tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602705657249347336.post1031780819307603924..comments2023-11-16T04:47:40.144-07:00Comments on White Deer Medicine: NOTRE DAME AND EASTERMarti Fenton White Deer Songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950752494516234824noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602705657249347336.post-53182044216973339842019-11-28T16:00:23.631-07:002019-11-28T16:00:23.631-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602705657249347336.post-78816375924733757082019-04-23T12:14:59.714-06:002019-04-23T12:14:59.714-06:00An interesting concept! I doubt that Free Masons a...An interesting concept! I doubt that Free Masons are what they were when they built Notre Dame but there are spiritual societies that may have the knowledge of the spiritual traditions encoded in the stones. However, I doubt that they would wish to use this ancient language of stone now. Indeed, all things change and perhaps the spirit of the cathedral will emerge in an entirely different form while the old form will be repaired though minus some of its charisma.Marti Fenton White Deer Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950752494516234824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602705657249347336.post-20090275344452895282019-04-22T08:48:10.166-06:002019-04-22T08:48:10.166-06:00Your point about secret knowledge, architecture an... Your point about secret knowledge, architecture and the Rose Window brings to mind an idea someone had (still has) on Easter Island. Tragically, believe it or not, the lava rock statues are quickly fading. Wind and water are defacing them and returning them to the volcano. So, a native there thought of a “radical” idea: Instead of futilely trying to save the old ones, attempt instead to resurrect the old art of creating new ones – using the same techniques on the same rock. <br /> I think this is a brilliant idea. It respects the passages of time, that all things live and die, while bringing back a lost art. Perhaps the same plan could be applied to Notre Dame – the windows, the sacred architecture, etc. A whole new generation would learn and benefit. <br /> I'm not expecting Macron to allow living free masons to implement old ropes, pulleys, and Archimedes to rebuild the Cathedral. But they can still resurrect the old art, learn from it, maybe even build another (smaller) cathedral in tribute to the big one. Why not? The "primary forest" for wood is gone, but there are other species of wood. It would be turning tragedy into opportunity. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01884185810727064127noreply@blogger.com