Eternalised

Creativity involves bringing one’s inner nature into being, a task unique for each individual. It must arise from your innermost self, not from fulfilling the expectations of others. One of the most destructive things, psychologically, is unused creative power. If someone has a creative gift and, for some reason (fear, laziness, or conformity), does not use it, the psychic energy turns inwards and becomes poisonous. That is why we often see neuroses or psychoses as expressions of not-lived possibilities. Creation always comes at a cost, a sacrifice that brings about suffering. Growth requires enduring inner conflict and moral burden. Without confrontation, there is no transformation, and hence no individuation. Creativity takes great courage, because an active battle with the gods is occurring. Genuine creativity is characterised by a heightened consciousness. The artist experiences joy, in contrast to fleeting happiness. Joy is the emotion that goes with heightened consciousness, the mood that accompanies the experience of actualising one’s own potentialities. 📨 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⭐ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🛒 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Official merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Recommended Reading ▶ Prometheus Bound - Aeschylus https://amzn.to/49p2v9f ▶ The Courage to Create - Rollo May https://amzn.to/3NjHWlJ ▶ The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - William Blake https://amzn.to/3NpmJa5 ▶ Songs of Experience and Innocence - William Blake https://amzn.to/49iBbte ▶ C.W. Vol. 15: The Spirit in Man, Art and Literature - Carl Jung https://amzn.to/45Fc9SD ▶ Modern Man in Search of a Soul - Carl Jung https://amzn.to/3LtkLF9 ▶ The Way of the Dream - Marie-Louise von Franz https://amzn.to/4qyo65f ▶ Faust - Goethe https://amzn.to/4572ZhA ▶ Memories, Dreams, Reflections - Carl Jung https://amzn.to/49LrdR4 ▶ Reflections on the Life and Dreams of C.G. Jung - Carl Jung https://amzn.to/4qbXbM5 🎧 Prefer Audiobooks? Get a 30-day Audible Plus FREE trial: ▶ https://amzn.to/332zPzN As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⌛ Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:21 Differentiation and Individuation 5:00 The Divine Gift of Creative Fire 10:36 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell 13:12 Los and the Bard 15:08 The Poetic Genius 17:18 The Spirit of the Age 21:50 Two Modes of Artistic Creation 26:26 Obstacles in Creative Work 37:21 The Unlived Life 39:14 Understanding Oneself 45:15 Balancing Inner world and Outer World 48:50 Suffering, God, and Meaning