NPPF - False Azure

[charles albert]

Stunning......but consistent....


Great work!


love,
cfa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at yahoo.com>
To: "Pynchon List" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:44 AM
Subject: NPPF - False Azure


>
> azure
> \Az"ure\, n. 1. The lapis lazuli. [Obs.]
>
> http://www.linsdomain.com/gemstones/lapizlazuli.htm
> Lapiz Lazuli is the Stone of Egypt
> and has exists since before time began.
> It is the connection between the physical plane
> and the celestial one.
>
> http://www.francesjane.com/lapiz.html
> Lapiz Lazuli is composed of lazurite, calcite, pyrite and diopside.
Hardness: 5
>
>
> Lapis Lazuli's Metaphysical Properties are: It is a stone said to have
existed
> since before "time was born," assisting one in gaining admission to the
domain
> of the unknown mysteries of the sacred texts and the esoteric ideas and
> enhancing the wisdom to understand the information. It further allows one
to
> gain access to, and to explore, the esoteric planetary knowledge. It helps
to
> stimulate emotional, mental, and physical purity and clarity, supporting
one's
> courage in activities culminating in the advancement toward universal
wisdom.
>
> A stone for acquiring wisdom and esoteric knowledge. Stone of protection.
> Regarded as a heavenly stone in ancient times for its apparent unearthly
> quality. It completely refreshes the spirit and creates a pure, ethical
> atmosphere. Healing: Bones, heart, eyes.
>
>
>
> http://www.jewelguru.com/info/lapizlazuli.htm
>
>  Lapis Lazuli, the blue rock loved by the ancients, from Mesopotamia, to
Egypt,
> to Persia, to Greece and Rome. The ancient city of Ur has a thriving trade
in
> lapis as early as the fourth millennium B.C.
>
> The name is international, from the latin, lapis, which means stone, and
from
> the Arabic, azul, which means blue.
>
> When lapis was first introduced to Europe, it was called ultramarinum,
which
> means beyond the sea. Ground lapis was the secret of the blue in
ultramarine,
> the pigment which painters used to paint the sea and the sky until the
> nineteenth century. Lapis was also popular in inlays. The Romans believed
that
> lapis was a powerful aphrodisiac. In the Middle Ages, it was thought to
keep
> the limbs healthy and free the soul from error, envy and fear.
>
> Lapis is a dark blue microcrystalline rock composed primarily of the
mineral
> lazurite. It often sparkles with golden pyrite inclusions.
> Lapis lazuli is still mined at the deposits of the ancient world in
> Afghanistan. Lapis is also mined in Chile. Small quantities are also
produced
> in Siberia, in Colorado in the United States, and in Myanmar.
>
>
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