Advent Day 1: “The Annunciation” by Carlo Crivell

What’s this? A typical flying saucer in  renaissance Christian art?

This painting hangs in the National Gallery, London, depicting an interpretation of the ‘angel’ Gabriel’s communication with Mary regarding the fact that she has been chosen to be a surrogate mother for a God-child (Jesus Christ).  A disk shaped UFO-type object seems to be throwing down a beam of light onto Mary’s head, UFO contactee style! The fact that this was painted in 1486 makes this more remarkable if one believes that the typical flying saucer shape is a relatively modern phenomenon…

This topic has been explored in academia, contrasting it with other religions that share the scenario of some sort of divine / mortal union with a god or godlike being to produce a divine being. Off the top of my head, we have the following God-man religious icons from the ancient world religions: Osirus, Dyonysus, Bachus, Atis, Adonis, Mithras and of course the one we know is being celebrated in this era! There are more, but I am not an anthropological religious historian! Interestingly, all of these divinities had a mortal mother, sacrificed their lives  for a greater good and were resurrected, some on the third day, and some with weeping women stories attached to their resurrection!  This makes the concept archetypical in nature. It is a fundamental part of who we are as a species. I believe that this makes the concept important if you are interested at all in finding your place and learning what the heck is going on in the world!

Aliens and angels. Science and religion. I truly believe that this scenario holds the key to unveiling hidden mysteries about or species and its place in the cosmos. I’ll be digging deeper into this over the coming weeks.

Tomorrow, its not necessarily a religious theme. That’s why advent calendars are exciting! What could be under the little window! I am just so sorry that there are no chocolates in this window today! I can’t even do scratch and sniff for you. Hmmmm there’s an idea. Scratch and sniff computer screens… Maybe not.