432Hz
A friend of mine pointed me to some articles about the exact tuning of the note 'A'. How vague, I thought. But then, the name of Goebbels turned up and I – as always interested in some juicy conspiracy- I started reading.
As it turns out, throughout music history the 'A' was mostly set to the frequency of 432Hz, except perhaps for the Dark Ages (rumours about an 'A' as low as 420Hz), but everything was a bit down and gloomy then. The number '432' corresponds to a lot of things, like the size of the Sun, the size of the Moon, the size of the Earth, the speed of light, according to certain people to the frequency of the human head chakra, to the human DNA, the element Carbon, the Earth's frequency, the size of the Pyramids and the number of pagodes on the Borobodur temple. The number 432 really seems to be a heavyweight in terms of universal harmony. It is still mainly hear-say, I must admit, but as it is my vocation to spread unsubstantiated rumours on the internet (and I'm taking my job seriously), this is a promising lead!
Radiant
This, dear reader, I find a very disturbing image. I keep having bad dreams. and so do more people.
This, on the other hand (talking about 'radiant'), I find inspiring:
It's taken from the famous Isenheimer Altar and it shows Christ, triumphantly raising from the cross. It's amazing how much light the artist has brought into this image.
To me, the meaning is clear: you don't have to worry about death and suffering. You're eternal and you'll trancend death, and you'll smile. Don't worship Christ, but internalize His image and know it is YOU. Nothing can really harm you, and although your earthly life is very real, it is just a fleeting moment in an ocean of time and space.
You're not cut off from a distant God and you don't live by His mercy, you are an essential part of God and he is experiencing Himself through you. As a matter of fact He is experiencing Himself through is entire creation, so everything around you is Divine too. In my humble vision Christ will return, but not on a cloud and not to rescue a bunch of Christian fundamentalists, but through us.
It's just a matter of remembering.
Near God
At 1800m. altitude, at Crete, a couple of weeks ago, after taking dozens of breathtaking hairpin turns in a rented car, just to get away from the tourist crowd and noise, I was surprised to run into yet another tourist trap: the 'Human History Museum' annex bar and tourist shoppe. Visitors of the Museum (you had to pay, of course) could ascend to the roof of the bar and be 'near God'. Mere mortals (who, like me, thought that the museum's entry fare was a bit steep) had to stay below. Besides, the idea of having to pay to be near God struck me as completely ridiculous. What's more, I don't really think that God resides on medium to high altitudes. That's just one giant Catholic misconception.