Abraham MaslowAmerican psychologist and philosopher whose theories of self-actualization were deeply humanistic calling for the integration of all human desires and aspirations towards the achievement of sublime experiences.
Ai Weiwei | Collective ImagineerA multifaceted contemporary Chinese artist who has used his large-scale installations, architectural projects, photographs, social media posts, and videos to draw attention to social injustices and challenge hegemonic ideologies.
Alan Watts | Cosmic EntertainerA British philosopher and mystic who delighted and illuminated audiences with his existential leactures, talks and writings communicating the essence of Zen Buddhism.
Anaïs Nin | Sensuous DiaristFrench diarist who shared her intimate feelings and existential musings in diary entries written throughout her life - most of which would come to be shared publically and illuminate readers through their authentic insights.
Anne LamottAn American writer who embraces the imperfections of being a human being and offers humorous insights into life, relationship and authentic expression.
Arthur KoestlerHungarian-born polymath who recognized the visionary role played by the artistic mind in social evolution, and who sought ground-breaking insights by stepping across existing intellectual thresholds and boundaries.
Blossom GoodchildA high-spirited 'Direct Voice' channeller and author who shares intuitive insights and messages of Love, Light and Laughter through a multiplicity of platforms.
Boyzie CekwanaSouth African-born embodiment practitioner using performance as a tool for social change, inviting personal and collective transformation through multidisciplinary explorations of identity and expression.
Brother David Steindl-Rast
Bruce GarrabrandtAn American visual artist who uses witty and lyrical illustrations of personified pigs to entertain and enlighten.
Carl JungSwiss-Austrian psychologist who staunchly advocated the value of individuality and understood the human psyche to be far more expansive and mysterious than commonly perceived.
Eugenio BarbaAn Italian theatre director, author and theatre anthropologist who explores forms of devising theatre in liminal contexts, and uses performance as a tool for bridging cultural divides and exploring deeply rooted cultural hierarchies.
Frank Lloyd WrightAn American architect who viewed form and function as unified, and designed buildings in harmonious resonance with their immediate surroundings, utilizing resources and materials integral to the environment.
George B. LeonardAn American writer and editor whose insight into the complexities underlying social and cultural fabrics led him to propose innovative theories for understanding humanity and inviting global change.
Herbert E ReadBritish philosopher, critic and writer with a deep understanding of the nature of the artist in contemporary society, and who celebrated the artist's role as integral to the health of a flourishing culture.
Isadora DuncanFree-spirited dancer and choreographer who followed the organic impulses of the human body in alignment with the rhythms and cycles of nature, and to elevate Dance as a form of authentic soulful expression.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
John CageA light-spirited American composer whose sound creation was informed by Zen principles of non-duality and non-linearity, and who invited chance enounters and improvisational strategies into his sound designs.
Josef AlbersA German-born visual artist and educator who placed the immediacy of colour at the centre of his artistic explorations and teachings.
Leonard BernsteinAn American composer who embraced art's capacity to unite people, spread harmony and goodwill, and bring about social change through personal transformation.
Lewis ThomasAmerican physician, poet, etymologist, essayist and researcher who recognized the beauty of life through studying organic patterns and organisms, and was able to effectively communicate scientific concepts through his lyrical writing.
Lyall WatsonA South African polymath, adventurer and author who sought to ground supernatural phenomena within the natural dynamics of biological interactions, and celebrated the Mystery at the heart of Life.
Marina AbramovićA Serbian conceptual and performance artist who has used collective performative environments to access deeply personal levels of stamina, endurance and tolerance thereby inviting the possibility for revelation and transformation in audience members.
Meredith MonkA trailblazing multimodal artist who has used sound as an integral component in her diverse practises and performances, and become a role-model for many in her dogged pursuit of authentic expression.
OshoIndian philosopher and mystic who acknowledged creative rapture as a state of awareness, presence and receptivity available to all, and espoused sovereignty and authentic expression as the most direct path to spiritual enlightenment.
Ray Bradbury | Champion ImagineerAmerican writer with the capacity to expand horizons and delve into the mysterious with the creation of far-out characters and exotic locations.
Ted FalconarA British philosopher and mystic who proposed 'nous' as the ultimate wisdom capable of transporting the ordinary mind into states of heightened attention, creativity and interconnectedness.
William Irwin ThompsonAn American social philosopher, cultural critic, and poet often referred to as the 'jazz mythologist', who recognized the integral role played by unconscious aspects of the human mind in sense-making through stories and symbols.
