richard stodart free and easy wandering
Oneness with Space
marking seven
15” x 15”, acrylic on paper © 1992
A Cultivator enters the open context of arising and dissolving potential in nature.
Being and Acting as the Creative Center of the Universe
marking nine
18” x 18”, acrylic on paper © 1992
Definite forms return to dress the skeleton of Nature. A Cultivator begins to single out the
patterns appropriate to his or her nature and incites them to come forward as Chaos.
Demonstration of Great Order
marking eight
16” X 24”, acrylic on paper © 1992
A Cultivator has a direct, experiential vision of the skeletal structure of fundamental types
of elemental energy, and fully develops the insight that no separate self exists in nature.
PHASE TWO: A CULTIVATOR
PHASE THREE
A HSIEN
Immortality
marking ten
17” x 18”, acrylic on paper © 1992
20 1/2” x 20 1/2”, acrylic on paper © 2002
A Cultivator transforms into an immortal ‘Hsien’
who lives naturally at the heart of nature.
Living Concretely at the Heart of Nature
marking eleven – yin expression
16” x 24”, acrylic on paper © 1992
Without cause or agenda, a Hsien
incubates the unconstrained power
and intelligence of nature...
Living Concretely at the Heart of Nature
marking eleven – yang expression
4’ x 6’, acrylic on canvas © 2005
...a Hsien’s action becomes a fluid dance
without any residue of intent.
Non-duality
marking twelve
16” x 16”, acrylic on paper © 1992
A Hsien calls all forces into play without
noticing or intending them. Though not
forced by any law to remain in the world,
nothing prevents a Hsien from doing so.
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