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-holding guide for her fellow transformation leaders, change catalysts, and creative nonconformists who are exploring and navigating the "fierce edges of Life" and "Being the Change" in these transformative times.
She is an author, writer, mentor, and muse who weaves both ancient and contemporary timeless Wisdom into living in these wild modern times.
She's the creatrix and curator of Sophia's Children, founded the long-running Ivy Sea Communication & Change consultancy (and its award-winning Ivy Sea Online), and has published through the leading-edge Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
http://sophias-children.com
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