“Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.” ~Confucius, 551 B.C – 479 B.C. Once these symbols become ingrained in your mind, you might find the same focused observation who traveling or sight seeing. You spot the possible symbol on a random building, and become intrigued by the mystery and likely important story…
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Stumbling upon yet another set of historic symbols in the weathered wall tiles of an old building on King Street in the historic section of Alexandria, VA, fills the mind with questions. It’s maddening that it’s nearly impossible to find the answers to the questions, though. One’s left interpreting on own, and hypothesizing about how…
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Thomas Jefferson was a prolific writer, documenting the most mundane details of day to day life, as well as writing daily letters of all types. It’s believed he wrote as many as 18, 264 letters. Gaps in Jefferson’s writing are mysterious. There are three specific gaps that are particularly alluring, mostly in light of the…
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A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Some say that the place was bewitched by a High German doctor, during the early days of the settlement; others, that an old Indian chief, the prophet or wizard of his tribe, held his powwows there before the country…
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For thousands of years, buildings have sprung up that seem to speak a secret language. The architecture and detailing contain symbols that hold universal meaning, and often because of their size, seem to shout an important message. The trained eye can pick up on this. We’re left scratching our heads, wondering if it’s intentional, or…
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As mentioned in the last post, the hexagon and the number six are the most significant shape and number in the universe. They’re considered cosmic. We’ll find the hexagon imbedded throughout nature, everywhere we look. Six is actually the first perfect number. Thus, it’s seems significant that the number six is hiding in plain site inside…
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The hexagon is the most powerful shape in nature, depicted in beehive cells, turtle spots, and dragonfly eyes, to name but a few of the zillions of examples. In fact, the hexagon’s omnipresence in the natural world underscores its mystery and significance and serves as a doorway through which we can enter the secret world…
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