THE SHAPE OF SHAPE (2023)
by John Tatchell Freeman & William Thomas Freeman
Edited by William Thomas Freeman
Published by The Abraxas Press Limited
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The Shape of Shape expands upon the seminal ideas presented in Freeman’s Grid (Published in 2012) that outlined the framework of John T. Freeman’s theories on interconnectivity, consciousness and existence. There’s no doubt that he arrived at his conclusions through a life lived completely submerged within art, a subject that he was not only an expert in the history and traditions, but also a master practitioner and teacher of.
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Aside from some introductory text, Freeman’s Grid exclusively used drawings to elucidate the ideas contained within. I have included these illustrated sections at the end of this book so that those who wish to contemplate them in their original format them may do. The first edition of Freeman’s Grid was accompanied by a computer programme that further expounded upon the content found on the pages, attempting a few different ways of trying to communicate something really quite abstruse. I have included a few key images and illustrations from this programme at the end of this book. They attempt to illustrate the core theory of interconnectivity and the Freeman’s Grid system in a a few different ways for people who think or conceptualise differently.
“We are shape, within shape, shaped by shape.” The core message of Freeman’s Grid can be found within this sentence. This statement alone has huge practical, as well as philosophical value, and when understood in context will hopefully lead the reader towards a renewed or refreshed outlook on life, that it will encourage an open-mindedness towards concepts and beliefs that historically were mainstream but are now becoming muted in both the spiritual and scientific spheres of contemporary life.
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In an increasingly despondent world, where scientific authorities and the politically-acceptable intelligentsia monopolise popular thought and replace the obstinate dogmatic religious authorities of old, there is a joy to be found in divergent thought and in the consideration that maybe we might not be seeing the wood for the trees.
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“I am a shape that can bring disparate shapes together either within my memory or within the situation. I am sufficient to fulfil the potential of shape - to change the situation and, in turn, change myself. Nothing can reveal itself beyond this situation of Shape. There can be no revelation, only discovery.”
John Tatchell Freeman
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