they both spring from the unconscious. In dreams, the raw feelings are thrown up in haphazard, symbolic form. In a creative endeavor, the same material is consciously transformed, through the disciples of the particular medium and the creator's individual sensibilities, into a work of art." You might think of your dreaming mind as yourself unedited. In creating your dreams, you don't stop to think about what is logical, appropriate, moral, ethical, or even desirable. You simply
experience
following dream life wherever it leads. Creativity at its best is an uninhibited effort, a boundless explosion of ideas and insights that only you can ignite. When you want to enhance your creativity, dreams are a fine place to start and an excellent place to come back to. Sometimes, the creativity of dreams has an aura of the supernatural, so accurately do dreams predict the future or communicate with fellow dreamers. In the next chapter, we explore psychic phenomena and dreams.
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 | | "The Language Of Storytelling And Poetry Is The Powerful Sister Of The Dream Language. From The Analysis Of Many Dreams (Both Contemporary And Ancient Ones Taken From Written Accounts) Over The Years, As Well As Sacred Texts And The Works Of Mystics Such As Catherine Of Siena, Francis Of Assisi, Rumi, And Eckhart And The Work Of Many Poets Such As Dickinson, Mallay, Whitman, And So On, There Appears To Be Within The Psyche A Poetry Making And Art Making Function That Arises When A Person Spontaneously Or Purposely Ventures Near The Instinctive Core Of The Psyche."
Clarissas Pinkola Estés, Ph.D.
, from Women Who Run with the Wolves
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