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The — 05 Feb 2020

In Rome, I Saw Written On Top Of A Door

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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In Rome "I saw written on top of a door." (Inferno, III, v. 11, Dante)In Rome, hidden a corner of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, one will find the last remnant of the Academia dell’ Arcadia, an esteemed group of alchemists, formed four...
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The — 05 Feb 2020

In Rome, I Saw Written On Top Of A Door

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

0

In Rome "I saw written on top of a door." (Inferno, III, v. 11, Dante)In Rome, hidden a corner of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, one will find the last remnant of the Academia dell’ Arcadia, an esteemed group of alchemists, formed four...
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Return to the Convent by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala (1868) Carmen Thyssen Museum (Public Domain) — 30 Jan 2020

Mockery of the Crucifixion: The Sacred Donkey and the Cross

By Roberto Volterri

Archaeology & Science

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In 1857 in a cell of the ruins of Imperial Palace on the Palantine Hill in Rome, a curious graffiti representing a crucified man (corpus humanum... suffigitur in cruce) but with the head and ears of a donkey (cervix asinina caputque auritu) was...
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Return to the Convent by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala (1868) Carmen Thyssen Museum (Public Domain) — 30 Jan 2020

Mockery of the Crucifixion: The Sacred Donkey and the Cross

By Roberto Volterri

Archaeology & Science

0

In 1857 in a cell of the ruins of Imperial Palace on the Palantine Hill in Rome, a curious graffiti representing a crucified man (corpus humanum... suffigitur in cruce) but with the head and ears of a donkey (cervix asinina caputque auritu) was...
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Thetis receiving the arms of Achilles from Hephaestus by Peter Paul Rubens (1630) — 15 Jan 2020

Ancient Artificial Intelligence: The Mechanical Messiah and Other Automatons

By Roberto Volterri

Mythology & Mystery

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It may not be long before Artificial Intelligence creates access to God via modern technology, however during the 19th century, a spiritualist by the name of John Murray Spear was inspired to build a Mechanical Messiah. Born on September 16, 1804,...
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Thetis receiving the arms of Achilles from Hephaestus by Peter Paul Rubens (1630) — 15 Jan 2020

Ancient Artificial Intelligence: The Mechanical Messiah and Other Automatons

By Roberto Volterri

Mythology & Mystery

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It may not be long before Artificial Intelligence creates access to God via modern technology, however during the 19th century, a spiritualist by the name of John Murray Spear was inspired to build a Mechanical Messiah. Born on September 16, 1804,...
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Scenes from Jerusalem (CC0) — 13 Jan 2020

17 Years in Tibet: Where Did Jesus Wander?

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. When he was 12 years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus...
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Scenes from Jerusalem (CC0) — 13 Jan 2020

17 Years in Tibet: Where Did Jesus Wander?

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

2

Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. When he was 12 years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus...
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Chinese Bronze Mirror (CC BY-SA 1.0) — 18 Dec 2019

Unraveling the Miracle of Chinese Magic Mirrors

By Roberto Volterri

Archaeology & Science

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An ancient oriental miracle, far removed from the religious sphere, and from the western concept of ‘miracle,’ manifested around first century AD China to those who 'had faith', where explanations were not immediately ascribable to the...
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Chinese Bronze Mirror (CC BY-SA 1.0) — 18 Dec 2019

Unraveling the Miracle of Chinese Magic Mirrors

By Roberto Volterri

Archaeology & Science

1

An ancient oriental miracle, far removed from the religious sphere, and from the western concept of ‘miracle,’ manifested around first century AD China to those who 'had faith', where explanations were not immediately ascribable to the...
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Moses and Joshua bowing before the Ark, by James Tissot, (c. 1900) (Public Domain) — 25 Nov 2019

Was the Ark of the Covenant an Instrument of Anachronistic Technological Knowledge?

By Roberto Volterri

Archaeology & Science

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Somewhere in the Negev Desert, Mount Sinai, at dawn on a day of the 13th century BC: "Moses, go and speak to the children of Israel! Tell them that they must make a wooden Ark of Acacia, its length of two and a half cubits and its width of a cubit...
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Moses and Joshua bowing before the Ark, by James Tissot, (c. 1900) (Public Domain) — 25 Nov 2019

Was the Ark of the Covenant an Instrument of Anachronistic Technological Knowledge?

By Roberto Volterri

Archaeology & Science

3

Somewhere in the Negev Desert, Mount Sinai, at dawn on a day of the 13th century BC: "Moses, go and speak to the children of Israel! Tell them that they must make a wooden Ark of Acacia, its length of two and a half cubits and its width of a cubit...
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Moses striking the rock by Murillo after Bartolomé Esteban Perez (style) – (1666-1670) (Public Domain) — 16 Nov 2019

Hit the Rock and Water Must Come Out of It: Was Moses a Dowser?

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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Then Yahweh said to Moses: 'Pass before the people and take with you some of the elders of Israel and your rod with which you struck the river Nile. Take it in your hand and you must walk. Behold, I stand before you on the rock in Horeb. And you...
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Moses striking the rock by Murillo after Bartolomé Esteban Perez (style) – (1666-1670) (Public Domain) — 16 Nov 2019

Hit the Rock and Water Must Come Out of It: Was Moses a Dowser?

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

1

Then Yahweh said to Moses: 'Pass before the people and take with you some of the elders of Israel and your rod with which you struck the river Nile. Take it in your hand and you must walk. Behold, I stand before you on the rock in Horeb. And you...
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The Folly of Pope Urban VIII and the Banning of Astrological Prophesies of Papal Fates — 28 Oct 2019

The Folly of Pope Urban VIII and the Banning of Astrological Prophesies of Papal Fates

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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A 17th century Pope so feared the astrological prediction that he would exchange his life as pontiff in the Urbs Aeterna or eternal city of Rome for the everlasting life, on a day coinciding with a solar eclipse, that he momentarily lost his...
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The Folly of Pope Urban VIII and the Banning of Astrological Prophesies of Papal Fates — 28 Oct 2019

The Folly of Pope Urban VIII and the Banning of Astrological Prophesies of Papal Fates

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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A 17th century Pope so feared the astrological prediction that he would exchange his life as pontiff in the Urbs Aeterna or eternal city of Rome for the everlasting life, on a day coinciding with a solar eclipse, that he momentarily lost his...
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God Appears to Moses in Burning Bush by Eugène Pluchart (1848). Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg. (Public Domain) — 04 Oct 2019

The Enigmatic Name and Face of YHWH

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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Who has picked up the wind in the hollow of both hands?”“Who wrapped the water in a cloak?”“Who raised all the ends of the earth?”“What is his name and what is the name of his son, in case you know him?", (Proverbs 30: 4)What was then...
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God Appears to Moses in Burning Bush by Eugène Pluchart (1848). Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg. (Public Domain) — 04 Oct 2019

The Enigmatic Name and Face of YHWH

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

3

Who has picked up the wind in the hollow of both hands?”“Who wrapped the water in a cloak?”“Who raised all the ends of the earth?”“What is his name and what is the name of his son, in case you know him?", (Proverbs 30: 4)What was then...
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The Flagellation of Christ by Jaume Huguet (1412–1492) Louvre Museum (Public Domain) — 27 Sep 2019

Cryptic Crosses, Mystery Medallions and Enigmatic Relics in Christian Churches

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

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To the naked eye, they lie hidden in plain sight, but medieval artists hid cryptic messages in fresco’s, medallions and paintings and collected relics believed to have apotropaic qualities to ward off evil. Were all of these artists sincere in...
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The Flagellation of Christ by Jaume Huguet (1412–1492) Louvre Museum (Public Domain) — 27 Sep 2019

Cryptic Crosses, Mystery Medallions and Enigmatic Relics in Christian Churches

By Roberto Volterri

History & Tradition

0

To the naked eye, they lie hidden in plain sight, but medieval artists hid cryptic messages in fresco’s, medallions and paintings and collected relics believed to have apotropaic qualities to ward off evil. Were all of these artists sincere in...
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