Hi Allyson, 

I'm an artist creating mandalas and sacred geometry art. I’d like to thank you and Alex for sharing sacred geometry and spreading psychedelic spirituality. I really love the work you and Terence did and still do. Do you have any suggestions for making art that carries a message and deeper meaning?

Hayden

Dear Allyson,

I have a question about the subject of time. I’m a 19 year old born in a very confusing time, and I just wanted to ask you this: As we age and our awareness expands, why does time tend to feel like it’s speeding up? Is it due to our growing self-awareness or just our overall awareness of the environment in which we live? I’ve heard that time is an illusion where the past present and future are one. When I was a you g kid, time felt very slow and I think that was much more enjoyable! But now as my responsibilities expand more and more, time seems to be thinning. Why is this?

Gregory

Dear Mrs. Allyson Grey,

Your relationship with your husband is ideal to me. Love, friendship, and community with one another. I desire that in my life and I'm asking if you know any available men who fit that criteria?

I would love for you to be my matchmaker, as you have very discerning taste.

If you don't have the desire to take this on, I fully respect that.

With much respect,

Michelle

The following is an interview from a student from Scotland, Wenna King.

Q: The mandala is an ancient symbol that appears and reappears throughout culture and history. Do you feel there is a connection between this ancient imagery (e.g. Islamic tiling and the mandala) and the images you create in ‘Order’? If yes, please explain why?

A: Indeed. The mandala formation that portrays Order in my paintings is inspired by a psychedelic vision a vast vista of fountains and drains, multi-colored strands of light energy, as seen from above, looking down into the spout. Often, there are seven layers to the Order mandala, honoring the seven chakras identified in Eastern metaphysical anatomy of an individual.

Dear Allyson,

To study ecology and conservation at University, I moved to Missoula, Montana from Southeastern Connecticut and love being surrounded by such exquisite wilderness. I have trouble melding my artistic creativity with academic structure and the rigor of school. How would you recommend integrating my studies with my love to make art? 

Kindly,Christine

Hey Allyson!

First, I wanted to share my gratitude for the work and lifestyle that you and Alex inspire in my own life. I'm an art-student graduate and visionary artist. Art is more than a hobby to me, but I'm struggling to find the ideal living situation in which to work and practice. I'm a dedicated meditator and painter, feeling that I have not achieved the ideal "life current" needed to share my gifts.

Hi Allyson,

I was a student of yours in 'start a painting' class back in 2018, recently we met again at Regenaissance in Miami. I mentioned to you in Miami that I have been painting lots since and as of 2018. I hope you and everyone is thriving at COSM and good health and good spirits prevail.

First of all I'm so very grateful for all the influence and encouragement I got from you, Alex and COSM, it's been priceless in these past 4 years.

Dear Allyson,It is a pleasure ro see your art. I see the same things in my mind. - the forms, patterns and letters, and it shocks me to see thise images as paintings. Can you read the secret writing? Thank you for your art. You are a genius who is confirming what I’ve always considered the language of consciousness and of creation. Eternal blessings.

Atletikapro

Hello Allyson

I struggle to fully embrace myself as an artist and honor ideas by transferring them out of my head and into physical space. A heavy feeling that I am contributing to more of the Earth’s trash/garbage has been a persistently persuasive voice that ceases momentum. Continuing to ignore this mass of creative energy is no longer an option for me.

Any advice on how to reconcile this shame/guilt associated with creating in order to proudly come out as an artist?

Thanks for reading this :)

Halie

Hi Allyson,

I think I'm different than most I know. But my story is very weird and I know it was to true not to be true.. I know we all follow our path, but I am so close to loosing what gained, I hope you have some wisdom that you could share with me or guide me on my journey.. anything at this moment I would be so grateful for. Here's my story:

As a kid I knew I was different, I was born a lost soul, or you could say my soul was taking from me. I could always see spirits, and things would happen, like stuff falling from the wall, to stuff lifting in the air, etc.. I was little didn't think much into it..

Dear Allyson,

My fiancé and I are in our early 20's, love each other deeply and are creative people. We both draw, he plays guitar, I write, paint, and create in other mediums. When we first took LSD together, we remembered knowing each other before. It was the most profound experience of our lives. To protect our sacred connection, we vowed to help each other grow, and appreciate our relationship more than ever. A problem we share is suffering with depression, leaving us feeling stuck, unhappy, and unmotivated to create or even to live. I find it hard to stick with and finish an artwork and lack confidence in my abilities. We feel as if we aren't fully living life and fear that life will fly by us and we will be unfulfilled in the end. 

Dear Allyson & Alex,

I heard you on Duncan's podcast where you and Alex talked about how important it is to make life as beautiful as you could.

I feel like the Mushroom wants me to help. I've been following you and Alex for sometime and am a big believer in CoSM and the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.

I don't have a tribe but I feel there are others just like me, who want to increase the potency of our cultures spirit and soul.

My part in this is to help guide people to feel something I have felt and feel.

Dear Allyson,

My question is about your creative process and how you handle the publishing part? 
Do you feel self conscious about displaying your vulnerability? 

Sher 

Dear Allyson,

Hi Allyson, 

Dear Allyson,

Just listened to an interview you and Alex did with Duncan Trussell. Holy cow! 
I’m a glassblower in the Twin cities of Minnesota and since I graduated art school 3½ years ago, I’ve been working in a production environment making lighting. I love my job but since I started I haven’t made any art of my own.  Whether this is a byproduct of the comfort afforded by stability or just pure laziness, I don’t know, but I realized I need some help getting back to my roots of making art for the joy of it. Do you have any advice for reconnecting with the sense of creative energy I experienced back then? I’m just feeling a bit lost, thank you for any advice you might have!

Tyler 

Hello Allyson,

As a visionary artist I'm struggling to find appropriate places to exhibit my work. When I look around in the galleries and museums in the the Netherlands, where I live, I see nothing even closely related to paintings inspired by visionary states. When I show my portfolio or apply for artists grants I hear: “Beautiful work. Well done, but unfortunately we have no client base for this type of work." Or "Thank you for your grant proposal but we find the visual language that you use a cliche." 

The art world just seems to close off to this kind of art I feel. It forces me to exhibit only in the festival scene where my art is more appreciated. Which is great but, I also have aspirations to show to a broader audience I feel.