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• Ani DiFranco (myspace.com/anidifranco, righteousbabe.com)

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• Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (…)

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• Carrie Underwood (myspace.com/carrieunderwood, carrieunderwoodofficial.com)

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• Aditya Chari, Figure Study Made Easy,
• Arthur Edward Waite, The Doctrine and Literature of the Kabalah,
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• Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell,
• Aleister Crowley, The Book of Thoth: Egyptian Tarot,
• Aleister Crowley, Liber 777,
• Alfred Perceval Graves, The Irish Fairy Book,
• Alice Boner, Principles of Composition in Hindu Sculpture: Cave Temple Period,
• Alistair Shearer, The Hindu Vision: Forms of the Formless,
• Anna Røsstad, Leonardo da Vinci: The Man and the Mystery,
• B. G. Sidharth, The Celestial Key to the Vedas: Discovering the Origins of the Worlds Oldest Civilization,
• BhagavadGita,
• Caitlín Matthews, The Da Vinci Enigma Tarot,
• Carole Stott, Celestial Charts: Antique Maps of the Heavens,
• C.G. Jung, Jung on Alchemy (Selected and Introduced by Nathan Schwartz-Salant),
• C.G. Jung and Carl Kerenyi, The Science of Mythology,
• Chang Po-tuan, The Inner Teachings of Taoism,
• Cheiros Book of Numbers, The Complete Science of Numerology,
• Curtiss Hoffman, The Seven Story Tower: A Mythic Journey Through Space and Time,
• Cynthia Giles, Tarot: The Complete Guide,
• David Allen Hulse, The Western Mysteries (Key of It All),
• David Allen Hulse, The Eastern Mysteries (Key of It All),
• David Chow and Richard Spangler, Kung Fu: History, Philosophy and Technique,
• David Fontana, The Secret Language of Symbols: A Visual Key to Symbols and Their Meanings,
• David R. Kinsley, Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahavidyas,
• Donald A. Mackenzie, Myths & Legends of India,
• Donald A. Mackenzie, Pre-Columbian America,
• Douglas L. Wong, Kung Fu: The Way of Life,
• Duncan Steel, Eclipse: The Celestial Phenomenon Which Has Changed the Course of History,
• Eva Jansen, The Book of Hindu Imagery: The Gods & Their Symbols,
• Eva Van Dam, The Magic Life of Milarepa,
• Francis Melville, The Book of Alchemy: The Pursuit of Wisdom and the Search for the Philosophers Stone,
• Gavin D. Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism,
• Genevieve Lacambre, Gustave Moreau: Between Epic and Dream,
• Geoffrey Cornelius & Paul Devereux, The Secret Language of the Stars and Planets: A Visual Key to the Celestial Mysteries,
• Gerald Suster, The Truth About the Tarot,
• Gerd Ziegler, Tarot: Mirror of the Soul,
• Gopal Sharma, Teach Yourself Vaastu,
• Graham Hancock and Santha Faiia, Heavens Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization,
• Gyorgy Doczi, The Power of Limits: Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art and Architecture,
• Harish Johari, Chakras - Energy Centers of Transformation,
• Holger Kersten, Jesus Lived in India: His Unknown Life Before and After the Crucifixion,
• Ian Ridpath, Philips Atlas of Stars and Planets,
• Idries Shah, The Sufis,



• Israel Regardie, The Tree of Life: A Study in Magic,
• James B. Seaborn, Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Physics and Astrophysics,
• James D. Watson, Gunther S. Stent, The Double Helix: a Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA,
• James Redfield, The Celestine Prophesy,
• James Redfield, The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight,
• James Redfield, The Tenth Insight,
• James Wasserman, Art & Symbols of the Occult,
• Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, illustrated by, Tessa Rickards, Gods Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary,
• John Anthony West, Serpent in the Sky: High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt,
• John Major Jenkins, Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian and Vedic Traditions,
• John Matthews and Michael J. Stead, King Arthurs Britain,
• Joscelyn Godwin, Music, Mysticism and Magic,
• Juliet Sharman-Burke, Understanding the Tarot: A Personal Teaching Guide,
• Karel Werner, A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism,
• Kieren Barry, The Greek Qabalah,
• Komilla Sutton, Vedic Astrology,
• Kosta Danaos, Nei Kung: Secret Teachings of a Taoist,
• K S Charak, Surya The Sun God,
• Linda Goodmans Star Signs,
• Lucie Lamy, Egyptian Mysteries: New Light on Ancient Knowledge,
• Manoranjan Basu, Fundamentals of the Philosophy of Tantras,
• Martin Lunn, Da Vinci Code Decoded: The Truth Behind the New York Times #1 Bestseller,
• Masaaki Hatsumi, The Grandmasters Book of Ninja Training,
• N. H. Sahasrabudhe & R. D. Mahatme, Mystic Science of Vastu,
• Nicholas Campion . . Steve Eddy, The New Astrology,
• Nicholas Notovitch, The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ,
• Oswald Wirth, The Tarot of the Magicians,
• Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi,
• Patrick Noon, The Human Form Divine: William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection,
• Paul Brecher, The Way of the Spiritual Warrior: Soft Style Martial Arts for Body, Mind & Spirit,
• Paul Huson, Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage,
• Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist,
• Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali,
• Rabindranath Tagore, Sādhanā,
• Rachel Storm, Myths of Egypt,
• Rachel Storm, Myths of India,
• Rhapsodies of the Bizarre, the Tarot Essays of Antoine Court de Gébelin & M. le Comte de Mellet (English translation and comments by J. Karlin),
• Richard Webster, The ABC of Astral Travel,
• Robert Cox, The Pillar of Celestial Fire: The Lost Science of the Ancient Seers Rediscovered,
• Romesh C. Dutt, The Mahabharata: Epics of the Bharatas,
• Shivananda Saraswati, Yogic Therapy,
• Shyam Sundar Goswami, Laya Yoga: The Definitive Guide to the Chakras and Evoking Kundalini,
• Sir James Knowles, The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights,
• S. L. MacGregor Mathers, The Kabbalah Unveiled,
• S. Mahdihassan, Indian Alchemy or Rasayana: In the Light of Asceticism and Geriatrics,
• Suzanne Havala, Vegetarian Cooking for Dummies,
• Swāmi Abhedānanda, Life Beyond Death: A Critical Study of Spiritualism,
• Swami Ambikananda Saraswati, The Uddhava Gita: Following the Bhagavad Gita - The Final Teaching of Krishna,
• Swāmi Paramānanda, Mysteries of Baul,
• Swāmi Paramānanda, Love and Naturality,
• Swāmi Vivekānanda, Raja Yoga,
• The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo,
• Three Initiates, The Kybalion: a Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece,
“The ALL is Mind; The Universe is Mental” – The Kybalion
• Traleg Kyabgon, The Essence of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice,
• Trungpa Tulku Chögyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior,
• Victoria LePage, Shambhala: The Fascinating Truth Behind the Myth of Shangri-La,
• William R. Levacy, Beneath a Vedic Sky: A Beginners Guide to the Astrology of Ancient India,
• Yang Jwing-Ming, Eight Pieces of Brocade: Wai Dan Chi Kung for Health,
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My profession is visual artist, fine art illustrator, and graphic designer. You can view my portfolio with illustrations at Graφical Devine (graphicaldevine.com).


I did Major in Visual Communication at Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo), formerly known as The National College of Art and Design (Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole).


I'm a Vegetarian and eat mostly Vegan raw food.


I am a śiṣya (शिष्य) or disciple of my Gurujī (गुरुजी) or spiritual teacher Swāmi Paramānanda Mahārāj (1954 – 1999).


Archetype: Ⅴ The Hierophant.

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