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LA PORTA ROSSA 3.05
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Currently listening to LPR3 soundtrack... and I can't help myself but think that it ended...
For some reason I can't even explain, because really, I can't understand, this series completely took my heart. It was 2017 when it began and now... everything ended, leaving a hole in my heart even though the finale was perfect.
I can't say how much I miss and will miss Leo and everyone, because all of them were so well-written that they were like true persons and not characters... Everything was so perfect, the circle closed itself, and everything was connected by the very first season.
Leo and Vanessa's connection, the fact that he was her shadow because once, long before becoming a policeman, he saved her father, allowing her to be born... and yet, being unable to save her beloved Anna from death "because it was fate" and leaving their beloved daughter an orphan... it was painful, tragical and yet, so perfect... as if it was a karmic effect.
I'm happy that Vanessa the elder got her happy ending... she needed it too, after years of searching and suffering. I like to imagine that, one day, she will join the police as well, or little Vanessa will, following in the steps of her parents. I'm happy for Diego and Stella: Diego showed a maturity I couldn't even imagine, wanting to genuinely support his Stella (and it seems to me that in the end, they decided to keep the baby) and... he cherished both Anna and Leo.
And Anna... my beautiful homonym... Anna, who was the one and only for Leo and who loved Leo because "He is the man I've always loved and that I will love forever"... I honestly couldn't imagine that she would die... I expected some kind of closure between them, yes, but not her death... and yet, she figured everything out: the way everything was connected to Leo's very first investigation. Amongst all the characters, she was definitely the smartest and the most brilliant, Anna was exactly as Leo told: "I thought you couldn't keep my pace, but the truth is that I could never keep yours". And Leo, unable to save her, unable to prevent her to cross the red door, could just share one small fragment with her, before screaming desperately about his being powerless... so, what remained to him was the hope that once crossed the red door, they would be together again...
and I hope that it could happen...
I appreciate a lot that it wasn't shown: only the dead should know what it's after: we just can imagine. And the fact that Leo told us that it was his final investigation... it was great, simply.
So, farewell, Leonardo Cagliostro, you'll be missed, and with you, your wonderful and tragic story! 😭❤️❤️
#la porta rossa#la porta rossa 3#lpr3#leonardo cagliostro#anna mayer#lino guanciale#gabriella pession#vanessa rosic#valentina romani#I'll miss everything ç___ç#and the quotes... ç_____ç
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LA PORTA ROSSA 3X01
- It was so great to see you grow these years -
- But mom now wants to go away. And that’s right -
- I've decided that I won’t follow you -
- I want to keep my promise, do you undertstand? -
- Even if I’ll miss you so much... -
#italiansedit#italianstream#italian tag#la porta rossa#lino guanciale#gabriella pession#tvcentric#cinematv#userstream#my edit#Leonardo Cagliostro my poor dear ghost dad
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Source: Lupin The Third-Farewell To Nostradamus
Sorry for the late post, I was kinda indecisive of what to even post lol
But yeah! Nostradamus is my absolute fave movie from this franchise, it comes pretty close to Mamo, Cagliostro, and The First for me, the animation and character designs really were well done!
For being Kanichi Kurata's first debut for voicing Lupin (at least that's what I think I heard-), it wasn't that bad of a performance!
I also heard that the same people who did Tiny Toons did the animation, when I first watched it, I was like "For some odd reason, that animation style reminds of something... I can't really point out what it is though...." Until I saw the scene where Lupin is switching channels on the tv in one scene and it showed a tiny cartoon snippet and I was like *Insert Leonardo DiCaprio pointing meme here* lmao
#lupin sansei#lupin the 3rd#arsene lupin iii#lupin#lupin iii#lupin the third#Farewell To Nostradamus#my screenies
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Okay! For the 24.7 people potentially interested, I give you:
✨Lupin III Discworld AU✨
Aka Lupin and Lipwig give Vimes an aneurysm ! :D
For those lacking context: Discworld is a fantasy universe composed of a flat circular world carried through space on the back of four elephants and a turtle. It's got your typical wizards, dwarves, trolls etc, but in a trope-subversive way. And it's fucking awesome 💖
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Character introductions!
Lupin: Agatean* with Quirmian* ancestry. He moved to Ankh-Morpork in search of success and adventure and more people to rob; and also to follow Fujiko. He's an illegal thief (not registered with the Thieve's Guild). His favourite hobby (besides stealing) is messing with the Guild and with the Watch (aka the police). Commander Vimes is secretly rooting for him, because he dislikes the Guild slightly more than he dislikes Lupin. He's also friends with Moist Von Lipwig (former conman, current postmaster; more about this in another post).
*Agatean Empire: equivalent of China (closest DW culture to Japan). Quirm: equivalent of France with a bit of Italy.
Fujiko: Agatean. She fled the Empire to escape Goemon after stealing his sword. Once in Ankh-Morpork, she joined the Thieves’ Guild; but everyone confuses her for a seamstress* because her technique usually involves seduction. She tried it on Vetinari once. It failed spectacularly.
*Seamstresses: another word for ladies of negotiable affection. Their guild is one of the oldest and most respected in Ankh-Morpork.
Jigen: Ankh-Morporkian, son of Agatean immigrants, grew up as a street urchin in the Shades (the most crime-ridden neighborhood of the notoriously crime-ridden Ankh-Morpork). He joined the Assassin's Guild as a self-taught sharp-shooter, then quit after joining Lupin (whom he had been contracted to assassinate). He's also a werewolf, although no one knows how that's possible since he doesn't have any Überwaldian ancestry.
(see @benevolenterrancy's amazing art of Jigen and Angua)
Goemon: Agatean, moved to Ankh-Morpork in pursuit of Fujiko who had stolen his sword. He later meets Lupin and Jigen, and decides to stick with them. He refuses to join the Thieve's Guilds, which he considers an affront to the noble art of thievery.
Zenigata: Agatean, was sent abroad by the Empire's police force in pursuit of Lupin. The Ankh-Morpork City Watch agreed to lend him resources after Lupin started causing havoc. Vimes simultaneously dislikes him and admires his dedication.
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Side characters:
Zantetsuken: a sentient talking sword whose personality is the embodiment of Bushido. It is extremely annoying. It was probably Goemon's only friend back in the Agatean Empire.
Yata: Agatean, Zenigata's assistant, the only resource the Empire allowed him to bring along. He quickly bonds with Rufus Drumknott, the Patrician's Head Secretary, through their common admiration for their bosses.
The Cagliostro family: rulers of a small county in Überwald* in the foothills of the Ramtop moutains. Half of them (the Count's branch) are vampires, the other half (Clarisse's branch) are humans.
*Überwald: equivalent of Transylvania
Ami Enan: not sure about her place of origin,I just know it's somewhere in the Sto Plains. She's a genius clacks operator, and part of the GNU (a group of clacks hackers).
Rebecca Rosselini: Quirmian noble. Might be related to Leonardo Da Quirm.
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I'll make another post with more details and headcanons, and PLEASE do send me your own ideas!!
EDIT: More headcanons here and here!
#elliott's apparently-not-that-niche AUs?#lupin iii#lupin the third#discworld#terry pratchett#i'm having a lot of fun#lupin iii discworld au
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Here is the list of submissions for best ghost. If you see any typos or characters on here twice under different names please let me know. If you see any you don’t think qualify lmk so I can put them up for a vote.
Here is the list:
Ghost of Christmas Past (A Christmas Carol)
Ghost of Christmas Present (A Christmas Carol)
Ghost of Christmas Future (A Christmas Carol)
Jacob Marley (A Christmas Carol)
Goofy as Jacob Marley (Mickey's Christmas Carol)
Robert and Jacob Marley (A Muppet Christmas Carol)
Mia Fey (Ace Attorney)
Boo-talcorn (Adventure Quest 3D)
Countess Rieno'o (Adventure Quest 3D)
Thadeus Glume (Adventure Quest 3D)
Clarence (Adventure Time)
Ghost Fly (Adventure Time)
Ghost Princess (Adventure Time)
Dead Crewmate (Among Us)
Wisp (Animal Crossing)
Kitty (BBC Ghosts)
Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
Casper (Casper the Friendly Ghost)
Kibosh (Casper's Multiple Medias)
Snivel (Casper's Multiple Medias)
Ghostly Trio (Casper's Various Media)
Mr Oshiro (Celeste)
Julian Diaz (Cemetery Boys)
Headless Horseman (Classic Halloween Monster)
The Three Ghost Children (Coraline)
Thomas Sharpe (Crimson Peak)
Legendary Chalice (Cuphead)
Dani Phantom (Danny Phantom)
Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
Ember (Danny Phantom)
Johnny 13 (Danny Phantom)
The Box Ghost (Danny Phantom)
Little Ghost (Das Kleine Gespenst)
Jayme Dawson (Dawson's Christian)
Gentleman Ghost (DC)
Philip Ojomo - The Wraith (Dead by Daylight )
Rin Yamaoka - The Spirit (Dead by Daylight)
Sally Smithson - The Nurse (Dead by Daylight)
Hazel Ainsworth (Dead Gorgeous)
Rebecca Ainsworth (Dead Gorgeous)
Sophie Ainsworth (Dead Gorgeous)
Bakemon (Digimon)
Soulmon (Digimon)
The Hitchhiking Ghosts (Disneys Haunted Mansion)
Kirby (Elatsoe)
The Stay Puff Marshmallow Man (Ghost Busters)
Ghost Rider (Ghost Rider)
Gozer (Ghostbusters)
Librarian Ghost (Ghostbusters)
Slimer (Ghostbusters)
Vigo (Ghostbusters)
Zuul (Ghostbusters)
Vinz Clortho (Ghostbusters)
Hetty (Ghosts US)
Isaac Higgintoot (Ghosts US)
Sasappis (Ghosts US)
Trevor (Ghosts US)
Archibald Corduroy (Gravity Falls)
Moaning Myrtle (Harry Potter)
Nearly Headless Nick (Harry Potter)
Bloody baron (Harry potter)
Fat Friar ()Harry potter
The Grey Lady/Helen Ravenclaw (Harry Potter)
Max Jägerman (Hatchetfield Series)
Hannah Grose (Haunting of Bly Manor)
The Headless Horseman (Headless)
Hua Cheng (Heaven Official's Blessing)
Sam (Holes)
Hui Buh (Hui Buh)
Reimi Sugimoto (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Alex Mercer (Julie and the Phantoms)
Caleb (Julie and the Phantoms)
Luke Patterson (Julie and the Phantoms)
Reggie Peters (Julie and the Phantoms)
Willie (Julie and the Phantoms)
William Wisp (Just Roll With It: Prime Defenders)
Leonardo Cagliostro (La Porta Rossa)
Daruk (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Mipha (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Revali (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Urbosa (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Mineru (Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)
Rauru (Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)
Taira no Chouki (Len'en Project)
Rioc, the King of the Dead (Lord of the Rings)
King Boo Hoo (Mario)
Ghast (Minecraft)
Barbaruffa (Monster Allergy)
Dark Phantoms (Monster Allergy)
Johnny Spirit (Monster High)
Moanatella Ghostier (Monster High)
Sirena Von Boo (Monster High)
Spectra Vondergeist (Monster High)
Ari Hauntington (Monster High)
Kyomi Haunterly (Monster High)
Porter Geiss (Monster High)
Principle Revenant (Monster High)
Rhuen (Monster High)
Skyra Bouncegait (Monster High)
Vandala Doubloons (Monster High)
Constance Nebbercracker (Monster House)
Fa Family Ancestors (Mulan)
Gauzey the Hatbox Bear (Muppets Haunted Mansion)
Morro (Ninjago)
Spirit Mari (Omori)
Brook (One Piece)
Perona (One Piece)
Negative Hollows (One Piece)
Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde (Pacman)
Aggie Prenderghast (ParaNorman)
Elaine Stritch (ParaNorman)
Misdreavus (Pokemon)
Greavard (Pokémon)
Auguste Gusteau (Ratatouille)
Phantasma (Scooby Doo)
Phantom (Scooby Doo)
The Green Ghost (Scooby Doo)
Eli Slate (Sea of Thieves)
Flameheart (Sea of Thieves)
Merrick (Sea of Thieves)
The Pirate Lord (Sea of Thieves)
The Big Creep (Shovel Knight)
Katria (Skyrim)
Tikal (Sonic Series)
Kaonashi (Spirited Away)
No face (Spirited away)
Flying Dutchman (Spongebob)
The ghost of Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen (SpongeBob Squarepants)
Ronin (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Anakin Skywalker’s Force Ghost (Star Wars)
Luke Skywalker’s Force Ghost (Star Wars)
Obi Wan Kenobi’s Force Ghost (Star Wars)
Qui-Gon Jinn’s Force Ghost (Star Wars)
Yoda’s Force Ghost (Star Wars)
King Boo (Super Mario)
Molly McNamara (Supernatural)
Augustus Parsons (The Adventure Zone: Dust)
Carrie Krueger (The Amazing World of Gumball)
Aliénor de Canterville (The Canterville Ghost (2016 movie))
Emily (The Corpse Bride)
Bob (The Dresden Files)
Scratch (The Ghost and Molly McGee)
Hannah Grose (The Haunting of Bly Manor)
Gideon Nav (The Locked Tomb)
Gerard ‘Gerry’ Keay (The Magnus Archives)
Zero (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Grace Stewart (The Others (2001 movie))
Caleb Wittebane (The Owl House)
Ben Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy)
Hanako (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun)
Grandpa Seth (Troll 2)
Sadie (Twenties Girl)
Gaster (Undertale)
Mettaton (Undertale)
Napstablook (Undertale)
Mad Dummy (Undertale)
Claudia (Vampire Chronicles)
Ghost Johnson (Vargskelethor)
Sock Sowachowski (Welcome to Hell)
Jackie Taylor (Yellowjackets)
Ghost Beef (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Yami Yugi/the Pharaoh (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Professor Banner (Yugioh GX)
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“Giù, nel fondo della mia infanzia, c’è mio padre in piedi che ride.”
Tove Ditlevsen
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Lino Guanciale @ Dopo Ficiton (23.02.2017)
#Lino Guanciale#Dopo Fiction#Rai#Rai 1#La Dama Velata#Non Dirlo Al Mio Capo#L'Allieva#L'Allieva 2#Non Dirlo al mio capo 2#che dio ci aiuti#claudio conforti#alice allevi#guido corsi#enrico vinci#la porta rossa#leonardo cagliostro#gabriella pession#linen pillow
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La porta rossa, trama quinta puntata, mercoledì 15 marzo 2017, Rai2
La porta rossa, trama quinta puntata, mercoledì 15 marzo 2017, Rai2
Mercoledì 15 marzo 2017, in prima serata su Rai2, andrà in onda la quinta puntata (di 6 totali) de La porta rossa, una serie all’insegna dell’adrenalina e del “noir”. Ideata da Carlo Lucarelli e Giampiero Rigosi la serie racconta il percorso investigativo difficile e “straordinario” del commissario Leonardo Cagliostro per scoprire il proprio assassino. (more…)
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#anticipazioni#carlo lucarelli#carmine elia#episodio#fiction#gabriella pession#giampiero rigosi#la porta rossa#leonardo cagliostro#lino guanciale#mercoledì 15 marzo 2017#quinta puntata#rai fiction#rai2#riassunto#serie tv#sinossi#storia#trama#velafilm
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Is Zee Roma? If so, was this established in a recent issue? As far as I know, Leonardo was not Roma, Cagliostro was not Roma, and I'm not sure about Nostradamus or Nicholas Flamel.
hi! zatanna was confirmed to be romani and jewish in bombshells while it was an alternate universe so it being canon in the main universe comic verse is debatable. however multiple times in comics she has been called romani slurs, which was handled terribly. but she overall is known as a romani jewish woman. but again her character isn’t as intertwined with being romani as wanda and peitro
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LA PORTA ROSSA 3.08
#la porta rossa#LPR-3#italiansedit#italianstream#leonardo cagliostro#vanessa rosic#lino guanciale#valentina romani#lpr 3x05#italian tv#italian stuff#italy tag#my heart#long post
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About LPR3
Here I am, able, at last, to write something about the so-waited final season of La Porta Rossa.
What can I say? It was so long... I'd been waiting for ages and then, the end has come. On Wednesday, all the mysteries (I hope) will be unveiled and I can't wait for that moment to come. On another side, I love this series so much, so thinking that there won't be anything else... well... it makes me so sad.
By now, even season 3 doesn't disappoint.
For starters, LPR is the story of police commissioner Leonardo Cagliostro who was KIA but was unable to cross the door (la porta rossa=the red door) which separates the world of the living from the other side.
Leo chooses willingly to stay among the living because of a vision (at the end of season two he understands that those precognitions can be dangerous) in which his pregnant wife is about to be killed. Also, the first season is about his (and his former colleagues) investigation in order to find the real culprit of his murder and the mastermind behind the events.
The second season was a roller-coaster because, while Leo's powers increase, new enemies, a new case, and especially, the revelation of both Leo's past and his relationship with the culprits of the seasons, gave life to a very complex and well-written drama. The season finale was amazing too: Leo, who was ready to fulfill his promise to Anna and little Vanessa (their newborn daughter), was about to cross the red door after paying his farewell to them and to the elder Vanessa (the medium girl who helped him in both seasons) but, unexpectedly, Vanessa keeps him in the living realm by using compulsion: the season ends with Leo unable to go and the mystery revolves around his bond with Vanessa, telling us he was her shadow.
Now, three years time skip: Leo is still wandering in the living realm, keeping an eye on his family, his bad tantrum showing to the point of deciding to not speak a word anymore (even though he has the loving habit of telling his sleeping daughter stories of his past as a cop), but more of all, he doesn't want to see Vanessa because he firmly hates her for compelling him to stay.
Moreover, while everybody goes on with their lives, Anna, who was supposed to overcome the loss of her husband, still thinks of him, to the point of keeping the bullet that almost killed Leo during his first investigation as a necklace pendant and being unable to truly moving on with other relationships. Leo, on his part, even if he feels some kind of betrayal, reluctantly encourages her to find love again. Also, this time, things got more and more complicated for everybody: a new threat coming from a rebellion in the city, a mysterious blackout during the night, and a fire started in the power plant, Vanessa's mother (who was the one who tried to convince Leo to help her daughter who, in the meantime, was a student of Para-Psychology) killed in a car accident during the same night.
What we know is that Vanessa learns how to control Leo, summoning him independently from his will. It results in Leo losing control of himself and believing he's going crazy. Leo also has a vision in which he himself pushes Vanessa down from a high place which is revealed to be a hot-air balloon.
So, while their roads cross again, the Police (under Diego's guidance) investigate the disorders, finding unexpected relationships between criminality and politics (hello, we're in Italy, after all), while Anna, who was about to move to Siena with little Vanessa, decides to stay and to investigate on Vanessa's mother's death.
Where are we now? Well... while Leo, understanding that the moment in which he hurts Vanessa is coming, asks her to let him go, while Diego meets a temporary dead end during a tailing and Anna suddenly finds out the truth but... she's a victim of an explosion that leaves her apparently dead. Only, before dying (her status is unknown at the moment), she tears off her necklace and keeps Leo's bullet in her hand.
Now... what I think is that this season is some kind of circle closure. Anna, during her parallel investigation, reads the documents about Leo's last investigation, which was about a dr*g that was poisoning to death youngsters in Trieste. This dr*g has been made stronger during this season, so I think that there must be some kind of link between the cases, as well as the fact that the bullet could be a hint. Now... Leo said, in a flashback from season two, that the bullet was from his very first investigation when he was a rookie and it almost caught his heart. I believe that it could be Anna's desperate way to help Diego (who was about to catch up with her) to figure things out, to connect the dots, and to understand that, probably, the answer lies in Leo's past.
Also, Leo's past and his bond with Vanessa, aka the million dollars question. The opening ends with the image of both of them: Leo in the shadows, Vanessa looking away from him. I thought (and read) several theories: the one I found more hilarious is that Vanessa the elder is the older version of little Vanessa. Both are able to see him (little Vanessa sees him in the mirror, telling Anna that "Daddy is in the mirror and he looks angry"). But unless the way of the time paradox is completely ignored... well, I don't think it's the case.
I also thought that older Vanessa could be Leo's first daughter, but not only he didn't know about her, nor Vanessa's mother EVER mentioned something this big. Also, she dies without even looking at him while he was desperately calling for help... Sooooo...
So, I believe that the answer is in the mysterious videotape that Vanessa and her aunt haven't watched yet. It should be about Vanessa's childhood if I'm not wrong, but neither of them was ready to watch it.
Also, Leo's flashbacks (I'm so glad that this season is showing us a LOT of flashbacks) show us that Leo used to live in a children's house (because he was abandoned at birth by his mother and Rambelli, his foster mentor, father-figure, and murderer, later) in Prosecco, a quartier of Trieste known for the homonym wine and a place inhabited by a lot of Slovenian people... and, if I'm not wrong, Vanessa's family used to live in the surroundings. Now, let's do the math:
Leo was born in 1986 (yeah, the best year 😁) and he died in 2017, making him 31 yo.
Vanessa was... I guess 17/18 at the beginning of the first season and now, she's 21/22 yo after the time skip (they're technically still in 2020, considering the timeline). She should be 2 years old when the fire at her house burnt everything.
A flashback from last week's episode shows that Leo, at 17, had spent a lot of time in a hospital, recovering from an illness.
So... 2017 - 17 = 2000.
2017 - 16/17 (it depends on Vanessa's correct age) = 2001/2000.
Now... I think that, or Leo helped somehow Vanessa's family during the fire (and, considering how reckless he was and is, maybe he got caught in gunfire), or he simply met young Vanessa during the time spent at the hospital and something occurred (a blood transfusion, a transplant, something that made them linked forever). I remember that the fire at Vanessa's house was started by a vindicative ghost who was Vanessa's mother's shadow and the same ghost implied something at the end of the first season but I'm too lazy to make a rewatch... what I think is that their connection could be more a "technical" one than a mystic coincidence...
Next week, all the answers will be given! I can't wait to see it...
And also... I hope that Anna and Leo will get their happy ending, somehow... 😭😭😭😭😭
#la porta rossa 3#la porta rossa#speculation#anna mayer#leonardo cagliostro#lino guanciale#gabriella pession#vanessa rosic#valentina romani#I still hope in a miracle
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LINO GUANCIALE as LEONARDO CAGLIOSTRO - La Porta Rossa 3x01
#italiansedit#italian tag#italianstream#lino guanciale#la porta rossa#tvcentric#cinematv#userstream#my edit
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Magia, mistero e tradizioni popolari a Petralia Sottana. Un convegno con il critico d'arte e saggista Paolo Battaglia La Terra Borghese Presentazione delle opere di Claudio Paterna e Mario Pavone a Petralia Sottana. Il 15 giugno presso l'ExMa simposio dedicato ai due autori e ai temi della magia, dei personaggi misterici e delle tradizioni popolari https://is.gd/lnh9UK
#Cagliostro#Claudio Paterna#Ente Parco#ExMa#Leonardo Iuri Neglia#Madonie#Mario Pavone#Paolo Battaglia La Terra Borghese#Rotary#Salvatore Caltagirone
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Absent−mindedly I opened the prospectus and began rereading the fragment which had so absorbed me— prior to the horrible fiasco at Julie's. I skipped from one item to another. At the back of the prospectus there were maps and charts and reproductions of ancient writings found on tablets and monuments in various parts of the world. I came upon the mysterious writing of the Uighurs who had once overrun Europe from the over−flowing well of Central Asia. I read of cities which had been lifted heavenward twelve and thirteen thousand feet when the mountain ranges began to form; I read about Solon's discourse with Plato and about the 70,000 year old glyphs found in Tibet which hinted all too clearly of the existence of now unknown continents. I came upon the sources of Pythagoras' conceptions and read with sadness of the destruction of the great library at Alexandria. Certain Mayan tablets reminded me vividly of the canvases of Paul Klee. The writings of the ancients, their symbols, their patterns, their compositions, were strikingly like the things children invent in kindergartens. The insane, on the other hand, produced the most intellectual sort of compositions. I read about Laotse and Albertus Magnus and Cagliostro and Cornelius Agrippa and Iamblichus, each one a universe, each one a link in an invisible chain of now exploded worlds. I came to a chart arranged like parallel strips of banjo frets, telling off laterally the centuries since the dawn of civilization and vertically listing the literary figures of the epochs, their names and their works. The Dark Ages stood out like blind windows in the side of a skyscraper; here and there in the great blank wall there was a beam of light shed by the spirit of some intellectual giant who had managed to make his voice heard above the croaking of the submerged and dispirited denizens of the marshes. When it was dark in Europe it had been bright elsewhere: the spirit of man was like a veritable switchboard, revealing itself in signals and flashes, often across oceans of darkness. One thing stood out clearly—on that switchboard certain great spirits were still plugged in, still standing by for a call. When the epoch which had called them forth was drowned out they emerged from the darkness like the towering snow−capped peaks of the Himalayas. And there was reason to believe, it seemed to me, that not until another unspeakable catastrophe occurred would the light they shed be extinguished. As I shut off the current of reverie into which I had fallen a Sphinx−like image registered itself on the fallen curtain: it was the hoary visage of one of Europe's magi: Leonardo da Vinci. The mask which he wore to conceal his identity is one of the most baffling disguises ever assumed by an emissary from the depths. It made me shudder to think what those eyes which stare unflinchingly into the future had perceived.
Henry Miller, Sexus
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