Piece Of Art

Lest we forget, this is what can be seen from Tahrir Square, through the haze, and from elsewhere in Cairo. The new Egypt is a reflection of the ancient one. Updated 2.11.2011: There has been a major change in the government of Egypt. The new Egypt has arrived. The old Egypt will be recalled, especially as the region changes and even the Kingdom of Kush is being reestablished in Southern Sudan.

Will Tahrir Square be tomorrow's Dealey Plaza (where a change in the USA government occurred)?  Such a question is to not be taken literally but metaphorically. Sometimes, however, the metaphorical can certainly be rather grounded in a deeper meaning. The Egyptian symbols are everywhere.  Dealey Plaza's obelisk denotes the site of the first Masonic Lodge in Texas. The observations made at this blog are that the answers may be in the "where" and the "when," as much as the "what" and the "who." Such threads of reality are being played out in the events from the Middle East. Others have said this in different ways, regarding the breaking news out of Egypt. Indeed, the evidence is mounting for the pivotal role of this ancient land in the current state of affairs.  I, for example, have been pondering the location and histories of the "squares" in the events, oftentimes sparked by the self-immolations taking place within them, and the...