“Does the Botticelli Make Me Feel More Matrophilial?” How many millions have puzzled over Botticelli's “La Primavera” – and the infinite reproductions. And all the basic question: What's it about? Read More »
Video: Words – Signifiers of Reality Words are merely signifiers of reality, not, as we so often treat them, reality itself. Their application, whether as a simple name given to an object or a whole story created about it, forces us to see the object in a particular way, and so limits our perception. Read More »
Video: Found Objects A twig, a faded leaf, a cheap plastic bowl, a dead tree by the roadside: all lonely objects, just waiting to be discovered and reverenced. And aren't people just the same? Another inspiring and insightful discussion by Dr. Diamond. Read More »
“Creativity and the Revelation of Spirit” All creativity is an Instance of Spirit. Read More »
Audio Lecture: Creativity and the Lap of Comfort Dr. Diamond offers a profound reflection on the nature of comfort - and how the true purpose of the arts is to provide it. A talk from November 2020. Read More »
“The Role of the Artist” Everything is an instance of God
– of Spirit manifest on earth. Read More »
“What was so wrong with the wood?” What was so wrong
with the wood
that it had to be carved? Read More »
“At the Supermarket” Outside the supermarket I was immediately attracted to – by – some wondrous patterns on a white traffic line. Of course, I started to photograph them. Read More »
“Is carving a rock desecration?” Is carving a rock
desecration? Read More »
“The Basic Teaching of Paracelsus and Blake” For Paracelsus, the imagination was “the central function of man and the source of all his activities.”
Blake, heavily influenced by Paracelsus, went one step beyond, capitalizing imagination which could be of anything. Blake referred to Imagination as variously “the Divine-Humanity,” “The Divine Vision,” “the Divine Arts of Imagination.” Read More »
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