Venice in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Luminaries of Pantheism Mural

The Paradise Project

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 17, 2023

1. Luminaries of Pantheism Mural Marker

Inscription. The mural before you features scientists, philosophers and poets who believed that our planet, our solar system--indeed, everything in our universe was (and is) connected. And they saw this connection as divine. Long before there was a word for it (pantheism), many of these people sensed that science and nature were profoundly beautiful, and that our existence--being here, right now, is part of a greater Oneness. Visit Pantheism.com for more.

Erected 2015 by The Paradise Project, and muralist Levi Ponce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine.

Location. 33° 59.025′ N, 118° 28.249′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Venice. Marker is at the intersection of Ocean Front Walk and South Venice Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on Ocean Front Walk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2201 Ocean Front Walk, Venice CA 90291, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Muscle Beach Walk of Fame (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joe Weider (approx. 0.2 miles away); Muscle Beach Venice (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Windward Piers (approx. ¼ mile away); Venice Canals

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Venice-of-America Gondola (approx. 0.3 miles away); Venice Corner Ball Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Venice of America House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Luminaries of Pantheism Mural. In January of 2015, The Paradise Project commissioned its first public mural for the side of its headquarters in Venice, CA. The mural, entitled “Luminaries of Pantheism,” is by the notable muralist Levi Ponce. The mural was completed in March 2015, and features famous scientists, philosophers and poets who have espoused pantheistic views of the world.

Famous Pantheists:
Albert Einstein · Baruch Spinoza · Carl Sagan · Emily Dickinson · Elizabeth Cady Stanton · Friedrich Nietzsche · Giordano Bruno · Henry David Thoreau · Alan Watts · Joseph Campbell · Jiddu Krishnamurti · Ludwig Wittgenstein · Marcus Aurelius · Nikola Tesla · Percy Shelly · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Rachel Carson · Rumi · Adi Shankara · Terence McKenna · Carl Jung · Swami Vivekananda · Walt Whitman · W.E.B. DuBois · Aldous Huxley · Lao Tzu

Second Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 17, 2023

2. Second Marker

The illustration includes each person’s name.

Luminaries of Pantheism Mural and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 17, 2023

3. Luminaries of Pantheism Mural and Marker

The markers are in the small windows at lower-right.

Luminaries of Pantheism Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 17, 2023

4. Luminaries of Pantheism Mural

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 18, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.