Archive for Alchemy
Fire on Top, An Illumination by Sybil Archibald
22k gold leaf and handmade paints on animal skin parchment
Over at Abbey of the Arts, Christine is holding a »»
Filed under: Alchemy, Art, Art technique, Illumination, Lapis & Gold, Mysticism, Poetry, artist as vessel | Alchemy, Art, Art technique, artist as vessel, Illumination, Lapis and Gold, Poetry|7 Comments
I just updated the website for my book Lapis & Gold: Unlocking the Secrets of Medieval Painters and Illuminators. It’s an in depth look into medieval art »»
Filed under: Alchemy, Art technique, Illumination, Karen Gorst, Lapis & Gold, Medieval Art Techique, Mysticism, Pigments, Sacred Art, School of the Sacred Arts, art supplies | Alchemy, art supplies, Art technique, Illumination, Karen Gorst, Lapis & Gold, Mysticism, Pigments, Sacred Art, School of Sacred Arts, Spirituality|6 Comments
So today I’m allowed to lift my arm for the first time in a week. I still have to wait to lift it above my shoulder, but »»
Filed under: Alchemy, Creation Myths, Earth, Georgia O'Keefe, Goddess, Healing, Illness, Jesus, Poetry, Spiritual Path, Virgin Mary, creation, womb | Alchemy, creation, Creation Myths, Earth, Garden, Goddess, Healing, Illness, Jesus, Poetry, Spiritual Path, Virgin Mary, womb|1 Comment
Yesterday I spoke at length about the importance of a spiritual artist merging the physical and spiritual worlds in the act of creation. All art springs from »»
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Making art is a physical act with physical outcomes. The crux of the problem is how to join the physical and spiritual worlds. How do we bring »»
Filed under: Alchemy, Art, Blogs, Earth, Mysticism, Pain & Suffering, Sacred Art, Sister Wendy Beckett, Spiritual Artists, Spiritual Path, artist as vessel, creation, surrender | Alchemy, Art, artist as vessel, Blogroll, creation, Earth, Mysticism, Pain & Suffering, Sacred Art, Sister Wendy, Spiritual Artists, Spiritual Path, surrender|6 Comments
Image: The mind of the microcosm from Robert Fludd Utriusque cosmi… historia, 1619
Following up on yesterday’s post about the sacred in contemporary art, I’d like to say »»
Filed under: Alchemy, Art, Mysticism, Spiritual Path | Alchemy, Art, Mysticism, Spiritual Path|No Comments
Yesterday I had a doctor’s appointment. It seemed like a normal appointment until, in the middle of a technical discussion, my doctor described one of my symptoms »»
Filed under: Alchemy, Illness, Mysticism, Ouroboros, Plotinus | Alchemy, Illness, Mysticism, Ouroboros, Plotinus, The Intelligence, The One|No Comments
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