What’s going on inside of you when you decide to share your art with others?

In this episode we explore what happens when you’ve completed a finished piece. You have your new song, poem, painting, sculpture, dance, etc. But now what do you do with it? Do you share it automatically? With who, and in what spaces? And even more importantly, we talk about what goes on inside of us as we decide whether to share something and how we receive feedback. Our approach to sharing our art can reveal a lot about ourselves and our own motivations. Reflecting on it can help us move toward a greater freedom and ability to engage in the creative flow and sharing with others without taking ourselves too seriously!

This episode builds on our discussion of the Source(s) of creativity in our second episode. This time we get more concrete as we discuss the ways that our view of Source and experiences of the creative process relate.

Our creative processes are each different. Creativity is a conveyor belt where we combine all the various inputs from all of life. It's a chaotic process that is both random, and yet emerges from research and study. It's a process of empathizing with others and experiencing as them. It's a process of getting still and in touch with a deeper flow of intuitive thought. In the process, we reflect on the ways we posture ourselves for inspiration and creative work, and whether this is something that requires intentionality, or simply part of our day to day experience of being human.

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In this episode of the Embracing Mystery podcast, we continue our exploration of creativity by asking, "What is the source of creativity?" We begin with our single-word responses to this question. Our answers were "love," “everything”, "mystery," "chaos," and "emptiness.”

Join us as we unpack these ideas, explore where we see convergence and differences, and discuss how these perspectives affect our creative experiences. We also ponder the complex relationship between creation and "killing" or regenerating ideas.

Featuring an opening reading from John O'Donahue and a thoughtful discussion amongst our hosts, this episode invites you to reflect on your own understanding of creativity's source and encourages further conversation beyond the recording. Join us for a thought-provoking journey into the heart of mystery and the creative process!

The Embracing Mystery Podcast is an offering of the Table Collective, a creative interspiritual community of artists and contemplatives who seek to integrate their creative and spiritual selves (www.tablecollective.art).

Welcome to Embracing Mystery: Finding Ourselves in Compassionate, Creative Interconnection! Monthly conversations discovering the intersections of creativity and spirituality.

This episode explores the origins and sources of creativity, beginning with personal reflections from Steven, Kevin, and Naz on their early creative experiences and moving towards broader discussions about where creativity comes from. We begin with a guided practice for connecting to creative origins led by Steven, followed by group conversation facilitated by Naz. Unfortunately, Raymond was not able to make it for this episode.

The Embracing Mystery Podcast is an offering of the Table Collective, a creative interspiritual community of artists and contemplatives who seek to integrate their creative and spiritual selves (www.tablecollective.art).