Truly. I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
Your skill is what allows some of us not only to reflect on a deeper hidden layer of reality, but also to understand that these visionary states of consciousness are universal and a core part of the human experiences... You are able to capture and relate parts of our collective psyche that most of us are simply too dull to express in anything else than words; the least communicative forms of symbols available at our disposal
Your choice of form and color and the way you render your vision to us is an absolute gift to humanity... Commend yourself for your incredibly important work...
You are indeed a cartographer of consciousness... Your service to mankind is of paramount importance... Thank you for helping us to open our third eye and motivating us to improve ourselves and continue involving...
My grand father who was a pastor often said "God chooses the Ones he wants."
You have certainly been ordained with a great calling. Continue your work for all of our sakes.
@imp.unity That is perhaps one of the most profound compliments I have ever received. Though I do feel a sense of destiny I keep my vision in check nowadays. I have gone way out there with psilocybin induced messiah-complexes and alien agendas so I have reserved myself to allowing the world to give me feedback about how effective my art is. I keep my heart focused on God first and then perform the inspiration as it passes into me. Stay good and Thank You for your valuable time:) Talk to you again I'm sure.
I love the id and the ego and infact all of it, but the horns! Are they there for a particular reason? The textiles are amazing and your revelations are at once frightening and enlightening. You wear it well my friend.
I was drawn to examine your stoned monkey post because I had just been reading of McKenna's theory before coming here. You must take a look @perceptualflaws post yourself. Oddly enough I gave him the link to your last post after I read it, knowing he would appreciate the art of you and your friends.
I assume you are meaning the dark-bluish horns in the center of the image just below the hawk? These are like symbols of fear. Its easy to spend time in the lower realms and in fact get comfortable there. From a distance, heaven appears guarded or blocked from view by dark ideas but the act of moving upward toward hope and freedom shows us that there is a lot of space to maneuver between our fears. Thank you for your compliments @ricia And I will have a look at @perceptualflaws :)
Thanks for getting back to me Sean, I really appreciate it. Actually it was the top centre in super ego I was referring to. There is an almost mother of pearl, shell like texture that I see is a pattern in your work. In this instance the 'shell' seems to form sets of ram-like horns branching from and surrounding the face and head. It is not that I find it offensive, more that I am curious as to it's meaning if there is a particular symbolism attached?
Ahh. Yes. I saw those more as bulbs of some sort. There appears to be a unique concrescence of matter that occurs when the light touches darkness, if that were possible. Mathematical signatures and fractal linguistics form the foundations of experience and, for some reason, organize into spheres and toroidal energy patterns as a matter of principle. This area is something like that... bubbles of nascent matter coalescing due to the existence of light within the void. The "horns" that appear at first are more of an abstracted depiction of Universal Law, like the building blocks of a subjective concept both literally and figuratively... I guess:)
Thanks for sharing you're personal story here along with the art. I also came to Christ after experiencing a deep loneliness followed by a call for help. I have a very different relationship to Jesus and God then a lot of people. One thing he is is my protector from a lot of the crazy shit I fraternised with during reckless journeys into the psychedelic realm!
There's something so freeing from giving up your power and acknowledging the existence of something higher however you relate to it. I was bought up with a casual christian upbringing too so I think it was easier for me to come back to as an adult.
If you are interested my #introduceyourself has one of my early visionary works alongside some personal story. I'll be posting up more soon.
Wow. That’s so nice to hear. I’m normally pretty hush hush about my faith because people are easily turned off by it. Especially people who talk a lot about open mindedness, funnily enough. I’m not shy about it I just like to provide a proper context. I can make strange, provocative images all day and as soon as I say I have a relationship with Jesus I’m accused of being brainwashed or incapable of thinking critically. Kind of annoying.
That was breath taking! I LOVE this: " Ego, in the context of the artwork, is not some out-of-control, rabid, power-monger but a focal point balancing the unfoldment of instinct and destiny. "
Too often "ego" is considered that bad part of us... that is not really any better than thinking ego is all of us.
Beuatiful work. So many layers and sub-strata of meaning. I appriciate the addition of the hebrew lettering as a representation of an archeic origin nexus.
Awesome work here... Every part of it, immaculate... i'm quite sure you'd find my blogs interesting... If you can find time please drop by... Thank you. Your art work is stunning. Namaste.
Hi @paniopan. Thank you for your kind words. I traveled over yonder to have a look at your blog and gave you a follow. Will do some reading when I have a bit of time to settle down. Take good care and see you around.
All of it resonates and excites me to keep pursuing the arts, especially the part about the serpent stirred something in me.
I have encountered many serpents, in dreams and visions, even long before I considered myself an artist. I've been swallowed and transported to other places, merged with their skin and taken to the underworld.
It is somewhat re-assuring to hear others story, as the terrain sometimes feels a bit slippery.
Sounds like you have had some experience with Ayahuasca. I’d love to hear more some time. I’ve had 4 journeys in Brazil. A long time ago but even so, I think about them several times a week. Was such a magical period. Things were very gnarly the first night. I thought a man was going to die. He was vomiting so much, paralyzed and blind, but we pulled him through. He took the potion again the next night like a champ.
It's been a major catalyst for my creativity. I wasn't painting or drawing much before, and i feel like it's helped me grow much faster. I'll do a writeup about it one day, it has really changed my life in an amazing way, and it still is.
Yeah I would be really interested to read your experiences. I love a bit of voyeurism into the psychedelic mindscape. It's most fascinating how the other dimension is alive itself and exists as an overarching, interpenetrating, experience-gifting organism.
Goosebumps on top of goosebumps!! Wow. This is a fascinating creation. I adore the central bird and all this animal represents to me: the big picture perspective, the upward pursuit of higher consciousness, the miracles held in every feather... Thank you for this phenomenal entry in the Steemit Vision Quest.
You have got yourself a new follower. I love visonary art! Four years ago I met Andy Debernardi in Iquitos, Peru - the capital of Ayahuasca. He is paiting the most gorgoues visionary art I have ever seen. Well, this piece does not have to hide behind him! Actually I am flying to Iquitos again in three weeks. YAY!
I want that hoody and I want it now! But no medium sized available. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Wow! Yeah Mr. Debernardi is absolutely one of the best at capturing the essence of the Ayahuasca... the feeling that you are left with if it all happened in one moment. Brilliant. I wish you a wonderful coming journey and I’m sorry to hear about the mediums. I think that Wazshop was doing a limited run but I can ask to see if they will procure any more.
your posts are always the best, please help me like you are a friend. because I aim if I get a trial from steemit I will petrify my parents again in distress
That work is so amazing. I can't imagine how much time and dedication this took. And I will need time to really sit down to read your story that came with it.
I wrote a song one day with my brother, just a few words over some of his music. Something about the ego taking over and eventually an eagle breaks through all that to fly free...
I will ask him for a copy maybe he'll let me put it up on D-tube!
Yes its interesting how symbols are quite universal and by knowing them we are able to broaden our meaning and expand our intention. Let me know when you get your song up and I will listen. Take care mister.
You are a magician
Haha. Thanks:)
Truly. I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
Your skill is what allows some of us not only to reflect on a deeper hidden layer of reality, but also to understand that these visionary states of consciousness are universal and a core part of the human experiences... You are able to capture and relate parts of our collective psyche that most of us are simply too dull to express in anything else than words; the least communicative forms of symbols available at our disposal
Your choice of form and color and the way you render your vision to us is an absolute gift to humanity... Commend yourself for your incredibly important work...
You are indeed a cartographer of consciousness... Your service to mankind is of paramount importance... Thank you for helping us to open our third eye and motivating us to improve ourselves and continue involving...
My grand father who was a pastor often said "God chooses the Ones he wants."
You have certainly been ordained with a great calling. Continue your work for all of our sakes.
Thank you.
(Dickride over)
@imp.unity That is perhaps one of the most profound compliments I have ever received. Though I do feel a sense of destiny I keep my vision in check nowadays. I have gone way out there with psilocybin induced messiah-complexes and alien agendas so I have reserved myself to allowing the world to give me feedback about how effective my art is. I keep my heart focused on God first and then perform the inspiration as it passes into me. Stay good and Thank You for your valuable time:) Talk to you again I'm sure.
Now that is more like the Hae-Joo, I know :) but your words can work wonders too!
Yea that's a good way to put it for sure!
I love the id and the ego and infact all of it, but the horns! Are they there for a particular reason? The textiles are amazing and your revelations are at once frightening and enlightening. You wear it well my friend.
I was drawn to examine your stoned monkey post because I had just been reading of McKenna's theory before coming here. You must take a look @perceptualflaws post yourself. Oddly enough I gave him the link to your last post after I read it, knowing he would appreciate the art of you and your friends.
This is insanely awesome
Duh!?
I assume you are meaning the dark-bluish horns in the center of the image just below the hawk? These are like symbols of fear. Its easy to spend time in the lower realms and in fact get comfortable there. From a distance, heaven appears guarded or blocked from view by dark ideas but the act of moving upward toward hope and freedom shows us that there is a lot of space to maneuver between our fears. Thank you for your compliments @ricia And I will have a look at @perceptualflaws :)
Thanks for getting back to me Sean, I really appreciate it. Actually it was the top centre in super ego I was referring to. There is an almost mother of pearl, shell like texture that I see is a pattern in your work. In this instance the 'shell' seems to form sets of ram-like horns branching from and surrounding the face and head. It is not that I find it offensive, more that I am curious as to it's meaning if there is a particular symbolism attached?
Ahh. Yes. I saw those more as bulbs of some sort. There appears to be a unique concrescence of matter that occurs when the light touches darkness, if that were possible. Mathematical signatures and fractal linguistics form the foundations of experience and, for some reason, organize into spheres and toroidal energy patterns as a matter of principle. This area is something like that... bubbles of nascent matter coalescing due to the existence of light within the void. The "horns" that appear at first are more of an abstracted depiction of Universal Law, like the building blocks of a subjective concept both literally and figuratively... I guess:)
There are probably better ways to visualize it and represent it but this was kind of where my skill level was at the time.
Thanks for sharing you're personal story here along with the art. I also came to Christ after experiencing a deep loneliness followed by a call for help. I have a very different relationship to Jesus and God then a lot of people. One thing he is is my protector from a lot of the crazy shit I fraternised with during reckless journeys into the psychedelic realm!
There's something so freeing from giving up your power and acknowledging the existence of something higher however you relate to it. I was bought up with a casual christian upbringing too so I think it was easier for me to come back to as an adult.
If you are interested my #introduceyourself has one of my early visionary works alongside some personal story. I'll be posting up more soon.
Looking forward to more posts like this.
Wow. That’s so nice to hear. I’m normally pretty hush hush about my faith because people are easily turned off by it. Especially people who talk a lot about open mindedness, funnily enough. I’m not shy about it I just like to provide a proper context. I can make strange, provocative images all day and as soon as I say I have a relationship with Jesus I’m accused of being brainwashed or incapable of thinking critically. Kind of annoying.
I can totally see critisism lile that coming from those who talk about being open minded... it is kind of ironic.
No need to be shy about anything really.
That was breath taking! I LOVE this: " Ego, in the context of the artwork, is not some out-of-control, rabid, power-monger but a focal point balancing the unfoldment of instinct and destiny. "
Too often "ego" is considered that bad part of us... that is not really any better than thinking ego is all of us.
Very true. I think there is way too much emphasis on ego and it’s dissolution altogether. Just live... Flow... Be:)
Beuatiful work. So many layers and sub-strata of meaning. I appriciate the addition of the hebrew lettering as a representation of an archeic origin nexus.
Awesome work here... Every part of it, immaculate... i'm quite sure you'd find my blogs interesting... If you can find time please drop by... Thank you. Your art work is stunning. Namaste.
Hi @paniopan. Thank you for your kind words. I traveled over yonder to have a look at your blog and gave you a follow. Will do some reading when I have a bit of time to settle down. Take good care and see you around.
Thank you... Very kind... Love and light.
Hot damn! This looks so good! Do you wear a lot of your own creations?
Yes. I usually receive a shipment or two of the designs I create. Always nice:)
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STOPAgain, thank you for sharing so deeply.
All of it resonates and excites me to keep pursuing the arts, especially the part about the serpent stirred something in me.
I have encountered many serpents, in dreams and visions, even long before I considered myself an artist. I've been swallowed and transported to other places, merged with their skin and taken to the underworld.
It is somewhat re-assuring to hear others story, as the terrain sometimes feels a bit slippery.
Sounds like you have had some experience with Ayahuasca. I’d love to hear more some time. I’ve had 4 journeys in Brazil. A long time ago but even so, I think about them several times a week. Was such a magical period. Things were very gnarly the first night. I thought a man was going to die. He was vomiting so much, paralyzed and blind, but we pulled him through. He took the potion again the next night like a champ.
It's been a major catalyst for my creativity. I wasn't painting or drawing much before, and i feel like it's helped me grow much faster. I'll do a writeup about it one day, it has really changed my life in an amazing way, and it still is.
Yeah I would be really interested to read your experiences. I love a bit of voyeurism into the psychedelic mindscape. It's most fascinating how the other dimension is alive itself and exists as an overarching, interpenetrating, experience-gifting organism.
This is an awesome compilation.
Glad you like it.
Goosebumps on top of goosebumps!! Wow. This is a fascinating creation. I adore the central bird and all this animal represents to me: the big picture perspective, the upward pursuit of higher consciousness, the miracles held in every feather... Thank you for this phenomenal entry in the Steemit Vision Quest.
Well Thank You for hosting!!! I’m happy you appreciate the image @cabelindsay:)
You have got yourself a new follower. I love visonary art! Four years ago I met Andy Debernardi in Iquitos, Peru - the capital of Ayahuasca. He is paiting the most gorgoues visionary art I have ever seen. Well, this piece does not have to hide behind him! Actually I am flying to Iquitos again in three weeks. YAY!
I want that hoody and I want it now! But no medium sized available. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Wow! Yeah Mr. Debernardi is absolutely one of the best at capturing the essence of the Ayahuasca... the feeling that you are left with if it all happened in one moment. Brilliant. I wish you a wonderful coming journey and I’m sorry to hear about the mediums. I think that Wazshop was doing a limited run but I can ask to see if they will procure any more.
It's ok, I am living in Costa Rica and delivering something here from the States is kind of complicated up to impossible.
Ahh okay. Yeah I asked and there aren't any left atm. Thank you for your interest @flauwy
your posts are always the best, please help me like you are a friend. because I aim if I get a trial from steemit I will petrify my parents again in distress
Thanks for your compliment. I am not sure exactly what you are asking for but I would advise against petrifying your parents:)
That work is so amazing. I can't imagine how much time and dedication this took. And I will need time to really sit down to read your story that came with it.
I wrote a song one day with my brother, just a few words over some of his music. Something about the ego taking over and eventually an eagle breaks through all that to fly free...
I will ask him for a copy maybe he'll let me put it up on D-tube!
Thanks for sharing
Yes its interesting how symbols are quite universal and by knowing them we are able to broaden our meaning and expand our intention. Let me know when you get your song up and I will listen. Take care mister.
Thanks, I'll let you know.
~ B E A U T I F U L ~
:) Gracias :)