Self & Godself

Esteemed architect, Christopher Alexander, said that the greatest art is a reflection of the “Eternal Self.” Our sense of self conditions how we shape our reality and is a central organizing element in our worldview. The perennial philosophy, as put forward by Aldous Huxley, states that humanity has two aspects of self — a contracted egoic smaller self, which is protective of its boundaries and defensive in order to survive, and the eternal self, the self with a higher or transcendental aspect, the Godself.  The Mighty I AM presence, holds the thought, vision and relationship with Divine Presence within and above us, an image of the idealized Self.

Depicting the physical self through art can reveal the eternal self, sometimes masterfully, as in the work of Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Frida Kahlo. 

Arthur Schopenhauer stated, “A person’s face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than their mouth, for it is a compendium of everything their mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all their thoughts and aspirations.”

The process of looking into a mirror and drawing or painting a portrait allows for an authentic reflective encounter with our true nature, our Godself. Participants in the upcoming Art Church, “Self & Godself” can look forward to drawing and painting their physical and emotional appearance as well as their shadow and higher possibility.  We will look at the masters of artistic self-revelation and discuss our higher self. Spend a beautiful fall Art Church in discovery and revelation at CoSM.