The Mystic Core of Art Author: Ronald EngertCategory: Art, Music & LiteratureIssue No: 93 Art is not just a craft skill, but a deep exploration of reality, a radical and uncompromising stocktaking, an inner struggle of the artist to find the right form that speaks to the soul of the beholder. Genuine art is revolutionary …
Sharing as a synthesis of art and spirituality
A process of integration Author: Dr. Thomas Anton WeisCategory: Spirituality in generalIssue No: 93 Following the principle “As in the small, so in the large”, the author dedicates himself to the study of the hand from an associative perspective. In doing so, he assigns three forces to it: will, love-wisdom and intelligence. In the following, …
Surrealism and magic
A report on the exhibition Author: Alice DeubzerCategory: Art, Music & LiteratureIssue No: 93 Occult symbolism, magical paraphernalia, irrational tram landscapes, dissolving motifs and magical beings await you at the remarkable and well worth visiting exhibition “Surrealism and Magic. Enchanted Modernity” at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam. The Surrealist movement, a new artistic and literary …
The luminous in art
Image meditation on works by Nicholas Roerich Author: Paula MarvellyCategory: Art, Music & LiteratureIssue No: 93 Immerse yourself in the visionary work of the Russian universal artist Nicolas Roerich and give yourself moments of immersion and contemplation in view of his paintings. This pictorial meditation is framed by information about Roerich’s life and work, as …
The life of the goddess in ancient Europe
Commemoration of Marija Gimbutas on her centenary in 2021 Author: Joan Marler Many people wonder if there is evidence for the existence of matriarchal cultures. In this case Gimbutas’ scholarly research provides the evidence. This article provides an overview of the great archaeologist, who also celebrates her centenary this year. In her pioneering work, she …
Stealing Fire
Prometheus as a dubious hero of the Silicon Valley elite Author: Johanna Schacht Mankind considers Prometheus from the Greek myth actually a hero. They even admire him. Here now he appears in a different light, namely as a thief of knowledge and insight that he stole from Pandora, the Great Goddess – an unjust cultural …
Voice and health
The importance of resonance Author: Miroslav Großer, Birge Funke Sound and voice are essential parts of the human being. They serve for joy and also for healing. The article gives an overview of the amazing effect of sound and voice on us and others. And it describes some practical exercises to use sound vibrations for …
The sound of life
The pure vibration within us Author: Dr. Eva-Marie Heyde In the beginning was the sound, not the word or the letter. Sound is the primary felt principle of all being. Feeling comes before thought. We can feel the pure vibration within us, it makes us aware of discords outside and in the world. A spiritual …