Red Magic 3D is a term that refers to the use of red light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the display of three-dimensional (3D) images. This technology combines the immersive experience of 3D visuals with the vibrant and intense red color, resulting in a unique and captivating display. LED technology has made significant advancements over the years, allowing for the creation of more compact and efficient displays. Red Magic 3D takes advantage of these advancements to produce high-quality, dynamic 3D imagery. The use of red LEDs in 3D displays offers several advantages. Firstly, red light has a longer wavelength than other colors, making it less prone to scattering and diffraction.
Reindeer, Sleighs, and Shamans
As early as the Old Stone Age, reindeer were sunk in moors as sacrificial offerings--for example, in the Hamburg steppe of Meiendorf and Stellmoor and in Magdalénien Pohlhausen 1953. 1957 2022 , was a world-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist who specialized in the shamanic uses of plants for spiritual as well as medicinal purposes.
Firstly, red light has a longer wavelength than other colors, making it less prone to scattering and diffraction. This means that red 3D images retain their clarity and depth even when viewed from different angles. Additionally, the vibrant red color adds an element of excitement and intensity to the overall visual experience.
Pagan Christmas: The Plants, Spirits, and Rituals at the Origins of Yuletide (Paperback)
The day on which many commemorate the birth of Christ has its origins in pagan rituals that center on tree worship, agriculture, magic, and social exchange. But Christmas is no ordinary folk observance. It is an evolving feast that over the centuries has absorbed elements from cultures all over the world--practices that give plants and plant spirits pride of place. In fact, the symbolic use of plants at Christmas effectively transforms the modern-day living room into a place of shamanic ritual.
Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling show how the ancient meaning of the botanical elements of Christmas provides a unique view of the religion that existed in Europe before the introduction of Christianity. The fir tree was originally revered as the sacred World Tree in northern Europe. When the church was unable to drive the tree cult out of people’s consciousness, it incorporated the fir tree by dedicating it to the Christ child. Father Christmas in his red-and-white suit, who flies through the sky in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, has his mythological roots in the shamanic reindeer-herding tribes of arctic Europe and Siberia. These northern shamans used the hallucinogenic fly agaric mushroom, which is red and white, to make their soul flights to the other world. Apples, which figure heavily in Christmas baking, are symbols of the sun god Apollo, so they find a natural place at winter solstice celebrations of the return of the sun. In fact, the authors contend that the emphasis of Christmas on green plants and the promise of the return of life in the dead of winter is just an adaptation of the pagan winter solstice celebration.
About the Author
Christian Rätsch, Ph.D. (1957 – 2022), was a world-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist who specialized in the shamanic uses of plants for spiritual as well as medicinal purposes. He studied Mesoamerican languages and cultures and anthropology at the University of Hamburg and spent, altogether, three years of fieldwork among the Lacandone Indians in Chiapas, Mexico, being the only European fluent in their language. He then received a fellowship from the German academic service for foreign research, the Deutsche Akademische Auslandsdienst (DAAD), to realize his doctoral thesis on healing spells and incantations of the Lacandone-Maya at the University of Hamburg, Germany.
In addition to his work in Mexico, his numerous fieldworks have included research in Thailand, Bali, the Seychelles, as well as a long-term study (18 years) on shamanism in Nepal combined with expeditions to Korea and the Peruvian and Colombian Amazon. He also was a scientific anthropological advisor for expeditions organized by German magazines such as GEO and Spektrum der Wissenschaften (Spectrum of Sciences).
Before becoming a full-time author and internationally renowned lecturer, Rätsch worked as professor of anthropology at the University of Bremen and served as consultant advisor for many German museums. Because of his extensive collection of shells, fossils, artifacts, and entheopharmacological items, he had numerous museum expositions on these topics.
He is the author of numerous articles and more than 40 books, including Plants of Love , Gateway to Inner Space , Marijuana Medicine , The Dictionary of Sacred and Magical Plants , and The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants . He is also coauthor of Plants of the Gods , Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas , Witchcraft Medicine , Pagan Christmas , and The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs and was editor of the Yearbook of Ethnomedicine and the Study of Consciousness . A former member of the board of advisors of the European College for the Study of Consciousness (ECSC) and former president of the Association of Ethnomedicine, he lived in Hamburg, Germany.
Claudia Müller-Ebeling, Ph.D., is an art historian and anthropologist and coauthor, with Christian Rätsch, of Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas , Witchcraft Medicine , and Pagan Christmas . She lives in Hamburg, Germany.
Praise For…
"The authors and the translators richly deserve congratulations on what is without doubt one of the finest books about Pagan Christmas written in recent times."
— Lee Prosser, Ghostvillage.com, Dec 2006
"The illustrations and photographs are excellent. The text is concise, and accurate. Pagan Christmas is a fine reading experience!"
— Lee Prosser, Ghostvillage.com, Dec 18, 2006
- Religion / Paganism & Neo-Paganism
- Religion / Christianity / History
- Religion / Holidays / Christmas & Advent
Father Christmas--An Anthropomorphic Fly Agaric Mushroom?
Perceptive people have associated St. Nicholas with the fly agaric mushroom that, in former times, was eaten during the winter solstice in northern Europe--and which made it possible to fly through other worlds.
--NAUWALD 2002, 37F
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Reviews for "Enter the World of Red Magic 3D: Where Gaming Comes Alive"
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