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Embryonic artworks grow
In the womb heart of the artists,
Until the fever of making seizes their limbs,
And they deliver their art through labors of love.

— Alex Grey Art Psalms (2008)

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The Artist is a tiny reflection of the One Creative Spirit that generates and is all realities. God creates the cosmos with love.

The work points to a mystic core of truth at the heart of all wisdom traditions and affirms an integral universal spirituality.

In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.

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Mystic Art affirms the holy mystery and the ideals of truth,
goodness and beauty. No other artistic ideal can fulfill the longing
soul like the creation and appreciation of relevant sacred art.

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Art can be a spiritual practice. Not all artists consider this to be true for them, but with the proper motivation and focus, it can be.

High Times interview (2002)

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

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Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

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