Theos-Talk Archives (July 2001 Message tt00010)

As a gift to the list, I posted some of my recent maps and
diagrams to my website. I think a look at them might give you all a
little
better understanding of where I've been coming from in the recent
discussions about m/Monads. They are works in
progress, but I think they hold up reasonably well. It'd be neat to get
some
feedback from the learned and to bounce the ideas around.

Go to:

www.withoutwalls.com/maps_diagrams

There are three image directories there.

The most meaty is "psychographs."

It contains a series of 8 sequential images that seek to illustrate an
attempt
at a Jungian-Theosophy synthesis. They build gradually upon each other
as the
exploration goes from the conscious personal ego into the layers of the
unconscious before flipping to an attempt at theosophical equivalents.
It's
stuff I've been thinking about for a while. I even tried a pass at
"emptiness,"
although I can hear you laughing already for my feeble attempt at
concretizing
something that can't be. The image "008.gif" expresses it pretty well,
though,
depending upon how you look at it!
The ninth image in the set is a copy of the full concrete illustration
sans
text. Hopefully it can be used as a prompt for your own intuitions. You
might
even start with that one first if you're feeling adventurous.

At any rate, at least you'll be able to see my terms and definitions.
It'll
explain a lot of my stance on some of the recent discussions. But they
are
straw men at best. Feel free to shoot holes in them, find leaks or
otherwise
laugh at my hobby. I'll be interested in your responses. There are lots
more
where these came from.

The second series is "ego."

It is a 2 image set, illustrating the "psychic doughnut" idea of mine
from
another view point. If you guys think it's tough talking about this
junk, try
drawing it! I feel a little like Richard Dreyfuss carving up the mashed
potatoes! Visual representations aren't much better than words
sometimes. I
always got a lot out of the illustrations in Theosophy books and have
found a
wealth of material from all over the place, East and West, past and
present
that adds to and enriches it. As an artist, this is one of my passions
and I
have quite a collection from my interest.

The final series is "schema."

This is an earlier attempt to synthesize. Variations on the theme.

Give 'em a look and let me know what you guys think. It might further
the
dialogue. All are welcome.

Regards,

-- M

PS. If anyone is interested, there is a wonderful article in the new
issue of
"Arts of Asia" magazine (Vol 31, #3) on 'Neo-Tantric 20th Century
Painting."
Check it out if you can. I find it very interesting in light of my
recent
forays into depicting the undepictable!

Theosophy has had a profound impact on the arts, including
some very seminal modernists like Kandinsky, Klee, Albers and Mondrian.
I've recently also had my search rewarded by finding lots of material on
the
theosophist artists Agnes Pelton, Charmion Van Weigand and the
abstractionist
'Transcendental Painting Group' that included notable Canadian
theosophists
like Lawren Harris.

If anybody wants to discuss "art and theosophy," please count me in.

peace.

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