Category Archives: Creativity Project

Cooperating with Creativity: A Reflection

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Neil

“Creativity is the relationship between the human being and the mysteries of inspiration” Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic, Creative Living Beyond Fear There are times where creativity seems like a divine gift, something external and strange and magical that comes from … Continue reading →

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Means of Perception

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Neil

  In her insightful survey of Romantic philosophy’s concept of the imagination and the 20th Century critique of that concept, Mary Warnock arrives at the conclusion that, “Imagination is our means of interpreting the world, and it is also our … Continue reading →

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The Glorious Freedom of Creative Mistakes

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Neil

We are limited beings who do attempt to make sense of our world and we have the gifts of perception and communication which help us to do that. Our perception allows us to see and experience the world and communication … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Self Reference and Necessary Imaginative Constructs

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Neil

As I mentioned at the beginning of the post Metaphors of Reality we try to make sense of ourselves, the world and (at least for those who think in spiritual or religious terms) God. But one of the struggles we … Continue reading →

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Metaphors of Reality

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Neil

One of the sets of vows that is commonly used when I do weddings includes the words “to better understand ourselves, the world and God.” One of the things we do as humans with our language to better understand ourselves, … Continue reading →

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Creativity for Fun

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Neil

Jay Silver’s fun little video is really about the joy of discovery and interacting in new and playful ways with the world around us. The creativity he shows in the video is from manipulating and combining things that normally don’t … Continue reading →

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In The Beginning Was The Sentence

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Neil

Human beings have an incredible sense of perseverance when you think about it. We will take complex tasks, think them through, experiment, learn and then try to be prepared for the next time we use things. Now, on the one … Continue reading →

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The Image And The Imagination

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Neil

Humanity practices both science and art, two incredibly unique and imaginative processes where we attempt to make sense of the world and our relationship to it. Both science and art rely on imagination and vision. Jacob Bronowski highlighted to me … Continue reading →

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Creativity, Spirituality and Shame

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Neil

As I embark on the thought experiment I call the creativity project which will not be in any way systematic, but a set of explorations from various perspectives around topics of creativity, spirituality, and imagination I am going to start … Continue reading →

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