Lila is sanskrit for 'cosmic play' a perspective that envisages the world as the creativity and play of the divine. The website was created by painter and writer Daniel Mirante in 2000 ad as a resource for people exploring 'medicine culture'; shamanic forms of creativity and healing of the whole being, including breathwork, rebirthing and plant-based entheogenic practices. Past contributors have included Professor Michael Winkelman, Dr Stan Grof, Dr Karl Jansen, Flore Singer Aaslid and Dr Benny Shanon.

The practice of visionary painting (aka 'Fantastic Realism') strongly entered the rubric in 2004 ad. Lila participates and assists development of visionary culture through maintaining strong affiliation with related projects such as Elvism.net, and generates a rich current of news and original content including regular interviews and features with artists and authors exploring imagination and visions. The importance of visionary art is seen in its ability to bypass the linguistic mind and directly present the phenomenological realities of the imaginal realm.

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• Sacred Machine Museum

  Twenty world-renowned artists, including Mark Ryden, Chris Mars, Daniel Martin Diaz, Jason D'Aquino and Craig LaRotonda, converge on Tucson, AZ at Sacred Machine.  more...

• 1st Biennale of Fantastic Art

  31 artists from 20 countries will be participating in the first Fantastic Art Biennale this Autumn in Viechtach located in the Bavarian forest. more...

• Global Arts Initiative - Galactik Trading Cards

  From Canada comes an innovative media project sharing art from many genres and artists from many places on the planet. The Galaktic Trading Cards bring the newest in visionary, fantastic, surreal, shamanic and imaginal art in an accessible form. more...