This journey often takes us beyond the current boundaries of reason. There are both risks and rewards in venturing beyond such boundaries The carving of what later became “The Shaping of Awareness Sculpture Group” is directly connected to some of the most intriguing life experiences I have had as a human being, particularly as a practicing artist. Journal entries serve to describe events and states of mind that have played various parts in these explorations. They also describe experiences and personal insights from an intuitive journey, including descriptions of environments conducive to intuitive exploration and aspects of the journey that provided convincing, “rationale,” for continuing and sharing this narrative.
Throughout this narrative are expressions of why and of how the intuitive journey appears to be particularly provocative, considering the state today and, in particular the state of awareness of humanity as a whole. Intuitive journeys at the edge of reason are not without risk, yet we humans are facing significantly more peril in neglecting such journeys.
With respect for chronological continuity let’s begin with the first piece to be carved. Note that there may be a few more digressions. Let us begin with a digressions.