Painting

This piece from Alex Grey displays a man painting. Grey specializes in spiritual and visionary art. This particular piece deals with the Third Eye concept. The Third Eye, also known as "Inner Eye" symbolizes a state of enlightenment. Both Eastern and Western traditions believe the Third Eye as a gate that leads within to inner realms and spaces of higher consciousness. It is often associated with visions, clairvoyance, precognition, and out-of-body experiences. In this particular piece you see the man using his right hand to paint. There are four aura's going from his body to the painting. Two are going from his eyes to the painting. Another is coming from his chest. I believe that symbolizes his heart, probably because he is doing what he loves. The fourth aura is a different color than the others. It is coming from the man's forehead. This represents the man's third eye. There is also a fifth aura going from the top of the man's head and spiraling above. The aura coming from the man's Third Eye is also viewed as a spiral. However his two actual eyes are just represented as rays of light. Behind the man you can see a being who is looking at the man. He has two rays of light that are shooting into the back of the man's head. It almost appears as if he is helping the man use his Third Eye. In other words he is helping him attain enlightenment. That same being also has a shiny circular ball on his forehead which may represent his Third Eye. Then there are the group of people in the back of the painting watching over. I think these people represent those that have passed on, but are enlightened, showing us that we are all one and connected.