RADIAMT IN THE HARVEST MOON / galvanized with renewed energy

+TEILHARD de CHARDIN+

>was very famed to say >"at the highest level<

>only the fantastic is possible"  >& as we are<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / ROME PILGRIMAGE)+

>unpacking our bags the grace of the autumn<

>moon galvanizes our life as we look forward<

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+ROME IS FANTASTIC+

>(like los angeles  cinema<

>plays important essence)<

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+LATIN DESIGN HISTORY+

>rome is a very powerful history for<

>scholars who know how to prepare<

>tonights blog shall help / be sure to<

+(FELLINI & BERTOLUCCI+

+FILMS ARE VALUABLE)+

>view the films of federico fellini &<

>bernardo bertalucci to prepare well<

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+2016 GRATITUDE+

>to our friends at the "scalinata di spagnia"<

>fabrizio and massimo, the kind owners w/<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+SCALINATA DI SPAGNA)+

>the constant effort to make our visit filled<

>w/ the radiance of their magical blue walls<

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 +MARIO TOTOSANTUCCI+
>was the >great discovery< of our pilgrimage<
>to rome and how >fortunate we were to find<
+GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+MARIO TORROSANTUCCI+
>him playing evenings across the street from<
>our "scalinata di spagna" hotel @ the hassler<
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 +PERE COUTURIER+
>the great cistercian monk, seen here w/<
>lecorbusier, earned a place on the cover<
+RONCHAMP / FERMANY+
+LA TOURETTE / CORBUS+
+GREAT >COMMISSIONS<+
>of time magazine for his brilliant effort<
>to give corbu his >great design projects<
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 +APOLLINAIRE+
>the radiant visionary, who gave the<
>art world surrealism as a concept &<
+ART >VISIONARY<+
+BORN IN MONACO+
>delaunay his brilliant concept for art<
>"orphism" that is  >very vital vision<
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 +"THE SORCERER"+
>amide gordini >"the sorcerer" lived in<
>france, but w/ vital latin design vision<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / AMADEE GORDINI)+
>that caused his many race victories w/o<
>much financing / (boot strapped design)<
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 +RADIANT RING+

>the "great hadron collider"is a huge energy<

>ring that straddles the french / swiss border<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / HADRON COLLIDER+)

>near geneva (and gruyere) that may become<

>the "black hole" that all science is looking to<

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+RADIANT RING+
>in the 1980s i envisioned this large<
>circular regional shopping center &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / "DESERT INCIDENTS")
>later a >museum for UFO history &<
>advanced design in the calif. desert<
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 +COSMIC VISION 1969+
>inspired by NASA space efforts and my<
>own >1947 UFO sighting i constructed<
+( GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / COSMIC CONSCIOUS)+
>this first >"cosmic conscious"< exhibition<
>in the main art gallery at tulane university<
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+COSMIC VISION 1569+

>500 years earlier<, >leonardo da vinci<

>had designed this remarkable fortress<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>> / FERRO CEMENT)+

>envisioning >compound curved <roofs<

>long before before ferro shell structures<

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+LATIN VISION+

>like bugatti in france, mario botta<

>living & working in >swatherland<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / MARIO BOTTA)+

>created transcendental concepts w/<

>biotronic radiance a primary vision<

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 +ROME VISION+
>italian design has always been a very<
>powerful expression of latin creative<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SURREALISTIC VISION)+
>vision, especially in rome w/ its long<
>history of >radiant surrealistic design<
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 +ROME ESSENCE+
>it is of course in rome, >like new orleans<
>where a powerful historical ambience, as<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / ANCIENT RUINS)+
>seen in egyptian pyramids, obelisks & the<
>ancient ruins create a transcendent setting<
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 +ROME REFERENCES+
>"secret rome" and the "access guide"<
>are two very valuable references for<
+(READ :> SECRET ROME+
+FOR >RARE INSIGHTS<+
>serious scholars of the >magic found<
>in rome, sometimes in remote places<
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+PLEASE >FOLLOW ME+
+ON MY FACEBOOK PG+
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>for expanded data<
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+MARIANNE AND I ARE+
+GRATEFUL FOR >OUR<+
>("rosattis" cafe shall<
>be waiting for you)<
+FINAL VISIT TO ROME+
+IT WAS  >FANTASTIC<+ !

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu