EP 243 — Jonathan Nagel: Soul Art

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🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 169 minutes

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Summary

If art is the window to the soul, creating a mandala is indeed the roadmap that can show where you’ve been and where you’re going…

Artist and filmmaker Jonathan Nagel discusses a mandala he created for a recent Mandala Painting Workshop hosted by Angie and Paul, Light Bringer: Birth of Consciousness, in this very special Living 4D conversation. (Follow along with the conversation by checking out Jonathan’s mandala at this link.)

Learn more about Jonathan and his work via social media on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

For Living 4D listeners: Save 10 percent on a limited edition print of Jonathan’s 2023 mandala, Light Bringer: Birth of Consciousness at this link by using the promo code CHEK10 at checkout.

Also, if you need to unblock your creative force, Jonathan is offering Living 4D listeners a free 15-minute consultation call and discounts on longer consultations by using this link.

Jonathan is also available for commissions and you can find some of his beautiful illustration work on his website.

Timestamps

Jonathan takes a giant leap of faith at age 26. (10:11)
The challenge of creating something from nothing. (14:55)
The process Jonathan took to develop his mandala for Paul’s seminar. (21:13)
Art as an expression of living. (29:11)
Aligning your art with your breath. (42:13)
Are you an artist or an expressionist? (50:07)
Art and your North Star. (1:01:28)
The film of your life. (1:18:34)
Fecundity in creativity. (1:24:17)
“The sun is like an organ in our bodies from a spiritual perspective.” (1:35:08)
Why Jonathan used so many Tarot symbols in his mandala. (1:57:41)
A struggle with realignment and balance. (2:13:56)
Dragons: The creators of consciousness. (2:20:02)

Resources

Jonathan’s films Reunion and Infinite Simulations
ArtCenter
Viscom
The work of Ray Harryhausen, Syd Mead, Jackson Pollack and Alex Gray

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It's really I love that idea of just like every day doing an act of art.
0:04.6	Yes. And it doesn't I think a lot of times it's the ego, it's the critical you know faculty in our mind
0:10.4	that's like well I can't do art or I can't draw or I've actually there's so many people that say that like I can't draw and I'm like can you like can you grab a pencil and just like I mean I just there's a part of me that eventually was just like I think this is bullshit I just I think that people can literally take a you know pencil and as long as they can make a mark that's drawing yeah
0:29.4	It doesn't have to be Michelangelo's you know level of the Sisting Chapel, but they can make a mark and that to me is an
0:36.4	act of art on its own.
0:38.6	Welcome to Living 4D with Paul Check.
0:41.6	Today's guest is artist Jonathan Nagel. Jonathan is a powerful
0:46.2	creative artist with background in storytelling and creating from soul. He is a
0:51.4	filmmaker and illustrator in the field of design and his two most
0:55.3	recent films Reunion and infinite simulations have won several Film Festival awards.
1:02.0	If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider leaving us a
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1:10.2	bottom of the show page if you are listening on Apple Podcast.
1:13.7	Your opinions matter and your ratings help us to grow and help more people to be healthy,
1:18.7	find freedom of body and mind and to live their dreams.
1:22.4	We hope you enjoy listening to Paul and Jonathan talking about soul art.
1:27.0	Hello everybody, welcome to Living Forward D with Paul Check. Today we are going to talk about soul art.
1:36.5	I have a very special guest for you. Jonathan Jonathan came to my 2023 Mondala workshop. Well he was there online, but he one As some of you may know, and so the second day is all about sharing and then Angie and I do
1:57.0	interpretations of everybody's art to add insight to what messages they've left for themselves for their year.
2:06.0	Jonathan's art was incredibly powerful and is the basis for our podcast today
2:12.0	and Jonathan's art is loaded with archetypal themes that will
2:17.1	touch all of us in our day-to-day lives and you'll be able to see the art. It'll be available in the show notes.
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