SOUL MIRRORS

     The air was so limpid on that morning, soft, naked, completely undressed of impurity and shadows. The light and the soul travel faster in such a pure air and apparently so does the wind. It was hard to believe how he could slid so fast across the sky if not even the thinnest grass was moving, leaning, waving or trembling on the ground. And yet everything seemed to be moving or changing or… perhaps it was just the flowing of life. No, it wasn’t. Life doesn’t leave the head spinning and dizzy just because it’s flowing. It’s always flowing.

     When he saw the persistent cloud almost touching the tops of the trees he felt even more bewildered. The trees weren’t only growing in a more visible way; they were changing shape, texture, colour and even the odor. It seemed they were playing with his eyes and all his senses. And the same was happening with the seagulls, the shells, the sand, the water of the sea and even… the persistent cloud. Hardly able to speak, he stammered:

     — Principessa, what’s happening to you? It’s raining sun and rainbows in your hair. Your eyes are making stars. Your mouth is blowing flowers, your arms are growing into feathers and wings, your feet are seashells, your neck is a circle of leaves, cherries and white flowers, your head is emanating sunbeams… I feel dizzy! What’s happening here?!

     — I’m happy that you are noticing that something special is happening, restless rider! It happens lots of times but this is the first time that you can see it or at least a part of it. It’s not an unusual phenomenon. It’s constant, it’s always happening; only you couldn’t notice it… until now. Perhaps it is because the air is so pure today, perhaps it’s because your mind and soul are more open to what’s inside, perhaps it’s because there’s no shadows on the beach… Take everything as natural, because it’s really very natural, and you’ll stop feeling dizzy. You’re feeling dizzy because you’re trying to see logic where there are only things to feel and see within… Close your eyes, breathe deeply with your soul and feel! — the persistent cloud suggested.

     — I’m trying to breathe deeply though I don’t know if it’s with my soul… — He said closing his eyes. First with an apprehensive expression and then, gradually, with a growing tranquility, he began to breathe deeply. His heart was beating fast but he wasn’t feeling restless anymore. It was a kind of joy fulfilling his soul. Then, when he was completely calm, he asked:

     — I feel calm now, never felt such a peace inside… but I still don’t understand what’s happening here… I see a few different things here. That shadow isn’t on the beach anymore; the little bird, the luminous woman and the tiny ant are on the Island of Stars doing things that I don’t understand on that bright dwell they are building… I just can’t see the Light Boat and that sparkle of light that appeared on the deck some days ago…

     — It’s all very simple… — She began to explain. It’s only the natural soul mirror effect working with more splendor and intensity. Once I told you a little bit about the genesis of the Forest of Dreams… I told you about the primordial seed that still lives intact within the primordial Tree of Dreams, constantly generating more seeds and more trees. I told you that seed was the guarantee that the Forest would never be destroyed or cease to grow… But there’s another important thing about the genesis of the Forest and the constant process of creation and recreation behind all the magic and beauty around… It’s the soul mirror effect… It’s nothing that you can produce with your hands or material things though the result may be very concrete and deep and it really has an effect upon all the real things you do…

     — What do you mean with “soul mirror”? I don’t see any mirrors around… except in your eyes… — He asked.

     — Everything that is and happens here came from the inner of a mind and soul. Here, the thoughts and dreams become reality. All that you see and feel around is the reflection of a soul. And all that is here reflects in the souls that inhabit here. What doesn’t belong here just disappears… — She was saying when the wind interrupted her.

     — That was why that shadow disappeared?

     — Yes, no shadow belongs here, only light, love and truth. What remains is the light and the light lasts forever. The Lost Sailor disappeared; this wasn’t the right place for him. The Luminous Sailor that is on the deck of the Light Boat will stay. — She continued to explain.

     — Is the Luminous Sailor real? To me it seems just a sparkle of light… —He asked.

     — It is very real. It was born in the mind and soul of the little bird, so it’s very real. All that is born in her mind becomes real. What was born inside and lives within the soul is always real. There’s nothing more real! And here everything has a creator soul, the sea, the birds, the trees… me and you. We are also a part of this reality. Look, the little bird, the tiny ant and the luminous woman are entering into the boat… —she said with a tranquil smile.

     — Where are they going? They seem so radiant and happy…

     — Look inside, restless rider, and you’ll know where they are going…

The colours of happiness 6 - Naked Rainbows, photography and drawing by São Ludovino.

Walking on the rainbow sea I - Naked Rainbows, photography and drawing by São Ludovino.

 Liquid Belvedere I - Naked Rainbows, photography and drawing by São Ludovino.

 Simple Life I - Naked Rainbows, photography and drawing by São Ludovino.

 The Gates of the Rainbow I - Naked Rainbows, photography and drawing by São Ludovino.

 Along the way I - Naked Rainbows, photography and drawing by São Ludovino.

Companion II - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Companions II - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Companion III - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

 Nightsky 16 - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

  Nightsky 2 - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

  Nightsky 4 - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Naked rainbow VII, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

 Naked rainbow XII, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Embracing the Infinite Rainbow I - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

 Embracing the Infinite Rainbow II - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

 Rainbow sands I - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

A Home for the Light I - Naked Rainbows, photography and drawing by São Ludovino.

A Home for the Light II - Naked Rainbows, photography and drawing by São Ludovino.

Protecting Rainbow - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Rainbow maker - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Genesis of Dreams 8 - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

In the jungle - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Nightfall in the jungle - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Always on the Moon I - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Embracing III - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

In the jungle - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

Nightfall in the jungle - Naked rainbows, drawing & photography by São Ludovino.

VOLATILIS

When the hands fly together with thought and imagination

     Gheorghe C. Varga is a young Romanian artist that I met at Deviantart about a year and a half ago. What called immediately my attention was the originality of his style, a style simultaneously meticulous and ethereal. In drawings like Volatilis, the lines seem aleatory and chaotic in a close up look, but seen from a certain distance as a whole the effect is completely different. Volatilis is the perfect image of movement and freedom.
     In more classic drawings, like Michelangelo’s Thoughts, Restoration of Man, Marble Dreams and others, what is more remarkable is the atmosphere he creates. These drawings really allow us to travel in time and an insight into the mind of the characters represented. Emotion goes along with the perfection of the traces.
     The recent drawings of the Cathedral of Timisoara are amazing especially in what concerns the work with the perspective and the relation between the surroundings and the building. The observer outside the drawing may have the sensation of being an observer moving in the real place.
        Drawings like Elegie, The Inside Dreamer or Life Based on Theory impress at first sight for the amount of information and the deep emotion that irradiates from each detail and the whole. None of these drawings can really be seen in thirty seconds. It is needed much attention and sensibility to have the privilege of sharing a meaning that is mostly emotional and spiritual.
     Life Based on Theory is strikingly well achieved. It called my attention since the first time I saw it on Deviantart though I never commented it, precisely because it “talked” deeply to me saying so many things that I couldn’t put in words. And by now it will remain without words. Probably they are not needed at all.
     I’m deeply grateful to Gheorge C. Varga for allowing me to use his drawings, in this post, in the mini-application and in the video The Truth Inside, which follows below. It’s a privilege to be his friend and follow his work.

Volatilis by Gheorghe C. Varga.

 

 

 

Life based on theory by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

 

 

Gabriel's cube by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

 

Michelangelo's thoughts by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga. 

 

 Restoration of man by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

 

Marble dreams by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

Elegie by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

The inside dreamer by Gheorghe C. Varga.

Cathedral of Timisoara 1 by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

Cathedral of Timisoara 2 by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

Flu by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

Lake cabana by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.

Sirul canonicilor by fluplay on Deviantart - Gheorghe C. Varga.  

 

 

GHEORGHE C. VARGA (aka Fluplay) on Deviantart

 

THE TRUTH INSIDE (is the road not taken)
A poem by Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken, with an epilogue by São Ludovino, illustrated with drawings and paintings by Gheorghe C. Varga (aka Fluplay) and photography by São Ludovino.
Soundtrack: Lunch by The Durutti Column from the album Keep Breathing, 2006.
 

The Road Not Taken 

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963 / San Francisco)

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-road-not-taken/ 


Epilogue
(to The Road Not Taken)
And here begins the real voyage
The one that begins inside a soul
Passes through so many souls
And finally arrives to his harbour-soul
To never stop finding
Roads not taken
Day after day
Around the million corners
Of a single beloved soul...

São Ludovino, June 2013