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THE SPICE OF LIFE - Oxfordshire Artweeks - May 2022

5/20/2022

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Oxfordshire Artweeks celebrated its 40th year in 2022 and the turnout to all the art exhibitions in May was incredible! Thank you to everyone that came to The Spice of Life, behind the Spice Lounge restaurant in Summertown.

It was wonderful to be able to exhibit 'Porthole', 'Sun Light Codes' and 'Sacred Geometry Bots' from my Spring Collection - Circular exploring the sacred geometry of the circle and colour symbolism, as well as some older favourites.
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THE EYE: THE SEER AND THE SEEN by Francis Huxley

2/10/2022

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The Eye - The Seer and the Seen by Francis Huxley
Thames and Hudson
978-80500-810347


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Recommended Read this week is 'The Eye - The Seer and the Seen' by Francis Huxley, Thames and Hudson.  Not  a huge book but a good general overview of the importance of the Eye as a symbol in different cultures. Also because Huxley was an effective advocate and activist for indigenous peoples and the Eye is my favourite symbol.

Francs Huxley (1923 - 2016) was an anthropologist and botanist with diverse interests and a lifelong interest in shamanism and the altered states of consciousness often experienced by sacred 'healers'. In the 1950's his pioneering fieldwork among the Urubu people of the Amazon basin and his book 'Affable Savages' (1956) resulted in new personal reflective approach to the study of culture, rather than objective. He was also an activist for indigenous peoples, founding Survival International with fellow anthropologists. Survival International provides a platform for exposing genocide, violence, slavery and exploitation.

Francis was the son of Julian Huxley, biologist and first director general of Unesco. He was part of a dynasty that included Julian’s brother, the author Aldous Huxley, and half-brother, the physiologist and Nobel laureate Andrew Huxley. Francis was also the great-grandson of Charles Darwin’s friend Thomas Henry Huxley.
Works of interest
The Invisibles: Voodoo Gods in Haiti (1969), he describes his encounter with possession, magic and psychic healing.
The Way of the Sacred (1974) he expands this personal perspective on healing to include the study of myths, religious rites and sacred symbolism.
​With his fellow anthropologist, Jeremy Narby, he co-edited Shamans Through Time (2001), a collection of five centuries of writing on the subject.
​Tribes of the Amazon Basin in Brazil (1973), identified groups threatened by Brazilian economic expansion and described the sad impact on their religious, spiritual and psychological health and wellbeing.


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Recommended Read: MAND AND HIS SYMBOLS by Carl G Jung

1/9/2022

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Man and His Symbols by Carl G Yung
Publisher keeps changing

0-613-92267-0

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Another Recommended Read if you are keen on symbolism. In fact this is probably the first book I would suggest you get.

'Man and His Symbols' by Carl G Yung (1875 - 1971) - Yung covers a wide range of subjects from early times to modern. Naturally I like the numerous examples of symbolism in art. Importantly, it covers archetypes, accessing the common consciousness and synchronicity, which are fundamental to the vital essence and purpose of symbols.

Also read his collection - Archetypes and the Collective Unconsciousness
The great psychologist dreamed that his work was understood by a wide public, rather than just by psychiatrists, and therefore he agreed to write and edit this fascinating book. Here, Jung examines the full world of the unconscious, whose language he believed to be the symbols constantly revealed in dreams. Convinced that dreams offer practical advice, sent from the unconscious to the conscious self, Jung felt that self-understanding would lead to a full and productive life. 
GOOD READS
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Recommended Read: YANTRA by Madhu Khanna

12/29/2021

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Yantra - A Tantric Symbol of Cosmic Unity by Madhu Khanna
Thames and Hudson
​978-0-50027-234-3

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'Yantra' by Madhu Khanna is a brilliant book about the science, meaning and purpose of the ancient sacred geometry of yantras and their mantras.

​A must for anyone who is serious about understanding sacred geometry as these amazing 'thought forms' have ancient origins.
Madhu Khanna is a noted Indian people historian of religion and noted and tantra science based in Delhi, India. Her first degree was from Oxford and she has several other academic accolades and awards. She has written several books, 'Yantra' being the most popular, and has contributed to three national projects, as well as several research projects for the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Mahu Khanna - Google Scholar


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Recommended Read: CRYSTAL AND DRAGON by David Wade

12/15/2021

 

Crystal & Dragon: A Cosmic Two Step by David Wade
Destiny Books, US
978-0-89281-404-6

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This week's Recommended Read goes into pattern sharing in depth! "Crystal and Dragon" by David Wade is fascinating. A great supplement to my The Hidden geometry of Life since I summarise pattern sharing in two chapters. Similarly he is an artist and sculptor living in the UK. On my list of kindred souls I would like to meet.
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David has also written about patterns for Wooden Books.

Exploring the interplay of form and energy, David Wade takes the reader on a journey through the world of successive ages from Plato's conception of the ideal form and the ancient Chinese philosophy of change to the modern scientific view of structure and indeterminacy as embodied in the laws of physics.

2017 - Follow Your Star

1/8/2017

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PictureFollow Your Star
Wishing everyone a very happy 2017 
2 + 1 + 7 = 10 the Divine Light
The end (01...10) is also the beginning, it is the eternal Moment.

In astrology the 'Wheel of Fortune' works with the 'Star' so we have a year filled with hope and optimism. As we start a new cycle of the numbers the Wheel turns and brings in a new 9 year cycle.

'Follow Your Star' and in every eternal moment be centered, fully conscious of your dreams and choices as they influence the direction of your path and circles you move in. Fill your Self with light and be like a radient star. Shine through the veils of illusion to reveal your true Self to the world.

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Insights from my art

12/28/2016

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Every image I create is imbued with symbolism - sacred geometry of shapes and patterns, light and colours, flowers, animals, Gods & Goddesses… All are visual expressions of the science manifesting reality. Images for connecting into with your Mind to enhance your experience of reality. To see more in my abstract and conceptual art look beyond the surface images and think of them as a 'thought forms' to blend into and work with.

I often post one of my pieces with a short interpretation and insight for that day. As examples here are a couple that I posted on my facebook page in December 2016. Enjoy!

Infinity and Emotions

Emotions colour our lives. Every time you are triggered by events in your life to feel blue (sadness), see red (anger, hate), feel green (with envy).... they happen to reflect back and show you the inner work you need to do along the Spiral path towards the inner, central Self where unconditional Joy is experienced.

Look at the subtle images within the paintings, which were not created intentionally. For example I see a swan at the centre. Swans symbolise grace, the awakening power of the inner Self, balance, inner beauty and the 'rising glory' of a new day.
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Unfurling Potential

As 2017 approaches here is a thought for the new year. Allow your potential to unfurl to reveal you in all your splendour. Awaken your senses, exeperience the colours of life and learn from them.
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Georgiana Houghton - London College of Psychic Studies

4/30/2016

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The London College of Psychic Studies has an excellent collection of Georgiana Houghton paintings. This Victorian medium, like Hilma af Klint, who I have mentioned in earlier posts, is just one undead rival to Kandinsky's place as the first abstract artist in the West. 

​An exhibition of her spirit drawings, such as the one on the right called 'Glory be to God' is on display this summer at The Courtauld Institute in London 16 June - 11 September, 2016.  
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Seeds of Ideas - latest painting completed

4/17/2016

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Just finished Seeds of Ideas! (thin canvas 76 x 50.5cm, acrylic) Representing the way ideas pop into our awareness then bubble, jostle and blend together in novel and unpredictable ways.
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Wilma af Klint - mystic artist of the 19th C

4/12/2016

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Today I discovered the Swedish artist Wilma af Klint (1862 - 1944) and was thrilled by her beautiful abstract art of sacred geometry. She produced nearly 1200 pieces and insisted they were not put on public view until at least 20 years after her passing. Interestingly, many of her abstract compositions pre-date Kandinsky.
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Throughout her abstract work is a genuine desire to understand and reveal the spiritual through her painting.
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Many of her paintings were like 'diagrams' and represent complex spiritual ideas. Essentially they are like Yantras, or 'thought-forms', and are representations of abstract concepts. 

I went to see her exhibition on the 27th April and it was outstanding! It has inspired me to do LARGE pieces. Not sure how or where yet...




The Serpentine Galleries in London is holding an exhibition of her art right now from 3rd March - 15th May 2016.

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Do you realise you actually shape your destiny and shapes influence your destiny. If you want to understand how this works ask Karen to give a talk about it or read her excellent book. You may have hated even the mention of geometry at school, but Karen's simple and illustrated explanations will give you a real insight into this fascinating topic. 
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The harmony in our world and the cosmos is awe-inspiring, and is brilliantly portrayed here in images and words which reveal the connection between art, geometry, science, consciousness and spirituality.... An illuminating book indeed!
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