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PAGAN CROSS>photo, selfportrait not published in any book

Pagan from old Latin paganus which means country dweller, villager. It may refer to:
* A believer in Paganism or Neopaganism.
* One who practices idolatry (giving worship to icons or images)
* One who is not Christian, Muslim nor Jewish, or who does not worship the God of Abraham.

The term Paganism has historically been used by adherents of monotheistic religions (such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam) to indicate a person who doesn't believe in their religion, often used in a pejorative sense of an unbaptized savage or someone too rustic to embrace Christianity. Sometimes it is also used to mean the lack of (an accepted monotheistic) religion.

Neopaganism is a heterogeneous group of religions which attempt to revive ancient beliefs, mostly associated with the pre-Christian religions of northwestern Europe.

> Wikipedia.org > Paganism
> Wikipedia.org > Neopaganism

Cross -- a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars intersecting each other at a 90° angle, dividing one or two of the lines in half. It is one of the most ancient human symbols. Crosses symbolize different meanings for different people worldwide. The cross is a Sacred Symbol that represents the intersecting of Heaven and Earth-the spiritual and the material world. The four quadrants delineated by the arms of the cross can be seen as the four directions - north, south, east and west, or the four alchemical elements - Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

Different shapes of cross:
* In the Christian culture: The Latin cross, with an upright longer than its transom; Archiepiscopal or Patriarchal cross with two transoms; Papal cross with three transoms. A cross widely used by Slavs and by others of Eastern rites has two transoms and a slanting crosspiece below.
* The Greek cross with equal arms.
* X-shaped St. Andrew's cross
* T-shaped Tau cross
* The Celtic cross, or Iona, cross bears a circle, the center of which is the crossing.
* The ankh (pronounced 'onk'), "a cross with a handle" -- an Egyptian hieroglyphic character that stood for the word which means life.
* The swastika -- an important symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism, used to express the four elements, meaning luck, the sun, Brahma, or the Hindu concept of samsara. Also used by Celtic, Greek, Asian, European, African and Native American cultures. By the early twentieth century it was regarded worldwide as a symbol of good luck and auspiciousness. Since German Nazis adopded it as their symbol, it is associated with fascism, racism and the Holocaust in much of the western world.

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PANCAKES photo (CoM)

probably the oldest prepared food. The first pancakes were a mixture of pounded grain and water spread on a hot stone. Today, people enjoy such pancake variations as French crepes, Hungarian palacintas, Indian dosai, Italian cannelloni, Jewish blintzes, and Russian blini.
> source: IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia

The Punakaiki or Pancake Rocks 15 km from Barrytown, New Zealand -- strangely sculpted columns of limestone rocks, the gateway to the dramatic limestone country of the Paparoa National Park. It lies half way between Greymouth and Westport > www.ecotours.co.nz

 

PARADISE photo (Signlanguage)

heaven as the ultimate abode or state of the righteous

the place or state of happiness enjoyed by Adam before the first sin; the Garden of Eden

any place or condition that fulfils all one's desires or aspirations
> The Collins English Dictionary

A large property in the Dart Valley near town of Glenorchy, New Zealand turned into an Eco-Tourism Center. Servred as set for Lothlorien in FOTR movie > Travelpod

 

PASSOVER photo (Signlanguage, HITS)

also called Pesah, is a Jewish festival that celebrates the flight of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, probably in the 1200's B.C. The story of Passover is told in the Bible in Chapter 12 of the Book of Exodus. Passover begins in March or April, on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan.

also means: transfer, transit, trespassing

 

PARKER poem (Linger, also on div. CD as spoken word)

Isaac "Hanging Judge" Parker (1838-1896) Lawyer, congress representative, judge for the Western District of Arkansas ruling over the Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
During the 21 years Isaac Parker was responsible for the law and order in this part of the United States and sentenced 168 men and four women to death. Isaac Parker died on his post, in a heartattack in 1896.

> Western Legends
> History Buff
> Wikipedia
> Judge Parker's Hangings

Another Judge John J. Parker (1885­1958) served as an alternate judge on the International Allied Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany > Wikipedia

 

PATRIC, SAINT photo Cold Saint Patric (Signlanguage)

(about 389-461) - the patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick was a missionary to Ireland in the A.D. 400's who converted the Irish to Christianity. Day is celebrated on March 17th, the feast day of Saint Patrick, a national holiday in Ireland.
> source: IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia

 

PERCEVAL photo (CoM)

Sir Percivale (Perceval, Percival) is the Grail knight or one of the Grail knights in numerous medieval and modern stories of the Grail quest. The legend of Perceval began with Chretien de Troyes' medieval romance written around 1180.

Percivale was raised by his mother in ignorance of arms and courtesy. Percivale's natural prowess, however, led him to Arthur's court where he immediately set off in pursuit of a knight who had offended Guinevere. > wikipedia

 

PERIODIC TABLE photo (Signlanguage)

The periodic table lists the chemical elements in rows, called periods, in order of increasing atomic number. Elements that have similar properties lie in vertical columns called groups. The table also lists atomic mass numbers, atomic weights, and numbers of electrons in electron shells; and indicates major classes of elements.
> source: IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia

more about the photo: Periodic Table

 

PILAMAYA photo Pilamaya Sonny (Miyelo)

Means Thank You in Lakota language > "Thank you" in many languages

 

PREFIERO EQUIVOCARME A MI MANERA painting (Signlanguage)

means: I prefer to make mistakes my way or I prefer to make my own mistakes in Spanish. (Thanks, Frondeur!)

 

PUKERUA BAY photo (For Wellington)

Pukerua in Maori means "two hills". A settlement in between the two hills near Wellington, New Zealand. Birthplace of Peter Jackson. > wikipedia

 

PULASKIphoto (For Wellington)

town and county in Viginia, USA > pulaskitown.org | www.pulaskicounty.org

county and place in Arkansas, USA > www.co.pulaski.ar.us

city in Tennessee, USA > www.pulaski-tn.com

other places in the USA

Fort Pulaski -- National Monument and Park in Georgia, USA. > Homepage | The Capture of Fort Pulaski

Casimir Pulaski (actually: Kazimierz Pulawski) pronounced pu LAS kee, KAZ uh mir (1747?-1779), born in the province of Podolia, Poland, now part of Ukraine -- a Polish nobleman and soldier, won fame for his role with the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War in America (1775-1783).
     Before coming to America, Pulaski led an unsuccessful revolt of Polish forces against Russia, which controlled Poland at that time. He learned of the American cause in France from Benjamin Franklin, who encouraged him to travel to America.> IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia > biography | another biography note

 

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RACHID photos Rachid's (45301, For Wellington, Ephemeris)

Arabic male name

 

RESTOS DE UN NAUFRAGIO painting (Signlanguage)

means remains of a shipwreck in Spanish

 

REYKJAVÍKphoto (For Wellington Exhibition)

(pop 113,387) located in southwest Iceland by Faxaflói bay, capital of Iceland, its largest city and the world's northernmost capital. Its latitude being 6408' N, not far from the Arctic Circle (at 6633' N), it receives only four hours of sunlight per day in the depth of winter, and in the summer the nights are almost as bright as day. ReykjavÌk is believed to have been established by Ingólfur Arnarson around the year 870 AD; this is described in Landnámabók, or the Book of Settlement. Steam from hot springs in the region is supposed to have inspired Reykjavík's name, as Reykjavík translates to Bay of Smokes. > wikipedia.org | encyclopedia.com | Visit ReykjavÌk | Virtual Island | Homepage

The City is probably best known as the place where the summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev took place in 1986. > Ron and Mikhail's Excellent Adventure | Reykjavík summit

... and surely less known as a seat of probably the only Phallological Museum in the world. ;-) > Museum's Homepage

 

RICHTER, GERHARD painting Reading Richter (Signlanguage)

German painter, born in 1932 > www.sfmoma.org

 

ROHAN photo (CoM)

a kingdom in Tolkien's Middlearth, horse land from the Sindarin roch meaning horse and the ending -and denoting a country or region. >The Thain's Book - Guide to Tolkien

Male first name meaning Sandalwood in Hindi > www.babynamesworld.com

Family name meaning: in French -- habitational name from a place in Morbihan, in Brittany or Deux-Sèvres; in Irish Gaelic -- reduced Anglicized form of Ruadhán, a diminutive of Ruadh, a name which means Red. > Edgar's Name Pages

 

ROMA (Rome)photo Roma, October (Com)

Capital of Italy and one of the world's great historic cities, an important center of civilization for over 2,000 years. According to a legend founded by twin brothers ROMULUS AND REMUS. in 753 B.C. Rome was the supreme power of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. Ancient Rome's influence can still be seen today in such fields as architecture, government, language, and law. As the home of the popes, Rome also became the center of the Roman Catholic Church.

Rome lies on both banks of the Tiber River in central Italy, 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city is on about 20 hills, but its outskirts have some wide stretches of flat ground. These hills include the famous seven hills on which ancient Rome was built--the Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal hills.

Vatican City, the administrative and spiritual center of the Roman Catholic Church, lies in northwestern Rome. The Vatican, as it is sometimes called, is the smallest independent country in the world. It covers only 109 acres (44 hectares), or about 1/6 square mile (0.4 square kilometer). See VATICAN CITY.

Rome is also one of the world's most important art centers. Actors, musicians, painters, sculptors, and writers take part in the city's busy cultural life. > source: IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia > www.roma2000.it

City in New York , USA (pop. 44,350), a historic city in the central part of the state. With Utica, Rome forms part of a metropolitan area of 316,633 people. The city was originally named Lynchville, was renamed Rome in 1819. Some people believe that the Stars and Stripes flew there for the first time in battle in 1777, during the Battle of Oriskany in the Revolutionary War in America
> source: IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia.

City in Texas , USA > www.citylinkz.com

Other places in the USA

 

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SANDY DENNIS photo and poem (Ten Last Night, Recent Forgeries)

Actress (1937 - 1992), The Indian Runner (1991) was her last movie, she died of ovary cancer. > IMDb.com | www.thegoldenyears.org

 

SANTA ANA photo (CoM)

(pop. 135,186), is the second largest city in El Salvador. > source: IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia

City in California, Ca., largest city in Orange County by population. > www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us

Other places in the USA

Pueblo of Santa Ana -- a Native American tribe with reservation lands that include a strip of New Mexico's fertile Rio Grande valley > www.santaana.org

 

SANTA MARIA photo (Hueco, 45301)

Name of the ship that brought Columbus to America (1492)

Popular name of villages, towns, and othre places in Spanish speking countries. Too much to list.

City in California > www.santamaria.com | www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us 

 

SAXON photo (COM), Saxon Morning (Recent Forgeries)

Saxony -- an area in eastern Germany, with the capitol city of Dresden.> www.sachsen.de > www.dresden.de

more about photos:

SEBERG, JEAN from the poem Clear (Recent Forgeries,Coincidence Of Memory)

Actress (1938 - 1979) born in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA, spent an important part of her career in France.
In 1960s she supported the NAACP as well as left wing political groups in the United States such as the Black Panther Party. Her political engagement she became victim of medial and political harrasment. When she had a miscarriage, newspapers spread a rumor created by FBI, that the child was black -- fathered by an Black Panthers activist. Jean Seberg insisted on burying the dead baby in a glass coffin. After that she suffered from depressions and finally attempted suicide. > tedstrong.com | www.ceryx.de | wikipedia.org

 

SHIPSHAPE

means "in good order", "trim"

 

SHOE FENCE photo (Signlanguage)

Along with Shoe Trees -- an unusual method to get rid of old shoes. Seem to be pretty popular in USA, but the fence on the photograph is in New Zealand, near the Burke's Pass in South Canterbury. "Over 1000 ( well 1182 at last count ) shoes, sandals, ski boots, gumboots and flippers are strung along a good old 8 strand fence. It all started so they say when a pair of moccasins were left for a shearer as he had left his behind." Unfortunately, according to PEDALLERS' PARADISE Guide Book, the fence was removed 2001. > www.kiwinewz.com | shell.world-net.co.nz

SIGNLANGUAGE photo (Signlanguage)

Sign language is a language of gestures and hand symbols used by deaf and hearing-impaired people. People with normal hearing also use it to communicate with deaf and hearing-impaired people. American Sign Language (ASL) is based on ideas rather than words. Each gesture expresses a particular idea or concept.
> source: IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia

SILENCIO

means silence in Spanish. See Tango Silencio

 

SON OF GLOIN photo (Signlanguage)

Gimli the Dwarf, a character in LOTR > Thain's Book - Guide to Tolkien

Gloin, or Glói, is one of the dwarves named in the Old Norse poem Voluspa. His name means glow. > Thain's Book - Guide to Tolkien

 

STILL POINT photos (45301)

Possible allusion to T.S. Eliot's poem Burnt Norton

Also an often used term in Zen philosophy, Buddhism, New Age, etc. > anunda.com | www.self-knowledge.org

Often used name for hotels, restaurants, Zen schools, meditation centres > www.stillpointzenbuddhisttemple.org

 

STONE STREET photos (For Wellington)

Location of Stone Street Studios in Wellington at Miramar near Oriental Bay. Most of the sets in LOTR movies were built there.

 

SUEÑO DEL RETIRO photo (CoM)

Retiro is a name of a park in Madrid, so the title probably means Dream of Retiro

... but retiro also means to remove, move away, to withdraw, to take away, to retreat(!) in Spanish. Is this a reference to Retreat photos?

 

SUNKAWAKAN WASTE Lakota version of the title of THiG

Means "the horse is good" in Lakota language. Sunkawakan = horse (literally: sunka = dog; wakan = great/big/mysterious) and waste = good > www.nativeweb.org