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Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite -- getting something down.
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Art is the process or product of deliberately and creatively arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions, especially beauty. In its narrow sense, the word art most often refers specifically to the visual arts, including media such as painting, sculpture, and printmaking. However, "the arts" may also encompass a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature. Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy which studies art.
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Comment by Gary Ryan on February 6, 2009 at 12:05pm - Big news, I wrote a book about becoming an artist, "creating" your life rather than "reacting" to life, and, it is finally available. Almost one year to the day from the time I finished writing, "Blessings in Disguise"--Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or iUniverse.com/bookstore. Check it out.
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Comment by Gary Ryan on December 27, 2008 at 1:37pm
- I just watched Alex Grey's video, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, and I don't think I will ever be the same.
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Comment by Gary Ryan on December 27, 2008 at 11:46am
- I've used art to explore the meaning of life for 50 years and I think I'm beginning to get the hang of it.
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Comment by Julie Barnes on November 13, 2008 at 11:30am -
Thank you for the inviting me to the group. I'm excited to be here.
Julie
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Comment by Debbie Dallas on November 10, 2008 at 10:23pm -
Thank you Lolly, this will be an amazing group, I can tell. Would like to know what everyone deems to be their form of art? Could be an interesting discussion.
Namaste to all,
Debbie
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Comment by elizabeth on November 10, 2008 at 6:02pm -
Thanks for the invite. FYI - I do have a top to my head!
Looking forward to learning more about the group and its members.
elizabeth
life and transition coach
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Comment by Bill on November 10, 2008 at 6:00pm - just here to listen . . . thank you
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Comment by Javier Farrugia on November 10, 2008 at 5:55pm - http://www.ashesandsnow.org/en/flash-popup.php?flashvar=home
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Comment by Javier Farrugia on November 10, 2008 at 5:52pm
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Thank you for the invitation, Lolly, it is a pleasure to be here.
Just an idea: could we perhaps ban self-promoting, link-out-of-here-quick , type of postings?
Art, I believe is to be appreciated quietly among friends.
Second idea: let´s get to know each other first and let´s us think what we may come up with afterwards... in terms of business, Art or Quantum Physics.
Let´s not talk about what we do but who we are.
Third proposal/idea: only recently I have had the opportunity to enjoy a truly spiritual piece of cinema:
Ashes & Snow by the Canadian Gregory Colbert, I would be interested in discussing with you why you may consider it to be a masterpiece of poetry in motion.
I wish you all well.
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Comment by margo buccini on November 10, 2008 at 5:32pm -
Is that the Artist's Way by Julia Cameron???
That's such a great book
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The 8 States of Consciousness
The physical world we normally experience is a shadow of the real world. The real world, the world of spirit, exists behind a veil, and the veil is our own conditioning. In truth, we are not bound by the world of space, time, matter, and causation, but the veil prevents us from seeing this truth. It also prevents us from living in power, freedom, and grace.
In the fourth state of consciousness, we begin to sense the deeper reality that is orchestrating the physical world, and there is a tearing in the veil that separates the physical and spiritual realms. Just as we have to wake up from the dream state to experience waking consciousness, we have to wake up from what we call waking consciousness to glimpse our spirit, our inner self. This is called glimpsing the soul, and it’s the fourth state of consciousness. It’s simply to be in touch with our soul.
This leads to the fifth state of consciousness, or cosmic consciousness, when our soul fully wakes up in waking, dreaming, and sleeping. Our body can be fast asleep, but our soul, the silent witness, is watching the body in deep sleep. Our body can be walking, and the silent witness is watching the body walk. Our awareness is localized in space time, and it’s non-local, or transcendent, at the same time.
If we don’t interfere with nature’s intelligence, then we start to awaken into the sixth state of consciousness, divine consciousness. In divine consciousness, we see and feel the presence of spirit in everything. When we wake up in divine consciousness, we don’t just see a leaf, or a table, or a cloud, or a rainbow; we see the whole universe being all these things.
Next, we waken to the seventh state of consciousness, which is unity consciousness. This is when the spirit inside us, which is now fully awake, merges with the spirit inside objects, which are also now fully awake. The universe is conscious, and because it is conscious, it is conscious of itself. So the eighth state of consciousness, infinite consciousness, is its own observer. The observer is the discontinuity, the gap, the off.
Adapted from Power, Freedom, and Grace, by Deepak Chopra (Amber Allen, 2006).
WHAT IS CONSCIOUS LIVING?
The Art of Conscious Living is about taking the time for yourself to think about and choose the life you want. It is about understanding and changing any negative thoughts, patterns and behaviours we may have. It is about raising self awareness, becoming aware of our thoughts and words, choosing them consciously and carefully, taking back our power. By taking the time to examine our lives, our own needs, and our behaviours we are not only much more likely to achieve the things we seek but also really learn from our past successes and mistakes. In this way, we take back our power and our lives, you are in charge, not your subconscious. But even more importantly, as you live consciously, you are now learning, and can modify old beliefs with your new adult experiences. This means that your automatic responses, which you will always have to rely on for those sudden and immediate responses will now respond along the lines of the person you are today.
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