"A patterned, poetic, creative consciousness in an eternal process of becoming." This newsletter is so beautify articulated. I'm excited and ready for Nostos! What I personally like about the geometric process is that it liberates me from my normal adult default modes of perception in a very healthy non-verbal way. With mathematical exactness of angle and curve it creates a foundation for contemplation. And I can do it at my kitchen table with a good hot cup of tea and some colored pencils harkening back to my childhood days.
Wow!! I am beyond thrilled that the universe's happenstance chose you to respond so wondrously and wisely to this call, Dr. Sharon! Eager and excited to enjoy the unfolding of 'Nostos' through the rich and complex filters of your openness to epiphanies and to their depths. Grateful indeed that you're the one readying your words to offer these interwoven insights to us all.
Much of what you shared above rang a carillon within me: as a novice prof back in 1970, my mind was blown by a wisp of a short, wordless film made in 1968. A student brought the reel and a projector to our Mythology class. Within a minute or so, I recognised in its simple directness and clarity what bonds me with the stars and all else ... profound 'patterning' alive and at play within the fleeting milliseconds sparking birth and death and birth in each moment -- what a rush of quietly freeing joy! It's fresh still.
Before the digital age, this tiny flick was hard to find, but nowadays it's a breeze to re-enjoy the flame of 'aha- yes!' anytime. No doubt you'll not feel what I did and do, but should you care to glimpse that simple 8-minute portal, try here (there is no quiz!) --
I became acquainted with Sacred Geometry last July in San Francisco during the Veriditas Labyrinth Summer School. Most often, I feel like growth and learning comes in munchable increments. But when my mind just scraped the surface of sacred geometry, I felt like my world exploded.
In August, I met Tom Bree at the King’s Foundation Geometry Summer School that was held right in my own backyard in Utah.
Then my journey continued when I traveled to Glastonbury and Wells in September and met Tom Bree again along with Rupert Sheldrake and Jill Purce.
This was a surprise path for me. Not something I planned or pursued. I was carried along it by a divine wind.
I’m looking so forward to sharing your perspectives and ideas! And feel that this very well may be the next stop on this inspired path!
I love those determined breezes that happen along and sweep us up. Always reminds me of those fairy-tale heroines who catch a ride to their destiny on the back of the North Wind. Try refusing that one!
Thank you Sharon for this richly described idea of Nostos. I’m so looking forward to hearing more about this. In school I was terrible 😞 in math and dreaded having to take math classes; except geometry. It represented more a formulaic process for exploring forms and shapes, and my brain saw that as entirely different from math . And despite loving literature and writing, I am also very drawn to the Fibonacci curve, quantum physics, fractals and that world, which I find strange but fascinating. Thank you again for another lively, enlightening piece !!
Yes, I also loved geometry while hating maths because for the first time I could literally 'see' what it all meant, rather than it all remaining in some abstractly intellectual world I couldn't seem to bring down to earth.
Thank you, Sharon. Such an engaging newsletter--both the biography and ideas you shared. Coherence between the two is what landed so deeply for me. I’m really looking forward to Nostos. The possibility of learning with you and Mark Vernon together feels rich and timely.
Oooh I am so looking forward to the new course! I agree with you entirely about platonic shapes - these are "spiritual shapes" in that they do not really exist in nature (you could argue that we can find them in crystals in mountains or if we look at things under a microscope - but we can't see them in our every day lives, yet we have thought them up from somewhere). The artist Caspar David Friedrich generally made a geometric drawings when planning his paintings - it was his way of including the "spiritual element" because they are spiritual shapes. However, as an artist, I think we are made of spirit AND nature, therefore I think a work of art has to include both elements. If a work of art is purely spiritual (i.e. perfect geometry, dead straight lines etc) then we can't really relate because its missing the nature bit (that would be light - Cezanne on his deathbed said, "its all about the light") and the human bit (that would be the wobbly line - because we are not perfect). Plotinus something to the effect "if the eye didn't have the sun in it, how could we see the sun" meaning only the known can relate. I feel a work of art - I am a painter, so for me its my paintings - really need to be like the solar system in the finite, ie every part of the composition rotates around itself and each other, and if you remove something the composition collapses.
The word that immediately comes to mind is ‘Illumination!’ I’m ready to hear about Nostos!
This is remarkably timely for me. I'm excited.
Oh my, soooooooo juicy on so many levels. Can't wait to learn more!!!
I am looking forward to hearing more about Nostos!
"A patterned, poetic, creative consciousness in an eternal process of becoming." This newsletter is so beautify articulated. I'm excited and ready for Nostos! What I personally like about the geometric process is that it liberates me from my normal adult default modes of perception in a very healthy non-verbal way. With mathematical exactness of angle and curve it creates a foundation for contemplation. And I can do it at my kitchen table with a good hot cup of tea and some colored pencils harkening back to my childhood days.
Exactly. It takes the pressure off to ‘create’ but before you know it you’ve created anyway.
Such an important, heart-of-the-matter post, thank you! Sharon... A longstanding interest, and looking forward even more to Nostos upcoming…
Wow!! I am beyond thrilled that the universe's happenstance chose you to respond so wondrously and wisely to this call, Dr. Sharon! Eager and excited to enjoy the unfolding of 'Nostos' through the rich and complex filters of your openness to epiphanies and to their depths. Grateful indeed that you're the one readying your words to offer these interwoven insights to us all.
Much of what you shared above rang a carillon within me: as a novice prof back in 1970, my mind was blown by a wisp of a short, wordless film made in 1968. A student brought the reel and a projector to our Mythology class. Within a minute or so, I recognised in its simple directness and clarity what bonds me with the stars and all else ... profound 'patterning' alive and at play within the fleeting milliseconds sparking birth and death and birth in each moment -- what a rush of quietly freeing joy! It's fresh still.
Before the digital age, this tiny flick was hard to find, but nowadays it's a breeze to re-enjoy the flame of 'aha- yes!' anytime. No doubt you'll not feel what I did and do, but should you care to glimpse that simple 8-minute portal, try here (there is no quiz!) --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgfwCrKe_Fk
PS
As for sacred geometry -- 'tis!
Fantastic video, thank you for sharing! Brings to life one of my favorite expressions and fundamental truths, 'as above, so below'.
Thank you – it's always fascinating, the things that stop us in our tracks or pivot us round to another stage of the dance ...
Really fascinating post -- love the way different ideas collide into new inspirations
Yes. This one was unexpected (me, three years ago: 'I'm never running a big membership program again') but, of course, perfectly timed.
:) I've learnt that whenever I say 'never x again...' something will come along
And I never seem to learn it :-)
So true! Brilliant! It all ties in so perfectly xx
Oh, I get it!!!
Gratefulness is upon me for the fascinations you share.
I get it!!!
I became acquainted with Sacred Geometry last July in San Francisco during the Veriditas Labyrinth Summer School. Most often, I feel like growth and learning comes in munchable increments. But when my mind just scraped the surface of sacred geometry, I felt like my world exploded.
In August, I met Tom Bree at the King’s Foundation Geometry Summer School that was held right in my own backyard in Utah.
Then my journey continued when I traveled to Glastonbury and Wells in September and met Tom Bree again along with Rupert Sheldrake and Jill Purce.
This was a surprise path for me. Not something I planned or pursued. I was carried along it by a divine wind.
I’m looking so forward to sharing your perspectives and ideas! And feel that this very well may be the next stop on this inspired path!
I’m eagerly awaiting your March Newsletter!
I love those determined breezes that happen along and sweep us up. Always reminds me of those fairy-tale heroines who catch a ride to their destiny on the back of the North Wind. Try refusing that one!
Oh! I love that!
Thank you Sharon for this richly described idea of Nostos. I’m so looking forward to hearing more about this. In school I was terrible 😞 in math and dreaded having to take math classes; except geometry. It represented more a formulaic process for exploring forms and shapes, and my brain saw that as entirely different from math . And despite loving literature and writing, I am also very drawn to the Fibonacci curve, quantum physics, fractals and that world, which I find strange but fascinating. Thank you again for another lively, enlightening piece !!
Yes, I also loved geometry while hating maths because for the first time I could literally 'see' what it all meant, rather than it all remaining in some abstractly intellectual world I couldn't seem to bring down to earth.
Exactly!
I’m loving this! I can’t wait to learn more 😃
Thank you, Sharon. Such an engaging newsletter--both the biography and ideas you shared. Coherence between the two is what landed so deeply for me. I’m really looking forward to Nostos. The possibility of learning with you and Mark Vernon together feels rich and timely.
Oooh I am so looking forward to the new course! I agree with you entirely about platonic shapes - these are "spiritual shapes" in that they do not really exist in nature (you could argue that we can find them in crystals in mountains or if we look at things under a microscope - but we can't see them in our every day lives, yet we have thought them up from somewhere). The artist Caspar David Friedrich generally made a geometric drawings when planning his paintings - it was his way of including the "spiritual element" because they are spiritual shapes. However, as an artist, I think we are made of spirit AND nature, therefore I think a work of art has to include both elements. If a work of art is purely spiritual (i.e. perfect geometry, dead straight lines etc) then we can't really relate because its missing the nature bit (that would be light - Cezanne on his deathbed said, "its all about the light") and the human bit (that would be the wobbly line - because we are not perfect). Plotinus something to the effect "if the eye didn't have the sun in it, how could we see the sun" meaning only the known can relate. I feel a work of art - I am a painter, so for me its my paintings - really need to be like the solar system in the finite, ie every part of the composition rotates around itself and each other, and if you remove something the composition collapses.
Can't wait to hear more!