Tapping into Your Creativity Through Rituals

There's nothing like a good 40-hour a week job to stifle creativity. Creativity needs room to flow and seep into the many folds of your brain matter, flowing in circles and inlets of energy but never quite regimented into a set path or a daily grind. Inspiration and creativity go hand in hand. Without inspiration, there is little creativity. But, where does inspiration come from? Dare we suggest that inspiration comes from that place beyond our conscious ego, what transpersonal psychologists refer to as the transpersonal self? How does one coax the transpersonal self to make an appearance and lubricate our creative joy back into physical reality? Is it true that in order to be creative we must embrace messiness and chaos in our lives? Or is there some orderliness we can obtain that implies creativity and a union of the subconscious with the conscious drive of man in physical reality?

Routines And Rituals

Some of the most creative people actually have routines to enhance their creativity. These routines seem aimless at first, a sort of ritual to loosen the fetters of the analytical mind and welcome the shadows of the intuitive self into being. In transpersonal psychology, ritual is a form of sacred work that is said to help one move into greater awareness of the invisible worlds of the subconscious and powerful Creator within. But, ritual implies a very regimented form of priestly actions, which is really far from the actual case. Ritual is any form of simple act that engages the transpersonal self to make an appearance. It often takes on a life of its own and is not regimented into some final conclusion. Usually, ritual begins within a set framework to encourage the transpersonal self to engage and begin to dance in harmony with the conscious mind, but after that, it is a dance of pure creation. The results may differ for the same ritual every time it is performed.

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