YouAreInvited

Universe As Organism #5Mysterium Magnum GrailOil on Canvas 50”x72”

Vision

Phoenix Arise, Oil on Canvas, 5’x 7’

Birth OpeningCreated by mirroring Phoenix Arise

Creation

DNASacred Weave & Double Helix

Created by multiple mirroring of Phoenix Arise

Synthesis

Wisdom

Olandar Foundation for Emerging Renaissance

& Olandar Press

Invite You To Explore

The Vision

Art

&

Archetypal Visual Philosophy

ofLeigh J. McCloskey

Archetype

Universe As Organism #1Mysterium ConiunctionisOil on Canvas 55”x75”

Watchers from Codex Tor I

Ancient KnowledgeRestored

Background Image “Ode To Joy” from Codex Tor I“Justice” Archetype from Tarot ReVisionedBackground Image “Ode To Joy” from Codex Tor I“Justice” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

Vitality &Tradition

Background Image from Codex Tor I“Tower” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

Tarot ReVisionedLetTheRenaissanceBeginWithMeShallBeOurMotto

Freedom

Background Image from Codex Tor I“Wheel of Fortune” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

CreativityIs True Science

KnowledgeBasedInBeauty

Background Image from Codex Tor I“Empress” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

Independence

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

Background Image from Codex Tor II“Strength” Archetype from Tarot ReVisioned

ImaginationIs True Religion

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

ArtistryOf Consciousness

Image from Codex Tor II

MultidimensionalOrigins

Mythos

Christos

Face of Christfrom Hieroglyph of the Human Soul

Sophia

True Philosophy

Face of Sophiafrom Hieroglyph of the Human Soul

Image from Codex Tor IEmergence of the Watcher language

HieroglyphicSymbolism

Image from Codex Tor IHoly Family and it’s sacred reflection in time

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.

Photograph courtesy of Ronn Moss.

William Blake wrote of himself, “To speak to future generations by a SublimeAllegory, which is now perfectly completed into a Grand Poem. I may praise it, since Idare 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 wisdomof Leigh J. McCloskey. His body of work, the outcome of a remarkable individualquest is being introduced now as an entire system of knowledge and visual philosophyfor the first time.

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 tobelieve that we are stones. “We are the human form divine,” he says, “about to blossominto infinite splendor.” He considers himself a storyteller trying to tell a more lovingstory and give a truer vision of what being human means. It is no exaggeration thatwhat he has manifested must truly be seen to be believed.

This vision is an eternal song sung with artistry and erudition for the sake ofbeauty and the love of wisdom. The work of Leigh J. McCloskey revealsmultidimensional worlds, archetypal languages, hieroglyphic science and immensevision. 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.

Evocation: Vista at the Dawn of CreationOil on panel 84”x60”

Tarot ReVisioned is an invitation to journeyinward and in so doing to awaken the inner splendorand true freedom of being human. Archetypal mind,inner reality and creative vision are discovered onlythrough journeying into the inner universes of theeternal imagination.

“Tarot is a tool, not a belief. Its genesis was and is anongoing creative question. Its real value is that it helps anindividual to examine life’s myriad questions in new andcreative ways.”

Introduction – Tarot ReVisioned

Leigh J. McCloskey is a nativeCalifornian and a second-generationartist. He has enjoyed the patronage of aprofessional acting career for overtwenty-five years. His success as an actorhas afforded him the opportunity towork as an artist privately and deeply.He has thoroughly devoted himself to theexploration of the psyche through art.His inquiry into the deeper nature ofreality and the unknown self have takenhim into many extraordinary andunexpected universes of heart, mind andimagination. The archetypes of the Tarotrepresent one such unexpected turn. Aturn that has taken seventeen years tocomplete, but now exists as a doorwayinto worlds of wonder, creativity andtrue imagination.

This work reflects a profound andindividual quest into the heart of thesacred arcana and like the search for theholy grail, reveals that its mystery isdiscovered only through personaldedication, conscience and knowledgebased in beauty. It is to this beauty thatTarot ReVisioned responds.

McCloskey has taken a lifelong creative journey into the heart of ancient wisdom,Tarot symbolism and archetypal reality. He now brings forth an extraordinaryrevisioning of the Major Arcana of the Tarot, illuminating the profound depth andperennial wisdom upon which this tradition is founded. He reveals that archetypalenergies and mythic force compose each of us and constitute the multidimensionalreality from which all life emerges and draws its vitality. He proves in both word anddeed that archetypal awareness and creative adventure form the basis of essential self-knowledge. His drawings, coupled with the text describing each, will provide a lifetimeof study for anyone who begins to read and explore their symbolism, and it will delightthose who only wish to look at the illustrations. Tarot ReVisioned can be opened to anypage 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.For more information and pricing go online to: www.olandar.com or www.amazon.com/shops/olandarpress

Tarot ReVisioned by Leigh J. McCloskey

Final Image “Ode to Joy”From Codex Tor I

Reunion

GrailEvocation: Vista at the Dawn of Creation

Oil on panel 84”x60”