Sunday, August 31, 2025

Stuff I drew when I was four

From May 1983, a picture of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac being interrupted by an angel. Abraham seems just a little too happy about what he's about to do, and the ram fated to take Isaac's place looks blissfully unaware of its fate. I'm not sure what upper right part of the drawing represents.


Also from May 1983, a picture of Moses with the Stone Tables, the Golden Calf, and a frog (one of the ten plagues). The waves on either side of Moses might represent the parting of the Red Sea. The upper waves could be red as a literal depiction of the "Red" Sea, or they could represent the first plague, when Moses turned the Nile to blood. I'm not sure who the redhead is -- perhaps either God or Moses atop Mount Sinai?


In case you can't read them clearly, here are the Ten Commandments:


After those biblical pieces, one on a more secular theme: a cat with balls on its "tall" (June 1983).


And finally, from February 1984, the reason I was going through these old drawings in the first place: a depiction of the Roaring Dragon of Redrose.

4 comments:

Bruce Charlton said...

Enjoyed these.

Ra1119bee said...

William,
Part 1 of 3
And speaking of fours and cats and snakes
Melampus and Seuss, Oh MY!
Perhaps you may find this interesting :
First of all I wrote this comment to post
on your previous snake post, however as
I was composing this comment, I saw
that you had posted a new topic
which I think this comment connects
to both the cat and the snake.

Here's what I wrote:
Lo and behold I was wondering if you
would post a 'snake' topic
and here is the reason why:
 First of all If you didn't read my previous comment
about what I believe to be
 a very interesting connection
I made about a dream I had in 2005 I titled Gymnasium
and what I believe is a possible personal past life
with the Greek deity Melampus,
please read my previous comment first
as this new comment will make more sense.

As mention in my comment,
 The Greek deity Melampus was an oracle/soothsayer
and healer. According to Greek mythology 
Melampus had an intuitive connection to not only animals
but also, insects and snakes which that really
got my attention as I've shared 
my personal story about my lifelong love of animals 
and ability to communicate with them and especially
my recent deer visits, which the three deer still continue
to visit our property every day.

 Also recall my comments about Marshall's
and my bat and bee visits
which we've had since 1993 when we bought our house.

Also recall my comment I shared about 
my 2 experiences with a black rat snake.
The first black rat snake
  visit happened last year when Jacob was still alive. 

Jacob and I were in the den( computer room ).As we were
walking out the room , Jacob ( who always made sure that
he led the way when him and I walked together) entered 
the doorway of the den and immediately began backing back
towards me.

 Of course when Jacob backed away
that caught my immediate attention as I knew
 something was not right.
Lo and behold sure enough there was a long black snake
slithering out from under the couch in the living room.

As stated, this was the first time I've seen a snake in our
house since we've moved here. Marshall and I was able
to get the snake out of the house. Marshall ,who likes snakes
told me it was a black rat snake and harmless. I didn't care,
 as I don't like snakes harmless or otherwise.
 
Interestingly a couple
of months after the snake experience , Jacob died.
However Jacob's death had nothing to do with the snake 
experience.

Fast forward to about June or so of this year and lo and behold
as I was sitting outside near one of our outbuildings, I saw
a black snake sunning itself on a rock near the building.
The snake saw me as well and we stared at each other
for about 5 to 10 minutes or so.

 Marshall came outside
and I showed him the snake which Marshall
got a stick and tried to coax the snake away.
The snake slithered away from where I was sitting.

I moved the chair to the porch of the house
and again lo and behold, the snake followed me!!

 Marshall was on the porch and the snake continued
to slither through the grass towards me.
Marshall got a broom to 'sweep' the snake back, but the snake
still tried to get on the porch. As Marshall continued to
get the snake to change course,  Marshall said
and I was thinking :" it's like he ( the snake ) is trying
to get to you."



Ra1119bee said...

William,
Part 2
 
I've recently told Marshall that I think that Jacob,
(whom we called Jake) was sending all of this weird stuff
especially the deer and the snake to me for
some reason which I believe is a message that
I need to know.

Fast forward to a couple of days ago, when reading your post
about your wife watching a movie about a naked man,
I immediately thought of my Gymnasium dream
from 2005 which gymnasium
meaning 'naked'. Again, please read my previous
comment about the gymnasium and how I found
the Greek deity Melampus whom I now believe
 I have a personal past life with because ( and according
 to the research ) I believe I share many of the
 same characteristics of Melampus including
 clairvoyance , healer and intuitiveness with animals
 and the most intriguing connection was
Melampus and two snakes. ( please see
both video links)

I personally don't believe in coincidences.

And update!:
After typing the above I decided to google Dr. Seuss
and snakes and LO AND BEHOLD again!!!  I found a
Seuss book titled: I Can Read with My Eyes Closed.


In the read out loud video of the book ( link below )
just about everything in the sync stream which relates
to my personal puzzle pieces which connects
with many of yours as well  is mentioned in this book
including reading with 'eyes closed'. 

Physical eyes closed means 'seeing' with One Eye
which is our Third Eye,
I bet the farm that Seuss knew exactly what the Third Eye is.

Do note that I just found this book online
today ( Aug 31 ).

Check out this list of things mentioned
in the book, which 'coincidently' connects
to my puzzle pieces and many of yours
which I've shared on your blog.

Ra1119bee said...

William
Part 3

Here's the list of shared puzzle pieces
in the book
... frame :012, Cat in the Hat says that he can
read in 'pickle' color. Pickles as well as the Cat
In the Hat's glasses are green. 
Recall my many comments about the Green Language
aka The Language of the Birds. 
I'd bet the farm that Seuss aka Rossetta Stone
 knew about the Green Language, especially if Seuss was a
Rosy, which I bet he was.
 The Stone is the Philosopher's Stone as I'm sure
you know that The Philosopher's Stone is an
alchemical substance in Hermeticism.

Continued,
Note that most of the story is of Cat in the Hat
talking to a little cat in the hat. So for brevity I'll
refer to Big Cat and Little Cat.
.. frame :018 an orange circle and the symbolism
of the ouroboros
..frame :033 Big Cat is reading with his left eye
and then with his right eye. Note that in both cases only
ONE EYE is open. Both One Eyes are looking at FISH
swimming in different directions.
The Pisces sigil is 2 fish tied
together going in opposite directions symbolically 
meaning : to serve or sacrifice.
... frame :057 check out the 8 point
pink flowers
... Big Cat in that same frame also says:
"You have to be speedy reader because
there's so so much to read."
Which mirrors my perspective about
gathering knowledge
 from a vast spectrum of ideologies, not just one.
... frame 1:10 ( 11? ) note the illustration
of big cat standing between the trees. Recall
my recent email and photo of the deer in the ' portal
which the portal is between 2 trees on our property.
Recall I shared the story of Jake the day before he died sitting
in the portal as well.
... in that same 1:10 frame note the three bees on
three threes. 33 is a master number and a very significant
Ley Line. The bees have blue-green wings
...frame :053 Big cat mentions that he doesn't read
with his eyes shut often because it makes his hat
and eyebrows red hot.
Note both big cat and little cat's hats are very similar
 to a Phrygian Cap. Recall
my personal puzzle piece about my 2018 dream Oscar.
In the dream Oscar wore a Phrygian cap, which
I had NO CLUE of a Phrygian cap before the dream.
 .... frame 1: 28mention of ROSES and Owls
if I recall Owls were in the sync stream a couple of years ago.
... frame 1:46 mention of trombone ( HORN )

.... and surprisingly!!!  on the same frame 
as the trombone, is what I googled
which were the tag words :Dr. Seuss and snakes.
That google search led me to this book.
In the illustration at frame 1:46
 lo and behold is a Jake on a pillow snake!!!

What's the odds??!

.... on frame 1:59 is the mention of ICE. Note on the blue
sign the wording: Nice Ice for sale,  10 cents a pail.
Note the ice is green and white.  The pale (pail) horse in the
Four Horseman is the Greek chlooros ( meaning pale) 
or chlorine/chlorophyll which is
a greenish-yellow or the pale green of new grass.
 I'm only including the Pale Horse because 
of the recent sync of Robert the Horse.
As you know the Pale Horse is the last of the 4 horses
to ride.

The irony in the story I Can Read With My Eyes Shut 
, is this and IMO : while big cat is suggesting  to little cat that
he (big cat)  can read with his eyes shut
at the end of the story big cat tells little cat
to keep his eyes OPEN which I thought that was odd.

 However
at the very end big cat says to little cat:
" So that's why I told you to keep
your eyes wide,
... keep them wide open
at least on **one side."
~~~~
In the illustration both cats have ONE EYE
open.

 Sync fairies be real busy.

Were Snakes kept as Pets in Ancient Greece & Rome?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp7NrlsUUX0


The Greatest Prophet in Greek Mythology--Melampus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MarIrz7jCPI


I CAN READ WITH MY EYES SHUT Dr. Seuss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObSGxb1k9pw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism

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