Essence: Energy

Mudra for Creativity

Musing…

“Creativity is a voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out the corners of our eyes when we think no one is looking, the longing that breaks our hearts even when we think we should be happiest and to which we cannot give a name. When I was young, I heard the voice, the ticking, had the dream, but I didn't know what it was and felt only the pain, the longing that the voice inside brought me.”

-Judy Collins

Charise’s Turn:

This is where my thinking stops since, as Judy Collins says, “we cannot give a name” to that voice of creativity within us. It’s the voice before the voice, before the word, before the song, before the expression. Before the understanding even that something wants expression. Like a tug, a calling, a rumbling, there is something going on internally, a certain energy. This energy is formless and that’s the beauty of it. It can take on any form and it can be restless, looking for a way to break through.  

One way to harness that creative energy is with a mudra – a yoga hand position. Ushas mudra, or mudra for creativity, is a simple act of integrating the fingers of your hands clasping together, with left thumb on top for women and right thumb on top for men. Just to sit and breathe for a couple of minutes with this mudra can offer a channel to your creative source.  

Get Fired Up:

Unleash your creativity. Allow yourself to open to the energy of your creative spirit. Ushas mudra is a tool. 

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Essence: Heartlight

Musing…

"We are intended to create. [We are] in alignment with our true nature when we create." 
–Julia Cameron

The essence of creativity is energy. It is a mysterious process, one that is believed to be outside of ourselves. The Muse is a personification of this seemingly other-worldly source of inspiration – we get zapped from somewhere with a brilliant idea. The truth is the creative impulse is hardwired into us. We are born creative; it is our birthright, our true nature. Our creative capacity lies dormant within us, like a flicker of light, a spark of divinity; and, like the eternal flame, it will never go out. When we Meet the Muse, we contact that divine spark and develop a relationship with our creative self. We a-Muse, engage with, and experiment with it, kindling that divine flame into an expression of our heartlight. 

Kate's Turn:

I have been fascinated with and researching this subject – creativity – for over a year, and it seems as though I’ve only touched on the tip of the iceberg. Creativity is an endless, renewable resource, our human potential, a treasure within. Yet few claim the ability to touch that living pulse of creativity within; this seems to be left for “artists”. I’m also reading about the Tao, a Chinese word meaning ‘way’ or ‘path’.  Wikipedia states: “ Tao signifies the primordial essence or fundamental nature of the universe. Tao is not a 'name' for a 'thing' but the underlying natural order of the universe whose ultimate essence is difficult to circumscribe. Tao is thus 'eternally nameless' (Dao De Jing-32. Laozi) and to be distinguished from the countless 'named' things which are considered to be its manifestations." 

While Tao is essence of energy, Te is reception of this energy. Every creation, every life reflects this mysterious transformation of formless energy into manifestation of form. Through the process of creating, we experience the vastness, power and vitality of this invisible Presence. So our energy is connected to a greater energy. This Source Energy, the Force, comes through us, not from us. We embrace Spirit as we move in the current of its river. And, like a seed, nurturing its growth and expansion will naturally result in manifestation of its true nature – our true nature, our heartlight. 

My mission: to have everyone claim their artist within  - create a life that speaks to what is sacred in them -  and remove the lampshades in order to shine their heartlight.

Get Fired Up:

Literally, fire up some candles, some ice globes, some sparklers, and honor the essence of creativity within. Gaze upon the flame, until its essence merges with your eternal flame within. Kindle your heartlight.

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