Where does inspiration come from? How can i receive it?
This article is dealing with not just "good or mediocre" inspiration, but "great" inspiration! The type that is remembered as classic or unforgettable.
ARTISTS
Ask any artist in history about Inspiration, and you`ll get a long shuddering sigh!
But this sigh will be twofold, the sigh of "Oh no, all those months of 'nothing', thinking i would never ever create anything of worth again, the emptiness, the upset, the self doubt!"
And the sigh of "Ah yes, i remember the beautiful inspiration that flooded me, before, and as i painted that famous picture or wrote that classic melody, the exultation, the oneness with life, the simplicity with which i created with such wonderful ease!!!
The same attitude might be observed in any creative field, where inspiration is necessary for truly wonderful creations.
The Eternal Questions;
What is inspiration?
Where does inspiration come from?
How can i receive inspiration?
WHAT IS INSPIRATION? It seems to come when it comes, it cannot be forced, threatened or purchased! This is something every creator whether in Business, The Arts or any other creative endeavour would love to 'know'.
LETS LOOK CLOSER AT THIS!
As in earlier articles we start with the question;
Is it Physical, Mental or Spiritual in nature?
PHYSICAL?
Is INSPIRATION itself PHYSICAL? Probably not, as you can`t buy it or make it, as you might a physical object! Although it`s final manifestation is almost always physical via sound, sight or touch!
MENTAL?
What do we mean by MENTAL? Is it creatable by 'thinking it' into existance, or analysing it into being there? Ask any creative person how he progressed by 'thinking inspiration' into his life, and you`ll probably get the answer that the inspiration was good but not great! He`ll tell you that the 'really great inspiration' came when he was NOT thinking, it just APPEARED!
SPIRITUAL?
So it seems that by a process of elimination, we are left with 'inspiration being spiritual in nature'.
Inspiration arrives to the person (spirit) as thoughts/ideas, so you might say the mind created them, but in truth they only enter by means of the mind.
The person holding the pen or brush or sitting in front of the computor we can assume, is a spirit USING a Body and a Mind to interact with the physical universe. The spirit 'receives' inspiration and uses the body and mind to turn this inspiration onto something the five senses of self, another or others can experience.
WHERE DOES INSPIRATION COME FROM?
MOZART AND SALIERI
Being ‘good’ or ‘bad’ or ethical or not, seems to have no bearing upon inspiration’s choice of whom it manifests for and when.
The most obvious example would be as portrayed in the film ‘Amadeus’ where Salieri is being 'as good in the eyes of God’ as he can be, not indulging in woman, nor alcohol, trying to keep his mind clean of bad thoughts etc, AND YET not receiving inspiration as readily as Mozart, portrayed as dirty minded, unfaithful and yet receiving possible the most highly praised inspiration and music ever created!
Whether the film is accurate or not, as an example of how "inspiration occurs" it is useful and DOES follow the laws of inspiration and how it manifests.
But what is happening here?
One of the ‘real reasons’ why Mozart had more inspiration was; Mozart was ‘less serious’ and more playful than Salieri! (lightness and a playful mindset, more often than not, allows inspiration to flow because In reality 'spirit' is not 'serious and heavy as some would have you believe, but light and playful in nature') 'Mozart also considered it was his ‘duty’ to create beautiful music (a strong decision), not only for God but people in general, his decision was to create melodies that could be remembered, on first listen, forever! So we see how ‘STRONG DECISION’ can CREATE THE FLOW of INSPIRATION!
Salieri on the other hand ‘WAITED’ for God to give it to him, he didn`t ‘decide’ to create it for himself, and the result was less inspiration. So an assumption that it is ‘God given only' can confuse matters, as we WAIT for it to be bestowed upon us! This takes the ‘power to create it’ away from us and we feel the negative effects of ‘inspiration!
Let us look at this in more detail
THE DERIVATION OF INSPIRATION
The derivation of the word says; c. 1300, "immediate influence of God or a god.
Latin inspirare "blow into, breathe upon," figuratively "inspire, excite, inflame.
For thousands of years the idea of "Inspiration" has been considered by some "God Given only", which leaves us "WAITING" to be blessed.
I am not religious but 'spiritual' and don`t wish to comment on religious matters, although the derivation to some degree addresses the subject.
DIVINE INTERVENTION
There is undoubtedly Divine Inspiration, but there is ALSO the truth that the Universe gives you what "you decide" it will give you! The idea of "Free will" enters here and that God helps those that help themselves, from ancient greece.
HOW CAN I RECEIVE INSPIRATION?
1) DECISION
By making STRONG DECISIONS AND TRUSTING THAT THEY SHALL MANIFEST WHEN READY! Pause a moment and consider this, because the most powerful ability a spirit has is 'decision!' A spirit only loses when they doubt themselves or they make negative decisions that nullify the positive ones.
If you don`t wish to accept this that`s ok, for some people will continue to say that inspiration is ONLY God Given or a Blessing upon the person
This idea can be still active from earlier lives, especially where religion was involved, but this leaves them "waiting" for that elated moment.
TIME
You might ask, "how long after my "strong decision" will i get the result of that decision? Great question, and the answer is "it will arrive when its ready", it could be days, weeks or months, or in extreme cases years, but it will come, as long as you don`t get frustrated by waiting and say something negative to yourself like" oh, this is rubbish, it will never come", because that will kill it dead! You just made a "counter decision" didn`t you? Trust in your ability to make decisions that come true and get on with your life, and one day when you least expect it, Wow, it will arrive!
Apart from "decision" there is something else we can do;
2) ACCUMULATED UPSET
Throughout life, and also previous lives (i presume you believe in the possibility of them), the upset accumulated on this subject of ‘inspiration’ is immense and carried from lifetime to lifetime as "heavy Spiritual Baggage" that affects creativity in this and future lives.
As you try to create and force inspiration, it can and often does, trigger past life problems in the area of creativity and inspiration, making you feel suppressed and unable to create freely.
Removal of this "baggage" free`s up inspiration to a marked degree in this life, and your decisions will manifest quicker i have found (for past trauma can and does affect present creativity massively).
Past lives where you "failed creatively" become trauma`s you carry with you.
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