Visions and Voices

The painter Lawren Harris described his later abstract works as the logic of ecstasy, an overwhelming call of the spirit. Are his squiggles of brightly coloured geometry the result of what he was literally seeing?Mystics such as Theresa of Avila ascribe their saintly enthusiasms to taking dictation. and divine inspiration.Modern day channelers and psychics claim to be in touch with discarnate voices. Where do these impressions come from?Tapestry host Don Hill journeys upstream to the dreamland of artists and seers and returns with an insightful and poignant look at the nature and the effects of inspiration on art and society.