Creativity
"Practically all human behavior is motivated, but only a small part of it can be called creative." — Silvano Arieti
Are you creative? Are you free to be your self? Have you found satisfying creative self-expression? Have you ever wondered where your creativity went?
Anything that expresses your self might be considered creative, whether this means creating or performing in art, music, dance; quilt making, writing, designing; inventing, cooking, building; cultural enrichment, or helping others. But, perhaps, the truest form of creativity is simply being your self, and being free.
Creativity arises naturally in the authentic self
This means freedom from approval-seeking behavior, the need to satisfy the expectations or wishes of others — anyone or everyone. Creativity does not come from the world outside us. Thinking may be creative; we can often better view our ideas when they find expression in the world. Then we see how fulfilling or creative they are, or not.
There is a way to be true in creative self-expression. It feels more natural, satisfying, or productive when we are in touch with who we are, inside, in a spiritual sense. There is self expression, from the true spiritual self, and there is ego expression. Many artists and performers are merely expressing an outlandish egotism. And the more egotistical they are, the more of an audience they seem to have. But, it is not necessarily coming from the Divine. Satan also has a great deal to do with how people express themselves "creatively" in the world, from endless pornography to transgenderism, violent video games to gangster rap music.
True creativity has a bit of higher spiritual inspiration, to uplift us, to move us even a little bit closer to God, beauty, love; the other kind is merely a way of reducing self care — or harming — people, whether they know it or not.
Many people lose their way in life at the earliest ages. In fact, we seem to lose most of our creativity by the time we leave kindergarten. The messages that children give each other — even before kindergarten — condition them to be like the others if if they want to play with them. We are, in effect, prohibited from being creative, thinking and acting differently or freely — by parents, teachers, siblings, other children, society. It becomes easier for us to do what others demand of us, rather than resisting. And in this process, we lose our spirit, we lose our selves.
In place of true creativity we have conditioning, programming, indoctrination, and approval
If the true inner being is not allowed expression, the inner being feels claustrophobically trapped, blocked, unfulfilled, or compromised. Of course, this is precisely why the powers-that-be in education, government, and religion — which seek to dominate and oppress the true free spirit — suppress the truth, misinform you, deny you free thinking and free expression. This is how they control you. They do their best to close your mind, control your behavior, intimidate you, punish your transgressions of their arbitrary rules, and kill your true spirit.
Our systems and institutions destroy the questioning mind, reward conformity, and devalue and slowly eradicate freedom. This is entirely purposeful, and it is Satan's agenda.
Some, such as the psychologist Jung, argue that we should accept the "shadow self," or evil, as an essential part of our being, as an "archetype" for expressing ourselves in the world. Well, evil may have been an essential part of his being, but not necessarily yours. In fact, Evil — the essence, and every expression or manifestation of evil — needs to be rejected, not accepted or rationalized or glorified in any way. This is the ultimate creative act, and the basis of true creative self-expression in life.
Today, it is perversely fashionable to rationalize evil as being good and creative. Reebok has sold women shoes called "Incubus," the name for a demon that rapes women in their sleep. Pop psychologists write books about how hate is the first feeling we feel in life, and that it — along with all other negative emotions — is really positive and creative. They have no idea what they are talking about.
The ultimate creative power — and force for Good — in our lives is God. Can you see why every corrupt force in this world wants to keep you from finding the power of God within you?
You don't need to be an artist to be creative. Simply finding Jesus in your heart is enough. Jesus will lead you, guide you, make a Way for you. Jesus will be that creative power in your life.
Many things are mistaken for true creativity that are not truly part of it, such as ego, emotion, sex, and even mental imbalance
Psychiatrists — being "experts" on matters of the mind — have felt for more than a century that creative genius was closely tied to mental illness. Arieti noted, "A well-known Italian psychiatrist, Cesare Lombroso, who strongly believed that such a correlation existed, gained a large consensus among the psychiatric profession in many countries."
Not only do psychiatrists fail to grasp the true motivation for creativity, they have no idea what it even is. They look at the torment and suffering we are forced to endure in this world, which great beings must overcome to express the most creative and beautiful works, and mistakenly pronounce oppression the source of goodness and creativity.
Arieti noted that Freud (the "father of psychoanalysis") "believed that the creative person's desire to know the unknown could be traced back to ... curiosity about sexual matters which begins with the third year in life." In Freud's view, creativity comes from frustration with finding fulfilment in sex by this age.
Because good, true spiritual beings yearn for higher dimensions of greater freedom, creativity, love, and joy, their spirits — at times — break through the stifling pressures of conformity, to express beauty and truth. Surely, true creativity leads to something more, something greater, something ultimately satisfying and lasting, a greater Good.
So, is it ultimately a creative act to mistake Illusion for Reality, to praise darkness as Light, to accept evil as Good, to conform to this world, to submit, to enjoy "freedom" from God? No, that is self-destructive, so how could it be "creative"?
What people create is an extension of themselves, or in the image of themselves
If they are responsive to various forces that act within and through us, they may create something in the image of their creator. In the case of good, true, spiritual beings of Light, that means the True God. Bach and Beethoven are examples of the Divine manifesting through human action, and represent a pinnacle of creativity, bringing people closer to "heaven." Others, such as Cardi B represent the channeling of demonic energies, as a way to bring people closer to hell.
The finer impulses of creativity may be very subtle. If you do not pick up on them, or favor their expression, they may pass. Spend some time looking within yourself, being aware of your own inner-derived thoughts and feelings, the images that pass through your mind, your sense of appreciation of beauty, form, function or design.
Your mind is already drawn to ways to manifest or express who you are and what interests you, on a deeper level. Learn to go with that, rather than dismissing that creative impulse, or being too caught up in the "busy-ness" of the outer world.
The same process that allows creativity allows connection with inner truth. Creativity is challenging the known and unknown, looking beyond appearances, perceiving the inner essence in things, perhaps as if for the first time.
