A Sea Spell, 1877, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Image courtesy of WikiArt.
“The creative act is a courageous, ancient gesture, a dynamic exploration of the dark mystery that is human existence.” ~ Adriana Diaz, as quoted in Roderick MacIver’s Art As A Way of Life.
The creative gesture means many things.
Yes, we express creativity through the more traditionally recognized creative arts like writing, painting, music, storytelling, cooking … so many!
Pandora, 1896, by John William Waterhouse. To read the story of Pandora and what was really in Pandora’s Box, see the link at the end of this blog post!
But also, we express the creative genius when we birth new awareness (or reclaim forgotten ancient wisdom!), ideas, inspirations, insights, relationships, ways of caring, home-tending magic, and all manner of creative adventures and experiments.
Speaking of the creative evolutionary power of reclaiming important stories…
Read the real story about Pandora and what was in that box (before the story got edited), in this Sophia’s Children post – Chaos, Creativity & Pandora’s Real Box.
Even shattering the little box that ‘creativity’ has been shoved into is itself a highly creative and evolutionary act!
Jamie is an inspiration partner and lantern-holder for her fellow transformation leaders, change catalysts, and creative nonconformists who are living, inspiring, and (intentionally or not) leading the change in these chaotic times.
Jamie is a long-time servant of the Muse, a writer and author, and an intrepid walker and feline-tender. She has great appreciation for dark chocolate and cooking other nourishing, delicious meals -- often plant-based -- to nourish her partner and her peeps. She also helps to manage a women's health clinic, emphasizing in-person, for-real compassionate care. (Aquarius Sun, Chiron Pisces, Ur-Plu Virgo conjunction, and HD 6/2 Projector) Be well!
Thanks for visiting! Wishing you well.
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