Vista at the Dawn of Creation - Leigh J. McCloskey

You
Are
Invited
Universe As Organism #5
Mysterium Magnum Grail
Oil on Canvas 50”x72”

Vision
Phoenix Arise, Oil on Canvas, 5’x 7’

Birth Opening
Created by mirroring Phoenix Arise
Creation

Synthesis
DNA
Sacred Weave & Double Helix
Created by multiple mirroring of Phoenix Arise

Olandar Foundation for Emerging Renaissance
& Olandar Press
Invite You To Explore
The Vision
Art
&
Archetypal Visual Philosophy
of
Leigh J. McCloskey
Wisdom

Archetype
Universe As Organism #1
Mysterium Coniunctionis
Oil on Canvas 55”x75”

Ancient Knowledge
Restored
Watchers from Codex Tor I

Background Image “Ode To Joy” from Codex Tor I
“Justice” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned
Vitality &
Tradition

Tarot ReVisioned
Let
The
Renaissance
Begin
With
Me
Shall
Be
Our
Motto
Background Image from Codex Tor I
“Tower” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

Freedom
Background Image from Codex Tor I
“Wheel of Fortune” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned
Creativity
Is True Science

Knowledge
Based
In
Beauty
Background Image from Codex Tor I
“Empress” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

Independence
Background Image from Codex Tor II
“Judgement” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

Imagination
Is True Religion
Background Image from Codex Tor II
“Strength” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

Artistry
Of Consciousness
Background Image from Codex Tor II
“Sun” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

Image from Codex Tor II
Multidimensional
Origins

Mythos
Christos
Face of Christ
from Hieroglyph of the Human Soul

Sophia
True Philosophy
Face of Sophia
from Hieroglyph of the Human Soul

Hieroglyphic
Symbolism
Image from Codex Tor I
Emergence of the Watcher language

The Cathedral Of
Human Knowledge
Is Born
Within Each Of Us
And We Are
Its Guardians And Artists
Of Consciousness.
We Are
What We Cultivate.
Image from Codex Tor I
Holy Family and it’s sacred reflection in time

William Blake wrote of himself, “To speak to future generations by a Sublime
Allegory, which is now perfectly completed into a Grand Poem. I may praise it, since I
dare not pretend to be any other than the Secretary; the Authors are in Eternity.”
This quote can well be applied to the limitless art, creative thought and wisdom
of Leigh J. McCloskey. His body of work, the outcome of a remarkable individual
quest is being introduced now as an entire system of knowledge and visual philosophy
for the first time.
Photograph courtesy of Ronn Moss.
Leigh J. McCloskey’s extraordinary work reminds us with art and inspiration,
rather than in word and belief alone, that we are universes who have been taught to
believe that we are stones. “We are the human form divine,” he says, “about to blossom
into infinite splendor.” He considers himself a storyteller trying to tell a more loving
story and give a truer vision of what being human means. It is no exaggeration that
what he has manifested must truly be seen to be believed.
This vision is an eternal song sung with artistry and erudition for the sake of
beauty and the love of wisdom. The work of Leigh J. McCloskey reveals
multidimensional worlds, archetypal languages, hieroglyphic science and immense
vision. It boldly proclaims. “Let the Renaissance begin with me, shall be our motto.”
All works of art of Leigh J. McCloskey are created by hand without the use of machine or computer.

Tarot ReVisioned by Leigh J. McCloskey
Leigh J. McCloskey is a native
Californian and a second-generation
artist. He has enjoyed the patronage of a
professional acting career for over
twenty-five years. His success as an actor
has afforded him the opportunity to
work as an artist privately and deeply.
He has thoroughly devoted himself to the
exploration of the psyche through art.
His inquiry into the deeper nature of
reality and the unknown self have taken
him into many extraordinary and
unexpected universes of heart, mind and
imagination. The archetypes of the Tarot
represent one such unexpected turn. A
turn that has taken seventeen years to
complete, but now exists as a doorway
into worlds of wonder, creativity and
true imagination.
This work reflects a profound and
individual quest into the heart of the
sacred arcana and like the search for the
holy grail, reveals that its mystery is
discovered only through personal
dedication, conscience and knowledge
based in beauty. It is to this beauty that
Tarot ReVisioned responds.
Tarot ReVisioned is an invitation to journey
inward and in so doing to awaken the inner splendor
and true freedom of being human. Archetypal mind,
inner reality and creative vision are discovered only
through journeying into the inner universes of the
eternal imagination.
“Tarot is a tool, not a belief. Its genesis was and is an
ongoing creative question. Its real value is that it helps an
individual to examine life’s myriad questions in new and
creative ways.”
Introduction – Tarot ReVisioned
Evocation: Vista at the Dawn of Creation
Oil on panel 84”x60”
McCloskey has taken a lifelong creative journey into the heart of ancient wisdom,
Tarot symbolism and archetypal reality. He now brings forth an extraordinary
revisioning of the Major Arcana of the Tarot, illuminating the profound depth and
perennial wisdom upon which this tradition is founded. He reveals that archetypal
energies and mythic force compose each of us and constitute the multidimensional
reality from which all life emerges and draws its vitality. He proves in both word and
deed that archetypal awareness and creative adventure form the basis of essential selfknowledge.
His drawings, coupled with the text describing each, will provide a lifetime
of study for anyone who begins to read and explore their symbolism, and it will delight
those who only wish to look at the illustrations. Tarot ReVisioned can be opened to any
page and the reader will be met with knowledge based in beauty and wisdom.
Tarot ReVisioned, 297 pages, profusely illustrated available in
Softbound • Hardbound • Deluxe Limited Edition Full Leather in Slip Case
Tarot Card Sets, Posters, Signed Limited Prints and Notecards are available by contacting Olandar Press 608-831-1222.
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Final Image “Ode to Joy”
From Codex Tor I

Reunion

Grail Evocation: Vista at the Dawn of Creation
Oil on panel 84”x60”