11-24-2010, 01:50 AM
I'm in a similar place as you ahktu, this whole incarnation for me seems to be centered around around creative ventures. Whether it's composing, sculpting, writing, painting, etc., as long as I'm creating something, which I think of as my own brand of channeling, then I'm content on some level.
I think one of the reasons for having so many different areas of creativity, besides needing lots of different outlets, is to let one facet "recharge" while I exercise another. This does seem to leave me with far more unfinished projects than finished ones though! (maybe that's a lesson to work on)
Recently I've been going through the exact same kind of blockage that you seem to be experiencing. To try and get around it, I've been doing nothing but stream-of-consciousness pen and ink drawings. I think the abstract angle for me is really helping, because I'm just letting it flow rather than trying to consciously shape something. Suddenly I'm able to go back to some of my many works in progress and actually MAKE PROGRESS! It's almost like a floodgate of creativity has finally been opened. Maybe it could work for you?
It also helps me to step back and away from a project for a while before coming back to it so that it's fresh. It helps open up a more objective view, rather than the artist's subjective one. In other words it can put you more in the pants of the viewer. That kind of ties into what we're told about the One Infinite Creator wanting to experience Itself/It's creation doesn't it?
I think one of the reasons for having so many different areas of creativity, besides needing lots of different outlets, is to let one facet "recharge" while I exercise another. This does seem to leave me with far more unfinished projects than finished ones though! (maybe that's a lesson to work on)
Recently I've been going through the exact same kind of blockage that you seem to be experiencing. To try and get around it, I've been doing nothing but stream-of-consciousness pen and ink drawings. I think the abstract angle for me is really helping, because I'm just letting it flow rather than trying to consciously shape something. Suddenly I'm able to go back to some of my many works in progress and actually MAKE PROGRESS! It's almost like a floodgate of creativity has finally been opened. Maybe it could work for you?
It also helps me to step back and away from a project for a while before coming back to it so that it's fresh. It helps open up a more objective view, rather than the artist's subjective one. In other words it can put you more in the pants of the viewer. That kind of ties into what we're told about the One Infinite Creator wanting to experience Itself/It's creation doesn't it?