Untitled Elements
© 1991 Ruary Allan
18" x 24"
acrylic on canvas

This image attempts to capture a vision, in mandala form, of the condition of human existence and the process of becoming. Centered on the eye of consciousness (our portal to the Godhead), the painting expands out through symmetries of sun and moon (resembling embryonic cell division) and the four elements that compose materiality. These make up the circular body form which floats in ethereal space, supported by the figure of death, dripping entropically from the bottom. The four seasons representing time are represented by trees at the corners. Man and Woman surmount the circle where they view the crown representing both union and material realization of the spiritual potential. Man looks a little edgy and the result of his reaching out for the crown is left ambiguous. This piece appeared in Creation Spirituality magazine in 1997, accompanying an article by Starhawk.

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