GERASH_GERASA
Journeying along storied paths, in Places of Power steeped in historical grandeur where the Greek Word resounded not by chance in days of yore. On the surface of this land, splendid structures dominate: Greek inscriptions, two ancient theaters, the magnificent (in shape and dimensions) Nymphaeum with unique architecture and sculptural decoration, dedicated to the Nymphs of Water – the Naiads, Oceanids, and Nereids, female divine forms nourishing significant heroes and gods with healing and prophetic abilities. The unusual Forum, a scene for multiple activities, and the imposing Temples of Zeus and Artemis, the city’s protector, with exceptional columns and well-preserved cellar – distinctive spaces where the keepers of the Sacred entered and officiated. Crossing the admirable central avenue with the double imposing Corinthian colonnade, ‘you see’ the vitality of the space from the organized gatherings, libation offerings, ancient sayings of tragedians..
In Decapolis of the Hollow Syria, between Pella and Philadelphia, the Pompeii of the Middle East, dominates Gerasa or Gerash, where the ancient inscriptions of the city and the philological testimonies of Iamblichus Chalcidensis, a neoplatonic philosopher from Syros, attest to the establishment of dwellings by those who fought alongside Alexander the Great..
ALEXANDER, as a true Mystic, the Greek reformer Hegemon of the Panhellenic Alliance recognized the same divinity and wisdom behind all Symbols, honoring Athena in Athens, Osiris in Egypt, Brahma of the Indians, the Zonaios and Azonos God of distant people.. By decree, he established a commonwealth filled with equality beyond mythical elements and ‘socio-religious’ conventions. The Speech he delivered to his army, explaining his stance towards the conquered peoples, who were now to be his equal subjects, is one of the most significant recorded texts. This inspired Man, with Knowledge ability, free from discouragement, with a keen sense of proportions and wholehearted dedication to humanity, constructed, impressed upon nations, and in myriad human consciences a view of a facet of the great edifice of truth. Initiatory, with a perception of global need, he worked towards the restoration of that part shattered by the fall.
He belongs to the pioneers of the Human Family who shattered all barriers of race and color distinctions. He dared to traverse the labyrinth, leading thus the way out for the three-dimensional vision of the ‘little children’ of the race.
ALEXANDER belongs to the reformers, Archetypal Humans, exceptionally rare and measured within eternity..