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>“Art is a gift from God and should be done for His glory, to enlighten, inspire and to call people to a state of contemplation, so that they can experience the peace which emanates from the same source that we all have inside us.

>Visionary art is not surrealism or fantasy, it’s a mission where the artist acknowledges, searches and allows divine inspiration to perform the work beyond ego, beyond the latest trends or influences, to awaken in people the infinite within themselves. The function of art is not to portray things, but rather to reveal the divine essence in them; in the whole symbolism of my paintings—roses, galaxies, keys, portals, crystals, gems, butterflies, eagles, trees, waterfalls… there are elements that always appear with a spiritual substratum beyond the forms portrayed.”

— Tuco Amalfi
>“In beauty find the rhythmic music born
>Of the majestic movement of the spheres;

>The colour songs of sunset and of morn,
>The symphony of the eternal years.

>Spirit of beauty, guide us with Thy might
>Lest earth, grown blind, seek not the living Light.”

— M.E. Robbins

>“Once in a while it is different and better. When Handel wroteThe Messiahhe believed he was in the presence of the Lord. I believe it. I believe the highest purposes of art are to please God and glorify Him. These are the motives He Himself honours and which permits the artist to approach nearest the secret realm of sublime perfection he seeks and always knew was there, in his heart.”

— Cliff McReynolds, 1976

>“The paintings are of those moments of understanding when a great pattern emerges from a chaos of information. It is as if the veil of illusion is lifted, allowing a glimpse of the true nature of the universe. The painting is a celebration of this event. It represents the culmination of one part of the journey and the beginning of another.”

— Sheila Rose

Here anon
https://sacred-texts.com/nth/twi/twi06.htm

>>19399315
infinite jest is 1079 pages (according to google). if you read 50 pages a day it will take you 21.58 days to complete. If you read 100 pages a day it will take you 10.79 days to complete. If you read 30 pages a day (most common, I think, especially for something difficult) it will take you 35.97 days to complete.

>>19395348
Its a good path anon
http://www.occult-mysteries.org/

“Know thyself beyond the veil
through the fire, towards infinity,
let your light come forth,
beyond the masks of the ego
let your true nature become apparent
like a shining gemstone.”

— Tuco Amalfi