{"product_id":"spirit-and-art-pictures-of-the-transformation-of-consciousness-9780880104975","title":"Spirit and Art: Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpirit and Art: Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness\u003c\/strong\u003e by James, Van. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780880104975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“As an art student in the late sixties, I recall how painfully dry and intellectual my art history classes were. I thought to myself, or rather felt to myself, ‘There must be something more’” ―Van James\nArtist Van James offers that something more. This is a richly readable and lavishly illustrated text that reveals how, at every stage, human consciousness has evolved through the medium of art. It makes the case for a hidden stream that has put forth art works and art movements throughout history, in an ongoing visible revelation of invisible spiritual currents.\nArt, originally a part of the secret Mystery cults of the ancient world, has become an expression of the individual creative intuition. At every stage, Albert Einstein’s comment applies: “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952323817525,"sku":"ByrdShop_088010497X","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780880104975_10a5121f-a8bf-48ea-ae8e-d081dad80790.jpg?v=1781423303","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/spirit-and-art-pictures-of-the-transformation-of-consciousness-9780880104975","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}