMPLARS)+
>marianne and i visited the alchemy exhibits<
>at the rosicrucian museum in san jose calif.<
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>great program tonight on "coast to coast"<
>radio links< >design of gothic cathedral<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+FULCANELLI ALCHEMY)+
>to alchemists / >this suggests importance<
>of leonardo da vinci alchemical research<
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>wun chock bong's great books on energy<
>in gothic churches (dedicated to me) link<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+ST. BERNARD, ARCHITECT)+
>biotronic energy to >radiant architecture<
>links to >clairvaux-gruy< in orient forest<
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 >alchemy we must remember >progendered<
>chemistry with a magical dimension adding<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / JEAN the ALCHEMIST)+
>radiance to its aura / >i must confess a deep<
>teenage interest in my own >chemistry eqpt<
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>imhotep was the genius needed in egypt<
>to build the first pyramid & construct the<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / IMHOTEP, ARCHITECT)+
>djed devices needed to link akhenaten w/<
>extraterrestrial cosmic conscious thought<
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>today was a special day for my long<
>research into the >count of gruyere<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / UFO-ET INSIGHT)+
>michael's effort with leonard da vinci<
>moving from italy to clos luce france<
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>yes, i found proof that leonardo visited<
>the castle at >gruyere enroute to france<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+>> / CASTLE INFLUENCE)+
>his route was via lake geneva (gruyere)<
>michael the >king's best friend his host<
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 >the blog<  >like architecture is a form<
>of alchemy / >many ingredients linked<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / BLOG AS ART FORM)+
>together to synergise into a composite<
>w/ much strength & transcendental ties<
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 >this painting by good king rene de anjou<
>is a favorite of mine / >it reflects his love<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / RENE D' ANJOU)+
>for castles and >the radiant, metaphysical<
>vision of his kingly life as artist-magician<
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+RENE D' ANJOU WAS SO BRILLIENT+
+COSIMO D' MEDICI >COMISSIONED+
>(rene de anjou >as artist<
>and visionary magician)<
+HIM TO BUILD the MEDICI LIBRARY+
+INTO the BEST EUROPEAN LIBRARY+
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>(university & research facility<
>goal : transcendent manifests)<
+(RESEARCH CENTERS)+
>note: am grateful to have lectured @ the<
>vital educational loci in my professional<
>life / the steiner foundation / frank lloyd<
>wright foundation / arch associat, london<
+(LECTURED &/OR EXHIBITED+
+in >MOST OF THESE VENUES)+
>& bartletts school / univ of s. calif arch.<
>tulane univ. arch. (taught) / lsu, (taught)<
>sdsu (taught, designed award win curric<
+(LEONARDO's VISION OF ART+
+ARCHITECTURE and SCIENCE+
+SYNERGY is  VITAL FOR ME<)+
>french arch. & energy committee, 1986<
>paris biennale / venice biennale / 1985<
>aspen design conference / >domus mag<
+(FRANCE, ITALY JAPAN+
+& U.K. MY FAVORITES)+
>milan 81 / arch. & urbanism tokyo 85 /<
>berenson library (harvard) / the historic<
>n.o. collection / >centre of international<
+(AM DONATING MY ARCHIVE+
+TO THNOC & SDSU ARCHIVE)+
>documentation, cuernavaca, ivan illich<
(hard to beat for >intense scholarship as<
>was the steiner foundation, switzerland)<
>plus many other universities< like ones<
>scotland, italy, mexico & domestic u.s.<
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+GRATITUDE TO PROF. FOBES+
+& RAY @ SDSU  /  PLUS JOHN+
>(upon my >leaving earth<
>deposition of my archive)<
+LAWRENCE & DAN HAMMER+
+@  THNOC IN NEW ORLEANS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu