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"The visual language is a lost language, like cyphers undecyphered. But it underlies all that we dream each night. It invisibly appears whenever the images of vision flow in a meaningful way. It emerges from trance, contemplation, myth and madness. This ancient image-language, otherwise forgotten, is now being spoken once more..."
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ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF AN IMPORTANT NEW PROJECT FOR VISIONARY ART
~ The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art ~ Opening its doors in September of 2013... |
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TWO IMPORTANT EVENTS TO HELP LAUNCH
~ The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art ~ Coming to Colorado in May of 2013... |
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Together with ALEX & ALLYSON GREY,
MAURA HOLDEN & I will give a talk on ~ The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art ~ And hold an afternoon workshop called 'GEOMETRY GENERATES FORM' Workshop from 1 - 5pm; Visionary Salon from 7:30 - 10 pm on Saturday June 8th, 2013 at CoSM in NY |
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| I will be teaching A Special Workshop
again this year, from May 31st - June 7th, 2013 at the Omega Institute in New York... |
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| More information on this website... and at the Omega Institute site |
| SATURDAY OCT 6th, 2012 – The Visionary Ideal: Life as Art-making and Spirit-quest – A presentation & discussion with Alex & Allyson Grey... |
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| For more information, visit: https://secure.cosm.org/np/clients/cosm/event.jsp?event=659 |
| ...Vision, healing, transcendence - rarely has an art movement emerged with such a vital message for humanity. But what is Visionary Art? What are its ideals? And how does the artist's quest appear from the inside? In a rare appearance stateside, Laurence Caruana shares the artist's journey, recounting his life-long involvement with Visionary Art through books, manifestoes, seminars - and now the founding of an academy in Vienna. Together with Alex and Allyson Grey, we'll approach the mysterious jewel from multiple directions, seeking to elucidate "the Visionary Ideal: Life as Art-making and Spirit-quest." A 45 minute visual presentation followed by discussion. |
I am curating a new exhibition at |
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Each artist will present Original Works (Giclées also available) |
My solo exhibition inaugerated the new |
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Accompanied by the spontaneous chants of Schaye B. L. Caruana and Liba Waring Stambollion introduce Live Painting to France, translating spiritual rhythms and sounds into images and colour. Coming from Neo-tribal Festival culture, this new way of painting imprints the surrounding energy and ambiance onto the canvas with each stroke of the brush. |
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Watch the video for a walk-through of the 25 works on display,
the unveiling of a new painting and the Opening Night: |
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Click the middle button on the bottom right to enter FULL SCREEN ^ mode L. Caruana Solo Exhibition in Burgundy France |
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Read a fascinating article about the exhibition at:
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Erik Davis' weekly radio show EXPANDING MIND explores the many different dimensions of mind and consciousness. Recently he interviewed L. Caruana on Visionary art in light of his new book ENTER THROUGH THE IMAGE. Erik Davis is the author of TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information and most recently The Visionary State: A Journey through California’s Spiritual Landscape. His essays have appeared in AfterBurn: Reflections on Burning Man, Zig Zag Zen and Prefiguring Cyberculture. See TechGnosis.com |
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Spiritual Rituals, Meditations & Exercises
Behind The Gnostic Myths |
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| Mythology is the secret language of the Spirit, as well as the collective dream of humanity. It is a universe of archetypes, symbols and dreams that not only point towards the Transcendental but can ignite the liberation of both mind and soul. The ancients understood the power of Mythology, and modern man is finally beginning to appreciate its sublime gifts. Yet few truly understand how to utilize Myth as a tool to unlock the inner realms of the psyche and break open the layers of mundane reality. The Gnostics were one of the greatest masters of Mythology in all of history. They re-interpreted oppressive theologies to mine for virtuous truths, expressed their artistic vision of the cosmos, and created fields of metaphor to decipher the human condition. More importantly perhaps, The Gnostics actually left coded rituals, meditations and exercises in their Myths that could induce altered states of consciousness and release an individual's divine potential. Not only do we delve into Gnostic and comparative mythology in its latest scholarship, we present these hidden tools left behind for those seeking the path of holy heresy. Their first clue resides in a passage from the Gospel of Philip that states, 'Truth did not come into the world naked, it came in types and images...one must enter through the image into The Truth.' We learn how to enter the image into The Truth. Astral Guest -- Laurence Caruana, author of Enter Through the Image: The Ancient Image Language of Myth, Art and Dreams and The Hidden Passion-A Novel of the Gnostic Christ Based on the Nag Hammadi Texts. |
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JUNE 09 - VIDEO RELEASE THE VISIONARY ART OF L. CARUANA: Life as a Gradual Unfolding of the Sacred Watch the video |
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A 35 minute motion graphics narrative about the Visionary art & life of L. Caruana. The work premiered at the Chimeria Festival of Visionary Arts in Sedan France on March of 2009. This video was made by the artist and is told in the first-person, as an introduction to his work. |
| A VISIONARY NOVEL BY L. CARUANA |
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| Recently I released a Visionary novel which delves into the Nag Hammadi texts to elucidate the Gnostic worldview. ...Its narrative moves with ease through dreams, visions, madness and higher states on consciousness. Discount copies may be ordered through my new site: GnosticQ.com. or here at the Shop. |
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