UM-Bot Posted October 14, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2020 A chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary has mysteriously reappeared 13 years after it had faded away. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340146/virgin-mary-chalk-drawing-reappears-13-yrs-on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralHorus Posted October 14, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Why is it that only European versions only ever seem to pop up? Lol 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadLordAvatar Posted October 14, 2020 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Well I suppose for those basking in this “divine intervention” , it is a little less deranged than worshipping a burned outline of Jesus on a piece of toast. Soft pastel (oil) on pavement under the hot sun will cook and bind into the asphalt. Based on where this art is located, it is dry and hot year round. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver Posted October 14, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Someone crept in and repainted it. I can’t claim to know God well, though I have tried for many years, yet... it seems to me that if God we’re to make a painting, it wouldn’t be of the “virgin” Mary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 14, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, AstralHorus said: Why is it that only European versions only ever seem to pop up? Lol You're wrong. This is Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Mexican icon and this chalk drawing is in Mexico 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papageorge1 Posted October 14, 2020 #6 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I am a believer from the evidence that Marian miracles do occur to fortify the faithful. 13 years of cars driving over it? This may be another case but I'd like to hear a serious unbiased scientific opinion pronounced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted October 14, 2020 #7 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) It looks like they threw water on it, which may have washed away road grime and revealed the pigment from the drawing. This is completely possible, if it was drawn with pastels rather than sidewalk chalk. Edited October 14, 2020 by Seti42 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted October 14, 2020 #8 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, OverSword said: You're wrong. This is Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Mexican icon and this chalk drawing is in Mexico I think the reference was to "European looking" men /women. Christ is not often portrayed as middle eastern, and neither is mary While there is a hint of the exotic, and perhaps native mesoamerican in the woman(and more so the child) she still appears European ( probably southern european) Interestingly, the colour of her hand skin is darker than her facial colour, almost as if a European face was transposed onto a darker skinned woman. Beautiful artwork, in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 14, 2020 #9 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mr Walker said: Beautiful artwork, in any case. More here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted October 15, 2020 #10 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, OverSword said: More here Beautiful. It is interesting how in almost identical paintings her skin colour varies from very white to quite dark, although her features are never changed eg and Edited October 15, 2020 by Mr Walker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted October 15, 2020 #11 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Why is this even important? I just don't get some of you. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted October 15, 2020 #12 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 minute ago, XenoFish said: Why is this even important? I just don't get some of you. why is what important? Of course you won't get (aren't into) things which some get (are into) and others wont get some things which you do (are into) . Everyone has different interests. The only real problem is when a person has no deep interest in ANY thing, and where this affects their quality of life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 15, 2020 #13 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr Walker said: Beautiful. It is interesting how in almost identical paintings her skin colour varies from very white to quite dark, although her features are never changed eg and Probably depends on what the artists looks like. Understandable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 15, 2020 #14 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, XenoFish said: Why is this even important? I just don't get some of you. Got to admit if true a chalk drawing on pavement reappearing years later is pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted October 15, 2020 #15 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, OverSword said: Probably depends on what the artists looks like. Understandable. Yes, I think it depends on the artist and their cultural background. I just read up the historical background on this. Fascinating stuff. Edited October 15, 2020 by Mr Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted October 15, 2020 #16 Share Posted October 15, 2020 8 hours ago, XenoFish said: Why is this even important? I just don't get some of you. Well, it's a report of a 'supernatural' occurrence, so it fits with the overall theme of this site. Religious sightings/events are not at all dissimilar to UFO or cryptozoological or paranormal sightings/events. It's also something to debunk and scrutinize. I personally lump all this stuff together, because it's all about belief, faith, and mythological thinking superseding scientific thinking in, well, believers. Aliens are just 20th/21st century angels, demons, fae, and/or gods. It's all connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted October 15, 2020 #17 Share Posted October 15, 2020 12 hours ago, papageorge1 said: I am a believer from the evidence that Marian miracles do occur to fortify the faithful. 13 years of cars driving over it? This may be another case but I'd like to hear a serious unbiased scientific opinion pronounced. You're saying God tags the faithful Is a credible idea? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralHorus Posted October 15, 2020 #18 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, OverSword said: You're wrong. This is Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Mexican icon and this chalk drawing is in Mexico Can’t blame me, topic title is “Virgin Mary”. Not lady of Guadalupe and like stated before, change the skin color and she becomes a completely different icon Edited October 15, 2020 by AstralHorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 15, 2020 #19 Share Posted October 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, AstralHorus said: Can’t blame me, topic title is “Virgin Mary”. Not lady of Guadalupe and like stated before, change the skin color and she becomes a completely different icon Not really they both are representations of the mother of Christ. I don’t agree about the skin color having significance. The Buddha was from India but representations of him in Japan are Asian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralHorus Posted October 15, 2020 #20 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, OverSword said: Not really they both are representations of the mother of Christ. I don’t agree about the skin color having significance. The Buddha was from India but representations of him in Japan are Asian. Definitely does as it entails these figures just morph to better represent the people that reside in those regions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight bits Posted October 15, 2020 #21 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, psyche101 said: God tags the faithful Is a credible idea? My bad. I misread your post. Carry on. Edited October 15, 2020 by eight bits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berwen Posted October 15, 2020 #22 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Sorry, but I see something totally different in this. Virgin Mary NO but a picture of a spinning top. Perhaps it is an omen from the "spinning top God" or maybe a sugar beet?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papageorge1 Posted October 15, 2020 #23 Share Posted October 15, 2020 5 hours ago, psyche101 said: You're saying God tags the faithful Is a credible idea? Yes, that is a credible idea but 'God' might be too vague a word there. Mary and associates may be a more specific agent of these actions. The evidence is there from many other cases to make the theory quite credible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted October 15, 2020 #24 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Now I know why this place gives me migraines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nuclear Wessel Posted October 15, 2020 #25 Share Posted October 15, 2020 10 hours ago, psyche101 said: You're saying God tags the faithful Is a credible idea? Makes perfect sense, no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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