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This will be Alex and Allyson's legacy after a long life creating psychedelic inspired art. This will be a great place to showcase Alex's iconic and masterful v

by lev99 8y ago

This will be Alex and Allyson's legacy after a long life creating psychedelic inspired art. This will be a great place to showcase Alex's iconic and masterful visual art. A temple is the best way to raise funds (which they solicit) to build the location and preserve his art. I plan on visiting after more of his art is moved to the location. I'm concerned about this forming into a cult. There are definite religion vibes coming from couple when they speak live. Some examples of this is 'secret writing' being described as 'non-literal representations of the sacred'[0], and their large gatherings are at astronomical events. [0] http://psychedelicsandlanguage.com/allyson-grey-secret-writing/ http://psychedelicsandlanguage.com/allyson-grey-secret-writi...

jtmcmc 8y ago
It's definitely cultish in some ways but I would say the main difference is I've yet to see Alex or Allyson act as cult like leaders. There is lots of mysticism, psychedelic religion, etc... swimming around them however.
- codq 8y ago
  I attended one of their monthly Full Moon Gatherings at their Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in Wappingers Falls earlier this year. Driving up to the CoSM property, my wife and I discussed what we were about to see, and I remarked that the worst case scenario was that we were walking into an emerging new age cult. It was fabulous. While Alex and Allyson were clearly the head honchos, what they’re trying to do with their success is noble and pure. The first hour was a talk about what they were working on artistically and with regards to this new Temple venture, but also discussed their lives, their career, and how they hope to help inspire the next wave of visionary artists. After a few musical acts, it turned into a party with fire dancers outside, Middle-eastern Oud music in another room, communal drawing and painting lessons, Tarot readings, and Alex and Allyson spending time talking to everyone who approached them. They’re building something special up there. With the most cynical lens possible, it might seem a little cult-y. But it’s clear that’s not their goal. Their goal seems to be to preserve visionary art, inspire the next wave of artists, and erect a monument to psychedelic knowledge and discovery. They’re unique and strange people. They’re also the most successful and highest profile psychedlic artists there are, and with great success comes great responsibility. This seems to be their motivation more than anything. I highly recommend visiting CoSM for a Full Moon Gathering: https://www.cosm.org/events/full-moon-gatherings/ https://www.cosm.org/events/full-moon-gatherings/ They’ve been doing it every month for more than a decade. It’ll be an experience you won’t forget. EDIT: They’re also both extremely active on Instagram, if you’d like to see what they’re up to in real time. They bare it all.
  - jtmcmc 8y ago
    yeah to clarify by "cultish in some ways" I mean they have inspired an extremely strong fanbase who have created almost a subculture within a subculture to a certain extent. I don't think they are actively trying to start a cult. They are definitely unique and strange and really nice and really talented. I remember one halloween at a psytrance party at their chelsea gallery (chapel of sacred mirrors, which I wish that was up at the wappinger temple already) allyson sat with my friend having an intense psychedelic experience through much of the night while she painted. I've been to CoSM during the day but not for a full moon (I'm not really local). If things line up I'll probably go.
  - jonhendry18 8y ago
    So, um, would that be a likely place to score some psychedelics?

by lev99 8y ago

jtmcmc 8y ago

It's definitely cultish in some ways but I would say the main difference is I've yet to see Alex or Allyson act as cult like leaders. There is lots of mysticism, psychedelic religion, etc... swimming around them however.

codq 8y ago
I attended one of their monthly Full Moon Gatherings at their Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in Wappingers Falls earlier this year. Driving up to the CoSM property, my wife and I discussed what we were about to see, and I remarked that the worst case scenario was that we were walking into an emerging new age cult. It was fabulous. While Alex and Allyson were clearly the head honchos, what they’re trying to do with their success is noble and pure. The first hour was a talk about what they were working on artistically and with regards to this new Temple venture, but also discussed their lives, their career, and how they hope to help inspire the next wave of visionary artists. After a few musical acts, it turned into a party with fire dancers outside, Middle-eastern Oud music in another room, communal drawing and painting lessons, Tarot readings, and Alex and Allyson spending time talking to everyone who approached them. They’re building something special up there. With the most cynical lens possible, it might seem a little cult-y. But it’s clear that’s not their goal. Their goal seems to be to preserve visionary art, inspire the next wave of artists, and erect a monument to psychedelic knowledge and discovery. They’re unique and strange people. They’re also the most successful and highest profile psychedlic artists there are, and with great success comes great responsibility. This seems to be their motivation more than anything. I highly recommend visiting CoSM for a Full Moon Gathering: https://www.cosm.org/events/full-moon-gatherings/ https://www.cosm.org/events/full-moon-gatherings/ They’ve been doing it every month for more than a decade. It’ll be an experience you won’t forget. EDIT: They’re also both extremely active on Instagram, if you’d like to see what they’re up to in real time. They bare it all.
- jtmcmc 8y ago
  yeah to clarify by "cultish in some ways" I mean they have inspired an extremely strong fanbase who have created almost a subculture within a subculture to a certain extent. I don't think they are actively trying to start a cult. They are definitely unique and strange and really nice and really talented. I remember one halloween at a psytrance party at their chelsea gallery (chapel of sacred mirrors, which I wish that was up at the wappinger temple already) allyson sat with my friend having an intense psychedelic experience through much of the night while she painted. I've been to CoSM during the day but not for a full moon (I'm not really local). If things line up I'll probably go.
- jonhendry18 8y ago
  So, um, would that be a likely place to score some psychedelics?