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Net of Being

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Net of Being by Alex Grey presents a profound visual journey through consciousness with over 200 reproductions of his mystic paintings, including many never-before-seen works. Inspired by psychedelic and entheogenic experiences, Grey's art explores the interconnected energies of body, soul, love, and spirit, expanding from the self to cosmic consciousness. The book features highlights such as Net of Being—famous as the cover art for TOOL's acclaimed album 10,000 Days—as well as live performance art, collaborations with the band TOOL, and the social sculpture CoSM, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, co-founded by Grey and his wife Allyson.
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Ideal for readers interested in visionary and spiritual art, psychedelic culture, and the exploration of consciousness through visual media. Also suitable for fans of the band TOOL and contemporary cultural collaborations between art and music.

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How Alex Grey’s visionary art is evolving the cultural body through icons of interconnectedness.

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Net of Being includes over 200 reproductions of Grey's artwork, featuring many never-before-reproduced paintings. It contains spectacular photos of Grey's collaboration with the cult band TOOL, along with his worldwide live-painting performances. The book offers Alex Grey's reflections on how art evolves consciousness with a new symbology of the Networked Self.

Revealing the interwoven energies of body and soul, love and spirit that illuminate the core of each being, Alex Grey's mystic paintings articulate the realms of consciousness encountered during visits to entheogenic heaven worlds. His painting Net of Being—inspired by a blazing vision of an infinite grid of Godheads during an ayahuasca journey—has reached millions as the cover and interior of the band TOOL's Grammy award-winning triple-platinum album, 10,000 Days.

Net of Being is one of many images Grey has created that have resulted in a chain reaction of uses—from apparel and jewellery to tattoos and music videos—embedding these iconic works into our culture's living Net of Being.

The book explores how the mystical experience expressed in Alex Grey's work opens a new understanding of our shared consciousness and unveils the deep influence art can have on cultural evolution. The narrative progresses through a successive expansion of identity—from the self, to self and beloved, to self and community, world spirit and cosmic consciousness, where bodies are transparent to galactic energies.

Presenting over 200 images, including many never-before-reproduced paintings as well as masterworks such as St. Albert and the LSD Revelation Revolution and Godself, the book also documents performance art, live-painting on stage throughout the world, and the "social sculpture" called CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, that Grey cofounded with his wife and creative collaborator, artist Allyson Grey.

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Praised by luminaries such as Ken Wilber who calls Alex Grey "possibly the most significant artist alive," the work is regarded as a direct invitation to a deeper dimension of being. Robert Thurman highlights the artwork's evocation of the "Jewel Net of Indra," embodying the interconnection of all things. Albert Hofmann, inventor of LSD, acknowledges Grey's ability to bridge external scientific realities with visionary spiritual worlds. These endorsements underscore Grey's impact in merging art, spirituality, and cultural evolution.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781594773846

Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 November 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Illustration: Full-color throughout

Contributors:

  • With Allyson Grey
  • By Allyson Grey
  • By Alex Grey

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 267.0mm

Height: 343.0mm

Weight: 1960g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Alex Grey is the author of Sacred Mirrors, Transfigurations, The Mission of Art and Art Psalms. His work has graced numerous album covers including those of Nirvana, TOOL and the Beastie Boys; appeared in Newsweek and TIME Magazine and been exhibited throughout the world.

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