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Category Archives: Art

27
Oct 2014

Atavistic

Atavistic Memories or Palimpsest Oil on wood, 48 inches by 24 inches,2014. Buy the original from Saatchi Art Atavistic Memories depicts a male human figure in the throes of recalling the tracks of his heritage back to the dawn of time. In displaying numerous characteristics from these epochs, he evokes the behavior and mannerisms of each in the present. The phenomenon is in harmony with shamanism, psychedelic experiences, creative dreaming and transformational psychology. First shown at Doorways to the Underworld exhibition, Stevens Square Center for the Arts, October 25th 2014 For related information see Dream Language Atavism is the tendency to revert to […]

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30
Sep 2014

The Vodoun Spirit

The Vodoun Spirit Vodoun Spirit, while on a visit to Haiti in the late 1980’s, I happened to be in a market selling locally carved wooden images of Vodoun deities and animals.  As is typical, all were painted in brilliant colors, except for one which really stood out. I purchased the unpainted carving which became the model for this painting. There is more to this story because a friend who was with me purchased two of the painted statues.  At the end of our trip, my friend returned to England and I came home to Minneapolis. About a year later I was in […]

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4
Aug 2014

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth Gone-to-Earth, is an oil on canvas symbolic painting, 48 inches by 24 inches. Original painting available from Saatchi Art Gone to earth is to enter our inner being, where we become  empowered through contact with our ancestral roots, nourished by the avatar of our power animal.  It is, the healing place. Conversely, to retreat from what we see as the dangers of the world into a secret lair. To go away to a place where people will not be able to find you . Featured as Princess of Earth in Tarot of the Morning Star deck

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24
Jan 2014

Greek Pandora Anesidora

Greek Pandora Anesidora Greek Pandora Anesidora. Oil on wood panel, 96 inches by 48 inches, 2013.  Price on request. Greek Pandora Anesidora, in English Pandora meaning she who sends up gifts, is a title of the Greek Pandora.   It is she who releases man’s opportunities, the challenges we need to overcome so we might grow, from the vase given to her by the Gods. The word  actually implies “from below” meaning within the earth. This is the center panel of the triptych Fall of Man  

pandora, Anesidora from Ancient Greek mythology, An original oil painting by Minneapolis visual artist and author Roger Williamson
10
Jan 2014

Religion of Dream Dreaming

Abducted by Dreams or The Religion of Dream If we need a religion, then let it be from our own inner reality.  Let it be our Religion of Dream. The Religion of Dream is not a doctrine but a practice: to honour the subconscious as our primal temple. Here, symbols replace scriptures, and the act of creation becomes prayer. This is a faith without hierarchy, where every dreamer is both disciple and deity. Abducted by Dreams Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 20 inches, 2010 See Magick Original painting of Abducted by Dreams available at Saachi Art Roger Williamson visual […]

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27
Dec 2013

Capricorn: Goat Mother of the Sun

Capricorn: Goat Mother of the Sun The Goat is the mother of the Sun, for it is in the constellation of Capricorn, whose zoomorph is a goat, that the Sun is reborn,  Meaning that the Sun begins to rise again from is lowest point. Adversity is overcome by humour. The central figure displays the personality required for facing adversity, a sense of humor.  This is also emphasized by the figure’s horns resembling a medieval fools cap. The spiral beard symbolizes time.  The blocks below illustrate the challenges that need to be overcome so that they become the stairs to achievement. The […]

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9
Dec 2013

Tarot Tower Explained

Tarot Tower Explained The tarot Tower card signifies destruction, but it is important to recognize that this destruction comes from within rather than from outside forces. The Tower represents the moment in our journey when we gather the courage to transcend the false self-image we have constructed—the Tower itself. By breaking free from this illusion, we are able to unleash our true selves and perceive the Tower for what it truly is: a mere eidolon (an unsubstantial image or phantom). This card suggests liberation, awakening, and the courage required to shed old beliefs and embrace authenticity. Tarot of the Morning […]

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Dec 2013

The Nightside

Qlippoth An Alternative View Of The Nightside There is a common belief in certain circles that there are two QBL Trees of Life: the Light or Dayside Tree and the Dark or Qlippoth Nightside Tree.  The Light Tree, fig 1, and the Dark Tree, fig 2 (fig 1 inverted). When displayed together they are often arranged as in fig 3. There is an argument for this, but, we might also consider that when we understand all is perspective, we then realize there is only one Tree. When a body is alive, the four worlds of the QBL are engaged together like […]

Nightside, the night side of the tree, qlippoth, magick, shamanism, rosicrucian, symbolic, symbolism, psychedelic,QBL, Kabbalah, Cabala, Qabbalah
18
Nov 2013

December’s First Thursday

December’s First Thursday Art Exhibit Thursday December 5th, 2013      5-9pm Gallery 402B, Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, MPLS, MN See Tarot of he Morning Star on SHow

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