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16 Great Quotes By Alex Grey That Teach You To Create Your Own Lights

Famous As: American artist
Born On: November 29, 1953
Born In: Columbus, Ohio
Founder / Co Founder: CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
Age: 70 Years

Alex Grey is a celebrated American author, Vajrayana practitioner, visionary artist, and teacher. His works are spread across various creative mediums, including ‘painting,’ ‘process art,’ ‘visionary artist,’ ‘installation art,’ ‘performance art,’ and ‘sculpture.’ He is a part of the advisory board for the ‘Centre for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics,’ a member of the ‘Integral Institute,’ and is the chairperson of ‘Wisdom University’s Sacred Art Department.’ Following is a corpus of famous quotes by Alex Grey, which have been excerpted from his books, writings, and interviews. We have curated some noted sayings by the celebrated author on prayer, consciousness, memories, evolution, community, death, suffering, God, culture, freedom, experience, imagination, cult, church, religion, and more.

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I acknowledge the privilage of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.

I acknowledge the privilage of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.

Alex Grey
I think that that's why artists make art - it is difficult to put into words unless you are a poet. What it takes is being open to the flow of universal creativity. The Zen artists knew this.

I think that that's why artists make art - it is difficult to put into words unless you are a poet. What it takes is being open to the flow of universal creativity. The Zen artists knew this.

Alex Grey
Spiritual teachers and artists that have opened the eye of wisdom for the world, and visionary community builders, have influenced my work.

Spiritual teachers and artists that have opened the eye of wisdom for the world, and visionary community builders, have influenced my work.

Alex Grey
I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.

I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.

Alex Grey
The infinite vibratory levels, the dimensions of interconnectedness are without end. There is nothing independent. All beings and things are residents in your awareness.

The infinite vibratory levels, the dimensions of interconnectedness are without end. There is nothing independent. All beings and things are residents in your awareness.

Alex Grey
In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.

In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.

Alex Grey
The web of life, love, suffering and death unites all beings.

The web of life, love, suffering and death unites all beings.

Alex Grey
The creative principle is less about dogma and more about opening ourselves to the evolution of consciousness.

The creative principle is less about dogma and more about opening ourselves to the evolution of consciousness.

Alex Grey
It is the prayer of my innermost being to realize my supreme identity in the liberated play of consciousness, the Vast Expanse. Now is the moment, Here is the place of Liberation.

It is the prayer of my innermost being to realize my supreme identity in the liberated play of consciousness, the Vast Expanse. Now is the moment, Here is the place of Liberation.

Alex Grey

I use a lot of different words for God - infinite intelligence, primordial, perfection or universal creativity. All of these, to me, are God. And 'God' is a word, I think, that some people feel uncomfortable with, so they can use another word, you know? It's the great mystery.

Alex Grey
It was 1975. I had spent the year at the Boston Museum School doing some very bizarre performance works. The last one included going to the North Magnetic Pole and spending all of my money.

It was 1975. I had spent the year at the Boston Museum School doing some very bizarre performance works. The last one included going to the North Magnetic Pole and spending all of my money.

Alex Grey
My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

Alex Grey
I became really interested in the study of consciousness.

I became really interested in the study of consciousness.

Alex Grey
I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect

I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect

Alex Grey

To bare our souls is all we ask, to give all we have to life and the beings surrounding us. Here the nature spirits are intense and we appreciate them, make offerings to them - these nature spirits who call us here - sealing our fate with each other, celebrating our love.

Alex Grey

My art has always been in response to visions. Rather than confine my subject to representations of the outer worlds, I include portrayals of the multi-dimensional imaginal realms that pull us toward consciousness evolution.

Alex Grey