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Les muestro el puente Nichupté: más de 11 kilómetros sobre la zona lagunar de Cancún para acceder a la zona hotelera. ¡Bellísimo!
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Early castles (like motte-and-bailey) used earth mounds for height. By the 12th–13th centuries, stone replaced wood for durability against fire and siege weapons, leading to taller, thicker designs. Later, as gunpowder artillery dangerous, contested world.
They Appeared (14th–15th centuries), very tall vertical walls became vulnerable to cannon fire, so fortifications shifted to lower, thicker, angled designs (e.g., star forts) that absorbed impacts better.
In short, castles weren’t tall just to look impressive—they were engineered
as defensive machines where every extra foot of height translated to real military advantage.
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Examples of Impressive Heights
• Dover Castle (England) keep: Around 80 feet (24 m) tall.
• Coucy Castle (France) keep: About 177 feet (54 m) — one of the tallest medieval keeps ever built (though it was later destroyed).
Framlingham Castle (England) walls: Up to 40 feet (12 m).
• Many keeps and towers reached 50–100+ feet when built on natural hills, which added extra elevation without needing even taller construction.
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Medieval castles were built tall (especially their walls, towers, and keeps) primarily for military defense, though height also served symbolic and practical purposes. The era’s warfare relied on sieges, archery, ladders,
battering rams, and later gunpowder, so height gave defenders significant advantages.
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Here’s a simple synopsis of the 10 plagues God sent on Egypt (from the Book of Exodus chapters 7–12) to convince Pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery. Each one escalated in severity, showing God’s power over nature and Egypt’s gods.
1. Water to Blood — All the water in the Nile and other sources turned to blood. Fish died, the water stank, and Egyptians couldn’t drink it.
2. Frogs — Frogs swarmed everywhere—into homes, beds, ovens, and food—making life miserable.
3. Gnats (or Lice) — Dust turned into gnats or lice that infested people and animals. Even Egyptian magicians couldn’t copy this one.
4. Flies (or Swarms) — Thick swarms of flies filled Egyptian houses and land, ruining everything, but none appeared in the Israelite area of Goshen.
5. Livestock Disease — A plague killed all Egyptian cattle, horses, donkeys, camels, oxen, and
sheep in the fields—Israelite animals were untouched.
6. Boils — Painful, festering boils broke out on people and animals throughout Egypt, even affecting the magicians.
7. Hail — A massive storm of hail mixed with fire and thunder destroyed crops, trees, people, and animals left outdoors. Some flax and barley were ruined; wheat survived.
8. Locusts — Swarms of locusts covered the ground and ate every remaining plant, fruit, and leaf, leaving nothing green.
9. Darkness — Thick, tangible darkness covered Egypt for three days—no one could see or move—yet the Israelites had light in their homes.
10. Death of the Firstborn — At midnight, every firstborn in Egypt died—from Pharaoh’s son to the lowest servant’s child, and even firstborn livestock. Israelite homes were spared because they marked their doors with lamb’s blood (the first Passover).
This finally broke Pharaoh, and he let the Israelites go.
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Plague of Blood (Exodus 7:14–24)
Moses struck the Nile with his staff at God’s command, turning the river (and all water sources, including jars and ponds) into blood. Fish died, the water stank, and Egyptians could not drink it (they dug wells instead). This lasted seven days.
The plagues escalate in intensity and are often grouped in three sets of three (with warnings and partial hardening of Pharaoh’s heart) plus a final, unannounced tenth plague. God repeatedly distinguished between the Egyptians and the Israelites (
especially from the fourth plague onward), protecting His people in the land of Goshen. Pharaoh’s heart hardened progressively—sometimes by his own choice, sometimes by God—despite repeated promises to let the people go, which he broke once relief came
The 10 plagues of Egypt, detailed in Exodus chapters 7–12 (primarily in the NIV or similar translations), were a series of miraculous judgments God sent through Moses and Aaron to compel Pharaoh to release the enslaved Israelites after centuries of oppression.
Their purpose was multifaceted: to demonstrate Yahweh’s supreme power over creation (and Pharaoh’s false claim to divinity), to judge Egypt’s pantheon of gods, to prove to the Israelites that their God was faithful, and ultimately to force deliverance
The event is seen as a pattern throughout Scripture—God delivering people from “slavery” to sin or evil into freedom and relationship with Him. In the New Testament, it’s often paralleled with Jesus’ work of ultimate redemption.
The Exodus is often called the greatest redemptive event in the Old Testament. It symbolizes God’s power to rescue His people from oppression, judge evil (Pharaoh as a tyrant), and form Israel as
His chosen nation through a covenant relationship. It establishes key themes like redemption, salvation from bondage, and God’s faithfulness to His promises to Abraham.
Pharaoh soon pursued them with his army. God miraculously parted the Red Sea (or Sea of Reeds), allowing the Israelites to cross on dry ground. When the Egyptians followed, the waters closed, drowning them.
This deliverance marked their freedom from slavery and their journey toward the Promised Land, including receiving the Ten Commandments and entering a covenant with God at Mount Sinai.
Broader Significance
The final plague led to the first Passover, where Israelite families marked their doors with lamb’s blood so the angel of death “passed over” them.
• After the plague struck Egypt’s firstborn (including Pharaoh’s son), Pharaoh relented, and the Israelites left Egypt hastily.
God heard their cries and raised up Moses (who had been raised in Pharaoh’s court but fled after killing an Egyptian taskmaster). God appeared to Moses in the burning bush and commissioned him to demand that Pharaoh “let my people go.”
Pharaoh refused, leading to the 10 plagues God sent on Egypt (e.g., turning the Nile to blood, locusts, darkness, and finally the death of the firstborn).
Key Events of the Exodus
The Israelites (descendants of Jacob/Israel) had come to Egypt during a famine (as described in Genesis), where they initially prospered under Joseph.
• Over centuries (around 400 years), a new Pharaoh rose who feared
their growing numbers and enslaved them harshly, forcing brutal labor and even ordering the death of newborn Hebrew boys.
This story is primarily told in the Book of Exodus (the second book of the Bible, also called the Torah or Pentateuch), though elements extend into Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
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Confesso que, por algum motivo, hoje foi um dos dias mais difíceis ao visitar o Presidente Jair Bolsonaro.
Ao entrar no quarto, me deparei com aquele homem forte “apagado” na cadeira, com a cabeça baixa, soluçando enquanto dormia. Precisei recuar. Fiquei alguns minutos em silêncio, do lado de fora, tentando me recompor, antes de entrar novamente.
Quando voltei, ele continuava da mesma forma. Me aproximei, fiz um carinho em sua cabeça, e ele sequer reagiu. Me explicaram que, por conta das medicações fortes, sua sensibilidade está ainda mais elevada. Ele usa, inclusive, uma pulseira com a indicação: “RISCO DE QUEDA”.
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Kay Nielsen ‘On that island stands a church, in that church is a well, in that well swims a duck’ – from ‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon’ 1914
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The Moon as Universal Symbol
From the lunar calendars of Babylon to Artemis and Selene, from Romantic painters capturing moonlit ruins to modern tales of lycanthropy — the moon is the single thread woven through every domain of human wonder. It governs tides, rituals, madness, and art.
Oracle at Delphi & Political Power
The Pythia’s prophecies shaped wars and empires. Historical kings sought divine counsel that was equal parts political theatre and genuine mythological belief — where state power met the breath of Apollo.
Mythology
Supernatural
Sirens, Selkies & Saltwater Spirits
Every maritime culture birthed water spirits — Greek sirens, Celtic selkies, Japanese ningyo. The ocean’s unknowability created a universal supernatural vocabulary across civilizations that never met.
Art
Supernatural
Alchemy in Renaissance Painting
Bosch, Dürer, and Cranach encoded alchemical symbols into their masterworks. The transformation of lead to gold mirrored spiritual transcendence — art became the philosopher’s stone itself.
History
Supernatural
The Witch Trials & Folk Memory
Salem, Pendle, Torsåker — real historical persecution rooted in supernatural fear. Healers became demons, midwives became witches. The trials reveal how communities weaponize the uncanny.
History
Mythology
Art
Arthurian Legend Across Centuries
From Geoffrey of Monmouth’s chronicles to the Pre-Raphaelites’ gilded canvases — Arthur lives simultaneously in history, myth, and art. Each age remakes Camelot in its own image.
Art
Mythology
The Medusa Gaze in Visual Art
Cellini’s bronze Perseus, Caravaggio’s severed head, Versace’s logo — Medusa endures because she embodies art’s deepest paradox: the beautiful thing that destroys you for looking.
History
Art
Supernatural
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Part historical artifact, part mythological scripture, part visual masterpiece — papyrus scrolls where illustration and incantation become inseparable. Art as literal passport to the afterlife.
Mythology
Supernatural
The Underworld Map
Hades, Helheim, Duat, Xibalba — every culture drew maps of the land beneath. The universal insistence on geography for the dead reveals humanity’s need to locate the unknowable.
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The Exodus in the Bible refers to the dramatic departure (or “mass exodus”) of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt, led by Moses under God’s direction.
The word “exodus” comes from Greek meaning “departure” or “way out,” and it describes one of the most central and foundational events in the Old Testament.
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Feel Silence
•Deep Reflection/Meditation: A deliberate pause in a chaotic day, where one feels a “stillness”.
•Sensory Deprivation: In places like anechoic chambers, the lack of external sound makes
you feel the silence, often leading to hearing one’s own heartbeat or blood flowing.
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Ich wünsche dem israelischen Volk, dass nach Jahren von Terror und Krieg eine bessere Zeit anbricht. Dass Entscheidungen getroffen werden, die zu Frieden und guter Nachbarschaft führen.
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