You may wander through the universe incognito;
Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful;
You may walk on water and live in fire:
But control of the mind is better and more difficult.
Thayumanavar

Do not do what you want, and then you may do what you like
Sadasiva

Project: WHITE DIARY
Image: abstract collage, calligraphy, Chinese bamboo pen
Media: Khadi paper, Dyed Himalayan Lokta, Indian ink

Extracts from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Hong Sau with reverance
illumination of the temple by a hundred thousand lights, lakshadipam*
crumpled paper is really satisfying

Project: WHITE DIARY
Image: abstract collage, calligraphy, Chinese bamboo pen
Media: Khadi paper, Khadi Nepalese-dyed Lokta, Indian ink

* Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda

Eckhart Tolle

an excerpt transcript from the Findhorn Retreat

“…the original reason for all art is the sacred, to be a portal, an access point for the sacred… in it you see yourself reflected, the formless reflected, shining through the form, that is true art…“

Some music can have a divine function too… in some rare cases it still has.
Music that comes out of the stillness, that when you listen to music that came out of the stillness, whoever created it or whoever is playing it or singing it, it comes out of that state of consciousness, and then it assumes a form, and yet the form is fresh and new, and it has come out of that and the stillness still clings to it as a fragrance, it still emanates that, even if its sound.

And that’s the beauty of all art, true art, it reflects still that state of consciousness out of which it comes.

And then you have a lot of pseudo-art in this world where clever minds are trying to be even more clever – ‘lets think of something new, what can we do here? Maybe we can put that here or that could go there, that would look clever…’ They call it art, but it lacks something, its totally trapped in form, there’s only manipulating old forms, nothing new has come in, and nothing that can lead you back to the formless, which is the original reason for all art is the sacred, to be a portal, an access point for the sacred, so that when you see it or experience it, you experience yourself, in it you see yourself reflected, the formless reflected, shining through the form, that is true art, always there is more than what you see or hear…there is more than that, and that shines through the form, and that is what can happen to you, what is happening to you. Ultimately it’s not everybody’s purpose to create works of art, a few humans do that, that is their function, partly, in this world, but much more importantly is for you to become that work of art, your whole life, and you’re very being becomes transparent so that the formless can shine through, and that happens when you are no longer totally identified with the world of form, and that happens when you have access to the realm of stillness within yourself.

And then something emanates through the form that has nothing to do with the form, it may emanate only as a silent emanation and not assume any form as such… there have been very few in the past, holy people…

What is the new state of consciousness that is arising?
It is the state that is balanced – the two dimensions, the manifested and the unmanifested, balanced in a human being. And that is such a radical transformation that when a certain number of humans live in that way so they become what before was a work of art, you become the work of art, you become that which is transparent to the formless, the divine… that will change the entire world, the human-made world will be changed completely… the important thing is for us to enter that new state.
What that does to your story who knows?
You cannot predict, nor do you need to predict that. Are you going to become a great artist, are you going to win Wimbledon? Bear in mind that great artists and the tennis players are not enlightened masters – they have access to that which is greater than the limited human mind in the small field of their activity, and most of them, when they go back into normal life, away from where they have mastery, they are just as mad as everybody else – and sometimes even more mad – because sometimes the mind-made entity gets in there and looks at what they did and says ‘I did that, that was me’ – the greatest illusion. Then of course… the ego identifies with whatever came out of the state of no ego… and then begins to believe what other people are saying about you, and that you are the greatest – they project their images of specialness onto you…

…where there’s even a glimpse of aliveness and freshness, yes there’s something there, and then the personality, the person comes back the moment they step back from the act of creation or the performance, they step back and there’s the old personality, and sometimes it’s a dreadful burden for some ability that comes from the non-personal realm to be integrated into the person, and they just can’t do it, it’s totally misperceived, just as the world misperceives it, and then they believe themselves to be very special – and there comes a huge conflict between power that comes out of the formless and the limited person that misinterprets it and claims something out of that.

The magic that comes from the formless realm into your life, when you look at our civilization, seems to be gone completely, because the civilization is almost totally not sacred, it is profane – it is a dreary burdensome structure that humans have created – when you look at the mainstream civilization. So many humans seem to be tired… there’s a weariness that they carry, the civilization is grinding them down, another day of pointless running around, and even those that are still running around, they know that it is pointless – what’s the point?

And so there are many reasons why the entire civilization is reaching a point of collapse, and one is that the humans that are still sustaining it, they can’t carry the burden of their self-created structures anymore – absurd complexity for the sake of complexity – mind created, just a reflection of their state of consciousness, in which there is no gap in the stream of one thought after another – the voice in the head that never stops speaking becomes a civilization that is obsessed with form, that is obsessed with things – and it therefore knows nothing of that which you could say is the most important dimension of human existence – the sacred – the stillness – the formless – the divine – all these have become meaningless in our civilization. And yet, many humans are beginning to realize what’s happening, and so there is in many a search for something else – and that number of humans is growing everyday – and that’s the beauty of it.

…you could say there is the canvas on which the perception is painted, there is a background of spacious stillness, that’s yourself, that’s the consciousness that you are – formless… there is something within you that recognizes the impermanent nature of all life forms… and the more you realize the impermanence of all forms, the more you are aware of the formless within yourself… awareness aware of itself.

Clouds on a warm Tuesday evening

…the Bernard Jacobson Gallery held a preview of William Tillyer’s new paintings, a series of innovative metal lattice works inspired by Tillyer’s cloud study of the Helmsley sky in Yorkshire. Clearly a man of his word, Mr. Jacobson had promised to introduce my friend & I to the artist, and indeed, Mr.Tillyer snuck up on us while we were enthusiastically flicking through an archive book of his exceptional water-colours. It was a real treat actually, and a privilege, I mean how often does one get the opportunity to ask an accomplished artist such daft questions as ‘what prompted you to start painting?’, it was like asking a fish why they like swimming. More insightful, however, was Tillyer’s description of his long-term love affair with employing interactive materials as part of his creative process, while using the archive book as a reference point to demonstrate. ‘Do you remember every piece of work you’ve ever created?’ asked my friend, ‘oh yes, every one’ Mr. Tillyer replied. At the age of 71 that’s not bad going, given that I seldom remember what I had for breakfast. The last two paragraphs of the artist’s wall-mounted notes are especially poignant, and for me, sums up the motivation behind artistic endeavor:

‘This simple observation states my need to ‘prick the bubble’ and operate in today’s ever narrowing gap between order and chaos, the romantic, scientific, rural and urban, and most of all between control, and letting go.
In setting down these brief notes, I have started with the least important aspects of theme, or any other body of work. It is the very last point, that gap, that space between, for which I have no real name that is important, and in the end that which I am unable to verbalize.’ William Tillyer 2010

I can’t speak for anyone else, but I definitely floated away on a Tillyer Cloud 9.

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William Tillyer etching Clouds 2010

Tillyer etching Clouds, work in progress 2009

Tillyer Bloworth Blue

Ed: note that from June 24th, the Bernard Jacobson Gallery is holding the first exhibition of new work by Pierre Soulages in London since 1972 – not to be missed!

www.TILLYER.com

www.jacobsongallery.com

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…I Speak Because I Can

wow

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Broken Dreams 2009 by the Campana brothers

Broken Dreams 2009, the highlight (excuse the pun) of the new Campana installation Glass Experiences at the Coach House Gallery, Waddesdon Manor. The bricolage wall light, made entirely from redundant glass objects, was created by the Campana brothers in collaboration with Venini, the Venetian glass makers. Almost as impressive as the Waddesdon tulips.

Apart from the obvious argument for sustainable art & design, there is something very satisfying about using found objects in the creative process. V

Merkabah: the human DNA inter-dimensional field

Ezekiel references the chariot of ascension or “Chayot” as 4 living angels, with 4 faces and 4 wings, an ancient description of what has come to be connected with the Merkabah. Incidentally ‘Merkabah’ is used in the Old Testament 44 times, that’s 44 uses of a term with aspects allegedly numbering 4-4-4, (Wiki, ref: Merkabah).
That’s a lot of 4’s.

In Kryon’s most recent channel “DNA Revealed” which is due for publication in book 12, a 3rd mention of the Merkabah is made since 1987, this time with more detail and thus highly significant. Kryon has been teaching for some time that our visible strands of DNA are but two of twelve, that not only are the other ten strands quantum, but that they are in fact what we will come to acknowledge as our consciousness.
In esoteric terms, this is our divine aspect and our Akash, that accounts for 90% of the DNA function, the 90% that scientists call ‘random’.
Kryon confirms the sacred geometry that has been long associated with the Merkabah, that of the star tetrahedron. The tetrahedron is a 4-point pyramid, which when slotted together, (4-4), forms a 3D 8-point double tetrahedron, or 2D 6-pointed star, more commonly known as the Star of David. Note more 4’s with the tetrahedron.

It strikes me as poignant that Ezekiel’s Merkabah math of 4-4-4 adds to 12, and that literal translation of “Chayot” is ‘living creatures’. Could this be a reference to our 12-stranded DNA? Kryon confirms that the human energy field is our DNA, that the Merkabah is the human inter-dimensional field in the shape of a star tetrahedron.
Ezekiel describes “the likeness of man” as driving the chariot, but what is it that the chariot – the Merkabah – transports exactly? Kryon states that human DNA is “more than chemistry, it is a field and a portal… these things are the mechanics of Spirit”, that the quantum aspect of our DNA is that which is connected to All That Is. It would appear that our random 90% of DNA may be Ezekiel’s “likeness of man” that transports our divine aspect, the bright spark we intuitively suspected was there all along.

Ultimately, what is the significance of the Merkabah, our DNA inter-dimensional field? The significance is that it is quantum, thereby intelligent, it has the wisdom of many lives lived, and that it is on stand-by, waiting for our permission to assist us in our everyday lives, that all we need do is simply ask, and trust that it knows what is in our highest good.

“Dear Spirit, dear DNA, examine the life that I have and give me those things which will enhance it.”

Namaste

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PROJECT 11:11
11 hand-painted works
ascending at Vesna Abstract
ART>INK ON PAPER

new paintings:

Cuneiform

Gabriel

…Soul Fragments

…a group of paintings on paper, using blue and black ink. I’m blending calligraphic style brush work with the mental domain of geometric forms. Narrowing the colour palette allows for concentrated experimentation with form and texture. The calligraphic and textural elements are indicative of the etheric body, while the geometric personalities represent thought forms.
This current project has been inspired by the shamanic practice of soul retrieval, of which the aim is to reintegrate soul fragments that have become disconnected through trauma. Soul Fragments will be launched on VA later this year.

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