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Maya's Cascade of Kalpas

Zen of Zero Point, Age of Enlightenment Series
Encaustic on Wood Panels, Diptych,  48 " h x 24" w, 2011

In Hinduism and Sikhism, Maya is the principal
concept which manifests, perpetuates and governs
the illusion and dream of duality in the phenomenal Universe.
Maya is the name of Buddha’s mother. 
Maya is Greco-Roman Goddess of the Earth.

Kalpa is the Sanskrit word meaning aeon
(kalpa equalling 4.32 billion years)

                                                                                                     - Wikipedia
With her inner vision of the cosmos Goodridge offers an abstract planetary account of the activity in our universe.  These references can be macrocosmic or microcosmic.  Patanjali--who wrote the Yoga Sutra and is considered to be the father of classical yoga--taught that when we chant the sacred syllable Aum and simultaneously contemplate the meaning of it, our consciousness becomes "one-pointed: and prepared for meditation.  In all cases the paintings are created spontaneously within the confines of the circle, which can also be seen as a mandala. 

According to Dr. Michio Kaku, physicist, our world is made up of vibrating strings.  He says that the Mind of God is music resonating in eleven dimensions throughout hyperspace!  The artist envisions this cascade effect of Maya to be as musical sounds resonating the universe.
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  • Galleries
  • The Artist
    • Mission
    • Aesthetics
    • Exhibition Resume
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    • MFA Thesis Exhibit
    • Zen
    • In The Media >
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      • Westmoreland News
      • Global Traveler Magazine
      • News and Observer
  • Events
    • Strathmore 2017
    • Transcending Boundaries
    • UUFF
    • Harvest Art
    • August Art 2015
    • Spring Fling
    • A Bigger Picture
    • Pepco Edison Place Gallery >
      • 2015 Exhibition - Light of the Ancestors
      • 2014 Exhibition - From the Ashes, Rebirth of the Human Spirit
    • Encaustic Painting Workshops
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    • Painting Instruction DVD
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