Reimagining the Cosmos of Art In Aesthetic Theory, Adorno (1970/1997) describes spirit (Geist) as the principle that “works the material” of art, and as the rational consciousness that draws order from chaos and prevents aesthetic creation from collapsing into myth. For Adorno, art embodies a tension between mimesis—the expressive, nature-bound impulse—and spirit, the shaping intellect … Continue reading ART BECOMING, Qi, Spirit, and the Shekinah: