THE UNVEILING OF ETERNAL LIGHT
“The longest journey, is the journey within.”
James N. Muir
Internationally recognized allegorical sculptor James N. Muir invites viewers into that quiet space with The Journey Within, a powerful new series of bronze works that guide, reflect, and stir the soul. Now featured at Goldenstein Gallery and in public spaces throughout Sedona and beyond, this collection reimagines timeless spiritual themes in a way that is universal, not religious yet deeply personal.
Eternal Light
A new symbol now graces the Chapel Road roundabout in Sedona Eternal, a bronze and steel sculpture by renowned allegorical artist James N. Muir. Selected by community vote and brought to life with heart and vision, the piece is far more than public art. It’s a compass of meaning, gently illuminating the road we travel both literal and inner.
Set within the silhouette of a Roman-era clay oil lamp, Eternal Light holds a central flame, the universal “eternal light” that has long guided humankind through darkness. The lamp itself rests on a cairn crafted in red rock, echoing ancient trail markers left behind to signify the right path. Surrounding the flame is a Möbius ring, a one-sided, continuous loop that defies linear time. In Muir’s words, this scientific phenomenon becomes a powerful metaphor. Like love, it has no beginning and no end.
Eternal Light anchors one of the city’s most iconic corridors with grace and intention, drawing visitors and locals alike into its quiet presence. It invites reflection. It invites return. It reminds us that we’re not alone on the road.
Guiding Light for the Journey
Maquettes Available Goldenstein Gallery
Eternal (Sedona Edition)
H 19″ x W 13″ x D 9″
(Edition 50)
CHRIST OF THE HOLY CROSS
Next on The Journey Within is Christ of the Holy Cross, a 33-foot bronze sculpture rising inside Sedona’s iconic Chapel of the Holy Cross. Created by James Muir in 2018, the piece radiates compassion, presence, and peace. It stands in spiritual alignment with Eternal Light, the new sculpture at the Chapel Road roundabout that welcomes travelers to the red rocks of Sedona. Facing due east, Eternal Light opens a Mobius ring into a portal, symbolically guiding visitors toward the rising sun and directly to the Chapel. Together, the two works form a sacred axis of stillness and intention, inviting inward reflection beyond religion, and speaking quietly to the soul.
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The Journey Within
Each sculpture in this collection continues the thread of soulful exploration through timeless imagery and metaphor:
The Holy Grail
Goldenstein Art at L’Auberge de Sedona
The Holy Grail (maquette).
Stainless Steel
H 19″ x W15″ x D 14″
The Holy Grail symbolizes humanity’s inner evolution. From the raw seeker to the polished self, and ultimately to sacred unity, each version reflects a stage of the soul’s journey.
Rather than a mythic object to be found, Muir’s Grail is a spiritual truth to be remembered in a timeless vessel that lives within us all.
Stainless Steel **This is the Only Available Holy Grail Sculpture Left in Any Editions.
Unity
Goldenstein Art at L’Auberge de Sedona
Bronze
H 24″ x W9″ x D9″
Unity represents the still point of becoming the peace that arrives when we fully align with who we truly are. If The Holy Grail reflects the soul’s search, Unity is its moment of knowing. A bronze embodiment of harmony, it radiates serenity and self-acceptance.
Man in the Maze
Goldenstein Gallery
Monumental Bronze-7.5 ft high Ed. 4
Set within an actual labyrinth installation, this life-sized sculpture marks the threshold of transformation. The solitary figure stands at the entrance of the maze, evoking the timeless question, “Where am in my own journey?” Every turn becomes a teaching. Every step, a return.
Maquette Available
Bronze Limited Edition
H 18″ x W15″ x D15″
