DMT Influence in Architecture?

[Kookaburra]

Kookaburra, WHAT!? Is that real?

No idea, I saw it posted without attribution.

I just tried dragging the picture into Google's image search, and it popped up in some neat collections:

http://m.pinterest.com/katrynna/ministry-of-the-interior/

https://pinterest.com/annemarieweber/architecture/

One site has it listed as "Spanish Synagogue by John Galbo"

Here's another that came up in that search:

"Synagogue - Prague, Czech Republic - Star of David in the Center"

 

[wiglo]

I've never seen anything to directly indicate DMT as an influence on Islam, but the Sufis are a very interesting mystical branch of that religion. Well worth checking out. Much more in common with Hinduism than with our current association of Islam with the Taliban, etc.

There is a history of burning Syrian Rue as incense in Islam and the pre Islamic Zoroastrian religion, so I wouldn't be at all surprised at a hyperspatial influence. It is also said to have inspired stories of magic flying carpets. I would imagine if one burned enough in a confined space it could have a psychedelic effect. I don't know for sure if they consumed it as a tea, etc. but it would not surprise me.

This is, once again, my chance to recommend giving a listen to the music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn a Sufi singer of Quali devotional music. Wonderfully psychedelic sounds. :thumb_up:

And those images are all absolutely stunning.

Awesome! Thank you for opening me up to new music. I CAN'T WAIT! See? This is exactly why I love this place. Now, let's blow some minds:

Soma - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Here's the interesting part:

It is described as being prepared by extracting juice from the stalks of a certain plant. In both Vedic and Zoroastrian tradition, the name of the drink and the plant are the same, and the three forming a religious or mythological unity.
The Rigveda calls the plant "God for Gods" seemingly giving him precedence above Indra and the other Gods (RV 9.42[2])
There has been much speculation concerning what is most likely to have been the identity of the original plant. There is no solid consensus on the question, although some Western experts outside the Vedic and Avestan religious traditions now seem to favour a species of Ephedra, perhaps Ephedra sinica.[3][4]

Now imagine if this was the case, that this could have been a plant that had DMT or similar molecule. The surviving form of the Rigveda is traced back to the early Iron Age in India (c. 10th c. BC)

 

[Guyomech]

The Alhambra, Granada Spain:

http://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/alhambra721.jpg

http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/7-la-alhambra-guido-montanes-castillo.jpg

I think this dome is insanely psychedelic, despite being monochrome (carved plaster).

Of note is the fact that Islamic art is barred from depicting the human figure, along with many other things. So while Christians were busy painting Jesus over and over, Islam was diving deep into sacred geometry, obsessively, for centuries. As much as I disagree with artistic restrictions on a personal level, on a centuries-long scale it's pretty striking what can be accomplished.

We have a small Sufi community here in our area and at least a couple of them have spoken of using psychedelics. I don't think it's a part of their faith in general, but they are a very liberal branch of Islam.

 

[ntwhtyouknw]

@ guyomech, to attempt and depict Yeshua Muhammad or god would be Idolatry to Islam, I find it makes sense.
So Its more than just beng restrictive, they want to avoid being blasphemous.

The depictions of a white Yeshua always bothered me a little.

The old testament also says not to make images of god as well but they all build around the geometry.


Its just beyond me the patience and ability that goes into these works of art.

 

[Guyomech]

I don't personally believe in blasphemy. But I do think that these temples are a far better depiction of the transcendent than any image of a haloed saint.

 

[RoGu3]

The first picture looks straight out of a DMT experience. The stained glass refelction and the symmetrical lines on the wall leading to some crazy looking spiral. Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing :thumb_up:

 

[wiglo]

Here's some more. Check out the blue prayer chamber. It's amazing. I feel like I've been there before. I can smell DMT just by looking at some of these images.

 

[Global]

Thanks for starting this thread, wiglo. Here's another one to add to the collection. It is in italy, near a place that I have the privilege of going to every summer. Has to be visited

Please tell me you've tripped there! :surprised

 

[wiglo]

Friends, please take the time to look at these links, I hope you find them as awe inspiring as I have. They are full screen 3D virtual views of the original photo in this thread:

Nasir Al Mulk Mosque Shiraz 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Shiraz by omid jafarnezhad. The Nasīr al-Mulk Mosque (Persian: مسجد نصیر الملك‎ - Masjed-e Naseer ol Molk) is a traditional m...

www.360cities.net

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Shiraz by Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji.

www.360cities.net

Zinat al Mulk House 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Shiraz by Mahmood Hamidi. Private house of the court governor of Fars province in...

www.360cities.net

 

[christian]

Truly incredible images, thanks!

I remember staring in awe at some of the Islamic carvings at La Alhambra in Granada in Spain. I guess these mosques really must be the closest they managed to bring a bit of heaven onto their earth, to remind themselves where they came from?

 

[Global]

Friends, please take the time to look at these links, I hope you find them as awe inspiring as I have. They are full screen 3D virtual views of the original photo in this thread:

Nasir Al Mulk Mosque Shiraz 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Shiraz by omid jafarnezhad. The Nasīr al-Mulk Mosque (Persian: مسجد نصیر الملك‎ - Masjed-e Naseer ol Molk) is a traditional m...

www.360cities.net

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Shiraz by Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji.

www.360cities.net

Zinat al Mulk House 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Shiraz by Mahmood Hamidi. Private house of the court governor of Fars province in...

www.360cities.net

Mind blown. I love this thread

 

[Guyomech]

Whoa, has any of you tried going to that virtual view using an iPhone? Move the phone around and the view tracks with you. Insane!

 

[Lumos]

I truly love Islamic architecture, the reason for the intricate patterns comes from their belief that depicting living things is God's work. So they make fantastic geometeric patterns knowing they can never be as perfect as what God can do; but in their inperfection lays their true beauty.

Like this is from the Al Hambra, in Granada Spain.

 

[VIII]

I got stuck on this thread and the links in here for a looong time on an acid trip the other day. Those 360° views are phenomenal! You can actually walk through each room and garden and on to other nearby sites. I travelled for some time, thanks for sharing everyone.

I'll be sure to link if I come across anything.

 

[John Smith]

This one reminds me very close of my own experiences.

Edit: Nexus image uploading compression dulls the colors quite a bit.

Re-upload:

 

[anrchy]

Whoa, has any of you tried going to that virtual view using an iPhone? Move the phone around and the view tracks with you. Insane!

OMG! That is so awesome!

This isn't completely on track with this thread but trippy none the less. Look down at the ball.

Покровский Собор. Inside 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Belarus by Ivan Tsyrkunovich.

www.360cities.net

And then back to the entheogen temples...

Bab Alqiblah 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Baghdad by Alhusaini. باب القبلة للعتبة الكاظمية المقدسة ويبدو فيها سوق الإستربادي ودخول وفود الزائرين لحرم الإمام ا...

www.360cities.net

The Royal Pantheon, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Bangkok by Jedsada Puangsaichai. Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and the adjoining Grand Palace together form perhaps the greates...

www.360cities.net

Khaneh Borujerdi-ha - The Borujerdi-ha House 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from by Ramin Dehdashti. The Borujerdi-ha House is a famous landmark and sample of Persian traditional residential arch...

www.360cities.net

 

[wiglo]

This one reminds me very close of my own experiences.

Edit: Nexus image uploading compression dulls the colors quite a bit.

Re-upload:

Whoa! Where is this from? Do you know the source? This is pretty incredible and also very much like what I see as well, as I am sure many do.

anrchy, thanks for sharing those 360s! It's interesting that you chose 3 different parts of the world, yet that sacred geometry still persists.

 

[wiglo]

Here are some more interesting ones I found:

 

[DeDao]

These are so amazing. The funny thing is, these places are probably places like churches or spiritual centers. Funny how that works. Whether created through the inspiration of DMT or other psychedelics a-like, it doesn't matter.

I agree with others said before!!

MORE!

I will check back in a few days looking for satisfaction!

 

[anrchy]

Ya so checking out that 3dcities site ended up causing me to download Microsoft photosynth for my iPhone so now I can take spherical panoramic shots myself. Works really good so if you have an iPhone check it out its free.

It's interesting how similiar the artwork is in different parts of the world. When I get off work ill try and find some more.

Iraq

karbala bab alqbla by falah hassn 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Iraq by falah pano.

www.360cities.net

Brazil church of gold (flower of life on ceiling)

Gold Church #2 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from Brazil by Marcio Cabral. Sao Francisco Church - Salvador Bahia Brazil. 800kg of gold

www.360cities.net