Here we dive into meditative awareness of six aspects:the first three are: objects, form, and colour. The second three are: light, space, and movement.
The latter three: light, space, and movement comprise the inner and invisible aspect of painting.

In ‘reality’ we do not see light, space and movement, but instead experience their effects in our environment….

Colour links the inner and outer … the symbolism and mysteries of light and darkness regarding #ILLUMINISM are traceable to ancient #Persia and the historical figure of Manes.

#Taoist and #Buddhist painting also are related in their expression of the mystical dance between light and dark and also space and movement…

ILLUMINISM and the quest for light, strongly developed as a theosophy during the Middle Ages, during Five Centuries of the Ikon culture which ended about the time of #Cinambue and #FraAngelica. One artist in particular created an amazing bridge between the Gothic and the Renaissance, and that was #Gruenewald. His paintings are still considered as some of the most enigmatic and moving works ever created in the #Christian tradition.

Other painters such as #Rembrandt, #Turner, #Blake, and #Cotman, have also contributed to the development of ILLUMINISM. Although ILLUMINISM stands on the shoulders of many great artists of the past, it was Rudolf Steiner Ph.D., the founder of Anthroposophy, who must be credited with most of its current development. Dr. Steiner was active during the time of great influx of Eastern spiritual influences in the West. He actively responded to the request of artists such as #Kandinsky and #Mondrian who were searching for a spiritual meaning in painting, during a time of chaos and crisis. Today, spiritual eclecticism along with trans-personal psychology, are commonplace. Dr. #Steiner was exceptional amongst the avant-garde leaders in this compelling search for universal, global spiritual-social reform.

As his main inspiration, he drew from Goethe, the author of #Faust and #Goethe‘s Color Theory. Since his early work at university, Rudolf Steiner distinguished himself from a plethora of spiritual-religious leaders, by pragmatism and active interest, experimentation and research into color in art, science and spirituality.

Having been gifted with #clairvoyance from youth, Dr. Steiner provided artists with a new basis to approach art, color and painting. Especially, he made the correlation between light, color and darkness with thinking, feeling and willing. This understanding of color as integral to the #evolutionof the #human being, both #cosmic and #physical, was able to endow Art with a healing and #spiritual property which appears to have a long future ahead of it.

The inspiration, instruction and illustrations examples provided by Dr. Rudolf Steiner are a continued source of inspiration for the spiritually-oriented artist. His voluminous teachings contain countless references to #light, color and darkness. Despite this, Illuminism is created in the spirit of independent thinking, to which Dr. Steiner devoted his life.

Two artists in particular must be mentioned regarding the development of Dr. Steiner’s indications. They are Arnold Von Rosenkrantz and my teacher, Liane Collot d’Herbois. Both of these accomplished and professional artists realized the importance of evolving the technical means to implement spiritual concept into painting. Both artists searched throughout their lives for a means by hich to paint out of the light, in large, translucent, films or planes of color. An expression very familiar to #Anthroposophic painting is that of “form arising out of color.”

There are many meanings and possibilities to this seminal phrase. Both dedicated painters were determined to create paintings in which there was a sense of space developed through the sequencing of color. Secondly, the cultivated a luminosity, or at times an incandescent opalescence which glowed from within the color. Finally, they sought a sense of movement throughout the painting since Dr. Steiner constantly referred to color as movement to free painting from its static condition. Form out of color, to this day continues to unveil its mysteries.

Thank you! Info: Leszek Forczek 🙏

Art by Madonna – our Veil painting teacher visiting us in Adelaide 21-22nd September!
This teaching of this spiritual art is rare to find and she is only visiting because I wish to learn this divine form of paining … If you resonate, message me :-D. <3 Zero pervious experience required! This art is divine – free – and the art itself will guide you …. BLISS!!!!
Blessings <3

“If you understand that you are Ten Bodies, and you are aware of those Ten Bodies, and you keep them in balance, the whole Universe will be in balance with you.” ~ Yogi Bhajan

The Ten Bodies

What are the Ten Bodies?

The truth is that the human body is made up of ten bodies: the physical body, three mental bodies, and six energy bodies. The eleventh embodiment – when all ten bodies are under your direction – produces a pure state of consciousness when you have the ability to see all events as God’s Play and recognize the God in all.

You can visualize your various bodies as layers of clothing, the physical body being the overcoat you wear for a lifetime. We know we have a physical body; we can see it, touch it, and feel it. We also have other bodies that are equally real, if not more so. 

[From The Aquarian Teacher: KRI Teacher Training Level One Manual]

First Body: Soul Body

• The part in you connected to the Infinite. Your inner infinity
• Humility, creativity
• Key phrase: “Heart over Head”
• Mastery: come from a place of great humility, relax into the flow of God energy and use it to create beauty
• If weak: you come from the head instead of heart; feel stuck, not able to access your purpose and creative flow
• Key to Balancing: Raise the Kundalini. open the heart

Second Body: Negative (Protective) Mind

• Identifies possible dangers or shortcomings in a situation; necessary for protection
• Containment, obedience
• Key phrase: “Longing to Belong”
• Mastery: gives form to the creativity of your Soul Body via containment, form, and discernment; a longing to connect very deeply with your own God Self
• If weak: inappropriate, self-destructive relationships; over-influenced by others
• Key to Balancing: value your discipline; develop conscious relationships of integrity; strengthen the Positive Mind if the Negative Mind is overdeveloped

Third Body: Positive (Expansive) Mind

• Inspires you by showing the best possible results in any situation
• Equality, positivity
• Key phrase: “Devil or Divine”
• Mastery: strong will, use power easily and humbly; naturally playful and optimistic
• Good sense of humor; can communicate directly
• If weak: overwhelmed by input of the Negative Mind, which can be depressing and paralyzing; angry and intolerant, or hesitant to use your own power because of being afraid of the responsibility
• Key to Balancing: strengthen the Navel Point (Third Chakra); use positive affirmations; strengthen the Negative Mind if the Positive Mind is overdeveloped

Fourth Body: Neutral (Meditative) Mind

• Takes the information from both Negative and Positive Minds and decides on the best course of action using unbiased, intuitive knowledge
• Service, compassion, integration
• Key phrase: “Cup of Prayer”
• Mastery: a very intuitive vantage point; allows access to the soul
• If weak: difficult to make decisions; the habit of feeling victimized; a hard time seeing beyond the polarities of life
• Key to Balancing: meditate

Fifth Body: Physical Body

• The vehicle through which you participate fully on Earth
• Sacrifice, balance, teacher
• Key phrase: “Teacher, Balance”
• Mastery: represent the teacher who is able to take abstractions and explain them to anyone; ability to balance all parts of your life without extremes like laziness or fanaticism
• If weak: angry, jealous, greedy, competitive, and ungrateful; inner and outer realities out of balance; trouble expressing yourself verbally; afraid to be in the position of teacher
• Key to Balancing: exercise regularly; teach

Sixth Body: Arcline

• The arcline extends from ear to ear, across the hairline and brow; it’s your halo, the nucleus of the aura
• Associated with the pituitary gland, regulates the nervous system and glandular balance
• Women have a second arcline reaching across the chest from nipple to nipple
• Justice, protection, projection
• Key Phrase “Person at Prayer”
• Balance between physical and cosmic realms
• Mastery: ability to focus, to be concentrated, to meditate; use the intuition of the Sixth Body to protect yourself from life’s stresses and avoid shutting down your heart
• If weak: overprotective; easily influenced; glandular imbalances leading to inconsistency in moods and behavior; unfocused and unable to manifest prayers
• Key to Balancing: awaken the pituitary gland (Sixth Chakra)

Seventh Body: Auric Body

• The aura is the electromagnetic field that surrounds your body; it acts as a container for your life force, bringing confidence and security
• Mercy, security, love
• Key phrase: “Platform of Elevation”
• Mastery: attracts positivity and repels negativity, like a shield; illness cannot penetrate to your physical body; sense of security allows an uplifting presence and treating others with mercy
• If weak: paranoid, lack self-trust; negativity can penetrate into the psyche and physical body
• Key to Balancing: meditate; wear white clothing made of natural fibers; work on the Eighth Chakra.

Eighth Body: Pranic Body

• Through the breath, the Pranic Body continuously brings the life force and energy into your system
• Purity, energy, fearlessness, self-initiation
• Key phrase: “Finite to Infinite”
• Mastery: fearless, fully alive, at one with all creation; nothing can bother you; self-motivated with enough energy to achieve goals
• If weak: constant low-level anxiety and chronic fatigue; look to food or stimulants for energy; fearful, defensive
• Key to Balancing: all pranayam.

Ninth Body: Subtle Body

• The Subtle Body helps you see beyond the immediate realties of life to the sublime universal play that lies beyond
• Calmness, subtlety, mastery
• Key phrase: “Mastery or Mystery”
• Mastery: have great finesse and a powerful calmness; learn quickly and master situations easily; able to walk into a room and intuitively know what’s going on
• If weak: naïve and easily fooled, unintentionally crude or rough in speech or behavior; restless
• Key to Balancing: do any meditation or kriya for 1,000 days

Tenth Body: Radiant Body

• The Radiant Body gives spiritual royalty and radiance
• Royal courage, radiance, nobility
• Key phrase: “All or Nothing”
• Mastery: courageous in the face of any obstacle; magnetic presence and command the respect of all who know you
• If weak: afraid of conflict, shy away from people’s attention; feel ineffective and unable to come through in situations
• Key to Balancing: commitment; do not cut the hair

Eleventh Embodiment: Parallel Unisonness

• Eleven represents the sound current, the source of Infinity from which all mantras originate. In this state you can direct the play of all Ten Bodies; eleven contains all. You can direct all parts of your being from an impersonal, expansive space that allows Infinity to flow through you at all times.
• Divine vision, truth for all
• Key phrase: “Infinity”
• Mastery: my identity is Sat Nam; I allow Infinity to flow through me
• Key to Balancing: meditative recitation of the words of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib

 “When the God in you, and the human in you are in parallel unisonness, then you are an 11. You have no duality, you have divine vision, and the truth flows from you. You don’t have to find anything outside of you. The jewels are all in you – you are rich inside, you have satisfaction and contentment.”

 

[From The Aquarian Teacher: KRI Teacher Training Level One Manual]