Axis Mundi Studio

Axis Mundi Studio Vision

My vision of Axis Mundi Studio is a place where the various reality planes meet; a microcosm, a
cosmic space station, a modern Grail castle full of symbols, adventure, magic and symbolism. It is
carbon neutral, has an eco-system including many threatened species; it has a super-modern sound and film studio, an adventure plane and an archetypal plane. All of the planets

and the 22 Tarot cards from the Major Arkana are represented. The garden is split in two: a profane garden and a sacred, Magic Garden. The Magic Garden is not
visible from the profane garden. The only hint of its existence is a large gate supported by two pillars with carved power animals. Going through the gate, you find the three classic paths, one going off to the left, one to the right, and the golden mean. Look forward to meditating in our subterranean
meditation chamber. It is a very powerful place. Passing through the mouth of the Jaguar to enter the meditation chamber gives it an extra dimension. A specially-built iron butterfly is suspended over the entire Magic Garden on an aerial runway. I started building the Magic Garden 15 years ago, so now the trees and the ivy have started growing together with all the buildings. This is done consciously to create a
symbiosis between nature and culture. Everyone who comes here feel swept off their feet and say they feel they have returned to childhood or that they are entering other states of consciousness. The Studio itself grows by itself, just like a garden. The workmen come to me and really get my ideas and are thrilled to be building something so creative. The Studio’s entrance is a room that exists both in inner and outer space. The entrance and all paths in the entire garden are made with tile stones from Norwegian mountain rocks in all colours. Some plants have a direct connection through the foundation to the earth. An old vine plant stretches out from this room through the other rooms and goes through the wall to the outside, where it embraces the Studio. The vine plant symbolises the Tree of Life. All furniture, doorposts, doors, etc., are carved by hand and are highly aesthetic. The ultimate place is the roundhall. A massive, hand-carved yin-yang symbol takes up the entire floor. A hand-carved wooden post stands at each of the four cardinal points, each depicting one of my four power animals. A specially designed electric starry sky adorns the ceiling. Together with a surround-sound system, a widescreen, floorspots and many other sound installations, it allows incredible audio-visual possibilities. In all rooms and at all central points in the garden I have laid out cables for sound, video, internet, etc. I have laid out more than four kilometres of cable that all meet in a hub in the studio. I have found some midi controllers that allow me to connect all electrical installations in the Studio and Garden with sound programmes, allowing me to create wild audio-visual experiences. I experience all these cables, paths, ivies, etc. as energy and meridian circuits and veins that tie the place together in a complex network. I experience that the place’s primary function is to give people – whoever they may be: artists, course participants, tourists – direct experience of holotropic states of consciousness. I have built into it the ability to broadcast live from the Studio, directly to the Internet or television and thereby to the whole world. Jacob Moth
Composer