A Fly or Bee in the Painting of The Arcadian Shepherds by Guercino?

The image of two young shepherds, leaning out of darkness and contemplating the meaning of what lies in front of them, has captured many observers.  Still today, people intrigued by its significance, reflect upon the scene offered by the Italian painter, Guercino.  Between the years of 1618 and 1622, Giovanni …

The Alchemical or Planetary Symbols in the Maranatha Puzzle

The Maranatha Puzzle contained a total of 69 alchemical or planetary symbols dispersed across the seven images.  The images themselves were based from the legendary lost book of Nicolas Flamel, but the addition of the symbols was more prominent to the Maranatha book. The symbols are assumed to hold some bearing for the finding of …

The Mysterious and Translated Text of the Revelation of the Magi

After the recent translation and publication of a lost and forgotten text by Brent Landau, one has to wonder what else remains hidden in the Vatican Library.  In 2010, Landau, an expert in ancient biblical languages, published a revealing English translation of the wise men’s journey to Bethlehem, entitled Revelation …