How do you isolate your creativity and set it in front of you so that it can be observed and understood? The dictionary defines “crux” as the “decisive or most important point at issue”. What is the crux of creativity? That has been my life-long question and my field of study.
Due to my beliefs which I formed during my upbringing and have constantly amended along the way, I cannot help but tie the whole affair in with Spirit. Spirit moves you. It inspires you. It is the place where ideas come from.
Ideas come from the Spirit world.
This is exciting on so many levels. The engagement with Spirit alone is worth the endeavor. You may not be a prophet or have extra-sensory perception, but working with Spirit in any form does make you a bit of a Shaman. And to reach into that invisible space and pull back an idea—a plan for something to create—is a magical feat, worthy of legendary song and story. By “reach in and pull back”, I simply mean “be inspired.” If you get inspired in any way, shape, or form, you have engaged with the Spirit world.
The visit into the Spirit realm is for the sole purpose of securing and bringing back a map. You may also think of it as a set of plans. The map shows you how to get from the idea to the actual manifestation of that idea. If you get inspired to make a little creature out of a glove finger by stuffing it, sewing it closed and adding a face and some appendages, that’s the map! You’ve discovered the steps it will take to actually bring the little creature from its current non-existent (idea) state into being. I just can’t stress enough how magical this process really is!
Accept the wondrous being you truly are.
Whatever you want to call yourself, Shaman, Magician, Witch or Wizard, you are part of a mysterious chain of events that brings about all the good in this world. Next time you create something, try to wrap your mind around the fascinating, miraculous adventure that you are taking all of us on. The entire world thanks you.
