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Check out the article on Allyson Grey, "The Beauty of Honesty"
Reprinted by popular demand. CoSM Press's first book, Damanhur; Temples of
Humankind, is becoming a prized collectors edition. This epic hardcover is a must have for any
mystical library.
Discover this magical Italian Art Community and the secrets of their
Beautiful temples.
In Basel, Switzerland, about fifteen hundred visionary scientists,
psychologists, consciousness researchers, drug policies advocates,
artists and like-minded renegades gathered to celebrate and share
research on the controversial substances that have inspired and
confounded a generation. Alex illuminated the audience with his
perspective on visionary culture, the way our era has been influenced
by sacramentally induced altered states of consciousness. Allyson
started the conversation "What Do We Tell the Children?" and was
joined by Alex who together led a lively discussion that was carried
on well after the workshop.
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Jan Kounan, director of the psychedelic western "Renegade", presented his film "Other Worlds."
Following the conference, the Grey's visited the Goetheanum, a sacred
site designed and built by the great educator and visionary, Rudolf
Steiner. The structure, built in the 1920's, honors creativity in
every form and is the center for the Waldorf School movement
internationally. The Goetheanum is also a site of non-denominational
spirituality.
Traveling on, the Grey's with artist and staff member, Zachariah
Gregory, who also attended the Basel conference, met Damanhurian
friends in Milan.
Alex, Allyson and Zach took time to draw
Michelangelo's last sculpture, a Pieta in the Castello Sforzesco.
With Esperide Ananas of Damanhur, they also visited an extraordinary
retrospective of one of Alex's favorite contemporary artists, the
late Francis Bacon.
Friends from CoSM and Damanhur toured the Milan Cathedral and the
celebrated walkway of high end shops.
Following our day in Milan, the gang returned to the beauty of the pre-Alps region of Damanhur where we all toured the Temples and spent time with good friends.
Finding My Religion by David Ian Miller
American sports hero, Lance Armstrong, visited the Chapel of Sacred
Mirrors Saturday March 30, 2008. His amazing recovery from cancer
and unequalled win of seven Tour de France bicycle races places him
in a champion category all by himself. He was fascinated by Alex's
anatomical studies and enjoyed viewing Allyson's one person show at
MicroCoSM.
Dear Friends, My dad, Walter Velzy died Saturday, March 15th. Allyson, Zena and I went to Columbus, Ohio to unite with loved ones for his funeral. It was a small family gathering where we shared stories about Walt, with his flag draped coffin was in the background. This picture is from Walt's 90th birthday party last September. Walt was married to my mom, Jane, for 58 years. An example of a highly moral and caring husband and father, he showed me that love and family are of greatest importance. An artist himself, Walt got a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio State University and worked as a graphic designer for 40 years. My dad taught me to draw. Although we struggled about the direction my art was taking in my early years as an artist, when the Sacred Mirrors book was published my dad expressed his appreciation of my work. At our last visit together my dad looked deeply at images of my artwork and acknowledged it so generously that my relationship with my Dad felt complete and healed. Strange how we yearn for the approval of our parents even into adulthood. At the National Cemetery in Dayton, Walt was honored with a military burial ceremony for his contribution in World War II where he participated in freeing the concentration camps in Germany. A chaplain gave a very respectful eulogy, taps was played, and the flag was properly folded and presented to my mother. Great way to send off a dear sweet soul to whom I owe my life. I feel incredibly fortunate to have had such a long and rich relationship.
My Father passed away at 1pm on Saturday. An Entheocentric Salon, CoSM's all night painting gathering, was scheduled for that evening. As a memorial in his honor, I painted a portrait of us together . Grateful thanks to Susan Buck for this photo and to everyone who stopped to share their condolences.
Hundreds of press people turned out to celebrate the release of Erykah Badu's album, "New Amerykah." She played the album to a packed house at CoSM, then took questions of all kinds. One person asked her what her philosophy was and she stated that she considers herself "first a spiritual being, then a human being, then a woman, then a color, in that order." She spoke on how the Kah and the Ba in her name are specifically related to ancient Egyptian words for the Soul. The album is awesome, very trancey, Erykah's mellifluous voice riding waves of R & B and hip hop beats, with news headlines of soldiers to nostalgia of sweet records that filled her youth. Honey is her new and beautiful music video, check it at: Erykahbadu.com
The night of CoSM's Net of Being celebration in LA, Guy Aichison and
Michelle Wortman joined Alex and Allyson to paint live onstage. Guy
made a video about the evening, check it out: HyperCoSMic Painting Jam
The Tuvan throat singing group, ALASH, sang traditional and new songs to a stunned audience at CoSM on Saturday February 2. 
