Jesus the Christ on planet earth heralded the Piscean age! On 2/22, Peter was seated in Antioch, after he bore witness to the divinity of Christ at the Sea of Tiberias on 2/22 a year earlier! Vesica Pisces On 2/22, 1920, my father was born! George Washington also on 2/22, 1732! On 2/22, 1878, Tchaikovsky‘s…
The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, PA. It is named after scientist/statesman Benjamin Franklin. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the USA. Today, it is the most visited museum in Pa. BF…
Ice Games Bingxi (冰嬉) Winter recreations on ice was considered as one of four national traditions in the Qing Dynasty along with Manchu language, riding and shooting, and wrestling. “Ice Games Painting“, a spectacularly detailed 578-cm long artwork by Qing court painters Yao Wenhan and Zhang Weibang, is now held in the Palace Museum in…
The 50.000 mile Roman road system was vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman empire. Trans-Saharan caravan routes (≈1400). Ghana Empire (13thC.) Mali Empire (13th-15thC.). Niger (yellow). Timbuktu. The 25.000 mile Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in South America. (The first -poor- Spanish conquistadores from Extremadura,…
Phoenix Crown Fengguan is chinese traditional ceremonial headgear worn by noblewomen. These crowns were first developed during the Tang dynasty and Ming dynasty. It would be worn either by a bride on her wedding day or by an aristocratic lady on formal occasions, as an indication of her wealth and status: The crown is decorated…
Built by architect Luigi Vanvitelli for King Charles VII of Naples in 1751, this elaborate residence is the largest former royal palace in the world as lavish as Versailles. The 300-acre compound features Italian and English gardens, a waterfall, a vineyard, a silk factory, a flour mill, and a 38km aquaduct feeding water to its…
The upside-down crucified St. Peter The Hanged Man tarot card is all about gaining new perspectives on life. While most people avoid having their world flipped upside down, The Hanged Man seeks it out. In giving up his subjective experience, The Hanged Man gains spiritual enlightenment. He is able to see the world anew….
π JW: Inscriptions: “Risen with Christ” “Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society” Jehovah’s Witnesses prefer to use the word Jehovah -a vocalization of God’s name based on the Tetragrammaton YHWH-. They believe that Jehovah is the only true god, the creator of all things, and the “Universal Sovereign”. They believe that all worship should be…
To complete their Umrah pilgrimage, Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba in Mecca, 7 times in a counter-clockwise direction, in the same way as all stars with their planets swim precisely, collectively, and continuously through the cosmic sea, around the core of their spiral galaxy: This everlasting circumambulation by millions of humans, who are moving in harmony around…
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Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, Shangri-La, Tibet The Sumtseling monastery, of the Gelug order of Tibetan Buddhism, was established in 1679 by its 5th Dalai Lama, during the reign of the Qing dynasty Kangxi Emperor. He patronized the monastery’s erection, and was involved in the protection & installation of the 7th Dalai Lama. It is the largest Buddhist…
The 3 main mountain dragons of China Qinling Mountains maintains China’s Central Dragon: Dragon movements are Invisible channels of life energy (Chi) In traditional Chinese culture, for over 2000 years, a dragon vein is believed to be an invisible channel of life energy, or qi, flowing through mountain ranges and across the landscape. These Feng…
