Ive been reading Rilke lately and learned how his Duino Elegies remained unfinished for almost a decade because of a “long-lasting creativity crisis”. I love this as a concept - a “creativity crisis”.
Imagine if this were truly a known & accepted concept in our cultures? “I must take a leave of absence from work due to creativity crisis”. I might need to take a PERMANENT leave of absence for this hehe...PRIORITIES!
Hi Gabriela, it is lovely to listen to you in the mornings. I have a question for you: do you think phantasy also belongs to imagination? For me phantasy is when my mind is recreating itself in stories (happened or to be happened) as opposed to imagination when I feel like there’s a cocreation with an energy bigger than mine. I know there’s much to learn about phantasy because it’s speaking about the unconscious and maybe imagination is about the superconscious. Tell me more on this if you want. Be well :)
Hola Nain! That's a really interesting question, and certainly something to ponder on. I love this concept of fantasy being of the domain of the unconscious, and the imagination of the superconscious. My sense is that fantasy is a blank canvas we paint on, whereas the imagination is already painted, and our work is simply to see it and work with something that is already there, alive and willing to be worked with - a co-creation, as you say. Fantasy, to me, is like collage in an empty space - and we bring it to life with threads from our own imaginings, symbols, stories, myths... The imagination, on the other hand, is alive already. And it leads to the Imaginal, or another realm entirely. But yes, this is no doubt a topic that could be unpicked forever over a bottle of wine!
Ive been reading Rilke lately and learned how his Duino Elegies remained unfinished for almost a decade because of a “long-lasting creativity crisis”. I love this as a concept - a “creativity crisis”.
Imagine if this were truly a known & accepted concept in our cultures? “I must take a leave of absence from work due to creativity crisis”. I might need to take a PERMANENT leave of absence for this hehe...PRIORITIES!
That's fantastic. I've added that to my back pocket for when it comes in handy!
Hi Gabriela, it is lovely to listen to you in the mornings. I have a question for you: do you think phantasy also belongs to imagination? For me phantasy is when my mind is recreating itself in stories (happened or to be happened) as opposed to imagination when I feel like there’s a cocreation with an energy bigger than mine. I know there’s much to learn about phantasy because it’s speaking about the unconscious and maybe imagination is about the superconscious. Tell me more on this if you want. Be well :)
Hola Nain! That's a really interesting question, and certainly something to ponder on. I love this concept of fantasy being of the domain of the unconscious, and the imagination of the superconscious. My sense is that fantasy is a blank canvas we paint on, whereas the imagination is already painted, and our work is simply to see it and work with something that is already there, alive and willing to be worked with - a co-creation, as you say. Fantasy, to me, is like collage in an empty space - and we bring it to life with threads from our own imaginings, symbols, stories, myths... The imagination, on the other hand, is alive already. And it leads to the Imaginal, or another realm entirely. But yes, this is no doubt a topic that could be unpicked forever over a bottle of wine!
Wow qué respuesta más enriquecedora, Gabriela. Muy útil para personas tan visuales como yo. Muchas gracias! Totalmente, es un hilo sin fin ♾️🤍
This is such a lovely message, thank you so much! I'm deeply touched. Many blessings to your pen and your art!