Since 1997
Old Masters - New Visions & Nexus Muse LLC. Presents
Philip Rubinov Jacobson & Mantra Cora
International Art Workshops & Retreats
Mischtechnik Painting Retreat
AN AWE-INSPIRING ART SEMINAR BEAUTIFULLY ENTWINED IN A PERFECT SETTING
ORACLE and ODYSSEY
DELPHI, GREECE
JUNE 8 –28, 2025
LIMITED TO 14 PARTICIPANTS
Delphi — The Centre Of The World
According to Greek mythology, Zeus set two eagles free to meet each other half way in the center of the world, and so they did — here in Delphi. The site was considered as the navel of the world in those ancient times. You’ll find discoveries dating to the Mycenaean period to the early Byzantine era and the museum in Delphi is world class.
Find Yourself In Beauty
Nature lovers are in no way excluded, and the Parnassos National Park is a super place to visit for its unspoiled nature. The beautiful park is found between Delphi, Arachova and Agoriani and there are lots of exquisite hiking trails for you to take according to your fitness level. There will be opportunities to explore the surrounding areas
DELPHI * GALAXADI * ITEA
The Oracle of Delphi and the Corycia Cave
The archeological site of the temples of Apollo and the Oracle are just minutes away and one can hike to the Corycian Cave. The earliest evidence of human inhabitance in this mystical cavern dates back to the Neolithic period—around 4000 years BCE. Artifacts found in the cave seem to confirm that this was a site for the people's divination practices.
Oracle and Odyssey
At the Retreat
June 8 – 28, 2025
Delphi, Greece
It is a pleasure to invite you to attend a painting retreat next summer like no other. Mantra Cora and Prof. Phil offer one-of-a-kind workshops around the globe. At these retreats, each person will discover and improve their creative vision through a direct transmission of artistic knowledge that hails back to the Northern Renaissance, and Prof. Phil and Mantra’s deep experience with Prof. Ernst Fuchs that is shared to feed your abilities till you burst with inspiration. Come, meet other like-minded people, explore Greece and experience the visceral excitement of painting in a place of myth and magic. This is a residential painting course for beginners, improvers and professional artists. We bring together passionate artists and world-class teachings to create an unforgettable learning experience and cultural adventure.
Delphi is an ancient town and was first inhabited in late Mycenaean times as far back as the 15th century BC. This is an exciting opportunity that will take place in the village and within walking distance to many historic sites, and only 15 minutes to the crystal clear sea and pristine beaches. Recharge at the sea, create new work in our over-sized studio and rest in your private room at our 4-Star hotel. Our accommodation and studio will be air-conditioned and nestled just above the village. Enjoy local cuisine prepared with the freshest farm-to-table ingredients and local wines offered up by the many local restaurants and eateries in the area.
Mantra and Prof. Phil are renowned for the individualized attention they pay to each student. They are dynamic teachers who are professional and sensitive to the skill level, direction and visual language of each student, making this class a great learning experience for all. For these reasons and more, at their seminars, you will never find two artists ever painting like one another or similar to the teachers' work. There will be ample time for painting and the studio will be open 24/7. Being in Greece and painting together, sharing meals and conversation, swimming in the sea and going on adventures will be a hallmark of our creative community. Above all, you can take your art to the next level with 3 weeks of full studio days and the instructors’ guidance like a customized blueprint tailored for each participant. The retreat is open to all skill levels and for people from all over the world. However, only 14 artists will be accepted on a first -come – first served basis to ensure an intense experience for the practice of painting. Join our passionate, creative community and make a quantum leap in your work while embarking on a life changing Odyssey to Greece !
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Accommodations & Registration
Price includes Tuition, Accommodation and Breakfast
King Iniohos 4-Star Hotel
78 Ossiou Louka, Delphi 33054 Greece
Art Studio on Site
The hotel, situated at the northern part of the village of Delphi, provides it's guests with unique and fresh views of the ancient town, the beauty of the Corinthian gulf and the untamed charm of the Parnassus mountain. Its spacious, traditional and yet modern rooms offer privacy and comfort along with the massive studio space on site, promising an unforgettable experience
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PRICE for a Single Room: USD $ 2680
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DEPOSIT USD $400
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Pay the balance of $2280 on, or before, APRIL 8, 2025
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Contact Prof Phil at: 620 617 9674 or eyepaint4u@yahoo.com
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Optional Evening Class
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GREEK COOKING
with
Lydia Kaltsi
Star Chef at the
Symposium Restaurant,
Delphi, Greece Offers
One-evening Cooking Class
Lydia Kaltsi
<kaltsilydia@gmail.com>
From Lydia
This will be an evening cooking class, and includes a dinner at our restaurant Symposium.
On which night the class will take place will be decided by the attendees and the teacher.
Price per person for all of the above is 50 € . ($54 )
It will include:
Welcome drink with fresh lemonade, mastiha liqueur & lemongrass.
Aprons and gloves for everyone
The lesson can start at around 18:00 or 19:00 pm and will finish in about an hour and 15min.
I am the main teacher and will be teaching participants on how to make tzatziki and cheese pies with homemade crust.
After that we cook the cheese pies and they try them as well as the tzatziki.\
At dinner time the menu will be:
Bread & Olives
Tzatziki
Spinach pie, and zucchini fritters for starters
Individual Seasonal salad
Main course: Imam eggplants with onions and fresh tomato (as the VEGETARIAN OPTION), or Giouvetsi Veal with small
Spaghettini and fresh Tomato Sauce cooked in a pot, or Kleftiko Chicken cooked with lemon potatoes-feta
cheese-peppers-tomato slices wrapped inside a paper\ Orange pie with yogurt sauce
Before the students leave I give them all the recipes (PRINTED), including the zucchini fritters, as well as a Certification of being Masters of Greek Cuisine.
Drinks are not included.
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Special Lunches prepared by our kitchen on Request
If we are interested, the Symposium Restaurant can also arrange fixed menus for our group members at the price of 25 € per person for lunch in our restaurant.
This includes:
A starter salad, main course and fruit, or desert. The drinks are not included in the above price.
2025 Delphi Painting Seminar
TERMS & CONDITIONS
PAYMENTS AND REFUNDS
Upon Registration: OMNV/NexusMuse requires a non-refundable deposit of $400 for the Painting retreat to confirm your registration(s) and attendance. In the absence of such a payment, a participant’s registration is not guaranteed and another candidate may be substituted. The full balance for the Retreat workshop is due no later than sixty (60) calendar days before the beginning of the workshop, or what is April 8, 2025. If such payment is not made by sixty (60) days before the workshop begins, OMNV/NexusMuse reserves the right to forfeit the participant’s registration and fill the space with another candidate. In these circumstances, the original participant will not be entitled to a refund of the $400 initial confirmation deposit. Receipt of the non-refundable deposit constitutes acceptance of the applicable terms and conditions governing the 2025 Delphi, Greece Painting Retreat program, and constitutes a binding contract between you, as the participant, and OMNV/NexusMuse,LLC.
CANCELLATION
OMNV/NexusMuse,LLC reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to an insufficient number of registered and confirmed participants. Such a determination shall be made within the sole discretion of OMNV/NexusMuse,LLC. In the event that OMNV/NexusMuse,LLC cancels a workshop, a participant’s payment(s) (including the registration deposit) will be refunded (minus a 3% transaction fee). Any refund provided by OMNV/NexusMuse, LLC shall not cover a participant’s travel-related costs or any other expenses incurred as a result of the participant’s registration and plans to attend the workshop. Such losses can be recouped by the particpant securing TRAVEL INSURANCE.
PRICES AND FEES
All prices include all Tuition fees associated with instruction (instructor fees, studio fees), the single, double or triple room at the King Iniohos Hotel as booked, Breakfast at the Hotel, and hotel accommodations for the duration of the workshop, unless otherwise stated and arranged with the participant. Tuition also includes community materials, solvents, mediums, cleaning materials, and other materials as detailed in the program materials list. Each participant is required to bring (or arrange delivery of) materials required for the workshops as detailed in the description distributed by Email to the participants.
LIABILITY
The owners of OMNV/NexusMuse. LLCshall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury suffered (nor any consequential or comparable damages) by or to the workshop participants. The owners assume no liability for any loss, damage, expense, injury, or inconvenience by reason of any defects in the structure of the property, plumbing, electrical systems, gas, water or failures in the supply of utilities for either the studio, hotel, transportation or any other facilities used or made available during the workshop. If any participant causes, directly or indirectly, any loss, damage, expense, injury, or inconvenience to any person, facility, object, material or any other item associated with or used in connection with any workshop, the participant will be liable to OMNV/NexusMuse, LLC, or the owner/operator of any accommodation the studio/facility, or any transportation vehicle for such damages, including consequential or comparable damages, for the cost of repair, replacement, or reasonable expenses incurred for treatment for any personal injury or other appropriate compensation for damages as determined under this policy.
FORCE MAJURE
Refunds do not apply when your workshop is canceled because of risk of war, or threat of war, riot, civil strife, industrial dispute, terrorist activity, natural disaster, fire or adverse weather conditions and similar events beyond the control of OMNV/NexuMuse, LLC.
MISADVENTURE
We accept no responsibility for any loss or damage you may suffer during the period of the seminar retreat due to accident, illness, bodily injury or loss of equipment, or belongings, or from any other cause.
INSURANCE
We highly recommend that you procure travel insurance.Trravel insurance is always a good idea! Depending on the policy you go for, it could help with delayed, canceled or missed flights; theft or damage of belongings, and emergency healthcare. It's not the most glamorous part of planning a trip, but it means you can relax knowing that you'll be covered if anything happens. It is solely the responsibility of the workshop participants to obtain travel and health insurance while enrolled in the OMNV/NexusMuse, LLC Retreat.
PASSPORTS, VISAS
Generally not required for stays of up to 90 days; however, travelers from some nations may require a visa, so double-check with the Greek embassy. It is the sole responsibility of participants to obtain the travel documents (passports, visas, etc.) necessary to attend OMNV/NexusMuse Retreats. Under no circumstances shall failure of a participant to obtain the required travel documentation be deemed to constitute a legitimate reason for cancellation of participation.
VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS
Specific travel vaccinations are not required for visitors to Greece.
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By Philip Rubinov Jacobson
© Updated May 30, 2018
Visionary Art
Visionary Art
Vsionary Art
Visionary Art
A Glimpse at paintings by members of the ''The New York Visionaries''. Just a few early and later works from the NY Group.
Visionary Art is not a new movement, not at all. Indeed, there are painters that weave a visionary tapestry throughout the history of art. A complete historical account of the global visionary art tradition would fill numrous volumes. Many have tried to define Visionary Art and as a result we have a picture of it done with a rather broad paint brush. For me a work that is visionary is what I call ‘creatuitive’, that is, it combines a heightened creativity with an acute intuition. It is ‘in-sight’; vision arising from the eye o contemplation ~ the place of the spiritual imagination. Visionary art is art that transcends but includes the physical world and portrays a wider vision of awareness including ecstatic or mystical themes - or is based in such experiences - accessible through the subjective realm of each individual. What unites visionary artists is the driving force and source of their art: their unconventionally intense psychic imaginations. Their gift to the world is to reveal "in minute particulars," (as Blake would say), the full spectrum of the vast visionary dimensions of the mind and the realms of spirit, from darkness to light, the full multifarious life of consciousness.
The term 'Visionary Art' was coined nearly a century ago in 1933 by Carl Gustav Jung in his seminal work: Modern Man in Search of a Soul. He describes visionary art as a revelation “whose heights and depths are beyond our fathoming, or a vision of beauty which we can never put into words.” This ''visionary mode‟ in contrast with the ''psychological mode‟ derives material from the contents of the primordial realm of the archetypes of the collective unconscious and the realms of transcendent consciousness. The result of the ''visionary mode‟ of art when created by able artists can be astonishing, frightening, confusing and at times, even disgusting. The presumption here is that the ''visionary artist‟ is seeking the ''Divine" or subject matter coming out of non-ordinary ‘states’ experienced in ordinary ‘stages’ of consciousness. However, this does not presuppose that all artistic outcomes in this genre' must arise only from the religious, be it a fundamental or new age belief system. Indeed, I have seen marvelous works that are dynamic, inspire and unleash an astounding vision from beyond which was created by atheists and people that have had ecstatic experiences of higher consciousness but are non-religious. That is, they consider themselves "spiritual but not religious", a wide-spread adage often adopted by New Agers. For them 'spirituality', in contrast, is associated with higher levels of interest in mysticism, experimentation with unorthodox beliefs and practices, the use of entheogens and drugs, and, most central, and at times, negative feelings toward organized religions. Observation reveals that before the 20th century the terms religious and spiritual were used more or less interchangeably. But a number of modern intellectual and cultural forces have accentuated differences between the "private" and "public" spheres of life. The increasing prestige of the sciences, the insights of modern biblical scholarship, and greater awareness of cultural relativism all made it more difficult for educated Americans and to some extent, Western Europeans, to sustain unqualified loyalty to religious institutions. Many began to associate genuine faith with the "private" realm of personal experience rather than with the "public" realm of institutions, creeds, and rituals. The word 'spiritual' gradually came to be associated with a private realm of thought, contemplative practices and experiences, while the word religious came to be connected with the public realm of membership in religious institutions, participation in formal rituals, and adherence to official denominational doctrines.
As a modern art movement, we can trace 20th century Visionary Art as it descends from Metaphysical art and veristic Surrealism, to the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism and on to the first generations of students that followed and were taught the masterly techniques associated to it. It is important to see and understand that the paintings they produced varied greatly from one artist to another, and continue to do today, offering a great constellation and spectrum of vision. As an art movement, it arose more than 40+ years ago as an organized force of a handful of artists based in New York and inspired by the Fantastic Realists in Vienna. Most of the New York Visionaries had studied Mische Technique painting with Ernst Fuchs between 1964 and 1974 and included Mati Klarwein, Brigid Marlin, (who had organized a group in England working exclusively from the imagination), De Es Schwertberger, Philip Rubinov Jacobson, Wolfgang Widmoser, Hanna Kay, Olga Spiegel, Isaac Abrams and associated comrades; Robert Venosa and Martina Hoffmann, H.R. Giger, Alex Grey, Jose’Arquelles, Mariu Suarez and Ingo Swan were associated in one way or another. It was really quite a small 'tribe'. Their themes were usually spiritual, mystical or expressing some inner awareness, or altered state of consciousnes. The pioneering work of these artists has helped to formulate some emerging definition to what constitutes the contemporary visionary art 'scene'. Prof. Michael Schwartz is a main figure in this endeavor and carries the whole view of visionary art into the realm of an Integral Art inspired by the work of Ken Wilber. (See Ken's Wilber's* Foreword to Rubinov Jacobson's forthcoming book):
Eyes of the Soul - Exploring Inspiration in Art on the LINK:
http://www.kenwilber.com/Writings/PDF/Foreword%20to%20EYES%20OF%20THE%20SOUL.pdf
* Ken Wilber is widely acclaimed as the foremost thinker on integrating Western psychology and the Eastern spiritual traditions. His many books have reached across disciplines and synthesized the teachings of religion, psychology, physics, mysticism, sociology, and anthropology, earning him a devoted international following.
There were also some other individuals, called ‘visionary artists’ out there, but, in general,we did not know of them, and aside from the handful of California artists associated to the Illuminarium Gallery in Mill Valley, and Pomegranate Publication certainly there were no organized groups we were aware of. Working separately in the 1970s, we gathered as a group in 1980. The ‘World Wide Web’ would not be born for another 14 years. On occasion we would discover a kindred spirit, some artist living near or far away, like Johfra and his band of Magic Realists in Holland which we knew only from a few posters from his Astrology series, or Fabrizio Clerici in Italy, Eric Paetz in Germany and so on. Sometimes yet another artist would emerge through features in Avante Garde magazine, Magical Blend or from the emergence of the influential Omni Magazine. From this we would all somehow feel a little less alone, reassured and reinforced. The NY Visionaries on the East Coast had their counterparts on the West Coast and among the aforementioned California Visionaries were Gage Taylor, Cliff Mc Reynolds, Nick Hyde and Bill Martin who were doing some fantastic depictions of Nature and cosmic forces, and of course, the fantastic and the great psychedelic work of Mark Henson. There were others like Gilbert Williams, who, for a period, enjoyed widespread fame primarily producing more commercial works depicting unicorns, UFOs, angels, crystals; all the usual new age motifs we saw then and are over-loaded with today. Now, 45 + years later, such themes are more prevalent than ever and saturate the contemporary 'visionary art scene' and are common icons on the 'festival circuits'. It is here that I, personally, separate the New Age motifs in art from the iconic imagery revealed through a Visionary Art.
For a more personal account of the formative years of so-called, Fantastic and Visionary Art, see my first book, DRINKING LIGHTNING ~ Art, Creativity and Transformation. Anyways, as stated above, a few of the students who first studied with Fuchs became teachers themselves. Brigid Marlin, an American Ex-pat residing in England, myself from the USA and teaching internationally, and Fuchs’s son Michael who would sometimes teach alongside me, with an assistant - a young American girl named Amanda Sage, in the late 1990s and early 2000's. Since 1978, I have taught hundreds of art students and some dynamic new lights have emerged in many genres of painting, including some visionary-types like Amanda Sage, Andrew Gonzalez, Laurence Caruana and other more fantastic-types like Daniel Martin Diaz, Kim Evans, Madeline Von Foerster, Benjamin Vierling, Lucy Hardie, Kris Kukesi, Mariu Suarez, to name just a few. Today, there are thousands upon thousands of ‘’visionary artists’’ all over the world who, for the most part, in contrast to the New York Visionaries and that generation of artists, often share a common imagery often inspired by experiences from sacred sacraments and plant medicines and a strong influence from the artwork of a few figureheads on the scene, like Alex Grey, Android Jones and the late Robert Venosa. Many of them enjoy a captive audience on the international alternative festival circuit doing ‘live painting and selling their wares', which is quite a different environment than the concert-festival of 'free love and free everything else' of the Hippy Era. of the 1960's - early 70s. Nonethelesss, it is certainly gratifying to see the seeds that have grown worldwide but I often wonder about the course 'visionary art' is taking, its direction, commercial intentions and to what and to whom it is really serving. Time will tell.
SoHo, New York, 1980, ''The New York Visionaries'' Clockwise/bottom to top: Olga Spiegel, Isaac Abrams, Linda Gardner, De Es Schwertberger, Sandra Reamer, Philip Rubinov Jacobson and not present at the photo shoot: Mati Klarwein, Hanna Kay and Carol Herzer. PHOTO by Sidney Fortner
In summary, I would add that from the early 70s onward, we struggled with using the term 'visionary' to describe ourselves, or our art, as it felt, and still does, just so damn arrogant. We tried "Transformative", Transcendental, Energy, Psi Art or PsyArt, and a number of others I see floating around even today. There is a kind of elitist aire that surrounds the term "visionary" and an arrogance in the labeling of one's self as such. In light of that, artist, Bruce Rimmel has this to say:
If anything, 'visionary' is an honorific term you should never use on yourself, but you can get hooked on that too... So I keep it simple...
Our inner world is the only true source of meaning and purpose we have. Art is the way to discover for ourselves and others, by opening this door to the inner life. The artist attempts to make inner truths visible, audible, or sensible in some way, by manifesting them in the external, material world. To produce their finest works, artists lose themselves in the flow of creation from their inner worlds with an eye also firmly riveted on the outer world. Thus there is this fusion of feeling, intellect and the art created where intuition is born and what I call 'creatuitive work' is manifested.
The integral artist seeks to explore the furthest boundaries of human experience - entering domains that provide new and positive perspectives to embrace a world-centric vision that will draw us toward unity. Such artists explore dimensions of human creativity which are being neglected or forgotten which can enlarge our understanding and belief in our own inherent creative potentials, inspiring peace and a new sense of spiritual direction in life. We invite you to come and join us to expand and unleash your vision in an international community of like-minded individuals who hail from the same ''tribe''. A family formed in mind; connected in the heart, expressive through the spirit, and equally value skill, intuition and the reality of the spiritual imagination.
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