Comments on: Secret underground temple seized by police http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 18:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: schönberger http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-84996 schönberger Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-84996 "siezed"? “siezed”?

]]> By: PhiCancri http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85002 PhiCancri Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85002 Gazoontite. Gazoontite.

]]> By: frankiez http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85003 frankiez Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85003 WOW! I'm italian and never heard of these pagan masterpieces! WOW! I’m italian and never heard of these pagan masterpieces!

]]> By: marcuspierce http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85008 marcuspierce Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85008 Is this real? It smells like a hoax. Is this real? It smells like a hoax.

]]> By: Craig Sheldon http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85009 Craig Sheldon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85009 The Temples were seized in 1992 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Damanhur">according to Wikipedia</a> Here's their <a href="http://www.damanhur.info/en/html/home.asp">official site</a> and a site for <a href="http://www.thetemples.org/">The Temples</a> The Temples were seized in 1992 according to Wikipedia

Here’s their official site and a site for The Temples

]]> By: neuromonkey http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85010 neuromonkey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85010 Right. As the article states, by "seized", they mean construction had to stop until proper planning permission was given. And it has been. Right. As the article states, by “seized”, they mean construction had to stop until proper planning permission was given. And it has been.

]]> By: Scixual http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85013 Scixual Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85013 The willingness to dedicate oneself to work that is inspiring, fun or satisfying but ultimately impractical is the source of all great art. And humanity just can't help doing it. The willingness to dedicate oneself to work that is inspiring, fun or satisfying but ultimately impractical is the source of all great art. And humanity just can’t help doing it.

]]> By: Wareq http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85031 Wareq Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85031 Where's Umberto Eco when you need him? Where’s Umberto Eco when you need him?

]]> By: nosida http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85289 nosida Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85289 I love it! Who wants to build one in the US? I love it! Who wants to build one in the US?

]]> By: Al Billings http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85035 Al Billings Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85035 The "seizing" part was current news about 15 or so years ago... I've written a <a href="http://www.arcanology.com/2007/11/23/damanhur-in-the-news/">blog post</a> about this but the media basically rediscovers Damanhur about every two or three years and then forgets about them again. The “seizing” part was current news about 15 or so years ago…

I’ve written a blog post about this but the media basically rediscovers Damanhur about every two or three years and then forgets about them again.

]]> By: billy http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85036 billy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85036 change that misleading headline please change that misleading headline please

]]> By: Al Billings http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85037 Al Billings Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85037 Marcuspierce, go to Amazon.com and search on "Damanhur". They list at least five books in relation to this group, including a book just on the Temples of Humankind and their construction. This isn't a hoax but is old news. Marcuspierce, go to Amazon.com and search on “Damanhur”. They list at least five books in relation to this group, including a book just on the Temples of Humankind and their construction. This isn’t a hoax but is old news.

]]> By: jphilby http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85300 jphilby Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85300 "good lord, the person responsible for interior decorating at that place ought to be shot." I agree, but it would fit right in with the US tourist mecca known as the Black Hills ... and is *way* prettier than the (in)famous "Wall Drug" ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Drug ... visited by thousands of culture-starved midwesterners for decades. “good lord, the person responsible for interior decorating at that place ought to be shot.”

I agree, but it would fit right in with the US tourist mecca known as the Black Hills … and is *way* prettier than the (in)famous “Wall Drug” … http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Drug … visited by thousands of culture-starved midwesterners for decades.

]]> By: tp1024 http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85049 tp1024 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85049 Just proves the saying, that it is easier to seek forgiveness than to ask for permission ... Just proves the saying, that it is easier to seek forgiveness than to ask for permission …

]]> By: the Other michael http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85053 the Other michael Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85053 Hey -- old news that we never heard about (like, you know, vintage ads, in-car record players, and the like) is a wonderful thing! Ever breathlessly tell somebody about a book you just read, over to have their eyes glaze over when they heard it was published more than two weeks ago? "Sorry, old news." Hey — old news that we never heard about (like, you know, vintage ads, in-car record players, and the like) is a wonderful thing!

Ever breathlessly tell somebody about a book you just read, over to have their eyes glaze over when they heard it was published more than two weeks ago?

“Sorry, old news.”

]]> By: RyanH http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85054 RyanH Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85054 The way I see it, this is a directory of wonderful things, and this is a wonderful thing no matter how recent or not. The way I see it, this is a directory of wonderful things, and this is a wonderful thing no matter how recent or not.

]]> By: squib http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85314 squib Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85314 Yep, amazing but gaudy. You can tell a bloke chose the colours Yep, amazing but gaudy. You can tell a bloke chose the colours

]]> By: Al Billings http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85063 Al Billings Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85063 The Other Michael, two weeks versus 15 or 16 years? Hyperbole much? I was an undergraduate in college when this place was busted. I'm in my mid-30s now with a nearly 10 year old daughter. I do agree it is an interesting place. I was, personally, more objecting to the title focusing on the "seizing" of the site since that happened when kids currently in high school were being born. The Other Michael, two weeks versus 15 or 16 years? Hyperbole much? I was an undergraduate in college when this place was busted. I’m in my mid-30s now with a nearly 10 year old daughter.

I do agree it is an interesting place. I was, personally, more objecting to the title focusing on the “seizing” of the site since that happened when kids currently in high school were being born.

]]> By: romwell http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85322 romwell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85322 Wonderful thing indeed, even though the title is misleading. From TFA: Retrospective permission was eventually granted and today the 'Damanhurians' even have their own university, schools, organic supermarkets, vineyards, farms, bakeries and award-winning eco homes. Still, I didn't know that this thing exists. When it all was 'real news', I was a 4-year-old living in the Perestroika-era USSR falling apart, so I kinda missed out on these news. Thanks to BoingBoing, I am amazed by the story now. Wonderful thing indeed, even though the title is misleading. From TFA:

Retrospective permission was eventually granted and today the ‘Damanhurians’ even have their own university, schools, organic supermarkets, vineyards, farms, bakeries and award-winning eco homes.

Still, I didn’t know that this thing exists. When it all was ‘real news’, I was a 4-year-old living in the Perestroika-era USSR falling apart, so I kinda missed out on these news. Thanks to BoingBoing, I am amazed by the story now.

]]> By: Jesse M. http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85068 Jesse M. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85068 There's a long story on this community from "What Is Enlightenment" magazine here: <a href="http://www.wie.org/j36/damanhur.asp?page=1">Atlantis in the Mountains of Italy</a> There’s a long story on this community from “What Is Enlightenment” magazine here:

Atlantis in the Mountains of Italy

]]> By: Steven http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85077 Steven Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85077 good lord, the person responsible for interior decorating at that place ought to be shot. good lord, the person responsible for interior decorating at that place ought to be shot.

]]> By: mralistair http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85080 mralistair Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85080 what's the most worrying thing is the number of posts on this blog linking to the daily mail. it's a pretty hideous right wing no-brain-required 'send them all home' pile of nonsense, i know this is a pretty innocuous story but i expect better from boing boing. if they linked to the national inquirer you'd at least expect a disclaimer, i'm worried the american reader might think this a a reasonable and erudite news source other than just dirge. what’s the most worrying thing is the number of posts on this blog linking to the daily mail. it’s a pretty hideous right wing no-brain-required ‘send them all home’ pile of nonsense, i know this is a pretty innocuous story but i expect better from boing boing. if they linked to the national inquirer you’d at least expect a disclaimer, i’m worried the american reader might think this a a reasonable and erudite news source other than just dirge.

]]> By: License Farm http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85083 License Farm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85083 Reminds me of Alex Grey's <a href="http://cosm.org" target="_blank">Chapel of the Sacred Mirrors</a> in NYC, though that's a more modest endeavor. (Which, if you've ever seen it, is probably the last term you'd use to describe it.) Reminds me of Alex Grey’s Chapel of the Sacred Mirrors in NYC, though that’s a more modest endeavor. (Which, if you’ve ever seen it, is probably the last term you’d use to describe it.)

]]> By: woolie http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85344 woolie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85344 My own favorite self-built temple: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justo_Gallego_Martínez http://www.citynoise.org/article/732 http://www.citynoise.org/article/831 My own favorite self-built temple:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justo_Gallego_Martínez
http://www.citynoise.org/article/732
http://www.citynoise.org/article/831

]]> By: DeWynken http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85089 DeWynken Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85089 JUST IN! ATLANTIS SINKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN! JUST IN! ATLANTIS SINKS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN!

]]> By: Al Billings http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85090 Al Billings Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85090 Yeah, because Boing Boing could never link to the Daily Mail. That's a horrible endorsement of some obscure British politics or something... Yeah, because Boing Boing could never link to the Daily Mail. That’s a horrible endorsement of some obscure British politics or something…

]]> By: the Other michael http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85103 the Other michael Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85103 Jeez, Al -- 15,16 years ago is no longer wonderful? Remind me not to talk to you about 27-line mechanical television recordings from 1920s. Jeez, Al — 15,16 years ago is no longer wonderful?

Remind me not to talk to you about 27-line mechanical television recordings from 1920s.

]]> By: iburl http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85104 iburl Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85104 #17, you need a beer. I think that whole place is really cool. #17, you need a beer. I think that whole place is really cool.

]]> By: stovis http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85366 stovis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85366 He likes to go by the name Falco? I remember his hit song, Der Kommissar. I wonder if he wrote that in the temple? He likes to go by the name Falco? I remember his hit song, Der Kommissar. I wonder if he wrote that in the temple?

]]> By: billdonovan http://boingboing.net/2007/11/23/secret-underground-t.html#comment-85119 billdonovan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-85119 I do not care if this is old news, I think this is an amazing story, and I like that the man Falco mentions something inspirational at the end of the the story in the link to the British newspaper. I love it when adults have the courage and intelligence to mantain their ability to be creative in the way that children are creative, and by that I mean through profound secret games that carry meaning like dreams carry meaning. I do not care if this is old news, I think this is an amazing story, and I like that the man Falco mentions something inspirational at the end of the the story in the link to the British newspaper.

I love it when adults have the courage and intelligence to mantain their ability to be creative in the way that children are creative, and by that I mean through profound secret games that carry meaning like dreams carry meaning.

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