We Didn't Make This Up...But We Wish We Had...

There is a Buddhist Temple in Thailand decorated with images of Superman, Keanu Reeves-as-Neo, and a host of other Western Pop Cultural Icons that simply has to be seen to be believed. You can see a few pictures of it at the FEELguide site. You can also catch the Re-Post of it over at Boing-Boing if you like. It's not Swarovski's Kristallwelt...but it is just as mind-blowing in many respects...and you might also want to take a look at Jefferey J. Kripal's article: PsiFi: Popular Culture and the Paranormal over at Boing-Boing as well. Anyone who name-checks Arthur Koestler and offers up the Library Angels right out of the chute is okay by us--and the article is a fun read--as well as a wonderful bit of synchronicity.

Planet Algol -- The Austrian Franchise?

Click on this link to see the Swarovski Giant...he's a little shy...
Swarovski Kristallwelten - Travel Photos and Pictures - IgoUgo

The homepage for Swarovski Kristallwelten is a tremendously bizarre, yet very intriguing artifact of ostentation, ornamentation and incredibly overdone ...stuff... that has got to be worthy of at least one level in a megadunceon, say on Planet Algol, perhaps? This place is even more surreal that anyhting you'll find in Alphaville...or the Winchster Mansion...combined.

Austria Time explores Swarovski's Kristallwelten...watch out for that drooling Tyrolian giant...


A quick visual survey of the interior of the Museum...


If anyone does a scenario or dungeon level or even an RPG based on Swarovski's Kristallwelten...it would be mind-bendingly bizarre without having to change a thing...it just needs a few stats...