Sunbeam

October

2021

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1 October 2021 12:04

Viktor Tsoi from the Kino group has a song “A Place to Step Forward”, in which the verse...

I have a house, but I don't have the keys
I have the sun, but it is among the clouds,
There is a head, but no shoulders,
But I see how the clouds are cut by a ray of sunshine.
-- Viktor Tsoi

September 30, 2021:

Such rays, as in the photo, are called “Rays of God”, “Gateways to Heaven”, “Stairways to Heaven”.

Also, such rays descending from low clouds to the ground are called "Jacob's Ladder" the connection between heaven and earth is important in Christianity.

(Illustration "Jacob's Ladder" purchased: https://www.canstockphoto.com/
jacobs-ladder-35929378.html)

Coincidence or not, this engraving was published in 1873 in St. Petersburg. Author of the engraving "Jacob's Ladder":Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
These engravings were written and published in 1873 St. Petersburg, 1873, Russia, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.