Visual artist and storyteller Lubomir Arsov joins Bernhard Guenther to discuss the mission of art, creativity, and shadow work in the context of our times. Lubomir is the creator of the award-winning animated film "IN-SHADOW: A Modern Odyssey" (2017), which explores the fragmented unconscious of our times.
He recently released the follow-up “KINGDOM” (2024), a visceral audio-visual experience that maps out the initiatory path of empowerment and awakening. He's also the director and creator of the short film "The Forest King,” a modern interpretation of the Scandinavian myth Erlkonig. The film depicts the dangers of Transhumanism and VR technology with Luciferian and Ahrimanic themes.
Lubomir and Bernhard discuss many current themes in light of the evolution of consciousness, the process of individuation, the battle of dark vs. light, Transhumanism, the splitting of humanity, inorganic vs organic timelines, the importune of finding our courage and personal myth, and much more
Lubomir's website: lubomirarsov.com
Links to his films:
* IN-SHADOW: A Modern Odyssey
* KINGDOM
* The Forest King
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Show Notes Part 1:
* The importance of conscious art in helping the collective evolution
* Lubomir's background and how his spiritual seeking and psychological awareness affected his art and films
* The role of psychedelics as a potential "rite of passage" and initiation and their pitfalls
* Lubomir's insights into the true meaning of embodiment from a spiritual perspective and how it inspired his work
* The profound messages and archetypal symbolism of his film "In-Shadow"
* "in Shadow" exposes a lot of darkness in the world that has become more apparent since its release
* The process of shadow work and the hero's journey from dark to light
* Lubomir's creative process and how he channeled his anger and sense of indignation into art
* How listening to a specific music track helped him to open up his creative channel - the same band Bernhard listens to for his creative process
* The "confrontational" aspect of Lubomir's film and the necessity of "shocks" to awaken people
* The mission of art and how art has become superficial and soulless
* Using art and music for shadow work, self-exploration, and transformation
* How Paul Levy's work on Wetiko affected Lubomir's art
* The shamanic dismemberment and rebirth
* The daimon and being a channel for the creative spirit
* Lubomir's most recent film "Kingdom"
* Hyperdimensional entities and occult forces (wetiko) depicted in "Kingdom"
* Facing the devil/evil and the innocence of the inner child
* How the inspiration for the "Kingdom" came to Lubomir in the Peruvian Andes
* The message of "Kingdom" to "raise the sword" with courage - the heroic impulse
* The trap of negativity and getting stuck in the dark
* When "truth-seeking" is hijacked by unconscious trauma responses and a dysregulated nervous system
* Dark and light, good and evil is not a true "duality"
* The importance of finding your courage
* Lubomir's current projects
In Part 2 (only for members),
