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    The Santiago Enigma – what did YOU see in that mirror?

    Today the view count passed 12.000 and still nobody reported seeing the same or something like it in the similar faces of the main statues in the Pórtico de la Gloria. "The message is about what this Pórtico has to tell you. The discussion is also about the question whether this message is...
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    What do the blank faces in the Pórtico de la Gloria tell you

    Today the view count of The Santiago Enigma passed 11.000 and still nobody confirmed what I saw back in ‘83. * Beach pavillion De Kwartel that burned last year has risen like a Phoenix from its ashes. ** So let’s have lunch there soon so we can discuss what these facial similarities in the...
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    The Santiago Enigma

    Splendid! Now we're getting somewhere. I thought about a template at first and that's what I've been told before, but... somewhere [I'll try to find it back] I read that Mateo selected local characters for the faces of his lesser gods. So, the question remains: why a template for the main...
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    The Santiago Enigma

    Hi Terry, Thank you for your reaction! If I remember correctly we already PM'd about this back in 2008. At the time I was also asked the same [I remember the word misery], but others pleaded 'not to make it too easy'. Anyway, this is not about what the message of the Pórtico means to me but...
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    The Santiago Enigma

    Let's please stick to the topic here... Maybe, but The Santiago Enigma contains a serious question on reading a stone bible and interpreting an iconographic programm. This is not about mysteries or illusions but about seeing what you are looking at. Anyone? [Please PM me on the other also...
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    The Santiago Enigma

    Thank you for your intriguing reaction, Rebekah! But, what are you trying to say actually? I do share some of the feelings you are pointing at. It was a once in a lifetime event and it changed my view at art. The beauty was its simplicity; anyone can see it in an instance. I do wish we could...
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    The Santiago Enigma

    Santiago Enigma - Pórtico - facial similarities- message Yesterday the count did pass 10.000 and nobody has confirmed the message. In July the pavillion were I spent so many happy hours watching the waves burnt down [picture below], but I was told it will rise from its ashes like a Phoenix next...
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    Santiago Enigma > last post > last tabu ?

    Re: Santiago Enigma > last post > last tabu? Dear Michael, Thank you very much for your warm reaction, but -with all due respect- these aspects are -as I already said above- not my goal. I'm especially interested in the historical aspects which I discuss a lot with my friends overhere and we got...
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    Santiago Enigma > last post > last tabu ?

    The other day on another popular santiagoforum it said that Jewish-born fisherman, James the elder, became a Christian in his lifetime and that touches precisely the core of the matter in the final question in the last post in topic 6491 on this forum. I can't discuss or argue that quote because...
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    The Santiago Enigma - the last post

    My pilgrim friend Jeroen Gooskens mailed (and gave permission to post) this reaction that (knowing him) is very special and precious to me: http://www.compostela.nl - Jeroen's website http://compostela.nl/index.php?option=c ... &Itemid=45 - Jeroen's own pilgrim’s book 1998...
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    The Santiago Enigma - the last post

    Re: The Santigo Enigma - the last post Dear Tracy, I'm so glad that you apparently arrived in Santiago in good health (apart from the usual aches and pains that will soon disappear) and high spirits and I'm very honoured to get a reaction so quickly after your arrival! I do hope that we can...
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    Pórtico de la Gloria - iconographic program

    Found some nice sites: Pórtico de la Gloria - http://peregrinos.wordpress.com/info/mo ... la-gloria/ Significado Iconografico "Sobre el significado de esta escenificación teológica se ha especulado mucho, aunque en general casi todos los estudiosos coinciden en que se re presenta a Cristo...
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    Dutch bishop in Ethiopia

    Is this on topic? The story goes that Saint James's message travelled from the Holy Land to Galicia not only by boat but also over land along the African shore of the Mediterranean. Ethiopia was an important station with an large Christian community. Another story tells about the Arc of the...
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    The Santiago Enigma - the last post

    “Only speak when it supports silence!” Today the view count on The Santiago Enigma on miscellaneous-about-santiago/topic3794.html passed 6.000 so it's time to explain what happened a quarter of a century ago sitting with my back to the wall opposite of the Pórtico de la Gloria. After about an...
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    Pórtico de la Gloria gateway into Divine Revelation

    The Santiago Enigma - clues 2 - breathtaking culmination of the Camino Following our recent post The Santiago Enigma - clues on miscellaneous-about-santiago/topic6469.html we here quote some interpretations of the faces of the Christ in Majesty, Jabobus Major, Jacobus Minor and the prophet...
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    The Santiago Enigma - clues

    It's time to give more clues regarding the faces in the Pórtico de la Gloria as discussed inThe Santiago Enigma on miscellaneous-about-santiago/topic3794.html . These clues are already shown in http://the-santiago-enigma-clues.blogspot.com because there was more room for all the necessary...
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    wander through the galleries of the Vatican Apostolic Librar

    "SPECIAL OPENING OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS VATICAN CITY, 16 JUL 2009 (VIS) - On Friday 24 July, the Vatican Museums will remain open to the public in the evening and night. On that day the Museum will remain open from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., with the last visitors being admitted at 9.30 p.m. Visitors...
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    Who was the true Jacob (Jacobus, James) of Santiago

    Who was the true Jacob (Jacobus, James) of Santiago deCompostela? * This further exploration of who exactly the historical Jacobus (Jacob, James) of Santiago de Compostela (Sint-Jacob = Sant-Iago = San Tiago) was, fits the broader framework of the discussion of the classic The Way of Saint...
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    St Paul revisited

    I'm not, Gareth, so don't worry! It's not my cup of tea but still I'm fascinated by the mystics and mechanisms. What struck me was how exciting our times are and how history repeats ifself. Perhaps in some years the pilgrims of that era will wonder how this James/Peter/Paul sequel developed and...
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    St Paul revisited

    While Wahrheit und Dichting ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichtung_und_Wahrheit ) around the translation of St James to Santiago have faded into the mists of time, we're witnessing now an interesting new chapter as in Rome the tomb of St Paul has been and perhaps will be examined further...

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