The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - (Page 225) Chapter Six A COMPLEX SPIRITUALITY To all those of us who have believed through the years that the world is too much with us and that our true spirit will emerge only when we have shaken off the flesh and the desires of the flesh and ascended beyond the transient concerns of our everyday lives; who believe that in order to reach the realm of the spiritual we must leave the everyday world behind us; who believe that when we reach the realm of the spiritual it will be perfectly quiet or filled with only heavenly music, and that the sounds of the city will never reach it; who believe that in the realm of spirit all things that are not-spirit will be left behind and we will be able to confront and contemplate Pure Spirit undisturbed by anything else—to all of us who were taught to believe those things, Junko’s art sends a strong message: “No, it is not like that. The world of Pure Spirit is here, and it is not necessary to leave this world in order to reach it. Spirit forms the world and because we are in the world, we are already in the realm of Pure Spirit. All the issues and all the complexities that we must deal with in this world have to be dealt with in that realm as well. Our task is to raise our consciousness high, and then the world will take on a different aspect for us and we will see it as the realm of Pure Spirit. And my art is my way of raising my own consciousness high.” In the twenty-first century, it is sentimental to dream of a realm of pure spirit which is far away from the world: our real spiritual task is to transform this world—not by rising above it, but by raising it to a higher place. It is merely nostalgic to look at the Japanese temple standing in the quiet mountain forest and to think, “That is my destination”: it is the small saint who lives in the mountain and the big saint who lives in the city. In today’s world, the spirituality we need is not anything we can reach through a process of denial, escape or isolation: in order to reach it, we have part two // chapter six A Complex Spirituality p. 225
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth PREFACE -Definition of Centripetal Art -Its Place In Art History: After the Postmodern Period -Introducing the Subject Matter: One Centripetal Artist's Journey -The Relationship With Multiculturalism -After the Death of God and of Art TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD -How the Author's Connection With His Wife's Art Grew More Intimate Over the Years -Learning In Marriage -"Why Does God Need To Paint?" [Section One] Individual Visitants -Dead Flowers and Root -Lungs and Rib Cage CHAPTER FOUR - A Vital Spirituality -Why This Art Could Not Have Been Created Earlier -Echoes of the Spiritual Arts of the Early 20th Century -The Impact of the Atomic Bomb; Ecological Concerns -Markers for Spirituality -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy CHAPTER SIX - A Complex Spirituality -Spirituality of the 21st Century AFTERWORD - THE FURNACE -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art -Goethe’s Aphorism -Marriage and the Alchemist’s Furnace Themes In Series The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverA) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverB) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverC) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverF) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverG) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - PREFACE (Page I) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Definition of Centripetal Art (Page II) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -The Relationship With Multiculturalism (Page III) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -After the Death of God and of Art (Page IV) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page VIII) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page IX) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page X) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page XI) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page XII) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page XIII) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -How the Author's Connection With His Wife's Art Grew More Intimate Over the Years (Page 1) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -How the Author's Connection With His Wife's Art Grew More Intimate Over the Years (Page 2) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -"Why Does God Need To Paint?" (Page 3) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 14) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 15) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 16) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 17) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 18) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 19) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 48) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 49) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 82) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 83) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 84) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 85) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 158) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Echoes of the Spiritual Arts of the Early 20th Century (Page 159) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -The Impact of the Atomic Bomb; Ecological Concerns (Page 168) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -The Impact of the Atomic Bomb; Ecological Concerns (Page 169) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -The Impact of the Atomic Bomb; Ecological Concerns (Page 170) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy (Page 171) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy (Page 188) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy (Page 189) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy (Page 224) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 225) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 226) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 227) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 234) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 235) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 288) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art (Page 289) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art (Page 290) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art (Page 291) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art (Page 292) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Goethe’s Aphorism (Page 293) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Marriage and the Alchemist’s Furnace (Page 294) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Marriage and the Alchemist’s Furnace (Page 295) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - Themes In Series (Page CoverI) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - Themes In Series (Page CoverJ)
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