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	<title>Art Spirit Now</title>
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		<title>The Meeting of Art &amp; Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aloria Weaver &#38; David Heskin
Presentation from the 2nd Annual Electric Universe Conference: The Tipping Point
Albuquerque, NM &#8211; January, 2013

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aloria Weaver &amp; David Heskin<br />
Presentation from the <em>2nd Annual Electric Universe Conference: The Tipping Point</em><br />
Albuquerque, NM &#8211; January, 2013</p>
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		<title>May 2013 is Visionary Art &amp; Culture Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an opportunity and call to action for the exhibition of ideas, visions and leaders who are ahead of their time.  Numerous gallery exhibitions and cultural happenings are being scheduled in Colorado during the month of May.  Visionary Art and Culture month is being initiated and promoted by CAVA: Colorado Alliance of Visionary Artists.
While [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is an opportunity and call to action for the exhibition of ideas, visions and leaders who are ahead of their time.  Numerous gallery exhibitions and cultural happenings are being scheduled in Colorado during the month of May.  Visionary Art and Culture month is being initiated and promoted by <em>CAVA: Colorado Alliance of Visionary Artists</em>.</p>
<p>While widely discussed and debated, the concepts of &#8220;Visionary Art&#8221; and &#8220;Visionary Culture&#8221; remain somewhat open to interpretation.</p>
<p>In the context of the upcoming Boulder events series <em>Art Spirit Now</em>, the terms are generally accepted to describe art and ideas that impel the advancement of humanity toward a full-scale cultural renaissance.  Presentations by cultural evolutionaries, international and local artists will highlight the main events, along with a gallery exhibition and live art.</p>
<p>The newly formed Vienna Academy of Visionary Art will be presented for the first time in the U.S. by founder, Laurence Caruana (France) and 5 Colorado artists that are also members of the academy.  This international bridge is being built  throughout the month, culminating on the last weekend of May in Boulder.</p>
<p>Another CAVA art event scheduled in May:<em><br />
Saturday, May 11th</em><br />
Trace Gallery, Denver Art Walk<br />
Emerging Light &#8211; Colorado &amp; International Artists<br />
<a href="http://www.artspiritnow.org/may-2013-boulder-events">Follow this link</a> for more information on the Boulder events on May 23rd &amp; 25th.</p>
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		<title>2013 Electric Universe Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.artspiritnow.org/2013-electric-universe-conference-the-tipping-point</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.thunderbolts.info
{excerpt from conference website}
 The phrase has never been more fitting: The Tipping Point. In matters of human thought and perception, the words describe the critical moment when the growing momentum of a new idea overrides the inertia of prior beliefs. A movement exhibiting this power cannot be turned back.
For the Electric Universe community, The [...]]]></description>
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{excerpt from conference website}</em></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/2012/09/02/eu2013-conference-the-tipping-point-2/" target="_blank"><em> </em></a>The phrase has never been more fitting: <em>The Tipping Point</em>. In matters of human thought and perception, the words describe the critical moment when the growing momentum of a new idea overrides the inertia of prior beliefs. A movement exhibiting this power cannot be turned back.</p>
<p>For the Electric Universe community, <em>The Tipping Point</em> means evidence converging from every scientific discipline. Unique predictions of an electrical paradigm fulfilled. Charged bodies in space powered by electric currents across interstellar and intergalactic distances. A model of electric star-formation bolstered by an explosion of new evidence for our electric Sun. Planets sculpted by electric arcs in an age of solar system violence. Comets discharging electrically as they plunge through the Sun’s electric field.</p>
<p>Now new dimensions of the Electric Universe are attracting visionary scientists, artists and students of the human story. An ancient sky animated by electrical dramas affecting every level of human culture. The electricity of life–layers of subtle energy that theorists simply overlooked in their rush to formulate mechanical models of life. Studies of human consciousness and connection that shattered the scientific paradigms of the 20th-century.</p>
<p><em>The Tipping Point</em> is indeed at hand. In the scientific quest to understand our natural world, the 21st-century will look nothing like the last.</p>
<p>Join us at EU2013 for a three-day exploration of interdisciplinary science, an event designed to break the bounds of conventionality.  Discover the universal role of the electric force, from microcosm to macrocosm, where virtually every new surprise points us in the same direction.  And find your own connections within a movement that will shape the future of science.</p>
<p>A limited number of scholarships are available for students.  Please see <a title="Thunderbolts Scholarship Program" href="http://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/2012/08/16/eu2013-expanding-our-scholarship-outreach/">Expanding Our Scholarship Outreach</a> for more information about this exciting opportunity!</p>
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		<title>Natural Philosophy Alliance</title>
		<link>http://www.artspiritnow.org/natural-philosophy-alliance-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 22:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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The Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) is devoted mainly to broad-ranging, fully open-minded criticism, at the most fundamental levels , of the often irrational and unrealistic doctrines of modern physics and cosmology; and to the ultimate replacement of these doctrines by much sounder ideas developed with full respect for evidence, logic, and objectivity. Such reforms have [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) is devoted mainly to broad-ranging, fully open-minded criticism, at the most fundamental levels , of the often irrational and unrealistic doctrines of modern physics and cosmology; and to the ultimate replacement of these doctrines by much sounder ideas developed with full respect for evidence, logic, and objectivity. Such reforms have long been urgently needed; and yet there is no area of scholarship more stubbornly censorial, and more reluctant to reform itself.<span id="more-1065"></span></p>
<p>Reigning paradigms in physics and cosmology have for many decades been protected from open challenge by extreme intolerance, excluding debate about the most crucial problems from major journals and meetings.</p>
<p>But the founding of the NPA in 1994 provided those struggling against this irrationality and intolerance with the strength, visibility, and credibility that comes from numbers and from collaborative, purposeful effort. It has also enabled them to share, expand, and refine their individual knowledge through contact with many other critical scholars, at NPA general meetings–held at least once per year since 1994–first by phone, mail, then email and now by the internet, video conferences and once-a-year traditional conferences.</p>
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		<title>19th Annual NPA Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.artspiritnow.org/natural-philosophy-alliance</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.worldnpa.org
19th Annual Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference 
July 25-28, 2012  &#8211; Albuquerque, NM

Global Alliance of Scientists Gathering in July to Propose and Discuss Possible Solutions for Fundamental Problems and Failed Predictions Known in Contemporary Physics and Cosmology Addressing topics such as cold fusion, aether, electromagnetism, gravity, zero-point energy, relativity, quantum theory and mechanics, structural models of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.worldnpa.org" target="_blank">www.worldnpa.org</a><br />
19th Annual Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference</strong></span> <em><br />
July 25-28, 2012  &#8211; Albuquerque, NM</em></p>
<p><strong><br />
Global Alliance of Scientists Gathering in July to Propose and Discuss Possible Solutions for Fundamental Problems and Failed Predictions </strong><strong>Known in</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Contemporary Physics and Cosmology<span id="more-1036"></span></strong> Addressing topics such as cold fusion, aether, electromagnetism, gravity, zero-point energy, relativity, quantum theory and mechanics, structural models of atoms, expansion tectonics, Twin Paradox, and the Big Bang Theory, the <strong>World Natural Philosophy Alliance (WorldNPA)</strong> announces its 19th annual conference on July 25-28, 2012 in Albuquerque, NM.<a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fconference.worldnpa.org&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNG9aeAluCqpEhgrgpf0lKEal_hFxw" target="_blank"> http://conference.worldnpa.org</a></p>
<p>With a schedule consisting of over one hundred sessions<strong>, WorldNPA</strong> presenters will be challenging commonly accepted theories that dominate modern physics and cosmology. Sadly, many mainstream interpretations of scientific data are based on irrational, unproven, untested, and even untestable ideas that directly contradict observations and predictions. <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldnpa.org%2Fsite%2Fproblems-in-mainstream-science%2F&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOxjBOFyLeHkFMhZGHXABJqfsjKQ" target="_blank">http://www.worldnpa.org/site/problems-in-mainstream-science/</a> While <strong>WorldNPA</strong> members don&#8217;t claim to have all the answers, what they do offer are sound ideas that are based on objectivity, logic, and reason, rather than the distorted bias that results from financial and emotional allegiances to failed interpretations and predictions. Contrary to a profile commonly imposed on scientific groups that work outside of funded science, <strong>WorldNPA</strong> members include Nobel Laureates and over 20% hold a Ph.D. in a related discipline. Conference papers are scrutinized by stringent submission guidelines and compiled for publication.</p>
<p>Complementing the <strong>WorldNPA </strong>is their <strong>World Science Database</strong>, which holds the largest collection of non-mainstream scientific papers ever assembled, and authored by over 2000 scientists from over 60 countries. In addition, their online video conferencing software allows members to hear, present, and participate in live weekly presentations. <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldsci.org%2Fphp%2Findex.php%3Ftab0%3DAbstracts&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjs2clnUoiM-47j70PAJOznVuAwg" target="_blank">http://www.worldsci.org/php/index.php?tab0=Abstracts</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldnpa.org%2Fsite%2Fvideo-recordings%2F&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGevPAsoOolqboRgAu4rH1uhJfvvA" target="_blank">http://www.worldnpa.org/site/video-recordings/</a></p>
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		<title>Thunderbolts Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.thunderbolts.info
{excerpt from website}
“From the smallest particle to the largest galactic formation, a web of electrical circuitry connects and unifies all of nature, organizing galaxies, energizing stars, giving birth to planets and, on our own world, controlling weather and animating biological organisms. There are no isolated islands in an electric universe.”
- David Talbott and Wallace Thornhill, Thunderbolts [...]]]></description>
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<em>{excerpt from website}</em></p>
<blockquote><p><em>“From the smallest particle to the largest galactic formation, a web of electrical circuitry connects and unifies all of nature, organizing galaxies, energizing stars, giving birth to planets and, on our own world, controlling weather and animating biological organisms. There are no isolated islands in an electric universe.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p>- David Talbott and Wallace Thornhill<em>, Thunderbolts of the Gods.<span id="more-808"></span></em></p>
<p>The Thunderbolts Project is a loose alliance of progressive scientists, researchers and laypeople who have one thing in common – an understanding that much of what we are led to accept in the sciences as fact has not been established beyond reasonable doubt, and so remains open to investigation.</p>
<p>With no Board of Directors, no CEO, and no commercial status, we are free to operate without the bindings which inevitably result from the undue influence of “vested interests” and as such our group is largely autonomous and voluntary.  Considering this, The Thunderbolts Project continues to grow at a remarkable rate, establishing itself as an authoritative voice with a broad and diverse internet presence.</p>
<p>We hope and trust that you find on these pages information which assists you to understand much of the largely “protected” (and convoluted) world of modern cosmology, and opens your mind to the possibilities which ensue from considering the role electricity plays in most every aspect of our existence.</p>
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		<title>Holoscience</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.holoscience.com
{excerpt from website}
“We live in an electric world. Our cities are visible from space at night, blazing with electric lights. The electricity courses invisibly in the darkness over great distances along thin power lines. We find electricity indispensable. Nature does the same since all matter is electrical. Yet astronomy is stuck in the gas-light era, [...]]]></description>
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{excerpt from website}</em></p>
<p><em>“We live in an electric world. Our cities are visible from space at night, blazing with electric lights. The electricity courses invisibly in the darkness over great distances along thin power lines. We find electricity indispensable. Nature does the same since all matter is electrical. Yet astronomy is stuck in the gas-light era, unable to see that stars are simply electric lights strung along invisible cosmic power lines that are detectable by their magnetic fields and radio noise.&#8221;<span id="more-1041"></span></em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;It is now a century since the Norwegian genius Kristian Birkeland proved that the phenomenal ‘northern lights’ or aurora borealis is an earthly connection with the electrical Sun. Later, Hannes Alfvén the Swedish Nobel Prize winning physicist, with a background in electrical engineering and experience of the northern lights, drew the solar circuit. It is no coincidence that Scandinavian scientists led the way in showing that we live in an Electric Universe.</em></p>
<p><em>Why have they been ignored? The answer may be found in the inertia of prior beliefs and the failure of our educational institutions. We humans are better storytellers than scientists. We see the universe through the filter of tales we are told in childhood and our education systems reward those who can best repeat them. Dissent is discouraged so that many of the brightest intellects become bored and drop out. The history of science is sanitized to ignore the great controversies of the past, which were generally ‘won’ by a vote instead of reasoned debate. Today NASA does science by press release and investigative journalism is severely inhibited. And narrow experts who never left school do their glossy media ‘show and tell,’ keeping the public in the dark in this ‘dark age’ of science. It is often said, “extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.” History shows otherwise that entrenched paradigms resist extraordinary disproof.</em></p>
<p><em>This website is for the curious, those who are eager to discover some reasonable answers about life, the universe and everything (as far as it is possible today) free of old beliefs that have shackled progress for centuries. It requires a beginner’s mind and a broad forensic approach to knowledge that is not taught in any university. The payoff is the spark that lights up lives.”</em></p>
<p>Wal Thornhill</p>
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		<title>Mythopedia</title>
		<link>http://www.artspiritnow.org/mythopedia</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.mythopedia.info
{excerpt from website}
introducing plasma mythology
Our objective is to study historical                            information regarding the structure, workings and             [...]]]></description>
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{excerpt from website}</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">introducing plasma mythology</span></p>
<p>Our objective is to study <strong>historical                            information</strong> regarding the structure, workings and                            origins of nature, with special emphasis on <strong>transient                            events</strong>. As scientists now recognise <strong>plasma</strong> as the dominant state of matter in the universe, the                            subject is conveniently referred to as <strong>plasma mythology</strong>.                            This eye-catching term serves to distinguish the present                            approach from more traditional schools of &#8216;nature mythology&#8217;,                            that did not acknowledge the significant role of transient                            events in human traditions.</p>
<p><em><span id="more-1055"></span>The plasma universe</em></p>
<p>Space is not a vacuum punctuated by isolated bodies                            on perpetually stable courses, as defined by the law                            of gravity. Since the beginning of the Space Age, it                            has gradually been discovered that space consists for                            99.99% of <strong>plasma</strong> and is threaded with electric                            filaments and magnetic fields spanning over many orders                            of magnitude. This new paradigm is known as <strong>plasma                            cosmology</strong> and was pioneered by the Swedish scientist,                            Hannes Alfvén (1908-1995)<em>.</em> Plasma is a partially                            ionised gas regarded as the &#8216;fourth state of matter&#8217;,                            that responds with great sensitivity to changes in its                            magnetic fields and becomes visible to the human eye                            when it is pervaded by a sufficiently strong electrical                            current.</p>
<p>The solid rock, the oceans and the lower regions of                            the earth&#8217;s atmosphere belong to the minute segment                            of the cosmos that is not in the plasma state. Yet the                            earth itself is bathed in an <strong>electromagnetic environment</strong>.<strong> </strong>This consists of the magnetic shell that shields                            the planet from the enveloping solar wind and other                            external features impinging on it, such as Near-Earth                            Objects (NEOs) and, far less frequently, cometary intruders                            into the inner solar system. In addition, plasma penetrates                            and controls a range of terrestrial phenomena, such                            as the aurorae, lightning, fire, tornadoes and lava                            flows.</p>
<p><em>Historical sources</em></p>
<p>The term &#8216;historical information&#8217; is a broad denominator                            including a great diversity of materials. &#8216;<strong>Traditional                            information</strong>&#8216; refers to any ideas or practices that                            were passed on collectively within one or more societies,                            often imbued with a sense of sacrality and veridicality.                            Myths and legends, rituals, religious and metaphysical                            notions, artefacts and iconography (such as petroglyphs,                            geoglyphs, designs on pottery and religious statuary),                            costume, architecture, ranging from stone circles and                            pyramids to <em>stūpas</em> and cathedrals, and &#8216;proto-scientific&#8217;                            cosmologies and histories are replete with references                            to the natural world and its past. A second repository                            of data consists of <strong>historical records</strong> concerning                            observations of the sky, the atmosphere or the landscape,                            or historical events.</p>
<p>As far as the celestial aspect of nature is concerned,                            such historical sources have been the subject of disciplines                            variously labelled <strong>archaeoastronomy</strong>, <strong>cultural                            astronomy</strong>, <strong>the history of astronomy</strong> and <strong>the                            history of ideas</strong> or <strong>of religion</strong>, depending                            on geographical and chronological scope.</p>
<p>The study of historical information about the natural                            world is useful in a variety of ways. It is of interest                            in its own right, facilitating our understanding of                            past cultures and their outlook on the world. This is                            especially felt in cases where recent discoveries concerning                            the plasma universe shed fresh light on historical data                            that had previously been inscrutable. On a deeper level,                            a study of historical information about the natural                            world also helps to clarify the nature and origin of                            religion as a whole. Conversely, historical sources                            have much to contribute to modern science, as they can                            complement the scientific reconstruction of the past,                            specifically the recent history of planet Earth.</p>
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		<title>The Visionary Art of Laurence Caruana</title>
		<link>http://www.artspiritnow.org/the-visionary-art-of-laurence-caruana</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david heskin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 8th, 2012, the Salon de Beauvais, in the well-known wine region of Burgundy, France was gifted with the unveiling of a collection of masterworks by Maltese-Canadian artist, Laurence Caruana.  Each painting in the retrospective exhibition was designed and conceived to allow one the opportunity to &#8220;enter through the image&#8221;.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Caruana11.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-994 alignleft" style="border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px 6px;" title="Caruana1" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Caruana11-300x211.jpg" alt="" width="339" height="241" /></a>On January 8th, 2012, the Salon de Beauvais, in the well-known wine region of Burgundy, France was gifted with the unveiling of a collection of masterworks by Maltese-Canadian artist, Laurence Caruana.  Each painting in the retrospective exhibition was designed and conceived to allow one the opportunity to &#8220;enter through the image&#8221;.</p>
<p>The centerpiece of this epic life&#8217;s work was a new oeuvre that wholly embodied the artist&#8217;s visionary ideals of a perfected vision of the sacred.  &#8216;Vishnu-Christ Avatar&#8217; offers innumerable examples to experience a profound inner understanding which connects far distant religious traditions.</p>
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<p>Belying the separation of the Byzantine and Hindu icons and motifs, this piece reveals that the similarities and archetypal origins of each are united as one.  The size and shape of each minute section of detail in the piece has its origin in a basic elemental armature of an overlaid circle, square and triangle.  The resulting form creates a recursive hidden skeleton which harmonizes the multitude of images into a chorus of angelic voices.</p>
<p>Interspersed among the masterworks in misch technique and other media, were displayed several drawings that could only be compared to the now-famous journals of renaissance master, Leonardo DaVinci.  These studies, complete pieces unto themselves, are comprised of small sketches, drawings and hand-written explorations of the hidden meanings and oneiric origins of the symbol-rich artwork.  These graphic elucidations were warmly received invitations into the depths of the artist&#8217;s inner vision.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Caruana4.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-996  alignleft" style="margin: 4px 6px; border: 2px solid black;" title="Caruana4" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Caruana4-219x300.jpg" alt="" width="191" height="261" /></a></p>
<p>In his introductory oration at the vernissage, Caruana made the assertion that these paintings and other sacred artworks were not merely concerned with the creation process, nor the finished product as a commodity.  As one becomes still in their presence, each piece serves as an iconic focus for meditation.  With a meditative awareness, one may become transformed and illuminated by the images of the divine, witnessing deeper dimensions of the spiritual nature of human existence.</p>
<p>In celebration of the visionary lineage of past, present and future, Caruana delivered a moving presentation of the depth of heart which epitomizes the visionary art movement.  During the lecture, the audience sat with rapt attention and there was a palpable sense of awe in the crowded room as worlds were bridged and the modern global visionary art movement was eloquently introduced to the old world.  After a lengthy ovation, attendees were offered the opportunity to satiate their own inquiries about the implications of such an <a href="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Christ_Alchemist4.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1015 alignleft" style="border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px 6px;" title="Christ_Alchemist" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Christ_Alchemist4-186x300.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="302" /></a>art tradition.  As they posed questions to Caruana at the edge of their own cosmic understanding, it was distinctly clear that new minds and audiences were indeed opening through the mystical worlds represented in the art.</p>
<p>As a true polymath, Caruana&#8217;s erudition finds expression through multiple forms.  His mastery of the image language is eclipsed only  by his numerous published works as an author, including the indispensable &#8216;First Manifesto of Visionary Art&#8217;.  As the visionary art world awaits his subsequent volume of the Manifesto, his other books, the scholarly &#8216;Enter Through the Image&#8217;  and &#8216;The Hidden Passion&#8217; (a novel of the Gnostic Christ based on the Nag Hammadi texts), open deep glimpses into the very nature of the visionary experience.</p>
<p>As the mythic work of Laurence Caruana continues to shine forth, may it illuminate all who encounter it&#8217;s sacred presence.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Caruana21.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-999" style="border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px 6px;" title="Caruana2" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Caruana21.jpg" alt="" width="564" height="219" /></a></p>
<p>Written by David Heskin &amp; Aloria Weaver</p>
<h6><a href="http://vimeo.com/35003203" target="_blank">Click here to view the video of the vernissage, and L. Caruana&#8217;s introductory speech.</a></h6>
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		<title>Deepening the Experience : Eric Nez</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mystical, transformational yoga and multidimensional nature paintings of Eric Nez are fit for a temple, and for the month of November, 7 years of Eric’s masterworks are on royal display at the Tribe 13 Gallery in Ukiah, California.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The mystical, transformational yoga and multidimensional nature paintings of Eric Nez are fit for a temple, and for the month of November, 7 years of Eric’s masterworks are on royal display at the Tribe 13 Gallery in Ukiah, California.<br />
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<p>Following the flow of the show’s title, the experience was indeed deepened, as a full house on opening night was followed by numerous events throughout the month, including weekly yoga sessions, a dream circle, sound-healing, tea ceremony, a presentation by world-renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, and live painting by Eric Nez, in addition to multiple musical events.</p>
<p>This exhibition is a dream come to life, and represents Nez’s first solo gallery exhibition, in which a majority of the works are larger-than-life figurative yoga asana paintings. Each piece has been custom-framed by the artist himself and many have altar frames for a deeper integration of sacred artifacts and natural elements into the art installation.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-764" title="Chandra Namaskar" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/chandra.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="150" /></p>
<p>In the realm of visual art to inspire yoga practice, there is precious little to parallel the quality and caliber which Eric Nez delivers.  Each piece offers the viewer a portal into a mystical world; an opportunity to experience the transcendent states which are accessible through a deeply devoted asana practice. Nez’s Nature paintings offer glimpses into the microcosm of the Plant Kingdom- a view that reflects the energetic essence and healing powers of the plants and flowers.  Clearly, this view is made available through the artist’s own symbiotic relationship with Mother Nature.</p>
<p>In the artist’s own words, Eric Nez invites us to “Deepen the Experience”,<br />
“… to connect with [his] collection of art and experience the dream that dances between the Sun and the Moon, the union of geometry and yoga postures, the embrace of the clouds, the healing of Nature’s medicines and the growth of her plants.”</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-765" title="Deepening the Experience" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_7262.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></p>
<p>Eric Nez challenges us to deepen the way in which we experience art- to directly engage with art, integrating it into our lives, viewing it in new ways, diving deeply into the visual universes he creates, that we may bring back the jewels of wisdom he offers, enriching our lives and our spirits.</p>
<p>The ‘Deepening the Experience’ exhibition at Tribe 13 Gallery is the first stop on a tour of the west coast and beyond in select galleries, yoga studios and sacred spaces.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Tea Ceremony" src="http://www.dreamingconex.us/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7306.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /></p>
<p>For more on the Art of Yoga, visit the website of <a href="http://www.dreamingconex.us" target="_blank">Dreaming Co:nexus</a>, or visit Eric Nez directly at <a href="http://www.ericnez.com/" target="_blank">www.ericnez.com</a>.<br />
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		<title>The Irresistible Stream of Time : Vienna</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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A New Wave of Visionary Art
Galerie 10
Vienna, Austria
September 9, 2010
In a city built upon generations of history, it is no surprise that the cresting wave of visionary art finds itself following in the wake of the Fantastic Realist lineage in Vienna.  The recent opening and ongoing international exhibition filled the walls [...]]]></description>
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A New Wave of Visionary Art<br />
<a href="http://www.galerie10.at" target="_blank">Galerie 10<br />
Vienna, Austria</a><br />
September 9, 2010</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In a city built upon generations of history, it is no surprise that the cresting wave of visionary art finds itself following in the wake of the Fantastic Realist lineage in Vienna.  The recent opening and ongoing international exhibition filled the walls of the historic Galerie 10 with dazzling visions of otherworldly beauty, drawing a capacity crowd on opening night.  Attendees included many legendary artists from previous generations who set the foundations for this new light to pour through, opening long-awaited dialogues and bridging the gap between established and emerging artists.<span id="more-556"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-559" title="galerie10-1" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/galerie10-1.jpg" alt="" width="576" height="432" /><em>Group photo with exhibiting and attending artists</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Many of the exhibiting artists reveled in the opportunity to meet each other in the flesh for the first time after years of collaboration through online networks promoting the worldwide visionary art movement. The celebration of art and artist went long into the night, like a dream no one would choose to awaken from. This was destiny.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-560" title="galerie10-2" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/galerie10-2.jpg" alt="" width="576" height="432" /><em>De Es Schwertberger, Michael Scheer &amp; Amanda Sage delivering the opening presentation</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The exhibition was called into being by Amanda Sage, who studied intensely with the master Ernst Fuchs in Austria for a decade. Her vision is to bridge the traditions of the fantastic realists into the emerging cultural phenomenon of the next generation of visionary artists. Delivering the opening speech for the exhibition was De Es Schwertberger, a legendary Viennese artist who has been evolving his magnificent visions for decades. Along with Amanda Sage, artist Dennis Konstantin and gallery owner Michael Scheer delivered an opening dialogue which set the tone for an exciting evening, and for a new era in the arts.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-562" title="galerie10" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/galerie101.jpg" alt="" width="576" height="432" /><em>Dennis Konstantin, Aloria Weaver, David Heskin &amp; Daniel Mirante</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Group exhibition featuring: De Es Schwertberger, Amanda Sage, Leo Plaw, Dennis Konstantin, David Heskin, Aloria Weaver, Adam Scott Miller, Autumn Skye Morrison, Gregory Pettit, Daniel Mirante, Basia Wiacek &amp; Emma Watkinson.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><a href="http://www.galerie10.at/ausstellung-archiv/2010-galerien/?album=1&amp;gallery=2" target="_blank">See the exhibition online at www.galerie10.at</a></em></p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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The Visions in Mischteknik painting seminar at Torri Superiore, a medieval labyrinth turned ecovillage in the Ligurian foot-Alps of the Italian Riviera, hosted three weeks of study with three masterful teachers of the new sacred art movement, Laurence Caruana, Amanda Sage and A. Andrew Gonzalez.


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The Visions in Mischteknik painting seminar at Torri Superiore, a medieval labyrinth turned ecovillage in the Ligurian foot-Alps of the Italian Riviera, hosted three weeks of study with three masterful teachers of the new sacred art movement, Laurence Caruana, Amanda Sage and A. Andrew Gonzalez.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-472  alignnone" title="Torri Superiore" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_2612.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360&quot;" /><br />
<em>Torri Superiore, Medieval Italian Ecovillage</em></p>
<p>Bringing together an international body of emerging artists to study in the lineage passed down from the Viennese grand master, Ernst Fuchs, this was a historic convergence nestled in a timeless valley of mythic proportions.  Among the 20 students present from all across Europe and North America, many are already exhibiting or emerging in the international visionary art world, further propelled by this opportunity to connect with a technique which is as spirited in its insights and applications as the visions which it brings to life through the synthesis of mind, hand and spirit.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class=" alignnone" title="Torri Studio Stairs" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_2655.jpg" alt="" width="360" height="480" /><br />
<em>The Bridge to the Painting Studio at Torri Superiore</em></p>
<p>At the core of this experience are the instructors who seek to bridge intuition and new ways of seeing with the ability to channel concepts into luminous manifestations of the art spirit.</p>
<p>Laurence Caruana, a Gnostic alchemist, scholar, author and mystical artist continues to solidly deliver the foundations of the Misch technique in his third year offering the seminar at Torri Superiore.  Through hands-on creativity and many multimedia presentations on the nature of visionary form and color, the class was brought into a higher and more refined awareness of the subtle nature of beauty in art, learning new ways to see the world we create through painting.</p>
<p>Amanda Sage worked with each student on one of the most intriguing subjects in art, the self portrait, challenging the artists to go beyond their preconceptions and truly observe themselves in the mirror, while being allowed the flexibility to develop complex color combinations which the Misch technique brings to life through multiple layers of transparent oil glazes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-476 alignnone" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_2861.jpg" alt="" width="360" height="480" /><br />
<em>Emma Watkinson Painting Her Self Portrait</em></p>
<p>Andrew Gonzalez welcomed eager students into the mysterious secrets of his delicate process with the airbrush, opening all new levels of possibility to the creative process through the most subtle techniques imaginable.  This trinity of master artists set the tone for an unforgettable experience in the studio, and held a high frequency for those who had come great distances to drink from the fountain of art.  Many seeds were planted over the three short weeks, and many possibilities dreamt of for future projects and convergences. Participants made full use of this fabled nexus by conducting interviews and group dialogues to catalogue the visionary art movement and its messages as these waves of vision crest upon the worldwide cultural shores.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-471  alignnone" title="Interview" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_2978.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /><br />
<em>Daniel Mirante (www.lila.info) and Andrew Gonzalez in dialogue at Torri  Superiore</em></p>
<p>The seminar ended with a climactic exhibition of completed paintings and works in-progress at the eco-village of Torri Superiore, whose international inhabitants, guests and volunteers marveled at the brilliant expressions which manifested within the stone walls of this ancient palace. Students said their goodbyes as many returned to their homes and many traveled onward to visit further masterworks of the Italian Renaissance, and to Vienna, home of the Fuchs Villa, where the master’s works are on permanent exhibition.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-470 alignnone" title="Torri Exhibition" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/IMG_2945.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /><br />
<em>A display of finished and in-progress student paintings at Torri  Superiore.</em></p>
<p>For information on the seminar and the Misch technique, visit Laurence Caruana’s website:  <a href="http://www.lcaruana.com/">www.lcaruana.com</a></p>
<p>Amanda Sage : <a href="http://www.amandasage.com/">www.amandasage.com</a></p>
<p>Andrew Gonzalez : <a href="http://www.sublimatrix.com/">www.sublimatrix.com</a></p>
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		<title>CoSM Journal of Visionary Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CoSM Journal provides a forum for the emergence of visionary culture and shares with its readers the  work and stories of artists, thinkers and community builders who are dedicated to transformative living, and committed to the integration of wisdom and the arts.  It is offered to inform, connect and inspire this evolving global awareness.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">CoSM Journal provides a forum for the emergence of visionary culture and shares with its readers the  work and stories of artists, thinkers and community builders who are dedicated to transformative living, and committed to the integration of wisdom and the arts.  It is offered to inform, connect and inspire this evolving global awareness.</p>
<p><span id="more-505"></span><a href="http://www.cosmpress.com/csmjrnl_6.html" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-529" title="CoSM" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CoSMJ6Covernew.jpg" alt="" width="419" height="648" /></a></p>
<p><strong>CoSM Volume 6 : Human/Nature</strong>, the newest edition, is <a href="http://shop.cosm.org/cosmjournal-issue6.aspx" target="_blank">now available</a>. This 160 page Journal features many eco-visionaries helping to save our planet: bee keeper David Wolfe, earth activist Julia Butterfly Hill , Omega Institute CEO Skip Backus, visionary author J.P. Harpignies, raw food Rabbi Gabriel Cousens, deep ecologist John Seed, eco-psychologist Ralph Metzner, mycologist Paul Stamets, and eco-art curator Amy Lipton. It also includes dedications to the passing of geologian Thomas Berry and shaman Pablo Amaringo.</p>
<p>This new media is a garden of visionary nature art from all continents of the world including the internationally renowned nature painters Walton Ford and Alexis Rockman, fantastic realist Brigid Marlin, Santo Daime artist Isabela Maria Hartz, the imaginary cityscapes of Akiko Endo, master wood block artist Mitsuru Nagashima, sculptor extraordinaire Kate Raudenbush, visionaries Alex Grey, Mark Ryden, Steven Kenny, Allyson Grey, Daniel Mirante, and Being with Flowers Anthony Ward among other recognized and beloved artists from each continent.</p>
<p>CoSM Journal features creative minds that are altering the consciousness of our culture. This global arts journal is made possible through sponsors who, by advertising, share their right-livelihood with the community.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">CoSM Journal seeks distribution to conscious bookstores, galleries, yoga centers, art spaces, cultural and education centers. Media support is available for those inspired to be part of this network.­</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="CoSM" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/08/CoSMJflyerbkWEB.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="794" /></p>
<p>The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, CoSM, is located at Deer Hill Rd. Wappingers Falls, New York 12590. CoSM is a sanctuary for contemplation and a center for events encouraging the creative spirit. The Sacred Mirrors are a series of paintings that allow us to see ourselves and each other as reflections of the divine.</p>
<p>CoSM provides a public exhibition of the Sacred Mirrors and the most outstanding works of mystical art by Alex Grey. The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors is a 501(c)(3) organization, supported solely by charitable donations from the community. If you would like to make a contribution to the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors please send checks to CoSM or make donations online at <a href="http://cosm.org/">cosm.org</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Visionary Revue</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Loaded with images and in-depth texts, The Visionary Revue is an on-line journal documenting the latest trends in the international movement known as Visionary Art. The Premiere issue features the renowned First Manifesto of Visionary Art.”
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Laurence Caruana

With time, I&#8217;ve come to view my life as a gradual awakening to the Sacred.
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<a href="http://www.visionaryrevue.com" target="_blank"><em>www.visionaryrevue.com</em></a></p>
<h5><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Laurence Caruana<br />
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<p>With time, I&#8217;ve come to view my life as a gradual awakening to the Sacred.<br />
Along the way, I&#8217;ve had powerful dreams and entheogenic experiences to inspire my art and vision. I&#8217;ve crossed paths with the Goddess in the guise of some very interesting women, and had the fortune of meeting my master in art through the personnage of Ernst Fuchs. I&#8217;ve lived variously in Toronto, Vienna, Malta and Munich. After twelve years in Paris, I recently moved to a farmhouse in Burgundy to further pursue permaculture. My life, at this point, is propelled by encounters with creative people, or travels to places where sacred awakenings can occur. So, I paint, lecture on art, publish articles and teach the Mischtechnik every summer at the eco-village of Torri Superiore, Italy.<br />
<em><a href="http://ww.lcaruana.com" target="_blank">www.LCaruana.com</a></em></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Galleries, news, interviews and expose of a New Art of Spirit.

The mission of this website is to explore, archive and present the emergence of a contemporary sacred and visionary art within the context of global culture.
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Daniel Mirante
Daniel Mirante has been wandering the wilderness of  the imagination for 32 years.  He is fascinated with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Galleries, news, interviews and expose of a New Art of Spirit.<br />
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The mission of this website is to explore, archive and present the emergence of a contemporary sacred and visionary art within the context of global culture.<br />
<a href="http://www.lila.info" target="_blank">www.lila.info</a></p>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Daniel Mirante</span></h4>
<p>Daniel Mirante has been wandering the wilderness of  the imagination for 32 years.  He is fascinated with the exploration of  mysticism, deep ecology, mythology, and creativity, especially painting.  His art and writing have appeared worldwide in a variety of  publications, websites, exhibitions and calendars.</p>
<p>In 2006 he apprenticed with Brigid Marlin in mische technique. He has  been involved in several prominent visionary art exhibitions including  The Interdimensional Art Show and Temple of Visions, L.A. His art can be  viewed at <a href="http://www.danielmirante.com/">www.danielmirante.com</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Galactik Trading Cards : Spirit Art MicroGallery
This global arts initiative and art card deck celebrates the  spirit of the inspired imagination. Exploring creativity at the heart of  the human, here is a media stream sharing an ecology of worlds,  entities, beings, landscapes and experiences from a more-than-human  world. Crossing over times [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Galactik Trading Cards : Spirit Art MicroGallery<br />
<span id="more-309"></span></strong>This global arts initiative and art card deck celebrates the  spirit of the inspired imagination. Exploring creativity at the heart of  the human, here is a media stream sharing an ecology of worlds,  entities, beings, landscapes and experiences from a more-than-human  world. Crossing over times and places, this is a thread that weaves  through the collective history of all human cultures, linking together  interconnected art genres including fantastic art, indigenous art,  fantasy art, spiritual art, shamanic art, visionary art, entheo art,  magical realism, imaginal realism, and surrealism. Featuring over 100  artists from 40 countries on all 6 continents, this world crystal  reflects facets of an artistic impulse that includes all places on the  planet.</p>
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<p>Individual cards may be gifted and traded as inexpensive art  artifacts. They may grace altars, mantles, fridges, mirrors and lockers.  Sets of cards can be organized into &#8216;micro-galleries&#8217; for displays on  walls, workspaces and gallery installations. A full deck of cards may be  used an a syncretic oracle openly connecting to a diversity of  divinatory systems. The galactik trading cards are a media fleet  vehicle, an art culture community building initiative intending to  inspire the collective evolution of the conscious creative process while  promoting art and artists worldwide. This not-for-profit, limited  edition gaming system reflects the emergence of planetary culture.<a href="http://www.elvism.net" target="_blank"><br />
<em>www.elvism.net</em></a></p>
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<h5><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Delvin Solkinson<br />
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<p>Borne from the rainforest, Delvin Solkinson is a permaculture designer and  plant path poet. In an artful life turning point, Delvin met David Heskin  in 2003, and deepened his love and appreciation for fantastic visionary  art. Curating galleries, writing articles on visionary arts and  culture, publishing zines, and making galactik trading cards is part  of Delvin&#8217;s media initiative to help support the creation of a spirited  future culture. After extensive work in the festival circuit, Delvin  is turning his efforts towards the gallery world and participating  more heavily in the global media streams. Honored to be involved  with Art Spirit Now, Delvin is planning many future projects which will transform and explore the synergy between art,  media and cultural activism.</p>
<p><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/02/GTC_prepress_nov09_final_re.jpg"><img title="GTC_prepress_nov09_final_re" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/02/GTC_prepress_nov09_final_re.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/GTC_2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-333" title="GTC_2" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/GTC_2.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
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		<title>Evolutionary PathWayves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evolutionary Pathwayves is a whole system design collaborative.
 Our organicity is governed by the principles and patterns of the Living Universe.  We apply the whole system design principles and ethics, as well as the techniques of permaculture to effect for positive and evolutionary changes in human relationships to one another and as a thriving integration [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Evolutionary Pathwayves is a whole system design<em> collaborative</em>.</strong><br />
<span id="more-307"></span> Our organicity is governed by the principles and patterns of the Living Universe.  We apply the whole system design principles and ethics, as well as the techniques of permaculture to effect for positive and evolutionary changes in human relationships to one another and as a thriving integration to our greater planetary context.<br />
<em><a href="http://evolutionarypathwayves.org/" target="_blank">www.evolutionarypathwayves.org</a></em></p>
<h5><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A. Keala Young<br />
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<p>Augustus Keala Young is a life student of facilitation arts; a regenerative practitioner and whole system designer, with a background as an eco-educator, bodyworker, movement facilitator and Heart Circle facilitator. His work as an evolutionary guide is an emerging synthesis of healing sessions, embodiment classes and workshops integrating living systems coherence for individuals and communities.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.evolutionarypathwayves.org" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-633" title="evolutionarymedia" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/evolutionarymedia.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="391" /></a><br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional Collaboration, Healing Art &#38; Yoga Art.
Founded in 2006, Dreaming Co:nexus is an artist collective whose collaborative works focus on large scale installation, devotional painting vigil, murals, sacred, healing and visionary art. Modeling the cooperative principles of consensus and collaboration, Dreaming Co:nexus defines itself as a multi-limbed art entity. The collective unifies in the act [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Devotional Collaboration, Healing Art &amp; Yoga Art.</strong><br />
<span id="more-301"></span>Founded in 2006, Dreaming Co:nexus is an artist collective whose collaborative works focus on large scale installation, devotional painting vigil, murals, sacred, healing and visionary art. Modeling the cooperative principles of consensus and collaboration, Dreaming Co:nexus defines itself as a multi-limbed art entity. The collective unifies in the act of creation, providing access to a far greater vision than that which is available to the solo artist.<br />
<em><a href="http://www.dreamingconex.us" target="_blank">www.dreamingconex.us</a></em><!--more--><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />
<strong>David Heskin, Aloria Weaver, Eric Nez &amp; Noah Einhorn</strong></span></p>
<p>What began as a natural tendency toward working together to create artworks which were out of the scope of an individual, became a way of life for a close group of allies in the Pacific Northwest. Realizing the grand potential held within this template for creation, a new dimension of melded media art was birthed.</p>
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		<title>2009 Art Spirit Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Art is Spirit.
As hundreds gathered for the recent Art Spirit Now event in Portland (May 22nd 2009), it was evident that the Spirit of the Art was calling everyone together with a fresh energy of excitement and passionate anticipation. Here a fresh dream was being forged, one that seemed [...]]]></description>
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<p>Art is Spirit.</p>
<p>As hundreds gathered for the recent Art Spirit Now event in Portland (May 22nd 2009), it was evident that the Spirit of the Art was calling everyone together with a fresh energy of excitement and passionate anticipation. Here a fresh dream was being forged, one that seemed to usher in a new era for art, culture and community. People flocked from all corners of west Coast to answer the call of Spirit in Action, coming together to celebrate the Northwest Coast visionary renaissance.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="shadow aligncenter size-full wp-image-183" title="crowd1" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/crowd1.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="349" /><br />
Exhibition Gallery</p>
<p>At the Heart of the event presented by Elliot and <a href="http://www.belovedpresents.com/" target="_blank">Beloved Productions</a> were three artists whose signature is a refined approach to bridging Art and Spirit, bringing a vision of art in the past mostly relegated to art parties and festival cultures into the growing gallery world. That night, along with host of artists and musicians, <a href="http://www.davidheskin.com" target="_blank">David Heskin</a>, <a href="http://www.ericnez.com" target="_blank">Eric Nez</a> and <a href="http://www.aloriaweaver.com" target="_blank">Aloria Weaver</a> shared a vitalizing energy with the NorthWest Coast.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="shadow aligncenter size-full wp-image-185" title="davidandnez" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/davidandnez.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="359" /><br />
<a href="http://www.ericnez.com" target="_blank">Eric Nez</a> and <a href="http://www.davidheskin.com" target="_blank">David Heskin</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="shadow aligncenter size-full wp-image-186" title="aloriaandallyson" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/aloriaandallyson.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="239" /><br />
<a href="http://www.allysongrey.com" target="_blank">Allyson Grey</a> and <a href="http://www.aloriaweaver.com" target="_blank">Aloria Weaver</a></p>
<p>The line into the event stretched for blocks before the doors even opened. Many had come to share in the ever splendored presence of <a href="http://www.alexgrey.com" target="_blank">Alex</a> and <a href="http://www.allysongrey.com" target="_blank">Allyson Grey</a> along with their magical ally <a href="http://www.mzimani.com" target="_blank">Mz. Imani</a>. By the time their talk started the venue was shining with a thousand twinkling eyes full of inspired reverence for this incredible team of visionaries. After the talk they did an incredible live painting performance deep into the night. Together they sharing an expanse of kind light in a presence which entranced the crowd and lit up the future with the glow of possibility.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="shadow aligncenter size-full wp-image-187" title="alexandimani" src="http://www.artspiritnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/alexandimani.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="350" /><br />
<a href="http://www.alexgrey.com" target="_blank">Alex Grey</a> and <a href="http://www.mzimani.com" target="_blank">Mz. Imani</a></p>
<p>Supported by a beautiful art catalogue and gorgeous media platform rendered by Newskin Studio and <a href="http://www.naganetworks.com" target="_blank">Naga Networks</a>, this art event is the first in a long line of finely nuanced gallery shows, art media streams and cultural activations. The Spirit of the Art has arrived again.</p>
<p>See more pictures on <a href="http://www.beinart.org" target="_blank">Beinart.org</a> and <a href="http://www.podcollective.com" target="_blank">Podcollective.com</a>. The follow up event is happening this coming weekend in Portland at the same location.</p>
<p><strong>Correspondent :</strong> <a href="http://www.elvism.net" target="_blank">Delvin Solkinson</a></p>
<p><strong>Photography :</strong> <a href="http://www.naganetworks.com" target="_blank">Kyle Nicholas</a></p>
<p><strong>Weave : </strong><a href="http://www.davidheskin.com" target="_blank">David Heskin</a> and <a href="http://www.aloriaweaver.com" target="_blank">Aloria Weaver</a></p>
<p><strong>Art at top of Article : </strong>‘Ohh Luminous Moon, Please Bless Our Consciousness With Free Wings’<br />
by <a href="http://www.ericnez.com" target="_blank">Eric Nez</a></p>
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		<title>Art Spirit Now : Exhibition Catalogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 04:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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