Sacred Journeys

Auguries of Innocence William Blake (1757-1827) To see a world in a grain of sandAnd a heaven in a wild flower,Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,And eternity in an hour. A robin redbreast in a cagePuts all heaven in a rage. A dove-house fill'd with doves and pigeonsShudders hell thro' all its regions.A dog starv'd at his master's gatePredicts the ruin of the state. A hors..

"What Is Visionary Art?" By Alex Grey The artist's mission is to make the soul perceptible. Our scientific, materialist culture trains us to develop the eyes of outer perception. Visionary art encourages the development of our inner sight. To find the visionary realm, we use the intuitive inner eye: The eye of contemplation; the eye of the soul. All the inspiring ideas we have as artists origin..

William Blake (1757-1827) The Tyger from Songs of Experience, 1793 tyger.jpg The Tyger William Blake Tyger Tyger. burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies, Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sin..

William Blake I should state that from this point on the number has no correlation to where I imagine the artist falling in my personal pantheon. The first 4 are permanent fixtures in my mind. From here onward the order might (and probably would) change from day to day... depending upon my mood. As an artist obsessed with books, William Blake would most certainly need to included among any list..

William Blake "Jacob's Ladder", 1799-1800 by William Blake William Blake's name has long been synonymous with "visionary". "Jacob's Ladder," a marvellously symbolic work, illustrates the spiritual dynamics within the soul, as well as the famous Bible story. For years I've meant to get a print to keep on my wall, and may still do it. Blake was also perhaps the most successful creator of "illumin..