richard stodart free and easy wandering immortals
Immortal Fire, 29” x 41”, acrylic on paper © 1992
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Immortal Fire, Immortal Air, Immortal Water and Immortal Earth (symbolizing four parcels of the inhalation and exhalation breath cycle) provide a bodily framework that tests the order of action in Free and Easy Wandering.
Immortal Air, 25” x 37”, acrylic on paper © 1992
Immortal Water, 25.25” x 38.25”, acrylic on paper © 1992
Immortal Air, 28.25” x 38.75”, acrylic on paper © 1992
The four quadrants of the reception and release phases of the breath cycle of the immortal Hsien.
Reception
Immortal Fire is the inspiration or idea of wonder,
Immortal Air is the luminous energy of the idea.
Immortal Water is the blueprint of the idea.
Immortal Earth is the idea grounded in expressive action.
Release
Immortal Earth is unconditional relaxation in the totality of existence.
Immortal Water is increased vision into nature’s presencing as time.
Immortal Air is direct experience of time-being/emptiness-impermanence.
Immortal Fire is the realization of duality/nonduality as entwined vines of the time-being.
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