Net of Being - Book

Hardcover Book

208 Pages

Includes over 200 reproductions of the Grey's artwork

Contains spectacular photos of Grey's collaboration with the cult band TOOL plus his worldwide live-painting performances. Offers Grey's reflections on how art evolves consciousness with a new symbology of the Networked Self. The book explores how the mystical experience expressed in Alex Grey's work opens a new understanding of our shared consciousness and unveils the deep influence art can have on cultural evolution. Revealing the interwoven energies of body and soul, love and spirit that illuminate the core of each being, Alex Grey's mystic paintings articulate the realms of consciousness encountered during visits to entheogenic heaven worlds. His painting Net of Being--inspired by a blazing vision of an infinite grid of Godheads during an ayahuasca journey--has reached millions as the cover and interior of the band TOOL's Grammy award winning triple-platinum album, 10,000 Days. Net of Being is one of many images Grey has created that have resulted in a chain reaction of uses--from apparel and jewelry to tattoos and music videos--embedding these iconic works into our cultures living Net of Being.