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Grandfather Mountain - The Highland Games - Blowing Rock - and home again

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 On July 10, we went to the Highland games at grandfather Mountain. I’ve been planning this thing for weeks.. i’ve already talked about it in another Blog post so I won’t repeat what I’ve already said, but you know I looked at all the pictures I took, and a couple of the videos I took of this guy, explaining the history of the Duff clan, and the Spence clam within it, and I thought that was worth doing another video of itself so I did that I sent it to Jennifer and she loved it and she was very complementary and that made me feel good and she said she sent it to her brother and other members of the family. Her brother Dave and his son Daniel visited with Jennifer just last week. We went out for lunch at Taco fiesta and came back and walked the labyrinth and had conversations I found Daniel to be you know a great guy a great kid to talk to a young man to talk to we talked about monk. We talked about the Beatles and rock ‘n’ roll music and it was just pleasant and then Dave was also ...
  Baruch Spinoza’s  philosophy compares to divine geometry through its structural method and conceptual view of God as an infinite, orderly substance.  [1, 2, 3]  While Spinoza did not study "sacred geometry" in a mystical or esoteric sense, he famously used a strict geometric framework to map out the entire universe and the nature of God.  [4, 5]  Geometric Method (Mos Geometricus) Mathematical Structure:  Spinoza wrote his masterpiece,  Ethics , using the  mos geometricus  (geometric method) modeled directly after Euclid’s  Elements .  [6, 7, 8]  Logical Framework:  The book unfolds through an unyielding chain of definitions, axioms, postulates, and geometric-style propositions.  [9]  Rational Certainty:  He believed philosophical truths about God and ethics could be proved with the same absolute certainty as a mathematical theorem. Concept of God as the Ultimate System God as Substance:  In Spin...

Divine geometry

  Divine, or sacred, geometry refers to   the belief that geometric ratios, shapes, and proportions hold spiritual and cosmic significance . It suggests that the universe operates through an underlying mathematical blueprint, found equally in natural structures, architecture, and the human body. [ 1 ,   2 ,   3 ,   4 ]   Core Concepts  The Golden Ratio (Phi ≈ 1.618):  A mathematical proportion found throughout nature—such as in the spirals of seashells, pinecones, and galaxies—that represents harmony and divine perfection.  Platonic Solids:  Five symmetrical, 3D shapes (tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron) that the ancient Greeks used to symbolize the fundamental elements of the material world.  Symbolic Shapes:  Designs like the  Flower of Life ,  Metatron’s Cube , and the  Sri Yantra  are considered visual representations of the cosmos and the interconnectedness of all life. [ 2 ,...
 My favorite and most influential books. Not in order but just here as a reminder. Gone with the Wind The Prince of Tides Defying Hitler Fredrick Douglas - Autobiography  The DaVinci Code