Awareness

The meaning of my illustration on the cover.

The idea of the separate eye, infinity symbol, earth, galaxy, stars, and universe, is the idea of relative  interdependence  and  independent  action.  The  body  of  the pairs  of  eyes  represents consciousness of both self-awareness and the awareness of others, as well as the nature of particular circumstances. 

The earth, galaxy, and universe are only physically separate, but spiritually they are not. Their ethereal connectedness can only be seen by the mind’s eye, shown as the single eye representing the source of original thought and analytical observation. 

The body of consciousness is smiling to indicate the presence of emotion, and it is formed by a single line to indicate the oneness of mind, body, soul, and spirit. The earth is but another part of the total picture, which is the sum of all parts in the wholeness of existence. Just as a team cannot exist without individuals working together and wholeness cannot exist without the existing parts of it functioning cohesively.

 In other words, it is from all the parts of the whole properly interacting with one another which gives harmony and order to  the  endless  cycles  of  reality.  Within  the  framework  of  space,  matter,  and  energy  arise consciousness, spirit, and wisdom. From within, throughout.

Thus is the nature and meaning of reality and human existence . . . Forever now . . . Profound an simple.