Back to the Source of Creativity, Beauty and Consciousness
This article continues my inquiry into the deeper meaning of Art as a Portal to the Numinous. Drawing from Kashmiri ลaivism, Jung, and contemporary spiritual teachers/artists like Igor Kufayev and Rupert Spira, I explore how True Art transcends time, space and identity. Through Art, our Heart becomes the sacred place where the ecstatic Essence of our true Being and the Source of Consciousness enter into mutual resonance, offering a taste of Peace and Wonder.
With the help of six Soul-Images which represent the Grail, this article is an invitation to cross a mysterious inner Threshold; it opens onto a space where the boundary between self and experience becomes blurred, diaphanous, allowing for a quiet and powerful Presence. Here the Sacred Feminine and the Sacred Masculine meet.
Link to the video, and a collection of pictures and the description of my four 2023 artworks, which form a series inspired by the Taoist poetic concept of Li (็), the mysterious thread that beautifully connects all living things.
Indeed, it seems that we are living in a dark and challenging era. However, there are signs of an impending rebirth: the ancient oracle book called Yi Jing (I Ching) perhaps illustrates it in three of its sixty-four hexagrams. This is a reflection stemming from two of my Soul-Images...
In the world we live in today, we are often led to believe that art and creativity are a luxury for a few, if not entirely unnecessary. But what if they were actually one of the paths to Happiness?
Sometimes, a true moment of happiness can arise from a doodle... It's not about the destination, but the journey!
When we point our inner antennae to the Call of our Soul, life flows easily and its melody sings one octave higher!
An interview to Non-Duality teacher Francis Lucille about the essential ingredients of true creativity; Francis also reveals what are the three indispensable qualities of Spirit.
Eckhart Tolle tells us about the close relation between the Conscious Movement of the Body in Qigong - a transcription from one of Kim Eng's DVDs and a few more illuminating quotes...
Sparks of Wonder 